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Compared with 1911-12. £ Eevenue, 1913-14 .. .. .. .. 12,224,339 Revenue, 1911-12 .. .. .. .. 11,032,544 Increase .. .. .. .. £1,191,795 It is gratifying to note that the revenue in the case of each revenue-producing Department shows a satisfactory increase over the revenue of the preceding year, except, of course, the territorial revenue, for the reason already stated. The increase in the land and income tax is due partly to amended legislation, and partly to the natural increase in prosperity of the taxpayers. EXPENDITURE. £ Estimated expenditure, 1913-14.. .. .. 12,000,735 Expenditure .. . . .. .. ..11,825,864 Less than estimate .. .. .. £174,871 The details of this difference are shown in the following table : —

Difference. Expenditure. Estimated. Actual. More. Less. Permanent Appropriations— Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts Subsidies paid to Local Authorities .. Territorial Revenue Endowments Old-age Pensions Widows' Pensions Military Pensions £ 35,300 2,861,091 586,546 113,500 58,700 176,402 403,279 25,000 29,200 £ 32,071 2,887,981 545,104 120,673 55,584 143,599 394,558 27,073 29,445 £ 26,890 7,173 £ 3,229 41,442 3,116 32,803 8,721 2,073 245 Annual Appropriations — Legislative Departments Department of Finance Post and Telegraph Department Working Railways Public Buildings, Domains, &c. Native Department Justice Department Mines Department Department of Internal Affairs Defence Department Customs, Marine and Harbours, &c. .. Department of Labour Department of Lands and Survey Department of Agriculture, Industries, Commerce Education Department Services not provided for and 4,289,018 4,236,088 36,381 89,311 42,682 70,972 1,165,208 2,958,294 129,641 26,664 436,341 35,576 484,671 513,747 162,088 31,620 309,192 43,743 68,984 1,170,883 3,004,181 125,466 23,986 419,749 29,877 456,982 488,570 146,984 28,549 253,792 1,061 5,675 45,887 1,988 4,175 2,678 16,592 5,699 27,689 25,177 15,104 3,071 55,400 197,233 1,147,788 192,838 1,131,756 3,436 4,395 16,032 3,436 7,711,717 7,589,776 56,059 178,000 92,440 267,311 92,440 Totals 12,000,735 11,825,864 174,871