APPENDIX I.
1938-39.
COMPARISON OF AUDITED EXPENDITURE WITH EXCHEQUER ISSUES AND GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS.
(After Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor-General and review by the Committee of Public Accounts.)
Comparison of Audited Expenditure in the Year 1938-39 with Exchequer Issues of that Year.
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Audited Expenditure (Net) |
—— |
Exchequer Issues |
Audited Expenditure (Net) |
Less than Exchequer Issues |
More than Exchequer Issues |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Central Fund |
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Services |
... |
4,850,143 |
6 |
2 |
4,850,143 |
6 |
2 |
— |
— |
Supply Services |
28,260,103 |
9 |
2 |
28,248,821 |
19 |
0 |
11,281 |
10 |
2 |
— |
Total |
... |
33,110,246 |
15 |
4 |
33,098,965 |
5 |
2 |
11,281 |
10 |
2 |
— |
The Savings on Votes and Appropriations-in-Aid realised in excess of the Estimates for the year 1938-39 amounting to £1,631,862 9s. 5d. as shown in Column 7 of the succeeding statement, were dealt with as follows:—
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In the Financial Year |
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1939-40 |
1940-41 |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Written off from the Exchequer Grants Account:— |
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|
|
|
Out of Ways and Means of 1938-39 |
1,371,622 |
7 |
10 |
— |
„ „ „ „ „ „ 1939-40 |
257,962 |
3 |
1 |
— |
„ „ „ „ „ „ 1940-41 |
— |
1,135 |
7 |
8 |
Paid into Exchequer by Paymaster- |
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|
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General |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,142 |
10 |
10 |
— |
|
1,630,727 |
1 |
9 |
1,135 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
£1,631,862 |
9 |
5 |
Roinn Airgeadais,
26 Mí na Samhna, 1941.
1938-39.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS.
After Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor-General and Review by the Committee of Public Accounts.
No. of Vote |
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Grants and Estimated Receipts, 1933-34 |
Expenditure 1933-34 |
Difference Between Exchequer Grants and Net Expenditure (Cols. 3 and 6) |
Service |
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Estimated Gross Expenditure |
Estimated Receipts in Aid of Grants |
Exchequer Grants |
Gross Expenditure |
Actual Receipts in Aid |
Net Expenditure |
Surpluses |
Deficits |
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|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
1 |
President’s Establishment |
4,048 |
— |
4,048 |
2,951 |
4 |
0 |
— |
2,951 |
4 |
0 |
1,096 |
16 |
0 |
— |
2 |
Houses of the Oireachtas |
... |
110,750 |
— |
110,750 |
102,396 |
7 |
1 |
— |
102,396 |
7 |
1 |
8,353 |
12 |
11 |
— |
3 |
Department of the Taoiseach |
13,792 |
— |
13,792 |
13,508 |
4 |
2 |
— |
13,508 |
4 |
2 |
283 |
15 |
10 |
— |
4 |
Comptroller and |
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|
|
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Auditor-General |
... |
... |
... |
19,621 |
— |
19,621 |
