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Table No. 12. Statement of the Estimated Liabilities chargeable on the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) outstanding on the 31st March, each Year from 1924 to 1928.

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J 924. ' J 925. | 1926. j 1927. i 1928. Revenue Account. £ £ £ £ £ Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List .. .. .. .. .. .. 185 161 313 337 335 Under Special Acts of the Legislature .. .. .. 13,667 15,411 13,435 16,835 16,540 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,756 796 701 1,202 898 16,608 16,368 14,449 18,374 17,773 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. ! 349 752 1,007 2,751 4,297 Departments of Minister of Finance* .. .. 3,744 7,502 11,064 8,226 16,253 Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. 263,254 332,985 II IF II Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. 114,961 104,383 93,919 61,876 89,230 Public Buildings, Domains, Maintenance of Roads, and 1K Qno no QA1 in 10n Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. .. .. 14 - db4 15,899 17,315 23,301 19,18J Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. 11,498 10,462 19,258 15,155 38,603 Mines Department .. .. .. .. 868 2,087 2,371 3,698 3,961 Internal Affairs Department} .. .. .. 29,525 26,186 61,038 76,784 53,442 Defence Department!} .. .. . 28,715 55,459 94,392 41,813 41,541 2»SSKr:: :: :: :: :: I ».>•» «•» «.<*> Labour Department .. .. .. .. .. 961 2,200 1,148 2,152 1,417 Lands Department .. .. .. .. 2,686 1,971 1,840 3,332 5,024 Agriculture Department|| •• •• 48,830 11,178 35,103 28,137 44,033 Education Department .. .. .. 22,200 10,414 10,405 33,828 41,455 Valuation and Electoral Departments .. .. .. 1,897 1,277 2,337 2,302 1,865 547,879 587,612 360,395 308,875 365,390 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. j .. .. 112 2,652 419 Imprest Supply Act, 1927, Section 4 .. .. . .. .. .. .. 843 Refunds of Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 1,344 5,453 3,052 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 564,487 | 604,017 376,300 335,354 387,477 * Includes Treasury, Land and Income Tax, Stamp Duties, and National Provident Fund and Friendly Societies Departments. f Includes Native. External Affairs, Supreme and Magistrates' Courts, Prisons, Police, Cook Islands, and Cr wn Law. t Includes Audit. Printing and Stationery, Public Service Commissioner's Office, Mental Hospitals, Pensions, Scenery Preservation (from 1924-25), Health, Prime Minister's, and Scientific and Industrial Research Departments. § Includes Naval Defence. || Includes Industries and Commerce and Tourists Departments. U Now a separate account (see Table No. 16).