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7. At the end of such fourteen days the Tax Collector shall summon the person in default before the Arikis' Court. If he neglect to do so, the amount due shall be deducted from the tenth allowed for his remuneration. Dated at Avarua, this 10th day of October, 1894. Passed by the Arikis' Council, 26th October, 1894. Approved. To come into operation forthwith. Frederick J. Moss, British Eesident. —29th October, 1894.

Enclosure No. 10. No. 6, 1894.—Land Occupants. It is hereby enacted by the Earotonga Council: — 1. That if any person claim land which is at the time of such claim in the occupation of some other person, the claimant shall go to the Judge of the Arikis' Court of the district, and the Judge shall summon before him the person occupying the land. 2. The Judge shall then hear the case, and send his judgment to the Ariki of the district, whose decision thereon shall be final. 3. That natives of the Cook or other Islands now occupying land in the settlements of Avarua, Arorangi, ■ Ngatangiia, Matavera, Titikaveka, and Muri-enua, which land was set apart for such occupation free of charge in olden times, are hereby guaranteed the full and quiet possession of such land, so long as their families have any living descendant in occupation of the land. If there be no descendant at any future time, the land is to go back to the original owner; and, if there be no descendant of the original owner, the land is to go to the people of Earotonga, and be dealt with for public purposes as the Council may by law direct. 4. All land of all kinds, for which there may at any time hereafter be no living person resident in Earotonga who is the descendant of the present or original owner, shall go to the people and the Government of Earotonga, to be also dealt with in such way for public purposes as the Council may by law direct. Dated at Avarua, this 10th day of October, 1894. Passed by the Arikis' Council, 26th October, 1894. Approved. To come into operation forthwith. Frederick J. Moss, British Eesident.—29th October, 1894.

Enclosure No. 11. No. 7, 1894. —British Currency in Earotonga. It is enacted by the Earotonga Council, That, when British coin shall have been established as the currency, whenever the dollar is mentioned in any law of the Council tip to the present date, the equivalent shall be three English shillings, except in the Appropriation Act of this session, in which special provision has been made. Dated at Avarua, this 25th day of October, 1894. Passed by the Arikis' Council, 26th October, 1894. Approved. To come into operation forthwith. Frederick J. Moss, British Eesident.—29th October, 1894.

Enclosure No. 12. No. 8, 1894.—Census Act. Whereas it is desirable to ascertain the number of people, and other matters, in Earotonga : It is hereby enacted by the Earotonga Council: — 1. That a census shall be taken on the first day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thereafter in every three years. 2. That forms, as the chief of the Government may direct, shall be left at each house, and shall be filled up on the evening of the day above-named. 3. That any person refusing or neglecting to give the information required shall he fined not exceeding twenty dollars. Dated at Avarua, this 25th day of October, 1894. Passed the Arikis' Council, 26th October, 1894. Approved. To come into operation forthwith. Frederick J. Moss, British Eesident.—29th October, 1894.

Enclosure No. 13. No. 9, 1894.—" Appeopriatton Act, 1894." It is hereby enacted by the Earotonga Council: — 1. That the money, amounting to four thousand five hundred and twenty-six dollars, as per Schedule attached hereto, shall be applied to the purposes respectively stated in the said Schedule. 2. That all accounts must be formally certified to by the Auditor as being in accordance with the attached Schedule, and to be applied to the purposes respectively stated. 3. That Makea Daniela is hereby appointed Paymaster and Clerk, and to sign all cheques ; but such-cheques must not be paid until countersigned by the Auditor.