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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund, 1900-1901 to 1921-22.

. B.— The figures in italics, prefixed by " Gr." are either recc Expenditure from 1892-93 to 1896-97, inclusive, includi iveries on account of services of previous years or receipts-in-aid applied in reduction of expenditure. >s expenditure under Native Lands Purchase Account; and from 1894-95 to 1896-97, inclusive, expenditure under Lands Improvement Account. Description of Services. Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1900. 1900-1. Expenditure. 1901-2. 1902-3. 1903-4. 1904-5. i 1905-6. 1906-7. 1907-8. 1908-9. 1909-10. 1910-11. Immigration £ 2,147,505 £ 214 £ 139 £ 142 £ Cr. 7 £ 6,481 £ 8,753 £ 14,353 £ 9,132 £ 15,075 £ 17,003 £ 9,441 Public Works, Departmental 446,384 12,932 17,771 13,949 16,088 12,814 ! 13,517 ] 16,710 18,219 24,512 41,176 42,733 Development of Water-power 468 2,901 4,664 315 1,021 Irrigation and Water-supply 1,562 Railways 16,450,303 717,723 1,333,940 759,752 828,704 779,891 1,021,265 1,227,880 1,093,535 1,116,183 1,128,400 1,104,071 Gr. 652 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders 150,000 •■ Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges 306,065 308,500 285,248 422,174 297,932 229,537 Roads on Goldfields Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. Lands Improvement Account* 4,492,090 Cr. 347 439,462 16,023 300,930 267,374 48,417 354,687 47,573 230,349 51,690 316.248 45,594 202,850 26,112 45,139 38,970 38,494 47,375 40,830 25,626 .. •• Total, Roads 5,248,158 315,791 402,260 282,039 361,842 228,962 351,204 347,470 323,742 469,549 338,762 255,163 Development of Mining 670,446 15,907 15,326 24,213 16.278 6,258 18,533 11,064 8,633 32,859 18.597 10,845 Gr. 1,000 Cr. 1,000 Purchase of Native Lands 1,444,302 28,688 18,261 15,782 5,352 6,281 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30,567 2,976 Cr. 2,286 Native Lands Purchase Account 491,980 Total, Land Purchases 1,936,282 28,688 18,261 15,782 5,352 6,281 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30.567 690 Telegraph Extension. .. 856,057 j 50,101 31,729 68,578 47,228 79,298 77,186 114,068 155,491 163,032 123,423 111,867 * Subsequent expenditure under separate class "Lands Improvement," see next page. {Continued on page 4.