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Estimates for the Year ending 30th June, 1898. (Passed in Parliament, 26th August, 1897.) Revenue.

Expenditure.

39

Estimated, 1896-97. i Actual, 1896-97. Estimated, 1897-98. mport duty 3 ostal kliscellaneous lospital duty £ s. d. 950 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 190 0 0 £ s. d. 919 9 8 120 5 3 6 10 0 183 17 10 £ 1,000 100 10 200 s. 0 0 0 0 d. 0 0 0 0 Totals Balance in hand, 1st July, 1896 1,250 0 0 1,230 481 2 9 7 11 1,310 0 0 Balance in hand, 1st July, 1897 1,711 10 8 57 10 5 Advances on account of subsidies, &c, to be repaid 1,367 10 5 26 4 3 1,393 14 8

Vote. Service. Voted, 1896-97. Expended, 1896-97. Estimatea, 1897-98. Fixed appropriations— Payment of members Subsidies to Local Councils— Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke Aitutaki Mangaia Earotonga ... £ s. d. 54 0 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 £ s. d. 54 0 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 £ 54 45 45 45 45 s. a. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Collection of revenue — Collector Eevenue Officer, Aitutaki ... „ Mangaia „ Atiu „ Mitiaro ... „ Mauke ... „ Manuae ... 30 0 0 7 10 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 30 0 0 7 10 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 234 30 0 7 10 6 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 18 0 0 55 10 0 3 i Federal Court Post OfficeChief Postmaster Clerical assistance Postmaster, Atiu „ Mangaia „ Aitutaki Postal delivery, Earotonga „ Atiu „ Mangaia ... „ Aitutaki ... Money - order Office : Chief Postmaster Carrying ocean mails (three years) to 1897 Eent (two years) to 1898 ... 15 0 0 9 0 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 15 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 15 0 0 2 17 6 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 7 10 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 15 0 5 0 1 10 1 10 1 10 7 10 4 0 4 0 4 0 12 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 0 34 14 8 18 0 0 74 0 0