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expenditure, I propose to set them out more fully than heretofore. Details are shown in table below : —

Compared with 1908-9. Revenue, 1908-9.. .. .. .. .. 9,001,185 Revenue, 1910-11 .. .. .. .. 10,297,023 Increase .. .. .. .. £1,295,838 EXPENDITURE. The estimated expenditure for the year was set down as £9,472,278, to which should be added an additional appropriation for railways, £233,755, making a total of £9,706,033. Of this amount £9,343,106 was spent, a saving of being effected. The permanent appropriations show a saving of £29,260, and the departmental expenditure is £333,667 less than the amount authorized, but of this amount Railways are credited with £192,496, being the balance unspent after the excess of revenue as allowed by law was added to the appropriation, so that if we eliminate Railways we have a direct saving for the year of £141,171 on our departmental votes. With the exception of the Legislative class, it will be seen by reference to the tables attached that every other class has been kept within the amounts voted by Parliament. Amount estimated:— £ £ Permanent charges .. .. .. 3,672,110 Annual appropriations .. .. .. 5,800,168 Additional appropriations for railways .. 233,755 9,706,033 Amount expended,— Permanent charges .. .. .. 3,642,850 Annual appropriations .. .. .. 5,700,256 9,343,106 Saving on appropriations .. .. £362,927

1910-11. 1909-10. Increase. i Decrease. I >nsolidated Fund— Ordinary revenue— Customs Stamps (Stamps Department) Stamps (Postal Department) Post and Telegraph cash receipt* Land-tax Income-tax Beer duty Railways Registration and other fees .. Marine Miscellaneous Territorial revenue Endowment revenue £ 3,027,829 819,839 816.306 211,261 628,723 407,235 118,100 3,483,755 100,026 45,933 327,123 255,032 55,861 £ 2,671,121 : J 1,346,817 190,535 642,270 316,835 i 115,369 i 3,258,263 ! 88,305 I 42,918 j 296,099 ! 202,587 : 67,142 £ £ 356,708 289,328 20,726 13,547 90,400 2,731 j .. 225,492 ! .. 11,721 3,015 I .. 31,024 52,445 I .. 11,281 1,083,590 24,828 24,828 Totals .. 10,297,023 9,238,261 1,058,762