8.—6.

Table No. 11. PUBLIC WORKS FUND. Statement showing the Net Expenditure under Appropriations for the Year ended 31st March, 1925, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

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Vnte Year: ended Year ended Increase Dacresso Vote - 31st March, 1925. 31st March, 1924. Increase. .Decrease. £ £ £ £ Public Works, Departmental .. .. 127,493 110,35ft 17.131 Railway-construction .. .. ■ .. 1,135,807 1,132,765 3,042 .. Additions to Open Lines .. .. 742,922 643,648 99,274 Public Buildings— [General .. .. .. .. 30,791 8,152 22,639 I Courthouses .. .. .. 5,363 2,448 2,915 : .. "Prison Buildings and Works .. .. 25,279 26,484 .. 1,205 Police-stations .. .. .. 18,553 12,838 5,715 Postal and Telegraph.. .. .. 65,917 108,395 .. 42,478 Agricultural .. .. .. 3,242 282 2,960 Mental Hospital Buildings .. .. 68,438 26,541 , 41,897 'Health and Hospital Institutions .. 28,235 7,591 20,644 Tmiber-supply and Sawmills, &c. .. Gr. 20,537 3,613 .. 24,150 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. 1,815 I ,'815 " Lighthouses .... .. .. .. 2,852 4,471 .. 1,619 Harbour-works .. .. .. 423 6,334 .. 5,911 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. 12,343 27,264 , .. 14',921 Department of Immigration .. .. 136,353 92,600 43,753 Roads, jfcc. .. .. .. .. 603,968 746,870 .. 142,902 Roads, on Goldfields .. .. .. 2,755 2,867 .. 112 Development of Mining .. .. .. 442 .. 442 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. 957,294 717,410 . 239,884 .. Motor"Transport Services .. .. 5,000 962 4,0,38 .. Cdniirigeht Defence .. .. .. 27,133 4,931 22,202 Lands; Miscellaneous .. .. .. 34,172 18,182 15,990 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. 127,995 95,467 32,528 .. PfonJ,.Material, and Stores .. Gr. 12,229 Gr. -52,772 40,543 Services not provided for .. .. 63 . .. 1,016 .i 953 616,973 234,693 234,693 Totals .. .. .. 4,131,440 3,7.49,160 .382,280 ' — J ... j ... ' ** ——-— — — '