B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1938.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT —continued. CONSOLIDATED FUND—MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY LINES. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure. Income. Net expenditure oil maintenance of Net recoveries during year : Reunopened lines — £ s. d. £ s. d. coveries on account of goods £ s. d. £ s. d. Okaihau-Rangiahua .. .. 1,723 7 4 and passenger traffic— Dargaville Branch .. .. Or. 15 8 2 Dargaville Branch .. .. 1,043 15 11 Gisborne-Waikokopu .. 15,000 0 0 Waikokopu Section ~ .. 5,871 12 6 Waikokopu Section .. .. Gr. 17 10 6 6,915 8 5 Napier-Wairoa .. .. 12,166 2 3 Interest received on sales of plant on time payment 26 2 4 Wharanui-Parnassus .. 4 0 0 Balance, being excess of expenditure over income, Kawatiri-Inangahua .. .. 163 1 3 transferred to Maintenance Account .. .. 116,694 16 7 Westport-Inangahua .. .. 125 4 3 Miscellaneous .. .. 25 12 4 29,174 8 9 Working-expenses of running goods and passenger traffic— Dargaville Branch .. .. 3,230 911 Waikokopu Section .. .. 4,194 7 8 7,424 17 7 Contribution towards improvements and additions to open railway-lines (transfer to Public Works Fund vote, " Railways Improvement, &c.") .. 60,579 11 2 Transfer to Working Railways Account on account of various special works .. .. 26, 427 1 8 Interest at 4 per cent, credited to Treasury on balance outstanding on sales of plant on time payment .. .. .. .. .. 30 8 2 £123,636 7 4 £123,636 7 4 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO ROADS, CONTROL OF RIVERS. ETC. (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. .Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. 10,681 7 1 Interest on advances to local bodies from Public Restoration to flood damage .. .. .. 14,542 10 6 Works Fund .. .. .. .. 2,568 13 1 Contribution towards maintenance of Waihou and Recovery from Air Department, being expenditure Ohinemuri Rivers improvement works .. 1,595 9 0 on development of Air Force stations .. 53,943 13 4 Interest at 4 per cent, credited to Treasury on Balance, being excess of expendiadvance to local bodies from Public Works Fund 2,135 0 11 ture over income, transferred Aerodromes and emergency-landing grounds for to annual maintenance acair services .. .. .. .. 227,009 15 10 counts— £ s. d. River protection and improvement works .. 6,955 19 11 Roads, &c. .. . . 392,456 15 4 Maintenance of Wanganui River services .. 239 11 8 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Transfers to other votes — Account.. .. 1,595 9 0 "Roads, &c.".: Contribution £ s. d. 394,052 4 4 towards construction, improvement, &c., of settlement roads .. .. .. 40,000 0 0 Contribution towards renewal of road bridges .. .. 20,000 0 0 " Lands Improvement " : Contribution, towards construction, improvement, &c., of river-protective works, land drainage an d reclamation works .. .. .. 70,000 0 0 " Lighthouses and Harbour Works " : Contribution towards Harbour Replacement works .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 134,000 0 0 Transfer to State Forests Account, contribution towards development, &e., of State forests .. 49,998 710 Miscellaneous works . . . . . . . . 3,406 8 0 £450,564 10 9 £450,564 10 9

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