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STATEMENT showing the NET ISSUES from the PUBLIC WORKS FUND tor the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1897, compared with the Sums voted under "The Public Works Appropriation Act, 1896."

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EH O Issued. Voted. Amount Unissued. Issued in Excess. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. Advances. Total. I PART I. Class I.—Immigration :— Immigration £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 350 0 0 £ s. d. 48 13 9 £ s. d. 76 701 6 3 400 0 0 301 6 3 j 301 6 3 Total Class I. 701 6 3 400 0 0 301 6 3 301 6 3 350 0 0 48 13 9 Class II. —Public Works, Departmental: — Public Works, Departmental 77 16,225 2 6 1,333 6 0 14,891 16 6 15 0 0 14,906 16 6 14,275 0 0 631 16 6 Total Class II. 16,225 2 6 1,333 6 0 14,891 16 6 15 0 0 14,906 16 6 14,275 0 0 631 16 6 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 Class III. —Railways: — Whangarei-Kamo Extension Kaihu Valley Railway Extension Helensville Northwards Grahamstown-Te Aroha Marton-Te Awamutu, North End Marton-Te Awamutu, South End Eketahuna-Woodville Blenheim-Awatere .. .. Midland Railway Heriot-Roxburgh Survey Otago Central Catlin's River.. Seaward Bush Forest Hill Tramway .. Land-claims, &c. Surveys, New Lines of Railway Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Rolling-stock Additions to Open Lines 6,524 11 7 1,429 3 5 3,451 19 11 3,964 1 11 3,168 17 10 11,181 8 2 20,289 3 8 276 4 10 22,281 5 11 709 0 6 25,324 9 1 5,257 10 4 10,855 12 0 166 0 10 22 0 0 1 13 10 424 3 7 20,324 15 8 3 0 0 86 12 1 184 18 6 6,524 11 7 1,263 2 7 3,451 19 11 3,942 1 11 3,168 17 10 11,179 14 4 19,865 0 1 276 4 10 1,956 10 3 706 0 6 25,237 17 0 5,072 11 10 10,855 12 0 450 11 1 255' 3 7 108 0 4 351 6 8 6,524 11 7 1,263 2 7 3,451 19 11 4,392 13 0 3,168 17 10 11,434 17 11 19,973 0 5 276 4 10 2,307 16 11 706 0 6 25,237 17 0 5,963 18 2 11,782 8 11 7,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 11,000 0 0 32,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 4,500 0 0 2.500 0 0 40,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 475 8 5 1,736 17 5 4,548 0 1 5,607 7 0 3,831 2 2 12,026 19 7 2,223 15 2 7,692 3 1 293 19 6 4,762 3 0 1,036 1 10 217 11 1 3,000 0 0 3,258 19 3 1,135 13 11 6,907 18 3 434 17 11 891 6 4 926 16 11 1,248 10 9 1,700 18 5 38,172 10 4 65,076 15 8 7 10 0 406 12 4 5,617 4 5 360 0 0 1,241 0 9 1,294 6 1 32,555 5 11 64,716 15 8 70' 0 0 536 15 10 1,241 0 9 1,364 6 1 33,092 1 9 64,716 15 8 4,716 15 8 TotaKClass III. 220,912 4 4 27,604 11 3 193,307 13 1 3,590 0 9 196,897 13 10 250,500 0 0 58,753 19 9 5,151 13 7 96 97 98 99 Class IV. —Roads: — Main Roads, &c. Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges Local Bodies Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery Roads on Goldfields 12,045 3 8 15,516 1 8 152 2 3 7,756 6 9 4,320 12 9 4,288 16 11 11,195 8 11 152 2 3 1,996 12 11 7,647 17 3 6,285 9 10 18.S43 6 2 152 2 3 12,700 0 0 23,004 0 0 465 0 0 6,414 10 2 4,160 13 10 312 17 9 100 20,655 1 4 33,578 6 2 4,632 7 10 1,000 15 6 16,022 13 6 32,577 10 8 1,089 11 5 282 17 8 17,112 4 11 32,860 8 4 42,765 0 0 89,357 0 0 25,652 15 1 56,496 11 8 Total Class IV. 81,946 15 1 17,710 2 10 64,236 12 3 11,016 19 3 75,253 11 6 168,291 0 0 93,037 8 6 Class V.—Development of Goldfields :— Development of Goldfields 10,508 2 11 98,950 0 0 J101 10,508 2 11 10,508 2 11 88,441 17 1 Total Class V. 10,508 2 11 10,508 2 11 10,508 2 11 98,950 0 0 88,441 17 1