8.—6.

Table No. 7. Statement showing Customs Duties collected for Year ended 31st March, 1937, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

Table No. 8. Statement of the Actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1937, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1936.

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1936-37. 1935-36. Increase. ' Decrease. £ £ £ £ Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes 1,899,798 1,709,252 190,546 Spirits, wine, and beer .. . .. 846,907 733,791 113,116 Motor-vehicles and parts* .. .. .. 979,490 677,634 301,856 Motor-spirit* .. .. .. .. 1,355,075 1,176,260 178,815 Tea .. .. .. .. .. 134,811 133,505 1,306 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. 678,165 673,206 4,959 Other goods .. .. .. .. 2,686,786 2,222,989 463,797 Primage duty .. .. .. .. 319,614 324,717 .. 5,103 Surtax .. .. .. .. .. 598,608 509,807 88,801 1,343,196 5,103 5,103 Totals.. .. .. .. 9,499,254 8,161,161 1,338,093 * Excluding tire-tax and petrol-tax earmarked to Main Highways.

Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease, 1937. 1936. Permanent Appropriations:— £ £ £ £ Under special Acts of Legislature,—■ Cml List .. .. .. .. .. 28,472 26,516 1,956 Debt Services — Interest .. .. .. .. .. 7,604,469 7,730,194 .. 125,725 Amortization of debt— Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 10,859 10,859 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 1,624,508 1,543,086 81,422 Transfers to Loans Redemption Account .. 66,115 13,987 52,128 Administration and management .. .. 81,543 29,285 52,258 Payments on guaranteed loans .. Cr. 7,190 18,543 .. 25,733 Securities redeemed .. .. .. 5 .. 5 Total—Debt Services .. .. .. 9,380,309 9,345,954 185,813 151,458 Other Services— Education.. .. .. .. .. 95,526 95,967 .. 441 Contribution towards Singapore Naval Base .. .. 100,000 .. 100,000 Other grants and subsidies .. .. .. 253,319 251,447 1,872 Salaries and honoraria .. .. .. 71,135 65,350 5,785 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 43,692 44,351 .. 659 Highways— Transfers to Main Highways Account .. 2,333,753 1,975,945 357,808 Paid to boroughs .. .. .. .. 154,265 109,427 44,838 Expenses of collecting, &c... .. .. 21,425 22,034 .. 609 Advances .. .. .. .. .. 11,817 3,342 8,475 Other special Acts— Exchange on remittances of public moneys to 1,581,351 1,593,536 .. 12,185 or from countries overseas Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 113,435 114,579 .. 1,144 Total—Other Services .. .. 4,679,718 4,375,978 418,778 115,038 Total—Permanent Appropriations .. 14,088,499 13,748,448 \ 606,547 266,496