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

Expenditure. Total Net Description of Serviees. j :— ; j j j 1^ 1916-17. i 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-30. 1920-21. ! 1921-22. 1922-23. 1 1923-24. \ 1924-25. 1925-26. I 1926-27. March, 1927. I . I !_ ! l i ] £ i £ ! £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,533 3,856 1 Cr. 12,018 Or. 62,561 Gr. 7,806 247,528 90,611 92,600 136,353 107,521 184,918 3,117,408 Cr. 140 Cr. 1,267 Cr. 16 Cr. 443 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 131,701 ! 127,962 115,419 121,677 143,280 128,002 111,367 110,445 127,556 126,596 115,866 2,372,941 Cr. 2,662 Cr. 4,119 Cr. 6,281 Cr. 525 Cr. 131 Cr. 69 Cr. 19 Cr. 129 Cr. 35,948 Irrigation and Water-supply* .. .. .. .. 20,794 11,650 13,665 34,115 55,344 82,713 58,131 95,467 127,995 56,227 56,937 j 734,345 Cr. 31 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 620,947 495,771 387,923 748,649 1,365,466 3,133,200 2,110,859 1,776,413 1,878,729 1,988,614 1,480,807 49,816,279 Cr. 4,845 Cr. 110 Cr. 4,924 Cr.105,196 Cr. 388 Cr. 751 Cr. 3,171 Cr. 1,167 Cr.37 ,924 Cr. 16,875 Cr.95,647 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150,000 Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 203,746 128,730 221,887 376,097 527,854 552,895 643,156 751,370 603,968 564,694 575,898 Cr. 600 Cr. 997 Cr. 603 Cr. 81 Cr. 197 Cr. 244 Cr. 188 Cr. 231 Cr. 4,810 Cr. 981 Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. .. 17,099 6,912 4,186 12,465 11,050 11,264 4,850 2,867 2,755 3,934 2,230 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery Lands Improvement Account .. .. .. .. .. .... Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 220,845 135,042 225,076 387,959 538,823 563,962 647,762 754,049 606,492 563,818 577,147 16,261,228 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. 4,592 i 27 518 1,173 2,153! 2,130 Cr. 98 1,363 .. . .. 882,975 Cr. 6,545 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 7,008 Cr. 1,606 Cr. 51 Cr. 1,785 Cr. 2,310 : Purohase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 57 Cr. 52 .. .. .. .. Cr. 535 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... : i | Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Or. 57 Cr. 57 Gr. 52 .. .. .. .. Cr. 535 \ 2,061,204 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 203,311 213,955 I 198,611 249,379 336,468 590,981 512,657 717,409 957,294 931,661 558,042:8,666,408 Cr. 11,082 Public Buildings: — General (including Miscellaneous) .. .. .. 12,648 11,646 43,168 64,207 39,504 87,057 113,553 8,160 30,791 29,369 119,864 Cr. 15,067 Cr. 35 Cr. 345 , Cr. 429 Parliamentary .. .. .. .. .. 22,586 I 37,233 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. I (■ Courthouses .. .. .. .. .. 299 21 .. 868 1,400 4,358 2,018 2,448 5,363 j 7,209 i 1,261 Cr. 13 Gr. 19 i ! Gr. 13 Judicial J Prisons .. .. .. .. .. 15,685 13,195 16,299 20,981 30,038 41,740 23,313 j 26,484 25,279 24,196 22,812 Cr. 800 Gr. 2,568 Cr. 86 Cr. 908 I,Police-stations .. .. .. .. 21,147: 18,814 6,157 24,944 36,843 22,544 6,298 12,838 18,553 I 16,594 ! 7,411 ! I - Or. 102 1 Cr. 13 * £6,T27 previously included under Lands Improvement, now transferred to Irrigation and Water-supply. [Continued on page 6.