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REPORT OF THE NIUE ISLAND ADMINISTRATION. Official Visits. His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, Lady Alice Fergusson, and party, in continuation of their islands tour visited Niue on the 13th and 14th May. They were most cordially welcomed and hospitably entertained by all sections of the island community. The Secretary of the Cook Islands Department, Wellington, paid an official visit to Niue on the 10th and 11th December. Such visits are invaluable to both the Department and this Administration, in that it provides the opportunity of discussing fully the various matters of importance on the spot. It is hoped that similar visits in future will be made at regular intervals. Finance. The year commenced with a credit balance of £2,903 7s. 3d. Revenue for the year amounted to £4,690 6s. 10d., the main items being New Zealand Government grant of £750 ; Customs duties, £1,519 19s. 3d. ; copra export duty, £699 18s. lOd. ; aid to revenue, £463 10s. ; and stamp sales, £362 6s. lOd. Expenditure amounted to £5,718 4s. -Id:, leaving a credit balance at the 31st March, 1927, of £1,875 9s. 9d. The estimated revenue for the coming year is £4,455, and the expenditure £5,380. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance bi'ought forward, Ist April, 1926.. 2,903 7 3 Ammunition .. .. .. .. 19 14 2 Aid to revenue .. .. .. 2 ,463 10 0 Benzine .. .. .. .. 55 3 0 Bond storage .. .. .. 17 11 10 Education — Copra export duty .. .. .. 699 18 10 Government schools .. .. 239 16 2 Customs duty .. .. .. 1,519 19 3 London Missionary Society schools .. 500 0 0 Dog-tax .. .. . . .. 60 12 6 Foreman, Public Works .. .. 304 5 0 Education subsidy, London Missionary Furniture, Government residences .. 69 13 11 Society .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Fruit-cases .. .. .. . • 173 15 3 High Court .. .. .. .. 80 11 3 Government buildings .. .. .. 27 8 9 Licenses .. .. .. .. 173 15 0 Interpreters .. .. .. . . 140 10 6 Liquor .. .. .. .. 40 18 8 Jetty .. .. .. .. 107 18 II Medical service subsidy .. .. 250 0 0 Lepers .. .. .. •• 1000 Native Land Court .. .. .. 312 0 Library .. .. . . .. 612 6 Registration fees .. .. .. 14 18 0 Medical service .. •. .. 870 910 Stamp duties .. .. .. 362 610 Miscellaneous services .. .. .. 270 15 5 Fruit-inspeetion fees .. .. .. 212 8 Niue Island Council .. . . .. 60 0 0 Wharf—New Zealand Government grant.. 500 0 0 Police .. ~ .. .. 384 910 Prisoners .. .. . . .. 207 12 0 Printing and stationery . . .. 92 4 8 Public works '.. -. .. 392 14 11 Rent, officers' quarters . . .. 33 0 0 Reservoirs .. .. . • .. 23 6 9 Roads .. .. . . .. 36 8 4 Superannuation .. .. .. 37 15 0 Transport .. .. .. .. 165 4 9 Wharf .. .. .. .. 1,219 11 7 Wireless .. ■. .. .. 269 13 1 Balance — Cash in hand .. .. .. 4381111 Bank of New Zealand .. .. 1,436 17 10 £7,593 141 £7,593 14 1 Estimate of Expenditure for Year 1927-28. _ . Amount, bervice. £ Ammunition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Education — Government schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 London Missionary School subsidy .. .. .. • ■ 500 Foreman, Public Works .. .. . . . . . • • • 275 Furniture, Government residences .. .. .. . • • ■ 100 Fruit-cases .. .. .. .. • ■ ■ . • • 100 Government Buildings .. .. ~ .. . . ■ • 300 Interpreters .. .. .. . . . . . • • • 145 Jetty .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . ■ 100 Lepers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ • 100 Medical services .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 Miscellaneous services .. .. .. .. • • • • 200 Niue Island Council .. .. . . .. . • •. 75 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ ■ ■ 400 Prisoners .. .. .. . . . . . • .. • ■ 200 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 100 Rent, officers' quarters .. . . . 35 Reservoirs .. .. .. .. . • • • 100 Roads .. .. . . .. . . . . . . ■ • 500 Superannuation .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 50 Transport .. .. . . .. .. • • • ■ 100 Wireless .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 300 Wharf .. .. .. .. .. . ■ • • ■ • 400 £5,380

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