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Schedule No. 1. 1. Fixed Appropriations— $ Members of Parliament ... ... ... ... ... ... 360 2. Collection of Eevenue— Collector ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 Eevenue Officers, 6 @ $20 ... ... ... ... ... ... 120 3. Supreme Court— Chief Judge ... 120 4. Post OfficeChief Postmaster ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Postmasters, 3 @ $10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 5. Shipping-master ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 80 6. Paymaster and Clerk to Parliament and Government ... ... .. 150 7. Public SchoolsTeachers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 8. Auditor ■ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 9. Expenses, Chief of Government ... ... ... ... ... 200 10. Interpreting and clerical assistance ... ... ... ... ... 180 11. General Contingencies — Stationery, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 290 12. Public WorksInspection ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 125 13. Subsidies: Dollar for dollar on public works undertaken by Local Councils, approved by the Federal Government and certified by its Inspector, to the following Councils, not exceeding in each case the sums hereafter mentioned— Earotonga ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,000 Aitutaki ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 Mangaia . . ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 Atiu, Mitiaro, and Mauke ... ... ... ... . . 500 14. Maintenance of grounds at Ngatipa ... ... ... ... ... 150 15. Building a Parliament House ... ... ... ... ... ... 750 Total: Five thousand nine hundred and fifty-five dollars ... $5,955 Schedule No. 2. $ Subsidies to Earotonga ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 300 Aitutaki ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 „ Mangaia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 „ Atiu, Mitiaro, and Mauke ... ... ... ... ... 300 Total: Twelve hundred dollars ... ... ... ... $1,200 Dated at Avarua this 6th day of July, 1892. Approved. To come into operation from this date, 9th July, 1892. Feedeeick J. Moss, British Eesident.

No. 7 (Bth July, 1892).—" Subsidies Act, 1892." It is hereby enacted by the British Eesident and the Parliament of the Cook Islands, in order to secure the proper administration of subsidies voted by this Parliament to Local Councils: — 1. That Inspectors for each Island shall be appointed by this Parliament, in such manner and with such remuneration as it may by resolution direct. 2. That Overseers shall be appointed by any Local Council receiving a subsidy, in such manner as that Council may direct. 3. That the duty of Inspectors shall be to see, on behalf of this Government, that the work for which a subsidy is claimed has been faithfully done, and is of twice the value of the sum claimed. 4. That the duty of the Overseers shall be to keep a record of the nature of the work done each day, and of the names and number of men employed thereon, and of the amounts due to or paid to each man so employed. 5. Before asking for a certificate from the Inspector, the Overseer or other officer appointed by the Council must send to the Inspector a copy of the daily record, to be attached to the certificate. 6. The Paymaster will not pay any claim unless accompanied by a certificate from the Inspector, with the above copies of the Overseer's daily record attached. 7. Any person falsifying his record, or the copy given by him to the Inspector, or any Inspector knowingly giving a false certificate, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), to be recovered in the local Court, and paid to the Collector of Eevenue for appropriation by this Parliament. Such Overseer or Inspector shall also be ineligible to hold any public office or to be a member of this Parliament for any period not exceeding ten years. Dated at Avarua this Bth day of July, 1892. Approved. To come into operation from this date, the 9th July, 1892. Feedeeick J. Moss, British Eesident.

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