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i OLPA IMIINT OF I MAIN nOADS LIBRARY 1 1946. 1 RC: 1 7 JUL 194", (SECOND SESSION.) PARLIAMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS. -—— TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT FOR Year ended 30th June, 1946. Ordered to be -printed, 12 December, 1946. Wholly set up and printed in Australia, by THOMAS HENRY TEWNANT, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, SYDNEY. NEW SOUTH WALSE. 1947. • 29859—1 1946-38 [4.. U.] MAIN ROADS ACT, 1924-45. TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. CONTENTS. PAor The Minister I Death of the Commissioner — Mr. David Craig I Appointment of Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner .1 Receipts and Payments 5 Renewal oi thr Federal Aid Koads and Works Agreement ... ... ... ••• I Construction of Main Koads— County of Cumberland 6 Country 6 Works carried out for Commonwealth and State Authorities 13 Wakehurst Parkway ... 18 Maintenance 18 Developmental Koads and Works 20 Expenditure under Clause 5 of the Federal Aid Koads mid Works Agreement on Roads adjoining or in approach to Commonwealth properties 20 Western Division 20 Bridges and Ferries ... 21 Plant ... 24 School of Plant Instruction 20 Sydney Harlsuir Bridge- to) Financial position 20 (6) Capital cost 20 (c) Traffic 26 (a") Maintenance 26 General Investigations and Planning of the Road system 27 Planning of Newcastle anil District Arterial Roads system 28 Planning of Wollongong-Port Kembla District Main Roads system 30 Review of Main Koads system ... 30 Railway Crossings on Main Roads 30 Research Work 31 Establishment of Central Murray Division and re-establishment of South Coast Division ... 31 Publications 31 Photographic Records ••• ••• ••• 3' Port Roadways " Rehabilitation of Ex-Service Personnel 31 Acknowledgments 32 APPENDICES. Appendix No. Pitt 1 County of Cumberland Main Road* Fund—Statement of Receipt* and Payments ... 33 2 Country Main Koads Fund—Statement of Receipts and Pay menu ... 34 3 Developmental Roads Fund—Statement of Receipts and Payments ... 3fi I Sydney Harbour Bridge Account— Income and Expenditure Account ... 35 Balance Sheet 35 • 5 Aggregate Income and Expenditure Statement from 1st January, 1925, to 30th June, 1941, and Aggregate Statement of Cash Receipts and Payments from 1st July, 1941, to 30th June, 1946 36 6 Summary of Loan Liabilities—Main and Developmental Roads Funds ... 38 7 County of Cumberland Main Koads Fund—Summary of expenditure on construction works 39 8 Country Main Koads Fund—Summary of construction work and expenditure for the year 1946-46 43 9 Developmental Koads Fund—Summary of construction work and expenditure for the year 1946-46 47 10 County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund—Payments to Councils for road maintenance during the year, 1945-46 48 11 County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund—Maintenance expenditure by the Department for the year 1945-46 49 12 Country Main Roads Fund—Expenditure during the year. 1946-40 on the maintenance and improvement of Main Koads, Bridges and Ferries ... 62 13 Proclamation of Main Roads. 1946-40 60 14 Proclamation of Developmental Roads, 1946-16 60 15 Proclamation of.Develbpmental Works, 1946-46 60 16 Length of Proclaimed Roads from 1926-26 to 30th June, 1946 61 17 Length and percentage of Roads maintained by the Department and Councils as at 30th June, 1940 (excluding fhe Western Division) 61 18 Expenditure on Main and Secondary Roads by the Department and contributions by Councils from 1925-20 to 30th June, 1940 6X 19 Peat's Ferry Bridge—Financial Statement and Traffic Statistics from 6th May, 1945 to 30th June, 1940 63 20 Vehicle Registrations, Petrol Consumption, etc 64 DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS, NEW SOUTH WALES. TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. FOR PERIOD 1st JULY, 1945. TO 30th JUNE, 1946. The Honourable the Minister for Transport, DEATH OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR MAIN ROADS— Sydney. MR. DAVID CRAIG. It is with the deepest regret that I record the death, at In nccordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Main his office, on 1st August, 1946, of Mr. David Craig, M.Inst.C.E., Roads Act, 1924-45, I have the honour to submit the Twenty- M.I.E. Aust., Commissioner for Mnin Roads. first Annual Report for presentation to Parliament. The report covers the period from 1st July, 1945, to 30th June, 1946, Tho Into Mr. Craig was born in Paisley, Scotland, on 29th though n few matters referred to ore carried beyond the latter September, 1883. Ho received his early training at the techni date for convenience nnd completeness of record. cal college in that town and then at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, whose certificate in Civil Engineering he held. In 1910 Mr. Crnig came to Australia and joined the Construc MINISTER. tion Branch of the Victorian Railways Department as Assistant During the whole of the period under review, the Honourable Engineer and later was appointed Inspecting Engineer. He M. O'Sullivan, M.L.A., as Minister for Transport, has been remained in this service from 1910 to 1923 except for the in ehnrye of the administration of the Main Roads Act. period between 191(1 and 1919 when he returned to Great The late Mr. David Craig. 