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Table XIV. —Comparison of Expenditure per Capita, 1921 to 1931.

Note. —Additional expenditure figures from accounts other than Consolidated Fund are quoted in order to maintain the comparison upon the same basis throughout. From 1923 taxation upon motor-tires, motor-spirit, &c., was credited to Consolidated Fund, although the Main Highways Act, 1922, provided that it should be earmarked for main highways, and has been segregated from the Consolidated Fund revenue for the purpose of the above return. Railway and Post and Telegraph accounts were separated from the Consolidated Fund in the years indicated, while the institution of the unemployment levy in 1931 resulted in further expenditure of direct taxation from a separate account, the Unemployment Fund.

Table XV.—Local-body Debt in New Zealand : Allocation op Indebtedness over Different Local Bodies, as at 31st March, 1921, 1926, and 1930. 1921. 1926. 1930. £m. £m. £m. Counties .. .. .. .. 1-05 3-05 4-24 Boroughs.. .. .. .. 14-58 25-61 29-31 Town districts .. .. .. 0-37 0-44 0-56 Road districts .. .. .. 0-06 0-41 0-29 Electric-power districts .. .. 0-15 8-75 12-64 Harbour Board districts .. .. 7-53 9-84 10-33 Other districts .. .. .. 2-45 3-63 6-68 Total .. .. .. 26-19 51-73 64-05 Note.—Figures are exclusive of debt owing by local bodies to General Government.

Table XVI.—Local Bodies: Receipts and Payments.

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I pn nD Aiw n Working Post and Main Unem- ™ Year. Consolidated Eailways Telegraph Highways ployment Total. Population. S/wJL Fund ; Account. Account. Account. Find. I> eT Ca^'a - £ £ £ £ £ £ £ s. d 1921 .. 28,128,730 .. .. .. .. 28,128,730 1,252,206 22 9 3 1922 .. 28,466,838 .. .. .. .. 28,466,838 1,285,711 22 2 10 1923 .. 26,263,760 .. .. .. .. 26,263,760 1,311,381 20 0 6 1924 .. 26,148,005 .. .. 1,100 .. 26,149,105 1,334,029 19 12 0 1925 .. 27,331,700 .. .. 123,951 .. 27,455,651 1,359,995 20 2 11 1926 .. 23,149,108 5,981,654 .. 303,196 .. 29,433,958 1,392,073 21 2 10 1927 .. 23,843,797 6,127,681 .. 557,685 .. 30,529,163 1,420,762 21 9 9 1928 .. 24,148,675 6,324,636 .. 905,008 .. 31,378,319 1,443,323 21 14 9 1929 .. 22,473,590 6,087,200 2,493,736 1,339,975 .. 32,394,501 1,459,983 22 3 11 1930 .. 23,565,494 6,737,413 2,630,199 1,871,687 .. 34,804,793 1,477,494 23 11 2 1931 .. 22,965,848 6,223,025 2,800,648 1,506,194 319,141 33,814,856 1,497,732 22 11 6

Revenue from 'iSH Licenses, Tolls, 0ovem T ° tel Revenue. E «» ot Total Receipts. ' Rates. Rents, and other Sources. menu. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1921 ..3,549,590 5,032,245 304,129 8,885,964 3,429,662 12,315,626 1 12,761,690 1922 .. I 3,779,895 5,757,252 317,530 9,854,677 5,486,912 15,341,589. 15,091,875 1923 .. I 4,277,781 5,942,927 301,024 10,521,732 7,399,674 17,921,406 15,695,507 1924 .. ! 4,445,627 6,403,378 300,766 11,149,771 5,685,107 16,834,878 | 16,520,950 1925 .. ! 4,668,884 7,213,306 298,774 12,180,964 7,613,399 19,794,363 : 19,422,833 1926 .. | 5,039,645 8,014,583 319,338 13,373,566 7,505,702 20,879,268 ■ 20,915,645 1927 .. : 5,311,260 8,621,964 332,721 14,265,945 6,680,176 20,946,121 21,747,557 1928 .. : 5,615,672 9,454,315 331,956 15,401,943 5,667,651 21,069,594 22,423,167 1929 .. | 5,844,495 9,190,655 392,921 15,428,071 6,042,007 21,470,078 21,300,024 1930 .. ! 6,010,987 10,309,785 436,946 16,757,718 5,495,427 22,253,145 j 22.061,088 I I