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before coming to the Estimates is the Retrenchment Commission. As Hon. Members are probably aware the Report was forwarded to Gove mont last May, and the Government desires to acknowledge its indebtedness to the Commissioners for the thoroughness with which they tackled their important task. Copies of the Report were circulated to Members of the Executive Council and were also sent to the Secretary of State. It has been receiving the most careful consideration of Government and a re port, showing which of the recommendations have been carried out and commenting on the

Commissioners Report generally, is in course of preparation and will shortly be forvarded to the Secretary of State, with a recommendation that both the Report and Government's Commentary on it be nublished. It was hoped to have made publication synchronise with the first reading of the Budget, but the Report is voluminous and many of the recommendations are far reaching, and

it was not found possible to do so. A considerable number of

the recommendations which have already been acted upon will

however be found reflected in the departmental estimates.

I now propose to pass to the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, and first of all I would draw the attention of

Hon. Members to some minor alterations that have been made in the form of the Estimates. In the introductory pages will be found statements showing the actual revenue and the actual expenditure for the past ten years. The "Detimate of the Financial position at 31st December, 1932" on the top of the second age of Appendix V,has been recast to give a clearer and fuller statement than hitherto of the assets and liabilitics. The details of

Revenuc are grouped in a more lucid and lcgical manner, whilst the footnotes, taken in conjunction with the Treasurer's memorandum, will I hope provide Hon. Members with sufficient

information as to the various increases and decreases.

The

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