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A. Statement of Current Assets and Liabilities on 31st March, 1923. Assets. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. el. Cash in hand and at bank .. .. 6,269 19 5 Reserves .. .. .. .. 10,549 1 0 Imprests .. ~ .. .. 57 13 4 Deposits .. .. .. .. 10,910 16 7 Advances .. .. .. .. 1,435 0 5 Currency notes .. .. .. 45,000 0 0 German currency .. .. .. 95 i) 3 Loan Account, N.Z. Government — (Stores unallocated .. .. .. 21,088 010 (a) Provided at 5 per Loan Works Account—• £ s. d. cent, interest and Drainage and water 22,136 4 S 1 per cent, sinking £ s. d. supply fund .. .. 87,000 0 0 Other works .. 02,205 17 4 (b) Provided free of 114,342 2 0 interest (gift) .. 25,000 0 0 Suspense— _____ 112,000 0 0 Chinese Accounts .. 1,966 13 II Suspense .. .. .. .. 380 5 <i Trading Accounts 2,189 18 7 Surplus and deficit account— • 4,150 12 (i Balance 31st March, 1024 .. .. 24,308 16 4 Investments—■ N.Z. Government debentures and inscribed stock .. .. .. 55,704 1 8 £203,148 19 5 £203,148 19 5 Samoan Post Office Savings-bank.—Statement of Assists and Liabilities on 31st March, 1923. A ssets. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. el. Cash—-Postmaster .. . . .. 100 0 1 Balance at credit of depositors inclubing Cash—Treasury .. .. .. 2,184 G 8 interest to date (£1,102 18s. 9d.) .. 39,255 2 5 Amount due by N.Z. Post Office .. 1,272 15 8 Investments—■ N.Z. Government inscribed stock .. 35,698 0 0 £39,255 2 5 £39,255 2 5 B. Statement of Current Assets and Liabilities on 31st March, 1924. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in hand and at bank .. .. 2,543 10 8 Rosorves .. .. .. .. 12,058 3 I Imprests .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Deposits .. .. .. .. 7,418 4 (i Advances .. .. .. .. 4,703 5 7 Currency note-issue .. .. .. 45,000 0 0 Unallocated stores .. .. .. 12,903 2 0 Loan Account, N.Z. Covernmcnt .. 120,000 0 0 Loan Works Account —Drainage, water- Chinese Account — supply, &c. .. .. .. 120,000 0 0 Repatriation costs, &.o. .. .. 2,903 14 0 ■Plant .. .. .. .. 78(i 0 0 | Surplus and Deficit Account— S.s. "Lady Roberts" —-Preliminary ex-. Balanoe at 31st Maroh, 1924.. .. 15,215 15 4 penses and improvements (ship on loan from N.Z. Government) .. .. 1,460 0 0 Trading Accounts .. .. .. 3,005 19 1 Suspense Accounts .. .. .. 553 16 7 Public Works Loan Redemption Fund Investment Account (N.Z. Government sec urities) .. .. .. 1,420 1 4 Investments— N.Z. Government debentures and inscribed stock .. .. .. 55,704 1 8 £203,255 10 11 £203,255 10 11 Note. -Regarding assets, these accounts do not include value of land, buildings, and other real property under the control of the Administration, or book de;bts, department's stocks (except Public Works), furniture and fittings (office and house), horse, trap, and motor transport, &c, paid for out of revenue in previous years. Nor are the assets and liabilities of the Samoa Crown Estates included herein, these being the; property of the New Zealand Government. Revenue is increased by £6,000 extra subsidy from the New Zealand Government, making total subsidy £24,000 for the year.