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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, 1940.

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Net Actual Net Difference. j Appropriations, Expenditure, 1 1939-40. 1939-40. , r ( j More. Less. Permanent Appropriations :— £ £ £ £ Under Special Acts of the Legislature,— Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 30,200 27,033 .. 3,167 Debt services— Interest .. .. .. .. .. 8,036,380 7,982,505 .. 53 875 Amortization of DebtSinking Fund .. .. .. .. 10,859 10,859 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 1,907,144 1,892,378 14 766 Securities redeemed .. .. .. 2,000 ' 2'000 Payments on Guaranteed Loans .. .. Cr. 1,500 (Jr. 2,513 1013 Transfers to Loans Redemption Account .. .. 252 331 252 331 Administration and Management ,. .. 67,100 330,068 262 968 Total—Debt services .. .. 10,021,983 10,465,628 515,299 71,654 Other services—■ Other Grants and Subsidies .. .. .. 252,500 253,031 531 Salaries and Honoraria .. .. .. 72,235 71,594 641 Highways.. .. .. .. .. 3,233'000 !! 233 191 Exchange.. .. .. .. .. 1,500,000 1,704,716 204,716 Transfer to War Expenses .. .. .. .. 2,287,826 2,287 826 Other Special Acts .. .. .. .. 21,256 ' 32*966 II,*710 Total—Other services .. .. 5,078,991 7,349,942 2,504,783 233,832 Total—Permanent Appropriations.. 15,131,174 17,842,603 3,020,082 308,053 Annual Appropriations :— Vote, — Legislative .. .. .. .. .. 109,995 105,481 .. 4,514 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 26,000 26,245 245 Finance— Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 48,200 49,211 1,011 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 174,958 158,390 .. 16,568 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 167,600 155,259 .. 12 341 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 103,778 97,531 .. 6'247 Audit •• •• •• •• •• 42,979 33,812 .. 9,'l67 Total—Finance .. .. .. 537,515 494,203 1,011 44,323 General Administration— Publio Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 14,860 13,454: .. 1 406 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 607,342 518,'400 . . 88'942 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 219,260 208,213 .. 11,'047 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 299,200 250,818 .. 48^382 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 204,112 179,426 .. 24,686 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 2,723,443 2,881,908 158,465 Native .. .. .. .. .. 539,210 535,745 .. 3,465 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 53,000 48,503 .. 4,497 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 14,000 10,452 .. 3,548 Census and Statistics .. .. 36,600 33,850 .. 2,750 Total—General Administration .. 4,711,027 4,680,769 158,465 188,723 Law and Order— Justice and Prisons .. .. .. 308,000 279,463 .. 28,537 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 8,449 8,401 .. 48 Police .. .. .. .. .. 629,259 627,502 !! 1,757 Total—Law and Order .. .. 945,708 915,366 .. 30,342 Defence— Navy .. .. .. .. .. 919,970 169,139 .. 750,831 Arm y •• •• •• 1,594,468 541,969 .. 1,052,499 Air •• •• •• .. .. 700,000 215,504 .. 484,496 Total—Defence .. .. .. 3,214,438 926,612 .. 2,287,826 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 771,400 1,090,598 319,198