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DEPARTMENT OF 1932. MAIN ROADS (SECOND SESSION.) LIBRARY JUL 9 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. REU ' 33 NEW SOUTH WALES
MAIN ROADS BOARD
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
FOR
Period ending 30th June, 1932,
Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed, 15 December, 1932.
SYDNEY:
ALFRED JAMES KENT, I.S.O., GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
1933- 32515 •107-a [Ss. 2d.] MAIN ROADS ACT, 1924-31.
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
CONTENTS. PAG! • PART I.—PRELIMINARY (Ministerial and Legislative)— The Minister 1 Changes in Administration ...... I Alterations of Boundaries and Headquarters of Country and Metropolitan Divisions...... ' ...... 2 Federal Aid Roads Agreement—Amendment ...... 2
PART II.—COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND— Income and Expenditure 3 Balance-sheet...... , ...... 4 Loan Liabilities ...... 4 Construction ...... 0 Summary of Construction Work and Expenditure ...... , 7 Maintenance and Minor Improvement ...... 11 Maintenance by Councils ...... 11 Maintenance by Board and Department ...... 11 Main Roads—Proclamation and Length ...... 16 Secondary Roads—Declaration and Length ...... 16
PART III.—COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND— Income and Expenditure ...... 17 Balance-sheet...... 18 Loan Liabilities ...... 18 Construction Work on State Highways ...... 18 General Programme and Policy ...... 19 Councils' Contributions to Main Roads ...... 19 Maintenance and Minor Improvement Works on State Highways ...... 20 Proclamation of New' Main Roads ...... 20 Length,of Main Roads ... 20 Maintenance and. Minor Improvement Works by Councils • ... 20 Maintenance and Minor Improvement Works by Board and Department- ... 26 Length of Country Highways controlled by Department ...... 27 Constructioirby Councils 28 Construction by Board and Department ...... 31 Summary'of Construction Expenditure ...... 32
PART IV—DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUND— Income and Expenditure ...... 33 Balance-sheet...... 33 Total Expenditure on Developmental Roads ...... 34 Proclamation of New Developmental Roads ...... 34 Summary of Individual Works and Expenditure...... 34
PART V.—FEDERAL AID ROADS FUND— Income and Expenditure ...... 36 Balance-sheet...... 36 Federal Aid Payments—Suspension of ...... 36 Future of Federal Aid Roads Fund 37 Summary and Expenditure, in Road Classification ... 37 Programme of Work and Expenditure ...... 38
PART VI.—MISCELLANEOUS— Summary of Annual Revenue and Expenditure—All Funds ... 42 Summary of Work Authorised, Completed and in Progress 42 Motor Vehicles Registrations ...... 44 Industrial and Employment 44 Cost of Administration 45 . Acknowledgments « 45
*9251§—A MAIN ROADS ACT, 1924-31.
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
(FOR PERI OP1 1ST JULY, 1931, TO 30 m JUNE, 1932.)
The Honourable the Minister for Transport, Sydney.
In accordance with the provisions of section six of the Main Roads Act, 1924-31, I have the honour to submit the Seventh Annual Report under the Main Roads Act, for presentation to Parliament, through the Minister. The Report covers the period from 1st July, 1931, to 30th June, 1932, though a few matters referred to are carried beyond the latter date for convenience and completeness of record.
PART I.—PRELIMINARY.
MINISTER. For the period 1st July, 1931, to 31st August, 1931, the Hon. J. McGirr.. M.L.A., as Minister for Local Government, was in charge of the administration of the Main Roads Act. Following the passage of the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act, 1931, the administration of the Main Roads Act, 1924-29, was by proclamation'in the Government Gazette of 1st' September, 1931, vested .in the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. J. T. Lang, M.L.A. In March, 1932, the Ministry of Transport Act, 1932, was passed, and by proclamation published in Government Gazette of\'22nd March, 1932, became operative from that date. The Hon. J. McGirr, M.L.A., who was given the .'portfolio of Minister for Transport, then took charge until, consequent upon the change of. Government in May;.1932, he was succeeded by Lieut. Col. the Hon. M. F. Bruxner, D.S.O., M.L.A., as Minister for Transport froni"21st May, 1932.
CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATION. With the passage of the Government Railways and Main Roads (Amendment) Act in December, 193J, the personnel of the Main Roads Board was altered. Mr. J. Garlick, President, whose term of office expired on 6th January, 1932, was not re-appointed. Under the Act mentioned, Mr. H. H. Newell, whose term of office,'as a Member of the Main Roads Board was due to expire on 8th March, 1932, was appointed as President of - the Board, and Mr. T. H. Upton, whese term of office expired on 18th March, 1932, was re-appoiiited as'-Member, a proviso being included in the Act that these appointments would terminate on 31st Dccemit)er/-l932, or on such earlier date as might he provided in any Act. Following the passage of the Ministry of Transport Act, 1932, which, was assented to on 22ndMarch, 1932, the Government Railways and Main Roads (Amendment) Act, 1931, was repealed and a Department of Transport was constituted. The Act provided for the transfer to a new corporate -body (The Transport Commissioners of New South Wales) of the powers and functions previously exercised by the Board, which from the date the Ministry of Transport Act came into force (22nd March, 1932) ceased to exist. Matters concerning main and developmental roads—and in the. Metropolitan Division, secondary roads—that is, all things dealt with under the Main Roads Act, 1924-31, were, from the 22nd March. 1932, a responsibility of the Way and Works Branch of the Transport Department under the charge of Mr. A. C. Fewtrell as Transport Commissioner. Mr. Newell was appointed a Transport Commissioner and placed in charge of the Highway and Roads Transportation Branch, and llr. T. H. Upton was employed from 28th March, 1932, to 29th April. 1932, in an advisory capacity by the Department of Transport to assist the Commissioner in the administration of the Road Maintenance and Construction-Section of the Way and Works Branch. Following upon the change of Government previously referred to, a proclamation was issued in the Government Gazette of 24th June, 1932, whereby the administration of the Main Roads Act, 1924-31, was transferred from the Way and Works Branch and again placed under the control of Mr. H. H. Newell. At the same time, the Commissioners, by resolution under Section II of the Ministry of Transport Act, vested him with the full powers of the Transport Commissioners in respect of the Main Roads Act, and on 1st July, 1932, Mr. T. H. Upton was again appointed in an advisory capacity. Following on his appointment as Acting Transport Commissioner for Tramways and Road Transport, Mr. S. A. Maddocks took over from Mr. Newell the administration of road transport.
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ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES AND HEADQUARTERS OF COUNTRY AND METROPOLITAN DIVISIONS. Following the temporary absorption of main and developmental road matters with railway and tramway affairs in the Way and Works Branch of the Department of Transport (referred to in the preceding paragraph), the divisional boundaries were varied and the previously existing seven main roads divisions (with headquarters at Sydney (2), Queanbeyan, Wagga Wagga, Parkcs, Tain worth and Glen Innes) changed into transport districts (with headquarters at Sydney, Newcastle, Goulburn, Wagga Wagga, Bathurst and Tamworth). This arrangement took effect from 1st May, 1932. The control of the North Coast District from Newcastle was not, however, so far as main roads were concerned, convenient, and on the reconstitution of the administration of main roads affairs as a separate section, the matter was again reviewed, and the original number of divisions reverted to (but with modified boundaries) with headquarters at Sydney, Newcastle, Goulburn, Wagga Wagga. Parkes, Tamworth and Gl.cn Innes. The main differences between the present and the original arrangements are that a considerable portion of the old Outer Metropolitan Division has been included with the Metropolitan, whiles the remainder of the first named division, together with the Upper and Lower Northern and Central Western Divisions, have been adjusted to suit the new divisional headquarters at Newcastle.
FEDERAL AID ROADS AGREEMENT—AMENDMENT. The negotiations between the Commonwealth and State Governments reviewed in' earlier reports' culminated during the year in the adoption of an amended agreement along the lines set out in those reports. It may be reiterated- briefly here that there is to be distributed between1 the States (on a population and area basis) the product of an import duty of 2-id. per gallon on petrol, together with an excise duty of lfd. per gallon. The new agreement permits the Commonwealth payments to be expended on any form of roadwork and reduces to a minimum the extent of Commonwealth control over disbursements. The amendment operated as from 1st July, 1931 and will continue until 31st December,. 1936. ^ Acceptance of the amended agreement was ratified by Parliament by the passage of the Federal Aid Roads (Further Agreement) Act, 1931, in October, 1931. This Act provides that the receipts from the Commonwealth Government shall be apportioned between the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund and the Country Main Roads Fund according to the relation of the motor tax receipts of the two funds for each year. The need for a separate Federal Aid Roads Fund, will thus not continue and as soon as the revenue, which became payable to the State x^rior to the operation of the amended agreement, is expended the fund will be closed. In the absence of finalisation of the amended agreement at the commencement of the financial year, the Board included in its budget an estimated expenditure'bf £60,000 on Federal Aid works. This estimate was increased'to £386,000 when the agreement had been ratified, and certain financial differences between the New South Wales and Commonwealth Governments had been adjusted. The Board received an instruction from the Colonial Treasurer that this amount could be expended, but that a saving of £320,000 from other revenue was to be made during the year. • This compulsory saving was later reduced to £316,000, which sum remained in the two Main Road Funds at the-endof the financial year. An indication of the probable reveime to be secured by the State under the new agreement may be obtained by the following statement for the year 1931-32 :— £ s. d. Due to the County of Cumberland Main Road Fund 109,414 1 7 Due to the Country Main Road Fund 363,135 3 0
£472,549 4 7 Paid to the National Debt Sinking Fund in accordance with Agreement.. 27,601 1 0 ,6 r"——7T- Total due to New South Wales under Agreement £500*150 -5 .1'
The total due to New South Wales represents 28 per cent, of the collections by the Commonwealth Government during the year. If the proceeds of the duties had been distributed according to the state of import or production,.the New South Wales share would have amounted to £6.15,843, or 34 per cent, of the total. DEPAWTMt NT CF MAIN ROADS.:
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PART II.—THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND.
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. The total income of the County of Cumberland* Main Roads Fund for the year ended 30th June, 1932, from all sources amounted to £710,068. This, together with £20,915 in cash carried forward when the year commenced, made an amount of £730,983 available for expenditure. The total expenditure of the fund for the year was £581,701. The income and expenditure of the fund for the financial year are set ont in the following return, together with the balance-sheet as at 30th June, 1932.
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1932. A.—Maintenance and MAsccV.awe.oiis.
EXPENDITURE. INCOME. £ s. d. £ s. d. 30th June, 1932— 30th June, 1932— To Maintenance ofMain and Secondary Roads By Share of Motor Taxes in accordance with and Bridges with Section 10 (1) of the Main Roads (a) Maintenance Grants to Councils ... 162,201 10 a ' Act, 1924-31 (b) Maintenance by Department $130,760 17 9 ,, Transfer from Public Vehicles Fund ,, Requisition upon City of Sydney of id. in (c) Maintenance by Public Works De 0,905 14 11 the £ on Unimproved Capital Value in partment 199,928 2 11 accordance with Section 11 of Hie Main „ Repayment of Principal and Interest of. Roads Act, 1924-31 52,993 0 0 Loans— ., Requisition upon Suburban Councils of (a) Sections 13 (l-4 , ''Mi £ 697,540 17 1 * The expression " County of Cumberland " and " Metropolitan Area " are used throughout the Report as interchangeable—meaning the capital city (Sydney), the great group of suburbs of the city, and the surrounding metropolitan shires, including the Hue Mountains Shire and the municipalities on the Mountains. t For details see Statement, pages 13 and 14. J For details see Statement, pages 15 and 10. § For details see Statement, pages 4-6. B.—Construction. Expenditure Income Expenditure during year Income to during year Expenditure. to 30th June, ended Income. 30th June, ended Total. J 931. SO.h.lune. 1931. 30th June, 1932. 1932. s. d. S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 30th .Tunc, 1932— 30th June, 1932— Construction and Recon By Balance brought forward * struction of Main and from "A" 1,311,631 6 9 235,202 5 2 Secondary Roads and Loan "Appropriation, Sec 1,540,833 11 11 Bridges— tion 10 (1) ((/), Main («) From Revenue (State Roads Act, 1924-31 ... 1,1.11,216 Funds) 1,117,780 12 70,013 8 4 1,193,800 0 S „ Special Loan Appropriation 1,111,216 4 1 (b) From Loans (State) 1,111,216 4 1,111,210 4 1 for Unemployment Re (c) From Special Loan lief Works 183,000 183,000 0 0 Appropriation (Unem ,, Loans raised by Councils ... 689,831 089,831 5 r. ployment Relief) 183,000 183,-000 0 0 Commonwealth Govern ( Total £ 3,337,417 0 10 {110,356 14 7 3,456,773 15 5 Balance carried forward 399,408 9 5 3,856,182 -4 10 3,607,867 16 9 248,314 8 1 3,856,182 4 10 • For details aee Statement, pages .7-10. BALANCE-SHEET AT 30TH JUNE, 1932. LIABILITIES. ASS KIR. £ s. d. •£ s. d. Sundry Creditors— Cash at Treasury and-Sub-advance Accounts Supply cl Stores and Mateiials 2,32!) 4 0 in various Ranks- Miscellaneous 2,031 7 3 Depot Buildings and other Assets 96,605 8 3 4,300 11 3 /•ess Depreciation 13.708 7 2 Stock on Hand Sundry Debtors— Councils under Section 11, Main Roads Insurance Reserve 2,957 11 8 Act : 126.365 13 Loans to Councils for roadwork 36,339 15 Balance of Tncome and Expenditure Account 399,408 9 5 Miscellaneous : 17,599 11 Commonwealth Government under Fed eral Aid Roads (Further Agreement) Act, 1931 12,178 13 11 £ 400,726 12 4! NOTK.—In adlitioii to the liahilitie'i stated above, repayment has to be made over varying terms of years of loans chargeable to the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund as provided in section 13 of the Main Roads Act., 1924-31, and section 181 (c) of the Local Government Act, 1919. The principal amount of sucli loans outstanding at 30th June, 1932, was £1,620,408 10s. 9d. A. WARBUUTON, Assistant Accountant. I certify that the books and accounts of the Main Roads Section, Department of Transport, have been examined and audited under the provisions of the Audit Act. 1902, and that, in my opinion, this balance-sheet, which is in accorance with sucli books and accounts, correctly sets out the position of the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund at the 30th June, 1932. As regards stocks of materials and stores on hand, I have accepted the certificate of the Engineer -in-Charge of the Metropolitan Division cf Jhc Section that stock was taken under his supervision and that the condition of the stock is satisfactory. JOHN SPENCE, Department of Audit, 5th December, 1932. Auditor-General. LOAN LIABILITIES. The arrangements by which Metropolitan main roads construction work has been financed by way of loans has been fully described in earlier reports. During the financial year 1931-32 the amount of loan liability undertaken by the Department was reduced by £8,053 19s. owing to the adjustment of loans affecting the Municipalities of Canterbury, Ku-ring-gai and Willonghby, and the position of al! loans as at 30th June, 1932, is set out in the tables which follow. Tt may be noted that the total loan liability of the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund on 30th June, 1932, was £1,620,409, as compared with £1,762,797 on the 30th June, 1931, - LOANS INHERITED AT COMMENCEMENT OF MAIN ROADS ACT ON 1ST JANUARY, 1925 (COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND.) ... Amount of Amount Payments di ring 1931-32. Balance of ' Loan Repaid to Principal on Particulars. Liability 30th June, 30th June, "Undertaken. 1931. Principal. Interest. 1932: Table under Sertt on 13 (1-2). £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. 77,461 10 1 20,216 11( 0 4,898 5 1 2,654 8 1 46,346 14 0 „ 13 „ 2 „ „ 245,844 13 5 82,730 8 4 ] 1.5,521 0 7 8,760 15 3 |147,593 4 6 323,306 3' 6 108,946 19 4 20,419 5 8 11,415 3 4 (193,939 18 6 Table under Sect on 13—5a. Ashfleld . S.H. 0 From Parrainatta-road to Enfleld-Burwood 15,290 1 5 5,684 8 10 1,006 9 2 444 4 7 8,539 3 5 Boundary. M.R, 170 Mill Pond-Botany-R and wick boundary 240 0 0 240 0 0 M.R. 107 Canterbury-road, within the municipality *J4,308 7 9 11,564 2 1 2,095 1 2 404 8 6 649 4 6 Glebe S.H. 5 Derwent-street-Glebe Point road 3.250 15 11. 2,175 1-8 3 411 15 5 46 16 6 663 2 3 Ru-ring-gai .... . S.H. •10 Ernm Boundary-street, Eosevijle, to Pearce's 4,894 18 1 1.690 12 3 322 14 1 159 5 8 2,881 11 9 Corner, Wabroonga. . S.H. 10 55,951 9 8 21,902 17 7 4,100 3 10 1,542 I 10 29,939 8 3 M.R. 104 Military road, from Cremorne Junction to Spit 3,868 12 0 2,178 14 1 394 14 2 G5 11 5 1,295 3 9 Junction. . M.R. 164 Spit-road, from I'arrawi-road to Medusa-street... 3,847 0 8 1.430 4 3 268 6 5 111 15 5 2,148 10 0 M.R. 104 Spit-road, from Military-road to Barrawi-road... 4,199 10 8 2,365 1 0 428 9 0 70 12 9 1,400 0 2 M.R. 104 Upper Spit-road ..: 541 6 0 541 6 G North Sydney . . S.H. 10 From North Sydney Post Office, Crow's Nest 9,556 5 10 3,552 15 10 006 10 10 282 11 6 5,3;J0 J 9 2 (Falcon-street). . M.R. 164 From North Sydney Post Office to FaJcon-stroct, 23,960 8 7 11,214 4 10 2,007 12 0 531 10 2 : 0,678 11 9 Miller-street to MeTlin-street, and Military- road to municipal boundary. . S.H. 10 Mount-street, between Walker-street and North ' 3,976" 5 11 1,861 1 10 343 2 • 8 88 4 0 1,772 1 5 Sydney Post Olficc, and.between Falcon street and municipal boundary. K . S.H. 10 Milson's Point to -corner of Walker and Mount 1,458 1 0 1,458 1 2 streets. M.R. 171 A nzac-parade, from City boundary to Allison 0,799 1 fi 0 6.799 16 0 road. Waverley . M.R. •172 From municipal boundary to Cowper-street 1,895 1 1 1,290 8 5 233 14 • 8 • 22 •12 5 370 18 0 M.R, 172 Between Sandridge-street and Sir Thomas 948 0 3 267 0 11 680 19 4 22 3 10 Mitchell road. M.R. 172 Between Hall-street and Marine Drive 1,352 0 11 380 15 5 971 5 6 31 11 2 M.R, 172 Between Old South Head road and Dcnham- 5,195 12 9 5,195 12 9 street. M.R, 173 From " Cranbrook " Cottage to Gallipoli-avenne 1,778 2 9 442 2 3 79 3 11 62 2 6 1,250 10 7 M.R. m Between .Terse v-road and Grosvcnor-strcet 10,146 5 9 3,828 6 6 601 12 L92 0 3 5,656 7 1 Total 173,458 3 8 86,063 10 9 14,800 14 10 4,177 12 6 72,593 18 1 * Liability assumed, reduced by an amount of £7,463 Is. lid. 5 LOANS INHERITED AT COMMENCEMENT OF MAIN ROADS ACT ON 1ST JANUARY, 1925 (COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MATN ROADS FUND)--—contwv.cd. Amount, of Amount Payments dining 1931-3: Balance of Lou n Repaid to Principal on Particulars. Liability 30t.li .Lino, 30th .lime, Undertaken. 1 TfMe wider Section 13—56. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Canterbury .. ... M.R. 1(17 Canterbury-road, Garnet-street to Hurlstone 2,439 0 0 741 '18 2 ' 174 1 11 83 16 6 1,522 19'11 Park Train Terminus. ... M.R, 107 Canterbury-road", Rose-street to Punch bowl-roao . 1,275 12 3 ' 371 5 6 82 13 9 47 16 3 821" 33 0 Lane Cove .. ... M.R. 106 Longneville-road; between Lane Cove road and 3,549 14 3 066 10 11 255 C 30 136 6 3 2,327 10 6 Burns Ray road. < Manly ... M.R. 150 Between Hill-street and Dtidtoy-street 1 6,935 0 0 1,501 13 5 557 7 0 251 15 8 4,875 18 10 and Hi 4 Parramatta .. ... M.R, 105 Victoria-road, from Church-street, to Short'* 5,328 13 8 855 10 11 223 1 o 230 10 3 4,250 1 7 Corner. M.R,184 * Clmr'jh-street, from Albert-street to Barney- 1 S.H. 13 street, and from Lennox Bridge to Albert- y 7,525 3 8 1,303 13 5 310 4 10 320 12 3 5,911 5 5 street. J Woollahra .. ... M.R, 173 New South Head road, between City boundary 70,000 0 0 8,396 13 9 3,734 9 9 4,004 4 4 59,868 10 6 and Lyne Park. * ... M.R. 173 New South Head road, between Cross-street and 9,062 15 6 2,401 13 7 685 3 9 349 H 5,975 18 2 William-street, and Rose Bay Park and Lync Park. 106,115 19 4 16,539 5 8 4,022 9 9 5,424 15 8 85,554 3 11 Table under Section 13—oc. Revenue expenditure by various Councils! i recouped by this Department £j 29,277 3 10 29,277 3 10 Table under Section 13—5rf. Marrickville M.R. 107 Stnnmore-New Canterbury road ..." 24,000 0 0 6,972 10 30 1,445 0 11 922 19 3 15,582 8 M.R. 167 2,988 4 5 2,988 4 Newtown ... M.R, 107 " " 1,160 37 9 1,160 17 9 ' Petersham M.R. 107 6,130 33 0 3,879 2 3 0 377 1 4 105 1 3 3,S80 9 4 M.R, 107 10,000 0 0 4,048 7 3 963 7 3 035 3 4 3 0,388 5 0 M.R. 167 13,977 34 0 13,977 14 6 " " Total £ 64,263 10 2 31,626 17 7 2,785 9 6 3,733 3 8 29,853 3 1 Table tinder on 13—.V and 5j Botany-road 143,344 7 11 53,291 13 2 9,998 0 8 4,014 4 3 80,054 34 1 Trust. M.R, 24,439 2 5 8,336 8 3 1,727 14 2 875 5 9 14,375 0 2 107,783 1.0 4 01,028 1 3 1.1,725 14 10 4,889 10 0 94,429 14 3 Total Inherited Liability—Councils .... £ 540,898 7 4 225,134 3 9 3 §33,334 8 31 516,225 1 10 282,42S 19 4 §As per Income and Expenditure Account, LOANS RAISED BY COUNCILS—REPAYMENT GUARANTEED BY THIS DEPARTMENT. Amount Amount Payments during 1933-32. Balance of Guaranteed by Repaid to Principal on Particulars. this 30th June, 30th June, Department. 1931. Principal. Interest. 1932. Main Roads. 