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Table No. 6 —continued. Statement of the actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1925, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1924—continued.

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Year ended ; Year ended ■—■—• ! 31st March, 31st March, | Increase. Decrease. 1925. 1924. [ Annual Appropriations— i £ £ £ £ Legislative Departments .. .. .. 62,109 51,603 10,506 Treasury Department .. .. ..I 51,953 34,077 17,876 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. j 50,406 51,754 .. 1,348 Stamp Duties Department .. .. | 85,905 67,181 18,724 National Provident and Friendly Societies De- 22 ,'430 21.383 1,047 partment Working Railways .. .. .. j 5,636,583 5,153,141 483,442 Post and Telegraph working expenses .. 2,413.436 2,117,952 295,484 Public buildings .. .. .. .. 107,086 92,657 14,429 Government and other domains .. .. j 5,786 4,738 1,048 Maintenance and improvement of roads .. 36,337 63,158 .. 26,821 Maintenance of irrigation works .. .. 2,226 2,318 .. 92 Native Department .. .. ..1 27,996 25,846 2,150 Department of External Affairs .. .. 40,601 22,975 17,626 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 21,386 17,446 3,940 Department of Industries and Commerce .. J 114,161 61,818 52,343 Department of Justice .. .. .. 44,874 43,802 1,072 Supreme and Magistrates'Courts .. .. 86,343 90,040 .. 3,697 Prisons Department .. .. .. j 76,366 78,430 . . 2,064 Crown Law Office .. .. .. j 5,535 4,021 1,514 Police Department .. .. .. 399,289 386,919 12,370 Pensions Department .. .. .. j 94,448 100,466 .. 6,018 Mines Department .. .. .. 38,028 37,661 367 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 305,640 350,181 .. 44,541 Audit Department .. .. .. 23,368 18,930 4,438 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. j 6,058 5,877 181 Printing and Stationery Department .. 204,268 179,238 25,030 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 244,331 253,862 .. 9,531 Department of Health .. .. .. 229,032 192,066 36,966 Naval defence .. .. .. .. 283,356 285,723 .. 2,367 Defence Department .. .. .. 370,906 348,632 22,274 Customs Department .. .. .. 156,188 105,569 50,619 Marine Department .. .. .. 119,463 117,649 1,814 Department of Labour .. .. .. 45,472 39,342 6,130 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 168,442 154,923 13,519 Scenery preservation .. .. .. 2,981 .. 2,981 Valuation Department .. .. .. | 49,349 53,348 .. 3,999 Electoral Department .. .. .. 7,334 8,811 .. 1,477 Department of Agriculture .. .. 255,125 199,557 55,568 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. 66,294 60,445 5,849 Department of Education .. .. .. 2,777,271 2,604,508 172,763 Services not provided for .. .. .. 22,527 189,384 .. 166,857 j 14,760,689 13,697,431 1,332,070 268,812 i _____ J,762,768 511,573 511,573 Total expenditure .. .. .. 27,399,200 26,148,005 1,251 95