8.—6.

Table No. 7. Statement showing Customs Duties collected for Year 1932-33, compared with the Year 1931-32.

Table No. 8. Statement of the Actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1933, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1932.

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1932-33. 1931-32. Inorease. Deorease. £ £ £ £ Spirits, wine, and beer .. .. .. 709,739 796,403 .. 86,664 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. 1,618,537 1,518,244 100,293 Apparel and textiles .. .. .. 853,553 897,945 .. 44,392 Motor-vehicles and parts* . .. .. 117,739 142,267 .. 24,528 Other goods .. .. .. .. 2,106,823 1,725,377 381,446 Primage and surtax .. .. .. 725,023 824,112 j .. 99,089 Totals .. .. .. 6,131,414 5,904,348 481,739 254,673 254,673 227,066 * Excluding tire-tax and petrol-tax earmarked to Main Highways.

Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease 1933. 1932. Permanent Appropriations:— £ £ £ £ Under special Acts of Legislature,— Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 22,184 26,821 .. 4,637 Debt Services—■ Interest .. .. .. .. -■ 8,498,681 9,035,025 .. 536,344 Amortization of debt — Sinking fund .. .. .. ■• 9,855 3,251 6,604 Repayment of funded debt .. .. .. 220,741 .. 220,741 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 1,291,182 1,190,729 100,453 Transfers to Loans Redemption Account .. 7,408 6,420 988 Securities redeemed .. .. .. .. 610 .. 610 Administration and management .. .. 48,029 38,168 9,861 Payments on guaranteed loans .. ■• 34,860 17,045 17,815 Total—Debt Services .. .. .. 9,890,015 10,511,989 135,721 757,695 Grants and Subsidies— Hospital and charitable institutions .. .. .. 642,809 .. 642,809 Education.. .. .. .. .. 51,938 158,873 .. 106,935 Superannuation Funds and National Provident .. 198,749 .. 198,749 Fund Contribution towards Singapore Naval Base .. 100,000 100,000 Unemployment Fund .. .. .. .. 1,118,753 .. 1,118,753 Subsidies to local bodies for unemployment relief .. 11,478 .. 11,478 works Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 31,668 54,730 .. 23,062 Salaries and honoraria .. .. .. 59,133 93,220 .. 34,087 Pensions — Family allowances .. .. .. .. .. 90,100 .. 90,100 Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. 22,259 1,277,107 .. 1,254,848 Widows'pensions .. .. .. .. .. 340,162 .. 340,162 War pensions .. .. .. .. .. 1,261,778 .. 1,261,778 Other pensions .. .. .. .. 1,833 106,268 .. 104,435 Motor-taxation — Transfers to Main Highways Account .. 1,059,941 1,685,977 .. 626,036 Paid to boroughs .. .. .. .. 98,591 100,541 .. 1,950 Expenses of collecting, &o... .. .. 21,175 21,148 27 Advances .. .. .. .. .. 11,991 2,433 9,558 Other special Acts — Cost of exchange on the purchase from banks of 470,338 .. 470,338 surplus exchange in London Compensation for stock destroyed or condemned .. 23,236 .. 23,236 Exchange on remittances of public moneys to or 342,113 .. 342,113 from countries overseas* Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10,029 28,290 .. 18,261 Total—Other Servicesf .. .. 2,281,009 7,315,652 822,036 5,856,679 Total—Permanent Appropriations .. 12,193,208 17,854,462 957,757 6,619,011 • The corresponding expenditure for the year 1931-32 appears under " Emergency Expenditure," page iv. t Expenditure on many items previously shown under this head now appears under " Annual Appropriations."