No. 54. 1953

(SECOND SESSION)

PAELIAMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

REPORT

. OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS

FOR THE

Year ended 30th June, 1953

BY COMMAND

Ordered to be printed, 12 November, 1953

Wholly set up and printed in Australia by

A. H. PETTIFER, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1951 i 20400-1 1953—92 [9a.] DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS, N.S.W.

rWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT

FOR YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1953.

TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. The Minister \ 5 Death of the Commissioner for Main Roads ...... 5 Appointment of Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner 6 Legislation ...... 6 General Review of Finance, Work Done and Work Required ... 6

SECTION I. FINANCE. Receipts and Payments 10 Review of the Financial Position of the Roads Funds 13 County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund ... 13 Country Main Roads Fund 13 Developmental Roads Fund 14

SECTION II.

OPERATIONS. The Main Roads System .." ... 15 County of Cumberland Main Roads Development Plan 15 Planning of Newcastle and District Arterial Roads System ... 15 Planningof Wollongong-Port Kembla District Main Roads System 15 Alterations and Additions to the Main Roads System ...... 16 Naming of Roads ... 16 Rates of Assistance to Councils ... 16 Metropolitan Road Widening Schemes ...... 17 Road Construction ...... 17 County of Cumberland Works ...... 18 Country Works (excluding Western Division) 1 21 Developmental Roads and Works ...... 29 Maintenance and Minor Improvements". ... 33 General 33 Bituminous Surface Treatment ...... 34 Gravel Pavements 34 Roadside ...... 34 Shoulder Maintenance 36 Traffic Linemarking .... 36 Snow Removal 36 Mechanisation of Maintenance Works ...... 36 Depots ... 36 Western Division 36 Bridge and Ferry Construction ... '33 Principal Works Completed during the Year 39 Works in Progress at the beginning of the Year but not Completed "41 Principal New Works Commenced during the Year ... ,42 Bridge and Ferry Maintenance 43 Plant 46 Research *48 Testing of Materials ' ... 48 SECTION III.

TOLL BRIDGES. PAGE. Sydney Harbour Bridge 50 Financial Position 50 Capital Cost 51 Traffic 52 Maintenance ••• ••• s ••• 52 Peat's Ferry Bridge ... 56 Financial Position 56 Traffic 56 SECTION IV. MISCELLANEOUS. Regulation of Weights of Loads on Main Roads - 58 Instruction on .Plant Maintenance and Operation 58 Employment and Industrial ... 60 Railway Level.Crossings ...... 60 , Library Service • ...... 60 Plan Reproduction Section 61 Exhibits 61 Publications • •...... 61 Housing for Staff 61 Conference of State Road Authorities 62 Visitors'from Overseas 62 Army Supplementary Reserve Unit ...... 62 Acknowledgments... 62

SECTION V.

APPENDICES. Appendix No. 1 County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund—Statement of Receipts and Payments ...... 63 2 Country Main Roads Fund—Statement of Receipts and Payments ... 64 3 Developmental Roads Fund—Statement of Receipts and Payments ... 65 4 Sydney Harbour Bridge Account ...... 65 4A Sydney Harbour Bridge—Statement of Capital ... 66 5 Aggregate Statement of Income and Expenditure from the Inception of the Main Roads Board, 1st January, 1925, to 30th June, 1941, and of Cash Receipts and Payments from 1st July, 1941, to 30th June, 1953 67 6 Summary of Loan Liabilities—Main and Developmental Roads Funds ... 71 7 County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund—Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works 72 8 Country Main Roads Fund—Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works ...... 80 9 Developmental Roads Fund—Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works ... 90 10 County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund—Expenditure during the Year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minor Improvement of Main Roads, Bridges and Ferries ...... 94 11 Country Main Roads Fund—Expenditure during the Year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minor Improvement of Main Roads, Bridges and Ferries 97 12 Proclamation of Main Roads, 1952-53 105 13 Declaration of Secondary Roads, 1952-53 ...... 105 14 Proclamation of Developmental Roads, 1952-53 ...... 105 15 Proclamation of Developmental Works, 1952-53 ...... 105 16 Mileage of Main, Secondary and Developmental Roads in New South Wales ...^ IQQ 17 Length and Percentage of Main and Secondary Roads Maintained by the Department and Councils in the Eastern and Central Divisions of the State as at 30th June, 1953 106 18 Expenditure on Main and Secondary Roads by the Department of Mam • . Roads and Contributions by Councils from 1925-26 to 1952-53 ... 107 DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS, N.S.W.

TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT

FOR PERIOD ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1953

THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, Sydney.. In accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Main Roads Act, 1924-1951, I have the honour to submit the Twenty-eighth Annual Report for presentation to Parliament. The report covers the period from 1st July, 1952, to 30th June, 1953, though a few matters referred to are carried beyond the latter date for convenience and completeness of record. MINISTER. The Honourable "W. F. Sheahan, LL.B., M.L.A., as Minister for Transport, was in charge of the administration of the Main Roads Act from the 1st July, 1952, to the 22nd February, 1953, excluding the period 2nd November, 1952, to 29th December, 1952, when, owing to Mr. Sheahan's absence on account of illness, the Honourable G-. Weir, LL.B., M.L.A., was Acting Minister for Transport. Mr. Sheahan was succeeded as Minister for Transport by the Honourable C. E. Martin, Q.C., M.Ec, LL.B., M.L.A., on the 23rd February, 1953. To fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Martin on the 5th September, 1953, the Premier and Colonial Treasurer, the Honourable J. J. Cahill, M.L.A., assumed the office of Minister for Transport until the appoint­ ment of the Honourable E. Wetherell, M.L.A., on the 16th September, 1953.

DEATH OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR MAIN ROADS, MR. ALFRED EDWARD TOYER, It is with the deepest regret that I record the death, during an inspection of bridge works on the New England Highway at Blandford, near Murrurundi, on 18th August, 1953, of Mr. Alfred Edward Toyer, B.E., M.I.E.Aust, M.Inst.T., Commissioner for Main Roads. The late Mr. Toyer was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 24th January, 1896, and was educated at Cleveland Street School and the University of Sydney, where he graduated Bachelor of Engineering with honours in 1924. Entering the State Public Service in 1912, Mr. Toyer enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Forces and saw active service overseas. On his return to Australia and 'discharge from the Military Forces he was appointed to the Department of Public Works, where he was employed on engineering work from 1920 until 1925. Mr. Toyer was transferred to the staff of the newly established Main Roads Board in June, 1925, as Assistant Engineer, being one of the first two engineers appointed to the Board's service. He subse­ quently became Designing Engineer, Metropolitan Construction Engineer and, when the Metropolitan Division was constituted in 1928, Engineer-in-Charge of that Division. He became Chief Engineer (Metropolitan) in 1932 and Chief Engineer of the Department in 1937. In 1939, Mr. Toyer was sent to Great Britain and the United States of America to study and report on the latest developments in highway work. 6

In 1941 he was appointed Assistant Commissioner for Main Roads and in 1946, Commissioner for Main Roads. Mr. Toyer enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Forces in 1941, in which he served with the Engineers until 1945. He attained the rank of Colonel. He served during 1942-43 in the Northern Terri­ tory as Chief Engineer of the Northern Territory Force, responsible f-er-eo-ordmating and supervising most of the work on the North-South road, aerodrome construction and other works by service and civilian organisations. He and his units were later in New Guinea, Morotai and Borneo. Mr. Toyer was mentioned in despatches for service in the South-West Pacific Area.

Mr. Toyer was a Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia; a Member of the Institute of Transport, London, and a Vice- • Chairman of the New South Wales Section; a Fellow of the Australian Planning Institute, a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration and a Member of the Council of Management of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales. It was Mr. Toyer's onerous responsibility to direct the activities of the Department during the post-war years; a difficult period of con­ version of resources from war time to peace time, accentuated by deteriorated road pavements and structures due to the impact of the war.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER. On the advice of the Executive Council, the approval of the Governor was given to the appointment of Mr. H. M. Sherrard, M.C.E., M.I.C.E., M.LE.Aust, M.Inst.T., who held the position of Assistant Commissioner since 2nd August, 1946, as Commissioner for Main Roads, in terms of section 7 of the Transport (Division of Functions) Act, 1932-1952, for a period of seven years commencing from the 19th August, 1953. Mr. J. A. L. Shaw, D.S.O., B.E., M.I.E.Aust., M.A.P.I., Chief Engineer of the Department, was appointed Assistant Commissioner on the 23rd September, 1953, also for a term .of seven years.

LEGISLATION. The New South Wales Transport and Highways Commission was abolished by the Transport (Division of Functions) Further Amendment Act, 1952,' assented to on the 13th October, 1952, and the membership of the Commissioner for Main Roads on the Commission consequently terminated on that date.

GENERAL REVIEW OF FINANCE, WORK DONE AND WORK REQUIRED.

The Financial Problem. The major sources of revenue available for expenditure on Main Roads are motor vehicle taxation and petrol taxation. The money available from these sources prior to the war reasonably met the requirements of the time for the maintenance and improvement of the roads. That is not the case to-day. The reason for this is first, that the purchasing power of each £ of revenue has decreased and second, that the growth in the number of vehicles using the roads, particularly heavy-type vehicles, has required an increased volume of road work. There are more than twice as many motor vehicles in use in New South Wales to-day than was the case before the war, the figures being 329,000 at the pre-war peak and 659,000 at 30th June, 1953. The real impact of vehicles on road requirements is related not only to the total 7

number of vehicles using the roads, but also to the weight and size of commercial vehicles and their loads, these being major factors in regard to wear and tear on road surfaces and road requirements generally. The development in the use of the heavier type of vehicle for long­ distance road haulage has been an outstanding feature of road trans­ port operations during recent years. This has been accompanied by a substantial expansion in the use of goods-carrying vehicles generally. While the number of vehicles in use in New South Wales other than commercial vehicles increased between June, 1939, and June, 1953, by 83 per cent., the number of commercial vehicles increased during the same period by 159 per cent.

The growth of traffic and the changing trends in rural develop­ ment necessitated a post-war review of the classification of the Main Roads system, with a consequential increase in the mileage of Main Roads; increased traffic has added to the wear and tear on roads; it has called for the replacement of light-type pavements with heavier paA7ements; it has created a demand for a widespread extension of bitumen-surfaced roads; and it has called for the widening of road pavements, particularly on the more heavily-trafficked routes. In recognition of the inadequacy of Main Roads finances caused by rises in costs and growth of road traffic, the Government, by legis­ lation, increased the Main Roads revenues by raising the rates of motor vehicle taxation early in 1952 so as to provide an additional £2,000,000 per anum, which was indicated by the Department early in 1951 to be required for the purpose of providing over a period of years satisfactory conditions on at least the major framework of the Main Roads system. The requirement of £2,000,000 per annum was assessed on the basis of costs as they were early in 1951. Circumstances have been such that the additional revenue provided has been entirely absorbed by subsequent rises in costs. With regard to petrol taxation, the amount of tax per gallon paid to the State by the Commonwealth for expenditure on Main Roads is 25 per cent, more than was the case before the war and has riot been varied since the middle of 1950. The revenue from motor vehicle and petrol taxation available for Main Roads increased between 1939-40 and 1952-53 by 180 per cent, while over the same period the cost of carrying out a given volume of Main Road work increased by nearly 200 per cent. Thus the position is that, while the need for expenditure on Main Roads has greatly increased, the funds available for the purpose are now not even sufficient to carry out an annual volume of work corres­ ponding to that of pre-war years.

Reduction of Work on Main Roads during 1952-53. It was not possible throughout 1952-53 to carry out works at the same rate as for the preceding financial year because costs increased 12 per cent, during the year, whereas the funds available for expendi­ ture increased by only 4-1} per cent. Further cash reserves had to be built up during the year to guard against possible further cost rises and to provide for flood and other contingencies, thus further reducing the volume of work which could be carried out.- It was necessary therefore during 1952-53 to defer the carrying- out of a number of works previously authorised and to reduce the rate of expenditure on other works, particularly maintenance and minor improvements in the.country area. The provision for works being carried out by councils on Main Roads was not reduced to the same extent as for works being carried out by the Department itself; never­ theless, the reduction led to strong protests by many councils anxious 8 to improve the Main Roads in their areas to suit traffic requirements. The largest individual work closed by the Department was the construc­ tion of the new road link between Glen Innes and Grafton. A substantial sum will be necessary to complete this project. -

Major Works carried out from Main Roads Funds during 1952-53. The amount expended on the construction and reconstruction of country Main Roads, namely £2,326,288, was disproportionate to the amount spent on essential maintenance and on minor improvements, namely £3,608,432. (It is of interest to note here that in the United States as a wdiole, three times as much is spent on country construction and reconstruction of Main Roads as on maintenance.) The amount spent by the Department and councils on construction and reconstruc­ tion included bridge works of high priority, mainly renewals of old bridges, and some necessary strengthening of deteriorated bitumen pavements on State Highways. As a. result, the amount of new road improvement effected on the country Main Roads w^as limited in extent.

Among the larger bridge works in progress during the year in the country were the bridge over the Clyde River at Bateman's Bay, the bridge over the entrance to Lake Macquarie at Swansea, the bridge over the Hunter River at Hexham (opened November, 1952) and the bridge over Cockfighter's Creek at "Warkworth. The principal country road construction works in hand financed from Main Roads funds were those on the Prince's Highway south of Moruya, and on the Pacific Highway on various lengths between Taree and CofPs Harbour. The progress made in advancing the construction and bitumen surfacing of these State Highways has not matched needs. The principal Main Road construction works in progress in the County of Cumberland comprised new7 bridges at Iron Cove and at The Spit, and pavement renewal and widening, distributed mainly in short lengths on a number of Main Roads in the Metropolitan area. In addition, some improvement works were carried out on Main Roads in the rural part of the county, the most important of which was the com­ pletion of a continuous bituminous surface from Sydney to Mount Victoria, via Kurrajong and Bell.

Nature of Principal Work required on Main Roads. While progress in strengthening deteriorated bituminous pave­ ments on country State Highways continued during 1952-53 on the .principal routes, so far only the most urgent sections have been put in hand, and a large volume of this class of work is still needed in order that the roads will be given the strength to carry the steadily increas­ ing load of traffic under all-weather conditions, and thus reduce the burden of high maintenance costs. There is a strong and continuous demand both from councils and other public bodies for improved country Main Roads. The objec­ tive is usually to secure dustless bituminous road surfaces in order to serve the current needs of traffic, and at the same time to meet the situation developing as a result of the depletion of conveniently-situated gravel resources. Not less than 2,600 additional miles of this class of work are warranted and required on State Highways alone, and at least an equal mileage on trunk roads and other Main Roads. At the present time the Department is able only to a limited degree to meet the applications of councils for assistance on this type of work. There is also a great need for increased expenditure on bridges. Some of these are required to replace ferry crossings on busy routes, and some to bridge other streams not previously bridged, but the great majority are required to replace old bridges now becoming worn out, or which have been destroyed by floods. There are about 4,000 bridges on the Main Roads system. New South Wales has not only a number 9 of fairly large inland rivers, but. it has also a series of coastal river estuaries, all involving large bridges for road crossings. Of the larger existing bridges, many were built of timber in the latter, part of last century, and to an increasing degree require replacement by concrete or steel structures. The building of large bridges alone would involve an annual expenditure of about £1,250,000 for the next ten years. A great number of smaller bridges also must be replaced during the same period. "While labour and material shortages limited progress in bridge work for some years after the war, it is now controlled by availability of funds. ; ; • i

The principal works needed on the Main Roads system may be described briefly as follows:—

Principal Works required in the Country. (1) Strengthening and reconditioning of old weak bituminous roads.

(2) Provision of bitumen surfaces where .warranted, especially in inland areas, including some principal roads in the Western Division.

(3) Replacement of old bridges and provision of new bridges at open crossings, including a number of large bridges.

(4) Works to overtake arrears in maintenance, particularly arrears of bitumen resurfacing and regravelling.

(5) Completion of construction on the Prince's Highway and on' the Pacific Highway north of Newcastle, and the Grafton-Glen limes road.

(6) Construction of earth formations in the Western Division in cases where present Main Road routes are merely . tracks.

(7) Elimination of certain railway level crossings.

Principal Works required in County of Cumberland.

(1) Reconstruction of deteriorated pavements.

(2) Widening of pavements on heavily-trafficked routes.

(3) Construction of new bridges of major size.

(4) Completion of construction and bitumen surfacing of Main Roads in the rural parts of the County of Cumber­ land.

(5) Works to improve railway crossings, particularly on the Blue Mountains.

(6) Development of improved road access between the City and the North Shore, via Gladesville and Fig Tree, generally along or near the route of the proposed North­ western Expressway.

All these objectives cannot be attained within a reasonable period at the present level of costs and revenue. 10

SECTION I—FINANCE.

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS. The table hereunder provides a summary of the financial operations of the Roads Funds during the year ended 30th June, 1953. Details of receipts and pay­ ments for the year are shown in Appendices 1 to 3.

County of Develop­ Cumber­ Country Main mental Heading. land Main Total. Roads Roads Roads Fund. Fund. Fund.

RECEIPTS. £ £ . £

Motor Vehicle Taxation levied by the State Government 1.276,258 5,105,031 ,381,289 Petrol Taxation paid to the State by the Commonwealth Government 535,112 165,450 200,00"0 2,900.562 Contributions by Councils 464,339 22,013 486,352 Repayable funds specially provided by the State Government... 100,000 100,000 Transfer from Country Main Roads Fund in terms of Clause 2, Main Roads (Finances Adjustment) Act, 1949 250,000 250,000 Repayable Loan Moneys provided by the State Government 150,000 150,000 State and Commonwealth Authorities for Special Works 31,586 410,987 442,573 •Hire of Department's Plant and Motor Vehicles 618,913 618,913 Other ' 183,652 130,768 314,420

Total Receipts £ 2,840,947 $,603,162 200,000 11,644,109

PAYMENTS.

Maintenance and Minor Improvements— Ordinary Works 945.974 3,608,432 4,554,406 Special Works carried out on behalf of State and Common wealth Authorities

Total Maintenance and Minor Improvements £ 945,974 3,60S,432 4,554,406

Construction and Reconstruction-— Ordinary Works 1,227,803 2,326,288 315,768 3,869,859 Special Works carried out on behalf of State a.nd Common wealth Authorities 29,632 431,109 460,741

Total Constru "i.ion and Reconstruction. 1,257,435 2,757,397 315,768 4,330,600

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Loan Charges (R*3paymcr.t of Principal and Payment of Sinking Fund, Interest and Exchange on Loans) 152,123 152,123 151,07g Purchase of Assets, including Road Plant and Motor Vehicles 40,567 507,600 548,167 816,648 Repairs and Expenses in respect of Road Plant and Motoi Vehicles 510,867 510,867 367,940 Administrative Expenses 87^628 307,677 "325 395,630 348,652 Repayment to Treasury in respect of Funds specially provided . by the State Government in earlier years 100.000 100,000 Transfer to County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund in terms of Clause 2, Mdn Roads (Finances Adjustment) Act, 1949 250,000 250,000 Other 108,517 22.611. "' 90 131,218 231368 Total Payments 2,440,121 8,216,707 316,183 10,973,011 10,462,568

* The cost of the purchase and repair of the whole of the Department's plant and motor vehicles is met from the Countr y Main Roads Fund. Recoupment is effected by means of hire rates charged against the works—mostly Depart­ mental day labour-—on which the plant is used. , 12 maintenance and minor improvement items in earlier years. There was some expansion of work on Developmental Roads, on major bridges in the metropolitan area and on roads being improved with money pro­ vided by the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority. On the other hand, it was necessary because of the inadequacy of funds, to reduce .the volume of construction and reconstruction work in other directions. A substantial drop in payments from £816,648 in 1951-52 to £548,167 in 1952-53 occurred in respect of the purchase of assets. This was mainly attributable to a reduction in the quantity of new plant acquired by the Department. The proportions of the various heads of receipts and payments of the County of Cumberland and the Country Main Roads Funds for the year 1952-53 are illustrated in the diagrams which follow.

PAYMENTS.-

COUNTY OP CUMBERLAND

MAIN ROADS FUND

RECEIPTS-

COUNTY OP CUMBERLAND

MAIN ROADS FUND Adminis- «"?*^'' tratLn

PAYMENTS-

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND

RECEIPTS-

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND Adminis­ tration 11

The principal revenues of tin- Department are derived from proceeds of taxation on motor vehicles and on petrol, levied by the State and Commonwealth Governments respectively.

The Department's receipts from motor vehicle taxation in 1952-53 were £6,381,289 compared with £5,046,392 in the previous financial year 1951-52. The increase of £1,334,897, or 26 per cent., is attributable partly to a growth in the number of motor vehicles in use and partly to an increase in the rates of tax from 1st February; 1952. the increase applying for the full year of 1952-53. The proceeds of petrol taxation received by the Department rose by £30,990, or 1 per cent., from £2,80! 1,5'10 in 1951-52 to £2,900,562 in 1952-53.

Contributions by councils in 1952-53 totalled £486,352, compared with £.396,766 in the preceding financial year. The receipts for 1952-53 included £462,507 on account of contributions payable by the councils in the County of Cumberland based on a rate levied by the Department under the Main Roads Act on the unimproved capital value of land in the councils' areas. The rate levied at 7 16d. in the £ on the unimproved capital value of land—reduced to 7/32d. in respect of land used princi­ pally for rural primary production was the same in each of the years 1951-52 and 1952-53 and the increased revenue in the latter year arose principally from a rise in land valuations.

An amount of £100,000 was paid by the State Government to the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund during 1952-53 as a special measure in view of the commitments of the Fund. This amount will need to be repaid to the Treasury in the future. Temporary financial accommodation for the Country Main Roads Fund was arranged in 1949-50 by transferring £500,000 from the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund, the money not being required at that time for expenditure on works within the County of Cumberland area. A first instalment of £250,000 in part repayment of the £500,000 mentioned was transferred from the Country Main Roads Fund to the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund during 1952-53.

Loan funds to the extent of £150,000 were raised during 1952-53 to supplement the revenues of the Country Main Roads Fund. Payments charged to maintenance and minor improvement items in 1952-53 totalled £4,554,406 against £4,921,350 in the previous financial year, the reduction in 1952-53 being £360,944. When account is taken of the fact that costs increased by approximately 14.2 per cent, in 1952-53 over those applying in 1951-52. the reduction is increased to an equivalent of approximately £1,065,000. Not all of this represented a reduction in the volume of maintenance and minor improvement work, however, as approximately £270.000 spent in 1951-52 on the restoration of deteriorated pavements was charged to maintenance and improve­ ment items in that year whereas corresponding work done in 1952-53 was charged to construction and reconstruction items. Nevertheless, because of increased costs and the demands of construction and recon­ struction, the volume of maintenance and minor improvement work on main roads in the country area of the State was substantially reduced during 1952-53. The principal activities affected were the resheeting of gravel roads, the resurfacing of bituminous roads and minor improvement works.

Construction and reconstruction works absorbed £4,330,600 in 1952-53 compared with £3,625,037 in 1951-52. Rises in costs to the extent of approximately 10.6 per cent, accounted for £384,000 of the increased payments of £705,563, while the 1952-53 figure included expenditure of a substantial amount on the restoration of deteriorated pavements, expenditure of this nature having been charged against 13

REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE ROADS FUNDS. There are three separate funds established under the Main Roads Act—the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund, the Country Main Roads Fund and the Developmental Roads Fund. The moneys allocated to the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund are required to be spent on Main and Secondary Roads within the County of Cum­ berland area; the moneys allocated to the Country Main Roads Fund are required to be spent on Main Roads in the country area, that is, the area outside the County of Cumberland; and the moneys allocated to the Developmental Roads Fund are required to be spent on pro­ claimed Developmental Roads and Works.

County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund. The receipts of the Fund in 1951-52 totalled £1,986,461, while a cash balance of £361,400 was brought forward at the beginning of that year. An amount of £2,347,861 was therefore available for expenditure during 1951-52. The receipts during 1952-53, after deducting moneys provided by other Authorities for special works, increased to £2,809,361 to which was added the cash balance of £13,785 brought forward at the beginning of the year. A total of £2,823,146 was thus available for expenditure in 1952-53.

The increased amount of £475,285 available for expenditure in 1952-53 compared with 1951-52 was absorbed by rises in costs to the extent of approximately £300,000 and the expenditure of an additional £189,296 on the construction of bridges, including the large structures at Iron Cove and The Spit. Increased expenditure is anticipated during 1953-54 on the two bridges mentioned and the cash carried forward at the end of 1952-53 was raised to £412,657. Having regard to the position on timed above, the volume of road and bridge works other than bridge construction was slightly reduced during 1952-53.

In view of the commitments of the Fund in early prospect, the sum of £250,000 being a first instalment of £500,000 borrowed by the Country Main Roads Fund from the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund in 1949-50 was transferred from the Country Fund to the Cum­ berland Fund during 1952-53.

Special assistance to the extent of £100,000 was provided by the State Treasury during 1952-53 in order to assist in the financing of works during the course of that year. This money will need to be repaid later.

Country Main Roads Fund. After excluding moneys provided by other Authorities for special works, the receipts of the Fund for 1951-52 were £7,307,017, to which was added £390,293, being the cash in hand at the beginning of the year, making a total of £7,697,310 available for expenditure during 1951-52. Again excluding moneys provided by other Authorities for special works, receipts for 1952-53 totalled £8,192,175, and by adding the cash of £4,569 in hand at the beginning of the year. £8,196,744 became avail­ able for expenditure during 1952-53.

The increased amount available for expenditure in 1952-53 com­ pared with 1951-52 was £499,434. Additional liabilities were however required to be met from the Fund in 1952-53 compared with 1951-52 to the extent of approximately £1,275,000, made up of approximately £925,000 on account of rises in costs, £100,000 repaid to the Treasury in respect of past temporary advances and £250,000 transferred to the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund in part repayment of £500,000 borrowed from that Fund in 1949-50. A reduction in payments was 14 made in respect of the purchase, repair and other expenses of plant and motor vehicles but it was still necessary for the volume of work to be reduced in 1952-53 because of the funds position. This was effected principally by reducing the resheeting of gravel roads, the resurfacing of bituminous roads, and minor improvement works; the organisation engaged on the construction of the new road from Grafton to Glen Innes was disbanded and other construction or reconstruction organisations were reduced in size. The cash in the Fund at 30th June, 1953, and available for the Department's normal activities was £413,067. This was comparatively small, being 6.6 per cent, of the expenditure of £7,728,787.

Developmental Roads Fund. The cash held in the Fund at 1st July, 1952, totalled £328,393 and there was added during 1952-53 the sum of £200,000 allocated by the State Government from moneys paid to the State by the Common­ wealth Government under the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act, 1950, for expenditure on roads, other than proclaimed Main Roads, in rural areas. Payments in 1952-53 amounted to £316,183, or £116,183 in excess of receipts, leaving £212,210 in hand at 30th June, 1953. The whole of this money has been allocated to councils for expenditure on works. 16 SECTION II—OPERATIONS.

THE MAIN ROADS SYSTEM.

County of Cumberland Main Roads Development Plan. The Department's plan for development of the Main Roads System within the County of Cumberland has been described in previous reports and is incorporated in the County of Cumberland Planning Scheme which became a statutory scheme on 27th June, 1951. The plan is designed to provide for main road requirements within the County for many years to come and will be implemented in stages to meet the demands of increasing traffic to the extent that funds and other circumstances permit. Extensive survey and design investiga­ tion is necessary before the exact boundaries of the land required for roads can be determined and the Department is proceeding with this work so that all land required for development of the Main Roads System may be protected or reserved pending ultimate acquisition. In the meantime numerous enquiries are being received from the Cumber­ land County Council, local councils and members of the public seeking details of the effect of the scheme on individual properties. During the year written advices in response to enquiries of this nature amounted to 6,709. The Department is also supplying the Cumberland County Council with certified plans showing in detail the land required from particular properties to assist the Cumberland County Council in, dealing with requests for the acquisition of land or claims for injurious affection. In addition, a set of maps, showing the approximate location of road boundaries on a scale of four chains to an inch, is being prepared for each local government area and twenty-two of these maps have been supplied to the Cumberland County Council.

Planning of Newcastle and District Arterial Roads System. The Planned Road Scheme for Newcastle and District, which was prepared conjointly by the Department and the Councils of the City of Newcastle and Shire of Lake Macquarie and later embodied in the Northumberland County Council Planning Scheme, has been described in previous reports. The County Planning Scheme has been submitted by the Planning Authority to the Minister for Local Govern­ ment.

Detail planning of the road system is well advanced and in response to numerous enquiries particulars of road boundaries are being supplied in connection with land subdivision and building pro­ posals, housing projects and installation of public utility services, thus ensuring a minimum of adjustment as further development occurs.

• Sections of some roads have already been constructed in accord­ ance with the planned scheme and the construction work on other sections will be undertaken in co-operation with the councils in stages to meet the needs of traffic to the extent that funds and other circum­ stances will allow.

Planning of Wollongong-Port Kembla District Main Roads System. The Department's plan for the development of the Main Roads System in the Wollongong-Port Kembla district has been described in detail in previous reports. With certain modifications, the proposals have been included in the general planning scheme prepared by the tllawarra Planning Authority for an area embracing the City of Greater Wollongong and the Municipality of Shellharbour. This scheme has been submitted to the Minister for Local Government by the Planning Authority. 16

Extensive survey and design work required in connection with the fixing of road boundaries is well advanced, and, except for a few short sections requiring special consideration, particulars of road boundaries can be supplied to landowners, public utility authorities and other interested bodies. With the co-operation of the City Council, Planning Authority, landowners and the various public bodies concerned, arrangements have been made to ensure that the sub-division of land, erection of buildings and installation of services conform to the main road plan.

Alterations and Additions to the Main Roads System. The alterations to the Main Roads System during the year under review are set out in Appendix No. 12. In addition to the adjustments to the Main Roads System, five roads were proclaimed as new Develop­ mental Roads or extensions of existing Developmental Roads, and three works were proclaimed as Developmental Works. Details of these are set out in Appendices Nos. 14 and 15. As a result of these adjustments the total mileage of proclaimed roads (other than in the Western Division of the State) was increased by 27 miles from 20,721 miles to 20,748 miles.

Naming of Roads. In accordance with the provisions of section 8 of the Main Roads Act, 1924-1951, applications from City, Municipal and Shire Councils for the naming and renaming of certain roads and streets forming parts of proclaimed main roads, have been dealt with during the year, and the approval of His Excellency the Governor and the Executive Council obtained to the following:— That part of State Highway No. 17 between Forester-street and the Lachlaii River, within the Municipality of Forbes—to be named Show-street. That part of Main Road No. 574 known as Spurway-street between Kissing Point road and Marsden-road, Dundas, within the City of Parramatta—to be renamed Stewart-street. Main Road No. 532, Sutherland-street, from Parramatta- road (Great Western Highway, State Highway No. 5) to Parra­ matta River, within the Municipality of Auburn—to be renamed Silverwater-road. That part of Main Road No. 315 from Punchbowl-road, Lakemba, to the Princes Highway (State Highway No. 1), at Blakehurst, known as Wiley's-avenue, Canary's-road, Dumbleton- road and Belmore-road within the Municipalities of Canterbury, Kogarah and Hurstville—to be renamed King George's road. That part of Trunk Road No. 82, between Steel-street and Lloyd-street, North Lambton, known as Hartley-street and Young- road, being part of the road from Newcastle to Wallsend—to be renamed Newcastle-road. The unnamed portion of Main Road No. 200 forming the northern approach to Ryde Bridge over Parramatta River, within the Municipality of Ryde—to be named Church-street.

Rates of Assistance to Councils. The general rates of assistance granted by the Department to the Municipal and Shire Councils for approved works were unchanged during the year. The rates applying were set out in the annual report for the year ending 30th June, 1950. 17

Metropolitan Road Widening Schemes. Action towards the widening of metropolitan main roads has continued, and has involved the acquisition of land from 203 separate properties during the year at a total cost of £71,840 19s. lid.

These, include thirteen properties on State Highway No. 1 (Princes Highway), seventeen on State Highway No. 2 (Hume High­ way), thirty-three on State Highway No. 5 (Great Western Highway), twenty-seven on State Highway No. 10 (Pacific Highway), eight on State Highway No. 13 (Woodville-road), and nineteen on Main Road No. 164 (Pittwater-road).

Following the acquisition of the land, in eleven cases timber frame buildings were removed bodily to new positions to effect clear­ ance of the site for road construction.

Two factors affected the acquisition of land for road widening in the metropolitan area, viz., the absence of alternative accommodation for dispossessed tenants and the reduction in the amount of funds available for construction purposes.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION. In accordance with the Department's policy, road construction by the councils and the Department has been carried out both by day labour and by contract.

In the previous annual report it was mentioned that in the County of Cumberland major contracts of a value in excess of £300,000 were in progress. These contracts were substantially completed during the year. In the period of labour shortage following the war, employees required for the Department's concrete paving organisations in the metropolitan area were drawn largely from New Australian immigrants and it was necessary to establish temporary hutted camps for their accommodation in outlying suburbs. These employees gradually found other accommodation and during the year under review all these camps have been removed.

In the country the Department's largest organisation was that engaged on the reconstruction and improvement, to meet the needs of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, of the Monaro High­ way between Cooma and Bullock Head Creek (west of Kiandra). This organisation also commenced a deviation of the Cooma-Jindabyne road (Main Road No. 286) designed to eliminate steeply graded and poorly aligned sections of the road on the hill immediately on the Cooma side of Jindabyne. All other work in hand for the Authority on this road is being carried out by the Snowy River Shire Council.

Exclusive of the work in the Cooma district, Departmental day labour construction organisations operated from the following loca­ tions:—Coff's Harbour, Frederickton, Port Macquarie, Bateman's Bay, Cobargo, Bendemeer, Carcoar, Waratah, and Glen Innes. During the year the work in progress on the Gibraltar Range (Main Road No. 511, Graf ton-Glen Innes) was temporarily closed down owing to restriction of funds aA^ailable.

In January, 1953, a new heavy semi-mobile stone-crushing plant was put into operation at Bonville, near Coif's Harbour, in replacement .of plant which it was necessary to withdraw for major overhaul. A similar heavy plant is in course of installation at Moruya to produce crushed stone for bituminous surfacing operations. f 20400—2 18

County of Cumberland Works.

The principal works in hand during the year were:— State Highway No. 1—Princes Highway. Municipality of Kogarah. Kogarah Bay Creek to Park-road. Work ^was commenced towards the end of 1952 on the widening of this section of Prince's Highway in cement concrete pavement. The work has now been completed and provides a roadway 60 feet between kerbs along a length of approximately 1,800 feet. The existing bitumin­ ous pavement which was in good condition was retained where levels permitted.

State Highway No. 2—Hume Highway. Municipality of Bankstown. F enwick-street to Hector-street. Construction of this section of Hume Highway has been in pro­ gress by the Department by day labour. The existing two-lane bitumin­ ous pavement is being replaced by a four-lane dual carriageway con­ struction, the ultimate design providing for six lanes.

State Highway No. 2—Hume Highway. Municipalities of Liverpool and Fairfield. Construction of approaches to Cabramatta Creek Bridge. The construction of the approaches to the new reinforced con­ crete four-lane bridge over Cabramatta Creek was completed except for final surface course. The work was carried out under contract to the Department. The new work is 4,400 feet in length, and consists of two 23-feet bituminous pavements separated by a 5-feet wide strip.

State Highway No. 13. Shire of Hornsby. Pennant Hills road. Thomp­ son's Corner to Observatory Park. Reconstruction in cement concrete to give four lanes between kerbs has been completed. The length is 5,289 feet. The work was carried out under contract to the Department.

Municipality of Penrith-. Main Road No. 155. Luddenham to Wallacia. This work, being carried out by the Department by day labour, covers a length of 3.25 miles between Luddenham and Wallacia and con­ sists of earthworks, gravel pavement and bituminous surfacing. Earth­ works and construction of the pavement basecourse have been com­ pleted. A section of the gravel surface course is to be stabilised with Portland cement, another with bitumen emulsion, and a third with quarry grit. The different methods of stabilisation are being adopted for comparative purposes.

