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Revenue collected by the Department totalled £2,462,205 for the year, and of this sum £2,322,921 represents the sale of electrical energy and miscellaneous receipts credited to the Electric Supply Account. The balance is made up of irrigation revenue and miscellaneous receipts exclusive of taxation for Main Highways purposes which is collected by other Departments.

Summary

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Expenditure, 1943-44. Class of Work Gross. j Credits. Net. Expenditure, Public Works Account £ £ £ Public Works, departmental .. .. .. .. 696,524 690,524- 6,000 Railway-construction .. .. .. .. .. 444,332 77,559 366,773 Housing construction .. .. .. * .. .. 1,630,958 198,712 1,432,246 Public buildings .. .. .. .. .. 636,608 14,163 622,445 Education buildings .. .. .. .. .. 236,137 1,046 235,091 Lighthouses and harbour-works .. .. .. .. 14,967 190 14,777 Roads, &c. .. .. ..' .. .. .. 128,790 52,544 76,246 Soil conservation and rivers control .. .. .. 59,455 47,641 11,814 Lands, miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 38,636 1,358 37,278 Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage .. .. .. 464,782 123,377 341,405 Linen-flax development .. .. .. .. .. 754,441 636,106 118,335 Totals, Public Works Account .. .. .. 5,105,630 1,843,220 3,262,410 Electric Supply Account — Construction.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,818,123 115,205 1,702,918 Working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 713,866 24,831 689,035 Expenditure, other Votes and Accounts Main Highways Account —■ Annual appropriation— Construction, reconstruction, and improvements .. 141,632 36,334 105,298 Maintenance, repairs, and renewals .. .. .. 1,443,215 211,929 1,231,286 Administration, plant, and miscellaneous expenditure .. 47,787 26,956 20,831 Interest, fees, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 252,008 .. 252,008 Permanent appropriations (rate subsidies, interest on transfer from Public Works Fund, &c.) .. .. .. 221,602 .. 221,602 Consolidated Fund— Maintenance, public buildings, roads, &c. .. .. 431,657 93,749 337,908 Plant, material, and miscellaneous services .. .. 2,532,361 2,445,574 86,787 Other accounts (expenditure by Public Works Department) : Amounts not included above .. .. .. .. 11,485,447 .. 11,485,447 Totals, other votes and accounts .. .. .. 19,087,698 2,954,578 16,133,120 Grand total of expenditure, Public Works Account and other votes and accounts, for the year ended 31st March, 1944 .. 24,193,328 4,79.7,798 19,395,530

Class of Work. Receipts,* Public Works Department Ordinary Revenue Account — £ Irrigation (receipts for year) .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,611 Miscellaneous receipts for year .. .. .. .. .. .. 96,570 Electric Supply Account (sales of energy, miscellaneous receipts, &c.) : Receipts for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,322,921 Main Highways Account (repayment of advances, &c., and interest) : Receipts for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,103 Total receipts .. .. .. .. .. 2,462,205 * Excludes motor-spirits tax, registration fees, &c., collected by other departments.

Public Works Other . Department. Departments. u " a ' I £ £ £ Gross expenditure .. .. .. 23,202,750 990,578 24,193,328 Recoveries and receipts .. .. 6,622,851 637,152 7,260,003