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TABLE No. 4. Expenditure on Public Buildings out of Public Works Fund to the 31st March, 1937, and the Liabilities on that Date.

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I I I f Expenditure Total Liabilities on qwoi for Expenditure Authorities, 318^March Year ended to Contracts, Ac., Blp^ lture ioqI' 31st March, 31st March, i 31st March, T 1936 ' 1037. 1937. ! 1937. Liabilities. General— £ £ £ £ £ Alexandra Depot, Wellington* .. .. 8,084 .. 8,084 .. 8,084 Government House, Wellington (land and new building) .. .. .. 74,290 Gv. 43 74,247 .. 74,247 Offices for public Departments'!" •• 814,533 12,227 826,760 136 826,896 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 118,282 45,425 163,707 963 164,670 Parliament Buildings — Old buildings .. .. .. .. 76,553 .. 76.553 .. 76,553 New buildings .. .. .. .. 393,625 27 393,652 .. 393,652 Alterations to streets surrounding grounds, and purchase of land .. .. .. 57,089 .. 57,089 .. 57,089 .. .. .. .. 1,507,251 13,589 1,520,840 1,834 1,522,674 Postal and telegraph i| .. .. .. 2,825,495 156,569 2,982,064 30,477 3,012,541 Customs .. .. .. .. 49,441 .. 49,441 .. 49,441 Quarantine-stations .. .. .. 62,464 .. 62,464 .. 62,464 Mental hospitals .. .. .. .. 1,959,196 141,932 2,101,128 7,668 2,108,796 Health and Hospital Institutions§ .. .. 403,554 12,921 416,475 66 416,541 School buildings .. .. .. .. 3,621,734 268,882 3,890,616 14,656 3,905,272 Agricultural .. .. .. .. 98,081 60,787*1 158,868 561 159,429 Totals .. .. .. .. 12,069,672 712,316 12,781,988 56,361 12,838,349 * Expenditure re Defence requirements only. Other expenditure included in " Judicial " class. t Includes £12,500 expended under Finance Act, 1929, section 32. + Includes Courthouses, prisons, and police-stations. § Includes £32,754 previously shown under " Public Health." II Includes £134,485 for land transferred from Railway Department. <! Includes £60,032 expended under Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1936, section 32 (Flock House purchase).