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Table 4. —Appropriations and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1928.

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

' 'otijtru'ction. Maintenance. Number and Name of Highway Uistn,,, - Avai'able „ ... Available _ ... J for Authorization. Expenditure. for Anthorization , Expenditure. £ £ £ £ 1. Auckland North .. .. 59.229 37,393 43,899 37,263 2. Auckland South .. .. 99,050 73,609 91,830 60,385 3. Tauranga .. .. 43,094 32,379 33,841 29,410 4. Gisbo'rne .. .. 43,073 22.927 21,831 14,963 5. Hawke'sBay .. .. 31,933 17,569 06.952 44,985 6. King-country .. .. 39,376 41,692 20,989 12,624 7. TaranaM .. .. 42,328 37,959 46,879 43,760 8. Wanganui .. .. 19,880 20,191 30,396 30,722 9. Wellington West .. 113,943 59.577 54,741 45,978 10. Wellington East .. .. 35,606 18,965 37,194 26,872 11. Nelson. . .. .. 16,089 9,673 26,695 20,916 12. West Coast .. .. 14,270 3,971 49,4.77 38,042 13. Canterbury North .. 15,826 3,996 26,079 17,520 14. Canterbury Central .. 39,490 13,84.9 33,161 21,538 15. Canterbury South .. 11,316 2,906 29,891 27,430 16. Otago Central .. .. 10,518 4,082 19,047 15,542 17. Otago South .. .. 38,268 38,810 18,790 18,249 18. Southland .. 28,915 10,356 33,925 17,382 Totals for Dominion .. 702,204 449,904 685,617 523,581 Totals. North Island .. 527,512 362,261 448,552 346,962 Totals, South Island .. 174,61)2 87,643 237,065 176,619

Expenditure. Average Cost por Milo per Annum. Number and Name of Highway Length District. maintained. T? T 1 i Ry Board. t^0Tit i) Total. 1927-28. 1928-27. ; 1925-26. 1924-25, I M. ch. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1. Auckland North .. 577 7 37,263 22,550 59,813 103-6 65-6 56-1 77-0 2. Auckland South .. 466 50 f>0.385 34,471 94,856 203-3 181-0 85-1 53-5 3. Tauxanga 445 76 29,410 6,406 35,816 80-3 69-1 48-6 28-1 4. Giaborne .. .. 240 59 14,963 10,144 25,107 104-3 152-7 93-9 59-5 5. Napier .. .. 441 13 44,985 30,009 74,994 170-0 169-4 104-5 73-4 6. King-country .. 333 43 12,624 6,132! 18,756 56-2 69-8 55-4 58-5 7. Taranaki .. .. 309 67 43,760 16,875 I 60,635 195-7 198-8 105-0 67-1 8. Wanganui .. .. 327 36 30,722 16,869 47,591 145-3 167-6 88-9 54-4 9. Wellington West .. 308 39 45,978 24,639 70,617 228-9 166-3. 120-2 91-7 10. Wellington East .. 338 2 26,872 20,047 46,919 138-8 138-0 104-7 77-7 Totals, North Island 3,788 72 346,962 188,142 '535,104 141-2 131-6 82-9 62-9 11. Nelson .. .. 307 18 20,916 10,459 31,375 102-1 119-9 63-9 48-1 12. West Coast .. .. 348 39 38,042 3,160 41,202 118-3 114-2 94-6 61-6 13. Canterbury North .. 308 8 17,520 10,243 27,763 90-1 79-5 47-7 37-7 14. Canterbury Central .. 402 57 21,538 13,610 35,148 87-3 81-4 46-1 52-2 15. Canterbury South .. 438 50 27,430 18,636 46,066 105-0 79-5 73-9 39-7 16. Otago Central .. 258 54 15,542 4,417 19,959 77-2 49-3 26-1 12-6 17. Otago South .. .. 299 37 18,249 8,862 27,111 90-5 81-7 54-2 22-5 18. Southland .. .. 455 76 17,382 11,536 28,918 63-4 76-0 56-6 24-6 Totals, South Island 2,819 19 176,619 80,923 257,542 91-4 85-4 59-6 38-5 Totals for Dominion 6,608 11 523,581 269,065 792,646 119-9 111-9 73-2 51-7