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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund, 1899-1900 to 1920-21.

N.B. —The figures in italics, prefixed by " Cr." are either recc Expenditure from 1892-93 to 1896-97, inclusive, includi iveries on aee< 3S expenditure lunt of services of previous years or receipts-in-aid applied in reduction of expenditure. under Native Lands Purchase Account; and from 1894-95 to 1896-97, inclusive, expenditure under Lands Improvement Account. Description of Services. Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1899. Expenditure. 1899-1900. 190O-1. 1901-2. 1902-3. 1903-4. 1904-5. 1906-7. 1907-8. 1905-6. 1908-9. 1909-10. Immigration £ 2,147,120 £ 385 £ 214 £ 139 £ 142 £ Or. 7 £ 6,481 £ 8,753 £ 14,353 £ 9,132 £ 15,075 £ 17,003 Public Works, Departmental 433,812 12,572 12,932 17,771 13,949 16,088 12,814 13,517 16,710 18,219 24,512 41,176 ! Development of Water-power 468 2,901 4,664 315 Irrigation and Water-supply Railways 16,032,366 417,937 717,723 1,333,940 759,752 828,704 779,891 1,021,265 1,227,880 1,093,535 1,116,184 1,128,400 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders 150,000 Roads :— Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges Roads on Goldfields Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. Lands Improvement Account* 4,254,739 391,423 16,023 300,930 237,351 Or. 347 48,039 267,374 48,417 354,687 47,573 230,349 51,690 316,248 45,594 202,850 26,112 306,065 45,139 308,500 38,970 285,248 38,494 422,174 297,932 47,375 40,830 Total, Roads 4,963,115 285,043 315,791 402,260 282,039 361,842 228,962 351,204 347,470 323,742 469,549 338.762 Development of Mining 648,631 21,815 15,907 15,326 24,213 16,278 6,258 18,533 11,064 8,633 32,859 18,597 Cr. 1,000 Purchase of Native Lands 1,412,277 32,025 28,688 18,261 15,782 5,352 6,281 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30,567 Native Lands Purchase Account 491,980 Total, Land Purchases 1,904,257 32,025 28,688 18,261 15,782 5,352 6,281 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30,567 Telegraph Extension 829,286 26,771 50,101 31,729 68,578 47,228 79,298 77,186 114,068 155,491 163,032 123.423 * Subsequent expenditure under separate class " Lands Improvement," see next page. Continued on page 4.