5 Britain to engage under the Ministry of Munitions on war Commissioner during the most difficult years of the war, works which included railways, buildings and the construction Mr. Craig was intimately associated with the defence work* of concrete barges and tugs. In 1923 Mr. Craig became which the Department carried oiit in this State, in Northern Chief Engineer and later Director of the Australian business Australia, and on certain Pacific Islands. In the words of of Messrs. Armstrong Whitworth Pty. Ltd., public works contractors. the Hon. W. J. McKell, Premier of New South Wales, "Mr. Craig had given valuable service to Australia at a most On the 15th February, 1928, he joined the staff of the Main critical period in its history." Roads Board of New South Wales (afterwards the Department of Main Roads) as Engineer in charge of Country Construc Mr. Craig is survived by his wife, three daughters and one tion and was promoted to Chief Engineer (Country) on loth son. May, 1928. He continued in this position until 22nd March, 1937, when he was appointed Deputy Commissioner during the APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER AND ASSISTANT nbsencc of the Commissioner (Mr. H. H. Newell, C.B.E.) on COMMISSIONER. special duties overseas. On the loth November, 1937, Mr. Craig wns appointed Assistant Commissioner; and as Com On the advice of the Executive Council the approval of the missioner on 17th March, 1941, which position he occupied Governor was given to the appointment of Mr. A. E. Toycr, until his untimely death at the age of 02 years. B.E., A.M.I.E. Aust., who held the position of Assistant Com missioner since 17th March, 1941, as Commissioner for Main Mr. Oaig's extru-Depsrtmciital but official posts included a Vice-Presidency of the Road Safety Council of New South Roads in terms of section 7 of the Transport (Division of Wales, Membership of the State Traffic Advisory Committee Functions) Act. 1932-1940, for u period of seven years com und, in 1945, Chairmanship of the Committee set up by the mencing from 2nd August, 194C. From the same date Mr. New South Wales Government to report on a proposal for the II. M. Sherrard, M.C.E., M. Inst. C.E., M.I.E. Aust., Chief development of a dtepsea port to serve the northern PART of the Engineer of the Department, was appointed Assistant Commis State. sioncr, also for a term of seven years. In 1934 Mr. Craig visited the Continent and Great Britain and represented the Commonwealth Government at the Seventh RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS. International Rood Congress, Munich. The table hereunder shows particulars of the Department's He was a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers receipts and payments under the Main Roads Act during the (London), a Member of the Institution of Engineers, Austra financial year, while the corresponding figures for the pre lia, a Councillor of the Australian Regional Group of the Institute of Public Administration and n Member of the Town ceding financial year are included for the purpose of com and Country Planning Institute of New South Wales. parison:— County of Country Develop Comparative Cumberland Heading Msln Roads Main Koads mental Total. Total (or 1 ii ii-l Roads Fund. 1IM4-45. Fund. RECEIPTS. Ordinary- £ Motor Taxation 434,706 | 1,415,100 1,849,812 1,708,790 Share of Motor Registrations and Liconsc Fees 19,674 155,461 175,135 136,587 Federal Aid Roads and Works Act. 1937 (Petrol Taxation) 20-VJ.Vi 668.170 ; 873.425 536,509 Contributions by Councils 216.884 5,213 • 222.097 242,021 Hire of Department's Plant and Motor Vehicles 131,389 131.389 101,062 Disposal of Assets 18,664 23,498 42,162 39,400 Suspense Accounts 73,636 Miscellaneous 40.504 39.965 80.529 97,307 Total 941,747 2.438,802 3,380,549 2.995,018 Special- State Government— For Ordinary Loan Works 250,000 ;,ll.li. HI MKI.OOU For Sundry Works 1,007 1,007 (0)4.830 State Housing Commission— For Sundrv Works 12,391 12,391 Commonwealth Government— For Defence Works, etc 38,917 38.420 77,337 033.312 Total £ 52.315 288.420 50.000 390,735 028,482 GHANI> TOTAL £ 994,062 2.727,222 50, i 3.771,284 3.024.400 PAYMXKTS. Construction— £ I I £ £ £ Ordinary Works 270,185 | 12,941 474,092 444,703 Sundry Works — State Housing Com 185.900 mission 9,486 I "in Works 9,486 58,738 17.330 76.074 Defence Works 132.240 194,503 782.070 62,323 Total £] 257 775 400.103 30,277 754,215 1,220,773 Maintenance- Ordinary Works 298,699 1,511.759 1,810.458 1.008,547 Defence Works , 19.311 |(£r)24,972 (/>r)6,661 208.120 Total £| 318,010 1,480.787 " l.w.4.797 1,810.073 Repayment of Principal and Payment of Sinking Fund.