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Table No. 11. Statement of the Estimated Liabilities chargeable on the Consolidated Fund (Revenue Account) outstanding on the 31st March, each Year from 1923 to 1927.

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" I I I 1923. j 1924. 1925. | 1926. j 1927. Revenue Account. £ £ £ £ £ Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List .. .. .. .. .. .. 186 185 161 313 337 Under Special Acts of the Legislature .. .. .. 27,710 13,667 15,411 13,435 16,835 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. 243 2,756 796 701 1,202 28,139 16,608 16,368 14,449 18,374 Annual Appropriations,— _ i Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. 439 349 752 1,007 2,751 Departments of Minister of Finance* .. .. .. i 3,914 3,744 7,502 11,064 8,226 Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. 195,627 263,254 332,985 H ir Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. 97,079 114,961 104,383 93,919 61,876 Public Buildings Domains Maintenance of Roads, and 14 644 14 364 15 899 „ 315 23 301 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. .. .. ' Justice Departmentf .. .. .. .. .. 14,463 11,498 10,462 19,258 15,155 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. 1,358 868 2,087 2,371 3,698 Internal Affairs Department} .. .. .. 27,211 29,525 26,186 61,038 76,784 Defence Department§ .. .. .. .. .. 12,340 28,715 55,459 94,392 41,813 Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. g g37 4 Q27 4 g57 g 198 g 52Q Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. ' ' ' ' Labour Department .. .. .. .. .. 752 961 2,200 1,148 2,152 Lands Department .. .. .. .. .. 3,123 2,686 1,971 1,840 3,332 Agriculture Department|| .. .. .. .. 9,393 48,830 11,178 35,103 28,137 Education Department .. .. .. .. 22,520 22,200 10,414 10,405 33,828 Valuation and Electoral Departments .. .. .. 3,052 1,897 1,277 2,337 2,302 ' 409,852 547,879 587,612 360,395 308,875 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 2,652 Refunds of Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 3,873 .. 37 1,344 5,453 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 441,864 564,487 604,017 376,300 335,354 j * Includes Treasury, Land and Income Tax, Stamp Duties, and National Provident Fund and Friendly Societies Departments. f Includes Native. External Affairs, Supreme and Magistrates' Courts, Prisons, Police, Cook Islands, and Cr »wn Law. t Includes Audit. Printing and Stationery, Public Service Commissioner's Office, Mental Hospitals, Pensions, Scenery Preservation (from 1924-25), Health, Prime Minister's, and Scientific and Industrial Research Departments. § Includes Naval Defence. || Includes Industries and Commerce and Tourists Departments. H Now a separate account (see Table No. 15).