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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. Income. r. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. w expenditure (nominal accounts)— By Balance carried down .. .. 19,924 6 6 Salaries .. .. .. 2,136 5 6 Advertising .. . . .. 36 19 2 Exponses, upkeep Apia Observatory.. 686 14 1 Grant to Samoan Administration on behalf of — Medical and educational services 13,500 0 0 Wireless services .. .. 2,500 0 0 Office fittings and requisites (including printing and stationery) .. .. 129 I 2 Photographic film, cost of obtaining and printing .. .. .. 67 910 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes 260 15 10 Telephone services .... 29 11 6 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 124 17 9 Contingencies .. .. .. 29 5 2 Expenses, Samoan Constabulary .. 410 7 6 Depreciation .. .. .. 12 19 0 £19,924 6 6 £19,924 6 6 £ s. d. I £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 19,924 6 6 By Excess of expenditure over income .. 19,943 8 4 Interest on capital .. . . 19 110 £19,943 8 4 £19,943 8 4 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. I 'apital funds —Liabihty to Treasury Official stamps .. .. .. 9 13 8 (1/4/22) ... .. .. .. 424 6 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 66 3 9 Sundry creditors .. ■■ .. 804 10 9 Telephone subscriptions in advance .. 16 11 9 Depreciation i eserve .. .. .. 23 11 0, Office fittings and requisites £259 010 Treasury Adjustment Account.. .. 19,772 16 3 Add additions .. 8 5 7 267 6 5 Photographic film .. .. .. 300 0 0 Treasury Liability Account .. .. 422 0 1 Excess of expenditure over income .. 19,943 8 4 £21,025 4 0 £21,025 4 0 R. M. Porteous, Accountant. J. D. Gray, Secretary. 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.