1930-31.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
MAIN ROADS BOARD
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
FOR
Period ending 30th June, 1931.
Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed, 1 December, 1931.
SYDNEYi
ALFRED JAMES KENT, I.S.O., GOVERNMENT PKINIER.
1932. 64045 *270—a. [35. ed.] MAIN ROADS BOARD OP NEW SOUTH WALES.
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT.
CONTENTS. PARAGRAPH, PART I.—PRELIMINARY (Ministerial and Legislative)— The Minister ^ 2 The Federal Aid Roads Agreement1, Alteration of ... S Receipts from Motor Taxation ...... 7 The State Transport (Co-ordination) Bill: and 14 The Greater Sydney Bill 14 PART II.—THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND— Income and Expenditure ...... 19 Balance-sheet ...... 19 Loan Liabilities ...... 20 Construction ...... 21 Summary of Construction Work and Expenditure ...... 24 Maintenance and Minor Improvements ...... 25 Maintenance, Bridges and Ferries 30 Maintenance by Councils ...... 32 Maintenance by Board ...... 32 Proclamation of New Main Roads ...... 33 Length of Main Roads ...... 35 Declaration of Secondary Roads ...... 36 Alteration of Route of Secondary Road ...... 38 Length of Secondary Roads ...... "...... 39 PART III.—THE COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND— Income and Expenditure 40 Balance-sheet 40 Loan Liabilities ...... 41 The Adjustment of the Programme of Works to the available funds ... 42 Councils' Contributions to Country Main Roads ...... 45 Length of Main Roads 48, 53 Proclamation of New Main Roads ...... 49 Main Roads De-proclaimed ...... 50 Maintenance by Councils ...... 55 Maintenance by Board ...... 56 Length of Country State Highways controlled by Board ...... 57 Construction by Councils ...... 58 Construction by Board ...... 59 Summary of Construction Expenditure ...... 60 PART IV.—THE DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUND— Income and Expenditure...... 61 Balance-sheet ...... ,, 61 Total Expenditure on Developmental Roads 62 Proclamation of New Developmental Roads ...... 63 Deproclamation of Developmental Roads ...... 65 Length of Developmental Roads ...... 68 Summary of Work done ...... 69 PART V.—THE FEDERAL AID ROADS FUND— Income and Expenditure ...... 70 Balance-sheet ...... 70 Temporary withdrawal of Federal Aid 71 Difference between Return of Income and Actual Receipts ...... 74 Summary of Gross Expenditure ...... 75 Programme of Work and Expenditure ...... 76 PiF/r VI,—MISCELLANEOUS— Summary of Annual Expenditure—All Funds ... 77 Motor Vehicle Registrations 78 Analysis of the Sources of Money spent "on Roads 82 Relative responsibility of Motorist, Ratepayer and Taxpayer 82 An English view of relative responsibility of Motorist and Ratepayer ... 101 Staff and Employment ...... 102 Cost of Administration ...... Ill Acknowledgments...... 112 APPENDIX A— Extract from report of English Royal Commission on Transport concerning recommended proportions of snaring cost of road-works between rate payer and motorist. MAIN ROADS ACT, 1924-20.
MAIN ROADS BOARD OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT.
(FOR PERIOD 1ST JULY, 1930, TO 30TH JUNE, 1931.)
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, Sydney. 1. In accordance with the provisions of Section six of the Main Roads Act, 1924-29, the Main Roads . Board has the honour to submit its Sixth Annual Report for presentation to Parliament, through the Minister, covering the period 1st July, 1930, to 30th June, 1931.
PART I.—PRELIMINARY. .
MINISTER. 2. For the period 1st July, 1930, to 25th October, 1930, Lt.-Col. the Hon. M. F. Bruxber, D.S.O., M.L.A., as Minister for Local Government, was in charge of the administration of the Main Roada Act. Following the change of Government, which took place after the elections of October, 1930, the Hon. W. J. McKel), as Minister for Local Government in the third Government led by the Hon. J. T. Lang, M.L.A., took over from Col. Bruxner and carried on until 17th June, 1931, when he was succeeded by the Hon. J. McGirr. Later, consequent upon the enactment of the State Transport (Co-ordination)-Act, J931, 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.
FEDERAL AID ROADS AGREEMENT—ALTERATION OF. 3. In the previous (Fifth) Annual Report and in the August. 1931, issue of the Board's journal " Main Roads," an account was given of the negotiations between the Commonwealth and the States which led up to the decision by the various Governments to revise the Federal Aid Roads Agreement on ]ines which :— (a) Relieved the States from the duty to contribute pro rata with the Commonwealth, as from 21st February, 1930; (6) Continued the Commonwealth grant to the States at the rate of £2,000,000 per annum until 30th June, 1931, and thereafter until 31st December, 1936, at the amount yielded by a 2£d. per gallon enstoms tax on all petrol imported into Australia and a 1 Jd. per gallon excise tax on all petiol refined from crude oil in Australia; (c) Maintained the distribution of these moneys among the States in the same proportions as the original agreement; and (d) Extended the use of the money to any class of road work, i.e., maintenance, repair, construction, or reconstruction. 4. If the collections on petrol are maintained at the level of the eleven months ended 31st May, 1931, the total amount that will be available annually for distribution to the States as a whole will be approximately £1,400,000, viz., imports at 2£d. per gallon, £1,270,000; and excise at l£d. per gallon, £130,000. For the first three months of the year 1930-31, the imports were abnormally low because of heavy clearances prior to July. If the collections.are maintained at the level of the eight months ended 31st May, 1931, then the total annual amount payable to the States will be about £1,580,000, viz., imports, £1,450,000; and excise, £130,000. At a total of £1,400,000, the share of New South Wales will be £386,400 per annum; while if the total be £1,580,000, the New South Wales share will be £436,000 per annum. 5. The following table shows the proposed future distribution of the money among the States on the basis of the agreement, with the approximate petrol consumption in each State placed side by side for purposes of comparison :— Percentage on Basis Percentage of Petrol of Agreement. Consumption. New South Wales 27-6 36-5 Victoria 18-0 34-4 Queensland 18-8 12-1 South Australia 11*4 7*7 Western Australia 19-2 7-9 Tasmania 5-0 1-4 *64045—A 2
6. The rate of ljd. per gallon for the proportion of the excise tax to be devoted to roads wag fixed at this figure because it bore to the total excise tax (4d.) approximately the same proportion (5/14ths) as the 2£d. per gallon rate on imported petrol bore to the total customs tax (7d.). The Board made a suggestion that a more satisfactory arrangement would have been to have fixed a uniform rate per gallon from either customs or excise taxes, as, by this means, the amount of money made available for roads by a tax on car fuel would not have been influenced by the question of whether that fuel was imported in a refined or an unrefined condition. So far as the roads are concerned, the wear and tear is the same, however the petrol is obtained; and it would be illogical if, although the same wear and tear was maintained (in the proeess of which a regular amount of petrol was consumed), the amount of money to repair this were to be decreased because of a change of commercial process, by the adoption of a system of importing the bulk of the oil in an unrefined condition and refining it locally instead of the present practice of importing the bulk of the petrol in a refined condition. A rate of 2jd. per gallon from both the customs and excise taxes would have produced approximately the same amount as the present rates of 2Jd. from the customs tax and Ifd. from the excise tax.
RECEIPTS FROM STATE MOTOR TAXATION. 7. The payments from State Motor Taxation to the two Main Roads Funds (County of Cumberland and Country) are now limited to the actual tax (less 5 per cent, to cover the cost of collecting) collected on motor vehicles, with the exception of motor omnibuses plying in a transport district under the Transport Act, 1930. The tax on these latter vehicles is paid, together with service license fees also provided for by the Transport Act, to a Public Vehicles Fund. From this fund quarterly distributions are made to the Main Roads Board and the Municipalities and Shires in which the omnibus routes are situated, according to the length of the routes on roads for which the Board or Councils are responsible,
8. The revenue from motor registration and license fees which, prior to 1st July, 1929, was paid to the Main Roads Funds, is now paid to a Road Transport and Traffic Fund, and is used to defray the cost of police supervision of traffic, the cost of administration of Transport Trusts and other minor transport costs. Any balance remaining in the fund at the close of a financial year is transferred to the Country Main Roads Fund.
9. In addition to the diminution of income because of the provisions just outlined, however, a further falling off in revenue occurred in 1930-31 because of the continuous decrease in the number of motor vehicle registrations. On 30th June, 1930, the total motor vehicles registered was 248,159; and on 30th June, 1931, the total was 228,237, or a reduction of over 19,922 in the twelve months. This decrease represents a drop of 8-02 per cent, and is still proceeding.
. 10. In order to see, in proper perspective, the effect of these two influences on the Board's income from motor taxation, it is necessary to compare the past two years with the year 1928-29, that is the year prior to the operation of the Transport Act, 1930, and before the reduction in national income was reflected in a curtailment of motor travel. The following table discloses the position :—
Source of receipt. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31.
