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Return showing the Number of Offences reported, etc. — continued.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. Savings-bank. —The Savings-bank Branch shows a decline. The deposits are £21,850 Bs. Bd., withdrawals £25,795 os. sd. The total amount (including interest) at credit of depositors is £36,740 Is. Id., a decrease of £2,513 12s. 4d. on the previous year's total. Although there has been an excess of withdrawals, new accounts are still being opened. During the year 137 accounts were opened and 103 closed, leaving a total of 415, an increase of 34 for the year. Private Boxes. -The boxes have been all let, and arrangements have been made for the erection of additional boxes. The amount of revenue derived from this item is £91 Bs. sd. Money-orders. —The money-orders issued numbered 1,310 for a total of £1.0,233 15s. 7d. ; commission on moii(;y-orders amounted to £95 2s. Id. Money-orders paid were 199, totalling £1,102 13s. Id. Postal Notes and British Postal Orders. —Sales in this branch amounted to —Notes, £683 ss. sd. ; orders, £98 Bs. 2d. Post-office. —Mail-matter delivered and posted in Samoa during the year, estimated from a genera) average : the numbers were as follows : — Delivered — Letters .. .'. .. .. .. .. 113,000 Other articles .. .. .. .. .. 81,141 194,141 Registered letters delivered .. .. .. .. .. 2,635 Parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,331 Posted— Letters .. .. .. .. .. .. 95,513 Other articles .. .. .. .. .. 16,068 111,581 Registered articles posted . . . . .. .. . . 3,053 Parcels .. .. .. .. .'. .. .. 902 Customs duty amounting to £776 6s. lid. was collected on parcels. Stamps. —Stamp sales amounte;d to £1,287 3s. 9d., a decrease of £2,000 compared with last year. This decrease is due to the reduction in postal rates. Telephones. —The foes amounted to £1,206 7s. 10d., as compared with £1,321 lis. 3d. last year. The telephone system is far from being satisfactory. The Telegraph Engineer from Auckland has inspected the system and reported accordingly. In the near future, perhaps, something may be done to bring about a more suitable; system. Work performed for other Departments. —Accounts collected for other Departments of the Administration amounted to £5,766 18s. lOd. On behalf of the New Zealand Government, for "miscellaneous receipts" the sum of £994 12s. Id. was collected, and "miscellaneous payments" amounted to £982 4s. Id. For the; Customs Department, Samoa, £776 6s. lid. was collected.

1922. .-..v Number Offences Oftene.:s arrcsted 01 . reported, reported, summoned. 1923. Number convicted. Nun: disml n fiber iased >r Irawn. 6 a I Oife: repo nces >rtcd. Ot O el> & 0 withd 3y-law breaches— Cattle trespass .. .. .. .. 62 6 Ii Wandering pigs .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Insanitary pigsties .. .. . . . . . 5 .. Negligent driving .. .. .. .. 43 27 27 Negligent riding .. .. . . .. .. 7 7 Driving without lights .. . . .. 23 36 36 Driving without license .. .. .. 7 60 66 Unattended vehioles .. .. . . .. .. 1 1 Furious driving .. .. .. .. 3 Public nuisance .. .. .. .. . . 1 I Miscellaneous— Restricted immigrants, unlawfully landing . . 4 Concealment of birth .. . . . . 2 Land-weeding Regulations .. .. .. 4 Dynamiting iish .. . . .. . . 4 Shooting pigeons out of season .. .. 1 Breach of Chinese Contract Labour Ordinance .. 180 Breach of Pacific Island Contract Labour Ordinance .. 44 44 Breach of Permit Regulations .. .. 2 2 2 Breach erf Harbour Regulations .. .. 8 Bathing without lavalava .. .. .. .. 2 2 Unregistered dog .. . . .. . . . . 1 1 Keeping vicious dog . . .. . . . 1 I Failing to have collar on dog . . . . .. I I M. F. 0 (j 2 M. F. 56 2 10 5 Hi 20 1 5 33 1 (56 1 2 2 7 13 59 1 1 ■} 1 '.. 4 2 4 4 1 180 2 43 41 8 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 Totals .. . . .. .. 752 652 032 170 42 170 117 3 304 404