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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 £ Percent. and State highways .. .. .. .. 6,946;800 = 17-20 • Hydro-electric (construction by Ministry of Works) .. 3,887,046 = 9-62 Railway construction and improvements to open lines .. 396,154 = o*9B Housing construction .. .. .. .. 10,709,616 = 26-51 Public buildings, including purchase of land .. .. 1,096,958 = 2-71 Soil conservation and rivers control .. .. .. 602,193 = 1-49 Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage .. .. 283,756 = 0-70 Public buildings and roads, &c., maintenance .. .. 983,932 = 2-44^ Plant, material, and services, other Departments .. 5,478,620 = 13-56 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 1,275,090 = 3-16' Miscellaneous receipts, &c. (Ministry of Works) .. .. 8,737,978 = 21-63 £40,398,143 = 100-00

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Class of Work. Receipts. Receipts,* Ministry of Works £ Departmental receipts, vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and 5,957,862 Services " Highways Maintenance, Miscellaneous receipts 287,685 Miscellaneous receipts for year — Ministry of Works .. .. .. 205,376 Housing 14,397 Irrigation receipts for year 37,178 Electric Supply Account: Miscellaneous receipts (Ministry of Works) 246,845 Public Works AccountMinistry of Works 1,988,635 Other Departments 774,365 9,512,343 * Excludes motor-spirit tax, registration fees, &c., collected by other Departments.

— # Ministry of Works. Other j Departments. Total. 1 Expenditure Recoveries and receipts £ 31,660,165* 8,737,978 £ 4,564,603 774,365 £ 36,224,768 9,512,343' * Includes Housing Construction, £10,709,616.