MEMORANDUM.

Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington, 20th June, 1910. The annual reports of the Resident Commissioner at Rarotonga and Niue are attached hereto, together with a selection from the correspondence between the Government of New Zealand and those officers. The Islands continue to make material progress, and the results of the year's operations, as disolosed by the reports of the Resident Commissioners, must be regarded as very satisfactory. Revenue and Expenditure. In the Cook Islands for the year ended -'list March. 1910, the revenue amounted to £7,655, an increase (if £509 over the preceding year. The expenditure for the same period was £8,230, an increase of .£2,512, due to the amonnl of public works carried oul during the year, including the erection of a new hospital and other works. The cash surplus at the end of the year was £4,437. The revenue in the Island of Niue amounted to £1,683 "is., a decrease of £126 6s. lid. The expenditure was £1,260 os. 4d., a decrease of £423. 'The credit balance at the close of the year was £1,629 9s. Bd., an increase of £423 Is. Bd. ThADE, ETC. In the Cook Islands the increase in both exports and imports lias been xvvy substantial. The value of the exports was £73,653, as against £60,652 for !!•()!), an increase of £13,001. Imports amounted in value to £67,737, an increase of £12,716 over last year. In Niue, the value of the exports amounted to £12,203, an increase of £5,096 over the year 1908. Imports £10,047, as against £6,458 for 1909, an increase of £3,589. There have been no complaints in regard to the steamer service with Rarotonga during the y ear - The schooner service with Niue has been well maintained, nnd has given satisfaction to the residents of Niue. Medical Attendance, etc A new hospital which was very much needed has been erected at Rarotonga, at a cost of £1,368. Negotiations in regard to providing a medical officer at Nine are proceeding, and I anticipate that satisfactory arrangements will l>e made shortly. Education. In the Cook Islands the position remains as before. The school at Nine has now been opened, and interesting particulars relating to it will be found in the Resident Commissioner's report. J. Carroll.