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F. Cook and other Islands. —Public Works Estimates for Yeah 1906-7. Amount. Service. £ a. A £ s. d. Rarotonga, fumigating-shed ... . . ... .. •• • • 500 0 0 ~ concrete bridge, Avana ... ... ... •■■ 200 0 0 ~ concrete bridge, Avatiu ... . . ••• •■• 150 0 0 ~ bathing-place, Avarua ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 ~ creek retaining-walls ... ... ... ... ■■■ 200 0 0 ~ water-supply for Avarua ... ... ... ... 500 0 0 1,700 0 0 Aitutaki, fresh-water reservoir, &c. ... ... •■■ •■• 150 0 0 ~ concreting; wharf and shed ... ... ... •■■ 200 0 0 350 0 0 Reef passage and Makatea Road, Mangaia ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Takutea, planting cocoanuts ... ... •■• ••■ •■■ ••■ 100 0 0 Compensation for land taken ... ... .- •■• •■• •■• 600 0 0 £2,950 0 0 W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner.

G. Cook and other Islands. —Estimate of Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1907.

W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner.

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Service. 1905-6. 1906-7. 1. Medical and Health Officer 2. Hospital supplies and attendance 3. Island allowance, Collector of Customs .. 4. Eegistrar Land Titles and High Courts 5. Contingent expenses High Court, including prisoners' food 6. Civil Engineer and Surveyor 7. Draughtsman, Survey Department 8. Two cadets, Survey and Public Works, at £40 9. Secretary, Interpreter, and Government Printer 1.0. Chief of Federal Government and Judge Arikis Court LI. Vice-President of Council L2. Subsidy, Tereora School L3. Subsidy to Aitutaki Council in aid of school 14. Subsidy in aid of cool-chamber 15. Police, Rarotonga 16. Clerks of Arikis Courts, Rarotonga, £10 and £5 .. L7. Rents—Wharf, £5 ; Hospital, £7 10s. ; Post-office, £8 15s. 18. Contingent expenditure (general) 19. Resident Agent, Penrhyn 20. „ Aitutaki 21. „ Mangaia 22. „ Manihiki and Rakahanga !3. Subsidy, pilot-boat, Aitutaki, £10 ; Mangaia, £5 .. 24. Three Native Assessors, Aitutaki 25. Police, Aitutaki 26. Native Assessors, Mangaia (2) .. 11. Police, Mangaia 28. Postmasters—Mangaia, £10 ; Atiu, £6 ; Mauke, £3 ; Mitiaro, £3 29. Clerks of Court—Atiu, £4 ; Mauke, £3 ; Mitiaro, £3 50. Assessors—Atiu, £8 ; Mauke, £5 ; Mitiaro, £5 51. Police—Atiu, £6 ; Mauke, £4 ; Mitiaro, £4 52. Subsidy in aid of schooner 53. Bonus for destruction of flying-fox 54. Travelling-expenses Land Titles Court 55. Auditor's fees (two years provided for) .. 56. Upkeep of Whare Manuhiri £ s. d. 350 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 300 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 66 0 0 140 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 50 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 22 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 14 0 0 700 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 20 0 0 £ s. d. 350 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 300 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 60 0 0 80 0 0 140 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 75 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 21 5 0 250 0 0 175 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 29 0 0 16 0 0 25 0 0 22 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 14 0 0 600 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 40 0 0 140 0 0 3,689 5 0 4,030 5 0