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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Expenditure. Income Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. .. 500 15 0 By Balance carried down .. .. 52,227 3 7 Advertising, &e. .. .. .. .. 32 14 1 Fuel, light, water, fee. .. .. .. 49 0 0 Grants— Bureau of tropical diseases .. .. 100 0 0 Samoan Administration for educational, medical, and wireless services .. .. 20,000 0 0 Ex gratia payment to J. T. Butler .. .. 300 0 0 Office expenses (miscellaneous) .. .. 8 10 2 Pay and expenses of Samoa Civil Police .. 14,546 11 9 Pay and expenses of Samoa Military Police .. 15,595 6 0 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 565 9 9 Printing and stationery . . .. .. 164 910 Telephone services .. .. .. 41 5 8 Travelling allowances and expenses . . 75 16 1 Rent .. .. . . .. , , 80 0 0 Sundry expenses . . .. .. .. 0 12 2 Depreciation . . . . . . .. 166 13 1 £52,227 3 7 £52,227 3 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 52,227 3 7 By Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 52,379 14 11 Interest on capital .. .. .. 152 11 4 £52,379 14 11 £52,379 14 11 —— 1 Note.—The following charges, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, are included: (a) Rental value as assessed by Public Works Department; (b) interest at 4J per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1929. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. 3,390 10 4 Office fittings .. .. .. 437 14 4 Creditors— £ s. d. Additions .. .. .. 38 2 7 Departmental .. .. 4,501 3 3 475 16 11 Sundry .. .. .. 963 12 8 Official stamps .. .. .. .. 12 11 8 5,464 15 11 Departmental debtors .. .. .. 42 5 0 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 1,175 19 10 S.s. " Lady Roberts" .. .. .. 2,650 16 0 Treasury Adjustment Aeoount .. .. 45,829 18 5 Photographic film .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 52,379 14 11 £55,861 4 6 £55,861 4 6 C. A. Berendsen, Secretary. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental note.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. GOVERNMENT FIRE INSURANCE FUND. (Established under section 133, Public Revenues Act, 1926.) Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1930. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Accumulated fund as at Ist April, 1929 .. 41,379 17 6 By Claims paid— Contributions—Section 133, Public Revenues Education Department .. 5,646 5 10 Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Public Worlis Department .. 392 8 4 Public Trust Office—lnterest at 5J per cent, on Tourist and Health Resorts balance at credit .. .. .. 3,079 16 9 Department .. .. 36 2 9 Receipts re Waioweka Native School .. 6 0 0 — 6,074 16 11 Less overclaimed prior to Ist April, 1929 .. 1,388 19 8 4,685 17 3 Accumulated fund as at 31st March, 1930 .. 49,779 17 0 £54,465 14 3 £54,465 14 3 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1930. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £' s. d. Accumulated fund as at 31st March, 1930 .. 49,779 17 0 Amount invested in Common Fund of the Outstanding claims .. .. .. 5,488 5 5 Public Trust Office (earning interest at 5J per cent.) .. .. .. .. .. 54,984 19 1 Sundry debtors for claims overpaid .. .. 283 3 4 £55,268 2 5 £55,268 2 5 G. C. Rodda, F.R.A.N.Z., Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. —,T. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. 2*