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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

COOK ISLANDS. [In continuation of Parliamentary Paper A.-3, 1935.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

REPORT OF COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION.

DEATH OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V. The intense and unswerving loyalty of the people of the Cook Islands and their devotion to the throne of Great Britain is well known, and it was with genuine sorrow that they learned of the death of thei: bel the V sad g newß Spread from Island to Island, even to remote Penrhyn which is 750 miles from Rarotonga, the Polynesian and European inhabitants combined to observe mourning and memorial of A— of His Majesty King Ed™l Till was carried out in due form in all the Islands of the Group, with the fullest expressions of renewed loyalty and devotion to the Throne. FINANCE. For the financial year ended 31st March, 1936, income amounted to £40 556 Is 3d and (including depreciation, £2,195 2s. Bd., and hurricane reparation £3,51t95. Bd.) amoun £40,691 16s. 10d., leaving an excess of expenditure over income of £135 15s. . bringing all Taking into account cash in hand at the beginning of the year (£1,467 3s. 9d.) and b r ng; g receipts (including £1,475 18s. 2d. from Fixed Deposits Accounts) and all payments into account, the financial year ended with cash in hand amounting to £1,468 lis. 3d prWa| - _ for tlle curren t Subsidies from New Zealand Treasury on account of public health and education lor the current year amounted to £11,038 ; and, in addition, a subsidy of £4,529 10s. lOd. was received on acco - .ho». «... «1« total expenditure on pnblie services to which the New Zealand Government is committed, was £15 334 13 s. lid , towards w New Zealand granted £11,038. The local Administration found the baknce of £4 296 13s. lid., also all other expenditure of the Administration of every kind amounting to £.7,690 7s. sd„ a expenditure from local funds of £31,992 Is. 4d. i : i i n

Detailed statements of income and expenditure, and balance-sheet, are printed on pages 23 and 24, Appendix A.

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„ , All other Tn+.nl Public Health. Education. Services. 1 Payments (including capital expendi- 6,548 9 2 8,786 4 9 27,695 7 5 43,030 1 4 Grants received from New Zealand .. 5,000 0 0 6,038 0 0 11,038 0 0 Found by Cook Islands Administration 1,548 9 2 2,748 4 9 j 27,695 7 5 31,992 1 4 * Including capital expenditure. r-v C-K 1