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Comparison of Expenditure, 1909-10 and 1910-11.

1910-11. £ £ Permanent charges .. .. .. 3,642,850 Annual appropriations .. .. .. 5,700,256 9,343,106 1909-10. Permanent charges .. .. .. 3,514,409 Annual appropriations .. :. .. 5,476,513 8,990,922 Increased expenditure .. .. .. £352,184 As under— £ Increase, permanent charges .. . . . . 128,441 Increase, annual appropriations . . . . . . 223,743 Total .. .. .. .-. •• £352,184

Expenditure. Differe; ice. Year 1910-11. Year 1909-10. More. Lest. i Permanent appropriations — £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 34,373 33,730 Interest and sinking fund .. .. .. 2,458,452 2,397,461 Under special Acts .. .. .. .. 482,119, 452,491 Subsidies paid to local authorities .. .. ■ 108,017 94,208 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. 40,397 36,400 Endowments .. .. .. .. 153,459 158,066 Old-age pensions .. .. .. ... 366,033 342,053 £ 643 60,991 29,628 13,809 3,997 £ 4,607 23,980 3.642.850 ! 3.514.409 3,642,850 3,514,409 133,048 4,60' Annual appropriations— Legislative Departments .. .. .. 37,611 28,634 Department of Finance .. .. .. I 48,023 36,773 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 911,819 855,862 Working Railways Department.. .. .. 2,270,814 2,168,189; Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of 81,103 86,729 Roads Native Department .. .. .. .. 21,661 18,874 | Justice Department .. .. .. .. 370,182 | 365,920 ! Mines Department .. .. .. .. 22,457 24,704 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 262,142 | 256,466 Defence Department .. .. .. .. 212,939 194,050 Customs, Marine, and Inspection of Machinery De- 114,737 122,782 partments Department of Labour .. .. .. 22,725 24,212 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 206,660 233,743 Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists 184,579 i 189,914 I Education Department .. .. .. 924,777 J 859,243 j Services not provided for .. .. .. 8,027 j 10,418 5,700,256 5,476,513 8,977 11,250 55,957 102,625 2,787 4,262 5,676 18,889 5,626 2,247 8,045 1,487 27,083 5,335 65,534 2,391 5,700,256 5,476,513 275,957 52,214 Totals .. .. .. .. 9,343,106 ' 8,990,922 409,005 56,821 56,821 9,343,106 8,990,922 352,184