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V Revenue awl . The following table gives a comparison between the revenue and the expenditure of the Territory over a period of five years

Statement of Current Assets and Liabilities as at 31st March, 1929. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in hand and at bank .. .. 1,160 2 6 j Reserves .. .. .. .. 26,125 13 9 Advances .. .. .. .. 4,737 10 6 Deposits .. .. .. .. 12,341 18 II Fixed deposits .. .. .. 12,000 0 0 Loans Account, New Zealand Stores, &c. .. .. .. 16,578 1 0 Government — Buildings, Machinery, &c. (Public Works Public Works Department £ Department) .. .. .. 5,875 0 0 Account .. .. 139,000 Loan, Public Works Account .. 139,000 0 0 Political Account .. .. 26,200 S.s. " Lady Roberts" .. .. 3.350 0 0 165,200 0 0 Public Works Loan Redemption Fund Currency notes . . .. .. 30,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. 11,848 12 5 Chinese Accounts —Repatriation costs .. 3,015 7 7 Suspense Accounts .. .. .. 1,470 5 6 Surplus and Deficit Account — Samoan Treasury Notes Security Account Balance at 31st March, 1929 .. 1,126 11 8 (New Zealand investments).. .. 41,790 0 0 £237,809 11 11 £237,809 11 11 Note regarding assets. —These accounts do not include the value of land, buildings, and other real property under the control of the Administration belonging to the Mandated Territory ; or book debts, departmental stocks (except as shown), furniture, and equipment (house and office), horse transport, &c., paid for out of revenue in previous years. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. The Profit and Loss Account discloses a profit of £297 ss. 9d., the item for salaries (£9Ol 9s. 2d.) having been reduced by almost £500 compared with the previous year. Several new estates have come to the Office for administration and have received attention. Some of these and other older ones have been wound up, but in many instances final settlement has been delayed on account of the difficulty experienced in disposing of assets at reasonable prices, and in other cases by the fact that beneficiaries cannot agree as to the division of the properties. All investments are amply secured in accordance with the directions of the Investment Board. Official Assignee.— One bankruptcy occurred during the period, and every effort is being made to finally wind up this and the estate under administration at the 31st March, 1928. Great difficulty is being experienced in realizing on the properties belonging to these estates, and it is not expected that final accounts will be available for some considerable time. Dividends to creditors have been paid in each case. STAFF. Careful attention continues to be given to the question of staffing the various Departments, having regard to the service required of them by the public.

j „ ,Rf' e . nue ' r lud 7 ing , H Expenditure, Ordinary Year " | Government (excluding Loan Account). * 1 ' £ i £ 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 130,914 135,523 1925-26 .. .. .. .. .. 150,038 145,687 1926-27 .. .. .. .. .. 133,812 . 141,710 1927-28 .. .. .. .. .. 126,038 143,421' 1928-29 .. .. .. .. .. 141,904 1 130,455* * The cost of the Samoa Military Police (£27,374) was met by New Zealand.

European* Staff as at 31st March. Departments. j —-— : , 1926. 1927. | 1928. ! 1929. Administrator's ...... 1 1 1 2 Secretariat .. .. .. .. 5 5 5 5 Agriculture .. .. •• .. : 5 6 7 Customs and Harbour .... 8 9 8 10 Education .. .. • ■ .. 13 13 11 12 Justice ........ 3 3 3 2 Labour .. .. •• •• 2 2 2 2 Lands and Survey ...... 7 6 5 4 Medical .. ' .. .. .. 24 26 22 20 Native Aflairs .. .. .. 4- 4 3 5 Police and Prisons .. .. .. 7 6 6 6 Postal .. . • • • • • 4 4 4 5 Public Works .. •. ... 9 11 8 6 Stores .. .. •. • ■ ! 3 Treasury .. .. • • • • j 4 4 4 4 Radio-station .. .. . 8 7 8 8 Resident Commissioner's Office, Savai'i 5 4 4-3 Grand totals for Administration Depart- 112 111 101 94 ments * Includes half-castes who, by virtue of the positions they fill, are eligible for inclusion in the European Staff Classification List.