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Lynbhurst Shire. - Blayney, 23rd 'September, 1909. g IR Circular No. 262. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of yours of the 10th instant, and, as requested, to furnish the information hereunder :— First, with respect to expenditure : — 1. Length in miles of roads actually in the control of the Council and on which expenditure will be made during the next three years, giving the amount of necessary average expenditure for one year, to include any culvert up to 20 ft. clear span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 miles £ (a.) For one year's maintenance (wages and material) .. . . 2,500 (b.) For construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.200 £3,700 2. Number of bridges with their length—Annual expenditure — Number of bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 (a.) Maintenance. . .. .. .. .. .. .. £100 (6.) Renewals .. . . .. .. .. .. .. £900 £1,000 3. Number of public watering-places —Annual expenditure(a.) Maintenance.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil. (b.) Working cost .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil. 4. Number of ferrics —Annual expenditure — ' (a.) Maintenance.. .. .. .. .. .. ... Nil. (b.) Renewals, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil. 5. Number of wharves—Annual expenditure— (a.) Maintenance.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil. (b.) Renewals .. .. .. .. .. Nil. 6. Administration—Annual cost — £ President and Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 Engineer and Clerk .. .. .. .. .. .. 558 Sanitary Inspector .. .. .. .. .. .. -26 Valuer (estimate for 1910) . . . . .. . . .. 150 Incidentals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 £1,114 7. Pounds —Net cost annually to the Council — Approximate cost of renewal of fencing (£l5) one-third .. .. £5 Secondly, with respect to revenue : — (a.) Unimproved capital value for each riding—-allowance to be made for any change likely to occur during 1910, 1911, or 1912— Riding A— £ £ s . a. Alienated lands, including C.P. .. .. 131,350 Leased Crown lands .. .. .. .. 10,821 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 1,179 Police lands and public schools .. .. 898 144,248 0 0 Riding B — Alienated lands, including C.P. .. .. 114,899 Leased Crown lands .. .. .. .. 13,994 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 860 Public-schools lands .. .. . . .. 130 129,856 0 0 Riding C— Alienated land, including C.P. .. .. 160,481 Leased Crown lands .. . . . . .. 9,324 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 1,334 Police lands and public schools .. .. 223 171,362 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. £445,466 0 0