B.—7A [PT. I

ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941.

Main Highways Account.

CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS—continued.

N.B.—ln addition to the amounts included above, the following estimated amounts required for the services mentioned will be expended under special Acts without further appropriations : — £ Abolition of toll-gatos (Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils), (Finance Act, 1925, Section 20 (2) {a)) .. 1,500 Advancos to local authorities (Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, Section 2) .. .. .. .. 20,000 Hutt Road annual charges (Wellington City Council), (Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), Section 33) .. .. .. 24,000 Interest on amounts transferred from Public Works Fund (Finance Act, 1931 (No. 3)) .. .. .. .. 61,300 Subsidies to local authorities (Finance Act, 1931 (No. 3); Appropriation Act, 1916, Section 9; and Municipal Corporations Act, 1933, Section 71) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210,000 316,800

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1940-41. 1939-40. Total EiI pend iture Estimated ,*? . Amount Amount ' ,o?n required to voted. j i-*P<-nded. 1940. be voted. Item. j £ £ £ £ — MAIN HIGHWAYS—continued. Charges foe and incidental to —continued. CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, ETC. — continued. Maintenance, Repair, dkc.— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. .. .. .. 57,300 76,000 84,126 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. .. .. .. 124,050 155,000 172,098 ! No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. .. .. .. 106,050 104,000 153,028 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. .. .. .. 60,500 82,000 83.939 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. .. .. 81,300 92,000 110,054 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. .. .. 55,000 55,000 76,522 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) . . . . . . . . . . 39,350 45,000 55,254 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. .. .. .. 52,950 63,000 73,199 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. .. .. .. 51,450 47,000 77,076 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. .. .. .. 31,150 39,000 41,789 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson') .. .. .. .. .. 49'000 64,000 67,334 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. .. .. .. 67,500 63,000 95,218 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. .. .. .. 28,100 32,000 37,872 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. .. .. .. 35,400 43,000 51,353 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. .. .. .. 33,100 38,000 44,523 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Centra!) .. .. .. .. 34,500 54,000 47,309 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. .. .. 23,800 40,000 34,654 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. .. .. .. 42,200 57,000 64,905 972,700 1,149,000 1,370,253 General—- i Administration and general expenses .. .. .. .. .. 193,000 173,000 187,376 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 122,375 2,000 230 Plant (purchase of) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 100,000 j 26,245 i 316,375 275,000 | 213,851 2 Interest on loans recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 357,917 285,000 270,259 3 Management charges of New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. .. .. 500 500 948 4 Payment to Transport Department for services rendered .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 10,000 5 Post and Telegraph Department : Cost of collection of motor-registration fees and payment on account of transfers .. .. .. .. .. 35,000 35,000 34,189 6 Transfer to Loan Redemption Account for redemption of Main Highways loans 306,113 223,860 223,860 7 Charges and expenses of raising loans .. .. .. .. .. 500 : 500 Estimated eredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act. 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. £100,000 710,030 554,860 j 539,256 GROSS Total.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,016,105 5,617,200 5,589,220 14,161,656 Amount required for Current Year.. .. .. .. 3,633,200 5,617,200 ! Credtts-in-AID .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 100,000:259,857 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. .. .. 3,533.200 5,517,200 5,329,363 14,161,656 I TOTAL .. .. .. .. £3,533,200 £5,517,200 £5,329,363 £14,161,656