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Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in. exercise of the power and authority conferred by the said section of the said Act, and of all the other powers enabling me in this behalf, do hereby make the regulations following :— 1. The Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands may from time to time grant occupation rights to applicants for the same in respect of any portion of the said land, but not more than fourteen meters frontage to the main road shall be granted to any one applicant. 2. The sites so granted shall be used for the purpose of erection of storage-sheds for landing or shipping cargo only, and shall not be used for stores, tea-shops, or dwellinghouses. •3. Any buildings to be erected on the said land or any part thereof shall be constructed of wood or iron. No native thatch shall be allowed. 4. The term of any grant shall not exceed thirty years, and the annual rental for each site .shall not be less than 10s. The grant may contain such other conditions as to the Resident Commissioner shall seem expedient. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this nineteenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and seven. Jambs McGowan.

PROHIBITION OF THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN PERFUMED SPIRITS AND PERFUMERY INTO THE COOK ISLANDS. No. 30. Sm,— Rarotonga, Ist November, 1907. I have the honour to forward the draft of an Order, under section 13, subsection (2), of the Act of 1901, for your approval. The circumstances which render such an Order necessary are as follows : For some time past it has been known that the Native inhabitants of these islands would, in default of other drink, consume perfumed spirits. Of late this habit has grown, and we have reason to believe that special brands of perfumed spirits are being manufactured in Auckland for this special trade. Under these circumstances it will be well to put an immediate stop to such a traffic. One firm has just received 280 10 oz. bottles clearly for drinking purposes. I have, &c, W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner. The Hon. James McGowan, Minister administering Islands.

No. 31. Sib, — Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington, 14th January, 1908. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Ist November, forwarding the draft of an Order prohibiting the importation into the Cook and Northern Islands of certain perfumed spirits and perfumery except under specified conditions. The Order has been duly made by His Excellency the Governor, and will come into force from the date of its publication in the Cook Islands Gazette. I enclose six copies herewith. You will observe that the clause in the draft Order vesting in the Resident Commissioner the power to prohibit the importation of other articles in addition to those mentioned in the Order has been omitted, as it is thought that any delegation of the Governor's powers should be made by a separate instrument. I have, &c, The Resident Commissioner, Rarotonga. James McGowan.

Enclosure. Order prohibiting the Importation into the Cook and Northern Islands op certain Perfumed Spirits and Perfumery except under Conditions. Plunket, Governor. Whereas by section thirteen, subsection two, of " The Cook and other Islands Government Act, 1901," it is provided that the Governor may from time to time, by Warrant or Order, prohibit, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, the importation into the said Islands of arms or other munitions of war, intoxicating liquors, opium, or any other article of any kind which in his opinion is likely to be injurious to the inhabitants thereof; and by subsection three of the said section thirteen it is further provided that the Governor may impose penalties for the breach of any such Warrant or Order, and may make provision for the recovery of any such penalty by forfeiture of the ship or goods, or otherwise : And whereas in the opinion of the Governor the importation of certain perfumed spirits and perfumery into the Cook and Northern Islands except under conditions is likely to be injurious to the inhabitants thereof by reason of their using the same as drink of an intoxicating nature : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities in me vested by the said Act, and of every other power and authority enabling me in this behalf, do hereby order that, from and after the