A.—3.

This Act will it is hoped, place the trade of the place on a better footing since it places restriction the a ural extavagance and dishonesty of the Maoris, and enables those traders 2f™oZtTnAm g debts, dating in some instances from 1883, to ascertain what proportion they are likely to collect. Public Works. The construction and maintenance of the roads and bridges of Barotonga has been placed persoiib ™ « g j iQQQ" Trip rates navable under this Act are small, but sufficient than the twelve days for which they are liable by law. Revenue. The revenue return, lor the nn.noi.l year ending the 30th June 1900, have W most satisJffSAStt EI2SSS The'reverS,S; auT.if re= to/the 1900 an/the' Mlowfag h . summary of the receipts and expenditure for the past e.ght years :- Bevenue. Expenaiture. Year. £ a. a. £ B. a. Ift oo oq ... 825 9 0 933 19 8 Uooi? ... 1,246 7 1 860 17 4 1 287 ! 4 1,376 8 9 }*£Ifi 42817 8 1>441 o 8 23Q 2 9 1)654 0 3 Sslr '" '•'•'. - 1 379 10 0 1,439 9 5 801 13 4 1(402 12 5 1898-99 ... ••• ' „ 1Q 2 188 9 10 1899-1900 ... ... ••• ••• d ' ibo 'iv

Table I.-Revenue of the Federal Government of the Cook Islands for the Year ending 30th June 1900, with Comparative Statement of Revenue for previous Seven Years.

Vital Statistics. Islander.. In 'he di» taV Seal officer, the heath-rate was only thirty-twe, as ££tJSh rs,»t he ~ ver, small; but. fortunately, the Sh". are even fewer in unmhe, The .o.iow.ng t.hle ,s Hace. 75 80 31 2,400 Barotonga ... ••• ••• "• 66 50 15 1,600 Mangaia ... ••■ ••■ - 35 g3 15 1,325 Aitutaki ... ••• ••• ••• v 12 ... 389 Penrhyn ... -•■ — ig 1Q 570 Manihiki ... ••• ••• g 4 _ 400 Bakahanga ... •■• ••• g g 505 to »pet.2 of the London Mission in that ...and for the last twenty-tive years.

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Trade Licenses. Miscellaneous. Total. Import Duties. Postal. Court Fees. Year. 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-1900 £ s. 536 6 943 10 1,048 2 1,288 19 925 19 1,128 8 947 12 1,780 10 d. 5 5 9 9 8 5 9 2 £ b. d. 245 5 9 278 2 3 228 0 1 120 8 5 120 5 3 179 16 2 274 6 8 300 3 1 ■ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 16 17 2 24 14 5 10 18 6 19 9 6 188 17 0 13 15 0 291 14 8 35 3 2 £ a. d. 815 9 4 1,246 7 1 1,287 1 4 1,428 17 1 1,230 2 9 1,321 19 7 1,801 13 4 3,165 7 10 77 "9 11 431. 7 3 209 19 4 209 2 9