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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. LANDS IMPROVEMENT (PUBLIC WORKS FUND). Income and Expenditure on Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Benmore Water-race .. .. 210 0 0 By Balanse .. .. .. .. 26,204 6 7 Forestry operations for relief of unemployed.. .. .. .. 4,017 0 3 Drainage subsidies .. .. 1,350 0 0 Experimental drainage work .. 23 I 0 Formation, construction, &c., Hauraki pastoral areas .. .. .. 15,535 16 5 Stop-bank and drainage, Tokatoka .. 651 12 3 Conservation of watershed, Waikaremoana.. .. .. .. 2,405 8 11 Reclamation of sand-dune areas . . 991 7 10 Domains .. .. .. 390 0 0 Work not specified .. . . 29 19 11 £26,204 6 7 £26,204 6 7 RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (PUBLIC WORKS FUND). Income and Expenditure on Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. Income. • To Expenditure on— £ s. d. By Lines handed over to Railway Depart- £ s. d. Kaihu Extension.. .. .. 13,479 710 ment, and expenditure-onopened Huarau Northwards .. .. 234,787 4 9 lines— VVhangarei Branch .. .. 6,431 5 7 Land claims .. .. .. 353 5 11 Waipu Branch .. .. .. 2,758 5 7 Sections previously opened .. 108 14 2 Waiuku Branch .. .. .. 5,449 0 3 Otago Central .. .. .. 445 14 0 Huntly Branch .. .. .. 20,171 11 II Waiuku Branch .. .. 156,709 0 0 Waihi-Taneat.ua .. .. .. 174,715 6 1 Expenses of raising loans—Propor-Gisborne-Napier .. .. 95,925 410 tion of expenses charged to opened Waikokopu Branch .. .. 179,935 8 4 lines .. .. .. .. 4,126 13 3 Opunake Branch.. .. .. 05,721 4 5 Stratford - Main Trunk .. .. 50,600 17 0 101,743 7 4 Glenhope-Murchison .. .. 12,080 14 6 Balance .. .. .. 1,068,584 15 4 Otira-Bealey .. .. .. 282,253 4 2 Westport-lnangahua . . .. 92 10 0 Greymouth - Point Elizabeth . . 21,800 211 Otago Central . . .. .. 445 ] 4 0 Orepuki-Waiau .. .. .. 8,025 3 2 Lawrence-Roxburgh .. .. 52,811 7 0 Land claims .. .. .. 122 4 9 Surveys.. .. .. .. 2,596 5 7 £1,230,328 2 8 £1,230,328 2 8 IRRIGATION AND WATER-SUPPLY : SCHEMES IN OPERATION (PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND CONSOLIDATED FUND). IDA VALLEY, GALLOWAY FLAT, AND OLRIG TERRACE. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Gross Revenue Account. Dr. Cr. To Management and opera- £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales of water— £ s. d. tion— Ida Valley section .. .. 2,207 7 4 Tda Valley section— Galloway section .. .. 187 8 7 Salaries .. .. 90 11 1 I Olrig Terrace section ... .. 83 10 0 Wages, horse allowances, and other costs of maintenance .. .. 1,077 3 10 1,167 15 9 Galloway Flat section. — Salaries .. .. 9 4 7 Wages, horse allowances, and other costs of maintenance .. 109 14 3 118 18 10 Olrig Tcrraee section — Salaries .. .. 12 0 5 Wages, horse allowances, and other costs of maintenance .. 142 19 4 154 19 9 Office rent .. .. .. 10 0 0 Maintenance of staff cottages .. 45 0 0 Gross profit on working, to Net Revenue Account .. .. .. 981 17 7 £2,478 II 11 £2,478 11 II Net Revenue Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance from previous year's statement 3,380 611 Bv Gross profit on working, as per Gross Interest on capital outlay—4 per cent. Revenue Account .. .. 981 17 7 on £148,579 2s. 7d. (half charged Balance .. .. .. .. 6,801 10 10 against revenue) .. .. 2,971 11 8 , Amount required as contribution to sinking fund, 1 per cent, on capital outlay .. .. .. .. 1,485 15 10 £7,843 14 5 £7,843 14 5