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Niue Island Current Account, Bank of New Zealand, Auckland. Dr. Qr. 1905, July— £ s. d. 1905. £ s. d. To Balance forward ... ... ... 210 14 10 July 4. By Cheque, Upton and Co. ... 10 0 0 Transferred from Post-office Savings- Aug. 2. ~ A. H. Nathan ... 717 4 bank Account ... 300 0 0 ~3. ~ Tonson Garlick ... 8 9 8 „ 3. „ E. Porter and Co. ... 17 411 ~ 3. ~ Government Printer... 3 0 0 „ 3. „ John Wilson and Co. 17 4 0 ~ 3. „ John Burns and Co 3 2 6 „ 4. „ Hon. C. H. Mills ... 15 1 0 „ 5. ~ Jagger and Harvey ... 2 8 0 „ 5. „ Wingate and Co. ... 38 12 6 ~ 7. ~ Cook Islands Administration ... ... 150 0 0 „ 23. „ Government Printer... 10 0 273 19 11 Sept. 30. —By Balance at bank (approximate) 236 14 11 £510 14 10 £510 14 10 C. F. Maxwell, Ist October, 1905. Resident Commissioner, Niue.

Total Funds to Credit op Niue Island Administration as on the 30th September, 1905. £ a. d. On fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand, Auckland ... ... 500 0 0 ~ Post-office Savings-bank, Auckland ... ... 200 0 0 Approximate balance to credit of current account, Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... ... 236 14 11 Cash balance on hand at Niue ... ... ... ... 524 18 11 £1,461 13 10 Niue's share of duties collected in New Zealand during year ended the 31st March, 1905, as per the Hon. the Minister's letter, 155, 7th July, 1905 ... ... ... ... ...£1,172 18 0 Grand total ... ... ... ... ...£2,634 11 10 C. F. Maxwell, Ist October, 1905. Resident Commissioner, Niue.

No. 76. Sir, — Niue Island Administration, Niue, 10th October, 1905. I have the honour to report to you that the sum of £78 2s. has been expended on roads in Niue during the quarter ended the 30th September ultimo. The following is a description of the work executed: — 7§ chains of rock-blasting on Alofi-Avatele Road, at £1 13s. ... £12 12 0 Forming and concreting road to jetty at Alofi ... ... ... 713 6 Surface work, Alofi-Tuapa Road .. ... ... ... 400 Alofi-Hakupu Road ... ... ... ... 27 1 0 Alofi-Avatele Road ... ... .. ... 26 15 6 £78 2 0 The surface work has been carried out by four gangs of four men each on day pay, the foreman receiving 35., and the labourers 2s. 6d. per day each. The operations consisted of removing rock from, and filling in, roads previously constructed. As I have been able to constantly supervise the work, it has been performed satisfactorily. About one mile of the Alofi-Tuapa, one mile and a half of the Alofi—Avatele, and two miles of the Alofi—Hakupu Roads have been thoroughly gone over and placed in good condition. The people are now engaged in constructing the part of the Alofi—Hakupu Road still unfinished. I give them provisions and tobacco, but no money, and finish the work with paid labour. This plan works satisfactorily, as the whole cost does not fall on the Administration. T have, <fee, C. F. Maxwell, Resident Commissioner, Nine. The Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister in Charge of the Islands, Wellington.

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