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Cook Islands Administration. Estimated Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1912. Salaries. £ s . d. Medical and Health Officer .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 350 6 0 Registrar, High Court .. . . .. . . . . . . .. 340 0 Q Engineer and Surveyor . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 300 0 0 Island allowance, Collector of Customs . . . . . . . . . . 90 0 0 Interpreter and Government Printer . . . . . . . . ... 225 0 0 Draughtsman . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 100 0 0 Cadet (1 at £50) .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 50 0 0 Fruit Inspector .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Resident Agent, Mangaia . . . . .. . . . . .. .. 225 0 0 Atiu .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 0 0 Penrhyn . . . . .. . . .. .. .. 215 0 0 Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 ~ Manihiki and Rakahanga .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Foreman of Works .. ...... .. . . .. . . 120 0 0 Police, Rarotonga — £ s . <i European .. '.. . . . . . . .. .. .. 150 0 0 1 Sergeant .. .. .. . . .. . . 30 0 0 1 Corporal .. . . .. .. . . .. 28 0 0 1 Constable .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 5 „ at £3 15s. .. .. .. .. 18 15 0 81 15 0 Police, Aitutaki .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 29 0 0 Mangaia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29 0 0 „ Atiu .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 15 0 0 Mauke .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 600 ~ Mitiaro .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 4 0 0 Assessors, Aitutaki . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 15 0 0 Mangaia . . .. .. . . . . .. . . 10 0 0 Atiu- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 Mauke .. . . ■ .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 Mitiaro . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. 5 0 0 Clerk of Court, Rarotonga . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 5 0 0 Mauke .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 Mitiaro .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Postmaster, Mauke .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 Mitiaro . . . . . . .. .. . . .. 3 0 0 Subsidies — Cool-chamber .. .. .. .. .. .. .'.' .. 100 0 0 Tereora School .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. 200 0 0 Destruction of flying-fox .. .. .. . . . . . . ... 50 0 0 Pilot and boat, Aitutaki .. . . .. .. .. . . '.. 10 0 0 Mangaia . . . . .. . . . . .. .. 10 0 0 Carrying mails . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . 10 0 0 Contingencies — General . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 300 0 0 High Court .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Land Titles Court . . . . .. .. . . .. .. 200 0 0 Miscellaneous — Hospital supplies and attendance . . . . . . . . .. . . 350 0 0 House allowance, Registrar, High Court . . .. . . . . . . 30 0 0 Maintenance, lunatic Donaldson .. . . . . .. . . . . 53 0 0 ~ Penrhyn lepers . . . . . . . . . . .. 50 0 0 Rents— £ s. d. Wharf-site . . .. . . . . . . . . 5 0 0 Post-office site . . .. . , . . . . . . 8 15 0 it) JLty \J £4,761 10 0 J. Eman Smith.