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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT—continued. MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS OF ROADS, ETC., (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Maintenance and Improvement of Roads, etc. Expenditure. Income. To Net expenditure on roads, bridges, &c., By Income from— £ s. d. including subsidies to local bodies— • : Rents from ferries .. .. 40 0 0 Salaries, wages, ma- Tolls from ferries .. .. 264 1 11 terials, &c.— £ s. d. £ s, d. Hire of equipment .. .. 257 4 0 Whangarei district 150 0 0 Interest on loan to Gore Borough Auckland district .. 2,724 9 8 Council at 6 per cent, on £2,450 Tauranga district .. 6,355 8 10 2s. Bd. .. .. .. 147 0 2 Gisborne district .. 4,194 2 3 Balance, being excess of expenditure Taumarunuidistrict 7,115 5 4 oyer income .. .. .. 03,428 19 7 Stratford district .. 5,915 18 3 Napier district .. 2,448 16 7 Wellington district 867 12 5 Nelson district .. 3,340 9 6 Greymouth district 19,964 15 7 Christchurch di strict .. .. 1,742 11 8 Dunedin district .. 450 14 7 55,270 4 8 Grants and subsidies gi to local bodies— us* Whangarei .. 200 0 0 Auckland .. 442 10 0 Gisborne .. .. 802 0 0 Taumarunui .. 230 0 0 Wellington .. 210 0 0 Nelson .. .. 1,795 3 10 Greymouth .. 2,671 12 1 Christchurch .. 200 0 0 Dunedin .. 505 10 0 7,056 15 11 Departmental expenditure —Propor- | portion of cost of supervision, &c... 1,700 0 0 Interest on capital—4| per cent, on loan to Gore Borough Council (£2,450 2s. Bd.) .. .. 110 5 1 £64,137 5 8 £64,137 5 8 Maintenance of River Improvements. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Contribution towards maintenance of By Balance .. .. .. .. 9,029 9 7 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers improvement— £ s. d. Contributed to 31st March, 1923 .. 7,913 5 9 Contribution due 1923-24 .. 1,116 3 10 £9,029 9 7 £9,029 9 7 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER DOMAINS (CONSOLIDATED FUND). Income and Expenditure Account tor the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Expenditure. t Income. To Net expenditure on— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance, being excess of expenditure £ s. d. Government domains — j over income for the year .. .. 4,904 2 7 Salaries .. .. 4,326 5 0 Wages .. .. 3 3 2 Coal, coke, water, &c. .. .. 72 14 6 Flower-seeds, bulbs, plants, &c. .. 77 18 1 Garden tools, &c. .. 125 3 0 Repairs to buildings, cartage, and sundries .. 18 18 10 Cost of supervision (allocated proportion of departmental expenditure) .. .. 150 0 0 4,774 2 7 Other domains and works— Grants towards the improvement of domains .. 75 0 0 Subsidies towards wards improveof domains .. 55 0 0 130 0 0 £4,904 2 7 £4,904 2 7

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