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Table No. 14. Statement of the Estimated Liabilities chargeable on the Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), outstanding on the 31st March each Year from 1915 to 1926.

I i I I 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. Annual Appropriations — ££££££££££££ Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 1,930 710 1,316 691 973 869 .. 562 513 503 1,033 1,768 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 417,718 293,522 233,271 150,492 229,397 240,240 818,593 456,402 261,910 269,090 455,534 99,592 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,424 681 1,360 4,322 3,257 4,591 3,512 11,257 6,257 2,406 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 175,041 188,640 150,935 117,774 71,646 64,969 112,904 56,944 93,346 18,752 19,571 19,521 Timber-supply, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,734 141 865 557 81 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,228 2,011 Lighthouses, Harbour- works, and Harbour-defences .. 133 53 140 56 .. 49 550 3,918 91 74 591 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. 1,642 1,217 190 70 4,250 187 2,182 78 493 776 1,137 6,697 Immigration ». .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,179 Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. 250,195 174,220 116,564 129,710 156,409 304,313 393,226 211,209 257,731 142,565 48,734 54,859 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. 500 .. .. .. .. .. 682 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 247,114 11,468 .. 10,888 15,907 266,273 463,843 385,109 360,027 488,989 539,812 214,007 Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. 289 .. 113 510 321 Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 399 35 .. .. .. .. 1,926 1,202 1,166 1,819 3,621 Plant, Material, and Stoies .. .. .. .. .. 7,801 2,980 13,962 38,621 72,898 138,698 24,498 16,136 5,638 2,947 4,292 Electric Supply* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 372 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,094,961 677,666 506,933 424,834 519,256 j 954,071 1,933,434 1,143,603 998,929 939,692 1,080,703 442,625 * Now a separate account.