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FINANCE. Revenue. The statement hereunder sjiows the amount of revenue received during the financial year ended 31st March, 1931. For purposes of comparison the revenue for the previous year, 1929-30, is also shown.

It will be noted that during the year under review the cost of the Constabulary has been borne by the Administration. The large fall in revenue shown under item 2 (b) is due to the fact that S.s. " Lady Roberts " was condemned and withdrawn from service in May, 1930. The fall in Post Office and Savings-bank revenue is largely due to the heavy withdrawals by depositors of their savings, due to the general trade depression, with consequent reduction of Post Office Savings-bank investments and loss of interest thereon. The remaining items call for little or no comment, the slight fluctuations being only such as might be expected when comparing one period of twelve months with another. Expenditure. The ordinary expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1931, is shown hereunder, also the expenditure for the previous year.

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Head of Revenue. 1929-30. 1930-31. I £ £ 1. Native taxes .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,238 1,837 2. (a) Customs, taxes, and Harbour .. .. .. .. 81,300 82,367 (6) S.s. " Lady Roberts" .. .. .. .. .. 3,376 601 3. Fees and charges (Court, hospital, &c.) .. .. .. 11,699 12,184 4. Post Office and Savings-bank .. .. .. .. 6,548 4,760 5. Radio-station .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,570 3,524 6. Miscellaneous (rents, interest, &c.) .. .. .. .. 11,839 12,308 7. Engineering and Transport Department .. .. .. 10,846 12,804 131,416 130,385 New Zealand Government Subsidies. General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 21,000 Constabulary .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,850 Military Police .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,598 39,448 21,000 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 170,864 151,385

Head of Expenditure. 1929-30. 1930-31. £ £ 1. Permanent charges .. .. .. .. .. 11,071 11,071 2. Administrator, Government House, and Legislature .. .. 4,742 4,703 3. Secretariat .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,521 11,207 4. Native Affairs Department — (а) Upolu and general .. .. .. .. .. 6,200 7,250 (б) Savai'i section .. .. .. .. .. 3,392 2,448 5. Treasury .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,436 3,792 6. Customs and Marine — (a) Customs, taxes, Marine, and Harbour .. .. .. 8,135 9,623 (b) S.s. " Lady Roberts" .. .. .. .. 3,351 902 7. Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. 2,709 2,888 8. Police and Prisons Department — (a) Police and prisons .. .. .. .. .. 7,705 9,904 (b) Constabulary .. .. .. .. .. 14,850 16,561 9. Health Department .. .. .. .. .. 18,016 18,224 10. Lands'and Survey Department .. .. .. .. 1,647 1,791 11. Chinese Department .. .. .. .. .. 1,387 1,407 12. Post'Office and Savings-bank .. .. .. .. 4,902 5,008 13. Radio-station .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,134 3,656 14. Education .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,955 7,439