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COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 12,294 4 5 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 25,363 14 10 Advertising .. .. .. .. 24 3 0 Cook and other islands administration expenses 708 15 7 Cook Islands lepers, maintenance .. .. 1,268 8 7 Expenses, Minister's visit to Cook Islands .. 71 10 5 Freight .. .. .. .. .. 4 16 10 Fuel, light, water, &c. .. .. . . 49 0 0 Grants — Bureau of Tropical Diseases .... 50 0 0 Education— Niue .. .. . . 500 0 0 Northern Cook Islands . . .. 500 0 0 Erection cargo-shed, Niue . . . . 500 0 0 Erection freezer, Rarotonga .. . . 1,000 0 0 House for Medical Officer, purchase of .. 500 0 0 Lepers, removal of .. .. .. 3,053 7 7 Repairing storm damage . . . . 2,000 0 0 To Sir Maui Pomare, for expenses in connection with Governor-General's visit to islands .. .. . . .. 150 0 0 Medical services, Niue .. . . .. 250 0 0 Postages, &c. .. .. .. ■ . 108 1 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 44 111 Telephones .. .. .. . . 72 0 0 Travelling allowances and expenses . . 102 5 8 Tropical allowances .. .. .. 1,848 11 7 Visit of Governor-General to Niue, expenses of 67 0 3 j Wireless plant, Niue, spare parts .. .. 105 14 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 7 17 6 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 3166 £25,363 14 10 £25,363 14 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 25,363 14 10 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 34,230 0 0 " Hinemoa " Revenue Account .. .. 8,866 5 2 £34,230 0 0 £34,230 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 34,230 0 0j By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 34,468 510 Interest on capital .. .. .. 238 5 10 [ £34,468 5 10 j £34,468 5 10 Note.—The following charges, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, are included : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4£ per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1926. N.Z.G.S. " Hinemoa " : Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d To Salaries and wages .. .. .. 5,604 13 11 : By Freights, passage-money, and miscellaneous Overtime .. .. .. .. 965 11 7 receipts .. .. .. .. 12,258 13 10 Refitting and repairs .. .. .. 1,089 15 8 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 8,866 5 2 Victualling .. .. .. . ■ 1,885 11 1 Stores — Cabin .. .. . . ■ . 335 17 2 Deck .. . . .. . . .. 142 18 8 Engine-room . . .. .. . . 522 12 1 Coal .. .. .. .. .. 6,479 12 11 Water . . . . ■ ■ •. .. 27 3 6 Painting . . . . • ■ •. 128 13 6 Medical expenses .. .. .. 161109 Port charges .. . • • • • • 204 19 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 3,291 5 1 Reserve for losses . . • • .. 22 4 0 Depreciation on steamer .. . . .. 262 9 4 £21,124 19 0 £21,124 19 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1927. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 5,295 7 4 N.Z.G.S. " Hinemoa" .. .. 5,249 7 4 Sundry creditors . • . ■ . • •. 2,276 12 11 Additions .. .. . . 83 19 7 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 494 15 1 — 5,333 611 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 41,151 17 2 Office fittings .. .. .. 46 0 0 Additions . . .. .. 6 16 — 52 1 6 Stores on hand . . . . . . 1,645 0 2 Less writings-oil in Suspense . . 145 3 6 1,499 16 8 Sundry debtors .. .. .. . . 89 11 8 New motor-vessel (progress-payment) .. .. 4,126 7 0 Advances to other Governments' Accounts (Balances)— Cook Islands Administration .. .. 3,584 0 8 Niue Administration .. .. .. 65 2 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 34,468 510 £49,218 12 6 £49,218 12 6 21st June, 1927. S. J. Smith, Acting-Secretary. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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