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ADMINISTRATION OF WESTERN SAMOA.

Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

£ a. d. | £s. d. To Departmental—Vote, Expenditure .. .. 140,288 5 8 By Departmental—Vote, Revenue .. .. 130,386 18 II Departmental debtors at Ist April, 1930 .. 7,066 9 1 ! Contribution from New Zealand Government Departmental stores on hand at Ist April, 1930 14,650 1 6 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 21,000 0 0 Expenses incurred during visit of H.M.S. i Sundry sales —Stationery, &c. .. .. 192 0 8 " Dunedin ".. .. .. .. 485 2 10 Transfer to Assets Accounts—Capital expendiLoss on realization of harbour stores, &c. .. 99 8 6 ture .. .. .. .. .. 4,002 8 1 Sundrv creditors for goods and services out- Sundry departmental debtors at 31st March, standing at 31st March, 1931 .. .. 337 0 7 1931 .. .. .. .. .. 7,477 10 1 Engineering and Transport Department excels Departmental stores on hand at 31st March, receipts (separate account) .. .. 6,116 8 3 1931 .. .. .. .. .. 13,911 11 4 Adjustment—Furniture values as at Ist April, Loss transferred to General Reserve Account.. 559 13 5 1930 .. .. .. .. .. 410 18 6 Bad and Doubtful Debts Reserve .. .. 747 15 0 Depreciation Reserve —Buildings, furniture, and plant .. .. .. .. 6,745 12 8 Post Office Savings-bank General Reserve Account .. .. .. .. 582 19 11 £177,530 2 6 £177,530 2 6

Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931.

Liabilities. £ t>. d. Assets. £ s. d. Loan capital (amount raised under New Zea- Land .. .. .. .. .. 22,444 4 9 land Finance Act, 1921-22, section 26) .. 165,200 0 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 93,241 15 0 Liability to sundry depositors —Sanioan Post Public works—roads, bridges, &c. .. .. 139,000 0 0 Office Savings-bank .. .. .. 37,234 10 9 Plant and machinery .. .. .. 11,755 7 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 337 0 7 [ Harbour plant— £ s. d. Samoan Currency-note Issue Reserve .. 30,000 0 0 Water-barges .. .. .. 781 0 0 £ s. d. Launches and boats .. .. 2,500 0 0 Chinese Transport Reserve .. 8,491 17 3 Tools and gear .. .. .. 561 0 0 Widow and Orphan Fund 3,842 0 0 Account .. .. 4 7 9 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 12,410 13 10 Miscellaneous Suspense Ac- Motor and other vehicles .. .. .. 795 0 0 count .. .. 8 15 3 Saddlery and harness .. .. .. 56 10 0 8,505 0 3 Arms and ammunition .. .. .. 800 0 0 Sundry amounts held on deposit .. .. 1,800 19 7 Fire-fighting appliances .. .. .. 272 6 4 Interest Suspense Account .. .. 1,200 0 0 Tools and gear .. .. .. .. 131 15 9 Reserves — Consumable stores on hand .. .. .. 12,681 11 2 Engineering and Transport Farm ventures— Department—lnterest £ s. d. Tuvao—Plant and stock .. .. 149 18 0 and depreciation reserves 4,235 8 9 Tafaigata—Plant and stock .. 650 0 0 Post Office Savings-bank Vaipouli—Plant and stock .. 134 7 5 General Reserve .. 1,160 2 5 934 5 5 Furniture and Fittings Re- Live-stock .. .. .. .. 319 10 0 serve .. .. 12,410 13 10 Engineering and Transport Department—HydroPlant and Machinery Re- electric plant, &c. .. .. .. 26,401 15 8 serve .. .. 15,597 7 0 Apia Park improvements .. .. .. 3,500 0 0 Property Reserve .. 115,685 19 9 £ s. d. Public Works Redemption Departmental sundry debtors .. 7,477 10 1 Fund Reserve .. 18,894 17 10 Departmental miscellaneous sundry Depreciation Reserve .. 7,976 611 debtors .. .. .. .. 177 10 0 Bad and Doubtful Debts Amounts recoverable from other AdReserve .. .. 773 17 3 ministrations .. .. .. 323 2 9 General Reserve .. 36,337 17 4 7,978 2 10 213,072 11 1 Advances.. .. .. .. .. 2,012 9 9 Writings off Suspense Account .. .. 96 14 6 Unauthorized expenditure .. .. .. 110 6 0 Investment funds — Post Office Savings-bank— £ s. d. New Zealand investments .. 35,309 0 0 Fixed deposit (Bank of New Zealand, Apia) .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Public Works loan redemption .. 18,894 17 10 Chinese transport and repatriation .. 6,500 0 0 Fixed deposit (Bank of New Zealand) 10,250 0 0 Samoan currency-note security .. 32,000 0 0 104,953 17 10 Losses in Suspense Account .. .. .. 96 14 6 Cash and bank balances — Bank of New Zealand, Apia and £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 12,479 1 1 London Bank .. .. .. 10 4 6 Cash in hand, Resident Commissioner, Savai'i .. .. .. 43 7 8 Samoan Treasury Deposit Account, Wei- £ s. d. lington .. .. 5,431 6 6 Less remittances in transit, £4,326 18s. 5d.; add amount in suspense, £1,014 3s. 7d. .. ..5,341 2 0 90 4 6 12,622 17 9 Post Office Savings-bank .. . . .. 1,085 13 2 £457,446 16 9 £457,446 16 9 Note.—The above accounts are subject to audit. E. B. Peck, A.K.A.N.Z., Treasurer. 1*

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