B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

NEW ZEALAND REPARATION ESTATES, WESTERN SAMOA. Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. 3,245 4 0 Trading Account profits— Less amount re- Copra .. .. .. 7,861 4 1 covered from Rubber .. .. . . 1,068 5 0 Banana Account- .. 540 0 0 Hides . . .. .. 293 12 9 2,705 4 0 9,223 1 10 Printing and stationery 99 11 4 Less loss on Trading Account Travelling allowances coeoa .. .. .. .. 2,418 11 0 and expenses .. 477 16 10 6,804 10 10 3,282 12 2 Rents on dwellings and plantaMotor - car running-ex- tions .. .. .. 3,612 3 7 penses, Car 94 . . 108 19 10 Less ground rents paid, Motor - car running-ex- £641 10s. Bd.; plantapenses, Car 188 .. 189 5 9 tions leased expenses. Car-hire expenses . . 910 3 £85 14s. Id. . . . . 727 4 9 307 15 10 2,884 18 10 R. and B. properties Interest on mortgages and land maintenance .. 1,648 12 0 purchases .. .. .. 574 9 6 Rates, taxes, and in- 3,459 8 4 surance .. .. 444 18 7 Head Office sundry earnings— 2,093 10 7 Commission .. .. 9112 11 Audit fees .. .. 202 5 5 Plantation Benevolent Fund.. 3 0 1 General expenses .. 185 15 6 Yard Meat Account .. 12 0 2 Interest on mortgages.. 79 4 4 Vaivase water-supply .. 11 10 0 London general ex- Plantation stores .. .. 835 6 5 penses .. .. 103 0 0 Weighbridge earnings .. 1113 Postage and radios .. 138 0 8 Sundry Income Account .. 32 9 5 Survey fees .. 63 15 7 987 10 3 770 1 6 Profit on working accounts — Depreciation, but not Engineering, carpenters, and including depreciation motor-shop .. .. .. 121 17 0 on plantation assets .. 1,360 1 0 Motor-boats — Reserve for bad and " Taumafai" . . .. 630 3 10 doubtful debts .. .. 629 8 8 " Tausala" .. .. 35 16 6 Profit transferred to 666 0 4 Profit and Loss Ap- Motor-lorries — propriation Account .. 6,750 13 6 Lorry 32.. .. .. 165 0 4 Lorry 35 .. .. .. 109 11 1 Lorry 72 .. .. .. 14 17 7 Lorry 95 .. .. .. 49 15 7 Lorry 122 .. .. .. 57 12 10 Lorry 244 . . .. .. 16 13 7 Trailers . . .. .. 24 7 0 437 18 0 Less loss on Tractor Account 22 4 435 15 8 Yard labour .. . . 384 17 6 Less yard maintenance .. 193 14 4 191 3 2 2,402 6 5 Plantation sundry earnings— Aleisa .. .. .. 23 25 0 Central Group .. .. 531 18 10 Vailele .. .. .. 701 18 6 Vaitele .. .. .. 1,556 1 8 Vaipapa .. .. .. 21 9 6 2,835 3 6 Less loss Mulifanua .. .. 312 19 10 2,522 3 8 Bad debts recovered .. .. .. .. 5140 £15,194 3 3 £15,194 3 3

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—-— Rubber.| Copra, j Cocoa. General. Total. Uubber. Copra. Cocoa. General. Total. £££££ £££££ Stock at 1st April, 1935* 334 2,082 1,230 38 3,684 Sales consignment and 1,483 25,856 5,023 325 33,188 Production .. .. 1,550 14,292 9,276 343 25,461 profits on consignments Expenses .. .. 397 5,940 929 .. 7,266 Stock at 31st March, 1936 1,513 3,293 4,681 349 9,836 Purchases .. .. .. .. 1,188 .. 1,188 Refund duty .. .. 353 1,026 501 .. 1,379 Profit.. .. .. 1,068 7,861 .. 293 9,222 Losses .. .. .. .. 2,418 .. 2,418 Totals .. .. 3,349 30,175 12,623 674 46,821 Totals .. .. 3,349 30,175 12,623 674 46,821 * Includes produce on consignment.