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TABLE No. 2- continued. GENERAL SUMMARY— continued. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund, 1906-1907 to 1927-28— continued.

Expenditure. Total Net Description of Services. t : : —— ; r Ex^n^^ re 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. I 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. March, 1928. a | I I | | __| I I I _J I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ ££ Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,856 Gr. 12,018 Gr. 62,561 Gr. 7,806 247,528 90,611 92,600 136,353 107,521 184,918 67,157 3,184,565 | Cr. 140 \ Gr. 1,267 Cr. 16 Gr. 443 : ; : . Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 127,962: 115,419 121,677 143,280 128,002 111,367 110,445 127,556 126,596 115,866 130,951 2,490,564 Gr. 2,662 Gr. 4,119 Or. 6,281 Cr. 525 Cr. 131 Gr. 69 Cr. 19 Gr. 129 Gr. 35,948 Gr.13,328 , Irrigation and Water-supply* .. .. .. .. 11,650 13,665 34,115! 55,344 82,713 58,131 95,467 127,995 56,227 56,937 49,735 781,282 Gr. 31 Cr. 2,798 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 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 1,141,822 50,956,402 Cr. 110 Gr. 4,924 Gr.105,196 Cr. 388 Cr. 751 Cr. 3,171 Cr. 1,167 Cr.37 ,924 Cr. 16,875 Cr.95,647 Cr. 1,699 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150,000 Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 128,730 221,887 376,097 527,854 552,895 643,156 751,370 603,968 564,694 575,898 669,833 Cr. 600 Cr. 997 Cr. 603 Cr. 81 Cr. 197 Gr. 244 Cr. 188 Cr. 231 Cr. 4,810 Cr. 981 Gr. 540 Boads to give access to Outlying Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,642 i Roads on Goldfields .. . .. .. .. 6,912 4.186 12,465 11,050 11,264 4,850 2,867 2,755, 3,934 2,230 Cr. 2,330 ! 467 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Lands Improvement Account .. .. .. .. .... Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 135,042; 225,076 387,959 538,823 1 563,962 647,762; 754,049 j 606,492 563,818 577,147 704,798 16,966,026 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. 27 I 518 1,173 2,153 2,130 Cr. 98 1,363 .. .. •• •• 881,845 Cr. 6,545 Cr. 1,000 Gr. 7,008 Cr. 1,606 Gr. 51 Gr. 1,785 Cr. 2,310 Cr. 1,130 Purohase of Native Lands .. ., .. .. | Cr. 57 .. Gr. 57 Gr. 57 Cr. 52 .. .. .. .. Cr. 535 Cr. 56 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. .. .. Total, Land Purchases .. .. ■■ Cr. 57 .. Or. 57 Cr. 57 Gr. 52 .. .. .. .. Gr. 535 Cr. 56 2,061,148 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. . 213,955 198,611 249,379 1 336,468 590,981 512,657 717,409 957,294 931,661 558,042 625,540 9.291,948 Cr. 11,082 Public Buildings :— : - General (including Miscellaneous) .. .. 11,646 43,168 64,207 39,504 87,057 113,553 8,160 30,791 29,369 119,864 42,553 Cr. 15,067 Cr. 35 Or. 345 Or. 429 Cr. 1,065 Parliamentary .. .. .. .. .. 37,233 i .. ! /•Courthouses.. .. .. .. 21 .. 868 1,400 4,358 2,018 2,448 5,363 7,209 1,261 7,531 ] Gr. 13 Cr. 19 Gr. 13 Juc. icial J Prisons .. .. .. .. .. 13,195 16,299 20,981 30,038 41,740 23,313 26,484 25,279 24,196 22,812 22,359 I Gr. 800 Gr. 2,568 Cr. 86 Cr. 908 Cr. 524 I Police-stations .. .. .. .. 18,814 6,157 24,944 36,843 22,544 6,298 12,838 18,553 16,594 7,411 5,561 _ | i Or. 102 | Or. 13 Cr. 970 * £6,727 previously included under Lands Improvement, now transferred to Irrigation and Water-supply. [Continued on page 6.