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3. That Eegistration Officers shall be appointed by the Chief of the Government at the following places :In Earotonga, three —viz., one each for Avarua, Arorangi, and Ngatangiia; in Aitutaki, one; in Atiu, one; in Mitiaro, one; in Mauke, one; in Mangaia, one. 4. That the fees for registration shall be—for births, 20 cents; for deaths, 20 cents; for marriages, $2. 5. That the Eegistrars shall make up monthly a copy of the births, deaths, and marriages registered by them, in such form as the Government may direct, and shall send the same to the Clerk of this Parliament, by whom the record shall be preserved. Dated at Avarua, the 6th day of July, 1892. Approved. To come into operation from this date, 9th July, 1892. Feedeeick J. Moss, British Eesident.

No. 3 (4th July, 1892). —Banishment to Takutea. It is hereby enacted by the British Eesident and the Parliament of the Cook Islands : — 1. That any person found guilty of stabbing, or of other criminal acts dangerous to the people, may be, in addition to the punishment authorised by law, banished to the Island of Takutea for such term as the Judge before whom he is tried may deem fit. 2. That such sentence, in the case of a Native, shall be subject to approval by the Ariki of the district in which the offence has been committed, and, if there be no ruling Ariki, by the Government of the district. In the case of a foreign resident, the sentence shall be subject to the approval of the British Eesident. 3. That no person shall be sent to Takutea unless the consent of the Ariki of Atiu, as Lord of the said island, shall have been previously obtained. Dated at Avarua the 4th day of July, 1892. Approved. To come into operation from this date, 9th July, 1892. Feedeeick J. Moss, British Eesident.

No. 4 (Ist July, 1892). —Unauthoeised Expendituee. It is hereby enacted by the British Eesident and the Parliament of the Cook Islands: — 1. That the Government may expend a sum or sums not exceeding in the whole $800 (eight hundred dollars) in any one year for such public purpose as it may deem desirable. 2. That a statement of such expenditure shall be laid before Parliament at its annual meeting, and the amount be included in the estimates for the following year. Dated at Avarua the Ist day of July, 1892. Approved. To come into operation from this date, 9th July, 1892. Feedeeick. J. Moss, British Eesident.

No. 5 (Ist July, 1892). —" Constitution Act (No. 1) 1891 Amendment Act, 1892." It is hereby enacted by the British Eesident and the Parliament of the Cook Islands: — 1. That the day for the yearly meeting of Parliament shall be altered from the 15th June to the sth July. 2. Clause No. 6 of "The Act to provide for the Good Government of the Cook Islands (1891) " is hereby amended accordingly. Dated at Avarua this Ist day of July, 1892. Approved. To come into operation from this date, 9th July, 1892. Feedeeick J. Moss, British Eesident.

No. 6. (6th July, 1892).—" Appbopeiation Act, 1892." It is hereby enacted by the British Eesident and the Parliament of the Cook Islands : — 1. That the expenditure for the public service for the year ending the 30th June, 1893, shall not exceed the sums respectively stated, and shall be applied to the purposes respectively named in the Schedules Nos. 1 and 2 attached hereto, amounting in all to seven thousand one hundred and fiftyfive dollars ($7,155). 2. That the Paymaster shall issue no cheques in payment of accounts unless they are formally authorised by the Chief of the Government and certified by the Auditor as being in accordance with this Act. 3. That the bankers of the Government shall pay only such cheques as are signed by the Paymaster and countersigned by the Auditor. 4. That the sums provided by "The Constitution Act, 1891," to be paid to the Local Councils, as per Schedule No. 2 above-mentioned, shall not be paid till the end of the financial year 1892-93. /