B.—7a [Pt. I].

ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1942,

Main Highways Account.

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

Authority : E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l94l.

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1941-42. 1940-41. Total Ex1 penditure Estimated ; ,, JK..1. Amount Amount ,, TTlmrt . rt io?i ' required to voted. Impended. 1941. be voted. J Item. £ £ £ £ MAIN HIGHWAYS— continued. Charges for and incidental TO' — continued. CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, ETC. j continued. Maintenance, Repair, <&c. — No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. .. .. .. 54,000 57,300 65,715 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. .. .. .. 115,000 124,050 145,686 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. .. .. .. 85,000 100,050 112,400 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. .. .. ..! 62,000 60,500 74,295 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. .. .. 65,000 81,300 83,585 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. .. .. 55,000! 55,000 97,552 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. .. .. .. 45,000 39,350 69,949 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 52,950 | 92,481 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. .. .. ..40,000 51,450 69,501 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. .. .. .. 33,000 31,150 37,243 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 49,000 76,520 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. .. .. .. 65,000 67,500 92,963 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. .. .. .. 24,000 28,100 31,043 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. . .. .. 33,000 35,400 42,156 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. .. .. .. 30,000 33,100 37,659 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) .. .. .. ..! 32,000 34,500! 46,097 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. .. | 25,000 I 23,800: 31,432 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. .. .. .. 44,000 42,200 j 58,712 Flood damage and contingencies .. .. . . .. .. 257,200 1,164,200 972,700 1,264,989 General — Administration and general expenses .. .. .. .. .. 180,000 193,000 192,337 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 100 122,375 123,490 Plant (purchase of) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 GV.77,368 j 181,100 316,375 238,459 2 Interest on loans recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 453,900 357,917 305,235 3 Management charges of New Zealand Consolidated Stock . . .. .. 100 500 164 4 Payment to Transport Department for services rendered .. .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 I 5 Post and Telegraph Department: Cost of collection of motor-registration fees and payment on account of transfers .. .. .. .. .. 28,000 35,000 30,491 6 Transfer to Loan Redemption Account for redemption of Main Highways loans .. 306,113 184,475 7 Charges and expenses of raising loans .. .. . . .. .. .. 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act. 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. £150,000 482,000 710,030 530,365 Gross Total.. .. .. .. .. .. ..2,892,200 4,016,105 3,866,245 15,689,432 Amount required jor Current Year.. .. .. .. 2,892,200 3,888,000 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 150,000 104,800 344,963 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. . 2,742,200 3,783,200 3,521,282 15,689,432 TOTAL .. .. .. .. £2,742,200 £3,783,200 £3,521,282 £15,689,432 N.B. —In addition to the amounts included above, the following estimated amounts required for the services mentioned will be exponded under special Acts without further appropriations : — £ Abolition of toll-gates (Taranaki, Hawora, and Eltham County Councils), (Finance Act, 1925, section 20 (2) (a) ) .. 1,500 Advances to local authorities (Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, section 2) .. .. .. .. 10,000 Hutt Road annual charges (Wellington City Council), (Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), section 33) .. .. .. 25,000 Interest on amounts transferred from Public Works Fund {Finance Act, 1931 (No. 3)) .. .. .. .. 61,309 Subsidies to local authorities (Finance Act, 1931 (Ho. 3); Appropriation Act, 1916, section 9; and Municipal Corporations Act, 1933, section 71) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210,000 307,800