1 £ s. d. £ P d. £ s d. £ s d. £ s d. Alexandria M.R. 193 Henderson-road, Botany-road to Garden-street... 4,400 0 0 495 7 10 23 9 2 6 203 2 8 3,685 9 s Auburn S.H. 5 Barramatta-road, Stnbbs-street to Duck River ... 30,550 0 0 30,550 0 0 Botany M.R. 170 Botany-road, near Wilson-street to Randwick 30,000 0 0 7,748 39 9 2,240 3 8 0 1,140 2 7 20,010 2 3 boundary. 1 Canterbury M.R. 367 Canterbury-road from New Canterbury-road to 18,000 0 0 3,403 5 3 1,272 5 0 712 32 4 13,324 9 5 Bro u ghton-stTeet, Darlington S.H. 1 City-road, from Cleveland-street to St. Paul's 11,500 0 0 1,590 9 5 593 3 5 519 . 9 2 9,316 / 2 road. Ermington and M.R. 165 Victoria-road, from Ryde-Parramatta boundary /35,000 0 0 9,193 9 11 2,635 4 3 3,363 30 3 23,3 71 5 10 Rydalmere. («) and (b). \ 5,800 0 0 653 0 3 288 16 11 •' 276 1 10 4,858 3 0 Hunter's Hill M.R. 165 Great North road, from Gladesvillc Bridge to 27,500 0 0 8,201 3 2,324 9 1 907 8 8 17,174 7 9 Pittwater-road Kogarah M.R. 190 Rocky Point road, Eamsgatc-road to Taren Point 25,300 0 0 2,848 9 5 3,259 19 5 3,227 5 3 21,3 91 11 n Ku-'ring-gai M.R. 3 62 Pittwater-road, from Lane Cove road to Killeaton- f 10,500 0 0 8,481 31 6 2,018 8 0 SI 3 5 (a) and (b). stroct/ \ 1,500 0 0 f 042 7 3 270 1ft 4 25 3 1 286 14 5 S.H. 10 Lane Cove-road, widening and paving 76,000 0 0 18,295 3 3 6,855 3 6 3 2,983 11 31 50,849 0 30 Sydney-road, from Dudley-street to Hill-street... 10,000 0 2,020 14 4 752 IS. 4. 345 17 6 0,020 7 4 Manly M.R. 104 o. and 159. Sydney-road, Hill-street to Crescent-street 11,000 0 0 2,686 4 2 999 8 9 373 2 0 7,33 4 7 1 , M.R, 159 Gardiner's-road from Rosebery Park Race 17,500 0 0 4,590 15 0 3,337 3 2 3 013 14 33 13,585 32 11 Mascot M.R. 183 course to Bunnerong-road. Lane Cove road, from Mount-street to Falcon- 44,000 0 0 6,033 12 8 2,255 32 0 " 3,864 39 3 35,710 14 30 North Sydney... S.H. 30 street, arramatta M.R, 165 Victoria-road I 10,000 0 0 1,637 5 4 530 3 2 7 420 38 8 7,832 2 1 S.H. 3 3 Pennant Hills road / M.R. 184 Windsor-road, Barney-street to north-west ' 3,370 0 0 224 0 0 72 33 13 57 33 4 1,073 0 1 boundary of municipality. S.H. 13 Pennant Hills road \ 4,500 0 0 .736 15 3 238 3 5 8 177 3 0 3,524 9 1 M.R, 3 65 Victoria-road f Penrith M.R. 3 55 Mulgoa-road \ 8,000 0 0 3,535 18 11 1,020 8 31 244 34 6 3,443 3 2 2 M.R. 154 Kingswood-Luddcnbam road f Itandwick M.B. 171 Anzac-parade, Barker-street to Gardiner's-road 38,000 0 0 4,054 2 3 3,313 38 5 050 4 3 12,031 3 9 4 Richmond M.R, 184 Rickaby Creek-Church Hill f 18,000 0 0 3,872 17 3 3,000 9 8 097 17 1 13,120 33 3. (fl)and (b), 34,000 0 0 2,273 8 33 738 15 8 584 4 30 10,987 15 5 Rockdale M.R, 199 Rockv Point road, 'Ramsgate-road to Taren 25,000 0 0 1,655 0 4 3,384 7 8 1,332 2 1 22,160 6 0 Point. St, Marv's M.R, 154 Kingswood-Luddenham road 16,580 0 0 8,951 3 5 2 2,916 14 8 380 0 3 4,711 10 2 Warringah M,R. 164 Fit twater-road 58,000 0. 0 3,840 0 . 9 2,747 35 5 2,087 3 5 1 53,413 37 10 Willonghby S.H. 10 Lane Cove road, from North Svdnev boundary, Broughton-street, £60.000." 01,500 0. 0 8,433 7' 6 3,3 52 14 13 2,799 13 1 49,913 17 7 M.B. 3 93 Fuller's-road, from Lane Cove road to View- i street, £1,500. - 593,500 0 .0 147,562 2 4 40,028 1 2 22,253 9. 4, .405,909 10 6 LOANS RAISED BY COUNCILS—continued. Amount Payments during 193J-32. Balance of Guaranteed by Repayments to Principal on Particulars. this 30th June, 30th June, Department. 1931. Principal. I Interest, 1032. Secondary Roads. £ d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Alexandria ... .. S.R, 2005 Mitchell-road, Henderson-road to Cook's River •30,000 08 0 3,377 12 8 1,404 0 1.0 1,371 6 10 25,128 0 6 road. ;S.R. 2003 ' *4,000 0 0 454 7 0 200 11 0 177 14 9 3,345 2 0 Drummcne 2006 22,100 0 0 1,991 7 4 2,174 0 8 1,536 10 3 17,934 12 0 ..Is.R, ; Glebe .. 'S.R. 2002 Bridge-road, from Taylor-street to'Ross-street... 9,500 0 0 1,803 16 11 518 11 4 395 7 8 7,177 11 9 Ku-ring-gai ... .. S.R. 2009 Babbage-road, Boundary-street to Roseville- fll,231 5 9 1,052 0 2 48S 2 2 436 12 1 9,691 3 5 Bridge. Redfern .. S.R. 2003 Cleveland-street, from Dowling-street to Regent- ' 6,000 0 0 1,148 5 8 329 2 9 236 13 1 4,522 11 7 street, Waterloo .. S.R. 2008 Bourke-street, from Botany-road to Lachlan- 8,500 0 0 948 10 9 420 9 0 415 1 10 7,131 0 3 street. Willonghby ... .. ,S.R. 2009 J5,000 0 0 452 3 3 324 0 2 237 17 4 4,223 16 7 Total £ 96,331 . 5 9 11,228 3 9 5,948 17 11 4,807 9 10 79,154 4 1 689,831 5 9 158,790 6 1 §45,976 19 1 §27,060 1 9 2 485,064 0 7 * The Department has accepted liability for the whole loan. Councils concerned have undertaken to pay to the Department 50 per cent, of the half yearly instalments. f Pinal cost of work now established. Amount guaranteed reduced by £708 14s. 3d. J Pinal cost of work now established. Amount guaranteed £5,000. § As per Income and Expenditure Account. LIABILITIES TO COLONIAL TREASURER UNDER SECTION 13—4 AND 4A. Repayments to Payments during 1931-32. Balance of Particulars. Amount of 30th June, Principal on Loan. 30th June, 1931. | Principal. Interest. 1932. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Section 13—4 . 435,10S 2 0 87,007 3 11 23,688 12 5 18,820 19 3 324,352 5 8 Section 13—4a 362,000 0 0 16,461 3-4 8 10,914 18 8 3 8,850 11 2 334,623 6 8 .£ 797,108 2 0 103,528 18 7 34,003 13 3 37,677 3 0 5 658,975 3 2 4 I SUMMARY OF LOAN LIABILITIES. Amount of Payments during 3931-32. Balance of , Loan Repayments to Principal on Particulars. Liability 30th June, 30th J line, 'Undertaken. 1931. Pri nci pa 1. | I n teres t. 1932. - • £ '• s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ . s. d. £ s. d. Section 33 (1 and 2), Colonial Treasurer 323,306 3 6 108,946 19 4 20,439 5 8 11,415 3 4 193,939 18 6 225,134 19 1 33,334 8 11 16,225 1 10 282,428 19 4 Total—Inherited Liabilities £ 864,204 10 10 334,081 18 5 53,753 14 7 27,640 5 2 476,368 17 10 797,108 2 0 103,528 18 7 34,603 11 1 37,677 10 5 658,975 3 2 4 689,831 5 9 158,790 0 1 45,976 19 1 27,060 19 2 485,064 0 7 1,486,939 7 9 262,339 4 8 80,580 10 2 64,738 9 7 1,344,039 12 11 Grand Total—Loan Liabilities £ 2,353,143 18 7 596,401 3 1 §134,334 4 9 §92,378 14 9 1,620,408 10 9 1 § As per Income and Expenditure Account, page 3. • CONSTRUCTION. Two major works of construction only were carried out in the County of Cumberland during 1931-2 viz., the extension of Junction-street in the Municipality of North Sydney between Walter-street and Miller-street in connection with the approaches to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the continuation o£ the laying of bituminous pavement on the Prince's Highway from Waterfall towards Bnili Pass. As regards the first of these, it may be noted that the work to be carried out under the Sydney Harbour Bridge Act terminated at a point south of Walker-street, and it therefore remained the responsibility of the authority administering the Main Roads Act to make any necessary adjustments beyond this point. As detailed in the [February, 1930, issue of " Main Roads," the existing streets (Walker-street and Mount-street and Blue-street and Miller-street) were considered to be inadequate to carry the anticipated traffic with their then existing widths and alignments, and their improvement to a satisfactory degree was not practicable. Provision was therefore made to form a deviation through the block bounded by the abovementioned four streets directly connecting Junction-street and the Pacific Highway. The width, of 100 feet adopted was the same as that of Junction-street as widened by the Public Works Department. The estimated cost of the work amounted to £97,000 for resumptions and £34,000 for construction. It is anticipated, however, that when all residues have been disposed of. the net cost of the former will be reduced to approximately £72,000. It was considered inadvisable by the Board to add to its loan commitments in respect of the work, and the cost, therefore, has been wholly met from the revenue of the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund. The commencement of the actual construction, which involved 25,000 cubic yards, of excavation, mostly rock, was delayed through inability to allocate funds, until July, 1931, but by working a double shift during February and portion of March a half width of pavement was made available to traffic to coincide with the official opening of the Bridge on the 19th March, 1932. The other half could not be completed until the trams in Mount and Junction streets had been diverted on to the Bridge. The work on the Prince's Highway is a continuation of that carried on with Federal 'Aid Funds in the years since 1928-29. Due to the cessation of payment of Federal Aid Funds in April, 1931, work was suspended during the period May to October, 1931. when payment was resumed. Since recommence ment, the pavement has been laid by means of drags with a. definite resultant improvement in smoothness. The following statement shows the dissected cost of Construction Works completed during the yeir as well as the progressive cost of works in hand. SUMMARY OP CONSTRUCTION WORK AND EXPENDITURE, COUNTY OP CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND. Expenditure, 1931-32. Total Road Length of Carried j Expenditure to Council. No. Location of Work. Class of Construction. Work-. 1 Expenditure to out by. 30th June, 1031. Road l 30th June, 1932. Adjustment of Laud for Total. Public Utilities. Widening. Construction. STATE HIGHWAYS. Prince's Highway. ft, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. Bum Prince's Highway Widening Department 253 4 9 32 12 3 32 12 3 285 17 0 Waterfall-Dummies : 1 Resumptions 1 504 12 S 19 16 11 19 10 11 524 9 7 JCogaraii Intersection Kensington and Gladstone streets 1 Drainage : ; Council "34 "9 9 j 34 9 9 34 9 9 Prince's Highway J Widening Department 2,160 10 4 30 6 9 36 6 9 2.202 17 1 At Blakehurst Post Office Improvement 700 19 7 282 4 11 . 282 4 11 983 4 6 Newtown King-street and Missendcn-road Improving intersection Council "99" 18 6 I 99 IS 6 99 18 0 St; Peters Sydenham-Botany overbridge to Barwon Park road...! Aspbaltic concrete on cement concrete 501 160,767 6 490 1 11 490 1 11 161,257 8 7 Total 861 2 134 )5 11 0 Hume Ilighwaiji Banks-town 2 Between Braiucourt-avenue and Dutton-street Widening, and kerb and guttering Council and 2,099 9 9 78 3 2.177 13 5" Department. Between Beresford-avenuc and Woodbine-street Kerb and guttering, and altering electric 171 15 163 3 0 light poles. Between Murray-street and Law ford-avenue Widening Department 2.154 14 2,154 14 2.154 14 Between Bourke-street and Moore-square 380 10 1 37 7 37 7 423 17 Between 1'enwick-street and Dutton-street .. 32 14 32 14 32 14 Junction S.H. 13 1,211 1 1.211 1 1,211 1 Between Beresford-avenue and Avoca-street 1,212." "6 10 419 4 419 4 1,631 5 Between Braincourt-avenuc and Avoca-street 31 2 31 2 31 2 Cabramatta and Can Deviation at Cabramatta Creek , 2 2 2 2 ley Yale. Lansdowne-street to Chadderton-street ,, 753 2 3 65 IS 05 18 0 819 0 -Enfield ". Liverpool and 'Biirwood roads 'Improving corner 113 7 113 7 5 113 7 Carne's Hill .' Deviation 40 10 40 10 3 40 10 Nepcan 904 13 StrathflclJ Near Homebush-road Widening 899" "8 8 5 5 0 Total 4,113 7 2 1.63 3 0 4,520 9 6 Great Western Highway. Ash field Wofscley-street to Lang-street Cement concrete 0 3618 Department 29,294 3 7 239 13 4 239 13 4 29.533 16 11* Slut Mountains Lapstone Hill Deviation Widening ' 247 11 1 24 9 7 24 9 7 272 0 8 "Burwood Parramatta-Toad 48S 10- 5 It - 0 3 11 0 3 499 10 S Concord Building up shoulders 4 10 67 4 10 07 4 10* Drummoyne Relaying footpaths Council 0 0 9S 0 0 98 0 0* Widening Department 4,363 18 300 18 0 300 IS 0 4,664 16 8 Granville and Hol- Subway under Great Western Railway I Cement concrete 0 505 25.010 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 25,010 3 11* royd. Granville Between Duke and Duck streets Widening 359 0 0 359 0 0 359 0 0 Near Great Western Railway 846 3 11 846 3 11 1,516 17 9 Corner Parramatta-road and Alfred-street .... 51 11 6 51 11 6 51 11 0 Homebush George-street to Powells Creek 0 10 10f 0 10 10t 0 10 10f Holroyd Adjacent to subway at Great Western Railway- 99 4 2 99 4 2 99 4 2 Deviation Day-street to John-street 30 17 8 36 17 8 36 17 S Xiidcombe 12 II 0 Parramatta Pa r ra m atta- r6a d 12 11 0 12 11 0 St. Marys South Creek deviation Resumptions 00 15 0 00 15 0 00 15 0 Adjusting P.M.G. poles : .Widening 0 10 3 6 19 3 6 19 3 Total 2,048 16 4 165 4 10 2,214 1 2 * Completed Works. t Credits. SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Expenditure, 1031-32. Total Road Class of Construction, Length of Carried Expenditure to No. Location of Work. Work. out by. Expenditure to 30th June, 1931.' A(iJustmcrlt of Land for Road 30th June, 1932. I Public Utilities. Widening. Construction. Pacific Highway. ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Horns by Hawkesbury River Ferries, docks, and approaches Department 02,451 13 8 1,227 7 10 1,227 7 10 63,679 1 6 Between Council Chambers and Hookham's Corner. Kerb and guttering, and improving Council and 177 1 4 1,000 0 0 1,177 1 4 1,177 1 4 corners. Department, Kangaroo Point Resumptions lie partment 432 13 432 13 2 432 13 2 Herowra-Hawkesbury River Widening 4 4 4 4 0 732 11 5. L'earce's Corner to Hookham's Corner 223 14 223 14 7 223 14 7, Mount Colah to "Rerowra. 19 18 19 18 9 19 18 9 Secondary-road, Asquith to Hornsby 1,083 L5 10 2,095 7 2,095 7 9 3,779 3 7 Hookham's Corner to Mount Colah 1.538 11 10 151 8 151 8 1 1,689 19 11 Kuring-gai Side portions Lane Cove road Premixed bitumen macadam Council 102,399 8 0 300 18 3 5,425 17 1,496 4 6 7,223 0 4 109,622 8 4 tiilda-avenue Drainage 83 3 11 83 8 11 '83 3 11* St. Johns avenue Widening turnouts 48 14 9 48 14 9 48 14 9* Opposite St. Ives Memorial Park Widening 0 19 3 202 2 1 203 1 4 203 1 4 Lane Cove .... Between Baden Powell street and Howarth-road Kerbing and guttering Department 104 18 8 104 18 8 104 18 8 North Sydney Approaches to Sydney Harbour Bridge Cement concrete, asphaltic surface .. 0 1005 415 8 10 1,75416 8 32,550 13 11 34,305 10 7- 34,720 19 5 Between Falcon-street and St. .Leonards station Realignment 16 19 0 10 19 0 18 19 0 Mount-street to Falcon-street Asphaltic concrete on cement concrete 6" "4430 Council and 90,339*'19 4 435 12 5 435 12 5 90,775 11 9* Department. Junction-street Extension Department 58,216 13 4 16,963 2 1 15,963 2 1 74,179 15 5 Willonghby St. Leonards Railway Widening overbridge ...... 3,649 7 8 40-2 5f 40 % • 5t 3,009 5 3* Lo, n gj le vi lie - r oa d- .t o,tB onndary - s tr ee t Cement concrete Council 8,964 11 1 215 2 10 1,133 14 If 918 11 3t 8,045 19 10* Oxley-street to Lorigneville-road Widening and footpaving 692 11 10 30 14 8 30 14 8 723 6 6 Total 2,233 15 6 25,119 13 7 35,434 10 0 02,787 19 7 | The North-South Link Highway, Granville j 13 Elizabeth-street intersection I Improving corner Council 44 11 0 13 Woodville and Rawson roads Widening Department 0 5 3 0 5 3 Hornsby I 13 Pennant Hills road .....I Cement concrete .. 2 1685 34,342 1 6 244 8 2 244 8 2 Total 44 1.1 0 289 Total—State Highways 2.483 14 10 32.387 13 3 35,941 17 7 70.813 MAIN ROADS. Alexandria 193 Botany-road to Garden-street Widening Department 497 18 9 497 18 9 497 18 9 Balmaiu 165 Weston-road ' ,. 1,388 .1 3 1,388 1 3 1,383 1 3 Bexley 168 Forest-road ' Kerbing and guttering Council 2 14 1 2 14 1. •i 14 1* Baulkham Hills 184 Intersection 160 and 184 | Altering P.M.G. poles Department 60 13 9 60 13 9 60 13 9* Bexley 168 Villiers-street to Dunmore-street Widening 2,438 1 0 111 1 8 2,549 2 8 Bulli 185 Lower South Coast road Regrading Council 46 3 0 46 3 0 46 3 0* 185 Drainage Department 3 0 11 3 0 11 3 0 11 185 Between Carricks and Stockyards Creek. Resumptions 443 ' 24 14 24 14 6 468 o 1 185 Thirroul overbridge Improving approaches Council and 790 Is 100 8 100 8 9 891 4 i> Department. CamphcHtown 177 Morgan's gates 3-in. bitumen penetration macadam 0 1463 10,036 0 3 1,208 3 6 1,208 3 6 11,244 3 9 Canterbury and 167 Between Hill-street and Canterbury-road Drainage Council 69 10 10 69 16 10 Enfield. Canterbury 315 Wiley-avenue-Canary-road Premised bitumen-tar macadam 0 1818 Department 4,877 11 461 3 1 401 1 5,338 14 7 Concord 200 Widening and improving bends Resumptions 231 18 150 0 0 150 0 0 381 18 4 200 Proposed bridge over Parramatta River at Ubr's Point 307 10 7 0 0 7 0 0 314 10 5 200 Loch Ma-ree parade to Killoola-street Deviation 3,008 10 189 1S9 7 8 3,197 18 4 Druninioync 165 Bridge-street Widening 271 10 723 1 723 1 0 994 11 5 Dnniias 139 Hiuh-strcet 505 3 0 4 0 4 9t 504 18 6 Eastwood 139 Intersection Bennett and Sutherland roads 8 15 8 15 8 S 15 8 Ermingron and 165 Knuin'-'ton and Hennaut Rills roads 32 9 32 9 0 32 9 0 Rydaluiere. * Completed Works. t Credits. SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Expenditure, 1931-32. Total Road Length of Carried Expenditure to Expenditure to No. Location of Work. Class of Construction. Work. 30th June, 1931 out by. Adjustment of Land for i Road 30th June, 1932. Public Utilities. Widening. Construction. Total. MAIN ROADS— Continued. ft. £ s. d. s. d. s. d. £ s. d. £ 9. d. Himter.'s Rill and 166 Mary-street to Longueville-road Cement concrete 937 Department 34.728 IT 1 16 0 7 36 0 34,736 13 1* Lane Cove. | Hunter's Hill 1 106 Junction of Manning and G-ladesville roads I Bounding corner Council S7 13 0 S7 13 0 87 13 0* 106 Suiter-street-.Manning-road ' Cement concrete 0 2525 i Department 12,872 3 2 4 19 4 19 0 12.S77 2 2* 3L5 Near Tempe-East Hills Rail Crossing 1 Culvert 1 Council 245 it) 9 245 19 9 245 19 9* 16S Forest-road ' Widening | Department "Tib 7 10 3 1 10 3 162 Pittwater-road 317 0 0 251 0 251 0 7 568 1 1 166 Burns Bay road • Alteration to levels 0 14 0 14 4 0 14 4 166 Between Beatrice and View streets I Cement concrete j 0 3658 14,471" "3 1 230 2 230 2 4 14,701 5 5* 190 Corner John-street ':. *.- .-. ' Alterations to P.M.G. poles :2 14 0 72 14 0 72 14 0* 190 Intersection John and Church streets ..: ' Kerbing and guttering, and drainage ...i Council 26 6 4 26 6 4 26 0 4* 190 John-street ' Kerbing and guttering I 700 0 0 103 15 9t 103 15 9t 596 4 3* 3/59 Hill-strcct'to Crescent-street 1 Resumptions 6 7 7 7 0 1 7 0 1 Department 164 Spit Bridge Improving northern approach 0 1 0 1 9 0 1 9 - 164 Fitt water- road ' Deviation 1-50 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 4 13 0 4 13 0 4 13 164 Wanganrdla-street J Drainage Council 0* 164 Sydney-road, near Hope-street 27 10 10 27 10 10 27 10 10* 167 Between Shaw-street and Livingstone-road 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0* ; 5,075 7 11 194 Between Lords-road and Ascot-avenue Reinforced concrete 0 4055 Department 1,079 17 9 1.135 15 5 2,218 13 7 7,294 1 6 170 Botany-road Widening ' 277 8 3 2/7 S 3 277 S 3 164 New Spit road to Spit Bridge •. 5 0 0 ' 4 0 0 4 0 0 164 Between Merlin-street and Military-road Cement concrete ... 6" "'752 10,033 Ti 3 143 0 1 148 0 1 10,131 14 4* 1.73 Realignment S L2 9 8 12 9 8 12 9 Oxford-street ". s 165 Corner Victoria-road and Pennant-street Improvement 22 4 7 22 4 7 2* 4 7 317 Fit/.gerald-avenue Cement concrete ... .1 2543 32,179 5 5 55 8 2 32,234 13 7* 171 Maroubra Bay road to Smith-street 0 2738 11,193 13 5 276 11 6 438 10 2 11,632 3 7* 171 Anzac-parade, Addison-streeMinrker-street Widening 316 4 5 1,157 5 10 1,157 5 10 1,473 10 3 170. Regent-street, near Wells-street 2,325 0 4 12 15 6 ' 12 15 6 2,337 15 10 194 Grand-parade 1 2,377 3 9 100 0 0 I 100 0 0 2,477 3 9 194 Duke-street to Teralba-street I 283 8 3 j 283 8 3 283 8 3 169 Bav-stceet 1 437 1 0 437 1 0 437 1 0 184 Drainage easement 25 7 10 25 7 10 25 7 1.0 Bell-Ric-lnnond I 1 165 Victoria-road Drainage Council SOU • 8 0 ll 8 0 11 165 Widening and reconstructing bridge and roadway at Tar penetration surface course on broken 0 360 4,367 5 3 13 6 0 33 6 0 4,380 11 3* Graingers Hollow. > stone base course. 165 Farkes-street to Linton-^venue • Cement concrete 0 4820 Department 29,256 13 3 28 5 11 1,643 15 2 30,900 8 5* 165 Victoria-road, near Fittwater-road Widening Council and 167 17 2 545 12 8 713 9 10 713 9 10 Department. 165 Between Pittwater-road and Argyle-avenue .... Cement concrete Department 41,517 1 8 300 0 300 0 0 41,Si7 1 8* 165 Great North road Widening 0,021 17 5 1,123 15 1,123 35 0 7,145 12 5 165. Proposed subway under Ryde Railway Station Resumptions 1,147 15 9 2,703 5 2,703 5 6 3,851 1 3 139 Between Devlin-street and Lane Cove road Proposed deviation 456 12 456 12 3 456 12 3 227 Improvement to bends Resumptions 35 12 35 12 4 35 12 4 173 New South Head road Widening 7 7 7 7 0 7 7 0 173 Proposed extension Hopetoun-avenue 1L 5 11 5 3 11 5 3 164 Improving bends 34 19 34 19 2 34 19 2 Dee Why-Collaroy 2 2 164 Pitt water-road Drainage Council 52 52 2 2 52 2 2* 164 Kerb and guttering. 41 19 0 41 19 0 41 0* 172 Intersection Bondi-road and Sir Thomas Mitchell road Widening Department 97 7 11 150 19 150 19 9 248 7 8 172 Bondi-road 11 2 11 2 0 11 2 0 Waterloo 170 Harconrt-parade Culvert "34 io 9 34 19 9 34 19 9 Willonghby 191 View-street to Millwood-avenue Kerb and guttering, and widening 4,740 14 9 245 6 9 369 7 1 5,110 1 10* Woollahra and City 173 New South Head road-Bcntley's Bridge Widening 500 0 0 002 s S 902 8 S 1,402 S 8* of Sydney. Woollahra 173 New South Head road (fronting Brantwood Estate)... Footpaving 39 0 4 39 0 4 39 0 4* 173 Intersection Edgecliife-road and. Ocean street Improving corner Council and 852 19 2 47 3 8| 42 5 7t 810 13 7* Department, 173 Fernleigh-avenue to Bay View Hill road Widening Department 28 11 2S 1.1 0 28 11 0 173 Lyne Park to Newcastle-street Resumptions ... 1.0 9 10 9 8 10 9 8 173 Manning-road-Bellevue-road Cement concrete Council 2,853 0 0 28S 16 28S 16 5 3,141 16 5* 2,059 9 11 99S 8 9t 972 13 0 3,032 2 11 Total—Main Roads 17,010 10 10 3,659 3 0 I 21,255 8 9 * Completed Works. t Credits. SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. 1 Expenditure, 1931-32. Total ni1 Length of • Carried Expenditure to Council. ty \ Location of Work. Class of Construction. Work. ! out by. 30th June, 1031. Expenditure to AO. | Adjustment of Land for Road 30th June, 1932. 1 Public Utilities. Widening. Construction. Total. SECONDARY ROADS m. it. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. £ s. d. "Balmain and Leich- 2007 Between Berry-street and Weston-road Asphaltic concrete on cement concrete 0 388S Department 13,187 4 11 1,198 19 1 1,198 19 14,3S6 4 0' hardt. Blacktown 2012 Between Great Western Highway and Railway Gates Bitumen penetration 3 4437 Council 8,445 16 10 83 14 S3 14 8,529 11 2* Kuring-gai 2009 Babbage-road, Moore-street to Roseville Bridge White metal surface on 8-in. ballast 1 2406 24,089 1 4 901 11 901 11 23,137 10 2 base course. 