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TABLE No. 1. Summary showing the Total Expenditure on Public Works and other Services out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1896, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Number ol Table containing Details. Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1895. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1896. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1896. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1896. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Works. Works. 3 4* 5 and 5 A 6 Railways ... Roads Development of goldfields Telegraphs Public buildings Lighthouses, harbour works, and harbour defences Departmental Coal-exploration and mine-development Aiding works on Thames goldfields Immigration Purchase of Native lands Defence Charges and expenses of raising loans ... Interest and sinking fund Rates on Native lands Thermal springs £ s. d. 14,902,571 9 2 3,916,526 8 n 528,305 10 o 699,021 17 9 1,944,900 5 1 910,103 4 6 £ s. d. 197,105 9 1 66,773 17 3 9,345 ° 5 35.537 15 2 t?6,528 11 5 7,409 9 4 £ s. d. 15,099,676 18 3 t3,983>3oo 6 2 537.650 10 5 734.559 12 ii 2,021,428 16 6 917,512 13 10 £ s. d. 96,998 2 11 34,886 17 o 15,265 IO IO 4,000 O O 23,044 18 3 6,573 19 2 £ s. d. 15,196,675 1 2 4,018,187 3 2 552,9i6 1 3 738,559 12 n 2,044,473 H 9 924,086 13 o Railways. Roads. Development of goldfields. Telegraphs. Public buildings. Lighthouses, harbour works, and harbour defences. Departmental. Coal-exploration and mine-developinent. Aiding works on Thames goldfields. Immigration. Purchase of Native lands. Defence. Charges and expenses of raising loans. Interest and sinking fund. Rates on Native lands. Thermal springs. 7 8 18 of 1878 1 1 of 1877 384,842 1 6 10,835 8 o 50,000 o o 2.'46,653 '3 4 1,297,853 17 ' 429,718 19 3 1,026,828 3 9 218,500 o o 61,633 8 7 ■4,599 1.3 2 14,299 IO o Cr. 911 o 399,141 11 6 10,835 8 o 50,000 o o 2,146,644 2 4 1,297,853 17 1 434.718 19 3 1,026,828 3 9 218,500 o o 61,973 10 o ■4,599 '3 2 399,141 n 6 10,835 8 o 50,000 o o 2, 146,644 2 4 1.297.853 17 1 434,7i8 19 3 1,026,828 3 9 218,500 o o 62,083 IO o 14.599 13 2 29,136,103 11 4 5,000 o o 34° 1 5 no o o Totals ... ... 28,542,894 o 1 412.330 3 1 28,955,224 3 2 180,879 8 2 Totals. Less recoveries on account of £ ». d. services of previous years — Roade ... ... 572 15 11 £572 IS " 572 15 11 572 IS 11 Less recoveries on account of £ s. d. services of previous years — Roads ... ... 572 15 11 £57* IS " Grand Totals 180,879 8 2 Gband Totals. ... 28,954,651 7 3 29.135,530 15 5 * Table 4 also contains details of expenditure under Lands Improvement Account, Native Lands Purchase Account, and Government Loans to Local Bodies Account, reduced by £89,800 received under section 31 of " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886." J Includes £288 19s. 7d. " Unauthorised." f Has been