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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1939 -1940.

SUMMARY of CERTIFIED STATEMENTS of LIABILITIES as on 31st March, 1940, as rendered by respective Departments in terms of Section 46 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926. CONSOLIDATE!) FUND, ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. Permanent Charges. Under special Acts:— £ s. d. £ s. d. Appropriation Act, 1926, Section 15 .. .. .. 526 2 7 Civil List Act, 1920, Part II .. .. .. .. 130 12 11 656 15 6 Refunds of Revenue: — £ s. d. Customs Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,588 14 5 Sales Tax 5,448 3 3 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. 30,986 8 3 Births, Deaths, and Marriages .. .. .. .. 3 4 8 Cinematograph Films Act, 1928 .. .. .. .. 1 0 0 Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908 .. .. 2 15 0 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks .. .. .. 7 6 0 Public Safety Conservation Act, 1932 .. .. .. 1 0 0 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. 669 — 47,044 18 4 Votes. Legislative .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 976 12 6 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 11 0 Treasury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 874 0 0 Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,179 6 2 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,827 9 8 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,096 19 6 Audit 1,727 13 0 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. .. 104 5 11 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,572 9 7 External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,104 19 1 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,298 010 Marine 5,899 1 5 Labour 161,698 0 9 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,356 5 5 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,564 13 II Electoral .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 199 8 6 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 8 11 Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,072 11 11 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,525 19 7 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. .. .. .. .. 347,310 9 6 Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,432 1 1 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,918 9 0 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity .. .. .. .. 8,529 16 7 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,687 14 11 Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,995 13 0 Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,228 2 1 Health .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 172,744 9 10 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,994 17 11 Education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,014 19 1 War and other Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83,961 6 2 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. 1,287 14 0 1,072,409 4 8 Unauthorized :— £ s. d. Treasury .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 2 7 Internal Afiairs .. .. .. .. .. 74 13 9 198 16 4 Total, Consolidated Fund, Ordinary Revenue Account .. £1,072,608 I 0

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