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ADMINISTRATION OF WESTERN SAMOA.—BALANCE-SHEET AS AT 31st MARCH, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 210,433 11 7 Land and buildings .. .. .. .. 141,202 19 9 Loans: Public Works general purposes .. 121,940 0 0 Roads and bridges .. .. .. .. 139,000 0 0 Sundry creditors: Ordinary.. .. .. 1,348 1 4 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 35,165 010 £ s. d. Launches, boats, &c. .. .. .. 2,540 1 9 Samoan currency notes .. 32,000 0 0 Buoys, beacons, moorings .. .. .. 1,233 10 0 Less unissued notes .. .. 2,000 0 0 Motor and other vehicles .. .. .. 2,998 5 4 ■ 30,000 0 0 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 807 3 0 Coolie Labour Account— Fire-fighting appliances .. .. .. 335 13 3 Transportation Fund .. 11,192 011 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 10,247 7 9 Sundry creditors . . . . 0 6 0 Mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 554 13 0 Reserve for bad and doubtful Medical and technical instruments and equipment 2,133 11 6 debts .. .. .. 1,319 311 Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 687 8 9 12,511 10 10 Loose tools .. .. .. .. 679 18 8 Post Office Savings-bank: Sundry Saddlery and harness .. .. . . 102 4 5 depositors .. .. .. .. 63,604 13 7 Live-stock.. .. .. .. .. 304 17 0 Sundry deposits— Consumable stores .. .. .. .. 14,081 12 1 Held by Treasury .. .. 1,691 II 4 Goods in transit .. .. .. .. 3,100 17 1 In departmental trust accounts 2,408 211 Investments — 4,099 14 3 New Zealand Government — £ s. d. Reserve for depreciation of assets .. .. 56,128 16 1 Public Debt Sinking Fund .. 014 1 Loans Sinking Fund .. . . . . 0 14 1 Inscribed stockReserve for bad and doubtful debts .. .. 3,398 12 I Samoan currency notes .. 32,000 0 0 Reserve for writings-off in suspense .. .. 2,032 17 3 Assets replacement .. 12,000 0 0 Balance of Revenue Account .. .. .. 8,626 18 0 Ordinary revenue .. .. 7,350 0 0 Mortgage over freehold in Samoa 356 16 4 Post Office Savings-bank, Apia : Deposits .. .. .. 463 4 0 52,170 14 5 Coolie Labour Account— InvestmentsNew 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.. 3,391 7 6 Sundry debtors .. .. 2,638 7 11 Interest on investment accrued but not due .. .. 42 7 11 — 12,511 10 10 Post Office Savings-bank— Investments in New Zealand .. 58,795 0 0 Cash in Bank of New Zealand, Apia .. .. .. 4,809 13 7 63,604 13 7 Sundry debtors— Ordinary .. .. .. 7,651 15 1 Tulaele Farm : Deferred principal .. .. .. 585 1 10 — 8,236 16 II Sundry advances .. .. .. .. 715 17 3 Payments in advance .. .. . . 10 8 6 Interest on investment accrued but not due . . 272 0 11 Writings-off in suspense .. .. .. 2,032 17 3 Cash and bank balances — Cash in hand, Resident Cornmis- £ s. d. sioner, Savai'i .. .. 59 12 3 Cash in Deposits Account, New Zealand Treasury .. .. 6,425 10 1 Bank of New Zealand, Apia, £13,788 7s. 5d.; less Coolie Labour Account above, £3,391 7s. 6d. .. .. 10,396 19 11 Imprest Account, London .. 104 0 1 Deposits held in departmental trust accounts .. .. 2,408 2 11 Remittances in transit .. 10 0 —- 19,395 5 3 £514,125 9 1 £514,125 9 1

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