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The following table shows the brief particulars of the expenditure of the year, and also the total under each class of work from the inauguration of the public-works policy up to the 31st March last: —

TOTAL EXPENDITURE.

WAYS AND MEANS, On the Ist April, 1917, the available ways and means for £ public-works purposes were.... .... .... .... .... 521,525 And further funds were received as under : — Under the Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1914 .... .... .... .... .... 45,100 Under Finance Act, 1916, section 49 .... .... 700,000 Under Finance Act, 1917, section 77 .... .... 125,000 Other receipts and recoveries .... .... .... 44,648 Making a gross total of .... .... 1,436,273 The ordinary expenditure of the year amounted to .£1,140,732, plus the expenses of raising loans £1, thus bringing the total disbursements up to .... .... .... .... .... £1,140,733

Expenditure. , ,,, . Expenditure Total Glass ol -worn. (or Year ended Expenditure to 31st March, 31st March, 1918. 1918. Railways— £ £ New construction ... ... ... ... ... 295,609 25,471,965 Additions to open lines ... ... ... ... .'.. 200,162 9,739,698 Roads ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ' 135,642 , 11,396,140 Public buildings ... ... ... .. ... ... 229,288 7,094,902 Immigration ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,856 2,342,128 Purchase of Native lands ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,061,906 Lighthouses, harbour-works, and harbour-defences ... ... 2,976 j 1,143,051 Tourist and health resorts... ... ... ... ... 931 f 259,440 Telegraph-extension ... ... ... ... ... .117,266 3,324,988 Development of mining ... ... ... ... ... | 27 889,496 Defence-works (general) ... ... ... ... ... 6,714 1,043,691 Departmental ... ... ... ... ... ... 127,962 1,319,954 Development of water-power ... ... ... ; ... I Irrigation and water-supply ... ... ... ... j 11,650 32,055 Payment to Midland Railway bondholders ... ... ... ... 150,000 Lands-improvement ... ... ... ... 1,838 139,608 Minor works and services ... ... ... ... ... ... 312,607 Plant, material, and stores ... ... ... ... 6,811 91,007 Cost and discount, raising loans, &c. ... ... ... 1 1,253,073 1,140,733 68,065,709 Wellington-Hutt Railway and Road Improvement | Railway ... 228,374 Account i Road ... ... 101,658 Railways Improvement Account ... ... ... ... ... 641,275 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account ... 111,721* 477,072 Loans to Local Bodies Account—Roads to open up Crown lands ... 697,408 Opening up Crown Lands for Settlement Account—Roads to : ... 206,626 open up Crown lands Land for Settlements Account—Roads to open up Crown lands 43,996 209,675 National Endowment Account—Roads to open up endowment I ... 53,401 lands Aid to Water-power Works and Electric Supply Account ... 9,835 387,518 Irrigation and Water-supply Account ... • ... ... ' ... 115,000 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account... ... 12,025 64,617 Telegraph Extension Account ... ... ... ... 96,689 300,000 68,065,709 228,374 .101,658 641,275 477,072 697,408 206,626 209,675 53,401 387,518 1.15,000 64,617 300,000 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 1,414,999 71,548,333 71,548,333 * Including Sl, cost of raising loan. f Now transferred to Electric Supply Account. lint.