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REPORT OF COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION. RAROTONGA. FINANCE. The financial year commenced with, a credit of £3,972 17s. 9d. Revenue for the year amounted to £19,107 55., and the expenditure totalled £17,819 17s. sd. The financial year closed on the 31st March, 1930, with a credit balance of £5,260 ss. 4d. Statement op Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance as at Ist April, 1929 .. .. 3,972 17 9 Aitutaki salaries .. .. .. 686 10 0 Ammunition .. .. .. 23 9 5 Atiu salaries .. . . .. 139 10 3 Aitutaki Wharf .. .. .. 3 7 7 Audit, fees .. .. .. .. 257 18 10 Benzine .. .. .. . . 612 9 Agricultural classes . . . . .. 25 0 0 Copra export duties .. .. .. 2,253 19 10 Contingencies .. .. .. 1,364 7 8 Customs duties .. .. .. 11,960 14 2 Courts .. .. .. .. 750 611 Cinema licenses .. .. .. 15 0 0 Dental Department . . .. . . 273 9 8 Diving licenses .. .. .. 20 0 0 Education .. .. .. .. 612 16 11 Dog-tax .. . . . . .. 115 10 0 Experimental farm . . . . .. 380 16 0 Education, Northern Group .. .. 86 16 1 Freezer .. .. .. .. 42 6 5 Film censorship fees .. .. .. 20 19 7 Fruit-inspection .. .. .. 140 5 3 High Court fees and fines .. .. 1,358 0 6 Furniture .. . . . . .. 122 0 9 Hall license .. .. .. .. 9 0 0 Government buildings .. .. 745 7 0 Liquor .. .. .. .. 156 18 7 Hospital and Medical De- £ s. d. Marriage fees .. .. .. 31 3 0 partment .. .. 2,977 13 3 Motor fees .. .. .. .. 184 0 0 Less grant from New ZeaNative Land Court fees .. .. 94 3 9 land .. .. 1,000 0 0 Passport fees .. .. .. 29 2 0 1,977 13 3 Post-office box rents .. .. .. 7 4 0 Hotel, Rarotonga .. .. .. 169 6 6 Printing .. .. .. .. 18 8 Lepers .. .. .. .. 81 5 4 Rents .. .. .. .. 295 17 8 Lunatics .. .. .. .. 381 9 4 Road rates .. .. .. .. 93 3 6 Mail subsidy .. . . .. 10 0 0 Shipping lees .. .. .. 317 0 Mangaia—Salaries .. .. .. 230 0 0 Stamp sales .. .. . . .. 959 510 Manihiki and Rakahanga—Salaries .. 253 15 0 Stock, Public Works Department .. 17 911 Mauke —Salaries .. .. .. 634 17 5 Telephones .. .. .. .. 22 17 8 Mitiaro —Salaries .. .. .. 85 10 0 Trading licenses .. .. .. 831 5 0 Mauke Wireless Capital Account .. 205 2 8 Water rates .. .. .. .. 445 12 0 Mangaia Cargo-shed Construction Account 543 10 0 Wireless .. .. .. .. 60 6 6 Mauke Cargo-shed Extension Account .. 65 15 7 Penrhyn—Salaries .. .. .. 326 0 0 Police .. .. .. .. 1,106 1 5 Post-office .. .. .. .. 376 6 11 Prisoners .. .. . . .. 280 5 6 Public works .. .. .. 668 6 1 Pukapuka—Salaries .. .. .. 305 0 0 Resident Commissioner's Office .. 1,141 17 8 Roads, bridges, culverts, and foreshore .. 1,687 13 9 Subsidy, destruction flying-foxes and rats 99 0 7 Superannuation .. .. .. 191 0 1 Treasury and Customs .. .. 922 17 9 Trucks .. .. .. .. 353 2 0 Water expenses .. .. .. 183 4 11 Total expenditure .. .. 17,81917 5 Balance (particulars below) .. 5,260 5 4 £23,080 2 9 £23,080 2 9 Pabticulaes of Balance. £ s. d, Cash in hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 556 5 3 Cash in bank . . .. .. .. .. .. 488 15 3 Cash in hands of Resident Agents — £ s. d. Aitutaki .. .. .. .. ..243 Mauke .. .. . . .. ..985 Manihiki .. .. .. .. .. 3 15 0 15 7 8 1,060 8 2 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. •• 2,449 14 5 3,510 2 7 £ s. d. Amounts due to C.I.A. .. .. .. 2,963 13 5 Less amounts due by C.I. A. .. .. 1,213 J O 8 1,750 2 9 Balance as above .. .. .. .. .. £5,260 5 4