B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE— continued

(a) The amount voted in financial year 1946-47 was provided under Main Highways Account, vote, " Main Highways." Main Highways Account closed as at 31st March, 1947.

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1946-47. ' 1947-48. Voted. Expended. VOTE—HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to—continued Maintenance, Repair, &c. —continued No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) No. 6 Highway District (King-country) No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) No. 18 Highway District (Southland) - Flood damage and contingencies 92,400 117,700 82,500 103,400 85,800 132,000 75,900 91,300 99,000 45,100 99,000 99,000 105,600 100,100 84,600 120,000 66,000 80,000 71,000 88,000 97,000 110,000 46,000 80,000 115,000 54,000 48,000 46,000 62,000 51,000 68,000 192,000 88,714 104,467 71,387 88,709 103,483 114,768 63,983 90,977 102,708 51,857 63,683 65,201 65,143 55,542 83,619 106,564 2,255,000 1,750,000 1,932,345 General— Administration and general expenses Plant, purchase of .. 228,700 50,000 174,000 56,000 174,667 44,230 278,700 230,000 218,897 Abolition of toll-gates (Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils), (Finance Act, 1925, section 20 (2) (a)) Advances to local authorities (Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, section 2) Hutt Road annual charges (Wellington City Council), (Hutt Road Act, 1939 (section 6)) .. Interest on loans recouped to the Consolidated Fund Post and Telegraph Department: cost of collection of motor-registration fees and payment on account of transfers Subsidies to local authorities (Finance Act, 1931 (No. 3); Appropriation Act, 1916, section 9; and Municipal Corporations Act, 1933, section 71) .. .. Transfer to Public Works Account: contribution to capital works on highways 1,510 15,000 12,579 30,000 225,000 10,000 iiooo 31,000 28,997 294,089 32,000 28,997 TOTAL 3,427,089 (a)2,512,000 2,439,579