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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund, 1904-1905 to 1925-26.

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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. Ex 'toMst"® i i j March, 1904. 1904-5. 1905-6. 1906-7. 1907-8. 1908-9. 1909-10. 1910-11. 1911-12. 1912-13. 1913-14. 1914-15. I I £ £ £ I £ i £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Immigration.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,147,993 6,481 8,753 14,353 9,132 15,075 17,003 9,441 11,681 14,694 33,914 33,219 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 507,124 12,814 13,517 16,710 18,219 24,512 41,176 42,733 49,864 57,426 66,650 100,719 1 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,562 2,794 14,689 40,329 32,090 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,090,422 779,891 1,021,265 1,227,880 1,093,535 1,116,183 1,128,400 1,104,071 1,125,905 1,148,832 1,104,897 2,146,753f Cr. 652 Cr. 6,987 Cr.29,528 Cr. 5,485 Cr 6,022 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. 150,000 Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 5,660,401 202,850 306,065 308,500 285,248 422,174 297,932 229,537 383,511 337,584 353,836 484,365 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. 632.736 26,112 45,139 38,970 38,494 47,375 40,830 25,626 41,067 36,761 Cr. 515 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. 16,023 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,143 30,065 Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 300,930 Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 6,610,090 228,962 351,204 347,470 323,742 469,549 338.762 255,163 424,578 374,345 377.464 514,430 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. 742,170 6,258 18,533 11,064 8,633 32,859 18,597 10,845 21,244 10.644 4,889 2.384 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 30 Cr. 1,015 Cr. 255 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,512,385 6,281 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30.567 2,976 Cr.2,466 Cr. 917 Cr. 857 Cr. 1,060 Cr. 2,286 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. 491,980 Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. 2,004,365 6,281 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30,567 690 Cr. 2.466 Cr. 917 Cr. 857 Cr. 1,060 ___ Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 1,053,693 79,298 77,186 114,068 155,491 163,032 123.423 111,867 147,692 251,375 392,648 288,395 Public Buildings General (including Miscellaneous) .. .. .. 276,431 9,021 2,231 14,216 16,260 39,635 41,964 44,044 34,721 44,719 43,199 52,239 Parliamentary .. .. .. .. .. 61,555 697 71 1,047 4,119 5,172 3,157 237 2,004 18,806 23,612 31,478 f Courthouses .. .. .. f 2,174 6,509 9,580 5,788 14,473 11,119 5,759 14,556 20,097 9,423 5,171 Prisons .. .. .. .. .. >. 498,057 4,127 1,537 3,146 4,164 5,008 4,231 7,506 9,760 6,911 4,928 14,515 L Police-stations .. .. .. ..J j 6,782 7,853 22,466 18,986 17,730 16,256 9,030 19,817 18,423 14,094 19,122 * Subsequent expenditure under separate class " Lands Improvement," see next page. f Includes £1,000,000 expended 1908-9 and 1909-10 under Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Account. [Continued on page 4.