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Administration of Western Samoa. —Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Loan capital .. .. .. .. 165,200 0 0 Land .. .. .. .. .. 22,415 0 0 Public Works Redemption Fund Reserve . . 15,494 010 Buildings .. . . .. . . 95,800 0 0 German Reparation Trust Reserve .. .. 2,090 0 0 Public works —roads, bridges, &c. .. 139,000 0 0 Chinese Transport Reserve .. .. .. 9,553 10 9 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 7,762 0 9 Samoan currency note-issue .. .. .. 30,000 0 0 Furniture and fittings— £ s. d. Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 1,375 15 4 Offices .. .. . . 3,003 10 3 Engineering and Transport Department — Residences . . .. . . 5,958 7 0 Purchase of Assets Suspense £ s. d. Hospital .. .. . . 778 17 3 Account .. .. .. 29,213 6 11 " Vailima " .. .. .. 708 6 3 Sundry creditors .. .. 264 5 11 Casino .. .. .. 800 3 6 Depreciation Reserve .. 1,302 17 6 Stored .. .. .. 402 11 0 General Reserve .. .. 193 19 10 — 11,651 15 3 30,974 10 2 Harbour plant— Interest Suspense Account .. .. 2,866 9 4 S.s. " Lady Roberts " .. 3,350 0 0 Reserves— Water-barges .. .. 781 0 0 Post Office Savings-bank General Launches and boats .. .. 2,200 0 0 Reserve .. .. .. 1,537 15 4 6,331 0 0 Furniture and Fittings Reserve 11,651 15 3 Stocks on hand — Plant Reserve .. .. 7,762 0 9 Public Works Department stores 8,560 0 6 Property Reserve .. .. 118,215 0 0 Medical stores .. .. 4,061 12 3 S.s. " Lady Roberts" Overhaul Harbour stores .. .. 596 0 0 Reserve .. .. .. 13 14 7 Police and Prisons .. . . 51 8 6 Depreciation Reserve .. 1,102 12 4 Post and Telegraph . . . . 250 10 0 Bad and Doubtful Debts Reserve 706 12 0 Unallocated .. .. . . 260 1 9 General Reserve .. .. 44,091 5 9 Nauru phosphates .. .. 299 0 6 185,079 16 0 Cotton stock and plant .. 100 0 0 Medical liquor .. .. 1,135 17 2 Phrase and hand books .. 133 13 2 Printing and stationery .. 807 15 5 — 16,255 19 3 Farm ventures — Tuvao Prison Farm (buildings, plant, and live-stock) .. 1,775 0 0 Vailima Estate (live-stock, &c.).. 209 9 8 Vaipouli Plantation (plant and driers) .. .. .. 584 7 5 2,568 17 1 Hydro, transport, and ice plant, &c. 32,566 3 0 Apia Park improvements .. 3,500 0 0 Departmental sundry debtors .. 9,940 19 8 Miscellaneous debtors .. .. 37 11 9 9,978 .11 5 Advances .. .. .. 30,016 1 8 Investment funds — Public Works loan redemption .. 15,494 010 Chinese transport . . .. 5,000 0 0 Fixed deposit (Bank of New i Zealand) .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Samoan currency-note security.. 32,000 0 0 — 54,494 0 10 Cash and bank balances — Bank of New Zealand, Apia and Auckland .. .. .. 2,299 11 7 London Bank .. .. 130 12 2 Cash in hand, Resident Commissioner, Savai'i .. .. 203 13 0 Samoan Treasury Deposit Account, Wellington .. .. 7,660 16 5 10,294 13 2 £442,634 2 5 £442,634 2 5