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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Public Works. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1943, to defray the Costs and Expenses of Main Highways (including Construction, Reconstruction, Improvement, Maintenance, Renewal, and Repair, &c., of Main Highways, including Hire and Purchase of Machinery and Plant or other Equipment, and all other Expenses, including Administration, Supervision, Travelling-expenses, Compensation or Damages in respect of Accidents or Injuries to Workmen, Exchange on Remittances Abroad, and Contingencies). Summary.

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1942-43. 1941-42. Total fixpenditure Estimated . Jo Amount Amount „„ „ . , 1 • required to voted. Expended. 1942. be voted. Vote—Main Highways— £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,966,575 2,892,200 2,181,153 16,194,771 Amount kequibed joe Cubeent Yeab .. .. .. .. 1,792,200 2,892,200 2,181,153 Cebdits-in-aid .. .... .. .. .. 100,000 150,000 255,640 NET TOTAL .- 1,692,200 2,742,200 1,925,513 16,194,771 £ £ £ £ VOTE—MAIN HIGHWAYS. Chaeges fob and incidental to — oonsteuotion, eeconstexjotion, impbovement, maintenance, repaik, etc., of main highways— Construction, Reconstruction, and Improvement, die. — No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. .. .. 7,640 29,523 i 22,144 1,283,045 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. .. .. 33,912 106,400: 64,446 2,474,216 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. .. .. 2,426 34,000' 16,335 825,714 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. .. .. 3,711 11,787 9,044 601,864 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. .. 4,412 29,400 21,347 722,965 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. .. 5,000 28,700 j 15,293 657,657 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. .. .. 3,870 20,700, 7,513 850,566 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. .. .. 8,895 102,000 113,674 867,247 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. .. .. 17,522 49,700 32,870 1,196,270 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. .. .. 1,592 7,400 3,354 352,273 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. .. .. 7,912 30,564, 18,951 921,513 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. .. .. 4,473 29,750 35,750 953,194 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. .. .. 2,025 10,350 13,191 299,403 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. .. .. 3,089 33,650 28,830 705,437 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. .. .. 21,570 17,800 20,890 499,454 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) .. .. .. 15,366 32,700 88,708 838,404 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. .. .. 2,544 35,500 j 16,149 660,064 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. .. .. 35,049 104,200 17,133 979,287 Elimination of level railway-crossings .. .. .. .. 5,052 23,900 j 22,141 506,198 186,060 738,024 567,763 16,194,771 Renewal — No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. .. .. 53,400 64,077 18,892 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. .. .. 9,569 31,200 15,250 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. .. .. 4,600 16,000 12,239 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. .. .. 558 11,463 3,241 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. .. 1,440 24,800 5,690 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. .. .. 13,000 4,023 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. .. .. 2,840 6,300 2,042 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. .. .. 1,125 26,000 7,147 .. No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. .. .. 9,637 32,800 5,046 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. .. .. 12,867 9,400 7,370 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. .. .. 1,613 8,936 1,487 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. .. .. 7,31.1 33,850 6,042 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. .. .. 2,400 11,650 4,754 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. ' .. .. 900 3,750 163 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. .. .. .. 11,800 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) .. .. .. .. 850 .. No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. .. .. 1,701 6,000 927 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. .. .. 6,554 15,000 7,415 116,515 326,876 101,728