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EXPENDITURE. The net expenditure actually charged for the seven months to the 31st October, 1928, was £12,664,379, as under : — Permanent charges:— £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 15,295 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 5,047,998 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 1,441 Reduction of funded debt .. .. .. 190,486 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 100,000 Under special Acts .. .. .. .. 3,023,448 8,378,668 Annual appropriations:— Legislative Departments .. .. .. 64,495 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 11,309 Treasury Department .. .. .. 22,429 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. .. 12,591 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 33,366 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. 56,197 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. 37,036 Government and other Domains .. .. 2,883 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. 39,647 Maintenance of Irrigation-works .. .. 7,045 Native Department .. .. .. 16,181 Department of External Affairs .. .. 40,782 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 18,675 Department of Industries and Commerce .. 16,342 Department of Justice .. .. .. 79,161 Prisons Department .. .. .. 66,525 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 3,512 Police Department .. .. .. .. 195,777 Pensions Department .. .. .. 94,872 Mines Department . . .. .. . . 23,062 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 197,614 Audit Department .. .. .. .. 19,794 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 3,539 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. 109,591 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 184,922 Department of Health .. .. .. 134,457 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 136,598 Defence Department .. .. 233,473 Customs Department .. .. .. 61,034 Marine Department .. .. .. 61,289 Department of Labour .. .. .. 33,694' Department of Lands and Survey .. .. 128,719 Scenery Preservation .. .. .. 1,715 Valuation Department .. .. .. 30,397 Electoral Department .. .. .. 31,967 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. 245,515 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. 41,200 Department of Education .. .. 1,751,457 Department of Scien tific'and Industrial Research 23,563 Services not provided for .. .. .. 13,286 4,285,711 £12,664,379 The above figures disclose the usual disparity between revenue and expenditure at this'period of a financial year, and there are no indications so far that the estimate of a balanced Budget made earlier in the year will not be realized.