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REPORT OF COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION. Rarotonga, 30th April, 1925. Finance. The revenue for the year amounted to £23,535 12s. lid., being £4,398 ss. Id. in excess of the last year's revenue ; the expenditure was £21,553 13s. ld. ; leaving a balance of £1,981 19s. lOd. The Revenue and Expenditure Accounts are set out hereunder, from which it will be seen that the year's operations resulted in a credit balance of £5,491 3s. 9d. Cash in bank includes a sum of £1,000 granted by New Zealand in aid of new refrigerating plant and buildings, not yet expended. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance as at 31st March, 1924 .. 3,509 3 1 Aitutaki Imprest Account .. .. 0 710 Aitutaki Wharf Account .. .. 183 18 0 Aitutaki—Salaries .. .. .. G3B 5 10 Ammunition Account .. .. 37 13 3 Atiu Imprest Account . . .. 0 6 4 "All Blacks" Entertainment Account... 16 9 3 Atiu—Salaries .. .. .. 197 5 0 Benzine Account ~ ■ .. .. 173 13 5 Audit Account ... .. .. 380 0 0 Copra duty .. .. .. .. 2,184 14 10 Aitutaki—Wireless Construction Account 318 1 9 Customs duties .. .. .. 11,917 17 4 Atiu —New House Construction Account 1,527 14 6 Cinema licenses .. .. .. 15 0 0 Arorangi—New School Construction AcCartage Shooks Account .. .. 34 6 5 count .. .. .. .. 41212 3 Diving licenses .. .. .. 160 0 0 Agricultural classes .. .. .. 46 12 9 Dog-tax .. .. .. .. 143 0 0 British Empire Exhibition .. . . 18 6 Education, Northern Group .. .. 96 3 1 Contingencies .. .. .. 963 1 6 Fruit-inspection .. .. .. 1,480 4 2 Courts .. .. .. .. 1,224 18 0 Film censorship .. .. .. 5 4 6 Education .. .. . . .. 1 ,222 8 1 Freezer, new building (grant) .. .. 1,000 0 0 Experimental farm .. .. .. 250 16 11 High Court fees and fines .. .. 1,721 5 6 Freezer Account .. .. .. 442 8 6 Hall licenses .. .. .. 11 0 0 Furniture Account .. .. .. 58 010 Liquor Account .. .. .. 108 19 6 Government buildings .. .. 1,517 2 9 Hospital, new building .. .. 376 14 0 Hospital .. .. .. .. 2,292 9 7 Mangaia Imprest Account (profit, nails).. 16 14 7 Lepers .. .. .. .. 649 14 1 Marriage and registration fees .. .. 51 8 3 Lunatics .. .. .. .. 173 4 5 Motor fees .. .. .. .. 1,11100 Mangaia—Salaries .. .. .. 526 6 8 Native Land Court fees ~ .. 76 12 0 Manihiki —Salaries . . .. .. 284 0 0 Passport fees .. .. .. 25 2 0 Mauke —Imprest .. .. .. 0 16 Post-card sales .. .. .. 0 10 8 Mauke —Salaries .. .. .. 362 0 0 Post Office boxes .. .. .. 5 11 0 Mitiaro—Salaries .. .. .. 75 0 0 Printing Account .. .. .. 198 110 Mangaia—Wireless Construction Account 658 16 7 Rents .. .. .. .. 213 16 8 Mauke—Cargo-shed Construction Account 94 14 0 Road rates .. .. .. .. 112 3 6 Mauke—Tank Construction Account .. 52 13 8 Shipping fees .. .. .. 6 0 0 Penrhyn —Salaries .. .. .. 320 0 0 Stamp sales .. .. .. 1,045 410 Police .. .. .. .. 1,254 2 6 Stock Adjustment Account .. .. 378 11 11 Post Office .. .. .. .. 643 11 5 Telephones .. .. .. .. 17 9 8 Prisoners .. .. .. .. 277 13 6 Trading licenses .. .. .. 749 0 0 Public works .. .. .. 692 12 1 Water rates .. .. .. 427 12 0 Pukapuka —Salaries .. .. .. 35 0 0 Wireless Account .. .. .. 434 10 9 Pukapuka—Tank .. .. .. 96 0 7 Penrhyn—Beacons . . . . .. 14 15 7 Resident Commissioner's Office .. 1,092 3 6 Roads, bridges, and foreshore .. .. 1,537 0 10 Subsidy, flying-foxes and rats .. .. 138 9 6 Treasury and Customs .. .. 771 2 8 Trucks Account .. .. .. 198 12 2 Water Account .. .. .. 62 0 1 Whare Manuhiri .. .. . . 49 16 10 21,553 13 1 Balance as below .. .. 5,491 3 9 £27,044 16 10 £27,044 16 10 PARTICULARS OF BALANCE. £ S. (1. Cash in bank .. . .. . .. .. 2,254 211 (-ash in hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 441 14 3 Cash in hands of Resident Agents .. .. .. .. 119 13 4 £ s. d. Amounts due to Administration .. .. 617 9 0 Less amounts owing .. .. .. 394 13 6 222 15 6 Fruit-case accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. 417 6 7 Stocks on hand . f .. .. .. ~ .. 2,035 11 2 £5,491 3 9

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