Shire of Baulkham Hills. Main Roads Nos. 157 and 160. (Showground- road and Old Northern road.) Reconstruction in cement concrete of Main Road No. 157 from Old Northern road to Castle Hill Showground, together with Old Northern road between Cecil-avenue and Anzac Hall at Castle Hill, has been completed. The works were carried out under contract to the council and commenced in April, 1951, the former providing a two-lane pavement 1.3 miles in length and the latter 1,700 feet of pave­ ment from kerb to kerb through the Castle Hill shopping centre. Central dividing strip installed on northern approach to new bridge over Cabramatta

Laddenham-Wallacia road (M.R. 155). Cement-gravel stabilising in progress by contract. 20

Shire of Warringah. Main Road No. 164—Piftwater-road. Dec Why to South Creek road. Work has been in progress on the widening of an existing concrete bridge over South Creek in this section and construction of a small area of concrete pavement opposite South Creek road has been completed. Further work on the length between Dee Why parade and South Creek road will be undertaken in the year 1953-54.

Municipalities of Ryde and Hunter's Hill. Main Road No. 165— Victoria-road. Reconstruction through Gladesville shopping centre. This work, which provided for the reconstruction of Victoria- road through Gladesville shopping centre has now been completed. The major part of the work provides six lanes of concrete pavement, but a lesser width has been provided where resumptions for widening or the removal of improvements could not be completed. The work was carried out by the Department by day labour.

Municipality of Rockdale. Main Road No. 168—Forest-road. Recon­ struction between Dunmore-street and Croydon-road. The reconstruction of Forest-road from Dunmore-street to Croydon-road for the full width in cement concrete, was put in hand early in 1952 and was completed in April, 1953. The work, which is approximately one mile long, was done under contract to the Rockdale Municipal Council.

Municipality of Woollahra. Main Road No. 173—Neiv South Head road. Reconstruction (northern side) between Darling Point road and Ocean-street. Having effected resumptions from two properties to the east of Darling Point road, the Department was able to arrange late in 1952 for the widening and reconstruction of New South Head road in the vicinity of Darling Point road to conform to adjoining sections which had pre­ viously been widened to 80 feet.

The widening and reconstruction on the northern (Woollahra) side of the tram tracks which has been in progress by the Woollahra Council by day labour, involves considerable regrading of Darling Point road and will effect marked improvement in the grade and crossfall of New South Head road at the intersection.

The tram traoks, which were due for renewal, are being re-located on the new centre line of the main road between Darling Point road and Ocean-street in conjunction with the roadworks. On the southern (Paddington) side of the tracks the necessary pavement reconstruction is being effected by the Department by day labour in stages as the adjustment of the tram tracks permits.

The operations have been complicated by the necessity for exten­ sive public utility main adjustments at the intersection and by the fact that most of the excavation was in sandstone rock.

City of Rlue Mountains and Shire of Colo. Main Road No. 184. Strengthening of the pavement and improvements to drainage have been carried out between the 16 mile post from Mt. Victoria and Kurrajong Heights. Although a bituminous surface has now I rj applied to the full length of this road between Kurrajong and Ait. Victoria, portion of the surfacing is of a temporary nature only. 21

Municipality of Rockdale. Main Road No. 194—General Holmes Drive. Deviation around Kings ford-Smith Airport. Enlargement of Kingsford-Smith Airport at Mascot has made it necessary to deviate Lord's-road, Ascot-avenue and portion of General Holmes Drive. The road deviation has been designed to have dual carriageways 24 feet wide. The seaward carriageway is to be flanked by a 10 feet wide paved shoulder, whilst the inner carriageway will be flanked with a grassed shoulder 12 feet wide. The roadwork is being carried out by the Commonwealth Department of Works and the Depart­ ment of Main Roads is constructing the kerbing and other subsidiary works. Construction of a dual reinforced concrete bridge over the diversion channel of Cook's River was referred to in the 26th Annual Report.

Municipality of Kogarah. Main Road Xo. I!M- liamsgaft road. The section of Ramsgate-road between Rocky Point road and The Causeway has been reconstructed in cement concrete over the full carriageway width of 42 feet. A feature of the work was the widening of the deep rock cutting at the northern end. The work which is approximately one-quarter of a mile long, has been carried out by the council by day labour.

.1/iiuicipality of Liverpool. Main Road No. 535 {Cecil Park-Luddenham). Construction from 0.58 miles to 2.5 miles west of Main Road No. 515 (Cecil Park-Wallgrove). This work has been in progress under contract to the Liverpool Municipal Council. The pavement width is 22 feet and formation width 34 feet. The pavement will consist of a gravel basecourse and a bituminous pene­ tration surface course.

Municipality of Canterbury. Secondary Road No. 2038—Kingsgrove- road from Main Road No. 167 to Omnibus-road. This work involves the reconstruction in cement concrete of the central 20-feet wide pavement for a distance of 5,300 lineal feet, and the provision of integral kerb and gutter and short lengths of concrete pavement in the kerb-side lanes at bus stops. The central pavement has now been completed and the construc­ tion of the kerbing and guttering and bus stop bays is well under way. The work lias been in progress by the Canterbury Municipal Council by day labour.

Country Works (excluding the Western Division). The principal works in hand during the year were:— Stale Highway No. 1. Prince's Highway. Shire of Kurobodalla. liurrill Lake to Bateman's Bay. Reconstruction of damaged bituminous pavement. Reconstruction was carried on northward from Bateman's Bay. During the year, all the sections to Benandarah, totalling six miles, where the pavement had deteriorated, were covered with a new gravel pavement comprising a mixture of river and ridge gravels to meet laboratory test requirements. In addition, isolated short sections where major damage had occurred north to Burrill Lake, were treated similarly. Drainage works, including subsoil drains, were continued pro­ gressively. 22

State Highway No. 1. Prince's Highway. Shire of Eurobodalla. Moruya to Bodalla. The progressive reconstruction of this section of the Prince's Highway was continued during the year from the end of the existing bituminous surfacing four miles south of Moruya to Smart's Creek at ten miles.

State Highway No. 1. Prince's Highway. Shire of Mumbulla. Cobargo to Brogo. Earthworks and gravel paving involved in the reconstruction of the Prince's Highway south of Cobargo were completed to a point one mile south of Quaama. The bituminous surfacing of the road pave­ ment was extended to Quaamn.

State Highway No. 2. Shire of Wingecarribee. Reconstruction of damaged bituminous pavement. Work was continued on the Berrima-Cross Roads section between 89 miles and 94.61 miles south of Sydney. A total length of 2.1 miles was strengthened and surface treated during the year, while a length of 0.37 miles was fully strengthened ready for surface treatment. The work has been in progress by the Council by day labour.

State Highway No. 2. Shire of Gunning. Fish River to Gunning. Recon­ struction. Further work on the reconstruction of three miles of the Hume Highway between Fish River and Gunning was undertaken by the Department by day labour.

State Highway No. 2. Shires of Gunning, Goodradigbee, DemondriUe and Gund

State Highways Nos. 2 and 14. Hume and Sturt Highways. Shire of Kyeamba. Improvement of intersection. Pavements at the junction of State Highways Nos. 2 and 14 have been widened to provide better for turning traffic. The work was carried out by the Department by day labour.

State Highway No. 4. Monaro Highway. Cooma-Adaminaby-Kiandra, and Main Road No. 286. Cooma-Jindabyne, Spencer's Creek. Shire of Snowy River. Reconstruction for Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority. On the Monaro Highway, between Cooma and the junction with the Jindabyne Road (Main Road No. 286) laying of a bituminous sur­ face course was put in hand. The lower layer consists of two-inches of open-graded bituminous macadam, and the upper layer is a one-inch thickness of asphaltic concrete. From the junction with Main Road No. 286 to Slack's Creek at 6 miles west of Cooma a tar priming coat and bitumen surfacing have been provided. From Slack's Creek to Welch's Creek at 13 miles from Cooma earthworks and gravel pavement were constructed, although the pave­ ment still has to be strengthened for special heavy loading involved in transporting the Authority's power station equipment. West of Adaniinaby, improvements to the alignment were carried out on sections totalling 5.1 miles between Alpine Creek at 14 miles and Kiandra at 22 miles from Adaminaby, the formation being widened to 24 feet and a heavy river gravel basecourse pavement laid. 23

Mid-Western Highway (S.H. 6). Completed re-conditioned pavement carried out by the Department west of Blayney.

Monaro Highway (S.H. 4). New bituminous surface west of Cooma, near junction of Main Road No. 286, being carried out by the Department to meet the requirements of Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority. 24

On Main Road No. 286, the Snowy River Shire Council com­ pleted a gravel pavement from State Highway No. 4 to Berridale at 21 miles from Cooma and the Department applied a single coat of tar covered with $ inch crushed stone.

From Berridale to the junction of Main Road No. 287 at 27 miles the Council has made considerable progress with the earthworks and culvert structures.

The Department is constructing by day labour a deviation to eliminate the existing tortuous alignment and steep grades on the hill immediately on the Cooma side of Jindabyne. At the 30th June, 1953, earthworks were well in hand over the first mile.

Between Sawpit Creek 8$ miles beyond Jindabyne towards Mount Kosciusko and the turn-off at 13f miles to the Snowy Mountains Authority's works at Guthega, widening ami paving with gravel of the widened formation were continued. A new deviation over Rennix Gap at 134, miles was formed, but not paved.

In addition to work carried out on the main roads providing access to the Authority's work the Department in conjunction with the Monaro Shire Council strengthened and sealed with bitumen the section of State Highway No. 19, on a length of approximately one mile, through the Authority's township at Cooma. Also, at the request and cost of the Authority the Department laid a bituminous surface on U miles of the pavement of the road providing access from Kiandra to the Authority's works in the Upper Tumut region.

» A limestone quarry and crushing plant were operated by the Department at Tollbar, 6 miles east of Cooma, providing all crushed stone used by the Department.

State Highway No. 6. Shire of Lytidhurst. Reconstruction of damaged bituminous pavement. Between Blayney and Limestone Creek (the boundary between the Shires of Lyndhurst and Waugoola) the Department has continued the formation widening and drainage improvement works associated with the reconstruction of the highway pavement. The total length of this section is about 23.5 miles. Formation widening has been carried out over 14 miles and the drainage improvement works are well advanced. Pavement reconstruction and strengthening between Blayney and Carcoar were commenced and approximately 3 miles of recon­ structed pavement were bitumen surfaced before the winter.

State Highway No. 9. New England Highway. Shires of Murrurundi and Upper Hunter. Reconstruction of damaged bituminous pave­ ment. Pavement on sections of this Highway from 1.5 miles to 2 miles south of Scone, 9 miles to 10.7 miles north of Scone and 0.5 miles to 3.4 miles north of Murrurundi were widened to 20 feet, strengthened and primed with tar. A bituminous surface 20 feet wide was applied to other strengthened sections 4.!) miles to 7.7 miles south, 3.4 miles to 6.7 miles north and 11.09 miles to 11.73 miles north of Murrurundi. The work was carried out by the Department by day labour.

State Highway No. 9. Nev England Highway. Shire of Tamarang. Reconstruction of damaged bituminous pavement. Reconstruction, widening and strengthening of the pavement was commenced by the Tamarang Shire Council at the end of May, 1953. 25

State Highway No. 9. New England Highway. Shire of Cockburn. Reconstruction of damaged bituminous pavement. The Department's day labour organisation located at Bendemeer continued with reconstruction of State Highway No. 9, north of Bendemeer, including strengthening of the pavement widening the . formation, improvement to drainage and ancillary works. The present position is that the highway has now been strengthened and surfaced with bitumen 20 feet wide for a length of 2.5 miles north of Bendemeer and strengthened and tar primed over a further 3.5 miles north to Rocky Gully. Formation works extend to a point near Carlyle's Gully approximately 13 miles north of Bendemeer. Bituminous surfacing was carried out by contract. State Highway No. 9. New England Highway. Shire of Tenterfield. Severn Shire boundary near Deepwater to Bluff Rock. Bitumen surfacing. Bitumen surfacing was completed for a distance of eight miles to_ a point 24 miles south of Tenterfield. The priming was done by the Department by day labour and the surfacing by contract. Part of the work was surfaced with bitumen and aggregate supplied by contract and the balance with bitumen and coarse sand supplied by the Depart­ ment by day labour. This work reduced the length of unsurfaced pave­ ment between Glen Innes and Tenterfield to a length of 13$ miles. State Highway No. 10. Pacific Highway. Shire of Lake Macquarie. Reconstruction of damaged bituminous pavement. A three-mile section of damaged bituminous pavement over Swansea Hill has now been reconstructed and bitumen surfaced by the Department by day labour. A surface course of pre-mixed tar macadam, three inches consolidated thickness with bitumen surfacing will be laid during the summer months of 1953. This work represents the first stage of the strengthening of damaged sections of pavement between Belmont and Hawkesbury River. State Highway No. 10. Pacific Highway. Shire of Manning. Recon­ struction Holey Flat Creek to Stewarts River. During the year construction of drainage structures, formation and base course was completed over this length of four miles. The new work, which is being carried out by the Department by day labour, is in use by traffic. State Highway No. 10. Pacific Highway. Reconstruction of damaged bituminous pavement. Blackmail's Point-Telegraph Point. The widening of the existing formation, improvement of subsoil drainage and strengthening of pavement, other than application of surface course, is nearing completion by the Department by day labour. State Highway No. 10. Pacific Highway. Shires of Belling en and Dorrigo. Repton to Coff's Harbour. Reconstruction of this section of the highway was continued by the Department by day labour. All earthworks were completed with the exception of the approaches to two bridges over Manarm Creek on a deviation at Repton. Natural gravels suitable for high class pavement construction are not available in the area and the pavement being constructed con­ sists of— (i) 6 inch thick shale base course; (ii) 3 inch thick fine crushed rock intermediate course; (iii) 2 inch thick penetrated macadam surface course. At 30th June, 1953, the shale base course had been completed with the exception of the Repton deviation. Construction of the intermedi­ ate course and surface course is progressing, approximately seven miles having been completed. Rock for the pavement is being quarried and crushed by the Department at Bonville. 26

State Highway No. 10. Pacific Highway. Shire of Tweed. Approaches to bridge over Dunbible Creek and the north coast railway. Fern- vale deviation. During the year the approaches to the new concrete bridges at either end of the Fernvale deviation were completed by council by contract. On the balance of the deviation a shale running surface course is being constructed by council with a view to the provision of a bitu­ minous surface later.

State Highway No. 10. Pacific Highway. Shire of Tweed. Reconstruc­ tion of damaged bituminous pavement. The section of State Highway No. 10 between the Byron Shire boundary and the southern end of the Fernvale deviation which includes the length over the Burringbar Range was damaged during recent years owing to abnormally wet seasons and heavy traffic. A start has been made with the reconstruction of the worst section approxi­ mately one-half mile in length, by council by day labour.

State Highway No. 11. Shire of Marthaguy and Municipality of Warren. Reconstruction and bituminous surface treatment. Between Nevertire and Warren the gravel pavement has been reconstructed and surfaced with bitumen for a width of 10 feet 6 inches. The length of pavement reconstructed was 11.5 miles, comprising 8.75 miles in Marthaguy Shire and 2.75 miles in the Municipality of Warren. The reconstruction work and pavement preparation for bitumen surfacing was carried out by Marthaguy Shire Council on behalf of both councils. The Department's spraying organisation carried out the bitumen surfacing.

State Highway No. 17. Shire of Talbragar. Reconstruction and bitu­ minous surface treatment. This work was completed from 16 miles to 26 miles north of Dubbo during the year. Slightly more than half the distance between Dubbo and Gilgandra is now bitumen surfaced.

State Highway No. 17. Newell Highivay. Construction of approaches to bridge over Algudgerie Creek. Work was commenced by the Department on the construction of approaches to the recently constructed bridge over Algudgerie Creek approximately one mile south of Jerilderie. The work involves the construction of a deviation, 2.65 miles long, of the existing road and, when completed, will eliminate two of the four existing railway level crossings in the vicinity of Jerilderie.

State Highway No. 20. Municipality of Deniliquin. Deniliquin towards Finley. Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing. Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing of the 4.2 miles of State Highway No. 20 in the Municipality of Deniliquin has been com­ pleted. The reconstruction work was done mainly by council by day labour, the supply and delivery of loam and earthworks being done under contract. The bituminous surfacing work was done co-jointly under contract to council and b\ the I epartment's day labour spraying organisation. This work completes a further stage in the progressive surfacing with bitumen between Peniliquin and the nearest New South Wales railhead at Finley and. with work previously completed, provides a length of 24.8 miles of bitumen-surfaced pavement in a total distance of 37 miles between the two towns. 21

State Highway No. 24. Shire of Tenterfield. 1'enterfield-Wallangarra. Bituminous surfacing. As a result of the completion of this work the full length of State Highway No. 24 between Tenterfield and Wallangarra now has a bituminous surface. The work was undertaken by the council, partly under contract, and partly by day labour.

Shire of Rylstone. Trunk Raid No. 55. Reconstruction north and south of llford. This work, which includes earthworks, drainage, construction of culverts and gravel pavement, involves a deviation for a new reinforced concrete bridge over Cunningham's Creek near llford. The total length is 4.74 miles. The work has been in progress by the Department by day labour. Shire of Blaxland. Trunk Road No. 55. Lithgow-Mudgee. The construction of a 4-cell 8 feet by 4 feet reinforced concrete box culvert and approaches at Blackmail's Flat has been completed by council by contract. Trunk Road No. 76. Shire of Bellingen. Dorrigo Mountain section. This road was seriously damaged during the heavy flood rains of June, 1950, the road width being reduced in many places by slips on the downhill side of the road. Restoration of the worst of these slips has been carried out by the Bellingen Shire Council by the construction of rock and timber crib walls. Further slips require restoration and this work is being proceeded with by the council.

Shire of Burrangong. Trunk Bond No. 78. Young-Coura. Council has completed the bituminous surfacing of a length of 3.7 miles from the Young municipal boundary northward.

Shire, of Demondrille. Trunk Road No. 84. Bowning-Murrumburrah- Wallendbeen. Demondrille Shire Council has completed the bituminous surfacing between 4.8 miles and 12.5 miles east of Murrumburrah. Council has also completed by day labour the reconstruction of a section of the trunk road from 2 miles to 2 miles 4,415 feet west of Murrum­ burrah. Shire of Tumbarumba. Trunk Road No. 85. Deviation and approaches to bridge over Mannus Creek, 5 miles from Tumbarumba. The construction of a deviation approximately 1.5 miles long to connect with the approaches to the new bridge over Mannus Creek has been completed by council by contract. The deviation eliminates a section of road having poor alignment and steep grades.

Shire of Gloucester. Trunk Road No. 90. Stroud-Gloucester. A deviation to improve the approaches to the subway under the North Coast railway line near Stratford was Hearing completion at the end of the year. Adjustments to the subway structure were carried out by the Department of Railways and the roadworks by contract for council. Shire of Stroud. Trunk Road No. 90. Reconstruction Booral to Stroud. Reconstruction of the four-mile length between Booral and Stroud has been in progress by council by day labour. Shire of Stroud. Main Road No. 110. Reconstruction Booral to Bulah- delah. Stroud Shire Council has completed the reconstruction by day labour of 4.5 miles from Booral towards Bulahdelah. Temporary tar surface treatment has been completed and it is proposed to apply a bituminous surface later. 28

Shire of Gundurimba. Main Road No. 147. Woodburn-Lismore. Council has been carrying out by day labour the construction of a deviation of Main Road No. 147 between 16.3 miles and 17.1 miles from Woodburn and has completed reconstruction between 19.37 miles and 19.55 miles from Woodburn.

Shire of Harwood. Main Road No. 152. Palmer's Island-Yamba. Reconstruction and bitumen surfacing of Main Road No. 152 between 6.5 miles and 8.9 miles from Maclean has been completed by council by contract.

Shire of Macintyre. Main Road No. 187. Inverell-Graman. Macintyre Shire Council has completed the construction by day labour of a deviation between 8.13 miles and 8.82 miles north of Inverell, to eliminate a section of poor alignment.

Shire of Rylstone. Main Road No. 215. Kandos to Trunk Road No. 55 at llford. The Rylstone Shire Council continued the reconstruction by contract of sections of Main Road No. 215. Approximately 7.75 miles have been completed, of which 2 miles have been provided with a bituminous surface.

Shire of Lake Macquarie. Main Road No. 217. Reconstruction Dora Creek-Morisset-Cooranbong. Reconstruction of a length of 2.5 miles between Cooranbong and Morisset has been in progress by the Lake Macquarie Shire Council by day labour. The completion of this length will provide a continuous length of bituminous surfacing between Morisset and Cooranbong.

Shires of Kearsley and Lake Macquarie. Main Road No. 221). Kearsley Shire Council continued work on the reconstruction of Main Road No. 220 with the ultimate objective of providing a bitumen-surfaced road from the coalfields to Lake Macquarie. Recon­ struction has been proceeding between 8 miles and 10 miles. Bituminous surfacing has now been completed to 8 miles and between 10.25 miles and 16.65 miles from Cessnock. The work is being carried out by Kearsley Shire Council by day labour except for the spraying of tar, which was carried out by contract.

Shire of Lachlan. Main Road No. 231. Girral-Lake Cargelligo. • Construction of a deviation between 29.13 miles and 31.62 miles from Lake Cargelligo has been completed by council by day labour. Temporary causeways have been provided at several locations where it is proposed to construct bridges at a later date.

Shire of Weddin. Main Road No. 237. Grenfell-Canowindra. Council has completed by contract the construction of a 3-cell 7 feet by 3 feet reinforced concrete box culvert 6.2 miles north of Grenfell, together with approaches. The work eliminates a section of sub-standard alignment.

Shire af Wollondillg end Municipality of Camden. Main Road No. 259. Reconstruction between Camden and Rurragorang Coal Mines. Reconstruction of the pavement on Main Road No. 259 between Camden and the Burragorang Valley continued during the year. By the end of June, 1953, a total length of 15.20 miles of pavement had been widened to 20 feet and 7.34 miles of bituminous surface course laid. Intensive maintenance has been carried out by the Wollondilly Shire Council over the whole length during the progress of the construction work. 29

Shire of Coonabarabran. Main Road No. 396. Coolah Shire Boundary- Coonabarabran. Reconstruction an.I bitumen surfacing of a length of 3.33 miles at Binnaway have been completed. The reconstruction was carried out by council by day labour with the exception of the spraying work which was carried out by contract.

Municipality of Shcllharbour. Main Road So. 522. Shellharbour-road. Reconstruction and bitumen surfacing of a length of 3 miles from the northern outskirts of Shellharbour Village to the Prince's Highway near Shellharbour Station are being carried out by the Shell- harbour Municipal Council by day labour. Upon completion there will be a continuous bituminous surface from Port Kembla via Windang Bridge and Shellharbour to the Prince's Highway.

Developmental Roads and Works. In the report for 1951-52 reference was made to the better pro­ gress which had been made by councils with construction on develop­ mental roads and works after a period of two years of slow progress because of adverse weather conditions. This improvement was maintained during 1952-53. The follow­ ing are some of the works completed or in progress during the year:—

Shire of Bibbenluke. Developmental Road No. 1040. Bukalong Siding to Bukalotig. Construction has been in progress by council by day labour between Bukalong Siding and Bukalong. The work is a continuation of the existing construction from State Highway No. 19 at Bibbenluke to Bukalong Siding and will improve access to the siding from the west.

Shire of Samliuccu. Derelopmentid Roads Sos. 1075 and 1078. Flood damage restoration. The restoration of Hood damage sustained in 1950 has been com­ pleted by council by day labour. The work consisted of extensive gravel resheeting, removal of slips and some river-bank restoration.

Shire of Bastings. Developmental Road No. 1094. Bridge over Forbes River at Double Crossing. A new timber bridge 293 feet long, founded on concrete piers, has been completed by council. The bridge work was carried out under contract to council, and the approaches by council by day labour. The new bridge replaces a high-level suspension bridge which was destroyed by flood in 1946.

Shires of Liverpool Plains and Coonabarabran. Developmental Road No. 1112. Access road to (ioolhi War Service Settlement Area. Construction and gravelling of 4.5 miles of Developmental Road No. 1112 has been in progress by Liverpool Plains Shire Council by contract. The work adjoins a similar work, 8 miles long, recently completed in Coonabarabran Shire.

Shire of Weddiu. Developmental Road No. 1116. From State Highway No. 6, via Greenethorpe to Wirrimah Soldiers' Settlement. A contract has been completed for the construction of a multi- pipe culvert consisting of nineteen linos of 48-inch diameter pipes to replace a causeway immediately south of Greenethorpe. The causeway was subject to silting and periodically became impassable to traffic. :;o

Shire of Bellingen. Developmental Roads Nos. 1134 and 1136. Flood damage restoration. Restoration of flood damage sustained in June, 1950, on the Bellingen-Kalang (Developmental Road No. 1136) and the Thora- Brinerville (Developmental Road No. 1134) roads was well advanced during the year. The work consists of repairs to slips and scours, removal of silt, and repairs and extensions to bridges.

Shire of Wellington. Developmental Roa

Shire of Wakool. Developmental Road No. 1146. Moulamein-Nacurrie Road. Council lias completed by day labour the construction and loam- ing of sections between 14.6 miles and 20.7 miles from Main Road No. 319. The work is part of a long-range plan to bring the full length of the road to an improved standard.

Shire of Uratio. Developmental Road No. 1152. Bridge over Billabong Creek at Rand. Construction of the new five-span reinforced concrete bridge over Billabong Crock al Rand was in progress during the year. The substructure and one span of the superstructure have been completed. The work is being carried out under contract to the Urana Shire Council.

Shire of Burrangong. Developmental Road No. 1159. Clifton, via Thuddungra to Bribbaree. The construction of concrete crossings over Cudgell, Bribbaree and Balabla Creeks by the Burrangong Shire Council by day labour was nearing completion at the end of the year.

Shire of Namoi. Developmental Road No. 1167. From Trunk Road No. 72, near Baan Baa, to Monies Creek. Construction of two sections of this road has been in progress by council, viz.: from Trunk Road No. 72 to 0.4 miles and from 17.8 miles to 18.7 miles from Baan Baa. The work consists of formation 24 feet wide with a gravel pavement 16 feet wide with necessary cause­ ways.

Shire of Namoi. Developmental Road No. 1190. Construction from Walgett towards Brewon. Work has been in progress on construction between 5 miles and 10 miles from the junction of Main Road No. 127 near Walgett. The work will provide a further stage in the improvement of access from wool areas south-west of Walgett to Walgett railhead.

Shire of Jemalong. Developmental Road No. 1199. From Waroo (Main Road No. 377) to Carawandool (State Highway No. 17). Construction of a 12 feet wide gravel pavement has been carried out by council, using gravel supplied under contract, progressively southwards to a point 12 miles from Waroo (Main Road No. 377). The length of 12 miles which has been completed under recent grants provides greatly unproved access. Shire of Tenter field. Developmental Road No. 1201. White Swamp road. From Old Koreelah towards Queensland Border. Council has continued the construction by day labour of this road and approximately 5 miles have been completed. The road will give improved access to good dairying and grazing lands and State forests.

Shires of Harwood and Woodburn. Developmental Road No. 1203. From State Highway No. 10 to Jackybulbin. The first and last sections of this road are in Woodburn Shire, with the centre section in Harwood Shire. Construction has been com­ pleted on the first section of half a mile in Woodburn Shire and tin- work has been in progress on the last section between 2.(5 miles and 5.3 miles. The construction of the centre section from 0.5 miles to 2.6 miles has been in progress by Harwood Shire Council. The work on this section includes five low level timber bridges. Shire of EurobodaUa. Developmental Road No. 1206. Batehaven to Wimble lieueli. Construction of the section 0 miles to 1.6 miles has been com­ pleted. A further section from Wimbie Beach towards Malua Bay was commenced. The construction will open up new areas for settlement in a rapidly developing area.

Shires of Macintyre and Severn. Developmental Road No. 1207. Access Road to Finn's Plains and Waterloo Soldiers' Settlements. This road is part of a road which leaves the Owydir Highway about 10 miles east of Ihverell, thence following the existing Woodstock- road for a distance of about 7 miles, and thence as Developmental Road No. 1207 traverses these soldiers' settlements, returning to the Owydir Highway about 12 miles west of (lien Innes. The full length of the developmental road has now been constructed; the work in Macin­ tyre Shire by council by contract and the work in Severn Shire by council by day labour. The completion of the work on the developmental road provides an all-weather pavement to both Glen Innes and Inverell.

Shire of Jerilderie. Developmental Road So. 1211. From .Jerilderie south to Berriyan-Jerilderie Shire boundary. Council has completed by day labour the construction from Main Road No. 552 at 0.8 miles to 3.35 miles from Jerilderie. The work consisted of forming and the provision of a sand-clay pavement.

Shire of Mumbulla. Developmental Road So. 1214. From State High­ way So. 4 at Moron's Crossing to Yanko (lap. Construction of this developmental road which has been in pro­ gress by Mumbulla Shire Council, will provide a large area of dairying and timber country with much improved access to market.

Shire of Tumut. Developmental Road No. 1215. Access Road to Ellerslie Soldiers' Settlement and Taven Creek Valley. Approximately 12 miles of this road has been formed and gravelled, the work being carried out by council by day labour and con­ tract. The road passes through the Ellerslie Soldiers' Settlement and also provides improved access to Yaven Creek Valley.

Shire of Tweed. Developmental Road No. 1217. PottsvUle-Cudgen Creek. Council has completed the construction of the first section of 2 miles between Pottsville and Hasting Point and work was commenced on a further section of H miles from Hastings Point northerly. The construction consists of 24 feet width of formation with 16 feet wide gravel pavement. 32

Shire of Carrathool. Developmental Road No. 1222. Access Road to Warrawidgee Soldiers' Settlement. The construction of this road by council by day labour was prac­ tically completed. The work, which consists of grader formation and loaming through fiat country, provides access to the Warrawidgee Soldiers' Settlement Area.

Shire of Coolah. Developmental Work No. 3037. Construction of Bridge and approaches over Butheroo Creek. This developmental work is the provision of a bridge over Butheroo Creek on the Merrygowen-Neilrex-Binnaway road. The bridge was constructed by council by day labour and the approaches by council by contract and gives access from good grazing and wheat lands to Neilrex railhead.

Access Road to King's Plains and Waterloo Soldiers' Settlements (D.R. 1207). Con­ struction 13 miles from junction with Gwydir Highway (S.H. 12). Shire of Severn. 38

Shirr of Murray. Developmental Work No. 3077. Bridge over Bullatalc Creek on Mathoura-Moroeo Boad. Council commenced the construction by contract of an eight-span timber beam bridge 240 feet long over Bullatale Creek. The new bridge will replace an old privately-built bridge which has reached the end of its useful life, and will eliminate a major obstacle to the use of the Mathoura-Moroco-Tocumwal road.

. MAINTENANCE AND MINOR IMPROVEMENTS.

General. Running conditions on main roads generally improved during the year, but it has not yet been possible to restore fully the pavements on the principal State Highways and some other main roads which deteriorated during 1949 and 1950 on account of the exceptional rain­ falls and the large volume of heavy commercial traffic operating during the period when normal railway services were not available. As a result of the high level of ground water following 1049 and 1050, rains in subsequent years were unable to soak in as much ns usual, and drainage and resultant weakening of road foundations have continued to give trouble. Further, although during the past year a decrease in heavy commercial traffic occurred, its volume is still substantially ahead of that in pre-war years, and this seems likely to continue.

Long sections of bitumen surfaces on the principal State High­ ways and some other main roads require to be heavily strengthened to withstand current traffic, the original pavements having been built oidy for the predominantly motor car traffic of pre war years. Funds have been available for only a limited amount of such work, and much of the -in face improvement effected during the year is of a light nature. While the roads appear to be better and ride better, they have not the strength necessary to enable them for long to be kept in this condition without incurring excessive expenditure in intensive repairs. abiabepji In the metropolitan area, in order to utilise available funds to the best immediate advantage, it was necessary in some cases to substitute bitumen resurfacing for the more expensive but more durable plant-mix resurfacing normally carried out. In the country, priority was given to drainage improvements; the bitumen resurfacing of those deteriorated sections where complete deterioration could be staved off until recon­ struction can be undertaken; and gravel resheeting where pavements had worn thin or had been washed away. In consequence some resurfacing of bituminous pavements and much gravel resheeting had to be deferred.

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Bituminous Surface Treatment A total of 520 miles of bituminous surface treatment was carried out during the year as set out in the following table. This was sub­ stantially less than the corresponding figure in 1951-52.

Bituminous Works carried out in 1952-53.

Jointly by Class of Work. By By Department Total. Department. Councils. and Councils.

Mile*. Mil.-. Miles. Mil.-. Stale Highways— 76-09 31-98 8-08 11615 112-98 7-97 15-40 13 -35 313 Hi* ... 7-21 13-ls 13-48

Other Main Roads— 8-62 51-32 108 6102 52-57 124-02 0-60 17719 206 3-42 2-'.«l 8-38

Toti 519-78

NOT* :—The mileages shown above exolude sections which were primed only. The lengths of new surfacing shown include both lengths not previously treated, and lengths being surface ti.Mircl afl.-r pavcmriil strriiKllii-ning.

A uew method of supplying hot bituminous binder at the road­ side was developed by one supplying firm which delivers the material hot in 1,000-gallon tanks fitted with booster heating equipment. This service proved to be effective in reducing the expense otherwise incurred in handling drums, and in avoiding wastage of binder. It rendered unnecessary the provision of special equipment normally used for heating binder on the job.

Gravel Pavements. (1 ravel pavements are in many cases becoming difficult to main­ tain in a satisfactory condition under present day volume and speed of -traffic This is accentuated by the fact that good quality gravels have become increasingly difficult to obtain, and in some areas available gravels are not entirely suitable as found in the pit. This position is being met, in part, by the blending of local materials to secure a suit­ able gravel. There are many main roads with gravel surfaces where bitumen surfacing is most desirable, but available funds limit the extent of this which can be undertaken.

Roadside. The need for concentration of resources on works on the carriage­ ways of main roads has resulted in a reduction of work on roadsides. Little new tree planting has been undertaken, but the care and maintenance of trees previously planted has continued.

General surveys of existing road signs have been made in some divisions, and progress has been made in providing additional or improved direction and warning signs for the better guidance of road users. 35

Shoulder maintenance by use of drag spreader on Parramatta-Windsor road (M.R. 184).

Drag in use for light gravel spreading on New England Highway (S.H. 9).

Sighting barrier at intersection of Prince's Highway (S.H. 1) and Mt. Ousley Road (M.R. 513), North Wollongong. 36

Some progress has also been made towards the completion of mile posting of State Highways, the objective of which is primarily to provide reference marks to facilitate road maintenance operations.

Shoulder Maintenance. Wear of shoulders has heen marked and extensive work has been necessary to maintain a safe and adequate standard. This work is costly in areas where materials for rebuilding1 shoulders are scarce. Excessive shoulder wear indicates the need for widening of pavements on some of the more heavily trafficked roads.

Traffic Linemarking. Existing traffic lines were repainted during the year and limited extensions were carried out. The use of hand-operated units has been successful in the remarking of short lengths of traffic line that are subject to excessive wear between periodical visits of the Department's linemarking gang.

Snow Removal. The period under review was a comparatively light snow year. Kadio communication previously established in the South Coast Division for the purpose of control of snow clearing work has proved effective and has resulted in quicker action when snow clearing becomes necessary.

Mechanisation of Maintenance Works. The extension of mechanised methods continued during the year particularly in respect of replacement and additions to the Department's grading and loading equipment. A reorganisation of bitumen surfac­ ing equipment was also completed by the replacement of five old bitumen sprayers with modern machines. Councils' works on main roads are becoming increasingly mechanised.

Depots. The Department's new maintenance depot at Bega was com­ pleted to a stage sufficient to permit occupation during the year. Progress has also been made in the establishment of a depot at Glen Innes.

WESTERN DIVISION. Climatic factors again largely influenced the efficacy of mainten­ ance and progress of construction works in the Western Division during 1952-53. During the early part of the year, Hoods in the Barwon- Darling, Murray and I.achlan Rivers seriously disorganised traffic on roads adjoining these streams. The main roads along the entire length of the Darling-Barwon and Lachlnn Rivers were flooded from place to place and roads south of Ivanhoe were blocked for varying periods. In some cases the final break-through of the Hood waters was averted or retarded by the construction of levee banks. In many cases suitable detours were available or constructed. When the floods subsided, con­ siderable restoration work was necessary. This work had been sub­ stantially completed by the end of the year, but it seriously interrupted normal maintenance and improvement operations, because of the diversion of plaid, haulage and labour forces. 37

Away from the flooded areas, the moist ground conditions pre­ vailing during the first part of the year permitted considerable arrears in maintenance to be overtaken. Reshaping and compaction of forma­ tions constructed from red and black soil and the restoration of some gravel pavements were achieved, and these roads were, by February, in good condition almost throughout the Western Division. During the latter half of the year dry conditions prevailed and wind erosion adversely affected some formations, particularly in the sandy areas. Smooth riding surfaces could not he consistently main­ tained, as routine grading was quickly followed by dusty travelling conditions, then by corrugations and loss of material, on gravel pave­ ments and red soil surfaces. Herbage, which normally acts as a scour prevention agent, did not live long this year and its loss contributed to these adverse conditions. Despite the general effect of floods in the first half of the year and dry conditions in the second half of the year, a number of minor drainage and alignment improvement works were completed on main roads and considerably more work than in previous years was carried out on unclassified roads, giving access from outlying properties to main roads. Adequate labour forces were available during the year owing partly to the closing down of a mine in Cohar and the suspension of operations on water storage works at Mcnindec. It was, however, still difficult to obtain and keep experienced specialist personnel. The principal major improvement works completed (luring the year were as follows:—

Broken Hill District.

State Highway Xo. 22. Broken Hill fa Ti boob una. Thirty-five miles of new formation were completed between Lake Cobham and Milparinka, 33 miles being built by an elevating grader, together with two large causeways and five and a half miles of gravel pavement across Coally Flat. This section of the highway which was previously liable to flood for a length of about eight miles, will now be submerged only at two causeways, 2,000 and 2,250 feet long, respec­ tively, which were constructed from local coarse gravel and will be traffickable in all weather conditions.

State Highway Xo. S. Broken Hill to Coekburn. The previously reconstructed length of 2.5 miles from the City boundary to Sterling Vale Creek was bitumen surfaced during the year and gravelling was carried out on a three mile length immediately east of Coekburn in preparation for bitumen surfacing of the length from Coekburn to Thackeringa during next year.

State Highuau Xo. 8. Broken Hill to Wilcannia. The length of three miles previously reconstructed with gravel from the Broken Hill City boundary to the Flying Doctor Base was bitumen surfaced during the year.

State Highway Xo. S. II ileauuia towards Cobar. Four miles of pavement over the Yoree Flat 40 miles east oj Wilcannia which was slippery in wet weather was gravelled during the year.

A commencement was made on the rebuilding of the bridges over the Tallyawalka Flat immediately south of Wilcannia. These bridges were seriously damaged during the 1950 floods and repairs to a nine- span timber bridge were Hearing completion at the end of the year. 38

Trunk Road No. 66. Broken Hill to Menindce. The reconstruction of this road was commenced in the latter part of the year, using an elevating grader organisation. The old formation was worn out. Work started at Menindee and 10 miles were completed during the year.

Bourke District. Mjpn Road No. 406. Paka Tank to Louth. The construction of the formation and large causeway over the Wnrrego Wivcr Hood channel on this mad was completed.

State Highway No. 7. Bourke to Byrock. The construction of a raised formation from 20 miles to 28 miles south of Bourke was completed during the year.

Ferries. N- The two ferries at Louth and Tilpa were converted from hand- operated to engine-driven propulsion during the year.

Wentworth District. State Highways Nos. 14 and 22. Wentworth to Euston. Bitumen surfacing of the length previously reconstructed from Ool Gol to Bonnie Cliffs was completed during the year and bitumen and aggregate supplies have been assembled for the surfacing of the section between Dareton and Buronga, which will be completed next year. A continuous length of 32 miles of bitumen pavement will then be available east of Wentworth. Some of the pavement on the section between Gol Gol and Bonnie Cliffs was held in shape prior to surfacing by treatment with bitumen emulsion and water spray instead of using the usual tar primer.

Cobar District. State Highway No. 8. Cobar towards Wilcannia. Reconstruction between 56 miles and 63 miles west of Cobar was completed early in the year and a section between 37 miles and 38 miles west of Cobar, which was narrow and badly aligned, has been eliminated by the construction of a minor deviation.

Euabalong West-Tara-Gilgunnia Road. Work on the construction of this unclassified road was continued during the year. Ten miles have yet to be constructed, which work is programmed for next year.

Baruato to Tilpa Howl. Work on the construction of this unclassified road was com­ menced during the year and some 5 miles were completed.

BRIDGE AND FERRY CONSTRUCTION. During the year, twenty-nine new bridges were completed on the main roads system, which equalled the number constructed in 1951-52. In addition, seven miscellaneous construction works on bridges were carried out in the form of reconstruction of badly damaged structures, provision of footways, widening, lengthening, and raising of existing structures. The total number of bridges on main roads closed to traffic owing to deterioration or flood damage was fifty-four at the 30th June, 1953, as compared with forty-six at 30th June, 1952. The total number of bridges on which loads are restricted has decreased from 114 at the 30th June, 1952, to 110 at 30th June, 1953. Although the aggregate of bridges closed to traffic and restricted in loads has increased slightly in 1952 this increase is less than the average annual increase since the war, and with more contractors entering the bridge construction field, it is anticipated that the position will continue to improve.

Of the new bridges completed during the year, thirteen were built by the Department by day labour and eight by councils by day labour; eight were built by contract, of which two were of timber. In addition, the Department of Railways completed the raising of the subway near Port Kembla Power Station on Main Road No. 522, City of Greater Wollongong.

Two new vehicular ferry vessels have been added to the Depart­ ment's fleet during the year.

Principal Works Completed daring the Year. i&isS^l' Shire of Mulwaree. State Highway No. 2—Hume Highway. Reinforced concrete bridge over Run O'Waters Creek at 134.6 miles from Sydney. Length 123 feet. Built by day labour by the Department.

Shire of Kyeamba. State Highway No. 2—Hume Highway. Reinforced concrete bridge over Tarcutta Creek. Length 280 feet. Originally commenced by contract, this bridge was completed by the Department by day labour.

Shire of Lower Hunter. State Highway No. 10—Pacific Highway. Steel truss bridge with vertical lift span over the Hunter River at Hexham. Length 840 feet. Originally commenced by contract, this bridge was completed by the Department by day labour and was opened to traffic in I)eceml>er, 1952.

Shire of Severn. State Highway No. 12—Owydir Highway. Timber beam bridge on concrete piers over the Beardy River, 3 miles east of Glen Innes. Length 164 feet. Constructed by the Depart­ ment by day labour.

Shire <>f Raulkham Hills. Main Road No. 184. Reinforced concrete bridge over Caddies Creek. Length 66 feet. Built by the Department by day labour. New bridge over Iron Cove, Sydney Harbour. Construction in progress. M.R. 165.

Steel and reinforced concrete bridge over Hunter River at Hexham on Pacific Highway (S.H. 10). Opened to traffic 17th December, 1952.

New concrete bridge over Tarcutta Creek at Tarcutta. Hume Highway (S.H. 2). 41

City of Newcastle. Main Road No. 108—Newcastle-Stockton Ferry Service. To augment the service provided by the ferry vessels "Lur- gurena". and "Kooroongabba" between Newcastle and Stockton, the Department purchased the vehicular ferry "Koondooloo" from Sydney Ferries Limited. This vessel was reconditioned and a complete new superstructure built at the State Dockyard, Newcastle, and was placed on the run in December, 1951'. The acquisition of this vessel has enabled the Department to double its service in peak periods while still retaining a standby vessel for emergencies. With the development of the Stockton and Williamtown district on the northern side of the Hunter River, traffic requirements have increased considerably and the ferry vessels now transport an average of over 2,000 vehicles a day.

Shire of Hornshy. Main Road No. 332—Berowra Ferry Service. A new wooden ferry vessel has been completed by contract by Messrs. Morison and Bearby, of Newcastle, for the Berowra Ferry Service, and it was placed in service in July, 195.3, releasing the existing vessel to serve as relief vessel for the four ferries on the Hawkesbury River during overhauls. The new vessel has a capacity of six vehicles.

Works in Progress at Beginning of the Year but not Completed.

Shire of Eurdhodalla. Stale Highway No. ]—Prince's Highway. Steel and concrete bridge over Clyde River at Bateman's Bay. Originally commenced by contract, the Department is completing this work by day labour and good progress has been made on the construc­ tion of the substructure. Arrangements have been made to expedite the fabrication of the metalwork and machinery by arranging for the State Dockyard to share the work with the Clyde Fngineering ('ompany.

Shire of Eurohodallat State Highway No. 1—Prince's Highway. Steel and concrete bridge over Tuross River at Bodalla. No structural steel was supplied during the year, and consequently the contractor for the piers, abutments and steelwork erection has not commenced operations.

Shire of Shoalhaven. State Highway No. 1—Prince's Highway. Reinforced concrete bridge over Broughton Mill Creek at Berry. Length 240 feet. Construction is in progress by the Department by day labour.

»S7M>C of Murrurundi. State Highway No..9—New England Highway. Steel and concrete bridge over Page's River at Blandford. Length 160 feet. Under construction by the Department by day labour. Work on the substructure has been completed and construction of the super­ structure is now in progress.

Shire of Lake Macquarie. State Highway So. U)--Pacific Highway. Steel and concrete bridge over Lake Macquarie at Swansea. Con­ struction of the piers and abutments is being carried out by the Department by day labour. The steelwork for the superstructure is on hand.

Municipality of Kempsey. State Highway So. 11\—Pacific-High wag. Bridge over Macleay River at Kempsey. No work has been done on the construction of this bridge, primarily owing to shortage of

New steel and concrete bridge over Middle Harbour at The Spit. Work is in progress by the contractors, The Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Coy., of Great Britain, on the foundations. 42

Municipalities of Drummoyne and Leichhardt. Main Road No. 165— Victoria-road. Steel and concrete bridge over Iron Cove. The construction of the piers and abutments was completed in 1949-50. During the past year, four plate girder spans have been erected and fabrication of the steel for the remaining spans is now proceeding.

i: Municipality of Mudgee. Main Road No. 215. Holyoake Bridge over Cudgegong River. Length 193 feet. This bridge is being built in reinforced concrete by the Department by day labour. Work is proceeding on the construction of the substructure.

Shire of Patrick Plains. Steel and concrete bridge over Cockfighter's Creek (Warkworth). Length 582 feet. Work in progress was impeded by a series of floods which carried away falsework and delayed the construction of the foundations. This bridge is being constructed by the Department by day labour.

Principal New Works Commenced During the Year.

Shire of Snowy River. State Highway No. 4—Monaro Highway. Work is proceeding on the construction of a reinforced concrete bridge over Wambrook Creek by the Department by day labour. Length 100 feet. The construction of this bridge is one of the works being undertaken by the Department in this area to meet the needs of the Showy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority.

Shire of Mac'eay. State Highway No. 10—Pacific Highway. Three span timber beam bridge with longitudinal timber decking over Stumpy Creek. Length 88 feet. Being built by the Department by day labour.

Shire of Made ay. Stale High way No. 10—Pacific Highway. Three span timber beam bridge with concrete deck over Scrubby Creek. Length 88 feet. This bridge is being built conjointly with the bridge over Stumpy Creek by the Department by day labour.

8hire of Port Stephens. State Highway No. 10—Pacific Highway. Seventeen span reinforced concrete bridge over Windeyer's Creek. Length 340 feet. Being built by the Department by day labour.

Shire of Jerilderie. Main Road No. 321. Five span Umber beam bridge over Yanko Creek. Length 150 feet. Construction being undertaken by contractor Mr. N. E. White under supervision of Jerilderie Shire Conned. 4.1

BRIDGE AND FERRY MAINTENANCE. The Department is fully or partly financially responsible for the maintenance, and ultimately the replacement, of over 4,000 bridges on main roads in New South Wales. Because of the lag in new bridge and ferry construction during recent years, it has been necessary to authorise extensive major repairs to many structures which would in other circumstances have been replaced.

Maintenance work on most bridges on main roads is carried out by the councils in whose areas they are situated, but over 900 bridges are maintained directly by the Department, including most of the larger structures. Regular normal maintenance includes the following:—

1. Cleaning and painting of steel bridges, every five to eight years in the areas exposed to salt air, according to intensity of corrosion, and every ten to fifteen years or longer in the inland areas. Sand blasting is being adopted to clean steel before repainting.

2. Examining concrete bridges for any sign of cracking or spelling owing to corrosion; where found, the corroded steel reinforce­ ment is exposed and thoroughly cleaned and the concrete replaced.

3. Testing members of timber bridges to locate decay, replacement of decayed timbers, decking, etc., the tightening up of bolts and protective painting.

There are thirty ferry services on the main roads system for which the Department is wholly or partly responsible. One service, that over the Hunter River at Hexham, was eliminated during the year by the completion of Hexham Bridge. Most of the ferry services are operated by the Department, but councils are responsible for the running and maintenance of the majority of the ferry services on trunk, main and secondary roads.

Ordinary maintenance of ferry vessels consists of regular slip­ ping, examination, engine overhaul, caulking, painting and replacement of individual defective timbers or plates. As vessels reach a condition warranting such measures, major replacements in hulls, frames, and flaps may he necessary.

Among the principal bridge and ferry maintenance works carried out during the year are the following:—

Municipality of Cowra. Slat, Highway No. 6—Mid-Western Highway. Bridge over tin Lachlan River at Cowra.

This bridge is 1,05" feci in length and contains seven truss spans. Repair work was commenced early in the year and will continue to complete a major maintenance undertaking. The work includes renewal of truss members, girders and piles, rebuilding of an abutment, and renewal of decking. I'ailcy truss equipment is being used for temporary support in this work. 44

Temporary Bailey truss erected on bridge over Lachlan River at Cowra during repairs. Mid-Western Highway (S.H. 6).

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New vehicular ferry "Koondooloo" placed on Newcastle-Stockton service. M.R. 108. 45

Shire of Patrick Plains. State Highwag Xo. 9—Xeic England Highway. Camberwell Bridge over (llennies Creek. The timber trusses of the two 90 feet spans in this bridge became distorted and weak, due to age and I lie loads imposed by heavy com­ mercial traffic. Strengthening was effected by undertrussing, and the distortion corrected by the use of wire ropes anchored up and down­ stream. The correction was fixed by angle iron struts attached to new extended cross girders.

Municipality of Murwillumbah. Main Road Xo. 142. Bridge over the Tweed Hirer at Murwillnnihah. The four 90 feet timber and steel truss spans of this bridge have been extensively overhauled. The work involved almost complete renewal of timbers in the chords, together with numerous truss struts. Temporary support for the spans was afforded by the use of Bailey Bridge equipment during the repairs.

Shire of Harwood and Municipality of Maclean. Main Road No. 152. Macfarlane Bridge over the Clarence Biter at Maclean. Wear and decay occasioned extensive repairs to this bridge which is 780 feet long. Twenty-four girders and sixteen corbels were renewed, following which the bridge was completely redecked. A large amount of work was also performed on the piers.

Shires of Oberon and Turou. Main Road Xo. 21(5. Bridge over Fish River at O'Connell. On 27th July, 1952, a high flood undermined the central masonry pier of this bridge, tilting it upstream at an angle of 20 degrees from the vertical. The trusses were twisted and strained and partly pulled off the abutments. The total weight on the sunken pier was 250 tons. This bridge is 'u years old but the trusses are sound. Accordingly, the risky work of moving the masonry pier bodily back into position was attempted. The work was successfully completed on (5th February, 1953.

.1/unit-ipalitg of Hi go and Sinn of Mumbulla. Main Road Xo. 27'-'. Tarraganda Bridge over Bega River. Extensive repairs to the five timber truss spans of this bridge include replacement of truss chord members. Bailey Bridge equipment is being used as temporary support during repairs.

Shire of Hastings. State Highway No. 10—Pacific High wag. Black- man's Point Ferry Service. To increase its carrying capacity the opportunity was taken during the annual overhaul of the Blackman's Point ferry vessel D.M.R. No. 23 to fit buoyancy chambers on each side of the hull. As a result of the extra buoyancy provided this vessel can now carry the maximum normal loading allowed under Ordinance .'iOc of the Local Government I1

ality of Rockdale—Shire of Sutherland. Main Road No. 199. ren Point Ferry Service. A major overhaul was carried out during the year on the Taren Point ferry vessel D.M.R. Xo. 52. comprising the renewal of frames, a large section of the hull plating, reconditioning of the superstructure, and new flaps. This work was carried out by the Morts Dock and Engineering Co. PLANT. The Department owns over 2.11(H) major plant units and approxi mately 2,500 small units of plant. Units beyond economical repair are offered for sale at auction from time to time.

During the year, the following major.units were purchased:—

Five sleeping vans, 2 weighing machines, 16 motor graders, 3 crushing plants, 5 bitumen sprayers, 2 concrete weigh batchers, 2 jinkers, 1 concrete mixer, 2 soil pulverisers, 2 crawler tractors, 3 multi-tyred rollers, 1 trailbuilder, 6 water tanks with pumps, and 2 patch mixers.

Use of Plant Units. Crawler tractors and motor graders are the most important components of the Department's plant fleet, and detailed records are kept of the hours operated by each of these units and a periodical analysis made of their effective use. Experience has shown that crawler tractors in sound mechanical condition, operated by capable operators, average 1,200 hours per annum and motor graders 1,500 hours per annum, after allowing normal loss of time for servicing, tea breaks, minor repairs, wet weather and transporting from job to job. During 1952-53 crawler tractors operated 62 per cent, and motor graders 78 per cent, of the normal time possible.

In March. 1953, in order to provide greater incentive for an increase in the average hours operated per annum by plant items, the condition whereby jobs were not charged plant hire while the plant was "idle under repair" was cancelled. It is anticipated that, as a conse­ quence, closer attention will be given to the supervision of servicing and use of plant in order to ensure that repairs are undertaken with the least possible delay.

Service Charts. During the year 2,560 illustrated service charts were issued on request in addition to the charts issued with each machine as it left Central Workshop. Fourteen service charts were prepared for new types or models of machines and eleven charts were amended.

Supervision of Servicing. In 1949 a simple form to assist job supervising officers in the inspection and assessment of the standard of operator servicing of plant was designed and issued.

Plant inspectors use the same form, which is filled in in triplicate as their inspection of an item proceeds. On the completion of an inspec­ tion of a plant item, one copy is handed to the local job engineer, one copy despatched to the Divisional Engineer, and one copy to the Plant Engineer, so that there will be no delay in taking any necessary actions on the count of lack of information.

Field Repairs. Thirteen foreman fitters, sixty-two fitters and thirty fitters' assistants were engaged at thirty-three field works throughout the State on minor repairs to plant. t : 47

Heavy semi-mobile stone-crashing plant for production of aggregate for bitumen surfacing work. 48

During 1952-53 it was found possible to send additional experi­ enced fitters for periods up to three months from the Department's Central Workshop to assist some field works with more difficult repairs or in overcoming a temporary back lag of repairs. A standard list of fast-moving spare parts and materials which should be held in field stores to facilitate plant repairs was issued to field officers. Central Workshop. About eighty fitters (including foremen and leading hands), turners, boilermakers and fitters assistants were engaged on the mechanical portion of repairs to plant and motor vehicles at the Depart­ ment's Central Workshop. The non-mechanical portion of plant repairs, and general work undertaken but not connected with plant, were carried out by small sections employing a total of fifty-nine employees, made up of the following trades:—Electricians, sheet-metal workers, body builders, carpenters, painters, patternmakers, plumbers, sailmakers, wood machinists, shipwrights, painters and dockers, plant operators, lorry drivers and labourers. Repairs by Contract. The general overhaul of thirteen crawler tractors, two heavy duty motor graders and a large vehicular ferry vessel, which were beyond the capacity of Central Workshop to complete expeditiously, were repaired by private firms under contract.

RESEARCH. A considerable amount of work was conducted on the problem of suitable tests for the evaluation of sand for concrete and a report sub­ mitted to the Materials Committee of the Conference of State Road Authorities. Several other shorter laboratory investigations were •.carried out on waterproofing admixtures for concrete with the objective of developing suitable mixes for preventing the spalling of reinforced concrete exposed to sea water over the inter-tidal range. Various bitumen preparations were investigated for developing a suitable adhesive for bonding waterproofing plastic sheets to timber bridge decks and also for a preservative coat for timber for protection from fungus (rot) and termite attack. The preservative coat is required particularly in connection with trial bridges being constructed with laminated timber decks.

Past experience has indicated that bitumen emulsions supplied by manufacturers under the classifications of "Rapid Setting" and "Medium Setting" have sometimes overlapped and been confusing and a standard test was developed for classifying the types. Further investigation work was conducted on the susceptibility of some aggre­ gates to stripping of bitumen in the presence of water and a method of classification developed by gauging the extent to which a film of bitumen on a standard plate adhered to aggregate embedded in it after immersion in a water bath.

TESTING OF MATERIALS. The Department's central testing laboratory has hitherto been situated in a portion of the Head Office building. These quarters have become increasingly congested with the growth of testing work, and lacked both natural fighting and good ventilation. During the year a new laboratory has been under construction in bays under the approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge at North Sydney, adjacent to the Depart­ ment's Metropolitan Divisional Office. Every effort has been made to design the new laboratory in such a way as to obtain efficient operation 49 and good working conditions for staff. The building work has been carried out by contract, and benches and other fittings manufactured at the Department'8 Central Workshop.

Further progress has been made in the establishment of Divi­ sional laboratories in the country. To serve the Lower Northern Division, a laboratory building has been erected at the Department's depot at Waratah, Newcastle. This laboratory is more fully equipped than other Divisional laboratories on account of a number of materials used h\ the Department and requiring testing being purchased In the Newcastle area.

A Divisional laboratory at Deniliquin also came into use during the period. It is at present housed in a temporary building, but the construction of permanent quarters is nearing completion.

The number of tests carried out in country laboratories last year increased from 8,500 to 9,850.

t 20400— « 50

SECTION III—TOLL BRIDGES.

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE.

Financial Position. The complete accounts relating to the Bridge for the year 1952- 53 are set out in Appendix No. 4, but the result of the year's operations may be summarised as follows:— £ Income from 1st July, 1952, to 30th June, 1953 .. 773,008 Expenditure from 1st July, 1952, to 30th June, 1953 503,650

Excess of income over expenditure for the year 1952-53 £269,358

The above result may be compared with that of the previous four years from the following table:—

Total since Bridge was Item. 1948-t9. I'M'.. 1950-61. 1951-52. opened on 19th March, 1932.

£ £ £ £ £ £ Income.

380,795 438398 526,309 582,764 596,261 6,086,946 i:»2.tiii2 130,729 129,678 127,'.I.V2 2,349,114 2ti.!l'.M> 27,394 27,273 27,318 2li,0.-,7 714,564 Rente 11,247 12,768 13,509 13,429 14,278 190,443 9 9 2 1 734,406 93 147 244 86 46 1,836

561,802 609,936 697,022 751,551 773.006 10,077,298

Iaiim ;l.

Loan Charges— 245,974 241,957 232,085 221,400 220,r- IS 5,993,094 26,752 26,172 24,964 21,765 20,152 NM2.7I7 67,887 68,949 67,372 66,477 1,094,248 1,331 1,932 1,562 1,520 1,126 44,494

341,'.<4I 339,010 325,983 311,152 306,942 7,934,553 Maintenance and Improvement of Structure and Sur- 56,392 70,691 60,086 81,349 100,621 846,382 Altcrations to Approach Archways for Occupation by 10,083 3,243 351 231 21,412 94,873 Cost of Collecting Road Tolls 24,535 30.430 43,562 55,109 61,440 393,843 22,097 4,260 214 174 26,746 126 162 1,315 8,552 7,747 17,902 1 .!•.-. 1 2,676 5,186 3,(>0I 6,314 107,471

Total Expenditure £ 435,034 M&JOfl 440.74S 460,211 503.650 9,421,769 116,768 141,627 256,279 291,340 2«!>,:i.-.s

The proportions of the several items of income and expenditure for the year 1952-53 are shown by the diagram on page 51. Due to growth of traffic, income from road tolls increased by £13,497, or 2.32 per cent., from £582,764 in 1951-52 to £596,261 in 1952-53. The additional income was, however, more than absorbed by increased expenditure, principally on the maintenance and improvement of the bridge and its surroundings as well as on alterations to the archways of the approaches for letting purposes. The net result of all operations during 1952-53 showed a surplus of £269,358 for that year. The corres­ ponding surplus for the previous year was £291,340. Receipts and payments connected with the operation of the Bridge are dealt with in the Sydney Harbour Bridge Account as pro­ vided for in section 7 of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (Administration) Act, 1932. An amount of £280,000 was transferred from that account .-.1 during 1952-53 to the Sydney Harbour Bridge Reserve Account estab­ lished in pursuance of section 9 of the Act mentioned, leaving an accumulated surplus of £10,529 in the Sydney Harbour Bridge Account at 30th June, 1953.

The amount held in the Sydney Harbour Bridge Reserve Account at the beginning of the year 1952-53 was £375,000. There was added during the year the amount of £280,000 transferred from the Sydney Harbour Bridge Account and £15,608 interest allowed by the State Treasury on the amount held in the Reserve A-CCOUni malting a total of £670,608 on hand at 30th June, 1953.

Capital Cost. The capital cost of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to 30th June, 1953, and the sources of finance were as follows:—

Capital Cost. Sources of Finance.

£ £ Repayable Loan Funds provided by Main and Approach Spam 7,I35,30."> the State 8.04!>.3'.I4 Acquisition of Land and Property ... 1,002,153 Contributions by Local Governing Capitalised Interest and Exchange in Councils to the date the Bridge was respect of loan moneys spent to the opened 1,327.466 date the Bridge was opened 1,484,988 Interest accrued on the Councils' con­ Miscellaneous Expenses 113,061 tributions to the date the Bridge was opened 337.978 Miscellaneous 10.669

£9,725,507 £9,725,507

The loan funds amounting to £8,049,394 used for the construction of the Bridge are being repaid by the sinking fund method and the net liability outstanding at 30th June, 1953, was £6,840,185. .52

Traffic. It is estimated that 16,383,000 road vehicles, including 377,000 omnibuses, crossed the Bridge during 1952-53, while the approximate number of the various classes of travellers and the proportion of revenue provided by each class were as follows:—

Percentage Average Percentage Toll Contribution Number. of Total Revenue. Total Toll per Travellers. Revenue. Traveller.

£ per cent. per cent. d. 24.737,000 136.365 3305 17-97 1-32 Tram and Omnibus Travellers ... 23,764.000 26,057 31-75 3-43 0-26 26,312.000 51(6.261 35-20 78-60 5-43*

Total 74,843,000 758.6S3 100-00 10000 2-43

* Inclusive of vehicles. The average contribution per traveller in respect of those using passenger vehicles other than omnibuses was app-nximately 4-525d.

Maintenance. Painting.—The second cycle of repainting, begun in March, 1946, was carried on during the year under review, and at 30th June, 1953, there remained only 6,504 sq. yds. of two-coat work to be done beneath the deck at the north end of the main span. The area treated in the second repaint cycle does not include the interior surface of the upper and lower chords which is still in excellent condition although applied in the first repaint cycle of 1935-40. Concurrently with the general repainting programme, patch painting has been carried on in those locations where it was considered necessary to arrest corrosion before the arrival of the repainting gangs in the course of the repainting: cycle. The patch painting work carried out included external and internal south-east and south-west main span truss members, all hangers on the main span and eastern truss members of spans 3, 4, 5 and 10. The stringer girders carrying railway and tramway traffic, received minor patch painting attention as required in connection with the repainting of the structure below deck level. Investigation and tests of paint materials were continued during the year in accordance with the policy of endeavouring to improve the effectiveness of paints used as priming and covering coats. All paint required during the year for steel bridges maintained by the Department throughout the State, including that used at the Sydney Harbour Bridge, was prepared in the mixing plant at the south pylon. Apart from the repaint and patch painting programme, work was carried out on the painting of traffic signs, road markers, etc., and interior painting of the Toll (Iffice, south pylon amenity block and offices. Work on maintenance of Bailev and other emergency bridge parts owned by the Department and stored at the Harbour Bridge and on barriers for the Police Department has been carried out by the painting strength during periods of inclement weather throughout the year. Experiments were carried out with a rotary powered rivet denn­ ing machine using brushes imported from England. Encouraging tests were made with light '"wet" sandblasting equipment for the cleaning of steelwork with an automatic abrasive-recovery attachment. Test applications of protective coatings, including treatment of prepared surfaces of steelwork with phosphoric acid preparatory to application of primer, and various intermediate and finishing coats of micaceous oxide with different alkyd and phenolic vehicles have been Section of exhibit in South-western pylon of Sydney Harbour Bridge of material relating to the construction and maintenance of the bridge. 54

carried out during the period on both large and small test areas. This work was done in conjunction with the exposure of test plates in a special test rack placed within the tidal range at Pyrmont Bridge in order to obtain accelerated results.

Steelwork.—Sealing by lead caulking of crevices and pockets where moisture can collect was continued during the period under review, the locations dealt with being lower chords of south approach spans, main span cross girders, gusset slots of main lower chords and posts and main span diagonal tie plates.

Realignment of steed footway parapets of the south approach to correct for settlement where founded on filling was completed in the period.

The work of removal and replacement of the 3 inch diameter roadway and footway parapet pipe railing for the arrest of corrosion in bracketed connections, as mentioned in the last annual report, was finished.

The landings of the pylon stairways, both north and south, were treated for removal of corrosion and reconditioned generally.

All main span hanger riveted splice connections were again retested from crane stages in order to compare with similar testing carried out in 1938 and 1947. An inspection of riveted connections of the cross girders to railway stringers on the approach spans was also carried out during the year.

Maintenance of Power and Lighting Installation.—Since 1st August, 1952, the maintenance of all power and lighting installations on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and approaches has been carried out directly by the Department by means of a special staff which has been established for this purpose. Besides general routine maintenance the work carried out has included the relaying of conduits in both pylon areas, the renewal of considerable sections of wiring throughout the structure, the installation of electrical fittings and supply for lift and amenities in the north pylon basement and improvement of lighting on the Bradfield Highway.

An investigation of the intensity of lighting on the Bradfield Highway was carried out and a trial plastic canopy for the lanterns is now under test.

Repairs to Concrete.—Work was continued during the year on repairs to the concrete footways of the southern approach, and of the plaster rendering on retaining walls of the north and south approaches.

Fitters' Work.—Work carried out by fitters during the year included routine overhaul of sixteen chain-hoists supporting travelling gantries beneath approach spans, and the maintenance and overhaul of all mechanical parte of the four cranes on the arch, eleven travelling gantries beneath deck level, all plant and mechanical equipment in workshop, paint mixing room and elsewhere on structure as necessary. The maintenance of roller toll signs and reconditioning of air line fittings throughout the structure was also dealt with. An inspection and servicing of approach span bearings in spans 1-5, 9 and 10 were undertaken. Traffic Facilities.—Improvements in traffic flow on the bridge continue to be made where possible. The tow-truck service provided during peak traffic periods by the Department completed the second year of operation on 29th May, 1953. During that period a total of 530 disabled vehicles were removed from the structure and approaches. 55

Construction of Amenity Block and Installation of Lift in North Pylon.—Construction of an amenity block was commenced and pre­ liminary steps taken towards the installation of a lift. Both of these works will be carried out by contract.

Certification of Riggers, Scaffolders and Crane Drivers.—All men engaged in these callings were examined and certified, as required by the Scaffolding and Lifts Act, 1912-1948.

Maintenance of Roadway and Footway Pavements—No major reconditioning was undertaken during 1952-53, work being confined to routine patching and minor resheeting, also renewal of narrow strips of asphalt adjacent to portions of the steel kerbing. Test holes were put down in the western footway, disclosing that the old asphalt -is likely to need complete renewal in 1953-54. 50

PEATS FERRY BRIDGE. Financial Position. '-' *" The total cost of the Peat's Ferry Bridge was £491,506, which included capitalised interest on the loan funds to 31st December, 1.943, in an amount of £35,772. Of the total cost, £101,717 was met from the revenues of the County of Cumberland and Country Main Roads Funds and £354,017 was met from Loan Funds advanced by the State Govern­ ment. The loan moneys and the capitalised interest are required to be repaid, together with interest, from the proceeds of toll charges. The bridge was-opened to traffic during the first half of 1945. The following statement shows the financial position during each of the past five years and as at 30th June, 1953:— ,

i Total since Bridge was Item. 1948-49. 1949-50. 1950-51. 1951-52. 1952-53. opened on 5th May, 1945.

£ £ £ £ £ £ 46,259 62,361 78,528 96,774 91,554 481,305 Payments— 4,410 * 11,590 *9,711 *8,593 8,738 56,080 12,016 10,751 8,684 6,286 3,467 82,433 60 85 69 57 25 296

Total £ 16,486 22,426 18,464 14,936 12,230 138,809

29,773 39,935 60,064 81,838 79,324 342,496 38,642 63,330 60,545 81,883 80,207 15,247 62,849 60,500 81,000 79,300 34^589 23,395 481 45 883 907 907 331,849 269,000 208,500 127,500 48,200

* Includes £5,807, £2,916 and £121 for the provision of additional toll lanes during 1949-50, 1950-51 and 1951-52, respectively. Due to a reduction of traffic in respect of heavy vehicles with a relatively high toll-charge rating, toll revenue during 1952-53 showed a decrease of 5.4 per cent, over that of the previous year. Receipts from tolls in 1952-53 totalled £91,554, while toll collec­ tion expenses and loan charges apart from reduction of indebtedness amounted to £12, 230 in that year. Operations during 1952-53 therefore showed a surplus of £79,324. The sum of £79,300 was devoted in 1952-53 to repayment of the loan, leaving £48,200 owing at 30th June, 1953. Traffic. The following statement shows the number of tolbpaying vehicles which crossed the bridge in various years since 1st June, 1945:—

Perctmtag e Inertsases .

. Type of Vehicle. 1945-46. 1946-47. 1950-51. 1951-52. 1952-53. 1952-53 1952-53 over over 1951-52. 1945-46.

per cent. per cent. Light Vehicles (Motor Cycles, Cars and Utilities) 262,447 421,615 814,776 987,648 1,066,382 7-97 306-32 21,062 47,233 85,163 85,061 70,410 *17-22 234-30 5,902 23,746 72,613 95,391 65,620 *31-21 1,011-83

Total All Vehicles 289,411 492,594 972,552 1,168,100 1,202,412 2-93 315-47

* Decrease. The above figures disclose a considerable increase of traffic since the bridge was opened in May, 1945. This is particularly so in respect of vehicles exceeding 10 tons tare weight; the number of vehicles of this type using the bridge in 1952-53 was more than eleven times greater than in 1945-46. 57

While, the number of. light vehicles continued to grow during 1952-53,* the number of lorries fell away following an increase in July, 1952, in the restrictions imposed by the Department of Motpr Transport on the issue of permits for the haulage of goods by road in competition with the railways. 58 SECTION IV—MISCELLANEOUS.

REGULATION OF WEIGHTS OF LOADS ON MAIN ROADS.

The Department's work in connection with the regulation of weights of loads carried by vehicles using main roads and referred to in the last Annual Report has been continued throughout the year.

The following tabulation sets out particulars of these activities:—

Vehicles weighed 2,493 Prosecutions instituted 1,323 Warnings issued 840 Vehicle assessments issued 560 Permits issued for series of non-divisible loads exceeding Ordinance limitations 694 Permits issued for individual non-divisible loads exceeding Ordinance limitations 57 Number of cases heard by courts 1,447 Penalties inflicted by courts . . .. £22,163 10s. Od. Average penalty .. .. ., £15 6s. 4d.

The development of special vehicles for the transport of excep­ tionally heavy loads has continued. Vehicles provided with up to nine axles and flf ty^eight tyres, with the tyres spread over a width of twelve feet, are now in regular use. The tonnage transported during the year under permits issued for individual loads amounted to 26,621 tons. Portable leadometers were brought into use during the year to provide for weighing vehicles where weighbridges are not available. These loadometers were tested and certificated by the Department of Weighis and Measures prior to use for weighing vehicles. Many operators have adopted the practice of check weighing axle loading for compliance with Ordinance limitations prior to proceed­ ing on journeys. The two-axled rigid type vehicle fitted with dual tyres on the rear axle has accounted for 51 per cent, of the total prosecutions which have been instituted. Many operators of these vehicles are now fitting one of the several types of third axles available. '

INSTRUCTION ON PLANT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION. Field instruction to plant operators on care, maintenance and operation of plant was continued during the past year. Two instructors were engaged full time and a third for part time. The part-time instructor was employed on instruction to operators of mobile loaders. In addition a trainee instructor assisted one of the full-time instructors. Instruction was given to a total of 299 Departmental employees engaged at the following centres:— Wilcannia, Milparinka, Menindee, Broken Hill, Walgett, Bourke, Bendemeer, Murrurundi, Windsor, Bilpin, Bowenfels, Cooma, Parkes, Dubbo, Carcoar, Cobar, Tarcutta, Narrandera, Albury, Port Macquarie, Moorlands, Frederick'ton, W'arkworth, Gosford, Singleton, Swansea Bridge, Telegraph Point, Glen Innes, Mummulgum, Grafton and CofT's Harbour. 59

Loadometer used for check weighing transport vehicles on the road 60

Instruction was given on all types of plant in use by the Depart­ ment. The main groups of trainees were: Grader operators (79), tractor operators (67), mobile loader operators (40), lorry drivers (43), and Compressor drivers (26). Instruction was also given to five employees of Holbrook Shire Council, five employees of Mitchell Shire Council and one employee of Culcairn Shire Council.

EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL. The number of wages employees engaged on maintenance and construction of main and developmental roads by the Department and councils as at 30th June, 1953, was 5,164, as compared with 6,140 at 30th June, 1952. The reduction in numbers was due to the need during the year to reduce the volume of work in hand, as referred to earlier in this report. Eight new awards or industrial agreements have been made dur­ ing the year, which relate to employees of the Department, while in addition nineteen awards or agreements affecting employees of the Department were varied. The new awards are: Bridge and Wharf Carpenters (State) Award. Builders' Labourers Construction on Site (State) Award. Carpenters and Joiners and Bricklayers (State) Apprenticeship Award. Quarries, Dimension Stone (State) Award. Sydney Harbour Bridge Kmployees (State) Award. Painters (State) Apprenticeship Award. Clerical Officers Industrial Agreement. General Industrial Agreement. No major industrial disputes occurred during the year.

RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSINGS. Inspections of sixty-five level crossings were made during the year partly by a committee composed of representatives of the Depart­ ment of Main Roads and the Department of Railways and partly by Divisional Engineers of the Department of Main Roads. Recommendations for improvements to the crossings included a number of safety measures which are being arranged.

LIBRARY SERVICE. The Department's Library at Head Office, supplemented by collections of reference books at Divisional Offices, continues to provide a valuable service in aiding the training of staff, and in bringing under notice new developments in highway engineering, structural design and other subjects relevant to the Department's work. The Head Office Library has approximately 7,000 publications, registered under the Universal Decimal Classification System. A commencement was made during the year under review to reorganise the reference book collections at Divisional Offices, and to index them under the Universal Decimal Classification System. There has been close co-operation during the year with the libraries of other authorities, including the Public Library of New South Wales, and books as required have been interchanged on short loan. 81

PLAN REPRODUCTION SECTION. The Department's p]an reproduction section was established in 1927 when a simple type of helio printing- machine was installed. From time to time, as the variety and volume of work required changed and increased, the equipment has been modified and added to, taking advantage of modern equipment which has become available and of new techniques which have been adapted to the Department's particular requirements. As a result the section executes a large variety and volume of work with despatch and economy. During the year the Department installed an automatic printing and developing machine, the first of its type installed in this State, which employs an ammonia process and exposes and develops within one minute prints on a variety of materials and in a variety of colours. Practically all the Department's same-scale printing from tracings and paper negatives and intermediates is now done on this machine. Photographic equipment, modified to meet the Department's requirements, enables the Department to carry out a large variety of photographic work including reduction, enlarging, developing and printing from plans, aerial photographs and documents. Administrative forms, instruction manuals, and standard draw­ ings, which are required in large numbers, are printed on a small office-type offset machine. The Department's requirements in map mounting and book bind­ ing are also met by the plan reproduction section.

EXHIBITS. An exhibit covering a display of material relating to the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been established in the south-western pylon of the bridge. The exhibit has been prepared to establish a permanent pictorial and physical record of the various phases of the construction and maintenance of the structure. It includes photographs, plans, models, samples and sections of steel used for various purposes, a precise level and a theodolite used in the triangulation survey for the bridge. By establishing the exhibit, material relating to the history and construction of the bridge has beerr assembled at one place, and will not be lost. The exhibit will provide a centre of interest to the many official visitors to the bridge, especially from overseas and other States, and will be of educational value both to newcomers to the Department's staff and to groups of students who visit the bridge from time to time

PUBLICATIONS. The publication of the Department's quarterly journal, "Main Eoads," was continued throughout the year. Two bulletins and one manual were issued during the year. The bulletins were revisions of earlier publications relating to the general conditions governing financial assistance provided by the Department to councils and the procedure to be followed by public bodies and persons in respect of miscellaneous activities within the boundaries of proclaimed main roads. The manual deals with the transport, storage and use of explosives.

HOUSING FOR STAFF. During recent years the Department has found it necessary to purchase houses for the accommodation of some of its country staff, on account of. the unavailability of suitable rented accommodation. Five houses were purchased during the year, comprising two each at Grafton and Lithgow, and one at Cobar. 62

CONFERENCE OF STATE ROAD AUTHORITIES. The Fifteenth Conference of the State Eoad Authorities of Australia was held in Perth, Western Australia, in September, 1952, at which further progress was made with the development of procedure's and methods on an Australia-wide basis, relating to road and bridge construction technique and administration.

VISITORS FROM OVERSEAS. By arrangement with the Commonwealth authorities training and study facilities were provided for three engineers and two foremen from overseas during the year. Under the United Nations Technical Assistance Scheme, Mr. D. J. Santos, Civil Engineer, Programming and Planning Division, Bureau of Public Works, Manila, Philippines, and Mr. F. P. Mishu Superintendent of Road Section, Public Works Department, Baghdad, Iraq, were with the Department for four months. Mr. Santos studied in particular the design and construction of roads in urban areas and Mr. Mishu testing procedures and the construction of low cost roads, including bituminous surface treatment. Under the Commonwealth Technical Co-operation Scheme, M'essrs: Soeparto and Zamardi, Foremen of Mechanical Units, Ministry of Public Works and Energy, Indonesia, were with the Department for six months receiving training in the repair, servicing and operation of earth-moving plant and road-making machinery, and Mr. S. Mahal- ingam, a Superintendent in the Public Works Department, Ceylon, spent three months studying Australian highway engineering methods.

ARMY SUPPLEMENTARY RESERVE UNIT. A supplementary Army Engineer Unit, on an active reserve basis, known as the 21st Construction Regiment, established in 1951, was referred to in the last two annual reports. The Department of -Main Roads provides the headquarters, one complete construction squadron and a platoon squadron less two troops. Enlistment in this unit is on a voluntary basis but training is limited to an annual ten-day period in camp. The total personnel enlisted from the Department numbers 121. The Department of Public Works and the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board were each responsible for the raising of a construction squadron and a troop of the plant squadron. Municipal and shire employees are also enlisted in the regiment and are attached to the squadrons formed by the Department of Main Roads. The third camp of the regiment was held at Glenfield in March, 1953.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. In concluding this review of the activities of the Department for. the financial year ended 30th June, 1953,1 desire to express appreciation of the continued loyal and able assistance given by officers and employees of the Department. To the Minister for Transport, Main Roads Organisations in other States of the Commonwealth, other State and Commonwealth Departments and Corporate Bodies and their staffs, Executive Com­ mittees of the Local Government and Shires Associations, and Muni­ cipal- and Shire Councils and their officers, the Department extends thanks for uniform courtesy, co-operation and assistance. .

H. M. SHERRARD, Commissioner for Main Roads.; .

9th November, 1953. 63

SECTION V—APPENDICES.

Appendix No. 1. -;

COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND.

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1953.

A.—Maintenance and Miscellaneous,

RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ K. d. To Cash Balance at 30th June, 1952— by Maintenance and Minor Improvement of 13,785 13 10 Roads and Bridges— (a) Revenue Moneys By Councils 233,209 (B) Moneys provided by the Common­ 488 13 S.y ,, Department 662,705 wealth Authorities for special work 945,974 6 10* „ Share of Motor Taxes in accordance with 14,274 7 6 „ Works connected with Transport (other Section 10 (1) Main Roads Act, 1924- than Roadworks) Section 6 (2) Common­ 1951 wealth Aid Roads Act, 1950 300 0 0 Requisition upon Councils in accordance 1,276,257 14 1 ,, Peat's Ferry Bridge Expenses, including with Section 11, Main Roads Act, Interest on Loans and Repayment of 1924-1951 ....< Principal 91,658 0 4 , Receipts from funds paid to. the State by 452,697 3 1 ,, Purchase of Assets 40,567 3 10 the Commonwealth under Section 6 (1) ,, Administrative Expenses 87,627 18 7 of the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act, ,, Miscellaneous 15,725 5 0 1950 535,112 9 "6 „ Transfer from Country Main Roads Fund 1,181,852 14 7 under provisions of Clause 2, Main Balance carried forward to Part " B 1,606,760 1 10 Roads (Finances Adjustment) Act, 1949 , Repayable funds specially provided by the 250,000 0 "0- State Government 100,000 0 O Rent from Property 21,829 9 0' „ Toll Collections—Peat's Ferry Bridge 91,553 13 3 „ Miscellaneous 16,465 18 1 ,, Suspense Accounts 30,422 4 0 £2,788,612 16 5 £2,788,612 16 6

* For details see Appendix No. 10.

B,—Construction.

RECEIPTS. > . PA MESTS. £ s. d. 9. d. To Balance brought forward from Part " A " 1,606,760 1 10 By Construction and Reconstruction of Main „ Receipts from Sale of Property and Land Residues 16,514 5 0 and Secondary Roads and Bridges— ,, Contributions by Councils towards construction of Main From Revenue 1,216,875 18 8 Secondary and other roads 11.641 From Contributions by Councils 8,164 15 9 ,, Funds provided by Department of Government Transport From Contributions by Other Depart­ for special work 7,600 0 0- ments and Bodies 2,761 16 6 ,, Funds provided by the Commonwealth Government for 1,227,802 10 UVi special work 23,986 4 llx /„ Special Works from Funds provided by ,, Miscellaneous • the Commonwealth Government 22,938 13 6L 19 10 ,, Special work from Funds provided by the Department of Government Transport 6,693 18 o\ ,, Miscellaneous 834 5 9 1,258,269 8 2 „ Cash Balance at 30th June, 1953— (a) Revenue Moneys 412,657 4 10 (B) Moneys provided by the Common wealth and State Authorities for special works 2,442 7 1 415,099 11 11 £1,673.369 0 1 £1,673,369 0 1

For details see Appendix No 7

H. M. SH ERR ART), J. A. FARLEY, Commissioner for Main Roads. Accountant, Department of Main Roads.

The books and accounts of the Dep&rtment of Main Roads have been examined and audited for the year ended 30th June, 1953, in accordance with the provisions of the Audit Act, 1902-53. The above statement, in my opinion, is a correct record of the receipts and payments of the County of Cumberland Main Roada Fund durlnf the year ended 30th June, 1953. W. J. CAMPBELL, Sydney, 16th October, 19»3, Auditor-General of New South W»1M. 64

Appendix No. 2.

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND.

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOB THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1953. A.—Maintenance and Miscellaneous.

RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Cash Balance at 30th June, 1652— By Maintenance and Minor Improvement of (a) Revenue Moneys 4,569 13 10 Roads and Bridges— (&) Moneys provided by the State aud By Councils 1,847,933 0 Commonwealth Authorities for By Department 1,760,498 17 3,608,431 17 10*X special works 25,239 12 10- 29,809 6 8 Works connected with transport (other „ Share of motor taxes in accordance with than Roadwork) Section 6 (2) Com­ Section 20 (1) of the Main Roads Act, monwealth Aid Roads Act, 1950 1,200 0 0 1924-1951 5,105,030 17 7. Transfer to County of Cumberland Main ,, Receipts from funds paid to the State by Roads Fund under provisions of Clause the Commonwealth under Section 6 (1) 2, Main Roads (Finances Adjustment) of the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act, Act, 1949 250,000 0' 0 1950 2,140,449 18 9/ Repayment to Treasury in respect of „ Contributions by Councils towards Main­ Funds specially provided -by the State tenance of Main Roads 6,244 Government in earlier years 100,000 ' 0 0 „ Receipts from .the Sale of Assets 78,824 Purchase of Plant, Motor Vehicles and „ Hire of Department's Plant and Motor other Assets 507,599 14 9 Vehicles 618,912 Repairs and Expenses in Respect of „ Miscellaneous 37,443 Plant and Motor Vehicles 510,867 7^10 „ Suspense Account 9,263 Repayment of Principal and Payment of Interest, Exchange, Sinking Fund and Management Expenses of Loans— Under Section 21 of the Main Roads Act, 1924-1951 151,890 9 0 Payments to Treasury in respect of repayment by Municipal and Shire Councils of Unemployment Relief Advances .• 232 4 3 162,122 13 Administrative Expenses 307,676 12 5 Miscellaneous 21,340 4 1 5,459j238 10 2 Balance carried forward to Part '* B 1 2,566,740 15 10 £8,025,979 6 0 £8,025,979 6 . 0

* For details see Appendix No. 11.

B.—Construction.

RECEIPTS PAYMENTS £ s. d. 4 •. d To Balance brought forward from Part" A " £ s. d. By Construction and Reconstruction of e. d. „ Councils' contributions towards con­ 2,566,740 15 10 Main Roads and Bridges— struction of Main Roads OwUnary Works— ..Receipts from funds paid to the State From Revenue Funds 2,103,708 11 11 X under Section 7 of the Commonwealth 15,768 5 1 From Councils' contributions 15,768 5 1 Aid Roads Act, 1950 From Contributions by the Joint ,, Funds provided by the Commonwealth Coal Board • 53,203 12 2 for— 25,000 0 6 (a) Defence Works .' 16,195 0 2,172,680 9 2 (b) Roadworks in connection with From Repayable Loan Funds pro­ the Snowy Mountains Hydro- vided by the State Government.. 150,000, 3 8 Electric Scheme 341,587 17 2,322,680 ft 2» 357,782 17 8 Roadworks in connection with Snowy ,, Repayable Loan Funds provided by the Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme State Government 150,000 0 0 From funds provided by— „ Contributions by the Joint Coal Board Commonwealth Government 362,110 17 7 towards the restoration of the pave­ Department of Main Roads 25,400 0 0 ment • on the main road used by Contributions by Councils 4,490 O 0 vehicles engaged in the transport of 392,000 17 7 coal from mines situated in Burra- Construction of unclassified roada in gorang Valley 53,203 12 2 the Western Division from funds „ Miscellaneous ' 5,236 8 .7 provided under— (a) Section 6 (4) of the Common wealth Aid Roads and Works Act, 1947-1949 (Dr.) 72« 0 8 (b) Section 7, Commonwealth Aid Roads Act, 1950 27,646 19 8 26,920 19 0 Work* from funds provided by Common wealth Government^or Defence Works 15,794 9 4 Miscellaneous 71 8 4 2,757,468 3 b Cash Balance at 30th June, 1953— (a) Revenue Moneys 413,067 IX 4 (6) Moneys provided by the State and Commonwealth Authorities for special works 3,196 4 7 416,263 15 11 £3,173,731 19 4 £3,173,731 19 4

* For details see Appendix No. 8. H. M. SHERRARD, J. A. FARLEY, \ Commissioner for Main. Roads. Accountant, Department of Main Roads. The books and accounts of the Department of Main Roads have been examined and audited for the year ended 30th June, 1953, in accordance with the provisions of the Audit Act, 1902-53, The above statement, in my opinion, is a correct record of the receipts and payments of the Country Main Roads Fund during the year endee

30th June, 1953. w_ j CAMPBELL, Sydney, 16th October, 1958. • Auditor-General of New South Wales. 65:

Appendix No. 3. DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUND. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1953.

RECEIPTS PAYMENTS £ s. d. To Cash Balance at 30th June, 1952— By Construction and Reconstruction of Revenue Moneys— Developmental Roads— Ordinary Revenue 397 15 1 From Ordinary Revenue Funds" 70 19 4 Moneys allocated from the amounts From Moneys allocated from the amount paid to the State Government by paid to the State Government by the the' Commonwealth Government Commonwealth Government under— under Section 6 (4) of the Common­ (a) Section 6 (4) of the Common­ wealth Aid Roads and Works Act. wealth Aid Roads and Works 1947-1949 and Section 7 of the Act, 1947-1949 43,017 11 7 Commonwealth Aid Roads Act, (B) Section 7 of the Commonwealth 1950 208,529 11 2 Aid Roads Act, 1950 ; 243,21 3 12 1 Moneys provided by the State Govern­ 286,231 3 '8 ment for the cost of repairing flood From Moneys provided by the State damage 3,494 10 .11 V Government— (a) From Consolidated Revenue for 302,421 17 2 the cost of repairing flood damage 3,494 10 11 . Repayable Loan Funds provided by the (B) From Repayable Loan Funds .,. 25,971 8 9 State Government 25.971 8 9 29,465 19 328,393 5 11 Receipts from funds paid to the State 315,768 2 8 under Section 7 of the Commonwealth Administration Expenses 324 10 4 Aid Roads Act, 1950 200,000 0 0 Miscellaneous 90 9 5 316,183 2 5* Cash Balance at 30th June, 1953— Moneys allocated from the amounts paid to the State Government by the Commonwealth Government under Section 7 of the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act, 1950 212,210 £528,393 5 11 £528,393 5 11

* For details see Appendix No. 9. H. M. SHERRARD, J. A. FARLEY, Commissioner for Main Roads. Accountant, Department of Main Roads. The books and accounts of the Department of Main Roads have been examined and audited for the year ended 30th June, 1953, in accordance with the provisions of the Audit Act, 1902-53. The above statement, in my opinion, is a correct record of the receipts and payments of the Developmental Roads Fund during the year ended 30th June, 1953. W. J. CAMPBELL, Sydney, 16th October, 1953. Auditor-General of Kew South Wales.

Appendix No. 4. SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE ACCOUNT. (Section 7 (1) of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (Administration) Act, No. 32, 1932. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1953.

EXPENDITURE. INCOME. £ s. d. £ s. Cost of Collecting Road Tolls 61,439 15 10 By Road Toils 596,261 5 Maintenance, Lighting, Cleaning and Railway Tolls 136.364 15 Minor Improvements 100,620 13 1 Tramway and Omnib'us Tolls 26,057 5 Provision of Traffic Facilities 7,747 1 1 Rents from Properties 14,278 3 Alterations to Archways for occupation Miscellaneous 46 12 by Tenants 21,412 11 2 Construction of Toll Office and Toll Barriers 173 12 7 Maintenance of Properties 1,730 1 9 Loan Charges— Interest 220,507 11 1 Exchange 20,152 3 1 Sinking Fund 65,150 5 10 Management Expenses of Loans 1,125 12 11 306,941 12 U Miscellaneous .:. 308 9 6 Administrative Exper 3,275 18 10 503,649 16 9 Balance, being excess Income over Expenditure for the year 1952-53 carried down 269,358 5 4 773,008 2 773,008 2 1 .Accumulated Surplus at 30th June, 1952 21,170 15 Transfer to Sydney Harbour Bridge Excess of Income over Expenditure for Reserve Account 280,000 0 0 the year 1952-53 brought down 269,358 5 Accumulated Surplus at 30th Juhc, 1953.. 10,529 1 2 290,529 1 £290,529 1 £290,529 1

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE RESERVE ACCOUNT. (Section 9 of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Account (Administration) Act, No. 32, 1932). INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1953.

EXPENDITURE. INCOME. £ s. d. £ s. d\, To Balance in State Treasury Special Deposits Account at 30th By Balance at 30th June, 1952 375,000 0 0 June, 1953 670,607 15 5 Transfer from Sydney Harbour Bridge Account during the year 1952-53 280,000 0 0 ,, Interest accrued during 1952-53 on amount held in State Treasury Special Deposits Account 15,607 15 5 670,607 15 5 670,607 16 5

t 20400—5 66

Appendix No. 4—continued.

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE ACCOUNT.

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH JUNE, 1953. (Sydnev Harbour Bridge (Administration) Act, No. 32, 1932.)

LIABILITIES. ASSETS. s. d. £ s. d. Reserve as provided for in Section 9 of the Sydney Harbour Cash in Hand 1,055 15 3 Bridge (Administration) Act, No. 32, 1932 670,607 15 Cash at Treasury—Sydney Harbour Bridge Salaries, Wages and Superannuation accrued due 4,609 13 Account 6,063 12 2 Goods and Services Unpaid 4,909 7 Cash at Treasury—Sydney Harbour Bridge State Treasury—Interest, Exchange and Sinking Fund 13 19 Reserve Account 670,607 15 5 Rents received in Advance 306 19 Payments in Advance 140 8 5 Misi ellancous 1,958 3 Amount due by Commissioner foe Railways on account of Railway contributions ... ,395 13 2 682,405 16 10 Amount due by Councils for Bridge Rate Income and Expenditure Account— and Interest 74 8 5 Accumulated Surplus at 30th June, 1953 10,529 1 2 Miscellaneous 2,142 1 6 10,612 3 1 Stock on Hand 2,863 14 11 Furniture, Fittings and Equipment 1,851 3 8 Less Depreciation 759 14 11 1,091 8 9 £692,934 18 0 £692.934 18 0

H. M. SHERRARD, J. A. FARLEY, Commissioner for Main Roads. Accountant, Department of Main Roada. "'l.o uooks add accounts of the Department of Main Roads in relation to the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been examined and audited for the year ended -in June, 1953, in accordance with the provisions of the Audit Act, 1902-53. This balance sheet, in my opinion, correctly sets out the financial position of Sydney Harbour Bridge as at 30th June, 1953, according to the best of my information and the explanations given to me, and as shown by such books and accounts. W. J. CAMPBELL, Sydney, 16th OctoBer, 1953. Auditor-General of New South Wales.

Appendix No. 4A.

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE.

STATEMENT OF CAPITAL—POSITION AS AT 30TH JUNE, 1953.

To 30/6/1952. Year 1952-53. Total. 'Ixi'Kxi^iTuiiE ON CONSTRUCTION— £ s. d £ s. d. . £ s. d. General Loan Account 8,049,393 16 FUNDS APPLIED IN LIQUIDATION OF Contributions by Shires and CAPITAL DEBT— Municipalities together with Contributions by Shires and Muni­ interest accrued thereon to the cipalities together with Interest liato the Bridge ivas opened ... 1,6C5,443 11 7 accrued thereon to the date the I lufiiipioynient Relief Fund 10,G64 0 7 Bridge was opened 1,665,443 11 1,665,443 11 7 i'nlilic Woiks Fund 5 4 0 Sinking Fund— 9,725,506 12 10 Applied in reduction of Bridge Debt 1,136,601 10 1,209,208 19 .0 Cash in Hand 30,033 8 9 2,905,285 19 4 Balance of Capital Cost at 30th June, 1953 6,820,220 13 6 £9,725,506 12 10 £9,725,506 12 10 67

Appendix No. 5. AGGREGATE STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE MAIN ROADS BOARD, 1ST JANUARY, 1925, TO 30TH JUNE, 1941, AND OF CASH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FROM 1ST JULY, 1941, TO 30TH JUNE, 1953. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND.

Income and Cash Receipts. CaBh Receipts. Heading, 1st Jan., 1925, Total. to 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1949-50. 1950-51. 1951-52. • 1952-53. 30th June, 1946.

(a) Revenue— £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Motor Taxation and Fees (State) 7,595,855 498,502 540,569 614,085 665,436 737,858 961,654 1,276,258 12,890,217 Commonwealth Government (Petrol Tax)... 3,004,952 307,958 406,660 325,246 387,806 486,914 502,372 535,112 5,957,020 5,667,647 236,998 243,639 232,235 278,022 319,419 385,878 464,339 7,828,177 83,947 100,000 183,947 249,850 249,850 Grants by State Government and Instru- 39,050 3,335 6,000 5,000 11,793 1,937 7,600 74,715 Contrlbutions by Other Departments 46,452 75 9,371 535 543 3,373 60,349 Miscellaneous 639,759 82,688 78,040 83,841 102,546 116,290 136,014 149,857 1,389,035 103,134 8,508. 62,826 30,422 204,890 Transfer from Country Main Roads Fund under provisions of Section 2, Main Roads 250,000" J"" 250,000 17,430,646 29,088,200 Less Payments to Consolidated Revenue (State) in accordance with the Finances Adjustment (Further Provisions) Act, 1933 46,000 46,000 Total £ 17,384,646 1,137,989 1,274,908 1,323,308 1,454,974 1,662,953 1,986,461 2,816,961 29,042,200 (b) Loans— State Government for— 1,500,106 1,500,106 449,704 449,704 525,311 525,311 693,613 693,613 Total £ 3,168,734 3,168,734

(c) Moneys provided by Commonwealth Gov­ ernment for the purpose of carrying out 1,153,205 (Or.) 2,898 34,696 39,201 17,000 29,000 23,986 1,294,190 21,706,585 1,135,091 1,309,604 1,362,509 1,471,974 1,691,953 1,986,461 2,840,947 33,505,124

Expenditure and Cash Cash Payments. Payments. Heading. Total. 1st Jan., 1925 to 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1949-50. 1950-51. 1951-52. 1952-53. 30th June, 1946.

Maintenance and Minor Improvement— £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ (a) Roads and Bridges within N.S.W 757,709 924,301 945,974 (b) Works other than roads and bridges 5,125,160 361,061 413,139 433,922 524,085 9,485,351 within N.S.W 55,135 731 1,714 7,139 5,641 70,360 Total £ 5,180,295 361,792 414,853 441,061 529,726 757,709 924,301 945,974 • 9,555,711 Construction and Reconstruction— (a) Roads and Bridges within N.S.W 9,184,750 374,345 473,063 667,813 782,422 830,093 1,071,403 1,257,435 14,641,324 (b) Works other than roads and bridges within N.S.W 1,030,077 216 4,111 763 1,993 1,037,160 10,214,827 374,561 477,174 668,576 784,415 830,093 1,071,403 1,257,435 15,678,484 Interest and Loan Repayment— 2,270,036 24,984 701,211 5,146 5,477 91 3,006,945 1,325,911 26,301 6,242 436 234 2 1,359,126 Exchange and Management Expenses 100,565 3,408 849 (Br.) 63 104,759 Sinking Fund 101,930 10,638 {Dr.) 76 {Dr.) 40 112,452 Total £ 3,798,442 65,331 708,226 5,479 5,711 93 4,583,282 168,850 55,384 27,896 23,160 28,398 53,449 39,663 40,567 437,367 444,870 35,803 39,728 55,658 61,046 66,360 82,083 87,628 863,176 •117,499 •34,137 •38,498 •37,784 •96,568 •91,098 •116,825 •108,517 640,926 Transfer on loan to Country Main Roads Fund under provisions of Clause 2 of Main Roads 500,000 500,000 212,350 108,359 19,536 91,842 101,045 533,132 20,137,133 927,008 1,814,734 1,231,718 2,025,400 1,880,644 2,335,320 2,440,121;) - 32,792,078

•Includes interest and principal repaid to the Treasury on account of loan money advanced towards the coat of construction of the Peat's Ferry Bridge. 68

Appendix No. B^cdntinued.

Aggregate Statement of Income and Expenditure from the inception of the Main Roads Board, 1st January 1925, to 30th June, 1941, and of Cash Receipts and Payments from 1st July, 1941, to 30th June, 1953—continued.

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND.

Income and Cash Receipts. Cash Receipts.

Heading. 1st Jan., 1926, Total. to 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1949-50. 1950-51. 1951-52. 1952-53. 30th June, 1946,

(a) Revenue- £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ . £ Motor Taxation and Fees (State) 25,963,097 1,583,368 1,725,782 1,902,338 2,0^9,181 2,848,402 4,084,738 5,105,03i 45,291,937 Commonwealth Government (Petrol Tax) 10,734,625 1,002,501 1,323,807 1,058,775 L 269,6 63 1,870,533 2,167,194 2,165,450 21,592,548 232,599 . 7,045 6,035 5.363 7,456 9,564 10,888 22,018 300,963 Consolidated Revenue (State) 396,318 350,000 300,000 1,046,318 Unemployed Relief Grants (State) 851,703 851,703 Grants by. State Government and Instru­ mentalities for Sundry Works 618 900 47,095 58,177 (Cf.) 14,433 92,357 Contributions by other Departments 125,099 5,882 43 3,178 23,998" "&8J002" 269,406 Hire of Department's Plant and Motor

Vehicles ; 872,040 191,400. 269,018 314,006 340,016 393,224 479,048 •618,913 3,477,665 Miscellaneous ; -. 872,928 49,840 29,530 27,878 46,869 33,389 35,548 121,505 1,217,482 SUsfiensfe Accounts .... t . ... 5,280 (Cr.)5,814, 3,574 1,080 9,263 - 13,383 Transfer on loan from County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund under provisions of Section 2, Main Roads (Finances Adjust­ ment) Act 1949 i 500,000 500,000 Transfer from Country Main Roads Fund to Developmental Roads Fund in accord­ ance with Finances Adjustment (Further Provisions) Act 1933 (Or.) 337,500 (Cf.) 337,500 39,716,802 74,316,202 Less Payments to Consolidated Revenue (State) in accordance with the Finances Adjustment (Further Provisions) Act, 1933 154,000 154,000 Total £ ' 39,562,802 2,835,122 3,404,841 3,366,580 1,288,010 5,529,110 7,135,418 8,095,379 74,162,262

(b) Loans— State Gbvefninent for— 3,323,325 300,000 250,000 200,000 225,000 150,000 4,448,325 1,590,130 1,690,130 890,927 890,927 Total £ 6,804,382 300,000 250,000 200,000 225,000 150,000 6,929,382

(c) Moneys provided by Commonwealth Government for the purpose of carrying out 7,043,537 29,025 3,937 16,164 125,631 107,140 204,122 357,783 7,836,739

Grand Total f £ 52,410,721 3,164,1'47 3,658,776 3,382,744 4,358,041 5,836,250 7,564,540 8,603,162 - 88,978,383

Expenditure and Cash Cash Payments. Payments. Heading. Total. 1st Jan.; 1925 to 1946-47; 1947-48. 1948-49^ 1949-50. 1950-51. 1951-62, 1952-53. 30th June. 1946.

Maintenance and Minor Improvement— £ £ £ £ . £ £ £ £ • ' £ (a) Roads ana Bridges Within N.S.W 20,648,039 1,861,576 2,070,227 1,937,710 2,332,423 3,029,350 3,997,049 3,608,432 39,484,800 (fc) Roads and Bridges outside N.S.W. ... 665,091 (Df;) 2,189 2,157 19 665,078 (c) works ether than reads and bridges within NSW 47,943 1,994 570 50,507 (d) Works other tlmn roads and bridges 6,388 6,388 3,029*350 Total £ 21,367,461 1,861,381 2,072*954 if937,729 2,332,423 8,997,049 8,608,4§2 40,206,779 Construction and Reconstruction— (a) Roads and Bridges within N.S.W 19,150,910 668,329 828,446 1,108,312 1,371,609 1,399,886 2,386,920 2,757,397 29,671.809 (b) Roads and Bridges outside N.fc.W, . ... 2,661,572 638 75 (Dt.) 76 2,662,209 (

% "/ *7 a 7 69

Appendix No. 5—continued.

Aggregate Statement of Income and Expenditure from the inception of the Main Roads Board, 1st January, 1925, to 30th June, 1941, and of Cash Receipts and Payments from 1st July, 1941, to 30th June, 1953—continued.

DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUND.

Income and Cash Receipts. Cash Receipts. Heading. 1st Jan., 1925, Total. to 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1949 -50. 1950-51. 1951-52. ]952-53. 30th June, 1948.

(a) Revenue— £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Motor Taxation (State) . . 456,759 456,759 Commonwealth Government (Petrol Tax)... 366,640 120,857 52,794 120,000 200,000 200,000 200,000, 1,260,191 2,059 2,059 139,650 10,000 149,650 Unemployed Relief Grants (State) .... 183,097 183,097 2,196 2,196 22,485 22,485 Transfer from Country Main Roads Fund to Developmental Roads * Fund, vide Finances Adjustment (Further Pro­ visions) Act, 1933 337,500 337,500 Total £ 1,510,286 120,857 62,794 120,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 2,413,937 ; b) Loans— State Government for— 1,177,047 100,000 60,000 15,000 1,342,647 Unemployed Relief Works 525,488 525,488 Total £ 1,703,135 100,000 50,000 15,000 1,868,135 Grand Total £ 3,213,421 100,000 170,857 02,794 120,000 215,000 200,000 200,000 4,282,072

Expenditure and Cash Cash Payments. Payments Heading. Total. 1st Jan., 1925 to 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1949-50. 1050-51. | 1951-52. 1952-53. 30th June, 1946.

£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1,554 1,554 2,799,885 39,413 101,037 75,860 149,606 46,076 166,713 315,768 3,694,358 Total £ 2,801,439 39,413 101,037 75,860 149,606 46,076 166,713 , 315,768 3,696,912 Interest and Loan Repayment— 220,311 220,311 Exchange and Management Expenses 32,792 32,792 46,150 46,150 Total . . £ 299,253 299,253 61,391 2,001 1,661 1,998 1,060 310 1,742 325 70,488 6,316 13 152 5 130 90 6,706 3,168,399 41,427 102,850 77,863 150,666 46,386 168,585 316,183 4,072,359 1 . t 70

Appendix No. 5—continued.

Aggregate Statement of Income and Expenditure from the inception of the Main Roads Board, 1st January, 1925, to 30th June, 1941, and of Cash Receipts and Payments from 1st July, 1941, to 30th June, 1953—continued.

TOTAL ALL ROAD FUNDS.

Income and Cash Receipts. Cash Receipts.

Heading. 1st Jan., 1925, Total. to 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1949-50. 1950-51. 1951-52. | 1952-53. 30th June, 1946. i

(a) Revenue— £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Motor Taxation and Fees (State) 34,015,711 2,081,870^2,266,35-,870/T 1 2,516,423 2,744,617 3,586.260 5,046,392 6,381,289' 58,638,913 Commonwealth Government (Petrol Tax) ... 14,106,117 1,310,459/ 1,851,324 1,436,815 1,777,469 2.557,447 2,869,566 2,900,562 28,809,759 Councils' contributions 5,902,305 244,043,' 249,674 237,598 285,478 328,983 396,766 486,352 8,131,199 Consolidated Revenue (State) 619,915 10,000 350,000 300,000 100,000 1,379,915 Unemployed Relief Grants (State) 1,284,650 1,284,650 Grants by State Government and Instru­ mentalities for Sundry Works 39,668 4,235 63,177 (Or.) 2,640 1,937 7,600 • 167,072 Contributions by other Departments and Bodies 173,747 5,882 118 12,549 24,533 58,545 56,577, 331,951 Hire of Department's P'ant and Motor Vehicles 872,040 191,400 269,018 314,006 340,016 393,224 479,048 fiia,913"TC 3,477,605 Miscellaneous 1,535,167 132,528 107,570 111,719 149,415 149,679 171,502 271,302 2,629,002 Suspense Accounts 108,414 2,694 3,574 62,826 1,080 39,685 218,273 Transfers under provisions of Section 2, Main Roads (Finances Adjustment) Act, 1949— From County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund to Country Main Roads Fund... 500,000 500,000 From Country Main Roads [Fund to County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund 250,000 250,000 58,657,734 105,818,399 Less Payments to Consolidated Revenue in accordance with- the Finances Adjust- _ . ment (Further Provisions) Act, 1933 ... 200,000 200,000 Total £ 58,457,734 3,973,111 ',392,063 9,321,87 11,112,340 105,618,399 (b) Loans- State Government for— Ordinary Loan Works .... 6,001,078 400,000 ( 300,000 225,000 150,000 7,291,078 Unemployed Relief Works. 2,565,322 2,565,322 Strategic Road Works .... 1,416,238 1,416,238 Loans by Councils 693,613 693,613 Total 10,676,251 400,000 300,000 215,000 11,966,251

ye) Moneys provided by Commonwealth Government for the purpose of carrying out special works 8,196,742 26,127 38,633 204,122 381,769 9,180,929 Grand Total £ 77,330,727 4,399, 5,139,239 4,808,047 5,950,015 9,751,001 11,644,109 120,765,579

Expenditure and Cash Cash Payments. Payments. Heading. Total. 1st Jan., 1925, to 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1949-50. 1950-51. 1951-52. 1952-53. 30th June, 1946.

