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Sir, — Niue Island Administration, Niue, 9th January, 1906. I have the honour to hand to you herewith a Statement of the Niue Island Revenue Account for the Quarter ended the 31st December, 1905. The total receipts from all sources during the period amount to £192 17s. 6d., which, added to the balance brought forward —viz., £524 18s. lid.—total £717 16s. sd. The disbursements amount to £171 14s. Bd., which, being deducted, leaves a cash balance in hand here of £546 Is. 9d. You will observe that the total funds to credit of this administration as on the 31st December ultimo, including amount at fixed deposit, £500 :in Post-Office Savings-Bank, £200; cash balance in hand here, £546 Is. 9d. ; and balance to credit of current account, Bank of New Zealand, £228 11s. 10d., amount to £1,474 13s. 7d. ; to which may be added the sum due to Niue as proportion of Customs duties collected in New Zealand, £1,172 18s. (vide your letter No. 155, of 7th July, 1905), making a grand total of £2,647 11s. 7d. Having received the pass-book from the bank, I am able to show the true state of the current account. The principal items of expenditure during the quarter from Revenue Account are payments of salaries to Niue Councillors, Magistrates, and police, and some payments on account of work at various reservoirs. I have, &c, C. F. Maxwell, Resident Commissioner, Niue. The Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister in Charge of the Islands, Wellington.

Enclosures. Niue Island Revenue Account for Quarter ended 31st December, 1905. Receipts. £ s. d. Disbursements. £ a. d. Brought forward .. .. •• 524 18 11 Labour, Alofi Reservoir .. .. .. 29 1 6 Customs receipts .. .. •• 165 10 6 „ Hikutavake Reservoir .. .. 3 0 0 Fines and fees 24 1 0 „ Mutalau 5 0 0 Sale of forms .. .. .. •• 012 0 „ miscellaneous .. .. .. 21 5 0 „ Ordinances .. .. •■ 04 0 Pay of police .. .. .. .. 22 18 0 Refund .. .. . • • ■ 10 0 Salary of Magistrate .. .. .. 17 14 0 Shipping fees '.'. .. .. • • 08 0 „ Niue Councillors .. .. 42 12 0 Emigration fees .. .. ••12 0 ~ Assistant, on account .. .. 210 0 Stores for Native labourers .. .. 11 16 3 Freight .. .. .. .. 317 6 Timber for reservoir .. .. .. 2 6 0 Compensation .. .. .. .. 4 5 0 Refund .. .. .. .. 0 19 11 Rent of gaol-site .. .. .. 012 0 Interpreters' feo .. .. .. 012 6 Horse-feed .. .. .. .. 14 0 Allowance to constables .. .. .. 0 19 0 Allowance to Councillors .. .. 12 0 171 14 8 Cash balance on hand 31st December .. 546 1 9 £717 16 5 £717 16 5 C. F. Maxwell, Bth January, 1906. Resident Commissioner, Niue. Niue Island Curbent Account, Quarter ending 31st December, 1905. jy r Cheques issued — £ s. d. gopt 5L £c. d. Nov. 25—1>. Goldie .. .. .. 518 9 B ilance as per bank pass-book .. .. 412 17 0 Dec. 12—D." Wallace .. .. .. 35 0 0 Site of stamps at Auckland .. .. 22 14 7 Add outstanding cheques ia sued previous quarter— Aug. 4—Hon. C. H. Mills .. .. 15 1 0 Aug. 7 —Government schooner .. .. 150 0 0 Aug. 23—Government Printer .. .. 10 0 206 19 9 Credit balance .. .. .. .. 228 11 10 £43ff 11 7 C. F. Maxwell, Bth January, 1906. Resident Commissioner, Niue;