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Land taken for Government Buildings and Resident Agent's Residence at Mauke, 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 certain public works, to wit, for Government Buildings and Resident Agent's residence at Mauke, Cook Islands : Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the 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 and Resident Agent's residence at Mauke, Cook Islands. schedule. All that piece of land in Tauuganui, Island of Mauke, containing 32 ars, more or less, starting at a post which bears southerly and is 625 meters distant from concrete block sa; thence southerly 522 meters along the western side of the main road to a peg; thence westerly 559 meters to a peg; thence northerly 64 meters to an utu tree; thence westerly 55 meters to the startingpoint. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirtieth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. M. Pomare.

Land taken for Landing-place and Storage-sheds at Mauke, 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 certain public works, to wit, for landing-place and storagesheds at Mauke, Cook Islands : "Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the 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 landing-place and storagesheds at Mauke, Cook Islands. schedule. All that piece of land at Taunganui, Island of Mauke, containing 43 ars, more or- less, exclusive of main road, starting from the south-east corner of the present landing-stage; thence southwesterly 21 meters to a puka tree; thence south-easterly 65 meters to a peg; thence north-easterly 31 meters to a peg; thence northerly 15 meters to concrete block sa; thence northerly 54 meters to an utu tree; thence north-westerly 15 meters to a coconut tree; thence westerly 402 meters to the concrete block at the north-east corner of the present landing-place; thence along the eastern boundary of the present landing-place to the starting-point. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirtieth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. , M. Pomare.

NIUE ISLAND. REPORT OF RESIDENT COMMISSIONER. Sir, — Niue Island Administration, Niue, 15th April, 1913. I have the honour to forward herewith my report for the year ended the 31st March, 1913, together with Statement of Revenue, Statement of Expenditure (with substatements C, D, and E), Statement of Liquor Account, Return of Imports, and Return of Exports. I have, &c, H. Cornwall, Resident Commissioner. The Hon. the Minister, Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington.

Finance . The receipts from all sources amounted to £2,679 16s. Id., and the expenditure to £2,320 Is. lOd. The receipts, which constitute a record for the island, exceeded those for the preceding year by £882 12s. Bd.; Customs duties increased by £394 195., trading licenses by £40, and stamp sales by £533 10s. lid. The Native annual contribution of £150 towards the cost of the medical service was not received until after the close of the year, and consequently does not appear in this year's account. The expenditure was £230 10s. lid. greater than that for last year, but a