Maintenance and Minor Improvement— £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ (a) Roads and Bridges within N.S.W 25,774,753 2,222,637 2,483,366 2,371,632 3,787,059 4,921,350 4,554,406 ••48,971,711 (b) Roads and Bridges outside N.S.W. ... 665,091 (Dr.) 2,189 2,157 19 665,078 (c) Works other than roads and bridges 2,856,508 within N.S.W 103,078 2,725 2,284 7,139 120,867 (tl) Works other than roads and bridges outside N S W 6,388 5,641 6,3S8 Total £ 26,549,310 2,223,173 2,487,807 2,378,790 2,862,149 3,787,059 4,921,350 4,554,400 49,764,044 Construction and Reconstruction— if 3oiv (a) Roads and Bridges within N.S.W 31,135,545 1,082,087 1,402,546 1,851,985 2,303,637 2,276,055 3,625,036 4,330,600 48,007,491 (b) Roads and Bridges outside N.S.W. ... 2,661,572 638 75 (Dr.) 70 2,662,209 (f) Works other than roads and bridges within N S W. 3,036,629 4,158 11,008 4,448 1,993 2SH9 (d) Works other than roads and bridges •y outside NSW 1,073,400 75,939 (Dr.) 84 1,149,255 Total £ 37,907,146 1,162,822 1,413,545 1,850,357 2,305,630 2,276,055 3,625,036 4,330,600 54,877,191/

Interest and Loan Repayment— Principal 2,742,010 49,657 726,935 31,717 18,185 1,961 1,815 1,865- 3,574,145 3,034,020 143,147 122,106 114,510 108,809 108,960 111,556 111,931 3,855,099 Exchange and Management Expenses 346.451 18,647 15,958 12,454 13,080 11,742 11,741 10,720 440,799 Sinking Fund 505,567 50,310 49,509 63,980 22,676 23,914 25,961 27,607 - 769,524 Total £ 6,628,048 j 201,761 914.508 222,661 162,756 146,577 151,073 152,123- 8,039,567 Repairs and Expenses in respect of Plant and 547,786 138,538 122,077 183,004 220,007 253,405 367,940 510,807 2,343,024 698,819 208,581 148,059 93,538 292,084 435,885 816,649 548,107 3,300,782 Administrative Expenses 1,856,508 170,990 135,179 220,939 246,226 279,622 348,652 395,630 3,703,746 •292,784 •37,177 •40,170 •39,113 •99,100 •97,181 •139,341 •131,218 876,084 Repayment to Treasury of funds specially pro­ vided by the State. Government in earlier V6

• Includes interest and principal repaid to the Treasury on account of loan money advanced towards the cost of construction of the Peat's Ferry Bridge. 71

Appendix No. 6.

SUMMARY OF LOAN LIABILITIES—MAIN AND DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUNDS.

County of Cumberland Country Main Roads Fund. Developmental Main Roads Fund. Roads Fund.

Transfer as Temporary Loan Particulars. Section 21 (3, from County of Tota', Section 13 (4A, 3A and 3B) of Cumberland Main Section^!) (4) All Funds. 4E and .40) of Main Roads Roads Fund under Total. of Main Roads the Main Roads Act, the provisions of Act, Act, 1924-1951— 1924-1951— Clause 2 of Main 1924-1951— Treasury. Treasury. Roads (Finances Treasury. Adjustment) Act, 1949.

£ £ £ £ £ £ GROSS LIABILITY ASSUMED— Prior to 1st July. 1952 1,805,116 5,312,652 500,000 5,812,652 1,724,519 9,342,287 During 1952-1953 150,000 150,000 150,000 Total to 30th June, 1953 £ 1,805,116 5,462,652 500,000 5,962,652 1,724,519 9,492,287

REPAYMENT OP PRINCIPAL AND SINKING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS— Prior to 1st July. 1952— By Department 1,632,268 1,070,096 1,070,096 23,501' 2,725,865 „ Commonwealth Government under Financial Agreement and Federal Aid Roads and Works Agreement 118,103 478,934 478,934 96,747 693,784 Total prior to 1st July, 1952 £ 1,750,371 1,549,030 1,549,030 120,248 3,419,649 During 1952-1953— By Department 34,051 ' 74,380 74,380 S 108,431. ,, Commonwealth Government under Financial Agreement 9,128 9,128 4,225 13,353 . Total during 1952-1953 £ 34,051 83,508 \~ 4,22^ 121,784 ( ^ „i *7<83.50i ti8t /] Total to 30th June, 1953— By Department 1,666,319 1,144,476 ' ^250,000 1,394,476 23,501 3,084,256 „ Commonwealth Government under Financial Agreement and Federal Aid Roads and Works Agreement 118,103 488,062 488,062 100,972 707,137 Total to 30th June, 1953 £ 1,784,422 1,632,538 250,000 1,882,538 124,473 3,791,433 NET LIABILITY AT 30TH JUNE, 1953 £ 20,694 3,830,114 250,000 4,080,114 1,600,046 5,700,854

17-t Appendix No. 7.

COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND. SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE ON CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION WORKS.

Expenditure from Department's Fuuds, Works Compefd. • 1952-53. City, Municipal -or Shire Road Constructing Area. Location of Work. of Construction. Authority. Total Cost No. Road Construc­ (including any To 30th June, To 30th June, Length. 1952. tion, including Land for Contributions by adjustment of Total. 1953. Councils.) Public Utilities, widening. etc.

M. ft.

STATE HIGHWAYS.

PRINCE'S HIGHWAY.

Kogarah Bel mo re-road to George's River Concrete pavement Department 139,995 3 10 18,437 7 6 623 11 10 19,060 19 4/ 159,056 Bridge. 3 2 Do Kogarah Bay Creek to Belmore- do do do B3.S40 5 2 (Cr. ) 57S 2 4 (Cr.) 578 2 4- road. 2 10 Do Gra.y-street to Kogarah Bay Creek Additional concrete lanes do 4.403 17 8 963 12 4 963 12 4' Do Paik-road to Kogarah Bay Creek Concrete pavement do 16,683 13 4 16,683 13 4 16,683 Marrickvilic King-street, St. reters Widening . do 174 14 0 0 13 10 0 13 10' 175 Rockdale Muddy Creek Reinforced concrete bridge do 9,133 9 11 7,388 3 9 7,388 3 9 16,521 Do Cook's River to Forest-Toad Widening do 2.844 8 1 1,528 5 7 1,528 5 7*£ 4,372 Do Bay-street to Catherine-street do do 8,047 9 11 5,136 3 7 S 13 5,144 17 0 { 13,192 Do Forest-road to Spring-street do do 2,199 9 10 82 0 82 0 0 2,281 Do Banksia-avenue towards Ray-street do do 369 15 8 697 7 697 7 6 1,067 Do Catherine-street to President- do do 0 10 0 10 0 0 to avenue. Do At intersection of Main Road No. Traffic Island do 835 3 S 83^ 3 8/ 835 3 199. Sutherland George's River Bridge to Xingswayi Widening do 2,058 17 6 120 2 11 f 120 2 11 2,179 0 5 Sydney Junction with Secondary Road' do 1.616 16 1 "36'"l 11 12 12 0 48 13 11 1,665 10 0 No. 2005. Improvement of junction 32,783 3 8 19,192 17 2 51.976 0 10

HUME HIGHWAY. Ashfield ... Queen-street to Lion-street Concrete pavement ... Department 52,726 12 1 2.567 12 9 2,567 12 9. 55,294 4 10 0 3976 Do .... Neat Bruce-street Drainage do 731 14 10 731 14 10 731 14 10 1,148 Bankstown Southern carriageway between Concrete pavement ... do 67,380' 19 6 20,241 19 1 20,241 19 1 87,622 18 7 Fenwick-street and Hector- street. Do The Avenue to Cann-street Widening do 19 0 1 28 3 47 3 10 124 6 3 Do Auburn-road to The Avenue Drainage easement do II ZD 25 16 25 16 1 28 1 1 Do Robertson-road to Miller-road Widening do 2 5 0 37 18 37 IS 6 99 2 2 Bur wood Burwood-road to The Boulevarde Concrete pavement ... do 61 3 8 4,910 10 0 59 12 4,970 2 2 102,734 14 2 0 3500 Do Greenhills-street to Croydon- Widening do 37,764 12 0 2 2 2 2 0 62 19 6 avenue. 60 17 6 iLiverpool Moore-street to Lachlan-street do do 327 12 0 597 1 11 350 6 947 8 0. 1,275 0 0 Do Atkinson-road to Cross Roads ... do do 1,136 10 5 34 17 84 17 9. 1,221 8 2 Do Lachlan-street to George-street ... Kerbiug and guttering Council 14 19 7 14 19 7- 14 19 7 Liverpool and Camden Cross Roads to (Jamden Bridge Widening pavement ... Department 5,923 14 0 5,933 14 v 5' 52.565 5 O Do do Reconstruction of damaged pave­ Bituminous pavements 231 2 5 231 2 5 ments. do 231 2 5' Liverpool and Fairfield Cabramatta Creek Concrete bridge do 29,922 19 11 3,586 6 10 K 3,586 6 10 33,509 6 9 Do do do do Approaches to bridge do 25,639 2 2 19,835 17 1 150 7 6 19,986 4 7' 46,625 0 9 tStrathfleld Homebush-road to Cook's River Widening do 164 19 0 401 5 6 401 5 (M 560 1 6 The Boulevarde to Home bush-road do do 31 15 6 1.648 S 3 Do 1,776 8 3 1,808 3 -9 58,787 19 0 61,576 16 7 Appendix No. 7—continued. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction "Works—continued.

Expenditure from Department'3 Funds. Works Completed.

1952-53. City, Municipal or Shire Road Constructing^ Total Cost Location of Work. Class of Construction. Authority. (including any • Area. No. To 20th June, Road construc­ To 30th June, Length. 1952. tion including 1953. contributions by adjustment of • Land for Total. , Councils.) Public Utilities, widening. etc.

s. d. s.-d .1 S. d. s. d. STATE HIGH WAY S—continued. GREAT WESTERN HIGHWAY.

Ashfleld ... Battle Bridge to Rogers-avenue ... Concrete pavement Department 90,122 18 11 2,460 10 1 2,460 10 r 92,583 9 0 0 3945 Auburn ... Near Birnie-avenue Stormwater drainage do 3,197 12 4 612 2 S 612 2 s > 3,809 15 0 Black town Western end of Prospect deviation Widening Mid bituminous surfacing do 157,109 12 11 10,114 17 0 10,114 17 0*' 167,22 . 9 11 to Penrith, Sections t and 2. Do Near Beaoonsfield-road • Drainage easement • do 10 11 8 0 11 0 6 11 17 2 8 Do Prospect Deviation do 35 15 0 38 10 0 S22 4 4 860 14 896 9 4 Blue Mountains Between Lawson and Wentworth Widening do 0 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 • 2 0 0 Falls. • Do At Medlow Bath Deviation do 300 14 7 114 13 0 114 13 0 / 415 7 7 Do At Springwood do do 7.721 2 1 754 1 0 754 1 0 ,475 3 1 Do At foot Lapstone Hill Improve alignment do 3 0 0 3 0 0 I' 3 0 0 Do Near St. Thomas' Church, Spring- Drainage do 2 5 0 2 5 0 2 5 0 wood. Do At Leura subway Improve alignment do 20 10 0 ' 20 10 0 20 10 0 Do At Glehbrook Widening do 3 0 0 8 .0 0 8 0 0 Do Near Mt. Victoria do do 3-0--0 3 0 0 3 0 0 Do Linden between Faulconbridge and Deviation do 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 Woodford. CO Holroyd May's Hill to Prospect v. Widening and bituminous surfacing do . 28.139 2 18,972 0 3 6.436 14 10 25,408 15 6 i'y 53,547 17 8 Do Parramatta South deviation Acquisition of land do 11,799 3 ' 486 14 6 486 14 6 < 12,285 17 7 Do 235, 356 and 358 Great Western Re-location of three cottages .. do 2,570 4 '"42"-3 4 42 3 4 2,012 S 0 Highway. Do 19-lm. from Sydney Concrete culvert and approaches do ,263 8 11 S.033 10 10 A 8,033 16 10 15,297 5 9 Holroyd and Parramatta At Granville Subway Improvement of drainage do 5 0 0 140 9 11 140 9 Hi 145 9 11 Parramatta Between Good-street and Albert- Widening do 2.503 18 6 2,503 18 6 2,503 18 6 street. Penrith At Kingswood Drainage ^uswasKa 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 40,274 0 7 11,308 2 1 51,582 2 8

PACIFIC HIGHWAY. Hornsby Pearce's Corner to . Hookham's Widening Department. 1,236 16 0. 14 5 6 107 5 121 10 1,358 6 6 Corner. Ku.-ring-gai Boundary-street to west of Treatt' do do 7,291 2 0 118 10 0 5,868 10 5,9S7 0 13,278 2 7 road. Do Stanhope-road to Bushlands-avenue do 4,994 "2 11 (O.) 64 11 7 895 4 830 13 5,824 15 11 Powell-street, Killara to Telegraph- do 9,391. 0 9,391 0 9,391 0 0 Do .... road, Pymble. Do Near Killara Reservoir Retaining wall do 8.440 6 3- 8,440 6 Do Clanville-road to Llewellyn-street Adjustment to improvements prior do 35 0 0 7,751 6 1 7,751 6 /, 1eo (Buick Corner). to construction. Do Bushlands-avenue to Ryde-road Widening do • • 142 14 8 1,118 2 0. 1,118 2 12,60 Do Warrangi-road to Ray-street do do .9.5 Do Ray-street to Woodville-avenue ... do do 66 10 0 2,771 15 10 3,269 0 0,040 16 6,107 Do Roseville to Wahroonga Recondition pavement do 29,027 19 1 29,056 10 5 29,056 16 58,084 Do Near Pitt water-road, Pymble Drainage easement do 2 10 0 . .2 10 Lane Cove and Willoughby Broughton-road to Mow bray-road Widening and adjustment of do 15,931 17 1 0 10 0 0 10 15,932 properties. North Sydney Crows Nest to St. Leonard's Station Re-location of tram tracks Department and 4_ 25,619.19 .4 -25,819 Department of --- Government Transport. Willoughby Mowbray-road to Boundary-street Widening Department... '. 6,157 .13 6 38 3 4 7,229 12 8 7,267 16 0* 13,425 9 6 84,255 13 2 17,381 18 2 101,637 11 4 Appendix No. 7—continued. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed.

1952-53. City, Municipal or Shire Road Constructing Location of Work. Class of Construction. Authority, Total Cost No. Road construc­ (including any To 30th June, tion including To 30th June, Length, 1952. Land for 1953. . contributions adjustment of Total. by Councils). Public Utilities, widening. etc.

s. d. s. d. s. d. M. ft. i. d. STATE HIGHWAYS—continued. NORTH-S

f Bankstown ... Woodville-road. Water supply Widening Department 578 4 11 16 2 6 55 19 2 72 1 81 650 6 7 pipe line to State Highway Mo. 2 (Hume Highway). Do Fuller's-road to Miowera-street ... Stormwater drainage . ,250 11 1 1,250 11 1 • f 1,250 11 1 Gibbons-street to Tintern-avenue... Improvement of bends 2 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 0> 5 10 0 Baulkham Hills Carlingford-road to Thompson's- Widening 23 16 3 10 10 0 10 10 0- ' 34 6 3 Do corner. Woodviile-road-The Promenade to do 89 12 4 17 1 0 17 1 0 •^ 106 13 4 Fairfield Springflcld-road. Observatory Hill to Thompson's- Reconstruction and widening 63,095 0 6 19,295 18 9 19,295 18 9 ^ 82,390 19 3 Hornsby corner. At overbridge near Thornleigh Widening 0 16 0 6 18 8 6 18 8 •f 7 14 8 Do Railway Station. Parramatta ... Woodvdle-road do 1,844 1 4 396 12 2 1,399 0 11 1,795 13 li ^ 3.639 14 5 20 6 2 Do At Numbers 533. 535 and 537 ... Retaining wall 1,123 7 4 20 6 2 / 1,143 13 6 20,979 10 8 1,492 9 9 22,472 0 5 Total—State Highways 237,080 7 1 52,164 -4 9 2S9,244 11 10 *

ORDINARY MAIN ROADS. Auburn 190 At Lidcoinhe Deviation Council 532 Boorca-street to Aibin-toad, Lid- Construction Department 4 0 0 Do combe. Bankstown ... 167 Chapel-road to Milperra Bridge ... Widening do 236 17 0 50 2 10 Do 1(57 Near Moxon-road Concrete culvert and approaches Council 3,500 0 0 6,719 15 10 Do 190 Chapel-road Widening Department 60 19 6 Do 190 Near Raw-avenue, French-avenue Drainage Council 900 0 0 and Rickard-road. Do 508 Milperca-road to Fleurbaix-avcnue Basecourse and pipe culverts . 8,415 4 2 796 0 0 Do 508 Bullecourt-avenue to Maxwell- Stone busscourse and surfacing 6,000 0 0 4.000 0 0 avenue. Do Liverpool-road (Lan3down.e) to Widening Department 4,082 5 7 Forest-road (Peakhurst) Baulkham Hills 157 and Showground gates to Main Road Concrete pavement Council 47,005 9 9 23,0C0 0 0 160 No. 160 and Cecil-avenue to Anzac Hall. Do 160 Glenoric to Maroota Bituminous surfacing 27,000 0 0 2.900 0 0 Do Maroota to Sa'ckville Ferry 3-4m. Widening and realignment 3,400 0 0 1,600 0 0 182 to 6-3m. from Main Road No. 181. Do 182 Windsor to Wiseman's Ferry Widening Departmsnt Do 184 Caddie's Creek (Whitehart Bridge) Approaches do 2,535 12 11 11,001 6 11 Do 184 Caddie's Creek (Whitehart Bridge) Concrete bridge do 9,620 10 1 16 2 Do 1S4 Caddie's Creek 24-4m. from Sydney Approaches to bridge and improve­ do 16,568 7 4 ment of junction with Old Windsor Road. Do 1S4 Caddie's Creek 24-4m. from Sydney Concrete bridge 6,75S 5 9 3,312 11 10 / 10,070 17 7 Do 1S4 Between Main Road No. 157 Drainage easement v 19 0 0 (Showground-road) and Wright's- road at Kellyville. Baulkham Hills and Black- 184 Second Pond's Creek Approaches to bridge 6,924 4 6,924 19 town. • Appendix No. 7—continued. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed. 1 ' 1952-53. City. Municipal or Shire Road Constructing Location of Work. Class of Construction. Total Cost .Area. No. Authority. Road construc­ (including any To 30th June, tion including To 30th June, Length. contributions by 1952. adjustment of Land for Total. 1953. Councils). Public Utilities, widening. i etc.

| I 1 | | £ s. d. I £ s. d. | £ s. a-X-Z^JS& a. d. ! M. ft. 1 i s. d nRmmRY Mat\- R.oa ns—mnthme.d. ^"""""^^ ^ Baulkham Hills and Hornsbi 1S1 Wiseman's Ferrv to Maroota 20m. Earthworks, gravelling and culverts Department 43,325 9 6 2,881 13 3 2,881 13 3^ 900ft. to 24m. 440ft. from McGrath's Hill. Black town 515 Near junction with State Highwav Drainage easement do 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 'No. 5. Blue Mountains and Colo. 1S4 16m. from Mt. Victoria to Kurra- BituminouB surfacing. do 110,504 15 3 80,864 16 3 80,864 16 11 6 jong Heights Post Office. Botany .... 170 West of Cranbrook-street Improvement and footpath paving 16 14 0 24 13 11 24 13 41 7 11 Do 183 Botanv-road to Prince's Highwav Widening and relocation of electric 354 0 1 4 0 0 4 0 0v' 358 0 1 (State Highway No. 1). light poles. Do 344 Bay-street to Bimnerong-roiid Widening 0 10 0 558 4 9 558 4 558 Campbelltown 177 Damaged pavements Reconstruction 8,436 5 3 8,436 5 3 K 8,436 Camden and Liverpool 154 Narellan to Kingswood. Section Earthworks, gravelling, etc 6,000* 15' 0 2,756 9 8 63 4 9 2,824 14 y 8,825 ll-4m. to 12-75m. Canterbury- 167 Mintern-street to Tincombe-strect Widening do 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 1 5 0 Do 167 Cook's River at Canterbury Public Works 476 16 10 8,539 16 4 }i 8,539 16 9,016 13 . 2 Concrete bridge Department. 167 Fore-street to Beamish-street Concrete pavement Department... 64,692 18 2 3,439 16 11 3,439 16 68,132 Canterbury and Hurstville 315 Near Borradoo-road Drainage do 52 0 5 0 0 5 52 Colo 1S4 Deviation Om.-lm. 200ft. a! Earthworks and gravel pavement. do 15,863 13 10 50 '0 0 2,064 2 i?> 17,927 Kurrajong. :,oi4 Do .. . 184 " Mt. Tomah to Kurrajong Widening do 251 19 10 145 16 397 16 Do ; 570 Yeoman's or Lynch's Creek Concrete bridge do . . 209 18 5 13,386 8 2 % 13,386 8 13,596 6 Concord 200 Waratah-street to Myall-street .. Concrete pavement ...... Council 36,122 13 11 3,160 15 4 3,160 15 39,283 14 Do 200 Mary-street to Killoola-street do do do 12,274 3 2 1,210 9 5 1,210 9 13,484 12 7 200 Near Ryde bridge Drainage do 25 12 0 25 12 25 12 0 85 6 9 Do 3,151 5 3,151 Drummovne 165 Parramatta River at Gladesville .. Approaches to new bridge Department. 0 13 0 3,151 5 0 18 0 395 Hampdcn-road to Brent-street .. 17 0 330 9 9 330 9 9 6,060 Do Concrete side strips Council 5,729 217 2 217 Do 395 From Ramsay-road 740 ft. north Kcrbside lanes do 217 2 4 44 ward. Fairfield and Liverpool 515 Liverpool to Wallgrove Widening Department 3 3 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 8 0 Do do 535 0-58m. to 2-5m. west of Main Road Council 16,003 15 0 21,600 18 4 '52 7 3 2 1,653 5 7* 37,657 0 7 No. 515. Gravel pavement Greater Wollongong .. 185 Stoney Creek Concrete bridge Department 23,057 10 7 (O.) 53 9 11 (Cr.) 53 9 11 28,004 0 S Do 185 Kelly's Creek Concrete culvert and deviation. do 15,113 0 9 9.ISO 13 10 9,180 13 10 y 24,294 0 7 Do 185 Flanagan's Creek Concrete culvert do 5,725 3 4 5,725 3 4 5.725 3 4 Do do 1S5 Coledale Widening do 14 3 0 3 15 0 X 3 15 0 17 18 0 Do do 1S5 Coalcliff do do 103 12 11 9 9 o- 9 9 0 113 1 11 Do do 185 Between StanweJl Park and Coalcliff do do 5 15 0 5 15 0 5 15 0 Hornsby 139 Chapman-avenue 1o State Highway Reconstruction and widening . do 3 10 0 53 11 2 53 11 2 y 57 7 2 No. 13 at Observatory Corner. Do 139 Intersection of Beecroft Park-road Widening do 0 15 0 0 15 0 y 0 15 0 and Pennant Hills-road. Do 156 and Intersection of Main Road No. 156 do do 35 0 0 35 0 0 408 13 6 160 and Main Road No. 160. 373 13 6 Do 160 At Round Corner do Council 2 5 6 143 18 4 140 IS 4 . 149 3 10 DO 160 Near Hastings-road , Improvement of alignment Department 211 9 0 9 19 0 9 19 6 221 S 6 Do 161 Waterfall Creek Concrete culvert and approaches Council 0 5 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 15 0 Hornsby and Parramatta 373 Extension from Pennant-parade to Widening Department 492 12 3 42 12 0 42 12 0 4 3 State Highway No. 1.3. 535 Hurstville 168 Hurstville Station to Main Road Improvement of bends and do 466 0 8 287 2 1 287 2 1 Y 2 9 No. 508 (Hymen-street). widening by re-alignment. 753 Do 508 Forest-road to Clarke-street do 3,117 0 0 138 14 0 138 14 0 Y 14 0 Widening 3,255 Appendix No. 7—continued. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued.

• Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed.

1952-53. City, Municipal or Shire Road Location of Work.' Class of Construction. Constructing Area. No. Authority. Total Cost Road construc­ (Including any To 30th June, tion including To 30th June, Length. 1952. Land for 1953. contributions by adjustment of Total. Councils). • Public Utilities, widening. etc.

£ s. d. - £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. M. ft. £ s. d. ORDINARY MAIN ROADS—continued. Kogarah Main Road No. 199 to western end Concrete pavement Council 2,600 0 0 12,945 IS 10 12,945 18 10* * 15,545 18 10 of Causeway. Do 199 Hastings-road Improvement of alignment Department 15 0v 2 15 0 Terry-street to State Highway No..l Drainage > Council Do 315 "490"'0 0 4,151 10 0 4.151 10 0 ,641 10 0 4,641 10 0 Do 315 Stuart-street to Terry-street Bituminous.surfacing western kerb- do 2,929 16 7 2,929 ,929 side lane. 7^ 16 7 2,929 16 7 Kogarah and Rockdale State Highway No. 1 to Ramsgate- Bituminous pavement Department 20,743 8 5 7 0 0 road. Ru-ring-gai 162 Cowan-road to Rosedale-road Widening bend do 55 1 7 14 14 0 14 09 15 7 328 Council 1,266 15 4 Do Babbage-road between Boundary- Widening and reconstruction 1,014 6 0 1,014 0-- 2,281 1 4 street and Roseville Bridge. Do 366 Cockle Creek at Bobbin Head ... Pre-stressed concrete bridge Department 15,535 4 7 )^ 15,535 15,535 4 7 Lane Cove 166 Centennial-avenue to Figtree Bridge Concrete pavement do 269 13 8 110 19 1 116 386 12 9 Lane Cove, Hornsby and 373 Epping to St. Leonards-road Widening do 5,346 5 8 2,180 15 6 2,180 U 7,527 1 2 Ryde. 6'

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed.

1952-53. City, Municipal or Shire Road Location of Work. Class of Construction. Constructing Total Cost- Area. No. Authority- Road construc­ (including any To 30th June, tion including To 30tb June, ' Length. contributions by 1952. adjustment of ' Land for \ Total. . 1953. Councils). Public Utilities, widening. etc.

£ s. d. £ 3. d. | £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. M. ft. £ s. d

ORDINARY MAIN ROADS—continued. Randwick 170 Macauley-strcet to Bunnsrong-road Concrete pavement Department 837 10 2 1,531 17 10 1,531 l[i7 lo/y 2,369 14 0 Do 171 Addison-street to Ascot-strcct .. Widening do 14,200 9 0 81 5 11 31 5- 1. 1 • ' 14.281 14 11 Do 171 Franklin-street to Australia do do 355 12 8 22 19 10 22 19 10 ' 37S 12 6 ave'nue. Do 171 Near Kingsford-street Stormwater drainage do 3,158 IS 9 1,175 15 3 1,1.75 15 3 4.334 14 0 Do 171 Opposite Windsor-street, Matra Improvement of bends do "ii""o 6 11 0 6 11 0 6 ville. Rockdale 108 Croydon-road to Dunmore-street Concrete pavement Council 27,218 7 0 72,120 15 4 244 14 0 72,365 99,583 16 4 Do 169 Bay-street Widening Department , 186 7 i 155 2 7 155 341 9 11 Do 194 The Grand Parade do do 19 19 6 3 5 0 3 0/ 23 4 6 Do 194 President-avenue to Ramsgate-road Reconstruction and surfacing Council 10,009 0 0 3,000 0 0 ^ 3,000 0- 13,000 0 0 Do 194 Cook's River at Mascot Concrete bridge Department 86,879 6 1 3,786 0 3 7^ 3,786 3 90,665 0 4 Do 194 General Hoimes Drive Deviation do 61,936 0 4 61,93S 4 01,936 0 4 Do 194 Between Bestic-street and O'Dea- Drainage, kerbing and guttering... Council 736 8 0 786 0 786 3 0 2,117 16 3 avenue. Do 199 Ritchie-street to Frater's-avenue Concrete pavement Department 10,795 16 3 ,234 11 1 S 17 0 ,243 12 . L 19,039 3 4 -1 Do 199 Rocky Point-road Easement for stormwater channel do 273 12 8 16 3 5, 16 3 5 294 10 1 Ryde 139 Great North-road and Main Road Widening do 2,715 4 10 201 5 I 201 5 V 2.916 9 11 No. 191. Do 158 Near Brush Farm- Park do do 93 1 0 10 0 0 10 98 11 1 Do 165 No. 2 and 4 Wharf-road Adjustment of premises . do 2,541 6 3S9 13 3 889 IS •3,431 4 10 Do 165 Church -street to St. Anne's-atreet Widening do 1,903 11 288 0 0 2SS 0 •4 2,191 11 10 Do 165 Hillcrcst-avenue to Pitt water-road Concrete pavement do 62,360 9 3,787 2 5 3,787 2 0-/ 71.147 11 11 Do 165 St. Anne's-street to Forsyth-street do do 1,310 3 3,495 8 6 3,495 8 5'/ 4,811 XI 9 Do . 165 Princes-street to For3yth-street Widening da 829 2 533 0 10 533 0 10 1,362 3 4 Do . 165 Endeavour-street to M-irsden-road do do • 22,522 5 58 1 0 58 1 0- 22.580 6 5 Do . 191 Epping-road to Northern Suburb do 52 0 0 52 0 0 Crematorium. do 200 Church-street from Ryde Bridge to Widening pavement 20 0 0 26 0 0 26 0 0 Do Junction-street. y Do 200 Devlin-street AVidening do 1,828 15 0 1.329 0 9 318 Corner of The Crescent and Rich Improvement and bituminous sur­ .Council 500- 0 522 5 5 1,022 5 5 1,022 5 5 Strathdeld mond-road. facing. 522 Sutherland 199 At Holt-road Improvement of alignment Department 1 15 0 1 15 1 15 0 Do 227 Near Prince's Highway, Sutherland Widening do 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 Do 227 Junction of Kingsway with Main Reconstruction of junction Council 44 IS 9 44 18 9-t 798 10 3 16 3 Road No. 227 near Croydon street, Cronulla. 393 Causeway at Audley (National Strengthening and widening Department 10,000 0 0 2,081 4 11 2,081 4 11 12,051 4 11 Do Park). Sydney 170 Between Hayes-road and Gar- Centralising tram tracks do 13,223 0 0 13,223 0 0 13,223 0 0 diner's-road. Do 172 Green's-road to Jersey-road Widening do 6,400 19 7 1,803 0 0 1,803 3.203 19 7 Do 173 Nos. 137-145 New South Head- Council 350 0 350 350 0 0 road-, Paddimjton. Retaining walls Warringah. 159 At River view-parade Drainage Department 5,431 11 5,431 11 5,431 11 2 Do 162 Deviation at Tumbedown Dick, do 744 16 6 33 8 6 33 3 778 5 0 F'oley's and Sugarloaf Hills. Adjustment of acquisitions Do 162 Foley's Hill to Mona Vale Widening do 200 9 10 150 16 5 150 16 351 6 3 Do 162 At Terrey HilU Drainage easement .. do 10 8 0 10 0 1 0 11 8 0 Do 162 Near Samuel-street Drainage .„ do 742 6 742 6 742 6 2 742 6 2 Do 164 Pacific-parade to Dee Why-parade Concrete pavement .. do 24,818 12 4 (O.) 521 18 11 16 7 510 I 24,333 10 8 Do 164 Narcabeen Lagoon Concrete bridge do 5,772 8 4 8,929 14 XS,929 14 14,702 3 0 Do 164 do Approaches to bridge do 8,901 13 . 8,904 13 8,904 13 3 Do 164 Dee Why Lagoon Concrete bridge do 4,808 12 3 X 8,836 9 13,643 1 3 Appendix No. 7—continued. i

COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND—continued.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE ON CONSTRUCTIOH AND RECONSTRUCTION WORKS—continued. Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed.

1952-53. City, Municipal or Shire Road Constructing Total Cost Area. No. Location of Work. Class of Construction. Authority. To 30th June, Road Construc­ To 30th June, Length. (including any 1952. tion, including 1953. Contributions by adjustment of Land for Total. Councils). Public Utilities, widening. etc.

s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I H.

ORDINARY MAIX ROADS—continued. Warringah Pine-avenue to Pacific-parade Concrete pavement Department 149,584 6 2 (Cr.) 3,349 17 5 ,275 6 (Cr). 2,074 11 "147,509 14 10 Do Hayes-street to Lovett-strect . Widening do 106 9 6 104 4 104 4 210 14 0 Do 164 Nabilla-road to lluka-road .... Drainage easement do 96 6 9 6 11 6 11 102 17 9 Do 164 Dee Why to Collaroy Additional concrete pavement.. do 578 0 0 4,170 ""6 2 4,170 6 4,748 6 2 Do . 164 Narrabeen to Palm Beach .... Widening do 3.475 5 9 1,785 12 1 1,785 12 5,260 17 10 Do do • 1,392 5 S 1,392 5 1,392 5 8 164 At Bramley-avenue Concrete culvert fCr.) 236 13 10^ 1,392 5 8 Do 174 At Bayview , Pipe culvert and restoration of Council 1,593 11 (Cr.) 236 13 10 1,356 12 1 roadway. 13 251 3 Do 174 Park-street to Bayvicw-Park Widening Department 237 16 0 13 7 7 —T Do 174 Crystal Creek Approaches to culvert Council 2,000 0 0 2,073 1 0 2,073 4,073 1 4,073 Do 328 Roseville-road Widening Department 710 18 5 si"'7 0 81 792 5 00- Do 328 and Intersection of roads do do 174 19 0 1,386 "S 3 1,386 1,561 7 397 Do 397 Dalwood Homes to Narrabeen Earthworks, gravel and broken do 82,112 0 4 3,725 19 11 3,725 19 11 S5,838 0 3 stone pavement with bituminous macadam surface course. Do 397 Clontarf-street, Scaforth' Drainage Council 330 0 0 330 0 0 330 0 0 D 5£9 French's Forest Post ••Office to Deviation and widening Department 36,919 2 S 13 12 2 130 i; 144 37,063 12 3 Main Road No. 162 at Terrey HiUs. Do 530 North Manly to Dee Why Widening 2,424 3 272 12 9 272 12 9 2,696 15 Willoughby 191 Fuller's-road to Fuller's Bridge 99 10 126 13 7 126 13 7 226 4 (Millwood-avenue). Widening and improvement of bend Windsor ... 154 and Bowman's Corner to Windsor .. do 36,536 16 1,535 6 15 0 0 1,550 6 5 38,087 2 184 Earthworks and gravel pavement Woollahra 173 Darling Point-road to Ocean-avenue Department and 2 10 S.93S 16 211 15 4 9,150 11 11 9,153 2 Widening Council. Do Salisbury-street to Robertson-place Deviation with concrete pavement Council 2.802 1 105 1 9 105 2,907 Do Near Cambridge-road to Salisbury Concrete pavement do 33,014 12 (Cr.) 275 3 (Cr.) 275 3 1- 32,739 street. Do 339 Edgecliffe and Old South Head Re-location of Bellevue Hill Line Department and 2,558 3 2,558 3 1 2,558 3 roads. tram tracks on curve. Council. Do 339 Vehicular entrance at No. 258 Re-grade road shoulder Council 402 10 402 10 0> Total—Ordinary Main Roads £ 742,161 S 0 35,483 19 9 777,645 7 9 Appendix No. 7—continued.

COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS ~Fund—continued.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE ON CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION "WORKS—continued.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed.

1952-53. City, Municipal or Shire Road Constructing Area. No. Location of Work. Class of Construction. Total Cost Authority. To 30th June, Road Construc­ To 30th June, (including any 1952. tion, including 1953. Length. Contributions by adjustment of Land for Total. Councils). Public Utilities, widening. etc.

M. ft. I £ s.

SECONDARY ROADS. Ashfleld 2028 Fleet-street to State Highway No. 2 Reconstruction and widening Department 1,868 15 0 539 10 2 15 0 542 5 efr SUMMARY. 4. OY £ s^dT srdr State Highways „ ^ .,289,244 11 10_ o o Main Roads ....7... „. 777,645 7_ 9 Secondary Roads 7.:....7. .". TT. 1...7 V...' 22,987 "9" 10'" Miscellaneous Small Worka .'. .7...•'.....: '..7.T7.T7.V.• ..7 9;562' 18" 5" T70S974-40—7~10»1 , , _ ^ Survey, Design, Supervision, etc c 126,167 10 8 7* / $ / , v -z--> Commission paid in terms of Section.42 of the Main Roads Act, 1924-1951

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed,

Road Constructing . 1 Total Cost City, Municipal or Shire Area. Location of Work. Class of Construction. Authority. 1 No. Total Length. (including any • To 30-6-52. 1952-53. to 30-6-53. contributions by Councils).

| £ s. d. ( £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. | M. ft. 1 £ s. d. ^ ^ ' STATE HIGHWAYS. PRINCE'S HIGHWAY. 32,893 1G 520,635 15 1* Eurobodalla Bateman's Bay to Bodalla Earthworks, gravelling and culverts Department 487,741 16 3 IS Do Bateman's Bay to Moruya Bituminous surfacing do 14,679 16 11 (Cr.) 11 16 6 14,668 0 5 14,668 0 5 Do Clyde River at Bateman's Bay Steel and concrete bridge do 60,732 17 8 32,275 6 7 93,008 4 3 •Do Tuross River do do do 715 19 9 1,515 10 7 2.231 10 4 Do Lvnch's Creek Concrete bridge do 12,609 13 9 (Cr.) 207 18 4 12,401 15 5 Do \ Corunna Reserve Turnoff to Tilba Tilba Improvement and bituminous surfacing do 15,190 10 7 13.092 18 10 28,283 0 5 Do Moruya to Turlinjah Bituminous surfacing do­ 6,680 13 6 5,052 2 6 11,732 16 0 Do - Smart's Creek , Concrete bridge -. do 40 14 10 15,633 14 4 15,674 9 2 Enrobodalla and Shoalhaven' Burrill Lake to Bateman's Bay , ...... Restoration of damaged bituminous pavement do 20,395 16 2 49,640 10 :j 70,036 6 5 American Creek Bridge Widening and provision of footway do 4,824 16 2 115 11 0 4,940 7 a 0 95 4,940 7 8 Groater Wollongong 0. 713 1,566 ft 3 Do do do Reeonstruction and widening of approaches ... do 1,377 6 0 189 0 3 1,566 6 3 Do Wollongong to Bulli Bituminous surfacing outside central pavement Council 7,950 0 0* 7,950 , o 0 West Wollongong Express Route Construction of access road to property of Department 361 16 9 361 16 9 Do Messrs. Winley and Phillips. do do do Access roads to properties of Messrs. Makin, do 2,553 17 128 6 0 2,682 3 4 Do Curry and Staff. 153 13 It 15,903 13 2 4 00 Imlay Merimbula- to Pamhula Bituminous surfacing do 15,749 19 15,903 13 2 Mumbulla Cobargo to Brogo River Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 117,433 12 42,654 5 5 160,037 17 5 OO Do Cobargo to Quaama Bituminous surfacing do 9,152 13 8.939 7 6 18.092 0 10 o Shoalhaven Broughton. Mill Creek Concrete bridge do 17,419 13 17,019 11 10 34,439 4 10 Do do do Approaches to bridge do 4,677 11 11 4.677 11 11 £232,073 12

HUJIE HIGHWAY. 10,413 Goodradigbee Stoney Creek Concrete bridge Department Bridge at Crookwell Railway line 129 m. 4,534 ft. do 2,474 6 11 17 2,492 1 11 Goulburn from Sydney.. Widening of bridge and approaches Gunning 158m. 3,950ft. to 16Sm. l,S00ft. near Gunning... Reconstruction and re-alignment do 24.76S 16 6 Do Meadow Creek Bridge Construction of footway do Gunning, Goodradigbee, Yass Full length within these Council areas Restoration of damaged bituminous pavements do , DemondriUe and Gundagai. Kyeamba Tarcutta Creek. Concrete bridge • do 24,843 15 10 Do do do Approaches to bridge do Do Junction with Sturt Highway Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing ... do 1,068 15 5 Kyeamba, Holbrook and Hume Full length within the Shires Restoration of damaged bituminous pavements do 5,403 19 2 Hittagong Gibbergimyah Creek to Bcrrima do do do do do Council Run 0'Waters Creek at 134-6 m. from Sydney Concrete bridge Department and Mulwarec Council, 12,816 9 2 Do ." Run O'Waters Creek at 138-2 m. from Sydney do do 15,630 19 0 .0^160 13,459 5 9 X Do 137 m. 2,250 ft. to 138 m. 4,385 ft. from Sydney ... Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing.... Council 14,415 0" 0 Do •. Culverts at 137 m. 2,810 ft., 137 m. 4,710 ft., Concrete culverts Department 4,784 17 10 6"'" 76 5,489 17 9 138 m. 10 ft. and 138 m. 2,286 ft. from Sydney. Do Junction with road leading to Goulburn City Earthworks and bituminous surfacing Council Abattoirs. Do Mrologorong Creek Concrete bridge Department and Council. Do 116 m. to 122 m. from Sydney Earthworks and bituminous surfacing Council 134-53 m. to 134-77 m. from Sydney Construction- and bituminous . surfacing of do Do approaches to Run O'Waters Creek Bridge. Do 135-7 m. to 137-4 in. from Sydney Reconstruction and drainage works do Do :.. 139 m. to 139-8 m. from Sydney Restoration of damaged bituminous pavement... do Wingecar.ibec Three Legs O'Man Creek Widening of bridge Council and 200 0 0 Department, D.' Wells Creek Concrete bridge do 1,431 10 0 Berrima .to Cross Roads 86 in. to 94-5 m. from Restoration of damaged bituminous pavement Council D- Sydney. Wollon^illy Railway subway at Pictou Improvement of curve Department 4S4 13 2 £234,940 Appendix No. 8—continued. . COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued. (A) Central and Eastern Divisions of the State—continued.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed.

Road Constructing City, Municipal gr Shire Area. No. Location of Work. Class of Construction. Total Cost Authority. Total (including any To 30-5-52. 1952-53. to 30-6-53. Length. contributions by • Councils).

3. d. d. I M. ft. STATE HIGHWAYS—continued MONARO HIGHWAY. Cooma and Monaro Om. 2,356 ft. to 2 m. 3,418 ft. west of Cooma Gravelling and culverts Council 23,920 14 1 1,500 0 0 25,420 14 1 Mumbulla Butler's Creek Timber bridge Department 1,085 12 1 ' 10,139 8 5 11,225 0 6 Snowy River Bullock Head Creek Concrete bridge- do 4,393 19 0 ^ 4,582 7 8 8,976 6 8 Do Wambrook Creek do do 6 17 6 6 17 6 £16,228 13 7

GREAT WESTERN HIGHWAY. Blaxland and Turoa I From 101-5 m. from Sydney to 132-8 m. at Bathurst Restoration of damaged bituminous pavements | Department 34,977 16 2 I 13,559 7 48,537 3 7 |

Mm-WESTERN HIGHWAY. Bland 46 09 ra. to 5609-m. west of Grenfell Bituminous surfacing Council 175 17 *T 175 17 4 Do 56 09 m. to 61-09 m. west of Grenfell •do : do 2,569 1 7 108 13 8-- 2,677 15 3 5 00 2,677 15 3 Grenfell and Weddin 0 m. to 2 m. west of Grenfell Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 1,424 15 11 4,000 0 0-» 5,424 15 11 Lyndhurst Full length within the Shire Reconstruction of damaged bituminous pave­ Department 36,068 7 3 51,672 3 0 87,740 10 3 ments. Waugoola Waugoola Creek at Holmwood Concrete bridge do 15,881 14 4 X 249 1 5 16,130 15 9 0 120 16,130 15 9 Do do do Approaches to bridge do 700 0 0 305 0 0 1,005 0 0 Weddin Barbiogal Creek Concrete bridge do 500 0 0 (Cr.) 500 0 0 £50,010 15 5

MITCHELL HIGHWAY. anobolas Frederick's Valley Creek • Concrete bridge .t Department ...| 12,617 9 * 7,469 0 2 20,036 9 S Do do 5,670 17 4 dO (Jet I AApproache nnmnnlioas t otf\ bridg1 e £13,139 17 6

SEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY. Coekburn . Dunducketty Creek Concrele bridge Department- 330 4 1,155 16 2 1,486 1 0 Do Full length within the Shire Restoration of damaged bituminous pavements do 72,910 2 65,028 14 7 137,938 17 5 Dumaresq Duval Creek Concrete bridge and approaches Council 8,047 16 (Cr.) 390 12 4 . 7,65 3 11 Bridge 0 95 4,881 12 0 Approaches 0 4400 2,775 11 11 Guyra and Severn Full length within the Shires Restoration of damaged bituminous pavements Department 14,736 1 8,131 16 2 22,867 IS Lower Hunter Railway level crossing at Hexham Installation of blinker lights do 423 0 7 423 0 Murrurundi Page's River at Blandford Concrete bridge do 15,656""5 >, 13,063 11 5 28,719 17 Do do do Approaches to bridge do 25 17 0 25 17 Murrurundi and Upper Hunter Pull length within the Shires Restoration of damaged bituminous pavements do 30,618 IS 1 30,618 18 Muswellbrook Shire Anticnnc level crossing Railway overbridge do 7,898 6 469 11 10 8,367 18 Do do do Approaches to new railway overbridge do 14,976 14 4,102 10 0 19,079 10 Patrick Plains 2 m. north of Singleton Lowering of pavement to provide for new railway do 643 12 3,521 13 s 4,165 6 overbridge. Severn Redbank Creek Concrete bridge do 931 12 5 •> 7,228 8 0 8,160 0 Do 432 m. 4,200 ft. to 435 m. 3,500 ft. ."' Reconstruction and re-alignment do 6,689 0 2 (Cr.) 688 8 2 6,000 12 2 4580 6,000 12 0 Tamarang 14 m. 3,000 ft. to 16 m. north of Murrurundi Earthworks and gravelling Council 6.000 0 0 i 6,000 *0 Tenterfield Shire Bluff Rock to Deepwater do do Department 188,154 11 1 32,350 6 2. 220.504 17 Do do do Bituminous surfacing do 16,259 12 3 10,597 10 11 26,857 9 Do Four Mile Creek Concrete bridge do 3.202 16 S 3,202 16 Do Pye's Creek 19 m. 4,450ft. from TenterfleJd " do do 3,318 9 0 * 7,811 16 7 11,130 5 Do Sandy Creek do do 7,337 19' 9 104 19 1 7,442 18 10 0 33 7,442 18 10 £192,758 18 5 Appendix No. 8—continued. COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued. (A) Central and Eastern Divisions of the State—continued.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. * Works Completed.

Constructing City, MuaiciDal or Shire Area. Road Location of Work. Class of Construction. Total cost No. Authority. Total (including any To 30-6-52. 1953-53. to 30-6-53. Length. contributions by Councils).

£ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. M. ft. £ 3. d. STATE HIGHWAYS—contimwd. PACIFIC HIGHWAY. Bellingen 10 ' Manarm Creek Two concrete bridges Department 33,646 1 11 12,301 19 11 45,948 1 10 Do 10 Pine Creek Bridge Extension and repair do 22,954 10 8 4,494 9 5 27,449 0 1 Do 10 Corf's Harbour to 8 m. south Bituminous surfacing do 10,521 0 11 3,278 10 5 13,799 11 4 Bellingen and Dorrigo 10 1 m. north of Raleigh to Coff'. Harbour Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 292,545 3 10 36,191 1 6 378,736 5 4 Byron 10 Byron Creek at Bangalow .... Concrete bridge and approaches ... Department and 14,794 19 8 157 17 0 14,952 16 8 Bridge ... 0 120 7,239 2 11 \/ Council. ApproachesO 2309 7,713 13 Do 10 Crabbe's Creek Approaches to new subway Department 8,509 19 4 633 6 2 9,143 5 6 0 1584 9,143 3 9 r Dorrigo 10 Korora to Dirty Creek Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 24,503 18 0 26,906 1 7 51,409 19 7 Gosford, Wyong and Lake 10 Peat's Ferry to Belmont Restoration of damaged bituminous pavements do 60,982 1 5 38,923 14 7 99,905 16 0 Macquarie. Harwood 10 Shark Creek Bridge Fencing of road boundaries in connection with Council 283 0 0

Expenditurefrom Department's Funds. Works Completed.

Road Constructing City, Municipal or Shire Area. No. Location of Work. Class of Construction. Authority. Total Cost Total Length. (including any To 30-6-52. 1952-53. 14 to 30-6-53. contributions by Councils).

£ s. d. I " £ s. d. £ s. M. ft. s. d. STATE HIGHWAYS—continued. OXLEY HIGHWAY. Apsley Surveyor'3 Creek to Chimney Swamp | Earthworks &nd pipe culverts Council 5,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 Marthaguy Nevertire to Warren Bituminous surfacing do 2,141 4 1 3,000 0 0 5,141 4 1 Peel Tangaratta Creek | Concrete bridge do 1,090 6 9 10,030 19 2 '*7 Do Timbumburi Creek '. do do 1,154 19 10 9,511 2 1 Y 11,121 5 ii 10,666 1 11 £23,542 1 3 GWYDIK HIGHWAY. Macintyre 122-6 m. to 12802 m. from South Grafton . Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing (ex­ Council 8,932 5 8 1,767 13 1^ 10,699 18 9 cluding supply of aggregate). Do Sections between 122*6 m. and 177-08 m. from Supply of aggregate for bituminous surfacing... do ' 7,000 0 0 4,569 0 11,569 0 0 South Grafton. / Nymboida Nymboida River at Buccarumbi Restoration of flood damage to low level bridge Department 4,846 9 10 A 149 11 8 4,996 1 6 do do do Restoration of flood damage to approaches to do 4,809 13 4 (Cr.) * 477 10 4,332 2 8 Do bridge. Severn Beardy River Timber bridge do 3,735 1 10 > 5,695 15 9,430 17 3 TH> Wellingrove Creek Concrete bridge do 13,131 7 0 \ 40 14 13,172 1 c Do do Approaches to bridge Council, 3,041 0 9 (Cr.) 165 8 2,875 12 0 2,875 12 0 Do 115-6 m. to 122-0 ra. from South Grafton Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 5,133 15 2 (Cr.) 106 10 5,027 4 8 £11,473 4 8 STURT HIGHWAY". Murrumbldgee Gum Creek Concrete bridge Department ^ 1 4 0 1 4 0 Waradgery do Timber bridge Council 2,000 0 0 690 18 9 2,690 18 9 Yanko Yanko Creek ' Concrete bridge do , 6,292 15 4 6,292 15 4 £6,984 18 1 STATE HIGHWAY NO. 16. lismore Wilson's Creek Temporary low level bridge Department 11,988 4 (Or.) 3,409 8 4 8,578 16 2 Do do Approaches to temporary bridge do 2,859 7 477 9 9 3,336 17 4 0 637 Do do Reconstruction of approach spans to high level do 30,385 3 4 30,385 3 4 bridge. Tenterfield Municipality 48-24 m. to 50-48 m. from Tabulam Bituminous surfacing Council 2,280 1 0 2,280 1 0 £29,733 5 NEWELL HIGHWAY. Goobang 11 m. 3,476 ft. to 17 m. 4,900 ft. north of Forbes.. Bituminous surfacing Department 8,715 2 11 1 15 10 8,716 18 9 Jerilderie Algudgerie Creek ;. Approaches to bridge do 3 16 11 2,567 15 6 2.571 12 Do Turnback Jimmy Creek Timber bridge Council , 6 2 6 1,500 8 8 1,506 11 •2 Parkes and Goobang . 1 m. to 6 m. 3,600 ft. from Parkes Earthworks and gravelling Department 2,439 10 1 (Cr.) 88 15 10 2,350 14 3 Talbragar 15 m, 5,000 ft. to 26 m. 2,850 ft. north of Dubbo.. do do do 16,487 2 4 7,751 -17 9 24,239 0 1 Do do do do do Bituminous surfacing do 10,096 9 6 9,178 10 9 19,275 0 3 Urana ..... 24-03 m. to 27-86 m. north of Jerilderie Earthworks and gravelling do 124 16 11 38 13 10 163 10 9 £20,950 6 6 Appendix No. 8—continued. COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued. (A) Central and Eastern Divisions of the State—continued.

: Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed:

Constructing City, Municipal or Shire Areia. Road Location of Work. Class of Construction. Total Cost No. Authority. Total (including any To 30-6-52. 1952-53. to 30-6-53. Length. contributions by Councils).

s. d s. d. M. ft. £ 8. d.

STATE HIGHWAYS— continued. STATE HIGHWAY NO. 18. Gilgandra Allamurgoola Creek Concrete culvert I Council 15 0 0 2,983 9 5 I 2,983 9 5 2,000' 0 0 2,000 0 0 I Walgett... Castlereagh River 29-3 m. from Walgett Timber bridge and approaches i do £2,015 0 0 STATE HIGHWAY NO. 19. Bibbenluke 9-18 m. to 9-55 m. south of Nimmitabel .... | Construction of deviation | Council 33 5 1,000 0 OT 1,033 5 8 I Bombala 29 m. 3,935 ft. to 30 m. 2,300 ft. from Monaro1 Earthworks, gravelling and culverts 3,879 0 37 15 1" 3.916 15 1 1 3,916 15 1 Highway. £1,037 15 1

STATS HIGHWAY NO. 20. Conargo : 5 m. 3,472 ft. to 12 m. 4,495 ft. and 25 m. to 30 m.i Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing i Council 15,298 1 3,617 11 4 18,915 13 0 26,199 11 11 from Deniliquin. Deniliquin • Brick Kiln Creek to Conargo Shire boundary ...I do do do 1 do 14,461 17 1,232 4 6 +- 15,694 2 2 £4,849 15 10 COBB HIGHWAY. Murray | Moama to Deniliquin I Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing I Council 38,077 9 (Cr.) 887 3 10" 37,190 5 3 1 1 Windouran 36 m. 447 ft. to 38 m. 245 ft. from Deniliquin I Forming and loaming • 1 do 1,610 0 1,548 8 10' 3,158 8 10 1 1 1054 I 3,158 £661 5 0

STATE HIGHWAY NO. 24. Tenterfield Shire 3 m. 1,600 ft. to 4 m. 2,700 ft. from Tenterfield... Earthworks and gravelling Council 6,520 0 0 324 16 "I 6,844 16 0 1 1100 i,844 16 0 Do 4 m. 2,700 ft. to 6 m. 448 ft. from Tenterfield do do do 720 0 0 (Cr.) 21 16 4 • 698 3 8 1 3028 698 3 8 Do 6 m. 448 ft. to 8 m. 4,875 ft. from Tenterfield do , do do • 9,184 17. 0 365 18 2 • 9,550 15 2 2 4427 ),550 15 2 Do 3 m. 1,600 ft. to 12 m. 900 ft. from Tenterfield Bituminous surfacing do 2,351 13 4 14,111 3 10 > 16,462 17 2 Do Tarban Creek Timber bridge do 2,324 7 4 806 3 4 3,130 10 8 6"" 60 »,18© "io 8 £15,586, 5 0 Total— State Highways... £1,475,540 8 3

TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROADS. Ashford 137 and Villages of Bukkulla, Cherry Tree Hid, Graman and Bituminous surfacing Council 1,857 10 4 +- 1,857 10 4 187 Wallangra. Bellingen 76 Dorrigo Mountain Widening and restoration of slips do 1,800 0 0 1,673 0 0 3,473 0 Bland ... 231 Humbug Creek Concrete culvert and approaches do 3,000 15 5 3,000 15 Blaxland 55 Blackman's Flat Concrete culvert do 5,260'16 8 2,750 0 0 8,010 16 Do 55 Solitary Creek at Tarana Timber bridge and approaches ... do 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 Do 253 Cox's River at Glenroy Concrete bridge Department 9,840 0 4 9,840 0 Boomi ... 367 Barwon River bridge at Mungindl Provision of footway do 253 13 1 590 2 1 843 15 Boorowa 56 Boorowa River Concrete bridge do 20,037 16 4 27 6 9 20,065 3 0 168 20,065 3 1 Do 56 Pudman Creek do • do 13,382 13 6 (Cr.) 1,895 14 10 11,486 18 0 63 11,486 18 8 Boree 61 Sandy Creek Concrete culvert and approaches Council 68 7 11 1,500s 0 0 1,568 7 Appendix No. 8—continued. COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued. {A) Central and Eastern Divisions of the State—continued.

• Expenditure from Department's Funds. "Works Completed.

Constructing City, Municipal or Shire Area. Road location- of Work. Class of Construction. Total Cost No. Authority. Total (including any, To 30-6-52. 1952-53. to 30-6-53. Length. contributions by Councils).

s. d. ft. B. d. TRUNK AND OBDINARY MAIN ROAD&— continued. Burrangong 2 m. 1,320 ft. to 5 m.. 5,000 ft. north from Young Earthworks and gravelling Council 8,500 0 0 9,153 0 0 Municipal boundary. . Do 78' do do do do Bituminous surfacing do 3,966 O"" 0 0 Do 78 « 2-6 m. to 5-9 m. south of Young Bituminous surfacing do 3,500 0 0 . 456 3,956 5,275 2 4 Do 241 Wiliawong Creek Concrete bridge Department 12,659 16 10 A 5,913 18,573 Do 241 do Approaches to bridge Council 1,650 *- 1,650 Camden and Wollondilly 259 Camden to Burragorang '. •. Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 165,319 17 1 75,284 - 240,604 Carratnool .'. 321 Murrumbidgec River at Darlington Point Construction of additional span to southern do / 1,229 approach bridge. 1,229 Ooolah 25'6 m. from Coonabarabran Timber bridge do 1,000 0 0 1,000 Coonabarabran 334 Sand Creek Timber bridge and approaches do 500 0 1,500 0 0 2,000 Do 396 Binnaway township Bituminous surfacing do 652 0 269/ 0 0-4- 921 Do 396 22 m. 8 ft. to 24 m. 4,697 ft. from Coonabarabran... do do do 3,626 0 600 0 0- 4,126 Copmanhurst ., 151 3 m. 4,807 ft. to 4 m. 1,878 ft. from Grafton Reconstruction and ' bituminous surfacing do 1,200 0 312 12 5 1,512 0 2351 2,268 18 8 • Crookwell ..... 201 Village of Binda do do do do do 2,346 0 172 1 4 2,518 1 1132 Cudgegong 216 Meroo Creek : Concrete bridge '. Depart ment 21,389 9 115 2 21,274 0 164 11,274 h Do 216 do : Approaches to bridge Council '.. 1,000 0 0 3,400 0 04. 4,400 Culcaim 57 Major's Creek Concrete culvert and approaches do 6,949 12 11 (Cr.) 12 i 6,937 4 10 0 2370 6,937'"4 10 Do 57 From Lockhart Shire boundary southerly for Gravelling and bituminous surfacing do 8,996 12 8 15 9,012 0 5 6-25 m. Demondrille 78-* Wombat to Burrangong Shire boundary Strengthening and bituminous surfacing do 2,874 9 9 1,756 5 4,630 15 Do 84 4-8 m. to 16-15 m. west of Murrumburrah Gravelling and bituminous surfacing do 11,500 0 0 6,482 0 17,982 0 Dumaresq 74 4-4 m. to 8-5 m. from Armidale towards Grafton... Fjarthworks and gravelling do 3,000 0 0 120 17 3,120 17 Eurobodalla 51 Currawan Creek Two concrete causeways do 1,620 0 0 1,638 3,258 2 0 891 Do 560 Om. to 4,300 ft. from Prince's Highway Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do • 1,500 1,500 0 Gloucester 90 Stratford Subway Adjustment of subway to improve alignment Department 1,534 2 1 3,011 4,545 4 Do 90 do Deviation of approaches Council 2,500 0 0 3,500 6,000 0 Do 90 Stroud Shire boundary to Forbesdale Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 17,400 0 0 2,011 19,411 3 Goobang 61 24 m. 4,032 ft. west of ManUdra Construction of temporary crossing do 408 408 0 0 Do 61 28 m. 3,000 ft. to 31 m. 3,600 ft. west of ManUdra... Gravelling and bituminous surfacing do 2,000 0 3,000 5,000 _0 0 Greater Wollongong 295 Near Port Kembla power station Railway underbridge Department 2,505 0 "3,189 14 5,694"15 0 Do 295 Downie's Bridge at Port Kembla Widening of bridge and provision of footway.... Council 2,156 7 2,156 7 7 Do 513 Local service" road from Castleberg sub-division Earthworks, gravelling and culverts Department 3,163 ' 2 3,163 2 "3 to Stione Estate. Do 522 0 m. to 043 m. from Port Kembla Concrete pavement Council 13,002 18 8 13,002 18- 8 Do 522 Windang Bridge over Lake Illawarra , Repairs to bridge do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0. 4,000 0 0 Gundurimba 147 16 m. 1,740 ft. to 17 m. 2,400 ft. and 19 m. 2,000 ft. Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 11,890 0 0' 14 450 0 0" to 19 m. 2,922 ft. from Lismore 2,560 0 0- Guyra Sandy Creek Concrete bridge Department 15,125 12 2 \ 102 13 10 15,228 6 O Do do Approaches to bridge Council 2,800 0 0 (O.) 91 4 9 2,708 15 3 Do 0-5 m. to 2-5 m., 15 m. to 16 m. and 39 m. to 40 m. Bituminous surfacing. do 500 0 0 426 0 0• 926 0 0 from Guyra towards Tingah. Harwood 152 Palmer's Island Post Office to Oyster Channel Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 9,000 0 0 6,300 0 0 15,300 0 0 Bridge. Holbrook 331 Fish Creek and Scent Bottle Creek Concrete culverts and approaches 2,518 10 10 162 8 8 2,680 19 0 3,719 12 2 Do 331 6 m. to 8 m. and 21 m. 3,000 ft. to 22 m. 1,240 ft Re-alignment and construction of concrete do. 8,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 east of Holbrook. culvert. > Hume 125 13m. 1,200ft. to 16m. 1,200ft. from Albury .. Bituminous surfacing 2,000 0 0 15 11 2,015 11 3,023 7 Illabo 57-* 11 m. 3,070 ft. to 15 m. 3,100 ft. north of Wagga Bituminous surfacing , ti 7,200 0 0 621 3 7,821 3 10,428 4 Wagga. Do 57 -* 16-42 m. to 20-35 m. north of Wagga Wagga do 3,000 0 0 3,007 0 5^ 6,007 0 3 4910 8,009 7 3 Mottishaw's Creek Do 57 Concrete culvert- 2,148 12 3 16 13 2 2,165 5 0 36 2,165 5 5 Appendix No. 8—continued. COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued. (A) Central and Eastern Divisions of the State—continued.

1 Works Completed. 1 Expenditure from Department's Funds. Constructing Location of Work. Class of Construction. Total cost City, Municipal or Shire Area. J ^JJJ* Authority. Total (including any To 30-6-52. 1952-53. to 30-6-53. Length. contributions by Councils).

1 I 1 1 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. M. ft. £ s. d.

TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROADS—continued. Jerilderie . 0 m. to 6-5 m. from Newell Highway Earthworks, gravelling and culverts Council 1,500 0 0 3,750 0 °1 5,250 0 0 Do Yanko Creek Timber bridge and approaches do 6 2 5 1,500 8 8. 1,506 11 1 Jindalee 113 m. to 278 m. south from Cootamundra Earthworks, gravelling and bituminous surfacing do 2,400 0 0** f 2,400 0 0 Municipal boundary. Kearsley . 220 fl'm. l.lOo ft. to 8 m. from Cessnock Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 12,000 0 600 0 0- 12,600 0 0 Do 220 do do do Bituminous surfacing do 2,300 0 468 0 0 - 2,768 0 0 Do 220 8 m. to 10 m. from Cessnock Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing. do 2,000 0 3,000 0 0- 5,000 0 0 Kyeamba 211 Burke's 'Creek at Mangoplah Concrete bridge and approaches do 981 3 3 981 3 3 Do 384 Murraguldrie Creek do do do do 1,000 0 2,506 1 o - 3.506 1 0 Kyogie ... 361 33 m. 260 ft. to 33 in. 3,000 ft. from Woodenbong Construction of deviation do 125 0 (Cr.) 12 11 6- 112 8 6 0 3040 168 12 9 Do ... 361 Peacock Creek : ... Timber bridge do 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0 Lachlan... 231 44 m. to 46 m. from Wyalong towards Lake Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 2,000 0 0 1,400 0 fi­ 3,400 0 0 Cargelligo. Do 501 16 m. 1,000 ft. to 18 m. from Lake Cargelligo do do do do 1,500 0 376 13 ll • 1,876 13 11 1 4280 2,815 0 10 Lake Macquarie 217 Cooranbong to Morisset Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing.... do 1,500 0 6,000 0 0- 7,500 0 0 Do 527 Lewcrs and Ross-streets, Belmont do do do do 1,000 0 °H 1,000 0 0 Leeton 80 15-18 m. to 23 72 m. west of Leeton Gravelling and bituminous surfacing do 11,850 0 914 1 ii» 12,764 1 11 Macintyre 187 8 m. 700ft. to 8m. 4,300ft. from Inverell ... Construction of deviation do 953 6 280 13 4j 1,234 0 0 Macleay 75 Midnight Creek and Figtree Creek Concrete bridge and culvert do 5,274 18 1,010 7 8 * 6,285 6 2 Do 75 do do do Approaches to bridge and culvert do 1,600 0 1,400 0 0- 3,000 0 0 Do 19S 1m. 3,516 ft. to 2 m. 3,800ft. from Kempsey ... Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing .... do 500 0 (Cr.) 500 0 0- Manning 90 Hillview tiirnolf to Purfleet Mission Station Bituminous surfacing do 12.000 0 899 9 l*i 12,899 9 1 500 12,899.-9 1 Mudgee 208 Holyoake Bridge over Cudgegong River Concrete bridge Department 9,469 7 X 14,218 17 A 23,088 4- 10 Murray 10m'. from Deniliquin Timber bridge Council 0 14 7 <" 0 14 7 Do 3m. front Main Road, No. 341 Timber culvert and approaches do 1,306 0 0 1,306 0 0 .Murrurundi 358 4ni. 2,100 ft. to 5 m. 600 ft. from Willow Tree Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 736 0 215 15 0- 951 15 0 1,427 12 6 Do 358 ' 17-75 m. to 185 m. from Willow Tree : Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 500 0 . 308 0 0- 808 0 0 MusweUbrook Shire 209 Hunter River at Deninan Concrete and steel bridge Department 0 13 * 21 11 10v 22 5 7 Namoi 72 Narrabri to Liverpool Plains Shire boundary Elimination of open creek crossings Council 1,000 0 2,049 1 9 • 3,049 1 9 Do 72 2 m. to 7 m. south of Narrabri Bituminous surfacing do 2,000 0 0 • 2,000 0 0 Narraburra 398 3 m. from Ariah Park to Broken Dam Concrete culvert do 2,400 11 21 15 2 2,422 6 10 0 32 3,228 11 11 Newcastle 82 ' Croudace-street to Newcastle-road Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing .... do 12,719 14 294 18 8 ' 13,014 12 10 Do 18S Pacific Highway to Lorna-street do do do do 9,700 0 0 9.700 0 0 Do 223 Gullv Line to Brown-road do do do do 5,616 0 o- 5,616 0 0 Do 316 Intersection of Bull and Ingall-streets do do do do 327 12 6 ' 327 12 6 0 380 1,847 3 10 Nymboida .„; 74 Koukandowie Creek Three timber bridges do 6,993 12 „ 148 6 6' 7,141 18 9 Patrick Plains Ex- Cockfighter Creek at Warkworth Temporary low level bridge and approaches. Department and 8,029 18 X 642 10 2 8,672 8 2 National Council. Work. Do do do do do High level bridge and approaches Department 17,101 8 5 A 46,644 8 10 63,745 17 3 -Rylstone-. 55— -Cunningham's Creek Concrete bridge do 14,534 1 7 (Cr.) 3,834 6 5 10,699 15 o 10,699 15 2 Do 55 7 m. 3,800 ft. to 10 m. 2,600 ft. from Blaxland Reconditioning and bituminous surfacing 17,228 11 4 8,685 18 2 "" 25,914 9 6 Shire boundary. K 7 55 10 m. 2,600 ft. to 12 m. 2,400 ft. from Blaxland Earthworks, gravelling and culverts .... Department 3,654 7 2 19,776 13 5 23,431 0 Shire boundary. Do 215 3-5 m. south of Rylstone Concrete culvert and approaches .. 600 0 0 400 0 0 * 1,000 0 0 Do 215 12 m. to 14 m. 230 ft. from Kandos Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 10,008 15 10 11,000 0 0 * 21,008 15 10 Severn 511 Gibraltar Range Deviation : 38 m. from Glen Innes do do do Department 184,125 6 11 (Cr.) 4,464 3 0 179,661 3 11 towards Grafton. Do 511 Dandahra Creek Timber bridge do 3,699 19 8 (Or.)* 248 10 5 3,451 9 3 Appendix No. 8—continued.

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works.—continued. {A) Central and Eastern Divisions of the State—-continued.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed,

City, Municipal or Shire Area. Road Location of Work. Class of Construction. Constructing Total Cost No. Authority. Total (including any To 30-6-52 1952-53. to 30-6-53. Length. contributions by Councils).

