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The actual expenditure for the year exceeded that for the previous year by £741,670, the figures being, — £ Expenditure, 1912-13 . .. .. .. 11,082,038 Expenditure, 1911-12 .. .. .. .. 10,340,368 Excess for 1912-13 ' .. .. £741,670 The details of this excess are as follows : —

RESULTS OF THE YEAR'S OPERATIONS. £ Balance brought forward, Ist April, 1912 .. .. .. 807,276 Receipts during year— £ Revenue .. .. .. 11,734,022 Other receipts .. .. .. 248 £ 11,734,270 Expenditure during year — Appropriations .. .. .. .. 11,082,038 Excess of receipts over expenditure < .. .. .. 652,232 1,459,508 Transfer to Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. 750,000 Balance, 31st March, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. £709,508

Expenditure. Year 1912-13. Year 1911-12. More. Difference. Less. 'ermanent Appropriations— Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts ... Subsidies paid to Local Authorities Territorial Revenue Endowments Old-age Pensions Widows' Pensions £ £ £ £ j 33,493 2,717,013 574,441 110,528 41,317 156,248 397,037 22,108 33,680 2,656,340 510,486 105,938 38,478 152,772 386,962 1,962 60,673 63,955 4,590 2,839 3,476 10,075 20,146 187 innual Appropriations— Legislative Departments Department of Finance Post and Telegraph Department Working Railways Department Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads Native Department Justice Department Mines Department Department of Internal Affairs Defence Department Customs, Marine, and Inspection of Machinery Departments Department of Labour Department of Lands and Survey Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce Education Department lervices not provided for 4,052,185 3,886,618 165,754 187 35,517 55,026 1,066,772 2,817,141 31,628 47,449 986,527 2,451,717 3,889 7,577 80.245 365.424 117,703 23,668 404,316 29,948 314,599 505,267 88,745 20,724 379,309 24,844 437,726 401,870 28,958 2,944 25,007 5,104 123,127 103,397 134,020 29,177 231,246 118,528 25.245 234,501 15,492 3,932 3,255 178,904 1,084,042 2,507 172,957 1,012,048 19,932 5,947 71,994 17,425 7,029,853 6,453,750 719,910 143,807 Totals 885,664 143,994 143,994 11,082,038 10,340,868 741,670