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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund, 1897-98 to 1919-20.

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N.B. —The figures in italics, prefixed by " Gr." are either recoveries on account of services of previous years or receipts-in-aid applied in reduction of expenditure. Expenditure from 1892-93 to 1896-97, inclusive, includes expenditure under Native Lands Purchase Account; and from 1894-95 to 1896-97. inclusive, expenditure under Lands Improvement Account Total Net Expenditure. Description of Services. 1 '''' March. 1898. 1898-99. 1899-1900. 1900-1. 1901-2. MO-2-3. 1903-4. 1904-5. 1905-6. 1916-7. 1907-8. 1908-9. : . I Description of Services. I £ 9,132 £ 15,075 £ 2,147,015 £ 105 I £ 385 £ 214 • £ 139 . £ 142 £ Gr. 7 £ 6,481 £ 8,753 £ 14,353 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,147,015 105 385 214 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 423,722 423,722 10,090 10,090 I 12,572 12,572 12.932 12,932 17,771 13.9411 16.088 : 12,814 13,517 16,710 18,219 24,512 Development of Water-power 468 2,901 4,664 315 Irrigation and Water-supply .. Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,658,174 15,658,174 374,1!):.' 374,192 417,937 417,937 717,723 717,723 1,333,940 759,752 828,704 j 150,000 779,891 1,021,265 |l,227, 880 '1,093,535 1,116,184 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. Roads :— Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 4,006,170 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. 344,873 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. j 16,023 Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 300,930 248,934 Or. 365 46. 5 237,351 Gr. 347 48,o:w 267,374 48,417 354,687 47,57:; 230,34(1 51,690 316.248 45.594 ; 202,850 306,065 26,112 45,139 308,500 38,970 285,248 38,494 422,174 47,375 • • Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 4,667,996 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. 631,276 295,119 17,355 j 285,043 21,815 315,791 15,907 402,260 232,039 361,842 J 228,962 351,204 J i 347,470 323,742 469,549 17,355 j 21,815 15,907 15,320 24,213 16.278 ; 6,258 18,533 11,064 : • 8,633 32,859 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,359,320 1,359,320 491,980 j 53,182 ! 53,182 I Gr. 225 32,025 32,025 28,688 28,688 18,201 15,782 5,352 J 6,281 13,777 2,099 9,135 2,190 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. 491,980 \ (Jr. 225 I Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. 1,851,300 1,851,300 52,957 i 52,957 32,025 32,025 28,688 28,688 18,261 15,782 I 5,352 j 6,281 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 800,735 : 800,735 : 28.551 I 28.551 26,771 26,771 50,101 50,101 77,186 : 114,068 ! 155,491 I 163,032 31.729 68,578 47.228 79,298 I ' Subsequent expenditure under separate class " Lands Improvement," see next page. Continued on page 4.