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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), 1916-17 to 1937-38.

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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. Expenditure to 31st I March, 1916. 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922-23. j 1923-24. 1924-25. j 1925-26. j 1926-27. £ £££££££££££ Immigration.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,331,742 6,533 3,856 Cr.12,018 Cr. 62,561 Cr. 7,806 247,528 90,611 92,600 136,353 107,521 184,918 Cr. 140 Cr. 1,267 Cr. 16 Cr. 443 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 1,062,954 131,701 127,962 115,419 121,677 143,280 128,002 111,367 110,445 127,556 126,596 115,866 Cr. 2,662 Cr. 4,119 Cr. 6,280 Cr. 525 Cr. 131 Cr. 69 Cr. 19 Cr. 129 Cr. 35,918 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. 131,828 28,754 11,650 22,919 34,115 55,345 83,313 58.131 95,467 127,995 56,227 56,937 Cr. 18,451 Cr. 9,854 Cr. 31 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,099,899. 620,947 495,771 387,923 748.649 1,365,466 3,133,200 2,110,859 1,776,413 1,878,729 1,988,614 1,480,807 Cr. 4,845 Cr. 110 Cr. 4,924 Cr.105, 196 Cr. 388 Cr. 751 Cr. 3,171 Cr. 1,167 Cr.37 ,924 Cr. 16,875 Cr.95,647 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. 150,000 .. Roads: — ■ Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 9,671,554 203,746 128,730 221,887 376,097 527,854 552,895 643,156 751,370 603,968 564,694 575,898 Cr. 600 Cr. 997 Cr. 603 Cr. 81 Cr. 197 Cr. 244 Cr. 188 Cr. 231 Cr. 4,810 Cr. 981 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. 1,051,748 17,099 6,912 4,186 12,465 11,050 11,264 4,850 2,867 2,755 3,934 2,230 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. 16,023 .. .. .. .. .. Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 300,930 Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 11,040,255 220,845 135,042 225,076 387,959 538,823 563,962 647,762 754,049 606,492 563,818 577,147 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. 891,422 4,592 27 518 1,173 2,153 2,130 Cr. 98 1,363 Cr. 6,545 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 7,008 Cr. 1,606 Cr. 51 Cr. 1,785 Cr. 2,310 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,570,851 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 59 Cr. 52 .. .. .. .. Cr. 535 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. 491,980 Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. 2,062,831 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 59 Cr. 52 .. .. .. .. Cr. 535 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 3,207,720 203,311 213,955 198,611 249,379 336,468 590,981 512,657 717,409 957,294 931,661 558,042 I __ Cr. 11.082 * Excludes expenditure subsequent to 1900 included under separate class " Lands Improvement." [Continued on page 3.