B.'—6:

Table No. 7. Statement showing Customs Duties collected for Year ended 31st March, 1938, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

Table No. 8. Statement of the Actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1938, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1937.

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1937-38. 1936-37. Increase. Decrease. £ £ £ £ Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes 2,076,893 1,899,798 177,095 Spirits, wine, and beer .. . .. 902,188 846,907 55,281 Motor-vehicles and parts* .. .. .. 972,574 979,490 .. 6,916 Motor-spirit* .. .. .. .. 1,531,706 1,355,075 176,631 Tea .. .. .. .. .. 137,479 134,811 2,668 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. 649,409 678,165 .. 28,756 Other goods .. .. .. .. 3,462,626 2,686,786 775,840 Primage duty .. .. .. .. j 298,986 319,614 .. 20,628 Surtax .. .. .. .. .. 726,872 598,608 128,264 1,315,779 56,300 56,300 Totals.. .. .. .. 10,758,733 9,499,254 1,259,479 I * Excluding tire-tax and petrol-tax earmarked to Main Highways.

Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease, 1938. 1937. Permanent Appropriations:—• £ £ ! £ £ Under special Acts of Legislature,— Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 28,802 28,472 j 330 Debt Services — Interest .. .. .. .. .. 7,673,071 7,604,469 68,602 Amortization of debt—■ Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 10,859 10,859 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 1,679,774 1,624,508 55,266 Transfers to Loans Redemption Account .. 51,620 66,115 .. 14,495 Payments on guaranteed loans .. j Or. 24,633 Cr. 7,190 .. 17,443 Securities redeemed .. .. .. | 205 5 200 Administration and management .. .. | 49,888 81,543 .. 31,655 Total—Debt Services .. .. .. 9,440,784 9,380,309 124,068 63,593 Other Services— Education.. .. .. .. .. 99,540 95,526 4,014 Other grants and subsidies .. .. .. 259,427 253,319 6,108 Salaries and honoraria .. .. .. 72,212 71,135 1,077 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 44,771 43,692 1,079 Highways— Transfers to Main Highways Account .. j 2,646,532 2,333,753 312,779 Paid to boroughs .. .. .. .. 163,827 154,265 9,562 Expenses of collecting, &c. .. .. .. 24,818 21,425 3,393 Advances .. .. .. .. .. 14,255 11,817 2,438 Other special Acts— Exchange on remittances of public moneys to 1,827,678 1,581,351 246,327 or from countries overseas Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 143,934 113,435 ; 30,499 Transfer to Reserve Fund Account .. .. 853,897 .. j 853,897 Total—Other Services .. .. 6,150,891 4,679,718 1,471,173 Total—Permanent Appropriations .. 15,620,477 14,088,499 1,595,571 63,593