2009 Boundary-street Widening Department 77 13 6 | 77 13 77 13 6 Manly 2004 Battle Bnulevarde Bitumen penetration macadam 0 3376 Council 6,202 18 0 276 I 5 176 1 6,478 19 5* Mosman 2019 Near Holt-avenue Drainage 75 11 11 75 11 75 11 11* North Sydney 2019 Alfred and High streets ... Rounding corner 7 6 8 7 6 8* 2019 Spofforth-street, between Rangers-road and Military- Cement concrete- 6'" 1590 2,222 7 6 2,222 7 6* road. Vaucluse . 2010 Near Grieves Monument Pipe culvert 58 14 0 58 14 58 14 2010 Old South Head Toad Kerb and guttering 30 6 0 30 6 30 6 Waterloo 2WS Bowke-street and Lach Ian-street Widening 326 8 9 320 S 326 8 2008 Lachlan and Dowling streets Footpaving 64 12 64 12 64 12 200S Intersection Dowling-street Alterations to gas main Department 9 19 7 9 19 9 19 Willoughby and 2009 •Boundary-street Cement concrete 0 3832 Council 14,959 19 9 23'id 23 10 14,936 9 Kuring-cai Total—Secondary Roads 3,092 U 3,506 13 5 Total—Road Construction Expenditure 3,079 9 4 49,802 6 4 42,693 12 2 95,575 7 10 Commission paid to various Councils, vide Section 42 of Main Roads Act £ 2,348 16 1 2,348 16 1 2,348 16 1 Survey, Design, Supervision, etc £ 146,806 9 21,432 10 8 21,432 10 8 168,239 0 1 Expenditure on Works completed prior to 30th June, 1931 £ 2,285,520 9 2,285,520 9 5 Total Expenditure £ 1,337,417 0 10t 3,079 9 4 49,802 6 4 06,474 18 11 119,356 14 7} 3,456,773 15 b% * Completed Works. t Credits. J As per Income and Expenditure Account, page 3. 11 MAINTENANCE AND MINOR IMPROVEMENT. For the purpose of the Main Roads Act the County of Cumberland extends over the Shire of Blue % Mountains, a part of. the Shire of Colo, and the Municipalities of Katoomba and Blackheath. Under the above heading is included the maintenance of, and minor improvements to, main and secondary roads (including bridges and ferries) within this area and on its borders. •The total length of main and secondary roads maintained at 30th June, 1932, was as follows By Councils. By Department.. Under Agreement Under Agreement witli Contractor with Contractor Directly. for Construction • Directly. for Construction, of Pavement. of Pavement. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. State Highways 20| 2 170* 2 Main Iloads 11: 136* 3 90£ -I . 3* Tot.il ' 365} 30(4 8{- Grand Total _ 684 The total expenditure incurred on the works was as follows :— By Councils. By Department. On— £ s. d. £ s. d. State Highways 5,934 5 9 76,19112 11 Main Roads 49,486 8 9 35,412 1 8 Secondary Roads 5,248 6 11 18 18 ,2 Major Bridges and Ferries 431 3 11 21,507 17 11 Commission, Section 42, Main Roads Act ... . 1,161 4 11 Sundry Creditors •-. 2,369 12 11 O. Total '£62,261 10 3 " £130,760 17 9 MAINTENANCE BY COUNCILS. The total amount granted to Councils was approximately equal to that expended during 1930-31, and with careful apportionment of the funds, aided by the co-operation, of Council!?. Engineers, it was possible" to maintain the general standard of maintenance. Generally the work had to be limited to remedying the effects of traffic, weather and moisture, and not much actual improvement in the type of pavement was possible. Those Councils, however, which had in mind a definite, programme of progressive improvement of a particular road were provided with funds to enable them to continue towards their objective, and the beneficial results of such a plan were seen in more than one case. Owing to prevailing financial stringency, some Councils found it difficult to retain their trained staffs in work during the whole year, and as the result of this were unable to cope effectively with the requirements of the roads. There was some tendency to utilise funds granted by the Board and the Department for the purpose of retaining a nucleus staff throughout the year, and while, with a desire to avoid embarrassing Councils in" their difficulties, as much leniency in this matter as was possible was granted, nevertheless, in order to ensure the proper expenditure of its funds, it was (and will continue to be) necessary to insist that grants made for specific purposes or treatments of main roads are spent at the proper time. Obviously, any neglect to undertake necessary repairs, etc., or undue extension of the time for carrying out the work, must, inevitably involve extra expenditure of public moneys in order to restore or maintain the payments, etc., to their proper condition and to conserve the value previously invested in their construction or improvement. During the year several Councils undertook work of ah experimental nature in the form of new processes such as mixed-in-place macadam treatments, etc., and due recognition is given to the interest shown by the engineers responsible. MAINTENANCE BY BOARD AND DEPARTMENT. The total expenditure incurred was slightly in excess of that for the previous year, the main increase being in the amount spent in light resheeting of the bituminous pavements of highways (see below). Partly as a result of this work, but also due to the economies effected by the adoption of the motor-patrol system evor the previous horsc-and-dray patrols, general maintenance work, patching of pavements, attention to shoulders, drainage, etc:, cost appreciably less than in 1930-31. The outstanding feature of maintenance work in the County of Cumberland by the Department's own forces was the development of. the drag-on process for resheeting worn or uneven bituminous macadam pavements. During the previous two years, good results in strengthening and smoothing such pavements' had been obtained by laying a thin sheet of plant-mixed macadam directly on the old bituminous surface. The varying thicknesses of this layer, due to the unevenness of the old surface, however, resulted in uneven consolidation under traffic and, to a modified extent, a repetition of previously existing " waving " or corrugation. With hand spreading also a perfectly true surface was difficult to obtain. During the yea under review, the method of laying the mixed material by means of a drag-spreader was developed. B 12 using rear-tip ping lorries, which themselves draw, the drag-spreader, and a gang of six men, a 5-ton load of mixed material is " dumped directly into the hopper of the drag-spreader, and, by the forward movement of the lorry, spread evenly and smoothly over a width of 10 feet. The whole operation, including coupling and uncoupling the spreader to the lorry occupies 6 minutes, as compared with nearly half an hour required by a gang of 13, using hand-raking methods. ' With these methods, the two-coat process becomes economical to adopt—the average cost amounting to 2s. 3*06d. per square yard for a two-course layer. The first course is spread to a thickness sufficient merely to fill the depressions in the old surface, leaving the higher spots bare and, after being rolled and left open for traffic for as long as possible, in order to secure the greatest degree of consolidation of the thicker portions of the course, the first course is covered by a thin layer of finer-mixed material, making an average combined thickness of lh inches. Due to the effect of the long-base drag used, the resulting surface is truer in level or " riding quality " than the average cement concrete pavement, and the resulting reduction in the impact of traffic enhances the general strengthening effect on the pavement. During the year ended 30th June, 1932, a total area of 304,893 square yards of pavement was resheeted by the process described above. Surfacing with tar and mixtures of tar, pitch and bitumen was carried out over an area of 359.175 square yards, the average cost amounting to 5-8d. per square yard. The resheeting process as described above was, however, adopted in place of surfacing wherever the pavement was uneven. Several extensive works of repair, etc., as well as painting, were carried out in connection with the maintenance of major bridges. Expenditures are given in the following statement, the more important works being mentioned specially :— S.H. or M.R. Site or name of Bridge. £ 1 Cook's River, Tempo General Maintenance 137 2 Nepean River, Camden 10 5 Nepean River, Penrith 83 Painting and Resheeting of deck 1,596 162 dc Burgh's Bridge General Maintenance 21 164 The Spit Bridge 639 Painting 311 165 Glebe Island Expenditure by Public Works ^Department 73 Iron Cove General Maintenance 164 Gladcsville •. 966 166 Fig Tree 87 Repairs to deck (including replacement of plates) 2,706 Painting* 552 183 Shea's Creek General Maintenance 13 184 Richmond 8 South Creek 10 194 Cook's River. Mascot and operation. 558 * Incomplete at 30th June, 1932. In the. repair of the deck of Fig Tree Bridge, 103 steel buckle-plates were renewed and 29 were strengthened. Considerable economy was effected by the use of electric welding on this work. Three ferry services, viz., over Hawkesbury "River (Peat's Ferry), George's "River (Taren Point) and Parramatta River (Ryde) are operated directly by this Department. The two vessels, M.S's. " George Peat " and " Frances Peat," of the Hawkesbury River Ferry, were brought to Sydney for docking twice during the year, the- general maintenance of the engines and hulls being carried out continuously by the departmental star!. The extra cost incurred by the rigid system of maintenance is compensated by the good general condition of the vessels. The total cost of these services during the year 1931-32 was as follows :— Hawkesbury Taren Point. Kyde. (Beat's Perry). £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S. d. 6.742 15 6 2,379 J2 10 2,549 13 0 653 2 ' 3 209 11 4 173 10 2 90S "5 8 435 10 5 261 19 5 656 13 4 i 89 2 10 100 14 9 161 4 1 1,706 3 11 126 3 1 1,020 15 4 304 12 1 469 0 4 464 .1 5 Miscellaneous expenditure (printing, "Workers' compensation, family 328 13 9 13 10 2 7 7 0 endowment, etc.) £12,482 o 11* 3,722 11 0 3,557 5 9 One-half borne by Country Main Roads Fund. ; . Docking and overhauling of the Ryde and Taren Point ferry vessels were carried out in July, 1932, and the cost does not show in the statement above. 13 The following statement shows'the amount of traffic which used the ferries during the twelve months ended 30th June. 1932, together with the revenue collected and the costs of operation. The latter does not include interest or sinking fund charges. Hawkesbury River. Taren Point, from 2/8/31. Ryde. • Numbers Average X umbers Average Numbers Average and anionntf. per day. and amounts. per day. and amounts. per day. Motor Cars (including motor cycles with side 144,443 395 79,278 - 217 216,770 592 ' cars. 20,283 55 52,019 142 94,981 259 Passengers in vehicles ' 344,354 * 941 222,827 609 657,464 1,796 112,382 307 74,048 202. Revenue for year £14,032 £38 £476* ... Tolls not charged. - Average revenue per week since inception ... £301 ... do. Average cost of operation (including toll col £240 £72 ... £68 lection) per week, 1931-32. Tolls collected at Taren. Point Ferry on Sundays and public holidays only. Part expenditure on the operation and maintenance of two other ferries, viz., Sackville Ferry and Wiseman's Ferry, controlled by the Shire Councils of Baulkham Hills and Colo respectively, was financed from County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund. Both of these vessels were docked and overhauled during the year. The total contribution paid to the Councils concerned (which, in the case of Wiseman's Ferry covered one-half the loss sustained on tolls) amounted to £666. The following statements show the maintenance expenditure on individual sections of road both by Councils and the Department:— Maintenance by Councils. Road Grants approved Grants Payments Grants approved Council. No. Local Name bt Road. but unpaid at approved during: during year ' but unpaid at 30th June, 1932. year 1931-32. 1931-32. |30th June, 1932. STATE HIGHWAYS. Prince's Highway. £ ' ' s. d. £ s. d. £ 8/ d. 3. d. /}]rskineville King-street 158 7 0 158 7 0 /Newtown . io6"'o" o 1,4(11 0 0 1,5(11. 0 0 vSt. Peters . 48 10 7 •18 10 7 Total 100 0 0 1,067 1.8 1 1,767 18 1 Pacific Highway. 7Hornsby f 10 Pacific Highway. 100 0 0 507 0 0 500 0 0 107 0 0 v Kuring-gai 10 931 5 8 931 5 8 ^tforth Sydney I 10 25 0 0 25 0 0 Total £ 100 0 0 1,463 5 8 . 1,456 5 8 •107 0 0 Xortii-scuth lAnk Highway. t/Baulkham Hills | 1 Pennant Hills road 510 2 0 510 2 0 (/ Pfiiiidas 1 (100 0 0 600 0 0 ^/Hormby -.| 1 Peat's Perry road 1,000 !J 0 843 0 0 1,600 0 0 243 0 0 Total J ,000 0 0 1,953 2 0 2,710 "2 0 243 0 0 Total, State Highways 1,200 0 0 5,084 5 9 5,934 5 9 350 0 0 MAIN ROADS. "Alexandria 1.83 Gardener's Road 132 0 0 1.60 0 0 232 0 0 60 0 0 193 Henderson-road 116 7 3 116 7 3 Bankstowu 167 Canterbury-Toad 830 0 0 830 0 <> 190 Rookwood-road 78 17 8 78 17 8 Baulkham Hills 190 Oural and Clenorie roads 466 0 0 1,947 0 0 2,246 0 0 167 0 0 157 Showground-road 1(52 0 0 220 0 0 382 0 0 1S2 Sackville Perry 385 1 1.1 385 1 11 182 Sa'-kville-road 131 0 10 131 0 10 181 Wiseman's Perry 46 2 0 46 2 0 Bexley 168 Porest-road 828 12 4 808 12 4 Blue Mountains 184 Richmond-Bell-Mt. Victoria rood 1.407 10 11 1.407 10 11 . Botany 170 Botany-road 50 0 0 50 0 0 Campbell town 179 Menangle-road 200 0 0 200 0 0 Canterbury ... 167 Canterbury-road 2.685 0 6 2.431 0 6 1,000 0 0 Castlercagh 155 Castlereagii-road 1,133 19 6 1,133 19 6 Colo 184 Richmond-Bell-Mt.' Victoria road 1,800 0 0 2,592 0 0 315 Concord-road 25 0 0 100 0 0 125 0 0 Concord 200' 75 0 0 540 0 0 015 0 0 158 Church-street 540 0 0 540 0 0 pAmda's 139 High-street 1.90 0 0 190 0 0 ISO Bennett and Sutherland roads 355 0 0 355 0 0 Eastwood 103 IvrskinevHle-road 105 0 0 105 0 0 PrskineviHe ... 318 Marlborough-road 163 8 2 1(13 8 2 Homebush 139 Sutherland-Pefcroft roads ... 550 0 0 539 0 0 1,089 0 0 Hornsby 161 Galston-road 076 0 0 895 0 0 1,270 0 0 156 Castle Hill road 100 0 0 500 0 0 600 0 0 Hnrstville 315 Belin ore -road 191 0 0 191 0 0 168 Porest-road 71.0 0 0 710 0 0 14 Maintenance by Councils—continued. • Road Grants approved Grants Payments Grants approved Council. No. Local Nanie_of Road. but unpaid at approved during during year 1 but unpaid at 30th June, 1932. year 1931-32. 1931-32. 30th June, 1932. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kogarah 194 Ran isgate-road-Park-road 150 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 199 Rocky Point road 119 1 3 19 1 3 100 0 0 315 Woniora-road and Pel more-road 244 0 0 244 0 0 Kuring-gai 102 Pittwater-road 483-12 4 483 12 4 Lidcombe 190 John, Church and East streets 369 0 0 533 3 1 902 3 1 Manly 159 Sydney-Pi ttwater road 200 0 0 200 0 0 104 Pittwater-road 111 0 0 1,100 0 1,271 0 0 Mascot 194 Lord 's-road- Ascot-avenue 302 12 302 12 1 183 Gardener's-road 300 0 300 0 0 Mosman 164 Military and Spit roads 431 16 401 10 8 Ncpean 154 Penrith-Luddenham-Narellan road.. 1,319 1 1,299 1 4 155 Mulgoa-road '. 824 17 824 17 10 Newtown 167 Prnhore-roa.d 507 0 507- 0 0 North Sydney 164 Miller-street, Falcon-street, and 75 0 75 0 0 Military-road. Paddington . 172 Oxford-street ' -045 14 2 045 14 173 New South Head road 40.14 10 40 14 Parramatta . 165 Pennant-street-Victoria-road 80 19 8 80 19 Penrith 155 Castlereagh-road 170 0 0 1.70 ' 0 Petersham .... 167 Stanniore and New Canterbury roads 260 0 0 260 Randwick .... 171 Anzac-parade 697 0 0 1,815 9 4 2,182 330 0 0 172 Oxford-street 47 S 0 47 175 Little Ray road 178 0 0 178 Redfern .. 170 Regent-street 10; 0 0 105 Richmond 155 Castlereagh-road 200 0 0 200 Rockdale 108 Forest-road 137 0 0 452- 3 447 142 3 9 194 The Esplanade 50 0 0 768 0 810 8 0 0 109 Pay-street 519 0 319 200 0 0 Ryde 139 Blaxla'ild-rdad : 501 0 0 740 5 1,241 • 5 105 Victoria-road 100 0 0 2.210 12 2,310 12 162 Lane Cove road and Lucknow-road 511 • 7 511 7 191 Ryde-Chatswood 912 0 912 200 Bowdcn-street .' 353 4 350 3 4 5 St. Peters 183 Canal-street 180 0 180 Strathtield 318 Richmond-road 100 0 .0 37 0 97 40 "6" 0 315 The Boulevarde 350 0 0 1.26 8 470 Sutherland 199 Taren Point road,. 384 1 384 227 Port Hacking roa'd and Kingsway 990 0 990 Vaucluse 173 New South Head-road- 445 0 0 187 5 412 220 5 2 Warringah 162 Pittwater-road 420 0 0 1,352 0 1.628 150 0 0 164 Condamiiie-strect^-Pittwater-road '. 481. 0 0 3.997 0 3 4r±'8 3 174 Bayview-road ..„„ 270 0 0 573 17 9 843 1.7 9 159 Pittwater-road 285 16 10 285 10 10 Waverley . 172 Oxford-street 19 8 6 1,386 0 10 1,075 9 Wollondilly 177 Bulli-Appin road 604 0 0 700 0 0 1,304 0 179 Appin-Broughton Pass 206 0 0 200 0 Woollahra 1.72 Oxford-street -. 40 U 1 119 2 173 New South Head road 478 19 4 478 19 Total, Main Roads :....£ 8.840 8- 2 46.192 17 10 49,917 12 8 3,115 13 4 SECONDARY ROADS. Alexandria 200S Tiourkc-strcet-La email -street 200 0 0 200 0 0 Ashfield 20.14 Frederick and Milton-streets _ 50 0 0 118 12 7 168 12 7 2013 Ramsay and Marion streets 241 18 9 241 18 9 Baulkham mils' 2015 Glenorie-Maroota-road 63 •0 0 63 0 0 Bexley 2014 Harrow-road and Lloyd and Vernon ib" o" 0 269 8 6 279 8 6 streets. Blacktown 2012 Richmond-road 425 •0 0 425 0 0 Cabramatta and Canley 2020 Cabramatta and Orphan School road... 3o""6" 0 339 10 . 0 369 10 0 Vale. 'Canterbury 2014 Northcote and Beamish stroets,Brighton- 42 10 0 289 12 10 332 2 10 avenue and George's River road. Druiumoyne 2013 Ramsay-road 140 0 0 140 0 0 2000 Great North road and Lyons-road 186 10 0 180 10 ' 0 Glebe" 2002 Bridge-road 35 0 0 35 0 0 Hornsby 2010 Station and Jersey streets 50 0 0 50 0 0 Kuring-gai 2009 .Boundary-street and Babbace-road ... 278 9 10 180 9 10 98 0 0 Leiehliafdt 2007 Bahnain-road 172 12 11 112 12 11 60 0 0 2013 Marion-street 50 0 0 50 0 0 Manly" \\[[\\\\\\\'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 2004 Battle Bowievarde-Ponsonhy-parade ... 288 17 6 28S 17 0 Marrickville 2021 En more, Marrickville and Tllawarrn 185 0 0 185 0 0 roads. Mascot 2008 Old Botany road 43 0 0 43 0 0 Nepean 2020 Orphan School road 227 10 9 90 0 9 North Sydney 2019 North Sydncy-Cremorne Junction via 471 11 11 47t 11 11 Neutral Bay. Petersham 2018 Old Canterbury road 279 0 0 279 0 0 R.edfern 2011 Wells and Gibbon streets 220 0 0 48 0 3 268 0 3 Rockdale 2014 Harrow-road, Frederick-street and \so 0 0 80 0 0 Watki n-street. St. Marys 2020 Orphan School road 83 15 0 03 15 0 Van cl us o 201.0 Old South Head road and South Head 5 12 4 5 12 4 road. Warringah 2009 Roseville-Bee Why road 323 19 3 323 19 3 Waterloo 2008 Bourke-street-Lachl an-street 10 0 0 35 0 0 45 0 0 Waverley 2010 Old South Head road 293 5 9 173 5 9 120 0 0 Willoughby 2009 Boundary-street 17 12 0 17 12 0 Windsor 2012 Blacktown-road 80 0 0 80 0 0 Woollahra 2010 Old South Head road 13 30 * 13 3Cr Total, Secondary Roads £ 302 10 0 5.321 6 11 5,248 6 11 Commission paid to various ils vide Section 42 of Main Roads Act... 1.161 ,4 11 1,101 4 11 Grand Total, All Roads £ 10,402 If 55,759 15 5 62,261 10 • 3t 3.901 3 4 * Refund of grant. f As per Income and Expenditure Account, page 3. 15 Maintenance'by Board and Department'. On Special Maintenance (including the Upkeep On General of Ferries) or Minor Improvement Works. Main Name and Section. Road Road No. Maintenance. Amount. Nature. STATE HIGHWAYS. Prince's Highway, £ s. d. £ s. d. Carillon-avonuc to White Horse Hotc!, Newtown 49 14 0 Mitchell-road to Barwon Park road 74 3 10 Cook's River to Kogarah Boundary (excluding Arncliffe Hill) 1,116 13 4 2,436 18 11 Reconditioning and Cook's River Bridge. Arncliffe Hill 4 11 2 Kogarah Boundary to Gjeorge's River 571 4 9 74 16 3 Culvert repairs. 1,058 19 11 3,890 0 4 Reconditioning and safety fen George's River to Loftus cing. Loftus to Engadine 150 17 9 •2 r> 0 Safctv fencing. Engadine to junction with Main Road No. 185 .... 435 6 7 50 12 n Storm damage and safety fencing, Junction with Main Road 185 to top of Bulli Pass. 1,456 18 8 1,194 9 8 Gravelling, edges, storm damage and safety fencing. Bulli Pass road 1,198 2 3 939 18 4 Widening and storm damage. 6,116 li 8,589 1 -5 Hume Highway, Parramatta-road to Dickenson-avenue (excluding intermediate tram 190 7 5 1,382 La 11 Reconditioning. section.) Hercules-street- to Milton-street (intermediate tram section) 270 0 7 12 9 Storm damage. Dickenson-avenuc to Burwood-road 93 5 9 Burwood-roiid to Broadway 28 18 1 Broadway to Woodville-road 1,978 7 9 3,353 10 8 Reconditioning and edges. Woodvill'e-road to Cross-roads 1,467 17 6 4,613 0 0 Reconditioning, edges, storm damage and safety fencing. Cross roads to Game's Hill . 180 9 11 Carnc's Hill to Water Race. 67 5 9 Water Race to Narellan' 442 5 2 S 27 18 4 Gutter crossing. Narellan to Camden Bridge 399 19 0 538 4 1 Surfacing, Camden Bridge, safety fencing. 5,124 10 11 9,916 1 9 Great Western Highway. City-road to Taverncr's Hill 585 5 0 34 12 3 Reconditioning. Taverncr's Hill to Rogcr's-nveuue 373 17 5 1,415 3 3 Surfacing and reconditioning. Roger's-avcniic to Powell's Creek (bituminous macadam only) 1,940 IS 4 452 1 .8 Surfacing, rounding off corner, and storm damage. Roger's-aveniie to Powell's Creek (concrete only) . 23 . 5. 9 Powell's Creek to Pluck River (bituminous macadam only) 216 4 11 2 15 10 Storm damage. Powell's Creek to Duck River (concrete only) 296.. 5 0 4 7 Storm damage. llitck River to Granville Subway 309 18 0 35 9 4 Reconditioning, drainage, and stonn damage. Granville Subway Granville Subway to Grea,t Western road turnotf 355 10 Great Western road turnoff, to Victoria Bridge, Penrith (excluding 3,465 19 7,088 Surfacing, reconditioning, gravel . reconstructed section in Penrith). ling, 'Eastern'" Creek Bridge, storm dari'iagc and safety fencing. Reconstructed concrete section in Penrith 115 19 1 Arictoria Bridge, Penrith to Springwood .. 809. 9 8 3,113 15 .4. .Surfacing,, reconditioning, Vic toria Bridge painting and storm damage. Springwood to Mt. Victoria (excluding reconstructed section in 9,500 11 1 13,233 2 9 Surfacing, reconditioning, widen Blaekheath). ing, culverts. Reconstructed section in Blnckhcath 13 13 Victoria -Pass road 146 9 18,153 7 0 25,425 13 5 Padff. Highway. North Sydney boundary to Longueville-road 97 13 Longueville-road to Boundary-street P94 13 Boundary-street to Pearce's Corner Maintained bv Ku-ring-gai Coun cil. 1'carcc's Corner to Hookham's- Corner Maintained by Hornsby Council. Hookham's Corner to Berowra 417 18 6 28 15 8 Storm damage and 9afety fencing. J Berowra to Kangaroo Point 594 12 9 19 9 9 Storm damage and safety fencing. l Peat's Perry, Hawkesbury River 6,241 2 11 One half operating costs. Re mainder charged to Country Main Roads Pund, 1,304 17 9 6,288 19 4 North-south tAnk Highway. Parramatta-road to Liverpool-road 1,053 2 11 1,846 2 4 Reconditioning and culvert!-'. 