B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

ADMINISTRATION OF WESTERN SAMOA. Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. Education Department .. .. 5,599 11 4 Education Department .. .. 855 8 3 Government House .. .. 1,231 1 6 Justice Department .. .. 639 15 0 Justice Department .. . . 1,503 10 7 Lands and Survey Department .. 475 1 0 Lands and Survey Department .. 1,553 16 2 Medical Department .. .. 10,793 11 9 Medical Department .. .. 18,802 9 0 Native Department .. .. 302 6 0 Native Department .. .. 7,253 14 4 Police and Prisons Department .. 2,850 310 Police and Prisons Department .. 8,961 15 6 Postal and Radio Department .. 6,986 710 Postal and Radio Department .. 5,685 3 2 Public Works Department .. 4,823 19 7 Public Works Department .. 20,256 15 4 Treasury and Customs Department 90,089 8 3 Secretariat Department .. 7,382 18 6 Amount required to adjust Bad 117,816 I 6 Treasury and Customs Department 10,028 19 10 • Debts Reserve to the estimated Interest and Sinking Fund on public figure .. .. .... .. 637 debt .. .. .. 11,330 10 6 99,590 5 9 Depreciation —Buildings, plant, machinery, and furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. 8,955 14 10 Balance of Revenue Account .. .. .. 9,276 4 6 £117,822 5 1 £117,822 5 I 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 o Sundry creditors Ordinary .. .. .. 1,348 1 4 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 35,165 010 £ s. d. Launches, boats, &c. .. .. .. 2,540 I 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 .. .. .. 2,99854 ' 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 3 11 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 11 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 I Loans Sinking Fund .. .. . . 0 14 1 Inscribed stock — Reserve for bad and doubtful debts .. .. 3,398 12 1 Samoan currency notes .. 32,000 0 0 Reserve for writings-off in suspense .. .. 2,171 2 1 Assets replacement .. 12,000 0 0 Balance of Revenue Account .. .. .. 9,276 4 6 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— Investments— New 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 prillcipal .. .. .. 585 1 10 — 8,236 16 11 Sundry advances .. .. .. .. 715 173 Advances Aloisa Land Settlement Scheme .. 649 6 6 Payments in advance .. .. .. 10 8 6 Interest on investment accrued but not due .. 272 0 II Writings-ofE in suspense .. .. .. 2,171 2 1 Cash and bank balances — Cash in hand, Resident Commis- £ 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 £514,913 0 5 £514,913 o^s R. A. Malone, Treasurer of Samoa. Examined and found correct. —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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