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Table No. 9. Estimated Expenditure of the Ordinary Revenue Account for 1926-27, compared with Actual Expenditure for 1925-26.

Estimate Actual , Differences. for for i 1926-27. i 1925-26. j j ncreaae . Decrease. Revenue Account. Permanent Charges,— £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. .. 80,020 29,084 936 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,176,905 8,129,799 47,106 Funded Debt Repayment .. .. .. .. 349,608 332,632 16,976 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,882 7,000 .. 4,118 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. .. .. 925,492 872,734 52,758 Under special Acts .. .. .. .. .. 4,208,852 4,215,679 .. 6,827 13,693,759 13,586,928 117,776 10,945 Annual Appropriations,— — Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. 85,540 88,467 .. 2,927 Treasury Department .. .. .. .. 36,144 36,372 .. 228 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. 59,612 65,941 .. 6,329 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. 97,983 90,733 7,250 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. 23,897 22,529 1,368 Post and Telegranh Working-expenses.. .. .. 2,496,929 2,406,791 90,138 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 130,327 98,235 32,092 Government and other Domains .. .. .. 6,983 5,768 1,220 Maintenance and repairs to Roads .. .. .. 124,000 89,016 34,984 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. .. .. 9,000 5,031 3,969 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 34,038 29,293 4,745 Department of External Affairs .. .. .. 24,094 25,597 .. 1,503 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. 26,972 30,083 .. 3,111 Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. 41,157 • 105,372 .. 64,215 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. 138,796 135,777 3,019 Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. 90,911 73,695 17,216 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. 6,280 4,982 1,298 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. 418,109 408,035 10,074 Pensions Department .. .. .. .. 180,913 182,857 .. 1,944 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. 52,925 46,697 6,228 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. 338,961 374,436 .. 35,475 Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. 28,629 24,240 4,389 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 8,586 7,862 724 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. 236,263 236,698 .. 435 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. .. 330,086 272,204 57,882 Department of Health .. .. .. .. 267,428 264,000 3,428 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. 533,828 441,203 92,625 Defence Department.. .. .. .. .. 471,535 459,293 12,242 Customs Department .. .. .. .. 171,366 156,374 14,992 Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. 127,158 122,001 5,157 Department of Labour .. .. .. .. 52,937 49,683 3,254 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. 173,018 176,887 .. 3,869 Scenery Preservation.. .. .. .. .. 7,165 20,543 .. 13,378 Valuation Department .. .. .. .. 49,183 51,785 .. 2,602 Electoral Department .. .. .. .. 6,330 101,709 .. 95,379 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 354,722 292,193 62,529 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 75,670 70,794 4,876 Department of Education .. .. .. .. 2,975,382 2,879,719 95,663 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 30,265 .. 30,265 10,292,857 9,983,155 571,362 261,660 689,138 272,605 272,605 Total expenditure .. .. ..'£23,986,616 £23,570,083 £416,533