8.—7 [Pt. I].

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT— continued.

N.B.—ln addition to the amouats included above, the following estimated amounts required for the services mentioned will be expended under special Acts without further appropriations :— £ Abolition of toll-gatos (Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils), (Finaneo Act, 1925, section 20 (2) (a) ) .. 1,500 Advances to local authorities (Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, section 2) .. .. .. .. 10,000 Hutt Road annual charges (Wellington City Council), (Finaneo Act, 1927 (No. 2), section 33) .. .. .. 25,000 Interest on amounts transferred from Public Works Fund (Finance Act, 1931 (No. 3)) .. .. .. 61,300 Subsidies to local authorities (Finance Act, 1931 (No. 3); Appropriation Act, 1916, section 9; and Municipal Corporations Aot, 1933, section 71) . • .. .. .. ~ .. ~ ~ .. 210,000 £307,800

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1942-43. 1941-42. Total Bxpendltore iialliuated S1 jj° rr . h Amount Amount uummilBri i^ required to | voted. Impended. 1942 be voted. £ £ £ £ VOTE—MAIN HIGHWAYS— continued. Charges foe and incidental to — continued. CONSTRUCTION, BECONSTEUOTIOH, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, BEPAIB, etc., of main hiohways— continued. Maintenance, Repair, &c. — No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. .. .. 53,900 54,000 64,947 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. .. .. 115,500 115,000 125,431 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. .. .. 88,000 85,000 j 108,903 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. .. .. 63,800 62,000 61,350 No. 5 Highway District (Hawkes' Bay) .. .. .. 52,800 65,000 54,778 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. .. 55,000 55,000 65,790 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. .. .. 41,800 45,000 40,638 No. 8 Highway District (Wauganui) .. .. .. .. 47,300 50,000 61,730 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. .. .. 5.1,700 40,000 70,894 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. 24,200 33,-000 23,629 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. .. .. 55,000 50,000 60,904 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. 67,100 65,000 73,271 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. .. .. 23,100 24,000 1 25,096 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. .. .. 24,200 33,000 25,422 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. .. .. 24,200 30,000 26,788 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) .. .. 30,800 32,000 35,715 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. .. 19,800 25,000 25,454 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. .. .. 41,800 44,000 36,882 Flood damage and contingencies .. .. .. .. 150,000 257,200 97,032 1,030,000 1,164,200 1,084,654 General —■ Administration and general expenses .. .. .. .. 75,000 180,000 123,954 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 182 Plant (purchase of) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 Or. 49,037 76,000 181,100 75,099. Interest on loans recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. 530,000 453,900 320,316 Post and Tolegraph Department: Cost of collection of motor-registration fees and payment on account of transfers .. .. 28,000 28,000 29,609 Management charges of New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. 100 1,984 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.. .. .. .. .. ..£100,000 558,000 482,000 351,909 Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,966,575 2,892,200 2,181,153 16,194,771 Amount requibed jjob Cubbent Yeab .. .. .. 1,792,200 2,892,200 2,181,153 Credits-in-aid ,. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 150,000 255,640 NET TOTAL 1,692,200 2,742,200 1,925,513 16,194,771