8.—6.

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Table No. 7—continued. Statement of the actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1926, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1925 —continued.

Y ear ended Y ear ended ! 31st March, 31st March, j Increase, i Decrease. 1926. 1925. j Annual Appropriations— £ £ £ £ Legislative Departments .. .. .. 88,467 62,109 26,358 Treasury Department .. .. .. 36,372 51,953 .. 15,581 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 65,941 50,406 15,535 Stamp Duties Department .. .. 90,733 85,905 4,828 National Provident and Friendly Societies De- 22,529 22,430 99 partment Post and Telegraph working expenses .. 2,406,791 2,413,436 .. 6,645 Public buildings .. .. .. .. 98,235 107,086 .. 8,851 Government and other domains .. .. 5,763 5,786 .. 23 Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. 89,016 36,337 52,679 Maintenance of irrigation works .. .. 5,031 2,226 2,805 Native Department .. .. .. 29,293 27,996 1,297 Department of External Affairs .. .. 25,597 40,601 .. 15,004 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 30,083 21,386 8,697 Department of Industries and Commerce .. 105,372 114,161 .. 8,789 Department of Justice .. .. .. 135,777 131,217 4,560 Prisons Department .. .. .. 73,695 76,366 ... 2,671 Crown Law Office .. .. .. 4,982 5,535 .. 553 Police Department .. .. .. 408,035 399,289 8,746 Pensions Department .. .. .. 182,857 94,448 88,409 Mines Department .. .. .. 46,697 38,028 8,669 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 374,436 305,640 68,796 Audit Department .. .. .. 24,240 23,368 872 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 7,862 6,058 1,804 Printing and Stationery Department .. 236,698 204,268 32,430 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 272,204 244,331 27,873 Department of Health .. .. .. 264,000 229,032 34,968 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 441,203 283,356 157,847 Defence Department .. .. .. 459,293 370,906 88,387 Customs Department .. .. .. 156,374 156,188 186 Marine Department .. .. .. 122,001 119,463 2,538 Department of Labour .. .. .. 49,683 45,472 4,211 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 176,887 168,442 8,445 Scenery Preservation .. .. .. 20,543 2,981 17,562 Valuation Department .. .. .. 51,785 49,349 2,436 Electoral Department .. .. .. 101,709 7,334 94,375 Department of Agriculture .. .. 292,193 255,125 37,068 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. 70,794 66,294 4,500 Department of Education .. .. .. 2,879,719 2,777,271 102,448 Services not provided for .. .. .. 30,265 22,527 7,738 9,983,155 9,124,106 917,166 58,117 2,043,665 236,199 236,199 Total expenditure (permanent and 23,570,083 21,762,617 1,807,466 annual appropriations)