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In a previous letter I requested your sanction to transfer £300 from the Post-office Savingsbank to Niue Current Account, Bank of New Zealand, but pending information regarding it I have taken the accounts as they stood previously. As there will be only £210, approximately, to the credit of the current account, it seems to me expedient that the transfer should be made. I have, &c, C. F. Maxwell, Hesident Commissioner, Niue. The Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister in Charge Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington.

Enclosures. Niue Island Revenue Account for Quarter ended the 30th June, 1905. Receipts. Expenditure. 1905, Ist April— £ s. d. 1905— £ s. d. To Balance brought forward ... ... 761 8 8 By Labour ... ... ... ... 18 11 0 Customs duty ... ... ... 165 19 2 Salaries of Niue Council ... ... 41 5 0 Fines and fees ... ... ... 22 11 0 Pay of police ... 23 9 0 Sale of Niue postage-stamps ... 20 0 0 Salaries of Magistrates ... ... 17 6 0 Sale of liquor under Licensing Act... 19 2 0 Roadwork ... ... ... 102 3 8 Emigration fees ... ... ... 412 0 Travelling-allowance, Mr. Paul ... 33 10 0 Shipping fees ... ... 10 0 Passage-money, Mr. Paul ... ... 13 10 0 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 334 Refund of expenses, Resident Commissioner ... ... ... 36 6 10 Drawback of duty... ... ... 3 5 10 Horse-feed 2 18 11 Boat's crew ... ... ... 1 10 0 Labour, building jetty ... ... 11 14 0 Lakepa Reservoir ... ... ... 37 19 0 Site for reservoir, Alofi ... ... 3 0 0 Compensation for cocoanut-trees ... 417 0 Road to landing, Alofi ... ... 8 0 0 Allowance to constables ... ... 10 0 . Purchase of liquor under Licensing Act ... ... ... ... 7 9 0 Freight, " Ysabel " ... ... 0 7 0 Stationery ... ... ... 1 11 0 Provisions for labourers ... ... 019 0 Sundry expenses ... ... ... 344 Interpreter ... ... ... 0 4 0 .-• : ■ ■ " -.■:■■ 374 0 7 June 22—By remitted to Niue Island Account, Bank of New Zealand ... 89 1 6 June 30—By Balance, cash in hand ... 534 14 1 £997 16 2 f>997 16 2 C. F. Maxwell, Ist July, 1905. Resident Commissioner, Niue.

Niue Island Current Account, Bank of New Zealand, Auckland. Dr. Or. 1905, Ist January— £ s. d. 1905, 13th February— £ s. d To Balance to credit ... ... ... 587 3 0 By Aces, stamp duty Lever's draft ... 02 6 Niue-stamp sales in New Zealand ... 12 14 9 E. Porter and Co 6 0 0 Cheque, H.M.S. "Clio" (returned)... 24 11 10 2nd March— Niue-stamp sales in New Zealand to By A. H. Nathan ... ... 4 16 6 31st January, 1905 ... ... 111 3 Wingate and Co. . 40 0 0 13th May— 3rd MarchTo Interest on £500, fixed deposit, Bank By Bycroft and Co. 3 7 8 of New Zealand 15 0 0 Hellaby and Co "] 310 3 Refund of duties collected in New 4th March—By H. M. Smeeton ':..' 17 6 . . Zealand ... ... ... ... 39 4 3 Bth March—By J. Burns and C 0.... ... 3 4 3 22nd June—To Cook Islands Administra- 11th March—By D. Goldie 13 6 6 tion, cheque ... ... ... 89 1 6 14th March—By E. Porter and Co. 21 0 0 20th March—By J. Wilson and Co. ... 815 8 ■''::■ 29th March—By Hon. C. H. Mills .. 9 10 Bth May—By J. Wilson and Co. ... ... 2 8 7 10th June— By P. F. Colledge ... ... ... 516 3 ' Cook Islands Administration - ... 436 1 1 ..30th June—By Balance to credit in bank ■;::-. ::■; ■. - :/:,. •- .' : . /'. : . , : .': :: :.. .. (approximate) ... ... ... 210 14 10 '"■■'. £769 6 7 £769 6 7 C. F. Maxwell, Ist July, 1905. Resident Commissioner, Niue.

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