115 10 10 241 5 0 Surfacing. Windsor-road to Burnside-street and between end of concrete and 83 4 11 Parramatta boundary. £ 1,251 18 8 2,087 7 4 31,951 13 1 52,307 3 3 MAIN ROAD? Prom Main Road 184 (Richmond to S.H. 5) 257 10 10 Prom S.H. 5 to 3 m. 75 c. south 126 4 8 496 4 3 Surfacing and storm damage. Prom 3 m, 75-c. to 5 m, 20 c. south 68 1 10 16 12 3 Surfacing. 155 Prom S.H. 5 to Nepean Boundary 197 4 2 349 16 10 Surfacing and drainage.. 159 Bridges over Manly Lagoon 990 13 9 Repairs. 162 lie Burgh's Bridge 21 0 10 164 Spit Bridge ' 950 5 9 Caretaking and- operating and- painting. 164 Narral>rai Bridge 2,084 10 10 Repairs. 513 19 1 Reconditioning, Glebe Island 165 Glebe Island Bridge to Iron Cove Bridge Bridge, and "storm damage. Iron Cove Bridge to Gladesville Bridge 211 4 3 164 2 9 Iron Cove Bridge. Gladesvillo Bridge to Pittwater-road 1.02 17 7 965 10 1 Gladesville Bridge. Pittwater-road to Marsden-road Maintained by Ryde Council. Marsden-road to Morton-street 382 18 0 Storm dama'ge. .,, • ' *92515—B 16 Maintenance by Board md Department— continued. On Special Maintenance (including the Upkeep On General of Ferries) or Minor Improvement Works. Main Name and Section. Road Road No. Maintenance. Amount. Nature • MAIN ROADS—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Victoria-road to Mary-street and Manning-road 77 16 7 1 14 11 Storm damage. Mary-street to Mg Tree Bridgo 386 6 0 3,348 17 11 Pig Tree B'ridgc painting etc. storm damage and safety fen cing. Pig Tree Bridge to Longueville-road 031 19 4 76 4 9 Drainage, storm damage a nd safety fencing. Longueville-road to S.H. 10 23 7 7 40 5 10 Surfacing. 167 Hurlstone Park to Canterbury Railway Station. 10 10 5 Sharpe-street to Beamish -street 25 0 9 170 Boundary-street to Wilson-street. 414 12 3 1,847 6 9 Reconditioning and repairs to Millpond Bridge. Wilson-street to Tram Terminus ...... 62 5 10 171 Maroubra Bay road to Flint-street 48 18 8 14 5 0 Storm damage. 172 Oxford-street 62 5 11 14 17 4 Contingency. 177/8 Cross Roads to Narellan 1,840 2 2 125 15 11 Surfacing and storm damage. Campbelltown to Appin 1,070 0 3 707 14 7 Surfacing and culverts. Bulli Shire boundary to S.H. 1 at Bulli Pass 422 1 5 248 1 2 Storm damage and safety fencing. 181 McGrath's Hill to Cattai Creek 214 16 1 Cattai Creek to end of metal section 622 6 4 End of metal section to Wiseman's Ferry .. 676 4 7 183 Shea's Creek Bridge '. 13 3 1 184 Pennant Hills road to McGrath's Hill 1,851 1 1 1,129 15 11 Surfacing, reconditioning, remov al of rail track storm damage and safety fencing. Barney-street to Woollen Mills ... 74 5 3 1 Safety fencing. McGrath's Hill to Rickaby Creek 430 583 10 9 Surfacing, widening and safety fencing. Rkkaby Creek to Church Hill and Aerodrome-road 542 3 0 37 10 5 Gravelling, bridge and safety fencing. Church Hill to Richmond Bridg 137 14 195 18 3 Edges, bridge and safety fencing S.H. 1 to Stanwell Park 510 10 1,438 14 5 Gravelling, widening, culvert* storm damage and safety fencing. Stanwell Park to S.H. 1 at Bulli Pass 3,888 12 9 3,345 15 6 Surfacing, reconditioning, edge culverts storm damage a i safety fencing. 194 Baficulc Bridge 557 17 7 199 S.H. 1 to Ramsgate-avenue :. 12 2 Ramseate-avenuc to George's River 38 17 2 3,751 "s 0 Perry. 200 Ryde Perry .'. 3,581 7 11 Perry. 309 Berry and Ashton streets 120 17 4 315 S.H. 2 to Cook's River Bridge 692 10 0 369 15 5 lie conditioning culvert, storm damage and safety fencing. Cook's River Bridge to Hurstville boundary 1,008 6 5 1,322 3 0 Surfacing, reconditioning, storm damage and safety fencing. Maroubra Bay road to Bunnorong-road 154 0 10 55 10 10 Storm damage. ".. . . Total Main Roads £ 17,514 16 11 29,366 5 8 SECONDARY ROADS. 2003 I Cleveland-street 18 18 • 2 | Surfacing. MISCELLANEOUS. Signposting, traffic domes, and white lines.... 690 14 S Restoration of road openings 1,171 18 4 Survey of main roads with road rate machine. 109 0 7 Total, Miscellaneous .' £ 1,971 13 7 Total Expenditure £ 133,130 10 8 Less Sundry Creditors £ 2,369 12 11* Total as per Income and Expenditure Account, page 3. 130,760 17 9 MAIN ROADS. During the year no new main roads were proclaimed, nor were any previously existing main roads deproclaimed. The mileage of main roads therefore remains as at 30th June, 173], viz., 589 miles 79 chains (State Highways—192 miles 70 chains, and Main Roads—397 miles 9 chains). SECONDARY ROADS. During the year the only change in the list of secondary roads was the addition of the following road Munici pality. Road. Mileage, Remarks. m. clis. No. 2022—Fromftlulg&aTOart east of Kemp's Creek, via 8 32 'Part of this road, from the junction of Mamrc-road and Erskine Park an^Mdhire^-road to Great Western the road to Erskine Park to Great Western Highway Highway(State Highway No. 5). is also Developmental Road No. 1100. The length of secondary roads has thus been increased by 8 miles. 32 chains, aud the total mileage At 30th June, 1932, to 94 miles 11 chains. IT- PART Til--COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. The total income of the Country Main Roads Fund for the year ended 30th June, 1932, from all sources amounted to £1,358,789. This, together with £189,500 in cash carried forward when the year commenced, made an amount of £1,548.2^9 available for expenditure. The total expenditure of the Fund for the year was £952,951. The income and expenditure of the Fund for the financial year are set out in the following return, together with the balance-sheet as at 30th June, 1932. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1932. A—Maintenance and Miscellaneous. EXPENDITURE. INCOME. s. d. s. d. 30t.h Tune, 1932— 30th June, 1932— To, Maintenance of Ma inBoads and Bridges— By Share of Motor Taxes in accordance with (a) Maintenance Grants to Councils 457,305 12 4t Sections 10 (1) and 20 (1) of the Main (b) Maintenance by Department. 18S,239 15 3 0J Roads Act, 1924-31 832,016 8 11 (c) Maintenance by Public Works Depart Transfer from Road Transport and Tunic ment 1,313 10 2 Fund 95,808 12 0 040,918 18 4 ,. Transfer from Public Vehicles Fund 72 14 4 ,, Repayment of Principal and Interest of Loans, ,. Receipts under Federal Aid Roads (Further Section 21 of the Main Roads Act, 1924-31, Agreement) Act, 1931 385,340 17 5 including Exchange on Remittances of In Less Payments to National Debt Sinking terest to London 07,113 8 2 Fund 22,205 14 5 „ Plant Running Expenses, including Depre 303,135 3 0 ciation 43,595 0 0 Plant Hire and Plant Charges to Works 30,307 17 0 ., Payments to Public Works Department, Sec Grants from State Unemployment Relief tion 21 (4a), Main Roads Act, 1924-31 10,000 0 0 Fund 8,321 14 4 ,, Miscellaneous Payments 4,442 8 11 Councils' Contributions towards Maintenance ., Administrative Expenses— of Main Roads 35 0 0 («) Salaries 31,543 8 2 Miscellaneous Receipts— {!>) Travelling Expenses, Rent, Printing (it) Interest 9,351 18 General Expenses, etc 10,200 17 4 (b) Toll Charges on Perries 7,083 17 47,750 ^ 0 (c) Other 234 19 ,, Balance carried forward to " B " 533,148 4 9 16,070 15 7 £1,352,908 5 1,362,9(18 5 8 f For details see Statement, pages 20-25. $ For details see Statement, pages 20 & 27. B.—Construction. Expenditure Expenditure to Income during during Year Income to Year ended Expenditure. 30th June, ended Total. Income. 30th June, Total. 1.931. 30th June, 1931. 30th June, | 1932. 1932, 30th .Tunc, 1932— £ s. d. 30th June, 1932— By Balance brought forward £ s. d. To Construction and Recon from " A " 2,001,762 12 11 533,148 4 9 struction of Main Roads ,, Loan Appropriation, Sec. 2,534,910 1.7 8 and Bridges— 20-1 (/) Main Roads («) From Revenue Act, 1924-31 1,014,000 0 0 1,014,000 0 0 (State Funds) ... 1,020.030 11 10 126.278 14 8 1,740.309 0 0 ,, Special State Loan Ap (b) Prom Loan Appro propriation for Unem priation (State ployment Relief! Funds) , 1,489.000 0 0 1,489,000 0 0 Works 283,000 0 0 283,000 0 0 (<0 Prom Loan Appro ,, Grantsfrom State Uncm-I priation for Un ployment Relief Fund 48,953 1 6 399 S 8 49,352 10 2 employment Re ,, Commonwealth Govern lief Works (State ment Vote for Unem Funds) 283,000 0 0 I 283,000 0 0 ployment Relief 199,000 0 0 109,000 0 0 (d) From State IJuem ,, Commonwealth Govern [iloyinent Relief ment, Vote and State Fund Grants 399 8 8 49,352 1.0 2 Subsidy for Develop (c) From Common mental Main. Roads,) wealth Govern Sec. 20-1 (rf) Main! ment Vote for Roads Act, 1924-31. 351,409 17 0 Unemployment ,, Contributions by Com 351,409 17 6 Relief 199,000 0 0 199,000 0 0 monwealth Govern-, (f) From Common ment to Goulburn- wealth Govern Canberra road • 97,789 ment Vote and ,, Contributions by Water 97,789 2 2 State Subsidy .. 351,409 17 6 Conservation and Irri-i {(]) From Common gation Commission to wealth Govern approach road to ment Contribu Wyangala Dam | 57,576 18 8 57,576 18 8 tions to Goul ,-, Councils' Contributions] burn-Canberra I towards Resumptions road .789 2 97.789 2 2 and. Construction of (h) From Councils'' Main Roads 81,594 14 4 5,135 14 8 80,730 9 0 Contributions ...I ,378 19 83,540 6 3 ,, Contributions by other '•"nun Contribu Departments and tions by other Bodies towards eon- Departments and • struetion of Main! Bodies 2,099 9 10 2,099 9 10 ' Roads 2,099 9 2.099 9 10 (j) Prom Miscellan Miscellaneous Receipts ..I 1,572 + 288 15 0 1.800 19 7 eous Receipts ... 1,572 288 15 0 1,800 19 7 Construction of a pproacb road to Wyangala Dam ', 57,570 18 57,576 18 8 4,227,870 5 If 133,134 7*4,361,004 1.0 8 Balance carried forward | 916,785 13 11 £5,277,790 4 7 £'4,738,818 1 0 538,972 3 1 5,277,790 4 7 * P or details, see statement", pages 28-32. t This figure differs from that published in the Sixth Animal Report by an amount of £2 18s. 3d., which represents a refund made to the Commonwealth Government during 1932-33, in respect of item (g) shown under " Expenditure to 30th June, 1931." 18 BALANCE SHEET AT 30TII JUNE, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. a. d. s. d. Sundry Creditors- Cash at Treasury and Sub-Advance Accounts Supply of Stores and Materials 4,541 10 2 in various Banks 649,913 7 10 Miscellaneous 3,371 3 9 Stock on Hand 9,631 9 1 7.912 13 11 Roadmaking Plant and other Assets 320,491 15 0 Insurance and General Reserve 11,430 1 9 Less Depreciation 226.149 14 4 Balance of Income and Expenditure Account.' 916,785 13 11 94,342 0 8 Sundry Debtors— Loans to Councils for roadwork 114,773 11 3 Loans to Councils for plant, 17.066 8 2 Commonwealth Government under Federal Aid (Further Agreement) Act, 1931 ... 46.369 18 7 Miscellaneous 4,031 14 0 182,241 12 V 936.128 9 ~t -M- • In addition to the liabilities stated above, repayment has to be made over varying terms of years of loans chargeable to the Country Koac!s J'uml, a= provided in Section 21 (2) of the Main Roads Act, 1924. The principal amount of such ]loan s outstanding on 30th June, 1932, was £459,745 8s. 7d. A. WARBURTON, Assistant Accountant. I certify that the boohs and accounts of the Main Roads Section, Department of Transport, have been examined and audited under the provisions of the Audit Act, 1902, and that, in my opinion, this Balance-sheet, which is in accordance with such books and accounts, correctly sets out the position of the Country Main Roads Fund as at the 30th June, 1932. As regards stocks of materials and stores on hand, I have accepted the certificate of the Inspecting Engineer of the Section that stock was taken under his supervision, and that the condition of the stock is satisfactory. JOHN SPENCE, Department of Audit, Auditor-General. 5th December, 1932. The total loan liability of the Fund on 30th June, 1932, was £459,745, and the details of loans raised and balances outstanding on 30th June, 1932, are set out in the following table :— LOAN LIABILITIES. Amount Amount Repayments, 1931-32. Balance of Date of of Repaid to Principal on Advance. Liability 30th June, 30th June, Undertaken.- 1931. Principal. Interest. 1932. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Unemployment Relief Loans 8-6-28 11,000 116 3 7 43 2 5 598 0 7 10,840 14 0 21-5-29. 27,500 188 6 7 102 2 3 1,500 15 1 27,209 11 2 18-12-29,., 15,000 75 19 10 54 4 2 820 1 8 14,869 16 0 15-9-30 65,250 89 3 9 186 9 8 3,906 17 10 64,974 6 7 Ordinary Loans 21.-5-29 45,000 2,631 15 7 1,426 18 9 2,310 17 11 40,941 5 8 27-6-29 325,000 14,060 7 11 10,029 16 11 16,965 12 9 300,909 15 2 | 488,750 17,161 17 3 11,842 14 2 26,102 5 10 459,745 8 7 6,128 13 0* - j -488,750 17,161 17 3 11,842 14 2 32,230 18 10t 459,745 8 7 * Interest at 5£ percent, per annum on an amount of £111,430 expended on main roads from the Federal Aid Roads Fund from an advance of £150,000 from General Loan Account on 27th June, 1929. t This sum excludes an amount of £6,088 paid to the Colonial Treasurer as the proportion of exchange onremittauce3 of interest to London on 1931-32, chargeable to the Country Main Roads Fund. CONSTRUCTION WORK ON STATE HIGHWAYS. The following is a list of the more important construction works carried out on State Highways during the year by Councils, the Board or the Department :— On the Prince's Highway a short deviation (2,150 feet long) was constructed at Palwambra Mountain, between Mogo and Moruya. The former road-was very narrow, and had steep grades and poor alignment. On the Hume Highway, the construction of 5 miles of concrete pavement through Marulan, in the Shire of Mulwaree (commenced during the previous yearl was completed. In Holbrook Shire, a new single span rigid frame bridge was commenced over Woomargama Creek. South of Mullengandra, in Hume Shire, a length of 5,000 feet of tar semi-penetration pavement was built. On the Federal Highway, between Yarra and Collector, in Mulwaree Shire, a section of road 3 miles long was raised above flood level and gravelled. On the Mid-Western Highway in Lyndhurst Shire a reinforced concrete bridge of the rigid frame type, having two 35 feet spans, was built over Mandurama Creek, replacing a worn out timber structure. In the same shire a two-span concrete bridge, 70 feet long, was constructed over Coombing Creek, and a single span rigid frame concrete bridge, 50 feet long, was commenced over Belubula Creek, Between Cowra and Holmwood, in Waugoola Shire, a length of 2 miles of tar penetration pavement was laid. On the North-Western Highway a length of 1-6 miles of roadway just east of Orange, in Canobolas Shire, was reconstructed by reshaping the existing macadam to form a base and then adding a mixed-in- place tar macadam surface course 2 inches thick. In the Municipality of Wellington a length of 1-5 miles of road was reconstructed, partly in gravel and partly in tar emulsion macadam, to link up the deviation built last year with the reconstructed portion of the highway through the business sectionVof the town. In Bogan Shire, the earth formation being constructed by a heavy tf&ctqr-grader plant-was .extended a further 12 miles. l!) On the Great Northern Highway a new six-span timber beam bridge was in course of construction over bowman's Creek, near .Ravensvvortli. at the end of the year! "At Armidale the highway was deviated along Kentucky-street in order to avoid a railway level crossing. The new route utilises a previously existing overhead railway bridge and affords greatly improved-alignment and visibility.. The pavement is of gravel, tar surfaced.. An avenue of Lombardy poplars was planted along the deviation through the .efforts of a local committee. In Severn Shire the construction of 4 miles of bitumen penetration pavement between Stonehenge and Glencoc; commenced during the previous year, was completed. In Tentcrficld Shire, the construction of the deviation between Oakey Creek and Old Koreelah was completed. Oncthe Pacific Highway a steel and concrete bridge, 710 feet long, was built over the Nambucca River at Macksville. Large steel and concrete bridges are in course of construction over the Lansdowne River and over the Dawson River, in Manning Shire, north of Taree. Oh the Ox'ley Highway a length of forming and gravelling (2,200 feet) was completed in Peel Shire. In Coonaba'rabran Shire a deviation 2{- miles long was built to eliminate the former rough, steep road over. Abbott's Gap. On the. Gwydir Highway a four-span timber beam bridge was built over the Goonal branch of the Gwydir River at Bullarah, in Boomi Shire. Major Construction Works on Ordinary Main and Trunk -Rod-ds.—In Yallaroi Shire a two-span timber beam bridge was built over Ti-Tree Creek, on the Warialda-Bingara trunk road, 19 miles north of Bingara. In Tenterfield Shire a timber beam bridge" was built over Acacia Creek on M.R. 189, and a low-level timber bridge was built over the Mole River, replacing a ford, on the Tenterfield-Bonshaw-roacl. In Kyogle Shire a mile of gravelled road, eliminating two open crossings on the Richmond River, was built on the Kyogle-Woodenbong-road. In Liverpool Plains Shire the gravelling of the Gunnedah-Narrabri-road was continued. The length within the shife is now practicallv an all-weather road. A large concrete causeway was built over Boomi Creek at the boundary of Barraba and Gwydir Shires. In the Municipality of Young a three-span concrete bridge was built over Burrangong Creek in Short-street. In the Shire of Boree, Gastell-street, Canowiridra (Orange-Grenfell and Canowindra-Woodstock roads) was reconstructed with a waterbound macadam base course and a' penetration macadam surface course. In Waradgery Shire, 14 miles of flat country formation (Type B) were built. , GENERAL PROGRAMME AND POLICY. As foreshadowed in the last Animal Report, construction put in hand during the year was confined almost entirely to bridge works in replacement of existing worn-out structures, the renewal of which was vital to maintain road communication. It had been hoped that, by this means, sufficient funds could be conserved for financing essential maintenance work. . This anticipation was substantially realised, although it was impracticable to obtain the standard of maintenance previously achieved on the State Highways, and it was necessary to defer much re-sheeting of pavements, work which must necessarilv be carried out, later. The case of trunk and ordinary main roads, which are the roads to which Councils' contributions are devoted, is specially referred to in the next section of the Report. A. number of construction works for which funds bad been committed and, generally, work com menced during the previous financial vear,. were completed. A feature of country maintenance has been the gradual adoption by Councils of the patrol system, •whereby each section of road has a " patrol-man " specially responsible for routine maintenance on it, he being usually provided with a horse-drawn baby grader, road drag, etc., and sometimes with an assistant and further plant, depending on the nature of the work. This system, usually operated" in conjunction with a reconditioning unit consisting of a tractor-drawn grader-scarifier, is found to give the best and cheapest results for gravel road maintenance, and Councils are urged to adopt it in respect of main roads, In some cases baby graders are replaced by self-contained light tractor-grader outfits. COUNCILS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAIN ROADS. The serious reduction in the amounts of Councils' expenditure on main roads during ]931 -32; due to the general financial situation, which was referred to in the last Annual Report, has happily been checked during the past year, with the result that maintenance contributions, by Councils were more stable. This, however, could only be done by keeping construction works to a minimum. The aggregate figures, which are set out in the following table (together with the figures for previous years), reflect a policy which, under present circumstances, is, in the Department's view, wholly commendable. The conservation of existing assets rather than the construction, of new works should be the first consideration. The figures shown.in this table need to be read with some reservation in respect of the years 1930 -31 and 1931-32 since many of the Councils' maintenance programmes which related to 1930-31 were not actually approved until after 1st July, 1931. and were thus included in the figures for 1931-32. The figures for construction work, however, are not affected. Contributions by Councils to-— Year. Total.. Maintenance. Construction. £ £ ' £ 1925-26 • 201,306 43,450 244,756 1926-27 ,213,537 92,273 305,810 1927-2$ : 36r>,^76 1.1 0,03:5 4S2.909 1928-29 220;S64 119,19!) 340,003 1929-30 269,974 99,558 309,532 1930-31 ;: 128,742 33,800 " ''"I02,542" ""• 1931-32 : 260,956 37,205 208,221 £1,661,655 542,178 2,203,833 NOTK.—This includes .n sum of £19,885 expended by Councils during the past four years on Federal Aid Roads works. 20, Maintenance and Minor Improvement "Works on State Highways. The more important works included in the above statement, situated on State Highways, are as follows :— On the Monaro Highway, in Tumut Shire, the floods of 1931 caused damage to several small bridges. These have all been repaired. Stone walling has been built at several locations between the Tumut River and Talbingo to repair and secure the road against slips. On the Mid-Western Highway, a further mile w;as gravelled in Bland Shire, and a causeway built near Marsden. One and one-third miles of road were resurfaced with tar in Wyalong Municipality. Short additions to the lengths of formed road were made in Carrathool .and Waradgery Shires and in Hay Municipality. On the Great Northern Highway, minor works have been carried out to ease the curves and improve the visibility on the hilly section between Willow Tree and Tamworth. In the Municipality of Tamworth, right-angled bends have been eliminated in Ebsworth, an'd Matthew streets, and Barnes' Gully bridge has been widened. In Gostwyck Shire, two narrow culverts south of Uralla were widened. In Guyra Shire, the road was scarified and reshaped with plant hired from the Department. On the Pacific Highway, some minor improvements have been effected to the alignment in Orara Shire. Tar surfacing was carried out over sections in Harwood and Byron Shires. On the Oxley Highway, a short length of tar surfacing was carried out between Walcha and Waleha- road, in Apsley Shire. On the Gwydir Highway, concrete arch culverts were built at Bruce's and Frenchman's Creeks, and a new timber beam bridge was erected at Deep Creek, in Nymboida Shire. In Severn Shire, many causeways were replaced with pipe culverts. The road in the Municipality of Glen Innes was reconditioned and tar-surfaced. The tar surfacing in the Municipality of Inverell was extended. Proclamation op Main Roads. During the year the description of Main Road No. 255 was altered slightly to rectify a discrepancy in the original proclamations of Main Roads Nos. 253 and 255, the new description (as published in Government Gazette No. 80 of 24th June, 1932) now being as follows :— Main Road No. 255—From the Great Western Highway (Main Road No. 5) at Diamond Swamp, i ia Tarana, to the Oberon-Jenolan Caves Road (Main Road No. 253) near Oberon. This amendment did not involve any alteration in the length of the road. i •« Length of Main Roads. The total length of all Main Roads, as published in the Sixth Annual Report, remains unaltered, except for adjustments due to re-measurements during the year of a number of roads. The total length of all Country Main Roads at the 30th June, 1932, was 13,226 miles, composed of State Highways, 3,473 miles, Trunk Roads, 2,337 miles, and ordinary Main Roads, 7,416 miles. The dissection of these mileages in the Country Highwav Divisions is as under Stat* Trunk Ordinary Division. Main Total. Highways. Roads. Roads. 