8.—6,

Table No. 8—continued. Statement of the Actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1931, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1930 — continued.

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Year ended ; Year ended 31st March. 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1931. 1930. I Annual appropriations — £ £ £ £ Legislative Departments .. .. .. 98,990 99,251 .. 261 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 14,665 13,817 848 Treasury Department .. .. .. 40,329 41,941 .. 1,612 National Provident and Friendly Societies De- 25,096 25,586 .. 490 partment Land and Income Tax Department .. .. '66,262 65,314 948 Stamp Duties Department .. .. 104,839 99,339 5,500 Public Buildings 62,381 69,451 .. 7,070 Government and other Domains .. .. 4,498 4,939 .. 441 Maintenance and Repairs to Eoads .. .. 32,848 j 79,504 .. 46,656 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. .. 16,242 16,310 .. 68 Native Department .. .. .. 35.720 35,714 6 Department of External Affairs .. .. 41,213 36.612 4,601 Cook Islands .. 42,895 34,389 8,506 Department of Industries and Commerce, 132,532 .. 132,532 Tourist, and Publicity Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. 9,356 .. 9,356 Department of Justice .. .. .. 135,702 135,383 319 Prisons Department .. .. .. 100,713 88,443 12,270 Crown Law Office.. .. .. .. 5,727 5,824 .. 97 Police Department .. .. .. 456,672 452,883 3,789 Pensions Department .. .. .. 173,176 176,743 .. 3,567 Mines Department .. .. .. 30,934 27,531 3,403 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 278,517 351,039 .. 72,522 Audit Department .. .. .. 27,773! 27,260 513 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 7,140 6,374 766 Printing and Stationery Department .. 228,287 214,976 13,311 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 303,459 307,040 .. 3,581 Department of Health .. .. .. 244,671 247,250 .. 2,579 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 418,837 437,573 .. 18,736 Defence Department 277,799 454,828 .. 177,029 Customs Department .. .. .. 111,532 112,087 .. 555 Marine Department ... .. .. 172,509 133,706 38,803 Department of Labour .. .. .. 55,400! 60,985 .. 5,585 Department of Lands.and Survey .. .. 165,146 192,819 .. 27,673 Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 2,303 | 2,391 .. 88 Valuation Department .. .. .. 55,027 55,566 .. 539 Electoral Department .. .. .. 9,991 11,266 .. 1,275 Department of Agriculture.. .. .. 388,277 435,283 .. 47,006 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 92,383 .. 92,383 Department of Education .. .. .. 3,230,139 3,218,828 11,311 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 63,371 65,774 .. 2,403 Transport Department .. .. .. 5,982 5,313 669 Services not provided for .. .. .. .4,585 22,206 .. 17,621 7,672,179 7,973,277 238,095 539,193 i 894,604 1,387,444 894,604 Total expenditure .. .. 24,708,042 25,200,882 .. 492,840