8.—6.

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, 1931.

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Net Actual Net ! Difference. — Appropriations, Expenditure, ■ : 1930-31. 1930-31. More _ Permanent appropriations— £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. 30,918 I 30,862 .. 56 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 9,364,578! 9,266,676 .. 97.902 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 2,921 I 3,119 198 Seduction of Funded Debt .. .. .. 425,540 425,540 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. .. 1,224,500 1,207,059 .. 17,441 Miscellaneous debt services .. .. .. 38,030 50,111 12,081. Other services .. .. .. .. 6,203,093 6,052,496 .. 150,597 ! i 17,289,580 17,035,863 12,279 265,996 Annual appropriations — Legislative Departments .. .. .. 92,368 98,990 6,622 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 14,656 14,665 9 Treasury Department .. .. .. 40,350 40,329 .. 21 National Provident and Friendly Societies 25,350, 25,096 .. # 254 Department Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 66,026! 66,262 236: Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. 106,645 104,839 .. 1,806 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. 75,575 62,381 .. 13,194 Government and other Domains .. .. 5,055 4,498 .. 557 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. 46,000 32,848 .. 13,152 Maintenance of Irrigation Works, &c. .. 15,000 16,242 1,242 Native Department .. .. .. 38,426! 35,720 .. 2,706 Department of External Affairs .. .. 22,121.1 41,213 19.092 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 42,924 42,895 .. 29 Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist, 135,313 132,532 .. 2,781 and Publicity Department of Justice .. .. .. 134,000 135,702 1,702 Prisons Department .. .. .. 90,033 100,713 10,680 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 5,800 5,727 .. 73 Police Department.. .. .. .. 451,099 456,672 5,573 Pensions Department .. .. .. 165,270 173,176 7,906 Mines Department .. .. .. 36,381 30,934 .. 5,447 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 291,192 278,517 .. 12,675 Audit Department .. .. .. | 28,450 27,773 .. 677 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 7,480 7,140 .. 340 Printing and Stationery Department .. 220,196 228,287 8,091 MentafHospitals Department .. .. 310,843 303,459 .. 7,384 Department of Health .. .. .. 248,202 244,671 .. 3,531 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 450,480 418,837 .. 31,643 Defence Department .. .. .. 275,000 277,799 2,799 Customs Department .. .. .. 114,002 111,532 .. 2,470 Marine Department .. .. .. 180,757 172,509 .. 8,248 Department of Labour .. .. .. 60,034 55,400 .. 4,634 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 174,099 165,146 .. 8,953 Scenery Preservation .. .. .. 2,801 2,303 .. 498 Valuation Department .. .. .. 58,051 55,027 .. 3,024 Electoral Department .. .. .. 11,212 9,991 .. 1,221 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. 404,445 388,277 .. 16,168 Department of Education .. .. .. 3,193,524 3,230,139 36,615 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 62,012 63,371 1,359 Transport Department .. .. .. 6,357 5,982 .. 375 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 4,585 4,585 7,707,529 7,672,179 106,511 141,861 118,790 407,857 118,790 Totals .. .. .. .. 24,997,109 24,708,042 .. 289,067