191 ' 215 656 1,062 5G5 357 1,040 1,962 519 77 950 1,546 North-Eastern 633 274 1,007 1,914 546 606 1,727 2,879 Central-Western 531 599 1,076 2,206 North-Western 488 209 960 1,657 3,473 2,337 7,416 13,226 MAINTENANCE and MINOR IMPROVEMENT WORKS BY COUNCILS. The following is a statement of Grants and Payments made to Councils on account of maintenance and minor improvement works during the year :— STATE HIGHWAYS. Grants approved Grants approved Grants approved Payments made to 30/6/32, Council. Main Road but unpaid at during year during year No. hut unpaid at 30/6/31. 1931/32. 1931/32. 30/6/32. Prince's Highway. Metropolian Division— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d, Wollongong 342 18 7 20 0 0 362 18 7 Southern Division— Bega 50 0 0 50 0 0 Nowra 75 0 0 75 0 0 Total £ 342 18 7 145 0 0 DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS. 21 STATE HIGHWAYS—continued. Grant; approved Giants approved Grants approved Payments made Wain Boad to 30/0/32, Council. No. but unpaid at during vcar during year but unpaid at 30/6/31. 1931/32. . 1931/32. 30/0/32. Hume Highway. etropolitan Division— £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. a. d. Mittagong 100 0 0 56 7 9 J.5G 7 9 Nattai U94 10 0 296 18 6 3,791 8 0 Soutliern Division— tf~n Goulburn City 210 9 0 498 18 0 405 0 0 304 7 0 Mulwaree 186 0 0 2.203 0 0 1,9S0 0 0 403 0 0 Wingecarribee 2,310 0 0 102 0 0 2,312 0 0 100 0 0 Smith-Western Division— Albury 7S0 0 0 780 0 0 Gundagai 825 0 0 0,199 12 1] 7,024 12 11 Ilolbrook 700 0 0 1.804 9 4 2.250 0 0 Hume 322 15 11 2.550 0 0 2,872 15 11 Total ,..£ ,148 14 11 14,491 2l',578 5 1- 1,061 10 4 Federal Highway. Southern Division- Mulwaree .... 75 0 0 1,250 3 0 0 0 550 3 0 Monaro Highway. Southern Division- Bega 30 0 0 30 0 0 Cooma , 29 10 0 80 12 11 110 2 11 Monaro 350 0 0 1,893 15 9 2,000 0 0 243 15 Soulli-Western Division— Wagga 225 0 0 225 0 0 Gundagai 900 0 0 900 0 0 Tumut , 3.750 0 0 3,750 0 0 Total ....£ 10 0 0,879 8 8 7,021 2 11 243 15 9 Great Western Highway. Metropolitan Division— II J I Batlmrst 5 196 3 11 190 3 11 Mid-Western Highway. Metropolitan Division— Hatlnirst 20 0 0 11 12 10 31 12 10 Abererombic 520 -0 0 564 0 0 1,040 0 0 50 0 0 South-Wettern Division— /^7F 'v '< Balranald • '0 150 0 0 4 13 149 13 5. 5 0 0 Hay J o. 276 10 270 10 0 Bland '415 "Vj 0 1,696 4 2.111 4 4 Oarratbool 965 0 905 0 0 Wakool 433""0 8 489 15 923 2 0 Waradgery 1,000 0 1,050 0 .0 40 0 0 Central Western Division— R#- North-Western Highway. Metropolitan Division— Batluirst 7 50 1 4 50 1 4 Abererombic 7 708 8 0 750 0 0 1,458 8 0 Central Western Division— t$rf * Dubbo '.. 7 309 9 0 309 9 0 Molong 7 244 14 0 244 14 0 Nyngan 1 233 2 5 233 2 5 Orange , 7 300 0 0 300 0 0 Wellington 7 5 0 0 246 0 0 240 0 0 5 0 0 Amaroo 7 88 8 5 2,300 0 0 1,938 8 5 450 0 0 Bogan 7 - 226 18 .10 • 1,51.8 6 11 1,247 10 10 497 8 11 Canobolas 7 135 9 0 3,730 11 0 2,875 9 0 990 11 0 Cobbora 7 363 0 0 806 4 2 1,109 4 2 Macquarie 7 195 9 11 2,359 13 11 2,310 0 4 245 3 6 Marthaguy 7 196 13 4 570 0 0 590 13 4 170 0 0 Talbragar 7 436 16 0 1,214 7 9 1,436 10 0 214 7 9 Total £ 2,356 3 6 14,632 10 6 U/416 ^ 10 2,572 11 2 Harrier Highway. Central Western Division— j 9 17 6 9 17 6 1,518 0 0 1,068 0 0 450 0 0 Total £l 1.S27 17 6 1,077 17 6 450 0 0 1 22 STATE HIGHWAYS -continued. Grants approved Main Boad Grants approved Grants approved Payments made to 30/6/32. No. but unpaid at during year during year but unpaid at 30/0/31. 1931/32. 1931/32. 30/6/32. Great, Northern Highway, Northern Division— £• s. d. £' s. £ s. d. Aberdeen 175 0 0 56 2 7* 93 .17 5 East) Maitland . 262 0 0 2.62 0 0 Greta 376 0 0 5 0 1,178 5 0 Mnswellbrook . 45 0 0 45 0 0 Seone 200 0 0 3 10 205 3 10 Singleton 88 0 0 88 0 0 West Maitland 219 3 10 20 0 0 239 3 10 Kearslcy 1,810 0 0 542 9 1 2,454 9 1 Patrick "Plains . 10 0 0 10 0 0 Upper Hunter . 300 0.0 2,278 9 10 2,478 9 10 North-Eastern Division— Tentcrtield Municipality. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Guyra 200'0 0 2,860 0 0 3,060 0 0 Severn 305 0 0 2,054 0 0 2,419 0 0 Tenteriicld Shire 678 5 0 3,490 15 0 "3,800 0 0 North-Western Divisum- f 37? Armidale City 50 0 0 88 0 138 0 6 Murmrundi 42 19 42 •1 9 0 Tamworth 100 0 0 736 14 870 5 4 Uralla , 295 0 0 295 0 0 Cockburn 566 13 1,900 0 0 2,520 13 4 Dumarcsq 300 0 1,778 9 3 1,083 9 3 Gostwyck •397 0. 1,280 0 0 1,077 0 0 Nundle '17 8 690 17 7 688 5 9 Peel 433 10 1,570 10 0 1,980 6 0 Tamarang 200 0 1.300 0 0 1,300 0 0 Warrah 3,084 16 10 2,054 18 10 Total £l ,426 0 4 •25,059 14 3 30,290 7 6 Pacific Highway. Northern Division— Hamilton 40 0 0 118 11 0 Raymond Terrace 50 0 0 50 0 0 Taree '. 30 0 0 300 0 0 180 0 0 Waratab 70 0 0 70 0 0 Wickham 150 0. 0 12 17 3 143 2 9 Bellingen 49 0 0 2.896 5 3 2,182 0 3 Erimi 1.242 0 0 1.052 0 0 2.294 0 0 Gloucester •. 300 0 0 1,700 0 0 2,000 0 0 Pake Macquarie ' 23 5 0 Manning 3.583 12 -9 4,034 10 3 Nanibucca ..;.....* 3,617 IS 6 3.407 18 0 Port Stephens 2.111 0 402 18 2 2.573 18 2 Stroud 2,157 17 657 8 4 2,815 5 4 North-Eastern Division— Ballina 120 0 0 959 9 0 799 9 0 Maclean 477 14 11 477 14 11 Mullmnbimby 375 17 11 375 17 11 Byron 2,052 3 9. 2,052 3 9 Dorrigo 1,100 0 2.790 0 .0 3.890 0 0 Harwood 750 0 2.320 0 0 2.650 0 0 Tintcnbar 510 0 3.68J 13 10 3,811 13 10 Tweed 223 7 5,028 18 10 5,102 0 4 Woodburn 0,410 0 0 5,650 0 0 Total £ 9,449 4 0 39,055 0 0 45,278 18 0 3,225 6 0 0-c}cy Highway. Central-Western Division— Gilgandra 11 711 IS 0 1,559 18 6 2,241 10 30 0 0 Marthaguy 11 24 17 3* 34 17 10 0 0 North-Western Division— G-unnedali 11 • 28 10 0 150 0 0 178 10 Tamworth 11 80 0 0 17 7 11* 62 12 Walcha 11 144 0 0 206 0 0 250 0 100 0 Apsley 11 03 0 0 1.191 18 1 1.25-1 18 Cockburn 11 100 0 0 260 . 0 0 '360 0 Coon a.barab ran 11 907 0 0 1,515 0 0 2.1.67 0 315 0 Liverpool Plains 11 350 0 0 1,614 15 9 1.964 15 Peel , 11 94 0 0 1,420 0 0 ty.484 0 30 0 0 Total £ 2,538 8 0 7,875 7 2 9^28 15 2 ] 485 0 0 Gwydir Highway. North-Eastern Division— Glen Innes 1.120. 0 O 2,523 17 3,042 17 601 0 0 Tnverell 1.125 0 0 1,308 15 2,433 1.5 Grafton, South '36 0 0 935 0 971 • 0 Bannockburn 135 0 0 1,800 0 3.935 0 Maeintyrc 200 0 0 1,014 12 1,814 12 Nymboida 186 0 0 3,869 8 4,055 8 Severn 2.780 0 2,780 0 Yallaroi 135 0 0 2,200 0 1,835 0 500 0 0 North-Western Division— Moree 22 0 0 616 9 10 038 9 10 Boolooroo 25 0 0 410 0 0 335 0 0 100 0 0 Boomi 55 0 0 643 15 • 0 598 15 0 100 0 0 Walgett 500 0 0 350 0 0 150 0 0 Total- £ 3.039 0 6 19.201 18 5 20.789 18 11 1.451 0 0 Total for Highways £ 35,884 3 0 141.537 9 3 1.65,091 12 5 12,330 0 4 23 TRUNK; AND' 'ORDINARY MAI-N \ROADS. Grants Approved Grants Approved Grants Approved Payments made ^ , but Main Road but unpaid at durinc year 30/ 5/3a> Council. during 1931/32. .. w Jlt 30/6/32 iNo. 30/6/31. 1931/32. Metropolitan Division. s. d. 1 £ s d. £ s. d. 54 257 14 11 257 14 11 Bathurst 230 0 0 Berry 261, 293 115 0 0 115 0 0 200, 300 95 0 0 74 10 0 1.69 10 0 Bowral 140 16 11 Camden 259 150 0 0 3 3 1' 100 0 0 100 0 0 Gulgong 55, 233 348 15 0 186, 295 174 1 10 302 15 0 328 1 3 0 Ihawarra Central 1.095 0 0 795 0 0 Jamberoo 204. 206 545 0 0 3,345 0 0 204. 20 4 5 20 4 5 Kiama 447 3 6 7 Mittagong 200 447 16 7 214 1 12 0 10 0 0 31 12 0 Mudgee 3.50 0 0 Shellharbour 202, 200 150 0 0 0 19 0 217 3 0 224 2 0 Wollongoug 180, 295 2,692 0 0 Abcrcroinbie 54, 170. 24C. 2,530 0 0 2,232 0 0 2,070 0 0 252. 55, 255. 292 2.300 6 , 8 830 5 1 1.000 0 0 Blaxland .. 1,1.14 5 0 1,536 31' 9 Colo 181, 182 350 0 0 764 5 0 1,509 0 0 2,424 8 10 2,282 4 t Cudgcgong 55, 208, 21CS 10 210. Nattai .. 258,200.202. 2,422 0 0 1,479 5 8 3,222 0 079 5 8 203, 205. Obcron .. 253, 255, 250. 550 0 0 668 1. 3 668 1 • 550 0 0 258. Rylstonc 54, 55. 208. 1,380 0 0 2,375 11 0 2,040 11 3,115 0 0 215. Turon .. 54, 210, 255. 3,074 14, 10 2,600 0 950 6 7 250. 1.200 1 7 1 179, 259 1,724 12 1,522 7 3,986 32 0 "WolIondiJly 501 10 519 16 6 444 0 0 Wyaldra ... 55, 205, 214. 372 0 233. 22,372 9 5 3 3,406 10 11 Total 15,300 7 18,478 3 3 0 Southern Division. 30 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 Bega 272 12 6 11 95 13 4 108 0 3 Bonibala . 53.274 280 0 0 "ioa" "6 o Braidwood 51. 207, 270, 388 0 0 271. 45 10 O 45 10 0' Burrowa 248 15 0 0 140 0 0 355 0 0 Cooma 52 935 4 9 Goulburn City 54, 248. 251, 370 4 9 735 14 6 170 14 6 256. 268. 493 13 5 885 15 9 795 13 1 583 16 1 Moss Vale 260, 261.262 60 2 S 100 0 0 Queanbcyan 51, 52, 50, 160 2 8, 249. 0 1,507 13 11 050 0 0 Bibbenhike ... 53. 274, 275, 946 13 11 1,211 0 288. 545 0 0 501 38 0 300 0- 0 CambeWnrra 201. 307 256 18 0 340 0 0 207. 312 418 4 10 540 0 0 618 4 10 Clyde 5 4,033 18 6 3.345 2 5 2,799 IS -6 Crookwell 54, 201, 247, 2,111 2 248, 249, 256, 291. 1,920 10 0 1,413 16 - 754' 0 0 Dulgety 280, 287 247 6 7 1,210 19-10 240 6 5 2,892 4 9 1.921 11 4 Eurobodalla 51, 271. 272 1,053 18 8 .1,631 0 0 Goodradigbec 56. 243. 249, 1,253 18 8 2,031 0 0 ' 278. 550 0 6 217 12 2 2,-348 15 0 2,016 7 2 Gunning 241, 248, 249, 251, 283. 1,200 0 0 1,333 0 0 1,573 0 0 1,080 0 0 Inilay .. 274, 275, 270, 277. 320. 922, 0 O 445 0 0 2.477 4 8 2,000 4 a Monaro ... 52, 53 2/137 0 0 54, 247, 248, 2,702 8 8 3,714 0 0 3.970 8 8 Mulwaree 251. 250, 258. 208, 209. •. • 596 0 0 750 14 806 960 14 0 Mumbulla 272,273,320 1,460 0 0 1,237 0 0 50, 243, 248 1,060 0 1,637 Murruugal... 1,413 11 2.113 19 2,018 10 8 1,509 0 0 Tallagauda 51, 207, 209, 270. 273. 2,570 34 1,085 16 1 1,020 14 0 Yarrow] um If: 53, 52, 50, 249, 208, 270. 155 0 0 50, 278 155 Yass 2!407 1 2,416 14 2 1,190 6 10 Wingecarribee 260. 203,202. 1,200 203. 264. 265. '269. 35,302 4 0 31,730 32 5 3 9,330 1.0 3 Total 15,758 38 8. Northern Division. 41 0 0 41 0 0 82 0 0 Adamstown 107 691 10 0 300 0 O 218,220 991 10 0 Cessnock 432 0 0 432 0 0 Dungog 101 231 Vi 1 51ft'30 8 102.103,104 31 r> 0 7.18 38 9 East Maitland 172 30 0 100 0 0 72 10 0 Hamilton 107, 188 338 180 0 6 316. 198 20 2 4 492 0 Kempsey 247 10 1.fi1 327 135 0 0 Lambtou 107 21.4 3 4 188 91 0 9 Mere wether 0 5 0 15 O 0 23 5 0 Morpeth 3 02 27 10 0 208, 209 15 0 . 0 12 10 • 0 Muswellbrook 154 8 5 •154 8 5 188, 304 171 0 0 Newcastle City 67 0 371 0 0 267 12 0 Lambton, New..... 223 32 65 0 0 104 85 0 0 20 0 0* Raymond Terrace 4 3.7 7 4 37 7 Scone 03.105 19 14 0 128 10 0 0 9 14 0 Singleton 150 18 0 150 18 0 Tarce 110, 192 226 5 8 845 8 3 307. 217 .180 0 0 893. 13 13 290 0 0 Wallsend 668 8 3 215 15 3* 162 12 10 "West Maitland .. 218 101 38 0 79 3 0 316 58 1 3.0 322 19 2 Wickham 97 6 5 193 ,6 5- Winghani 109,312.192 90 0 0 400 0 O 950 13 0 118.119 400 0 0 956 13 0 Bellingen 2,019 39 9 1.409 12 5 1 200 0 0 Bolwaira 103.102,103 589 12 8 1,527 0 0 331 10 0 223, 225 477 0 0 1,381 .10 0 Erinn - 550 0 0 450 0 0 400 0 0 112 300 0 0 900 0 0 Hastings 1,900 0 0 1,042 3.0 10 1,982 16 10 Kcarsley 181.195.218. ' 220. 7,103 12 0 4,387 12 8 2,7.15 3 9 4 Lake Maco,iiario . 217,220, 223 325. 92515—C 24 TRUNK AND^ORDINARY MAIN ROADS—continued. Grants Approved Grants Approved Payments made Grants Approved . Council. Main Road but unpaid at during year during yeai to 30/6/32. but No. 30/6/31. 1931/32. 1931/32. unpaidat30/6/32 Nortltem Division—continued. £ 6. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. i 116 1,250 0 0 398 6 8 1,248 6 8 400 0 0 109,110, 111, 1,010 0 0 1,391 4 0 1,606 12 0 794 12 0 112, 192. 62, 209, 214 . 1,240 6 8 2,120 0 0 2,050 6 8 1,310 0 0 208, 209,213 992 6 8 3,708 13 4 2,939 0 0 1,762 0 0 118 930 0 0 530 0 0 400 0 0 128,181.213, 623 18 4 2,022 9 9 1,286 8 1 1,360 0 0 220. Port Stephens 101,102,108, 1,300 0 0 1,360 0 10 1,960 0 10 700 0 0 294,301,302. Stroud 101,110, 111, 1.900 0 2 3,510 15 7 2,991 13 1 2,419 2 8 289. ' Tarro 102,104.220 2,011 12 0 593 0 3 2,061 12 0 543 0 3 62. 105 935 0 0 1,865 0 0 2,635 0 0 165 0 0 101,128, 289, 680 2 6 2,818 13 6 2,098 16 0 500 0 0 301. • Total £ 17,108 10 7 38,560 11 2 36,002 19 7 19,666 8 2 North—ea'stern Division. Ballina , 64, 146 423 6 8 464 11 2 688 18 8 198 19 2 - Bingara 63 90 0 0 136 17 4 158 4 0 68 13 4, Casino 64, 140, 149, 77 16 6 1,483 19 4 1,314 14 6 247 1 4 151. Coraki 1 145 120 0 0 200 0 0 150 0 0 170 0 0 Grafton City 150,151, 298 " 004 0 0 i 557 0 0 47 0 0 Grafton South 117,151,297 140 15 1 111 2 4 35 12 9 Inverell 114,115,137, 1,045 0 0 ' 822 0 0 1,706 4 3 160 15 9 187. Lismore 64, 65, 142, 300 0 0 4,113 16 8 ' 3,400 10 0 1,013 0 8 147, 306. Maclean 152 20 0 0 20 0 0 Mullumbimby 306 458 9 9 458 9 9 Murwillumbah 142 35 0 0 • 35 0 0 Tenterfleld Municipality 64, 138 30 0 0 106 13 4 " 70 0 0 126 13 4 63, 136, 137, 239 8 0 8,341 7 11 6,580 15 11 2,000 0 0 Ashford 138, 187. 114,115,134, 467 16 8' 1,732 3 4 1,350 0 0 850 0 0 Bannockburn 135, 187. 65'. 1.44, 306 2,3&0 11 0 6,697 6 3 5,848 8 7 3,229 8 8 Byron 150, 151 : 2,475 0 0 1,400 0 0 1,075 0 0 Copmanhurst 119.-120,297 1,993 5 8 3,715 0 0 3,693 5 8 2,015 0 0 Borrigo 64, 65, 146, 229 3 2 8,271 2 9 6,174 1 0 2,326 4 11 147,148,149. Gundurimba 115,121,124, 1,344 10 0 1,900 0 0 2,144 10 0 1,100 0 0 i 135. Guyra 63s 133, 134 419 1 4 3,940 14 1 2,593 2 1 1,766 13 4 151, 152 325 0 0 3,007 16 4 2,082 16 4 1,250 0 0 Gwydir 64:, 140, 141 2,556 13 4 5,535 0 5 4.561 13 9 3,530 0 0 Harwood 135,136,137 863 14 1 1,227 7 6 1,441 1 7 650 0 0 Kyogle 119,120,121 975 0 8 1,839 1 1 1,964 1 9 850 0 0 Macintyre 121, 297 03 12 2 1,315 4 2 978 16 4 400 , 0 0 Nymhoida 136 460 0 0 665 0 0 1,060 0 0 65 0 0 3,980 0 0 3,505 0 0 Orara 64JJ 138,189, 1,790 0 0 5,695 0 0 Severn 290. Tenterfleld Shire '. 65, 141, 142, 297 11 4 10,786 15 10 7,251 7 11 3,832 19 3 Terania : ; 306. Tintenbar 64, 146 49 5 0 4,717 19 0 2,736 14 6 2,030 10 0 Tomki- 64, 140,149, 1,530 0 0 1,837 6 8 2,330 0 0 1,037 6 8 151. Tweed 142, 143 340 1 9 1,044 15 9 914 7 6 470 10 0 Woodburn 145,149,153 300 15 6 2,710 5 10 2,140 17 2 870 4 2 Yailaroi 1,745 16 8 3,192 6 8 3,295 8 11 1,642 14 5 Total ..' £ 20,457 9 6 89,298 16 9 73,191 12 6 36,564 13 9 South-western Division. Albury 210, 212 93 12 0 806 8 0 836 1 o 19 0 Balranald ' 221 1 17 1* 1 17 1* Cootamundra [242, 243 645 19 9 350 15 6 295 4 Corowa 212, 250,299 '36 0 0 822 0 0 536 0 0 322 0 Deniliquin 59, 60, 212 576 13 4 . 20 11 10* 257 10 0 298 11 Hay 58, 60 50 0 0 553 6 8 400 0 0 143 6 Hillston 254, 257 39 0 0 39 0 0 Junee 243 74 0 0 28 2 0 102 2 0 Moama , 60 303 7 0 303 7 0 Murrumburrah 239, 243 188 0 0 11 19 4* 170 0 8 Narrandera ... 243, 254 150 0 •0 10 0 0 . 160 0 0 Temora 57, .241, 242 356 10 0 711 10 2 756 10 0 311 10 2 Wagga 57, 58 •40 1 2 685 3 8 725 4 10 Wallendbeen 243. 322 158 8 r, 58 8 5 100 0 0 Young 239/241,243, 250 0 0 350 0 b 450 0 0 150 0 0 1 285. Berrigan 212,;222, 226 1,059 0 0 983 9 9 1,059 0 0 983 9 9 Bland ' 57, 231 2,525 4 0 2,630 10 0 3,525 4 0 1,630 10 0 Burrangong ... 239,241,285 3,493 15 6 3,222 14 8* 271 0 10 500 0 0 Carratbool ... 244,1'254,257, j 52 4 1 • 1,721 1 •0 ! 1,273 5 1 [ 321. Conargo !59,212 1,657 13 4 981 12 4 1 1,986 6 8 052 19 Coolamon 1240, 243 1,198 18 0 1,225 4 0 900 0 0 1,524 2- Coreen 131,)212, 299, 288 0 0 3,812 13 3 2,638 0 0 1,462 13 I 314. Culcairn 125, 210,211, 81 8 0 5,709 13 0 3,874 11 0 1,916 10 323. Demondrille 239,243,322 85 2 0 920 0 0 605 2 0 400 0 Gundagai 278, 279 340 0 0 340 0 0 Holbrook 278. 284. 323 373 19 7 1,525 10 0 1,373 19 7 ' '525 10 0 Hume •l£&'i67,-210, 521 '8 7 6,259 19 6 4,882 10 3 17 10 212, 278. Illabo... 57, 242, 243 649 13 •2 5,515 19 10 • 3,960 13 0 2,205 0 0 Jerilderie 59, 229, 299 523 0 0 687 0 0 773 0 0 437 0 0 Jindalee 235, 242, 243 360 12 6 630 3 9 588 2 6 402 13 9 Ryeamba 210, 211 376 5 11 410 0 0 786 5 11 Lockhart ,59, 210 1,833 6 8 1,308 13 4 2,282 0 0 860 0 0 25 TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROK-DS—continued. Grants Approved Grants Approved payments made Grants Approved Main Road to 30/6/32, but Council. but unpaid at during yc;ir during year No;' 30/6/31. 1931/32. 1931/32. unpaid at 30/0/32 South-western Division—continued. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,150 6 8 1,075 Mitchell • " 57, 58, 59, 190 6 8. 3,035 7 5 7 5 210, 240. 1,272 1 11 540 0 0 Murray 60 50 0 0 1,762 1 11 58, 244. 321 2.035 0 0 1,103 3 4 871 10 8 Murruinbidgco 3,156 0 4 770 33 4 Xarrn burin 57, 235, 241, 1,358 6 8 2,508 7 0 242. 1,954 3 4 1,318 0 0 Tumharumba '• 278, 2S1. 282, 1,594 3 4 1.078 0 0 234. 1,950 0 0 1,387 10 0 Tumut. 278,279.230. 1,200 0 0 2,137 10 0 324. 950 0 0 888.-3 5 Tirana • 59, 125, 131, 222 4 0 1,615 19 5 229. 2,553 17 9 1,318 11 10 Wakonl 221,222,290, 2,099 13 0 1,772 10 7 31.9. 1,259 912 5 0 409 0 0 Wade 254.321 02 5 0 0 0 58, 00, 319 1.556 0 0 2.035 3 3 2,059 19 11 1.531 3 4 Waradgery 8 0 i;076 2 11 858 18 0 3,353 12 13. Willimbong 254 1,136 00, 290 1,693 0 0 2,081 0 0 2,193 0 0 1.583 0 0 Windonran 1,954 15 7 063 0 11 Yanko 50. 58. 229, 136 14 5 •2,481 8 1 243, 254. 59,185 14 2 33,003 4 4 Total £ 28,193 8 11 02,055 9 7 Central Western Division, 40 12 0 Blayney 245 15 13 6 30 19 0 57, 63, 224, 724 3 1 008 7 3* 103 12 0 Condoholin 228. 56,3 20, 202. 159 0 8 159 0 8 Coonaniblc 205. 56, 285 75 13 1 75 13 1 617 1 3 252 7 6 364 33 9 Cowra 56, 200 1,800 3.2 10' . 50, 01 13 0 0 2,703 12 10 970 0 0 Dubbo 294 1 3 Forbes 237. 239 194 1 3 100 0 0 Grcnfcll 204 20 1 . 0 87 15 4 107 16 4 Nyngan 245 99 11 5 9911 5 674 4 0 705 19 2 301 4 3 Orange 50/224, 233 332 19 5 150 0 0 Parkes 50 19 4 0 245 4 114 0 4 303 2 263 14 0 43 10 8 Peak Hill 202 4 0 0 575 9 0 Warren 61. 233, 234 1.310 0 0 1,493 2 4 2,227 19 4 990 7 11 550 0 0 523 5 11 Amnroo. 204, 228 73 18 0 1,530 0 0 Bogan 61. 224, 237, 1,820 2 0 3,261 0 0 3,551 2 0 Boree 238.310. 1,720 39 8 61, 237, 245 1,364 31 6 2,570 19 8, 2,214 11 Cnnobolas 2,560 9 9 1,423 10 1,285 1 11 Cobbora 205, 206, 233 146 2 5 1,480 19 4 50,205 2,234 14 0 2,225 10 6 2,979 5 Gilgandra 4,801 14 4 3,383 19 6 1,736 2 9 Goobang 50, 57. 224, 318 7 11 233. 2,282 6 8 3,912'10 7 1,381 2 0 .Teuialong 56, 01. 224, 1,011 5 11 233, 230. 4,487 18 5 4,330 13 31 3,053 19 7 Lachlan •• 57. 01. 224. 3,496 35 1 228, 230,231. 332 10 0 150 0 0 201, 245, 246 182 10 0 300 0 0 Lyndhurst 955 0 0 1,075 0 0 450 0 0" Maoquaric 2:13 570 0 0 3,533 6 2 3,500 5 0 202, 203 93 0 0 4,940 11 . 2 Marthaguy 1,209 9 3" 472 39 11* Talbragar 56. 206 736 9 4 ' 493 15 7 1,048 0 6 56. 57 250 13 7- 1,885 7 4 'i'iinbrebongic 1,019 1,832 12 4 591 Waugoola ' 56,'201, 237, 904 15 0 285, 310. 940 0 0 495 0 O Weddin 235,236,237, 640 0 0 795 0 0 239. 0 1,376 5 2 699 5 2 735 0 Wingadee 56,129, 202, 58 0 0 205./ 39,292 7 . S 33,7.04 2 4 22,128 18 4 Total £ 16,540 1.3 0 - North-Western Division. 189 1 8 Armidale 121 189 1 8 272 10 11 272 10 11 Barraba 03, 132 132 0 0 Gunncdah 126 132 0 0 112 0 0 4 4 1* 107 15 8 Manilla 03 . 225 0 0 Moree 126 , 225 0 0 243 18 0 52 14 0 296 12 0 Narrabri 120,127,133 30 0 0 127 30 0 0 Narrabri West 144 8 8 135 4 2 53 0 0 Quirindi 329, 130 43 1.6 0 68 2 3 480 10 8 548 12 11, Tamworth 03, 105, 133 161 9 0 115.122 70 8 0 93 Uralla 90 90 0 0 Waleha 115 - 60 0 0 100 0 0 160 0 0 A psley ' 115 3049 6 9 300 ' 0 0 63, 132, 133 3,409 .6 9 Barraba 885 18 7 1,422 8 7 301 10 0 Boolooroo 03, 120, 232 838 O 0 125 O 0 200 0 0 175 0 0 250 0 0 Boomi 232 2,113 6 8 275 0 0 63,105 ' 96 13 4 2,291 900 0 0 Cockhurn 1,000 463 6 8 Coolah 55, 62 363 6 8 1,209 0 0 424 2 8 2,082 9 10 1,237 12 6 Coonabarabran 55, 129, 205 2,290 13 10 900 10 0 316,121,124 1,350 0 0 1,847 3 10 Dumaresq 1,386 13 0 1,451 13 0 475 0 0 Gostwycfe 115,122,124 540 0 0 3.32. 3,188 1,515 5 11 2,359 13 7 Liverpool Plains 55, 120 686 13 4 716 13 4 616 13 4 800 700 0 0 Mandowa 03 2,382 4 120,127,133 152 0 0 4,230 2;ooo o o Namoi ; 1,050 1,288 0 Nundle 105, 100 588 0 0 409 6 0 550 965 13 350 0 0 Peel 130 1,445 15 200 0 0 100,120,129 150 0 0 1,495 Tamarang 1,118 700 11 417 8 11 Walgett 50, 123, 127 27,320 1 30 23,624 5 1 10,708 10 4 Total * 7,012 11 Total for Trunk and Ordinary 310,308 4 0 279,811 15' 6 150,869 2 1 Main Roads £ 120.372 13 7 333 .4. 9 '333 4 9 Signposting Commission paid in terms of Sec 12,128 3 9 8 12,128 19 8. tion 42 of the Main Roads Act Grand Total for State Highways, 404,307 17 8 457,365 12 4f 103,190 2 5 Trunk and Main Roads .' £ 156,250 17 3 t As per Income and Expenditure Account, page 17. ' Grants cancelled and refunds. 26 MAINTENANCE AND MINOR IMPROVEMENT WORKS BY BOARD AND DEPARTMENT. The following statement sets out the roads which have been maintained by the Board and the Department during the year, together with the expenditures which have been incurred thereon. Length of Date of Expenditure. Road taken transfer Council. over by the to Department. Department. To 30/6/31. 1931/32. Total. State Highways. State Highway No. 1—Prince's Highway- Metropolitan Division— chs. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Bulli 70 5/8/30 1,253 8 4 239 8 5^ 1,492 16 9 Central lllawarra 58 1/1/27 2,837 0 11 772 11 3,609 12 7 North Illawarra 59 1/9/28 1,591 19 0 719 12 11 V 2,311 11 11 Shellharbour 12 1/9/28 4,559 7 8 223 1 11 4,782 9 7 Jamberoo 49' 1/9/28 2,200 16 2 1,386 16 9 3,587 12 11 Kiama 67 1/1/28 1,516 10 4 420 7 11 1,936 18 3 Gerringong 70 1/6/27 7,775 15 10 3,349 3 1 11,124 18 11 Berry 09 1/10/28 11,032 15 6 5,774 11 16,807 7 2 Southern Division— Nowra and South Shoalhaven 31/7/27 8,258 5 9 1,036 11 4 9,294 17 1 Clyde 49 18 23/10/27 49,202 11 1 3,544 19 0 V 52,747 "10 1 Ulladulla 24/11/27 13,711 5 9 923 18 14,635 3 11 Eurobodalla 75 04 30/11/27 61,196 0 5 6,446 3 11 Y '67,642 4 4 Mumbulla 31 64 16/5/29 8,039 5 7 2,980 4 3 11,019 9 10 Bega 2 09 1/1/30 693 15 0 307 8 1 1,001 3 1 lmlay 16/4/29 18,999 4 7 2,981 4 8 21,980 9 3 Total 192,868 1 11 31,106 3 % | 223,974 8 State Highway No. 2—Hume Highway- Metropolitan Division— Camden 3 16 1/8/28 2,320 0 1 111 3 10 2,431 3 11 Picton 3 32 1/11/26 11,001. 