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The estimated expenditure for the years 1946-47 and 1947-48 is shown below :-

1946-47 1947-48
(revised) (estimated)
LP.'000 LP.'000
Total expenditure 21,915 24,635
Internal security and war *. 9,403 10,480
Residue 12,5li 14,155

* War services are now described as "temporary services".

(p. 539) (§ 5)

The total expenditure on subsidization designed to keep down the cost of living amounted to £P.2,075,649 in the year 1945-46. The amount devoted to assisting the citrus industry in the year 1945-1946 was £P.568,465, in 1946-47 £P.542,044, while during the whole period lnJ0-47 it was ,£P.4,150,672.

(p. 540) (T. 3)

A summary of the expenditure of the year 1945-46 grouped according to the main heads is given below :-

(a) Standing charges

(IJ) General administration (c) Legal and Judiciary (d) Social services

(e) Services relating to development (£) Public works:

administration recurrent extraordinary

(g) Posts and Telegraph, extraordinary (h) Grants and loans to local authorities (i) Miscellaneous

Total

1945-46 ~

587,135 2,038,492 188,395 1,665,816 672,948

183,710 634,355 324,348 66,084

502,733 2~5.128

7,109,144

(p. 541)

The total expenditure on Public Works Extraordinary since the date of the formation of the civil Government on 1st July, 1920, to March, 1947, has been £P.10,884,000. Over £P.3 million of the total expenditure on Public Works Extraordinary is specifically attributable to the internal disturbances or to the war but this does not represent the full expenditure on such works. The amount

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