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Table No. 12. Statement of the Estimated Liabilities chargeable on the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) outstanding on the 31st March, each Year from 1925 to 1929.

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! 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 3929. ' Revenue Account. £ £ £ £ £ Permanent Appropriations,— Civil Jjist .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 313 337 335 238 Under Special Acts of the Legislature .. .. .. 15,411 13,435 16,835 16,540 48,830 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. 796 701 1,202 898 1,020 16,368 14,449 18,374 17,773 50,088 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. 752 1,007 2,751 4,297 4,182 Departments of Minister of Finance* .. .. .. 7,502 11,064 8,226 16,253 18,843 Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. 332,985 II IF If If Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 104,383 93,919 61,876 89,230 Public Buildings, Domains, Maintenance of Roads, and Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. .. .. 15,899 17,315 23,301 19,189 14,858 Justice Department! .. .. .. .. .. 10,462 19,258 15,155 38,603 18,845 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. 2,087 2,371 3,698 3,961 1,656 Internal Affairs Department} .. .. .. 26,186 61,038 76,784 53,442 69,368 Defence Departments .. .. .. .. 55,459 94,392 41,813 41,541 28,326 Customs Department ) 4,857 9,198 5,520 5,080 5,665 Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. j ' ' Labour Department .. .. .. .. .. 2,200 1,148 2,152 1,417 2,065 Lands Department .. .. .. .. .. 1,971 1,840 3,332 5,024 5,631 Agriculture Department|| .. .. .. .. 11,178 35,103 28,137 44,033 49,819 Education Department .. .. .. .. 10,414 10,405 33,828 41,455 32,577 Valuation and Electoral Departments .. .. .. 1,277 2,337 2,302 1,865 2,588 587,612 360,395 308,875 365,390 254,418 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 112 2,652 419 293 Imprest Supply Act, 1927, Section 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 843 227 Local Bodies Empowering (Relief of Unemployment) Amendment Act, 1928, Section 3 .. .. .. .. .. •. .• 721 Refunds of Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 37 1,344 5,453 3,052 4,797 Totals .. .. .. .. ..604,017 376,300 335,354 387,477 310,544 * Includes Treasury. Land and Income Tax, Stamp Duties, and National Provident Fund and Friendly Societies Departments. f Includes Native. External Affairs, Supreme and Magistrates'Courts, Prisons, Police, Cook Islands, and Cr >wn Law. J Includes Audit, Printing and Stationery, Public Service Commissioner's Office, Mental Hospitals, Pensions, Scenery Preservation (from 1924-25), Health, Prime Minister's, and Scientific and Industrial Research Departments. § Includes Naval Defence. || Includes Industries and Commerce and Tourists Departments. H Now a separate account (see Table No. 16).