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Table No. 9. NET EXPENDITURE. Comparative Statement of the Appropriated and Actual Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1928.

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Net Actual Net Difference. — Appropriations, Expenditure, 1927-28 1927-28. More Permanent appropriations— £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. 31,170 30,289 .. 881 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 8,371,202 8,397,074 25,872 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 2,882 Gr. 452 .. 3,334 Reduction of funded debt .. .. .. 367,216 367,216 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 998,839 993,764 .. 5,075 Under special Acts .. .. .. 4,385,191 5,091,487 706,296 14,156,500 14,879,378 732,168 9,290 Annual appropriations — Legislative Departments .. .. .. 83,197 97,637 14,440 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 12,591 12,600 9 Treasury Department .. .. .. 36,438 37,865 1,427 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. .. 24,795 24,792 .. 3 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 57,432 58,883 1,451 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. 95,739 102,291 6,552 Post and Telegraph working-expenses .. 2,397,837 2,297,058 .. 100,779 Public buildings .. .. .. .. 101,445 84,710 .. 16,735 Government and other domains .. .. 6,383 6,008 .. 375 Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. 137,096 111,701 .. 25,395 Maintenance of irrigation-works, &c. .. .. 20,400 17,264 .. 3,136 Native Department .. .. .. 31,216 29,284 .. 1,932 Department of External Affairs .. .. 45,413 35,466 .. 9,947 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 60,461 49,953 .. 10,508 Department of Industries and Commerce .. 35,066 33,318 .. 1,748 Department of Justice .. .. .. 131,118 132,645 1,527 Prisons Department .. .. .. 91,459 94,220 2,761 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 5,955 5,381 .. 574 Police Department .. .. .. 426,431 417,975 .. 8,456 Pensions Department .. .. .. 167,594 169,278 1,684 Mines Department .. .. .. 35,741 33,297 .. 2,444 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 342,306 349,717 7,411 Audit Department .. .. .. 29,628 26,917 .. 2,711 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 6,886 6,362 .. 524 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. 238,966 226,297 .. 12,669 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 286,559 274,818 .. 11,741 Department of Health .. .. .. 266,925 246,644 .. 20,281 Naval defence .. .. .. .. 494,921 486,830 .. 8,091 Defence Department .. .. .. 472,385 481,759 9,374 Customs Department .. .. .. 178,677 175,023 .. 3,654 Marine Department .. .. .. 124,149 119,078 .. 5,071 Department of Labour .. .. .. 60,686 56,480 .. 4,206 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 186,917 186,522 .. 395 Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 6,604 6,577 .. 27 Valuation Department .. .. .. 51,774 51,610 .. 164 Electoral Department .. .. .. 9,792 9,727 .. 65 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. 386,855 365,610 .. 21,245 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. 77,010 76,871 .. 139 Department of Education .. .. .. 3,036,920 2,999,615 \ .. 37,305 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 46,829 44,823 .. 2,006 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 15,943 j 15,943 Emergency Expenditure Account .. .. .. 6,677 I 6,677 10,308,596 10,065,526 69,256 312,326 801,424 321,616 321,616 ■ Total expenditure .. .. 24,465,096 24,944,904 479,808