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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), 1913-14 to 1934-35.

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N.B. —The figures in italics, prefixed by " Or.," 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 to^ls? 1 * 6 j i j March. 1913. 1913-14. 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18. I 1918-19. 1919-20. I 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922-23, 1923-24. 1 I j | £ £ £ £ ££££££ ££ Immigration.. .. . .. 2,254,609 33,914 33,219 10,010 6,533 3,856 Cr. 12,018 Cr. 62,561 Cr. 7,806 247,528 90.611 92,600 Cr. 10 . Cr. 140 Cr. 1,267 Public Works, Departmental .. .. . . j 784,095 66,650 100,719 111,489 131,701 127,962 115,419 121,677 143,280 128,002 111.367 110,445 Cr. 2,662 Cr. 4,119 Cr. 6,280 Cr. 525 Cr. 131 Cr. 69 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. ! 29,535 40,329 32,090 29,874 28,754 11,650 22,919 34,115 55,345 83,313 58,131 95,467 Cr. 18,451 Cr. 9,854 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 129,799,218 1,104,897 1,146,753 1,065,171 620,947 495,771 387,923 748,649 1,365,466 3,133,200 2,110,859 1,776,413 Cr. 5,485 Cr. 6,022 Cr. 4,633 Cr. 4,845 Cr. 110 Cr. 4,924 Cr.105,196 Cr. 388 Cr. 751 Cr. 3,171 Cr. 1,167 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholdei. . .. 150,000 Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 8,433,806 353,836 484,365 400,062 203,746 128,730 221,887 376,097: 527,854 552,895 643,156 751,370 Cr. 515 Cr. 600 Cr. 997 Cr. 603 Cr. 81 Cr. 197 Cr. 244 Cr. 188 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. j 973,108 24,143 30,065 24,432 17,099 6,912 4,186 12,465 11,050 11,264 4,850 2,867 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. 16,023 Lands Improvement Account* .. .. 300,930 Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 9,723,867 377,464 514,430 424,494 220,845 135,042 225,076 387,959 538,823 563,962 647,762 754,049 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. 877,802 4,889 2,384 6,602 4,592 27 518 1.173 2,153 2,130 Cr. 98 1,363 Cr. 255 Cr. 6,545 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 7,008 Cr. 1,606 Cr. 51 Cr. 1,785 Cr. 2,310 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,573,740 Cr. 857 Cr. 1,060 Cr. 972 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 59 Cr. 52 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. 491,980 Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. 2,065,720 Cr. 857 Cr. 1,060 Cr. 972 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 59 Cr. 52 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 2,277,124 392,648 288,395 249,554 203,311 213,955 198,611 249,379 336,468 590,981 512,657 717,409 ■ Cr. 11,082 * Excludes expenditure subsequent to 1900 included under separate class " Lands Improvement." [Continued on page 6.