£ £ £ Motor taxation, including registrations and license fees 1,555,696. 1,526,647 1,258,885 Additional amount which would have been paid to Main Roade Fund but 139,996 241,543 Total potential receipts if original Main Roads Act had not been altered 1,555,690 1,660,043 1,500,428 11. It will thus be seen that for the past financial year the operation of the Transport Act caused a loss of income to the Board of £241,000 as compared with £140,000 for 1929-30, or a total of £381,000 in two years. 12. A significant feature of the above statement is the fact that the Board's receipts from motor taxation only (apart from the transfer of the residue of registrations and license fees) fell by nearly 14 per cent, in 1930-31 as compared with 1929-30; although the combined revenues from taxation, registration, and license fees, fell by 10 per cent. only. This is probably due to a lesser reduction in drivers' licenses and permits than in vehicle registrations, as well as a greater proportion of non-renewals of heavier cars as compared with light cars. In the absence of statistics as to the classes of cars registered, according to weight, it is not possible to verify this presumption; but, whatever the cause, the receipts from taxation are falling to a greater extent than the drop in vehicle registrations. This is a fact which must necessarily influence the Board in determining its programme of future works. 13. While the Board believes that the principle of using registration fees and fines to defray administrative, police, and traffic control expenses, leaving the motor vehicle taxation as such for road purposes, is a sound one, it will be obvious that such substantial reductions have effected a considerable curtailment in the Board's operations. The extent of these reductions is only pointed out here in order that the factors affecting the Board's programme of works may be generally realised. It should also be pointed out that, to be consistent with the aforementioned principle, the amount transferred: annually from the Road Transport and Traffic Fund to the funds for road construction should not be less than the amount which is now deducted from the motor vehicle taxation (5 per cent.) for cost of collection. 3 THE STATE TRANSPORT (CO-ORDINATION) ACT, 1931, AND THE GREATER SYDNEY BILL. 14. During the year two measures were introduced into Parliament affecting the operations of the Main Roads Act, viz., the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act, 1931, which has since become law, and the Greater Sydney Bill. It is not within the Board's province to traverse the general principles of these measures; and they are simply referred to here as a matter of record. There is one respect, however, in which the two Bills propose different provision dealing with the same subject. 15. Under Clause 10 of the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act, 1931, it is required that the new State Transport (Co-ordination) Board which is to be set np " shall, as soon as practicable after their appointment, furnish to the Minister a report setting out the steps which they consider should be taken to secure the co-ordination of the activities of the following services, namely, the Railway Commissioners, the transport trusts, Commissioner of Road Transport, the (Tramway) Management Board, and the Main Roads Board, and to provide for the administratiou and control of such services under one corporate body, together with a draft Bill for the legislation necessary to give effect to their report." This visualises the whole of the State's transport operations, including both the Country and the Metropolitan main roads, bsing controlled by the one authority. The Greater Sydney Bill, however, proposes that, upon a date to be fixed after the passage of the Bill, the administration of the main roads affairs of the County of Cumberland shall be transferred from the Main Roads Board to the Greater Sydney Council, leaving only the country main roads under State control. 16. The separation of the control of the Metropolitan main road system from that of the country would make more difficult that co-ordination which was the objective of the Main Roads Acts and is the purpose of the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act. 17. The fact that, under the provisions of the Main Roads Act, there are two separate funds dealing with Metropolitan and Country main roads respectively does not indicate any essential difference between the two groups of roads. These separate funds were established in order that the Motor Taxation might be divided between the two parts of the State—the Country and the Metropolitan area—on definite principles, so that there would be no ground for the thought on the part of country residents that a greater part of the motor taxation was being spent around Sydney than was equitable, or on the part of the Metropolitan residents that the country was being favoured in that respect. 18. For purposes of economy, convenience in administration, co-ordination of transport facilities) the training of staff, and improvement of engineering methods, the system of having the Metropolitan and Country main roads administered by one central body has advantages over the separation of the control of Country work from that in the County of Cumberland. The provisions of the State Transport (Co ordination) Act, 1931, appear, therefore, to be better calculated to prove effective than those of the Greater Sydney Bill in respect of main road administration. 4 PART II.—THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. 19. The total income, revenue and loans of the County of Cumberland* Main Roads Fund for the year ended 30th June, 1931, from all sources amounted to £699,642. This, together with £112,063 in cash carried forward when the year commenced, made an amount of £811,705 available for expenditure. The total expenditure of the Fund for the year was £784,511. The income and expenditure of the Fund for the financial year are set ouf in the following return, together with the balance-sheet as at 30th June, 1931. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1931. A—Maintenance and Miscellaneous. EXPl'NWTURE. INCOME. £ 8. d. 8. d. June 30,1031— June 39, 193L— To Maintenance of Main and Secondary Roads By Share of Motor Taxes in accordance with and Bridges— Section 10 of the Main Roads Act, (ra) Maintenance Grants to Coincih... 158,967 14 10 1924-29 276,707 15 ]0 (b) Maintenance by "Board •j-113,921 9 7 „ Transfer from Public Vehicles Fund 4,542 14 11 (c) Maintenance "by Public Works ,, Requisition upon City of Sydney of id. in Department 2,521 16 4 the £. on Unimproved Capital Value in 175,411 0 9 accordance with Section 11, Main Roads ,, Repayment of Principal and Interest of Act, 1924-29 , 63,071 1 5 Loans— „ Renuisition upon Suburban Councils of £d. (a) Sections 13 (1 -4a). Main Roada in the £ on Unimproved Capital Value, Act. 1924 $101,1P0 12 5 less Deduction of id. on Primary Pro (/;) Section 13 (5), Main Roads Act. duction Lands in accordance with 1924 J50,125 7 4 Section 11. Main Roads Act, 1924-29 ...I 281.715 0 6 (c) Section 181 (ct, Local Government 344,786 1 11 Act, 19.19 J72.424 18 2 Miscellaneous Receipts— ( £ (143,458 77 1 648,458 17 1 * The expressions "County of Cumberland" and "Metropolitan Area" are used throughout the Report as interchangeable—looming the Capital City (Sydney), the great group of Suburbs of the City, and the surrounding metropolitan shires, including the Line Mountains Shirt! and the municipalities on the Mountains. t For details, see statement accompanying paragraph 32. t For details, see statement accompanying paragraph 20. B—Construction, Expenditure Income Expenditure during year Income to during year Expenditure. to 30th June. ended , Total. 30th June, ended Total. 1930. 30th June, 1930. 30th June, 1931. 1931. June 30, 1931— j June 30.1931— £ s. d. S. R. d To Construction and Recon struction of Main and By Balance brought forward Secondary Roads and j from " A ,] 1,096,965 14 0 214,665 12 3 1,311,631 0 9 Bridges— £ s. d. Loan Appropriation, Sec («) From Revenue (State tion 10 (1) (g), Main Funds) 907,907 0 10 209,879 11 1,117,786 12 4 Roads Act, 1924-29 ... 1,111,216 4 1 3,111,216 4 1 (/>) From Loan? (State ,, Special Loan Appropriation Funds) 1,025,775 13 2 85,440 10 1,111,216 4* 1 for Unemployment Re (c) From Special Loan lief Works 183,000 0 0 183,000 0 0 Appropriation (1'nem- ,, Loans Taised by Councils .. 671,911 0 11 18,510 12 11 690,422 2 1C ployment Relief) 1813,000 0 0 183,000 0 0 „ Commonwealth Govern (rf)From Councils' Loans 593,459 8 11 15,282 13 5 613,742 2 i ment Vote ,000 0 0 68,000 0 0 (?) From Commonwealth „ Contributions by Councils Government Vote ... 68,000 0 0 68,000 0 0 for Resum ptions and (/) From Contributions by Subsidiary Works on Councils for llcsump- Main Roads 45,257 2 1 15,445 17 11 60,703 0 ( tions and Subsidiary „ Contributions by Councils Works on Main Roads 45,257 2 1 15,445 17 11 60,703 0 0 for Resumptions and (•/) From Contributions by Construction of Second- Councils for Resump - ary Roads 76,335 13 2 4,471 10 7 ),807 9 i tions and Construction „ Contributions by other of Secondary Roads.... 75,764 17 7 4,525 14 I 80,290 11 8 Departments and (A) From Contributions by Bodies towards Con-; other Departments struction of Main Roads 10,350 11 S 9,750 2 10 20,100 14 < and Bodies towards ,, Miscellaneous Receipts .. J 79,572 5 8 3,005 10 3 82,577 15 1 Construction of Main Roads 7,922 9 3 12,178 5 20,100 14 6 (t)From Miscellaneous Receipts 74,612 15 11 7,965 0 32,577 15 11 Total •2,986,699 7 9 t350,7l7 13 1 8,337,417 0 10 Balance carried forward 271,041 13 0 £ 8,«08,46S 13 10 3,342,609 1 1 265,849 12 9 3,608,458 13 1 * The apportionment of expenditure to 30th June, 1930, as previously published, has been re-arranged to conform with the source of receipts, f For details, see statement accompanying paragraph 24. t £10,350 lis. 8d. previously shown under Miscellaneous Receipts transferred to Contributions by other Departments and Bodies towards Construction * Main Roads. BALANCE-SHEET AS AT 30TH JUNE, 1931. LIABILITIES. ASSETS. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry Creditors— Cash at Treasury and Sub-advance Supply of Stores and Materials 2,854 11 0 Accounts in various Banks ... 20,915 8 2 Miscellaneous 8,223 10 2 Depot Buildings and other Assets 102,633 5 8 11,078 1 2 Less Depreciation 11,447 0 1 Insurance Reserve 2,000 0 0 91,186 5 7 Balance of Income and Expenditure Account 271,041 13 0 Stock on hand 14,948 15 1 Sundry Debtors— Councils under Section 11, Main Roads Act 95,919 14 10 Loans to Councils for Road- work 37,842 4 0 Miscellaneous 23,307 6 6 157,069 5 4 284,119 14 2 284,119 14 2 NOTE.