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

Note.-—Expenditure on education and public health does not include expenditure on sehool and hospital buildings, which is included under the heading " Public Works." An amount of £25,000 of the loans and advances shown above was treated as a gift by the New Zealand Government (not in respect of any specific year).

CUSTOMS AND TREASURY REVENUE The following table shows net collections of revenue under various Treasury and Customs headings in comparison with the previous year:—

•In the years shortly f ollowing the establishment of the mandate Administration in 1920, New Zealand made free gifts for pnblie services amounting to £269,362, and in addition advanced £179,200 by way of loans. Since 1931 the Territory has been fully self-supporting; all loan

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Revenue from External Sources. Revenue Aniounts spent on from Internal Iiepavment Year. of Loans and Advances. Nonrecoverable Grants. Sources. Loans. Education Hative Affairs. PubliHealth. Public Works. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 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 1934r-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 23,030 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 1940-11 .. 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 54,749-1944-15 .. 281,033 9,244 15,921 10,086 36,036 59,787 1945-46 .. 3*496 287,399 21,656 15,666 50,699 72,420 204,200 247,858 179,200 Grant in reduction 25,000 25,000 ofloan 179,200 272,858 1

— 1945. | 1946. £ £ Amount collected 232,301 230,275 In-crease Decrease 3 j 813 2 j 026