19,219 |
13 |
4 |
— |
19,219 |
13 |
4 |
401 |
6 |
8 |
— |
5 |
Office of the Minister for |
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|
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Finance |
... |
... |
... |
73,889 |
— |
73,889 |
69,375 |
11 |
0 |
— |
69,375 |
11 |
0 |
4,513 |
9 |
0 |
— |
6 |
Office of the Revenue |
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissioners |
... |
... |
895,806 |
36,035 |
859,771 |
880,275 |
6 |
10 |
37,174 |
19 |
8 |
843,100 |
7 |
2 |
16,670 |
12 |
10 |
— |
7 |
Old Age Pensions |
... |
... |
3,507,250 |
800 |
3,506,450 |
3,516,461 |
5 |
3 |
2,274 |
1 |
0 |
3,514,187 |
4 |
3 |
— |
7,737 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
Compensation Bounties |
... |
52,700 |
— |
52,700 |
44,583 |
0 |
9 |
— |
44,583 |
0 |
9 |
8,116 |
19 |
3 |
— |
9 |
Commissions and Special |
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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Inquiries |
... |
... |
9,195 |
— |
9,195 |
7,283 |
7 |
8 |
— |
7,283 |
7 |
8 |
1,911 |
12 |
4 |
— |
11 |
Office of Public Works |
... |
161,616 |
29,770 |
131,846 |
147,514 |
19 |
3 |
27,792 |
11 |
2 |
119,722 |
8 |
1 |
12,123 |
11 |
11 |
— |
10 |
Public Works and Buildings |
1,254,352 |
65,503 |
1,188,849 |
972,700 |
18 |
6 |
79,409 |
19 |
10 |
893,290 |
18 |
8 |
295,558 |
1 |
4 |
— |
12 |
State Laboratory |
... |
... |
7,950 |
— |
7,950 |
7,773 |
13 |
1 |
— |
7,773 |
13 |
1 |
176 |
6 |
11 |
— |
13 |
Civil Service Commission |
25,690 |
— |
25,690 |
24,183 |
0 |
4 |
— |
24,183 |
0 |
4 |
1,506 |
19 |
8 |
— |
14 |
Property Losses |
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|
|
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|
|
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Compensation |
... |
... |
... |
31,710 |
— |
31,710 |
30,489 |
2 |
1 |
— |
30,489 |
2 |
1 |
1,220 |
17 |
11 |
— |
15 |
Personal Injuries |
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|
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Compensation |
... |
... |
... |
610 |
— |
610 |
469 |
18 |
5 |
— |
469 |
18 |
5 |
140 |
1 |
7 |
— |
16 |
Superannuation and |
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|
|
|
|
Retired Allowances |
... |
455,895 |
555 |
455,340 |
454,554 |
4 |
9 |
494 |
8 |
6 |
454,059 |
16 |
3 |
1,280 |
3 |
9 |
— |
17 |
Rates on Government |
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Property |
... |
... |
118,420 |
3,220 |
115,200 |
115,332 |
5 |
4 |
3,241 |
4 |
10 |
112,091 |
0 |
6 |
3,108 |
19 |
6 |
— |
18 |
Secret Service |
... |
... |
20,000 |
— |
20,000 |
5,426 |
5 |
5 |
— |
5,426 |
5 |
5 |
14,573 |
14 |
7 |
— |
19 |
Tariff Commission |
... |
5,540 |
— |
5,540 |
3,997 |
9 |
2 |
— |
3,997 |
9 |
2 |
1,542 |
10 |
10 |
— |
20 |
Expenses under the Electoral Act and the Juries |
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|
Act |
... |
... |
... |
17,250 |
— |
17,250 |
16,621 |
16 |
5 |
— |
16,621 |
16 |
5 |
628 |
3 |
7 |
— |
21 |
Miscellaneous Expenses |
... |
12,330 |
— |
12,330 |
8,920 |
4 |
4 |
— |
8,920 |
4 |
4 |
3,409 |
15 |
8 |
— |
22 |
Stationery and Printing |
... |
184,975 |
33,300 |
151,675 |
183,430 |
8 |
7 |
35,101 |
8 |
10 |
148,328 |
19 |
9 |
