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(F.) Cook and other Islands Administration Statement of Liquor Account for Year ended Slst March, 1908. £ s. a. £ s. d. Stock on hand Ist April, 1907 . . .. 38 12 11 By Sales .. .. .. .. 383 16 2 Supplies .. . . .. .. 188 10 10 Stock on hand 31st March, 1908 .. . . 65 3 1 Bottling . . . . .. 13 10 0 Freight . . . . .. . . 9 17 8 Duty .. .. .... .. 131 9 6 Balance .. .. .. 66 18 4 £448 19 3 . £448 19 3 Profit and Loss Account. ' £ s. d. £ s. d To Stock . . .. . . 65 3 1 By Balance Ist April, 1907 .. . . 38 12 11 Profit transferred to General Revenue] .. 40 8 2 „ Slst'March.'JQOS .. . . 66 18 4 £105 11 3 £105 11 3 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 4th April, 1908. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer. Audited and found correct. —Percy Brown, Auditor, 13th April, 1908.

(6.) Cook and other Islands Administration. Estimate of Expenditure for Year ending Slst March, 1909. Service. Amount i. s. d. 1. Medical and Health Officer ... ... ..: ... ... ... 350 0 0 2. Hospital supplies and attendance ... ... ... ... ... 175 0 0 3. Island allowance, Collector of Customs ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 4. Contingent expenditure, High Court, including prisoners ... ... ... 100 0 0 5. Registrar Land Titles and High Court ... ..'. ... ... ... 300 0 0 6. Civil Engineer and Surveyor (half time) ... ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 7. Draughtsman, Survey Department ... ... ... ... ... 75 0 0 8. Surveyor (Native boy from Tereora School) ... ... ... ... 70 0 0 9. Two cadets, one at £60, and one at .£35 ... ~ ... ..." ... 95 0 0 10. Secretary, Interpreter, and Government Printer '... ... ... ... 175 0 0 11. Chief of the Federal Government ... ... ... .. ... ... 100 0 0 12. Vice-President of Council ... ... ... .. ... ... 20 0 0 13. Subsidy in aid of food for children, Araura School ... ... ... 50 0 0 14. ~ cool-chamber ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 15. Police, Rarotonga, £30; High Court policeman, £24 ... ... ... 54 0 0 16. Clerks of Arikis' Courts, Rarotonga, £10 and £5 ... ... .. ... 15 0 0 17. Subsidy, Tereora School ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 18. Rents —Wharf, £5; Section 10, £14; Post-office site, £8 15s. ... ... 27 15 0 19. Contingent expenditure ... ... ... ... .. ... 250 0 0 20. Resident Agent, Penrhyn ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 21. ~ Aitutaki ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 22. ~ Mangaia ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 23. ~ Manihiki and Rakahanga ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 24. Subsidy—Pilot-boat, Aitutaki, £10; canoe, Mangaia, £5 ... ... ... 15 0 0 25. Three Native Assessors, Aitutaki ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 0 26. Police, Aitutaki ... .... ... ... "... ... ... 29 0 0 27. Two Assessors, Mangaia, £10; police, Mangaia, £29 ... ... ... 39 0 0 28. Postmasters, Atiu, £6; Mauke,"£3; Mitiaro, £3 ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 29. Clerks of Court —Atiu, £4; Mauke, £3 ; Mitiaro, £3 ... ... ... 10 0 0 30. Assessors—Atiu, £8; Mauke, £5; Mitiaro, £5 ... ... ... ... 18 0 0 31. Police—Atiu, £6; Mauke, £6; Mitiaro, £4 ... ... ... ... 16 0 0 32. Bonus for the destruction of flying-fox ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 33. Travelling-expenses, Land Titles Court ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 34. Assistant printer ' ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 30 0 0 35. Carrying mails to outlying islands ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 £3,450 15 0 (H.) Public Works Estimate. 1. Two concrete bridges, Rarotonga .. .. ■ ... ... ... 300 0 0 2. ~ tanks, Mangaia ... ... ... ... ... ... 120 0 0 3. Reef-passage, Mangaia ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 250 0 0 4. Drainage of Avarua Lagoon .. .'.. ... , . . ... 200 0 0 5. Tank at Aitutaki ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 0 0 6. Resumption of land ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 £1,130 0 0 £ s. d. General estimates, 1906-7 ... ... ... ... 4,260 5 0 1905-6 ... ... ... .. 3,689 5 0 1907-8 ... ... .. ... 3,902 15 0 W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner.