B.—7a [Pt. I].

ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

Public Works Fund.

CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF SETTLEMENT ROADS, 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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1941-42. 1940-41. Estimated Amount Amount Expended. required to voted. be voted. Vote No. . —Roads, &c. — £ £ £ Gross Total.. .. .. •• •• 509,700 854,700 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 390,000 626,610 650,560 Credits-in-aid .. .. • • 40,000 56,610 51,546 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. 350,000 570,000 599,014 t £ £ Jl MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. . Roads, etc. — Whangarei Road District .. .. •• 48,000 80,000 52,305 Auckland Road District .. .. .. •• 72,000 120,000 82,247 Tauranga Road District .. .. •• 23,000 39,000 29,930 Gisborne Road District.. .. .. -. •• 16,000 27,000 18,704 Taumarunui Road District .. .. •• •• 42,000 70,000 86,560 Stratford Road District .. .. .. 27,000 45,000 28,318 Napier Road District .. .. • •• •• 15,000 25,000 11,252 Wellington Road District .. .. •• •• 60,000 100,000 83,438 Nelson Road District .. .. .. •• •• 12,000 20,000 9,752 Greymouth Road District .. •• ■■ •• 87,000 145,000 143,505 Christchurch Road District .. .. .. •• 15,000 26,000 10,546 Dunedin Road District .. .. •• •• 54,000 90,000 59,690 Inverc-argill Road District .. .. .. 8,000 13,000 7,080 General — 1 Access to outlying districts .. .. .. .. 5,000 20,000 1,301 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 .. .. • • • • • • 5,000 10,000 4,046 4 Engineering surveys .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 4,000 4,000 4,564 5 Flood-damage prevention and restoration generally .. 500 500 6 Roading, drainage, improvement, &c., of Crown land under section 17 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 .. 1,000 5,000 136 7 Supervision .. .. .. •• •• 15,000 15,000 17,186 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 .. .. .. • • 40,000 GROSS Total 509,700 854,700 650,560 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 390,000 626,610 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 40,000 56,610 51,546 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. 350,000 570,000 599,014 TOTAL .. .. • • £350,000 £-570,000 £599,014