The principal items contributing to the estimated over-expenditure of $5,366,442.46 for the year under the heading "General" are:—
General Charges $2,314.300.40 Police Force—Genera 116,026.56 Police Force—Gaol
Public Works Department 551,921.08 Reformatory A 295,541.92
Stock and Stores (all sections) 724,005.83.
The heading of general charges comprises extra-departmental expenses; pension and other retirement benefits; grants-in-aid and remission of taxation and rent of leased premises. The vrfavourable position estimated on this account ig due to the serious fall in exchange during the course of the year which involved greatly increased expenditure in respect to staff retirenent benefits subject to exchange compensation.
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