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EXPENDITURE. Statement of Net Expenditure to 28th February, 1931, compared with the Amounts estimated for the Year 1930-31.

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Estimate for Net Expenditure -r, , . Year ending for Year ended p BaIa , nc , e of , 31st March: 28th February, Expenditure to 193.1. 1931. reach Estimate. Permanent Appropriations : — £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 30,918 26,751 4,167 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 9,357,578 8,870,927 486,651 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 2,921 1,518 1,403 Repayment of public debt .. .. .. 1,224,500 1,183,061 41,439 Reduction of funded debt .. .. .. 425,540 425,827 287* Under special Acts of the Legislature .. .. 6,248,123 ,. 4,722,167 1,525,956 Total permanent appropriations .. 17,289,580 15,230,251 2,059,329 Annual Appropriations : — Vote, Legislative Departments.. .. .. 92,368 94,627 2,259* ,, Prime Minister's Department .. .. 14,656 14,214 442 „ Treasury Department .. .. .. 40,350 36,182 4,168 „ National Provident and Friendly Societies Department.. .. .. .. 25,350 19,086 6,264 „ Land and Income Tax Department .. 66,026 54,717 11,309 „ Stamp Duties Department .. .. 106,645 98,238 8,407 „ Public Buildings .. .. .. 75,575 46,385 29,190 „ Government and other Domains .. ,. 5,055 3,366 1,689 „ Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. 46,000 23,685 22^315 „ Maintenance of Irrigation Works, <fec. .. 15,000 11,205 3,795 „ Native Department .. .. .. 38,426 30,865 7,561 „ Department of External Affairs .. .. 22,121 4,832 17,289 „ Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 42,924 40,205 2,719 „ Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity .. * .. 135,313 112,652 22,661 „ Department of Justice .. .. ... 134,000 124,577 9,423 „ Prisons Department .. .. .. 90,033 99,798 9,765* „ Crown Law Office .. .. .. 5,800 5,389 411 „ Police Department .. .. .. 451,099 365,740 85,359 „ Pensions Department .. .. .. 165,270 147,272 17,998 ,, Mines Department .. .. .. 36,381 26,945 9,436 „ Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 291,192 245,870 45,322 „ Audit Department .. .. .. 28,450 36,942 8,492* „ Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 7,480 6,283 1,197 „ Printing and Stationery Department .. 220,196 192,824 27,372 ,, Mental Hospitals Department .. .. 310,843 288,093 22,750 „ Department of Health .. .. .. 248,202 204,211 43,991 „ Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 450,480 191,672 258,808 „ Defence Department .. .. .. 275,000 258,794 16,206 „ Customs Department .. .. .. 114,002 95,021 18,981 „ Marine Department .. .. .. 180,757 161,003 19,754 „ Department of Labour .. .. .. 60,034 49,954 10,080 „ Department of Lands and Survey .. 174,099 168,518 5,581 „ Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 2,801 1,747 1,054 „ Valuation Department .. .. .. 58,051 54,823 3,228 „ Electoral Department .. .. .. 11,212 8,688 2,524 ,, Department of Agriculture .. .. 404,445 347,410 57,035 „ Department of Education .. .. 3,193,524 2,957,199 236,325 ,, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. .. 62,012 63,301 1,289* „ Transport Department .. .. .. 6,357 5,119 1,238 Unauthorized —Services not provided for .. .. 1,372 1,372* Total annual appropriations .. .. 7,707,529 6,698,824 1,008,705 Total Ordinary Revenue Account .. 24,997,109 21,929,075 3,068,034 i * Excess.