—In addition to the liabilities 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, 1924-29, and Section 1.81 (r-) of the Local Government Act, 1919. The principal amount of such loans outstanding at 30th June, 1931, was £1,762,796 14s. 6d. A. E. WARBURTON, S. R. HENDERSON", Assistant Accountant. Secretary and Accountant. I certify that the books and accounts of the Main Roads Board 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.fcuch books and account?, correctly sets out the position of the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund at the 30th June, 1931. As regards stocks of materials and stores on hand, I have accepted the certificate of the Engincer-in-Charge of the Metropolitan Division of the Board that, stock was taken under his supervision and that the condition of the stock is satisfactory. R. C. DAWSON, JOHN SPENCE, Auditor* Auditor-General. Department of Audit, 27th November, 1931. LOAN LIABILITIES. 20. The arrangements by which Metropolitan main roads construction work has been financed hy way of loans have been fully described in earlier reports. During the financial year 1930-31 an amount of £18,511 only was added to the loan liability of the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund, and the position of all loans as at 30th June, 1931, is set out in the tables which follow. It may be noted that tlie total loan liability of the Fund on 30th June, 1931, was £1,762,797, as compared with £1,868,030 on 30th June, 1930. : LOANS INHERITED AT COMMENCEMENT OF MAIN ROADS ACT ON 1ST JANUARY, 1925 (COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND). Amount of Amount 'Payments du rlnc 1930-31. Balance of Loan 1 Repaid to Particulars. Principal on Liability | 30th June, 30th June. Undertaken, j 1930. Principal. Interest. 1931| Table, under Stclion 13 (1-2). £ s: d. £ s. d.. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 77,461 10 1 21,507 19 7 4,043 11 5 2,904 1 9 51,244 19 1 IS ,, 2 „ 245,844 13 ft (i8,029 1 8 14,701 6 8 9,580 9 2 103,114 b ] 323,306 3 0 89,597 1 3 19,349 18 1 12,484 10 11 214,359 4 2 Table wider Section 13-5a. Aehfleld . S.H. 1 From rarraraatta-road to Enfield-Burwood boundary 15.2P0 1 5 4,674 6 2 1,010 n 8 570 4 9,005 12 7 Botany M.R. 170 Mill Pond-Botany-Randwick boundary 210 0 0 240 0 0 Canterbury .... 107 Canterbury-road, within the municipality 21,771 9 8 9,560 4 s 2,003 17 r, 527 4 3 10,207 7 7 5 V>erwent-streefc-Clcbe Point road 15 11 1,786 10 s 389 1 7 78 13 1,074 17 8 Ku-riiig-tiai 10 From I'oundary-street, Koseville, to Pearec'a " Corner, Wahroomia 18 1 1,380 8 10 304 3 5 206 0 rt 3,204 5 10 10 55,951 (! 8 18,010 14 0 3,892 3 7 2,033 19 1 3-1,048 12 1 M.K. 104 Military-road, from Cremorne Junction to Spit Junction 12 0 1,801 3 5 377 10 8 88 16 8 1,689 17 11 104 Spit-road, from I'.irrawi-Toad to Medusa-street... 0 8 1,170 1 2 254 3 1 143 9 1 2,416 16 5 104 Spit-road, from Military-road to Parrawi-road ... 10 8 1,955 4 0 409 16 6 96 8 8 1,834 9 8 164 Vppcr Spit road 0 6 541 6 0 North Sydney . . S.H. 10 From North Sydney Post Office, Crow's West (Falcon-street) ..' 5 10 2,921 9 1 631 6 9 356 7 1 6,003 10 0 . M.R. 164 From North Sydney Post Office to Falcon-street, Miller-street to' Merlin-street, and Military- • road to municipal boundary 23.900 8 7 9,2+6 5 5 1.967 19 5 711 8 3 12,740 3 9 . S.H. 10 Between Mount-street and Walker-street, and North Sydney J'ost Office, and Falcon-street and municipal boundary 5 11 1.534 9 10 326 12 0 118 1 2 2.115 4 1 . M.K. 100 Milson'" Point to comer of Walker and Mount streets 1 2 1.458 1 2 Randwick • 171 Anziic-paradc. from City boundary to Addison - road ! 10 0 0,799 16 0 Waverley 172 From municipal boundary to Cowper-street 1 1 1,060 1.6 3 2°3 12 604 12 • " 2 34 15 8 8 172 Between Sandridge-street and Sir Thomas Mitchell road 0 3 222 19 4 44 I 7 46 8 5 680 19 4 172 Between Hall-street and Marine Drive 0 11 317 18 4 62 17 1 66 4 3 971 5 6 172 Between Old South Head road and Denham- street 12 9 5,195 12 9 173 From Cranbrook Cottage to Galiiooli-avenue 1,778 2 9 367 7 11 74 14 4 84 12 10 1,336 0 0 172 Between Jersey-road and Gro?,venor-street 5 9 3,198 4 5 630 2 1 347 8 1 6.317 19 3 Total £' 180.921 5 7 73,401 6 5 12,602 4 4 5,510 0 6 94,857 14 10 6 LOANS INHERITED AT COMMENCEMENT OF MAIN ROADS ACT ON 1ST JANUARY, 1925 (COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND)—continued. Amount of Amount Payments du/fng 1930-31. Balance of Loan Repaid to Principal on Particulars. Liability 30th June, 30th June, Undertaken. 1930. Principal. Interest. 1931. Table under Section 13-56. Canterbury M.R. 107 Canter bury-road, Garnet-street to Hu £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ fl. d. £ 9. d. Park Tram Terminus 2,439 0 0 577 0 1 164 18 1 100 3 5 1,697 1 10 107 Canterbury-road. Rose-street to 1 1.275 12 3 293 14 2 77 11 4 02 11 8 004 6 9 Lane'Cove ,, 100 Longuevilfe-road, between Lane Burns Bay road 3.549 14 3 727 6 7 239 10 4 179 12 0 2,582 17 4 Manly 164 Between Hill-street and Dudley-street 0,935 0 0 973 14 6 527 18 11 320 14 3 5,433 6 7 and 159. Parramatta „ 105 Corner 5,328 13 8 645 5 10 210 5 1 277 17 11 4,473 2 9 M.R. 184 A Church-street, from Albert-street to Barney- S.H. 13. street, and from T.ennox Bridge to Albert- street 7,525 3 8 1,011 4 8 292 8 9 386 10 3 0,221 10 3 Woollahra M.R. 173 New South Head road, between City boundary and Lyne Park 70,000 0 0 6,708 1 2 1,628 12 7 4,110 1 0 61,603 6 3 173 New South Head road, between Cross-street and Willi am-street, and Rose Bay Park and Lyne Park 9.002 15 0 1,752 4 3 649 9 4 402 1 7 6,661 1 11 Total 100,115 19 4 12,748 11 3 3,790 14 5 5,839 13 1 89,570 13 8 Table under Section 13-5<\ Revenue expenditure by various Councils! recouped by Board £ 29,277 3 10 29,277 10 Table under Section 13-5 Total £ 64,263 10 2 29,010 10 10 2,616 6 9 | 2,204 6 5 32,636 12 7 Table under Section 13-56 and 5/. Botauv-road M.R. 170 Botany-road. 143,344 7 11 43,821 12 9 9,470 fl 5 5,345 6 3 1 90,052 14 9 Trust. . 170 24,439 2 5 6,715 15 0 1,620 13 1 1,120 2 1 1 10,102 14 4 Total £ 167.783 10 4 50,537 7 9 11,090 13 6 0.471 8 4 106,155 9 1 Total Inherited Liability—Councils £ 548,361 9 3 195,035 0 1 | 30,099 19 0* 20,025 8 4*j 323,220 10 2 * As per Income and Expenditure Account in paragraph 19. LOANS RAISED BY COUNCILS—REPAYMENT GUARANTEED BY THE MAIN ROADS BOARD. Payments during 1930-31. Balance of Amount Repayments Principal on Guaranteed by to 30th June, Particulars. 1930. 30th June, Board. Principal. | Interest. 1931. [ Main Roads. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ * p. d. £ 9. d. M.R. 193 Henderson-road, Botany-road to Garden-street.. 4.400 0 0 288 11 10 200 16 0 238 11 0 3,904 12 2 S.H. 5 Parramatta-road, Stubbs-strect to Duck River.. 30,550 o o 30,550 0 o M.R. 1.70 Botany-road, near Wilson-street to Randwick boundary 30.000 0 0 5,636 14 5 2,112 5 4 1,430 11 8 22,251 0 3 167 Canterbury-road, from New Canterbury road to Brought on-street. 18,000 0 0 2,202 11 1 1,200 14 0 910 14 0 14,596 11 11 Darlington S.H. 1 City-road, from Cleveland-street to St.. Paul's road 11,500 0 0 1,029 19 10 560 9 7 594 1 7 9,909 10 7 firmington and M.R. 165 Victoria and Kissinct Point roads, from Ryde- Rydalmere. PnTrantatta boundary 35,000 0 0 0,700 9 9 2,493 0 2 1,557 5 6 25,806 10 1 165 Victoria-road 5.800 0 0 380 8 2 272 11 11 314 9 1 5.146 19 1.1 Hunter's Hill .. 165 Great North road, from Gladesville Bridge to 27,500 0 0 6,193 15 9 2,007 7 5 1,196 13 5 19,298 16 10 Pittwater-road Kogarah 109 Rocky Point road. Kamsgato-road to Taren Point 25,300 0 0 2,245 6 '5 603 3 0 677 4 7 22.451 10 7 >- 162 (n) Pittwater-road, from Lane Cove road to Killeaton-street 10,500 0 0 6.579 0 3 1,902 11 3 207 2 11 2,018 8 6 102 (h) 1,500 0 0 «86 7 7 255 19 8 43 3 o 557 1.2 9 S.H. 10 Lane Cove road, widening and paving .... 70,000 0 0 11,832 17 10 6,462 5 3 3,054 18 o 57,704 16 11 Manly ...... M.R. 164 Sydney-road, from Dudley-street to Bill-street... 10,000 0 0 1,914 8 7 712 5 9 444 1.8 9 7,373 5 8 & 159. ii 159 Sydney-road, Rill-strect to Crescent-street 11,000 0 0 1,740 14 0 945 10 2 507 1^ 6 3,31.3 15 10 183 Gardiner's-road, from Roseberry Park Race' course to Bunnerone-road 17,500 0 0 3,350 4 11 1,246 10 1 778 12 9 12,903 5 0 North Sydnoy S.H. 10 Lane Cove road, from Mount-street to Falcon- street 44,000 0 0 3,904 18 1 2,128 14 7 2,324 15 5 37,966 7 4 Parramatta M.R. 165 Pennant-street and Victoria-road \ 501 7 0 502 11 7 8,362 14 8 S.H. 13 Pennant Hills road / 10,000 0 0 1,135 17 7 M.R. 1S4 Windsor-road, Barney-street to north-west boundary of municipality 1,370 0 0 155 12 3 68 13 9 68 17 1 1,145 14 0 M.R, 165 Pennant-street and Vietoria-road \ 225 12 5 226 3 3 3,763 4 9 S.H. 13 Pennant Hills road / 4,500 0 0 511 2 10 Penrith M.R. 155 Mulgoa-road, and Kingswood-Luddenham road.. S,000 0 0 2,573 5 3 962 13 8 325 12 1 4,464 1 1 & 154. Band wick 171 18,000 0 0 2,812 12 2 1,241. 10 1 855 13 7 13,945 17 9 Richmond 184 {a) Rickaby Creek-Church Hill 18,000 0 0 2,923 0 1 949 17 2 S72 0 6 14,127 2 9 184 (b) 14,000 0 0 1,576 4 •7 697 4 4 719 16 2 11,726 11 1 Rockdale . „ 199 Rocky Point road, Ramsgate-road to - Point 25,000 0 0 530 4 2 1,1.19 2 2 1,390 1G 2 23,344 13 8 St. Mary'? 154 Kingswood-TAiddenham road 16,580 0 0 6,202 9 2.749 6 0 5S2 0 0 7,028 4 10 J64 Pittwater-road 58,000 0 0 1,244 0 1 2,596 6 $ 3,226 13 6 54,159 13 3 Willoughby . S.H. 10 Lane Cove road, from North Sydney boundary-"} Broughton-street, £60,000 (_ 61,500 0 0 M57 19 11 2,975 7 7 8^*9 7 11 C3,066 12 6 )J M.R. 191 Fuller's-road, from Lane Cove road to View- ( street, £1,500 J Total £ 593,500 0 .0 110,364 16 7 37,197 5 9 26,300 9 4 445,937 1.7 8 LOANS RAISED BY COUNCILS—continued. Payments during 1930-31. Balance of Amount Repayments Principal on Particulars. Guaranteed by to 30th June, 30th June, Board. 1930. Principal. Interest. 1931. Secondary Roads. Alexandria . S.R. 2005 MiUiheli-road, Henderson-road to Cook's River £ s. d: £ 9. d. £ S. d. £ a. d. £ 8. d. "30,000 0 0 1,907 13 0 1,409 19 8 1,626 9 10 26,622 7 4 Darlington . ., 2003 Cleveland-street •4.000 0 0 204 17 0 189 10 0 212 1 8 3.545 13 0 Dmmmoyne „ 2000 22,100 0 0 1,308 1 4 683 6 0 017 5 2 20.108 12 8 Glebe „ 2002 Bridge-road, from Taylor-street to Rose-street... 9,500 0 0 1,313 17 2 489 19 9 403 15 9 7,696 3 1 Kuring-gai . „ 2009 Babbage-road, Boundary-street to Rosevillc 12,000 0 o. 517 1 7 534 18 7 648 10 5 10,947 19 10 Redfcrn ... „ 2003 Cleveland-street, from Bowling-street to Begent- 0,000 0 0 S3G 18 1 311 7 7 286 2 2 4,851 14 4 Waterloo ... „ 2008 Bourke-strcet, from Botany-road to Lachlan 8,500 0 0 552 4 6 390 6 3 471 0 3 7.551 9 3 Willoughby „ 2009 4,822 2 10 140 7 7 305 15 8 280 14 4 4,369 19 7 Total £ 90,922 2 10 6,907 0 3 4,321 3 6 4,605 19 7 85,693 19 1 Grand Total—Guaranteed Loans £ 090,422 2 10 117,271 16 10 41,518 9 3f 30,906 8 lit 531.631 16 9 Board has accepted liability for the whole loan. Councils concerned have undertaken to pay to the Board 50 per cent, of the half-yearly instalments. 1As per Income and Expenditure Account in paragaaph 19. LIABILITIES TO COLONIAL TREASURER UNDER SECTION 13-4 AND 4A. .Payments during 1930-31. Balance of Amount, B,epayments to Principal, 30th June, Particulars; of Loan. 30th June, 1930. Principal. Interest, 1931. . £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ B. d. £ s. a. 435,108 2 0 64,629 12 3 22,437 11 8 20,072 0 0 348,040 18 1 362,000 0 0 6,123 4 9 10,338 9 11 19,498 1 10 345,538 5 4 Total £ 797,108 2 0 70,752 17 0 32,776 1 7 39,570 1 10 093,579 3 5 SUMMARY OF LOAN LIABILITIES. Payments du ring 1930-31. Balance of Amount Repayments to of Loan Principal on Particulars. 