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B.—l [Pt. I].

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1917-1918.

STATEMENT showing the NET ISSUES from the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1918, compared with the Sums voted under the Appropriation Act, 1917.

s 6 r> Issued. Voted. Amount Unissued. Issued in Excess. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure.; ImprestB. Total. . Class I.—Legislative Departments :— 1 Legislative Council 2 House of Representatives 3 General Expenses 1 2 3 £ s. d. 1.971 7 5 9,819 13 8 30.074 11 6 £ s. d. 32 6 0 35 18 5 £ s. d. 1.971 7 5 9,787 7 8 30.038 13 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,971 7 5 9.787 7 8 30,038 13 1 £ s. d. 2,170 0 0 10.471 0 0 31,485 0 0 £ s. d. 198 12 7 683 12 4 1,446 6 11 £ s. d. Total Class I 41,865 12 7 68 4 5 41,797 8 2 41,797 8 2 44,126 0 0 2,328 11 10 Class il. —Departments of Finance :— 4 Treasury Department 5 National Provident and Friendly Societies Office .. 6 Rates on Crown Lands.. .. 7 Rates on Native Lands 8 Land and Income Tax Department 9 Pensions Department 10 Naval Defence 1 1 Treasury : Miscellaneous Services 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11,341 14 1 25.506 12 10 62 15 7 0 9 8 27,126 13 9 21.277 1 5 43,595 0 11 ! 13,463 6 4 | 1,002 10 2 3,179 5 10 52 9 2 123 2 11 1,592 13 11 3,528 2 I 10,339 3 11 22.327 7 0 62 15 7 0 9 8 27,074 4 7 l 21,153 18 6 42,002 7 0 9,935 4 3 | 10.339 3 11 22,327 7 0 62 15 7 0 9 8 27,074 4 7 21,153 18 6 42.002 7 0 9,935 4 3 11,510 0 0 22.620 0 0 75 0 0 10 0 0 28.648 0 0 19,173 0 0 100.350 0 0 12,429 0 0 1,170 16 1 292 13 0 12 4 5 9 10 4 1,573 15 5 58,347 13 0 2,493 15 9 •• .. •• •■ 1,980 18 6 •• .. • Total Class II 142,373 14 7 9,478 4 1 132,895 10 6 | 132,895 10 6 194,815 0 0 63,900 8 0 1,980 18 6 . Class III.— Post and Telegraph Department :— 12 Postal and Telegraph Salaries 13 Conveyance of Ocean Mails 14 Conveyance of Inland Mails 15 Carriage of Mails by Railway j 16 Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines 17 Miscellaneous Services .. 811,775 16 11 79.629 12 4 119,669 17 10 80,354 6 5 133,003 4 9 407,751 9 3 78.361 14 8 22,812 10 0 5,991 1 9 35 3 0 8.623 13 6 29,215 9 1 733,414 2 3 56,817 2 4 113.678 16 1 80,319 3 5 124.379 11 3 378,536 0 2 i 733,414 2 3 ; 803.094 0 0 56,817 2 4 . 75,905 0 0 113.678 16 1 : 112.000 0 0 80,319 3 5 72,200 0 0 124,379 11 3 111,100 0 0 378,536 0 2 356,577 0 0 69.679 17 9 19.087 17 8 1,678 16 1 8,119 3 5 13,279 11 3 21,959 0 2 Total Class III 1,632,184 7 6 1,487,144 15 6 1,530,876 0 0 145,039 12 0 1,487,144 15 6 88,767 15 5 I 45,036 10 11 ■ Class IV. —Working Railways Department: — 18 Working Railways 3,389,385 3 6 j 321.727 10 2 206 10 8 3,067,864 4 0 3,458,680 18 10* 390,816 14 10 3,067,657 13 4 I Total Class IV 3,389,385 3 6 321.727 10 2 3,067,657 13 4 206 10 8 3,067,864 4 0 3,458,680 18 10 390,816 14 10 Class V*.—Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads :— 19 | Public Buildings 20 ' Government Domains .. .. 21 ] Maintenance and Improvement of Roads.. i 70,655 4 6 2,967 8 9 40.591 2 5 13,620 7 9 1,200 14 0 57.034 16 9 2,967 8 9 39,390 8 5 j 57,034 16 9 2.967 8 9 39,390 8 5 I 61.510 0 0 3.200 0 0 j 50,000 o o : 4.475 3 3 232 11 3 10,609 11 7 Total Class V 114,213 15 8 14.821 1 9 99,392 13 11 99,392 13 11 114.710 0 0 . 15.317 6 1 I * Includes £241,142 18s. lOd. additional amount appropriated in terms of section 45 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910.