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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), 1914-15 to 1935-36.

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M Showing Net Yeably Expenditube out of Public Wobks Fund (Geneeal Pubposes Account), 1914-15 to 1935-36. N.B. —The figures in italics, prefixed by " Or.," are either recoveries on account of services of previous years or receipts-in-aid applied in reduction of expenditure. Total Net Expenditure. Description of Services. ;— | ~~~ bSb ; I " ~ | | j .« . ■ . - . v . ; i i ■ 1 ; ; March, 1914. 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922-23, 1923-24. 1924-25. £ £ £ ££££££ £££ Immigration... .. .. .. .. .. 2,288,523 33,219 10,010 6,533 3,856 Cr.12,018 Gr.62,561 Cr. 7,806 247,528 90,611 92,600 136,353 Cr. 10 Cr. 140 Cr. 1,267 Cr. 16 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 850,745 100.719 111,489 131,701 127,962 115.419 121,677 143,280 128,002 111,367 110,445 127,556 Cr. 2,662 Gr. 4,119 Cr. 6,280 Cr. 525 Cr. 131 Gr. 69 Cr. 19 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. 69,864 32,090 29,874 28,754 11,650 22,919 34,115 55,345 83,313 58.131 95,467 127,995 Cr. 18,451 Gr. 9,854 Railways .. .. .. .. .. •• 30,898,630 1,146,753 1,065,171 620,947 495,771 387,923 748.649 1,365,466 3,133,200 2,110,859 1,776,413 1,878,729 Or. 6,022 Gr. 4,633 Cr. 4,845 Cr. 110 Cr. 4,924 Cr.105,196 Cr. 388 Cr. 751 Cr. 3,171 Gr. 1,167 Cr.37,924 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. 150,000 Roads: — ■ Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 8,787,127 484,365 400,062 203,746 128,730 221,887 376,097 527,854 552,895 643,156 751,370 603,968 Cr. 6 00 Cr. 997 Cr. 603 Cr. 81 Gr. 197 Cr. 244 Cr. 188 Cr. 231 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. -. .. 997,251 30,065 24.432 17,099 6,912 4.186 12,465 11,050 11,264 4,850 2,867 2,755 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. 16,023 Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 300,930 Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 10,101,331 514,430 424,494 220,845 135,042 225,076 387,959 538,823 563,962 647,762 754,049 606,492 Development of Mining .. .. .. 882,691 2,384- 6,602 4,592 27 518 1,173 2,153 2,130 Cr. 98 1,363 Cr. 255 Cr. 6,545 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 7,008 Cr. 1,606 Cr. 51 Cr. 1,785 Gr. 2,310 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. . 1,572,883 Or. 7,060 Cr. 972 Gr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Gr. 57 Cr. 59 Cr. 52 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. 491,980 Total, Land Purchases .. .. . 2,064,863 Or. 1,060 Cr. 972 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 59 Cr. 52 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. 2,669,772 288,395 249,554 203,311 213,955 198,611 249.379 336,468 590,981 512,657 717,409 957,294 1 Cr. 11,082 * Excludes expenditure subsequent to 1900 included under separate class " Lands Improvement." [Continued on page 6.