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Table No. 13 —continued. STATEMENT showing the Total Ways and Means of the Public Works Fund, General Purposes Account, and the Total Net Expenditure to the 31st March, 1926—continued.

NET EXPENDITURE. Expenditure on— £ s. d. £ s. d. Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,932,490 13 9 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 2,293,023 1 9 Railways, including Surveys of New Lines and payment to Midland Railway Bondholders.. .. .. .. .. .. 48,381,119 4 11 Roads .. .. .. .. .. r. .. .. 15,684,081 9 6 Land-purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,061,738 9 4 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 882,975 0 11 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,108,366 0 5 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,604,987 9 1 Lighthouses, Harbour Works and Defences .. .. .. 1,206,691 13 3 Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,208,131 17 3 Rates on Native Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,671 16 10 Thermal Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,599 13 2 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. .. 392,627 11 7 Lands Improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. :-)00,150 17 6 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. .. 384,631 0 7 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans .. .. .. .. 2,339,953 13 5 Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,835 8 0 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 218,500 0 0 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. 677,407 18 1 Timber Supply, Sawmills, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 4,172 5 9 Acquisition and operation of quarries .. .. .. .. 14,166 12 8 Motor Transport Service .. .. .. .. .. 33,635 5 3 Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund .. .. 226,000 0 0 97,248,957 3 0 Balanoe on 31st March, 1926, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 366,331 4 7 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 101,089 16 9 Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59,000 0 0 526,421 1 4 £97,775,378 4 4