3,346 |
0 |
3 |
— |
23 |
Valuation and Boundary |
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Survey |
... |
... |
... |
40,084 |
6,845 |
33,239 |
38,699 |
13 |
2 |
6,791 |
15 |
0 |
31,907 |
18 |
2 |
1,331 |
1 |
10 |
— |
24 |
Ordnance Survey |
... |
... |
35,020 |
4,353 |
30,667 |
33,498 |
0 |
10 |
3,873 |
9 |
4 |
29,624 |
11 |
6 |
1,042 |
8 |
6 |
— |
25 |
Supplementary Agricultural |
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Grants |
... |
... |
... |
1,270,989 |
— |
1,270,989 |
1,270,989 |
0 |
0 |
— |
1,270,989 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
26 |
Law Charges |
... |
... |
72,277 |
2,500 |
69,777 |
63,148 |
0 |
4 |
3,876 |
2 |
3 |
59,271 |
18 |
1 |
10,505 |
1 |
11 |
— |
27 |
Haulbowline Dockyard |
... |
9,912 |
— |
9,912 |
5,732 |
8 |
2 |
— |
5,732 |
8 |
2 |
4,179 |
11 |
10 |
— |
28 |
Universities and Colleges |
... |
160,680 |
— |
160,680 |
160,441 |
10 |
1 |
— |
160,441 |
10 |
1 |
238 |
9 |
11 |
— |
29 |
Widows’ and Orphans’ |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Pensions |
... |
... |
... |
450,000 |
— |
450,000 |
450,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
450,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
30 |
Quit Rent Office |
... |
... |
3,659 |
— |
3,659 |
3,654 |
12 |
8 |
— |
3,654 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
— |
31 |
Management of |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
Government Stocks |
... |
... |
15,590 |
— |
15,590 |
15,577 |
17 |
1 |
— |
15,577 |
17 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
11 |
— |
32 |
Office of the Minister for |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Justice |
... |
... |
... |
41,564 |
— |
41,564 |
39,046 |
12 |
1 |
— |
39,046 |
12 |
1 |
2,517 |
7 |
11 |
— |
33 |
Gárda Síochána |
... |
... |
1,939,597 |
31,735 |
1,907,862 |
1,891,759 |
5 |
5 |
32,691 |
8 |
2 |
1,859,067 |
17 |
3 |
48,794 |
2 |
9 |
— |
34 |
Prisons |
... |
... |
... |
92,912 |
10,000 |
82,912 |
88,508 |
15 |
7 |
11,506 |
14 |
8 |
77,002 |
0 |
11 |
5,909 |
19 |
1 |
— |
35 |
District Court |
... |
... |
39,503 |
— |
39,503 |
37,439 |
12 |
9 |
— |
37,439 |
12 |
9 |
2,063 |
7 |
3 |
— |
36 |
Supreme Court and High |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Court of Justice |
... |
52,950 |
1,310 |
51,640 |
52,429 |
16 |
11 |
1,267 |
9 |
10 |
51,162 |
7 |
1 |
477 |
12 |
11 |
— |
37 |
Land Registry and Registry |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Deeds |
... |
... |
48,103 |
— |
48,103 |
46,308 |
9 |
0 |
— |
46,308 |
9 |
0 |
1,794 |
11 |
0 |
— |
38 |
Circuit Court |
... |
... |
82,064 |
32,610 |
49,454 |
75,940 |
2 |
10 |
36,318 |
10 |
1 |
39,621 |
12 |
9 |
9,832 |
7 |
3 |
— |
39 |
Public Record Office |
... |
5,489 |
— |
5,489 |
5,476 |
9 |
7 |
— |
5,476 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
— |
40 |
Charitable Donations and |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bequests |
... |
... |
2,791 |
48 |
2,743 |
2,753 |
1 |
7 |
47 |
14 |
8 |
2,705 |
6 |
11 |
37 |
13 |
1 |
— |
41 |
Local Government and |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Public Health |
... |
1,354,026 |
16,112 |
1,337,914 |
1,323,709 |
2 |
6 |
17,472 |
16 |
8 |
