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A brief summary of this expenditure, as well as the total expenditure since the inception of the public-works policy to the 31st March last, is shown below :n tabular form : —

WAYS AND MEANS. On the Ist April, 1920, the available ways and means for £ £ public-works purposes were.. .. .. .. .. 219,502 Additional funds were received as follows : — Under Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), section 29 (aid to public works) .. .. .. .. .. 200,000 Under Finance Act, 1919, section 5 . . .. . . 750,000 Under Finance Act, 1920, section 15 (public works) . . 1,940,000 Transfer from Consolidated Fund (section 33, Appropriation Act, 1920) .. .. .. .. 500,000 Other receipts — (a.) Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years .. .. .. .. 19,627 (b.) Special receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust Account .. .. .. 1,557 3,411,184 Thus making available for expenditure a gross total of .. .. .. .. .. 3,630,686

Expem [iture. Class of Work. Expenditure for Year ended 31st Maroh, 1921. Total Expenditure Co 31st March, 1921. Railways— New construction Additions to open lines ... Roads ... Public buildings ... Immigration Purchase of Native lands ... Lighthouses, harbour-works, and harbour-defences Tourist and health resorts... Telegraph extension Development of mining Defence-works (general) ... ... ... ... ... Departmental Electric-power supply and development Irrigation and water-supply ... .... Payment to Midland Railway bondholders ... Lands-improvement Minor works and services ... Plant, material, and stores Cost and discount, raising loans, &c. £ 944,150 421,316 538,904 502,211 Cr. 7,806 4,838 19,041 336,468 2,153 8,701 143,279 £ 27,189,952 10,413,241 12,547,998 8,300,794 2,259,743 2,061,791 1,156,779 286,295 4,409,446 883,726 1,070,466 1,689,930 Cr. 600 250,179 150,000 140,368 312,607 329,206 1,253,257 55,345 2,063 169,911 184 3,140,758 74,705,178 228,374 101,658 641,275 672,519 697,408 206,626 Wellington-Hutt Railway and Road Improvement ( Railway Account { Road ... Railways Improvement Account ... ... Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account Loans to Local Bodies Account—Roads to open up Crown lands Opening up Crown Lands for Settlement Account—Roads to open up Crown lands Land for Settlements Account—Roads to open up Crown lands National Endowment Account—Roads to open up endowment lands Aid to Water-power Works and Electric Supply Account Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account.., Education Loans Account... 63,078 28,920 351,642 53,401 356,451 62,249 214,571 803,947 189,074 214,571 Totals 3,866,027 78,865,673