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Summary

The ratio which Ministry of Works receipts and expenditure bear to the whole is shown below— Roads, including construction and maintenance of main £ Per Cent. and State highways .. .. .. .. 6,331,995 = 18-47 Hydro-electric (construction by Ministry of Works) .. 2,935,953 = 8-56 Railway construction and improvements to open lines .. 150,857 = 0-44 Housing construction .. .. .. .. 8,886,322 = 25-92 Public buildings, including purchase of land .. .. 1,080,463 = 3-15 Soil conservation and rivers control .. .. .. 464,942 = 1-36 Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage .. .. 286,110 = 0-83 Public buildings and roads, &c., maintenance .. .. 659,577 = 1-92 Plant, materials, and services, other Departments .. 5,072,350 = 14-79 Miscellaneous, including war expenses .. .. 1,158,363 = 3-38 Miscellaneous receipts, &c. (Ministry of Works) .. 7,258,501 = 21-18 £34,285,433 = 100-00

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Class of Work. Receipts. Receipts,* Ministry of Works Ordinary Revenue Account— Departmental receipts, vote " Maintenance of Paolic Works and. Services " Irrigation receipts for year Miscellaneous receipts for year Housing .. Electric Supply Account: Miscellaneous receipts (Ministry of Works) Main highways maintenance : Miscellaneous receipts Public Works Account —- Sale linen-flax assets, &c. Miscellaneous receipts £ ' 4,901,659 47,547 164,707 15,002" 291,434 254,452 142,583 1,604,771 7,422,155 * Excludes motor-spirit tax, registration fees, &c., collected by other Departments.

— Ministry of Works. Other Departments. Total. 1 Expenditure Recoveries and receipts .. £ ■27,026,932 7,258,501 £ 4,449,234 163,654* £ 31,476,166 7,422,155 * Sale of linen-flax assets, £142,583, and education buildings, £21,071.