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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS (PUBLIC WORKS FUND). Income and Expenditure on Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. Income. To Expenditure on roads, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. bridges, &c., in- By Balance .. .. .. 650,089 3 II eluding subsidies to local bodies— Whangarei district 85,711 10 4 Auckland district .. 78,128 2 2 Tauranga district .. 20,014 G 3 Gisborne district .. 100,192 13 3 Taumarunui district 35,299 12 4 Stratford district .. 100,758 16 3 Napier district .. 10,440 9 8 Wellington district 98,286 2 1 Nelson district .. 20,196 2 0 Greymouth district 33,470 0 8 Cbristehuroh district 16,134 9 1 Dunedin district .. 22,123 13 5 Invercargill district 5,932 4 2 038,094 13 8 Compensation for injuries .. .. 2,049 I 4 Advertising tenders .. .. 80 12 11 Engineering surveys .. .. 294 5 2 Roadmen's huts, storerooms, &c. .. 140 11 7 Subsidy towards the construction of roads and bridges under section 270 of Native Land Act, 1919 .. 519 4 2 Reinstatement of works damaged by floods (portion chargeable to capital) 8,310 15 I £650,089 3 11 £650,089 3 11 MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries, wages, and materials, com- By Rent, Mokau Ferry .. . . 40 0 0 prising direct payments in connec- Tolls collected at Nine-mile Ferry .. 312 9 8 tion with the maintenance and im- Interest at 6-per-cent. on loan to Gore provement of roads and bridges .. 52,164 15 9 Borough .. .. .. 147 0 2 Grants and subsidies to local bodies 7,320 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 60,016 9 3 Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Soufflot, widow of late L. Soufflot, Overseer, Public Works Department 74 0 0 Proportion of departmental expenditure for cost of supervision, &c. .. 500 0 0 Sundries (advertising, telephone, subscriptions, &c.) .. .. .. 340 8 3 Interest on capital at 4J per cent, on value of loan to Gore Borough .. 110 5 1 £60,515 9 1 £60,515 9 1 HARBOUR WORKS (PUBLIC WORKS FUND). Income and Expenditure on Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Erection of wharves, river improve- By Balance .. .. .. 0,533 11 7 ments, &c., in the undermentioned districts:— Whangarei .. .. .. 175 0 0 Auckland .. .. .. 1,700 13 4 Gisborne .. .. .. 000 0 0 Stratford .. .. .. 240 0 0 Greymouth .. .. .. 171 18 0 Nelson .. .. .. 19 12 7 Christehurch .. .. .. 290 7 5 Dunedin .. .. .. 3,330 0 3 £0,533 11 7 £6,533 11 7 a