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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. General Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924 —continued. Assets. National Development Works (Public Works Eund) — Capital expenditure, 1923-24, on— £ s. d. £ s. d. Construction of roads and bridges .. .. .. .. .. 781,922 5 5 Construction of roads and other works on goldfields and mineral lands .. 7,924 13 8* Lands improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,982 16 10 Construction and improvement of harbour works .. .. .. 6,409 12 5 805,239 8 4 Other Works (Public Works Eund) — Capital expenditure on— Railway-construction — £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure to 31st March, 1923 .. .. 46,013,849 0 6f Expenditure during year 1923-24 .. 1,105,392 18 4f Less recoveries, 1923-24, on account of previous years .. .. 1,166 12 7 1,104,226 5 9 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1924 .. .. 47,118,075 6 3 Deduct expenditure on lines opened— To 31st March, 1923 .. .. 39,891,040 5 7f Eor year 1923-24 .. .. 530,518 15 0 40,421,559 0 7 Total Railway Construction Account (unopened lines) .. .. .. .. .. 6,696,516 5 8 Huts, storerooms, and accommodation for workmen .. .. 69,033 11 4 Stocks of stores issued but unused — General .. .. .. .. .. 202,415 13 0 Canteens .. .. .. .. .. 1,449 15 9 Stocks of permanent-way material unused .. .. 202,860 1 4 406,725 10 1 7,172,275 7 1 Irrigation schemes in operation and under construction— Schemes in operation— Expenditure to 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. 168,923 1 10 Expenditure during year 1923-24 .. .. .. 9,742 13 1 Part interest capitalized to 31st March, 1924 .. 10,216 4 2 188,881 19 1 Schemes under construction— Expenditure to 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. 225,218 17 1 Expenditure during year 1923-24 .. .. .. 91,311 18 5 316,530 15 6 — 505,412 14 7 Timber-supply and Sawmills— Katikati Timber-supply Account — Expenditure to 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. 1,783 7 7 Expenditure during year 1923-24 .. .. .. 4,172 0 7 .. 5,955 8 2 Land-drainage works— Expenditure transferred to and recoverable from Lands Department— Swamp Land Drainage, 1914-17 .. .. .. 4,563 19 7 Hauraki Plains Settlement, 1907 .. .. .. 5,070 0 0 .. 9,633 19 7

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Buildings. Land. — Value at Additions, , 31st March, 1923. 1923-24. iOTal - Public buildings and land— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Parliamentary buildings 100,000 0 0 403,680 13 11 3,123 18 8 506,804 12 7 Government Houses .. 58,336 0 0 50,007 1 10 .. 108,343 1 10 Ministerial residences .. 19,000 0 0 13,185 0 0 .. 32,185 0 0 Departmental buildings, 271,229 0 0 551,380 7 2 5,012 3 5 827,621 10 7 offices and residences Workshops, stores, and .. 19,269 0 0 900 17 11 20,169 17 11 garages Roadmen's huts and ac- .. 3,493 3 10 230 16 2 3,724 0 0 commodation Sawmill buildings and .. 1,830 5 9 .. 1,830 5 9 offices (Whatoro) 448,565 0 0 1,042,845 12 6 9,267 16 2 1,500,678 8 8 — . 1,500,678 8 8 * Includes expenditure of £4,849 19s. lid., 1922-23, not previously taken into National Development Account. t Costs and expenses of raising loan under .Railways Improvements Authorisation Act, 1914, included in previous year's expenditure, now deleted from l'ublic Works Accounts,