THE HUTT ROAD

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10950, 12 July 1921, Page 7

THE HUTT ROAD

ESTIMATES FOR THE YEA®. LABOUR COSTS. AFFECT LAST YEAR’S FIGURES. ® The Hutt Road. Board met yesterday, the Mayor of Wellington. (Mr R. A. Wright, M.P.) presiding. The other members present were Messrs H. P. Riehworth (Mayor of Lower Hutt), J. W. McElwan (Mayor of Petone), J. Barclay (Hutt County Council), S. Bryant (Mabara County Council), and Dunbar Sloane (Johnsonville Town Board). TREASURER'S STATEMENT. A statement was presented- by the city treasurer (Mr Charles Collins) showing the Hutt road expenditure for the last financial year, with this year’s estimates added, amongst the contributing local bodies. The contributing bodies were i if credit for the year ending March 31st, 1920, as - the actual expenditure did not reach the- amount of the estimates. The credits were worked- out this year. The present position is shown in the following statement £ s. d. Expenditure for 1920-21 3087 15 8 Estimated 2200 0 0 Excess 887 15 8 Estimates for year 1921-22 ...... 3500 0 0 Total .i, £4367 15 8 The total is to be allocated amongst the contributing bodies as follows: 'J3b.il. Petone Borough Council 759 16 1 Lower Hutt Borough Council 614 5 9 Eastbourne Borough Council... 21 18 9 Hutt Countv Council 351 0 5 'Makara County Council 526 10 9 Johnsonville Town Board ... 87 15 1 Upper Hutt Borough Council 54 16 13 .Wellington 1941 11*11 ’ EXPENDITURE ON ROAD. A statement showing the expenditure on the road during the year was furnished by the city engineer (Mr W. H. Morton) as follows: Labour, £1457 9s; -metal, £BBS 16s 6d; screenings, £299 8s: binding 'material, £286 17s 6d; miscellaneous work, £3O 11s 9d; rolling, £129 4s sd. Commenting on his estimate for the vear 1921-22 Mr Morfon said that the number of culverts under the road were blocked with detritus from the hills, and the removal of such material was costly. The traffic over the road was growing yearly. It had been endeavoured to keep the expenditure as low ajjj possible, at, the same time keeping the road in a serviceable condition, particularly as regarded its wearing surfaces. Since the previous estimate had been made, considerable increases .in the 'cost of labour had been necessitated. The reports were adopted, after discussion.