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Cook and other Islands Administration.

W. J. Stevenson, Barotonga, 23rd January, 1908. Collector of Customs.

Cook and other Islands Administration. Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1908. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, Ist April, 1907 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,424 0 10 Customs duties ... ... ... . ... ... 2,774 2 0 Traders' licenses ... .. ... ... ... . 437 5 0 Sale of stamps ... ... ... ... ... 190 0 0 Fees and fines, High Court ... ... ..'. .. ... 195 10 0 ~ Resident Magistrate's Court, Aitutaki .. .. 91 9 6 ~ ~ Mangaia . . .. 74 3 0 Arikis' Court ... ... ... . . .. 49 11 9 Fees, Land Titles Court ... ... ... ... .. 621 14 11 Shipping fees ... ... .. ... ..-. 3 110 Rents ... ... ... .. .. 129 4 0 Interest on fixed deposits aud debentures ... 96 0 0 Water-rates ... ... ... ... 45 10 0 Sale of material ... .. ... . .. .. 878 Cash profit from sale of wines and spirits .. ... ... 40 8' 2 4,756 7 10 Received from New Zealand Government—Customs duties collected in that colony during year ended 31st March, 1907 ... ... ... 1,515 14 5 Received from Niue Administration —Subsidy in aid of Government schooner, 1906-7 ... ... . . ...' ... ... 77 310 £9,773 6 li Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 4th April, 1908. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer. The books and accounts of the Treasurer, Collector of Customs, and Postmaster have been audited and found correct. —Perot Brown, Auditor, 13th April, 1908.

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l .urn s. .owing txpor, rom eac Ian too am 'or, xrn Mill luring Bam mas. CD © a s o S d q a 1 o O g o o Q U 5? 3 3 '6 Karotonga Aitutaki Mangaia Atiu Mauke .. Mitiaro Manuae Penrhyn Manihiki Rakahanga Pakapuka Palmerston Suwarrow Cases. 63,796 251 11,248 Bohes. i 14,727 Gases. 51,921 12,455! 14,459: 13,762 10,904 700 Cases. 1,571 I 2,082 J 1,699, Cases. 121 13 9 Cases. Number 59 39,600 361 16,275 2,352 15,675 lib. 8,100 26,900 5,160 4,900 Tor ) ) .. ) 3 ) .. Tons 3 ■ Tons. 191 244 67 41 68 60 43 . 59 53 58 12 36 2 Galls. 5,300 540 Tons. 36 .. , ■A3 Tot ila 1907 75,295 14,727 104,201 86,220 5,353; 143 2,447 71,550 10,168 61,440 4o,C60 39 104,300 60 934 5,840 4 27 Totals 1906 72,430 13,954 4,777 304 948 7,180 03