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No. 79. Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington, Sir,— 29th September, 1903. As the Cook and other Islands Act Amendment Bill (copy enclosed), which 1 expect will be No. 20, passed shortly, will repeal all the Ordinances passed by the Federal Council in Rarotonga in so far as they affect Niue, it will be necessarj , for your Island Council to immediately pass an Ac( to take the place of the repealed Ordinances to the extent to which the Council desires the present provisions to be continued. There is the Traders' License Act, and (here may be others that you deem of sufficient importance. This Bill takes the place of the Niue Government Bill which I mentioned in a previous letter. 1 have, &c, C. F. Maxwell, Esq., Resident Agent, Niue. C. H. Mills.
No. 80. Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington, Sir,— 29th September, 1903. Referring to the petition dated the 16th April from a number of traders in Rarotonga, No. 10 forwarded through you, asking that certain duties be imposed on various fruits exported from Tahiti and other islands to New Zealand, I regret to inform you that nothing can be done in the matter until a new tariff is introduced in the House, when the application will be fully considered by the Government. I have, &c, The Resident Commissioner, Rarotonga. C. H. Mills.
No. 81. Sir,— Rarotonga, 6th October, 1903. I have the honour to forward herewith the following revised Ordinances of the Island Council of Niue: — No. 1. To provide for the establishment of an Island Council. No. 2. To raise and administer revenue within the island. No. 3. To provide for Magistrates and police. No. 4. Regulating marriage and divorce. No. 5. Restricting labour-emigration to outside islands. No. 6. Restricting the importation of spirituous liquor. No. 7. Restricting the carrying of firearms. No. 8. In restriction of credit. No. 9. To secure a site for Government Buildings at Alofi. No. 10. To validate acts of Government done under early statutes. No. 11. To provide for a weekly half-holiday. These Ordinances have now been revised and passed in accordance with the corrections made by the Solicitor-General and, I trust, may be found to be correct. I have, &c, W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner. The Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister for the Islands, Wellington.
Enclosures. Ordinance No. I.—Niue Island Council Constitution Ordinance, 1902. Niue Island Council. Whereas it is expedient to define and amend the constitution of the Niue Island Council, and to regulate its procedure: Be it therefore enacted by the Niue Island Council as follows: — 1. The Short Title of this Ordinance is "The Niue Island Council Constitution Ordinance, 1902." 2. The Niue Island Council (hereinafter referred to as " the Council ") shall hold office until the twenty-fifth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and four, but thereafter the members shall be elected to serve for a term of three years. 3. The Patuiki of Niue shall be President of the Council, and preside at all meetings thereof, and it shall be his duty to preserve order and regulate the proceedings. He shall sign on behalf of the Council all laws, regulations, or orders made by the Council, and as President shall summon the Council to meet at any time and place after receiving a request to that effect from the Government Resident Agent. He shall dismiss the Council at the close of each session. In the case of the illness or deatli of the Patuiki, the Council may be summoned by the Government Resident Agent, and may forthwith, if deemed expedient, proceed to elect another President. 4. In the absence of the President, the members present in Council (being a quorum) may select one of their number to act for and on behalf of the President, and his duties and powers for the time being shall be the same as those of the President. 5. The quorum of members necessary to constitute the Council shall be three-fourths of the total number of members. 4— A. 3.
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