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ADMINISTRATION OF WESTERN SAMOA.—BALANCE-SHEET AS AT 31st MARCH, 1936. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 186,916 12 4 Land and buildings .. .. .. .. 135,951 6 0 Loans: Public Works general purposes .. 131,710 0 0 Roads and bridges .. .. .. .. 139,000 0 0 Sundry creditors: Ordinary .. .. .. 5371311 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 33,868 010 £ s. d. Launches, boats, &c. .. .. . • 1,890 15 0 Samoan currency notes .. 32,000 0 0 Buoys, beacons, moorings .. .. .. 1,141 0 0 Less unissued notes .. .. 2,000 0 0 Motor and other vehicles .. .. .. 2,733 1 4 30,000 0 0 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 807 3 0 Coolie Labour Account— Fire-fighting appliances .. .. .. 335 13 3 Transportation Fund .. 8,199 1 6 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 10,110 511 Sundry creditors .. . . 2 7 8 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 499 1 0 Sundry deposits held .. 815 3 Medical and technical instruments and equipment 1,940 1 2 Reserve for bad and doubtful Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 640 19 8 debts .. .. . ■ 1,647 4 2 Loose tools .. .. .. .. 629 511 9,857 8 7 Saddlery and harness .. .. .. 122 1211 Post Office Savings-bank: Sundry Live-stock . . .. .. .. .. 335 7 6 depositors .. .. .. .. 51,745 8 5 Consumable stores .. .. .. .. 10,712 14 7 Sundry deposits— Goods in transit .. .. .. .. 2,392 4 8 Held by Treasury .. .. 1,474 3 7 Investments— In departmental trust accounts 2,160 18 3 New Zealand Government £ s. d. 3,635 110 Public Debt Sinking Fund .. 4,037 17 1 Reserve for depreciation of assets .. 49,125 11 7 Inscribed stock Loans Sinking Fund .. .. .. 4,037 17 1 Samoan currency notes .. 32,000 0 0 Reserve for bad and doubtful debts .. .. 3,404 15 8 Assets replacement .. 8,000 0 0 Reserve for writings-off in suspense .. . • 1,277 9 0 Ordinary revenue .. .. 3,350 0 0 Balance of Revenue Account .. .. .. 12,748 19 6 Mortgage over freehold in Samoa 356 16 4 Post Office Savings-bank, Apia : Deposits .. .. .. 464 2 10 48,208 16 3 Coolie Labour Account — Investments — New Zealand Government Inscribed Stock .. .. 3,150 0 0 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. .. 2,500 0 0 Mortgage over freehold property in Samoa .. 789 7 6 6,439 7 6 Cash in Bank of New Zealand, Apia .. .. .. 116 18 5 Sundry debtors .. .. 3,294 8 4 Interest on investments accrued but not due .. .. 6 14 4 9,857 8 7 Post Office Savings-bank — Investments in New Zealand .. 51,363 0 0 Cash in Bank of New Zealand, Apia .. .. .. 382 8 5 51,745 8 5 Sundry debtors — Ordinary .. .. .. 7,672 7 7 Tulaele Farm : Deferred principal .. .. .. 562 13 0 8,235 0 7 Sundry advances .. .. .. 272 11 7 Payments in advance .. . . .. 8 10 Interest on investments accrued but not due .. .. .. 205 10 2 Writings-off in suspense .. .. 1,277 9 0 Cash and bank balances— Cash in hand, Resident Commissioner, Savai'i .. . . 54 11 1 Cash in Reserve Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 110 13 8 Cash in Deposits Account, New Zealand Treasury .. .. 14,212 11 11 Bank of New Zealand, Apia, £5,096 10s. 9d. ; less Coolie Labour Account above, £116 18s. sd. .. .. .. 4,979 12 4 Imprest Account, London .. 506 2 4 Deposits held in departmental trust accounts .. .. 2,160 18 3 Remittances in transit .. 52 10 0 22,076 19 7 £484,996 17 11 £484,996 17 11

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