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(E.) Cook and other Islands Administration. Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1908.

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 6th April, 1908. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer. 4 The. books and accounts of the Treasurer, Collector of Customs, and Postmaster have been audited and found correct. —Percy Brown, Auditor, 13th April, 1908.

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iervice. ,xpen< 1. Salary, Medical and Health Officer 2. Hospital supplies and attendance 3. Island allowance, Collector of Customs 4. Contingent expenditure, High Court, and prisoners' food 5. Salary, Registrar Land Titles and High Courts 6. ,, Civil Engineer and Surveyor 7. ,, Draughtsman, Survey Department 8. ,, Cadets (2), Survey Department 9. ,, Secretary, Interpreter, and Government Printer 10. ,, Chief of Federal Government and Judge of Arikis' Court 11. ,, Vice-President, Federal Council 12. Subsidy, Tereora School .. . . .. 13. „ Aitutaki Island Council .. 14. ,, In aid of cool-chamber 15. Police, Rarotonga, £30 ; High Court policeman, £24 16. Clerks of Arikis' Court, Rarotonga, £10 and £5 17. Rents of Wharf, £5 ; Section 10, £14 ; Post-office, £8 15s ; Sections 2 and 3, £10 18. Contingent expenditure 19. Salary, Resident Agent, Penrhyn Island 20. „ „ Aitutaki ,, 21. ,, „ Mangaia ,, 22. ,, ,, Manihiki and Rakahanga 23. Subsidy—Pilot-boat, Aitutaki, £10 ; canoe, Mangaia, £5 24. Native Assessors (3), Aitutaki 25. Police, Aitutaki 26. Assessors (2), Mangaia, £16 ; police, Mangaia, £25 27. Postmasters— Atiu, £6 ; Mauke, £3 ; Mitiaro, £3 .. 28. Clerks of Courts—Atiu, £4 ; Mauke, £3 ; Mitiaro, £3 29. Native Assessors—Atiu, £8 ; Mauke, £5 ; Mitiaro, £5 30. Police—Atiu, £6 ; Mauke, £4 ; Mitiaro, £4 31. Subsidy, destruction of flying-fox 32. Travelling-expenses, Land Titles Court 33. Auditors' fee, 1906-7 .. .. 34. Subsidy, in aid of Government schooner 35. Upkeep, whare manuhiri 36. Water-supply, Rarotonga 37. Iron reinforcements, Avarua and Avatra Bridges, Rarotonga 38. Creek-wall, Avarua 39. New kitchen, whare manuhiri 40. Concrete tanks, Aitutaki 41. Planting cocoanuts, Takutea 42. Reef-passage, Mangaia 43. Compensation for land taken under section 3 of Act, 1904 44. Tarekareka " Countess of Ranfurly " Purchase Account, third instalment £ s. d. 350 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 60 0 0 80 0 0 140 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 75 0 0 54 0 0 15 0 0 37 15 0 £ s. d. 350 0 0 109 7 4 50 0 0 68 15 0 300 0 0 262 10 0 60 0 0 80 0 0 140 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 75 0 0 54 0 0 15 0 0 27 15 0 250 0 0 175 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 29 0 0 41 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 14 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 20 0 0 400 0 0 50 0 0 900 0 0 83 12 1 80 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 110 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 223 18 11 175 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 29 0 0 35 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 ]5 2 3 46 10 3 269 18 4 20 0 0 404 11 10 1,415 3 9 83 12 1 184 2 10 104 18 5 87 14 4 82 10 11 58 11 7 100 0 0 100 0 0 301 11 3 Balance, being investments, cash in hand, &c. 5,549 i 7 1 * 6,189 14 1 3,583 12 10 * Includes £103 10s., the property of Niue 'Administration on account of " Countess oi Ranfurly " Ins' irance Fund.