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Auditor's Report. Sir,— Rarotonga, 11th May, 1916. I have the honour to inform you that I have audited the accounts of the CookIslands Administration for the year ended the 31st March, 1916, and find them to be correct. I have also audited the books of the High Court and Land Titles Court, and find that all moneys received have been duly accounted for. I have, &c, The Resident Commissioner, Rarotonga. A. G. Clarke, Auditor.

Cook Islands Administration. Estimated Expenditure, for the Year ending ending -list March, 1917. £ s. d. 1. Registrar of Courts .. .. .. .. .. 350 0 0 2. Engineer and Surveyor .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 3. Interpreter and Printer .. .. .. .. 275 0 0 4. Nurses, Hospital (2) .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 5. Foreman of Works .. .. .. .. .. 196 0 0 6. Draughtsman . . . . .. .. .. .. 175 0 0 7. Island allowance, Collector of Customs . . . . . . 150 0 0 8. Clerk, Land Office.. .. .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 9. „ Registrar's Office .. .. .. . . . . 90 0 0 10. „ Post Office . . .. .. . . . . .. 90 0 (I 11. Itesident Agent. Maugaia . . .. .. .. .. 245 0 0 12. „ Atiu .. .. .. .. . . 220 0 0 13. „ Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 14. „ Mauke .. .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 15. „ Penrhyn .. .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 16. „ Rakahanga and ManiJiiki .. .. .. 200 0 0 17. Native Agent, Mitiaro .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 18. Native police, Rarotonga .. .. .. .. .. 122 0 0 19. ~ Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. 39 0 0 20. „ Mauke .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 21. ~ Atiu .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 22. „ Mitiaro .. .. ... .. .. 15 0 0 23. „ Rakahanga and Manihiki .. .. .. 40 0 0 ■s 24. „ Penrhyn .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 25. Native Assessor, Rakahanga .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 26. „ Police, Maugaia .. .. .. .. .. ■ 41 0 0 27. Assistant Printer, Rarotonga .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 28. Contingent expenditure, High Court .. .. .. 200 0 0 29. „ general .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 30. „ Land Titles Court .. . . .. 150 0 0 31. Head-money for destruction of flying-fox and rats .. .. 50 0 0 32. Maintenance, lunatic Donaldson . . .. .. .. 40 0 0 33. Hospital supplies and attendance .. .. .. .. 900 0 0 34. Maintenance lepers .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 35. Rents— £ s. d. Wharf-site .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Post-office site .. .. .. 8 15 0 Registrar's house .. .. .. 12 0 0 25 15 0 36. Subsidy, cool-chamber .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 37. „ boatman, Maugaia .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 38. „ Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. 900 39. „ Atiu .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 40. „ Mauke .. .. .. .. .. 600 41. ~ carrying mails in Group .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 5,681 15 0 Estimated public-works expenditure as per schedule .. 2,800 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £8,481 15 0 F. W. Platts, Resident Commissioner.