8.—(5,

Table No. 8 —continued. 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—continued.

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Year ended Year ended ! 31st- March, 31st March, i Increase. Deorease. 1928. 1927. Annual Appropriations— £ £ ! £ | £ Legislative Departments .. .. .. 97,637 89,192 8,445 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 12,600 I 2,467 ; 10,133 Treasury Department .. .. .. 37,865 34,586 j 3,279 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. .. 24,792 23,789 ! 1,003 | Land and # Income Tax Department .. .. 58,883 55,461 ; 3,422 I Stamp Duties Department .. .. 102,291 101,356 i 935 Post and Telegraph working-expenses .. 2,297,058 2,343,438 .. 46,380 Public buildings .. .. .. 84,710 113,244 .. 28,534 Government and other domains .. .. 6,008 6,859 .. 851 Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. 111,701 100,211 11,490 i Maintenance of irrigation-works, &c. .. 17,264 8,087 9,177 Native Department .. .. .. 29,284 28,404 880 Department of External Affairs .. .. 35,466 30,982 4,484 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 49,953 38,056 11,897 Department of Industries and Commerce .. 33,318 48,780 .. 15,462 Department of Justice .. .. .. 132,645 135,482. .. 2,837 Prisons Department .. .. .. 94,220 77,851 16,369 Crown Law Office .. .. .. 5,381 , 5,693 .. 312 Police Department .. .. .. 417,975 410,506 7,469 Pensions Department .. .. .. 169,278 173,204 .. 3,926 Mines Department .. .. .. 33,297 44,784 .. 11,487 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 349,717 402,854 .. 53,137 Audit Department .. .. .. 26,917 25,806 1,111 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 6,362 7,025 .. 663 Printing and Stationery Department . . 226,297 233,204 .. 6,907 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 274,818 275,125 .. 307 Department of Health .. .. .. 246,644 251,001 .. 4,357 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 486,830 527,023 .. 40,193 Defence Department .. .. .. 481,759 493,274 .. 11,515 Customs Department .. .. .. 175,023 170,495 4,528 Marine Department .. .. .. 119,078 125,817 .. 6,739 Department of Labour .. .. .. 56,480 55,726 754 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 186,522 169,363 17,159 Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 6,577 3,789 2,788 Valuation Department .. .. .. 51,610 48,007 3,603 Electoral Department .. .. .. 9,727 10,299 .. 572 Department of Agriculture .. .. 365,610 322,070 43,540 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. 76,871 76,378 493 Department of Education .. .. .. 2,999,615 2,979,597 20,018 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 44,823 3,047 41,776 Services not provided for .. .. .. 15,943 27,914 .. 11,971 Emergency Expenditure Account .. .. 6,677 10,774 .. 4,097 10,065,526 10,091,020 224,753 250,247 1,049,749 460,810 460,810 Total expenditure (permanent and annual 24,944,904 24,355,965 588,939 appropriations)