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Table No. 8 —continued. 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—continued.

Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31at March, Increase. Decrease. 1929. 1928. - Annual Appropriations— £ £ £ ! £ Legislative Departments .. .. .. 95,191 97,637 .. ! 2,446 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 13,084- 12,600 484 j Treasury Department .. .. .. 37,494 37,865 .. 371 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. .. 25,047 24,792 j 255 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 61,099 58,883 ! 2,216 Stamp Duties Department .. .. 96,580 102,291 •• 5,711 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. 87,073 84,710 2,363 Government and other Domains .. .. 5,299 6,008 •• 709 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. 85,436 111,701 26,265 Maintenance of Irrigation Works, &c. .. 14,138 17,264 .. 3,126 Native Department .. .. .. 31,677 29,284 j 2,393 Department of External Affairs .. .. 38,433 35,466 | 2,967 ! Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 34,822 49,953 •• 15,131 Department of Industries and Commerce .. 31,419 33,318 j •• 1,899 Department of Justice .. .. .. 132,623 132,645 .. 22 Prisons Department .. .. .. 89,456 94,220 .. 4,764 Crown Law Office .. .. .. 5,934 5,381 ! 553 Police Department .. .. .. 444,970 417,975 1 26,995 : Pensions Department .. .. .. 165,912 169,278 .. 3,366 Mines Department .. .. .. 32,424 33,297 .. 873 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 359,966 349,717 j 10,249 : Audit Department .. .. .. 24,790 26,917 .. 2,127 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 7,062 6,362 700 Printing and Stationery Department .. 220,796 226,297 .. 5,501 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 303,300 274,818 28,482 Department of Health .. .. .. 239,757 246,644 .. 6,887 Naval Defence .. .. .. i. 463,496 486,830 .. | 23,334 Defence Department .. .. .. 464,595 481,759 .. 17,164 Customs Department .. .. .. 117,390 175,023 .. 57,633 Marine Department .. .. .. 110,212 119,078 .. 8,866 Department of Labour .. .. .. 60,893 56,480 4,413 . Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 181,748 186,522 .. 4,774 Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 14,139 6,577 7,562 Valuation Department .. .. .. 53,600 51,610 1,990 Electoral Department .. .. .. 89,773 9,727 80,046 Department of Agriculture .. .. 451,926 365,610 86,316 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. 82,987 76,871 6,116 Department of Education .. .. . . 3,092,296 2,999,615 92,681 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 57,535 44,823 12,712 Services not provided for .. .. .. 7,959 15,943 .. 7,984 Emergency Expenditure Account .. .. .. 6,677 .. 6,677 7,932,331 7,768,468 369,493 205,630 ! 1,808,343 279,261 279,261 Total expenditure .. .. .. 24,176,928 22,647,846 1,529,082