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Appropriations for Main Highways Account.—- Construction Fund.

CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS, INCLUDING SALARIES OR WAGES, ALSO COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE (WHICH IS SUBJECT TO REVISION AS COST OF LIVING RISES OR FALLS), HOLIDAY PAY, COMPENSATION AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES FOR ACCIDENTS TO EMPLOYEES, CHARGES FOR PLANT, ETC.

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— 1927-28. Vote No. 74.—Main Highways— £ *GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 715,000 CREDITS-in-AID ... ... ... ... 40,000 I NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 675,000 Item. £ £ MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT. VOTE No. 74. Main Highways— No. 1 Highivay District ( Auckland North) —- 1 Auckland-Wainui (via Birkenhead), (free, £150 ; £3 5,500 for £1, £2,350 ; £1 for £1, £3,000) 2 Auckland-Helensville (£3 for £1, £1,471; £1 for £1, 8,196 £6,725) 3 Kumeu Railway-station to Albauy Eoad (£1 for £1) 120 4 Helensville-Waiwera (£1 for £1) ... ... 123 5 Waiwera-Mangawai (free, £61; £1 for £1, £559) ... 620 6 Warkworth-Kaipara Elats Railway-station (£3 for £1) 690 7 Wavbv-Maungaturoto (£3 for £1, £1,023 ; £1 for £1, 1,467 £444) 8 Kaiwaka-Mangawai (£1 for £1) ... ... 727 9 Whangarei-Dargaville (free) .. ... ... 41 10 Whangai'ei - Kawakawa (free, £1,554; £4 for £1, 6,616 £2,587 ; £3 for £1, £1,875 ; £1 for £1, £600) 11 Mauugatapere-Kaikohe (free, £5,616; £5 for £1, 9,143 £3,527) | 12 Kawakawa-Mangamuka (free) ... .. : 8,498 13 Wairnamaku - Ohaeawai (free, £2,770; £1 for £1, 5,233 £2,463) 14 Kohukohn-Te Karae (£1 for £1) ... 2,141 15 Ivaikohe-Omapere (free) ... ... ... 500 16 Broadwood-Kaitaia (free, £135 ; £1 for £1, £1,391)... 1,526 17 Mangamuka-Te Karae (free) ... ... | 3,500 18 Whangaroa-Okaihau (free, £1,140; £4 for £1, £650; i 2,094 £1 for £1, £304) 19 Dargaville-Maungaturoto (free, £289; £3 for £1, 2,461 £2,122 ; £1 for £1, £50) 20 Dargaville-Te Kopuru (£1 for £1) ... ... 33 ! 59,229 No. 3 Highway District (Auckland South) — 21 Auckland-Helensville (£1 for £1) ... ... 190 22 ! Great South Road (free, £8,044 ; £1 for £1, 44,525 £36,481) 23 Pokeno-Waihi (free, £4,641; £1 for £1, £76) 4,717 24 Pokeno-Tauranga to Corouiandel (free, £22,074 ; £1 27,281 for £1, £5,207) *£2J0,00U to be transfer.od from "Public Works Fund" in terms of Section 10 (6) of the Main Highways Act, 1922.