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The details of the expenditure for 1914-15 as compared with the previous year's figures are as follows :—

RESULT OF THE YEAR'S OPERATIONS. £ Balance brought forward, Ist April, 1914 . . . . . . 426,905 Receipts during year,— £ Revenue .. .. .. .. 12,443,525 Other receipts .. .. . . 8,420 £ 12,451,945 Expenditure during year, — Appropriations .. . . .. .. 12,379,803 Excess of receipts over expenditure .. .. . 72,142 499,047 Transfer to Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. .. 350,000 Balance, 31st March, 1915 .. .;; .. .. .. £149,047

Expenditure. Year 1914-15. Year 1913-14. - Diff< More. Diffei ■enoe. . Less. Permanent Appropriations— £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. 21,954 I 32,071 Interest and Sinking Eund .. .. .. 3,071,448 j 2,887,981 Under Special Acts .. .. .. 545,341 545,104 Subsidies paid to Local Authorities .. .. 124,821 120,673 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. 51,685 55,584 Endowments .. .. .. .. 173,946 143,599 Old-age Pensions .. .. .. .. 436,765 394,558 Widows'Pensions .. .. .. .. 31,610 27,073 j Military Pensions .. .. .. .. 47,607 29,445 4.505.177 4-.23fi.08R £ 183,467 237 4,148 30,347 42,207 4,537 18,162 283.105 £ 10,117 3,899 4,OUO ,111 t, 200,UOO Annual Appropriations— Legislative Departments .. .. .. 37,552 43,743 Department of Finance .. .. .. 170,134 68,984 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,244,569 1,170,883 Working Railways Department .. .. 2,881,087 3,004,181 Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of 117,676 125,466 Roads Native Department .. .. .. 24,005 23,986 Justice Department .. .. .. 442,477 419,749 Mines Department.. .. .. .. 29,171 29,877 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 489,207 456,982! Defence Department .. .. ..! 499,137 488,570 ; Customs, Marine, and Inspection of Machinery , 149,200 146,984 Departments Department of Labour .. .. .. 28,142 28,549 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 239,043 253,792 Department of Agriculture, Industries, and 206,731 192,838 Commerce Education Department .. .. .. 1,207,983 1,131,756 Services not provided for .. .. .. 108,512 3,436 7,874,626 7,589,776 4,505,177 4,236,088 200 , JLUO 101,150 73,686 19 22,728 32,225 10,567 2,216 13,893 76,227 105,076 437,787 283,105 14,016 37,552 170,134 1,244,569 2,881,087 117,676 43,743 68,984 1,170,883 3,004,181 125,466 6,191 101,150 73,686 123,094 7,790 24,005 442,477 29,171 489,207 499,137 149,200 23,986 419,749 29,877 456,982 488,570 "146,984 19 22,728 32,225 10,567 2,216 706 28,142 239,043 206,731 28,549 253,792 192,838 407 14,749 13,893 1,207,983 108,512 1,131,756 3,436 76,227 105,076 7,874,626 7,589,776 437,787 152,937 Totals .. .. .. 12,379,803 11,825,864 720,892 166,953 553,939 720,892 166,953 166,953 12,379,803 11,825,864 553,939