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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

COOK AND OTHER ISLANDS (ORDINANCES OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 9 of " The Cook and other Islands Government Act, 1901."

Rarotonga Local Ordinance No. 7. THE EAEOTONGA BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, 1907. An Ordinance in reference to Eegulations for Buildings in Earotonga. Bβ it enacted by the Island Council of Earotonga as follows : — 1. The Short Title of this Ordinance shall be " The Earotonga Buildings Ordinance, 1907." 2. It shall be lawful for the Eesident Commissioner to make, alter, or repeal regulations in connection with the construction and repair of buildings within any settlement in Earotonga, and by such regulations to fix such penalties for breach thereof as may be deemed necessary. Such regulations may authorise any officer appointed by the Eesident Commissioner to pull down, remove, or alter any work, material, or thing erected, or being in contravention of any regulation hereunder, and to recover from the person committing the breach all expenses incurred in connection with such pulling-down, removal, or alteration, in addition to any penalty incurred by reason of such breach. 3. Such regulations shall be published in the Cook Islands Gazette, and when so published shall be deemed part of this Ordinance, and shall have the force of law. Passed this twenty-seventh day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seven. S. Savage, Clerk to Council. Assented to in the name and on behalf of His Majesty. Plunket, 14th September, 1907. Governor.

Federal Ordinance No. 21. THE EAROTONGA EOADS ORDINANCE, 1907. An Ordinance to make Better Provision for the Maintenance and Eepair of Eoads and Bridges within the Island of Earotonga. Be it enacted by the Federal Council of the Cook and Northern Islands as follows : — 1. The Short Title of this Ordinance shall be " The Rarotonga Eoads Ordinance, 1907." 2. For the purposes of this Ordinance the Island of Earotonga shall be divided into four districts —namely, Avarua, Arorangi, Titikaveka, and Ngatangiia (the two latter being the Electoral District of Takitumu). The boundaries of each district shall be those set forth in the Schedule hereto.

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