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Government Schooner Department: Balance-sheet to 31st March, 1901^. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s . d. To Freights .. .. .. ~ 986 17 9 By Provisions .. .. .. 474 4 8 Passenger-fares .. .. .. 254 7 9 Wages .. .. .. .. 630 3 6 Special charters . . .. .. 250 0 0 Outfit and repairs* .. .. 767 16 5 Subsidy, Cook Islands Treasury .. 1,000 0 0 Miscellaneous expenditure! .. .. 299 14 10 Sundry creditors .. <, .. 103 14 9 Insurance .. .. .. .. 315 0 0 Profit and Loss Account, 1902-3 .. 209 1 1 Captain's Advance Account .. 20 8 1 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 281 9 4 Cash balance .. .. .. 15 4 6 £2,804 1 4 £2,804 1 4 t. s. ;d. £ c. d. • Benzine .. .. .. 138 1 8 t Agencj' charges, Auckland .. .. Qβ 11 11 Docking and coppering .. .. 115 19 6 Office charges, Rarotonga ■ .. .. 45 16 0 Canvas and rope .. .. .. 156 1 0 General expenditure, labour, pilotage, Machinery-repairs .. .. .. 24 9 0 claims, Ac. .. .. 167 711 General .. .. .. ~ 334 5 8 £767 Iβ 5 £299 14 10 Rarotonga, 31st March, 1904. E. Blame, Secretary.

Government Schooner Department: Profit and Loss Account, 1908-1/.. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Provisions . . .. .. .. 474 4 8 By Freight .. .. .. .. 986 17 9 j Wages .. .. .. .. 630 3 6 Passenger-fares .. .. .. 254 7 9 Outfit and repairs .. .. .. 767 16 5 Special charters .. .. .. 250 0 0 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. 299 14 10 Subsidy, Cook Islands Treasury .. 1,000 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 315 0 0 Balance, 1902-3 .. .. . . 209 1 1 Balance ........ 213 7 2 yj £2,700 6 7 £2,700 6 7 By Balance carried forward ~ .. £213 7 2 31st March, 1904. E. Blame, Secretary.

The Government of New Zealand, Dr. to Government Schooner Department. 1903. £ s. d. April 1. To Balance due ... ... ... ... ... 238 0 0 1904. March 31. Passage-money for Mr. Haszard, Auckland to Cook Group and Niue, in October, 1903 ... ... 15 0 0 £253 0 0 Baroconga, 31st March, 1904. =

No. 170. Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington, Sir,-- I lth April, 1904. 1 received your letter of the 29th March and agree in great measure with the views expressed therein. But, as you know, the whole question is beset with difficulties, and the Island Council has passed an Ordinance dealing with the mutter, which has been assented to by the Governor and has now therefore the force of law. In communicating with the Resident Commissioner I shall impress upon him the necessity for jealously guarding the sale of liquor as much as he possibly can, as I am quite satisfied that, except perhaps for medicinal purposes, it cannot be taken by the Natives without injury. I shall be glad to hear from you at any time after your return to the island. I hope you are keeping well, and that you will find all well on your return home. Yours, &c, Mr. R. H. Head, Manakau Road, Epsom, Auckland. C. H. Mills.

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No. 171. Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 12th April, 1904. The Hon. C. H. Mills, Wellington. Report on Niue Island Suuvey. I have the honour to forward herewith the report by Mr. H. D. M. Haszard, District Surveyor, upon his survey of Niue Island at the end of last year, which, I think, you will read with much interest. T. Y. Duncan, Minister of Lands.