35

A.—3b

Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1903.

W. B. Gudgeon, Eesident Commissioner. Earotonga, 2nd April, 1903. T. E. Hebd, Treasurer.

Comparative Return of Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. Expenditure. Surplus. Year. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1892-93 ... ... 825 9 0 933 19 8 1893-94 ... ... 1,246 7 1 860 17 4 1894-95 ... ... 1,287 1 4 1,376 8 9 1895-96 ... ... 1,428 17 8 1,441 0 8 1896-97 ... ... 1,230 2 9 L,6o± 0 6 L 897-98 ... ... 1,379 10 0 1,439 9 5 1898-99 ... ... 1,801 13 4 1,402 12 5 1899-1900 ... ... 3,165 7 10 2,188 9 10 1900-01 ... ... 4,252 17 11 2,951 14 10 1,301 3 1 1901-02 ... ... 4,063 9 6 2,335 7 3 1,697 10 10 1902-03 ... ... 6,584 13 4 4,726 16 11 1,856 16 5 Imports and Exports. Imports. Exports. Year. £ £ 1892 ... ... ... ... ... 16,249 20,337 1893 ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 19,284 19,668 1894 ... ... ... ••■ ■■• 22,435 *20,665 1895 ... 23,269 *20,138 1896 ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 23,068 *16,819 1897 ... 26,861 24,132 1898 ... ... 18,155 12,617 1899 ... ... 13,555 14,219 1900 .. ... ... ... ... 21,181 22,379 1901 ... ... ... ... ... 24,862 27,819 1902 ... .. ... ... 27,623 34,821 * Eour years during which the Rarotonga coffee brought 20 cents per pound. W. B. Gudgeon, Eesident Commissioner.

;e. Service. Votei Expeni 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Postmaster, Customs Officer, and E.M., Aitutaki Pilot and boat, Aitutaki ... Medical and Health Officer Secretary, Interpreter, and Printer... Besident Agent, Penrhyn... Eegistrar, High CourtThree Native Judges, High Court ... High Court expenses Postmasters, Mangaia, Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaro Supplies for Hospital Ground-rent, Hospital ... ... ... Chief of the Federal Government ... Vice-Chief, Federal Government Grant-in-aid, Tereora School Two Judges, Arikis' Courts, Barotonga Three Judges, Arikis' Courts, Aitutaki Three Judges, Arikis' Courts, Mangaia Three Judges, Arikis' Courts, Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaro ... Police, Earotonga and Aitutaki Police, Mangaia, Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaru Two Clerks of Arikis' Courts Ground-rent, Wharf and Government Biuldiugs Contingent expenditure ... Foreman of Works Subsidy in aid of the Government schooaoi ... Salaries unpaid on the 31st March, 1902 Public Office Buildings Supp lemen tary. Chief Judge, Native Land Titles Court, travelling-expenses Eegistrar, Native Land Titles Court Passages £ b. d. 120 0 0 10 0 0 270 0 0 120 0 0 150 0 0 60 0 0 30 0 0 70 0 0 18 0 0 200 0 0 7 0 0 60 0 0 15 0 0 125 0 0 60 0 0 24 0 0 24 0 0 16 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 13 15 0 200 0 0 70 0 0 1,000 0 0 50 0 0 700 0 0 £ s. d. 120 0 0 10 0 0 308 1 8 120 0 0 150 0 0 66 13 4 22 10 0 35 6 6 15 10 0 129 13 3 7 10 0 60 0 0 15 0 0 96 17 6 60 0 0 15 0 0 16 10 0 16 0 0 45 0 0 23 10 0 35 0 0 13 15 0 341 1 6 60 0 0 1,000 0 0 66 15 0 1,563 12 8 1 2 3 66 13 4 133 6 8 20 0 0 66 13 4 133 6 8 112 10 6 3,747 15 0 4,725 16 11