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Table No. 10. Estimated Net Expenditure of the Ordinary Revenue Account for 1928-29, compared with Actual Net Expenditure for 1927-28.

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Estimate Actual j Differences. for for j j 1928-29. 1927-28. Increase. I Decrease. Revenue Account. Permanent Appropriations,— £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 30,990 30,289 701 Interest .. .. .. . .. .. 8,539,134 8,397,074 142,060 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. j 2,882 Cr. 452 3,334 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. .. .. 385,710 367,216 18,494 Debt Repayment .. .. .. .. .. 1,053,559 993,164 59,795 Under special Acts .. .. .. .. .. 5,815,123 5,091,487 723,636 15,827,398 14,879,378 948,020 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative Departments .. .. .. 85,594 97,637 .. 12,043 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 13,049 12,600 449 Treasury Department .. .. .. .. 38,086 37,865 221 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. 25,447 24,792 655 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. 62,258 58,883 3,375 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. 94,158 102,291 .. 8,133 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses.. .. .. .. 2,297,058 .. 2,297,058 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 75,350 84,710 .. 9,360 Government and other Domains .. .. .. 6,400 6,008 392 Maintenance and repairs to Roads .. .. .. 103,000 111,701 .. 8,701 Maintenance of Irrigation Works, &c. .. .. .. 13,700 17,264 .. 3,564 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 30,259 29,284 975 Department of External Affairs .. .. .. 39,743 35,466 4,277 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. 39,494 49,953 .. 10,459 Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. 31,650 33,318 .. 1,668 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. 131,614 132,645 .. 1,031 Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. 95,609 94,220 1,389 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. 5,812 5,381 431 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. 428,072 417,975 10,097 Pensions Department .. .. .. .. 168,168 169,278 .. 1,110 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. 36,783 33,297 3,486 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. 318,548 349,717 .. 31,169 Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. 29,459 26,917 2,542 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 7,270 6,362 908 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. 230,293 226,297 3,996 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. .. 290,868 274,818 16,050 Department of Health .. .. .. .. 240,773 246,644 .. 5,871 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. 449,011 486,830 .. 37,819 Defence Department.. .. .. .. .. 461,816 481,759 .. 19,943 Customs Department .. .. .. .. 118,573 175,023 .. 56,450 Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. 115,683 119,078 .. 3,395 Department of Labour .. .. .. .. 60,295 56,480 3,815 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. 176,790 186,522 j .. 9,732 | Scenery-preservation.. .. .. .. .. 15,550 6,577 j 8,973 j Valuation Department .. .. .. .. 54,713 51,610 j 3,103 j Electoral Department .. .. .. .. 90,209 9,727 80,482 1 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 1 396,550 365,610 30,940 . Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 80,416 76,871 3,545 Department of Education .. .. .. .. 3,060,462 2,999,615 i 60,847 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. 59,181 44,823 14,358 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 15,943 .. 15,943 Emergency Expenditure Account .. .. .. .. 6,677 .. 6,677 7,780,706 10,065,526 255,306 2,540,126 1,203,326 2,540,126 1,203,326 Total expenditure .. .. .. |£23,608, 104 £24,944,904 .. £1,336,800* * Decrease nominal toeing due to accounting changes in connection with Post and Telegraph Department. Excluding Post and Telegraph working-expenses there is a comparative increase of £960,259, of which £753,227 represents increased transfers of petrol-tax, tire-tax, &c., to Main Highways Account.