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Table No. 15. Increased Financial Burdens. Comparisons in Expenditure, Pre- and Post-war Years. Country. 1914. 1921. The United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. £197,492,969 £1,039,728,000 United States of America .. .. .. .. .. $700,254,489 $5,517,110,000 Dominion of Canada .. .. .. .. .. £26,184,670 £74,192,299 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. £17,662,014 £25,695,584 Australian Commonwealth (Federal expenditure only) . . .. £21,740,423 £64,624,087 Australian States — New South Wales .. .. .. .. .. £17,701,851 £34,476,892 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. .. £10,594,551 £19,043,197 Queensland .. .. .. .. .. .. £6,962,516 £12,591,201 South Australia .. .. .. .. .. £4,604,129 £7,543,640 West Australia .. .. .. .. .. £5,348,303 £7,476,291 Tasmania .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,162,514 £2,189,157 Dominion of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. £11,825,864 £28,068.730 Note. —In comparing the Australian increases with those of New Zealand it should be remembered that the expenditure by the State Governments has to be added to that of the Federal Government to make the comparison a fair one, the functions of government being divided between the State and the Federal Governments in Australia, while in the Dominion they are all discharged by the one Government. Compared with 1914 the expenditures of the Federal and State Governments of Australia rose from £68,113,287 to £147,944,465—that is, by £79,831,178. Per Capita Expenditure Increases, Australian States, 1914-1921. The following table shows the increase in the expenditure of the several Australian States, together with their proportionate share of the Commonwealth Government's expenditure, which must necessarily be shown in any comparison between the expenditure by the Government of this country and that of the Australian States, which divide the functions of government with the Commonwealth, whereas in this Dominion they are all discharged by the one Government: —

By Authority : W. A. €!. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 922.

! State. I 1914. 1921. Increase. New South Wales— State expenditure Federal expenditure £ s. d. 9 12 8 3 3 5 £ s. d. 16 9 9 11 16 10 £ s. d. 6 17 1 8 13 5 Queensland — State expenditure Federal expenditure 12 16 1 28 6 7 15 10 6 10 12 7 3 3 5 16 14 9 11 16 10 6 2 2 8 13 5 West Australia — State expenditure Federal expenditure 13 16 0 28 11 7 14 15 7 17 13 4 3 3 5 22 12 0 11 16 10 4 18 8 8 13 5 South Australia — State expenditure Federal expenditure 20 16 9 34 8 10 13 12 1 10 11 1 3 3 5 15 7 2 11 16 10 4 16 1 8 13 5 Victoria— State expenditure Federal expenditure 13 14 8 3 3 3 6 8 5 27 4 0 12 7 11 11 16 10 13 9 6 4 4 3 8 13 5 Tasmania— State expenditure Federal expenditure 11 7 1 24 4 9 12 17 8 6 17 5 3 3 5 10 5 9 11 16 10 3 8 4 8 13 5 New Zealand 10 0 10 22 2 7 12 1 9 10 4 2 23 10 0 13 5 10