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With regard to the Native Land Court Fees Account, the position is as follows : — £ s. d. Amount of fees outstanding, 1903, to 31st March, 1921 ... .. 762 0 7 Work done during 1921-22— Rarotonga .. .. . . . . .. .. 61 12 0 Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. .. 316 6 1 Adoption fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 2 0 1,147 0 8 Less receipts for 1921-22 .. .. .. . . 227 4 5 £919 16 3 On these figures the Native Land Court Fees Account has been treated as being worth £300 as a present asset. Many of the fees go back ten years and more, and are no doubt at this date quite irrecoverable. On the 31st March, as is shown at the end of the Expenditure Account, the following items, which were proved to be bad, were definitely written off : — £ s. d. Defence Department .. . . . . . . . . .. 164 5 8 Fruit-cases Account — Rarotonga . . . . .. . . .. . . .. 103 17 11 Atiu .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 18 4 Mauke .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 2 4 £346 4 3 Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1922. Revenue. £ s. d. \ Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st March, 1921 .. .. 7,939 15 1 Aitutaki salaries and contingent .. 716 18 1 Aitutaki Wharf Account .. .. 31 15 G Ammunition Account, Dr. .. .. 2 7 7 Copra export duty .. .. .. 1,216 9 4 Atiu Boat Account .. .. .. 19 13 0 Customs duties .. .. .. 6,942 4 4 Atiu salaries and contingent .. .. 421 2 6 Cinema licenses .. .. .. 30 0 0 Atiu cargo-shod and tank .. .. 110 9 6 Dog-taxes .. .. .. .. 51 19 0 Audit .. .. .. .. 340 0 0 Fruit Inspection Account .. .. 930 15 10 Contingencies .. .. . . 612 15 5 Film censorship .. .. .. 910 3 j Courts .. .. .. .. 1,772 2 1 High Court foes and fines .. .. 1,267 15 8 Education .. .. .. .. 1,427 15 2 Hall licensos .. .. .. 9 0 0 Experimental farm .. .. .. 353 119 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 45 0 0 Freezer Account, Dr. .. .. .. 282 12 7 Liquor Account .. .. .. 966148 Furniture .. .. .. .. 1,536 1 6 Marriage fees .. .. .. 41 1 6 Government Buildings, maintenance .. 2,537 4 0 Motor fees .. .. •.. .. 71 0 0 Hospital .. .. .. .. 2,864 2 6 Native Land Court fees .. .. 227 4 5 Leper Account .. .. .. 328 16 9 Passport fees .. .. .. 12 5 0 Lunatics, maintenance .. .. 105 0 0 Post-card sales .. .. .. 18 13 9 Mail subsidy within Group .. .. 44 15 0 Post Office boxes .. .. .. 7 4 0 Mangaia salaries and contingent . . G3O 9 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 227 2 4 Manihiki-Rakahanga salaries .. .. 395 5 0 Road rates .. .. .. .. 89 0 0 Mauke salaries and contingent .. .. 500 10 0 Shipping fees .. .. .. 8 6 0 Mitiaro salaries .. .. .. 11l 18 4 Stamp-sales .. .. .. 3,859 17 11 Penrhyn salaries and contingent .. 412 10 0 Trading licenses .. .. .. 617 0 0 Police, Rarotonga .. .. .. 1,029 15 5 Water rates .. .. .. 432 18 0 Post Office .. .. .. . . 846 12 10 Wireless Account .. .. .. 606 8 4 Printing Account, Dr. . . .. 230 2 1 Prisoners .. .. .. .. 250 4 9 Public works .. .. .. 661 1 8 Pukapuka salaries .. .. .. 27 0 0 Resident Commissioner's Office .. 1,293 17 2 Roads and bridges .. .. .. 1,130 2 6 Subsidy—Flying-foxes and rats .. 263 14 5 Telephone service .. .. .. 56 15 2 Treasury and Customs .. .. 755 3 3 Truck Account .. .. .. 501 16 11 H.M.S. " Veronica " visit .. .. 61 17 11 Water Account .. .. .. 318 10 1 Whare Manuhiri .. .. .. 163 1 1 Hospital Liquor Account, Dr. .. .. 66 1 3 Total expenditure for year .. 23,181 16 3 Amounts written off during year— Defence Department .. .. 164 5 8 Fruit-case Account— Rarotonga .. .. .. 103 17 11 Atiu .. .. .. .. 63 18 4 Mauke .. .. .. .. 14 2 4 23,528 0 6 Balance as below .. .. 2,131 0 11 £25,659 1 5 £25,659 1 5 Particulars of Balance. £ s. d. Cash in hand .. .. . . .. .. .. 170 18 G Balance, Bank of New Zealand . . .. .. .. 233 15 G Amounts due to Administration .. .. .. .. 1,726 6 11 £2,131 0 11