B.—7a [PT. I]

ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941.

Public Works Fund.

CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF SETTLEMENT ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS, INCLUDING SALARIES OR WAGES, HOLIDAY PAY, COMPENSATION, AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES FOR ACCIDENTS TO EMPLOYEES, CHARGES FOR PLANT, ETC., SUPERVISION AND ALL OTHER EXPENSES. Summary.

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1940-41. 1939-40. Estimated Amount Amount „ , , required to voted. Expended, be voted. Vote No. . —Roads, &c.— £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 854,700 1,700,315 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 545,000 1,475,000 1,169,851 CREDITS-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. 45, GOO 75,000 45,261 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. .. 500,000 1,400,000 1,124,590 Item £ £ £ MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS. * VOTE No. Roads, etc. — Whangarei Road District .. .. .. .. 80,000 167,320 121,990 Auckland Road District .. .. .. .. 120,000 257,030 143,228 Tauranga Road District .. .. .. .. 39,000 78,300 59,750 Gisborne Road District .. .. .. .. 27,000 59,330 27,308 Taumarunui Road District .. .. .. .. 70,000 124,145 101,809 Stratford Road District .. .. .. .. 45,000 92,450 51,591 Napier Road District .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 50,400 24,352 Wellington Road District .. .. .. .. 100,000 267,340 241,287 Nelson Road District .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 41,635 23,236 Greymouth Road District .. .. .. .. 14-5,000 264,310 196,774 Christchurch Road District .. .. .. .. 26,000 51,630 25,302 Dunedin Road District .. .. .. .. 90,000 159,525 116,394 Invercargill Road District .. .. .. .. 13,000 27,200 10,452 General — 1 Access to outlying districts .. .. .. .. 20,000 20,000 4,242 2 Advertising tenders, &c., and other initial expenses not fairly chargeable to a specific item . . . . . . 100 100 3 Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 5,420 4 Engineering surveys .. .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 2,532 5 Flood-damage prevention and restoration generally .. 500 500 64 6 Roading, drainage, improvement, &c., of Crown land under section 17 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. 5,0 )0 5,000 1,446 7 Supervision .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 20,000 12,674 8 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, gravelpits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. 100 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of Public Revenues Act, 1926 — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 45,000 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 854,700 1,700,315 1,169,851 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 545,000 1,475,000 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 45,000 75,000 45,261 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. 500,000 1,400,000 1,124,590 TOTAL .. .. .. £500,000 <£1,400,000 £1,124,590