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Cook Islands Administration. Estimated Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1919. £ a. d. 1. Engineer and Surveyor .. .. .. .. .. 355 0 0 2. Interpreter and Printer .. .. .. . . . . 275 0 0 3. Hospital Nurse .. .. .. .. .. .. 175 0 0 4. Foreman of Works . . .. . . . . . . 196 0 0 5. Draughtsman . . .. .. . . . . . . 175 0 0 6. Island allowance, Collector of Customs .. .. . . 150 0 0 7. ~ Registrar of Courts .. . . .. 50 0 0 8. „ Sergeant of Police . . . . . . 25 0 0 9. Clerk, Land Office .. .. . . .. .. 90 0 0 10 „ Registrar's Office .. .. .. .. .. 113 0 0 11. „ Post-office .. .. .. .. .. 113 0 0 12. „ „ .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 13. Cadet, Registrar's Office .. .. .. .. .. 36 0 0 14. Clerk, Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 15. Resident Agent, Mangaia .. .. .. .. .. 245 0 0 16. „ Atiu .. .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 17. „ Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 18. „ Penrhyn .. .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 19. „ Rakahanga and Manihiki .. .. .. 200 0 0 20. „ Pukapuka .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 21. „ Mauke .. .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 22. Native Agent, Mitiaro .. .. .. .. . . 50 0 0 23. Native police, Rarotonga .. .. .. . . . . 218 0 0 24. „ Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. 44 0 0 25. „ Mauke .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 26. „ Mitiaro .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 27. „ Penrhyn .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 28. „ Mangaia .. .. .. .. .. 41 0 0 29. „ Rakahanga and Manihiki .. . . .. 30 0 0 ' 30. „ Atiu .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 31. Native Assessor, Rakahanga .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 32. Maintenance of lunatics .. . . . . . . . . 180 0 0 33. „ lepers .. .. .. .. .. 270 0 0 34. Hospital supplies and attendance .. .. ... . . 1,000 0 0 35. Rents— Wharf site .. .. . . . . .. 5 0 0 Post-office site, .. .. .. .. .. 8 15 0 Registrar's house . . .. . . . . .. 12 0 0 '*"* 36. Contingent expenditure--General .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 37. „ High Court .. .. . . 300 0 0 38. „ Land Court .. .. .. ' 300 0 0 39. „ Education .. .. . . 400 0 0 40. Subsidy, boatman, Mangaia ... .. .. .. 10 0 0 41. „ „ Aitutaki .. .. .. .. 9 0 0 42. „ „ Atiu . . .. . . . . . . 3 0 0 43. „ „ Mauke . . . . . . .. 6 0 0 44-. ~ carrying mails in Group . . .. . . . . 30 0 0 45. ~ wireless station, Rarotonga . . .. .. 500 0 0 46. ~ Destruction flying-fox and rats . . . . .. 800 0 0 47. House allowance, Interpreter and Printer .. . . . . 40 0 0 48. Assistant Printer .. .. . . . . . . 90 0 0 49. Allowances, Registrars of Births and Deaths at Mitiaro, Palmerston, and Pukapuka . . .. .. . . .. 110 0 50. Postal and telephone services, Rarotonga .. .. . . 200 0 0 51. Cool store, machinery and buildings .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 52. School buildings .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 53. Experimental farm .. .. . . .. . . 350 0 0 54. Upkeep of Government buildings ~. .. .. .. 150 0 0 55. Roads and bridges .. .. .. .. .. 800 0 0 £11,451 15 0 P. W. Platts, Resident Commissioner.

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