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Yl. PUBLIC FINANCE The revenue and expenditure figures under departmental headings are shown below in comparison with the previous year:—

Revenue

Expenditure

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Head of Revenue. 1944-45. 1945-46. £ £ I. Education 459 3,733 II. Health 16,904 14,327 III. Justice 1,643 1,523 IV. Lands and Survey 919 445 V. Native 535 808 VI. Police and Prisons 3,474 3,756 VII. Postal and Radio 17,144 22,327 VIII. Public Works 7,654 10,205 IX. Treasury, Customs, &c. 232,301 230,275 281,033 287,399

Head of Expenditure. 1944-45. 1945-46. £ £ I. Public Debt 10,394 II. Administrator and Government House 3,130 3 ] 218 III. Education 15,921 21,656 IV. Health .. . • • • 36,036 50,699 V. Justice 2,630 3,387 VI. Lands and Survey 3,369 3,108 VII. Native 10,086 15,666 VIII. Police and Prisons 11,517 13,584 IX. Postal and Radio 18,767 19,492 X. Public Works 59,787 72,420 XI. Secretariat 8,082 14,315 XII. Treasury, Customs, &c. 46,591 17,624 226,310 235,169 Less recoveries, Public Trust and Labour .. 431 535 225,879 234,634