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Expenditure for 1921. £ s. d. Administrator's Department .. .. .. .. .. 3,015 1 5 Police and prisons .. .. .. .. 2,966 2 0 Medical .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 738 6 2 Post Office .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 51 18 2 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. ..1,005 5 llj Public works (recurring) .. .. .. .. .. 1,916 3 9 Public works (extraordinary) . . . . . . . . . . 766 14 7 Wireless station .. .. .. .. . ■. .. 1,120 Oil Schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 234 311 Audit .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 315 0 0 Epidemic and pneumonic influenza .. .. .. .. 583 3 9 £12,712 0 7i Excess of expenditure over revenue .. .. £2,520 8 5£ Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December, 1921. Assets. Liabilities. £ s. (I. £ s. d. Cash at bank .. .. .. .. 13,276 117 (.'ash in hand . . .. ... . . 355 5 2| Suspense Account .. .. .. 609 .14 I \ Trust Account .. .. . . . . .. 4.9 3 6 Wireless Advance Account .. .. 364 17 Radio Suspense Account .. . . .. 244 0 5 * Excess of assets over liabilities .. 14,800 9 5 £14,849 12 11 £14,849 12 11 * A considerable sum is owing by this Administration as its share of garrison and wireless expenditure since 1917. The amount, however, is not known, nor is it possible with the data available to give an approximate estimate. Trade. Imports for the Six Months ending 30th June, 1921.* £ s. d. £ s , d. Trade goods .. .. .. 10,576 0 9 Coal.. .. .. .. 3,510 15 7 Provisions .. .. .. 8,751 II 4 Sundries .. .. .. 1,029 3 9 Hardware .. .. .. 36.656 9 0 Timber .. .. .. 5.143 0 0 £69,423 0 5 Paints and oils .. .. 3,756 0 0 .. * Detailed figures not kept for these six months. Value of Imports for the Six Months ending 31st, December, 1921. Article. Value Value. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ammonia .. .. .. 36 3 5 Hardware machinery .. .. 27,870 4 3 Beer .. .. .. . . 808 9 1 Medicines and drugs .. .. 454 1 4 Boats, oars, etc. .. .. 1,575 12 1.1 Paints and oils .. .. 1,829 I 4 Books and literature .. .. 12 210 Provisions .. .. .. 12,825 10 5 Bicycles and parts .. .. 153 310 Sewing-machines .. .. 51 1 2 Cigarettes .. . . . . 453 11 0 Stationery . . .. .. 366 14 8 Cement .. .. .. 267 1 0 Sundries .. .. 500 1 5 Cordials and mineral waters .. 334 8 5 Timber . . .. .. 696 10 9 Cutlery and crockery .. .. 295 15 11 Tobacco .. .. .. 1,098 17 10 Drapery, boots, &c. .. .. 2,377 16 3 Wines, spirits, and liqueurs .. 315 14 8 Fancy goods, perfumes, &c. . . 62 19 5 Fish lines, hooks, &c. .. .. 82 11 0 £52,991 7 8 Furniture . . .. 523 14 2 Land. Under the concession granted by the German Government to the Jaluit Gesellschaft, and transferred by that company to the Pacific Phosphate Company, the rights of which were purchased by the Governments of Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, and vested by these Governments in the British Phosphate Commission, the Commission holds the exclusive right to work the phosphate deposits on the island. Up to the Ist July, 1921, the owners of the land (Natives) were paid id. per ton royalty for all phosphates shipped from their land. The Native owners complained that this was not adequate remuneration, and representations concerning this were submitted to the three Governments interested, with the result that the Native owners are now paid (a) £20 per acre for all phosphate lands taken up by the Commission on lease subsequent to the 30th June, 1921 ; (b) a royalty of 2d.