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B. —1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1929.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OP QUARRIES (PUBLIC WORKS FUND): TE WERA QUARRY (TARANAKI). Revenue Account fob, the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. To Metal on hand, Ist April, 1928 . . .. 36 0 0 By Sales of quarry output for the Stripping .. .. .. .. 1,427 18 5 year — £ s. d. £ s. d. Quarrying and feeding crusher .. .. 4,115 10 11 Metal, sand, and screenings .. 10,289 12 9 Repairs to plant, access and jig lines .. 772 8 8 Haulage on same .. .. 2,893 5 6 Coal and oil .. .. .. .. 939 10 6 13,182 18 3 Drivers'and firemen's wages .. .. 1,953 18 4 Metal, &c., on hand, 31st March, 1929 .. 75 0 0 Cross profit, carried down .. .. .. 4,012 11 5 £13,257 18 3 £13,257 18 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Supervision .. .. .. .. 296 10 10 By Gross profit, brought down .. .. 4,012 II 5 Loading trucks .. .. .. .. 7617 Accident and holiday pay .. .. .. 256 9 6 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 278 12 1 Installation of plant and preliminary expenses (proportion written off) .. .. .. 295 16 8 Interest on capital at 4J per cent. .. .. 599 5 4 Depreciation— £ s. d. Oil plant hired from " Plant " vote 144 0 0 On quarry assets .. .. 379 1 0 523 1 0 Net profit, to Accumulated Profit and Loss .. 1,686 14 5 £4,012 II 5 . £4,012 11 5 Note.—The following charges have been included for which no parliamentary appropriation is held : (a) Interest (temporary charge) on net cash advances to 31st March, 1929, at 41 per cent., and on value of plant on loan from " Plant " vote ; (b) allowance for depreciation of fixed assets. MAINTENANCE OF AND REPAIRS TO ROADS, CONTROL OF RIVERS, ETC. (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. 12,685 17 11 By Interest on advances to local bodies from Public Renewal of road-bridges .. .. .. 8,055 7 8 Works Fund .. .. .. .. 455 17 0 Restoration of flood damage .. .. 22,582 1 2 Interest on purchase-moneys in connection with Contribution towards maintenance, &c., of sale of land .. .. .. .. 1 18 1 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Balance, being excess of expenditure over income works .. .. .. .. .. 1,452 12 11 for the year, transferred to annual maintenDepartmental administration, proportion al- ance accounts — £ s. d. located for the year .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 Roads, &c. .. .. 83,964 15 4 Interest at 4J per cent, credited to Treasury I Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers 1,452 12 11 on advance to local bodies from Public Works j Imprest Supply Act, 1927, and Fund .. .. .. .. .. 276 2 0 Local Authorities EmpowerRail freight on road-metal for local bodies .. 1,973 I 8 ing Act, 1928 .. .. 69,514 12 3 Transfer to Main Highways Revenue Fund under 154,932 0 6 section 14, Main Highways Act, 1922 .. 35,000 0 0 Special grant to Waipu County (on account of Native rates irrecoverable) .. .. 2,150 0 0 Imprest Supply Act, 1927, and Local Authorities Empowering Amendment Act, 1928 (relief of unemployment) .. .. .. 69,514 12 3 £155,389 15 7 £155,389 15 7 Note. —£1,700 for departmental administration is included without appropriation.