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FINANCE. Revenue. The statement hereunder shows the revenue for the financial year ended 31st March, 1924, including a subsidy from the; New Zealand Government; also, for comparative piurposes, the revenue for tho preceding financial year. 1922-23. 1923-24. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1. Native taxes .. .. .. .. ~ .. 9,412 1 6 9,899 2 6 2. Customs, taxes and marine .. .. .. .. 75,468 16 4 68,24.1. 15 11 3. Foes and charges (Court, hospital, &c), (includes' Native medical subscriptions, £7,327) .. .. .. 11,604 14 10 16,969 6 0 4. Post Office and Savings-bank .. .. .. .. 6,42111 3 5,206 5 1 5. Wireless station .. .. .. .. .. 4,973 14 5 3,211 19 0 6. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,369 5 0 6,388 14 1 7. Subsidy from New Zealand Government . . .. .. 16,000 0 0 24,000 0 0 Totals .. .. .. .. ...£131,250 3 4 £133,917 2 7 Note. —The subsidy to the; Samoan revenue from the New Zealand Government is based on the additional cost due to the extension of the; medical and educational services in tho inte;rosts of the Native population. New Zealand contributed an extra £6,000 this year in order to cover abnormal losses to roads and bridges caused by the severe and prolonged bad weather at tho beginning of the year. Kxpenditure. The; ordinary expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1924 (excluding special public-works programme as noted below) is as follows, a comparison being shown with, the prrevious year : — 1922-23. 1923-24. £ s. cl. £ s. d. 1. I'eninanont charges on account of public debt .. .. 5,323 14 6 4,916 6 7 2. Administrator and Legislature .. .. .. .. 4,833 18 6 7,084 10 2 3. Secretariat .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,837 18 6 2,4,18 0 8 4. Native Department — (a.) Head Office and general.. .. .. .. 8,626 14 8 9,546 3 5 (6.) Savai'i section . . .. .. .. .. 5,999 4 7 5,702 4 10 (c.) Aleipata section .. .. .. .. 854 1,5 2 608 1 6 5. Treasury, Audit, and Supplies Purchase Office .. .. 3,732 610 ' 3,925.15 3 6. Customs, taxes, and Marine — (a.) Customs and taxes .. .. .. .. 2,264 0 5 2,500 12 11 (b.) Harbour Department .. .. .. .. 4,364 7 1 4,106 0 1 (c.) Transpiort, s.s. " Lady Roberts".. .. .. .. 3,102 5 4 7. Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. 3,816 0 10 3,599 0 2 8. Police and Prisons .. .. .. .. .. 9,422 2 1 8,508 17 4 9. Medical Department .. .. .. .. .. 25,715 8 4 23,994 10 2 10. Agricultural Department .. .. .. .. 3,786 12 6 5,748 6 10 11. Chinese Department .. .. .. .. .. 2,207 1 4 1,609 7 6 12. Post Office and Pavings-bank .. .. .. .. 5,717 13 6 5,669 5 3 13. Wireless station .. .. .. .. .. 4,789 0 10 5,329 18 0 14. Education Department .. .. .. .. 6,846 9 9 6,556 0 7 15. Miscellaneous .. ... .. .. .. 15,479 19 11 14,780 10 9 16. Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 3,492 14 2 2,113 13 8 17. Public Works Department (general and maintenance) .. 11,452 14 3 16,648 13 1 18. Public Works Department (new works) .. .. .. 1,096 0 10 4,54119 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £132,658 18 7 £143,010 3 7 Direct Native Revenue and Expenditure. The revenue derived directly from the Natives, and the amounts expended directly on them, during the year may be stated approximately as follows : — Revenue deprived direct from Natives .. .. .. .. £18,358 Expenditure directly on Natives .. .. .. .. .. £30,000 These amounts are arrived at as follows : — Revenue derived directly from Natives. 1923-24. £ s. d. Native; taxes .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,899 2 6 Native medical levy .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,327 0 0 Travelling passes . . .. .. .. .. .. 30 8 0 Survey, land, and titles fees .. .. .. .. .. 564 3 1 Court "fees (say) . . .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Water-rates . . ~ ■ ~ .. .. .. .. 37 10 0 £18,358 3 7