Cooks Government
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Extra time for Cooks Government
Despite stormy debate at the March session of the Cook Islands Legisla tive Assembly, the territory’s Premier, Mr. A. R, Henry, put through a con troversial bill to extend the govern ment’s term of office from three to four years.
Mr. Henry’s Cook Islands Party put the bill through by 15 votes after Mr. Henry had argued that three years was not long enough for a party to complete the work it planned to do during its term of office as government. The last elec tion was in May, 1968. Mr. Henry said all last year was spent “re organising, planning and getting ready”.
An Exchange Control Regulations Bill was also passed to make it illegal to send NZ currency to the Cooks unless the money came from NZ.