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Schedule. All the inland sea enclosed by the reef and islands known as Manihiki. Commencing at the Village of Tauhunu; thence by the shores of the lagoon to the Village of Tukao; and thence by the reef and islands along the shore of the lagoon to the point of commencement: excluding, however, all the islands within tlie lagoon. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fourth clay of October, in the year of our one thousand nine hundred and six. James McGowan. God save the Kinc! Reserve proclaimed for Public Peak;,-shell Fishing at Penrhyn. (1.5.) Plunket, Governor. A Proclamation. Whereas by "The Cook and other Islands Government Act, 1901 " (hereinafter termed "the said Act "), it is provided that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, set aside Crown lands within the said Islands (as'in the said Act defined) to be reserves for the purpose of naval or military defence, or an\ other specified public purpose: And whereas it is desirable to establish a reserve for public pearl-shell fishing at the Island of Penhryn upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set fortli : Now, therefore, I, William lx;e, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on me by the said Act and by "The Cook and other Islands Governmenl Act Amendment Act, 1904," and in exercise of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the Crown lauds described in the Schedule hereto are set aside as a reserve for the purpose of public pearl-shell fishing; and do hereby declare that the said reserve shall be held and administered by the Resident Commissioner, subject to : ucli conditions and regulations as may from time to time be made or prescribed in respect thereof under section four of "The Cook and other Islands .Government Ad Amendment Act. 1904," or any amendment thereof. Schedule. All of the inland sea or lagoon enclosed by the reef and islands of the Penrhyn Atoll, excluding only the islands within the reef. Commencing on the south side of the Taruia entrance; thence south-east and east to the Onioka Village: thence by the shores of the lagoon east, north, and west to the Village of Te Tautua . ami thence west and south bj the island known as Morokai to the point of commencement. Given under the hand of Hi- Excellency the Right Honourable William 1/ee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fourth day of October, in the year of our one thousand nine hundred and six. McGowan. God save the Kino! 0

No. 33. Sir, — Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 10th December, 1906. I have the honour to forward herewith for the approval of His Excellency the Governor of Xew Zealand the regulations for pearl-shell diving at the Islands of Maniliiki and Penrhyn made under the authority of section 4 of " The Cook and other Islands Government Act, 1904." I have, &c, W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner. The Hon. James McGowan, Minister administering Islands, Wellington.

Enclosures. Manihiki Island Lagoon Reserve Regulations. Whbrhas by Proclamation of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, dated the fourth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and six, it was proclaimed and declared that all that the inland sea enclosed by the reef and islands known as Manihiki (more particularlydescribed in the Schedule to the said Proclamation) should be set aside as a reserve for public