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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT —continued. General Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1925—continued. Assets. National development works (Public Works Fund) — £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure, 1924/25, on— Construction of roads and bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. 576,632 19 0 Construction of roads and other works on goldfields and mineral lands .. .. 3,172 15 1 Lands improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,436 11 7 Construction and improvements of harbour-works .. .. .. .. 337 18 7 608,580 4 3 Railway-construction (Public Works Fund) — £ s. d. Expenditure to 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. 6,696,516 5 8 Less balance of income and expenditure on capital Account for the year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 838,621 10 8 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 5,857,894 15 0 Huts, storerooms, and workers'accommodation .. .. .. .. 96,775 13 3 Stocks of stores issued but unused—General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 184,783 9 6 Canteens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,213 4 3 Permanent-way materials .. .. .. .. .. 135,443 12 6 321,440 6 3 6,276,110 14 6 Railways Improvement Authorization (separate Account) — Expenditure during year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 21,135 12 5 Huts, storerooms, and workers' accommodation .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Stocks of stores issued but unused .. .. .. .. .. 77 17 6 21,258 9 11 Irrigation works— Schemes in operation—• £ s. d. Expenditure to 31st March, 1924 .. .. 178,665 14 11 Expenditure during year 1924-25 .. .. 4,103 10 10 182,769 5 9 Part interest capitalized to 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 14,233 9 7 197,002 15 4 Schemes under construction — Expenditure to 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. 316,530 15 6 Expenditure during year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 105,537 8 11 422,068 4 5 619,070 19 9

Land-drainage works— £ s. d. Expenditure transferred to and recoverable from Lands Department— Swamp-land drainage, 1914-17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,563 19 7 Hauraki Plains settlement, 1907 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,070 0 0 9,633 19 7 Furniture and fittings — Department buildings and offices .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,014 0 7 ■ Ministerial residences .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,601 13 10 Government Houses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,916 10 1 Workshops, stores, and garages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 156 5 0 21,688 9 6 Plant, machinery, and equipment— Plant, material, and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 313,060 10 4 Timber-supply and sawmills .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,777 15 5 Quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,448 6 4 Workshops, stores, and garages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,590 6 9 321,876 18 10 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,612,307 9 8

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Buildings. Land. Value at Additions, Tntni 31st March, 1924. 1924-25. Public buildings— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Parliamentary buildings .. 101,265 0 0 408,204 12 7 646 17 3 510,116 9 10 Government Houses .. .. 91,336 0 0 51,000 0 0 .. 142,336 0 0 Ministerial residences .. 26,565 0 0 7,000 0 0 .. 33,565 0 0 Departmental buildings, offices, 336,088 0 0 551,419 17 3 20,701 0 9 908,208 18 0 Workshops, stores, and garages 67,975 0 0 44,339 0 0 11,352 1 7 123,666 1 7 Roadmen's huts and accommodation .. 7,691 10 0 1 0 0 7,692 10 0 Irrigation buildings .. .. 77 11 7 4,449 0 0 .. 4,526 11 7 Quarry buildings .. .. 40 15 8 .. 1,117 3 8 1,157 19 4 Sawmill buildings . . .. .. 764 3 0 . . 764 3 0 Lands-improvement buildings .. 50 0 0 .. 2,004 0 0 2,054 0 0 623,397 7 3 1,074,868 2 10 35,822 3 3 1,734,087 13 4 1,734,087 13 4