8.—6

Table No. 14 —continued. Statement showing the Total Ways and Means of the Public Works Fund, General Purposes Account, and the Total Net Expenditure to the 31st March, 1928—continued.

Table No. 15. Statement of the Estimated Liabilities chargeable on the Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), outstanding on the 31st March each Year from 1924 to 1928.

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NET EXPENDITURE. Expenditure oil— £ s. d. , £ s. d. j Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,184,566 3 0 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 2,490,564 14 4 Railways, including Surveys of New Lines and payment to Midland Railway Bondholders.. .. .. .. .. .. 51,106,402 13 2 Roads.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,966,026 14 4 Land-purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,061,147 1 10 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. j 881,845 0 11 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,291,947 1 3 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 10,136,524 2 3 Lighthouses, Harbour Works and Defences .. .. 1,249,213 12 4 Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,280,916 0 11 Rates on Native Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,671 16 10 ; Thermal Springs .. .. .. 14,599 13 2 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. . 460,765 17 4 Lands Improvement .. .. .. 426,606 19 11 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. 348,217 7 6 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans .. .. .. 2,596,623 14 10 Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. 10,835 8 0 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. 218,500 0 0 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. 781,282 4 10 Timber Supply, Sawmills, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 5,686 15 5 Acquisition and operation of quarries .. .. .. 11,143 12 6 Motor Transport Service .. .. .. .. . 33,635 5 3 Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund .. 826,000 0 0 104,451,721 19 11 Balance on 31st March, 1928, — Cash in the Public Account .. 668,314 3 2 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,489 4 5 Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 623,000 0 0 — 1,328,803 7 7 £105,780,525 7 6

1924. 1 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. J 1 I 1 Annual Appropriations— £ £ £ £ £ Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. 503 1,033 1,768 2,198 2,475 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 269,090 455,534 99,592 122,980 114,964 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. 11,257 6,257 2,406 3,478 2,216 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 18,752 19,571 19,521 20,880 15,276 Timber-supply, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 865 557 81 1,367 552 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. .. 3,228 2,011 1,053 1,997 Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour-defences .. 91 74 591 861 1,423 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. 776 1,137 6,697 992 4,590 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,179 20,238 13,216 Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. 142,565 48,734 54,859 74,969 94,445 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. 488,989 539,812 214,007 211,700 227,018 Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,166 1,819 3,621 1,585 3,170 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. 5,638 2,947 4,292 2,610 7,376 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 939,692 1,080,703 442,625 464,911 488,718