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Estimates of Eevenue and Expenditure for the Government of the Cook Islands, Ist July, 1891, to 30th June, 1892. Bevenue. Duty on imports ... ... ... ... ... $4,000 Postages ... ~. ... ... ... ... 100 Shipping fees ... ... ... ... ... 150 Fees of Court ... ... ... ... ... 100 $4,350 Expenditure. ■ 1. Fixed payments — Earotonga ... ... ... ... $300 Mangaia... ... ... ... ... 300 Atui, Mitiaro, Mauke ... ... ... 300 Aitutaki ... ... ... ... 300 Payment of members ... ... ... 360 $1,560 2. Collection of revenue — Collector, Earotonga ... ... ... 200 Revenue officers— Mangaia ... ... ... ... 20 Aitutaki ... ... ... ... 20 Atui ... ... ... ... ... 20 Mauke ... ... ... ... ... 20 Mitearo ... ... ... ... 20 $300 3. Supreme Court—Judge ... ... ... 120 4. Post OfficePostmaster, Earotonga ... ... ... 100 Postmasters—Mangaia, Atui, and Aitutaki — three @ $10 ... ... ... ... 30 130 5. Shipping-master ... ... ... ... 80 6. Paymaster and Clerk to Government ... ... 100 7. Public Schools— Head-teacher, Earotonga ... ... ... 350 Assistant teacher ... ... ... ... 150 Contingencies ... ... ... ... 2CO ■ 700 8. Auditor— 100 9. General contingencies .. ... ... ... ... ' 800 $3,890 Eevenue— ... ... ... ... ... ... $4,350 Expenditure— ... ... ... ,:, ... $3,890 Available balance ... ... ... ... $460

Appropriation for the Year ending the 30th June, 1892. 1. Fixed payments ... ... ... ... ... ... $1,560 2. Collection of revenue ... ... ... ... ... 300 3. Supreme Court ... ... ... ... ... ... 120 4. Post-office ... ... ... ... ... ... 130 5. Shipping-master ... ... ... ... .., ... 100 6. Paymaster ... ... ... ... ... ... 80 7. Auditor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 80 8. Public schools ... ... ... ... ... ... 700 9. General contingencies ... . . ... ... ... 800 $3,890 The above passed by the Government (under the Provisional Powers Act, 10th June, 1891) at a meeting held on the 17th July, 1891. Makea, Chief of the Government. Approved.-—Frederick J. Moss, British Eesident, 18th July, 1891.

No. 12. Mr. F. W. Moss to his Excellency the Governor. My Lord, — Earotonga, 22nd July, 1891 I have the honour to inform your Excellency that the Earotonga Council met at Arorangi on the Bth July, when the following Bills—copies enclosed herewith—were passed : (1.) A Law to Punish the Crime of Eape. (2.) A Law to Punish Bribery. (3.) To prevent the use of Dynamite for