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LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. The activities of this Department during the year have been confined to the carrying-out of routine requirements only. In field-work the principal matters of interest were investigations in conjunction with Public Works Officers of the water-supply for Sataoa, in Safata, and in conjunction with the Acting Chief Medical Officer of numerous private burial-grounds in the vicinity of Apia preparatory to the issue of the Board of Health Regulations as to burials contained in Western Samoa Gazette No. 71. Lithos were made showing the political subdivisions of Upolu and Savai'i in detail. By the Fugalei Street and Building Alignment Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1931, the boundaries of one of the earliest roads in Upolu were brought into conformity with present use. The work of tliis Department is now performed by a staff consisting of one qualified surveyor, a field assistant, and a Samoan draughtsman. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. The programme of public works has been below average owing to the financial conditions. Roads. Some 165 chains of re-forming and metalling have been laid. The main coastal roads have been reconstructed in some parts and maintained generally. Owing to heavy motor-bus traffic over poor foundations, maintenance of these roads, where not bitumensurfaced, is expensive. In Savai'i motor traffic has been introduced, and the road from Tuasivi to Safotulafai has been repaired. Buildings. The two-storied Post Office building, in ferro-concrete, including residence and telephone exchange, was completed and occupied in December, 1931. The new building was constructed by local labour to a local design, and is one of the foremost buildings of Apia. It was completed at the estimated cost of approximately £5,500. For the observatory at Mulinu'u a new hut for the spectro-helioscope, in wood, with concrete foundations for instruments, was erected. Repairs and renovations have been effected. Bridges. Repairs to bridges have been carried out as required. Water-supplies. The Apia system has been maintained. The supply for the village of Sataoa, in Safata, was completed. Hydro-electric Branch. The power station has operated satisfactorily throughout the year. This service is self-supporting, and the benefits of electric light, which are accentuated in the tropics, are now enjoyed in almost every residence and in numbers of Native fales in and near Apia.

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— j • j ® © 0« interest Amount at Credit Yeax. §g oS Deposits. Withdrawals. of Depositors Invested. In Hand. o g"g g s, gS cnuitea. at End of Year. §ft« -<° ! j 0 ,! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. . £ s. d. 1931-32 184 168 22,672 5 4 26,298 2 3 1,318 16 9 34,927 10 7 34,638 14 8 288 15 11 1,500 1930-31 243 213 28,499 18 6 38,579 5 2 1,462 6 7 37,234 10 9 37,213 12 8 20 18 1 1,484 Other Receipts. j I For New Zealand Year, i Stamp Sales. Radio Fees. > TelephoneReceipts. Private Boxes. | Government Miscellaneous. | Departments. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1931-32 1,119 16 6 2,463 0 0 1,205 4 4 85 16 0 2,909 18 0 75 0 7 1930-31 1,083 11 7 688 14 0* 1,241 1 11 120 19 2 4,146 0 11 7 18 0 * Figure for 1931-32 is total of net radio receipts; that for 1930-31 is total amount received at Post Office only.