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(b) Expenditure directly on the Natives, 1926-27. 1) Payments directly to Natives:— Salaries and wages— £ Native Affairs Department: Samoan staff and officials—Upolu, £5,038; Savai'i, £3,393 .. .. .. .. ..8,431 Other departments : Samoan staff — Police, Education, Harbour, Medical, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,760 Casual labour (approximate) employed by —Public Works Department, £6,500 ; Engineering Department, £1,500 ; various (say) £500 .. 8,500 (2) Payments directly on behalf of Natives :— Native Affairs Department— Salaries, European staff, Native Affairs Department (Upolu, £2,089 ; Savai'i, £1,675) ~ .. .. .. .. .. 3,764 Cost printing Native Gazette .. .. .. .. .. 333 Fono expenses '(Native Parliament) .. .. .. .. 945 Land and Titles Commission expenses .. .. .. .. 2 Travelling-expenses, Native Department .. .. .. .. 792 Entertainment of Samoans .. .. .. .. .. 126 Dog-collars and dog-tax bonus .. .. .. .. .. 40 Clothing, rations, &c., for messengers .. .. .. .. 216 Stationery, &c. .. .. .. . . .. .. 790 Police and Prisons Department— Salaries, European staff (part) .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 Rations, clothing, utensils, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 953 Medical Department— Salaries, European staff (part) .. .. .. . . .. 7,000 Samoan Lepers Account (Fiji) .. .. .. .. .. 902 Rations for patients .. . . .. .. .. .. 832 Transport and travelling-expenses (say) .. .. .. .. 800 Dental subsidy .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 Drugs, &c. (say) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 Education Department—• Salaries, European staff (part) .. .. .. . . .. 3,500 Food-supplies, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 361 Expenses, vocational classes, &c. .. .. .. . . 745 Travelling and transport expenses .. .. . . .. 570 Expenses, Grade II schools .. .. .. .. .. 286 Avele Agricultural School expenses .. .. .. • .. 168 Public Works DepartmentNew buildings, &c., at Avele .. .. .. .. .. 590 School extension, Yaipouli .. .. .. .. .. 766 Native water-supplies .. .. .. .. .. 13,240 New fales at Mulinuu and hospital .. .. .. .. 216 £71,308 In addition, considerable payments are made to the Natives for supplies, such as coral for roads, thatches, &c„, for fales : and charges such as maintenance of roads, bridges, and buildings, part salaries of other Departments not mentioned above, &c., may be considered as applicable to the Natives. The expenditure of the Agricultural Department is to a great extent for the benefit of Samoans generally. Public-works Programme ex Loan-money. Up to the 31st March, 1926, the sum of £120,000 had been borrowed from the New Zealand Government, on a thirty-years loan, at 5 per cent, interest and 1 per cent, sinking fund. This has all been expended on public works ; and of the new loan of £48,000, as mentioned in last year's report, £31,000 has been drawn and expended as follows Estimates, Head XIX, 1926-27. £ s. d. 2. Native water-supplies .. .. .. .. .. 13,240 8 2 3. New wharf at Customs .. .. .. .. .. 6,104 0 2 4. New roads, Upolu .. .. .. .. .. 6,638 13 0 5. New bridges, and buildings, Upolu .. .. .. .. 2,708 2 0 6. New roads and bridges, Savai'i .. .. .. .. 1,440 6 7 7. New wharf, " Tivoli " .. .. .. .. .. 503 13 11 8. New telephone system .. .. .. .. .. 53 17 6 £30,689 1 4 The balance of £17,000 will probably be called up and expended during 1927-28.

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