8.—6.

Table No. 7. Statement showing Customs Duties collected for Year 1935-36 compared with the Year 1934-35.

Table No. 8. Statement of the Actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1936, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1935.

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1935-36. 1934-35. Increase. Decrease. £ £ £ £ Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. 1,709,252 1,665,726 43,526 Spirits, wine, and beer .. . 733,791 679,930 53,861 Motor-vehicles and parts* .. •• • 677,634 487,240 190,394 Motor-spirit* 1,176,260 1,057,598 118,662 Tea .. .. .. 133,505 120,600 12,905 Sugar .. .. ■■ 673,206 653,909 19,297 Other goods 2,222,989 2,028,521 194,468 Primage duty .. •• 324,717 289,808 34,909 Surtax j 509,807 440,265 69,542 Totals | 8,161,161 7,423,597 737,564 * Excluding tire-tax and petrol-tax earmarked to Main Highways.

Year ended Tear ended 1 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1936. 1935. Permanent Appropriations:— £ £ £ £ Under special Acts of Legislature,— Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 26,516 23,100 3,416 Debt Services — Interest .. .. .. .. .. 7,730,194 8,023,812 .. 293,618 Amortization of debt — Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 10,859 10,859 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 . . 1,543,086 1,578,293 .. 35,207 Transfers to Loans Redemption Account .. 13,987 7,326 6,661 Administration and management .. .. 29,285 117,733 .. 88,448 Payments on guaranteed loans .. .. 18,543 42,605 .. 24,062 Total—Debt Services .. .. .. 9,345,954 9,780,628 6,661 441,335 Other Services — Education.. .. .. .. .. 95,967 87,207 8,760 Contribution towards Singapore Naval Base .. 100,000 100,000 Other grants and subsidies .. .. .. 251,447 242,949 8,498 Salaries and honoraria .. .. .. 65,350 60,224 5,126 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 44,351 40,057 4,294 Highways —• Transfers to Main Highways Account .. 1,975,945 1,455,143 520,802 Paid to boroughs .. .. .. .. 109,427 110,748 .. 1,321 Expenses of collecting, &c... .. .. 22,034 21,074 960 Advances .. .. .. .. .. 3,342 Cr. 6,123 9,465 Other special Acts— Cost of exchange on the purchase from banks of .. 1,190,265 .. 1,190,265 surplus sterling in London Exchange on remittances of public moneys to 1,593,536 268,894 1,324,642 or from countries overseas Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 114,579 67,596 46,983 Total—Other Services .. .. 4,375,978 3,638,034 1,929,530 1,191,586 Total—Permanent Appropriations .. 13,748,448 13,441,762 1,939,607 1,632,921