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Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1917, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1916.

PUBLIC WORKS FUND. £ Balance brought forward on Ist April, 1916 .... .... .... 1,293,102 Receipts,— Loan-money — Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, £ 1914 .... .... .... .... .... 500,000 Other receipts .... .... .... .... 7,345 507,345 1,800,447 Expenditure,— Under appropriation .... .... .... .... .... 1,278,922 Balance at 31st March, 1917 .... .... .... .... *£521,525 * Note.—The balance on 31st March, 1917, is made up as follows :— £ Cash in Public Account ... ... ... ... ... 315,913 Imprests in hands of officers of the Government ... ... ... 5,612 Investment Account ... ... ... ... ... ... 200,000 £521,525

Year ended 31st March, 1917. Year ondod 31st March, 1916. Increase. Decrease. 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 War Pensions £ 27,473 4,014,792 988,301 130,716 52,033 165,237 453,085 37,918 45,634 180,166 £ 20,280 3,190,^98 574,000 133,072 52,184 173,692 450,842 36,265 48,278 13,744- £ 7,193 823,994 414,301 £ 2,356 151 8,455 1,653 2,644 166^422 Annual Appropriations— Legislative Department Department of Finance Post and Telegraph Department Working Railways Department Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads Native Department Justice Department Mines Department.. Department of Internal Affairs Defence Department Customs, Marine, and Inspection of Mach'nery Departments Department of Labour Department of Lands and Survey Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce Education Department Services not provided for 6,095,355 34,939 106,722 1,368,490 2,871,977 94,939 24,191 459,914 28,278 474,965 438,656 169,865 4,693,155 34,480 90,004 1,294,712 2,954,006 100,780 24,877 452,227 28,552 408,058 432,227 161,225 1,415,806 459 16,718 73,778 7,687 66,907 6,429 8,640 82,029 5,841 686 "274 13,606 32,725 192.992 216,897 31,676 235,322 191.774 1,049 25,123 42,330 1,406,264 41,601 1,329,166 30,866 77,098 10,735 7,963,415 7,799,952 294,623 131,160 Totals 1,710,429 144,766 144,766 14,058,770 12,493,107 1,565,663