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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund, 1896-97 to 1917-18.

N.B. —The figures in italics, prefixed by " Cr." are either recoveries on account of services of previous years or receipts-in-aid applied in reduction of expenditure. Expenditure from 1892-93 to 1896-97, inclusive, includes expenditure under Native Lands Purchase Account; and from 1894-95 to 1890-97, inclusive, expenditure under Lands Improvement Account. . __ Total Net Expenditure. Description of Services. " March, 1896. 1896-97. 1697-96. 1898-99. 1899-1900. 1900-1. 1901-2. 1902-3. 1903-4. 1904-5. I 1905-6. 1906-7. Description of Services. Expenditure. 1899-1900. i 1900-1. 1901-2. 1902-3. 1904-5. 1905-6. 19C6-7. 1898-99. 1903-4. i I I I £ £ Immigration .. .. .. ., .. 2,146,644 301 £ 70 £ 70 £ 105 £ 105 £ £ 385 j 214 £ 385 £ 214 £ 139 £ 142 £ Cr. 7 6,481 £ 8,753 £ 14,353 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 399,141 14.892 9.689 9,689 10.090 10,090 1 12.572 : 12,932 12.572 : 12,932 17.771 13,949 16.088 ., „.. 12,814 j 13,517 16,710 Development of Water-power .. 468 <■ 2,901 4,664 Irrigation and Water-supply ; 1! Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,099,677 207.231 Cr. 334 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders 351,600 351,600 374,192 417,937 \ j 374,192 417,937 717.723 717,723 1,333,940 :— 759.752 828.704 779,891 1,021,265 1,227,880 150,000 L r jRoads :— Miscellaneous Roads and Bridge- .. .. .. 3,750,000 15,691 Cr. 365 ! Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. 262,720 1 32,578 j Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. .. 16,023 Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 197,375 103.555 241.209 Cr. 365 49.569 248,934 Cr. 365 46,550 237.351 207.374 Cr. 341 48,039 48,417 i 354.087 47,573 230,349 51,690 316.248 45.594 202.851.1 26.112 306,065 4S.139 308,500 38,970 Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 4,210,101 ; 167,482 i 4,210,101 ' 167,482 290.413 290,413 295.119 295.119 285.043 315,791 ! 285.043 j 315,791 402.200 282.039 361.842 228,962 351,204 347,470 Development of Mining .. .. •• •• | 587,651 10,508 587,651 10,508 33.117 33.117 17,355 17,355 21.815 j 15,907 i 21.815 i 15,907 15,326 24.213 16.278 6.258 18,533 11,064 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,297,854 j Cr. 37 1,297,854 362,980 j Cr. 37 129,000 01,503 61,503 53.182 Cr. 225 53.182 Cr. 225 32,025 i 28,088 32,025 28,688 18,20.1 15.782 5,352 : 6,281 13,777 9,135 I i UT. tSZO Native Lands Purchase Account '.. .. .. 302,980 129.000 Total, Land Purchases .. .. ..1,660,834 128,963 1,660,834 128,963 61,503 61,503 52,(157 52,957 32.H25 > 28,688 32,025 28,688 18,261 15.782 5.352 6,281 13,777 9,135 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 734,560 | 36,791 734,560 i 36,791 29,384 28,551 26,771 | 50,101 31,72! 29,384 29,384 28,55! 28,551 26.771 50.101 26.771 ! 50,101 31,729 68.578 47,228 79,29S 77.1»0 114,068 * Subsequent expenditure under separate class " Lands Improvement," see next page. Continued on page 4.