A.—3

60

B. Total Expenditure on Roads, Niue, during 1903

C. F. Maxwell, 31st March, 1904. Eesident Commissioner, Niue.

C. Expenditure on Roads, Niue, Ist January to 31st March, 1904.

Name of Koad. Number of Chains. Ayox^^° st per Total Cost. Remarks. £ s. d. £ s. d. Alofi-Avatele .. .. .. .. 127J 019 OJ 121 11 0 16 ft. wide. Alofi-Tuapa .. .. .. .. 179| 0 17 5£ 156 14 3 16 ft. wide. Alofl-Liku .. .. .. .. 66 0 16 6 54 9 0 14 ft. wide. i I Total for roads .. .. 373| 0 17 9| 332 14 3

Jetty approach ... ... ... ... 730 Rock-cutting ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 Total ... ... ... ... £341 7 3 C. F. Maxwell, 31et March, 1904. Resident Commissioner, Niue.

D. Expenditure on Roads, Niue. Total extent of roads constructed from the 13th July, 1903, to the 31st March, 1904, 7 miles 76 chains (636 chains); average cost per chain, 18s. 0.024 d.; total cost, £572 9s. 3d. C. F. Maxwell, 31st March, 1904. Resident Commissioner, Niue.

No. 151. Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington, Sir,— 9th March, 1904. I am in receipt of your letter of the sth February, with reference to certain additional provisions proposed in connection with " The School Attendance Ordinance, 1903," and note that you are of opinion that the additional clauses are not necessary at present, but that if it should be found advisable to enact them you will have a supplementary Ordinance passed for that purpose. I have, ore, The Resident Commissioner, Rarotonga. C. H. Mills.

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No. 152. Sib,— Niue, 17th March, 1904. I have the honour to forward to you herewith a letter from Dr. S. H. Davies, the London Missionary Society's missionary in charge here, pointing out the advisability of having the Native population of this island vaccinated. I can indorse all he says. By last census we had a Native population of over four thousand, and of these a few individuals only were vaccinated some thirty years ago, so that protection against small-pox is practically non-existent. Will you be so good as to cause application to be made to the proper authorities for a supply of vaccine to be sent here by first opportunity. I have, &c, C. F. Maxwell, Resident Commissioner, Niue. The Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister of Trade and Customs, Wellington.

Name of Koad. Number of Chains. Avel^ a ?° st per Total Cost. Kemarks. New Road, Alofi South .. Liku Road Alofi Road Alofi-Tuapa Road Total £ s. a. 28 16 8 67 0 9 8J 44 10 5 124 1 0 If 263 0 18 2§ l__ H a. d. 37 7 0 ! 16 ft. wide. 32 10 0 12 ft. wide. 44 19 0 i 18 ft. wide. 124 19 0 ! 16 ft. wide. 239 15 0 I