B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

* PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued.. MAINTENANCE AN I) REPAIRS TO ROADS, CONTROL OF RIVERS, ETC (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Maintenance and repairs to roads .. 9,973 12 3 Interest on advances to local bodies from Public Restoration to flood damage .. .. 36,725 14 10 Works Fund .. .. .. .. 3,089 0 9 Contribution towards maintenance of Waihou and Balance, being excess of expendiOhincmuri Rivers improvement works .. 1,392 6 1 ture over income transferred Interest at 4J per cent, credited to Treasury on to annual maintenance acadvances to local bodies from Public Works Fund 4,271 I 5 counts — £ s. d. Aerodromes and emergency-landing grounds for Roads, &c. .. .. .. 547,162 18 0 air services .. .. .. .. 218,251 11 0 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers River protection and improvement works 1,848 1 9 Account .. .. .. 1,392 6 1 Eastbourne (sea-erosion) .. .. 4 8 10 — : —— 548,555 4 1 Transfers to other votes — " Roads, &c." —• Contribution towards construction, improvement, &c., of £ s. d. settlement roads .. .. 39,000 0 0 Contribution towards renewal of road-bridges .. .. 20,000 0 0 " Lands Improvement " : Contribution towards construction, improvement, &c., of riverprotective works, land-drain-age, and reclamation works .. 158,000 0 0 " Lighthouses and Harbour Works " : Contribution towards harbour replacement works .. .. .. 3,500 0 0 220,500 0 0 Transfer to State Forests Account: Contribution towards development, &c., of State forests 60,315 12 10 Miscellaneous works .. .. .. 362 1 10 £553,644 10 10 £553,644 10 10 WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. Interest for 1936-37 on loans .. .. .. 31,023 8 6 Contribution— £ s. d. £ s. d. Maintenance of works .. .. .. 2,978 15 3 Gold-mining companies .. 1,392 6 I Gold duty.. .. .. 4,176 18 0 Consolidated Fund .. .. 1, 392 6 1 6,961 10 2 Rents of cottages and royalty on sale of sand .. 290 13 3 Q Interest credited for 1936-37 on investments in Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 292 6 1 Balance, being excess of expenditure over income 26,457 14 3 £34,002 3 9 £34,002 3 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Liability to — £ s. d. £ s. (1. Public Works Fund .. .. .. 730,581 12 11 Stop-banks, drainage canals, &c. .. 729,460 3 8 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 4,802 15 8 Stores and tools on hand .. 1,104 14 1 Treasury Adjustment Account .. .. 60,446 510 Buildings and accommodation .. 186 2 6 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 0 9 4 Plant.. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Writings-off in suspense .. .. .. 29 8 0 Pontoons .. .. .. 613 0 0 Maintenance during construction.. 3,820 8 4 — — 735,384 8 7 Advance to Waihi Borough, Finance Act, 1923, section 10 .. .. 1,997 7 9 6 Debtors for contribution towards interest, sinking fund, and maintenance— Gold-mining companies .. 1,506 10 9 Gold duty .. .. .. 29,092 16 4 v Consolidated Fund .. .. 1,392 6 1 — 31,991 13 2 Income and Expenditure Account: Excess of expenditure over income, 1936-37 .. 26,457 14 3 Stores deficits .. .. .. .. 29 8 0 £795,860 11 9 £795,860 11 9 i-

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