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Details of Vote 30, Contingent Expenditure Land Court. £ s. d. £ s. d. Labour .. .. .. .. fil 11 0 Brought forward .. .. 308 5 0 Buggy-hire .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Travelling-allowance, Clerk .. .. 20 13 0 Stationery .. .. .. 27 2 fl Bonus, Acting-Interpreter .. .. 10 0 0 Material' .. .. .. .. 715 8 „ Acting-Clerk .. .. .. 10 10 0 Travelling-expenses, .fudge, in New Zealand 815 0 ' House allowance, Judge .. . . . . 26 13 4 „ Judge and Interpreter (i 18 0 ' Office fittings, Aitutaki .. 10 7 0 „ Surveyor and staff .. 13 110 Police allowance, Aitutaki, attending Court 315 0 Travelling-allowance, Judge . . . . 51 0 0 Office overtime .. . . .. . . 14 0 Interpreter .... 50 18 fl Refund of fees .. .. . . .. 0 5 0 ~ Surveyor .. .. 58 7 fl Instrument repairs . . .. . . 1 2 fl Assistant Surveyor .. 20 13 0 Total .. .. .. £392 14 10 Carried forward .. .. £308 5 0 — Statement of Liquor Account for Year ended 31st March, 1918. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock on hand, Ist April, 1917 .. .. 138 17 11 Sales .. .. .. ..1,520 8 8 Supplies .. .. .. .. 807 10 11 Exchanges recovered .. .. .. 2 7 3 Freight .. .. . . .. 69 13 9 Pillages recovered .. .. .. 7 10 Duty .. .. .. .. 324 17 fl Stock, 31st March, 1918 .. .. 155 10 5 Labour and supervision . . .. 30 0 0 Balance, .. .. . . . . 314 7 3 £1,685 13 4 £1,685 13 4 Profit and Loss Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock on hand, Ist April, 1918 .. .. 155 Ifl 5 Balance, Ist April, 1917 .. .. 138 17 11 Cash to general revenue .. .. .. 297 8 9 Balance, Ist April, 1918 .. .. 314 7 3 £453 5 2 £453 5 2 Details of Receipts and Expenditure, Fruit Fumigation and Inspection Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Inspection and fumigation fees .. 1,521 6 2 Labour .. .. .. .. 219 18 0 ,_ Registration of brands .. .. 310 0 Island-allowance, Inspector .. .. 43 6 8 Fruit-buyers' license .. .. .. 123 5 0 Chemicals and materials .. .. 19 611 Bicycle allowances .. .. .. 2 110 Travelling-allowance. Inspector . . . . 22 fl 0 Passage, Inspector .. .. .. 13 0 0 Compensation claim .. .. .. 5 0 0 Noxious-weeds Inspectors .. . . 24 0 0 Buggy-hire .. .. .. .. 515 0 Inspector's residence, furniture and repairs 44 I!) 5 Banana-plants .. . . . . 2 13 0 Balance to general revenue .. .. 1,245 5 2 £1,048 1 2 £1,648 1 2 W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer. Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 18th April, 1918. .