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The volume of money-order, savings-bank, and radio business has been well maintained, as will be seen from the following (statistics: —

The excess of Post Office Savings-bank withdrawals over deposits is accounted for to some extent by depositors' purchases of new motor-vehicles, which have recently become available.

Staff Hereunder is given a table showing staff employed as at the end of March for the past two years:—

VI. PUBLIC FINANCE The revenue and expenditure figures under departmental headings are shown below in comparison with the previous year:—

Revenue

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— 1945-46. 1946-47. Value of money-orders issued £3,646 £4,820 Value of money-orders paid £7,510 £4,798 Post Office Savings-bank withdrawals £95,001 £107,620 Post Office Savings-bank deposits £103,748 £97,165 Number of depositors as at 31st March 4,382 4,725 Amount held to their credit £265,534 £260,780 Number of Samoan depositors 3,311 3,670 Amount held to their credit £32,096 £29,395 Number of radio messages 13,141 15,935 Net receipts therefrom £3,565 £3,627

Services. Europeans. Persons of part Samoan Blood. Native Samoans. Elective Samoan District and Village Officials. 1946. 1947. 1946. 1947. 1946. 1947. 1946. 1947. Classified departmental staffs— Education 11 15 17 26 218 238 Health 18 16 3 4 187 192 Native Affairs 4 3 1 4 16 16 262 296 Police and Prisons 7 4 2 6 57 58 Other services 31 30 35 52 34 35 71 68 58 92 512 ■ 539 262 296 Casual employees 3 1 43 55 247 338 Totals 74 69 101 147 759 877 262 296

Head of Revenue. 1945-46. 1946-47, £ £ Education 626* 655 Health .. .. .. .. .. 14,327 14,934 Justice 1,523 1,876 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 445 552 Native .. .. .. .. .. 808 706 Police and Prisons 3,756 4,948 Postal and Radio 22,327 35,769 Public Works 10,205 10,471 Treasury, Customs, &c. 230,275 264,927 284,292 334,838 * The figure published in last year's report included " Overseas Scholarships. £3,107," now shown under " Subsidies from New Zealand."