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APPENDICES TO THE PUBLfC WORKS STATEMENT. 19.08.

A PPENDIX A. AUDITED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WORKS OUT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND FOR THE YEAR 1907-8.

Prepared in compliance with Section 8 of " The Public Works Act, 1905."

i Sir,- Public Works Department, Wellington, 30th May, 1908. In compliance with the Bth section of " The Public Works Act, 1905," I enclose a statement of the expenditure during the preceding financial year on all works and services chargeable to the Public Works Fund. T have, &c, Wm. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works. The Controller and Auditor-General, Wellington. ♦—

Statement of Net Expenditure on all Works and Services chargeable to the Public Works Fund for the Year 1907-8.

G. J. Clapham, Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Examined and found correct. Under-Secretary. J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. Note. —Charges and expenses of raising loans, and expenditure on Waikaka Branch railway, not included in above figures. (Details on next page.)

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Class. Votes. Summary. Appropriation. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. XXVII 92 XXVIII 93, 94 XXIX 95 XXX 96-104 XXXI 105-107 Public Works Fund. £ Public Works, Departmental .. 23,886 Railways .. .. .. 1,141,000! Utilisation of Water-power .. 2,000, Public Buildings .. .. : 269,350 Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and i 12,700| Harbour Defences Tourist and Health Resorts .. | 39,511 Immigration .. .. .. 10,000 Roads, Bridges, and other Public 518,763 Works Development of Goldflelds .. 33,500 Purchase of Native Lands .. ! 7,000; Telegraph Extension .. .. j 105,000 Rates on Native Lands .. .. ' 1,000 Contingent Defence .. .. 20,000 Lands Improvement .. .. 17,500 Unauthorised .. .. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. 18,789 18 4i 762 17 1 ! 18,027 1 3 1,084,967 2 6, 28.041 5 21,056,925 17 4 328 8 6 13 15 Ol 314 13 6 227,105 2 6 7,957 0 7 219,148 1 11 7,362 17 4! 499 17 6 6,862 19 10 XXXII 108 XXXIII 109 XXXIV 110-114 I 45,580 8 7 553 17 6 45,026 11 1 20,591 9 7 11,460 12 0 9,130 17 7 331,602 5 1 7.885 5 9 323,716 19 4 XXXV 115 XXXVI 116 XXXVII 117 XXXVIII 118 XXXIX 119 XL 120-122 8,666 12 2 35 0 0 8,631 12 2 2,383 19 2 193 10 0 2,190 9 2 170,867 10 6. 15,376 2 01 155,491 8 6 836 17 6 .. 836 17 6 28,886 11 li 10,312 2 lj 18,574 9 0 11,083 7 10 1 1,522 14 9I 9,560 13 1 7,409 6 2 283 18 9 7,125 7 5 Total Public Works Fund .. 2,201,210| 1,966,461 16 10 84,897 18 2 1,881,563 18 8 ■