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L. Cook and other Islands Administration. Details of Item 18, Contingent Expenditure, 1900-7. t I. d Iron rails, Makea Bridge, Avarun ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 18 0 Chronometer-repairs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 10 0 Customs Tidewniter, wages ... ... ... ... ... ... ~ 11 12 0 Boatman for Health Officer ... ... 2 1!) n Printing-offioe, labour and material ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 7 I Stationery ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .'l4 1111 Furniture ... .. ... ... ... ... ... .-< 6 !) Government Buildings, painting and repairs .. ... ... ... ... 22 f> •'! rravelling-expensee ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 10 0 Ngatipa repairs and labour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 5 -i Fencing Government grounds... ... ... ... ... ... .. 25 19 4 Typewriting .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 4 0 Typewriter-repairs ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 10 I) Blasting reef, Mauke, labour ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 16 0 Printing-office, additions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 613 Repairs, Government Buildings, Mangaia ... ... ... ... ... 20 19 2 Benevolent assistance— J. Snow ... ... ... ... ... ... .! 3 0 T. Short ... ... ... .. ... .. 10 0 0 Thermometer-screen. ... T ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 12 0 Rents ... "... ... ... . .. ... .. ... 1600 Cost of collecting Customs duties paid in New Zealand ... ... ... ... 17 14 2 Harbour moorings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0120 Repairs, Government Buildings, Aitutaki ... ... ... .. ... 3 2 0 Purchase of tools, and repairs to same... ... ... ... ... ... 2 18 11 Bank charges ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 030 Freight on explosives ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 poison to Penrhyn ... ... ... ... ... ... 020 £307 12 1 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 12th April, 1907. W. J. Stkvbnson, Treasurer.

Cook Islands Administration, Sin, — Government Schooner Department, Rarotonga, 3rd April, 1907. 1 have the honour to forward you herewith statement of the accounts in connection with the working of the schooner "Countess of Ranfurly " for the year ending the 31e< March, 1907, duly certified to by the Government Auditor. It will be observed thai ihe working of the schooner for the past year lias resulted in n loss of £463 2s. lid., us compared with a loss of £187 Bs. sd. for the previous year. The expenses of the past year are £6N less than the previous year, but the earnings of the past year show a diminution of £344 as compared with the previous year. The chief diminution lias lieen in the matter of freights, which show a falling-off of alxwt £300. The following is a comparative statement of the earnings and expenses for the past two years:— 190[ . . 19) . c Expenses— £ ». d. £ *. v. Benzine ... ... ... ... 132 18 5 146 6 0 Wages .. ... .. ... 921 10 8 860 8 1 Outfit and repairs ... ... ... 404 5 3 446 19 8 Provisions ... ... ... ... 368 .1 3 383 13 6 Miscellaneous ... ... ... . 105 1 2 125 12 5 Office expenses ... ... ... ... 71 H 9 108 13 11 Claims ... ... ... .. 751 1730 £2,010 14 7 £2,078 16 7 Earnings — Passenger-fares . ... ... 250 14 6 308 8 6 Special charters ... .. ... 568 0 0 573 0 0 Freights ... .. ... .. 712 3 0 1,006 4 11 Commission ... ... ... ... 16 14 2 .5149 £1,547 11 8 £1,891 8 2 Loss ... ... ... ... £463 2 11 £187 8 5 During the year the schooiur lias made the following trips, aggregating about 16,500 miles: Rarotonga to Auckland, 2 : Auckland i<j Rarotonga, '2 : Rarotonga to Niue, 3 ; Nine to Auckland, 2; Auckland to Niue, 1: Rarotonga to Northern Islands ami Maiden Island. 2: Northern Islands and Maiden Island to Rarotonga, 2 : round Cook Group, 6.