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ADMINISTRATION OF WESTERN SAMOA. Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure.. Revenue. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. * Education Department .. .. 6,417 7 4 Education Department .. .. .. 473 410 Government House .. .. 2,549 6 0 Justice Department .. .. .. .. 999 14 9 Justice Department .. .. 2,124 2 5 Lands and Survey Department .. .. 446 1 6 Lands and Survey Department .. 1,632 1 8 Medical Department .. .. .. .. 13,772 14 7 Medical Department .. .. 21,353 14 2 Native Department .. .. .. .. 419 4 4 Native Department .. .. 7,210 2 1 Police and Prisons Department .. .. 3,301 4 8 Police and Prisons Department .. 8,545 9 2 Postal and Radio Department .. .. .. 9,753 12 6 Postal and Radio Department .. 6,028 6 4 Public Works Department .. .. .. 5,368 16 6 & Public Works Department .. 21,634 0 9 Treasury and Customs, &c. .. .. .. 106,205 15 4 Secretariat .. .. .. 5,968 4 3 Treasury and Customs, &c. .. 24,466 17 10 Public debt charges .. .. 15,060 8 1 122,990 0 1 Depreciation: Buildings, plant, machinery, and furniture, &c, .. .. .. .. 9,333 6 5 Furniture on loan to Labour Department written off .. .. .. .. .. 0 14 0 Amount required to adjust bad debts reserve to the estimated figure .. .. •• 2,633 511 Balance of Revenue Account .. .. .. 5,783 2 7 £140,740 9 0 £140,740 9 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1938. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Capital Account .. .. .. .. 169,707 15 5 Land .. .. .. .. .. 30,853 19 9 Loans: Public Works general purposes .. 112,195 0 0 Roads and bridges .. .. .. .. 34,052 13 7 Sundry creditors: Ordinary .. .. .. 876 7 4 Apia drainage and waterworks .. .. 22,136 4 8 £ s. d. Native water-supplies .. .. .. 26,256 9 8 Samoan currency notes .. 32,000 0 0 £ s. d. Less unissued notes .. .. 2,000 0 0 Buildings and wharves .. 125,966 0 0 30,000 0 0 Plant and machinery .. .. 38,595 811 Coolie Labour Account— Launches, boats, &c. .. .. 2,524 1 9 Transportation Fund .. 7,575 7 8 Buoys, beacons, and moorings .. 1,269 6 0 Sundry creditors .. .. 0 6 6 Motor and other vehicles .. 3,870 8 4 7,575 14 2 Arms and accoutrements .. 871 3 0 Post Office Savings-bank: Sundry Fire-fighting appliances .. 375 1 9 depositors .. .. .. .. 70,562 6 3 Furniture and fittings .. .. 11,802 9 4 Sundry deposits— Mechanical office appliances .. 644 2 9 Held in Treasury .. .. 2,435 12 9 Medical and technical instruments In departmental trust accounts 2,277 0 0 and equipment .. .. 2,415 9 1 — 4,712 12 9 Libraries .. .. .. 691 4 8 Loans Sinking Fund .. .. .. 4 119 • — Reserve for writings-off in suspense .. .. 706 111 189,024 15 7 Vaisigano Bridge Replacement Reserve .. 5,000 0 0 Less depreciation .. .. 65,077 6 2 Reserve for building*programme, 1938-39 .. 8,500 0 0 123,947 9 5 Assets Replacement Reserve .. .. •• 12,000 0 0 Loose tools .. .. .. .. 905 010 Balance of Revenue Account .. .. .. 5,783 2 7 Saddlery and harness .. .. .. 103 10 7 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 251 0 8 Consumable stores .. .. .. .. 15,529 8 3 Goods in transit .. .. .. .. 2,359 8 10 Investments — New Zealand Government— £ s. d. Public Debt Sinking Fund .. 4 119 Inscribed Stock- — Samoan currency notes .. 32,000 0 0 Assets replacement .. 12,000 0 0 Ordinary revenue .. .. 7,350 0 0 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand— Ordinary revenue .. .. 8,000 0 0 Mortgage over freehold property in Samoa .. .. 356 16 4 Post Office Savings-bank, Apia: Deposits .. .. .. 462 0 6 Cash in Bank of New Zealand, Apia: Reserve for building programme, 1938-39 .. 8,500 0 0 Cash in Deposits Account, New Zealand Treasury: Vaisigano Bridge Replacement Reserve .. 5,000 0 0 73,673 8 7 Coolie Labour Account — Investments — New Zealand Government In- t scribed stock .. .. 3,150 0 0 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. .. 2,500 0 0 Mortgage over freehold , pr 0......... ......... ... perty in Samoa .. . . 789 7 6. 7 6 Cash in Bank of New Zealand 516 3 10 Sundry debtors, £2,311 13s. 7d.; less reserve for bad and doubtful debts, £1,733 15s. 3d. 577 18 4 Interest on investments accrued but not due .. 42 4 6 7,575 14 2 Carried forward .. .. .. 427,623 12 2 Carried forward .. .. .. 337,644 9 0

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