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DEPARTMENT' OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. Income ano l_.\i'i..\ihtui.i- Account for xiiio Year ended 31st March, 1922. Expenditure. i Income. £ s. d, To Expenditure (nominal acoounts) — £ s. d. jßy Balance-curried down .. ~ 21,375 9 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,128 8 5 Advertising .. .. .. 30 3 7 Expenses Ministerial visit to Samoa, 1921— Incidental expenses ... .. 80 0 0 Presents to Natives . . .. 146 11 8 Expenses upkeep Apia Observatory .. 1,684 15 2 Freight, .. .. . . * .. 1 1.2 6 Grant to Samoan administration— Medioal and educational services .. 13,500 0 0 Wireless service .. .. .. 2,500 0 0 Olliee liftings and requisites .. 163 0 5 Pay and allowances, Samoan Constabulary . . . . . . 27 9 II Payment, H. K. Tattersall .. .. 301 10 0 Photographic film, cost of .. .. .184 6 10 Postages and telegrams . . . . 305 16 8 Telephone services . . . . 3119 4 Travelling allowances a nil expenses .. 96 19 7 Typewriters—Purchase and repairs . . 7 7 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 24 17 2 Rent .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Depreciation .. .. . . 10 12 0 £21,375 9 4 £21,375 9 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 21,375 9 4 By Excess of expenditure over income .. 21,385 0 1 Interest on capital .. .. 9 10 9 £21,385 0 1 : £21,385 0 1 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. : Assets. £ s. d. Capital funds—Liability to Treasury .. 259 010 ' Official stamps .. .. .. 25 17 2 Sundry creditors .. .. ... 443 11 4 Telephone subscriptions in advance .. 21 11 3 Depreciation reserve .. .. .. 10 12 0 Office fittings and requisites, £ s. cl. Treasury Adjustment Account .. 20,978 5 2 &c. .. .. .. 212 18 (I Additions .. .. 46 2 10 259 0 10 Excess of expenditure over income .. 21,385 0 I £21,691 9 4 £21,691 9 4 Department of External Affairs, S, ,1. Smith, Acting-Secretary. 11th August, 1922. R. M. Porteous, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.- G. F, C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. [noome and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922, Expenditure. £ s. d. \ Income. £ s. d. To Expenditure (nominal accounts) — liv Excess of expenditure over income . . 16,249 17 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. 11,661 16 5 Advertising, &c. .. .. . . 30 IS 8 Cook and Other Island Administration expenses . . .. .. J, 074 611 ((rant to C. B. Jordan in lieu of leave 50 0 0 Medical service, Nine . . .. 250 0 0 Office fittings and requisites .. 20 2 4 Postages and telegrams .. .. 71 10 6 Subsidy for service to Niue.. .. 1,128 14 1 \ Telephone services .. . . 14 3 2 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 28 16 8 Tropical allowances .. .. 1,915 14 6 Contingencies .. .. .. 3 14 1 £1.6,249 17 4 £10,249 17 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. cl. I Assets. £ s. d. Capital funds — Liability to Treasury .. 40 0 0 Offioial stamps .. .. .. 114 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 903 16 II j Telephone subscriptions in advanoe .. -12 9 4 Treasury Adjustment Account .. 15,399 13 9 Office fittings and requisites ..£34 0 0 Additions "..- .. ..600 40 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 16,249 17 4 £16,343 10 8 £16,343 10 8 Department of External Affairs, S. ,1. Smith, Acting-Secretary. 11th August, 1922. R. M. Porteous, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Income and Expenditure Account and balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. —G. E. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.