30th June, 30th June, Liability 1930. Undertaken. Principal. Interest. 1931. . £ 9. d. £ s. d. £ 9. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sections 13 (1 and 2) Colonial Treasurer 323.300 3 fi 89,597 1 3 19,349 IS 1 12.4S4 10 11 214,359 4 2 Sections 13 (,5a, n, d, e and /) Councils 548.301 9 3 195,035 0 1 30,099 19 0 20,025 8 4 323,226 10 2 Total Inherited Liabilities £ 871,667 12 9 284,632 1 4 49,449 17 1 32,509 19 3 537,585 14 4 Section 13—(4 and 4«) Colonial Treasurer 797,1.08 2 0 70,752 17 0 32,776 1 7 39,570 1 10 693,579 3 5 Section 15—(Guaranteed Loam* 690,422 2 10 117,271 16 10 41,518 9 3 30,906 8 11 531,631 16 9 1,487,530 4 10 183,024 13 10 74,294 10 10 70,470 10 9 1,225,211 0 2 Grand Tola!—Loan Liabilitips £ 2,359,197 17 7 472,650 15 2 123,744 7 11* 102,986 10 0* 1,76?, 796 14 0 * As per Income and Expenditure Account in paragraph 19. CONSTRUCTION. 21. The expenditure on Construction Works in the Metropolitan Area amounted to £350,717, as against an amount of £61] ,183 for the previous year. Apart from State Highway No. 10 (Pacific Highway) where the work of widening the existing 20-feet pavement was continued in the Municipalities of Ku-ring-gai and Willoughby, and the completion of the Kerry docks at Hawkesbury River, the funds were, in general, expended in eliminating as far as possible missing links in the Metropolitan Main and Secondary Roads. 22. The principal works carried out during the year were :— (a) State Highway No. 5—Parramatta-road : completion of land acquisition for widening to a width of 80 feet between Wolseley-street and Lang-street, in the Municipalities of Ashfield and Drum- moyne, and construction of flanks of road to the full width between kerbs in cement concrete. (b) Construction in cement concrete of section of Bunnerong-road (Main Road No. 171) Randwick, between Maroubra Bay road and Flint-street, together with Fitzgerald-avenue (Main Road No. 317) from Bunnerong-road to Maroubra Beach. The cost of the latter work was shared equally by the Lands Department, the Randwick Municipal Council, and the Board. (c) Construction in cement concrete of Lower Parramatta road (Main Road No. 165), Ryde, between Parkes-street and Linton-avenue. {d) Construction in cement concrete with a wearing course of asphaltic concrete of Balmain-road (Secondary Road No. 2007) from Weston-road, Balmain, to Perry-street, Leichhardt. 23. The reduction in construction expenditure has necessarily depleted the efficient organisation which has been built up to handle specialised types of construction work, and the Board was reluctantly compelled to dispense with the services of many skilled operatives and workmen who had been trained for some years in the various sections of the work. 24. The following Statement shows the dissected cost of Construction Works completed during the year as well as the progressive cost of works in hand. SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION WORK AND EXPENDITURE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MAIN ROADS FUND. Expenditure, 1930-31. Total Lenuth of Carried Expenditure to Road Location of Work. Class of Construction. Expenditure to Council. No. Work. out by. SOth June, 1930. Adjustment of Land for Road Total. 30th June, 1931. Public "Utilities. Widening. Construction. ] STATE HIGHWAYS* Prince's Highway m' ft £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 'Bull! Junction with M.R. No. 1S5 ' Alterations to P.M.G. pole Board 9 8 10 9 8 10 9 8 10* Prince's Highway Widening 253 4 9 253 4 9 253 4 9 Waterfall—Dummies Resumptions 504 12 8 504 12 8 504 12 8 Kogarah .. Opposite Woniora-road i Widening 71 8 3 71 8 3 71 8 3* Intersection M.R. No. 315 J Improving bend „ ...... 357 18 6 4,16 1 118 1 8 122 17 9 430 16 3* Rocky Point road to Woniora-road Resurfacing in premixed bitumen .... 2 4,884 4,118 3 11 4,118 3 11 4,118 3 11* Prince's Highway I Widenins !, j 915 i2 9 1,250 17 7 1,250 17 7 2,166 10 4 ., ,' 139 17 9 561 1 10 561 1 10 700 19 7 At Blakehurst Post Office Improvement 732 6 0 Rockdale Prince's Highway j Widening , | 1,510 17 5 732 0 0 2,243 3 5 St. Peters Sydenham-Botany Overbridge to Barwon Park road... Asphaltic concrete on cement concrete. Council 157,183 19 7 16 7 lOf 3.564 11 5 35 3 6 3,583 160.767 6 8* -Sutherland Fronting Booth's property Kerb and guttering 19 0 0 19 0 10 0 0* At access to Lady Carrington Drive Scarifying and grading Board 11 8 8 11 8 11 8 8* Total ,866 U 3 | 4,311 6 7 | 11.237 17 4 I Hume Highway. Bankstown Between Braincourt-a venue and Dutton-street Widening and kerb and guttering Council and 741 4 2 16 15 7 69 16 1 1,271 13 11 1,358 5 7 2,099 9 Board. Between Bourke and Moore streets Resumptions Board 386 10 1 386 10 1 3S0 10 Between Beresford-avenue and A.voca-street 1,212 0 10 1,212 0 10 1,212 0 Cabramatta and Lansdowne-street to Chadderton-street Widening 753 2 3 753 2 3 753 2 Canley Vale Enfield Austin-avenue Improvement to drainage Council ISO 19 4 180 19 180 19 Liverpool Maequari e-street Kerb and guttering and public utilities 373 6 0 218 16 0 21S 16 592 2 Nepean At Narellan F.recting signs Board 2 12 6 2 12 2 12 Strathficid 2 : Near Home bus h-road Widening 515 "() 0 384 8 899 8 Total 2,805 17 11 1,674 1 9 4.496 15 3 Great Western Highway. Asbfteld Wolseley-street—Lang-street ' Cement concrete 0 3.618 4,811 8 6 4,613 19 11 3 19,627 11 11 24,482 15 1 29.294 3 Between Rogers-aveuue and Dalhousie-street 1 Widening 12 5 6 237 6 1 249 11 7 249 11 Auburn Corner Parramatta and Hampstead roads Improving intersection 60 0 4 60 0 4 60 0 Blackheath Govett's Leap road Tar macadam 18 17 2 26 3 1 26 3 1 45 0 Blue Mountains AtBl.vdand ' Erection of tree guards Council 7 15 5 7 15 5 7 15 At Warrimoo Siding I Improving approaches Board 22 12 8 26 12 8 26 12 Lapitone Hill Deviation ' Widening 1 247 11 1 247 11 Burwood Parramatta-road , 5 4S8 10 5 488 10 Concord Between Franklin-street and Lloyd George avenue Improving shoulders 491 0 8 5 6 6 5 6 6 496 7 Drummoyne Parramatta-road Widening 1,413 14 11 2.950 3 9 2.950 3 9 4.303 18 Granville and Subway under Great Western Railway line Cement concrete 505 24,699 2 2 0 302 10 3 310 18 3 25,010 0 Hoiroyd. G-ranville "Between Granville Subway and Albert-street ... Widening 74 13 1 241 7 0 316 0 1 316 0 Near Granville Subway Kerb and guttering. 369 4 11 369 4 11 369 4 Near Great Western Railwav Widening 9 373 2 9 670 13 Homebush Corner Powell-street ] 35 5 8 130 7 0 165 12 8 165 12 Between Powell's Creek and Underwood street 3,038 14 9 3,038 14 9 3,038 14 Lidcorabe Meatworks Creek Deviation (2nd section) 1 Cement concrete .... 0 505 365 6 6| 21 11 7 252 8 7 3,328 0 5 3,602 0 7 3,236 14 Meatworks Creek Deviation (1st section) r. ! 0 1.072 15,322 8 2 56 13 5 56 13 5 15.379 1 Penrith Reservoir to Peach Tree Creek ' 1 2,201 25,202 12 7 514 9 10 514 9 10 25,717 2 1 St. Mary's Intersection with Mamre-road Kerb and guttering. 26 15 10 26 15 10 26 15 Total 7,600 2 7 24.899 11 3 37,318 3 0 •Completed Works. t Credits. SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Expenditure, 1930-31. Total Road Length of Carried Expenditure to Council. Location of Work. Class of Construction. Expenditure to Mo. Work. out by. 30th June, 1930. 30th June, 1931. Adjustment of Land for * Road Total. Public UtL"ities. Widening. Construction. Pacific Mighicay. mis. ft. s. d. £ . s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ S. d. Hornsby and Ku- Pearee's Corner Widening Council 144 15 10 245 16 7 622 10 10 1,013 3 3 1,013 3 3* ring-gai. Hornsby Near Hornsby Station Alterations by Railway Department Board 80 0 0 SO 0 0 80 0 0* Hawkesbuiy River Ferries, docks and approaches 39,548 7 22,903 6 6 22.903 6 6 62,451 13 8 Bcrowra-Hawkesbury River Widening 778 7 5 778 7 5 778 7 5 Secondary Road, Asquith-Hornsby 713 "9 970 6 6 970 6 6 1,683 15 10 Hookham's Corner to Mount Colah 1,538 11 10 1,538 11 10 1,538 11 10 Ku-ring-gai Side portions Lane Cove road Premixed bituminous macadam 0 4.554 Council 71.i'57" 18 8,248 13 10 4.004 5 4 18,688 10 1 30.941 9 3 102,399 8 0 Near Blytheswood-avenue Improving drainage 144 16 1 144 16 1 144 16 1* Fronting Council Chambers Footpaving 50 17 11 50 17 11 50 17 11' Fronting Bridge's property 2 16 8 2 16 8 0 16 8* Between Treatts-road and Provincial-road. Improving drainage 19 13 8 19 13 8 19 13 8* Near Ruddock's property Drainage and footpaving 121 0 10 121 0 10 121 0 10* Opposite Remmington-street ". Altering P.M.G. pole Board 11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1* Mount and Falcon streets Asphaltic concrete on cement concrete 0 4.430 Council and 76,818 2 6 4.717 7 10 8,614 15 0 189 14 0 13,521 16 10 90,339 19 4* Board. i Approaches to Sydney Harbour Bridge Cement concrete, asphaltic surface Board 1 415 8 10 415 S 10 15 8 10 Junction-street Extension 18,304 18 0 39,911 15 4 39,911 15 4 58,216 13 4 Willoughby Between Broughton and Boundary streets.. Kerb and guttering 2.457 12 3 646 2 9 646 2 9 3,103 15 0* Intersection Mowbray-road Cement concrete 0 580 Council 2,996 11 9 , 162 17 11 162 17 11 3,159 9 8* St. Leonards Railway Widening overbridge Board 1,000 0 0 304 7 8 150 0 0 2,195 0 0 2,64.9 7 8 3,649 7 8* From Longueville-road to Boundary-3treet Cement concrete i" ""875 Council 306 2 9 158 8 4 8,500 0 0 8,964 11 1 8,964 11 1 Gore Hill Park Fencing 26 4 8 26 4 8 26 4 8' Lane Cove road Kerb and guttering 118 14 6 118 14 6 118 14 6* Between Oxley-street and Longueville-road Widening and footpaving 540 11 10 152 0 0 602 11 10 692 11 10* Total 13.733 O 0 56,912 18 2 55.039 15 3 I 125,685 13 5 The North-South Link Riqh>ray. Hornsby I 13 Pennant Hills road [ Cement concrete .. i 2 1,685 1 Board 34,083 11 6 62 4 6 258 10 0 34,342 1 6» 856 17 10* Parramatta ...... 13 & Pennant Hills road and Windsor-road I Improving corner 547 16 7 47 0 0 262 1 3 309 1 3 I 184. Total '. £' 567 11 3 Total—State Highways £ 18,675 1 3 74.381 18 5 ,249 0 7 179,306 0 3 MAIN ROADS. Alexandria 170 Area fronting Sydney Bedstead Works . Footpaving Council 157 15 0 157 15 0 157 15 0* 170 & Corner Botany-road and Gardiners-road. Rounding comer Council and 169 10 9 276 0 5 410 15 2 580 5 11* 183. Board. Alexandria 170 Botany-road Premixed bituminous surfacing Board 4.261 0 10 1,798 IS 7 1,798 13 7 6.059 14 5* Waterloo. Balniain 165 Corner Barnes-street and Commercial-road Surfacing intersection Council 120 4 11 120 4 11 120 4 11* Bankstown 190 Rookwood-road Kerb and guttering 542 5 6 542 5 6 542 5 6* Baulkham Hills 182 Sackvillfi Ferry Pro\is;onof punt Board 1.179 9 2 223 6 2 223 6 2 1,402 15 4* 184 Mear Northmead Improving drainage Board 66 14 9 66 14 9 66 14 9* Bexley 16S Villiers-street to Dunmore-street, Widening .". 2,438 1 0 2.438 1 0 2.438 1 0 Botany. 170 Intersection Botany-road and Wilson-street Rounding corner 39 12 3 61 In 8 101 7 11 101 7 11* Bum . 177 Intersection Prince's Highway and Appin-road... Improving intersection 62 3 2 62 3 2 62 3 2* 185 Lower South Coast road Bitumen penetration macadam Council 4.731 13 11 372l6 4 146 17 0 519 7 4' 5,251 1 3* 185 Thirroul Overbridge Improving approaches 463 2 6 14 15 9 312 17 0 327 12 11 790 15 5 185 Between Carricks and Stockyard Creeks Resumptions Board 443 7 443 7 7 443 7 7 Campbelltown. 