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COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 13,278 17 1 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 24,321 7 1 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. 8 17 Cook and other islands administration expenses 606 6 4 Cook Island lepers, maintenance .. .. 1,963 7 11 Erection of accommodation at Fiji for Cook Island lepers (sundry expenses) .. .. 33 1 0 Freight, &c. .. .. .. .. 3 5 4 Fuel, light, water, &o. .. .. .. 49 0 0 Grants — Bureau of Tropical Diseases .. .. 50 0 0 Education — Niue .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Northern Cook Islands .. .. 500 0 0 Hospital repairs, Niue .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 House for Director of Agriculture, Rarotonga 500 0 0 Lepers, removal of, from Cook Islands .. 1,194 0 5 Medical services, Niue .. .. .. 250 0 0 Motor-trucks, Niue .. .. .. 300 0 0 To officer on retirement .. .. 400 0 0 Motor-vessel for island services (miscellaneous expenses) .. .. .. .. 1,003 13 2 Postages, &c. .. .. .. .. 194 II 8 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 19 5 9 Repairs to Suva wharf .. .. .. 45 17 7 School Journal, Cook Islands, cost of printing 52 13 2 Telephones, &c. .. .. .. .. 82 5 10 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 170 13 6 Tropical allowances .. .. .. 1,995 12 6 Sundry expenses .. .. ■. ■ ■ 16 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 4 5 7 Reserve for losses .. .. .. 35 2 8 £24,321 7 1 £24,321 7 1 £ s. d. £ s . d. To balance brought down .. .. .. 24,321 7 1 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 32,933 19 9 Balance " Hinemoa " Revenue Account .. 8,612 12 8 £32,933 19 9 £32,933 19 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 32,933 19 9 By Excess of expenditure over income .. 33,362 0 3 Interest on capital .. .. .. 428 0 6 £33,362 0 3 £33,362 0 3 Note. —The following charges are included for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation: (a) Rental value as assessed by the Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1927. N.Z.G.S. " Hinemoa " : Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s . d. To Salaries and wages .. .. .. 6,202 11 10 By Freight, passage-money, and miscellaneous Overtime .. .. .. 1,420 5 5 receipts .. .. .. .. 13,883 310 Refitting and repairs .. .. .. 672 1 7 Excess of expenditure over income .. 8,612 12 8 Stores — Victualling .. .. .. 1,999 7 9 Cabin .. .. .. .. 440 10 0 Deck .. .. .. .. .. 522 12 11 Engineer .. .. . • • • 446 19 9 Coal .. .. .. .. .. 7,910 15 9 Water .. .. .. . ■ ■. 59 6 0 Medical expenses .. .. . • 332 3 0 Port charges .. .. .. .. 7 3 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 2,215 5 6 Depreciation on steamer .. .. .. 266 13 4 £22,495 16 6 £22,495 16 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1928. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. •• 9,511 15 5 Advance to Cook Islands Administration .. 2,000 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 5,297 611 £ s. d. Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 765 14 0 N.Z.G.S. "Hinemoa" .. .. 5,333 611 Reserve for assets in Suspense .. .. 35 2 8 Additions .. .. .. 7 7 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 53,359 11 2 5,340 13 11 Office fittings .. .. .. 52 1 6 Additions .. .. .. 7 15 0 59 16 6 Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 2,142 1 7 Leper accommodation at Fiji .. .. 2,11005 New motor-vessel (part payment) .. .. 20,016 10 0 Assets in Suspense .. .. .. 35 2 8 Advances to other Governments' Accounts (Balances) — Cook Islands Administration .. .. 3,410 4 0 Niue Administration .. .. .. 493 0 10 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 33,362 0 3 £68,969 10 2 £68,969 10 2 4th July, 1928. S. J. Smith, Secretary. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Accounts and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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