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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Item. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION. 19( )8-9. 1908-9. Total number of officers ... 6 VOTE No. 38. Salaries — Salary of Resident Commissioner, Cook and other Islands Rarotonga— Salary of Postmaster Salary of Collector of Customs Salary of Resident Commissioner at Niue Salary of Teacher, Niue (6 months) ... Fruit Inspector £ £ 500 50 200 300 125 100 Other Charges incidental to — Cook and other Islands, notwithstanding anything in •' The Cook Islands Government Act, 1908," to the 1,275 2 contrary Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to the Islands Refund of portion of fine inflicted on the Churchill Co-operative Dairy Company for a breach of the Companies Act Subsidy for steamer-service between the Islands Subsidy for service to Niue 950 I 1 ,719 9 300 300 5 6 Total—Vote No. 38 ... 3 ,278 4 ,553 1 2 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 39. Charges incidental to — Advertising, purchase of books, periodicals, copying apparatus, and requisites therefor Allowance to J. Ashcroft, late Official Assignee, Wellington, in lieu of leave of absence on retirement Allowance to C. C. Graham for services as Stipendiary Magistrate Compensation to John Freebody for alleged wrongful imprisonment, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee ... ... £26 Less reduction in Committee of Supply 1 150 113 3 100 1 25 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Expenses of winding up companies under " Companies Act, 1908" Expenses under Shorthand Reporters Act ... Expenses under "Habitual Drunkards Act " Expenses under " The Juries Act, 1908 "... Extra clerical and other assistance, copying, and interpreting Fees to Patent Office Agents ... Fidelity guarantee premiums ... Fuel, light, water, cleaning, freight, cartage, office equipment and maintenance of Court grounds and offices... Legal expenses Payment to Mr. Joliffe in respect of Statute Law Revision Payments to Printing Office for Patent Office Gazette... Postage and telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation ... Purchase of safes for Courts ... Reprint of New Zealand Law Reports Statutes Revision Commission ... ... ... Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriters Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 20 100 500 250 I i 1 ,000 60 240 1 ,600 30 500 200 1 ,500 L5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 .20 150 2,000 1 ,000 500 250 250 250 Total—Vote No. 39 ... i 10,808