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Enclosures. Niue Island Revenue Account for Quarter ended 31st March, 1906. 1906. Receipts. £ s. d. I 1906. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Balance brought forward .. .. 546 ' 1 9' By Labour (Hakupu Road) .. .. 48 9 0 Customs receipts .. .. 127 10 10 „ (Mutalau Tank) .. .. 35 19 0 Fines and fees .. .. .. 6 19 ~ (Alofi Reservoir) .. .. 615 0 Trading licenses .. -~ ' .. 18 10 10 „ (Miscellanooua) .. ... 28 8 0 Sale of stamps .. .. .. 20 0 0 Iron for Alofi Reservoir .. .. 410 0 Shipping fees .. .. .. 110 Timber for tanks .. .. .. 0 110 Sundries ~ .. .. ... 293 Police allowance .. .. .. 100 Tobacco-salea .. .. .. 9 12 0 Payment to boat's crew ~ .. 0 19 0 Horse-feed .. .. .. .. 1 12 0 Salaries .. .. . . . . 12 10 0 Freight .. .. .. .. 30 911 Allowance for Councillors .. .. 12 0 Refund cost of boat .. .. .. 4 10 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 18 6 Cash balance on hand .. .. 553 4 0 £731 7 5 i £731 7 5 C. F. Maxwell, 2nd April, 1906. Resident Commissioner. Niue Island Current Account, Bank of New Zealand, Auckland. 1906. Dr. £ s. d. 1906. Cr. £ s. d. Jan. ITo Balance brought forward .. 228 11 10 Jan. 3 By Cheque, Wilson and Horton .. 12 6 Lodgment .. .. .. 892 511 „ 4 „ Champtaloup and „ (stamp-sales) .. 17 1 Cooper .. .. .. 1 16 0 „ (stamp-sales) .. 14 9 ~ 4 Cheque, Colledge and Sons .. 7 7 0 „ 31 „ E. Porter and Co. .. 319 8 „ 31 „ A. H. Nathan and Co. 13 16 0 „ 31 „ Upton and Co. .. 312 5 Feb. 1 „ J. Wilson .. .. 23 0 0 1 „ D. Goldie .. .. 12 17 6 ~ 1 ~ Wingate .. .. 35 0 0 Mar. 31 Balance on hand (approximate) 993 8 6 £1,123 9 7 £1,123 9 7 C. F. Maxwell, Resident Commissioner, Niue.

Total Funds to Credit of Niue Island Administration as on 31st March, 1906. £ s. d. On fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... 500 0 0 Post-Office Savings-Bank ... ... ... 200 0 0 Cash balance on hand at Niue ... ... ... ... 553 4 0 Approximate balance to credit of current account, Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... ... 993 8 6 " £2,246 12 6 C. F. Maxwell,' Resident Commissioner, Niue.

No. 193. Sih, — Niue Island Administration, Niue, 14th April, 1906. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 1906/28, dated the 22nd March, acquainting me of the fact that I have been appointed by His Excellency the Governor as the officer who may sell or supply liquor in. the Island of Niue, under the provisions of section 22 of " The Licensing Acts Amendment Act, 1904." I also beg to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Warrant. I have &c, C. F. Maxwell, The Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister in Charge Resident Commissioner. Cook and other Islands, Wellington.

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No. 194. Sir, Niue Island Administration, Niue, 16th April, 1906. . I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 106, dated the 23rd March last, with reference to having a census taken in Niue. I shall have the matter attended to at once. I have, &c, C. F. Maxwell, The Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister in Charge Resident Commissioner. Cook and other Islands, Wellington.

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