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The following comparative table shows the total receipts each year, together with the payments on the main public services :

Note.—(l) Expenditure on schools, hospitals, and Native administrative buildings from 1945-46 included under correct headings ; previous to 1945-46 included under " Public Works." (2) Amount of £25,000 of the loans and advances shown above was treated as a gift by the New Zealand Government (not in respect of any specific year). (3) Does not include grants from New Zealand for specific purposes received from 1945-46 onwards. Accumulated Surplus The following is a statement of the accumulated cash surplus of the Territory as at 31st March, 1948 : £ Balance as at Ist April, 1947 .. .. .. .. 417,758 Surplus for year 1947-48 .. .. .. .. 189,397 Accumulated surplus at 31st March, 1948 .. £607,155 This was held as follows : £ Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,226 Investments in Samoa .. ... .. .. 28,554 Investments in New Zealand .. .. .. .. 544,375 £607,155

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Year. Receipts from External Sources. Receipts from Internal Sources. Repayment of loans. Amounts spent on Loans and Advances. Nonrecoverable Grants. Education Samoan 1 Affairs. Public Health. Public Works. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1920-21 44,336 149,027 3,176 15,196 15,840 13,796 1921-22 .. 49,229 16^000 119,569 5,237 17,232 22,690 15,418 1922-23 .. 20,777 16,000 115,250 6,846 15,481 25,715 12,549 1923-24 .. 5,658 24,000 109,917 6,556 15,856 23,995 21,191 1924-25 .. 19,140 111,774 7,609 16,170 24,425 24,737 1925-26 .. 5*000 21,400 128,638 9,131 16,740 25,761 26,555 1926-27 .. 31,000 20,000 113,812 9,688 15,927 25,911 20,016 1927-28 .. 16,500 20,000 106,038 10,222 15,788 25,597 16,842 1928-29 .. 25,700 47,374 121,904 sjooo 7,738 12,278 24,367 13,606 1929-30 .. 39,448 131,416 6,955 9,882 18,016 17,005 1930-31 21,000 130,385 7,439 9,698 18,224 15,726 1931-32 .. 6^000 109,040 6^000 6,794 8,465 17,824 15,797 1932-33 .. 105,920 26,155 5,459 6,965 21,819 11,908 1933-34 .. 90,613 3,000 5,097 7,010 17,150 10,632 .. 78,808 4,335 4,910 5,385 13,937 9,111 1935-36 .. 111,867 , . 4,877 5,539 17,797 20,222 1936-37 .. 117,909 9,770 5,619 6,810 19,636 28,030 1937-38 .. 139,450 9,745 7,539 7,820 22,579 31,436 1938-39 .. 123,803 4,855 8,553 8,433 25,904 25,556 1939-40 .. 131,416 5,130 9,526 8,928 29,147 29,757 1940-41 .. 107,708 5,370 9,954 10,121 27,815 14,795 1941-42 .. 100,883 5,625 9,381 8,517 26,844 11,937 1942-43 .. 212,996 10,890 9,657 8,176 25,153 18,099 1943-44 .. 278,092 71,081 10,099 9,165 29,814 54,749 1944-45 .. 281,033 9,242 15,921 10,086 36,036 59,787 1945-46 .. 284,292 18,549 15,666 50,699 72,420 1946-47 334,838 « • 28,610 18,327 65,492 50,134 1947-48 .. 548,682 39,504 19,681 78,426 138,958