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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund, 1891-95 to 1915-16.
N.B. —The figures in italics, prefixed by " Gr.," are either recoveries on aci Expenditure from 1892-93 to 1896-97, inclusive, includes expenditu: jount of services of previous years or receipts-in-aid applied in reduction of expenditure. re under Native Lands Purchase Account; and from 1894-95 to 1896-97, inclusive, expenditure under Lands Improvement Acco unt. Description of Services. Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1694. 1894-95. 1895-96. j 1896-97. 1697-98. 1898-99. 1899-1900. Expenditure. 1900-1. 1901-2 1902-3. I 1903-4. 1904-S. £ 2,146,553 £ 101 £ Cr. 10 £ 301 £ 70 £ j 105 | £ 385 £ 214 £ 139 £ 142 £ Cr. 7 £ 6,481 Immigration Public Works (Departmental) 376,161 8,680 14.300 14,892 9.689 10,090 12,572 12,932 17,771 13,949 ! 6,088 12,814 Development of Water- power 468 Irrigation and Water-supply Railways 14,655,027 247,545 197,105 207,231 Cr. 334 351,600 374,192 417,937 717,723 1,333,940 759,752 828,704 779,891 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders 150,000 Roads :— Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges 241,209 Cr. 365 49,569 248,934 237.351 267.374 Cr. 365 Cr. 34? 46,550 48,039 48.417 Roads on Goidfields Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery Lands Improvement Account* 3,661,818 223,636 50,544 Cr. 7.050 17.577 45,261 Cr. 513 21.513 15,691 Cr. 365 32.578 16.023 103.555 354,687 47,573 230,349 51,690 316,248 202,850 45,594 | 26,112 89,207 108.168 Total, Roads 3,885,454 150,278 174,369 167,482 290,413 295,119 285,043 315,791 402,260 282,039 361,842 228,962 Development of Mining .. .. 572,441 5,865 9,345 10,508 33.117 17,355 21,815 15,907 15,326 24,213 16,278 6,258 Purchase of Native Lands 1.297,517 349 Cr. 12 101,009 Cr. 37 61,503 j 53,182 Cr. 225 32,025 28,688 18,261 15,782 5,352 6,281 Native Lands Purchase Account 98,560 163,411 129,000 ■■ Total, Land Purchases 1,396,077 101,346 163,411 128,963 61,503 52,957 32,025 28,688 18,261 15,782 5,352 6,231 Telegraph Extension .. 679, 793 19,229 35,538 36,791 29,384 28,551 26,771 50,101 31,729 68,578 47,228 79,298 * Subsequent expenditure under separate class " Lands Improvement," see next page. Continued on page 4.