VOTES FOR CURRENT YEAR

Evening Post, Issue 29, 8 August 1928, Page 17

VOTES FOR CURRENT YEAR

The appropriations for the financial year 1928-29, as set outun the Esti-. mates accompanying the l^inancial Statement, which was presented in the Houso of Representatives by the Minister of Finance last evening, arc listed :is follows, tho amounts expended during 1927-28 being shown for purposes of wnnparison. CONSOLIDATED FUND. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. Permanent Appropriations— ; ' 1928-29. 1927-28. ' ■' ■ ' Net Totals. Not Totals. ,-....' & S Civil List 30,990 30,289 Interest ........ 8,539,134. 8,3117,074 Sinking Fund'.... 2.SS2 Cr.4D2 Repayment of Public Debt , 1,053,559 093,76-1 Reduction of Funded Debt ;. 385,710 367,216 Under Special Acts of tho Legislature 5,815,123 5,091,487 15,827,398 14,879,378 Anuual Appropriations— Vote, Legislative Dopartmonts 83,594 97,637 Vote, Prime -Minis- ... ter's Department 13,049 12,600 Vote,, Treasury Department 38,086 37.S65 Vote, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department 25,447 24,i 9Vote, Land and Incomo Tax Department ' 62,258 58,883 Vote, Stamp Duties Department .... 04,158 '102,291 Vote, Public Buildings 75,350 84,710 Vote, Government and Other Domains 6,400 6,008 Vote, Maintenance and Repairs to Koads 103,000 111,701 Vote, Maintenance of Irrigation Worts, etc 1S.700' 17,264 Vote, Native Department 30,259 29,284 Vote, Department of External Affairs . 39,7-13 35,406 Vote, Cook Islands 39,494 49,953 Vote, Department of Industries _ - and Commerce , 31,050 33,318 Vote, Department of Justice 131,614 132,645 Vote, Prisons Department *. 05,609 94,220 Vote, Crown I/aw Office 5,812 5,381 Vote, Police Department 428,072 417,975 Vote, Pensions Department 168,168 169,278 Vote, Mines Department 36,783 33,297 Vote, Department oi Internal Affairs . 318,548 349,717 Vote, Audit Department 29,459 26,917 Vote, Public Service Commissioner's ' Office • "" 7,270 6,362 Tote, Printing "and Statlonory Department 230,293- ■ ■ 22G7297 Vote, Montal Hos- ' ' I pitals Department 290,86S 274,818 Vote, Department of Health 240,773 246,644 Voto, Naval Defence • 449,011 486,830 Vote, Defence Department ..... 461,810 481,750 Vote, Customs Department 11S.573 175,023 Vote, Marino Department 115,683 119,078 Vote, Department of Labour 60,295 50,480 Vote, Department of Lands and Survey ■ 176,700 186,522 Vote, Scenery Prc- . ' serration 15,530 0,577 Vote, Valuation Department 51,713 51,610 Vote, Electoral DoDepartment .... 90,209 9,727 Vote, Department of ' Agriculture ... 396,550 365,610 Vote, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts 80,116 76,371 Vote, Department of Education -,..... 3,060,462 -. 2,4)99,61? Vote, Department of ' ■•■'■- ■ ■'-•"'•■ • '■• ■-■- Scientific and In- ..'.-.-. tlUBtrlal Research 59.181 ■ 44,823 Total 23,608,104 22,C25,22G SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account 40,000 ''10,021 Land for Settlements Account . 3.000 3,570 Land for Settlements Account (discharged soldiers settlement account) 3,548 725 Main Highways Ac-' count (Main Highways Revenue Fund) ., 975,000 571,945 Native Land Settlement Account .. 5,105 3,868 State Coal Mines Account 314,479 302,400 State . Forests Account 251,468 214,176 Westport Harbour Account 51,995 41,465 Working Railways . Account • 6,670,425 6,324,636 Nauru and Ocean Island Account 600: 505 ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC t» ACCOUNT. Post Office Account 2,532,305 2,297,057 Public Trustee's Account 242,593 229,955 Native Trastoe's Account 13,541 .11,489 Government Insurance Account 112,243 105,738 Public Service Super- ! nnnuatiou Fund Account 7,9G9 ! 7,734 State Fire Insuranco Account 35,744 29,333 Government Accident Insurance Account 17,420 15,048 State Advances Account— Advances to Settlers Branch 40,584 45,175 Advances to Workers Branch 10,230 10,978 Advances to Local Authorities Branch 1,813 1,710 Miscellaneous Busi- "' ' ■ ness Branch H.OSO 11,496 Rural Advances / Branch 22,215 ,6,422