179 Fronting Faber and Carrolls property Gutter crossing Council 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0* 177 Morgans Gates 3-in. bituminous penetration macadam 0 1,463 Board 9,707 0 11 32S 19 328 19 4 10,036 0 3 Canterbury 315 Wiley-avenue-Canary-road ; • Premixed bituminous tar macadam 0 1,818 898 15 5 155 4 3,749 15 11 3.978 16 1 4,877 11. 6* Castlercagh 155 Castlereaeh-road ' Four concrete culverts 897 7 10 897 7 10 897 7 10* Concord ... 200 Coneord-foad '• Alterations to electric light poles 325 18 10 325 18 10 325 IS 10* 200 Widening and improving bends I Resumptions 231 18 4 231 18 4 231 18 4 * Completed Worke. SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Expenditure, 1930-31. Total Road Location of Work. Class of Construction. Length of Carried Expenditure to Expenditure to No. Work- out by. 30th June, 1930. Adjustment of Land for Road Total. 30th June, 19S1; Public Utilities. Widening. Construction. MAIN ROADS—continued. mis. ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Concord 200 Proposed Bridge over Parramatta lliver at Uhr's Resumptions ... Board 307 10 5 307 10 5 Point. 1 200 Lochmaree-parade to Killooia-street I Deviation 2,461 14 2 546 16 6 546 16 6 Drunimoyne 165 Bridge-street ' Widening 271 10 5 271 10 5 Dundas 139 • At High-street, corner Carlingford-road I ,, 505 3 3 505 3 3 • Erskineville and 193 Railway to Septimus-street | Cement concrete 0 950 4,334 10 7 44 2 0 183 6 9 Newtown. Hunter's Hill 166 Fig Tree Bridge I Improving access to footway 41 16 1 41 16 1 166 Salter-street-Manning-road | Coment concrete 0 2,525 12,338 2 S 354 9 11 179 10 7 534 0 6 Hunter's Hill and 166 Mary-street to Longueville-road 1 ,, 2 937 28,696 16 9 ,806 7 9 3,225 12 7 6,032 0 4 Lane Cove. Hurstville 168 Opposite Penshurst School i • Kerb and guttering. Council 10 12 8 10 12 8 Ku-ring-gai 162 Pittwater-road (refund) 23 13 2t 23 13 2f 162 Near Cross-street Reinforced concrete culvert 1,830 5 3 1,848 6 11 162 Pittwater-road-Churst-street intersection I Widening 95 17 1 95 17 1 162 Pittwater-road 1 Board 317 0 6 317 0 6 Lane Cove 166 Between Beatrice and View streets '. Cement concrete 0 3,658 12,677 0 9 1,095 19 11 540 5 9 157 16 8 1,794 2 4 Lidcombe 190 John-street Kerb and guttering Council 700 0 0 700 0 0 190 Near Church-street Alterations to watermains "71'ie io 71 16 10 Manly 159 Melbourne and Bellevue streets ; Concrete Council 302 8 4 40 3 Ht 40 3 llf 164 Balgowlah Park j Drainage 39 11 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 164 Council 1 13 1 1 13 1 194 Across Balgowlah-road I Extension of culvert Mascot Between Lords-road and Ascot-avenue Reinforced concrete 0 4,055 466 9 3 210 0 0 ,839 IS 6 559 0 2 4.608 18 S 170 1 183 Near Coward-street Drainage Council 149 9 1 149 9 1 Near College-street I Board 110 g 1 110 3 1 16+ 1 Mosman New Spit-road, between Parriwa-road and Spit Reinforced cement concrete Council and 6,497 17 7 "23 "9 2 23 9 2 Bridge. j Board. 164 Military-road, Prince-street to Bardwell-road i Cement concrete asphaltic surface 0 2,772 2,960 17 2,960 17 North Sydney 164 Between Merlin-street and Military-road j Cement concrete 0 752 Board 9,351 2 9 682 11 682 11 164 Falcon-street and Military-road, between Miller andl Bituminous wearing course 0 3,234 2.540 5 6 22 12 5 211 12 234 4 Winnie streets. 1 Paddington and New South Head road, between City Boundary and Concrete 0 1,649 17,72S 14 2 7 4 5 51 2 Wool I ah ra. Ocean-street. i Paddington 172 Regent-street to Ncwccombe-street Drainage 77 2 172 Fronting properties 373-335 Oxford-street Footpaving 34 8 6 34 8 Parratttatta 165 Victoria-road Alterations to watermains Board 82-9 2 82 9 Randwick . 17.1 Between Smith and Flint streets ' Reinforced cement concrete 0 2,529 571 17 7 14 2 7 5,201 3 9 5,215 6 317 Fitzgerald-avenue Cement concrete 1 2,543 16,438 16 0 578 13 7 15,161 15 10 15,740 9 171 Maroubra Bay road to Smith-street 0 2,738 1,136 0 8 10,057 12 9 11,193 13 171 Anzac-parade", Addison-street-Barker-street Widening 316 4 316 4 Redfern . 170 Regent-street near Wells-street Widening 2,325 0 2.325 0 Rockdale 169 Bay-street, widening pavement south side Premixed tarred macadam with bitu Council 3,662 '6 9 86 1 342 2 If 256 0 4t minous seal coat. 194 Grand-parade Widening 2,377 2,377 3 165 Opposite St. Brigid's Orphanage 68 1.8 68 18 165 Pittwater-road intersection I Repairs to pavement 93 11 93 11 165 & Great North-road, between Pittwater-road and Argyle1 Cement concrete Board 40,860 8 8 656 13 0 139. avenue. 1 139 Between Devlin-street and Lane Cove road Footpaving 7 0 165 Widening and reconstructing bridge and roadway at1 Tar penetration surface course 3,880 4 4 325 10 5 161 10 487 Grainger's Hollow. 1 broken stone base course. 165 Parkes-street to Linton-avenue Cement concrete 1,403 16 0 5,791 6 11 6,069 16 10 15,991 13 6 27,852 17 165 Great North road Widening :*,438 12 0 1,583 5 5 1,583 5 165 Proposed Subway under Kyde Railway Station Resumptions 1,147 15 9 1,147 15 139 Proposed deviation 962 18 1 962 18 Sutherland 227 Improving corners at Five Ways Alterations to P.M.G. poles 29 11 6 29 11 Vaucluse ... 173 Adjacent to Wentworth-road Alterations to electric light poles 21 14 3 21 14 173 Intersection Hopetoun-avenue and Wentworth-road Widening Council 28 1 0 28 1 173 Near Asbgate-avenue Alterations to pole and kerb and gutter Board and 31 16 3 41 14 2 73 10 ing. Council. • Completed Worla t Credits. SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Expenditure, 1930-31. Total Length of Carried Expenditure to Oonncil. Road Location of Work. Claaa of Construction. Expenditure to No. Work. . out by. 30th June, 1930. 30th June, 1931 Adjustment of Land for Road Total. PubHc Utilities. Widening. Construction. MAIN ROADS—continued. m. ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ ;!. d. £ p. d. £ s. d. 2 Warringah 104 I Pittwater-road, Dee Why-Collaroy Cement concrete 2 0,450 35,335 3 4 1,376 6 2 8 0 0 1,384 6 36,719 9 6* 162 At Narraboen Filling and widening formation 504 11 9 195 13 8 195 13 8 700 5 5* 162 ! Topdressing '. 28 12 8 28 12 8 28 12 8* Waterloo 170 Opposite Sydney Leadworks Buildings Widening , 24 0 1 24 0 1 24 0 1* Waverley 172 Camp bell-parade "... Cement concrete 0 3,136 12,565 18 0 1,563 19 1,563 19 9 14,129 17 9* 3 5* •172 Bondi-road Repairs to retaining wall 37 3 5 37 3 5 37 172 Widening corner Council and 9 18 11 87 9 0 97 7 11 97 7 11* Sir Thomas Mitchell and Bond! roads Board. "Willoughby 191 Fullers-road, Lane Cove road to View-Street Cement concrete 0 0,314 1,723 IS 2 27 5 8t 27 5 8f 1,696 12 6* 191 View-street to Mil wood-avenue Kerb and guttering and widening 3,168 0 4 326 13 7 1,246 0 10 1,572 14 5 4,740 14 9 pavement. Wollondilly 177 King's Falls Concrete bridge and approaches . 0 2,055 4,598 4 3 9 19 6 9 19 6 4,608 3 9* Woollahra . 173 Manning-road-Bellevue-road Cement concrete 0 0,559 2,251 0 9 80 17 11 348 • 3 1 172 18 3 601 19 3 2,853 0 0» 173 Between Rose Bay Sea Wall and Newcastle-street 0 2.448 14,701 1 3 1,217 13 3 2.173 6 11 131 1 Bt 3,259 18 9 17,961 0 o* 173 Intersection Edgecliffe-road and Ocean-street Improving corner Council and 78 19 2 774 0 0 852 19 2 852 19 2 Board. 173 At Naval Recreation Reserve Fencing 20 1 11 20 1 11 20 1 11* Woollahra and City 173 New South Head road-Bentley's Bridge Widening 500 0 0 500 0 0 500 0 o of Sydney. Miscellaneous 3,315 6 4 1,255 16 5t 2,059 9 11 2,059 9 H Total—Main Roads £ 16,126 8 8 31,871 19 11 69,306 3 5 117,304 12 0 SECONDARY ROADS. Alexandria 2011 Proposed connection Wyndham and O'Riordan streets Resumption" 626 6 1 626 6 1 626 6 1 Balmain and Leich 2007 Between Perry-street and Weston-road Asphaltic concrete on cement concrete. Board 300 10 9 72 18 4 12,813 15 10 13,187 4 11 13,187 4 11 hardt. 0 3,888 Blacktown 2012 Between Great Western Highway and Railway Gates Bitumen penetration 8,445 16 10 8,445 16 10 8.445 16 10 Canterbury and 2014 Between Greenhill-street and Brighton-avenue" Altering pavement ... 3 4,437 Council 129 7 2 129 7 2 129 7 2* Enfield. Drummoyne 2006 Between Bridge-street and Great North road and Cement concrete 1 4,798 Board 33,710 6 10 37 4 5 473 13 11 510 18 4 34,221 5 2* Parramatta Rd. and Fairiight street. 2006 Lyons-road Kerb and guttering Council 2* 2006 Alterations to public utilities .. Board 404 10 8 404 10 8 404 10 8* 20 4 9 4 Ku-ring-gai 2009 Babbage-road. Moore-street to Roseville Bridec White metal surface on 8-in. 1 "2,406 Council 24,063 16 7 13 0 6 24,089 1 base course. 2009 Through Campbell's property Drainage easement 35 17 8 35 17 8* Manlv 2004 Battle Boulevarde Bitumen penetration macadam 0*3J376 5,762 19 6 109 14 3 60 1 439 18 6 6.202 18 0 Redfern 2003 Corner Cleveland and Bourke streets Improving drainage Board 15 0 15 0 0 15 0 0* Warringah 2009 Near Roseville Bridge Council 79 15 79 15 9 79 15 9* Waterloo 2008 Bowling-street Alterations to tramway pole Board 24 4 9 24 4 9 24 4 9* Waverley 2010 Fronting York and Kerr's Garage ... Metalling Council 11 . 0 0 11 0 0 11 0 0* Willoughby and 2009 Boundary-street Cement concrete 6" 3332 15,136 2 0 136" 19 7 313 1 10f 176 2 3- 14.959 19 9* Ku-ring-gai. Total—Secondary Roads £ 1,186 13 4 1,282 12 7 21,683 3 5 24,152 9 4 Total Road Construction Expenditure £ 3 3 107,536 10 11 177,238 7 5 320,763 1 7 Commission paid to various Councils ride Section 42 of the Main Roads Act. 2,979 3 5 -2,979 3 5 2,979 3 5 Survey, Design, Supervision, &c 26,975 8 1 26,975 8 1 26,975 8 1 Expenditure on works completed prior to 30th -Tune. 1930 2,161,510 3 9 2,161.510 3 9 Total Expenditure £ 2,986,699 7 9t 35,988 3 3 107.536 10 11 207.192 IS 11 350,717 13 1J 3,337,417 0 101 Completed Works. 1 As per Income and Expenditure Account in paragraph 19. 12 MAINTENANCE AND MINOR IMPROVEMENT. 