B. —6.

Table No. 9. NET EXPENDITURE. Comparative Statement of the Appropriated and Actual Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1938.

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Net Actual Net Difference. Appropriations, Expenditure, 1937-38. 1937-38. More . j Les s. Permanent Appropriations :— £ £ £ £ Under Special Acts of the Legislature,— Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 30,600 28,802 .. 1,798 Debt services— Interest .. .. .. .. .. 7,629,525 7,673,071 43,546 Amortization of Debt — Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 10,859 10,859 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 1,704,700 1,679,774 .. 24,926 Transfers to Loans Redemption Account .. 100 51,620 51,520 Securities redeemed .. .. .. 1,000 205 .. 795 Administration and Management .. .. 50,970 49,888 .. 1,082 Payments on Guaranteed Loans .. . . Or, 1,385 Or. 24,633 .. 23,248 Total—Debt services .. .. 9,395,769 9,440,784 95,066 50,051 Other services— Education .. .. .. .. 99,540 99,540 Other Grants and Subsidies .. .. .. 252,200 259,427 7,227 Salaries and Honoraria .. .. .. 72,035 72,212 177 Pensions .. .. .. ... .. 45,160 44,771 .. 389 Highways .. .. .. .. .. 3,058,500 2,835,177 .. 223,323 Exchange.. .. .. .. .. : 1,700,000 1,827,678 127,678 Transfer to Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. 853,897 853,897 Other Special Acts .. .. .. .. 100,906 158,189 57,283 Total —Other services .. .. 5,328,341 6,150,891 1,046,262 223,712 Total—Permanent Appropriations.. 14,754,710 15,620,477 1,141,328 275,561 Annual Appropriations :— Vote, — Legislative .. .. .. .. .. 114,161 102,268 .. 11,893 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 26,053 23,167 .. 2,886 Finance — Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 42,949 41,020 .. 1,929 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 132,637 126,624 .. 6,013 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 169,330 165,998 .. 3,332 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 100,262 100,042 .. 220 Audit .. .. .. .. .. 46,104 39,960 .. 6,144 Total-—Finance .. .. .. 491,282 473,644 .. 17,638 General Administration — Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 10,251 9,913 .. 338 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 472,534 509,582 37,048 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 250,766 241,640 .. 9,126 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 264,539 275,852 11,313 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 173,424 157,803 .. 15,621 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 137,005 142,876 5,871 Native .. .. .. .. .. 154,597 155,326 729 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 62,770 52,492 .. 10,278 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 10,042 6,513 .. 3,529 Census and Statistics .. .. .. 34,909 32,260 .. 2,649 Total—General Administration .. 1,570,837 1,584,257 54,961 41,541 Law and Order — Justice and Prisons .. .. .. 333,726 336,958 3,232 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 7,989 7,583 .. 406 Police .. .. .. .. .. 610,916 601,482 .. 9,434 Total—Law and Order .. .. 952,631 946,023 3,232 9,840 Defence —- Navy .. .. .. .. .. 739,851 760,529 20,678 Army .. .. .. .. .. 550,000 529,632 .. 20,368 Air .. .. .. .. .. 315,000 313,652 .. 1,348 Total—Defence .. .. .. 1,604,851 1,603,813 20,678 21,716 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 1,178,300 1,093,782 .. 84,518