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Table No. 10. Estimated Net Expenditure of the Ordinary Revenue Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1938, compared with Actual Net Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

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Estimate I Actual Difference. for I for " 1937-38. | 1936-37. Decrease . Permanent Appropriations,— £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 30,600 28,472 2,128 Debt services— Interest .. .. .. .. .. 7,629,525 7,604,469 25,056 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 10,859 10,859 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. .. 1,704,700 1,624,508 80,192 Administration and Management .. .. .. 50,970 81,543 .. 30,573 Payments of Guaranteed Loans, Redemptions, and Cr. 285 58,930 .. 59,215 Tr£tnsfcrs ■ —— Total—Debt services .. .. .. 9,395,769 9,380,309 105,248 89,788 Under Special Acts of the Legislature — Education .. .. .. .. .. 95,540 95,526 14 Salaries and Honoraria .. .. .. .. 72,035 71,136 899 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 45,160 43,693 1,467 Highways .. .. .. .. ... 3,058,500 2,509,443 549,057 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. 1,700,000 1,581,351 118,649 Other Special Acts .. .. .. .. 357,106 378,569 .. 21,463 5,328,341 4,679,718 670,086 21,463 Total —Permanent appropriations .. 14,754,710 14,088,499 777,462 111,251 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative .. .. .. .. .. 110,000 106,840 3,160 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 25,505 27,502 .. 1,997 Finance — Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 40,647 40,854 .. 207 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 125,342 112,098 13,244 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. .. 161,870 140,180 21,690 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. 94,741 91,354 3,387 Audit .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,876 36,121 6,755 465,476 420,607 45,076 207 General Administration— ■ Public Service Commissioners'Office .. .. 9,400 6,982 2,418 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 456,415 368,003 88,412 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 246,321 158,255 88,066 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 238,000 227,422 10,578 Marine.. .. .. .. .. .. 158,987 123,423 35,564 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 120,964 206,358 .. 85,394 Native.. .. .. .. .. .. 152,420 286,956 .. 134,536 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 62,000 58,509 3,491 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 9,842 11,806 .. 1,964 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. 33,999 63,809 .. 29,810 1,488,348 1,511,523 228,529 251,704 Law and Order— —. Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. 327,590 273,486 54,104 Crown Law .. .. .. .. .. 7,869 7,419 450 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. 610,000 496,978 113,022 945,459 777,883 167,576 Defence— — Navy .. .. .. .. .. .. 734,797 632,062 102,735 Army .. .. .. .. .. .. 550,000 427,635 122,365 Air .. .. .. .. .. .. 315,000 132,382* 182,618 1,599,797 1,192,079 407,718 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. .. 1,150,000 1,174,991 .. 24,991 Development of Primary and Secondary Industries — Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. 386,000 401,900 .. 15,900 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 754,485 692,267 62,218 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity .. 355,500 176,808 178,692 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. 133,538 97,517 36,021 Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,000 28,923 15,077 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 46,500 28,038 18,462 1,720,023 1,425,453 310,470 15,900 Social Services— . Health.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,141,650 996,840 144,810 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 390,500 334,636 55,864 Education .. .. .. .. .. 3,745,325 3,396,234 349,091 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 6,769,423 5,072,735 1,696,688 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. .. 121,505 112,545 8,960 12,168,403 9,912,990 2,255,413 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 36,791 .. 36,791 Total—Annual appropriations .. .. 19,673,011 16,586,659 3,417,942 331,590 4,195,404 442,841 442,841 Totals .. .. .. .. 34,427,721 30,675,158 3,752,563 * Appropriated and expended under \'ote " Detence," 1936-37.