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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, 1940, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1939 —continued.

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1940. 1939. Annual Appropriations:— £ £ £ £ Vote, — Legislative.. .. •• •• •• 105,481 98,791 6,690 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 26,245 24,644 1,601 Finance — Treasury i .. •• 49,211 47,271 1,940 Customs .. .. .. .. •• 158,390 137,753 20,637 Land and Income Tax .. .. • • 155,259 135,106 20,153 Stamp Duties .. .. •• •• 97,531 105,537 .. 8,006 Audit .. .. •• •• •• 33,812 39,452 .. 5,640 Total—Finance .. •• •• 494,203 465,119 42,730 13,646 General Administration — Public Service Commissioners'Office .. .. 13,454 13,590 136 Internal Affairs .. •• •• •• 518,400 499,861 18,539 External Affairs .. .. •• •• 208,213 207,797 416 Printing and Stationery .. .. •• 250,818 302,016 .. 51,198 Marine . •• •• •• 179,426 179,406 20 Labour •• •• •• 2,881,908 134,758 2,747,150 Native .. .. •• •• •• 535,745 122,932 412,813 >. Valuation .. .. •• •• •• 48,503 49,069 .. 566 Electoral 10,452 114,641 .. 104,189 Census and Statistics .. .. •• 33,850 33,938 Total—General Administration .. 4,680,769 1,658,008 3,178,938 156,177 Law and Order — Justice and Prisons .. .. •• 279,463 337,071 .. o7,608 Crown Law Office .. .. •• •• 8,401 8,279 122 Police .. •• •• •• 627,502 607,390 20,112 Total —Law and Order .. .. 915,366 952,740 20,234 57,608 D Nfovv ~ •• •• 169,139 835,331 .. 666-, 192" Annv " • •• •• 541,969 706,753 .. 164,784 Air .. .. .. •• •• 215,504 557,205 .. 341,701 Total—Defence 926,612 2,099,289 .. 1,172,677 Maintenance of Public Works and Services 1,090,598 724,287 366,311 Development of Primary and Secondary IndustriesLands and Survey .. .. . • •• 306,181 300,241 5,940 Agriculture 970,338 1,078,426 108,088 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity 350,883 444,216 .. 93,333 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 157,049 158,785 . . 1,736 Mines •• •• 74,485 33,716 40,769 Transport !. _ 83,063 81,699 1.364 •• Total — Development of Primary and 1,941,999 2,097,083 48,073 203,157 Secondary Industries - " Social Services —• , Health .. .. •• 1,519,139 1,362,757 156,382 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. •• 303,753 417,483 • ■ 113,730 Education •• •• •• 4,471,809 4,097,546 374,263 Pensions .. .. 2,016,811 6,933,819 .. 4,917,008 Social Security .. .. •• 1,000,000 .. 1,000,000 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. 119,618 133,959 .. 14,341 Total —Social Services.. .. 9,431,130 12,945,564 1,530,645 5,045,079 Unauthorized Expenditure— Services not provided for .. •• 199,814 374,580 .. 1/4,766 Total—Annual Appropriations .. .. 19,812,217 21,440,105 5,195,222 6,823,110 8,937,038 7,054,896 7,054,896 Total Expenditure 37,654,820 35,772,678 1,882,142