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Table 4.—Appropriations and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1927.

Table No. 5. —Maintenance of Main Highways (including Bridges).

Construction. Maintenance. Number and Name of Highway District. Available ; -n, I Available for Authorization. Expenditure. | for Authorization . Expenditure. £ £ £ £ 1. Auckland North .. 89,633 45,186 55,558 20,963 2. Auckland South 98,179 87,842 43,200 46,700 3. Tauranga .. .. 60,181 34,434 24,326 20,516 4. Gisborne .. .. 54,234 30,255 30,512 21,693 5. Hawke's Bay .. .. 40,402 25,290 39,706 41,906 6. King-country .. .. 49,105 26,921 22,515 j 13,388 7. Taranaki .. .. 61,871 53,985 32,451 | 36,238 8. Wanganui .. .. 25,582 16,847 36,957 27,658 9. Wellington West .. .. 92,164 82,546 37,516 31,205 10. Wellington Bast .. .. 29,244 21,047 31,346 24,327 11. Nelson.. .. .. 20,975 4,850 23,778 27,006 12. West Coast .. .. 25,217 19,684 33,873 35,672 13. Canterbury North .. 16,838 12,176 17,171 14,222 14. Canterbury Central .. 33,429 18,440 23,334 17,821 15. Canterbury South .. 19,951 3,553 25,356 17,410 16. Otago Central .. .. 10,360 5,388 8,893 8,421 17. Otago South .. .. 34,241 31,927 13,575 12,883 18. Southland .. .. 20,262 19,991 21,240 20,733 Totals lor Dominion .. 781,868 540,362 531,307 438,762 Totals, North Island .. 600,595 424,353 364,087 284,594 Totals, South Island .. 181,273 116,009 167,220 154,168

,, Average Cost per Mile Expenditure. Annum Number and Name of Highway Length ' District. maintained. It, t „ i ! By Board. ! Tota1 ' 1926-27. 1925-26. 1924-25. M. Ch. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1. Auckland North .. 574 37 20,963 16,755 37,718 65-6 56-1 77'0 2. Auckland South .. 418 53 46,700 29,095 75,795 181-0 85*1 53-5 3. Tauranga .. .. 433 0 20,516 9,424 29,940 69-1 48'6 281 4. Gisborne .. .. 249 1 21,693 16,345 38,038 152-7 93'9 59*5 5. Napier .. .. 428 70 41,906 30,745 72,651 169-4 104*5 73*4 6. King-country .. .. 334 30 13,388 9,949 23,337 69-8 55-4 58'5 7. Taranaki .. .. 294 35 36,238 22,300 58,538 198-8 105-0 67-1 8. Wanganui .. .. 315 55 27,658 25,270 52,928 167-6 88-9 541 9. Wellington East .. 294 50 31,205 17,785 48,990 166-3 120-2 91-7 10. Wellington West .. 321 22 24,327 20,023 44,350 138-0 104-7 77-7 Totals, North Island .. 3,664 33 284,594 197,691 482,285 131-6 82'9 62*9 11. Nelson .. .. 296 22 27,006 8,516 35,522 119-9 63*9 48-1 12. West Coast .. .. 340 5 35,672 3,160 38,832 114-2 94'6 61-6 13. Canterbury North .. 307 40 14,222 10,228 24,450 79-5 47'7 37-7 14. Canterbury Central .. 389 60 17,821 13,921 31,742 81-4 46*1 52*2 15. Canterbury South .. 430 40 17,410 16,809 34,219 79-5 73*9 39'7 16. Otago Central .. .. 248 70 8,421 3,848 12,269 49-3 261 12 6 17. Otago South .. .. 272 47 12,883 9,392 22,275 81-7 54-2 22'5 18. Southland .. .. 441 0 20,733 12,784 33,517 76-0 56-6 24*6 Totals, South Island .. 2,726 44 154,168 78,658 232,826 85-4 59*6 38-5 Totals for Dominion .. 6,390 77 438,762 276,349 715,111 111-9 73-2 51-7