details of estimates for the

PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

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1938-39 1939-40. . - Estimated. Expended. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. £ £ £ EXCHANGE. Finance Act, 1932 (Section 55) — Exchange on remittances of public moneys to and from any country beyond New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 2,505,000 2,466,000 2,344,073 Less credits in reduction .. .. .. .. .. ( a ) 1,005,000 666,000 921,988 1,500,000 1,800,000 1,422,085 HIGHWAYS. Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), (Section 24) —- Registration fees, fines, &c., payable to Main Highways £ Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 600,000 Amount of duties on tires, tubes, &c., payable to Main Highways Account, including expenses to the Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 150.000 750,000 700.000 (b) 762.746 Motor-spirits Taxation Act., 1927 (Sections 6-10) — Disbursements under Act .. .. .. .. .. 2,475,000 2,475,000 (c) 2,284,382 Non-petrol vehicles tax and fines .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 6,000 '(d) 7,967 3,233,000 3,181,000 3,055,095 » - ■ i OTHER SPECIAL ACTS. Education Boards, &c. Land Act, 1924 (Section 297) — Portion of National Endowment revenue for transfer to vote " Education " .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101,721 101,721 Payment to Racing Clubs of Proportion of Totalizator-tax. Finance Act, 1935 (No. 2), (Section 17) — Refunds in respect of totalizator-tax .. .. .. ..(e) 47,500 51,000 47,348 Subsidies to Superannuation Funds. Finance Act, 1938 (Section 9) — Additional subsidies to Superannuation Funds .. .. .. 200,000 200,000 (/) 200,000 Miscellaneous Grants and Subsidies. Land Act, 1924 (Sections 139 and 358) — Payments to Receivers of Land Revenue, Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts, for payment to local authorities in respect of rents, royalties, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. ( g ) 5,000 7,500 4,963 252,500 360.221 I 354,032