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Expenditure. The ordinary expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1928, is as shown hereunder, the figures for the previous year also being given for purposes of comparison : —

Direct Native Revenue and Expenditure. The revenue derived directly from the Native population, and the expenditure directly thereon, during the year, may be stated approximately as follows : — £ (а) Revenue directly from the Natives .. .. .. .. 4,566 (б) Expenditure directly on behalf of the Natives .. .. .. 58,290 These amounts may be set out in greater detail as under : — (a) Direct Revenue from Natives, 1927-28. Native taxes (personal and medical tax, fines, gun and dog taxes, water rates, £ travelling passes, marriage fees) .. .. .. .. .. 2,466 Court fees and fines (say) .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 Licenses and fees (boat, motor, &c.), (say) .. .. .. .. 500 Postal revenue (say) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 £4,566 In addition to the above, the Natives, along with other sections of the community, contribute indirectly to the revenue through the purchase of goods on which import duty is charged. As indicated above, the direct amount contributed is only a small portion of what should have been, (b) Direct Expenditure on Natives, 1927-28. (1) Payments directly to Natives :— Salaries and wages — Native Affairs Department: Samoan staff and officials— £ £ Upolu .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,132 Savai'i .. .. .. .. .. 2,940 8,072 Other Departments: Samoan staff —(Police, Education, Harbour, Medical, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 12,949 Casual labour (approximate) employed by— Public Works Department .. .. .. .. 6,000 Various .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 6,600

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Head of Expenditure. 1926-27. 1927-28. £ £ 1. Permanent charges .. .. .. .. .. 7,221 10,166 2. Administrator, Government House, and Legislature .. .. 4,857 4,680 3. Secretariat .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,147 2,290 4. Native Affairs Department — (a) Upolu and general .. .. .. .. .. 9,603 9,572 ('b) Savai'i Section .. .. .. .. .. 6,324 6,216 5. Treasury and Audit .. .. .. .. .. 2,184 2,553 6. Customs, taxes, and Marine — (a) Customs and taxes .. .. .. .. .. 2,709 2,757 (b) Harbour Department . . .. .. . . 3,904 3,425 (c) S.s. " Lady Roberts" .. .. .. .. 3,651 3,857 7. Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. 2,854 2,697 8. Police and Prisons Department .. .. .. .. 8,220 7,099 9. Health Department .. .. .. .. .. 25,912 25,597 10. Agriculture Department .. .. .. .. .. 3,760 4,990 11. Chinese Department .. .. .. .. .. 1,720 1,710 12. Post Office and Savings-bank .. .. .. .. 5,654 5,822 13. Radio-station .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,702 4,182 14. Education Department .. .. .. .. .. 9,688 10,222 15. Miscellaneous ... .. .. .. .. .. 13,712 15,768 16. Lands and Survey Department .. .. .. 2,872 2,977 17. Public Works Department (general and maintenance) .. .. 14,980 13,561 18. Public Works Department (new works) .. .. .. 5,036 3,281 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 141,710 143,422