3 6 969 5 11 11,970 9 Wotlondilly 20 16 31/5/27 9,722 4 8 3,897 9 4 13,619 14 Southern Division— Gunning 51 11 1/11/28 50,369 17 0 5,094 15 1- 55,464 1.2 1 Goodradigbee 25 70 24/12/28 34,112 3 3 2,917 4 9 37,029 8 0 Yass 8 67 14/12/28 2,700 2 3 686 10 7 3,386 12 10 South-Western Division— Demondrille 17 25 18/1/29 9,302 7 5 1,753 12 5 11,055 19 10 Kyeamha 29 66 5/11/29 11,830 3 5 5,378 12 10 17,208 16 3 Holbrook: 34 40 1/11/31 716 19, 8 716 19 8 -*Zii#-U.-fL Total 131,358 1 7 21,525 14 152,883 16 0 State Highway No. 3—Pederal Highway Southern Division— Gunning 20 46 1/4/30 1,549 11 1 1,120 4 10 2,669 15 11 Yarrowlumla 10 30 1/4/30 157 8 6 282 3 6 439 12 0 Total 30 76 1,706 1.9 7 1,402 State Highway No. 4—Monaro Highway Southern Division— lmlay 10 04 1/1729 1,437 15 656 16 6 2,094 12 0 Bega 1. 37 1/3/30 368 15 150 16 0 525 11. 4 Mumbulla 37 40 1/7/29 5,079 1 1,821 11 11. 6,900 13 8 Dalgety , 21/11/28 14,104 3 2,328 0 1 • 16,432 3 7 tfl* & b South-Western Division— Kyeamba 24, 55 5/11/29 10,148 2 2 2,162 17 11' 12,311 0" 1 Total 31,137 18 3 7,126 2 38,264 0 8 State Highway No. 5—Great AVestern Highway Metropolitan Division— Blaxland 30 08 1/8/28 17,711 13 8 5,646 19 4- 23,358 1.3 0 Turon 20 0 1.4/12/28 10,782 3 9 2,877 3 4- 13,659 7 1 Lithgow 2 40 1/8/28 150 15 0 202 12 1 353 7 1 Total 52 48 28,644 12 8,726 14 9 37,371 7 2 State Highway No. 7—North-Western Highway- Central Western Division— Timbrebongie 37 56 16/3/30 3,139- 7 11 2,11.9 5 4 ,258 13 3 Narromine 1 24 1/8/32 30 17 6 30 17 6 Tdtal 39 0 3,139 7 11 2,150 2 10- 5,289 10 9 State Highway No. 9—Great Northern Highway- Northern Division— Tarro 7 72 12/12/26 9,894 4 7 399 0 0 \ 1.0,293 4 7 Patrick Plains £8 56 15/12/30 2,606 1.1 0 5,213 14 5 /' ' 7,880 5 5 Muswellbrook: Municipality 0 64 10/11/30 83 10- 0 24 9 4- / 107 19 4 Muswellbrook Shire. 18 24 21/11/28 8,580 14 6 2,008 4 1 10,588 18 7 North-Eastern 'Division— Tenterfleld Municipality 2 50 7/11/28 3;217 4 4 301 13 5 3,518 17 9 Tenterfleld Shire 22 40 1/7/28 2,009 15 0 1,516 17 1 • 3,526 12 1 Kyogle 10 24 1/5/29 2,702 9 2 736 6 0 3,438 15 S Total 91 10 29,154 8 '10,200 4 39,354 13 5 27* MAINTENANCE BY BOARD—continued. Length of Date of Expenditure. Road taken transfer Council. over Ijy the to Department. Department. To 30/6/3]. 1031/32. Total. •Slate Highways—continued. State Highway No. 10—Pacific Highway- Northern Division— m. ch. £ S. d. £ r. d. , £ s. d. Erina 3!) 16 1/7/29 4,361 2 7 10,482 11 8 • A 14,843 14 3 Erina (Peat's Perry) 0,843 18 7 0,241 3 0 •' 13,085 1. 7* Lake Macquarie If) 64 ' 31/ft/28 7,340 2 10 3,029 10 3 ' ' 10,309 19 ' 1 Tarro 5 48 31/12/27 984 10 11. 550 10 9 / 1,535 7 8 Hastings 47 73 15/2/29 23,210 • 4 0 0,950 19 7 / 30,101 -3 7 Port Macquarie 3 36 15/2/29• 5,739 1 4 108 0 7 ./ 5,847 7 11 / 40,-141. 3 11 Macleay 20 73 15 Z2/29 37,353 13 4 2,787 10 7 t Kempsey 2 76 15/2/29 2,119 13 9 498 15 8 , / 2,61.8 9 5 > orth-Eastern Division- Wr© o ' / Orara 32 20 1/1/31 1,078 3 4 3,550 11 5,128 14 4 VJlmarra 13 40 1/1/31 702 3 1 1,389 4 6« 2,091 7 7 Total 104 46 90,232 13 9 35,589 15 7 125,822 9 4 State Highway No. 11—Oxley Highway- Northern Division- Hastings 62 64 15/2/29 19,254 10 0 1,972 0 11 v^ 21,226 16 11 Central Western Division- Timbrebongie 19 50 24/2/31 003 12 0 1,147 8 11-' 1,811. 1 5 Total : 82 — 19.918 2 0 3,119 15 10 23,037 18 4 Total—Highways 1,099 59 528,100 0 0 120,947 2 9 049,107 9 3 Ordinary Main Roads. Metropolitan Division— Blaxland and Oberon—rMain Road No. 253 40 72 7/11/28 10,112 12 6 2,222 15 6 ' . 12,335 8 0 Shellbarbour—Main Roads Nos. 202/260 . 3 — 1/5/31 5,093 2 10 677 1 Sf f 5,010 1 7 Northern Division— Stockton—Main Road No. 108 17/11/30 035 18 2 63 9 7 1 099 7 9 Southern Division— Dalgcty—Main Road No. 286 31 — 1/10/28 ,877 7 5 1,410 10 8 / 9,293 18 1 Total—Main Roads 24,319 0 11 3,025 14 0 27,344 15 5 Maintenance of Bridges-^- Metropolitan Division 2,818 19 10 3,010 15 0 5,835 14 10 Southern Division 3,807 17 11 3,238 17 0 7,106 14 11 Northern Division 14,849 0 1 4,583 15 5 19,432 15 6 North-Eastern Division .. 4,438 0 0 3,378 18 7 7,817 4 7 South-Western Division .. 7,569 11 3 14,343 13 10 21,913 5 1 Central-Western Division 7,214 4 5 3,253 15 9 10,408 0 2 North-Western Division 2,097 17 1 649 3 10 2,747 0 11 Votal—Bridges 42,855 16 -7 32.464 19 5 75,320 10 0 Maintenance of Perries— Southern Division 3,554 12 9 2,741 1 6,295 14 1 Northern Division 18,104 19 1 18,502 13 30,757 12 10 North-Eastern Division 8,359 14 2 10,468 4 18,827 18 3 Total—Perries 30,070 0 0 31,801 19 2 01,881 5 2 Miscellaneous- Sundry Small Works ! 2,212 1.8 0 2,212 18 C Roads temporarily maintained which have reverted to Council control 26.484 2 0 20,484 2 6 Total-—Miscellanooi 28,097 1 0 28,697 1 0 Grand Total 054,111 11 0 188,239 15 10J 842,351 0 10 * One half operating costs of Peat's Perry. Remainder charged to County of Cumberland Main Roads Pund. t Credit. t As per Income and Expenditure Account, page 17. LENGTH OP COUNTRY HIGHWAYS CONTROLLED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND DETAILS OP MORE IMPORTANT MINOR IMPROVEMENT WORKS CARRIED OUT. The total length of Country Highways controlled directly by the Department at 30th June, 1932, was as follows :— Mileage Percentage Mileage of State taken over Division. Highways in of Total by the Mileage. Division. Department. 191 3 34 70-15 565 453 80-17 519 207 - 51-44 633 81 - 3.2-79 546 106 19-41 531. 09 31*11 488 Total 3,473 - 1,100 31-67 28 On these the usual routine works were carried out during the year. The plant engaged consists principally of two-horse graders, supplemented by drags for light work and tractor-grader-scarifier plants for heavy reconditioning when necessary. The roads generally have been divided into patrol sections, and this method of working has been urged upon Councils also, with the result that it has been adopted in many additional cases during the past }^ear. The more important of the minor improvement works (as distinct from routine maintenance), included in the preceding list and situated on State Highways, are as follows :— On the Prince's Highway, North and Kinghorn streets, Nowra (1-2 miles), were tar-surfaced, and a short length (-15 miles) through Bodalla was similarly treated. Minor widening, benching and regrading were effected between East Lynne and Benandra, between Benandra and Bateman's Bay, between Bateman's Bay and Mogo, north of Narooma, south of Bega, at Jiggamy Hill, at Salt Water Creek bridge, north of Eden, and between Eden and Shadrack's Creek. On the Hume Highway, a short deviation was built to eliminate a' right angle turn on the northern approach to -Terrawa Creek bridge and a narrow section of road at Flinters Gap was widened. In Demondrille Shire, fourteen causeways were eliminated by the construction of small pipe or box culverts. In Gundagai Shire, the reconditioning of the long timber beam approach to the bridge over the Murrumbidgee River was continued. On either side of Gundagai, sections aggregating 11J miles have been resurfaced with tar. A narrow three-span low level timber beam bridge was built over Hillas Creek to take the place of the bridge destroyed by floods in May, 1931. In Kyeamba Shire, a cutting, embankment and culvert were constructed at 4f miles, and a three-cell 10 ft. x 9 ft. culvert, with approaches, was built at the third crossing of Keajura Creek, at 20 miles. In Holbrook Shire, a number of causeways are being replaced by small pipe and box culverts. On the Monaro Highway, some widening of narrow sections and cutting back of sharp bends was undertaken west of Bega, in Mumbulla Shire. A short length of widening and gravelling, and a culvert, were completed west of Adaminaby, and a length of gravelling (1 m. 400 ft.) and two culverts were completed between Eucumbene River and Kiandra. Fairly heavy maintenance has been necessary between Wagga and Alfredtown. in Kyeamba Shire, on' account of the heavy traffic and the unusually wet weather. On the Great Northern Highway, re-sheeting was undertaken in Patrick Plains and Muswellbrook Shires, and a length of 6-3 miles between Muswellbrook and Aberdeen was reconditioned and tar-surfaced. New culverts have been built at Aberdeen (8 ft. x 8 ft. concrete culvert) and north of Scone (two-cell 6 ft. x 4 ft. concrete culvert). On the Pacific Highway, between Mooney Point and Gosford, the shoulders of the road have been surfaced with sandstone. Some minor widening was effected between Gosford and Wyong. Two new small concrete bridges have been commenced over Cut Rock and Bangalow Creeks. North of Wyong, 2\ miles of pavement were re-sheeted with a .course of premixed macadam \ in. thick. A single span timber beam bridge was built over Cutty Creek, south of Port Macquarie. Between Port Macquarie and Blackman's Point, the shoulders of the road were protected against the river by rubble walls, arid walls of ti-tree gabions held in place by ti-tree stakes. In Macleay Shire, a commencement has been made with the raising of a section of road and the construction of two three-span timber beam bridges, and two concrete culverts at Clybucca Creek, north of Kempsey, with the object of making this section of road open in flood time as soon as the rest of the road is passable. On the Oxley Highway, sections ofi black soil formation, east of Trangie, amounting in all to 2 miles, were surfaced with sandv loam. CONSTRUCTION BY COUNCILS. The following is a statement of works assisted and payments made to Councils on account of Construction Works during the year :— Grants Grants approved approved Grants Payments to 30th June, but unpaid approved made Council. Main Road Class of Construction. 1932, but No. at during year during year unpaid at 30th June, 1931-32. 1931-32. 30th June, 1931. 1932. State Highways. Hume Highway. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. | Metropolitan Division-— Mittagong Reinforced concrete bridge and 40 12 6 40 12 6lj/ bitumen penetration, ap proaches Chinamen's Creek. Widening Maltings Bridge- ... 410 0 0 — 410 0 O/ South-Western Division- Gundagai .Timber bridge over Hillas 450 0 0 ^ 450 0 0 j/ Creek. 40 12 0 800' 0 0 j 900 12 6 | Monaro Highway. Southern Division— Bega Deviation at Old Mill Site .. J 340 13 7 29 CONSTRUCTION BY COUNCILS—continued Grants Grants approved approved Grants Payments to 30th June, Main Road but unpaid approved made Council. Class of Construction. 1932, but No. at during year during year unpaid at 30th June, 1931-32. 1031-32. 30th June, 1931. 1932. State Highways—continued. Mid-Western Highway. £ s. d. £ s. d. , £ s. d. £ s. d. South-Western Division— Balranald Gravel construction, 1929 Pro- 08 8 3 8 14 1.1s 59 13 4 gramme. Bland Reconstruction Main-street ... 55 7 2* 55 7 2*J/ Total £ 04 2 1' 4 ''0 2 North-Western Highway. Central Western Division— Dubbo Prom southern municipal 550 0 0 550 0 0 boundary through Macquarie Street intersection to shire boundary. Tar penetration macadam. Orange Woodward-street. Bitumen 248 7 7 ] 74 2 4' 74 5 3 penetration. Wellington Between Macquarie Bridge and 337 10 11 10 0 2' 321 10 9 Palmer-street. Bitumen penetration.. . Macquarie and Wellingto Deviation South Wellington ... 177 13 4 177 33 4*' Total 585' 18 6 1,123 9 4 Great NortJiem Highway, Northern Division— ] Maitland West Culvert near Pinden's Nurserv 3.39 9 0* 339 9 6»T North-Eastern Division— | Glen Innes Reconstruction between Per- 3,704 18 11 500 0 0 ¥ 3,204 18 11 guson-street and southern boundary. Tenterfleld ! Construction Lower Acacia 37 9 8 ^-189 2 8 Creek bridge. Construction Acacia Creek 246 13 5 — 246 13"' 5 hi idee. Total 151 13 0 4,128 11 6 1.075 5 7 3,204 3 8 11 Pacific Highway. Northern Division-— Adamstown and Hamiltoi 10 Brunker road. Bituminous 417 8 4. concrete wearing course. Wickham 10 Drainage near Behnoiit-street 38 1 9 27 18 10* 10 2 11 Manning Deviation between 3 and -44 55 8 1 - 10 ,-inilc-post. 55 8 3 V Timber bridge over Holey Plat 407 17 2 7 17 2 10 Creek. 400 0 0' Stroud ' 10 Bridge at 14-Mile Creek 3 0 0' North-Eastern Division— 3 0 0* Dorrigo 10 Concrete culvert over Dirty 426 14 5 Creek. 350 0 0' 38 1 9 1,276 9 2 1,229 19 4 84 11 7 Gwydir Highway. North-Eastern Division— Bannockburn Concrete culvert at Prog Hol 909 0 10 - 500 0 409 0 10 low. Nymboida Concrete arch bridge over 648 3 11 - 648 3 Pruce's Creek. Concrete culvert over Prench- 1,089 2 3 - 1,089 2 man's Creek. Timber bridge over Deep Creek 1,731 7 7' - 1,250 0 481 7 Yajia'roi Gravel construction deviation 404 8.0 89 S 1 493 16 at Tiger's Gap. North-Western Division— Moree Culvert and embankment, Balo 759 17 1 700 0 59 17 1 street. Boolooroo Construction between 18m. 14 212 33 1 622 10 11 835 4 chs. and 3 9m. 4chs. Boomi Timber bridge over Gwydir 285 16 8 250 O o-y 35 36 8 River at Bullaralt. 637 1 1 6,135 7 4 5,766 6 3 2 2 Total, Stale Highways £ 1,501 15 1 13,214 10 4 10,440 12 9 4,275 12 Trunk and Ordinary Main Roads. Metropolitan Division. Bathurst Construction in concrete from 1,186 11 1* 1,178 13 11 Bentinck-street to Keppel- street and alterations to water 7iiatns. BowTal .... 260 Tar penetration between Cliff- 329. 8 0 131 16 7 441 4 7< street and municipal bound ary. Turon .256 Culvert and approaches at 6 12 0 38 12 0 Lee's Creek near Kelso. Woilondilly 259 Metal wearing course between 77 4 0 41m. 14chs. and 09m. 44chs. Total £ 1,625 110 5 6 . 1,735 14 CONSTRUCTION BY COUNCILS—continued. Grants Grants approved approved Grants Payments to 30th .Tunc, Council. Main Road but, approved made . . No. Class of Construction. 1932, but unpaid at - during vear during year unpaid at 30th .Tunc, 1931-32. 1931-32. 30th June, 1031. 1932. Trunk and Ordinary Main Roads—continued. Southern Division. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. . Bega 272 Repairs to Tarragauda-lanc1 20 5 3 13 4 0, 33 9 3 \f bridge. ; Bibbenlukc 53 Concrete wearing surface on • 161 19 6 deck of bridge over Native] 161 19 6*' -Dog Creek. Braidwood . Beinforccdcoiicrete bridge overi 179 17 0 PJood Creek in "Wallace-; 179 17 street. Clyde 312 Construction Nowra to Hus- 4 13 4 4 IS kisson. i MurrungaJ , 248 Construction concrete bridge! 7.10 15 5 — 301 3 over Oldniangunyah Creek. Taliaganda 51 Timber bridge over Mongar-I 44 3 3 75 14 3.1 —119 18 lowe River. f~ 209 Tarago-Boughboy. R,e-sheet-| 46 0 0* 40 6 ing with gravel. j Wingccarribec 200 Timber bridge. Shale ap-i 498 0 0 67 5 4 565 . 5 proaches over Wells Creek. , Total 742 5 6 987 1,320 0 0 Northern Division. Bellingcn 119 Construction timber beam 20 18 10 32 18 0 53 16 10" bridge, 7£ M.P. f Newcastle City 188 Union-street Reconstruction, 2,583 0 0 1,000 0 0* ' 1,583 , 0 0 Kemp-street to Tooke-street. Wickham 316 Reconstruction Hannell-street, 10 0 0 602 3 9H 612 3 9. -* between Blsliopgate and Cowper-street. Total 30 18 10 3,218 1 9 1,000 0 7 1,583 0 0 North-Eastern Division. Copmanhurst 150 Completion of Big Hill devia- 178 0 0 44 10 tion. Dorrigo 297 Three timber bridges 649 9 049 0 0i Kyogle 140 "Deviation between 37rn. 574ft. 1,200 0 3,000 0 0. 200 0 *0 and 38m- 574ft. Tenterfleld 138 Timber bridge over Mole River 872 13 600 0 0 272 13 7 Teranfa ... 142 Construction of bridges OVCT 13.0 0 5 105 4 221 5 1. Mulgum and Goolmangar Creeks. Tweed Waterbound macadam and 690 5 0 582 4 0 culverts. Total 084 5 5 2,585 3.7 3.097 9-3 South-Western Division. Berrigan 229 Pipe culverts 1 Hi 1* 33 14 4V Carrathool 254 Deviation I 32 8 32 8 0/ Cool am on 240 Clearing, forming and gravel ISO 10 1 154 11 32 5 1 ling. Cul cairn 325, 21.0 Gravel construction, lm. 4,971 614 0- 0 550 0 0*/ 64 0 0 ft, 325 Reinforced concrete bridge over 204 0 0 157 0 361 6 3^' BiJJabong Creek at Wal- biindrie. Demondrille ... 239 Concrete culvert over McCrae's 187 10 Creek. Murrum hurrah 243 Culvert 23 M.P. from Conta 69 0 18 1 S 87. 1 in nndra. Tumbarumba 282 Reinforced concrete bridge 050 15 650 15 2*"' over Paddy's River and ap proaches. Brana .. 125 Gravel construction, 3m. 893ft. 12 |2 58 32 2-' Wakool 33 0 Timber bridges at 4m. 20ch«. 472 0 0 250 0 222 0 0 and 34m. 4Schs. Total 1,'783 3 '5 2,136 31 0 373 1 Central-Western Division. Boree Bituminous penetration mac 83 19 8 83 19 8 adam. Cobbora 206 1,981 feet grave) construction 75 7 5* 232 S A* 307 16 2* / Lachfan 57 Clearing 7m. 594ft 33 2 0 22 6 5« / 20 15 7 Weddiu 235, 236 1929 Programme, forming and 135 0 6 40 16 0* "94"i'6 -/ clearing. Wingadee Forming approaches to Ken 39 14 2 58 10 9 98 4 11 nedy's Creek Bridge. . Total 216 34 11 237 0 5* 115 0 9' North-Western Division. Liverpool Plains 55 Gravel construction. 1.550 feet 1 210 10 0 200 0 0"/ 1610 0 126 Construction of bridge over — 50 13 9, Mooki River. 53 18 4 I 3 4 7* f Nanioi 126 Construction Programme 1930 50 0 0* 6 4 0 126 Construction of bridge over 22 16 6 | 33 7 6 143-11 •• 3«. Cox's Creek. 14311 3 j " Total 220 6 1 j 246 '12 13 444 .5 . 0. . 22 14 0 - 5,003 3 2 7,037 12 0 10.284 19 7 2,955 3 6. 4 Commission paid in terms of Section 42 of.the Main Roads Act 3,487 3 30 1,487 3 30 Grand Total—State Highways. Trunk and Main Roads 7.3 04 3 8 3 22.339 4 11 22,212 14 2 7,231 9 0 Grants cancelled and refunds. 4, 31 CONSTRUCTION BY BOARD AND DEPARTMENT. f . . - ! . The following is a summary of !the work done and expenditure incurred on Construction Works carried out by the Board and the Department for the period 1st July, 1931, to 30th June, '1932 :— Main Length Expenditure Expenditure Total Council. Road Location. Class of Construction. Author to during Expenditure No. ised. 30th June, 1931. 1931-32. to 30th June, 1932. .1 State Highways Princes' Highway— Metropolitan Division— m. ft. £ s. d. £ S. d. Illawarra, Central Unanderra Widening railway level 54 10 0 10 3-0* crossing. Spring Creek to south- Premixed bituminous 1 3046 105 14 em municipal bonn- . macadam. /dary. vfSpring Creek Concrete bridge 1,286 19-10 Minnamurra-Spring Premixed bituminous 265 15 10 Creek. macadam. Southern Division- Mumbulla Alfop's Creek .. Reinforced concrete 7,360 19 1 301 9 3 bridge. Ulladulla Boolgatti Creek Timber bridge - 011 3 Total 18,845 8 10 1,950 7 11 Hume Highway— Metropolitan Division— Mittagong | 2 Maltings Bridge. Widening and ap 500 0 0* proaches—Tar pene tration. South-Western Division— Kyeamba 2 Keajura Creek at Concrete box culvert 226 6 •775 13, 1 16m. 4,500 ft. . and approaches. 226 6 3 1,275 13 -1 'Federal Highway— Southern Division— Gunning and-Yar- Shore of Lake George, Tar surfacing 4 7! 3* rowlumla.' approximately miles. Monaro Highway— South-Western Division— Kyeamba : 4 At 21m. 264ft. from Concrete box culvert ... Wagga. it Great Western Highway— Metropolitan Division- Turon rhree deviations be Gravel 43,010 .5 9 8 0 1' tween 104£ ' and 1151 M.P. Mid-Western Highway— Central Western Division- Lyndhurst ... /Mandurama Creek . Concrete' bridge 1,879 11 11 Belubula Creek .... 5 16 ? Coouibing Creek .... 1,537 1 4 Grubbenbung Creek 17 16 2 27-Mile Peg"..:..;.."'.'. Concrete culvert 416 5 ; . Total 3,856 13 8 North-Westeni Highway- Central Western Division- Macquarie and Deviation south of Gravel .. 4 3694 14,600 11 4 4,361 15 1 Wellington. Wellington. Great Northern Highway- Northern Division— ' Aberdeen 9 Southern boundary Concrete culvert . of municipality. Patrick Plains Bowman's Creek Timher bridge ... 5 17 1 Upper Hunter 9 13 miles from Scone.., Concrete culvert. 234 9 11 North-Eastern Division— | Severn Overhead railway Alterations 150 0 0 53 11 0 bridge near 10 M.P. near Glen Innes. Wylies' CreeR"'"..... Cojicrete'bridge 6,470 12 131 2 0 Koreelah Creek .. Concrete arch bridge ... 10,107 18 368 16 7 Maryland River '.. Concrete bridge 15,549 6 108 11 8 Deviation between Porniation and water- 8 • -278 69,032 2 ,702 1 9 Oakey Creek and bound macadam. Woodenbong. Old Koreelah towards -Watcrbound macadam.. 2 ^ 0 9,269 6 11 103 18 6 Woodenbong. . Total ..." £ 110.579 6 2 10,052 10 9 Pacific Highway— Northern Division— Adamstown Union-street Cement concrete .1-3,610 16 10 61 1.9 10 Adamstown^ and Brunker-road 0 2130 .12,530 .5 .2- 3,288 18' 3 Hamilton. Erina Hawkesbury River Ferries and docks 1 :-22 62,451 13 S 1.227 7 10 Gosford , Alterations to bridge 40 0 0 5 0 0 over railway. Hamilton Tudor and Belford Cement concrete 8,712 12 7 414 17 streets, Sec. No. 2 Hastings Cutty Creek Timber bridge 976 17 Lake Macquarie Catherine Hill Bay. Deviation 2,923 9 Macleay Clybucca Creek .... Two timber bridges and 826 1.2 two culTerts. Manning. Stewart's River .. Concrete bridge • 7,450 7 11 4 16 7,455 4 0t Khoribakh Bridge Timber beam bridge 2,638 15 6 49 17 2,588 18 2t Lansdowne River Concrete and steel 16 17 16 17 3 bridge. Dawson River 13 16 1 13 16 1 Stroud 14-Mile Creek Reinforced concrete cul 1,174 16 6 82 5 8 1,257 2 2t vert. North-Eastern Divition— Mullumbiniby ... 10 Brunswick River Concrete beam bridge. 13,501 15 1 487 11 5- 13,989 6t Total 122,111 3 3 10,280 12 0 132,391. 15 3 * Credits. t Completed works 92515—D 32 CONSTRUCTION" BY -BOARD AND DEPARTMENT—continued: Mnin Length Expenditure Expenditure Total Council. Road •Location. Class of Construction. Author to during Expenditure., No. ised. 30th .Tune, 1031. 1981-32. to 30th June, 1932. State Highways—continued. Oxley Highway— £ s. d. 3. d. £ a. d. Northern Division- Hastings Sarah's Creek 3-Span bridge,, concrete 1,517 0 10 339 0 0 1,856 1 4 piles, timber deck and «teel girders. Yarras Timber bridge 107 5 5 107 5 5 Tobin's Creek Deviation. Section 3 ... 790 15 0* 790 15- 0* Between Wauchopc Raising existing road ... 12 0 12 0 and Sarah's Creek. Total £ 1,517 0 10 1,173 13 9 Total - State Highways.. £ 312,173 8 4 31,500 4. 1 343,673 12 5 Trunk and ordinary) Main Roads. Metropolitan Division- m. ft. Shellharbour 262 Macquarie Pass Reconditioning : gravel 4 4380 15,097 7 11 Reconditioning: water- 4 • 4080 58 16 0 15,150 3 lit bound macadam, tar surfaced. Chainage 2 miles 630 Concrete culvert 1,178 10 3 1,178 10 " 3T feet. Southern Division- Goodradigbee Murrumbidgec River Concrete and steel 55,693 19 10 6,501 18 7. 62,195 3 8 5f bridge and gravel 3 1852 approaches. Yarrow] umla Burbong Hill devia Gravel 2 880 10,035 12 1 56 7 11* 9,979 4 2t tion. Northern Division- Adamstown .... 188 Glebe-Adamstown Cement concrete 0 2283 1,522 5 5 3,547 0 6 5,069 5 lit road. Newcastle 188 Union-street, Kemp- Cement concrete, as 0 1270 575 1 4 575 1 ' 4 street to Tooke- phaltic surface. street. Erina . Wiseman's Perry- Shale 18' 2300 157,758 18 6 358 17 9 158,117 16 31 Greengrove. Stroud 110 Mvall River Concrete and steel 9 12 6 9 12 6 bridge. Smith-Western Division— Young .._ ..j 239 Short-street over Reinforced 1,635 5 9 2,790 1 1 4,425 6 10 Burrangong Creek bridge. Central Western Division— 1 Wilcannia I 3U Construction, 1930 5 18 l 5 18 1* Sundry small Works...1 ... '4 2 8 874 2 ' 8 Total—Trunk and Ordinary Main Roads 158,31 14 257,575 4 2 —I . Total—All Roads 553,916 17 10 47,331 18 9 601,248 16 7. Acquisition of land for widening 43,706 16 1 25,062 1.0 6 68,769 6 ' 7 Surveys, supervision and design, including design for council works -.. 