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COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Expenditure. £ s. d. j Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 11,844 47 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 22,989 11 11 Advertising .. .. .. .. 161(311 Gook and other Islands Administration expenses 1,199 710 Freight .. .. .. .. .. 2 14 9 Grants— Additions to Hospital, Rarotonga .. 500 0 0 Bureau of Tropical Diseases .. .. 50 0 0 Education —Niue Island .. .. 500 0 0 Education—Northern Cook Islands .. 500 0 0 Erection of cargo and fruit packing shed, &c., Niue .. .. .. .. 2,100 0 0 Erection of fruit-packing shed, Rarotonga .. 500 0 0 Erection of new freezer, Rarotonga .. 500 0 0 Superannuation subsidy .. .. 550 0 0 To officers on retirement .. .. 696 5 0 Medical services, Niue .. ... .. 250 0 0 Wireless services, Cook Islands .. .. 555 17 0 Motor-truck, Niue .. .. .. 162 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. 147 4 10 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 39 18 7 Subsidy, steamer service to Niue .. .. 300 0 0 Telephone services .. .. .. 72 0 0 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 88 4 7 Tropical allowances .. .. .. 1,922 1 4 Transfer of Niue lepers .. .. .. 360 0 0 Fuel, light, water, and attendance ... .. 49 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 3 16 6 £22,989 11 11 £22,989 11 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 22,989 11 11 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 30,777 11 1 Balance " Hinemoa " Revenue Account .. 7,787 19 2 £30,777 11 1 £30,777 11 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 30,777 11 IBy Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 30,779 12 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. 2 15 £30,779 12 6 £30,779 12 6 Note.—The following charges for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation are included : (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4£ per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1925. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT STEAMER "HINEMOA." Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries and wages.. .. .. .. 4,342 2 10 j By Freights, passage-money, and miscellaneous Overtime .. .. '.. .. 852 17 1 receipts .. .. .. .. 12,672 1 1 Refitting and repairs .. .. .. 5,011 14 5 : Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 7,787 19 2 Victualling .. .. .. 1,671 16 6 StoresCabin .. .. .. .. .. 46 18 4 Deck .. .. .. .. .. 262 19 3 Engine-room .. .. .. .. 238 110 Coal .. .. .. .. .. 4,037 310 Water .. .. .. .. .. 17 17 11 Painting .. .. .. . . .. 419 8 3 Medical expenses .. .. .. . . 30 8 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 3,189 14 1 Reserve for losses .. .. .. .. 122 19 6 Depreciation on steamer . . . . .. 215 17 9 £20,460 0 3 £20,460 0 3 Note. —The above account includes cost of reconditioning and refitting vessel, £6,972 18s. 9d. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital at Ist April, 1925 .. .. .. 46 0 0 £ s. d. £s. d. Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 3,248 14 11 New Zealand Government Steamer Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 228 9 3 "Hinemoa" .. .. 4,317 14 10 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 36,279 17 6 Additions .. .. .. 931 12 6 , —. 5,249 7 4 Office fittings and requisites .. .. 46 0 0 Stores on hand .. .. .. 1,638 17 1 Less writings-off in Suspense .. 122 19 6 1,515 17 7 Advances to other Governments Accounts (balances) —■ Cook Islands Administration .. .. 1,976 7 6 Niue Administration .. .. .. 235 16 9 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 30,779 12 6 £39,803 I 8 £39,803 1 8 16th July, 1926. J. D. Gray, Secretary. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental note.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.