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Enclosure. Niue Island Revenue Account. —Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for Quarter ended 30th June, 1903. Cash: Particulars of Receipt. Per Contra: Particulars of Payment. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward, Ist April, 1903 1,015 18 5 By Pay of eleven Native constables .. 22 1 0 Customs duties .. .. .. 269 0 1 Horse-feed for Resident's horse .. 12 0 Pines and fees .. .. .. 11 17 0 Canoe-hire .. .. .. 2 0 0 Trading licenses .. .. .. 23 6 8 Stationery for office use .. .. 319 9 Emigrants' passes .. .. .. 16 11 0 Bent of offices .. .. .. 3 10 0 Shipping-fees .. .. .. 1 19 6 Labour on jetty, bond store, &c. .. 46 8 0 Freight on timber and goods .. 22 5 2 Saddle for Resident.. .. .. 3 15 0 Compensation for trees, houses, &c. .. 4 9 0 Native timber for bond store .. 2 10 0 Stores for workmen .. .. .. 5 10 9 Refund of fine .. .. .. 0 5 0 Refund of Customs duties .. .. 75 3 1 Deposit Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, per Hon. C. H. Mills .. 700 0 0 Salaries of Niue Island Council .. 42 8 0 Salaries of five Native Magistrates .. 17 6 0 Goods for Niue Government.. .. 16 10 8 Extra pay to police .. .. .. 0 5 0 Bonus to Native teacher (Uea) .. 4 0 0 973 8 5 Cash in hand, Ist July, 1903.. .. 365 4 3 £1,338 12 8 £1,338 12 8 Cash in hand, Ist July, 1903 .. .. 365 4 3 Cash in Bank of New Zealand .. 700 0 0 Total credit balance .. .. £1,065 4 3

No. 32. Sir, — Premier's Office, Wellington, 14th July, 1903. Referring to your letter No. 7, of the Ist June, I have the honour to inform you that I am making inquiries as to the cost of moorings suitable for the Alofi roadstead, and will communicate with you again on the subject. I have, &c, The Resident Agent, Niue. C. H. Mills.

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No. 33. Sir,— Premier's Office, Wellington, 14th July, 1903. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 29, of the Bth June, with enclosure, relative to the operation of " The Traders' License Act, 1898." Ido not see that anything can be done, pending the receipt of Colonel Gudgeon's reply to your letters; but you are quite right in not attempting to enforce this Act against Natives —it was never intended to apply to them. I have, &c, The Resident Agent, Niue. C. H. Mills.

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No. 34. Slß,— Premier's Office, Wellington, 14th July, 1903. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 12, of the 2nd June, applying for directions with reference to vessels visiting Niue to recruit labour for the guano islands. Under the circumstances there does not appear to be any objection to the course followed by you in the case of Messrs. Lever Bros. I have, &c, The Resident Agent, Niue. C. H. Mills.

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No. 35. Sir,— Premier's Office, Wellington, 14th July, 1903. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 10, of the 4th April, setting forth your proposals with regard to the Island of Takutea, the consideration of which must stand over for the present. I have, &c, The Resident Commissioner, Rarotonga. C. H. Mills.

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No. 36. Sik,— Premier's Office, Wellington, 15th July, 1903. Herewith I enclose appointments under the hand of His Excellency the Governor for Mr. Large as Resident Agent at Mangaia, and for Mr. Cameron as Resident Agent at Aitutaki. I have, &c, The Resident Commissioner, Rarotonga. C. H. Mills.

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