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(2) Payments directly on behalf of Natives : — Native Affairs Department— Salaries, European staff, Upolu and Savai'i .. .. .. 3,217 Cost printing Native Gazette .. .. .. .. .. 143 Fono expenses (Native Parliament) .. .. .. .. 81 Land and Titles Commission expenses .. .. .. . . 132 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 515 Entertainment of Samoans .. .. .. .. .. 105 Uniforms, flags, badges, &c. .. .. .. . . .. 18 Printing, stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 374 Police and prisoners' rations and clothing .. .. .. .. 182 Police and Prisons Department— Salaries, European staff (part) .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 Rations, clothing, and utensils .. .. .. .. .. 873 Travelling-expenses (part) . . . . .. .. .. 200 Medical Department — Salaries, European staff (part) .. .. .. .. 7,000 Salaries, Chinese staff (part) .. .. .. .. .. 400 Fire and lighting expenses .. .. .. .. .. 200 Instruments, drugs, &c... .. .. .. .. 2,500 Maintenance Samoan lepers in Fiji Hospital .. .. .. 1,175 Rations for Samoan patients and staff .. .. .. .. 622 Transport and travelling expenses .. .. .. .. 250 Dental subsidy .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 Upkeep trainees at Fiji Medical School .. .. . . .. 337 Proportion cost building Medical School .. . . .. .. 680 Education Department— Salaries, European staff (part) .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 Food-supplies, &c. . . .. .. .. .. . . 201 Transport and travelling expenses .. .. .. .. 400 Expenses Grade II schools .. .. .. .. .. 12 Development Government Native schools .. .. .. 76 Expenses Native teachers to New Zealand .. .. .. 234 Samoa School Journal .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Vaipouli Native School .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Public Works Department — New/ale at Malifa School .. .. .. .. .. 240 New fale for Mataafa (High Chief) .. .. .. .. 357 Expenses, Aleipata Hospital .. .. .. .. .. 80 Native water-supplies .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £49,761 In addition, the maintenance of roads, bridges, &c., is greatly for the benefit of Natives, and part salaries and charges of other Departments not mentioned above may be considered as applicable to the Natives. The expenditure of the Agriculture Department is to a large extent for the benefit of Samoans generally. Loan Account. The following is the position of the Loan Account (borrowed from the New Zealand Government) : — No. 1 : Authorized and raised under section 33, Samoa Act, 1921, £ at 5 per cent, interest plus Redemption Fund .. .. 100,000 Less part repaid on sale of asset (1928) .. .. 8,000 £ — 92,000 No. 2a : Authorized and raised at 5 per cent, plus Redemption Fund .. 32,000 No. 2b : Authorized £16,000 and raised at 5J per cent, plus Redemption Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 No. 3 : Authorized £30,000 and raised at 5J per cent, plus Redemption Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,200 Total at 31st March, 1929 .. .. ..£165,200 The items on last year's estimates, " Interest on Public Trust Loan " and " Interest on reparationmoneys," to which attention was directed on pages 49 and 50 of the minutes of the Fourteenth Session of the Permanent Mandates Commission, refer to funds under the control of the Public Trustee which were temporarily in use by the Administration. They have now been repaid or specifically invested, and no longer appear as a loan..