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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), 1917-18 to 1938-39.
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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. March, 1917. 1917-18. I 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. £ £ £ £ £ £ j £ £ £ £ £ £ Immigration.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,338,275 3,856 Cr. 12,01$, Or. 62,561 Cr. 7,806 247,528 90,611 92,600 136,353 107,521 184,918 67,157 [CV. 140 Or. 1,267 Cr. 16 Gr. 443 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. . 1,194,655 127,962 115,419 121,677 143,280 128,002 111.367 110,445 127,556 126,596 115,866 130,951 Gr. 2,662 Cr. 4,119 Gr. 6,2*0 Cr. 525 Gr. 131 Cr. 69 Cr. 19 Cr. 129 Cr. 35,948 Cr. 13,328 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. ; 160,582 11,650 22,919 34,115 55,345 83,313 58.131 95,467 127,995 56,227 56,937 49,735 Cr. 18,451 Cr. 9,854 \ Cr. 31 Cr. 2,798 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,716,001 495,771 387,923 748.649 1,365,466 3,133,200 2,110,859 1,776,413 1,878,729 1,988,614 1,480,807 1,141,822 Cr. 110 Cr. 4,924 Cr.105,196 Cr. 388 Cr. 751 Gr. 3,171 Cr. 1,167 Cr.37,924 Cr. 16,875 Cr.95,647 Cr. 1,699 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders . . . 150,000 Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 9,875,300 128,730 221,887 376,097 527,854 552,895 j 643,156 751,370 603,968 564,694 575,898 669,833 Cr. 600 Cr. 997 Cr. 603 Cr. 81 Cr. 197 i Cr. 244 Cr. 188 Cr. 231 Cr. 4,810 Cr. 981 Cr. 540 Roads to give access to Outlying Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. 33,642 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. 1,068,847 6,912 4.186 12,465 11,050 11,264 4,850 2,867 2,755 3,934 2,230 2,330 Cr. 467 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. 16,023 .. .. .. .. j .. Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 300,930 .. .. .. .. j .. .. Total,Roads .. .. .. .. Ill,261, 100 135,042 225,076 387,959 538,823 563,962 | 647,762 754,049 606,492 563,818 577,147 704,798 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. 896,014 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 Cr. 1,130 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,569,983 Cr. 57 •• Cr. 57 Cr. 59 Gr. 52 .. .. .. .. Cr. 535 Cr. 56 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. 491, 980 Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. 2,061,963 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 59 Cr. 52 .. .. .. .. Cr. 535 Cr. 56 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 3,411,031 213,955 198,611 249,379 336,468 590,981 512,657 717,409 957,294 931,661 558,042 625,540 Cr. 11,0 82 i * Excludes expenditure subsequent to 1900 included under separate class " Lands Improvement." [Continued an page 3.