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Niue Island Administration. Statement of Expenditure for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917. £ s. d. Councillors .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 32 17 3 Togia, late President of Niue Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 15 8 Magistrates, Native .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 818 10 Police, Native .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 14 8 Officer in Charge of Police, local travelling-expenses .. . . .. .. 15 311 Police officer's quarters, rent of .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 5 0 Prisoners, food for .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 14 11 „ supervision of .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 66 13 3 Dispenser .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 51 12 3 Medical supplies and assistance .. .. .. . . .. .. 533 14 4 Medical Officer, local travelling-expenses . . .. .. .. .. 103 511 Interpreter .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 10 0 Translation of laws .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 17 6 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 33 4: 9 Public library . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 2 Tufukia School, working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 163 12 8 ~ extra desks, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 9 2 Maintenance and upkeep of Government buildings .. .. .. .. 235 14 10 ~ of reservoirs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 446 ~ of jetty, boats, &c. . . .. .. . . .. . . 2 510 Miscellaneous services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 82 1 7 Erection of stable .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1116 8 Furniture for Government buildings .. ... .. .. .. .. 196 Clearing prison-site .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 0 Liquor purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 54 4 5 Total expenditure . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,747 3 7 Balance, 31st March, 1917— £ s. d. Cash in hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 727 7 10 Current account, Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 320 3 5 — — 1,047 11 3 £2,794 14 10 Joseph P. McMahon-Box, Treasurer. Niue, 2nd April, 19.17. H. Cornwall, Resident Commissioner.

Estimated Expenditure for the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1918. £ s. d. Councillors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 55 0 0 Police officer, European . . .. .. .. . . .. ... 180 0 0 Police, Native .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Food for prisoners .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Supervision of prisoners on labour works.. .. .. .. .. . . 60 0 0 Medical supplies and assistance .. .. . . .. . . . . 500 0 0 Medical Officer, local travelling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 Interpreter .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Translation of laws .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . 40 0 0 Printing and stationery .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 50 0 0 Office fittings, &c. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Tufukia School, working-expenses . . .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 „ extra furniture .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Maintenance and upkeep of Government buildings . . .. .. .. 75 0 0 ~ of reservoirs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1000 of jetty, boats, &c. .. .. ..' .. .. .. 10 0 0 Miscellaneous services . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 75 0 0 Purchase of liquor . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Maintenance of roads . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Erection of prison .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 500 0 0 Taking of land for prison and police purposes .. .. .. .. . . 175 0 0 „ hospital purposes .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 £2,825 0 0 H. Cornwall, Nine, 2nd April, 1917. Resident Commissioner.