HOW PUBLIC WORKS MONEY WAS SPENT

Chronicle (Levin), 6 September 1947, Page 6

HOW PUBLIC WORKS MONEY WAS SPENT

WELLINGTON, Sept. '5. , ■The Ministry" of Works Statesment, as presented in the House of Eepre? - sentatives this morning by the Ministei of Works (Mr. Semple) contains the following tabulated summary of pay: ments and receipts in eonnection with the Public Works Accou'nt and othef associated votes and aecounts for the • 'year 1946-47. The expenditure for the year admin1 ' istered through the departmdnt;reached a total of £20,078,102. ' In addition, a sum of £992,452 wah expended^f/dm the Public- Works Aeeo'unt by thd Education Department on- sehool ' buildings. The miscel'laneous feceipts totalled £5,620,591. " Expenditure, Public Works - £ Houslhg- construction .. .. .. 6,193,788 Railway construction 231,372 Public buildings .. .. ,. . . 715,889 . -Education buildings 992,452 • Eighthouses and harbour worlcs ' 13,181 Roads, etc. 227,426; ' "Soil conservation and rivers con- • . trol 270,864 Irrigation, water supply and drainage 482,861 , Total 9,139,978 Electric Supply Account: construction (public works) .. 2,114,793 Other Votes and Accounts £ Main Highways Account — Construction, reconstruction and improvements . . . . 563,188 Maintenance, repairs and renewals 2,191,685. Administration, plant and i miscellaneous expenditure ' 218,897 Interest, fees.'etc 28,997' Permanent appropriations (rate subsidies, etc.) .. 241,005 . Consolidated Fund — Salaries and expenses, Publie Works Department and Ministry of Works . . . . 896,416 Maintenance, Public Buildings, Roads,' etc 1,347, '075 Plant, material and miscellaneous services 3,037,633 Other accounts (expenditure by Public Works Department): amounts not included above 1,290,887 Total 9,815,783 Grand total of expenditure 21,070,554 Receipts,* Public Works Ordinary Revenue Accbunt — . . £ Departmental receipts, vote 2,855,156 Irrigation receipts for year .. 28,544 Miscellaneous receipts for year Public Works 148,836 ®u?in« • * 10,955 Elecinc Supply Account .. .. 105,857 Main Highways Account — Repaynienl of advances, etc., and interest g,084 Miscellaneous receipts . . . . 144 38!) Public Works Account— Sale iinen-flax assets, etc. . . 442 238 Miscellaneous receipts .. 1,875^582 ^ . 5,620,591 Excludes motor spirits tax, registraments668' 6 collected by other Depart- - The ratio which the various classes bear to the whole is showm below — ^that is, expenditure plus receipts: — Roads, including construction and maintenance of Main and State Highwhvs, 13.00 per cent.; hydro-eleetri6 (consti'uction by Public Woivks Department), 7.92; railwav construction and improvements td.open lines, 1.25; housing -construction, 23.21; publie buildings, including schools, 6.45; soil conservation and rivers coutroJ, 1.01; irrigation, water supply and drainage, 1.81; public buildings and .roads, etc. finaih't eri anc^) 'o.OS; "plaiitj ' niaferlal aud services, other departments, 11.38; niiscellaneous, 3.41; war expenses expenditure, 4.45; miscellaneous receipts, etc., 21.06. Votes for 1947-48 "Summary for votes under the'control of the Minister of Works and proposed vvays and mcans of raising the? necessary funds for the vear ending March 31,' 1948:— ' ' , . £ Railway construction 145,00'9 Housing construction 7,482,000 Public buildings 1,850,000 Eighthouses and harbour works 32,090 Roads, etc .. 382,000 Soil conservation and rivers control .. 400,000 Irrigation,' water supply and drainage 40'O.OUO Highways construction 561,000 Highways mainlenance 3,427,089 Maintenance of public works and services 5,184,885 19,803,974