PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT —continued. MAINTENANCE OF AND REPAIRS TO ROADS, CONTROL OF RIVERS, ETC. (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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£ s. d. To Net expenditure as above on maintenance and repairs, bridge renewals, and flood damage .. .. .. 59,550 12 1 Compensation for accidents to workman .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Proportion of general " Departmental " administrative expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .• 1,700 0 0 Transfer to Main Highways Account under sec. 14, Main Highways Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. 35,000 0 0 Protection of Crown lands from erosion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 149 16 9 Contribution towards maintenance, &c., of Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers improvement .. .. .. 1,258 6 2 Interest at 4£ per cent, credited to Treasury on advances to local bodies from Public Works Fund, " Roads " vote .. 312 15 0 £98,121 10 0 Income. £ s. d. By Heavy-traffic fees, Taumarunui district .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 137 10 0 Interest on advances to local bodies from Public Works Fund .. • • • • • • •. • • 309 10 5 Balance, being excess of expenditure over income for the year, transferred to annual Maintenance Accounts— £ s. d. Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96,416 3 5 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,258 6 2 97,674 9 7 £98,121 10 0 Note.—The Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation under the above vote for interest, £312 155., credited to Treasury.

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Expenditure. j " j ~ Maintenance and Repairs to Roads. Renewal of Road Bridges. Restoration of Flood Damage. District. i I I Total. Pree Grants . subsidies. Free Grants . ; Subsldles . | Free Grant8 . Subsidies. . ; I I I ; ; I | I I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 3. d. Whangarei.. .. .. .. 263 17 5 711 8 0 50 0 0 .. .. 772 3 5 1,722 17 0 111 1 9 744 13 10 4,376 1 5 Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,363 15 4 2,023 6 7 1,484 7 3 .. .. .. 1,334 19 2 777 7 7 1,690 18 2 8,674 14 1 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 1,830 13 6 .. .. 80 10 0 .. .. 2,005 12 2 1,477 18 3 480 8 0 5,875 1 11 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. 250 0 0 .. .. .. 640 11 1 890 11 1 Taumarunui .. .. .. 4,770 13 2 .. .. 86 4 1 .. .. 7,940 4 1 ! .. 3,471 6 2 16,268 7 6 Stratford .. .. .. .. 2,429 11 8 .. 357 3 9 .. .. 277 0 3 1,893 16 6 .. 1,200 7 2 6,157 19 4 Napier .. .. .. .. 328 4 8 250 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 578 4 8 Wellington .. .. .. .. 801 10 11 175 0 0 600 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 686 10 2 2,263 1 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 .. j .. .. 200 0 0 .. .. 1,958 8 2 2,198 8 2 Greymouth .. .. .. 2,412 14 5 441 18 3 33 14 2 1 249 0 0 823 2 3 652 19 0 Cr. 24 14 11 j 200 0 0 200 0 0 4,988 13 2 Christchurch .. .. .. 1,933 16 10 .. .. 10 5 0 .. .. 1,023 4 5 1 900 0 0 1,914 1 0 5,781 7 3 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 630 2 0 516 2 11 218 10 0 .. .. .. 73 1 3 .. 60 6 3 1,498 2 5 16,764 19 11 4,157 15 9 2,743 15 2 425 19 1 1,073 2 3 1,902 2 8 15,968 19 8 i 3,466 7 7 13,047 10 0 59,550 12 1