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APPENDIX B. COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. M.Y. " Maui Pomare." —Revenue Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ B . d. To Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 8,029 7 10 By Freights, passage-money, and miscellaneous Overtime .. .. .. .. .. 697 11 9 " receipts .. ' .. .. .. 23,182 10 7 Pay in lieu of leave .. .. .. 184 1 10 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 6,175 14 3 Labour at Island ports .. .. .. 521 8 5 Victualling .. .. .. .. 2,252 12 8 Cabin stores .. .. .. .. 621 16 1 Deck stores .. .. .. .. 544 3 7 Engine-room stores.. .. .. .. 354 5 8 Fuel oil .. .. .. .. .. 4,591 7 9 Lubricating-oil .. .. .. 1,728 7 0 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. 177 1 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. 2,776 11 1 Painting .. .. .. .. .. 96 12 2 Docking .. .. .. .. .. 187 14 1 Survey fees .. .. .. .. 60 13 0 Medical expenses .. .. .. .. 47 18 5 Audit fee .. .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Rent, storage-shed .. .. .. .. 39 0 0 Transhipping charges .. .. .. 79 8 8 Stevedoring and tallying .. .. .. 1,47619 2 Harbour Board charges .. .. .. 274 7 0 Towage .. .. .. .. .. 16 0 0 Agency commission .. .. .. 445 12 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 25 1 7 Expenses, Advisory Committee .. 18 11 6 Retaining-fee, Superintendent Engineer .. 270 0 0 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 530 7 8 Depreciation on vessel .. .. .. 3,345 13 2 £29,358 4 10 £29,358 4 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 6,175 14 3 By Balance after charging interest on capital .. 9,124 8 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 2,948 13 10 £9,124 8 1 £9,124 8 1 Note.—Owing to the short periods of stay in port, stocktaking could not be completed. Stock has been assessed by the Department. The M.V. " Maui Pomare " made twelve trips between island ports and New Zealand, maintaining a regular itinerary between Niue, Apia, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. A flat rate of freight was charged to all New Zealand ports. The vessel functioned without hitch throughout the year, and kept strictly to time-table. During the year the vessel carried 6,384 tons of cargo between New Zealand and Samoa and 1,104 tons of cargo between New Zealand and Niue. Included in the above were 78,530 cases of fruit. Passengers numbered 269. For the year ended 31st March, 1932, the expenditure exceeded receipts by £2,830 Is. Id. Actual figures were— Estimated. Actual. £ £ s. d. Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 27,000 26,012 11 8 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 22,500 23,182 10 7 Owing to drought and hurricane conditions in the islands, the vessel's fruit cargoes were greatly reduced in the first four months of the year, to the detriment of freight earnings. Had full cargoes been obtained, the debit balance of £2,830 Is. Id. would have been turned into a substantial credit.

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