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Table No. 9. Estimated Net Expenditure of the Ordinary Revenue Account for 1927-28, compared with Actual Net Expenditure for 1926-27.

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Estimate Actual Differences. for for j : 1927-28. 1926-27. i ncrea se. : Decrease. . Revenue Account. Permanent Appropriations,— £ £ & £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,170 i 31,054 116 Interest .. .. .. .. 8,371,202 8,450,794 .. 79,592 SinkingFund .. .. .. .. .. 2,882 4,000 .. 1,118 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. ... .. 367,216 349,609 17,607 Debt Repayment .. .. .. .. .. 998,839 941,529 57,310 Under special Acts .. .. .. .. .. 4,396,581 4,487,959 .. 91,378 14,167,890 .14,264,945 75,033 172,088 Annual Appropriations,— , Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. 79,993 89,192 .. 9,199 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 12,356 ! 2,467 9,889 Treasury Department .. .. .. .. 36,350 34,586 1,764 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. 55,218 55,461 .. 243 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. 93,013 1 101,356 .. 8,343 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. 24,563 23,789 774 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses.. .. .. 2,393,627 j 2,343,438 50,189 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 101,000 1 113,244 .. 12,244 Government and other Domains .. .. .. 6,383 6,85.9 .. 476 Maintenance and improvement of Roads .. .. I 115,650 j 100,211 15,439 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. .. ..I 10,000 8,087 1,913 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .30,666 28,404 2,262 Department of External Affairs .. .. .. 40,925 30,982 9,943 Cook-Islands .. .. .. .. .. 56,215 38,056 18,159 Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. 34,910 48,780 .. 13,870 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. 130,110 135,482 .. 5,372 Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. 82,383 77,851 4,532 Crown Law Offioe .. .. .. .. .. 5,904 5,693 211 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. 422,113 410,506 11,607 Pensions Department .. .. .. .. 165,946 i 173,204 .. 7,258 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. 34,749 44,784 .. 10,035 Department of Internal ASairs .. .. .. 315,463 402,854 .. 87,'391 Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. 29,527 25,806 3,721 Publio Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 6,886 7,025 .. 139 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. j 235,650 233,204 2,446 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. .. 281,534 275,125 6,409 Department of Health .. .. . . .. 255,871 251,001 4,870 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. 493,326 1 527,023 .. 33,697 Defence Department.. .. .. .. .. 464,995 j 493,274 .. 28,279 Customs Department .. .. .. .. 176,899 j 170,495 6,404 Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. 118,650 j 125,817 .. 7,167 Department of Labour .. .. .. .. 60,452 55,726 4,726 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. 169,532 ! 169,363 169 Scenery Preservation.. .. .. .. .. 4,800 3,789 1,011 Valuation Department .. .. .. .. 49,421 48,007 1,414 Electoral Department .. .. .. .. 9,780 10,299 .. 519 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 360,086 322,070 38,016 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 76,235 76,378 .. 143 Department of Education .. .. .. .. 3,003,474 2,979,597 23,877 j Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. 46,004 3,047 42,957 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. | 27,914 .. 27,914 I Emergenoy Expenditure Account .. .. .. .. i 10,774 .. 10,774 j 10,090,659 j 10,091,020 262,702 ; 263,063 337,735 435,151 •337,735 Total expenditure .. .. .. £24,258,549 £24,355,965 .. £97,416