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(2) Payments directly on behalf of Natives : — Native Affairs Department — £ Salaries, European staff, Upolu and Savai'i .. .. .. 3,995 Cost printing Native Gazette .. .. .. .. .. 377 Fono expenses (Native Parliament) .. .. .. .. 737 Land and Titles Commission expenses .. .. .. .. 11 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. • . . 405 Entertainment of Samoans .. . . .. .. .. 161 Dog-collars .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 18 Flags, badges, &c., for officials .. .. .. .. .. 91 District surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 657 Clotting, rations, &c., for messengers .. .. .. .. 182 Malaga expenses to Savai'i .. .. .. .. .. 100 Police and Prisons Department— Salaries, European staff (part) .. .. . . .. 1,500 Rations, clothing, utensils, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 714 Medical Department— Salaries, European staff (part) .. .. .. .. 7,000 Samoan lepers, Fiji —Maintenance .. .. .. .. 1,295 Rations for Samoan patients .. .. .. .. .. 653 Transport and travelling-expenses (part) .. .. .. .. 800 Dental subsidy .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 Drugs, instruments, &c. (say) .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 Upkeep trainees at Fiji Medical School .. .. .. .. 232 Education Department— Salaries, European staff (part) .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 Food-supplies, &c. .. . . .. .. . . . . 225 Vocational classes .. .. .. . . . . . . 292 Travelling and transport expenses .. . . .. . . 555 Scholarship boys to New Zealand .. .. .. .. . . 60 Expenses, Grade II schools .. .. .. .. . 181 Inspector's visit, from New Zealand . . .. .. . . 130 Vaipouli School, Savai'i —Upkeep .. .. .. .. .. 400 School Journal .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 Public Works Department— Hospital fales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 Vaipouli School extensions .. .. .. .. .. 148 Sanitary closets for Faipules .. .. .. .. .. 41 Native water-supplies .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,248 £58,290 In addition, a considerable amount is paid to Natives for supplies, such as coral for roads, thatches, &c., for fales, and charges such as maintenance of roads, bridges, and buildings. Part salaries of other Departments not mentioned above, &c., may be considered as applicable to the Natives. The expenditure of the Agriculture Department is to a large extent for the benefit of the Samoans generally. Public Works Programme ex Loan-money. The expenditure for 1927-28 was as follows £ s . d. Native water-supplies .. .. .. .. .. 3,248 2 8 New wharf at Customs . . .. .. .. .. 2,927 8 1 New goods-shed at Customs .. .. .. .. .. 1,686 0 4 New roads, Upolu .. .. .. .. .. .. 744 19 10 Bridges and buildings, Upolu .. .. .. .. .. 532 5 4 Bridges and buildings, Savai'i .. .. .. .. .. 158 16 10 New telephone system .. .. .. .. .. 1,938 3 8 £11,235 16 9 The new Customs shed has still to be completed : this will terminate the loan programme. The following table gives a comparison between the revenue and the expenditure of the Territory over a period of five years : —

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Revenue including i" ,,, Year. ! Subsidy from New Zealand , Expenditure, Ordmary | Government. j ( excludln g Loan Account). £ s. d. £ s. d. 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. 133,917 2 7 143,010 3 7 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 130,914 7 8 135,523 17 4 1925-26 .. .. .. .. .. 150,038 13 1 145,687 17 4 1926-27 .. .. .. .. .. 133,812 18 9 141,710 4 6 1927-28 .. .. .. .. .. 126,038 10 1 143,42118 2