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The following comparative table shows the total receipts each year, together with the expenditure on the main public services :—

Customs and Treasury Revenue The following comparative table shows net collections of revenue under the various Treasury and Customs headings : —■

Repayments of Loan and Accumulated Surplus

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Revenue from External Sources. Revenue „ Amounts spent on Year from menf ' fn , Non- Internal ,™ ent „ ... _ -Loans and ii o 01 Loans. 17,1 AT Public Public Advances, bouroes - Education. Native. Health _ Workg< ££££££££ 1920-21 .. 44,336 .. 149,027 .. 3,176 15,196 15,840 13,796 1921-22 .. 49,229 16,000 119,569 .. 5,237 17,232 22,690 15,418 1922-23 .. 20,777 16,000 115,250 .. 6,846 15,481 25,715 12,549 1923-24 .. 5,658 24,000 109,917 .. 6,556 15,856 23,995 21,191 1924-25 .. .. 19,140 111,774 .. 7,609 16,170 24,425 24,737 .1925-26 .. 5,000 21,400 128,638 .. 9,131 16,740 25,761 26,555 1926-27 .. 31,000 20,000 113,812 .. 9,688 15,927 25,911 20,016 1927-28 .. 16,500 20,000 106,038 .. 10,222 15,788 25,597 16,842 1928-29 .. 25,700 47,374 121,904 8,000 7,738 12,278 24,367 13,606 1929-30 .. .. 39,448 131,416 .. 6,955 9,882 18,016 17,005 1930-31 .. .. 21,000 130,385 .. 7,439 9,698 18,224 15,726 1931-32 .. 6,000 .. 109,040 6,000 6,794 8,465 17,824 15,797 1932-33 .. .. .. 105,920 26,155 5,459 6,965 21,819 11,908 1933-34 .. .. .. 90,613 3,000 5,097 7,010 17,150 10,632 1934-35 .. .. .. 78,808 4,335 4,910 5,385 13,937 9,111 1935-36 .. .. .. 111,867 .. 4,877 5,539 17,797 20,222 1936-37 .. .. .. 117,909 9,770 5,619 6,810 19,636 28,030 1937-38 .. .. .. 139,450 9,745 7,539 7,820 22,579 31,436 1938-39 .. .. .. 123,803 4,855 8,553 8,433 25,904 25,556 1939-40 .. .. .. 131,416 5,130 9,526 8,928 29,147 29,757 1940-41 .. .. .. 107,708 5,370 9,954 10,121 27,815 14,795 1941-42 .. .. .. 100,883 5,625 9,381 8,517 26,844- 11,937 1942-43 .. .. .. 212,996 10,890 9,657 8,176 25,153 18,099 1943-44 .. .. .. 278,092 71,081 10,099 9,165 29,814 54,749 1944-45 .. .. .. 281,033 9,244 15,921 10,086 36,036 59,787 204,200 244,362 179,200 Grant in reduction 25,000 25,000 of loan 179,200 269,362 Note.—Expenditure on education and public health docs not include expenditure on school and hospital buildings, which is included under the heading " Public Works." An amount of £25,00U of the loans and advances shown above was treated as a gift by the New Zealand Government (not in respect of any specific year).

1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. £ £ £ £ £ Amount collected .. .. .. .. 82,207 73,581 179,755 236,114 232,301 Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,174 56,359 Decrease .. .. .. .. .. 10,679 8,626 .. .. 3,813

1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. £ £ £ £ £ Loan repayments .. .. .. .. 5,370 5,625 10,890 71,081 9,244 Balance owing on public debt .. .. 96,840 91,215 80,325 9,244 Nil. Appropriations to reserves .. .. .. .. .. 87,000 .. 32,500 Surplus or deficit for year .. .. .. —2,292 —609 +9,504 +50,872 +55,154 Accumulated surplus, held as under— Cash .. .. .. .. .. 11,920 6,718 62,885 88,456 19,063 Investments and advances in Samoa .. 7,283 8,676 23,513 5,614 19,661 Investments in New Zealand .. .. 21,650 24,850 50,350 93,550 236,550 40,853 40,244 136,748 187,620 275,274