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Table No. 7. Statement showing Customs Duties collected for Year 1927-28, compared with the Year 1926-27.

Table No. 8. Statement of the actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1928, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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1927-28. 1926-27. | Increase, j Deorease. £ £ £ £ Spirits, wine, and beer .. .. .. 1,381,909 1,190,991 190,918 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. 1,497,460 1,393,909 103,551 Apparel and textiles .. .. .. 1,698,227 1,707,385 .. 9,158 Motor-vehicles and parts (other than tires) .. 782,019 936,601 .. 154,582 Other goods .. .. .. 2,176,305 2,570,924 .. 394,619 Primage .. .. .. .. 406,669 452,765 .. 46,096 Totals .. .. .. 7,942,589 8,252,575 294,469 604,455

( Year ended Year ended | 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1928. | 1927. Permanent appropriations—• £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. 30,289 31,054 .. 765 Interest.. .. .. .. .. 8,397,074 8,450,794 .. 53,720 Funded debt repayment .. .. .. 367,216 349,609 17,607 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. Gr. 4-52 4,000 .. 4,452 Repayment of public debt .. .. .. 993,764 941,529 52,235 Under special Acts — Advances to other Governments .. .. .. 30,000 .. 30,000 Contribution to Singapore Naval Base .. 125,000 .. 125,000 Education purposes .. .. .. 127,289 115,499 11,790 Endowments —New Plymouth Harbour Board 2,976 4,154- .. 1,178 Fruit-guarantee claims .. .. .. Cr. 23 82,619 .. 82,642 Maintenance of overseas war graves and war 23,063 36,655 .. 13,592 memorials Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 124,008 100,828 23,180 Main Highways Revenue Account—Transfer 225,602 .. 225,602 of tire-tax, fees, fines, &c. Motor-spirits tax —Allocation of revenue .. 132,171 .. 132,171 N.Z. Consolidated Stock —Amount paid Bank 18,271 26,816 .. 8,545 of England for management Pensions — Old-age .. .. .. .. 968,928 941,348 27,580 Widows' .. .. .. .. 302,766 301,080 1,686 Military .. .. .. .. 16,377 19,446 .. 3,069 War .. .. .. .. 1,146,955 1,122,741 24,214 Miners' .. .. .. .. 42,469 39,465 3,004 Blind .. .. .. .. 12,249 10,304 1,945 Various .. .. .. .. 21,668 24,017 i .. 2,349 Family allowances .. .. .. 37,515 .. 37,515 Refunds in respect of totalizator-tax .. 25,209 31,174 .. 5,965 Salaries and honoraria .. .. .. 99,780 98,007 1,773 Subsidies paid to Hospital Boards* .. 683,149 610,498 72,651 Subsidies paid tr local authorities on rates.. 215,679 212,018 3,661 Subsidies to superannuation funds and the 197,781 189,990 7,791 National Provident Fund Territorial revenue .. .. .. 7,946 12,232 .. 4,286 Working Railways —Losses on isolated sec- 484,659 429,068 55,591 tions and branch lines Transfer to Discharged Soldiers' Settlement 50,000 50,000 Loans Act 1920 Depreciation Fund Account 14,879,378 14,264,945 824,996 210,563 ♦Subsidy under Hospital and Charitable Institutions Acts for Jubilee Institute for the Blind is included under Eduoation purposes.