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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND TERRITORIES—continued

(a) It is expected that shipments of bananas for resale in New Zealand will increase. (b) Administration of Chatham Islands taken over this year from Justice Department. Includes salary of Resident Commissioner, expenditure on buildings, &c.

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1950-51. 1949-50. VOTE—ISLAND TERRITORIES —continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. Ill—Export of Bananas from Samoa £ £ £ j Purchase of bananas, stores, and general expenses (a)l 10,000 80,000 63,391 Total—Subdivision No. Ill 110,000 80,000 63,391 Subdivision No. IV —Island Services Subsidies, &c. — Charges for and incidental to — Chatham Islands, administration of Cook Islands other than Nine — Electric reticulation (recoverable) Government scholarships in New Zealand for students from Cook Islands Hospital at Aitutaki (on account) Ordinary subsidy Radio reconstruction Telephone system : Conversion to metallic system War pensions to ex-members and dependants, local defence forces Niue Island — Government scholarships in New Zealand for students from Niue Island Mobile clinics for infant and child welfare work, purchase of .. Ordinary subsidy Taking over by Administration of mission schools (b) 3,820 17,500 3,400 2,000 169,332 16,500 1,533 200 1,680 600 51,461 1,300 15,000 3,120 10,000 206,103 18,563 2,700 400 1,440 1,100 68,941 2,810 14,330 3,452 145,192 6,864 1,226 87 1,658 651 44,989