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Table No. 7. Estimated Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Revenue Account) for 1917-18, compared with Actual Expenditure of 1916-17.

Table No. 8. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Revenue Account) for 1917-18, compared with the Actual Revenue of 1916-17.

I ._ .. | Differences. 'Estimate for 1917-1H. 'Estimate for 1917-18. Actual for 1916-17. tor 1916-17. Actual Increase. Decrease. Revenue Account. Permanent Appropriations,— £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,300 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 4,800,373 Under special Aots .. .. .. .. ..2,054,623 6,882,296 £ 27,300 4,800,373 2,054,623 £ 27,473 4,014,792 2,053,090 6,095,355 £ 27,473 4,014,792 2,053,090 £ 785',581 1,533 £ 173 6,882,296 6,095,355 787,114 173 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. 37,266 Departments of Finance .. .. .. .. 191,065 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. 1,456,086 Working Railways Department .. .. .. 2,943,500 Publio Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads .. 113,440 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 24,670 Justice Dopartment .. .. .. .. .. 497,008 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. 31,127 Department of Intornal Affairs.. .. .. .. 517,185 Defence Department .. .. .. .. >. 515,673 Customs, Marine, and Inspection of Machinery Depart-! 187,644 ments Department of Labour .. .. .. .. 33,585 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. 248,731 Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce .. , 220,375 Education Dopartment .. .. ' .. .. 1,483,051 37,266 191,065 1,456,086 2,943,500 113,440 24,670 497,008 31,127 517,185 515,673 187,644 34,939 106,722 1,368,490 I 2,871,977 94,939 24,191 459,915 28,278 474,965 438,656 169,864 32,725 192,992 216,897 1,406,264 34,939 106,722 1,368,490 I 2,871,977 94,939 24,191 459,915 28,278 474,965 438,656 169,864 2,327 84,343 87,596 71,523 18,501 479 37,093 2,849 42,220 77,017 17,780 33,585 248,731 220,375 1,483,051 8,500,406 32,725 192,992 216,897 1,406,264 860 55,739 3,478 76,787 .. .. 7,921,814 578,592 8,500,406 7,921,814 Servioes not provided for 41,601 41,601 1,365,706 41,774 41,774 Total .. .. .. .. 15,382,702 14,058,770 1,323,932

Estimate for 1917-18. Actual for 1916-17. Diffe: 'onces. Increase. Decrease. Revknue Account. Ordinary Revenue, — Customs .. Railways Stamps and Death Duties Postal and Tolegraph Land-tax Inoome-tax.. Beer Duty Amusement-tax Registration and other Fees .. Marine Miscellaneous Territorial Revenue Endowment Revenue Other Reoeipts £ 2,930,000 4,200,000 1,400,000 .. j 1,725,000 | ! 5,850,000 225,000 .. ; 80,000 100,000 44,000 450,000 175,000 93,800 10,000 £ 3,849,675 4,836,275 1,699,035 1,815,558 4,975,244 187,958 £ 874,756 ; 37,047 80,000 £ 919,675 636,275 299,035 90,558 108,044 43,742 518,063 - 215,787 85,971 32,200 258 7,829 8,044 65,063 40,787 22,200 999,890 2,084,637 999,890 1,084,747 Total .. | 17,282,800 18,367,547