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Table No. 8. Estimated Expenditure of the Ordinary Revenue Account for 1925-26, compared with Actual Expenditure for 1924-25.

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Estimate Actual Differences. for for 1925-26. 1924-25. Increa86 Decrease . Revenue Account. Permanent Charges,— £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,800 29,781 : 19 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,049,164 7,865,262 1 183,902 SinkingFund .. .. .. .. .. 686,992 690,076; .. 3,084 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. .. .. 332,845 307,306 25,539 Under special Acts .. .. .. .. .. 3,721,323 3,746,086 .. 24,763 12,820,124 12,638,511 209,460 27,847 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. 62,560 62,109 451 Treasury Department .. .. .. .. 35,456 51,953 I .. 16,497 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. 68,668 50,406 ; 18,262 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. 93,767 85,905 j 7,862 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. 22,751 22,430 ! 321 Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. 6,200,391 5,636,583 I 563,808 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses.. .. .. 2,478,938 2,413,436 65,502 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 114,013 107,086; 6,927 Government and other Domains .. .. .. 6,730 5,786 i 944 Maintenance and repairs to Roads .. .. .. 120,000 36,337 83,663 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. .. .. 7,000 2,226 4,774 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 33,089 27,996 5,093 Department of External Affairs .. .. . i 24,865 40,601 i .. 15,736 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. 32,504 21,386' 11,118 Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. 87,059 114,161 .. 27,102 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. } _„ 0 ( 44,874 ") Q Supreme and Magistrates'Courts .. .. .. ) ' | 86,343 ) ' J Prisons Department .. .. .. ..J 79,609 76,366 3,243 Crown Law Offioe .. .. .. .. .. } 5,619 5,535 84 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. 415,939 399,289 16,650 Pensions Departing; .. .. .. .. 193,540 94,448 99,092 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. 45,562 38,028 7,534 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. 318,285 305,640 12,645 Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. 27,987 23,368 4,619 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 7,631 6,058 j 1,573 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. 205,322 204,268 1,054 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. .. 280,851 244,331 j 36,520 Department of Health .. .. .. .. 248,035 229,032 ! 19,C03 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. 444,215 283,356 160,859 Defence Department.. .. .. .. .. 412,875 370,906 41,969 Customs Department .. .. .. .. 152,594 156,188 ; .. 3,594 Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. 124,276 119,463 4,813 Department of Labour .. .. .. .. 50,213 45,472 j 4,741 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. 174,018 168,442 : 5,576 Scenery Preservation.. .. .. .. .. 21,092 2,981 ■ 18,111 Valuation Department .. .. .. .. 51,083 49,349 j 1,734 Electoral Department .. .. .. .. 97,119 7,334 ' 89,785 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 368,297 255,125 ! 113,172 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 68,888 66,294 2,594 Department of Education .. .. .. .. 2,883,869 2,777,271 j 106,598 ServioeB not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 22,527 j .. 22,527 16,204,492 14,760,689 i 1,529,259 85,456 1,738.719 113,303 113,303 Total expenditure .. .. .. £29,024,616 £27,399,200 £1,625,416;