1939-1940.

SUMMARY OF SERVICES CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS.

1939-40. 1938-39. — Estimated Amount ~~ _ required to be voted. . . Expended. Page. Credits-in-aid. Net Totals. £ £ £ j £ PUBLIC WORKS FUND. GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT. 5 Public Works, Departmental .. .. Public Works .. 328,369 210,000 198,000 216,016 Railways— 9 Railway Construction .. .. .. Public Works .. 46,000 1,230,000 1,465,000 1,234,646 10 Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. .. .. Railways .. 305,850 3,300,000 2,844,000 2,563,436 11 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. Public Works .. 16,800 1,250,000 1,600,000 1,425,627 23 Education Buildings .. .. .. Education .. 7,000 900,000 820,000 660,667 24 Lighthouses and Harbour-works .. .. Public Works .. 110 37,000 51,000 33,850 26 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. Public Works .. 500 35,000 24',552 28 Roads, &c... .. .. .. Public Works .. 75,000 .1,400,000 1,435,000 1,290,'838 75 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. Postmaster-General 250,000 600,000 750,000 575,944 76 *Lands Improvement .. .. .. Public Works .. 20,000 330,000 187,000 134*977 79 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. Public Works .. 9,300 285,000 140,000 164,481 80 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. Lands .. .. 7,450 14,000 19,000 5^324 81 Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. .. Lands .. .. 55,000 695,000 i 340,000 344^684 82 Native Land Settlement .. .. .. Native .. .. 675,000 675,000 375,000 493^695 84 f Defence .. .. .. .. .. Defence .. 700,000 2,200,000 Total—General Purposes Account .. .. 2,496,379 13,161,000 10,279,000 9,168,737 85 ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT .. .. Public Works 17,610 1,840,000 1,556,000 1,337,784 TOTAL—Public WORKS FUND .. .. 2,513,989 15,001,000 11,835,000 10,506,521 SEPARATE ACCOUNT 86 MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT Public Works . 100,000 5,267,200 j 5,037,200 J 5,149,316 * Includes vote " Dairy Industry Loans " previously shown as separate vote, t Expenditure on Land and Buildings for Air Defence previously included in vote Public Buildings—Subdivision I—General—Item: Air Defence." j