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NEW ZEALAND REPARATION ESTATES—continued. List of Assets as at 31st Makch, 1928—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,213 6 7 Banana scheme—continued. Stores in Apia .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,100 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 176 5 8 Motor-boat stores .. .. . . .. .. 10 8 6 Rations in yard .. .. .. . . .. .. 6 16 0 4,293 10 2 Mortgages— T. H. Carruthers .. .. .. .. . . .. 400 0 0 James Johnston .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Samoa Times .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,050 0 0 A. Walter .. .. .. .. .. .. 212 13 6 2,662 13 6 German Currency Account .. .. .. . . . . .. 52 19 9 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,451 18 2 Administration Subsidy Account .. .. .. .. .. 12,000 0 0 Treasury Current Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,400 .11 5 £884,074 19 7

NEW ZEALAND REPARATION ESTATES. List of Properties on Charge to Administration, Etc.

Alcazar Buildings—Engineering and Transport Department: Assets at 31st March, 1928, £9,720; Working Account—loss, £357. Building on V.O. 3 occupied by Mr. Miedecke (rent charged to Engineering and Transport Department): Value of house, £2,500. Mr. Miedecke occupies rent-free. Hydro-electric scheme : Capital cost at 31st March, 1928, £12,999; scheme when complete will cost approximately £18,000. Motootua Ice-works : V r alue, £3,000. Saleufi Ice-works : Value, £2,262. Malololelei—Leased to Captain Allen; subsidy payable by Administration: Capital value (approximately), £3,000 ; premium of £300 per annum paid to Mr. Allen by Samoan Treasury.

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Rentals —•—■ | per Values. Remarks. Annum. I Tuvao Prison Farm— £ Pineapple Estate .. .. .. .. .. .. Free "1 , . ■„ . , Magia Coconut Estate £60 / 4 ' 450 B ° ok value. V.O. 3. Building removed to Apia Park.. .. .. .. .. 100 V.O. 16. „ „ .. .. .. .... 600 7. Rented to R. I). Croudace, Public Trust Office .. .. £57 1,150 24. Half-interest in land transferred for interest in water catch- .. 160 Half-value of land. ment area 26. Rented to Administration (Mr. McCarthy) .. .. £48 4,590 Portion let to Joergenson at £78 per annum. 41. Occupied by Education Department .. .. .. Free 300 89. Top floor rented to Administration .. .. .. £30 1. ... Ground floor leased to Sydall .. .. .. .. £72 / ' d Aleipata—Rented to Mr. O'Connor (Administration) .. .. £48 490 Fagamalo—Rented to Administration .. . . . . .. £20 400 Apia— Casino (including furniture) —Rented to Administration .. £200 14,400 Casino Cottage—Rented to Administration .. . . .. £16 400 P.W.D. Office—Rented to Administration . . .. .. £20 500 Matafele Store—Portion of land and buildings exchanged with .. .. Not stated. Tattersall's beach site Timber-racks —Rented to Public Works Department .. .. £80 1,200 Plus £352, extension of yard. V.O. 71. Vaipouli—Education Department .. .. .. Free 1,395 Plus £545; total, £1,940. 74. „ „ .. .. „ 70 Value of lease. 75. ,, „ .. .. .. 425 112. Numea —Education Department .. .. .. „ 339 ,, Avao —Education Department . . .. . . .. ,, 10 V.O. 22. Nusshaer—Exchanged for Raphael's property at beach front ,, .. Not stated. Falealili—Portion of land occupied by Education Department „ .. „ Vailima Estates—Avele School (Education Department pay ,, 1.800 interest on mortgage) V.O. 8. Racecourse, Apia Park .. .. .. .. ,, 1,200 Plus buildings, £700. 13. Papauta—Education Department .. . . .. ,, 270 113. Leanoaa, used by L.M.S. Mission School .. .. „ 18 280. Aleipata—15 acres used as hospital-site (paddock); balance, ,, 300 52 acres, gift to Samoans J. Johnston, Papauta—Education Department .. .. .. ,, 140 Coolie Lines, Savalalo—Portion occupied by Public Works Department . . .. Not stated. and Transport Department coolies at 10s. per room Observatory property, occupied by New Zealand Scientific and Indus- Free 5,273 trial Research Department