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HON. MINISTER'S STATEMENT. PAGE Finance Statement: Expenditure, 1939-40, Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. v i Receipts, Public Works Department, 1939-40 .... .. .. v ;i Summary of Votes under Control of Minister of Public Works for Year ending 31st March, 1941 viii Summary of Votes under Control of Ministers other than Minister of Public Works, Year ending 31st March, 1941 .. .. .. .. ~ Main Highways .. .. .. .. ~ . Hydro-electric Development .. .. .. . . .. x Railway-construction.. .. .. .. .. Railways : Improvements and Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. .. .. x i v Settlement and other Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. xv Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. i ~ .. .. xvi Public Buildings— New Departmental Buildings .. .. .. .. .. ~ xv y Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. ~ xv j ] Courthouses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xv jj Health and Hospital Institutions .. .. .. .. .. xv ii Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ xviii Police-stations .. .. .. .. . . ..... xviii Post and Telegraph Buildings and Land .. .. .. .. .. xv jjj Prisons .. .. .. .. .. ~ x j x Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. .. ~ ~ . _ x j x Education Buildings .. .. .. .. .. . . x j x Aerodromes and Subsidiary Services .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. . _ . xx j Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. .. xx jj Land Improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. xx jj Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. .. .. .. .. .. _ xx iii Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ xxiv Plant and Mechanical Equipment .. .. .. .. .. xxiv Harbour-works .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ _ xx j v Lighthouses .. .. .. .. ~ ~ _ _ xxiv Native Land Settlement .. .. .. .. .. .. _ _ _ xxv

TABLES. No. I—Total Expenditure : Summary showing Total Expenditure out of Public Works Fund 1 No. 2.—Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), 1918-19 to 1939-40 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-7 No. 3. —Railway Statement showing Expenditure on Construction of Railways to 31st March 1940 . .. B_lo8 _ 10 No. 4.—Expenditure and Liabilities on Public Buildings out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1940 .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. No. s.—Electric Supply Account: Statement of Accounts as at 31st March, 1940 .. .. 12-19