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Expenditure

A comparative statement of revenue and expenditure from 1925-26 is shown below:—

* In addition expenditure from loan moneys was as follows : 1925-26, £5,000 ; 1926-27, £30,689 ; 1927-28, £11,236 ; 1928-29, £5,075. f Includes expenditure on extra police : £27,374 in 1928-29, £19,448 in 1929-30, £16,561 in 1930-31, and £10,412 in 1931-32. t The figure published in last year's report included " Overseas Scholarships, £3,107," now shown under " Subsidies from New Zealand." The accumulated surplus at 31st March, 1947, was — £ Cash .. .. .. .. .. 50,001 Investments in Samoa . . .. .. ' .. 9,207 Investments in New Zealand . . . . .._ 358,550 "£417,758

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Head of Expenditure. 1945-40. 1946-47. £ £ Administrator and Government House 3,218 5,433 Education 21,656 26,174 Health 50,699 49,312 Justice 3,387 3,140 Lands and Survey3,108 3,134 Native 15,666 16,620 Police and Prisons 13,584 15,923 Postal and Radio 19,492 14,995 Public Works 72,420 78,992 Secretariat 14,315 14,087 Treasury, Customs, &c. . 17,624 14,519 235,169 242,329 Less recoveries, Public Trust and Labour 535 642 234,634 241,687

Year. Revenue obtained in the Territory. Expenditure of the Territory. Deficit or Surplus. Subsidy from New Zealand. Final Surplus or Deficit. £ £ £ £ £ 1925-26 . 128,638 145,687* -17,049 21,400 4 4,351 1926-27 . 113,812 141,710* -27,898 20 ,000 - 7,898 1927-28 . 106,038 143,421* -37,383 20 ,000 -17,383 1928-29 . 121,904 157,829* -35,925f 47 ,374f 411,449 1929-30 . 131,416 150,728t -19,312f 39 ,448+ 420,136 1930-31 . 130,385 140,288-f - 9,903f 21 ,000 411,097 1931-32 . 109,040 128,936f —19,896+ -19,896 1932-33 . 105,920 98,166 + 7,754 + 7,754 1933-34 . 90,613 89,955 4- 658 + 658 1934-35 . 78,808 76,505 + 2,303 4 2,303 1935-36 . 111,867 100,736 + 11,131 411,131 1936-37 . 117,909 116,613 + 1,296 4 1,296 1937-38 . 139,450 139,070 + 380 + 380 1938-39 . 123,803 119,233 + 4,570 4 4,570 1939-40 . 131,416 135,648 - 4,232 - 4,232 1940-41 . 107,708 110,000 - 2,292 - 2,292 1941-42 . 100,883 101,492 - 009 - 609 1942-43 . 212,996 203,492 4 9,504 4 9,504 1943-44 . 278,092 227,220 450,872 +50,872 1944-45 . 281,033 225,879 455,154 455,154 1945-46 . 284,292$ 234,634 452,765 3 456,261 1946-47 . 334,838 241,687 493,151 12 ,254 4105,405