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Cook Islands Administration. Details of Vote 38, General Contingent Expenditure. £ s. d. Boatmen, Rarotonga .. .. ~ .. .. .. 35 -13 6 Stationery and printing-material .. .. .. .. .129 9 4 Furniture and fittings, Government Buildings and Residency .. . . 62 4 5 Salary, Printer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 16 0 Electric-bell fittings .. .. .. .. .. ..052 Flags .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..188 Fruit-cases .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 17 4 Passage, destitute Native .. .. .. .. .. ..150 Salary, Chief of Federal Government .. . . . . 812 0 Lawn-mower repairs .. .. .. .. .. ..030 Newspaper subscriptions .. .. .. . . .. 314 4 Labour, Residency .. . . . . .. .. 016 6 Court-room alterations .. .. .. .. .. 10 19 6 Gates, Mangaia .. .. .. .. .. . . ..2811 Repairs, Government Buildings, Mangaia . . .. . . 016 6 Wireless investigations .. .. .. .. .. ..356 Boatman, Atiu .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Audit expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 912 0 Government Buildings, Atiu .. .. .. .. .. 12 12 10 „ Penrhyn Island . . . . . . ..550 Manke .. . . . . .. .. 0 16 0 Cables and telegrams .. .. .. .. .. .. 317 6 Bicycle repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..059 „ lamp .. .. .. .. .. .. 012 0 „ hire .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 012 0 Destruction of old building .. .. .. .. ..650 Removal of rain-gauge .. .. .. .. .. 019 6 Clearing grounds, Rarotonga .. .. .. .. .. 2126 Aitutaki .. .. .. .. 3 19 6 Transferring offices .. .. .. .. .. 10 5 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 14 3 Horse and buggy hire .. .. .. .. .. 515 0 Packing furniture .. .. .. .. .. 16 2 5 Painting fences .. . . .. . . .. . . 0 18 0 Carting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..060 Benevolent allowance, John Snow .. .. .. .. ..1196 Funeral expenses, John Snow .. .. .. .. ..289 Filters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 19 9 Photos and negatives .. .. .. .. .. 414 6 Blasting rocks, Avarua Harbour .. .. .. .. ..180 Residency, material .. .. .. .. .. 3 10 0 Clearing watercourse .. .. .. .. .. 117 0 Freight, Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. ..016 £478 5 2 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 25th April, 1912. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer.

Cook Islands Administration. Details of Vote 39, Contingent Expenditure, High Court. £ s. d. Meals, prisoners and police .. .. .. .. 72 5 10 Buggy-hire .. .. .. .. .. .. ..280 Tools and goal appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 17 10 Travelling-allowances, police .. .. .. .. .. 28 16 0 Police uniforms .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 18 8 Assessor, Mangaia .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Police, Mangaia .. .. .. .. .. .. ..600 Passages, prisoners' .. .. .. .. .. ..940 Bonus, constable.. .. .. .. .. .. 5 10 0 Relieving-expenses .. .. .. .. .. ..500 Salary, acting-constable .. .. .. .. .. ..690 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. ..220 Passage, ex-Inspector .. .. .. .. .. 610 0 Destruction of wandering animal .. .. .... ..050 Noonga trial ~ jury accommodation and attendance ~ .. .. 815 2 ~ witnesses' fees .. .. .. .. .. 811 0 jury fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 4 0 „ typewriting .. .. .. .. .. ..220 Kiu trial, witnesses' fees .. .. .. .. .. ..220 £224 0 6 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 25th April, 1912. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer.

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