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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. General Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924.

Treasury Adjustment Account: —- National development— £ s. d. £ s. d. Construction of Roads and Bridges vote .. .. 740,648 12 2 Harbours Improvements vote .. .. .. 6,324 10 5 Lands Improvements vote .. .. .. .. 18,181 15 1 Construction of roads on goldfields .. .. .. 7,717 511 — 772,872 3 7 Railway Construction vote .. .. .. .. .. 540,134 19 5 Irrigation and Water-supply vote— Schemes in operation .. .. .. .. 19,537 15 6 Schemes under construction .. .. .. .. 89,024 8 6 — — 108,562 4 0 Public Buildings Construction vote .. .. .. .. 742 7 4 Timber-supply and Sawmills vote .. .. .. .. 6,586 9 4 Departmental vote .. .. .. .. .. 116,708 2 9 Maintenance votes — Maintenance of Roads and Bridges vote .. .. 68,343 15 2 Maintenance of Domains vote .. .. .. 5,102 17 10 Maintenance of Public Buildings vote.. .. .. 11,467 411 84,913 17 11 1,630,520 4 4 Less Plant, Material, and Stores vote .. .. .. .. 53,861 13 4 1,576,658 11 0 Sundry Creditors : — National development— Construction of Roads and Bridges vote .. .. 85,44 5 6 5 Construction of Roads on Goldfields vote . . .. 207 7 9 Harbours Improvements vote .. .. •. 85 2 0 Lands Improvements vote .. .. .. .. 1,212 13 11 86,950 10 1 Railway-construction vote .. .. .. .. .. 76,191 16 9 Irrigation and Water-supply votes— Schemes in operation .. .. .. .. 370 7 1 Schemes under construction .. .. .. .. 19,574 10 5 — 19,944 17 6 Public Buildings Construction vote .. .. .. .. 13,267 4 0 Timber-supply and Sawmills vote .. .. .. .. 865 6 11 Plant, Material, and Stores vote .. .. .. .. 6,128 0 0 Departmental vote .. .. . • • • • • • ■ 1,645 9 2 Maintenance votes — Maintenance of Public Buildings vote.. .. .. 9,695 13 1 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges vote .. .. 5,091 2 5 Maintenance of Domains vote .. .. .. 123 8 6 14,910 4 0 — 219,903 8 5 Depreciation Reserves : — Parliamentary Buildings .. .. .. .. 16,127 4 4 Government Houses .. .. .. .. •. •. 2,000 5 8 Ministerial residences .. .. .. . • •. .. 527 8 0 Departmental buildings and offices .. .. .. .. 19,081 7 8 Workshops, stores, and garages .. .. .. .. 880 3 4 Irrigation and water-supply (schemes in operation) .. .. 229 19 2 38,846 8 2 Writings-off in suspense, as per contra .. .. .. .. .. 5,679 6 9 £12,728,498 4 3

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Liabilities. Treasury Capital Account (as at 1st April, JTon-interest-bearing. Interest-bearing, i Totals. 1923)— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. National development—Construction of .. 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 Roads and Bridges vote Railway-construction vote .. .. 6,573,662 5 11 .. 6,573,662 5 11 Irrigation and Water-supply vote— Schemes in operation .. .. .. 175,108 4 5 Schemes under construction .. 225,218 17 1 .. 400,327 1 6 Public Buildings Construction vote .. .. 1,492,272 8 3 1,492,272 8 3 Timber-supply and Sawmills vote .. 2,342 16 8 28,751 1 0 31,093 17 8 Plant, Material, and Stores vote .. 417,051 7 4 .. 417,051 7 4 Departmental vote .. .. .. 1,934,807 13 9 650 0 0 1,935,457 13 9 Maintenance votes— Maintenance of Boads and Bridges vote .. 2,450 2 8 Maintenance of Public Buildings vote.. .. 32,095 12 10 34,545 15 6 9,153,083 0 9 1,734,327 9 2 10,887,410 9 11 _____ _____ _____ 10,887,410 9 11