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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund, 1902-1903 to 1923-24.

N.B. —The figures in italics, prefixed by " Cr.," are either recoveries on account of services of previous years or receipts -in-aid applied in reduction of expenditure. Total Net Expenditure. Description of Services. to^lst^ 6 j j ' March, 1902. 1903-3. 1903-4. ! 1904-5. 1905-6. 1906-7. 1907-8. 1908-9. 1909-10. 1910-11. 1911-12. 1912-13. . j i j : I j ~ £ £ £ £ £ | £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,247,858 142 Or. 7 6,481 8,753 14,353 9,132 15,075 17,003 9,441 11,681 14,694 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 477,087 13,949 16,088 12,814 13,517 16,710 18,219 24,512 41,176 42,733 49,864 57,426 j Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,562 2,794 14,689 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,501,966 759,752 1 828,704 779,891 1,021,265 1,227,880 1,093,535 1,116,183 1,128,400 1,104,071 1,125,905 il,148, 832 Cr. 652 Cr. 6,987 '.Or. 29,528 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. .. .. 150,000 Roads Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 5,113,804 230,349 316,248 202,850 306,065 308,500 285,248 422,174 297,932 229,537 383,51] 337,584 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. 535,452; 51,690 45,594 26,112 45,139 38,970 38,494 47,375 40,830 25,626 41,067 36,761 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. 16,023 Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 300,930 .. .. .. .. .. .. Total,Roads .. .. .. .. 5,966,209 282,039 361,842 228,962 351,204 ' 347,470 323,742 469,549 338,762 255,163 424,578 374,345 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. 701,679 24,213 16,278 6,258 18,533 11,064 8,633 32,859 18,597 10,845 I 21,244 10,644 Or. 1,000 Gr. 1,000 Cr. 30 Cr. 1,015 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,491,251 j 15,782 j 5,352 6,281 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30,567 2,976 Cr.2,466 Or. 917 Gr. 2,286 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. 491,980 .. .. Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. 1,983,231 15,782 5,352 6,281 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30,567 690 Cr.2,467 Cr. 917 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 937,887 68,578; 47,228 79,298 77,186 114,068 155,491 163,032 123,423 111,867 147,692 251,375 * Subsequent expenditure under separate class "Lands Improvement," see next page. [Continued an page 4.