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COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1935. Expenditure. Income. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s . ,J. To Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,124 210 By Balance carried down .. .. .. 6,133 15 10 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. 21 0 1 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. .. 48 4 4 Hurricane relief and leper transport — G.s. " Matai" expenses .. .. .. 3,910 1 7 Medical and food relief supplies .. .. 470 9 2 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 2 9 0 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 166 13 4 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 53 11 8 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 29 13 5 Travelling-allowances, &c. .. .. .. 114 8 0 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 143 2 5 £6,133 15 10 £6,133 15 10 £ s. d. £ g . d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 6,133 15 10 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 17,630 0 1 Grants to Cook Islands Administration .. 11,343 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 153 4 3 £17,630 0 1 £17,630 0 1 Note. —The following charges, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, are included: (a) Rental value assessed by the Public Works Department; (b) interest on capital. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1935. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Capital .. .. .. .. .. 3,534 11 7 . £ s. d. £ s. d. Creditors — £ s. d. Accommodation for lepers at Fiji .. 4,248 18 5 Departmental .. .. .. 27 16 4 Less depreciation .. .. 828 711 Sundry .. .. .. 489 10 9 3 422 10 6 517 7 1 Office fittings .. .. .. 192 14 8 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 17,114 13 0 Less depreciation .. .. 82 17 0 109 17 8 Plus additions .. .. 2 3 5 112 1 1 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 17,630 0 1 £21,166 11 8 £21,166 11 8

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