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APPENDICES TO THE PUBLIC WOEKS STATEMENT, 1924.

APPENDIX A. AUDITED STATEMENT OE EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WOEKS OUT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND FOR THE YEAK 1923-24.

Prepared in compliance with Section 8 of the Public Works Act, 1908.

Sir, — Public Works Department, Wellington, 15th July, 1924. In compliance with the Bth section of the Public Works Act, 1908, I enclose a statement of the expenditure during the preceding financial year on all works and services chargeable to the Public Works Fund. I have, &c, J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works. The Controller and Auditor-General, Wellington.

Statement of Net Expenditure on all Works and Services chargeable to the Public Works Fund for the Year 1923-24.

This statement includes only the expenditure on works, and does not include expenditure such as interest, sinking funds, and charges and expenses of loans. J. J. Gibson, Accountant. F. W. Furkert, Examined and found correct, Engineer-in-Chief and Under-Secretary. G. F. 0. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

Vote. Summary. Appropriation. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. 44 45,46 47-54 55 56,57 58 59 60,61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 General Purposes Account — Public Works, Departmental Railways Publio Buildings Timber - supply and Sawmills for Public Works Department Lighthouses and Harbour-works Tourist and Health Resorts Immigration Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works .. Development of Mining Telegraph Extension Motor Transport Service Contingent Defence Lands, Miscellaneous Irrigation and Water-supply Plant, Material, and Stores Unauthorized £ 130,203 2,270,000 262,850 17,000 28,500 37,250 150,050 989,860 1,500 750,000 5,000 25,500 55,600 108,000 15,000 £ s. d. 168,161 12 0 1,902,002 19 9 196,361 5 6 33,023 4 7 10,938 4 4 29,941 10 11 233,244 0 11 784,073 7 7 442 2 9 829,213 16 7 1,302 0 0 5,307 0 9 18,456 9 2 97,154 6 6 59,996 8 3 1,015 17 9 £ s. d. 57,802 7 8 125,589 19 10 3,630 2 0 29,410 13 1 133 12 8 2,677 3 9 140,643 12 4 34,336 2 11 £ s. d. 110,359 4 4 1,776,412 19 11 192,731 3 6 3,612 11 6 10,804 11 8 27,264 7 2 92,600 8 7 749,737 4 8 442 2 9 717,409 11 3 961 15 0 4,931 10 9 18,181 15 1 95,466 10 10 Cr. 52,772 1 9 1,015 17 9 111,804 5 4 340 5 0 375 10 0 274 14 1 1,687 15 8 112,768 10 0 69 Totals, General Purposes Aocount Electric Supply Account Unauthorized — Services not provided for Wailiou and Ohinemuri Bivers Improvement Account 4,846,313 1,175,000 4,370,634 7 4 835,569 15 6 2 10 10 71,973 2 11 621,474 14 4 22,597 11 11 3,749,159 13 0 812,972 3 7 2 10 10 70,533 2 8 1,440 0 3 Totals, Public Works Fund .. » 6,021,313 5,278,179 16 7 645,512 6 6 4,632,667 10 1