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MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT— continued. REVENUE FUND. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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Total since i , Total since ! Government I Ordinary j Total for Inception of Main Total for Inception of Main EXPENDITURE. I Roads. i Main Highways. | Year 1926-27. Highways Act, 1922 J j 1 ' 1 ear 1926-27. Highways Act, 1922, to 31/3/27. | J | to 81/3/27. To Net expenditure on maintenance of main highways :— Highway District — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Income from — No 1 ■■ 3,994 6 3 16,968 6 9 20,962 13 0 48,865 2 6 Interest from investments of— £ s. d. No' 2 • •• •• 4 > 647 18 3 42,051 16 4 46,699 14 7 75,138 18 6 Construction Fund .. .. .. .. 2,581 14 8 No' 3 . •• 16,316 7 7 4,199 7 1 20,515 14 8 42,211 7 6 Revenue Fund .. .. .. .. 32,037 0 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. No! 4 .. •• •• 15,112 10 0 6,580 18 10 21,693 8 10 38,403 11 l| 34,618 15 4 88,336 6 2 No. 5 .. .. 5,707 19 8 36,197 19 7 41,905 19 3 83,678 6 2 j Interest from local bodies on plant purchased on their behalf .. 1,774 2 7 1,895 0 9 No. 6 .. .. .. 8,281 8 9 5,107 1 0 13,388 9 9 36,098 16 5 Motor-registration licenses fees and fines (section 24, Motor-vehicles No. 7 .. .. .. 11,833 0 0 24,405 8 11 36,238 8 11 64,188 11 10 Act, 1924).. .. .. .. .. .. .. 283,963 9 1 630,180 0 11 No. 8 .. .. .. 5,899 9 10 21,758 5 1 27,657 14 11 47,967 17 7 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years —Ordinary No. 9 .. .. .. 7,298 17 5 23,905 18 10 31,204 16 3 61,221 5 1 main highways .. .. .. .. ..... 28 12 0 28 12 0 No. 10 .. .. .. 1,542 1 3 22,784 16 2 24,326 17 5 48,955 9 10 Rent of and tolls from ferries .. .. .. .. •• 712 2 8 1,781 10 6 No. 11 .. .. .. 18,269 9 9 8,736 4 6 27,005 14 3 45,699 1 5 Tire-tax (sections 13 and 14, Main Highways Act, 1922) .. .. 188,450 6 1 824,042 8 1 No. 12 .. .. .. 35,671 17 8 .. 35,671 17 8 82,010 13 11 Transfer from Consolidated Fund (section 14, Main Highways Act, No. 13 .. .. .. 1,491 4 3 12,731 3 1 14,222 7 4 28,447 1 2 1922) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,000 0 0 105,000 0 0 No. 14 .. .. .. 1,708 5 8 16,112 17 10 17,821 3 6 31,355 1 3 Balance, being excess of expenditure over income, carried to general No. 15 .. .. '.. .. 17,410 6 4 17,410 6 4 38,435 3 6 balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. 2,542 10 11 No. 16 .. .. .. 3,345 4 9 5,075 15 1 8,420 19 10 12,558 0 5 No. 17 .. .. .. 63 3 0 12,819 8 3 12,882 11 3 20,687 1 1 No. 18 .. .. .. 507 13 7 20,224 19 5 20,732 13 0 35,919 19 0 141,690 17 8 297,070 13 1 438,761 10 9 841,841 8 3 Abolition of toll-gates (section 20, Finance Act, 1925) .. .. 1,807 0 0 8,537 14 7 Accident compensation .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 19 5 178 16 7 Administration and supervision expenses, including salaries and travellingexpenses of Public Works officers, printing, stationery, postages, and miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. .. .. 25,597 9 4 46,684 8 4 Charts and exnenses of raisins' loans ' for the y ear 1926 ~ 27 ■ • ■ • 210 0 6 '( 40 017 14 6 ana expenses ot raismg loans for the yeaf ig25 _ 26 42,007 14 0 ) 14 0 Commission on collection of motor-registration fees by Postal Department 8,884 14 0 19,075 0 6 Depreciation of furniture, fittings, &c. .. .. .. .. 38 2 3 89 3 1 Erection of signposts (subsidies to) on County boundaries .. .. 234 1 8 234 1 8 Expenses of District Councillors, attending District Council meetings and annual conference .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 5 6 92 5 6 Fees and travelling-expenses of members of the Main Highways Board, other than Government members .. .. .. .. 1,428 18 6 4,637 19 6 Interest on loans, recoupment to Consolidated Fund (section 4, Finance Act, 1919) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,524 9 3 44,029 2 9 Management charges of consolidated stock on account of Construction Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 11 7 28 11 7 Miscellaneous expenses (advertising, maps, rent of halls, traffic tallies, transport of metal, samples, &c.) .. .. .. .. 458 1 11 874 8 1 547,089 18 8 1,008,520 14 11 Balance, being excess of income over expenditure, carried to general balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. 642,743 3 6 £547,089 18 8 £1,651,263 18 5 f £547,089 18 8 j£l,651,263 18 5