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Cook Islands Administration. Estimated Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1920. £ s. d. 1. Engineer and Surveyor .. .. .. . . .. 370 0 0 2. Interpreter and Printer .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 3. Hospital Nurse, Rarotonga . . .. . . . . 17500 4. „ Aitutaki (half salary) .. .. '. . 100 0 0 5. Foreman of Works .. '. . .. .. .. 210 0 0 6. Draughtsman .. .. .. .. .. 175 0 0 7. Island allowance, Collector of Custcftns .. .. .. 125 0 0 8. „ Sergeant of Police . . . . . . 25 0 0 9. Clerk, Land Office .. .. .. . . .. 90 0 0 10. „ Registrar's Office .. .. .. .. .. 113 0 0 11. „ Post-office.. .. .. .. .. 113 0 0 12. „ , „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 13. Cadet, Registrar's Office .. .. .. .. .. 36 0 0 14. Clerk, Commissioner's Office . . . . . . . . 100 0 0 15. Resident Agent, Mangaia . . . . . . . . . . 300 0 0 16. „ Atiu .. .. .. ... ~. 220 0 0 17. „ Aitutaki .. .. .'. .. .. 300 0 0 1.8. „ Penrhyn .. .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 19. ~ Manihiki and Rakahanga .. .. .. 200 0 0 20. „ Pukapuka ... .. .. .. 220 0 0 21. „ Mauke .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 22. Native Agent, Mitiaro .. .. . . . . . . 60 0 0 23. Native police, Rarotonga . . . . ... . . . . 218 0 0 24. „ Aitutaki .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 25. „ Mauke .. .. .. 30 0 0 26. „ Mitiaro . . .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 27. „ Penrhyn .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 28. ~ Mangaia . . .. . . . . . . 41 0 0 29. „ Manihiki and Rakahanga . . . . .. 30 0 0 30. „ Atiu .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 31. Native Assessor, Rakahanga .. . . . . . . 20 0 0 32. Maintenance of lunatics . . .. . . . . . . 180 0 0 33. „ lepers . . .. . . . . . . 270 0 0 34. Hospital supplies and attendance .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 35. Rents— Wharf-site . . .. .. . . . . . . 5 0 0 Post-office site .. .. .. .. .. 815 0 Registrar's house . . . . . . . . . . 12 0 0 36. Contingent expenditure —General .. . . . . . . 500 0 0 37. „ High Court .. .. .. 300 0 0 38. „ Land Court .. . . .. 300 0 0 39. „ Education .. .. .. 500 0 0 40. Subsidy, boatman, Mangaia .. .. . . . . 10 0 0 41. „ " „ Aitutaki .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 42. „ „ Atiu .. .. .. .. .. 300 43. „ „ Mauke.. .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 44. ~ carrying mails in Group .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 45. ~ wireless station, Rarotonga .. . . .. 500 0 0 46. ~ destruction of flying-fox and rats . . . . .. 800 0 0 47. Assistant Printer ' .. .. . . . . . . 108 0 0 48. Allowances, Registrars of Births and Deaths at Mitiaro, Palmerston, and Pukapuka .. . . . . . . . . 110 0 49. Postal and telephone service, Rarotonga .. . . . . 200 0 0 50. School buildings . . .. . . - .. 500 0 0 51. Experimental farm .. . . . . . . . . 350 0 0 52. Upkeep of Government buildings .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 53. Roads and bridges .. .. . . . . . . 800 0 0 54. Atiu water-supply .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 55. „ Residency . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 0 0 56. ~ school-teacher's residence . . . . . . . . 500 0 0 57. Aitutaki road subsidy .. ... .. .. .. 50 0 0 £11,125 15 0 ¥. W. Platts, Rarotonga, 29th July, 1919. Resident Commissioner.

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