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EXPENDITURE. The total net expenditure under all votes and accounts appearing on the public-works estimates for the financial year ended 31st March, 1924, was £5,314,460. Of this sum £4,065,565 was expended out of General Purposes Account, and the balance, £1,248,895, out of special accounts. 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 in tabular form : —

WAYS AND MEANS. On the Ist April, 1923, the available ways and means for general £ public-works purposes were .. .. .. . . .. 441,554 Additional funds were received as follows : — (a.) Under the Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1922 3,000,000 (b.) Transfer from Consolidated Fund in terms of section 14 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 .. .. .. ..1,000,000 (c.) Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1913, section 34 —Proceeds of Treasury bills issued in £ anticipation of loans .. .. .. 1,000,000 Less Treasury bills redeemed from proceeds of loan .. .. .. .. 500,000 500,000

Expem Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1924. liture. Class of Work. Total Expenditure to 31st Maroh, 1924. Railways — New construction Additions to open lines Payment to Midland Railway bondholders 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 Irrigation and water-supply Lands-improvement Minor works and services ... Plant, material, and stores Timber-supply and sawmills for Public Works Department Motor Transport Services ... Cost and discount, raising loans, &c. £ 1,132,765 643,648 £ 30,953,428 13,665,147 150,000 14,513,771 9,080,331 2,689,075 2,061,739 1,194,893 336,880 6,219,411 882,975 1,091,942 2,039,019 493,217 195,505 312,607 363,142 34,707 23,641 1,801,842 754,237* 192,739 92,600 10,807 27,264 717,409 1,363 4,931 110,445 95,467 18,182 Gr. 52,772 3,613 962 311,905 Totals General Purposes Account Aid to Water-power Works and Electric Supply Account Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account 4,065,5651 8L2,975| 70,5331: 88,103,272 2,923,856 380,695 Totals Public Works Fund Wellington-Hutt Railway and Road Improvement f 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 Education Loans Account... 4,949,073 20,520§ 91,407,823 228,374 101,658 641,275 932,662 697,408 206,626 49,186 530,649 53,401 295,681§ 1,424,831 Totals 5,314,460 96,224,707 * Includes £4,500 expended under section 16, subsection (1), Native Claims Adjustment Aot, 1923. t Does not include expenditure under thi J Excludes interest during construction. § Includes proportionate cost of Land Amendment i EUesmere Land I loan raised under and Native Land )rainage Aot, 1905. these accounts.