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Land taken for Government Buildings at Aitutaki, Cook Islands. Liverpool, Governor. Whereas the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under the Cook Islands Government Act, 1908, for a certain public work, to wit, for Government Buildings at Aitutaki, Cook Islands : Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby notify that on the date of the publication hereof in the Cook Islands Gazette the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purpose of Government Buildings at Aitutaki, Cook Islands. schedule. All that piece of land, containing 8 ars, more or less, being part of Section 2, District of Arutanga, Island of Aitutaki, starting at the north-east corner of Section 1; thence south-easterly along the southern side of the main wharf road, 39 meters; thence south-westerly, 27 meters; thence north-westerly, 30 meters; thence northerly, 248 meters, to the starting-point. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. M. Pomare.

Sir, — Cook Islands Administration Department, Wellington, 7th April, 1913. I have the honour to return to you herewith a notification, duly signed by His Excellency the Governor, taking land for the purpose of a public cemetery at Oneroa, Mangaia. ' I also enclose six printed copies of the notification. I have, Arc, F. G. Twiss, The Resident Commissioner, Rarotonga. Acting-Secretary for the Cook Islands.

Land taken for Public Cemetery at Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands. Liverpool, Governor. Whereas the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under the Cook Islands Government Act, 1908, for a certain public work—to wit, for a public cemetery at Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands : Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby notify that on the date of the publication hereof in the Cook Islands Gazette the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purpose of a public cemetery at Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands. schedule. All that piece of land, containing 28 ars, more or less, being Section 14, District of Oneroa, Island of Mangaia, starting from a point which bears 187° 35', and is distant 67 - l meters from concrete block 5; thence southerly along the eastern side of the Main Road, 482 meters; thence easterly, 75 meters; thence northerly, 30 meters; thence north-westerly, 75 meters, to the starting-point. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. M. Pomare.

Sir, — Cook Islands Administration, Rarotonga, 10th October, 1912. I have the honour to forward herewith, for submission to His Excellency the Governor, two draft Orders taking land at Mauke for Government purposes. These are the areas fixed by me on my recent visit to Mauke. I have, Arc, Chas. E. MacCormick, Judge, Acting. Resident Commissioner. Captain J. Eman Smith, Secretary, Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington.

Sir, — Cook Islands Administration Department, Wellington, 7th March, 1913. Referring to your letter (L 2/1912/409) of the 10th October last, and to subsequent correspondence, I have the honour to return to you herewith two notifications duly signed by His Excellency the Governor; one taking land for the purpose of landing-place and storagesheds at Mauke, and the other taking land for the purpose of Government buildings and Resident Agent's residence at Mauke. I also enclose six printed copies of each of the notifications referred to. I have, &c, F. G. Twiss, The Resident Commissioner, Rarotonga. Acting-Secretary for the Cook Islands.