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TABLE No. 1. Summary showing the Total Expenditure on Public Works and other Services out of Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account) to 31st March, 1941, and the Liabilities on that Date.

* Does not include expenditure on Hutt Railway and Road Improvement, Wellington-Manawatu Purchase, and Railway Improvement Accounts. Includes £150,000 paid to Midland Railway bondholders. + Includes £4,500 expended under section 16 (1), Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923. + Includes £12,500 expended under Finance Act, 1929, Section 32. Includes £154,488 expended under Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1936, section 32. § Includes £115,000 previously expended under Irrigation and Water-supply Account, 1911-12 to 1915-16 and part 1917-18, now included in Public Works Fund; also £6,727 previously expended on irrigation under Lands Improvement now transferred to Irrigation and Water-supply. ]j £6,727 previously expended on irrigation under this item now transferred to Irrigation and Water-supply ; does not include £300,930 expended and included under Roads Class. Includes £46,125 advanced on account of Dairy Industry Loans. Includes £4,865 expended under Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2), section 6, and expenditure under vote " Settlement of Unemployed Workers " is included.

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Number Total Expenditure Recoveries Total Total , Net Expenditure m on Account of Net Expenditure Liabilities on Net Expenditure __ , Table Works. to Twelve Months Services to 31st March, 1941. and Works. containing 31st March, 1940. 0 , i. 1 inn of Previous Years. 31st March, 1941. Liabilities. Details. 31st March, 1941. £ £ ! £ £ £ £ 3 Railways* . .. .. .. 68,093,328 1,930,092 462 70,022,958 56,553 70,079,511 Railways* Roadsf .. .. .. .. 27,521,168 599,013 491 28,119,690 38,015 28,157,705 Roads.t 4 Public buildings* .. .. .. 17,963,513 1,442,431 1,418 19,404,526 126,008 19,530,534 Public buildings.}: Telegraphs..° ' .. .. .. 13,294,682 256,054 .. 13,550,736 231,751 13,782,487 Telegraphs. Departmental .. .. .. 3,753,439 49,979 46 3,803,372 6,707 3,810,079 Departmental. Charges and expenses of raising loans .. 3,965,916 32,911 .. 3,998,827 .. 3,998,827 Charges and expenses of raising loans. Lighthouses, harbour- works, and 1,394,498 34,354 .. 1,428,852 4,287 1,433,139 Lighthouses, harbour- works, and harbour harbour defences defences. Irrigation and water-supply! .. 2,001,542 611,038 18 2,612,562 78,073 . 2,690,635 Irrigation and water-supply.§ Lands improvement] j * .. .. 1,466,265 242,958 3,635 1,705,588 12,855 1,718,443 Lands improvement.|| Tourist and health resorts .. .. 809,708 21,575 .. 831,283 258 831,541 Tourist and health resorts. Small-farms developmental .. .. 1,865,071 571,215 -• 2,436,286 16,737 2,453,023 Small-farms development.^! Swamp land drainage .. .. 106,307 3,947 108 110,146 4,471 114,617 Swamp land drainage. Native land settlement .. .. 1,579,341 238,583 5,393 1,812,531 29,934 1,842,465 Native land settlement. Linen flax development .. .. •• 245,977 .. 245,977 22,141 268,118 Linen flax development. .143,814,778 6,280,127 11,571 150,083,334 627,790 150,711,124 Closed accounts Closed accounts .. Immigration .. .. .. 3,312,573 .. 88 3,312,48o .. 3,312,485 Immigration. Purchase of Native lands .. .. 2,054,024 .. .. 2,054,024 .. 2,054,024 Purchase of Native lands. Defence .. .. .. .. 1,389,449 .. .. 1,389,449 .. 1,389,449 Defence. Development of mining .. .. 830,855 .. .. 830,855 .. 830,855 Development of mining. 11 of 1877 Aiding works on Thames goldfields .. 48,859 .. .. 48,859 .. 48,859 Aiding works on Thames goldfields. Plant, material, and services .. 134,826 .. .. 134,826 .. 134,826 Plant, material, and services. Interest and sinking fund .. .. 218,500 .. .. 218,500 .. 218,500 Interest and sinking fund. Rates on Native lands .. .. 68,672 .. .. 68,672 .. 68,672 Rates on Native lands. Motor transport services .. .. 33,635 .. .. 33,635 •.. 33,635 Motor transport services. Thermal springs .. .. .. 14,600 .. .. 14,600 .. 14,600 Thermal springs. 10 of 1878 Coal-exploration and mine-develop- 10,835 .. .. 10,835 .. 10,835 Coal-exploration and mine-develop-ment ment. 8,116,828 .. 88 8,116,740 .. 8,116,740 Transfer to Main Highways Account, 1,226,000 .. .. 1,226,000 .. 1,226,000 Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund Construction Fund. . : Totals .. .. .. j 153,157,606 6,280,127 11,659 159,426,074 627,790 160,053,864 Totals. ; i