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TABLE 1.—MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT. REVENUE FUND. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931, and Total to Date.

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Total since T °* al since „-.„,,-._,.„,.„„ Total for Inception of Main TW , nMP Total for Inception of Main EXPENDITURE. Year 1930-31. Highways Act, 1922, INCOME. Year 1930-31. Highways Act, 1922, to 31/3/31. to 31/3/31. To Net expenditure on maintenance of main highways : — By Income from— Highway District — £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest from investments of— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. So. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,566 19 3 265,173 110 Construction Fund .. .. .. .. 6,248 0 6 No. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99,987 5 5 463,378 13 9 Revenue Fund .. .. .. .. 9,654 8 0 No. 3 38,253 14 8 194,800 15 3 15,902 8 6 187,270 3 8 No. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,609 19 2 166,919 1110 Interest from local authorities on plant purchased on their behalf .. 3,552 8 1 14,841 5 2 No. 5 ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65,585 12 8 324,189 19 7 Interest on advances to local authorities .. .. .. .. 2,647 17 6 3,778 19 6 No. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,568 10 1 178,573 8 11 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 7 1 359 13 6 No. 7 .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. 45,303 11 6 261,223 8 8 Motor-registration licenses, fees, and fines (section 24. Motor-vehicles No. 8 .. .. . .. .. .. .. 37,808 11 7 200,310 14 4 Act, 1924) .. .. .. .. .. •• •■ 397,139 7 0 2,050,332 1 5 No. 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,655 3 1 296,050 9 0 Motor-spirits tax (section 9, Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927) .. 1,219,208 11 8 2,953,453 3 8 No. 10 .. .. .. .'. .. .. .. 44,500 5 3 213,900 9 1 Rent of and tolls from ferries .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,08110 6 Tire-tax (sections 13 and 14, Main Highwavs Act, 1922) .. .. 129,188 6 5 1,525,358 15 9 Totals for North Island .. .. .. .. 516,839 12 8 2,564,520 12 3 Transfer from Consolidated Fund (section 14, Main Highways Act, 1922) .. 210,000 0 0 No. 11 .. .. .. .. .. -. .. 51,173 12 1 227,078 2 4 No. 12 .. .. .. .. .. ., .. 137,303 7 10 441,938 13 4 No. 13 .. ., .. .. .. .. 20,695 19 2 115,955 4 10 No. 14 .. .. .. .. :. .. .. 32,239 3 6 148,029 7 11 No. 15 .. .. .. .. .. • ,. .. 39,766 15 1 195,74115 1 No. 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,826 6 8 85,676 4 11 No. 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,781 3 2 120,903 11 3 No. 18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,951 111 143,774 9 10 Totals for Dominion .. .. .. .. 872,577 2 1 4,043,618 1 9. Abolition of toll-gates (section 20, Finance Act, 1925) .. .. 1,807 0 0 15,765 14 7 Accident compensation .. .. .. .. .. .'. 2,367 17 11 4,020 13 5 Administration and supervision expenses, including salaries and expenses of Public Works officers, printing, stationery, postages, and miscellaneous expenses .. 38,448 13 0 185,711 9 6 Charges and expenses of raising loans, management charges of Consolidated Stock on account of Construction Fund, &c. .. .. 2,532 3 3 46,539 13 5 Commission on collection of motor-registration fees by Postal Department 15,564 3 10 72,917 5 10 Commission on registration of change of ownership .. .. .. 5,337 6 0 21,872 3 6 Depreciation of furniture, fittings, &c. .. .. .. .. 64 11 1 307 15 10 Depreciation of plant not in service .. .. .. .. 54 0 0 88 0 0 Expenses of District Councillors attending District Council meetings and annual conference .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 15 1 573 7 11 Expenses of delegate to International Roads Congress at Washington .. 450 0 0 450 0 0 Fees and travelling-expenses of members of the Main Highways Board, other than Government members .. .. .. .. 1,500 13 6 9,948 0 0 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 940,745 5 9 4,401,812 5 9 Carried forward.. .. .. .. -. .. 1,767,758 6 3 6,947,475 13 2