25. The total expenditure for the year on maintenance and minor improvement of main roads in the County of Cumberland was £175,411. This figure compares with that of £240,422 for the preceding year. There has therefore been a substantial drop. " Maintenance and minor improvement " include not only the actual repair of the road surfaces, &c, but also treatments carried out with the object of improving riding qualities and of effecting a gradual strengthening or improvement in the pavement or other portions of the road. 26. During the two or three years previous to 1930-31 expenditures on maintenance had been increasing. Though largely counteracted by the steady increase in volume of traffic, and also by an increased mileage of main and secondary roads, this increase in funds had enabled a gradual but substantial improve ment to be made in the general standard of maintenance work. During the year 1930-31, however, the growth in funds available for maintenance was checked; and, at the same time the summer and autumn of 1930-31 were abnormally wet, with the result that unexpected deterioration of pavements occurred, particularly on the roads laid on clay sub-soils. The full effect of these conditions, however, will possibly not be felt until the current year, 1931-32. There was also a falling off in traffic. Notwithstanding this, the total effect of reduced funds and wet-weather made it difficult, if not impossible, to keep the main tenance on all the main roads up to the standard reached in the previous year. 27. The length of roads maintained directly by the Board's forces (as at 30th June, 1931) during this period was 303 miles, of which 171 miles were on State Highways, and 132 miles on main roads. The total expenditure on these roads was £106,640 18s., of which £63,405 7s. lOd. was expended on maintenance and £43,235 10s. 2d. ou minor improvements, such as widening of bends, wearing coats of tar or bitumen on macadam pavements, &c. 28. The reorganisation of the maintenance patrol system by the replacement of the small horse-and- dray patrols by small gangs equipped with light, fast, motor lorries, which was commenced during 1929-30. and was referred to in the previous Annual Report, was completed during 1930-31. It now applies to all the roads in the County of Cumberland maintained by the Board. This led to a marked improvement in the quantity and quality of work done as compared with that possible under the previous system. The adoption of the motor patrol system also permitted the extended use of cold-mixed macadam for patching, &c, in place of hand-mixing of hot materials. This has enabled full use to be made of the central mixing plant at Rosehill Depot. This plant, when fully employed, mixes hot materials until about the middle of the afternoon, after which it becomes too late to transport and lay hot material. It is then used to mix cold material for storage and transport as required for use. Appreciable economy has resulted from this arrangement. 29. Tar and bitumen surfacing work carried out by the Board's forces during the year amounted in area to 259,260 square yards. Reconditioning of pavements by the addition of premixed macadam wearing coats was also effected upon another 106,418 square yards. 30. The operation, caretaking, and maintenance of major bridges and ferries, entailed an expen diture of £17,059 14s. 4d., made up as follows:— £ s. d. Major Bridges 3,326 13 4 Hawkesbury Ferry (half share only) ...... 6,843 18 0 Other Ferries ' ' 6,889 3 0 £17,059 14 4 31. In regard to the Hawkesbury Ferry, the figure given above is one-half of the total expenditure incurred, excluding depreciation and interest, and is offset by the sum of £7,849 10s. 2d., being one-half of the amount of tolls collected. The other half of the expenditure is borne by the Country Main Roads Fund, to which also is credited one-half of the earnings. 32. The following statements show the maintenance expenditure on individual sections of road both hy Councils and the Board :— Maintenance by Councils. Grants approved Grants Payment; Grants approved M.R. Council. Local Name of Main Road. but unpaid at approved during during year but unpaid at No. 30th June, 1930. year 1930-31. 1930-31. 30th June, 1931- STATE HIGHWAYS, Prince's Highway, j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Erskineville King-street 71 0 0 71 0 0 Newtown ., 22 0 0 202 9 10 124 9 10 100 0 0 Uockdale ., Princess Highway 029 1 9 629 1 9 Total 22 0 0 902 11 7 S24 11 7 100 0 0 Great Western Highway. Parramatta Great Western Highway 14 11 4 Pacific Highway. 400 0 0 360 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 4S0 0 0 400 0 0 100 0 0 13 Maintenance by Councils—continued. Grants approved Grants Grants approved M-R. Payments during but unpaid at Council. Local Name of Main Road. but unpaid at approved durine year 1930-31. No. 30th June, 1930 year 1930-31. ' 30th June, 1931. STATE HIGHWAYS—continued. North-svutk Link Highway. £ s. £ s. d. £ s. d. Baiilkham NIL!1} 13 Pennant Hills road 125 0 0 125 0 0 Dundas 13 225 0 0 225 0 0 Granville 13 Woodville-road .. 20 5 0 20 5 0 Hornsby 13 Peat's Ferry road 30 0 0 1,500 0 0 530 0 0 Parramatta I 13 Church-street 33 15 10* 33 15 10* o Total 30 0 0 1.836 9 866 9 2 Total, State Highways 72 0 0 3,233 12 1 2,105 12 1 MAIN ROADS. Alexandria 183 Gardener's-rnad 332 0 0 200 0 0 .193 Hendprson-road 120 0 0 120 0 0 Bankstown 107 Canterbury-road 330 0 0 330 0 0 BaulkHam Hills 182 Sackville Ferry 317 1 0 317 1 0 182 Sackville-road 2S7 0 0 287 0 0 157 Showground-road 462 0 0 300 (1 0 100 DuraVaud Gleuorie roads 3,466 0 0 3,000 0 0 Bexley 108 Forest-road 249 5 I 209 5 1 Blaxland 184 Richmond—Bell—Mt. Victoria road 642 0 0 642 0 0 Blue Mountains 184 1,928 0 0 1.928 0 0 Bnlli 18$ Main South Coast road 639 0 0 731 4 10 1,370 4 10 177 Appin-Bulli road r} 18 0* 5 18 6* Campbelltown 170 Menangle-road 3 0 0 81 18 2 84 18 2 Canterbury .. 167 Canterbury-road 726 0 0 1,846 0 0 1,820 0 0 Castlerengh 155 Castl creagh -rood 345 0 0 1.101 14 4 1,446 14 4 Colo 184 Richmond-Bell-Mt. Victoria road 980 0 0 3.442 0 (I 3.630 0 0 Concord 200 Concord-road 1,380 14 4 i;305 14 4 315 240 0 0 215 0 0 Bund a 139 High-street 114 0 n 114 0 0 158 Church-street 450 0 0 450 0 0 Eastwood .. 139 Bennett and Sutherland roads 30 0 0 30 0 0 Erskineville 193 Erskincville-road 357 8 6 357 8 6 Homebush . 318 Marlborough-road 60 0 0 60 0 0 Hornsby . 139 Sutberland-Kcccroft roads 200 0 0 1,300 0 0 950 0 0 101 Galston-road 1,426 0 0 750 0 0 150 Castle Hill road 350 0 0 250 0 0 Hurstville . 108 Forest-road 427 "6" 0 319 10 11 746 10 11 315 Behnore-road 102 19 2 102 19 2 Kogarah 194 Bamsgate-road-Park-road 101 5 11 101 8 11 315 Woniora-road and Belmore road 93 18 3 03 18 3 Ku-ring-gai. 162 Pittwater-road 665 0 0 2,610 8 1 3,275 8 1 Lidcoinbe . 190 John, Church and East streets 808 18 10 • 439 18 10 Manly 159 Sydney and Pittwater roads 500 0 o • 300 '0 0 104 Pittwater-road * 854 16 9 743 16 9 Mascot 183 Gardener's-road , 298 0 0 298 0 0 194 Lord's-road-Ascot-avenue 45 0 0 45 0 0 104 Mosman Military and Spit roads s 250 0 0 58 14 9 278 14 9 Nopean 154 Peiirith-Liiddnnfiam••Karelian road 2,419 0 0 2,419 0 0 155 Mulgoa-road 1,257 0 0 1,257 0 0 Newtown 167 Enmorc-road 60 10 4 60 10 4 H}4 Miller-street. Falcon-street and Jlilitarv 102 15 8 102 15 8 North Sydney load. 172 Ox ford-street 425 0 0 37 13 4 462 13 4 Paddington ., 173 New South Head road 729 0 0 729 0 0 165 Pennant-street-Victoria-road , 20"'b" 0 20 0 0* Parramatta . 155 Castlcreaqh-road , 238 0 0 238 0 0 Penrith 171 Anzac-parado 2,130 5 0 1,433 5 0 Randwick .... 172 Oxford-street 340 13 0 293 5 0 Richmond 155 Castlereasrh-road 413 0 0 147 18 1 560 18 1 Rockdale 168 Forest-road 256 13 2 119 13 2 109 Bay-street 46 0 1 46 0 1 194 The Esplanade 150 0 0 100 0 0 iyde 139 Blaxland-road 1,040 7 11 579 7 11 162 Lane Cove road and Lucknow-road ... 352 2 0 352 2 0 200 Bowden-strcet 410 11 1 410 11 1 :M'.5 Victoria-road 1,257 5 2 1,157 191 Ry de-Chats wood-road 1,133 0 0 1,133 0 0 St. Peters 183 Canal-street 84 0 0 84 0 0 Strathiteld 315 The Boulevard® 1,072 0 0 472 0 0* 250 0 0 318 Richmond-road 100 0 0 Sutherland 227 Port Hacking road and Kinasway 1,039 10 10 1,039 10 10 199 Tarcn Point road ' 344 12 0 344 12 0 Vaucluse 173 New South Head road 995 0 0 550 0 0 Warringah 164 Con damine-street-Pitt water-road 258 0' 0 4,731 0 0 4,508 0 0 162 Pittwater-road 2,174 9 10 1,748 9 10 174 Bayview-road 620 0 0 350 0 0 150 Pittwater-mad 187 10 0 . 187 10 0 Waverley . 172 Oxford-street 43 1 0 347 7 7 • 371 0 1 WiHoughby 191 Fuller's-road-Millwood-avemie 270 0 0 270 0 0 Wollondilly 179 Appiu-Broughton Pass 178'"6" 0 256 18 6 434 18 6 177 Bulli-Appin-road 1,464 0 0 800 0 0 Woollahra . 173 New South Head road 225":6" 0 •524 5 9 749 5 9 172 Oxford-street 573 8 9 49-1 17 1 Total, Main Roads £ 6,909 1 0 52,161 1 50,229 14 4 SECONDARY: ROAPB. Alexandria £011 Wyndham-street 242 10 0 242 10 0 Ashfleld 2013 Ramsay and Marion streets 30 0 0 30 0 0 2014 Frederick and Milton streets 80 0 0 30 0 0 2018 Old Canterbury road 110 0 0 110 0 0 Baulkham Hills 2015 Glenorie-Maroota-road 100 0 0 100 0 0 Bexley 2014 Harrow-road and Lloyd and Vernon 87 5 6 77 5 6 streets. Blacktown 2012 Richmond-road 75 0 0 270 0 0 345 0 0 Cabramatta and Canlev 2020 Cabramatta and Orphan School road ... 302 9 8 272 9 8 Vale. Canterbury 2014 Northcote and Beamish streets, Brigh 5 0 339 6 0 300 0 0 ton-avenue and Georges River road. Drtimmoytte 2006 Great North road and Lyons-road 89 0 0 89 0 0 2013 Ramsay-road 257 0 0 257 0 0 Glebe 2002 Bridge-road 106 0 0 106 0 0 Hornsby 2016 Station and Jersey streets 113 0 0 113 0 0 Ku-ring-gai 2009 Boundary-street and Babbage-road ... 130 1 0 130 1 0 Leichhardt 2007 Ba! main-road ." 127 17 2 127 17 2 2013 Marion-street 15 0 0 15 0 0 Manly 2004 Battle Boulevarde-Ponson by-parade .. 335 14 6 335 14 6 Mnrrlckvillc 2021 Enmore. Marrickville ami lllawarra 50 0 0 50 0 0 roads. 14 Maintenance by Councils—continued. Grants approved Grants approved M.lt. : Grants Payments during Council. Local Name of Main Road. j but Unpaid at but Unpaid at No. approved during Year 1930-31. 30th June, 1930. Year 1930-31. 30th June, 1931. SECONDARY ROADS—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ma scot 2011 Old Botany road £ s. d. 40 0 0 Nep ean 2020 Orphan School road 40 0 0 150 0 0 North Sydney 2019 North Sydney-Cremorne Junction ria 150 0 0 300 0 0 Neutral Bay. 300 0 0 Petersham 2018 Old Canterbury road 205 0 0 205 0 0 Redfern ... 2011 Wells and Gibbons streets 670 0 0 450 0 0 220 0 0 2003 Cleveland-street 17 6 1 7 6 Rockdale 2014 Harrow-road, Frederick-street and 30 0 0 30 0 0 Watkin-street. St. Mary's 2020 Orphan School road 30 0 0 ^30 0 0 Sutherland 2001 Port Hacking road 16 11 11 16 11 11 Vaucluse 2010 Old South Head road and South Head 266 5 0 266 5 0 road. Warringah 2009 Roseville-Dee Why road 30 0 0 398 0 0 428 0 0 Waterloo,., 2008 Bourke-strcet-Lachla u-street 7 10 0 11 9 11 8 19 11 Waverley , 2010 Old South Head road 73 5 9 73 5 9 Willoughby 2009 Boundary-street 20 12 10 20 12 10 .. i-jvur Old South Head road 205 10 9 205 10 9 Woollahra | 2010 Total, Secondary Roads 5,203 6 6 4,956 11 6 362 10 0 Commission paid to various Councils vide Section 12 of the Main Roads Act... 1,675 16 11 1,675 16 11 Grand Total, All Roads £ 7,096 10 0 62,273 17 0 58,967 14 10t 10,402 18 2 Grants cancelled and/or refunds. + As per Income and 'Expenditure Account in paragraph 19. Maintenance by Board. On Special Maintenance (Including the Upkeep of Ferries) or Minor Improvement Main On General Works. Road No. Name and Section. Road Maintenance. Amount. Nature. STATE HIGHWAYS. Prime's Highway. £ s. d. £ s. d. City Boundary to White Horse Hotel, Newtown 25 15 9 Mitchell-road to Barwon Park road 77 2 9 Cook's River to Kogarah Boundary 1,665 14 2 720 15 1 Reconditioning. Arncliffe Hill 44 3 10 Kogarah Boundary to Georges River 691 11 3 39 0 4 Bridges. Georges River to Loftus 1,121 12 5 1,230 IS 0 Reconditioning and edges. Loftus to 19,T m 58 11 4 5 9 8 Safety fencing. 19J- in. to 2G£ ui 610 17 6 2 12 O Safety fencing. 