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Revenue from Taxes, Licenses, &c.

Harbour Section. Floating Plant.—Launches and water-barge have been overhauled and are in good condition. The coal-lighter has been sold, as there is no particular need for special equipment of this nature. Moorings and Buoys.—Three complete sets of moorings are available in Apia Harbour, and all have been overhauled, and supplemented by new moorings which arrived from England in August. All three moorings have a large margin of safety over any test that is likely to be given them. A spare anchor which was recovered from the harbour is also available. Buoys have been overhauled, •cleaned, and painted, and are in good condition. Beacons.—Apolima light, Vaea Hill, and green light on Eastern Reef are all in good condition, and working satisfactorily. Lower Leading-light, Apia Harbour, has been altered to a fixed red electric light, and is an improvement. The flashing light previously used as the lower leading-light has been established on Cape Horn Reef, in Apia Harbour, and will be of great assistance to local craft when under way inside the harbour. Fanuatapu Island.—This light has been re-established, and should be of assistance to seamen navigating on the east side of Upolu. Soundings.—The soundings at the anchorage remain unaltered, but a heavy shoaling up is taking place in the vicinity of the Customhouse Wharf.

Overseas Merchant Shipping, Port of Apia, Western Samoa, for the Year ending 31st March, 1931.

Also, in addition to the above (inwards and outwards), 2 British warships, 1 U.S.A. warship, 1 U.S.A. yacht, 1 French yacht,

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I I ! 1929-30. 1930-31. Increase. Decrease. £ £ £ £ (a) Personal tax (Europeans) .. # 949 1,003 54 (b) Lighter-tax .. .. .. 59 63 4 (c) Boat and launch licenses .. 57 64 7 (d) Building-tax .. .. .. 2,519 2,525 6 (e) Store-tax .. .. .. 3,532 3,402 .. 130 (/) Copra-house tax .. .. 384 343 .. 41 (g) Salary-tax .. .. .. 607 649 42 (h) Other licenses .. .. .. 1,219 1,357 138 (i) Water rates .. .. 1,266 1,546 ,280 Totals .. .. 10,592 10,952 531 171 Less .. .. .. .. 171 Net increase .. .. .. | 360

Inwards (all Steam). Outwards (all Steam). iNumber! ' Number of [ Tons. Cargo. of Tons. Cargo, j Vessels.J Vessels. I June Quarter, 1930 .. .. British 26 18,930 { 3,343 J 25 18,878 5,001 Foreign 8 11,781 2,041 8 31,781 1,794 34 J 30,711 5,384 33 30,659 6,795 September Quarter, 1930.. .. British 23 24,191 2,276 24 24,243 4,388 Foreign 5 10,531 1,237 5 10,531 841 28 34,722 3,513 1 29 34,774 | 5,229 December Quarter, 1930 .. .. British 25 15,827 2,420 23 15,743 2,785 Foreign 6 8,826 1,648 6 8,826 3,360 31 24,653 4,068 29 24,569 j 6,145 March Quarter, 1931 .. .. British 17 10,476 1,872 19 10,545 1,080 Foreign 8 21,542 531 7 18,820 3,719 25 32,018 2,403 ; 26 I 29,365 4,799 I l__ Year ending 31st March, 1931 .. British 91 69,424 9,911 91 69,409 13,254 Foreign 27 52,680 5,457 26 49,958 9,714 118 122,104 15,368 117 119,367 22,968