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ADMINISTRATION OF WESTERN SAMOA.' —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 2,258 0 0 and equipment .. .. 2,415 9 1 4,693 12 9 Libraries .. .. .. 691 4 8 Loans Sinking Fund .. .. .. 4 11 9 189,024 15 7 Reserve for writings-off in suspense .. .. 665 17 8 Less depreciation .. .. 65' 077 6 2 Vaisigano Bridge Replacement Reserve .. 5,000 0 0 123 947 9 5 Reserve for building programme, 1938-39 .. 8,500 0 0 Loose tools .. .. .. .. 905 0 10 Assets Replacement Reserve .. .. .. 12,000 0 0 Saddlery and harness .. .. .. 103 10 7 Balance of Revenue Account .. .. .. 6,132 15 10 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. 251 0 8 Consumable stores .. .. .. .. 15,917 510 Goods in transit .. .. .. .. 2,291 17 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 m 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 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 516 3 10 Sundry debtors, £2,311135. 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 Post Office Savings-bank — Investments in New Zealand .. 69,297 0 0 Cash in Bank of New Zealand, Apia .. .. .. 1,265 6 3 70,562 6 3 Sundry debtors— Ordinary .. .. .. 9,158 0 3 Tulaele Farm deferred principal 378 15 0 97536~iF~T Less reserve for bad and doubtful debts .. .. 6,031 18 0 3,504 17 3 Education Department defalcation .. .. 27 11 11 Sundry advances .. .. .. .. 370 16 3 Advances, land-settlement scheme .. .. 1,815 9 11 Payments in advance .. .. .. 11110 Interest on investments accrued but not due .. 302 5 2 Writings-off in Suspense .. .. .. 665 17 8 Cash and bank balances — Cash in hand, Resident Com- £ s. d. missioner, Savaii .. .. 26 13 8 Cash in Deposits Account, N.Z. Treasury, £8,298 lis. 2d. ; less Vaisigano Bridge Reserve above, £5,000 .. .. 3,298 11 2 Bank of New Zealand, Apia, £15,513 12s. lOd. ; less Coolie Labour Account above, £516 3s. lOd.; less building programme above, £8,500 .. 6,497 9 0 Imprest Account, London .. 564 6 4 Deposits held in departmental trust accounts .. .. 2,258 0 0 Remittances in transit .. 43 10 0 12,688 10 2 £427,914 1 2 £427,914 1 2