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Table No. 2 Statement of the Actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1945, compared with that of the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1944

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1945. 1944. Permanent Appropriations:— £ £ £ £ Under special Acts of Legislature— Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 31,349 31,127 222 Debt Services— Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,323,346 12,362,592 4,960,754 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,859 .. 10,859 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. .. 3,585,147 3,053,514 531,633 Transfers to Loan Redemption Account .. .. 182,546 159,040 23,506 Payments on guaranteed loans .. .. .. Gr. 3,948 Or. 2,353 .. 1,595 Administration and management .. .. .. 296,606 136,785 159,821 Total—Debt Services .. .. .. 21,383,697 15,720,437 5,675,714 12,454 Other Services— Highways .. .. .. .. .. 1,916,948 1,685,434 231,514 Other special Acts .. .. .. .. 4,656,400 7,727,077 .. 3,070,677 Total —Other Services .. .. .. 6,573,348 9,412,511 231,514 3,070,677 Total—Permanent Appropriations .. .. 27,988,394 25,164,075 5,907,450 3,083,131 Annual Appropriations : — Vote— Legislative .. .. .. .. .. 121,506 109,802 11,704 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 35,628 15,865 19,763 External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 177,023 123,683 53,340 FinanceTreasury .. .. .. .. .. 94,837 81,757 13,080 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 156,842 149,555 7,287 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. .. 211,112 • 174,649 36,463 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. 136,407 98,215 38,192 Audit .. .. .. .. .. 43,896 41,465 2,431 !! Total—Finance .. .. .. .. 643,094 545,641 97,453 General Administration— Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 20,574 18,050 2,524 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 585,815 464,164 121,651 Island Territories .. .. .. .. 286,706 217,299 69,407 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 409,035 4-34,865 .. 25,830 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 183,851 189,268 .. 5,417 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 239,143 261,446 .. 22,303 Native.. .. .. .. .. .. 330,586 272,679 57,907 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 48,491 26,860 21,631 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 11,225 110,826 .. 99,601 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. 32,988 27,322 5,666 Rehabilitation .. .. .. .. .. 142,080 .. 142,080 Total—General Administration .. .. 2,290,494 2,022,779 420,866 153,151 Law and Order—Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. 267,261 249,554 17,707 Crown Law Office .. .. .. . . 8,476 8,565 .. 89 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. 759,193 777,372 .. 18,179 Total—Law and Order .. .. .. 1,034,930 1,035,491 17,707 18,268 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. .. 881,715 424,695 457,020 Development of Primary and Secondary IndustriesOrganization for National Development .. .. 7,582 .. 7,582 Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. 380,810 341,405 '' Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 1,130,315 1,017,400 112,915 Industries and Commerce .. .. .. 645,452 1 „ AO ... .. Tourist and Publicity .. .. .. .. 230,798 J 84,079 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. 228,545 198,907 29,638 Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 97,585 74,443 23,142 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 83,236 92,704 .. 9,468 Total—Development of Primary and Secondary 2,804,323 2,517,030 296,761 9 468 Industries — Social Services— Health .. .. .. .. .. 2,162,551 1,812,289 350,262 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 563,546 503,916 59,630 Education .. .. .. .. .. 5,067,571 4,805,441 262,130 AVar and other pensions .. .. .. .. 3,840,335 3,264.851 575,484 Social Security .. .. .. .. .. 4,500,000 4,100,000 400,000 " National Provident and Friendly Societies .. .. 109,100 105,857 3,243 Total—Social Services .. .. .. 16,243,103 14,592,354 1,650,749 Unauthorized Expenditure :— Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 812,869 44,279 768,590 Total—Annual Appropriations ... .. 25,044,685 21,431,619 3,793,953 180,887 9,701,403 3,264,018 3,264,018 Total Expenditure „ .. 53,033,079 46,595,694 6,437,385