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At the time when the 1940-41 Estimates were prepared it was not possible to foresee what expenditure would be incurred on account of the war and a block vote of $1,000,000 was inserted under Head 6, Defence, E-Special War Ex- penditure. Early in the year, however, it became apparent that in view of the Colony's war commitments this arrangement was unsatisfactory and the amount provided far from sufficient. It was therefore decided that no expenditure would be charged to the block vote of $1,000,000 and that a special new Head of Expenditure, Head 32, War Expenditure, would be opened. Funds amounting to a total of $12,118,238 under this Head have been formally approved by the Finance Committee up to the 19th December, 1940, and a very approximate revised estimate of the expenditure which may be incurred 'under this Head up to the 31st
March, 1941, is $15,000,000. Details of this expenditure are given in Table IV.