From late April to early May, spanning over a course of about ten days, Arthur had nearly journeyed across the entire North Island of New Zealand, inspecting more than half of the colony's infrastructure. In the process, he had also expended more than half of the funds he had personally donated to the New Zealand government.
While colonial officials were growing increasingly anxious seeing the funds get depleted, for New Zealand this was resulting in considerable accomplishments.
Under Arthur's orders, not only was a maintenance and revival program initiated for all railroads on the North Island of New Zealand, but also significant roads, public facilities, and crucial infrastructure developments across the length and breadth of New Zealand were directed to be renovated.
At the same time, the New Zealand colonial government also committed to providing funding for education and healthcare up to 200,000 pounds.
