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Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1919— continued.

Details of Vote 36, General Contingent Expenditure. £ 8. d. i g, d. Salary, assistant in Printing Office .. 35 10 6 Public conveniences .. . . 2 0 0 Clerical assistance. Resident Commissioner's Maori dictionary .. . . .. 10 4i 8 Office . . .. . . ~ 38 12 6 Post-office material . . . . . . 2 2 5 Clearing and planting Government grounds.. 36 7 3 Tools and repairs .. .. .. 514 0 Stationery .. .. .. 120 1 1 Boat-repairs .. .. .. .. 212 7 Passages and travelling-expenses. Resilient Collector of Customs, residence, fittings . . 6 12 0 Agent, Pukapuka .. .. .. 78 5 0 Photographs .. .. .. 313 11 Bicycle allowance. Resident Agent, Atiu .. 3 0 0 Flags .. .._ .. .. 711 8 Mangaia 3 0 0 Post-office, lighting . . .. . . 2 8 0 Special services, " John Williams" . . 30 0 0 Rewards, smuggling .. .. 110 0 Traveling-allowance, Resident Commissioner, (ielebrations, peace and returned soldiers .. 21 4 0 while visiting New Zealand .. . . 20 (I 0 Exhibition exhibits .. . . .. 12 10 3 Travelling allowance and expenses. Resident Mangaia offices, fittings . . .. . . 2 16 1 Commissioner in Cook Islands .. . . 33 8 7 Mauke office, fittings . . .. . . 2 0 0 Transfer expenses, Resident Agent, Mangaia 30 9 0 Overtime, Post-office . . .. 19 6 0 Aitutaki 29 17 0 Boatmen, Rarotonga .. .. ~ 28 10 0 ~ ~ Mauke .. 40 7 6 Rifles, cleaning, &c. .. 19 0 Passage, Resident Commissioner in Group .. 17 5 0 Furniture purchased .. .. .. 24 10 3 „ Interpreter in Group .. ~ 17 5 0 Aitutaki Island Council badges .. .. 417 11 Wireless messages .. .. .. 41 17 0 Lime-kiln, Aitutaki .. .. .. 111 2 Travolling-expenses, members Island Council 45 0 0 Typewriter ... .. .. .. 15 17 0 Customs tidewaiter .. . . .. 20 12 0 Passage, clerk, to Wellington .. .. 615 0 Acting Resident Agent, Aitutaki . . .. 10 0 0 Travelling-allowance, dork, to Wellington .. 2 0 0 Number-discs for motor vehicles . . .. 114 3 Fruit for passing vessels .. .. .. 015 0 Mauke war bonds .. .. .. 016 0 Flagstaff repairs, Rarotonga .. .. 010 0 Donation of fruit to French soldiers .. 2 0 0 Part passage, motor-driver .. .. 10 0 0 Discount on stamps sold . . . . 0 9 6 Ngatipa furnishings .. .. .. 19 8 9 £890 9 8 Travelling-allowance, interpreter .. .. 7 6 6 — Expenses opening wireless station . . 2 10 0 Details of Vote 37, Contingent Expenditure, High Court. £ s. d. £ s. d. Travelling-allowance, police . . .. 30 13 9 Interpreter. Atiu .. .. .. 615 0 Travelling-expenses, sergeant .. . . 6 0 6 Bonus, police, Atiu .. .. .. 3 0 0 Travelling-allowance, Registrar .. . . 012 0 Mileages .. . . .. .. 5 4 6 Uniforms .. .. ... 22 4 2 Refund fees . . . . .. . . 050 Prison supplies . . . ... . . 217 8 Typewriter-repairs . . .. . . 012 6 Rewards, police.. .. .. .. 15 14 0 Lighting .. .. 012 0 Food, prisoners and police . . ~ 58 3 4 Furniture .. .. .. 2 S 5 Bicycle allowances . . ..9.00 Law reports .. .. .. .. 2 7 3 £201 8 3 Passages, prisoners .. 3 10 0 Less refund passage, Registrar 8 10 0 Buggy-hire . . . . .. .. 0 8 0 : Stationery .. .. .. 11 0 2 £192 18 3 Interpreter, Mangaia .. 8 0 0 ——-s Aitutaki .. ~ ~ 12 0 0

Service. j Voted. Expended. Titikaveka cottage Whare, Manuiri Hotel. . Peace celebrations .. Aitutaki wharf, beacon and shed ,, Courthouse Atiu, tanks Compensation for land Registrar of Courts Aitutaki Nurse Account, Dr. Mauke landing Meat and Ice Account (oil fuel on hand) Bonus, officers " Inverness " crew, clothing £ s. d. 32 10 3 46 18 6 77 5 0 41 8 7 6 8 9 12 14 9 14 5 8 99 18 0 97 7 5 13 1 10 175 4 8 155 6 0 12 2 0 .Balance, including investments.. 12,343 10 9 2,765 8 8 Total £15,108 19 5