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Table No. 3. —Table showing the Annual Expenditure upon Roads, Streets, and Bridges, etc., during the Years ended 31st March, 1935-39, inclusive, and 1944-46, inclusive.

The bulk of interest is an estimate of interest on local-body and public debt road liability. Since the year 1932-83 no statistics have been available for local-body road indebtedness, and the 1945-46 estimate is based on the assumption that the proportion of road to total debt has not varied ; this is found to be the most satisfactory way of arriving at a reasonable estimate. The road-liability proportion of public debt is a known figure, and interest has been calculated on the average rates prevailing for the 1945-46 year.

Table No. 4. —Table showing Sources of Revenue from which Moneys were expended upon Roads, Streets, and Bridges suring the Years ended 31st March, 1935-39, inclusive, and 1944-46, inclusive

The item " general taxation " covers the sources of revenue other than receipts by way of loan, local rates, employment promotion fund, and motor-taxation; no attempt has been made, in view of the magnitude of the work involved, to analyse the sources of general taxation. " Motor taxation " includes receipts from motor-drivers' licences and heavytraffic fees.

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Expenditure oil 1935-36. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1938-39. ' 1943-44. | 1944-45. I 1945-46. Maintenance — Main highways Urban roads and streets .. Other roads £ 1,632,453 406,775 1,098,366 £ 1,314,694 424,201 1,088,204 £ 1,482,531 463,533 1,164,972 £ 1,952,732 453,282 1,305,723 £ 1,519,201 441,633 1,270,279 £ 1,555,596 496,812 1,447,075 £ 1,880,297 570,321 1,581,970 Totals 3,137,594 2,777,099 3,111,036 3,711,737 3,231,113 3,499,483 4,032,588 Construction — Main highways Urban roads and streets .. Other roads 624,943 903,918 1,102,730 1,622,982 938,692 1,443,185 2,565,822 982,008 1,605,648 3,331,959 1,308,173 2,025,818 116,086 452,656 187,549 318,856 494,809 248,223 428,475 578,419 295,347 Totals 2,631,591 4,004,859 5,153,478 6,665,950 756,291 1,061,888 1,302,241 Interest and sinking - fund charges— Main highways Urban roads and streets .. Other roads 605,403 580,979 1,122,408 605,925 573,423 1,047,394 642,695 580,773 1,135,116 734,507 572,439 1,248,346 695,571 698,960 995,773 756,380 634,728 1,033,954 717,536 723,237 914,997 Totals 2,308,790 2,226,742 2,358,584 2,555,292 2,390,304 2,425,062 2,355,770 Grand totals 8,077,975 9,008,700 10,623,098 12,932,979 6,377,708 6,986,433 7,690,599

— 1935-36. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1938-39. 1943-44. 1944-45. 1945-46. Main highways— Loan Local rates Employment Promotion Fund General taxation Motor taxation £ 549,546 502,408 45,638 £ 892,274 517,507 5,662 £ 1,708,635 448,949 97,864 £ 2,739,751 451,737 297,531 £ 110,559 335,127 £ 303,673 434,256 £ 408,072 400,128 157,403 1,607,804 169,239 1,958,919 213,299 2,222,301 233,098 2,297,072 5,119 1,880,053 14,671 1,878,232 20,039 2,198,069 Totals 2,862,799 3,543,601 4,691,048 6,019,189 2,330,858 2,630,832 3,026,308 Urban roads — Loan L6cal rates Employment Promotion Fund General taxation Motor taxation 118,745 1,080,048 384,050 308,829 199,783 1,059,920 330,156 346*457 203,827 1,097,237 336,140 389^110 157,429 1,077,607 705,807 393^051 21,978 1,188,056 36,409 346,806 23,707 1,202,381 28,289 37i,*972 33,084 1 ,'402,841 26,343 409^709 Totals 1,891,672 1,936,316 2,026,314 2,333,894 1,593,249 1,626,349 1,871,977 Other roads— Loan Local rates Employment Promotion Fund General taxation Motor taxation 466,152 863,458 580,000 939,714 916,181 357,220 1,169,128 1,027,709 276,695 1,350,322 1,168,289 554,242 84,321 992,655 19,994 125,470 1,192,808 24,375 192,524 1,258,255 23,531 1,010,496 403,398 1,017,082 298,586 1,101,369 330,835 1,185,080 321,954 1,019,005 337,626 1,013,064 373,535 914,137 403,867 Totals 3,323,504 3,528,783 3,905,736 4,579,887 2,453,601 2,729,252 2,792,314 All roadsLoan Local rates Employment Promotion Fund General taxation Motor taxation 1,134,443 2,445,914 1,009,688 1,167,899 2,320,031 2,031,771 2,493,608 693,038 1,186,321 2,603,962 3,081,590 2,573,895 710,699 1,314,668 2,942,246 4,247,502 2,697,633 1,557,580 1,418,178 3,012,077 216,858 2,515,838 56,403 1,024,124 2,564,485 452,850 2,829,445 52,664 1,027,735 2,623,739 633,680 3,061,224 49,874 934,176 3,011,645 Totals 8,077,975 1 9j008,700 10,623,098 12,932,970 6,377,708, 6,986,433 7,690,599