1,306,236 |
5 |
10 |
31,677 |
14 |
2 |
— |
42 |
General Register Office |
... |
17,425 |
4,700 |
12,725 |
17,045 |
10 |
10 |
4,823 |
1 |
10 |
12,222 |
9 |
0 |
502 |
11 |
0 |
— |
43 |
Dundrum Asylum |
... |
... |
16,625 |
865 |
15,760 |
16,069 |
10 |
3 |
877 |
2 |
4 |
15,192 |
7 |
11 |
567 |
12 |
1 |
— |
44 |
National Health Insurance |
342,501 |
42,377 |
300,124 |
337,457 |
16 |
11 |
41,870 |
12 |
9 |
295,587 |
4 |
2 |
4,536 |
15 |
10 |
— |
45 |
Office of the Minister for |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Education |
... |
... |
186,136 |
75 |
186,061 |
180,323 |
1 |
3 |
85 |
2 |
9 |
180,237 |
18 |
6 |
5,823 |
1 |
6 |
— |
46 |
Primary Education |
... |
3,816,611 |
87,786 |
3,728,825 |
3,793,563 |
11 |
4 |
87,754 |
8 |
9 |
3,705,809 |
2 |
7 |
23,015 |
17 |
5 |
— |
47 |
Secondary Education |
... |
482,585 |
37,330 |
445,255 |
481,952 |
16 |
5 |
37,436 |
18 |
8 |
444,515 |
17 |
9 |
739 |
2 |
3 |
— |
48 |
Technical Instruction |
... |
331,714 |
31,832 |
299,882 |
327,512 |
15 |
6 |
32,074 |
4 |
4 |
295,438 |
11 |
2 |
4,443 |
8 |
10 |
— |
49 |
Science and Art |
... |
... |
58,859 |
570 |
58,289 |
55,851 |
13 |
11 |
858 |
17 |
7 |
54,992 |
16 |
4 |
3,296 |
3 |
8 |
— |
50 |
Reformatory and Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schools |
... |
... |
... |
110,817 |
1,820 |
108,997 |
110,748 |
8 |
1 |
2,554 |
4 |
2 |
108,194 |
3 |
11 |
802 |
16 |
1 |
— |
51 |
National Gallery |
... |
... |
5,320 |
— |
5,320 |
5,260 |
16 |
6 |
— |
5,260 |
16 |
6 |
59 |
3 |
6 |
— |
52 |
Agriculture |
... |
... |
1,694,498 |
861,696 |
832,802 |
1,661,509 |
10 |
9 |
877,093 |
13 |
3 |
784,415 |
17 |
6 |
48,386 |
2 |
6 |
— |
53 |
Fisheries |
... |
... |
... |
58,411 |
21,582 |
36,829 |
56,690 |
3 |
9 |
20,344 |
17 |
8 |
36,345 |
6 |
1 |
483 |
13 |
11 |
— |
54 |
Lands |
... |
... |
... |
1,886,095 |
145,715 |
1,740,380 |
1,803,238 |
4 |
9 |
152,674 |
4 |
2 |
1,650,564 |
0 |
7 |
89,815 |
19 |
5 |
— |
55 |
Forestry |
... |
... |
... |
158,753 |
10,650 |
148,103 |
169,391 |
5 |
0 |
10,222 |
0 |
10 |
159,169 |
4 |
2 |
— |
11,066 |
4 |
2 |
56 |
Gaeltacht Services |
... |
124,298 |
32,515 |
91,783 |
121,288 |
17 |
7 |
29,599 |
10 |
10 |
91,689 |
6 |
9 |
93 |
13 |
3 |
— |
57 |
Industry and Commerce |
550,390 |
7,745 |
542,645 |
456,180 |
1 |
10 |
13,878 |
9 |
1 |
442,301 |
12 |
9 |
100,343 |
7 |
3 |
— |
58 |
Transport and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Meteorological Services |
... |
... |
67,808 |
3,192 |
64,616 |
57,905 |
15 |
1 |
3,194 |
1 |
2 |
54,711 |
13 |
11 |
9,904 |
6 |
1 |
— |
59 |
Railway Tribunal |
... |
2,893 |
— |
2,893 |
2,876 |
3 |
3 |
— |
2,876 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
16 |
9 |
— |
60 |
Marine Service |
... |
... |
12,151 |
2,700 |
9,451 |
11,932 |
13 |
11 |
2,899 |
18 |
10 |
9,032 |
15 |
1 |
418 |
4 |
11 |
— |
61 |
Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assistance |
... |
... |
... |
1,885,197 |
652,900 |
1,232,297 |
1,868,228 |
9 |
0 |
653,243 |
19 |
8 |
1,214,984 |
9 |
4 |
17,312 |
10 |
8 |
— |
62 |
Industrial and Commercial Property Registration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Office |
... |
... |
... |
13,950 |
— |
13,950 |
13,788 |
13 |
