Mr. Lowe on Monday, instead of comparing minutely the expen-

diture of the past year with his own estimates of the year now expiring,—March 31, 1871, to March 31, 1872,—compared it with the grants actually made by Parliament, so as to include both the original and the supplementary votes,—a comparison which yielded the following results :—

1871-2.—E:cram:Int-Rs..

Actual

Total Grants. Expenditure. Difference.

Interest of Debt £26,910,000 ...£26,810,000 ... £70,000 loss Charges on Consolidated Fund 1,820,000

... 1,797,000 ... 23,000 less

Army 16,455.000 16,200,000 ... 255,000 less Navy 9,892,000 9,900,000 ... 8,000 more Civil Service 10,995,000

... 10,400,000 ... 595,000 less

Post Office 2,470,000 ... 2,446,000 24,000 loss Telegraph 420,000 ... 420,000 No balance Packet Service

1.148,000

... 1,139,000 ... 9,000 less

Collection of Revenue 2,626,000

... 2,578,000 ... 48,000 less

Total £72,736,000 ...£71,720,000 ...X1,016,000 less

showing that the Administration had kept well within the grants placed at its disposal by Parliament.