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APPENDIX D TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS BOARD The Hon. Minister of Works. Sir,— 1Q99 In M aCC °u an r with J he requirements of section 24 of the Main Highways Act 1922 the Mam Highways Board has the honour to submit its twenty-JxtH alnuai ZZstm^mo 0n t0 Parhament - The re P° rt *»» Period lit April 1949 GENERAL | i 9 7^-f TeSen \ len ! th I ° f "T* M g hwa 7 s maintained or subsidized by the Board is LldS'?f P f "5*5 ° f eX f )endit 7 re for tte 7ear ended 31st March, 1950, as well Of It , + f? e tf t Q V ° Slt t°* ° f Vari ° US WOrks ' are shown lat <* in this report. highways g mam hlghwa * VS ' 5 > 228 miles have b «en classified as State reupS e / P T di i Ure Under V ° te " Hi S hwa 7 s Maintenance," which includes bridge renewals and fixed charges, amounted to £3,876,297. Under the vote "Highways SSmSX total expenditure was £2,246,736, giving a grand total expenSe precedin com P a red with a total expenditure of £5,608,977 for the year immediately The registration of motor-vehicles showed an increase of 26,366 over the previous kden S ' gUreS inClU6d 2 ' 617 m ° re heaVy ****-*-*•> ove? 2 tons The length of new sealing completed was 329 miles, together with 35 miles of priming coats, making a total of 364 miles. Of this total, 11 miles were carried out ondevSS and reconstructed sections of the older sealed highways and 63 miles constituted eaS on previous priming. In consequence, the net increase in dustless surfacing is 301 miles This makes a Dominion total of 4,487, or 35 per cent, of the highways system C ° mPleted WaS 5 ' 591 lmeal fGet ' C ° mpared 34 ° 7

on riLT I7SiS °l eX P e , nd i ture {or 1949-50 by the Board and by local authorities dntn I,T and Sta t e hlghwayS ' aS distinct from rene ™ ls > construction, and other overhead charges, is shown in the tabulation below :

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— Board's Contribution. Local Authorities' Contribution. Total. Percentage of Board's Contribution to Total. Percentage of Local Authorities' Contribution to Total. North Island South Island £ 1,757,979 750,966 £ 152,316 74,123 £ 1,910,295 825,089 92-03 91-02 7-97 8-98 Totals 2,508,945 226,439 2,735,384 91-72 8-28