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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, 1915, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Number of Table iiontaininir Details. Works. Total Net Expenditure to Slst March, 1914. Expenditure* during Twelve Months ended Slst March, 1915. Recoveries on Account of Services of Previous Tears. Total Net Expendi- LiabiU tie S on Net Expenditure (■14TV7 lime 31st March, 1915. and ,31st March, 1915. Liabilities. Works. ! 3* Railways Roads Development of goldfields Telegraphs Public buildings Lighthouses, harbour-works, and har-bour-defences Departmental Development of water-power|| 18 of 1878 Coal-exploration and mine-development 11 of 1877 I Aiding works on Thames goldfields i Immigration \ Purchase of Native lands I Defence : Charges and expenses of raising loans .. | Interest and sinking fund Rates on Native lands Thermal springs Tourist and health resorts Lands improvement Payment to Midland Railway bondholders Irrigation and water-supplyll I £ £ £ £ £ £ 3* Railways .. .. .. .. 31,898,631t 1,146,753 6.022 33,039,362 417,718 33.457,080 Railways. '. Roads .. .. .. .. 10,101,329 514,430 .. 10,615,759 250,195 10,865,954 Roads. Development of goldfields .. .. 832,691 2,384 255 834,820 500 835,320 Development of goldfields. Telegraphs .. .. .. 2,669.773 288,395 .. 2,958,168 247,114 3,205,282 Telegraphs. Public buildings .. .. .. 5,856,825 432,000} 34 6,288,791 175,041 6,463,832 Public buildings. Lighthouses, harbour-works, and har- 1,105,504 17,131 .. 1,122,635 134 1,122,769 Lighthouses, harbour-works, and harbour bour-def ences defences Departmental .. .. .. 850,745 100,719§ ... 951,464 1,930 953,394 Departmental. Development of water-power|| .. 18,451 .. .. 18,451 .. 18,451 Development of water-power. 8 of 1878 Coal-exploration and mine-development 10,835 .. .. 10,835 .. 10,835 Coal-exploration and mine-development. 1 of 1877 I Aiding works on Thames goldfields .. 50,000 .. .. 50,000 .. 50.000 Aiding works on Thames goldfields. i Immigration .. .. .. 2,288,520 33,219 .. 2,321,739 .. 2,321,739 Immigration. Purchase of Native lands .. .. 2,064,863 .. 1,060 2,063,803 .. 2,063,803 Purchase of Native lands. I Defence .. .. .. .. 974,395 15,221 .. 989,616 288 989,904 Defence. i Charges and expenses of raising loans .. 1,252,400 630 .. 1,253,030 .. 1,253,030 Charges and expenses of raising loans. ; Interest and sinking fund .. .. 218,500 .. ... 218,500 .. 218,500 Interest and sinking fund. Rates on Native lands .. .. 68,672 .. .. 68,672 .. 68,672 Rates on Native lands. Thermal springs .. .. .. 14,600 .. .. 14,600 .. 14,600 Thermal springs. Tourist and health resorts .. .. 244,528 8,232 12 252,748 1,642 254,390 Tourist and health resorts. Lands improvement .. .. 121,277 13,810 522 134,565 399 134,964 Lands improvement. Payment to Midland Railway bond- 150,000 .. .. 150,000 .. 150,000 Payment to Midland Railway bond holders holders. Irrigation and water-supplyll .. 4,356 .. .. 4,356 .. 4,356 Irrigation and water-supply. Totals Totals.. .. .. 60,796,895 2,572,924 7,905 63,361,914 1,094,961 64,456,875 Totals. 60,796,895 2,572,924 7,905 63,361,914 1,094,961 64,456,875 * Table 3 also includes Hutt Railway and Road Improvement, and Railways Improvement Accounts. f Expenditure under Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Account now included, J Includes £15,000 under section 104 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1914. § Includes £94 charged to " Unauthorized." || Expenditure subsequent to 1911-12 is under separate special accounts. Does not include expenditure on Hutt Railway and Road Improvement, and Railways Improvement Accounts.