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Emigration and Immigration. During the year 206 persons, including twenty-seven Europeans, left Niue for other places, while 135 persons, including fourteen Europeans, arrived in Niue. The following are the particulars of the departures and arrivals : —

During the year two gangs of labourers, 115 in all, were recruited for work at Maiden Island, while one time-expired gang of seventy men returned. Another gang of fifty men have now completed their contract time, and are expected here shortly. Apart from the Maiden Island labourers there has been little movement among the Natives. Meteorological . The following is a summary of the meteorological readings for the year 1913 :—

H. Cornwall, Niue, 15th April, 1914. Resident Commissioner

Niue Island Administration. Estimated Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1915.wi it; , -is 3 Ordinary— r j y , , £ Councillors! .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 105 ■ Magistrates | . . .. .. .. .. .. 50 Police, European .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 „ Native .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Assistant to Resident Commissioner ~ .. .. .. .. 200 Medical Officer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 Medical supplies and assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 260 Medical Officer, new trap, horse, and harness .. .. .. .. 60 Medical Officer, local travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 40 Leper-station .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Tufu School, working-expenses ... .. .. .. .. .. 70 Public Library .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Miscellaneous services . . .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 75 Maintenance, jetty, boats, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 ~ Government buildings .. .. .. .. .. 50 ~ reservoirs .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Rent, house of European policeman .. .. .. .. .. 12 1,702 Public Works — Peta Hill, widening and regrading.. .. .. .. .. .. 115 j§ Additions to headmaster's residence, Tufukia .. .. .. .. 120 Alofi-Liku Road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 M Additions to Medical Officer's residence .. .. .. .. 50 Public conveniences .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Roadside tanks .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 JSj ;/J New boat-shed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 j|H ~ 680 Total estimated expenditure .. .. .. .. £2,382 H. Cornwall, :a !H Bj Niue, 15th April, 1914. Resident Commissioner.

Place of Departure to or Arrival from. Departures. Arrivals. New Zealand German Samoa American Samoa Australia New Guinea.. Maiden Island Cook Islands .. i 37 20 38 37 9 5 120 70 2 Totals] .. .. ... .. j 206 135

Temperature in Shade. Rai Mean Mean Mean I Nu ™ ber Highest. Month. Lowest. Month. Maximum Minimum Range for Year. j for Year. I for Year. " uwh / 0^ i Rain fell. infall. Fall for the Year. Deg. Fahr. Nov and Deg. Pahr. ; Deg. Fahr. Deg. Fahr. Dcg. Fahr. 96 -March 56 August 84-5 68-7 15-9 155 1 J _ I I __ ! _ Inches. 9042