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Appropriations for Main Highways Account.— Construction Fund.

CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS, INCLUDING SALARIES OR WAGES, ALSO COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE (WHICH IS SUBJECT TO REVISION AS COST OF LIVING RISES OR FALLS), HOLIDAY PAY, COMPENSATION AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES FOR ACCIDENTS TO EMPLOYEES, CHARGES FOR PLANT, ETC.

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— | 1928-29. Vote No. 73.—Main Highways— £ *GKOSS Total ... ... ... ... 1,000,000 CBEDITS-in-AID ... ... ... ... 60,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 940,000 Item. £ £ MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT. VOTE No. 73. Main Highways— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) — 1 Auckland-Wainui (via Birkenhead), (free, £145 ; £3 14,572 for £1, £11,448 ; £1 for £1, £2,979) 2 Auckland-Helensville (free, £,8000; £3 for £1, 19,481 ; £7,450; £1 for £1, £4,031) 3 Helensville-Waiwera (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,600 j 4 Waiwera-Mangawai (free, £61; £1 for £1, £700) ... 761 ; 5 Warkworth-Kaipara Flats Railway-station (£3 for £1) | 300 ; 6 Wayby-Maungaturoto (free, £150; £3 for £1, £238; 617 £1 for £1, £229) 7 Kaiwaka-Mangawai (£1 for £1) ... ... 200 8 Whangarei-Dargaville (free, £3,060 ; £1 for £1, £115) 3,175 9 Whangarei - Kawakawa (free, £9,984+ ; £5 for £1, 19,573 £5,000; £4 for £1, £239 ; £3 for £1, £4,125 ; £1 for £1, £225) 10 Maungatapere-Kaikohe (free, £3,618; £5 for £1, 7,218 £3,600) 11 Kawakawa-Mangamuka (free, £5,737; £3 for £1, 6,537 j £800) 12 Waimamaku-Ohaeawai (free, £2,000 ; £1 for £1, £92) 2,092 13 Kaikohe-Omapere (free) ... ... ... 1,500 14 Broadwood-Kaitaia (£1 for £1) ... .. 450 15 Mangamuka-Te Karae (free) ... ... 3,451 16 YVhangaroa-Okaihau (free, £708; £4 for £1, £800) 1,508 17 Dargaville-Maungaturoto (free, £50; £3 for £1, 2,550 £2,500) 18 Whakapirau-Maungaturoto (£1 for £1) .. ... 221 19 Waipapakauri-Victoria Valley (£1 for £1) ... 2,425 20 Auokland-Maungaturoto (free)} ... ... 50,000 21 Te Hana-Tomarata (£1 for £1) ... ... 1,537 22 Welsford-Whangaripo (£1 for £1) ... ... 250 23 Dargaville-Kaihu (via Awakino and Mamaranui), (£1 231 for £1) 24 Whakapara-Matheson's Bridge (£1 for £1) ... i 500 ! *£200,000 to be transferred from "Public Works Fund" in terms of Section 16 (6) of the Main Highways Act, 1922. t Counties' proportion of cost payable to Public Account. J Rate of contribution by local authorities to be fixed by Board.