Prior to 1907 the reports (A3 in Appendices to the Journals of the H. of R.) were entitled Proceedings of the British Resident, Rarotonga and consisted mostly of letters, and enclosures of various kinds including the annual report, to and from the Resident, the Resident Agent at Niue and the New Zealand Premier. After 1907 the annual report appeared as the first item in the A3. Later A3's included reports from the Resident Commissioners of the Cook Islands and Niue and also Cook Islands ordinances.
The series lacks reports for 1896/97/98 and 1903, 1918, 1920/21 and 1929. The report dated 1945 covers the four years from 1942 due to measures of war economy. Most of the earlier reports include an index and some contain photographs and maps. The reports on this reel were bound into two volumes. A contents list appears at the beginning of the reel and is available on request from the Bureau.
The Betela Dance Troupe grew out of the Betela Youth Club formed in 1960 on Rarotonga by Mrs Lily Jonassen. The Jonassen family was prominent in the troupe with Anne Jonassen for many years troupe leader. Its repertoire of Polynesian traditional dances included fire, drum and war dances, and others such as Ru's canoe, created by Jon Jonassen. Between 1968 and 1977 the troupe made many visits to Japan, in 1976 staying 6 months on Namegawa Island and taking part in Japanese television dramas. See also Jon Jonassen: The Betela Dance Troupe through the years in PMB 1001: Pambu 3(2) January-March 1989.
5 brochures of colour photographs and Japanese text, with occasional English captions. Dated between 1972 and 1976, they provide scenes of dances performed on Namegawa and elsewhere in Japan, and include a history and description of the Betela Dance Troupe with photographs and biographical details for Anne Jonassen and all other troupe members dancing at the time of the visits.
Cook Islands Betela Dance Troupe - Performances in Japan
This is a collection of land deeds, land titles and maps relating to land owned by the Cook Islands Christian Church. The land records relate to the Northern Group (Penhryn, Pukapuka, Rakahanga and Manihiki), the Southern Group (Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaro and Mangaia) and Rarotonga (Avarua, Nikao, Arorangi, Titkaveka, Ngatnagiia and Matavera).
