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Total Funds to Credit of Niue Island Administration on 30th June, 1905. £ s. d. On fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand, Auckland ... ... 500 0 0 In Post-Office Savings-Bank ... ... ... ... 500 0 0 Approximate balance to credit of current account, Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... ... 210 14 10 Cash balance in Niue ... ... ... ... ... 534 14 1 £1,745 8 11 C. F. Maxwell, 30th June, 1905. Resident Commissioner, Niue.

No. 14. Sir,— Alofi, Niue, 3rd July, 1905. I have the honour to enclose to you herewith a schedule showing the number of chains of roadwork completed during the quarter ended the 30th June ultimo. The work consists of widening and forming existing tracks, and removing rocks. This work is often very heavy, and entails much blasting. The average cost for 111 chains is 17s. 4d. per chain. About half the work was done by day-labour, and the rest by piecework. In addition to this work, I have had a road cut through the cliff near the jetty at Alofi, to the reef-level, at an easy grade, to facilitate landing horses or heavy goods. Two gangs of Natives are now at work on the Avatele Road, and I expect to have it in good order throughout shortly. To the northward the road is now very good from Alofi to a mile past Tuapa. As soon as fresh supplies of explosives arrive I will take in hand the Alofi—Hakupu Road, which is very rough at present. . I have begun excavating a reservoir below the Government Building here, and expect to save a large quantity of water for the use of shipping, and for general purposes. The two reservoirs now in use at Alofi South and Lakepa are most satisfactory, and a great boon to the people. I have, &c, C. F. Maxwell, Resident Commissioner, Niue. The Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister administering the Islands, Wellington.

Enclosure. Schedule of Roads constructed in Niue during Quarter ended 30th June, 1905.

C. F. Maxwell, Ist July, 1905. Resident Commissioner.

No. Iβ. Sir, — Eastern Pacific, Rarotonga, 4th July, 1905. I have the honour to forward enclosed a draft of regulations which may be found necessary to regulate the assessing of compensation for land taken under subsection (8) of section 3 of the Act of 1904, and have the honour to request your approval. T have, &c, W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner. The Hon, C, H, Mills, Minister administering the Islands, Wellington.

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: Locality. Number of Average Cost Chains. per Chain. Total Cost. Remarks. Alofi-Hakupu Tuapa-Mutalau ... 58 27* £ 8. 0 4 1 13 d. 3 0 £ s. d. 12 7 0 45 3 0 Removing rocks and filling. Widening old road to 16 ft. and blasting rocks. Ditto. Much rock. Alofi-Avatele 9* 6 10* 1 3 1 16 1 12 7 8 6 11 4 6 10 16 8 17 2 0 u if a ' *' n Alofi 1119 U1 TO 0 17 2 15 4 3 96 13 5 10 2 6 Rock-cutting. £102 3 8