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Enclosures. Appropriation Act, 1899-1900. —Estimated Expenditure for Year 1899-1900. It is hereby enacted by the Parliament of the Cook Islands, approved by the Chief of the Federal Government and the British Resident :— 1. That the expenditure for the public service for the year ending the 30th June, 1900, shall not exceed the sums stated in Schedule A of this Act, amounting in all to £2,284 sterling. 2. That every account against the Government shall be certified by the British Resident and approved by the Chief of the Government. The certificate shall state that the services therein named have been performed, and shall name the vote to which that account shall be charged. 3. No money shall be paid except on vouchers signed by the Paymaster and countersigned by the British Resident.

Schedule A.

Vote. ! Service. Voted. 'I 1 2 Members' honorarium Collector of Customs, Shipping-master, Chief Postmaster, and Licensing Officer Collector of Customs, Postmaster, and Besident Magistrate, Aitutaki Pilot, Aitutaki ... High Court Bevenue Officer and Postmaster — Mangaia Atiu Mauke Mitiaro Treasurer, Paymaster, Clerk, and Interpreter to Federal Government Auditor Medical Officer ... Public Health and Quarantine Officer Food and drugs for hospital Ground-rent, hospital Expenses, Chief of the Federal Government ... ... Expenses, Vice-Chief of the Federal Government Passages of members ... ... ... Expenses of Parliament ... Maintenance of children at Tereora School ... Printing laws, &c, for Federal Government, and loi paper to officials of group Messenger to Parliament ... Judges of Arikis' Courts — Avarua Arorangi ... ... ... ... ... ... Takitumu Aitutaki Mitiaro, Atiu, and Mauke ... ... ... ... Mangaia Police — Rarotonga ... Mangaia Aitutaki Aitu, Mitiaro, and Mauke Contingent expenditure ... Clerk to Arikis Court— Avarua Arorangi Takitumu Aitutaki Mangaia Atiu, Mitiaro, and Mauke First payment on Government offices and land £ s. d. 96 0 0 150 0 0 3 4 5 6 100 0 0 5 0 0 185 0 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 7 10 0 4 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 155 0 0 15 0 0 250 0 0 40 0 0 180 0 0 7 10 0 60 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 20 0 0 125 0 0 75 0 0 19 20 3 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 24 0 0 24 0 0 24 0 0 21 18 0 0 13 10 0 13 10 0 13 10 0 150 0 0 10 0 0 22 23 5 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 350 0 0 24 • £2,284 0 0