1 1 £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. M. ft. £ s. d. TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROADS—continued. Shellharbour . 522 S m. 92 ft. to 11 m. 65 ft. from Port Kembla Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing Council 4,000 0 0 7,000 0 11.000 0 Singleton 503 John-street, Singleton do do do Department (Cr.) 150 10 (a •.) 150 10 Stroud 90 Deep Creek to Booral Bituminous surfacing Council 31,796 0 5,097 2 3*r 36,893 2 Do 90 Booral to Stroud do do 7,000 0 3.000 5 10,000 5 Do ..: 90 Cromarty Creek Timber bridge ; do 1,500 0 10- 1,500 0 Do 110 Booral towards Bulahdelah Bituminous surfacing '. do 7,200 0 0 5,300 0 o-r 12,500 0 Tallaganda .... Reedy Creek Concrete bridge Department 19,317 11 3 (Cr.). 40 5 19,277 5 0 180 19,277 7< Do do Approaches to bridge do 11,881 14 1 345 12 8 12,227 6 0 5267 12,227 Do S 267 Jerricknora Creek Timber bridge : Council 243 7 3 410 0 0 653 7 Terania 65 7-70 m. to 8-218 m. from Lismore Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 3,900 0 0 814 11 10 4,714 11 10 Tomki S3 14 m. south of Casino Reconstruction of Hogarth Range Deviation. do 1,690 0 0 1,690 0 0 Tumbarumba . 85 Mannus Creek Approaches to bridge do 2.000 0 0 14,396 18 7 16,396 18 7 Do 284 7 m. 3,080 ft. to S m. from Tumbarumba Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 1,305 0 0 164 6 10 1.469 6 10 0 2200 2,204 0 3 Upper Hunter 26-15 m. to 2,7-7 m. from Scone do do do 369 0 Of 369 0 0 Uralla Cach's Creek Concrete bridge Department and 9,144 19 2 V 9,671 7 18,816 6 10 Council. Do do Approaches to bridge Council 1,234 0 0- 1,234 0 0 Do 2-6 m. to 5'75 m. south of Uralla, 2-3 m. to 4-8 m Bituminous surfacing.. do 1.600 0 0 400 0 0-» 2.000 0 0 north of Uralla and 26-7 m. to 28-9 m. south of Inverell. Wakool 67 2-25 m. to 6-75 m. north of Swan Hill do do 1,850 2,050 0 0 Do 388 Shaw's Creek Timber bridge and approaches do 1,100 200 0 8- 2,895 16 4 Waradgcry ... 319 Murrumbidgee River at Maude Concrete and steel bridge Department . 1,795 16 4* 3 2 6 Weddin 236 Ooma Creek Timber bridge Council 537 12 V 3 2 6 2,037 12 2 Do 237 6.2 m. from Grenfell Concrete culvert and approaches do 1,000 0 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0 Wellington ... 233 Gundy Creek Timber bridge and approaches do 3,000 0 500 0 0 3,829 12 4 Wingecarribee From Hume Highway via Moss Vale to Macquarie Restoration of damaged bituminous pavement do 829 12 4 2,297 0 0 Pass via Robertson. 2,297 0 0- Wollcndilly ... 179 Broughton Pass to Maldon Bituminous surfacing Department 148,931 17 5,903 10 Z 154,835 7 5 Woodburn ... 145 1-2 m. to 2 m. and 7-2 m. to 8-72 m. from Pacific Earthworks, gravelling and bituminous surfacing Council 7,000 0 (Cr.) 45 17 2- 6,954 2 10 Highway. Do 149 19-3 m. from Woodburn Timber bridge 68 3 11 2,973 15 5 Yallaroi. 63 11-8 m. to 211m. from Warialda Bituminous surfacing 3,000 0 OH 3,000 0 0 Total—Trunk and Ordinary Main Roads £398,256 0 0 Total—Central and Eastern Divisions of the State1 £1,873,796 8 3 Appendix No. 8—continued. COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued. (B) Western Division of the State.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed.

Constructing City, Municipal or Shire Area. Road Location of Work. Class of Construction. Total Cost No. Au thority. Total Length. (including any To 30-6-52 /"l952-537^) to 30-6-53. contributions by Councils).

s. d. s. d. M. ft. STATE HIGHWAYS. MITCHELL HIGHWAY. Bourke lo Byrock Widening, strengthening and gravelling Department 1,557 9 4 1,557 9 4

BARRIER HIGHWAY. Broken Hill Broken Hill to South Australian border Reconstruction and re-alignment Department 9,637 13 11 9,637 13 11 ,Do From Wilcannia for 50 miles towards Cobar Earthworks and gravelling do 4,373 16 5 4,373 16 5 Do City boundary to Stirling Vale Creek Stabilising and bituminous surfacing Council 4,358 9 10 4,358 9 10 Do City boundary to Round Creek near Flying Doctor Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do 5,000 0 0 5,484 0 0 10,484 0 0 GO Base. GO Cobar 56 m. to 63 m. west of Cobar Reconstruction of formation, causeways and Department 6,146 14 10- 6,146 14 10 pavement. Do 40 m. to 43 m. from Cobar towards Wilcannia Earthworks and gravelling do 6,123 18 .- ^ 6,123 18 5 £36,124 13 5

STURT HIGHWAY. Wentworth Buronga to Euston Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing Department 33,079 17 0 14,916 11 3. 47,996 8 3 2,852 14 0 Do Gol Gol Creek Concrete bridge do 2,852 14 0 £17,769 5

COBB HIGHWAY. Hay I 45 m. to 55 m. north of Ivanhoe .1 Earthworks and gravelling .1 Department ...| 61 1 61 1 6 1

STATE HIGHWAY NO. 22. Broken Hill Broken Hill to Tibooburra Earthworks and gravelling Department ...I 39,533 11 s 16,933 4 5 56,466 16 1 Wentworth . Dareton to Buronga 7,674 11 • 27,053 10 6 Reconstruction and bituminous surfacing do ...1 19.379 7 3 £24,607 8 4 Total-—State Highways £80,119 17 10 Appendix No. 8—continued. COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Nummary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued. (B) Western Division of the State—continued.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed.

City, Municipal or Shire Area. Road Location of Work. Class of Construction. Constructing Total Cost No. (including any Authority. To 30-6-52. 1952-53. Total Length. to 30-6-53. contributions by Councils).

II '1 . • £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. M. ft. £ s. d. TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROADS. Bourke 405 No. 2 By-Wash, Paroo River Steel and timber bridge Department 274 3 4 2,744 9 7 3,018 12 11 Do 405 Bourke—Wanaaring-U risi no Formation, causeways and culverts do 42,117 5 11 (Cr.) 12 17 10 42,104 8 1 Do 406 Bourke to Louth do do do 30,006 9 9 9,084 2 1 39,090 11 10 Do 437 Carter's Swamp Creek Steel and timber bridge do 1,437 6 1 2,326 9 9 3,763 15 10 Broken Hid 66 Broken Hill to Menindee Forming and graveding do 7,024 '17 9 7,024 17 9 Do 66 Streets in Menindee Bituminous surfacing do 9,220 19 10 111 18 8 9,332 18 6 Do SI Broken Hill to Silverton and Spur-road to Penrose Forming and gravelling do 22,751 1 0 1,749 17 1 24,500 18 1 Park. CO Wentworth 6S Wentworth to Menindee Formation, causeways and culverts do 46,068 2 2 51,851 9 6 CD Total—Trunk and Ordinary Main Roads £28,812 4 5 Total—Western Division of the State £108,932 2 3

Summary. State Highway's-^ . £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. (A) Central and Eastern Divisions of the State : ; 1,475,540 8 3 (B) Western Division of the State 80,119 17 10 „ 1,555,660 6 1 -Trunk—and Ordinary Main Roads •' (A) Central and Eastern Divisions of the State : 398,256 0 0 ; / (B) Western Division of the State 28,812 4 5 /VINE — 427,068 4 5' Miscellaneous Small Works -. 318 5 7 318 5 7 1,983,046 16 1- Commission paid in erms of Section 42 Main Roads Act, 1924-1951 3,859 11 9) Survey, Design and Supervision, including design for Couacils' works : 305,090 9 101 , Acquisition of Land for Widening 29,320 17 7 r$Jf O Proportion of School of Plant Instruction Expenses l,362~T3 11. ^

Total as per Receipts and Payments Statement, Appendix No. 2—Part " B " £2,322,680 9 2 - f 7.3- JQ*>9 . f 1

i Appendix No. 9.

DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUND.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE ON CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION WORKS.

• • Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed. Road Constructing City, Municipal or Shire Area. or Work Location of Work. Class of Construction. Authority. t'otai Cos - No. To 30-6-52. 1952-53. Total (including any to 30-6-53. Length. contributions by Councils).

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. M. ft. £ s. d. Apsley 1216 5-5 m. from intersection with Nowendoc-road at Earthworks, gravelling and culverts Council 5,000 0 0 6,950 0 0 35 m. from Walcha. 1,950 0 0 Ashford ... 1183 From Trunk Road No. 63 near Yetman to 8-5 m. do do do do 1,737 19 11 8,437 19 11 8 2112 8,437 19 11 toward North Star. 6,700 0 0 Do 1193 Keetah Bridge to State Highway No. 16 at Camp do do do do 10 4 2 5,038 3 380 5,038 4 2 Creek. . Section 1 m. 4,900 ft. to 5 m. 5,028 0 0 Do 1193 Keetah Bridge to State Highway No. 16 at Camp do do do do 1,500 0 0 13,500 15,000 Creek. Section 5 m. to 14-6 m. Do 1193 Keetah Bridge to State Highway No. 16 at Camp do do do do 2,700 2,700 Creek. Section 14-6 m. to 17-2 m. Bellingen 1134 and Restoration of bridges and roads following flood Flood damage repairs do 16,995 5 5 9,500 26,495 1136. damage. Berrigan ... 1212 4 m. 1,600 ft. to 4 m. 2,892 ft. from Developmental Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 500 500 Road No. 1172. Bibbenluke 1040 Bukalong Siding to Bukalong do do do do 1,000 1,000 Bingara .. 1186 Mitchell's Lane to Ironbark Gully. Section 1 m. do 700 0 0 55 755 1100 1,568 4 10 2,000 ft. to 3 m. 3,900 ft. Flood damage repairs Bland 1029 21 m. 2,533 ft. to 26 m. 3,693 ft Gravelling do 2,000 2,000 0 0 CD Do 1.131 0-2 m. to 2-3 m., 5-2 m. to 7 ra., 6-1 m. to 6-6 m.... do ) do 2,000 2,000 0 0 O Blue Mountains 1195 Blackheath to Megalong Valley Earthworks, gravelling and bituminous surfacing do 13,500 29.699 17 6 Bogan 1163 7 m. 760 ft. to 9 m. 760 ft. from Trunk Road No. 57 Culvert, causeway and pavement -. do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Do 1163 and Restoration following flood damage Flood damage repairs do 310 310 3 5 117?. 3 5 020 6 10 Do 1169 17 m. to 25 m. between Tottenham and Bobadah.. Earthworks, gravelling and culver do 18 IS 18 6 IS 18 6 Do 1169 37 m. to 41 m. 5,000 ft. from Tottenham do do do do 3.032 19 9 1,417 4,450 0 0 •:, Do 1177 m. 32 chns. to 21 m. 78 chns do do do do 5.325 4 6 75 5,401 5148 5,401 4 6 Do .1178 0 m. to 8 m. 60 chns.. and 16 m. 50 chns. to 18 m Clearing, forming, eauseways, etc do 3,947 0 3 67 4,014 1584 4,014 4 7 from Girilambone. Do .... 1210 0 m. to 4 m. 2.800 ft. from Stain Road No. 204 Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 1.925 5 0 1,925 5 0 Boolooroo 1200 3 m. to 5'75 m. from Paibimallawa Clearing, forming, gravelling, etc do 3,700 0 0 294 0 0 3,994 0 0 Do 1200 5-75 m. to 13 m. from Pallamallawa Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 1,900 0 0 10,397 0 0 12,297 0 0 Do 3031 Wee Waa Creek at Bundy Crossing on Moree- Timber bridge do 500 0 0 2.254 0 0 2,754 0 0 Rockley Plains-Terry-NUHiie-road. Boorowa . 105S 7 m. to 20/75 m.. on Reid's Flat to Wottamondara- Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 1,000 0 0 1,955 0 0 2,955 0 0 road. Boree 1104 Near bridge over Lachlan River (Collett's Crossing) Flood damage repairs do 800 0 0 800 0 0 Burrangong 1159 Cudgell, Bribaree and Balabla Creeks Concrete slabs with pipes do 2,500 0 0 2,500 0 0 Byron 1043 Stream crossings Nos. 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15 and 16... Cement concreting do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Hastings ... 1094 5 m. 1,295 ft. to 5 m.. 4,520 ft Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 1,800 0 0 (Cr.) 113 0 0 1,687 0 0 Do 1094 Hastings River at Double Crossing Timber bridge .' do 3,000 0 0 5,113 0 0 8,113 Do 1094 do do do : Approaches to bridge do 1.300 0 0 1,300 Holbrook ... 1223 0 m. to 8 m. 2,981 ft. from Main Road No. 384 Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 4,000 4,000 towards Kyeamba Shire Boundary. Imlay ... 1045 Kiah-Lower Towamba-road Widening and provision of passing places .. do 700 0 0 500 0 0 1,200 Do ... 1188 0-81 to 5-44 m Gravelling and culverts do 400 0 0 400 Jemalong 1104 Eugowra to Mare's Water Hole. Section 10 m. Clearing, forming, gravelling and culverts .. do 2,000 0 0 1,400 0 0 3,400 1,400 ft. to 11 m. 3,446 ft. Do 1199 Carrawondool-Waroo-road. Extension of pave­ Earthworks and gravelling do 6,000 0 0 6,000 ment. Do 1199 Extension of pavement from 5-48 ra, to 9-19 d.. do do do 3,000 3,000 south of Main Road No. 377. Jerilderie 1211 South Coree-road 3-35 m. to 5-15 m. from Jerilderie Forming and loaming do 4,500 4,500 0 0 Do •V1211 South Coree-road 13-3 m. to 13-8 m. from Jerilderie Forming do Do 1211 South Coree-road between 12-6 m. and 17-65 m. do 1,000 0 0 2,250 3,250 0 0 from Jerilderie. Forming and gravelling \ Appendix No. 9—continued.

DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUND—continued.

Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed.

Road Constructing Location of Work. Class of Construction. Total Cost City, Municipal or Sbire Area. or Work Authority. Total (including any No. To 30-6-52. to 30-6-53. Length. contributions by Councils).

s. d. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ Kyeamba .. 1117 45-5 m. to 47-9 m. from Wagga Wagga Earthworks, gravelling and culverts Council 2,500 0 0 324 4 6 2,824 4 6 2112 2,824 4 6 2,865 19 0 Do 1117 47 m. 4:S00 ft. to 49 m. from Wagga Wagga ... do do do do 2.500 0 0 365 19 0 2,865 19 0 680 Do 1117 49 m. to 52 m. from Wagga Wagga do do do do 2,000 0 0 4,701 19 6 6,701 19 6 1043 do Byron Stream crossing No. 10 Four-cell culvert 53 9 6 1,053 9 6 1,053 9 6 Do 1043 Between crossings Nos. 23 and 24 Bituminous surfacing do 1,000 0 0 1025 do 0 0 Carrathool 3 m. to 17-1 m. from Mid-Western Highway Gravelling 4,000 0 0 (Cr.) 348 0 0 3,652 Do 1067 Full length of road except 1-9 m. between 4-7 m. Clearing, forming, gravelling and culverts do 665 0 0 665 0 0 and 6'6 in. from Lantree Siding. Do 0 m. to 13-6 m. commencing at 9 m. from Tabbita... Clearing, forming and loaming do 5,000 0 0' 5,000 0 0 Coekburn 1032 Murphy's Hill ". Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Coonabarabran 1112 Access road from Goolhi Soldiers' Settlement do do do 2,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 18,000 0 0 Do 1170 2 m. 400 ft. to 4 m. 180 ft. from Main Road No. 334 Earthworks and gravelling 3,251 1 6 16 7 4 3.267 8 10 5060 3,267 S 10 Cul cairn 3074 Bucki Creek Concrete culverts and approaches 140 0 0 2,460 0 0 2,600 0 0 Eurobodaila 1206 Batehaven to Wimbie Earthworks, gravelling and culverts 650 0 0 2.500 0 0 3,150 0 0 Goobang 1151 Sections previously formed for length totalling Gravelling 800 0 0 soo 0 0 1 m. 4,956 ft. Gosford and Kearsley 3053 Kulmira to Bucketty Earthworks, gravelling and culverts 7,500 0 0 7,000 0 0 14 500 0 0 Gulgong 1037 Goolma Creek at Jordan's Crossing Timber bridge and approaches 2,947 15 10 150 19 4 3,098 15 2 Bridge 93 \ Approaches 72 / 3,098 15 2 Gundurimba. 1132 Upper Pelican-road from 0 m. to 1-7 m Formation, gravelling and culverts 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 Harwood .... 1049 Ashlev to Tullvmorgan Restoration of flood damage 217 0 0 5 19 6 222 19 6 334 9 3 Do 1203 0 m. to 2-m. 3,174 ft Earthworks, gravelling, bridges and culverts 4,700 0 0 4,700 0 0 Kyogle 1141 13 m. 1.497 ft. to 14 m. 3.200 ft. from Kyogle.. Earthworks and gravelling 5,929 8 9 762 8 1 6,691 16 10 Do 1141 14 m. 3.134 ft. to 15 m. 4,590 ft. from Kyogle.. Earthworks, gravelling and timber bridges 5,000 0 0 1,809 4 10 0.809 4 10 Do 3065 Upper Duck Creek-road. Section 10 m. 2,800 ft. Earthworks and gravelling 1,875 15 2 2.450 0 0 4,325 15 o to 10 m. 5,000 ft. Lachlan. 1187 12 m. to 24 m. from Condobolin Gravelling 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 Do . 1187 29-2 m. to 40-65 m. from Condobolin Earthworks and gravelling 2,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 11,000 0 0 Liverpool Plains "TTT2" 20 m. to 24 m. trom Trunk itoad .no. ri do m drr- 2 ooq Q ° 000 o Lockhart 307S 7% m. from Yerong Creek on Yerong Creek- Culvert and causewav 2,094 0 0 2,094 0 0 Tootool road. Macintyre 120 i Access road to King's Plains and Waterloo Soldiers' Earthworks, gravelling and culverts 6,100 0 0 2,118 18 6 8,218 18 6 Settlements. Section 0 m. to 5-25 m. from Wood st ock- road. Access road to King's Plains and Waterloo Soldiers' do do 5,060 0 0 8,921 9 3 13,981 9 3 Settlements. Section 5-25 in. to 12-5 m. from Woodst ock-road. Macleay 104S 1-55 m. to 10-88 m. from Trunk Road No. 75 Pipe and box culverts 2.700 0 0 2,700 0 0 Do 1048 Nulla Nulla Creek and Five Day Creek Branches. Restoration of flood damage 741 19 4 741 19 4 1,483 18 Manning 1209 Cooplacurripa to Nowendoc. Section. 2 m. to Earthworks, gravelling and culverts 10,000 0 0 6,100 0 •0 16,100 0 0 5 m. 4,045 ft. from Cooplacurripa. Marthaguy 1081 38 m. to 48 m. from Warren do do do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Merriwa .. 1102 1 m. to 4 m. from Bow Earthworks and gravelling 1,060 0 0 1,962 10 0 3,022 10 0 Mitchell 3067 At 16-45 m. and 17-85 m. from Wagga Wagga Earthworks, gravelling and culverts . 2,000 0 0 1 7 0 2,001 7 0 Molong 1176 0 m. to 1 m. 1,900 ft. and 2 m. 4,900 ft. to 3 m Earthworks, gravelling and culverts . 2,000 0 0 2.000 0 0 Mumbulla 1214 1 m. 3,050 ft. to 2 m do do do ' 1,300 0 0 1.300 0 0 Murray 1172 18-7 m. to 22 m. from Deniliquin Forming and loaming 1,500 0 0 166 8 1 1.666 S 1 3 1584 Do 1172 22 m. to 25 m. from Deniliquin Forming and culverts 500 0 0 221 12 5 721 12 5 Do 1172 25 m. to 34 m. from Deniliquin Clearing, forming and earthworks ... 2,315 11 3 300 0 0 2,615 11 3 Do 1172 26-8 m. to 28-55 m. and 33 05 m. to 33'5 m. from Loaming •. 765 0 0 118 0 1 S83 0 1 Deniliquin. Do 1172 28-55 m. to 29-3 m., 29-4 m. to 30-4 m., 31-9 m. to do 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 32-9 m., and 33 m. to 33-55 m. from Deniliquin. Do 3077 Bullatale Creek Timber bridge and approaches i • * 4,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 Appendix No. 9—continued.

DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUND—continued.

Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued.

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed. Road Constructing City, Municipal or Shire Area. or Location of Work. Class of Construction. Total cost Work Authority. Total (including any No. To 30-6-52. 1952-53. to 30-6-53. Length. contributions by Councils).

d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ft. s. d. Nambucca 1078 11 m. to 12 m. from Bowraville Earthworks, gravelling and culverts Council 3,200 0 0 3,200 0 0 Namoi .... 1167 Trunk Road No. 72 to Harparary Bridge (1-2 m.) Forming and gravelling do 0 1,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 and Holmes Creek to Black Mountain Creek turn-off (2-2 m.). Do 1167 10-2 m. to 11-4 m. from Baan Baa Clearing, forming and gravelling do 1,070 0 0 1,070 0 0 Do ; 1167 15-9 m. to 17-2 m. from Baan Baa do do do do 1,150 0 0 1,150 0 0 Do 1167 Maules Creek 17-4 m. from Baan Baa Concrete causeway and gravel approaches do 500 0 0 970 0 0 1,470 0 0 Narraburra 1091 22 m. 12 chns. to 26 m. 1 chn. from Developmental Clearing, forming and gravelling do 4,989 8 0 4,989 8 0 Road No. 1097. Do 1180 4 m. 3,564 ft. northwards from Coolamon Shire do do do do 0 3,322 0 0 6,322 0 0 Boundary. Patrick Plains 1053 6 m. 4,220f t. to 7 m. 3,692 ft Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 0 400 0 0 2,400 0 0 Severn 1207 Extension of original Developmental Road No. 1207 do 6,120 0 0 6,120 0 0 from State Highway No. 12 at Mathieson towards do do do Wellingrove. S troud 1110 Black Camp Repairs to timber bridge do 153 9 9 153 2 9 63 306.5 7 Do 1161 Horse Creek to Upper Bunyah Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Tamarang 1213 2-5 m. to 7-2 m. from New England Highway Earthworks and gravelling do 2,000 0 (Cr.) 2,000 0 0 Tenterfield 1201 0 m. to a m. from Koreelah towards Queensland Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 2,000 0 14,650 0 0 16,650 0 0 Border. - • Do 1201 Koreelah Creek on. White Swamp-road Two timber bridges do 0 107 16 8 4,867 16 8 4,867 16 8 Terania 1085 Culvert at Blanch's Creek Restoration of flood damage do 250 0 0 250 0 0 Tomki . 1125 McLennon's Bridge Replacement of timber bridge do 1,009 7 7 50 0 0 1,059 7 7 0 70 2,619 14 9 Y; Do . 1125 Hildebrands Bridge do do do do 2,000 0 0 108 14 5 2,108 14 5 0 86 4,290 13 IX Do . 1125 and Restoration of roads and bridges following flood Flood damage repairs do '222 10 0 44 14 10 ' 267 4 10 534 9 8 1132. damage. Do 1132 Pelican Creek Timber bridge and approaches do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Tumbarumba 1191 At 6-25 m. and 6'6 m. to 7-36 m Forming, gravelling and culverts do 655 0 0 342 1 6 997 1 6 1 580 997 1 Do • .. 1226 Access road to Willigobung Estate War Service Earthworks and gravelling do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Land Settlement. Section 0 m. to 3 m. 776 ft. from Trunk Road No. .85. 0 707 5 5 2,271 5 5 T input,. 1038 0 m. 4,200 ft. to lm. 3,420 ft. and 0m. to 1 m Reconstruction, gravelling and surfacing with do 1,564 0 0 2,271 5 5 3,420 ft: bi tumen. Do . 1215 0 m. to 5 m. from Monaro Highway Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 524 0. o. 10,700 0 0 11,224 0- 0 Do . 1215 17 m. to 19 m. from Monaro Highway Forming, gravelling and culverts do 0 2,000 0 0 2,266 0 0 Tweed—. 1217 • Pottsville to Hastings Point. Section 0-m. to 2 m. Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 0 5,849 0 0 S,S49 0 0 Do . 1217 Pottsville to Hastings Point. Section 2 m. to 2 m. do do do do 6,480 0 0 • 6,480 0 0 4,700 ft. Upper Hunter 1109 Main Road No. 105 to Mt. Royal Range Forming, gravelling and culverts do 0 1,782 0 0 3,282 0 0 Do „ UC9. Main Road No. 105 to Dry Creek' Village do do do do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 W^DoV.'"15;*'»*:..'..»: 1109 8 m. to S-5 m.~ from Main Road No. 105 Earthworks, gravelling arid culverts do 300 0 0 300 0 0 Urana 1152 Billabong Creek at Rand Reinforced concrete bridge and approaches do 0 3,007 19 3 13,707 19 3 Tirana and Lockhart 1014 11-5 m. to 125 m. and 13 m. to 14-3 m. from Forming, gravelling and culverts do 0 274 4 11 1,755 4 11 Urana. 0 Wakool 1118 0.m..to 4 m. from Barham _. Forming and loaming do 1,800 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,800 0 Do 1146 0 m. to 5 m. from Main Road No. 319 Forming and gravelling do 1,900 0 0 1,900 0 0 Do 1146 5-9 m. to Niemur River at 10-25 m. : Forming and loaming ,do - 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1146 Banker's Creek at 16-3 m. from Main Road No. 319 Crossing do Do do 4,200 0 0 4,200 0 0 14-6 m. to St. Helena's Creek at, 20-7 m. from Earthworks, gravelling and culverts Main Road No. 319. 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Do 3075 Cunninyieuk Soldiers' Settlement Timber bridge : do Walgett 1190 5 m 84 ft. to 10 m. from Walgett Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 Wallarobba 3062 Goat Hill to Crossing No. 1 Four river crossings with approaches and do 6,000 0 0 124 11 3 6,124 11 3 ,124 11 3 roadwork. Appendix No. 9—continued.

DEVELOPMENTAL* ROADS FUND—continued.

Summary of Expenditure on Construction and Reconstruction Works—continued-

Expenditure from Department's Funds. Works Completed. Road City, Municipal or Shire Area. or Work Location of Work. Class of Construction. Constructing Total Cost No. Authority. Total (including any To 30-6-52. 1952-53. to 30-6-53- Length. contributions by Councils).

s. d. ft. £ s. d. Waugoola 1098 Bangaroo Station to Bangaroo Clearing, forming and gravelling ... Councd 1,018 2 10 152 1 8 1,170 4 528 1,170 4 6 Weddh .. 1116 523 m. to 545 m. from Mid-Western Highway... Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 4,000 0 0 4,000 0 CO Wei ington 1057 88 m. to 9-8 m. from Ballimore Forming, gravelling and culverts ... do 1,000 0 1,954 0 0 2,954 0 CO Do 1135 0 m. to 2 m. 1,887 ft. from Developmental Road Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 3,000 0 3,600 0 0 6,600 0 No. 1007 towards Benelong Bridge. Woodburn 1203 0 m. to 0-75 m. and 2-5 m. to 35 m. from Pacific Clearing and forming do 1,000 0 0 (Cr.) 150 0 0 850 0 0 3960 850 0 0 Highway. Do 1203 From Pacific Highway at 19 m. south of Woodburn Earthworks, gravelling and culverts do 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 via Jackybulbin to Developmental Road No. 1049. Wyong 1077 Dooralong Replacement of Goad's Bridge . do 300 0 0 185 0 0 485 0 0 Yallaroi and Ashford 3079 Ottley's Creek, Booraba-Blue Nobby-road Timber bridge and approaches . do . 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Yanko 1220 0 m. to 8-16 m. north of Garoolgan Forming, gravelling and culvert do 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Do 1220 6j m. from Mirrool Creek to Garoolgan Clearing, forming and gravelling do 6.671 0 0 6,671 0 0 Miscellaneous (Long Service Leave) 70 19 4 Total Expenditure on Road Construction 315;768 2 8 Administrative Exp'ensea 324 10 4' Department of Main Roads Expenditure—New South Wales Transport and Highways Commission. 88 4 0 Miscellaneous Construction 2 5 5, Total as per Receipts and Payments Statement, Appendix No. 3 £316,183 2 5 94

Appendix No. 10.

COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND. EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR 1952-53 ON THE MAINTENANCE AND MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF MAIN ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES.

Amount paid, to Councils or City, Municipal or Shire Area. Work carried out by expended by Department.

State Highways. S.H. 1—Prince's Highway- £ s. d. Greater Wollongong Department 17,208 19 6 Kogarah 5,458 10 4 Marrickville 1,344 17 8 Rockdale 2,574 9 10 Sutherland 27,300 7 0 Sydney Council 7,698 9 5 61,585 13 9

S.H. 2—Hume Highway- Ashfield Department 637 9 10 Bankstown 8,432 9 6 Burwood 169 10 11 Camden 8,672 8 5 Fairfield 2.983 4 4 Liverpool 14,009 15 Strathfield 1.984 15 36,889 13 5

S.H. 5—Great Western Highway- Ashfield Department 585 0 Auburn 1,621 1 Blacktown 9,081 7 Blue Mountains 37,082 7 Burwood ...... 288 0 Concord ..... 364 0 Drummoyne 210 8 Holroyd 14,823 5 Leichhardt 2,603 12 Marrickville 1,774 0 Parramatta 12,363 7 Penrith 7,154 3 Strathfield 483 0 Sydaey Council 3,073 14 91,507 9 10

S.H. 10—Pacific Highway- Hornsby Department. 7,706 9 Council 5,283 12 Ku-ring-gai .. Department. 24,456 4 Lane Cove 643 15 North Sydney 1,537 14 Willoughby .. 570 16 40,198 12 4

S.H. 13— Bankstown .... Department 1,225 0 Baulkham Hills Council 535 12 Department 979 0 Fairfield .. 1,225 0 0 Holroyd 192 0 5 Hornsby .. Council 1,915 0 11 Parramatta Department 7,549 7 5 13,621 1 4

Total—State Highways £243,802 10 8

Ordinary Main Roads. £ s. d. Ashfield .... Council 73 14 6 Auburn 2,604 18 10 Bankstown Department 5,480 8 1 Council 13,214 2 9 Baulkham Hills 16,510 13 8 t> > » Department 21,180 1 7 Blacktown Council 7,059 9 7 Department 12,129 14 6 ,, .... 16,454 4 4 Blue Mountains Council 537 7 8 >t >» »> • 60 0 0 Botany Department 2,239 8 0 u n 1,451 4 11 Burwood 2,463 1 5 Council 95

Appendix No. 10—continued.

COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND—I-icontinued.

Expenditure during the year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Mino Improvement of* Main Roads* Bridges and Ferries—continued.

Amount paid to Councils or City, Municipal or Shire Area. Work carried out by expended by Department.

Ordinary Main Roads—continued. £ s. d. Camden Department 1,815 1 7 Council 3,947 18 0 Campbelltown 3,889 9 2 Department 27,380 11 8 Canterbury 9,373 1 1

Colo ij 14,604 11 7 11,463 7 6 Concord Council 2,361 7 4 >» Department 535 14 11 Drummoyne 5,214 11 5 Council 1,191 2 9 Fairfield ... Department 7,896 18 7 Council 4,126 6 8 Greater Wollongong Department 30,173 14 3 Hornsby Council 18,106 0 5 Department 1,478 15 1 Hunter's Hill 6,057 15 3 Hurstville .... Council 3,579 11 0 Department 249 2 1 Kogarah 86 7 0 >> Council 2,569 14 5 Ku-ring-gai t> 9,571 17 3 i> Department 3,453 1 9 Lane Cove 1,994 13 0 Leichhardt 6,431' 6 0 Liverpool .. Council 2,175 19 0 Department 12,279 4 0 Manly 2,712 19 5 tt Council 5,844 8 9 Marrickville Department 92 0 0 Council 499 11 3 Mosman Department 2,712 14 9 Council 4,614 11 11 North Sydney 1,463 5 11 Parramatta ,, Department 14,411 17 4 Penrith ...... it 8,384 17 0 Council 21.149 12 7 Randwick . 1,162 13 5 j> Department 2,763 12 0 Rockdale . >> 30,904 11 4 i> • Council 4,540 12 9 Ryde >> 5,534 2 2 Department 2,386 5 0 Strathfield .. 2.030 0 0 Council 2,371 17 10 Sutherland., »> 16,526 9 8 » Department 47,147 8 0 Sydney » 232 0 0 » Council 9,407 2 10 Warringah 22,848 13 0 Department 44,525 4 1 n Council 868 17 3 Waverley ,, Department 74 8 1 Council 2,719 5 3 Department Willoughby 301 10 9 Windsor 15,127 5 8 Wollondilly Council 17,099 5 3 Woollahra . ij • 1,947 18 5 Department 183 10 0 Total—Ordinary Main Roads £586,054 4 3

Secondary Roads. £ s. d. Ashfield Council 239. 7 6 Blue Mountains 212 12 4 Botany 347 3 5 Burwood ...... * 291 3 2 Canterbury .... 4,821 15 0 Department 36 16 3 Drummoyne , Council 339 14 3 Hornsby 2,024 7 0 Hunter's Hill. 116 11 2 96

Appendix No. 10—continued.

COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ' MAIN ROADS FUND—continued.

Expenditure during the year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minor Improvement of Maiu Roads, Bridges and Ferries—continued.

Amount paid to Councils or City, Municipal or Shire Area. Work carried out by expended by Department.

SECONDARY ROADS—continued. £ s. d. s. d. Hurstville .. Council 822 16 6 Ku-ring-gai 2,014 0 0 Lane Cove 102 16 3 Leichhardt 3,570 6 11 Manly 95 12 11 Marrickville 1,266 11 2 Department 36 16 3 Mosman Council •309 9 4 North Sydney 2,082 5 2 Rockdale 2,204 0 10 Ryde 456 17 2 Sutherland .. 10,373 5 11 Department 1,358 1 5 Sydney Council 4,944 2 3 Willoughby 397 2 5 Total—Secondary Roads 37,874 15 11

Total—All Roads £867,731 10 10

MISCELLANEOUS. £ s. d. s. d Bridges and Ferries not on classified roads 36,366 11 5 Maintenance of Depot Buildings, Fences, etc 2,744 10 4 Restoration of Road Openings 3,761 2 10 Traffic Striping 15,209 4 Signposting by Department 1,680 18 11 ' Supervision 9,762 0 2 Testing Laboratory Working Expenses .., : 1,905 3 1 Proportion of School of Plant Instruction Expenses 549 S 0 Commission paid in terms of Section 42, Main Roads Act, 1924 51 .• 3,666 13 9 Payments to Councils for Long Service Leave 122 14 2 Signposting by Councils 425 13 7 Miscellaneous 2,048 17 5 78,242 16 0

Total as per Receipts and Payments Statement—Appendix No. 1, Part " A " £945,974 6 10

* Refund of Grant. 97

Appendix No. 11.

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUNX

EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR 1952-53 ON THE MAINTENANCE WND MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF MAIN ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES.

Amount paid to Councils or by- City, Municipal or Shire Area.' Work carried out expended by Department.

STATE HIGHWAYS. s. S H. 1—Prince's Highway— Bega , Department 3,489 6 Eurobodalla 31,177 12 Gerringong 3,932 14 Greater Wollongong 15,261 10 Council 2,022 0 Imlay ...... Department 29,089 12 Jamberoo ... 1,266 0 Kiama 2,044 13 11 Mumbulla ... 12,518 14 3 Shellharbour 2,720 18 9 Shoalhaven 52,423' 7 3 155,946 11 10

S.H. 2—Hume Highway— Albury Council 2,301 11 Camden Department 8 10 Demondrille 18,124 5 Goodradigbee 20,861 7 Goulburn 3,433 10 Gundagai ..' * 28,257 I Gunning '. •* 18,176 7 Holbrook 10,218 16 Hume - 8,555 8 Kyeamba - 9,745 1 Mittagong Council - 15,094 2 Mulwaree , W#?21,384 16 Wingecarribee 7,968 10 Wollondilly Department 23,695 16 Yass - 4,226 4 200,911 7

S.H. 3—Federal Highway- Gunning Department 6,976 9 8 Mulwaree Council 4,575 8 3 Yarrowlumla Department 2,542 7 3 14,094 5 2

S.H. 4—Monaro Highway- Bega Department 835 Cooma Council 2,001 Gundagai Department 666 Imlay 3,205 Monaro Council 10,344 Mumbulla Department 16,522 Snowy River 8,920 Tumut Council 14,366 )6,860 12 4

S.H. 5—Great Western Highway- Bathurst Department 2,719 10 1 Blaxland 24,493 16 5 Lithgow 2,303 13 1 Turtra 10,128 11 9 39,645 11 4

S.H. 6.—Mid-Western Highway- Abercrombie Council ...... 5,232 4 Bathurst Department 43 14 Bland Council 8,056 I Carrathool 10,717 6 Cowra 700 0 0 Grenfell 334 1 8 ..- Hay 141 5 II Lyndhurst 2,000 0 0 Waradgery 3,305 14 0 Waugoola '. 3,000 0 0 Weddin 4,956 14 6 38,487 3 0

t 20400—7 98

Appendix No, 11—continued.

