B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1932.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT —continued. MAINTENANCE OP AND REPAIRS TO ROADS, CONTROL OP RIVERS, ETC. (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account foe the Yeas ended 31st Maech, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. 5,24115 10 By Interest on advances to local bodies from Public Renewal of road-bridges .. .. .. 573 0 2 Works Fund .. .. .. .. 253 2 7 Restoration of flood damage .. .. 2,053 4 1 Balance, being excess of expenditure over Contribution towards maintenance, &c., of income for the year, transferred to annual Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement maintenance accounts — £ s. d. works .. .. .. ■■ 1,222 12 6 Roads, &c. .. .. 9,567 13 4 Departmental administration —Proportion al- Waihou and Ohinemuri located for the year .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 Rivers Account .. 1,222 12 6 Interest at 4J per cent, credited to Treasury on Imprest Supply Act, 1927, advances to local bodies from Public Works and Local Authorities Pund .. .. .. • • • • 252 15 10 Empowering Amendment Imprest Supply Act, 1927, and Local Authorities Act, 1928 .. .. 7,457 910 Empowering Amendment Act, 1928 (Relief of 18,247 15 8 Unemployment) .. .. .. .. 7,457 910 £18,500 18 3 £18,500 18 3 Note. —£1,700 for departmental administration is included without appropriation. MAINTENANCE OP PUBLIC BUILDINGS (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. •• •• 4,805 11 1 By Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. 502 15 6 Accident compensation, &c. .. .. 516 12 6 Recoveries from other Departments for mainDrainage, water, &c., rates .. .. 276 8 9 tenance of buildings, proportion of sewerage Maintenance — rates, &c. .. .. .. .. 25,465 16 3 Government houses .. .. .. 2,891 0 0 Rent of offices— £ s. d. Government buildings .. .. .. 31,354 15 7 Recovered through Public Workshops (exclusive of Wellington work- Account .. .. 14,120 911 shop) .. .. •• •• Or. 393 19 7 Recovered by assessment .. 99,096 0 0 Telephone services, postages, &c. .. .. Or. 210 13 5 113,216 911 Maintenance—Parliamentary Buildings .. 1,296 5 5 Freight and cartageRents paid for Government offices in the Recoveries .. .. 6,098 17 1 Dominion ... .. ... .. 12,625 6 3 Less expenditure.. .. 5,572 3 4 Travelling expenses and allowances.. .. 525 12 10 526 13 9 Wages of overseers and staff workmen .. 1,092 18 4 Services and supplies for other Departments .. Or. 1,607 11 7 Advertising and sundries .. .. ■. 20 17 4 Proportion of departmental and tion expenditure .. .. •• 1,000 0 0 Electrical Wiremen's Registration Board .. 45 6 2 Engineers Registration Board .. .. 80 0 0 Tramways and Motor-omnibus expenses .. 3 6 3 Provincial buildings .. .. .. 61 9 6 Depreciation at 2 per cent, on brick, stone, or concrete buildings, and 3 per cent, on wooden buildings— £ s. d. Departmental buildings .. 10,562 0 0 Government houses .. 1,515 0 0 Ministerial residences .. 210 0 0 Parliamentary Buildings .. 8,225 0 0 Workshops, garage, &c. .. 2,172 0 0 22,684 0 0 Balance, excess of income before charging interest .. .. •• 62,735 2 4 £139,711 15 5 £139,711 15 5 To Interest at 4J per cent, on capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kairuru quarry advances .. 278 6 9 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 62,735 2 4 Land sold on time payment 10 11 5 Interest on advances .. .. .. 385 17 5 Departmental buildings .. 45,568 5 3 Balance, excess of expenditure over income Government houses .. 6,630 3 2 after charging interest on capital, transferred Ministerial residences .. 1,744 5 2 to Maintenance Account .. .. .. 22,573 2 7 Parliamentary Buildings .. 25,107 7 2 Workshops, garage, &c. .. 6,355 3 5 85,694 2 4 £85,694 2 4 £85,694 2 4 Note.—The following charges have been included for which no parliamentary appropriation is held by the Department under the vote : (a) Interest at 4J per cent, on capital value of public buildings ; (b) depreciation of fixed assets ; (c) proportion of " Departmental" expenditure. The following credits have been taken without appropriation: (a) rentals assessed against other Departments for accommodation in General Government Buildings; (6) value of maintenance-work carried out and rates paid for other Departments.

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