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Cook Islands Administration. Estimated Expenditure for the Year ending 81st March, 1921. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1. Engineer and Surveyor ~ .. 370 0 0 33. Maintenance of lunatics .. .. 180 0 0 2. Interpreter and Printer .. .. 150 0 0 34. Maintenance of lepers .. .. 270 0 0 3. Postmaster and Assistant, Treasurer .. 350 0 0 35. Hospital supplies and attendance: .. 1,000 0 0 4. Hospital Nurse, Rarotemga .. .. 175 0 0 36. Rent, wharf-site .. .. .. 5 0 0 5. Hospital Nurse, Aitutaki .. .. 200 0 0 Rent, post-office site .. .. 815 0 6. Foreman of Works .. .. .. 210 0 0 Rent, Postmaster's house .. .. 12 0 0 7. Draughtsman .. .. .. 200 0 0 37. Contingent expenditure —General .. 500 0 0 8. Island allowance, Collector of Customs.. 125 0 0 38. Contingent expenditure—High Court .. 300 0 0 9. Island allowance, Sergeant of Police .. 25 0 0 39. Cemtingent expenditure —Land Court .. 300 0 0 10. Clerk, Land Office .. .. .. 100 0 0 40. Contingent expenditure—Education .. 500 0 0 11. Clerk, Registrar's Office .. .. 130 0 0 41. Subsidy, boatman, Mangaia .. .. 10 0 0 12. Clerk, Post Office .. .. .. 130 0 0 42. Subsidy, boatman, Aitutaki .. .. 15 0 0 13. Clerk, Commissioner's Office .. .. 52 0 0 43. Subsidy, boatman, Atiu .. .. 3 0 0 14. Clerk, Treasury, and Collector erf Customs 130 0 0 44. Subsidy, boatman, Mauke .. .. 6 0 0 15. Cadet, Registrar's Office .. .. 62 0 0 45. Subsidy, carrying mails in Group .. 30 0 0 16. Resident Agent, Mangaia .. .. 300 0 0 46. Subsidy, wireless statiem, Rarotemga .. 500 0 0 17. Resident Agent, Atiu .. .. 250 0 0 47. Subsidy, destruction of flying-foxes and 18. Resident Agent, Aitutaki .. .. 300 0 0 rats .. .. .. 800 0 0 19. Resident Agent, Penrhyn .. .. 250 0 0 48. Assistant Printer .. .. .. 108 0 0 20. Resident Agent, Manihiki and Raka- 49. Allowance to Registrars of Births and hanga .. .. .. .. 220 0 0 Deaths at Mitiaro, Palmerston, and 21. Resident Agent, Pukapuka .. .. 220 0 0 Pukapuka .. .. .. 11 0 0 22. Resident Agent, Mauke .. .. 300 0 0 50. Postal and telephone service, Rarotonga 200 0 0 23. Native Agent, Mitiaro .. .. 00 0 0 51. Experimental farm .. .. .. 350 0 0 24. Native police, Rarotonga .. .. 218 0 0 52. Upkeep of Government buildings . . 150 0 0 25. Native police, Aitutaki .. .. 60 0 0 53. Roads and bridges .. .. .. 800 0 0 26. Native police, Mauke .. .. 30 0 0 54. Atiu Residency .. .. ... 600 0 0 27. Native police, Mitiaro .. .. 15 0 0 55. Aitutaki road subsidy .. .. 50 0 0 28. Native police, Penrhyn .. ~ 21 0 0 56. Ngatangiia School .. .. .. 800 0 0 29. Native police, Mangaia .. .. 41 0 0 30. Native police, Manihiki and Rakahanga 30 0 0 £12,282 15 0 31. Native police, Atiu .. .. .. 30 0 0 ""=- -32. Native Assessor, Rakahanga .. .. 20 0 0 F. W. Plaits, Rarotonga, 26th June, 1920. Resident Commissioner.

Cook Islands Administration. Return showing Value of Imports for the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

Article. Country whence imported. Value. | Total Value. Article. Country whence imported. Total Value. Value, j I !_ ! I Agricultural produce n.o.e. N.Z. U.S.A. .. Tahiti .. I £ 1,21.9 235 1 i £ N.Z. U.S.A. .. £ 315 38 £ Building-material n.o.e. 353 2,216 Animals, living Apparel anel slops 1,455 182 Butter anil cheese Carriages anel parts of same N.Z. .. N.Z. U.S.A. .. Samoa .. 39 1,467 20 N.Z. N.Z. U.K. .. N.S.W. .. U.S.A. .. 3,517 413 19 1,543 Arms, ammunition, and explosives Bacon and hams Bags and sacks Cement Brushwaro and brooms N.Z. N.Z. N.S.W. .. U.S.A. .. 149 1 12 1,520 371. N.Z. 5,492 114 N.Z. N.Z. U.S.A. .. Tahiti .. 1,939 692 25 341 Cinematographs and parts, also hire of films N.Z. U.K. .. N.S.W. .. Tahiti .. 162 2,656 368 463 203 60 18 344 Bamboo for hat'making Beer and stout Beverages, non-alcoholic . . Tahiti .. N.Z. N.Z. U.K. .. U.S.A. .. j Coal Confectionery 625 62 218 9 3 N.Z. N.Z. .. U.S.A. .. 733 37 230 Cordage and twine N.Z. N.S.W. .. U.S.A. .. Tahiti .. 770 Bicycles, tricycles, motorcars, including parts of same N.Z. U.K. .. N.S.W. .. U.S.A. .. 1,235 1,356 71 2,718 653 8 418 58 1,137 Cotton piece-goods N.Z. U.K. .. N.S.W. .. U.S.A. .. Tahiti .. 2,432 9,996 121 4,715 325 Biscuits and cabin-bread .. N.Z. N.S.W. .. U.S.A. .. Tahiti .. 5,095 1 501 47 5,380 17,589 Boots and shoes 960 1 2 1,012 2 5,644 Drapery n.o.e. N.Z. .. U.K. .. N.S.W. .. U.S.A. .. Japan . . Tahiti .. N.Z. U.S.A. .. N.S.W. .. U.S.A. .. Tahiti .. 4,863 '2,137 14 563 73 92 7,742 1,977