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Table No. 13— 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, 1931 — continued.

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NET EXPENDITURE. Expenditure on— £ s. d. £ s. d. Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,309,849 17 10 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 2,740,866 1 2 Railways, including Surveys of New Lines and Payment to Midland 56,117,712 4 8 Railway Bondholders Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,334,817 2 2 Land-purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,061,147 1 10 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. 881,065 0 11 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,930,500 10 4 Public Buildings .. .. ' .. .. .. .. 11,099,894 14 8 Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour-defences .. .. 1,291,816 14 10 Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,406,587 2 8 Rates on Native Lands .. .. .. .. .. 68,671 16 10 Thermal Springs .. .. .. .. .. .- 14,599 13 2 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. 576,707 15 6 Lands Improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. 661,215 10 7 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. .. 274,633 5 5 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans .. .. .. .. 3,713,744 9 1 Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,835 8 0 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 218,500 0 0 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. 968,743 1 6 Timber Supply, Sawmills, &c .. .. .. .. .. On 5,489 0 10 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. .. .. 9,636 4 11 Motor Transport Service .. .. .. .. ■• 33,635 53 Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund .. .. 1,226,000 0 0 117,945,690 0 6 : Balance on 31st March, 1931,— Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 811,999 12 I Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. ■• 20,416 2 8 Investments.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 507,620 0 0 1,340,035 14 9 £119,285,725 15 3 'I