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Total Values. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,720 Australia .. .. .. .... .. 305 German Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,145 £12,170 H. Cornwall, Niue, 3rd January, 1914. Resident Commissioner.

♦ Sir, — Niue Island Administration, Niue, 14th August, 1913. I have the honour to inform you that it has come iv my knowledge that Niue Natives are purchasing certain classes of perfumed spirits, such as lavender-water, eau-de-Cologne, Florida-water, &c, for drinking purposes. As the habit is likely to become a popular one with the Natives, 1 recommend that an Order be made by His Excellency the Governor under section I 7 of the Cook Islands Government Act, 1908, prohibiting the importation into Niue of certain perfumed spirits and perfumery, as was done in the case of Rarotonga in 1907. (See Report for 1908, page 37.) 1 have, &c, H. Cornwall, Resident Commissioner. The Hon. the Minister for (lie Cook and other Islands, Wellington.

• v Sin, — Cook Islands Administration Department, Wellington, 30th October, 1913. Further to my letter, No. 000, of the 24th September last, 1 have now the honour to forward to you herewith thirty copies of an Order by His Excellency the Governor prohibiting the importation into Niue of certain perfumed spirits and perfumer) - except under conditions. As provided in the preamble, the Order has this day been published in the New Zealand Gazette. The attention of the Auckland daily papers has been drawn to the Order, so that shippers may be warned of the prohibition prior to the sailing of the " Kereru." 1 have, &c, F. G. Twiss, The Resident Commissioner, Niue. Clerk in Charge.

Order prohibiting the Importation into Niue Island oj certain Perfumed Spirits and Perfumery except under Conditions. Liverpool, Governor. WfcuaiiEAS by section seventeen, subsection (b), of the Cook Islands Government Act, 1908, it is provided that the Governor may from time to time, by Warrant or Order, prohibit, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks tit, the importation into the said Islands of arms or other munitions of war, intoxicating liquors, opium, or any other article of any kind which in his opinion is likely to be injurious to the inhabitants thereof; and by subsection (c) of the said section seventeen it is further provided that the Governor may impose hues for the breach of any such Warrant or Order, and may make provision for the recovery of any such fine by forfeiture of the ship or goods, or otherwise : And whereas in the opinion of the Governor the importation of certain perfumed spirits and perfumery into Niue Island except under conditions is likely to be injurious to the inhabitants thereof by reason of their using the same as drink of an intoxicating nature : Now, therefore, 1, 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 enabling me in this behalf, do hereby order that, from and after the date of the publication of this Order in the New Zealand Gazette, the importation of the following perfumed spirits or perfumery—to wit, Florida-water, eau-de-Cologne, lavender-water, and bay-rum, or any colourable imitation thereof respectively into Niue Island shall be prohibited except subject to the following conditions: — 1. Any person desiring to import any of the said perfumed spirits or perfumery shall apply in writing to the Resident Commissioner at Niue for permission to do so, and such application shall state the amqunt of such perfumed spirits or perfumery proposed to be imported. The said Resident Commissioner may thereupon, if he thinks fit, give permission in writing for such importation.