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The ordinary revenue was made up as follows : — £ s. d. Native taxes .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,138 9 6 Customs and Marine (including Harbourmaster's Department, and including lighterage) .. .. .. .. .. 104,632 14 10 Fees of Court .'. .. .. .. .. .. 8,368 0 8 Post Office .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,820 3 9 Wireless station .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,369 6 7 Miscellaneous (sale of produce, stores, cattle, rents, interest, &c.) 15,698 1 1 £149,026 16 5 The ordinary expenditure fell under the following heads : — £ s. d. Administrator and Legislature .. .. .. .. 5,766 0 2 Secretariat .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,005 8 3 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,195 14 4 Treasury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,325 18 0 Customs and Marine (including Harbourmaster's Department and including lighterage) .. .. .. .. .. 20,66110 11 Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. 4,405 3 6 Police and Prisons Department .. .. .. .. 9,952 8 11 Medical Department .. .. .. .. 15,840 1 3 Agriculture Department .. .. .. .. .. 5,405 2 6 Labour Department .. .. .. .. .. 2,944 19 10 Postal Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,329 7 11 Wireless Department .. .. .. .. .. 7,650 12 5 Education Department .. .. .. .. .. 3,176 4 4 Stores Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,164 0 10 Lands and Survey Department .. .. .. .. 1,406 16 7 Public Works Department .. .. .. .. .. .13,795 15 4 Miscellaneous (covers travelling and transfer allowances, retiringallowances, printing, stationery, furniture, &c.) .. .. 19,753 14 7 £136,778 19 8 The expenditure under the|head of " Miscellaneous " included an amount of £3,790 for retiringallowances accrued and due, and retrospective increases in pay due to officers prior to the 31st March, 1920, during military administration, so that, had it not been for this amount, the ordinary revenue would have exceeded the ordinary expenditure by £16,037 16s. 9d. instead of £12,247 16s. 9d. In addition to the ordinary expenditure, an amount of £29,434 3s. lOd. was expended during the year against Loan Account, as follows : — £ a. dWaterworks .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,648 9 7 Hospital extensions .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,899 9 2 Hospital outstation, Tuasivi .. .. .. .. .. 2,237 10 4 Hotel extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 11 3 Post Office additions .. .. .. .. .. .. 958 2 10 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,518 17 2 Electric light, Vailima .. .. .. .. .. 281 8 6 Motor park .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,523 5 4 Public Works plant .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,235 2 4 Hotel purchase .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Hotel equipment .. .. .. .. .. .. 291 10 4 Wireless quarters .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 13 10 Quarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,836 6 4 Quarters, construction .. .. .. .. .. 2,215 14 8 Quarters, purchase .. .. .. .. .. .. 853 6 0 Reclamation and protection of roads .. .. .. .. 222 16 0 Roads and bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 0 2 £29,434 3 10 During the year ended 31st March, 1921, an amount of £12,585 13s. 4d. was placed to reserves to provide for any loss in tho realization of assets taken over from the Military Administration, and to form the nucleus of an insurance fund against loss by fire of Administration property. The currency note issue, totalling £45,000, is protected by investments amounting to £54,000 in New Zealand Government debentures and inscribed stock. Post Office Savings-bank deposits amounted to £21,648 14s. 7d. at the 31st March ; of this amount £13,592 is invested in New Zealand Government securities, £5,576 14s. 9d. has been transferred to New Zealand for investment, and the balance, £2,479 19s. 10d., was in current account on the 31st March. On the Ilth April a further £3,000 was remitted to New Zealand for investment, to cover the balance in hand on the 31st March, and receipts for the first week in April. Under the Samoa Post and Telegraph Order, 1920, the balance of all moneys in the Samoan Treasury, representing deposits in the Samoan Post Office Savings-bank, and in excess of £2,000, shall, each month, be paid out of the Samoan Treasury into the Post Office Account (New Zealand), for investment or other disposition in accordance with the laws in force in New Zealand with reference to that account.