A.—4.

Revenue.

The main variations are explained as follows Hea tte^revSr nt ea r r enUe £M3B f ° r ° f UqU ° r ' an in ° reaSe ° f £I'OW1 ' 0W over Tll(i stamnT 6 "At i° St l ,? ld Eadi °'department revenue is due to lesser sales of new-issue stamps. A further fall is expected m the current year. The principal increases m Treasury and Customs receipts are set out below £ Export duty—Bananas .. .. .. _ 4g5 Import duty " 7 . 9|S Port and Customs service tax .. £10,163 Against these increases must be set off reductions as under £ Export duty—Copra .. .. .. _ _ lgl2 Stamp duty (sales of stamps) ..... 1 jon Shipping fees .. .. .. " ' m Personal tax (tax abolished) .. .. ~ _ 732 £4,386

Expenditure.

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Head of Revenue. 1935-36. 1936-37. , — I I. Education .. . 090 H. Health .. " '' o o qqq HI. Justice .. ;; ;; 8 'll 5 , IV. Lands and Survey .. . 260 49« v - Native .. .. .: :: m tS VI. Police and Prisons .. .. ., 2 916 9 <«0 VII. Postal and Radio .. 7'824 r'qch VIII. Public works .. ;; lf 0 t IX. Treasury, Customs, &c. .. .. 85'381 91,'192 £111,867 £117,909

Head of Expenditure. 1935-36. [ 1936-37. £ £ I. Permanent charges on public debt .. 9,727 11 331 II. Administrator and Government House .. 2'485 1'9A9 III. Education .. 4-'«77 k'aici ttt TT ii-t •• •• 4,8// 5,619 I V. Health .. .. _ __ 17,797 19 630 V. Justice, Labour, and Public Trust . . 2'554 9' 506 VI. Lands and Survey .. .. .. 552 VII. .Native .. .. . , _ c poq a sin VIII. Police and Prisons .. .. _ 8'380 «'q99 IX. Postal and Radio .. 5'39<5 X. Public Works .. .. " 2 o 222 orJSS XI. Secretariat .. .. .. ;; XII. Treasury, Customs, <fec. .. .. .. 13,'983 12'758 101,726 117,510 Less Public Trust and Labour 990 897 Departments recovered ' £100,736 £116,613