26J m. to 32J m 155 5 9 32| m. to top of Bulli Pass 2,485 19 9 1,758 4 1 Gravelling and safety fencing. Bulli Pass 1,264 16 2 2,064 0 0 Surfacing, reconditioning, storm damage, safety fencing, and bridges. Bume Highway, Parramatta-road to Dickenaon-avenue (excluding intermediate tram 584 1 11 section). Hercules-rtreet to Milton-rtreet (intermediate tram section) 168 4 9 Dickenson-avenue to Burwood-road 35 11 2 Btirwood-road to Broadway 395 11 4 643 8 4 Reconditioning. Broadway to Woodville-road 2,S42, 5 11 546 4 9 Reconditioning. Woodville-road to Cross Roads 2,563 5 0 714 13 7 Reconditioning. Cross Roads to Carne's Hill 756 13 5 402 13 2 Drainage and widening. Carne's Hill Deviation (bituminous macadam) 28 2 9 Carne's Hill Deviation and extension to Main Road No. 178 (concrete) 490 3 1 From junction witli M.R. 178 to Caindeu Bridge 261 13 9 10 0 8 Camden Bridge. Great Western Highway. City-ioad to Taverner's Hill 872 6 7 707 14 4 Surfacing and reconditioning. Taverner's Hill to Field's Corner 265 12 7 670 3 2 Reconditioning. Field's Corner to Powell's Creek 2,730 8 11 627 18 10 Surfacing. Powell's Creek to Duck River .. 728 16 4 776 19 6 Surfacing, reconditioning, and safety fencing. Duck River to Granville Subway 434 16 0 Granville Subwav to Great Western road turnoff 407 J2 6 295 16 1 Reconditioning. Great Western road turnoll to Victoria Bridge (excluding inter 4,490 14 7 907 8 3 Surfacing, reconditioning, gravel mediate concrete section at Penrith). ling, widening, bridges, safety fences and storm damage. Intermediate concrete section at Penrith 80 5 7 7 4 3 Storm damage. Victoria Bridne to Blaxland 676 13 9 39 8 1 Victoria Bridge and storm dam age. Blaxland to Springwoodv 790 18 S 6 4 0 Storm damage. Springwood to Mt. Victoria (excluding penetration macadam in 8,445 2 7 5,890 17 9 Surfacing, reconditioning, brid Blackheathl. ges, signposting and contin gencies. Penetration macadam section at Blackheath 130 7 7 Victoria Pass road 71 15 5 788 3 7 Widening. Pacific Highway. 10 North Sydney Boundary to Longueville-road 189 15 2 99 5 3 Surfacing. I Longueville-road to Boundary-street 340 15 4 1 IS 3 Safety fencing. Boundary-street to Pearce's Corner Maintained by Ku-ring-gai Council. Pearce's Corner to Hookham's Corner Maintained by Hornsby Council. Hookham's Corner to Berowra 1,105 6 2 4 6 3 Safety fencing and storm damage. Berowra to Kangaroo Point 398 1 5 53 17 0 Safety fencing and storm damage. Peat's Ferry, Hawkesbury River 6,843 18 8 One hali operating costs. Re mainder charged to Country Main Roads Fund. Liver pool-road to Parramatta-road 1.317 16 10 612 19 3 Surfacing and reconditioning. Western-road turnoff to Barney-street 151 2 3 Windsor-road to Burns ide-street 117 12 0 15 Maintenance by Board—continued. On Special Maintenance (including the Main On General Upkeep of Ferries) or Minor Improve Road Name and Section- Road ment Works. No. Maintenance. Amount, j Nature. MAIN EOAD^ £ s. d; £ s- d. 154 Richmond to State Highway No. 5 1.46S 6 10 27 16 0 Storm damage. State Highway No. 5 to 3m. 70c. South 271 S 1 549 7 1 Reconditioning, gravelling avid storm damnge. From 5i M.P. South 204 0 2 14 14 3 Grading. 155 State Highway No. 5 to Nepean Boundary 77 0 4 54 3 6 Grading and storm damage. 159 Manly Lagoon Bridges 11 7 11 102 l)e Burgh'3 Bridge : 15 11 2 104 Spit Bridge 119 16 7 Xairabeen Bridges 77 7 4 165 Glebe Island Bridge to Iron Cove Bridge 206 0 2 251 Reconditioning and Glebe Island Bridge. Iron Cove Bridge to Oladesville Bridge 210 3 2 893 7 3 Reconditioning and Iron Cove Bridge. Gladesville Bridge to Pittwater-road . 212 11 8 2,014 3 8 Reconditioning and Gladesville Bridge. PittwatrCi-road to Mnrsden-road Maintained by Hyde Council. Marsden-road to Fennant-street 207 15 0 8 0 Drainage. 166 Gladesville-Toad to Mary-street 168 17 3 166 Mary-street to Fig Tree Bridge 207 3 5 45 13 9 ftdges. Fig Tree Bridge to Longueville-road 664 10 0 625 18 1 Reconditioning edges, and Fig Tree Bridge. Longueville-road to State Highway No. 10 66 14 10 167 Hurlstonc Park to Canterbury Railway Station 05 10 6 Sharpe-street to Beamish-street 155 4 10 170 Boundary-street to Wilson-street • 504 6 179 17 11 Reconditioning. Wilson-street lo Tram Terminus 85 5 171 Bunnerong-road 6 8 177 -8 Cioss Koads to Narcllan 3,113 2 Campbelltown to Appin 1,279 19 38 J 3 Surfacing and safety fencing. Appin to Bulli Shire Boundary MnintMned by Wollondilly Couii.ll. Bulli Shire Boundary to junction with State Highway No. 1 at Bulli Pas?. 179 Menangl(!-road 336 15 2 Sanding and grading. 181 McCroth's Hill to Cuttai Creek 491 7 1 403 2 0 Surfacing, reconditioning, widen ing and. bridges. t'attai Creek to end of metal section 576 3 3 37 2 10 Bridges. End of metal section to Wiseman's Ferry 1,413 16 10 2,802 18 0 Gravelling, widening and safety fencing. 1«2 South Creek Bridge ' 2 2 1 Hawkesbury Bridge 27 19 4 183 Shea's Creek Bridge 20 6 10 184 Barnev-^trcct to Woollen Mills . 60 1 9 Woollen Mills to McGrath's Hill 2,468 18 9 1,954 10 7 Reconditioning and storm dam age. MeGrntb's Hill to Rickaby Creek 432 12 10 153 3 5 Surfacing and gravelling. 184 Riokaby Creek to Church Bill ... 421 17 3 18 10 9 Gravelling and drainage. Church Hill to Richmond Bridge 272 3 5 597 19 9 Surfacing, widening, storm dam age and Richmond Bridge. 185 Bald Hill to Stanwell Park 963 9 0 95 6 10 Safety fencing and storm damage. Stanwcll Park to State Highway No. 1 at foot of Bulli Pass .. 3,494 7 0 652 7 3 Bridges, drainage, storm damage and safety fencing. 194 Bascule Bridge over Cook's River 634 2 0 199 State Highway No. 1 to Rarasgate-avenue ... Maintained by Council. Ramsgatc-aveiuie to Georges River 107 1 6 Taicn Point Ferry 3,782 17 9 Ferry upkeep and maintenance. 200 Ryde Ferry 3,106 5 3 Ferry upkeep and maintenance. 309 Berry and Aston streets 183 38 2 104 18 10 Surfacing, Ac. 315 State Highway No. 2 to Cook's River Bridge 575 7 9 130 S 4 Preconditioning. Cook's River Bridge to Broad Arrow road ... 2.151 15 11 033 16 1 Surfacing and reconditioning. 317 Fitzgerald-avenue 43 10 2 63,405 7 10 46,911 19 0 Signposting, traflic domes and white lines 1,058 16 5 Restoration of Road openings 1.924 9 7 Survey of main roads with road rater machine 184 3 10 63,405 7 10 50,079 8 10 Total Expenditure 113,484 16 8 Add Stores and Materials Suspense Accounts 436 12 II I Total as per Income and Expenditure Account (paragraph 19) 113,921 0 7 PROCLAMATION OF NEW MAIN ROADS. 33. The following is a list of roads which have, during the year under review, been proclaimed under the provisions of Section 8 of the Act as New Metropolitan Main Roads :— Shire or Municipality. Road. Mileage Remarks. mLs. cbs. Sutherland No. 199, from Taren Point to Eingsway via Taren Point 1 75 This was formerly Secondary Road 2001. Secondary road. Road 2001 has" been deproclaimed and the road pro claimed as an extension of Main Bond No. 199, which formerly went from Prince's Highway to Taren Point. Main Road No. 199 now extends from Prince's Highway, Rockdale, to Eingsway. North Sydney .. . . No. 164, from Pacific Highway W« Fakmi-fetreet to Main 0 39 This road has been proclaimed a branch of Main Road No Road No. 164 at Miller-street. 164. Hunter's Hill No. 166, from Victoria-ioad via Manning-road to Main 0 1U This road has been proclaimed a branch of Main Road No. Road N'i. 166 at Saltcr-street. 166. Total 2 48i 34. During the year there were no proclaimed main roads in the County of Cumberland removed from the list. Length of Main Roads. 35. The total mileage of main roads in the County of Cumberland at the 30th June, 1931, was 589 miles 79 chains (State Highways 192 miles 70 chains and Main Roads 397 miles 9 chains). 16 DECLARATION OF SECONDARY ROADS. ^ 36. The following is a list of roads which have, during the year under reveiw, been declared secondary roads :— Shite or Municipality. Road. Mileage. Remarks. mis. chs. Hyde No. 2017, from Bias land-road (Main Road 139) via This road will ultimately form part of the northern Devlin-street to Victoria-road (Main Road 165). 0 15 approach road to the bridge to be constructed over Parramatta River at Uhr's Point. Petersham and A'hiiild No. 2018, from Great Western Highway (State Highway 1 43 Old Canterbury road is a direct road between Great No. 5) via Old Canterbury road to New Canterbury Western Highway and Mam Road 167 at Hurlstone road (Main Boad 167). Park Terminus, and acts as a relief road to that part ot Main Road 107 between Hurlstone Park and Newtown Bridge. , North Sydney and Mosman No. 2019, from intersection of Junction and Albert 2 13 This route relieves congestion on Main Road 164 between streets, via High-street, Clark-road, Kurraba-road, the Harbour Bridge approach and Cremorne Junction, Banner man-road, Murdoch -street. Rangers-road and and provides an alternative route to traffic proceeding SpoiTorth-street to Military-road (Main Road 164). beyond Cremorne and Mosman. Cabramatta and Canlcy Vale, No. 2020, from intersection of Cabramatta-road and 15 2 Part of this read from Cabramatta Railway Station to [•"airfield, St. Mary's and Hume Highway (State Highway No. 2) via Cabramatta- Main Road No. 154 at Luddenham is also Develop Nepcan. road and Mulgoa-road to Main Road No. 154 at I.udden- mental Road No. 1087. ham. No. 2021, from intersection of Stanmore-road (Main Road 2 38 This is a heavily trafficked route, forming part of a future No. 167) and Enmore-road via Enmore-road, Victoria- circumferential road, which provides direct access to a road, MarrickviHe-road. and lllawarra-road, to Cook's large residential district lying south nl Cook's River. River. Total 21 31 37. The following are roads which have, during the year under review, been removed from the list of proclaimed secondary roads :— Shire or Municipality. Road. Mileage. Remarks. mis. chs. No. 2001, from Taren Point via Taren Point road to 1 75 This road has been deproclaimed as a Secondary Road and Eingsway. proclaimed a Main Road (vide Proclamation of Main Road No. 199). ALTERATION OF ROUTE OF SECONDARY ROAD. 38. The following alteration in the route of a secondary road has been made during the year under review Shire or Municipality. Road. Mileage. Remarks. mis. chs. Ku-ring-gai, Willoughby and No. 2009. road commencing at Pacific Highway (State 0 32* The original route was—commencing at the intersection Warringah. " Highway No. 10) via Boundary-street and Babbage- of Lane Cove road and Boundary-street via Boundary- road to Roseville Bridge; thence ma Middle Harbour street to Clive-strcet, via Clive-strcet and Babbage-road road, Bod borough-road, Beacon Hill road and May- to Roseville Bridge; thence via Middle Harbour road, road: thence rAa a deviation to Pittwater-road (Main French's Forest road to Beacon Hill and Ha May-street, Road No. ]6i) near its intersection with HarborJ-road. easterly to its junction with Pittwater-road (Main Road No. 163), at Dee Why. The new route is 32 chains shorter than the old one. * Reduction in length. 39. The length of secondary roads has thus been increased, on account of new lengths declared, roads deproclaimed and remeasurements (1 mile 17 chains), by 20 miles 21 chains. The total mileage at the 30th June, 1930, was 85 miles 59 chains. )7 PART III—COUNTRY MAIN ROADS FUND. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. 40. T'lie total income, revenue and loans of the Country Main Roads Fund for the year ended 30th June, 1931, from all sources amounted to £1,263,392. This, together with £95,109 in cash carried forward when the year commenced, made an amount of £1,358,501 available for expenditure. The total expen diture of the Fund for the year was £1,263,507. 