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued.

Expenditure during the year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minor Improvement of Main Roads, Bridges and Ferries—continued.

City, Municipal or Shire Area. Work carried out by- Amount paid by Councils or expended by Department.

STATE HIGHWAYS—continued. £ s. d. s. d. S.H. 7—Mitchell Highway Abererombie Council - 11,962 11 5 Bathurst Department 72 9 11 Bogan Council 3,997 8 8 Canobolas JJ - 10,000 0 0 Dubbo 43 13 2 Marthaguy Department 2,908 11 1 Molong Council - 2,802 10 0 Narromine Department 147 16 9 Nyngan Council 384 17 8 Talbragar » - 5,583 0 2 - 5,184 19 7 >> Department Timbrebongie 5,461 14 10 Council ...... Wellington * 8,500 0 0 57,049 13 3

S.H. 8—Barrier Highway Bogan Council 1,002 11 4 Nyngan *334 17 8 667 13 8 S.H. 9—New England Highway- Armidale Council 867 1 3 Coekburn 166 3 4 Department 13,303 16 10 Dumareeq . Council 5,821 9 4 Glen Innes 90 5 2 Department, 2,673 4 2 Guyra Council 3,523 13 11 Department, 3,473 5 5 Kearsley 6,544 6 3 Kyogle Coimcil 1,648 2 1 Lower Hunter Department 3,799 5 11 Maitland Council 2,064 17 3 Department 2,926 8 5 Murrurundi 18,411 .7 5- Council *311 8 fj Muswellbrook Shire Department 10,092 5 8 Muswollbrook Municipality 523 0 10 Council 162 6 3 Nundle 1,936 18 0 Patrick Plains Department 15,982 7 0 Peel Council 3,270 16 6- Scone 649 5' 2 Singleton 122 14 3 Severn *106 17 6 Department, 14,004 13 4 Tamarang Council 11,908 13 9 Tamworth 763 15 3 Tenterfield Shire 13,758 8 9 Department 4,562 5 1 Tenterfield Municipality Council 1,423 3 0 Upper Hunter Department 13,386 15 7 Uralla Council 3,755 1 11 161,197 11 2

S.H. 10—Pacific Highway- Ballina Council 1,996 11 0 Bellingen Department 1,127 7 3 Council 8,346 0 0 Byron 6,091 17 4 Dorrigo ... Department 9,457 6 2 Gloucester Council 4,300 0 0 Gosford ... Department 31,012 14 3 Council 677 2 4 Harwood 7,906 1 2 Hastings Department 15,838 12 11 Kempsey 1,023 5 3 Lake Macquarie 21,179 7 9 Lower Hunter .. 2,707 16 4 Maclean Council 2,513 19 6 Macleay Department 13,255 12 10 Manning Council 12,500 0 0 Department 604 2 11 Nambucca )> 15,589 7 0 Newcastle Council 7,100 0 0

* Refund of Grant. 99

' Appendix No. 11—continued.

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued Expenditure during the year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minor Improvement of Main Roads, Bridges and Ferries—continued.

City, Municipal or Shire Area. Work carried out by Amount paid to Councils or expended by Department.

STATE HIGHWAYS—continued. £ 8. d. s. d. S.H , 10—Pacific Highway—continued. Nymboida Council 366 10 3 Orara Department 11,200 10 2 Port Macquarie 1,676 5 9 Port Stephens Council 1,300 0 0 South Grafton 317 11 3 Stroud • 20,766 11 3 Taree 1,630 6 9 Tintenbar 10,311 11 7 Tweed 13,161 19 1 Ulmarra <:.....'..* Department 6,383 14 2 Woodburn Council 17,806 4 5 Wyong Department 27,887 1 7 276,035 10 3

S.H. 11—Oxley Highway- Apsley ... Council 11,086 17 5 Coekburn 2,933 4 6 Coonabarabran 10,093 4 1 Gilgandra 4,252 2 7 Gunnedah 200 -0 0 Hastings Department 15,326 3 11 Liverpool Plains ...... Council 6,593 1 1 Marthaguy Department 103 15 2 Council 12,000 0 0 Peel 4,395 4 10 Tamworth 1,990 16 6 Walcha ... 1,427 7 1 Warren ... 720 0 0 249 Department 6 8 71,371 3 10 S.H. 12—Gwydir Highway— Boolooroo Council 1,904 3 9 Boomi .... 11,450 5 11 Glen Innes 1,101 4 11 Inverell 625 9 1 Macintyre 6,885 1 9 Moree ., 664 14 7 Nymboida .... 15,195 3 7 Severn 10,516 2 11. South Grafton 233 14 -7 Walgett 7,175 16 10 Yallaroi 8,251 9' 1 64,003 7 0 .H. 14—Sturfc Highway- Hay Council 1,624 4 Kyeamba Department 2,914 3 Mitchell 5,604 14 Murrumbidgee Council 11,301 16 Wagga Wagga 1,051 5 Wakool 6,800 0 Waradgery 13,885 14 Yanko Department 13,887 17 57,069 15 6 S.H. 15—Yass-Canberra Road- Goodradigbee •Department 4,717. 9 8 Yarrowlumla 1,080 17. 8 5,798 7 4 S.H. 16— Ashford Council 7,147 13 10 Ballina . 3,965 12 6 Boolooroo 718 11 2 Casino 700 18 10 Gundurimha 12,799 13 5 Kyogle Department 13,502 15' Lismore Council 3,123 0 Tenterfield Shire 15,427 14 Tenterfield Municipality 6,825 12 Tintenbar 158 8 Tomki 4,235 14 10 Department 2,076"14 7' Yallaroi Council 1,702 13 6 72,385 3 3 100

^ Appendix No. 11—continued.

' COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued.

Expenditure during the year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minor Improvement of Main Roads, Bridges and Ferries—continued.

Amount paid to Councils or City, Municipal or Shire Area. Work carried out by- expended by Department.

STATE HIGHWAYS—continued. S.H. 17—Newell Highway- £ s. d. a. d- Berrigan , Department 2,062 11 0 Bland Council 2,925 0 0 Boolooroo 1... 18,824 16 11 Coolamon 3,871 14 2 Coonabarabran 1,595 4 1 Dubbo 156 6 10 Forbes 10 0 0 Gilgandra , 451 %3 10 8 Goobang Department 5,987 10 11 Jemalong Council 2,117 0 0 Jerilderie Department 13,723 0 Moree Council 488 8 Namoi 13,382 7 Narrabri 1,863 0 Narrandera 2,345 19 Parkes 500 0 .0 Department 518 4 3 Peak Hill 829 16 4 Talbragar 9,603 14 I Timbrebongie 10,366' 2 11 Urana 4,319 3 5 Weddin Council 1,543 5 6 Yanko >> 2,308 16 8 Department 2,001 10 4 102,301 4

S.H. 18— Coonamble Council 2,724 12 11 Gilgandra . 2,257 8 5 Walgett .... 11,036 15 4 16,018 16 8

S.H. 19— Bibbenluke . Council 6,000 0 0 Bombala .... 1,134 4 7 Cooma 1,315 18 7 Monaro 15,715 4 9 Yarrowlumla 3,908 19 11 28,074 7 10 S.H. 20— Albury ... Council 192 0 0 Berrigan Department 14,375 5 6 Conargo ... 2,391 9 2 Coreen ... 8,674 7 8 Deniliquin Council 640 17 10 Hume ... Department 6,125 0 6 32,099 0 8 S.H. 21—Cobb Highway— Deniliquin Council 3,031 9 Hay , 3,881 10 Murray 6,886 13 Waradgery 10,547 12 Wmdouran 5,453 9 29,800 1J

S.H. 23— Lake Macquarie Council 435 12 3 435 12 3 S.H. 24— Tenterfield Shire Council 4,891. 7 9 4,891 7 9 Total—State Highways i 1,485,145 1 3 101

Appendix No. 11—continued. COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continuei

Expenditure during the year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minoi Improvement of Main Roads, Bridges and Ferries—continued.

Amount paid to Councils or City, Municipal or Shire Area. Work carried out by expended by Department.

TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROAD'! £ s. d. s. d- Abercrombie Council 9,300 0 10 ApBley 200 0 0 Armidale 124 11 3 Ash'ord 15,056 3 2 Ballina 463 7 11 Balranald 35 0 0 Barraba Municipality 247 10 7 Barraba Shire 6,992 8 2 Bathurst 24 12 7 Bega 129 17 9 Bellingen 7,711 9 11 Berrigan 7,710 0 0 8,400 0 0 Bibbenluke 5,635 Bingara 12 4 5,300 0 0 Bland 22,596 Blaxland 19 2 9,847 3 )> • Department 663 4 Blue Mountains t> 14,39^ 4 8 Bogan Council 712 0 0 Bombala 8,659 Boolooroo 13,868 Boomi 9,821 Boorowa 10,500 12 11 Boree 1,603 0 0 Bowral 13,955 19 9 Burrangong 6,598 16 10 Byron 3,000 16 3 Canobolas 22,615 0 0 Carrathool 461 19 4 Casino 2,150 6 0 Cessnock 4,866 7 11 Coekburn 5,326 17 2 Colo 10,401 >> Department 2,455 Conargo Council 2,200 Condobolin 7,000 0 0 Coolah 9,573 0 0 Coolamon ;.. 17,118 0 0 Coonabarabran 6,984 0 0 Coonamble 303 Cootamundra 15,280 Copmanhurst 1,600 Coreen 2,300 0 0 Corowa 140 0 0 Cowra 19,825 0 0 Crookwell 12,480 19 6 Cudgegong Department 8,401 4 8 Council 6,539 4,533 11 10 Culcairn 991 12 5 Demondrille 9,346 14 10 Deniliquin 8,521 0 0 Dorrigo 25 7 10 Dumaresq 484 17 11 Dubbo 6,585 0 0 Dungog 100 0 0 Eurobodalla 554 8 7 Forbes 3,853 0 0 Gerringong 138 3 0 Gilgandra 2,500 2 4 Glen Innes 16,583 13 10 Gloucester 6,835 0 0 Goobang 20,465 9 10 Goodradigbee 1,808 0 0 Gosford 2,153 0 0 Goulbum 19,522 6 11 Grafton City 14,108 18 9 Greater Wollongong.. 464

ft M Department 14,785 Grenfell Council ...... 3,050 Gulgong 11,253 Gundagai 295 0 0 Gundurimba 4,500 12 3 Gunnedah 9,764 16 1 Gunning 6,163 0 0 Guyra . 3,000 8 1 Harwood 844 14 1 Hastings.. 8,860 0 0 Hay 1 11 Holbrook 8 2

t '20400-^8 102

Appendix No. 11—continued.

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued.

Expenditure during the year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minor Improvement of Main Roads, Bridges and Ferries—continued.

Amount paid to Councils or City, Municipal or Shire Area. Work carried out by- expended by Department.

TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROADS—continued. £ s. d. >. d. Hume Council 7,222 5 10 Illabo 7,480 13 4 Imlay 9,830 0 0 Inverell 511 0 0 Jamberoo 2,226 10 0 Jerilderie 3,658 12 3 Jindalee 12,054 1 0 Junee 1,700 0 0 Kearsley 15,303 10 9 Kempsey 100 0 0 ICiam^ 72 5 10 Kyeamba 4,717 7 0 Kyogle 17,862 11 6 liachlan 19,337 16 9 Lake Macquarie 11,500 0 0 Leeton 1,006 12 4 3,988 Lismore 355 17 5 Lithgow 6.01S 9 2 Liverpool Plains 15,300 0 4 Lockhart 3,220 0 0 Lower Hunter 517 11 4 Lyndhurst 10,311 17 0 Macintyre •40 6 9 Maclean 11,175 5 5 Macleay 1,800 0 0 Maitland 2,991 0 0 Mandowa 354 2 11 Manilla 9,963 5 3 Manning 11,550 17 4 Marthaguy 9,866 0 0 Merriwa 13,895 3 0 Mitchell 7,156 6 1 Mittagong 5,500 16 0 Molong 298 0 0 Monaro 509 16 2 Moree 378 16 7 Mudgee 674 6 0 Mullumbimby 10,534 9 2 Mulwaree 4,439 14 5 Mumbulla 4,091 3 9 Murray 1,524 4 4 Murrumbidgee 417 10 8 Murrumburrah 4,521 2 11 Murrurundi 8,175 18 11 Muswellbrook Shire 18 4 2 Muswellbrook Municipality. 5,161 5 1 Nambucca 13,299 5 3 Namoi 100 10 9. Narrabri 9,292 0 0 61 Narraburra 7 2 200 2 4 Narrandera 23,196 Narromine 3,680 0 0 Newcastle 16,800" 10 6 Nundle 1,919 15 4 Nymboida 222 0 0 Department 7,264 Nyngan Council 8,188 Oberon 1,700 Department 5,550 Orange Council 2,009 Orara 11,800 0 0 Parkes 10,436 2 4 Patrick Plains 361 0 0 Department 4,400 3 2- Peak Hill Council 4,200 5 8 Peel 1,469 0 0 Port Stephens 1,806 0 0 Queanbeyan .. 6,800 14 3 Quirindi 10,655 8 9 Rylstone 221 0 0 Department 5,285 1 0 Scone . Council 725 8 7 Severn 4,940 6 7 Department 3,858 2 11 Shellharbour Council 3,933 0 0 14,031 >* Department 6 8 Council 66 7 8 Shoalhaven Department 10 1 >> Council 4 1 Singleton ... * Refund of Grant. 103

Appendix No. 11—continued.

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued.

Expenditure during the year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minor Improvement of Main Road: Bridges and Ferries—continued.

City, Municipal or Shire Area. Work carried out by- Amount paid to Councils or expended by Department

TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROADS—continued. £ B. d. Snowy River Council 6,228 4 1 Department 5,569 19 10 South Grafton .. Council 637 10 8 Stroud 16,793 9 0 Talbragar 1,750 0 0 Tallaganda 11,684 2 4 Tamarang 13,719 0 0 Tamworth 100 0 0 Taree *36 13 11 Temora 416 17 1 Tenterfield Shire 1,787 16 9 Terania 6,740 0 0 Timbre bongie .. 7,150 0 0 Tintenbar 7,283 1 7 Tomki 6,790 9 9 Tumbarumba .. 8,152 7 7 Tumut 13,200 0 0 Turon 6,136 Tweed 11,205 Upper Hunter .. 10,675 6,882 18 9 Uralla 9,704 9 3 Urana 2,459 3 7 Wade 574 14 6 Wagga Wagga .. 14,120 S 1 Wakool 150 0 0 Walcha 11,561 0 0 Walgett 6,40t 0 0 Wallarobba 8,493 17 2 W'aradgery 182 2 7 Warren 89 11 1 Department 13,604 14 10 Waugoola Council 5,099 ' 0 0 Weddin ...... 5,500 19 2 Wellington 1,673 0 0 Windouran .. 13,720 10 7 Wingecarribee 700 3 0 Wingham 3,824 0 0 Wollondilly .. 624 16 4 Department ' 4,239 9 4 Woodburn Council 3,170 10 9 Wyong 4,747 15 9 Yallaroi 1,936 5 7 Yanko 7,380 16 8 Yarrowlumla 553 0 0 Yass 1,598 8 2 Younfr 0 6 Total—Trunk and Ordinary Main Roads. 1,236,379 15 6 Total—AM Roads £2,721,524 16 9

* Refund of Grant.

BRIDGES. Outer Metropolitan Division No. 1— £ s. d. State Highways 9,798 1 4 Main Roads 1,857 8 6 Developmental or other roads 2.238 17 5 13,894 Outer Metropolitan Division No. 2— State Highways 142 15 5 Trunk Roads 7,902 0 8 Main Roads 7,427 9 10 15,472 Southern Division— State Highways 16,306 8 5 Trunk Roads 4,544 0 2 Main Roads 890 2 2 Developmental or other roads 397 5 11 22 137 16 8 Lower Northern Division— State Highways 25,277 9 Main Roads 25.237 2 Developmental or other roads 7,819 13 334 5 9 104

Appendix No. 11—continued.

COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND—continued. Expenditure during the year 1952-53 on the Maintenance and Minor Improvement of Main Roads, Bridges and Ferries—continued.

BRIDGES—continued. £ s. d. d. £ d. Upper Northern Division— State Highways 5,859 10 2 Trunk Roads 32 12 0 Main Roads 1.021 17 2 Developmental or other roads 3,076 15 6 9,990 14 10 South Western Division— State Highways 6,501 4 Developmental or other roads 7,594 14 14,095 18 8 Central Western Division—- State Highways 15,035 12 11 Trunk Roads 584 10 0 Main Roads 2,599 14 3 Developmental or other roads 4,493 10 11 22,713 17 1 North Western Division— State Highways 6,910 "18 3 Trunk Roads 3,627 17 11 Main Roads 322 2 0 Developmental or other roads 29 14 5 10,890 12 7 North Eastern Division— State Highways 6,265 12 7 Main Roads 21,538 0 10 Developmental or other roads 2,168 2 9 29971, 16 South Coast Division— State Highways 7,482 13 2 Main Roads 7,234 16 10 Developmental or other roads 82 2 14,799 12 5 Central Murray Division— State Highways 2,440 12 1 Main Roads 8,037 2 1 Trunk Roads 1,315 14 4 Developmental or other roads 98 5 1 11,891 13 7 224,193 0 11 FERRIES. Lower Northern Division— State Highways 28,295 15 7 Main Roads 126,383 15 2 Developmental or other roads 8 894 8 5 163,573 19 2 South Western Division— Main Roads 1,107 11 5 1,107 11 5 North Eastern Division— State Highways 25,275 5 8 Main Roads ' 17,938 4 9 Developmental or other roads 6,228 5 9 49,441 16 2 South Coast Division— State Highways 14,003 16 5 14,003 16 5 Central Murray Division— Main Roads 2,573 16 4 Developmental or othei roads 1,721 4 0 4,295 0 4 232,422 3 6

WESTERN DIVISION Expenditure by Department 277,741 17 1 Grants to Councils 3,537 19 0 281,279 16 1

MISCELLANEOUS. Traffic Striping 15,408 8 3 . - . . Proportion of School of Plant Instruction Expenses 2,080 9 9 ^ , ^ , Commission paid in terms of Section 42, Main Roads Act, 1924-51 26,072 2 8 J *" » - Payments to Councils for Long Service Leave 1,280 19 5 Signposting by Councils 4,655 13 8 Supervision .' 39,971 11 4 Testing Laboratory Working Expenses 24,450 1 4 Works by Councils on roads other than Main Roads, Section 21 (IB) Main Roads Act, 1924-51 2,454 16 10 •Miscellaneous ...... 32,637 17 4 . 149,012 0 7

Total as per Receipts and Payments Appendix No. 2 Part " A ". £3,608,431 17 10 105

Appendix No. 12.

MAIN ROADS, 1952-53.

The-e were no Main Roads proclaimed during the year. By Government Gazet'. of 22nd August, 1952, that section of the Pacific Highway (State Highway No. 10) from near 12 Mile Creek via Booral, sttoud and Gloucester to Furfleet, approximately 2 miles south of Tarec. was altered to from near 12 Mite Creek via Karuah and Bulahdelnh to Tarec. Thai, section oi road previously pari of the Pacific Highway was reclassified as Trunk Road No. 90. Main Road No. 506 from near 12 Mile Creek to near Bundaoah Creek ; nd Main Road No. 110 from near Bulahdelah to Taree now form part of the Pacific Highway.

Appendix No. 13.

SECONDARY ROADS, 1952-53.

There were no Secondary Roads declared and no alterations of existing Secondary Roads have been effected durin; the i- a .

Appendix No. 14.

PROCLAMATION OF.DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS, 1952-53.

DURING THE YEAR the following new Developmental Roads were proclaimed.

Date of Road Shire or Municipality. Proclama­ Description. Mileage. Remarks. tion. No.

m. ch. Bibbenluke Shire 1-8-52 From the railway level crossing north of Bukalong Siding generally 2 8 Extension of Developmental Road westerly to the Bombala-Guimingra.il Road at Bukalong. No. 1040. Previously the Develop­ mental Road was from Bibbenluke to Bukalong Railway Siding, Wallarobba Shire 17-10-52 Prom the Single to u-Gres ford Road (Main Road No. 128). near To provide access to Patersou and Kangaroo Creek southerly to the Lambs Valley Boad, near Sugar- Singleton and to assist in the - loaf Creek. development of the dairy industry in this area. Muswellbrook Shire 19-12-52 i2*zr From the Miiswellbrook-Sandy Hollow Road (Main Road No. 208) To provide access from dairy farms approximately 3J miles west of Muswellbrook, generally south­ on Bengalla Sol.liers' Settlement. westerly through Bengalla War Service Land Settlement for approximately 4£ miles. Tumbarumba Shire 19-12-52 1226 From Trunk Road No. 85 about 8 miles northerly from Tumbarumba To provide all weather access to the north-westerly, northerly and easterly to Trunk Road No. 85 railway from Willigobung Soldiers' about 10k miles northerly from Tumbarumba a length of about Settlement. 4$ miles passing through Willigobung War Service Land Settlement. Apsley Shire 20-3-53 1227 From the Coekburn Shire boundary near Terrible Billy generally 23 00 To provide connection with the road easterly, via Hellhole to Nowendoc. to Walcha and Tamworth and to assist in the development of graeing properties in this area.

Appendix No. 15.

PROCLAMATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS, 1952-53.

DURING THE YEAR the following new Developmental Works were proclaimed.

Date of Work Shire or Municipality, Proclama­ Description. Mileage. Remarks. tion. No.

m. ch. Macleay and Nambucca 17-10-52 3080 The construction of a length of approximately 2£ miles of the road 2 40 To provide access between the Shires, from Trunk Road No. 75 near Toorooka via Hickey's Creek and dairying districts of Hickey's Baker's Creek to Main Road No. 533 at Taylor's Arm, commencing Creek and Taylor's Arm. at approximately 6J miles from Trunk Road No. 75. Orara Shire . 29-5-53 3081 Pillar Valley-Wooli Road. Construction of a length of about 6 miles 6 00 To assist in the development of the commencing at the bridge over Amos Creek about 3£ miles from fishing industry and tourist Pillar'Valley and extending towards Wooli. potentialities at Wooli. Kyogle Shire 29-5-53 3082 Grady's Creek Road. Construction of about 1J miles of road and 1 40 To assist in the development of the three low-level timber bridges between Mt. Lyon Railway Station district and an all weather access and " Treberth." to the railway. 106 Appendix No. 16. MILEAGE OF MAIN, SECONDARY AND DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS IN N.S.W.

Main Roads. Secondary Develop­ Date. Roads mental Grand Ordinary (Metropolitan Total. State Trunk Roads. Main Total. Area). Roads. Highways. Roads.

miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. Eastern and Central Divisions of the State- At 30th .lunc, 1926 * * * 12,840 12,840 1927 * * * 13,054 19 1,307 14,380 1928 3,581 2,370 7,539 13,490 20 2,206 15,716 1929 3,548 2,342 7,664 13,554 43 2,328 15,925 1930 : 3,646 2,298 7,901 13,845 65 2,490 16,400 1931 3.652 2,321 7,849 13,822 86 2,450 16,358 1932 3,666 2,337 7,813 13,816 ' 94 2,449 16,359 1933 3,673 2,343 8,133 14,149 93 2,344 16,586 1934 3,843 2,354 8,697 14,894 93 2,372 17,359 1935 3,849 2,435 8,875 15,159 100 2,431 17,690 1936 3,846 2,424 8,984 15,254 100 2,379 17,733 1937 3,844 2,424 9,197 15,465 102 2,419 17,986 1938 5,223 2,179 8,832 16,234 99 2,490 18,823 1939 5,183 2,371 9,039 16,593 93 2,469 19,155 1940 5,178 2,371 9,459 17,008 94 2,578 19,680 1941 5,162 2,369 9,573 17,104 92 2,696 19,892 1942 5,163 2,371 9,590 17,124 81 2,741 19,946 1943 5,158 2,370 9,593 17,121 .80 2,739 19,940 1944 5,145 2,369 9,610 17,124 80 2,749 19,953 1945 5,139 2,369 9,596 17,104 78 2,757 19,'939 1946 5,147 2,367 " 9,611 17,125 78 2,749 19,952 1947 5,162 2,378 9,644 17,184 81 2,805 20,070 1948 5,161 2,388 9,746 17,295 56- 2,801 20,152 1949 5,190 2,387 9,763 17,340 69 2,939 20,348 1950 5,204 2,672 9,701 17,577 68 2,783 20,428 1951 5,205 2,730 9,762 17,697 59 2,859 20,615 1952 5,210 2,779 9,790 17,779 74 2,868 20,721 1953 5,201 2,874 9,687 17,762 75 2,911 20,748 •j-R.—Western Division of the State— At 30th June, 1940 1,160 1,727 3,037 5,924 5,924 1941 1,169 1,740 2,972 5,881 5,881 1942 1,170 1,738 2,972 5,880 5,880 1943 1,189 1,805 2,982 5,976 5,976 1944 1,188 1,806 2,984 5,978 5,978 1945 1,365 1,389 3,124 5,878 5,878 1946 1,339 1,354 3,018 5,711 5,711 1947 1,339 1,353 3,009 5,701 5,701 1948 1,329 1,353 2,889 5,571 5,571 1949 1,329 1,358 2,944 5,631 5,631 1950 1,309 1,359 2,927 5,595 5,595 1951 1,328 1,359 2,926 5,613 5,613 1952 1,318 1,359 2,924 5,601 5,601 1953 1,335 1,351 2,880 5,566 5,566 JO.—Whole State— At 30th June, 1953 6,536 4,225 12,567 23,328 75 2,911 26,314

• Classification of Main Roads into State Highways, Trunk Roads and Ordinary Main Roads was not made until the 1st July, 1928. f In addition to the above, the Department is responsible for the full cost of works on unclassified roads in the unincorporated area of the Western Division; the length of these roads trailed 2,620 miles as at the 30th June, 1953. Appendix No. 17. LENGTH AND PERCENTAGE OF MAIN AND SECONDARY ROADS MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL DIVISIONS OF THE STATE AS AT 30TH JUNE, 1953.

State Highways. Trunk Roads. Ordinary Main Roads. Secondary Roads. Totals.

Maintained Maintained Maintained Maintained Maintained Maintained Maintained Maintained Maintained Maintained by Depart­ by Depart­ by by Depart­ by by Depart- by by Depart­ by Division. by meat. Councils. ment. Councils. ment. Councils. ment. Councils. ment, Councils. 0/ Miles. 0/ Miles. % Miles. la Miles. % Miles. /o Miles. Miles. /o Miles. /o Miles. % Miles. /o /o bounty of Cumberland- Metropolitan 55 98 1 2 101 41 145 59 56 100 156 44 202 56 Outer Metropolitan No. 1 52 98 ! 2 91 64 52 36 7 100 143 70 60 30 Outer Metropolitan No. 2 73 87 1L 13 132 51 129 49 12 100 205 57 152 43 Sub-total 180 93 13 7 324 50 326 50 75 100 504 55 414 45

Country— ^ Outer Metropolitan Not . 1 .1.48 87 23 13 5 33 10 67 46 16 240 84 199 42 273 58 Outer Metropolitan No. 2 57 67 28 33 44 17 212 83 94 14 596 86 195 19 836 81 72 1.00 797 100 192 13 1,302 87 Southern 192 75 28 430 1,268 Lower Northern 317 69 145 31 147 LOO "37 4 976 96 354 22 78 64 9 081 91 132 LOO 23 658 97 87 6 1,471- 94 Upper Northern 3 257 10 2,563 90 South Western 257 37 420 63 507 1.00 1,327 100 2,720 207 26 • 602 74 513 100 "'3 1,605 99 210 7 93 Central Western "i 4 2,002 96 North Western 88 16 ' 40tJ 84 517 100 1,019 100 88 1,122 120 32 254 68 271 100 'l5 2 597 98 135 11 89 North 'Eastern 366 45 456 55 South Coast 304 73 114 27 23 100 62 16 319 84 95g Central Murray 170 39 267 61 63 100 623 100 170 15 85 Sub-total 1,924 38 3,084 62 49 2 2,825 98 280 3 8,757 97 2,253 13 14,666 87 Grand Total :.. 2,104 40 3,097 60 49 2 2,825 98 604 6 9,083 94 75 100 2,757 15 15,080 86 107

Appendix No. 18.

EXPENDITURE ON MAIN AND SECONDARY ROADS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS AND CONTRIBUTIONS BY COUNCILS FROM 1925-26 TO 1952-53.

A.—County of Cumberland.

Expenditure from Main Roads Funds, Councils' contributions to works. excluding Councils' contributions. Rate per £ on Year. Total Expenditure. U.C.V. of Councils' Percentage of contributions. Amount. Percentage of Amount. total expenditure. total expenditure.

£ per cent. £ per cent. £ pence. 1925-26 222,765 38 368,166 62 590,931 •42 1926-27 652,601 71 262,058 29 914,659 •44 1927-28 804,078 71 324,212 29 1,128,290 •46 1928-29 700,187 64 390,589 36 1,090,776 •52 1929-30 905,088 70 388,629 30 1,293,717 •49 1930-31 370,111 49 382,432 51 752,543 •46 1931-32 150,921 31 337,196 69 488,117 •41 1932-33 248,681 47 276,826 53 525,507 •40 1933-34 332,544 57 247,649 43 580,193 •38 1934-35 523,890 67 256,377 33 780,267 •40 1935-36 395,283 62 246,924 38 642,207 •39 1936-37 395,666 62 244,678 38 640,344 •39 1937-38 595,923 72 236,119 28 832,042 •42 1938-39 644,801 73 235,904 27 880,705 •50 1939-40 985,054 81 231,463 19 1,216,517 •48 1940-41 982,534 80 242,109 20 1,224,643 •49 1941^2 714,729 76 228,923 24 943,652 •46 1942-43 179,265 42 247,998 58 427,263 •49 1943^4 . 222,684 48 245,138 52 467,822 •48 1944-45 210,212 46 247,117 54 457,329 •48 1945-46 348,984 60 229,348 40 578,332 •44 1946-47 584,914 69 257,346 31 842,260 -49 1947-48 693,018 ' 72 269,069 28 962,087 •50 1948-19 918,081 78 264,156 22 1,182,237 •47 1949-50 1,088,961 78 306,914 22 1,395,875 •51 1950-51 1,354,413 79 368,575 21 1,722,988 •55 1951-52 1,871,348 81 441,142 19 2,312,490 •57 1952-53 1,877,710 79 503,097 21 2,380,807 •52

18,974,446 70 . 8,280,154 30 27,254,600 •46

Appendix No. 18—continued.

B.—Country.

Expenditure from Main Roads Funds, excluding •Councils' contributions to works. •Rate per £ on U.C.V. of Councils' Councils' contributions. contributions. •Total Year. Expenditure. Percentage Maintenance Construction Percentage of total Total. of Total Maintenance. Construction. expenditure. Amount. Amount.. Expenditure.

£ per cent. £ £ £ per cent. £ pence, pence. 776,084 76 201,300 43,450 244,756 24 1,020,840 •30 •06 1,522,818 213,537 62,273 305,810 17 1,828,628 •30 •13 1,875,410 366,276 116,633 482,909 20 2,358,319 •50 •16 2,260,492 220,864 119,199 340,063 13 2,600,555 •29 •16 2,664,483 269,974 99,558 369,532 12 3,034,015 •34 •13 1,695,317 128,742 33,800 162,542 9 1,857,859 •16 •04 1,003,758 260,956 37,265 298,221 23 1,301,979 •34 •05 1,567,000 215,906 15 •10 69,306 285,212 14 1,852,212 •31 1,739,893 225,906 49,948 275,854 14 2,015,747 •34 •07 1,901,995 261,754 47,950 309,704 11 2,211,699 •40 •07 1,928,645 202,313 31,233 233,546 11 2,162,191 •31 •05 2,424,427 247,116 51,740 298,856 10 2,723,283 •40 •08 2,522,769 219,178 57,443 276,621 10 2,799,390 •36 •09 2,498,015 203,090 83,005 286,095 2,784,110 •31 •13 3,202,898 213,956 80,044 294,000 3,496,898 •31 •12 3,248,226 155,337 60,573 215,910 3,464,136 •22 •09 2,252,911 157,943 34,965 192,908 2,445,819 •23 •05 1,553,545 145,381 22,058 167,439 1,720,984 •21 •03 1,811,530 188,453 14,188 202,641 2,014,171 •27 •02 1,894,892 166,797 26,304 193,101 2,087,993 •23 •03 2,103,031 263,550 15,125 278,675 2,381,706 •37 •03 2,787,931 273.525 20,000 293,525 3,081,456 •38 •03 3,120,547 302,130 58,307 360,437 3,480,984 • -40 •07 3,092,858 357,988 71,389 429,377 3,522,235 •46 •09 3,920,922 345,901 83,773 429,674 4,350,596 •43 •10 4,760,512 519,551 64,752 584,303 5,344,815 •58 •07 7,095,032 535,125 42,226 577,351 7,672,383 -54 •04 6,619,565 436,078 81,875 517,953 7,137,518 •40 73,845,506 7,298,633 1,608,382 ,907,015 82,752,521 • Councils' contributions to works are subject to adjustment upon completion of works programmes in respect of the years 1949-50 to 1952-53. 108

Appendix No. 18—continued.

C.—Total of County of Cumberland and Country.

• Expenditure from Main Roads Funds, •Councils' contributions to works. excluding Councils' contributions. *Rate per £ on Yew. *Total expenditure. U.C.V. of Councils' Percentage of Percentage of contributions. Amount. Amount. total expenditure. total expenditure.

£ per cent. £ per oent. £ pence. 1925-26 998,849 62 612,922 38 1,611,771 •39 1926-27 2,175,419 79 567,868 21 2,743,287 •43 1927-28 2,679,488 77 . 807,121 23 3,486,609 •56 1928-29 2,960,679 80 730,652 20 3,691,331 •49 1929-30 3,569,571 82 758,161 18 4,327,732 • •48 1930-31 2,065,428 79 544,974 21 2,610,402 •34 1931-32 1,154,679 65 635,417 35 1,790,096 •40 1932-33 1,815,681 76 562,038 24 2,377,719 •41 1933-34 2,072,437 80 523,503 20 2,595,940 -40 1934-35 2,425,885 81 566,081 19 2,991,966 •44 1935-36 2,323,928 83- 480,470 17 2,804,398 •38 1936-37 2,820,093 84 543,534 16 ' 3,363,627 •44 1937-38 3,118,692 86 512,740 14 3,631,432 •43 1938-39 3,142,816' 86 521,999 14 3,664,815 - •47 1939^0 4,187,952 89 525,463 11 4,713,415 •45 1940-41 4,230,760 90 458,019 10 4,688,779 •39 1941-42 2,967,640 88 421,831 12 3,389,471 •35 1942-43 1,732,810 81 415,437 19 2,148,247 •34 1943^4 2,034,214 82 447,779 18 2,481,993 •36 1944-45 2,105,104^ ^440,218 ^2,545,322, 1945-46 508,023^* 2,960;038 1946-47 3/372,835 550^71 C <923,716 Q44 1947-48 •'3^813,566 • P 4,443^071 •49 > 1948-49 4,01-0^39 s5 693ili33 4,704,472 •52^ 1949-50- 6^009,-583 87 •736,588 C_J3 5,746.451 /•53 1950-51 641I425 &7 952,878 'J 7,067^803 (•61 1951-52 K96(M?80 89 ^018,493 £984,873' A1 \s 1952-53 *s8ft97J27— 5 $ H-^21,050 9,51S;325 •50 02~8jgj952 84 vf 187,169 r 110,007421 •44 t 16

• Councils' contributions to works are subject to adjustment upon completion of the works programmes in respect of the years 1640-50 to 1952-53.

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