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B.—l [Pt. IV], Sup. to 1934.

ADMINISTRATION OF WESTERN SAMOA. Revenue Account tor the Year ended 31st Makch, 1934. Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Education .. .. .. 5,183 1 5 By Education .. .. .. 612 19 8 Justice .. .. .. 2,664 15 1 Justice .. .. .. 716 9 6 Lands and Survey .. .. 1,061 5 1 Lands and Survey .. .. 230 15 9 Medical .. .. .. 18,602 6 9 Medical .. .. .. 10,210 16 6 Native .. .. .. 7,054 17 11 Native .. .. .. 469 2 8 Police and Prisons .. .. 10,726 15 5 Police and Prisons .. .. 2,868 0 6 Postal and Radio .. .. 5,176 15 7 Postal and Radio .. .. 5,297 11 4 Public Works .. .. 10,485 3 1 Public Works .. .. 4,271 5 6 Treasury and Customs .. 7,411 8 2 Treasury and Customs .. 66,666 18 10 Government House .. .. 3,010 7 7 91,344 0 3 Secretariat.. .. .. 6,891 0 7 Balance: Revenue Account .. .. 10,927 12 7 Interest and sinking fund on public debt .. .. 9,767 17 3 88,035 13 11 Reduction of amount deemed collectable, Native taxes .. .. .. .. 1,039 8 8 Amount of provision for estimated bad debts on sundry debtors of trading Departments .. 2,059 0 0 Depreciation: Buildings, plant, machinery, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. 9,699 16 3 Buildings written off — Medical huts, dispensary hut, Malua Fales, Safotu, and Satupaitea .. .. 291 4 0 £ s. d. TulaeleFarm .. .. 1,215 10 0 Less selling-price of buildings sold .. .. 69 0 0 1,146 10 0 £102,271 12 10 £102,271 12 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1934. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 193,176 4 (i Lands and buildings .. .. .. 128,380 7 0 Loans £ s. d. Roads and bridges .. .. .. .. 139,000 0 0 Public Works and General Pur- Plant and machinery .. .. .. .. 32,518 16 3 poses .. .. .. 139,045 0 0 Launches, boats, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,332 4 0 Less 4J-per-cent. loans issued Buoys, beacons, and moorings .. ..' .. 1,241 0 0 under Finance Act, 1925, re- Motor and other vehicles .. .. .. 1,949 19 10 paid out of sinking fund: Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 744 9 6 (1) Maturity, 25th January, Fire appliances .. .. .. .. 278 16 4 1928 (£845); (2) maturity. Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 11,11319 0 sth April, 1928 (£2,155) .. 3,000 0 0 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 397 17 0 136,045 0 0 Medical and technical instruments and equipment 1,832 2 3 Sundry creditors— Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 260 13 4 Ordinary .. .. .. 578 16 6 Loose tools .. .. .. .. .. 567 18 9 Lands purchased .. .. 3,500 0 0 Saddlery and harness .. .. .. .. 125 18 2 4,078,16 6 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 354 0 0 Samoan currency notes .. .. 32,000 0 0 Consumable stores .. .. .. ..11,0116 5 Less unissued notes .. .. 2,000 0 0 Investments — £ s. d. - 30,000 0 0 Public Debt Sinking Fund .. 118 14 7 Chinese Department— Samoan currency .. .. 32,000 0 0 Transportation Fund .. .. 11,396 4 7 Assets replacement .. .. 4,000 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. 22 6 Mortgage over freehold in Apia 356 16 4 Sundry deposits held .. .. 8 15 3 Bank of New Zealand, Apia: 11,407 2 4 Fixed deposits .. .. 1,970 14 3 Post Office Savings-bank: Sundry Post Office Savings-bank .. 460 9 8 depositors .. .. .. .. 35,811 2 0 — ■ 38,906 14 10 Sundry deposits— Chinese Fund — Held by Treasury .. .. 2,321 11 3 Investments in New Zealand .. 6,150 0 0 In departmental Trust Accounts 262 6 5 Mortgage on freehold properties 2,583 17 8 in Samoa .. .. .. 789 7 6 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. 34,354 11 8 Fixed deposits in Apia .. 1,029 5 9 Loans sinking fund .. .. .. .. 118 14 7 Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 2,059 0 0 7,968 13 3 Sundry debtors .. .. 3,438 9 1 11,407 2 4 Post Office Savings-bank— Investments in New Zealand .. 32,476 0 0 Fixed deposit, in Samoa .. 2,000 0 0 Cash in Bank of New Zealand .. 1,335 2 0 35,8.11 2 0 Sundry debtors— Ordinary .. .. .. 10,369 10 5 Tulaele Farm: Deferred principal 609 15 0 10,979 5 5 Sundry advances .. .. ... 333 17 5 Payments in advance .. .. .. 245 610 Cash and. bank balances — Cash m hand, Resident Commissioner, Savaii . . .. 19 13 3 Cash in Deposits Account, New Zealand Treasury .. .. 7,013 2 9 Bank of New Zealand, Apia and Wellington .. .'. 1,195 18 10 Imprest Account, London .. 93 18 9 Deposits held in departmental Trust Accounts .. .. 262 6 5 Remittances in transit .. 29 0 0 8,914 0 0 Balance, Revenue Account for year .. .. 10,927 12 7 £449,634 9 3 £449,634 9 3 W. J. Crowther, A.R.A.N.Z., Treasurer of Samoa. Examined and found correct. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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