8.—6.
Table No. 8. NET EXPENDITURE. Comparative Statement of the Appropriated and Actual Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1927.
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Net Actual Net Difference. — Appropriations, Expenditure, ! 1926-27. 1926-27. More |j6s , . i Permanent Appropriations — £ £ £ £ Civil List.. .. .. .. .. 30,020 31,054 1,034 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 8,176,905 8.450.794 273,889 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 2,882 4,000 1,118 , .. Reduction of funded debt .. .. .. 349,608 349,609 1 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 925,492 941,529 16,037 Under special Acts.. .. .. .. 4,208,852 4,487,959 279,107 13,693,759 14,264,945 571,186 Annual Appropriations— Legislative Departments .. .. .. 87,818 89,192 1,374 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 2,890 2,467 .. 423 Treasury Department . . . . . • 37,420 34,586 .. ' 2,834Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 57,837 55,461 .. 2,376 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. 99,055 101,356 2,301 National Provident and Friendly Societies De- 24,269 23,789 .. 480 partment Post and Telegraph working-expenses . . 2,506,052 2,343,438 .. 162,614 Public buildings .. .. .. .. 138,217 113,244 .. 24,973 Government and other domains .. .. 7,488 6,859 .. 629 Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. 128,150 100,211 .. 27,939 Maintenance of irrigation works, &c. .. .. 9,000 8,087 .. 913 Native Department .. .. .. 34,795 28,404 .. _ 6,391 Department of External Affairs .. .. 39,498 30,982 .. 8,516 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 43,719 38,056 .. 5,663 Department of Industries and Commerce .. 50,775 48,780 .. 1,995 Department of Justice .. .. .. 142,418 135,482 6,936 Prisons Department .. .. .. 94,844 77,851 .. 16,993 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 6,304 5,693 .. 611 Police Department.. .. .. .. 422,367 410,506 .. 11,861 Pensions Department .. .. .. 181,846 173,204 .. 8,642. Mines Department. . .. .. .. 55,977 44,784 .. I 11.193 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 366,830 402,854 36,024 Audit Department.. .. .. 30,574 25,806 .. 4,768 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 8,586 7,025 1,561 Printing and Stationery Department.. .. 241,920 233,204 .. 8,716 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 331,134 275,125 .. 56,009 Department of Health .. .. -. 281,027 251,001 .. 30,026 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 545,526 527,023 .. 18,503 Defence Department .. .. . .. 500,865 493,274 .. 7,591 Customs Department .. .. .. 173,001 170,495 .. 2,506 Marine Department .. .. .. 128,561 125,817 .. 2,744 Department of Labour .. .. .. 55,086 55,726 640 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 181,649 169,363 .. 12,286 Scenery Preservation .. .. .. 12,747 3,789 .. 8,958 Valuation Department .. .. .. 55,778 48,007 .. 7,771 Electoral Department .. .. .. 6,579 10,299 3,720 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. 369,080 322,070 .. 47,010 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. 76,870 76,378 .. 492 Department of Education .. .. .. 2,986,020 2,979,597 .. 6,423 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 6,115 3,047 .. 3,068 Services not provided for .. .. •• 27,914 27,914 Emergency Expenditure Account .. .. .. 10,774 10,774 10,528,687 10,091,020 82,747 520,414 653,933 520,414 Total expenditure .. .. 24,222,446 24,355,965 133,519 '