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place within recent months. The surcharge on certain
types of port dues has also been increased although
this will have very little effect this year.
If,
as
is hoped, the shipping using the port increases by
20% next year, port dues should then show an increase
of some $300,000 as compared with this year's figure.
7.
The total expenditure of $167,854,566 is made
up as follows:
Recurrent Expenditure
Special Expenditure and
F.W. Extraordinary
$90,077,129
77,777,447
This figure for Recurrent Expenditure is abnormally
high as there has been considerable overlapping in
staff and it was necessary for several months to retain
the services of a number of Military officers on loan.
All other charge items reflect the high prices which
are an aftermath of the war and in many departments
provision has been made for a good deal more than the
ordinary maintenance expenditure of a normal year.
There has also been exceptionally heavy relief expenditure.
8. Possibly, therefore, the normal figure for
post-war recurrent expenditure may not exceed $80,000,000
to $85,000,000 even when the charges for the service of
the proposed new loan and any further salary adjustments
which may be found necessary are taken into consideration.
With the further tax proposals which the Taxation
Committee will put forward I have hopes that a balance
between revenue and recurrent expenditure may be achieved
next year.
9.
This does not of course mean that the financial
position will then be satisfactory. This will be far
from being the case as large sums must again be devoted
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