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No. 48. Sir, — Niue Island Administration, Niue, 4th April, 1908. I have the honour to forward you herewith Revenue Account for the financial year ended 31st March, 1908, .showing a total balance to the credit of this Administration of. £1,743 os. 10d. I have, &c, H. Cornwall, Resident Commissioner. Hon. Minister in Charge, Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington.

Niue Island Revenue Account for Tear ended 31st March, 1908. 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ g. d. April 1 Balance brought forward .. 2,034 12 8 Salaries— Customs duties collected at Niue .. 821 14 1 Assistant .. .. .. .. 133 12 7 Customs duties collected in New Niue Island Councillors. . .. .. 83 0 0 Zealand— » Magistrates .. .. 29 16 6 For the year 1905-6 .. .. 289 87 j Native police .. .. .. 36 17 7 For the year 1906-7 .. .. 188 15 6 AllowancesEmigration fees .. .. 23 16 0 Niue Island Councillors. . .. .. 5 4 0 Shipping fees .. .. ..410 „ Magistrates .. .. 300 Court fines and fees .. .. 54 12 3 Native police .. .. .. 15 7 0 Trading licenses ;., 53 15 0 Rent of office .. .. .. .. 4611 Stamp-sales, Niue .. .. 20 0 5 Amount paid on termination of lease of office.. 5 0 0 New Zealand .. 13 3 3 Rent of gaol-site .. .. .. 012 0 Interest on bank deposits .. 70 6 3 Publip library .. .. .. .. 1076 Sundry receipts .. .. 5 6 2 Printing, stationery, office stamps, &c. .. 9 4 6 Refund by New Zealand Treasury, Horse-feed . . .. .. .. 8 17 7 Exhibition expenses . . .. 66 5 6 Sundry disbursements .. .. . . 512 9 Liquor-sales, under " Licensing Acts Public works— Amendment Act, 1904" .. 7 4 6 Labour— : Hakupu Reservoir .. .. .. 33 10 0 Liku Reservoir .. .. .. 40 6 0 Avatele Reservoir .. .. .. 7 17 5 Lakepa Reservoir . . .. .. 6 15 7 Mutalau Reservoir . . .. .. 4 0 0 Tuapa Reservoir .. .. .. 013 10 Hikutavake Reservoir .. .. 2 4 5 Makefu Reservoir .. . . .. 10 12 2 Alofi-Hakupu Road .. .. .. 21 0 0 Alofi-Avatele Road .. .. .. 16 13 0 Alofi-Liku Road .. .. .. 124 5 0 Avatele-Hakupu Road .. . . 136 12 0 Tuapa-Mutalau Road .. .. 143 16 0 School premises, surveying and pegging out site . . .. .. .. 0 14 10 Alterations to'premises for and fitting up new offices .. .. .. 7 7 6 Renovations and repairs to Residency .. 18 6 0 Erecting new Government store-shed .. 4 16 9 Material and goods .. . . .. 179 15 9 Freight .. .. .. 41 11 5 Provisions for Native labour . . .. 9 19 11 Tobacco for Native labour .. .. 11110 Compensation for cocoanut trees destroyed 8 15 0 Miscellaneous labour .. .. .. 35 13 7 One - sixth loss on running Government schooner, 1906-7 . . .. .. 77 3 10 Expenses relieving Resident Commissioner .. 52 0 0 Passage fares, Natives from Christchurch Exhibition .. .. .. 30 0 0 Interpreter for Natives, Christchurch Exhibition (balance due) .. .. .. 310 0 Medical attendance at Auckland on Natives returning from Christchurch Exhibition .. 110 Passage fare, assistant . . .. .. 6 0 0 Furniture for Residency .. .. .. 22 16 9 Signal-flags and code-book „ .. .. 13 16 6 Refund to New Zealand Treasury, on account of Customs duties overcredited to Niue in the year 1905-6 .. . . .. 478 4 1 Liquor purchased under " Licensing Acts Amendment Act, 1904" .. .. 7 12 1 Balance, 31st March, 1908— Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 209 3j 1 Account, Current, Bank of New Zealand .. 293 11 6 Fixed deposit .. . . .. .. 1,000 0' 0-Post-Office Savings-Bank Account . . 240 6 3 £3,653 I 2 £3,653 i-|2 H. Cornwall, Resident Commissioner. 4th April, 1908.