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In addition, the Department collected £2,152,581 for the supply of electric energy and irrigation and as miscellaneous revenue from other sources.

Note.-Adjustment as between Small Farms and Public Buildings, £29,275, year 1940-41 made in above.

Expenditure, 1941-42. Class of Work. Gross. Recoveries. Net. Expenditure, Public Works Fund. Railways — £ £ £ New construction .. ... .. .. .. 617,724 88,038 529,686 Improvements and additions to open lines .. .. 193,291 29,225 164,066 Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. 294,045 51,100 242,945 Public buildings .. .. .. .. .. 1,254,164 26,882 1,227,282 Lighthouses and harbour-works .. .. .. .. ,20,827 1,990 18,837 Tourist and health resorts .. .. .. .. 15,182 2,975 12,207 Telegraph extension .. .. .. .. .. 434,320 261,173 173,147 Departmental .. ... .. .. ... 547,332 444,033 103,299 Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage .. .. .. 538,176 51,690 486,486 Lands-improvement .. .. .. .. .. 163,979 63,730 100,249 Small farms development .. .. .. .. 436,979 260,064 176,915 Native-land'settlement .. .. .. .. .. 862,260 754,188 108,072 Linen-flax development .. .. .. .. .. 679,728 107,606 572,122 Cost and discount, raising loans, &c. .. .. .. 99,056 .. 99,056 Totals, General Purposes Account .. .. 6,157,063 2,142,694- 4,014,369 Electric Supply Account (previously Aid to Water-power Works Account) — Construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,655,419 75,119 1,580,300 Working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 649,662 8,159 641,503 Totals, Public Works*Fund .. .. .. 8,462,144 2,225,972 6,236,172 Expenditure, other Votes and Accounts. Main Highways Account— I Annual appropriation— Construction, reconstruction, and improvements .. 567,763 62,424 505,339 Maintenance, repairs, and renewals .. .. .. 1,186,382 118,354 1,068,028 Administration, plant, and miscellaneous expenditure .. 75,099 74,862 -237 Interest, fees, and loan redemptions .. .. .. 351,909 .. 351,909 Permanent appropriations (rate subsidies, interest on transfer from Public Works Fund, &c.) .. .. .. 312,722 .. 312,722 Consolidated Fund— Maintenance, public buildings, roads, &c. .. .. 379,392 45,461 333,931 Plant, material, and miscellaneous services .. .. 5,286,215 5,109,685 176,530 Other accounts (expenditure by Public Works Department) : Amounts not included above .. .. .. .. 1,614,698 .. 1,614,698 Totals, other votes and accounts .. .. .. 9,774,180 5,410,786 4,363,394 Grand total of expenditure, Public Works Fund and other votes and accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1942.. .. 18,236,324 7,636,758 10,599,566

Class of Work. ''* 1941-42. Receipts,* Public Works Department. Ordinary Revenue Account— £ Irrigation (receipts for year) .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,333 Miscellaneous receipts for year .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,131 Electric Supply Account (sales of energy, miscellaneous receipts, &c.) : Receipts for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,058,176 Main Highways Account (repayment of advances, &c., and interest) : Receipts for year .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 29,941 Total receipts .. .. .. 2,152,581 * JSxcludes motor-spirits tax, registration fees, &c., collected by other Departments,