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No. 7. Sir, — Cook Islands Administration, Wellington, 2nd September, 1911. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th August, forwarding draft notification taking land under section 20 of the Cook Islands Government Act, 1908, at Rarotonga, for public purposes ; and in reply to return the warrant duly signed by his Excellency the Governor. I have, &c, The Resident Commissioner, Barotonga. J. Carroll.

[Enclosure.] Land Taken for Public Buildings at Aroragi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Islington, Governor. Whereas the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under the Cook Islands Government Act, 1908, for certain public works, to wit, for public buildings at Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands : Now, therefore, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities in me vested by the said Act, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby notify that, on the date of the publication hereof in the Cook Islands Gazette, the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is taken for the purpose of public buildings at Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. SCHEDULE. All that piece of land, containing 20 ars. being part of Allotment 2, Tapere of Akaoa, District of Arorangi, Island of Earotonga, commencing at a point on the main road distant 13-4 meters south from the north-east corner of said Allotment 2 ; thence southerly along the main road, 22-3 meters ; thence westerly, 100-2 meters, to high-water mark ; thence northerly along high-water mark, 20 meters ; and thence easterly, 1024 meters, to the commencing-point. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of September, one thousand nine hundred and eleven. J. Carroll.

LAND TAKEN EOR WIRELESS-TELEGRAPH STATION. No. 8. Following is the Order in Council taking land at Rarotonga for the purposes of a wireless-telegraph station, referred to on page 4: — Land taken for Wireless-telegraph Station at Rarotonga. Cook Islands.

Islington, Governor. Whereas the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under the Cook Islands Government Act, 1908, for certain public works —to wit, for a wireless-telegraph station at Rarotonga, Cook Islands : Now, therefore, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities in me vested by the said Act, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby notify that,on the date of the publication hereof in the Cook Islands Gazette, the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is taken for the purpose of a wireless-telegraph station at Rarotonga, Cook Islands. SCHEDULE. All that piece of land in the Island of Rarotonga, being part of Section 107, Tapere of Pokoinu, District of Avarua, starting from a peg on the southern side of the main road which is north-easterly 95 meters from concrete block No. 93 ; thence south-easterly, 235 meters ; thence north-easterly, 500 meters ; thence north-westerly, 325 meters, to high-water mark ; thence south-westerly along highwater mark, 500 meters ; thence south-easterly, 60 meters, to the starting-point. Area, 15 hectare, exclusive of main-road. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twelve. Te Rangihiroa.

DUTY ON TOBACCO. No. 9. Special provision is made whereby black twist tobacco the genuine invoice value of which does not exceed Is. 3d. per pound is admitted into the Cook Islands on payment of Is. per pound duty in lieu of the usual duty of 3s. 6d. per pound. There was found to be nothing to prevent such tobacco