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Summary

The ratio which the various classes bear to the whole is shown below—that is, expenditure plus receipts : Roads, including construction and maintenance of main £ Per Cent. and state highways .. .. .. .. *3,471,198 = 13-00 Hydro-electric (construction by Public Works Department) .. .. .. " .. .. .. -2,114,793= 7-92 Railway-construction and improvements to open lines 334,933 = 1*25 Housing construction .. .. .. .. 6,193,779 = 23-21 Public buildings, including schools .. .. .. 1,720,595 = 6*45 Soil conservation and rivers control .. .. 270,864 == 1-01 Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage .. .. ■ 482,861 = 1-81 Public buildings and roads, &c. (maintenance) .. 1,347,075 = 5-05 Plant, material, and services, other Departments .. 3,037,633 = 11-38 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 909,597 = 3-41 War Expenses expenditure .. .. .. 1,187,226 = 4-45 Miscellaneous receipts, &c... .. .. .. 5,620,591 == 21*06 £26,691,145 = 100-00

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Class of Work. Receipts. Receipts,* Public Works Department Ordinary Revenue Account — £ Departmental receipts, vote, " Maintenance of Public Works and 2,855,156 Services " Irrigation receipts for year 28,544 Miscellaneous receipts for year— Public works 148,836 Housing 10,955 Electric Supply Account: miscellaneous receipts (public works) 105,857 Main Highways Account— Repayment of advances, &c., and interest 9,084 Miscellaneous receipts 144,389 Public Works Account— Sale linen-flax assets, &c. 442,238 Miscellaneous receipts 1,875,532 5,620,591 * Excludes motor-spirits tax, registration fees, &c., collected by other Departments.

Public Works Other nP/^+oi j Department. Departments, j JLotai. £ £ £ Expenditure 20,078,102 992,452 21,070,554 Recoveries and receipts 4,670,627 1 1 949,964 5,620,591