B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

NEW ZEALAND REPARATION ESTATES, WESTERN SAMOA. Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Debit.

Credit.

Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. .£ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. Salaries .. .. 3,049 1 0 Profits from trading accounts — £ s. d. £ s. d. Less amount recovered Cocoa .. .. .. 3,517 14 10 from Banana Copra .. .. .. 10,781 3 4 Scheme Account .. 575 0 0 Hides .. . . .. 476 2 4 — 2,474 1 0 Rubber .. .. .. 2,056 14 7 Printing and stationery .. 113 6 7 16,831 15 1 Travelling allowances and expenses 125 5 9 General income— £ s. d. — 2,712 13 .4 Rents .. .. 3,572 6 4 Motor-car running-expenses .. 261 1 1 Less ground rents 641 10 8 Car-hire expenses .. .. 9 6 2 2,930 15 8 270 7 3 Interest .. .. .. 559 19 2 Residences and Head Office build- Head Office sundry earnings— ings— Maintenance .. .. 1,749 11 6 Insurance agency Rates, taxes, and insurance .. 440 5 8 commission . . 123 17 2 2,189 17 2 Plantation Benevolent Audit fees .. .. .. 221 5 0 Fund .. .. 117 1 Beetle research .. .. 10 0 0 Yard Meat Account 10 2 5 General expenses .. .. 229 1 6 Vaivase water-supply 13 0 0 Inspection leased plantations .. ]20 3 1 Plantation stores .. 672 4 8 London general expenses .. 104 16 4 Weighbridge earnings 2 19 0 Policing Account .. .. 37 1 8 Slipway earnings .. 25 22 Postage and radios .. . . 229 I 4 Sundries .. . . 15 5 0 Soil survey .. .. .. 103 12 3 864 7 6 Survey fees "i~ .. .. 60 0 0 Profits on working ae1,115 1 2 counts — Depreciation not incurred in plantation production 1,290 1 4 Carpenters'shop .. 229 6 5 Reserve for bad debts .. .. .. .. 807 3 7 Less engineers'shop 107 16 9 Profit transferred to Profit and Loss Appropriation 121 9 8 Account .. .. .. .. .. 17,239 13 5 Motor-boats — " Taumafai" .. 198 18 1 " Tausala" .. 190 7 3 389 5 4 Motor-lorries .. .. 327 11 3 Yard labour .. .. 524 9 9 Less maintenance . . 355 0 11 169 8 10 Plantation sundry earnings— Aleisa .. .. 27 11 9 Central Group .. 422 15 1 Mulifanua. . .. 885 18 6 Vailele .. .. 529 8 I Vaitele .. .. 1,564 11 4 ■ —— 3,430 4 9 8,793 22 £25,624 17 3 £25,624 17 3

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Item. Rubber. Copra. Cocoa. Sundries. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock at 1st April, 1930 .. .. 1,513 0 0 3,293 0 0 4,681 0 0 349 0 0 9,836 0 0 Production .. .. .. .. 1,837 0 0 13,900 0 0 9,523 0 0 288 0 0 25,548 0 0 Expenses .. .. .. .. 658 0 0 7,926 0 0 1,525 0 0 111 0 0 10,220 0 0 Purchases .. .. .. . . .. .. 775 0 0 .. 775 0 0 Profit .. .. .. 2,057 0 0 10,778 0 0 3,521 0 0 476 0 0 16,832 0 0 Totals .. .. .. | 6,065 0 0 35,897 0 0 20,025 0 0 1,224 0 0 63,211 0 0

Item. Rubber. Copra. Cocoa. Sundries. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Proceeds from sales .. .. .. 4,855 0 0 24,909 0 0 12,251 0 0 1,145 0 0 48,160 0 0 Stock at 31st March, 1937 .. 790 0 0 10,084 0 0 7,282 0 0 79 0 0 18,235 0 0 Refund duty.. .. .. .. 420 0 0 904 0 0 492 0 0 .. 1,816 0 0 Totals .. .. .. 6,065 0 0 35,897 0 0 20,025 0 0 1,224 0 0 63,211 0 0