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Table No. 9. NET EXPENDITURE. Comparative Statement of the Appropriated and Actual Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1937.

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Net Actual Net Difference. Appropriations, Expenditure, 1936-37. 1936-37. More Lesa _ Pt&MANENT Appropriations :— £ £ £ £ tinder Special Acts of the Legislature,— Civil List .. .. .. .. •• ' 30,050 28,472 .. 1,578 Debt services— Interest .. .. .. .. .. 7,541,367 7,604,469 63,102 Amortization of Debt—Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 10,859 10,859 Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925 .. 1,624,700 1,624,508 .. 192 Transfers to Loans Redemption Account .. 15,000 66,115 51,115 Securities redeemed .. .. .. 1,000 5 .. 995 Administration and Management .. .. 59,500 81,543 22,043 Payments on Guaranteed Loans .. 6,300 Gr. 7,190 .. 13,490 Total —Debt services .. .. 9,258,726 9,380,309 136,260 14,677 Other services— Education .. .. .. .. 95,526 95,526 Other Grants and Subsidies .. .. .. 255,000 253,319 .. 1,681 Salaries and Honoraria .. .. .. 84,979 71,135 .. 13,844 Pensions .. .. .. .. •• 44,523 43,692 .. 831 Highways .. .. .. .. . ■ 2,512,000 2,509,443 .. 2,557 Exchange.. .. .. .. .. 1,455,000 1,581,351 126,351 Other Special Acts .. .. .. .. 109,206 125,252 16,046 Total—Other services .. .. 4,556,234 4,679,718 142,397 18,913 Total—Permanent Appropriations.. 13,845,010 14,088,499 278,657 35,168 Annual Appropriations :— Vote, — Legislative .. .. .. .. .. 112,301 106,840 .. 5,461 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 27,256 27,502 246 Finance— Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 42,696 40,854 .. 1,842 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 114,711 112,098 .. 2,613 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 146,952 140,180 .. 6,772 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 92,719 91,354 .. 1,365 Audit .. .. .. .. .. 38,469 36,121 .. 2,348 Total—Finance .. .. .. 435,547 420,607 .. 14,940 General Administration — Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 5,200 6,982 1,782 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 364,517 368,003 3,486 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 145,080 158,255 13,175 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 204,209 227,422 23,213 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 131,676 123,423 .. 8,253 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 218,076 206,358 .. 11,718 Native .. .. .. .. .. 284,028 286,956 2,928 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 58,990 58,509 .. 481 Electoral .. .. .. .. 12,770 ' 11,806 .. 964 Census and Statistics .. . . .. 67,542 63,809 .. 3,733 Total —General Administration .. 1,492,088 1,511,523 44,584 25,149 Law and Order— Justice and Prisons .. .. .. 271,129 273,486 2,357 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. 7,797 7,419 .. 378 Police .. .. .. .. .. 499,896 496,978 .. 2,918 Total —Law and Order .. .. 778,822 777,883 2,357 3,296 13 efence Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 651,630 632,062 .. 19,568 Defence .. .. .. 631,336 560,017 .. 71,319 Total—Defence .. 1,282,966 1,192,079 .. 90,887 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. 1,179,680 1,174,991 .. 4,689