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Table No. 14—continued. Statement showing the Total Ways, and Means of the Public Works Fund, General Purposes Account, and the Total Net Expenditure to the 31st March, 1929—continued

Table No. 15. Statement of the Estimated Liabilities chargeable on the Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), outstanding on the 31st March bach Year from 1925 to 1929.

NET EXPENDITURE. Expenditure on— £ s. d. £ a. d. Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,234,549 3 2 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 2,544,318 7 9 Railways, including Surveys of New Lines and Payment to Midland 52,320,084 5 10 Railway Bondholders Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,799,273 19 7 Land-purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,061,147 1 10 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. 881,585 0 11 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,916,361 1 11 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,341,785 14 3 Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour-defences .. .. 1,266,276 4 7 Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,347,920 0 9 Rates on Native Lands .. .. .. .. .. 68,671 16 10 Thermal Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,599 13 2 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. 499,579 14 3 Lands Improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. 512,380 14 3 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. .. 351,769 10 11 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans .. .. .. .. 3,031,051 4 3 Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,835 8 0 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 218,500 0 0 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. 836,471 13 2 Timber Supply, Sawmills, &c. .. . . .. .. .. 389 16 10 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. .. .. 5,113 14 10 Motor Transport Service .. .. .. .. .. 33,635 5 3 Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund .. .. 1,026,000 0 0 108,322,299 12 4 Balance on 31st March, 1929, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 2,431,511 14 7 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,247 4 4 Investments.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,411,324 12 0 3,889,083 10 11 £112,211,383 3 3

| 1925. ! 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. Annual Appropriations— £ £ £ £ £ Public Works, Departmental .. .. 1,033 1,768 2,198 2,475 3,935 Railways.. .. .. .. .. .. 455,534 99,592 122,980 114,964 94,721 Irrigation and Water-supply and Drainage .. .. 6,257 2,406 3,478 2,216 5,968 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 19,571 19,521 20,880 15,276 20,488 Timber-supply, &c. .. .. .. .. 557 81 1,367 552 426 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. 3,228 2,011 1,053 1,997 1,637 Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour-defences .. 74 591 861 1,423 1,182 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. 1,137 6,697 992 4,590 2,601 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,179 20,238 13,216 8,521 Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,734 54,859 74,969 94,445 77,420 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. 539,812 214,007 211,700 227,018 206,836 Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,819 3,621 1,585 3,170 2,172 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. 2,947 4,292 2,610 7,376 4,247 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,080,703 442,625 464,911 488,718 430,154