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Table No. 10. Estimated Net Expenditure of the Ordinary Revenue Account for 1929-30, compared with Actual Net Expenditure for 1928-29.

n j.- t i ! Difference. Estimate Actual for tor ' 1929-30. 1928-29. Increase. Decrease. Permanent Appropriations,— £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,190 30,167 1,023 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,003,111 8,675,220 327,891 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,882 2,882 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. .. .. 405,136 385,710 19,426 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. .. .. 1,156,589 1,046,928 109,661 Under Special Acts .. .. .. .. .. 6,347,287 6,103,689 243,598 16,946,195 16,244,596 701,599 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. 89,806 95,191 .. 5,385 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 13,990 13,084 906 Treasury Department .. .. .. .. 39,914 37,494 2,420 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. 25,391 25,047 344 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. 63,981 61,099 2,882 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. 96,410 96,580 .. 170 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 80,000 87,073 .. 7,073 Government and other Domains .. .. .. 6,050 5,299 751 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. .. 58,500 85,436 •• 26,936 Maintenance of Irrigation Works, &c. .. .. .. 19,500 14,138 5,362 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 32,266 81,677 589 Department of External Affairs .. .. .. 41,318 38,433 2,885 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. 28,273 34,822 .. 6,549 Department of Industries and Oommeroe .. .. 8,301 31,419 23,118 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. 133,769 132,623 1,146 Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. 92,867 89,456 3,411 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. 6,149 5,934 215 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. 461,688 444,970 16,718 Pensions Department .. .. .. .. 165,360 165,912 .. 552 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. 42,651 32,424 10,227 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. 342,941 359,966 .. 17,025 Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. 28,399 24,790 3,609 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 7,818 7,062 756 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. 227,700 220,796 6,904 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. .. 309,121 303,300 5,821 Department of Health .. .. .. .. 247,737 239,757 7,980 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. 504,967 463,496 41,471 Defence Department.. .. .. .. .. 490,587 464,595 25,992 Customs Department .. .. .. .. 113,307 117,390 .. 4,083 Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. 115,707 110,212 5,495 Department of Labour .. .. .. .. 60,375 60,893 .. 518 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. 186,795 181,748 5,047 Scenery-preservation.. .. .. .. .. 3,400 14,1.39 .. 10,739 Valuation Department .. .. .. .. 51,072 53,600 .. 2,528 Electoral Department .. .. .. .. 9,765 89,773 .. 80,008 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 435,383 451,926 .. 16,543 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 88,123 82,987 5,136 Department of Education .. .. .. .. 3,170,668 3,092,296 78,372 i Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. 63,760 i 57,535 6,225 Servicea not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 7,959 .. 7,959 7,963,809 7,932,331 240,664 209,186 942,263 209,186 209,186 Total expenditure .. .. .. £24.910,004 £24,176.927 £733,077 ~ ~ I "