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18. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
(1) Appendix N shows under the various heads the revenue collected by the Department during 1926 and also the revenue paid into the Treasury in respect of the Department's contracts. As regards the former, markets and special food licences showed a considerable increase, but this was more than offset by the great reduction in slaughter-house fees. As regards the latter, an increase in both the "blood and hair" contracts was more than offset by the fact that the conservancy contractors were allowed considerable reductions on account of the unsettled state of the West River district.
(2) Appendix O shows under various heads the Department's expenditure for the year 1926. The saving of nearly $50,000 compared with the previous year was due to a number of economies, the votes for disinfectants, dust-carts and bullocks being those to show the principal savings. The running expenses of motor vehicles continued to increase with the additional lorries.
April, 1927.
X. L. SMITH,
Head of the Sanitary Department.