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The following is a summary of expenditure from the Main Highways Account for the year ended 31st March, 1939 :—- Expenditure. Maintenance—■ £ £ North Island .. .. .. .. .. 908,251 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 403,089 Renewals — 1,311,340 North Island .. .. .. .. .. 146,349 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 33,689 Construction and Improvements— 180,038 North Island .. .. .. .. .. 1,750,155 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 1,128,153 2,878,308 Administration and general charges .. .. .. .. 167,564 Loan charges (including commutation of toll-gate charges and of Hutt Road fees) .. .. .. .. .. .. 439,541 Subsidy on rates .. .. .. .. .. ~ 209,012 £5,185,803 An analysis of the expenditure for 1938-39 by the Board and by local authorities on maintenance of main and State highways as distinct from renewals, construction, interest on loans, and other overhead charges is shown in the tabulation below : —•

An analysis of the actual expenditure by the Board on maintenance in each Island, as compared with the number of motor-vehicles in each Island at the 31st March, shows the following comparisons for the last ten years in percentages : —

The following table shows an analysis of expenditure for the year 1938-39 by the Board, and by local authorities on renewals in respect of main and State highways : —

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I [ Pflrrantfltm Percentage I Local i Percentage Locai r .. i Authorities' Total. : „ ' oa f'' , s . Authorities' Contribution. I „ . Contribution ,. i Contnbution. , ™ . * Contribution to JLotai. . m 4. i to Total. ; " ' I I • , ' £ £ ! £ North Island .. .. .. 908,251 99,701 1,007,952 90-11 9-89 South Island .. .. .. 403,089 53,029 j 456,118 88-37 11-63 Total .. .. 1,311,340 152,730 1,464,070 89-57 10-43

1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32. 1932-33. ! 1933-34. 1934-35 | 1935-36. j 1936-37. ( 1937-38. ' 1938-39. North Island — Maintenance expen- 62-30 59'23 62'31 62-84 63-80 65-44 64-80 66-82 66-46 69-26 diture Motor-vehicles .. 63-63 63-84 63-77 63-78 63-94 64-31 64-84 65-30 65-70 65-89 South Island— Maintenance expen- 37-70 40-77 37-69 37-16 36-20 34-56 35-20 33-18 33-54 30-74 diture IJotor-vehicles i. 36-37 36-16 36-23 36-22 36-06 35-69 | 35-16 34-70 34-30 34-11 Note.' —Prior to 1936-37 these percentages relate rather to expenditure from the Revenue Fund, but as from 1st April, 1936, true maintenance figures have been recorded.

j^ oea j Percentage of Percentage of Board's , ,, ... , T , , Board's Con-Local Authorities' Contribution. „ u , 0 a ' tribution to Contribution to Contribution. rn j i rr , , , Total. Total. 1 £ £ £ North Island .. .. .. 146,349 16,414 162,763 89-92 10-08 South Island .. .. .. 33,689 2,248 35,937 93-74 6-26 Totals .. .. 180,038 18,662 198,700 90-61 9-39