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Expenditure. Expenditure from Details of Public Works extraordinary expenditure are : — 1922-23. Commencement. £ s. d. £ s. d. Hospital, Apia, out-stations and leper station.. .. .. 2,648 12 10 20,148 1 1 Post Office additions .. .. .. .. .. .. 996 6 8 Steam-laundry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,169 17 7 Electric light, Vailima .. .. .. .. .. .. 767 18 0 Customs extensions .. .. .. .. .. 165 8 8 1,016 14 2 Motor-transport work .. . . . . .. .. ~ 1,945 0 1 Public Works plant .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 2,419 0 2 Hotel purchase ..■ .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Hotel equipment and improvement .. .. .. .. 855 7 6 3,520 11 8 Apia Waterworks .. .. .. .. .. 2,665 4 0 22,136 4 8 Harbour and channel-work -Plant and improvements .. 231 15 8 231 15 8 Harbour-dredging .. .. .. . . .. 219 2 145 7 8 Native water-supplies .. .. .. .. .. 1,992 5 2 4,597 12 10 Wireless quarters .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,764 4 11 2,262 3 2 Quarters (renovations) .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,945 14 4 New quarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,266 0 8 Police-station headquarters .. .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Reclamation for protection of roads .. .. .. .. 491 14 0 1,486 11 1 Roads and bridges .. .. .. .. .. 6,454 19 0 22,182 11 1 Additions to central office .. .. .. .. .. .. 750 14 5 District schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,488 10 9 3,953 17 0 Totals .. .. .. .. £20,776 16 8 £114,342 2 0

Revenue and Expenditure compared since Commencement of Civil Government, 1st May, 1920.

Note. —As against the amounts shown as deficits, revenue funds totalling £10,549 Is. have been set aside out of revenue during these periods (principally during 1920-21), and considerable stuns devoted to the writing-off of losses incurred during the military occupation. Table A. —Statement of Liabilities (Liquid) and Assets on the 31st March, 1923. Assetx. £ s. d. £ s. (I. Litibilitiey. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in hand .. 576 2 5 Reserves .. .. .. 10,549 1 0 Cash at bank .. 5,693 17 0 Deposits .. .. .. 10,910 l(i 7 6,269 19 5 Currency notes .. .. 45,000 0 O Imprests .. .. .. 57 13 4 Loan Account, New ZeaStores unallocated .. .. 21,088 0 10 land Government — tier man currency .. .. 95 9 3 (a.) Provided at 5 per Advances .. .. .. 1,43505 cent, interest Loan Works Account — and 1 percent. Drainage and water- sinking fund .. 87,000 0 0 supply .. .. 22,136 4 8 (/;.) Provided free of Otherworks .. 92,205 17 4 interest as a gift 25,000 0 0 114,342 2 0 — 112,000 0 0 Suspense— .Suspense .. .. .. 380 5 6 Chinese accounts .. 1,966 13 11 Excess assets over liaTrading accounts .. 2,189 18 7 bilities .. .. .. 24,308 16 4 4,156 12 6 Investments — New Zealand Government debentures and inscribed stock .. .. 55,704 1 8 £203,148 19 5 £203,148 19 5

Year. Hevenue, including Subsidy. Expenditure, Ordinary. Expenditure against Loan Account of £125,000. Total Expenditure. Surplus: Ordinary Expenditure over Kovenue. I )eficits: Ordinary Expenditure over Hevenue. £ s. d. 149,026 16 5 135,569 6 10 131,250 3 4 126,310 0 0 £ s. d. 147,063 2 2 137,180 18 9 132,658 18 7 126,878 3 4 £* s. d. 29,434 3 10 49,229 1 2 20,776 16 8 10,657 18 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,963 14 3 £ s. d. 1920-21 1921-22 1922 23 1923-24 (estimate) 176,497 6 0 186,409 19 11 153,435 15 3 137,536 1 4 568 0 0 1,611 11 11 1,408 15 3 568 3 4 \