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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, 1927, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1926—continued.

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Year ended ! Year ended 1 31st March. 31st Maroh, ; Increase. ' Decrease. 1927. 1926. Annual Appropriations— £ £ £ £ Legislative Departments .. .. .. 89,192 88,467 725 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 2,467 .. 2,467 Treasury Department .. .. .. 34,586 36,372 .. 1,786 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 55,461 65,941 .. 10,480 Stamp Duties Department .. .. 101,356 90,733 10,623 National Provident and Friendly Societies De- 23,789 22,529 1,260 partment Post and Telegraph working expenses .. 2,343,438 2,406,791 .. 63,353 Public buildings .. .. .. 113,244 98,235 15,009 Government and other domains .. .. 6,859 5,763 1,096 Maintenance and repairs to roads .. 100,211 89,016 11,195 Maintenance of irrigation works .. .. 8,087 5,031 3,056 Native Department .. .. .. 28;404 29,293 .. 889 Department of External Affairs .. .. 30,982 25,597 5,385 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 38,056 30,083 7,973 ! Department of Industries and Commerce .. 48,780 105,372 ... 56,592 Department of Justice .. .. .. 135,482 135,777 . . 295 Prisons Department .. .. .. 77,851 73,695 4,156 Crown Law Office .. .. .. 5,693 4,982 711 Police. Department .. .. 410.506 408,035 2,471 Pensions Department .. .. .. 173,204 182,857 .. 9,653 Mines Department .. .. .. 44,784 46,697 .. 1,913 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 402,854 374,436 28,4-18 Audit Department . . . . . . 25,806 24,240 1,566 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 7,025 7,862 .. ! 837 Printing and Stationery Department .. 233,204 236,698 .. 3,494 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 275,125 272,204 2,921 1 Department of Health .. .. .. 251,001 264,000 .. 12,999 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 527.023 441,203 85,820 Defence Department .. .. 493,274 459,293 33,981 Customs Department .. .. .. 170,495 156,374 14,121 Marine Department .. .. .. 125,817 122,001 3,816 Department of Labour .. .. .. 55,726 49,683 6,043 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 169.363 176,887 .. 7,524 Scenery Preservation .. .. .. 3,789 20,543 .. 16,754 Valuation Department .. .. .. 48,007 51,785 .. 3,778 Electoral Department .. .. ., 10,299 101,709 .. 91,410 Department of Agriculture .. .. 322,070 292,193 29,877 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. 76,378 70,794 5,584 Department of Education .. .. .. 2,979,597 2,879,719 99,878 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 3,047 .. 3,047 Services not provided for .. .. .. 27,914 -30,265 .. 2,351 Emergency Expenditure Account .. .. 10,774 .. 10,774 10,091,020 9,983,155 391,973 284,108 1,175,380 389,498 389,498 Total expenditure (permanent and i 24,355,965 23,570,083 785,882 annual appropriations)