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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund, 1905-1906 to 1926-27.

N.B. —The figures in italics, prefixed by " Cr.," are either recoveries on account of services of previous years or receipts-in-aid applied in reduction of expenditure. Total Net Expenditure. Description of Services. Ex: tolilst 1116 J — — ' - ; j ' ■ ■ March, 190S. 1905-6. 1906-7. 1907-8. j 1908-9. j 1909-10. 1910-11. 1911-12. ! 1912-13. 1913-14. 1914-15. i 1915-16. : ; I I _J ; I £ £££££££££££ Immigration.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,154,474 8,753 14,353 9,132 15,075 17,003 9,441 11,681 14,694 33,914 33,219 10,010 Or. 10 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 519,938 13,517 16,710 18,219 24,512 41,176 42,733 49,864 57,426 66,650 100,719 111,489 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,562 2,794 14,689 40,329 32,090 29,874 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,870,313 1,021,265 1,227,880 1,093,535 jl, 116,183 1,128, 400 1,104,071 1,125,905 1.148,832 1,104,897 2,146, 753f1,065,171 ! Cr. 652 Cr. 6,987 Cr.29,528 Cr. 5,485 Cr 6,022 Cr. 4,633 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. 150,000 .. I .. i .. .. .. .. .. Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 5,863,251 306,065 308,500 285,248 I 422,174- 297,932 229,537 383,511 337,584 3o3,836 484,365 400,062 1 Cr. 515 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. 658,848 45,139 38,970 38,494 , 47,375 40,830 25,626 41,067 36,761 24,143 30,065 24,432 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. 16,023 .. .. | Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 300, 930 Total,Roads .. .. .. .. 6,839,052 351,204 347,470 323,742 j 469,549 338,762 255,163 424,578 374,345 377,464 514,430 424,494 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. 748,428 18,533 11,064 8,633 ! 32,859 18,597 10,845 21.244 10,644 4.8S9 2,384 6,602 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 30 Cr. 1,015 Cr. 255 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,518,666 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30,567 2,976 Cr. 2,466 Cr. 917 Cr. 857 Cr.1,060 Cr. 972 Cr. 2,286 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. 491,980 Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. 2,010,646 13,777 9,135 2,190 2,099 30,567 690 Cr. 2,466 Cr. 917 Cr. 857 Cr.1,060 Cr. 972 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 1,132,991 77,186 114,068 155,491 163,032 123,423 111,867 147,692 251,375 392,648 288,395 249,554 Public Buildings :— General (including Miscellaneous) .. ... .. 285,452 2,231 14,216 16,260 39,635 41,964 44,044 34,721 44,719 43,199 52,239 22,050 Parliamentary .. .. .. .. .. 62,252 71 1,047 4,119 5,172 3,157 237 2,004 18,806 23,612 31,478 17,133 , • , fCourthouses •• •• 1 6,509 9,580 5,788 14,473 11,119 5,759 14,556 20,097 9,423 5,171 4,902 Judicial «{ Prisons .. .. .. .. .. 511,140 1,537 3,146 4,164 5,008 4,231 7,506 9,760 6,911 4,928 14,515 17,786 L Police-stations .. .. .. .. J 7,853 22,466 18,986 17,730 16,256 9,030 19,817 18,423 14,094 19,122 25,484 * Subsequent expenditure under separate class "Lands Improvement," see next page. t Includes £1,000,000 expended 1908-9 and 1909-10 under Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Account. . [Continued on page 4.