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Appbopriation Act, 1900-1901. —Estimated Expenditure for Year 1900-1901. 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, 1901, shall not exceed the sum stated in Schedule A of this Act, amounting in all to £2,724 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. 1 2 Honorarium of members ... Collector of Customs, Shipping-master, Chief Postmaster, and Licensing Officer Collector of Customs, Postmaster, and Resident Magistrate, Aitutaki Pilot, Aitutaki ... Government boat, Earotonga High Court Judges, Registrar, and travelling Postmaster — Mangaia Atiu Mauke .. ... ... ... ... ... Mitiaro ... ... ... ... ...._ Treasurer, Paymaster, Secretary, and Interpreter Auditor Medical Officer ... Public Health and Quarantine Officer Food and drugs for Cook Islands 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 Judges of Arikis' Courts— Avarua Arorangi ... ... Takitumu Aitutaki (three Judges) Mangaia (three Judges) Atiu Mauke Mitiaro Police — Rarotonga ... Mangaia Aitutaki Atiu Mauke Mitiaro Clerks to Arikis' Courts— Avarua Arorangi Takitumu Mangaia Atiu Mauke Mitiaro Contingent expenditure ... Second payment on Government offices and land Subsidy in aid of Government schooner Food for the fencers of Ngatipa Domain Messenger for Parliament £ s. d. 72 0 0 150 0 0 8 4 5 0 7 100 0 0 8 0 0 5 0 0 140 0 0 8 9 10 11 12 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 6 0 0 4 10 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 155 0 0 15 0 0 250 0 0 40 0 0 180 0 0 7 10 0 ao o o 15 0 0 18 0 0 20 0 0 125 0 0 100 0 0 20 40 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 24 0 0 24 0 0 8 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 21 20 0 0 13 10 0 18 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 22 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 150 0 0 500 0 0 300 0 0 60 0 0 3 10 0 23 24 25 26 27 £2,724 0 0