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Cook and Northern Islands. —Revenue for Ybak ending 31st March. 1906. Service or Source of Revenue. ~ moun . £ s. d. £ g. d. Cash balance on hand, 31st March, 1905... ... ... ... ... 3,092 2 4 Customs duties ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,613 2 6 Traders' licenses ... ... ... ... ... ... 327 5 0 Sale of Stamps ... ... ... ... ... ... 183 8 9 Fees, High Court ... ... ... ... ... ... 117 14 6 Magistrate's Court, Aitutaki ... ... ... ... ... 85 15 5 Mangaia ... ... ... ... .. 23 16 6 Arikis Courts. ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 8 6 Land Titles Courts ... ... ... ... ... ... 330 6 2 Kent, Palmerston Island (two years) ... ... .. ... 50 0 0 ~ Suwarrow Island (two years) ... ... ... ... 29 19 0 Miscellaneous rents ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 10 0 Interest on fixed deposits and debentures ... .. ... 77 12 10 Shipping fees and forms ... ... ... ... ... 323 3,998 1 5 Sale of wines and spirits ... ... ... ... .. ... 561 11 7 Sale of coal ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 22 14 0 ~ old building ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 5 0 Received from Government of New Zealand, duties collected in that colony ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,947 19 6 Niue Administration, subsidy in aid of schooner (three years) ... ... 450 0 0 ~ one-sixth of insurance premium on i>636 os. 9d. ... 106 0 1 Insurance Reserve Fund, 1905-6, contributed by Niue >... ... ... 50 0 0 Refund of expenses shipwrecked seamen ... ... ... ... .. 1395 Total ... £10,249 3 4 W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer.

E. Cook and other Islands Administration. —Details of Item 18, Contingent Expenditure, 1905-6. £ s. d. Printing Office, supplies and labour ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 9 9 Customs Tidewaiters, wages ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1680 Boatmen for Health Officer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 440 Office furniture ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 Bonus to Resident Agent, Atiu ... ... .. ... ... 10 0 0 Repairs and labour, Resident Commissioner's residence ... ... ... ... 317 0 Purchase of chronometer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 0 Painting and repairs, Government buildings, and residence Collector of Customs ... 88 6 1 Repairs, Health Officer's boat ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 188 Rain-gauge ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 116 Blasting reef, Avarua Harbour ... ... ... ... ... ... 487 Bank charges ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 010 5 Fencing Government land ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27 17 3 Purchase of lawn-mower ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 280 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 15 0 Purchase of tools ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 14 3 Cost of collecting Customs duties in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to Cook Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 7 0 Photos, accommodation-house ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 Auditor's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 0 Census-printing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 076 Stationery ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 4 6 Customs duties remitted to Niue Administration ... ... ... ... 1919 0 Travelling-expenses re New Zealand Exhibition ... ... ... ... ... 300 Freight on stationery, Mangaia office ... ... ... ... ... ... 040 Interpreting fee at Island Council ... ... ... ... ... ... 010 0 R.M. Court expenses, Aitutaki ... ... ... ... ... ... 018 0 £343 18 6 Rarotonga, 9th April, 1906. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer.

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