MAIN HIGHWAYS.

Shannon News, 29 July 1927, Page 3

MAIN HIGHWAYS.

, EXPENDITURE FIGURES. ? AVERAGE MILEAGE COSTS. The Main Highways Council has issued a statement of the average costs of maintenance per mile on main highways in the No. 9 Highways District. The various highways, with mainten- | ance costs and the local authority controlling them, were shown as follows: — Wellington-Auckland Highway: Waikanae to Otaki River section; 8f miles; Horowhenua County Council controlling body. Expenditure for year: Main Highwavs Board £653, Horowhenua County "£546, total £1199; cost per mile £137.

Same highway: Otaki to Waikawa stream section,' 7 miles; Highways Board £433, Horowhenua County £340, total £779; cost per mile £lll. Waikawa stream to Levin and Levin to Wirokino bridge, 12i miles: Highways Board £1095, Horowhenua County £B4O, total £1933; cost per mile £155.

Levin Borough section, 128 chains: Highways Board £lls, Levin Borough Council £lls, total £230; cost pei mile £144.

Whirokino section, 2} miles: ; Highwavs Board £256, Manawatu County Council £205, total £461; cost per mile £l6B.

Foxton Borough section, 130 chains: Highways Board £ll6, Foxton Borough Council £99, total £215; cost per mile £132. ■!

Foxton-Sanson section, 19} miles: Highwavs Board £1576, Manawatu County "£1172, total £2748; cost per mile £143.

San son-Bulls section, 3. miles:'Highways Board, £413,- Manawatu County £298, total £711; cost per mile £237. ' Sanfton-Palmerston ' North highway. ' —Sanson-Awahuri section, 7J. miles; Highways Board £7Ol, Manawatu County £545, total £1246; cost per mile £166.

Awahuri-Palmerston North section, 62 miles: Highways Board £550, Kairanga County Council . £427, total £977; cost per mile £l5O. Himatangi-Ashhurst via Palmerston North highway:—-Himatangi-Rahgiotu section, 7i miles: Highways* Board £631, Manawatu County £479, total £1110; cost per mile £l4B. . , Rangiotu to north boundary of Kairanga County section, 11} miles: Highways Board" £1156, Kairanga County £864, total £2020; cost per mile £172. Oroua County boundary to ; Ashhurst section, 4 miles: Highways Board £357, Oroua County Council £294, total £651; cost per mile £163. Awahuri-Mangaweka : via Kimbolton —Awahuri-Feilding section, 4| miles: Highways Board £290, Manawatu County £234, total £524; . cost per mile £ll6.

Feilding Borough section, 2 miles 70 chains: Highways Board £348, Feilding borough £332, total £680; cost per mile £236. - Feilding-Cheltenhan section, 6£ miles: Highways Board £540, Oroua County £4lB, total £958; cost per mile £153. Cheltenham to Mangaweka bridge section, '4o| miles: Highways Board £l4Ol, Kiwitea County Council £ll6B, total £2569; cost per mile £63. Ashhurst - Pohangina highway:— Ashhurst to Oroua County boundary section, 5 miles: Highways Board £4OB, Oroua County £360, total £768; cost per mile £154. Pohangina County boundary to Pohangina section, 4 miles: Highways Board £231, Pohangina County £195, total £426; cost per mile £lO6. Kimbolton-Apiti section , 5 miles; Highways Board £66, Kiwitea County £49, total £lls, cost per mile £23. Pohangina County boundary to Apiti, 5 miles: Highways Board £144, Pohangina County £139, total £283; cost per mile £57. Mt. Stewart highway, -1} miles: Highways Board £27, Manawatu County £22, total £49; cost per mile £2B.

Greatford-Woodville via Feilding and Ashhurst highway. —Kakariki to Manawatu Gorge section, 22 miles: Highways Board £1231, Oroua County £1002; cost per mile £102.Feilding Borough section, 2 miles 10 chains:- Highways Board £l4B, Feilding, borough £ll3, total £261; cost per mile £123. Aorangi bridge to Taonui railway crossing section, 1} miles: Highways Board £l3O, Kairanga County £lll, total £241; cost per mile £193. Feilding to Stanway highway.—Feilding borough section, 1 mile 67 chains: Highwavs Board £l2O, Feilding borough £9l, total £211; cost per mile £lls.

Same highway, Oroua county section, 9 miles: Highways Board £732, Oroua comity £568, total £1300; cost per mile £144.

Foxton-Shamion highway.—Foxton to Shannon bridge, 8 miles: Highways Board £606, Manawatu County £404, total £1070; cost per mile £134. Foxton Borough section, lj miles: cost per mile £122. Shannon bridge to Shannon, ineluding punt costs, 1\ miles: Highwars Board £323, Horowhenua County £286, total £609; cost per mile £487.

I.ovin-Palmerston North via Shannon highway. —Levin to Wirokhio riding north boundary section, 7£ miles: Highways Board £4OB, Horowhenua County * £36o,'total £768; cost per mile £lO2.

Levin Borough section, 93 chains: cost per mile £162. North boundary Wirokhio riding to north boundary Tokomaru riding, 11 miles: Highways Board £1027, Horowhenua County £777, total £1804; cost per mile £164. Tokomaru to Palmerston North section, 9} miles: Highways Board £B4B, Kairanga County £652, total £1500; cost per mile £154.