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APPENDIX A. COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Expenditure. • Income. y) r _ £ s. d. Cr. i- s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. •• •• 1,667 0 0 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 26,727 41 2 Advertising .. .. • ■ • • 16 8 5 Cook Islands lepers, maintenance of .. .. 2,060 18 10 Expenses of visit of private Secretary to Rarotonga .. .. .. • • • • 84 6 11 Freight, cartage, &c. .. .. • • 1 16 6 Fuel, light, &e. .. . • . • • • 49 0 0 Grant to Bureau of Tropical Diseases.. .. 50 0 0 Grants to Cook Islands Administration — £ s. d. Education .. •• 10,047 15 5 Fruit-inspection .. .. 392 14 0 Medical services .. .. 2,891 10 11 Miscellaneous services .. 344 2 10 Police .. • • ■ • 405 10 0 Resident Commissioner's Department .. .. 1,614 8 11 Wireless services .. .. 1,695 0 0 — 17,391 2 1 Grants to Niue Island Administration — Education .. •• 1,641 0 0 Medical services .. .. 1,600 0 0 Resident Commissioner's Department .. .. 1,215 0 0 Shipping-light .. .. 100 0 0 ™ B b 4,556 0 0 1 Medical students, Fiji, maintenance of .. _50 12 6 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. • • 329 411 Printing and stationery .. .. •. 72 19 5 School Journal, Cook Islands (cost of printing).. 14 14 4 Subsidy to Union Steam Ship Co. for steamer calls to Niue .. .. • • • • 450 Travelling-allowances .. .. • • 162 8 9 Visit of Secretary to Australia .. .. 65 0 7 Sundry expenses .. • • , • • 11 1 J ® Rent .. .. • • • • • • 80 0 o Reserve for losses .. .. .. • • 13 10 4 j Telephone services .. • • • • J® ! Depreciation .. - • • • • ■ 135 ®® ' £26,727 14 2 £26,727 14 2 £ s. d. i £ s. d. To Balance brought down 26,727 14 2 By Balance carried down 47,602 4 3 ■ < Maui Pomare " —- £ s - d. Revenue Account (balance) .. 17,925 16 8 Interest on capital .. .. 2,948 13 5 20,874 10 1 £47,602 4 3 £47,602 4 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 47,602 4 3; By Excess of expenditure over income 48,037 11 10 Interest on capital .. .. • • 435 7 7 j £48,037 11 10 j £48,037 11 10 Note —The following charges, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, are included : (a) Rental value as assessed by the Public"Works Department; (6) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1930. Balance-sheet as at 31 st March, 1931. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital .. •• •• 75,209 9 3 Accommodation for lepers at Fiji .. .. 4,248 18 5 Creditors— £ s. d. Stores on hand .. 8,719 1 0 Departmental .. . • 26 19 6 • Sundry 1,559 5 4 - Office fittings 1 J 1,586 410 Additions .. .. .. 112 8 1 Depreciation Reserve .. .. •• 9,793 9 1 7 7 ® Writings-off in Reserve 13 10 4 N.Z.G.M.V. Maui Pomare ..65,526 8 0 Treasury Adjustment Aoeount .. .. 45,541 7 7 Additions .. .. .. 1,38b lo ' Assets in Suspense .. .. •. 13 10 4 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 5 19 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. 48,037 11 10 £128,144 1 1 j £128,144 1 1 Note.—These accounts are subject to audit.

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