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WAYS AND MEANS. On the Ist April, 1924, the available ways and means for general public- £ works purposes were .. .. .. .. .. 888,023 Additional funds were received as follows (a.) Transferred from Consolidated Fund in terms of section 17 of the Appropriation Act .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 (■b.) Under Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1921 . . 1, 310 (c.) Under Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act,fl 922 . . 324, 851 (d.) Finance Act, 1923, section 2 (public works). . . . .. 3,222, 612 (e.) Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years . . 40, 795 (/.) Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust Account receipts .. .. .. .. .. 1,657 Less— & 5,479,248 Treasury bills|redeemed .. .. .. 500,000 Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund 226,000 : 726,000 £4,753,248

Expenditure ™ , . for Year „ . Glass of Work. ended E S?m £ 31st March, 31st^f oh ' 1925. 1925 ' Railways— £ £ New construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,136,807 32,056,167 Additions to open lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 742,922 14,403,213 Payment to Midland Railway bondholders .. .. .. .. 150,000 Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 606,723 15,120,263* Public buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 245,818 9,324,208 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 136,353 2,825,412 Purchase of Native lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,061,739 Lighthouses, harbour-works, and harbour defences .. .. .. 3,275 1,198,166 Tourist and health resorts .. .. .. .. .. 12,343 349,1.42 Telegraph extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 957,294 7,176,705 Development of mining . . . . .. .. .. .. . . 882,975 Defence works (general) .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,133 1,118,495 'Departmental .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,556 2,166,556 Irrigation and water-supply .. .. .. .. .. 127,995 621,212 Lands Improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,172 229,677 Minor works and services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 312,607 Plant, material, and stores .. .. .. .. .. Or. 12,229 350,912 Quarries (acquisition and operating) .. .. .. .. 1,815 1,815 Timber-supply and sawmills for Public Works Department .. .. Or. 20,537 14,170 Motor transport services .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 28,641 Cost and discount, raising loans, &c. .. .. .. .. 241,930 2,043,772 Total General Purposes Account .. .. .. .. 4,373,370f 92,435,847 Aid to Water-power Works and Electric Supply Account .. .. 847,478j 3,771,334 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account.. .. .. 53,887j 434,582 Total Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. .. 5,274,735 96,641,763 Wellington-Hutt Railways, &c.- -g Railway .. .. .. .. .. ■ • .. .. 228,374 Road .. .. • ■ ■ ■ ■ • • ■ .. .. 101,658 Railways Improvement* .. .. .. .. .. .. 641,275 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account .. .. 273,407§ 1,206,069 Loans to Local Bodies Account —Roads to open up Crown lands .. .. 697,408 Opening up Crown Lands for Settlement Account —Roads to open up .. 206,626 Crown lands Lands for Settlement Account —Roads to open up Crown lands .. 23,144 553,793 National Endowment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,401 Education Loan Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 462,212§ 1,887,043 6,033,498 102,217,410 Main Highways Account Construction Fund .. .. .. 225,454 225,454 6,268,952 102,442,864 ♦Includes £4,500 expended under section 16, subsection (1), Native Land Amendment and Native Claims Adjustment Act, 1923. t Does not include expenditure under the Ellesmere Land Drainage Act, 1905, J Excludes interest during construction. § Includes proportionate cost of loan raised under these accounts.