8.~~6.

Table No. 8 —continued. 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 —continued.

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1938. 1937. Annual Appropriations:— £ £ £ £ Vote,— Legislative.. .. .. .. .. 102,268 106,840 .. 4,572 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 23,167 27,502 .. 4,335 Finance — Treasury .. .. .. .. 41,020 40,854 166 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 126,624 112,098 14,526 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 165,998 140,180 25,818 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 100,042 91,354 8,688 .. Audit .. .. .. .. .. 39,960 36,121 3,839 Total—Finance .. .. .. 473,644 420,607 53,037 General Administration — Public Service Commissioners'Office .. .. 9,913 6,982 2,931 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 509,582 368,003 141,579 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 241,640 158,255 83,385 Printing and Stationery .. .. 275,852 227,422 48,430 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 157,803 123,423 34,380 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 142,876 206,358 .. 63,482 Native .. .. .. .. .. 155,326 286,956 .. 131,630 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 52,492 58,509 .. 6,017 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 6,513 11,806 .. 5,293 Census and Statistics .. .. .. 32,260 63,809 .. 31,549 Total—General Administration .. 1,584,257 1,511,523 310,705 237,971 Law and Order — Justice and Prisons .. .. .. 336,958 273,486 63,472 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 7,583 7,419 164 Police .. .. .. .. .. 601,482 496,978 104,504 Total —Law and Order .. .. 946,023 777,883 168,140 Defence — Navy .. .. .. •• •• 760,529 632,062 128,467 Army . . .. .. .. .. 529,632 427,635 101,997 Air .. .. .. .. .. 313,652 132,382 181,270 Total—Defence .. .. .. 1,603,813 1,192,079 411,734 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 1,093,782 1,174,991 .. 81,209 Development of Primary and Secondary Industries— Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. 384,974 401,900 .. 16,926 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 845,419 692,267 153,152 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity 385,546 176,808 208,738 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 130,056 97,517 32,539 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 31,062 28,923 2,139 Transport.. .. .. .. .. 63,163 28,038 35,125 Total — Development of Primary and 1,840,220 1,425,453 431,693 16,926 Secondary Industries Social ServicesHealth .. .. .. .. .. 1,209,741 996,840 212,901 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 394,454 334,636 59,818 Education .. .. .. .. 3,677,749 3,396,234 281,515 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 6,466,656 5,072,735 1,393,921 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. 123,718 112,545 11,173 Total —Social Services.. .. .. 11,872,318 9,912,990 1,959,328 Unauthorized Expenditure, — Services not provided for .. .. .. 88,652 36,791 51,861 .. Total —Annual Appropriations ., .. 19,628,144 16,586,659 3,386,498 345,013 4,982,069 408,606 408,606 Total Expenditure .. .. .. 35,248,621 30,675,158 4,573,463