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Table No. 9. NET EXPENDITURE. Comparative Statement of the Appropriated and Actual Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Net Actual Net Difference. Appropriations, Expenditure, j 1928-29. 1928-29. Permanent appropriations — £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. 31,695 30,167 .. 1,528 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 8,539,134 8,675,221 136,087 • .. Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 2,882 2,882 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. .. 1,053,559 1,046,928 .. 6,631 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. .. 385,710 385,710 Under Special Acts .. .. .. 5,832,584 6,103,689 271,105 15,845,564 16,244,597 407,192 8,159 Annual appropriations — Legislative Departments .. .. .. 93,175 95,191 2,016 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 13,124 13,084 .. 40 Treasury Department .. .. .. 39,236 37,494 .. 1,742 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. .. 25,525 25,047 .. 478 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 63,347 61,099 .. 2,248 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. 96,801 96,580 .. 221 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. 87,600 87,073 ■■ 527 Government and other Domains .. .. 6,400 5,299 .. 1,101 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. 103,000 85,436 .. 17,564 Maintenance of Irrigation Works, &c. .. 14,200 14,138 .. 62 Native Department .. .. .. 32,374 31,677 .. 697 Department of External Affairs .. .. 38,236 38,433 197 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 42,687 34,822 .. 7,865 Department of Industries and Commerce .. 31,928 31,419 .. 509 Department, of Justice .. .. .. 135,906 132,623 .. 3,283 Prisons Department .. .. .. 95,659 89,456 .. 6,203 CrownLawOffi.ee .. .. .. .. 5,889 5,934 45 Police Department .. .. .. 450,815 444,970 .. 5,845 Pensions Department .. .. .. 168,168 165,912 .. 2,256 Mines Department .. .. .. 42,747 32,424 .. 10,323 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 345,164 359,966 14,802 Audit Department .. .. .. 29,617 24,790 .. 4,827 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 7,270 7,062 .. 208 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. 230,487 220,796 .. 9,691 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 294,910 303,300 8,390 Department of Health .. .. .. 249,046 239,757 .. 9,289 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 485,861 463,496 .. 22,365 Defence Department .. .. .. 464,191 464,595 404 Customs Department .. .. .. 119,968 117,390 .. 2,578 Marine Department .. .. .. 119,382 110,212 .. 9,170 Department of Labour .. .. .. 63,787 60,893 .. 2,894 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 188,133 181,748 .. 6,385 Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 17,203 14,139 .. 3,064 Valuation Department .. .. .. 55,108 53,600 .. 1,508 Electoral Department .. .. .. 90,767 89,773 .. 994 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. 443,957 451,926 7,969 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. 83,563 82,987 .. 576 Department of Education .. .. .. 3,082,811 3,092,296 9,485 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 61,916 57,535 .. 4,381 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 7,959 7,959 8,019,958 7,932,331 51,267 138,894 458,459 147,053 147,053 Total expenditure .. .. 23,865,522 24,176,928 311,406