8.—6

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, 1927 —continued.

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 1923 to 1927.

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NET EXPENDITURE. Expenditure on— £ s. d' £ s. d. Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,117,408 19 7 Publio Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 2,372,940 13 4 Railways, including Surveys of New Lines and payment to Midland Railway Bondholders.. .. .. .. .. .. 49,966,279 5 9 Roads .. 16,261,228 17 10 Land-purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,061,203 11 6 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 882,975 0 11 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,666,407 6 1 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,920,286 9 1 Lighthouses, Harbour Works and Defences .. .. .. 1,22-5,508 12 1 Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,241,395 2 10 j Rates on Native Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,671 16 10 | Thermal Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,599 13 2 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. .. 424,608 6 4 i Lands Improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. X56,282 15 1 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. .. 358,490 19 10 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans .. .. .. .. 2,496,326 11 5 Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,835 8 0 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 218,500 0 0 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. 734,344 14 0 Timber Supply, Sawmills, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 12,683 18 1 Acquisition and operation of quarries .. .. .. .. 20,468 9 11 Motor Transport Service .. .. .. .. .. 33,635 5 3 Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund .. .. 626,000 0 0 101,091,081 16 11 Balanoe on 31st March, 1927, — Cash in the Public Acoount .. .. .. .. .. 222,820 4 10 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 71,566 14 9 Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 545,000 0 0 839,386 19 7 £101,930,468 16 6

1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. Annual Appropriations — £ £ £ £ £ Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. 513 503 1,033 1,768 2,198 Railways .. .. .. •• •• •• 261,910 269,090 455,534 99,592 122,980 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. 3,512 11,257 6,257 2,406 3,478 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 93,346 18,752 19,571 19,521 20,880 Timber-supply, &c. .. .. .. •• •• 141 865 557 81 1,367 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. .. .. 3,228 2,011 1,053 Lighthouses, Harbour-works, anS Harbour-defences .. 3,918 91 74 591 861 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. 493 776 1,137 6,697 992 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. •• •• .. 33,179 20,238 Roads .. .. .. .. •• •• 257,731 142,565 48,734 54,859 74,969 Development of Mining Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. 360,027 488,989 539,812 214,007 211,700 Contingent Defence Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,202 1,166 1,819 3,621 1,585 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. 16,136 5,638 2,947 4,292 2,610 Totals .. .. 998,929 939,692 1,080,703 442,625 464,911