2 |
— |
13,788 |
13 |
2 |
161 |
6 |
10 |
— |
63 |
Posts and Telegraphs |
... |
2,443,613 |
111,423 |
2,332,190 |
2,434,218 |
13 |
4 |
117,869 |
17 |
7 |
2,316,348 |
15 |
9 |
15,841 |
4 |
3 |
— |
64 |
Wireless Broadcasting |
... |
74,559 |
— |
74,559 |
64,120 |
12 |
4 |
— |
64,120 |
12 |
4 |
10,438 |
7 |
8 |
— |
65 |
Army |
... |
... |
... |
2,041,935 |
46,251 |
1,995,684 |
1,823,555 |
15 |
3 |
51,835 |
4 |
10 |
1,771,720 |
10 |
5 |
223,963 |
9 |
7 |
— |
66 |
Army Pensions |
... |
... |
703,728 |
— |
703,728 |
587,808 |
8 |
4 |
— |
587,808 |
8 |
4 |
115,919 |
11 |
8 |
— |
67 |
External Affairs |
... |
... |
82,869 |
— |
82,869 |
77,945 |
19 |
5 |
— |
77,945 |
19 |
5 |
4,923 |
0 |
7 |
— |
68 |
League of Nations |
... |
12,361 |
— |
12,361 |
12,314 |
3 |
1 |
— |
12,314 |
3 |
1 |
46 |
16 |
11 |
— |
69 |
Employment Schemes |
... |
1,500,010 |
— |
1,500,014 |
1,302,041 |
8 |
9 |
— |
1,302,041 |
8 |
9 |
197,968 |
11 |
3 |
— |
70 |
Export Bounties and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsidies |
... |
... |
... |
825,000 |
— |
825,000 |
573,532 |
6 |
11 |
— |
573,532 |
6 |
11 |
251,467 |
13 |
1 |
— |
71 |
Peat Fuel Development |
... |
30,000 |
— |
30,000 |
30,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
30,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
72 |
Industrial Alcohol |
... |
1,500 |
— |
1,500 |
1,323 |
2 |
3 |
— |
1,323 |
2 |
3 |
176 |
17 |
9 |
— |
73 |
Repayments to Contingency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund |
... |
... |
... |
1,090 |
— |
1,090 |
1,089 |
19 |
6 |
— |
1,089 |
19 |
6 |
|
|
6 |
— |
|
Total |
... |
32,240,301 |
2,378,420 |
29,861,881 |
30,689,347 |
4 |
7 |
2,440,525 |
5 |
7 |
28,248,821 |
19 |
0 |
1,631,862 |
9 |
5* |
18,803 |
8 |
5† |
|
Estimated Expenditure |
Actual Expenditure |
Less than Estimated |
More than Estimated |
Central fund |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Service of Debt |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,825,500 |
0 |
0 |
2,210,026 |
8 |
8 |
— |
384,526 |
8 |
8 |
Road Fund |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,125,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,162,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
37,000 |
0 |
0 |
Payments to Local Taxation Account |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,072,945 |
0 |
0 |
1,075,311 |
0 |
8 |
— |
2,366 |
0 |
8 |
Other Central Fund Services |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
359,845 |
0 |
0 |
402,805 |
16 |
10 |
— |
42,960 |
16 |
10 |
Total of Central Fund Services |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
£4,383,290 |
0 |
0 |
4,850,143 |
6 |
2 |
— |
466,853 |
6 |
2 |
|
Grand total of expenditure |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
£33,098,965 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
* See note on preceding statement as to the manner of surrender of surpluses.
† The deficiencies of the Estimates in the case of Old Age Pensions (Vote No. 7) and Forestry (Vote No. 55) were met by Excess Votes taken in October, 1940 (See Statements of Excess dated 30 Mean Fomhair, 1940, presented by the Minister for Finance).
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