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

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Expenditure. Total Net Description of Services. E *fco Slst 1 * 6 1913-14. 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922-23. 1923-24. March, 1924. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ [ £ £ £ I £ Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,914 33,219 10,010 6,533 3,856 Cr. 12,018 Or. 62,561 Cr. 7,806 247,528 90,611 92,600 2,689,075 Cr. 10 Or. 140 Cr. 1,267 j ; 1 _J 1 Public Works. Departmental .. .. .. .. 66,650 100,719 111,489 131,701 127,962 115,419 121,677i 143,280 128,002 111,367 110,445 2,039,019 Cr. 2,662 Cr. 4,119 '£ Cr. 6,281 Cr. 525 Cr. 131 Cr. 69 Irrigation and Water-supply* .. .. .. .. 40,329 32,090 29,874 20,794 11,650 13,665 34,115 55,344 82,713 58,131 95,467 493,217 L_ ;— !—: -J j 1 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,104,897 2,146, 753f1,065, 171 620,947 495,771 387,923 748,649 1,365,466 3,133,200 2,110,859 1,776,413 44,618,575 Cr. 5,485 Cr. 6,022 Cr. 4,633 Cr. 4,845 Cr. 110 Cr. 4,924 Cr.105, 196 Cr. 388 Cr. 751 Cr. 3,171 j Cr. 1,167 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150,000 Roads :— Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 353,836 484,365 400,062 203,746 128,730 221,887 376,097 527,854 552,895 643,156 751,370 Cr. 515 Cr. 600 Cr. 997 Cr. 603 Cr. 81 Cr. 197 Cr. 244 Cr. 188 Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. .. 24,143 30,065 24,432 17,099 6,912 4,186 12,465 11,050 11,264 4,850 2,867 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! Lands Improvement Account Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 377,464 514,430 424,494 220,845 135,042 225,076 387,959 538,823 563,962 647,762 754,049 14,513,771 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. 4,889 2,384 6,602 4,592 27 518 1,173 2,153 2,130 Cr. 98 1,363 882,975 Cr. 255 Cr. 6,545 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 7,008 Cr. 1,606 Cr. 51 Cr. 1,785 Cr. 2,310 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. ..Or. 857 Cr 1,060 Cr. 972 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 57 Cr. 52 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. .. .. .. Total, Land Purchases . .. .. Cr. 857 \Cr. 1,060 Cr. 972 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 57 \ Cr. 52 .. .. 2,061,739 Telegraph Extension .. .. . .. .. 392,648! 288,395 249,554 203,311 213,955! 198,611 249,379 336,468 590,981 512,657: 717,409 6,219,411 j I !___ ! I , Cr.11,082 * £6,727 previously included under Lands Improvement, now transferred to Irrigation and Water-supply. f Includes £1,000,000 expended 1908-9 and 1909-10 under Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Account. [Continued on page 6.