296,349 3 5 38,524 3 1.1 334,873 7 4 Expenditure on works completed prior to 1st July, 1931, shown in previous reports and not listed above 1,600,744 12 0 1,600,744 12 0 Grand Total of Expenditure by the Depart ment to 30th June, 1032 £ 2,494,717 9 4 110.91S 13 2 2,605,636 2 6 * Credits. f Completed works. SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURE—1st JANUARY, 1925, TO 30th JUNE, 1932. 60. The following is a summary of the expenditure on construction work in the country districts during the year :— Expenditure to Expenditure, Particulars. 30th June, 1931. 1931-32. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 2.494.717 9 4 110,918 13 2 2,605,636 2 0 1,381,685 10 0 22,212 14 2 1,403.898 10 8 Construction from Commohwealth-cum-State Vote and State 351,469 17 6 351,469 17 0 Total as per Income and Expenditure Account, page 17 £ 4,227,873 3 4 133,131 7 4* 4,361,004 10 8 * The difference between this figure and that of £133,134 5s. 7d., shown in Income and Expenditure Account, represents a refund of £2 18s. 3d. made during the year to the Commonwealth Government in respect of work on the Goulburn-Canberra road, shown in Income and Expenditure Account under " Expenditure to 30th June, 1931." 3:J PAETIV.—THE DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUND. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. The total income of the Developmental Roads Fund for the year ended 30th June, 1932, from all sources .amounted to £864. This, together with £43,515 in cash, carried forward when the year commenced, made an amount of £44,379 available for expenditure. The total expenditure of the fund for the year was £36,982. The income and expenditure of the fund for the financial year are set out in the following account, together with the balance sheet as at 30th June, 1932, certified by Mr. John Spence, Auditor- General, INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT POR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING 30TH JUNE. 1932. Expenditure Expenditure Income Income Expenditure. to 30th June, during year Total. Tneonie. to 30th June, during year Total. 1931. ending 30th 1.931. ending 30th June, 1932. June, 1932. 30th June, 1932— s; 'd. 30th June, 1932— £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. To Construction of Develop By Loan" Appropriation, Sec mental Roads— tion .29 (1) (c) Main (0) From Loans— Roads Act,.l924-31 ... 498,330 13 5 498,330 13 6 Construction by ,, Special State Loan Appro Councils 14,020 18 0 409,057 11 5 priation for Unemploy Construction by 394,430 12 11- ment Relief Works 135,669 6 7 135,669 6 7 Department .' 17,913 16 2 209,653 1 3 ,, Other State Loans 10,749 7 6 10,749 7 6 (b) Prom Common- 191,79 5 1 ,, C o mm on wealth-cum- wealth-cum-State State Vote:— Votes— (a) Commonwealth Government Grant Construction by 141,134 3 0 141,134 3 0 Councils 222,471 10 3 222,471 16 3 (b) State . Govern Construction bv ment Subsidy Public Works De ,, Revenue Appropriation, 122,674 3 0 122,074 3 0 partment 41,336 9 9 41,336 9 9 Section 29 (1) ( ' Total £ 1.148,390 IS 7 36,982 0 2{ 1,185,378 18 9 i, Balance carried forward £ .5,005 16 0 1,190,384 14 9 1,1.89,521 3 3 863 11 6 1,190,834 14 9- t For details, see statement, 34 and 35. BALANCE-SHEET AT 30TH JUNE, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S; d. £ e. d. Sundry Creditors— " 8,291 12 7 State Treasury for Interest on Develop- Sundry Debtors— inen*-iil Road* , 10,283 10 9 Councils for Interest on Developmental 5 it ccllnne u . 73 0 2 0,528 17 10 10,356 16 11 542 2 0 of Income and Expenditure Account. 5,005 10 0 7,071 0 i £ 15,302 12 11 £ 15,362 12 11 A. WARBURTON, Assistant Accountant. I certify that the books and accounts of the Main Roads Section, Department of Transport, have been examined and audited under the provisions of the Audit Act, 1902, and that, in my opinion, this Balance-sheet, which is in accordance with such books and accounts, correctly sets out the position of the Developmental Roads Fund as at 30th June, 1932. As regards stocks of materials and stores on hand, I have accepted the certificate of the Inspecting Engineer of the Section that stock was taken under his supervision, and that the condition of the stock is satisfactory. JOHN SPENCE, De partment of Audit, Auditor-General. 5th December, 1932; . 34 TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS. The following statement shows the total expenditure on developmental roads since the inception of the Main Roads Board up to the 30th June, 1932, both from'the Developmental Roads Fund and the Federal Aid Roads Fund :— , Expenditure from— ' . Year. Total. Developmental Federal Aid Roads Fund. Roads Fund. £ £ £ 1925-26 101,408 101,468 19L6-27 152,007 152,007 188,238 7,000 195,238 1928-29 251,992 120,019 372,611 1929-30 271,387 80,279 357,666 1930-31 183,305 29.418 .-i,-. 212,723 1931-32 30,982 4,431 41,413 Total—Seven years 1,185,379 •247,747 j 1,433,120 Excluding supervision allowances and contributions to Sinking Fund. PROCLAMATION OP DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS. The total mileage of developmental roads is subject to constant revision as more exact particulars are obtained. Allowing for variations on this account and alterations as shown in the table hereunder, the total length quoted in the last Annual Report, viz., 2,450 miles, has now been reduced to[2j449 miles as at 30th June, 1932. No new developmental roads were proclaimed during the year, but the proclamations of the following roads were amended and the new descriptions are as follow :— •;' Municipality or Date of Shire. Proclama Description. Remarks. tion. m. ch. St. -Mary's Munici 15/7/32 No. 1100 Mamre-road. from its intersection with the 2 77 A length of 5 m. 47 chs. of the original developmental pality. road from Erskine Park, via Mamre-road to St. road, south o£ that portion which remains as Mary's Railway Station. developmental, has been deproclaimed, and that portion of the present developmental road south of I the Great Western Highway and its connection to i Mulgoa-road.via Erskine Park, declared a secondary I road (No. 2022). Bastings Shire 20/11/31 No. 1094 from the Oxley Highway (S.H. No. 11) at 20 40 Extended by 3?f miles to give access,to the Oxley Water and Camping Reserve No. 21582, Parish of Highway, via Bridge, at Double Crossing. Cowangara, via Kindee Creek and Forbes, River, to Water Reserve No. 256 on the Forbes River in the Parish of Forbes, County of Macquarie, with a branch southerly, via Double Crossing, to the Oxley Highway (S.H. No. 11), near Yarras. SUMMARY OF INDIVIDUAL WORKS AND EXPENDITURE. The following is a summary of the work done and expenditure incurred on individual developmental roads from the Developmental Roads Funds for the period 1st July, 1931, to 30th June, 1932 :— Developmental Road. Particulars of Works. Granted to Granted to Total Granted Councils or Councils or to Councils or Council. Expended by Expended by Expended by Length Department to Department, Department to Road Name. 30th June, No. Class of Construction. Author Carried out by. 30th June, during ised. 1931. 1931/32. 1932. Southern Division. m. ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. Bibbenluke and Mount Darragh Deviation Formation and gravel 14 1600 Department — 176,357 2 3 41 4 1 lmlay. Day labour & 176,398 6 4* contract. Emobodaha...... Prince's Highway to Narooma Gravel 0 1082 Council ,• 650 0 0 13 1 4t 636 18 i 8* Wharf.- 1133 Bridge at Stenady Creek 691 12 0 6 3 0 697 15 0* lmlay" 1045 Kiah to Lower Towamha Clearing and forming . 20 2,500 0 0 120 11 3 2,620 11 3 Total 180,198 14 3 154 17 0 180,353 11 Northern Divisiom Bellingen 1136 Kalangroad :. Two bridges Council 1.520 19 4 1,520 19 1134 Bellingen road, Thora to Brinerville 4,256 1 6 1.521 3 9 5,777 5 1136 Along south arm, Bellinger River to Timber bridge 1,997 10 0 35 12 0 2,033 2 Kalang. Kearsley Cessnock to Broke • Forming, gravel and culverts... Council and 1,810 10 7 137 8 8 1,947 19 Contract. 1124 Gravel and two timber bridges 5,870 2 11 399 6 9 6,269 9 Lake Macquarie 1140 Charlestown towards Cockle Creek Premixed tar macadam Department — 6,102 18 5 12 3 1 0,115 1 Day]aboiir& contract. Macleay .-. 1048 Beliorook-Nulla Nulla Creek Bridges over Nulla Nulla Creek Council 2.582 6 1,100 5 0 3,682 11 Manning 1044 Nabiac towards Gloucester Timber bridge and gravel 0 1260 4,500 0 432 IS 0 4,932 18 Merriwa 1102 Idaville to Bow Forming and gravelling 0 3350 685 0 0 085 0 Nambucca . 1075" Macksville'to Upper Taylor's Arm Gravel and timber bridge 1 3720 3,553 17 343 4 11 3,897 2 1078 Bowraville to Upper North Arm ... Gravel 1 337 3,980 0 5 0 (If 3.975 0 Patrick Plains... 1052 Ravensworth to Hebden 1 .414 4,475 0 714 2 5- 5,189 2 it ii •-• 1142 pitzroy's Deviation 0 5100 2,850 0 150 0 0 3,000 0 1124 Broke to Cessnock 1 1155 1,398 19 110 0 0 1,508 19 Slroud 1110 Bulladelah to Gloucester W.B. macadam, forming, 7 1400 6,128 1 524 12 3 0,652 13 gravellingand loaming. Wallarobba 1128 Gresford to Eccleston Gravel and timber bridge .. 0 1453 4,5,00 134 11 4,634 11 1128 Eccleston to Gresford Formation, gravelling, timber 4 5003 1,750 2,304 13 4,054 13 bridge and culverts.- Total £| 55,755 7 9 10,121 0 11 65,876 8 8 • Completed works. 35 SUMMARY OF INDIVIDUAL' WORKS AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Total Granted Developmental Road. Particulars or Works. Granted to Granted to Councils or Councils or to Councils or Expended by Expended by Expended by Carried out by Department to Department Department to Coimcfl. Length Road 30th June, during 30th June, Name. Class of Construction. Author 1931/32. 1932. No. ised. 1931. North-Eastern Division! 111. it. £ £ S. 1049 Maclean to Tullymorgan Gravel 1 2910 Council 2.950 164 13 1141 Kyogle to Rathbones '. W B. macadam 0 4377 2.790 151 14 1085 Wongavaleto Cawongla Gravel and timber culvert ... 0 4650 i> 1,000 1,864 2 1088 Kyogle to Nimbin road, near W.B. macadam : 1 2112 )» 3,800 200 0 Cawongla. 1055 Koreelah Creek towards Urbenville 8 2800 Department — 31,760 7 7. 16,217 17 10 * Day labour. 1047 Casino Cedar Point...... 0 3341 Council 4,041 1132 Casipo ,to Spring Grove 0 3355 1,900 Total £ 48,241 7 7 18,783 14 9 South-Western Division. Rankin's Springs to Hillston. f(a) Clearing 10 0 J» Council 1,606 0 0 65 6 8f 1,540 13 4* Bland 1017 \(fe(b)) Forming'an- " " d gravelling 1 2805 CarrathoOl ... 1026 Erigolla to Binya Forming and gravelling 3 4660 1,420 0 0 80 0 0 1,500 0 0* 1071 Merriwaggato Rankin's Springs Gravel and formation 9 1056 2,750 0 0 72 11 4 2,822 11 4* (a) Clearing and formation 10 858 „ 1026 Erigolia towards Binya 1,880 0 0 • -74 4-5 1,954 4 5* { (6) ~Grave l' 0 2736 1 } Tumb'arumba 1143 Tarradale to Rosewood Forming and 3*-R:C.- culverts.. • 1 402ft- 3,187 17 6 250 0 0 3,437 17 6 Wakool •• 1146 Moulamein to Narcurrie Clearing and forming ' 2 3843. 950 0 0 50 0 0 1,000 0 0* 1146 Two timber bridges 1,600 0 0 1,600 0 0 Total £ 11,793 17 6 2,061 9 1 13,855 6 7 Central Western Division. Coonamble 1083 Coonamble to Carinda f Forming and top-dressing 4 700 Council 300 0 0 300 0 0* Cobbora~ ... 1004 Gollan to Murrumbong Gravel and culverts 1 4455 2,250 0 0 750 0 0 3,000 0 0* Lachlan ... 1139 Wcja to Washpooi Tank Clearing and forming 6 0 511 16 0 457 18 10 969 14 10 1029 Tullibigeai to Palisthan 4 1880 \ 3,770 0 0 228 0 0 3,998 0 0» »» { (b) Clearing 12 176 / " Wingadee 1083 Coonamble to Carinda .. Formin(a) Graveg anl d top-dressing 0 3100 3,800 0 0 200 0 0 4,000 0 0* Total 10,331 16 0 1,935 18 10 12,267 14 10 Total Expenditure on road construction .' £ 306,321 3 1 33,057 0 7 339,378 3 8 Expenditure on works completed prior to 30th June, 1931, shown in previous reports, and not listed above 814,663 1 2 814,663 1 2 Administrative expenses 19,548 11 1 2,243 8 6 21,791 19 7 Supervision, Survey, Design, etc 7,089 1 6 1,429 2 9 8,518 4 3 Maintenance of Bridges and Miscellaneous Expenditure 775 1 9 252 8 4 1,027 10 I Total as per Income and Expenditure Account, page 33. 1,148,396 18 7 36,982 0. 2t 1,185,378 18 9 Completed works. t Credit. 3G PART V.—THE FEDERAL AID ROADS FUND. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. " Trie-income and expenditure of the Federal Aid Roads Fund for the financial year ended 30th June, H'32, are set out in the following account, together with the balance-sheet as at 30th June, 1932, certified by Mr. John Spence, Auditor-General:— INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR TWELVE MONTHS ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1932. Expenditure Income Expenditure during the Income to during the Expenditure. to 30th June, year ending Total. Income. 30th June, year ending Total. 1931. 30th June, . 1931. 30th June, 1932. 1932. 30th June, 1932— s. d. s. d. 30th June, 1932— £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. To Construction and/or By Commonwealth Govern Reconstruction of ment Vote 2,484,000 0 0 2,484,000 0 0 Federal Aid „ State Subsidy Loan Roads— Appropriation, Sec (a) Prom Common tion 31 B (c), Main wealth Govern Roads Act, 1924-31 914,500 0 0 ment Vote 2,074,815 10 7 162,981 4 „ Revenue Appropria 914,500 0 0 (b) From State Sub 2,237,796 15 4 tion, Section 31 B (6), sidy 1,332,863 11 7 1,332,863 11 7 Main Roads Act, (c) From Council's 1924-31 103,500 0 0 Contributions 14,364 16 1 5,424 6 2 19,789 2 3 ,, Share of Motor Taxes, 103,600 0 0 „ Supervision 56,923 19 10 9,468 9 4 66,392 9 2 Fees and Fines, and „ Contributions to Fees for Public Ve National Debt Sink hicles, etc., in accord ing Fund 75,290 18 9 75,290 18 9 ance with Section 31 B (d) and (e), of the £ 3,554,258 16 10 177,874 0 3§ 1,732,132 17 1 Main Roads Act, 1924-31 314,863 11 7 314,863 11 7 ,, Balance carried forward 104,015 4 ,, Councils' Contributions 18,788 16 11 1,095 17 11 19,884 14 10 £ 3,836,748 £ 3,835,652 8 6 1,095 17 11 3,830,748 6 5 For details, see statement, pages 3S-41. BALANCE SHEET AT 30TH JUNE, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. s. d. d. Sundry Creditors— Cash at Treasury and Sub-Advance Accounts Supply of Stores and Materials 2,482 3 0 in various Banks 106,036 1 2 Miscellaneous 2,224 2 5 Stock on Hand 2,393 3 7 4,706 5 5 Sundry Debtors— , Balance of Income and Expenditure Account 104,615 9 4 Sundry Councils for Federal Aid Roads... 891 0 Miscellaneous 1 10 892 10 0 109,321 14 9 109,321 14 9 A. WARBURTON, Assistant Accountant. I certify that the books and accounts of the Main Roads Section, Department- of Transport, have been examined and audited under the provisions of the Audit Act, 1902, and that, in my opinion, this Balance-sheet, which is in accordance with such books and accounts, correctly seta out the position of the Federal Aid Roads Fund at the 30th June, 1932. As regards stocks of materials and stores on hand, I have accepted the certificate of the Inspecting Engineer of the Section that stock was taken under his Supervision, and that the condition of the stock is satisfactory. JOHN SPENCE, Auditor -Gen eral. Department of Audit, 5th December, 1932. FEDERAL AID PAYMENTS—SUSPENSION OF. The suspension of payment referred to in the last Annual Report was lifted at the end of September, 1931, when the interest payments due by the State to the Commonwealth were adjusted. Payment of outstanding Federal Aid claims was accordingly met by the Commonwealth as at 30th September, 1931; the Board at the same time repaying an advance of £209,572 which had been received from the Unemployment Relief Fund to prevent the stoppage of construction works. • Further difficulties arose during January, 1932, in regard to payments between the Commonwealth and State Governments, and, as at 1st February, 1932, all Commonwealth payments to the State, including Federal Aid Road payments, were again suspended. In order, however, to continue Federal Aid Road works it was suggested to the Colonial Treasurer that the saving of revenue, referred to in Part I of this Report, should be used, temporarily, for this purpose. The Colonial Treasurer approved this course. Payments were accordingly made to the Federal Aid Roads Fund, as required, by transfer from the County of Cumberland and Country Main Roads Funds until June, 1932, when the differences between the two Governments were again adjusted, and the Commonwealth Government paid the full amount due to the State under the Agreement up to 30th June, 1932. 37 FUTURE OF FEDERAL AID ROADS FUND. As set out earlier in this Report, an amendment of the Main Roads Act during the year, which resulted from an amendment of the Federal Aid Roads Agreement, provided for the payment of Federal Aid receipts to the Main Road Funds as from 1st July, 1931. The whole amount due to the Federal Aid Roads Fund prior to 1st July, 1931, has been received (with the exception of a minor sum due by country councils), and as soon as these receipts have been expended the fund will be closed. Future revenue,under the Federal Aid Roads Agreement will not differ in any way^ so far as its use is concerned, from the receipts from State taxation under the Motor Vehicles (Taxation) Act, 1924. SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE IN ROAD CLASSIFICATION. The following summary classifies the expenditure under road headings for each year of the operation of the Federal Aid Roads Fund :- • Heading of Expenditure. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32. Total. £ £ £ £ £ £ Main Roads in the County of Cumberland... 74,370 137,068 267,012 72,426 25,764 576,640 Main Roads in the Country— 620,998 615,956 432,942 360,413 88,970 2,019,279 Trunk Roads 58,663 47,083 69,485 33,132 4,876 213,239 Ordinary Main Roads 82,242 119,014 56,173 6,746 264,175 "7,000 120,619 86,279 29,418 4,431 -247,747 42,106 97,944 91,701 37,619 269,370 7,150 17,783 . 18,207 13,784 9,468 . 66,392 Contributions to Sinking Fund 19,864 ; : 28;561 '26,866 75,291 Totals : £ 768,181 • 982,721 1,119,444 1 683,913 •'' 177,874 3,732,133 PROGRAMME OF WORK AND EXPENDITURE. The following table sets out the works actually in progress in the year under review, together with the expenditure on each work and the length of road authorised :—• Road. Length ^Expenditure Expenditure Total Location of Work. Clasa of Construction. of Work to 30th June, during Expenditure to Authorised. 30th June, 1932. No. Council. 1931. 1931-32. CONSTRUCTION—ARTERIAL ROADS. Eastern and Central Divisions of State. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Fe&ral Highway Gunning .... Between Collector and Lake George \ Bitumen penetration it Mulwaree .... Between 3 mis. 700 ft. and 0 nils. 1,600 ft. Gravel 3 901}0 18,605 11 3 3,650 0 0 22,255 11 3 Prmops Highway Eurobodalla Bridge over Wagonga Inlet, Narooina Concrete substructure and steel superstruc 0 1393 37,487 17 1 6,655 3 3 44,143 0 4 ture, and gravelled approaches. Pacific Highway . Dorrigo Korora Oeviation W.B. macadam and two timber bridges 940 16,895 17 8 367-14. 0 17,263 11 8* Nambucca Nambucca River Steel bridge 27,664 0 10 *> 10,665 6. 1- 38,329 6 11 Oxley Highway Liverpool Plains Between Gunnedah and Mullaley Gravel 5,736 19 7 — 23 0 10 5,760 0 5* Gwydir Highway Yallaroi Bridge over Gwydir River at Gravesend Concrete substructure and steel superstruc 39,142 4 7 1,539' 13 2 40,681 17 9* ture. Mid-Western Highway Weddin Between Marsden and Caragabil Gravel and culverts '. 594 7,250 8 7 521 6 2 7,771 14 Oxley Highway Peel Somerton to Peel Shire Boundary " Gravel 90 8,101 13 10 1,638 6 2 9,740 0 Coonabarabran Between Abbott's Gap and Devil's Peak Gravel and culverts 4240 ; 3,850 0 0 5,846 16 7 9,696 16 Mid-Western Highway .. Carrathooi .... Between Goolgowi and Rankin's Springs Clearing, formation, and culverts , 6,500 0 0 65,17 4 6,565 17 Oxley Highway Hastings Tobin's Creek Deviation Gravel o- '29,110 2 3 - 889 17 9 30,000 0 Hume Highway Hume Sweetwater Creek Bridge 397 326 17 5 1,857 13 11 2,184 11 Mid-Western Highway .. Lyndhurst .... Mandurarna Creek Bridge : 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 Cooinbing Creek Bridge 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 North-Western Highway Cobbora . Pile Creek Culvert 5 14 634 14 4 639 15 Prince's Highway Kiama .... Spring Creek Bridge 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 Great Northern Highway Tamarang Wiles Creek Bridge 55' 5 4 55 • 5 CO Gwydir Highway Boomi .... Bullarah Bridge , 4 15 11 1,000 0 0 1,004 15 lit CO Hume Highway Holbrook . Woomargama Creek Bridge 626y15 9 626 15 9 200,681 10 4 40,037 10 8 240,719 1 0 Western Division of State, 1,017 6 Mid-Westerh Highway . Between Euston and Wentworth Limestone ballast and gravel 4 : 99 ' 6,433 7 11 247 5 5 6,680 13 4 1,020 8 Barrier Highway Between Wilcannia and Broken Hill Forming 24 •4884 \ Gravelling : 0 13861 / •18,849 18 0 1,430 3 10 20,280 1 10 1,021 8 Barrier Highway Between Broken Hill and Cockbiirn Formation - 8 '2672 113,423 5 0 484 4 5 13,907 9 5 1,022 7 Between Coolabah and Bourke Clearing and formation 44 - 528 ! 12,303 4 1 579 3 11 12,882 8 0 1,023 7 Between Bourke and Barringun Loam or sand 34 •1352 12,837 19 4 797 19 3 13,635 18 7 1,024 7 North-Western Highway Between Cobar and Florida Formation and gravelling 15 :1518 ! 8,673 12 4 677 14 5 9,351 6 9 1,025 8 Between Cobar and Wilcannia Clearing 2 : 48841 Formation 32 : 66 > 20,718 10 3 810 14 11 21,529 5 2 Barrier Highway Gravelling I 0 3102 J 1,026 6 Between Balranald and Euston Limestone gravel I 35 374 17,903 4 8 445 2 5 18,348 7 1 1,127 6 • 379 9 4 Mid-Western Highway . Wentworth Municipality 8 18 3 388 7 7 111,522 10 11 5,481 6 10 117,003 17 9 CONSTRUCTION—TRUNK ROADS. Eastern and Central Divisions of State. 518 Crookweil I Tuena | Gravel and bridge 0 2024 7,969 2 1 381 17 7 8,350 19 8* 521 Between Croppa Creek and Coolatai. Yallaroi Between 14 nils. 1,850 ft. and 15 nils. 1,520 ft., W.B. macadam .. 2 4234 7,614 0 1 25 2 9 7,039 2 10* north of Warialda. I 15,583 2 2 407 0 4 15,990 2 6 \ * Completed works. t Additional allocations were provided and lengths of work authorised" for these works from the County of Cumberland or Country Main Roads Funds. PROGRAMME OF WOEK AND EXPENDITURE— continued. Road. Length Expenditure Expenditure Total of Work to 30th June, during Expenditure to Location of Work. Class of Construction. Authorised. 1931. ' 1931-32. 30th June, 1932. No. Name. Council. CONBTBTROILON—TRUNK ROADS—continued. Western Division of State. