B —6.

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Table No. 7. Statement showing Customs Duties collected for Year 1928-29, compared with the Year 1927-28.

Table No. 8. Statement of the actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1929, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1928.

— , 1928-29. 1927-28. i Increase. Deorease. I I £ £ £ £ Spirits, wine, and beer .. .. .. 1,062,152 1,381,909 . . 319,757 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. 1,464,732 1,497,460 .. 32,728 Apparel and textiles 1,726,231 1,698,227 28,004 Motor-vehicles and parts (other than tires) .. 1,141,734 782,019 359,715 Other goods .. .. .. .. 2,142,504 2,176,305 .. 33,801 Primage .. .. .. .. .. 416,899 406,669 10,230 397,949 386,286 386,286 Totals .. .. .. 7,954,252 7,942,589 11,663

Year ended Year ended —— 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1929. 1928. Permanent appropriations— £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. 30,167 30,289 .. 122 Interest.. .. ' .. .. .. 8,675,221 8,397,074 278,147 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 2,882 Cr. 452 3,334 Repayment of Public Debt .. ..I 1,046,928 993,764 53,164 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. j 385,710 367,216 18,494 Under special Acts— Advances to other Governments .. .. Cr. 29,246 .. .. 29,246 Contribution to Singapore Naval Base .. , 125,000 125,000 Education purposes .. .. .. 137,233 127,289 9,944 Endowments—New Plymouth Harbour Board 2,525 2,976 .. 451 Maintenance of overseas war graves and war 30,750 23,063 7,687 memorials N.Z. Consolidated Stock —Amount paid Bank 29,844 18,271 11,573 of England for management Pensions — Old-age .. .. .. .. 1,018,353 968,928 49,425 Widows' ... .. .. .. 312,963 302,766 10,197 Military .. .. . .. 13,673 16,377 .. 2,704 War .. ;. .. .. 1,178,646 1,146,955 31,691 Miners' .. .. .. .. 45,725 42,469 3,256 Blind .. .. .. .. 13,339 12,249 1,090 Various .. .. .. .. 20,020 21,668 .. 1,648 Family allowances .. .. .. 54,815 37,515 17,300 Refunds in respect of totalizator-tax .. 26,166 25,209 957 Rural Intermediate Credit Board—Grant 6,000 4,000 2,000 towards expenses of administration Salaries and honoraria (legislative and judicial) 100,260 . 99,780 480 Samoa Military Police — Expenditure in- 27,374 .. 27,374 curred in respect of Subsidies paid to Hospital Boards* .. 673,689 683,149 .. 9,460 Subsidies paid to local authorities on rates .. 216,065 215,679 386 Subsidies to superannuation funds and the 204,716 197,781 6,935 National Provident Fundf Territorial revenue .. .. .. 8,669 7,946 723 Working Railways—Losses on isolated sec- 496,578 484,659 11,919 tions and branch lines Transfer to Discharged Soldiers' Settlement 50,000 50,000 ! Loans Act 1920 Depreciation Fund Account Westport Harbour Board—Repayment on Cr. 30,000 .. j .. 30,000 account of advance Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 135,516 119,985 15,531 15,009,581 14,521,605 561,607 73,631 Main Highways Revenue Account—Tire-tax, 441,346 225,602 215,744 fees, fines, &c. Motor-spirits tax —Allocation of revenue .. 793,670 132,171 | 661,499 16,244,597 14,879,378 1,438,850 73,631 * Subsidy under Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act for the Jubilee Institute for the Blind is included in "Education purposes." t Includes maternity benefits administered through National Provident Fund Department.