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Table No. 10. Estimated Net Expenditure of the Ordinary Revenue Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1940, compared with Actual Net Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1939.

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Estimate Actual Difference. for for 1989-40. 1938-39. Increase . Decrease Permanent Appropriations, —■ £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 30,200 30,127 73 Debt services— Interest .. .. .. .. .. 8,036,380 7,500,515 535,865 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 10,859 10,859 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. .. 1,907,144 1,754,123 153,021 Administration and Management .. .. .. 67,100 50,311 16,789 Payments of Guaranteed Loans, Redemptions, and 500 Gr. 4,864 5,364 TrSrii sf 6r8 « ——————— — — . Total—Debt services .. .. .. 10,021,983 9,310,944 711,039 Under Special Acts of the Legislature — Highways .. .. .. .. .. 3,233,000 3,055,095 177,905 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. 1,500,000 1,422,085 77,915 Other Special Acts .. .. .. .. 345,991 514,322 .. 168,331 5,078,991 4,991,502 255,820 168,331 Total —Perman6nt appropriations .. 15,131,174 14,332,573 966,932 168,331 Annual Appropriations, — Legislative .. .. .. .. .. 109,995 98,791 11,204 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 26,000 24,644 1,356 Finance — Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 48,200 47,271 929 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 174,958 137,753 37,205 .. Land and Income Tax .. .. .. .. 158,000 135,108 22,894 Stamp Dufies .. .. .. .. .. 103,000 105,537 .. 2,537 Audit .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,979 39,452 3,527. . ... 527,137 465,119 64,555 2,537 General Administration — Public Service Commissioners'Office .. .. 14,500 13,590 910 Internal Afiairs .. .. .. .. .. 609,500 499,861 109,639 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 214,722 207,797 6,925 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 298,000 302,016 .. 4,016 Marine.. .. .. .. .. .. 204,112 179,406 24,706 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 2,720,000 134,758 2,585,242 Native.. .. .. .. .. .. 529,990 122,932 407,058 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 53,000 49,069 3,931 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 14,000 114,641 .. 100,641 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. 36,500 33,938 2,562 4,694,324 1,658,008 3,140,973 104,657 Law and Order — Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. 303,000 337,071 .. 34,071 Crown Law .. .. .. .. .. 8,449 8,279 170 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. 625,000 607,390 17,610 936,449 952,740 17,780 34,071 D6f0HCC ■ ______ Navy .. .. .. .. .. .. 919,970 835,331 84,639 Army .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,594,468 706,753 887,715 Air .. .. .. .. .. .. 700,000 557,205 142,795 3,214,438 2,099,289 1,115,149 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. .. 750,000 724,287 25,713 Development of Primary and Secondary Industries — Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. 323,996 300,241 23,755 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 1,002,500 1,078,426 .. 75,926 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity .. 370,300 444,216 .. 73,916 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. 170,000 158,785 11,215 Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,000 33,716 56,284 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 83,000 81,699 1,301 ! 2,039,796 2,097,083 92,555 149,842 Social Services — — — Health.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,537,000 1,362,757 174,243 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 409,000 417,483 .. 8,483 Education .. .. .. .. .. 4,470,000 4,097,546 372,454 War and Other Pensions .. .. .. .. 2,080,000 6,933,819 .. 4,853,819 Social Security .. .. .. .. .. 2,000,000 . . 2,000,000 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. .. 117,467 133,959 .. 16,492 N 10,613,467 12,945,564 2,546,697 4,878,794 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 374,580 j .. 374,580 ! Total —Annual appropriations .. .. 22,911,606 21,440,105 7,015,982 5,544,481 7,982,914 5,712,812 | 5,712,812 Totals .. .. 38,042,780 35,772,678 2,270,102 ..