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Formation 505 67., BalranaW-Ivanhoe Between Balranald and Ivanhoe Clearing . 4,627 18 7 213 12 3 4,841 10 10 . Gravel .... 68. Wentworth-Mungindi Ringbarking formation 506; 4 4,563 14 2 12,500 3 6t Menindee to 32 M.P Formation 7,936 9 507 68 Formation Between Bourke and Brewairina Gravelling. 6,671' 6 9 556 13 4 7,228! 0 1 508 68 Clearing . Between Eumenbah and Muhgindi Forming 4,491 19 10 3,785 18 4 8,277 18 2" Broken Hill-Wompah Formation 509 69 Between 55 mis. and 60 mis. from Broken Hill- Gravelling 6,966 13 9 1,361 17 11 8.328 11 8 Between Collarencbri and Angledool Formation 11,484 18 2 368 11 2 11,853 9 4 ,510 71 Collar cncbri-Angledoo! Clearing Between 2 mis. 60 chs. and 76 mis. from Bre Forming 14,777 11 4 1,452 1 0 16,229 12 4 511 70 Brewarrina via Goodooga to Queensland Border warrina. Gravelling Forming 523 66 Broken Hill-Menindee Between Broken Hill and Menindee Gravelling. 952 3 1 1,619 15 T 2;571 18 8 • Forming 524 69 Broken Hill-Wentworth Between Broken Hill and Wentworth 1,619 14 7 1,619 14 7 525 68 Menindee-Wilcannia Between- Menindee and Wilcannia 78 7 1 746 8 1 824 15 2 Five timber beam bridges 2,396 19 1 _ 3,599 2 11 5,996 2 0 520 68. WilcamnJa-Louth 5 and 9 Mile Creeks, and at Winbar, Cumberdore and Stoney Creeks. 527 68 Louth-Bourke .v Between Louth and Bourke Bridge and culverts •1,066 14 5: - 21 18 6 1,088 12 11- 528 60 Ivanhoe-Booligal , Between Ivanhoe and Booligal Formation • 2,225 17 2 139 2 10 2,365 0 0 - 529 60 Ivanhoe-Wilcannia Between Ivanhoe and Wilcannia Formation 5,231 8 3 183 1 1 5,414 9 4 541 68' Wentworth-Mungindi Wentworth and Mungindi '. Gravel 100 0 0 150 0 0. 250 0 0. i 69,008 6 10 20,381 11 9 89,389 18 7 CONSTRUCTION—MAIN (DEVELOPMENTAL) ROADS, 5 106 Between Gaspard and Nundle Nundle :. Deviation near Tamarang Shire boundary Gravel and bridge 6 2292 13,653 9 4 160 8 7' 13,803 17 lit Gravel 2 693 \ 2P,873 19 7 303 12 5 22,177 12 9 1,050 Baryulgil-Woodenbong Copmanhurst Between Baryulgil and Kyogle Shire boundary W.B. macadam 3 411 / ot Bitumen penetration 3 4889^ 11 1,050 Kyogle Between Sandilands and Bonalbo W.B. macadam and timber bridge 2 5182 V 44,115 10 4 3,305 8 '6 47,420 18 10 Forming and loaming 1 3696 J : 19 278 Batlow-Tumbarumba Tumbarumba Kunama to Tumbarumba Gravel, culverts, and reinforced . concrete 2 1798 - 8,987 2 8 27 5 11' 9,014 8 7t bridge. . Formation 0 4100 13,303 9 4 .468 13 9 13,772 3 1 1,094 Kindee Creek and Forbes River road Hastings Between Hastings River and The Gap Bridge and gravel 4 200. Between Anna Bay and Nelson's Bay 46 108 Between Stockton and Nelson's Bay Port Stephens Forming and loaming 5. 1100' 10,397 16. 7. 3l' . 7. 8. 10,429 4. 3t 49 -233 Yeoval towards- Parkes Amaroo Between Yeoval and 7 mis. 5,100 ft.... W.B. macadam and culverts 5 720 14,231 1 3 809 15 9 15,040 17 ot W.B. macadam sealed 1 0 13,255 8 2 18? 13 9 13,443 1 11 . 51 260 Between Mittagong and Bowral Mittagong ... Deviation of the Gib : 67 1,054 Between Candelo and Tathra lmlay Candelo-Tathra Gravel ...... 0 4194 1,646 8 0 ^"191 16 4 , 1,838 4 4t Clearing 0 2921 Q Formation ._. ^. 446 4,489 5 _5 6 0 4,650 11 5 69 — . lilOi Grenfell-Coolagong road to Collett's Crossing Jemalong Lachlan River, southerly, for 4. miles v A h t Gravel' ...... 4 858 : 8 2 ;. --71": 105 Extension Dry River Scheme Upper Hunter Bell's Crossing Timber bridge 6,828 13 10 ~557 8 7,386 6t • 141 Between Kyogle and Nimbin ... Terania Between 24£ mis. and 26$ mis. W.B. macadam 0 34U0 3,540" '0 0 116 13 41 3,656 13 4f High level bridge over Nymboida River Nymboida ... Nymboida River Bridge ". 21,969 '5 10 635 15 5* 21,333 10 5- -}(<.:• 79' 121 0 110 248 Murrungal ... Oldmangunyah Creek Bridge 1,403 0 1,403 0 0* 178,291 10 4 7,078 15 *- 185,370 5 7 • Additional allocations were provided and lengths of work authorised for these works from the County of Cumberland or Country Main Roads Fund. f Completed works. J Credite. PROGRAMME OF WORK AND EXPENDITURE—contvnued. Common Road. Length Expenditure Expenditure Total wealth Location of Work. Class of Construction. of Work to 30th June, during Expenditure to Ref. No. Authorised. 1931. 1931-32. 30th June, 1932: No. Name. Council. CONSTRUCTION1—MAIN (DEVELOPMENTAL) ROADS—Continued. Western Division of State-. m. ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Formation 15 462 2,764 18 0 1,019 18 5 3,784 16 5 52 412 Euabalong-Willanthry Euabalong-Willanthry Clearing 9 2178 Clearing 2 2640 1,566 12 2 235 16 11 1,802 9 1 53 257 Mt. Hope-Willanthry Matakana Section Formation 5 5148 54 401 Walgett-Goodooga Walgett-Banghect Bridge, causeways and culvert. . Clearing 21 462 6,899 6 5 152 17 8 7,052 4 1 and formation. Ringbarking 36 2640 - 168 6 4 13 19 4 182 5 8 55 402 Dangar Bridge-Wilby Wilby Forming 0 1320 { Clearing, formation, causeways, culverts 30- 3168 5,298 4 3 2,074 a 9 7,372 13 0 56 , 257 Bourke-Cobar IJourke-Cobar 57 , * 407 Louth-Co bar .Formation 7 858 2,183 16 3 187 6 9 2,371 3 0 Louth-Cobar .- Forming \ 58 404 Bourke-Hungerford 4752 7,412 18 0 682 9 .6 8,095 7 6 Sections between 13 mis. and 114 mis. from f Gravelling / 21 Bourke. \ Formation and timber beam bridge 18 2904 4,982 16 8 310 9 0 5,293 5 8 59 403 Brewarrina-Culgoa River .. Brewarrina-Birrie River Formation and timber beam bridge 36 4554 4,803 0 10 833 15 10 5,636 16 8 60 413 Hillston-Mossgiel Hillston-Mossgiel Timber beam bridge 2,680 0 2 » 290 13 4 2,970 19 6 61 .406 Wilcannla-Tilpa Kallyanka Creek r Causeways 279 7 3 680 12 9 360 0 0 73 257 Hillston-Gilgunnia Hillston-Gilgunnia : Formation 10 -•3960 1,112 5 7 730 0 0 1,842 5 7 75 411 Mt. Hope, Euabalong Between 1. ni. 46 chns. and 7 mis. 12 chns Formation and part gravelling 7 3108 1,199 5 0 793 4 4 1,992 9 4 76 412 Euabalong-Murrin Bridge ... Between 12 chns. and 9 m. 46 chns. from Euaba- long. Culverts and two bridges 1,729 17 0 -1,646 9 2 3,376 6 2 77 414 Whealbah-Tridah Whealbah-Tridah 15 4532 4,369 5 3 2,104 3 3 6,473 8 6 78 405 Bourke-Wanaaring Sections 6 mis. 42 chns. and 82 nils'. ,56 chns. Forming and gravelling fromBourke. 47,450 5 2 11,756 5 0 59,206 10 2 O Reconstruction—Arterial Roads. Eastern and Central Divisions of State. 1,015 4 Monaro Highway Monaro Between 2 mis. 3,700 ft. and 5 mis. 3,660 ft. south Bitumen penetration macadam [ 2 5240 12,334 14 3 12 11 2 12,347 5 5t of Cooma. 1,034 2 Hume Highway Mulwaree Between Broken Bridge and Marulan Cement concrete 4952 86,585 8 10 _ 7,508 17 8 94,094 6 6 1,037 10 Pacific Highway Hornsby Between Hookham's Corner and Berowra Cement concrete 2965 113,608 5 q- — 0 1 4t 113,608 3 8f Premixed penetration 1880 1,038 10 >t Erina Between Wyong and Catherine Hill Bay Penetration 0 141,254 9 li 6,258 12 9 147,513 2 8 Cement concrete 4163 1,039 10 it Lake Macquarie Between Catherine Hill Bay and Adamstown ... Gravel 1305 162,481 18 i 2,518 0 11 164,999 19 0* 0 1,040 1 Prince's Highway Kiama Between Minnamurra River and Spring Creek ... Premixed bitumen macadam 30,139 12 n 139 12 lit 30,000 0 0 1,041 10 Pacific Highway Tweed Between 9-A- mis. and 11* nils, from Murwillum- f Bitumen penetration 40541 bah. " \ Cement concrete 40/ 39,072 10 9 0 0 lit 39,072 9 iot 1461 1,042 5 Great Western Highway. Lithgow and Blaxland Between Bowenfels and Marangaroo Creek Cement concrete 51,391 10 3 119 8 7 51,510 18 10 3842 8,389 9 5 350 0 1,043 10 Pacific Highway Orara Between South Grafton and Woolgoolga Gravel '. 10 8,739 19 st 1,048 9 .Great Northern Highway Severn Between Glen Innes and Glencoe Bitumen penetration 527 25,696 3 6 3,078 19 10 28,775 3 4 1,049 10 Pacific Highway Harwood Between Maclean and Harwood Bitumen penetration 3173 20,649 18 4 756 12 2 21,406 10 of Gravel 1572 \ Canoblas Between 151 mis. and 157 mis 400 0 0 0 1,066 7 Great Western Highway. Premixed tar macadam 3176/ 5,600 0 6,000 0 ot 1,069 10 Pacific Highway South Grafton, Ul South Grafton and "Ulmarra Cement concrete 178 41,458 12 10 2,526 4 11 43,984 17 9 marra and Orara. 3055 1,070 1 Prince's Highway Shellharbour Between Macquarie Rividet and Shellharbour ... Premixed bitumen 27,060 6 3 30 12 2 27,090 18 5t 1,071 6 Mid-Western Highway . Waugoola Between Bathurst and Grcnfell, 189 mis. to Tar penetration ... 40 6,000 0 0 2,873 3 11 8,873 3 193 nils. Ht 0 1,106 1 Prince's Highway Sutherland and Bulli. Between Waterfall and Dummies Premixed bitumen 25,481 7 5 _ 4,518 12 7 30,000 0 0 1,107 1 Dummies and Bulli Pass Premixed bitumen 760 -22,758 7 7 22,758 7 7 1,108 1 Bulli Pass Bitumen penetration 800 8,512 19 3 - 1,512 19 3t 7,000 0 0 1,109 9 Great Northern Highway Muswellbrook Between Muswellbrook and Aberdeen Gravel 420 3,923 12 • 3 4,778 19 8 8,702 11 11 1,110 9 Armidale Kentucky-street Gravel, tar surfaced 400 1,144 11 1 2,262 14 6 3,407 5 7 1,111 10 Pacific Highway Erina Between Mooney Point and Mooney Creek Bridge Gravel, tar surfaced 0 5,031 10 7 3,115 1 11 8,146 12 6 1.112 1 Prince's Highway Clyde, Eurobodalla. Widening, and miscellaneous improvements 2,259 19 10 7,281 11 7 9,541 11 5 Mumbulla and lm lay. 812,877 0 9 74,696 7 6 887,573 8 3 * Additional allocation? rn nr.)vL'M lal la-ij'.ii of wj;k a.itiKhii far these works fro.n ttie County of Cumberland or Country Main Roads Fund. f Completed works. { Credits. PROGRAMME OF WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Common Road. Length Expenditure Expenditure ' Total wealth Class of Construction. ofAVork to 30th ili-. during Expenditure to Ref. No. Location of Work,. Authorised. 1931. 1931-32. 3'0th .Tune. 1932. No. Name. | Council. * RECONSTRUCTION—TRUNK ROADS. m. ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 504 \l 56 Between Yass and Canberra Yass and Goodradig- 4 4180 13,414 16 11 1,909 13 2 15,324 10 It 514/ bee. 3 2765 20,072 9 9 1.019 2 9 21,991 12 6f 516 64 1,740 2 6 530 | 56 Peak Hill 3 1269 1,100 0 0 640 2 6 39,056 5 1 - £ 34,587 6 8 4,468 18 5 RECONSTRUCTION—MAIN AND DEVELOPMENTAL ROADSI 62 110 Between Bulladelah and Cooloongolook ... Stroud Between 2 mis. 2,100 ft. and 3 mis. 2,100 ft. from W.B. macadam 4,350 0 0 2,646 17 7 | 6,996 17 7t Bulladelah. 64 260 Between Bong Bong Bridge and Moss Vale Moss Vale Between 0 ml. and 1ml. 1,187 ft Bitumen penetration macadam 1 1187 6,199 12 11 1,455 10 11 1 7,655 3 10t 65 312 Between Nowra and Huskisson Clyde .... Near Parma Creek Gravel and culverts 3 181 9,789 13 6 4 13 4t •- 9,785 0 2t 20,339 6 5 4,097 15 2 1 24,437 1 7 1,490,340 19 7 168,405 10 11 1,658,746 10 6 Expenditure on works completed prior to 30th June, 1931, shown in previous reports, and not listed here 1,931,702 18 8 1,931,702 18 8 Expenditure, Sinking Fund, and Supervision 132,214 18 7 9,468 9 4 141,683 7 11 Total Expenditure as per Income and Expenditure Account, page 36. 3,554,258 16 10 177,874 0 3§ 3,732,132 17 1 1 t Completed works. X Credits. 5 AS PER INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, PAGE PART VI.—MISCELLANEOUS. SUMMARY OF ANNUAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE—ALL FUNDS. Trie following is a summary of the revenue of, and the expenditure from, all funds during the past seven years :— Expenditure. Fund. Fund. Total. Total. County o! County of Year. Country. Develop Federal Develop Federal Cumber mental. Aid. Cumber Country. land. land. mental. Aid. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1925-26 685,290 776,084 101,468 1,562,842 1925-26. 1,121,275 1,990,095 264,003 3.375,373 r£26-27 969,723 1,549,365 152,007 2,671,095 1926-27. 716,825 888,057 276,000 1,880,882 - 1927-28 1,120,790 1,288,392 188,238 768,181 3.365,601 1927-28. 1,341,508 1,731,102 26,001 1,668.000 4,706,6111 1928-29 1,071,975 1,707,453 251,992 982,722 4,014,142 1928-29. 1,307,562 1,539,137 315,569 1,230,000 4,392,268 1929-30..: 1,138,872 2,077,133 271,387 1,119,443 4,606,835 1929-30. 855,389 1,761,099 176,608 357,222 3,150,318 1930-31 . 784,510 1,263,507 183,305 683,913 2,915,235 1930-31. 699,642 1,263,392 131,340 580,430 2,674,8041 1931-32.^... 581,701 952,951 36,982 177,874 1,749,508 1931-32. 710,068 1,358,789 864 1,096 2,070,817.' _ 6,352,861 ,614,885 1,185,379 3,732,133 20,885,258 6,752,269 10,531,671 1,190,385 3,836,748 22,311,073 Balance at'30th June, 1932, representing Expenditure on Assets, Advances to Councils, etc. , 399,408 .916,786 5,006 104,615 1,425,815 £ ,752,269 10,531,671 1,190,385 3,836,748 22,311,073 10,531,671 1,190,385 3,836,748 22,311,073 SUMMARY OF "WORK AUTHORISED, COMPLETED, AND IN PROGRESS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND. WORK"AUTHORISED, COMPLETED AND IN PROGRESS—1ST JANUARY, 1925, TO 30TH JUNE, 1932. Up to 30th June, 1931. Year 1931-32. Total from ' In Progress at 1st July, 1931. • In Prugresa at J.so J uiy, lass . 1st July, iaa&, to Type of Road. Authorised. . Completed. . . Authorised, Completed. 30th June, 1932. ^Second- Develop Second Develop Second Develop Develop Second Develop Second Main. Total. Main. Total. Main. Main. Second Total. Main. Total. Main. Develop Author Com ary. mental. ary. mental. ary. mental. Total. ary. mental, ary. mental. ary. mental. Total. ised. pleted. mis ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. tt. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. nils. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis ft. mis. ft. mta. ft. nils. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. Earth formation ... 0 3530 0 3530 0 3530 0 3530 *0 - 3530 •0 3530 •0 353d *0 3530 Gravel 17 1267 17 1267 17 1267 17 1267 *2 1525 *2 1525 *2' 1525 '2 1525 14 "5023 14 5022 Broken stone mac adam 0 1000 1 2406 1 3406 0 1000 1 2406 ... 1 3406 ...... 1 3406 1 3406 Macadam, sprayed -. with tar or bitu men 19 2273 1 3663 9 3230 30 3886 19 2273 1 3663 9 3230 30 3886 ...... 30 3886 30 38S6 Penetration tar or bituminous mac adam 31 4316 4 2533 36 1569 31 4316 4 2533 36 1569 ...... 36 1569 36 1569 Premixed tar OJ bituminous mac adam 42 4571 42 4571 23 3679 23 3679 19 892 19 892 *2 4290 *2 4290 7 1122 7 1122 9 760 9 760 40 281 30 4801 Cement concrete .. 72 501 3 "l295 75 1796 71 819 3 1295 74 2114 0 4962 0 4962 0 31 0 1590 0 ,1621 0 938 011590 0 2528 0 4055 0 4055 75 3417 74 4642 Cement concrete, surfaced with as phaltic concrete. 10 4470 3 4010 14 3200 10 4312 3 4010 14 3042 0 158 0 158 *0 29 *0 29 0 129 0 129 14 3171 14 3171 Total 195 808 14 3347 9 3230 219 2105 175 76 14 3347 9 3230 199 1373 20 732 20 732 •5 4063 0 1590 *5 2473 4 2414 0 1590 4 4004 9 4315 9 4815 213 4912:204 97 1 Work cancelled or type of construction altered. : : "\ -: : ' COUNTRY. | WORK AUTHORISED, COMPLETED, AND IN PROGRESS FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1925, TO 30TH JUNE, 1932 (INCLUDING FEDERAL AID WORKS: IN 'THE WESTERN DIVISION). Up to 30th June, 1931. Year 1931-32. Total from In Progress at 1st July 1931. In Progresa at 1st July, 1932. 1st January, 1925, to 30th June, 1932. Type of Road. Authorised. Completed. Authorised. Completed. Develop Develop Develop- Total Develop Develoj Develop Author- Corn-- Main. Total.. Main. Total. Main. iotal Total. Total. Total. mental. mental. mental. ' Main. mental. mental mental. pleted. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. 216 2348 531 1618 747: 3966 206 368 521 1618 727 1986 10 1980 10 0 20 1980 *2 3366 *2 3366 •15 3564 10 ! 0 745 600 721 3702 5 3564 23 2178 23 2178 716 ,4036 106 904 822 4940 617 5239 2109 2068 98 4077 0 4075 2872 112 4005 4 4634 117 3359 104 524 2 3163 3 266 940 3019 830 475 105 723 99 106 3687 107 2278 110 2544 4312 121 348 0 4080 113 4914 113 4914 85 36 950 5262 75 1276 .36 950 111 2226 10 3036 10 3036 •>8' 4428 0 4080 *8 1 3888 2 2688 % 34"6f !22 3526 0 4334 23 25* 1,199 938 743 4210 434 2432 1,178 1362 691 141 .428 2493 1,119 2634 52 4069 5 5219 58 4008 40 4854 3 2582 44 2156 71 117 79 '3584 1,222 3518 4929 Broken stone (macadam)',,'.. 164 1974 111 1553 275 3527 152 1315 109 1304 261 2619 12 659 2 249 14 908 *0 5174 0 4680 •0 494 11 765 13 5694 275 3033 275 3033 Gravel and macadam sprayed with tar or bitu- 74 32S9 7 4202 82 2211 72" 1107 7 4202 80 29 2 2182 2 2182 11 0 13 2182 93 2211 93 2211 11 0 13 2182 Penetration tar or bitumin- " 137 = 220 6 1984 172 2204 153 3661 5 1984 159 365 13 1839 13 1839 •3 169 •3 169 10 1670 10 1670 169 2035 169 2035 Premixed tar or bituminous 79 '3422 4 1929 84 71 70 3422 4 1929 75 71 9 0 9 0 0 2596 0 2596 7 3176 7 3176 I 4700 1 4700 84 2667 82 3247 50 937 60 937 *.* 991 44 991 5 5226 ... 5 5226 0 2714 0 2714 5 5163 : 5 : 5163 0 2777 6 2777 50 3651 50 874 Cement concrete, with as- ] 1 2033 1 2033 0 660 0 660 1 1373 1 1373 *0 81 *0 81 1 22 1 ; 22 :0. 1270 0 1270 1 1952 1 682 '." Total 2,300. 381 1,236 5012 3,537.- 113 2,083 2340 1,218 749 3,301 3089 216 3321 18 4263 235 2304 150 951 10 136 160 1087 210 34 5079J235 . 3182 156 889 3 4600 3,697 1200J 3,537 991 • Work Cancelled or type of Construction altered. 44 MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS. The following table shows the vehicles registered, in classes,, in New South \7a!es various periods from 1910 to June, 1932. The greatest number of registrations occurred in February, 1930, since which time there has been a continuous decrease until the end ofjthe year'under review. It wilkbe seen, however, that whilst the number of vehicles deregistered during the six months ended -30th June, 1931 was over 15,000, the number deregistered during the same period of 1932 was 5,000. This would indicate that the registrations are reaching their minimum, and that they will now remain fairly stationary or slightly increase. The exact movement will, of course, depend upon the condition of the State's commerce and industry. The sharp decline in the registration of motor omnibuses during the year was due to the operation of the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act, 1931, which restricted the use of those vehicles where their routes were considered to be competitive with railway or tramway services. Motor Motor Motor Motor Total Date. 10t,u Cars.. Lorries. Cycles. Omnibuses. ' 1910 2,351 2,023 4,374 1915 11,346 749 6,401 18,496 1920 26,947 3,149 11,066 148 41,310 1925 83,703 17,795 22,689 582 124,769 28 February, 1930 174,673 45,435 30,620 620 251,348 June, 1930 172,662 45,-309., , 29,548 . 640 248,159 166,754 44,464 27,362 ' 523 239,103 155,890 41,-788- 25,517- 588 • • -223,783 148,208 39,961 23,893 776 212,838 145,425 38,618 22,773 362 207,178 Percentage decrease from 28 February, 1930, to 16-74 15-00 25-62 41-61 17-57 INDUSTRIAL AND EMPLOYMENT. During the year there have been eighteen applications to the State Industrial Court and Conciliation Committees for awards and variations, seven by the Department's Industrial Officer and eleven by the Unions; also four applications to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, three of which were made by the Department. No summonses were issued against the Board or the Department under Section 49 of the Industrial Arbitration Act for the period under review, nor did any strikes or stoppages of work occur on any of the Board's or the Department's day labour works. A number of contentious matters were amicably settled by conference between the Union representatives and the Department's Industrial Officer. Several inspections were made during the year of the various divisions and works in connection with rates and classifications of employees, etc. Applications for employment received during the year ending 30th June, 1932, were as follows:— Labourers ...... 155 Tradesmen ...... -• ...... 165 Plant Operators ...... 26 Gangers and Foremen ...... 24 Lorries for Hire ... 11 Ferries 46 Miscellaneous 77 Total 504 Apart from the above classifications, many ex-employees of the Department made written and personal applications for re-employment, and also, as in past years, a large number of unskilled men applied personally for work and were advised to register at the nearest. State Labour Exchange. Of the applicants registered, the following numbers were appointed to various of the Department's works from Head Office. Labourers (specialists) 78 Tradesmen 51 Plant Operators ... 28 Gangers and Foremen 12 Lorries for Hire ... 12 Ferries 22 Miscellaneous 33 Total ... 2*6 The labourer specialists included such men as machinemen, hammer and drill men, bitumen and concrete men, etc. Labourers ordered from State Labour Exchanges 121 Applicants appointed from Head Office ...... 236 Total 357 In addition to the above, 651 men were employed for a short period on relief work during December, 1931, and January, 1932. 45 Monthly appointments made during the vear were :— 1931— - ;" i July ... 26 August .' 21 September ...... • 28 October 21 November r ... 55 December 24 1932— * January ... _ 94 February ... 17 March 18 April .... - 20 May 18 June 15 Total 357 Monthly average number of appointments—30. The monthly number of men employed on the works of the Board or the Department for the period under review was as follows :—• 1931— July 955 August ... 867 September 847 October 846 November '. 935 December 964 1932— January ... 1,052 February 1,057 March ' ... 966 April ' 1,004 May 1,050 June 1,022 Average 964 As in the case of the previous year, the opportunity for promoting men possessing cjualifications fitting them, for higher class positions did not present itself. COST OF ADMINISTRATION. The total cost of administration during the year under review, taking all four funds operated into consideration, has been £71,733, being 4-036 per cent, of a total expenditure during that period of £1,777,109 (including a Sinking Fund payment of £27,601 made by the Commonwealth Government). As explained in earlier reports there are certain fixed charges included under the cost of administration which cannot be varied with fluctuations in expenditure. Because of these the unusually low expenditure for the year ended 30th June, 1932, has automatically increased the percentage rate of administration. The average annual percentage cost of administration since the commencement of the Main Roads Act has been 2-226 per cent. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. It is desired to place on record appreciation of the continued loyal and able service rendered by the officers and employees of the Department. To the Ministers-in-Charge (the Hon. James McGirr, M.L.A., Hon, J. T. Lang, M.L.A.. and Lieutenant- Colonel the Hon. M. F. Bruxner, D.S.O., M.L.A.), to the Heads of other Departments and their staffs, and to the Municipal and Shire Councils and officers throughout the State, the Department also extends its thanks for co-operation and assistance. H. H. NEWELL, Transport Commissioner. 14th December, 1932. Sydney; Alfred .Tomes Kent, I.S.O., Government Printer—1533.