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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), 1915-16 to 1936-37.

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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. Expenditure : : to Blst ! i I I I I March, 1915. 1915-16. 1916-17. ! 1917-18. j 1918-19, j 1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. j 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. j 1925-26. Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,321,742 10,010 6,533 3,856 Cr. 12,018 Or. 62,561 Cr. 7,806 247,528 90.611 92,600 136,353' 107,521 Or. 10 Cr. 140 Cr. 1,267 Cr. 16 \ Cr. ' 443 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 951,465 111,489 131,701 127,962 115.419 121.677 143,280 128,002 111.367" 110,445 127,556 126 596" Cr. 2,662 Or. 4,119 Cr. 6,280 Cr. 525 Cr. 131 Cr. 69 Cr. 19 \ Cr. 129 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. 101,954 29,874 28,754 11,650 22,919 34,115; 55,345 83,313 58.131 95,467 127,995 | 56~227~ Or. 18,451 Or. 9,854 ! Cr. ' 31 Railways .. .. .. .. .. 32,039,361 1,065,171 620,947 495,771 387,923 748,649 1,365,466 3,133,200 2,110,859 1,776,413 1,878,729 1988 614 w t, „ Cr. 4,633 Cr. 4,845 Cr. 110 j Cr. 4,924 Cr.105, 196 Cr. 388 Cr. 751 Or. 3,171 Or. 1,167 Cr. 37,924 \Cr 16,875 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. 150,000 Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. 9,271,492 400,062 203,746 128,730 221,887 376,097! 527,854 552,895 643,156 751,370 603,968 564 694 _ . Cr. 600 Cr. 997 Or. 603 ' Or. 81 Or. 197 Cr. 244 Cr. 188 Cr. 231 Cr. 4,810 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. 1,027,316 24,432 17,099 6,912 4.186 12,465 11,050 11,264 4,850 2,867 2,755 3.934 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. 16,023 Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 300,930 Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 10,615,761 424,494 220,845 135,042 225,076 387,959: 538,823 563,962 647,762 754,049 606,492 563,818 Development of Mining .. .. .. 884,820 6,602 4,592 27 518 1,17.3 j 2,153 2,130 Or. 98 1,363 ~ Cr. 6,545 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 7,008 Cr. 1,606 Cr. 51 Or. 1,785 Or. 2,310 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,571,823 Cr. 972 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 \ Cr. 59 Cr. 52 .. .. ~ ~ Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. . . 491 980 Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. 2,063,803 Cr. 972 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Or. 57 Or. 59 Cr, 52 Telegraph Extension ., .. .. .. .. 2,958,166 249,554 203,311 213,955 198,611 249,379 336,468 590,981 512,657 717,409 957,294 931661 j . ' ' - ; ! Or. 11.082 * Excludes expenditure subsequent to 1900 included under separate class " Lands Improvement." [Continued on page 6.