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AUDITED ACCOUNTS. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1921. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital funds —Liability to Treasury, Ist Official stamps .. .. .. 32 0 0 April, 1920 .. .. .. 182 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 21 11 3 Sundry creditors .. ... .. 666 11 0 Office furniture, fittings, &c. .. 182 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 28,424 4 9 Add additions .. .. 39 0 0' 221 0 0 Less depreciation .. .. 9 2 0 211 18 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 29,007 6 6 £29,272 15 9 £29,272 15 9 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income,. £ ?. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,543 1 0 By Balance (carried down) .. .. 28,999 2 9 Advertising ...... 43 17 5 Compassionate allowance, Miss R. Lynn .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Expenses, Samoan Observatory .. 3,021 7 6 Freight, cartage, &c. .. .. 019 9 Island Trade Commission .. .. 656 12 5 Office fittings and requisites, including printing and binding .. 103 2 2 Pay, &c., Samoan Constabulary .. 10,508 18 10 Postages and telegrams .. .. 148 18 5 Telephone services .. .. 19 10 4 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 42 14 5 Typewriters —Purchase and repairs .. 6 15 8 Visit of parliamentary party to Pacific Islands — Charter of steamer .. .. 10,418 7 4 Presents to Natives .. .. 69 18 0 Incidental expenses .. .. 2,195 7 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 10 10 6 Rent .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 9 2 0 £28,999 2 9 £28,999 2 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance (brought down) .. .. 28,999 2 9 By Excess of expenditure over income .. 29,007 6 6 Interest on capital .. .. 8 3 9 £29,007 6 6 \ £29,007 6 6 R. M. Porteous, Accountant. 21st October, 1921. J. D. Gray, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. »