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Grants received from the New Zealand Government for roading, broadcasting, and overseas scholarships amounted to £43,012. The roading subsidy is a pound-for-pound subsidy up to £50,000 (it is expected that the balance of the subsidy, amounting to £28,915, will be claimed during 1948-49). The broadcasting subsidy covers the capital cost of the transmitter at Afiamalu, the studio at Mulinu'u, the receivers in the villages, and the maintenance costs for the first year of all three ; future maintenance costs will be borne by the Territory. The overseas scholarships subsidy covers in full the annual fees and expenses of the Samoan pupils attending New Zealand secondary schools. Comparative receipts and payments figures of the public revenues of Western Samoa (exclusive of subsidies) for the past two years are given below: —

Receipts

Payments

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Heads of Receipts. j 1946-47. 1947-48. £ £ Education .. 1 655 673 Health .. 1 14,934 15,267 Justice .. j 1,876 2,335 Lands and Survey 552 1.360 Native 706 82 5 Police and Prisons .. i 4,948 6,059 Postal and Radio .. ! 35,769 35.569 Public Works .. ; 10,471 10,935 Treasury, Customs, &c. 264,927 475,659 1 334,838 548,682

Heads of Payments. 1946-47. 1947-48. £ £ High Commissioner and Government House 5,433 5,446 Education 23,823 31,002 Health.. 49,312 66,474 Justice 3,140 4,541 Lands and Survey 3,134 5,289 Native 16,620 15,744 Police and Prisons 15,923 16,504 Postal and Radio .. .. .. " 14,995 16,828 Public Works 70,892 163,349 Secretariat 14,087 12,170 Treasury, Customs, &c. 14,519 22,638 231,878 359,985 Less recoveries, Labour and Public Trust .. 642 700 I 231,236 S 359,285