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Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1917 —continued.

Details of Vote 29, General Contingent Expenditure. £ s. d. Overtime, Post-office .. .. .. . . .. .. 819 6 Rewards, detection of smuggling .. .. .. .. .. 100 Freight, soldiers' effects .. .. .. .. .. .. 316 10 Clearing foreshore . . . . .. . . . . . . 5 2 0 Food, Atiu recruits .. .. .. .. .. 12 15 6 Fencing, Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. .. 219 0 Stationery .. ~ .. ~ ~ ~ ~ 124 13 7

Service. Voted. Expended. 21. Native Police, Atiu 22. „ Mitiaro 23. ,, Rakahanga and Manihiki 24. „ Penrhyn 25. Native Assessor, Rakahanga 26. Native Police, Mangaia 27. Assistant Printer, Rarotonga .... 28. Contingent expenditure, High. Court 29. ,, General 30. ,, Land Court 31. Head-money for destruction of flying-fox and rats 32. Maintenance of lunatics 33. Hospital supplies and. attendance 34. Maintenance of lepers 35. Rents— Wharf-site .. .. .. .. £5 0 0 Post-office site .. .. .. .. 8 15 0 Registrar's house .. .. .. .. 1200 £ s. d. 20 0 0 15 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 41 0 0 90 0 0 200 0 0 400 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 900 0 0 150 0 0 £ s. d. 20 0 0 15 0 0 26 5 0 21 1 0 10 0 0 41 0 0 90 0 0 362 10 11 413 17 2 68 12 10 668 9 4 42 7 6 1,177 7 1 207 1 2 36. Subsidy, cool chamber 37. ,, boatman, Mangaia 38. ,, ,, Aitutaki 39. ,, „ Atiu 40'. „ „ Mauke 41. ,, carrying mails in Group 42. Roads and bridges 43. Upkeep of Government buildings 44. Experimental nursery 45. Fresh-water tanks, Penhryn 46. „ Manihiki 47. „ Mauke 48. „ Atiu 49. Fresh-water supply, Aitutaki 50. School-teachers' residence, Avarua Avarua water-supply Ngatangiia water-supply Titikaveka water-supply Matavera water-supply Arorangi water-supply Whare Manuiri accommodation-house Ngatipa Furnishing Account Education Account Tutakimoa drain Nikao drain Schoolhouse, Avarua Public conveniences Police offices House allowance, Interpreter and Printer (seven months) Island allowance, sergeant of police (seven months) ,, Registrar of Courts (three months) 25 15 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 30 0 0 60 0 0 150 0 0 300 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 650 0 0 500 0 0 30 8 9 75 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 30 0 0 399 19 8 317 8 6 249 13 3 44 11 0 19 15 7 583 9 1 127 18 4 1 17 6 3 2 3 3 14 0 9 4 0 60 3 5 21 4 9 123 6 3 71 16 6 1 4 0 102 5 10 12 9 9 44 8 3 23 6 8 14 11 8 12 10 0 Balance, including investments 8,481 15 0 8,585 18 2,808 15 7 0 £1 11,394 13 7 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 11th April, 1917. Audited and found correct, A. G. Clarke, Auditor. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer.