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H. Cook and Northern Islands.—Estimated Revenue for the Year ending 31 sr March, 1907. £ s. d. Customs ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,500 0 0 Trade licenses ... ... ... ... ... ... 320 0 0 Stamps ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 High Court fees ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 R.M. Courts, fees ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 Arikis Courts, fees ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 Land Titles Court and surveys ... ... ... ... 450 0 0 Rents ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 £5,070 0 0 W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner.

Sir, — Survey Department, Rarotonga, 9th April, 1906. I have the honour to submit my report for the year ending the 31st March, 1906, on the general survey of the islands of the Cook Group. Islands visited. During the year, besides Rarotonga we visited for surveying purposes the Islands of Takutea and Rakahanga. Most of the surveying during the year has been done in Rarotonga. I have already reported on Takutea. Land Titles Court Work. The amount of surveying-work done for the Land Titles Court is shown in the Registrar's report. Standard Surveys. The standard survey has now been completed round Rarotonga, and permanent concrete blocks have been placed at about every 20 chains on the inland side of the main road round the island; also on the Ara Metua or inland road, and on the roads of some of the valleys. We also surveyed and completed the coast-line of the islands of Takutea and Rakahanga. We have now 160 co-ordinated concrete stations on Rarotonga. Latitudes and Longitudes. The latitudes and longitudes of the Cook Islands published under Notice to Mariners, No. 75 of 1904, in the Government Gazette seem still somewhat in error for several of the islands. The following I consider the best values as far as I can gather at present: — Latitude Longitude South. West. O / // O / // Rarotonga: Avarua A> concrete block in front of Government offices 21 11 57 159 46 10 Aitutaki: Arutanga A, concrete block in front of Government offices 18 52 30 159 46 30 Manuae: North-west Landing ... ... ... ... ... 19 17 0 158 56 0 Takutea: Concrete block on beach at the North-west Landing ... 19 48 35 158 18 0 Atiu: Taunganui Landing, at the north-west end of the island ... 19 58 0 158 9 0 Mitiaro: Omotu Landing, at the north-west end of the island ... 19 50 0 157 42 0 Mauke: Tanganui Landing, at the north-west end of the island ... 20 7 0 157 22 0 Mangaia: Oneroa Landing ... ... ... ... ... 21 54 0 157 58 0 Penrhyn: Omoka Church ... ... ... ... ... 9 130 158 2 0 Palmerston: Tokotea Landing... ... ... ... ... 18 2 0 163 10 0 Rakahanga: A, concrete block at the junction of the main road and entrance road to church ... ... ... ... ... 10 236 161 6 0 Manihiki: Tauhunu—Tauhunu Landing, flagstaff ... ... 10 26 0 161 1 0 Suwarrow: Landing-place ... ... ••■ •■. ... 13150 163 50 Nassau Island ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 35 0 165 28 0 Pukapuka (Danger) ... ... ... ... ... 10 52 0 165 57 0 Tema Reef ... ... ... ... ••• •■■ ... 11 7 0 165 35 0 During the year I checked the latitudes of Takutea and Rakahanga. The latitude of A, Takutea, a concrete block on the beach at the North-west Landing: From the mean of seven star and three sun observations I make the latitude south 19° 48' 35". Rakahanga, A> concrete block at the junction of the main road and entrance road to church: From the mean of six star observation's I make the latitude of /\ south 10° 2' 36". We have now a good chronometer, and at each island we now visit we shall check the longitude, Rarotonga, as 10 hours 39 minutes 5 seconds west of Greenwich,

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