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Cook Islands Administration. Statement showing Cargo shipped by the Auckland aiul Wellington Steamers from Rarotonga during the Year ended 31st December, 1912. hi ~ Auckland. Wellington. Month. ™ m 6 1 ons. lons. January .. .. ... .. .. .. 660 437 February .. .. .. .. .. 394 105 March .. .. .. .. .. ..372 368 April .. .. .. .. .. ..976 824 May .. .. .. .. .. ..551 735 June .. .. .. ... .. ..476 276 July .. .. .. .. .. ..514 346 August .. .. .. .. .. .. 357 270 September . . .. .. .. .. 266 324 October .. .. . . .. .. 296 381 ~ (second trip) . . . . .. .. .. .. 313 November .. .. .. .. .. .. 417 408 December . . . . .. .. .. 483 341 5,762 5,128 W. J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 10th March, 1913. Collector of Customs. •

Cook Islands Administration. Statement, in Tons, of Cargo shipped from the undermentioned Islands in the Cook Group during the Years ended 31st December, 1911 and 1912.

W. J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands 10th March, 1913. Collector of Customs.

High Court of the Cook Islands. Sir, — Registrar's Office, Rarotonga, llth April, 1913. I have the honour to report as follows on the work of the High Court for the year ending 31st March, 1913. The number of cases heard in its criminal jurisdiction was 284, as follows :— 1912-13. 1911-12. Adultery and illegal cohabitation .. .. .. ..11 13 Drunkenness and manufacture of bush-beer . . . . .. 125 56 Assault .'. .. .. .. .. .. ..20 26 Theft ..41 23 Trespass . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 II Wandering animals . . . . .. . . . . .. 2 12 Breaches of Licensing Act .. . . .. .. .. 2 6 Breaches of Customs Act .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 Breaches of Fruit Regulations .. .. .. .. 16 14 Miscellaneous petty offences .. .. .. .. 60 29 284 197

Month. Mangaia. Aitutaki. Atiu. Mauke. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. January February March.. April May June July August September October November December 43 93 150 161 161 117 149 173 148 45 70 269 7 17 95 172 192 164 90 120 207 212 168 105 166 66 152 210 347 223 183 261 296 15 154 107 267 339 294 421 235 161 36 214 394 218 131 198 144 I I 201 261 ( 386 528 346 Totals.. | 1,296 1,579 1,549 1,904 1,993 957 342 462