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A.—4b.

The Collector of Customs in each, port of the Tongan Islands has to perform the duties of Postmaster as well. Quarters are allowed the Tongan officials. It will be noted that in both Fiji and in Tonga there are three ports of entry, whilst in Samoa there is one. The relative approximate amount of money collected by the Customs Departments in the three Governments, including the class of taxes and licenses, which are included in the Samoan amount, is :— Samoa. Fiji. Tonga. Customs— £ £ £ Import and export .. .. .. .. .. 76,700 286,500 40,000 Licenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 2,100 Business profits .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,100 Residential tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,700 £76,700 £352,300 £42,200 Compare with cost of collecting, as stated above .. .. £2,481 £5,020 £2,148* * This disbursement covers also the cost of the Post Office Department in Tonga. Harbour Department. Samoa. Fiji. Tonga. £ £ £ Harbourmaster .. .. .. .. 590 400 (Suva) 290 (Nukualofa). 340 (Levuka) 276 (Haapai). 230 (Vavau). Assistant Harbourmaster .. .. .. 200 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 114 904 780 796 Launches .. .. .. .. .. 910 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 250* £2,814 £1,030 £796 The Harbourmasters in Tonga act as boarding officers for Customs. * Includes the wages of twenty-five lighthouse-keepers, signal-station keeper, and Inspectors of lighthouses. The revenues of the respective Harbour Departments are — Samoa. Fiji. Tonga. Port and wharfage, pilot fees, &c. .. .. .. £2,487 15s. 9d. £16,116 £3,720 No wharfage revenue is obtained in Samoa, as in Fiji and Tonga. Department of Justice. It is the opinion of the committee that this Department is conducted with economy, but owing to the holder of the appointment of Registrar being called to fulfil the duties of other officials in the Administration who have been granted leave of absence the service of his division of the Department of Justice is hampered unnecessarily. A comparison of the cost is here shown Samoa. Fiji. Tonga. £ £ £ Chief Justice .. .. .. .. .. I,ooo* 1,000 750 Crown Prosecutor and Registrar .. ... . . . 750* 900f Deputy Registrar .. .. .. .. .. .. 420 Samoan staff .. .. .. .. .. .. 374 Registrar Supreme Court ........ .. . . 575 Police Magistrate ........ .. .. .. 575 415J Titles Clerk .. .. .. .. «.. .. .. 400 Other charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 196 1,950 1,260 £2,730 £5,400 £2,425 * House allowance. f Attorney-General. f Two holders. Police Department. Samoa. Fiji. Tonga. £ £ £ Inspector .. .. .. .. .. .. 650 600(«) 480(6) District Inspectors .. .. .. .. .. .. 460 250 350 345 345 330 300 Senior Sergeant .. .. .. .. .. 455 .. 700* Mounted police .. .. .. .. .. 400 Foot police .. .. .. .. .. .. 330 .. 157f Clerk and Accounting Officer .. .. .. .. 350 230 All others .. 4,652 7,097 1,976 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £6,837 £10,057 £3,563 * Six holders. f Two holders.

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