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FINANCE. Revenue. The revenue for the financial year ended 31st March, 1923, including a subsidy of £16,000 from the New Zealand Government, is as follows : — £ s. d. Native taxes .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,412 1 6 Customs and Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,468 16 4 Fees of Court, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,604 14 10 Post Office and Savings-bank .. .. .. .. .. 6,421 11 3 Wireless .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,973 14 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,369 5 0 Subsidy from New Zealand Government .. .. .. 16,000 0 0 £131,250 3 4 Note. —The subsidies to the Samoan revenue from New Zealand are based on the additional cost of the Medical and Education Departments expended since the New Zealand Government accepted the Mandate, and on the cost in excess of revenue of the wireless station. Expenditure. Ordinary Expenditure (excluding Special Public-works Programme, paid for out of Loan). permanent charges. £ s. d. Permanent charges on account of public debt .. .. .. 5,323 14 6 Administration and Legislature .. .. .. .. 4,833 18 6 Secretary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,837 18 6 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,626 14 8 Savai'i section .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,999 4 7 Aleipata section .. .. .. .. .. .. 854 15 2 Treasury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,732 610 Customs and Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,264 0 5 Harbourmaster's section .. .. .. .. .. 4,364 7 1 Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,816 010 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. 9,422 2 1 Medical Department— (a.) Clinical Division .. .. .. .. ..24,044 13 10 (b.) Public Health .. .. .. .. .. 1,670 14 6 Agricultural Department .. .. .. .. .. 3,786 12 6 Chinese Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,207 1 4 Postal Department and Savings-bank .. .. .. .. 5,717 13 6 Wireless Department .. .. .. .. .. 4,789 010 Education Department .. .. .. .. .. 6,846 9 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,479 19 11 Lands and Survey Department .. .. .. .. 3,492 14 2 Public Works Department— Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,452 14 3 Non-recurrent .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,096 010 £132,658 18 7 Extraordinary Expenditure of Public-works Programme. This programme is being paid for out of a " Loan Account " of £125,000 provided by the New Zealand Government. Of this amount, £25,000 is a gift, and the remaining £100,000 is lent at 5 per cent, interest and a rate of sinking fund to repay in thirty years. Since the commencement of this programme expenditure has been as follows : — £ s. d. Prior to March, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,902 0 4 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,434 3 10 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,229 1 2 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,776 16 8 Total extraordinary expenditure to 31st March, 1923 ..£114,342 2 0