B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1940.

ADMINISTRATION OF WESTERN SAMOA. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Dr. £ Cr. £ Administrator and Government House .. .. 2,107 Education Department .. .. .. 443 Education Department .. .. .. .. 9,246 Health Department .. .. " \' 12 456 Health Department .. .. .. .. 29,173 Justice Department .. .. !! '' '775 Justice Department .. .. .. .. 2,339 Lands and Survey Department .. .. 671 Lands and Survey Department .. .. .. 1,923 Native Department .. .. . ! " 414 Native Department .. .. .. .. 8,857 Police and Prisons Department .. .. . 3 339 Police and Prisons Department .. .. .. 8,083 Postal and Radio Department .. !! " 12'368 Postal and Radio Department .. .. .. 6,562 Public Works Department .. .. .. .. 6 273 Public Works Department .. .. .. .. 24,575 Treasury and Customs Department .. .. . 93'125 Secretariat Department .. .. .. .. 16,418 Balance carried down .. .. " 1810 Treasury and Customs Department .. .. .. 8,300 Public debt: Interest .. .. .. .. 4,458 Depreciation: Buildings, plant, &c. .. .. .. 8,456 Bad and Doubtful Debts Reserve Adjustment .. 1,177 £13!,674 £131,674 £ £ Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 1,810 Reserve for building programme .. .. ..2 827 Public debt: Sinking Fund .. .. .. ..5,130 Balance of Revenue Account .. .. .! ..4,113 £6,940 £6,940 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. £ £ Assets £ Capital Account .. .. .. .. 193,849 Land .. .. .. . .. ..31389 Less balance of Revenue Account .. .. 4,113 Roads and bridges .. .. .. 34*053 189,736 Apia drainage and waterworks .. .. .. 22'136 Assets Replacement Reserve .. .. ~ 12,000 Native water-supplies .. .. .. 26*257 Vaisigano Bridge Replacement Reserve .. .. 5,000 £ ' ' Buildings and wharves .. .. .. 135,516 206,736 Plant and machinery .. .. ..39 493 Public debt: New Zealand Government .. 107,340 Launches, boats, &c. .. .. .. 2 477 Less repaid during year .. .. .. 5,130 Buoys, beacons, and moorings .. .. 1,318 102,210 Motor and other vehicles .. .. ..3 913 Samoan currency notes .. .. .. 27,000 Arms and accoutrements .. .. .. 3*425 Less unissued notes .. .. .. 2,000 Fire-fighting appliances .. .. ~ 1,218 25,000 Furniture and fittings .. .. 13 437 Post Office Savings-bank deposits .. .. .. 63,676 Mechanical office appliances .. .. '830 Coolie Labour Account .. .. .. .. 9,442 Medical and technical instruments and equipSundry deposits— ment .. .. 4 826 Held in Treasury .. .. .. 1,364 Libraries.. .. .. '§48 Held in departmental trust accounts .. 1,644 3,008 207 301 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 2,654 Less depreciation .. .. .. 79 576 Public Debt Sinking Fund ........ 2 ' j27 725 Carried forward .. .. .. ..412,728 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 241,560

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