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, 1932, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1931—continued.

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1932. 1931. Annual appropriations — £ £ £ £ VoteLegislative Departments.. .. .. 98,046 98,990 .. 944 Prime Minister's Department .. 15,374 14,665 709 Treasury Department .. .. • ■ 37,385 40,329 .. 2,944 National Provident and Friendly Societies 4,697 25,096 .. 20,399 Department Land and Income Tax Department .. 68,202 66,262 1,940 Stamp Duties Department .. .. 97,394 104,839 .. 7,44-5 Public Buildings .. .. •• 41,683 62,381 .. 20,698 Government and other Domains .. .. .. 4,498 .. 4,498 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. 9,917 32,848 .. 22,931 Maintenance of Irrigation Works, &c. .. 12,818 16,242 .. 3,424 Native Department .. .. •• 65,709 35,720 29,989 Department of External Affairs . . .. 1,956 41,213 .. 39,257 Cook Islands .. .. • • • • • • 43,895 .. 42,895 Department of Industries and Commerce, &c. 122,954 132,532 .. 9,578 Department of Justice .. .. •• 139,806 135,702 4,104 Prisons Department .. .. •• 96,713 100.713 .. 4,000 Crown Law Office .. .. 5,143 5,727 .. 584 Police Department .. .. •• 413,821 456,672 .. 42,851 Pensions Department .. .. .. 160,564 173,176 .. 12,612 Mines Department .. .. •• 18,679 30,934 .. 12,255 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 196,841 278,517 .. 81,676 Audit Department .. .. ■ • 24,505 27,773 .. 3,268 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 4,666 7,140 .. 2,474 Printing and Stationery Department .. 138,044 228,287 .. 90,243 Mental Hospitals Department .. . • 264,427 303,459 .. 39,032 Department of Health .. .. 199,387 244,671 .. 45.284 Naval Defence .. .. .. •• 344,674 418,837 .. 74,163 Defence Department .. .. 182,974 277,799 .. 94,825 Customs Department .. .. •• 86,282 111,532 .. 25,250 Marine Department .. .. •• 101,975 172,509 .. 70,534 Department of Labour .. .. •• 41,475 55,400 .. 13,925 Department of Lands and Survey .. 162,888 165,146 .. 2,258 Scenery-preservation .. .. •• •• 2,303 .. 2,303 Valuation Department .. .. •• 38,900 55,027 .. 16,127 Electoral Department .. .. •• 66,120 9,991 56,129 Department of Agriculture .. •• 440,630 388,277 52,353 Department of Education .. .. 2,851,922 3,230,139 .. 378,217 Department of Scientific and Industrial Re- 51,535 63,371 .. 11,836 search Transport Department .. .. •• 4,813 5,982 .. 1,169 Services not provided for .. .. 18,698 4,585 14,113 Emergency Expenditure Account.. .. 374,473 .. 374,473 Total —Annual appropriations .. 7,006,090 7,672,179 533,810 1,199,899 2,002,366 1,849,856 1,849,856 Total expenditure .. .. 24,860,552 24,708,042 152,510