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Administration of Western Samoa.—Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Si 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—Samoan Post Public works —roads, bridges, &c. .. .. 139,000 0 0 Office Savings-bank .. .. .. 37,234 10 9 Plant arid 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 £ 8. 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— Miscellaneous Suspense Ac- Office .. .. .. .. 3,166 1 11 count .. .. 8 15 3 Residences .. .. 6,489 19 7 8,505 0 3 Hospital .. .. .. 1,810 9 0 Sundry amounts held on deposit .. .. 1,800 19 7 Vailima .. .. .. 732 16 4 Interest Suspense Account .. .. 1,200 0 0 , Store .. .. .. . 21170 Reserves — 12,410 13 10 Engineering and Transport Motor and other vehicles .. .. .. 795 0 0 Department—lnterest £ s. d. Saddlery and harness .. .. .. 56 10 0 and depreciation reserves 4,235 8 9 Arms and ammunition .. .. .. 800 0 0 Post Office Savings-bank Fire-fighting appliances .. .. .. 272 6 4 General Reserve .. 1,160 2 5 Tools and gear .. .. .. .. 131 15 9 Furniture and Fittings Re- Consumable stores on hand— £ s. d. serve .. .. 12,410 13 10 Public Works Department stores .. 7,334 1 6 Plant and Machinery Re- Medical stores .. .. .. 2,034 8 0 serve .. .. 15,597 7 0 Customs—Medical liquor .. .. 548 11 0 Property Reserve .. 115,685 19 9 Radio-station .. .. .. 275 12 2 Public Works Redemption Police and constabulary .. .. 432 1 3 Fund Reserve .. 18,894 17 10 Harbour Department .. .. 11l 13 6 Depreciation Reserve .. 7,976 611 Post and Telegraph .. .. 436 13 3 Bad and Doubtful Debts Education Department .. .. 171 1 2 Reserve .. .. 773 17 3 Cotton stock and plant .. .. 100 0 0 General Reserve .. 36,337 17 4 Phrase and hand books .. .. 132 18 2 213,072 11 1 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,104 11 2 Writings off Suspense Account .. .. 96 14 6 I 12,681 11 2 I Farm ventures— Tuvao—Plant and stock .. .. 149 18 0 Tafaigata—Plant and stock .. 650 0 0 Vaipouli—Plant and stock .. 134 7 5 934 5 5 Live-stock— Vailima .. .. .. .. 91 10 0 Police Department .. .. 168 0 0 Medical Department .. .. 30 0 0 Education Department .. .. 30 0 0 319 10 0 Engineering and Transport Department — Hydroelectric plant, &c. .. .. .. 26,401 15 8 j Apia Park improvements .. .. .. 3,500 0 0 £ s. d. Departmental sundry debtors .. 7,477 10 1 Departmental miscellaneous sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 177 10 0 Amounts recoverable from other Administrations .. .. .. 323 2 9 — 7,978 210 Advances .. .. .. .. .. 2,012 9 9 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, Wcl- £ 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 — 80 4 6 12,622 17 9 Post Office Savings-bank— Treasury Deposit Account .. 20 18 1 Postmaster's Deposit Account .. 170 2 4 Treasurv Suspense Account .. 894 12 9 1.085 13 2 £457,446 16 f £457,446 16 9

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