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Vote 28, High Court Contingent Expenditure. £ s. d. Travelling-allowance, police .. .. .. .. 39 17 0 Salary, cadet .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Stable .. .. .. .. .. .. 468 Strong-room door (part cost) .. .. .. .. 21 2 0 Food for prisoners and police .. . . . . .. 36 17 0 Horse-feed ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 813 10 Passage, prisoners .. .. .. .. .. 12 3 6 Refunds fees and fines .. .. .. .. .. .. 018 6 Shoeing ..' .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 6 Office overtime .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340 Buggy-hire .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 069 Mileages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 9 9 Stationery . . . . .. . . . . .. .. 1 13 5 Boot allowance, police sergeant .. .. .. .. .. 100 Rewards, police.. .. .. .. .. .. 13 17 0 Office fittings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 611 5 Law reports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 7 5 Uniforms ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 10 5 Cells .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 0 3 Travelling-expenses, Judge .. .. .. .. .. 13 2 9 ~ Interpreter .. .. .. .. .. 330 Interpreter, Atiu .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 Mauke .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 718 9 Lantern .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 046 Typewriter .. .. .. .. .. . • ..1606 Allowance, Acting-Registrar .. .. .. .. 12 12 0 £362 10 11 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 11th April, 1917. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer

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Details of Vote 29, General Contingent Expenc diture —continued. Boatman, Rarotonga Office fittings, Rarotonga ,, Aitutaki Customs tidewaiter Boat repairs Office-lighting Photos " Maitai " wreck Passage and carriage of effects, Resident Agent, Atiu Mina birds Flagstaff repairs .. .. .. Conveniences, Mangaia Special schooner charter, Mangaia Carriage of food to Northern Islands General average, " Flora " Audit expenses Bicycle allowance, Resident Agent, Mangaia ,, ,, Atiu Clock, Post-office Aitutaki Wharf repairs Passage interned prisoner of war Wireless messages Buggy-hire Clerical assistance Labour on Government grounds Burial expenses, Ellis Typewriter Carriage mails " Cholita " Printer's boy Tree-planting Washing office towels Pig-pound Stamps, letters to foreign countries Travelling-expenses, Resident Commissioner ,, Interpreter Tank repairs, Aitutaki Island literature purchased from Major Large £ s. d. 29 1 6 ..810 12 0 .. 33 0 0 ..249 0 5 0 0 5 0 9 13 5 5 10 4 3 9 0 1 14 1 .. 25 0 0 3 15 0 2 12 6 .. 16 10 0 3 0 0 2 15 0 2 0 0 17 2 0 6 15 0 3 14 5 1 12 0 10 0 .. 10 4 0 2 10 4 12 10 0 0 2 0 .. 19 14 6 16 0 0 5 0 3 4 4 0 7 10 13 2 9 3 3 0 0 8 0 7 110 £413 17 2 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 11th April, 1917. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer