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

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Expenditure. : TotaJ jj et Description of Services. — — ; : 1 —— Expenditure i ; to 3lst 1927-28. 1928-29. , 1929-30. j 1930-31. 1931-32. ; 1932-33. 1933-34. 1934-35. j 1935-36. 1936-37 1937-38. I March, 1938. ! _J I I I I I I I 1 i ~~ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Immigration .. . .. .. .. 67,157 50,266 41,756 33,544 5,265 .. .. ! .. .. .. . 3 312 769 Cr. 283 Cr. 210 Cr. 583 Cr. 532 I Cr. 370 Cr. 362 Cr. . 146 Cr. 144 Public Works. Departmental .. .. .. .. 130,951 142,252 132,783 131,816 151,377 104,904 98,703 76,486 99,384 137,769 188,040 3 380 541 Cr.13,328 Gr.88,499 Cr.51,671 Cr. 16,381 Or.33,947 Cr.52,639 Cr.33,872 Cr.31,154 Cr.28,178 Cr. 17,709 Cr 19,489 irrigation and Water-supply* . .. .. .. 49,735 55,198 69,657 62,614 37,749 53,290 66,838 91,241 85,414 11,062 71,659 1,385,900 Cr. 2,798 Cr. 8 Cr. 96 Railways .. .. .. .. .. 1,141,822 1,216,277 1,812,521 1,987,196 952,388 160,853 132,111 125,600 258,011 1,019,094 2,412,990 59,863,256 Cr. 1,699 Cr. 2,595 Cr. 1,296 Cr. 792 Cr.20,568 Cr. 9,056 Cr. 20 Cr.134, 696 Cr. 461 Cr. 700 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150,000 Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 669,833 780,990 1,005,330 1,379,810 1,078,270 396,559 359,671 371,573 444,377 913,720 1,126,757 23 334 724 Cr. 540 Cr. 330 Cr. 415 Cr. 472 Cr. 564 Cr. 1,171 Cr. 445 Cr. 471 Cr. 250 Cr. 172 Cr. 253 Roads to give access to Outlying Districts .. .. 33,642 51,582 53,693 91,126 3,940 .. .. .. .. .. .. 233 983 Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. .. 2,330 1,005 1,885 4,586 .. .. .. .. 1 140 699 Cr. 467 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 023 Lands Improvement Account .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300' 930 Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 704,798 833,247 1,060,493 1,475,050 1,081,646 395,388 359,226 371,102 444,127 913,548 1,126,504 25,026,359 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ., ., ., _ gyg 714 Cr. 1,130 Cr. 260 Cr. 260 Cr. 260 Cr. 50 " Cr. 143 Cr. " 17 Cr. 1,141 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. Cr. 56 .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 7,123 .. .. .. .. 1,562,044 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. ggQ Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. Cr. 56 .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 7,123 .. .. .. .. 2,054,024 Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 118,723 172,109 222,309 151,345 92,016 310,665 1,067,167 Telegraph Extension .. . .. .. .. 625,540 624,414 594,383 419,756 249,978 99,999 144,160 135,933 195,380 232,513 312,260 12,300,690 Cr. 32 * Includes £6,727 previously included under Lands Improvement class.