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Table No. 8—continued. 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—continued.

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Year ended Year ended 3l8t -March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1937. 1936. Annual Appropriations:— £ £ £ £ Vote, — Legislative.. .. .. .. .. 106,840 79,238 27,602 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 27,502 23,521 3,981, Finance — Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 40,854 41,834 .. 980 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 112,098 96,034 16,064 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 140,180 74,829 65,351 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 91,354 87,515 3,839 Audit .. .. .. .. .. 36,121 29,468 6,653 Total—Finance .. .. .. 420,607 329,680 91,907 980 General Administration— Publio Service Commissioners'Office .. .. 6,982 4,334 2,648 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 368,003 363,658 4'345 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 158,255 136,667 21,588 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 227,422 176,098 51,324 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 123,423 112,710 10,713 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 206,358 44,971 161,387 Native .. .. .. .. .. 286,956 48,918 238,038 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 58,509 48,178 10,331 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 11,806; 85,833 .. 74,027 Census and Statistics .. .. .. 63,809 .. 63,809 Total—General Administration .. 1,511,523 1,021,367 564,183 74,027 Law and Order— Justice and Prisons .. .. .. 273,486: 251,111 22,375 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 7,419 j 6,273 1,146 Police .. .. .. .. .. 496,978 453,890 43,088 Total—Law and Order .. .. 777,883 711,274 66,609 Defence— Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 632,062 462,245 169,817 Defence .. .. .. .. .. 560,017 552,125 7,892 Total—Defence .. .. .. 1,192,079 1,014,370 177,709 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 1,174,991 145,492 1,029,499 Development of Primary and Secondary Industries— Lands and Survey ... .. .. 401,900 189,652 212,248 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 692,267 591,802 100,465 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity 176,808 161,872 14,936 Scientific and Industrial Kesearch .. .. 97,517 59,848 37,669 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 28,923 19,240 " Transport.. .. .. .. .. 28,038 25,205 2,833 Total — Development of Primary and 1,425,453 1,047,619 377,834 Secondary Industries U Social Services— Health .. .. .. .. .. 996,840 808,966 187,874 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. ' 334,636 279,670 54,966 Education .. .. .. .. 3,396,234 2,795,098 601,136 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 5,072,735 3,769,612 1,303,123 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. 112,545 102,866 9,679 Total—Social Services.. .. .. 9,912,990 7,756,212 2,156,778 Unauthorized Expenditure,— Services not provided for .. .. .. 36,791 13,346 23,445 Total—Annual Appropriations .. .. 16,586,659 12,142,119 4,519,547 75,007 5,126,094 341,503 341,503 Total Expenditure .. .. .. 30,675,158 25,890,567 4,784,591