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accordance with a form to be provided by the Government for that purpose. That such lists shall be countersigned by the Judge and forwarded to the Paymaster. 4. That a separate pay-sheet shall be made out for the Clerks of Court, and shall not be passed by the Auditor without a certificate attached from the Paymaster that the returns required by this Act have been sent to him in due course. Dated at Avarua, this Bth day of November, 1895. Approved. To come into operation from present date. Frederick J. Moss, British Besident.—lsth November, 1895.

Enclosure No. 3. No. 3, 1895.—" Building Act, 1895." It is hereby enacted by the Barotonga Council, — 1. That no building shall hereafter be placed within fifteen feet of the boundary of any of the roads in Barotonga. And if any building be so placed, the owner shall not be entitled to compensation if the road be at any time widened and the removal of the building become necessary. 2. That no building now standing within fifteen feet of a roadway shall be extended or renewed, and if any building be so extended or renewed, the owner shall come under the provision of section No. 1 of this Bill. Dated at Avarua, this Bth day of November, 1895. Approved. To come into operation from this date. Frederick J. Moss, British Besident.—lsth November, 1895.

Enclosure No. 4. No. 4, 1895. —" Land for Public Purposes Act, 1895." Wheeeas it is desirable that the Government should continue for all time to be able to obtain land or water-rights, or other property required for public purposes : And whereas in the course of time changes may occur to impede the exercise of this right: It is enacted by the Barotonga Council, — 1. That whenever land or other property is required, or water-rights are required for public purposes, the Government shall give one month's notice to the owner of the same, and shall, if possible, arrange with him for due compensation. 2. That if no such arrangement can be made the owner of the property shall appoint one person as arbitrator, and the Government another, to say what compensation should be paid. If they agree, the Government may appeal to the Judge of the Federal Courts against their award. If the arbitrators do not agree, they shall take the case before the Judge of the Federal Court. Cases under this Act shall be heard in opeti Court, and the Judge's decision final. 3. That in awarding compensation the arbitrators shall consider the market value of the land or water-right at the time of arbitration, with any special loss the owner may sustain by being deprived of the same. To this shall be added ten per cent, for perspective profits of all kinds, and no further compensation of any kind whatever. Dated at Avarua, this Bth day of November, 1895. Approved. To come into operation from this date. Frederick J. Moss, British Besident.—lsth November, 1895.

Enclosure No. 5. " Appropriation Act, 1895." It is hereby enacted by the Barotonga Council, — 1. That the money, amounting to six hundred and one pounds and eight shillings, as per schedule attached hereto, shall be applied to the purposes respectively stated in the said schedule. 2. That all accounts must be formally certified to by the Auditor as being in accordance with the attached schedule and to be applied to the purposes respectively stated. 3. That the Paymaster shall not issue any cheques nor the Auditor countersign the same unless the services to be paid for are certified by the head of the department as having been properly performed, or the works and services on roads or bridges to be paid for certified by the Inspector of Works as having been properly done. 4. That as a lock-up is most needed at Avarua the appropriation of sixty pounds shall be subject in the first instance to the necessary outlay for that work to be approved by the British Besident; and that, if there be not sufficient remaining to establish a lock-up at Arorangi and another at Ngatangiia, the sum necessary to make up twenty pounds for each of the above places may be expended with the approval of the British Besident, to be included in the Appropriation Act for next year. Dated at Avarua, this Bth day of November, 1895. Approved. To come into operation from present date. Frederick J. Moss, British Besident.—lsth November, 1895.