8.—6.

Table No. 11. PUBLIC WORKS FUND. Statement showing the Net Expenditure under Appropriations for the Year ended 31st March, 1938, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

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I Vote Year ended Year encied I Increase Decrease vote 31st March, 1938. 31st March, 1937. | increase. decrease. £ £ £ £ Public Works, Departmental .. .. 186,955 137,748 49,207 Railway-construction .. .. 1,120,218 586,982 533,236 Railways Improvement and Additions to 1,292,772 432,112 860,660 Open Lines Public Buildings— General .. .. .. .. 261,017 58,565 202,452 Courthouses .. .. .. 16,403 2,655 13,748 Education Buildings .. .. 546,846 268,884 277,962 Prison Buildings and Works .. 9,476 4,621 4,855 Police-stations .. .. .. 11,086 7,149 3,937 Postal and Telegraph .. .. 248,145 158,005 90,140 Mental Hospital Buildings .. .. 125,829 142,109 .. 16,280 Health and Hospital Institutions .. 15,747 12,921 2,826 Lighthouses .. .. .. 8,260 630 7,630 Harbour-works .. .. .. 3,417 669 2,748 Development of Tourist Resorts .. 23,159 16,789 6,370 Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,126,757 913,720 213,037 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. 312,261 232,512 79,749 Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. 147,436 62,673 84,763 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage.. 71,659 11,062 60,597 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. 19,402 24,965 .. 5,563 Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. 310,665 92,016 218,649 Native Land Settlement .. .. 254,827 112,319 142,508 Dairy Industry Loans .. .. 4,565 30,510 .. 25,945 Totals, annual appropriations 6,116,902 3,309,616 2,855,074 47,788 Unauthorized— Services not provided for .. .. 1,128 21 1,107 Totals .. .. 6,118,030 3,309,637 2,856,181 47,788 2,808,393