A.—3.

APPENDIX A—continued. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Accumulated funds, Ist April, 1936.. 72,604 11 2 Lands .. .. .. .. 9,846 5 0 Excess of income over expenditure Additions .. .. .. 67 0 0 for the year ending 31st March, ~ 9,913 a IQQ7 ' .. 1,371 4 9 Buildings .. .. .. 42,788 4 0 73,975 15 11 Additions .. .. .. 2,298 18 5 Storm Reparation Fund, Ist April, ~ ~ 1936 4,930 17 7 45,087 2 5 Interest for year ending 31st March, Less depreciation .. .. 1,072 7 1937 .. .. .. 44 7 9 — 44,014 15 2 Waterworks, Rarotonga .. .. 6,045 13 2 Storm Reparation Fund, 31st March, Less depreciation .. .. 241 16 6 "■ 1937 .. .. .. .. .. 4,975 5 4 t>,«o3 16 8 Fruit Development Reserve Fund .. .. 2,126 18 6 Water-tanks, Outer Islands .. 1,342 13 0 Sundry creditors 1,290 4 3 Additions .. .. 92 18 6 1,435 11 6 Less depreciation .. .. 34 0 10 1,401 10 8 Telephone system .. .. 603 15 5 Less depreciation .. .. 30 3 8 573 11 9 Plant and tools .. .. .. 4,491 2 4 Additions .. .. .. 293 11 0 4,784 13 4 Less depreciation .. .. 339 0 4 4,445 13 0 Office furniture and fittings .. 624 4 4 Additions .. .. . 87 19 6 712 3 10 Less depreciation .. .. 31 14 0 680 9 10 Furniture, household .. . . 3,527 8 3 Additions .. .. .. 164 7 2 3,691 15 5 Less depreciation .. .. 264 12 7 • 3,427 2 10 Boats .. .. .. .. 174 17 4 Additions .. .. .. 375 1 8 549 19 0 Less depreciation .. .. 25 13 10 524 5 2 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 731 14 6 Additions .. .. .. 229 11 3 961 5 9 . Less depreciation .. .. 122 17 2 838 8 7 Stocks on hand .. .. . . .. 2,483 6 10 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 3,891 7 9 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. 1,022100 Interest accrued .. .. .. .. 0 12 3 Cash in hand, Resident Agents .. .. 298 17 9 Cash in bank, Wellington —Administration Account 1,387 16 0 Cash in bank, Wellington—Treasury Account 148 14 4 Cash in hand, Rarotonga .. .. .. 1,51205 £82,368 4 0 £82,368 4 0 Note. —These accounts are subject to audit.

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