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COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT—continued. M.Y. " Maui Pomare " : Revenue Account foe the Ten Months ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries and wages .. .. .. 6,26715 By Freights, passage - money, and miscellaneous Labour .. .. .. .. .. 377 4 2 receipts .. .. .. .. 20,491 1 6 Victualling .. .. .. .. 1,928 5 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 2,930 18 2 Stores— Cabin .. .. .. .. .. 248 1 1 Deck .. .. .. .. .. 355 16 8 Engine-room .. . . .. .. 105 4 5 Fuel-oil .. .. .. .. 3,824 8 5 Lubricating-oil .. .. .. 1,845 9 9 Docking .. .. .. .. 97 8 6 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. 105 19 4 Rent, storage-shed .. .. .. 52 0 0 Painting .. .. .. .. 218 3 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 1,226 12 6 Medical expenses .. ~ .. .. 74 14 4 Harbour Board charges .. .. .. 320 010 Stevedoring .. .. .. .. 1,126 3 2 Agency commission .. .. .. 548 15 5 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 1,757 2 2 Depreciation on vessel .. .. .. 2,943 9 6 £23,421 19 8 £23,421 19 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 2,930 18 2 By Balance after charging interest on capital .. 5,304 6 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. 2,373 8 4 £5,304 6 6 £5,304 6 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 60,253 7 8 Accommodation for lepers at Fiji .. .. 4,190 14 5 Creditors— £ s. d. Stores on hand— £ s. d. Departmental .. .. 109 15 5 " Hir.emoa" .. .. .. 493 911 Sundrv .. .. .. 5,309 11 8 " Maui Pomare" .. .. 6,936 0 6 5,419 7 1 7,429 10 5 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 4,044 7 5 Office fittings .. .. .. 59 16 6 Treasurv Adjustment Account .. .. 52,705 5 1 Additions .. .. .. 9 6 5 69 2 11 Advance to Cook Islands Administration .. 2,000 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 1,163 17 1 N.Z.G.S. " Hinemoa" .. .. .. 5,340 13 11 N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare . .. .. 64,363 17 5 Advances to other Governments' Accounts (Balances) — Cook Islands Administration .. .. 3,199 1 11 Mue Administration .. .. .. 919 1 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 33,746 7 9 £122,422 7 3 £122,422 7 3 S. J. Smith, 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.