A.—3.

D. Cook and Northern Islands.—Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1906.

W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer. Audited and found correct, subject to my report dated the 21st April, 1906, addressed to the Minister of the Islands. Percy Brown, Auditor.

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Service. Voted. Expended. Salary, Medical Officer Hospital supplies and attendance Island allowance, Collector of Customs Salary, Registrar of Courts High Court, contingent expenditure Land Titles Court, contingent expenditure Salary, Civil Engineer and Surveyor Cadets (2), Survey Office Salary, Secretary, Interpreter, and Printer Chief of Federal Council and Judge Arikis Court Vice-President of Council Two Judges, High Court Subsidy, Tereora School Salary, Native Magistrate, Takitumu Police, Rarotonga Clerks, Arikis Courts, Rarotonga Rents of wharf, hospital, and post-office sites.. Contingent expenditure, General Salary, Resident Agent, Penrhyn „ „ Aitutaki „ „ Mangaia „ „ ManihiM and Rakahanga Subsidy, pilot-boat, Aitutaki,£10 ; canoe, Mangaia, £5 Salary, three Native Assessors, Aitutaki „ Police, Aitutaki „ Native Assessors, Mangaia .. „ Police, Mangaia „ Postmaster, Mangaia „ ,, Atiu, Mauke, and Mitiaro Clerks of Court, Atiu, Mauke, and Mitiaro Salary, three Assessors, Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaro.. „ Police, Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaro Subsidy, Government schooner .. ... Second annual payment, cost of Government schooner Subsidy towards destruction of flying-fox Subsidy towards cool-chamber for meat Construction of Makea Bridge .. .. Blasting reef passage, Mauke Erection of cargo-shed, Mangaia Planting Takutea Island Resumption of land for public purposes Subsidy, Aitutaki Island Council Furnishing, fitting, and fencing Whare Manuhiri Subsidy in aid of Whare Manuhiri, seven months Cost of duty and other expenses on account of wines and spirits £ s. d. 350 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 300 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 250 0 0 66 0 0 140 0 0 100 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 200 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 21 5 0 200 0 0 175 0 0 160 0 0 160 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 29 0 0 16 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 14 0 0 700 0 0 £ s. d. 350 0 0 140 2 8 50 0 0 300 0 0 53 14 11 260 3 6 250 0 0 66 0 0 140 0 0 100 0 0 15 0 0 18 15 0 200 0 0 17 10 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 21 5 0 343 18 6 175 0 0 160 0 0 160 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 29 0 0 9 II 8 25 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 14 0 0 350 0 0 301 11 3 29 4 3 25 0 0 240 14 1 64 7 2 138 13 10 53 11 1 100 0 0 50 0 0 574 13 7 44 13 9 441 0 8 50 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 400 0 0 50 0 0 574 19 7 50 0 0 Balance on hand, 1st April, 1906 * 5,455 10 11 4,793 12 5 10,249 3 4 * Of the above balance, £50 is the property of Niue, contributed to schooner sinking fund.—' '. J. S.