HIGHWAYS VOTES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19693, 27 July 1938, Page 7

HIGHWAYS VOTES

£206,000 FOR GISBORNE

INCREASE OF £43,000

BIG DOMINION TOTAI

£5,037,200 PROVIDED

(Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day

Highways votes for the No. 4 highways district. Gisborne, this year total £200,000, compared with £103,000 last year, an increase of £43,000. The total spent last year was £116,079. Of the total amount available for the district, £85,000 is earmarked for construction, reconstruction and improvement. £95.000 is for maintenance and repairs, and .1:20.000 for renewals.

Votes for the whole of the Dominion show an increase of £872.000, totalling £5.037.200. The total voted last year was £4.105,200, of which £4,031,728 was spent. The gross total available for expenditure in the Dominion is £5.287,200. including £250,000 of credits in hand. Comparison of Totals This year's district totals compare as follows with last year's votes and last year's expenditure:— 1938-39 1937-38 Voted Voted Exp. £ £ £ Construction . . 85,000 70,000 30.254 Renewals 30,000 27,000 27.727 Maintenance . . 95,000 00.000 80.025 Totals .... 200,000 103,000 143.800 In the Dominion totals, administration expenses and purchase of plant are estimated to require £327,000. while other items of expenditure include £210,000 as interest on loans recouped to the consolidated fund, and £150,000 as transfer to loans redemption account for redemption of main highways loans.