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Enclosure. Cook and Northern Islands: Estimated Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1903.

Estimated Eevenue for Year ending 31st March, 1903. Amount. jg s d Surplus from year ending 31st March, 1902 ... ... ... 1,208 6 6 Customs... ... ... ... ... o 0 Post Office and sale of stamps ... ... ... ... '350 0 0 Traders' licenses ... ... ... ... _ 250 0 0 Fees and fines, local Courts ... ... ... 150 0 0 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... __ 50 0 0 £3,408 0 0 W. E. Gudgeon, Eesident Commissioner. Barotonga, 21st February, 1902.

No. 87. SlK ' — Barotonga, 21st February, 1902. 1 have the honour to inform you that, pending the approval of His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, I have appointed Mr. Edward Blame, solicitor, of Barotonga to act as Begistrar of the High Court of the Cook and Northern Islands, vice Dr. W B Craig resigned The salary is that received by Dr. Craig—viz., £60 per annum. _ Under ordinary circumstances I should have obtained your authority before appointing Mr Blame ; but there is just now a good deal of work in the Court, and I require the of a Begistrar. May I request that you will approve this appointment, for as to Mr. Blame's fitness from a professional point of view there can be no doubt? I have, &c, W. E. Gudgeon, mi -it wtt ~ ■ ~, Eesident Commissioner. Ihe Eight Hon. the Premier of New Zealand, Wellington.

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6 o > Service. Amount. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Post and'Customs Officer, Barotonga ... Post and Customs and Eesident Magistrate, Aitutaki Pilot and boat, Aitutaki Medical and Health Officer ... Secretary, Interpreter," and Printer Government Agent, Penrhyn... Begistrar, High Court Three native Judges, High Court, at £10 Travelling-expenses, High Court Postmasters at Mangaia, Atiu, Mauke, and Mitiaro Supplies for hospital Ground-rent, hospital Chief of the Federal Government Vice-Chief... ... ... ... ... []' Tereora School grant Judges, Arikis' Courts— Two at Barotonga, £40 and £20 ... Three at Aitutaki, at £8 ... ... ... • Three at Mangaia, at £8 ... Three at Atiu, Mauke, and Mitiaro Police— Barotonga, £25 ; Aitutaki, £25 Mangaia, £15 ; Atiu, £5 ; Mauke, £3 ; Mitiaro, £2 ... Clerks of Arikis' Courts Ground-rent—Wharf-site, £5 ; post-office, £8 15s. Contingent expenditure Foreman of works for the group Subsidy in aid of Government schooner £ s. 120' 0 10 0 270 0 120 0 150 0 60 0 30 0 70 0 18 0 200 0 7 10 60 0 15 0 125 0 60 0 24 0 24 0 16 0 50 0 25 0 40 0 13 15 200 0 70 0 1.000 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Total of permanent services ... Erection of Post and Customs House and officer's residence Erection of hospital... 2,778 5 700 0 600 0 2,778 700 600 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total amount of estimates ... ... £ £4,078 64,078 5 5 0 0