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Table No. 8 —continued. 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 —continued.

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease 1936. 1935. Annual Appropriations:— £ £ £ £ Vote, — Legislative.. .. .. .. .. j 79,238 88,273 .. 9,035 Prime Minister's Department .. .. 23,521 22,596 925 Finance — Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 41,834 37,722 4,112 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 96,034 87,627 8,407 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 74,829 64,604 10^225 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 87,515 81,902 5*613 Audit .. .. .. ... .. 29,468 26,738 2,730 Total—Finance .. .. .. 329,680 298,593 31,087 General Administration— Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 4,334 4,377 .. 43 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 363,658 367,802 " 4 144 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 136,667 95,353 41,314 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 176,098 155,015 21,083 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 112,710 109,182 3,528 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 44,971 39,961 5,010 Native .. .. .. .. .. 48,918 61,584 .. 12 666 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 48,178 38,953 9,225 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. 85,833 5,148 80,685 Total—General Administration .. 1,021,367 877,375 160,845 16 853 Law and Order — Justice and Prisons .. .. .. 251,111 239,239 11,872 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 6,273 5,625 648 Police .. .. .. .. .. 453,890 435,545 18,345 Total—Law and Order .. .. 711,274 680,409 30,865 Defence — Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 462,245 437,840 24,405 Defence .. .. .. .. .. 552,125 465,232 86,893 Total—Defence .. .. .. 1,014,370 903,072 111,298 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 145,492 91,845 53 647 Development of Primary and Secondary Industries— Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. 189,652 160,215 29,437 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 591,802 539,247 52,555 .! Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity 161,872 133,996 27,876 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 59,848 53 127 6 721 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 19,240 ' ."327 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 25,205 27,469 .. 2,264 Total — Development of Primary and 1,047,619 933,621 116,589 2.591 Secondary Industries __ ' Social Services— Health .. .. .. .. .. 808,966 779,216 29,750 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 279,670 252,442 27,228 Education .. .. .. .. 2,795,098 2,595,661 199,437 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 3,769,612 3,439,879 329,733 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. 102,866 77,538 25,328 Total—Social Services.. .. .. 7,756,212 7,144,736 611,476 Unauthorized Expenditure,— Services not provided for .. .. .. 13,346 17,314 .. 3,968 Total—Annual Appropriations .. .. 12,142,119 11,057,834 1,116,732 32,447 3,056,339 1,665,368 1,665,368 Total Expenditure .. .. .. 25,890,567 24,499,596 1,390,971