B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1935.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT— continued. MAINTENANCE OP AND REPAIRS TO ROADS, CONTROL OF RIVERS, ETC. (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. Expenditure,. £ s. d. Income. £ g d £ = d To Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. 5,299 12 2 By Interest on advances to local Restoration of flood damage .. .. 1,969 15 10 bodies from Public Works Fund 4,401 3 1 River protection and clearing .. .. 90 0 Less abatement under section 28, Renewal of road bridges .. .. .. 742 0 9 Taieri Rivers Improvement Act 1,338 18 0 Contribution towards maintenance, &c., of 3 q 62 5 i Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers improvement Balance, being excess of expendiworks .. .. .. 1,150 7 2 ture over income for the year, Interest at 4 5 per cent, credited to Treasury on transferred to annual mainadvances to local bodies from Public Works tenance accounts Fund .. .. .. .. 3,760 7 4 Roads, &c. .. .. 8,718 11 0 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Account.. .. .. 1,150 7 2 9,868 18 2 £12,931 3 3 £12,931 3 3 Note. Charge for interest is made without parliamentary appropriation. MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. „„ , . Expenditure. £ s . d. Income. £ s . d. To Salanes .. .. . .. .. 5,145 18 3 By Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. 562 14 11 Accident compensation, &c. .. .. 252 911 Recoveries from other Departments for mainDrainage, water, &0., rates .. . . 265 4 9 tenance of buildings, proportion of seweragft Maintenance— rates, &c. .. . S 29 103 8 5 Government houses .. .. .. 3,989 22 Rent of officesGovernment buildings 38,306 13 10 Recovered through Public £ s d Maintenance of workshops (exclusive of Wei- Account . 10 550 9 10 lington and Auckland workshops) .. .. 1,314 7 4 Recovered by assessment .. 95,481 0 0 leiephone services, postages, &c. .. .. 119 14 6 106 031 910 Maintenance—Parliamentary Buildings .. 2,555 11 4 ' Rents paid for Government offices in the Dominion. . .. .. .. .. 8,915 11 2 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 572 14 2 Wages of overseers and staff workmen .. 793 4 9 Services and supplies for other Departments ..CV.1,527 6 5 Advertising and sundries .. .. .. 442 10 3 Electrical Wiremen's Registration Board .. Gr. 77 15 1 Engineers' Registration Board .. .. 96 5 10 Proportion of expenses of High Commissioner's offi ce . . .. . . .. 120 0 0 Insurance of Government buildings .. . . 10,000 0 0 Depreciation at 2 per cent, on brick, stone, or concrete buildings, and 3 per cent, on wooden buildings— £ s. d. Departmental buildings .. 10,883 0 0 Government houses .. 1,515 0 0 Ministerial residences . . 210 0 0 Parliamentary Buildings . . 8,224 0 0 Workshops, garage, &c. .. 2,180 0 0 23,012 0 0 Balance, excess of income before charging interest .. .. .. .. 41,401 6 5 £135,697 13 2 £135,697 13 2 £ s. d. £ s d To Interest at 4J per cent, on capital .. .. 67,570 010 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 41,401 6 5 Interest on advances .. .. . . 4 2 11 Balance, excess of expenditure over income after charging interest on capital, transferred to Maintenance Account .. .. .. 26.164 11 6 £67,570 0 10 £67,570 0 10 Note. The following charges have been included for which no parliamentary appropriation is held by the Department under the vote : (a) Interest at 4J per cent, on capital value of public buildings ; (b) depreciation of fixed assets. following credits have been taken without appropriation: (a) Rentals assessed against other Departments for accommodation m General Government Buildings; (b) value of maintenance work carried out and rates paid for other

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