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APPENDICES TO THE PUBLIC WOBKS STATEMENT, 1937.

APPENDIX A. AUDITED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WORKS OUT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND FOR THE YEAR 1936-37.

Prepared in compliance with Section 8 of the Public Works Act, 1928.

Sir, — Public Works Department, Wellington, 17th June, 1937. In compliance with the Bth section of the Public Works Act, 1928, I enclose a statement of the expenditure during the preceding financial year on all works and services chargeable to the Public Works Fund. I have, &c., R. Semple, The Controller and Auditor-General, Wellington. Minister of Public Works.

Statement of Net Expenditure on all Works and Services chargeable to the Public Works Fund for the Year 1936-37.

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. . — I I I I Vote No. Summary. Expenditure. Credits in Aid. Expenditure. I I L General Purposes Account — £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 7. d. 35 Public Works, Departmental .. .. 170,075 346,582 9 11 208,834 2 4 137,748s 7 7 36 37 Railways .. .. .. .. 1,241,700 1,121,143 2 6 102,049 7 81,019,093 14 10 38,45 Public Buildings .. .. .. 1,217,700 674,519 3 10 19,609 11 11 654,909 11 11 46,47 Lighthouses and Harbour-works .. 12.000 5,183 7 10 3,884 10 2 1,298 17 8 48 Development of Tourist Resorts .. 30,000 17,460 0 7 670 12 10 16,789 7 9 49 Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works 1,015,000 996,675 11 3 82,955 14 6 913,719 16 9 50 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. 360,000 379,226 11 4 146,714 2 6 232,512 8 10 51 Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. 195,000 232,071 9 11 169,398 18 7 62,672 11 4 52 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage 145,000 186,716 5 8 175,654 15 8 11,061 10 0 53 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. 30,000 33,209 19 0 8,245 0 0 24,964 19 0 54 Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. 425,000 305,621 8 7 213,605 1 11 92,016 6 8 55 Native Land Settlement .. .. 124,000 521,961 4 9 409,642 10 1 112,318 14 8 56 Dairy Industry Loans .. .. 90,000 30,509 11 10 .. 30,509 11 10 Unauthorized— Services not provided for.. £30 0 3 1 Less amounts recovered or y .. .. .. 21 0 0 transferred to votes .. 9 0 3 J ( Totals, General Purposes Account .. 5,055,475 4,850,880 7 01,541,264 8 2 3,309,636 18 10 Electric Supply Account — 57 Development of Water-power .. .. 819,500 789,804 18 3 26,029 15 8 763,775 2 7 Totals, Public Works Fund .. 874,975 5,640,685 5 31,567,294 3 104,073,412 1 5