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Island op Niub. —Beturn of Ebvbnue and Expenditure for the Fifteen Months ending the 31st March, 1903. Revenue. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Customs .. .. .. .. 1,024 3 8 Expenditure as per Schedule I. .. .. 267 1 2 Trade licenses .. .. .. .. 97 10 0 „ „ 11... .. 52 14 9 Fines and Court fees .. .. .. 72 11 9 Material for Government House — Sale of hats .. .. .. .. 4 8 0 Wingate and Co. .. .. .. 83 5 3 Emigration fees .. .. .. 57 12 0 Kauri Timber Company .. .. 45 10 0 Shipping fees .. .. .. .. 3 7 0 Freight for above material .. .. 14 19 8 Labour fees .. .. .. .. 13 4 0 Refund ........ 1 0 0 463 10 10 Stamps sold in Niue .. .. .. 162 2 1 By cash in Treasury, 31st May, 1903 .. 1,242 3 4 Stamps sold in New Zealand .. .. 269 15 8 £1,705 14 2 £1,705 14 2 W. E. Gudgeon. Resident Commissioner.

Schedule I.—Expenditure from January, 1902, to 31st December, 1902. £ s. d. Office-rent... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 15 0 Messengers ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 15 0 Labour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 18 0 Compensation ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 Eefunds ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 112 9 Interpreter ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 12 0 Police allowance ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 8 .0 Horse-hire ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 Stationery... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 17 6 Salaries of Niue Council ... .. ... ... ... 92 14 0 Salaries, Native Magistrates ... ... ... ... ... 35 2 0 Pay of police ... ... ... ... ... ... 47 13 0 Canoe-hire... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 10 Nails, &c, for building quarters ... ... ... ... 9 15 6 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 410 Police equipment ... ... ... ... ... ... 291 Provisions issued to workmen ... ... ... ... 19 6 4 Stamps for office use ... ... ... ... ... 050 Payment for extra land ... ... ... ... 1100 Timber for quarters... ... ... ... ... ... 1 16 0 Freight on horse from Tonga... ... ... ... ... 2 10 0 £267 1 2 W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner.

Schedule 11. —Statement of Expenditure for Quarter ending the 31st March, 1903. £ s. d. Purchase of house for Niue Government ... ... ... 11 00 Horse-feed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 18 0 Labour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 12 4 Nails ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 3 6 Office-rent ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 0 Messenger ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 040 Police ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 3 Provisions for workmen ... ... ... ... ... 17 1 6 Canoe-hire ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 040 Compensation ... ... ... ... ... .. 010 0 Freight, " Countess" ... ... .. ... ... 114 2 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 0 £52 14 9 W. E. Gudgeon, Resident Commissioner.