8.—6.

Table No. 8 —continued. Statement of the Actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1939, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1938 —continued.

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Year ended Year ended — 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1939. j 1938. | Annual Appropriations:— £ £ £ £ Vote, — Legislative.. .. .. .. .. 98,791 102,268 .. 3,477 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 24,644 23,167 1,477 Finance— Treasury .. .. .. •• •• 47,271 41,020 6,251 Customs .. .. .. .. 137,753 126,624 11,129 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 135,106 165,998 .. 30,892 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 105,537 100,042 5,495 Audit .. .. .. ■■ •• 39,452 39,960 .. 508 Total —Finance .. .. .. 465,119 473,644 22,875 31,400 General Administration — Publio Service Commissioners'Office .. .. 13,590 9,913 3,677 Internal Affairs .. .. •• 499,861 509,582 .. 9,721 External Affairs .. .. 207,797 241,640 .. 33,843 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 30*2,0i6 275,852 26,164 Marine .. .. .. .. 179,406 157,803 21,603 Labour .. .. .. •• •• 134,758 142,876 .. 8,118 Native .. .. .. .. ■ • 122,932 155,326 .. 32,394 Valuation .. .. .. •• •• 49,069 52,492 .. 3,423 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 114,641 6,513 108,128 Census and Statistics .. .. .. 33,938 32,260 1,678 Total —General Administration .. 1,658,008 1,584,257 161,250 87,499 Law and Order— Justice and Prisons .. .. .. 337,071 336,958 113 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 8,279 7,583 696 Police .. .. .. .. .. 607,390 601,482 5,908 Total—Law and Order .. 952,740 946,023 6,717 Navy .. .. .. .. .. 835,331 760,529 74,802 Army .. .. . . .. 706,753 529,632 177,121 Air .. .. .. .. •• 557,205 313,652 243,553 Total—Defence .. .. .. 2,099,289 1,603,813 495,476 Maintenance of Public Works and Services 724,287 1,093,782 .. 369,495 Development of Primary and Secondary Industries — Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. 300,241 384,974 .. 84,733 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 1,078,426 845,419 233,007 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity 444,216 385,546 58,670 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 158,785 130,056 28,729 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 33,716 31,062 2,654 Transport .. .. . ■ . . .- 81,699 63,163 18,536 Total — Development of Primary and 2,097,083 1,840,220 341,596 84,733 Secondary Industries Social Services — Health .. .. .. .. .. 1,362,757 1,209,741 153,016 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 417,483 394,454 23,029 Education .. .. .. .. 4,097,546 3,677,749 419,797 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 6,933,819 6,466,656 467,163 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. 133,959 123,718 10,241 Total—Social Services.. .. 12,945,564 11,872,318 1,073,246 Unauthorized Expenditure— Services not provided for .. .. .. 374,580 88,652 285,928 Total —Annual Appropriations .. .. 21,440,105 19,628,144 2,388,565 576,604 2,709,999 2,185,942 2,185,942 Total Expenditure .. .. .. 35,772,678 35,248,621 524,057