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Enclosure No. 13. Return of Shipping for the Port of Rarotonga for the Year ending 30th June, 1896.

J. H. Gaeniee, Collector.

Enclosure No. 14. Estimates for the Year ending 30th June, 1896. Revenue.

Expenditure.

British. French. American. Native. Totals. Number of Tons. Vessels. Number of Tons. Vessels. Number of Tons. Vessels. I Number! of Tons. Vessels. Number of Tons. Vessels. mwards— Sailing Steam 25 33 2,401 20,544 2 136 2 247 40 2,439 69 33 5,223 20,544 Totals for 1896 58 22,945 2 136 2 247 40 2,439 102 25,767 Comparative for 1895 45 19,087 6 480 1 120 29 1,250 81 20,937 )ut wards— Sailing Steam 20 33 2,104 20,544 1 80 2 247 41 2,586 64 . 33 5,017 20,544 Totals for 1896 53 22,648 1 80 2 247 41 2,586 97 25,561 Comparative for 1895 45 19,087 6 480 1 120 30 1,273 82 20,960

Estimated, 1895-96. Actual, 1895-96. Estimated, 1896-97. Import duty Postal Miscellaneous Hospital duty (9 months) £ s. 850 0 150 0 10 0 130 0 a. 0 0 0 0 £ s. 1,117 10 120 8 19 9 171 19 d. 1 5 6 8 £ s. 950 0 100 0 10 0 190 0 d. 0 0 0 0 Balance in hand, 1st July, 1896 1,140 0 0 1,428 17 8 1,250 481 0 0 7 11 1,731 7 11

Vote. Service. Voted, 1895-96. Expended, 1895-96. Estimated, 1896-97. Fixed appropriations — Payment of members Subsidies to local Councils— Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke Aitutaki Mangaia Rarotonga ... £ s. 54 0 45 0 45 0 45 0 45 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 £ s. 49 10 45 0 45 0 45 0 45 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 £ 54 45 45 45 45 s. 0 0 0 0 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 Collection of revenue— Collector, Rarotonga Revenue Officer, Aitutaki ... „ Mangaia „ Atiu „ Mitiaro ... Mauke ... „ Manuae ... 30 0 7 10 6 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 7 10 6 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 234 30 0 7 10 6 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 10 0 Carried forward ... 289 10 0 285 0 0 289 10 0