8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

N.B.—ln addition to the amounts included above, the following ostimated amounts required for the services mentioned will be expended under special Acts without further appropriations:— £ Abolition of toll-gates (Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils), (Finance Act, 1925, section 20 (2) (a) ) 1 500 Advances to local authorities (Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, section 2) .. . " ls'ooo Hutt Road annual charges (Wellington City Council), (Finance Act, 1,927 (No. 2), section 33) .! " " 2<)'000 Interest on amounts transferred from Public Works Fund (Finance Act, 1931 (No. 3)) .. .. .. 61'300 Subsidies to looal authorities (Fiuance Act, 1931 (No. 3); Appropriation Act, 1916, section 9; and Munioipal Corporations Aot, 1933, section 71) .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ r 215 000 £317,800

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1943-44. 1942-43. Total Ex- ~ r~ pendtture Estimated Jj° Amount Amount „ M ' required to voted. Expended. 1943. be voted. • -J ; - 1 - - ■ • - ■ - £ £ £ £ VOTE—MAIN HIGHWAYS—continued. Charges job and incidental to —continued. CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, etc., oe main highways—continued. Maintenance, Repair, &c.— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. .. .. 64,000 53,900 59,694 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. .. .. 103,000 115,'500 123*909 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. .. .. 87'000 105'108 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. .. .. 41,500 63,800 48,693 No. 5 Highway District (Hawkes' Bay) .. .. .. 49,000 52,800 57,867 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. .. 47,000 55,000 58,017 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. .. .. 46,000 41,800 59,247 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. .. .. 50,000 47,300 62,898 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. 51,000 51 700 84 249 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. .. .. 26,000 25'020 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) 52,000 55,000 59,961 .No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. .. 60,000 67,100 70 574 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. .. .. 23,'l00 24 .367 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. .. .. I9,'oOO 24|200 29*087 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. .. .. 21' 500 22*275 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) .. .. .. 28*000 30*800 36*478 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. .. 29,500 19*800 33^44] No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. .. 46,000 53 753 Flood damage and contingencies .. .. .. .. !! 993,000 1,030,000 1,126,545 General—■ Administration and general expenses .. .. .. .. 65 600 75 000 72 360 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. 'jqq ' ' Piant (purchase of) 1;000 i; 000 C r. 66,700 76,000 30,468 » .. Interest on loans recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. 448,500 530 000 451 209 Post and Telegraph Department: Cost of collection of motor-registration fees and payment on account of transfers .. .. 28,000 28 000 4 071 Management charges of New Zealand Consoiidated Stock .. .. '477 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.. .. .. .. .. ..£100,000 476,500 558,000 455,757 Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,782,200 1,966,575 1,854,031 16,375,815 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 1,782,200 2,042,200 1,854 031 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 100,000 100,000 230,473 NET TOTAL .. .. .. . 1,682,200 1,942,200 1,623,558 16,375,815 ; t j ■