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COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Expenditure. Income. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,187 11 3 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 2,145 15 10 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. 21 17 2 Freight, cartage, &c. .. .. .. 1 14 0 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. .. 46 11 4 Expenses of visit to the Cook Islands of Minister for the Cook Islands and private secretary .. 186 4 9 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 4 0 5 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 218 9 3 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 59 15 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 119 0 0 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 31 4 2 Travelling-allowances .. .. .. 124 18 8 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 144 9 1 £2,145 15 10 £2,145 15 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 2,145 15 10 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 16,195 12 11 Grants to Cook Islands Administration .. 13,850 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 199 17 1 £16,195 12 11 £16,195 12 II Notb.—The following charges, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, are included : (a) Rental value assessed by the Public Works Department; (6) interest on capital. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 4,423 15 9 Accommodation for lepers at Fiji .. .. 4,248 18 5 Creditors— £ s. d. Office fittings .. .. .. .. 174 17 4 Departmental .. .. ..2011 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 706 Sundry .. .. .. ..113 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 16,1951211 3 22 Depreciation Reserve.. .. .. .. 624 14 10 Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. .. 15,574 16 5 £20,626 9 2 £20,626 9 2 S. J. Smith, Secretary.

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