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, 1931. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1931. A.—Maintenance and Miscellaneous. EXPENDITURE. INCOME. s. d. £. s: d. 30th June, 1931— 30th June, 1931— To Maintenance of Main Roads and Bridges— By Share of Motor Taxes, in accordance with (a) Maintenance Grants to Councils ... 467,173 Sections 10 (1) and 20 (11 of the Main Roads (ft) Maintenance by Board 193,483 Act, 1924-26 894,802 0 (o) Maintenance by Public Works De Loss Transfer to Federal Aid Roads Fund 10,000 0 partment 7,767 9 673,423 18 2 ,, Transfer from Road Transport and Traffic 884,802 0 7 Repayment of Principal and Interest of Fund : 82,831 11 3 Loans, Section 21 of the Main Roads Act, „ Plant Hire and Plant Charges to Works 55,811 13 4 1924-29 65,655 7 6 „ Councils' Contributions towards Maintenance Plant Running Expenses, including Depre of Main Roads 1,914 12 4 elation 64,896 19 Miscellaneous Receipts— Miscellaneous Expenditure 4,821 16 («) Interest 16,160 19 Administrative Expenses— (6) ToU Charges on Ferries 7,849 10 (a) Salaries 36,305 11 (c) Other , 388 1 (b) Travelling Expenses, Rent, Print 24,398 11 1 ing, General Expenses, &c 17,797 4 54,102 16 Balance carried forward to " B : 186,857 11 £1,049,758 1,049,758 8 For details, see statement accompanying paragraphs 55 and 56. B.^-Construction. Expenditure Expenditure to Income during during Year Income to Year ended, Expenditure. 30th June, ended, Total. Income. 30th June, Total. 1930. 30th June, 30th June, 1930. 1931. 1931. 30th June, 1931— £ s. d. 30th JUne, 1931— s. d £ s. d. £ ; £ s. £ 4,738,820 19 9 £4,338,329 8 11 400,491 10 10,4,738,820 19 9 • The apportionment of expenditure to the 30th June, 1930, as previous published, has been re-arranged to conform with the source of receipts, t For details see statement of Accounts, paragraphs 58, 59 and 60. •64045—B 18 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH JUNE, 1931; Liability. Assets. £ a. d. s. d. s. d. SuDdry Creditors- Cash at Treasury and Sub-Advance Accounts in State Treasury—Advance from Unemploy various Banks 189,500 1 3 ment Relief Fund 15,000 0 0 Stock on Hand 9,303 7 11 Supply of Stores and Materials 2,355 3 10 Roadmaking Plant and" other Assets 364,728 10 6 Miscellaneous 11,576 12 1 Less Depreciation 215,031 17 1 29,431 15 11 149,646 19 5 Insurance Reserve ; 3,939 13 9 Sundry Debtor*— Balance oi Income and Expenditure Account 610,947 16 5 Commonwealth Government—Unemploy ment Relief Grant , 15,000 0 0 Loans to Councils for Roadwork 127,760 13 8 Loans to Councils for Plant, 48,746 2 2 Miscellaneous ; -. 9,362 1 8 200,868 17 6 549,319 549,819 6 1 NOTE.—In addition to the' liabilities stated above, repayment has to be made over varving terms of years of loans chargeable to the Country Main Roads fund, as provided in Section 21 (2j of the Main Roads Act, 1924. The principal amount of such loans outstanding on 30th June, 1031, was £471,588 2s. 9d. A. E. WARiURTON, S. R. HENDERSON, Assistant Accountant. Secretary and Accountant. I certify that the books and accounts of the Main Roads Board 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 30th June, 1931. As regards stocks of materials and stores on hand, I have accepted the certificate of the Chief Engineer of the Board that stock was taken under his supervision and that the condition of the stock is satisfactory. R. C. DAWSON, JOHN SPENCE, Auditor. Auditor-General. Department of Audit, 27th November, 1931. 41. The .total loan liability of the Fund on 30th June, 1931, was £471,588 and the details of loans raised and balances outstanding on 30th June, 1931, are set out in the following table :— LOAN LIABILITIES. Amount Amount Repayments 1930-31. Date of of Loan Balance of Particulars. Liability lCepaid to Principal on Advance. 30/6/30. undertaken. Principal. 30/6/31. £ i s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Unemployment Belief Loan0 8-0-28 1.1,000 75 fi 8 40 16 11 600 6 1 10,883 16 5 21-5-29 27,500 91 12 2 96 11 5 1,506 2 1.1 27,311 13 6 18-12-29 15,000 24 12 11 51 6 11 822 18 11 14,924 0 2 15-0-30 f. 5,2 50 89 3 9 3,008 13 0 65,160 16 3 Ordinary Loans 21-5-29 45,000 1,280 4 0 1,351 11 7 2,386 5 1 42,363 4 5 27-6-29 325,000 4,560 4 10 9.500 3 1 17,495 6 7 310,939 12 1 438,750 6,032 0 7 11,129 16 S 25,819 12 471,588 2 10,175 4 488,750 6,032 0 7 11,129 16 8 3 7 4f 471,588 2 9 • Interest at 5J per cent, 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 amount excludes a sum of £2,678 12s. '9d. paid to the Colonial Treasurer as the proportion of exchange on remittances of interest to London in 1930-31, chargeable to the Country Main Boads Fund. -THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE PROGRAMME OF WORKS TO AVAILABLE FUNDS. 42. In the preceding Annual Report, a review of the expenditure on Country Main Roads since 1st January, ]925, was given, showing how at the first, owing to the then condition of the roads, "construction" bulked more largely than "maintenance"; but that as this work, together with the maintenance of unreconstructed sections, proceeded, and as the need for construction grew proportionately less, maintenance expenditure advanced, reaching its maximum in 1929-30, viz., £1,074,861. This review need not be repeated here. A comparison for the last.three years, i.e., the three years since the commence ment of the scheme of classification of main roads now in operation, with their differential rates of assistance, will, however, be of value; and will serve to explain the necessity to which the Board was put, on two occasions, during the year, to slow up expenditure or reduce assistance. This comparison is as follows :— Expenditurc from the Country Main Roads Fund. Expenditure on Year. Interest on Construction Total Maintenance Loans, from the Expenditure. Construction. and Minor Administration, Total. Federal Aid Improvement. and other Roads Fund. Charges. £ I £ £ £ £ £ 716,251 837,918 153,284 1,707,453 645,281 2,352,734 812,892 1.074.861 189,380 2,077.133 621,440 2,698,573 1930-31 400,606 673,424 189,477 ( 1,263,507 449,718 1,713,225 Total 1,929,749 2,586,203 532,141 5,048,093 1,716,439" 6,764,532 Average annual ex- 643,250 862.068 177,380 1,682,698 572,146 2,254,844 • Excludes expenditure on Western Division Roads, supervision allowances, and contributions to Sinking Fund. 43. It will be noted that the .total expenditure for 1930-31 dropped substantially from what it had been in either of the two previous years; and that the drop was somewhat greater in construction than in maintenance. The most important feature, however, is the fact that the maintenance expenditure fell below the desirable minimum, which may be taken to be in the vicinity of £800,000 per annum. This was unavoidable, because of the commitments and obligations which had already been entered into with Councils and contractors on account of construction works. Notwithstanding the growing curtailment of funds, an immediate check and adjustment could not be applied to the contracts and agreements. There fore, on 6th October, 1930, it became necessary to circularise all Councils requesting that in the case of Trunk Roads and ordinary Main Roads programmes, the maintenance programmes designed to be completed in twelve months, i.e., at 31st December, 1930, should be made to carry on for a further four months, i.e., until 30th April, 1931; while, so far as State Highway programmes were concerned, covering the period from Jst July, 1930, to 30th June, 1931, these would need to be reduced by one-third. Later, when the payment by the Commonwealth to New South Wales of .the moneys due under the Federal Aid Roads Agreement was stopped on 1st April, 1931*, it became necessary to issue a further circular On 1st May, 1931, stating that as from that date the assistance to be given to Councils on ordinary main roads would need to be reduced to £l for £1, instead of £l§ to £1 as previously had been granted. 44. The indications are, therefore, that for the year 1931-32 it will be necessary to reduce construction works to those only which are very urgently required, e.g., replacement of worn-out bridges, &c, in an endeavour to conserve as much as possible of the available revenues for maintenance. The preservation of the existing asset in the roads rather than its enlargement is of fundamental importance, and must receive first consideration. COUNCILS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO COUNTRY MAIN ROADS. 45. The general financial position naturally had its effect on the contributions made by Councils to country main road works during the year, as will be seen from the following table, which sets out the amounts which have been contributed by Councils since the commencement of o]:>erations of the Main Roads Act. Contributions by Councils to— Year. Total. Maintenance. Construction. £ £ £ 1925-26 201,306 43,450 244,756 1926-27 213,537 192,273 305,810 1927-28 366,276 116,633 482,909 1928-29 220,864 119,199 340,063 1929-30 269,974 99,558 369,532 1930-31 128,742 33,800 162,542 Total £1,400,699 504,913 £1,905,612 NOTE.—This includes a sum of £18,788 expended by Councils during the past three years on Federal Aid Road works. 46. It will be noted that the contributions for the year 1930-31^are^theyowest that have occurred in any year : and are less, than 50 per cent, of the amounts reserved for main roads expenditure in either of the two previous years. This curtailment was due partly to the fact that the Board was unable, (as has already been indicated) to supply as great an amount as previously for ordinary main and trunk roads and partly because Councils were themselves unable to finance works to the previous extent. 47. The total contribution of £162,542 by country councils represents an average rate of approxi" mately one-fifth of a penny, or 0-2d. in the £ on the Unimproved Capital Value of rateable land in the country, whereas the average rate for the preceding five years was equivalent to id. in the "£. PROCLAMATION OF NEW MAIN ROADS. 48. As stated in the Fifth Annual Report, the total mileage of Main Roads in the Country districts under the- Main Roads Acts is subject to constant revision, as from time to time more exact particulars are obtained. Allowing for variations on this account, the lengths quoted in the last Annual Report as 3,451 miles of Highways, 2,294 miles of Trunk Roads and 7,506 miles of ordinary Main Roads, have now been adjusted to 3,468 miles of State Highways, 2,309 miles of Trunk Roads, and 7,515 miles of ordinary Main Roads, or a total of 13,292 miles as at 30th June, 1930. 49. During the ye.- the following new roads and extensions of existing State Highways, Trunk Roads and Main Roads we • proclaimed]:— Mileages. Date of Shire. Procla- Description of Road. Remarks. tion. State High Trunk Main way. Road. Road. mis..chs. mis. chs. nls. chs. Culcairn and Holbrook IS/7/30 No. 323. From the Hume Highway at Holbrook 18 0 In lieu of the Gerogery-Morven-Mangoplah to the Albury-Wagga road (Main Road No. 210) road (Main Road No. 211) in Culcairn and at Culcairn. Hume Shires. Dalgety and Tumut ... 7/11/30 No. 4. Monaro Highway from east of Yarrango- billy Caves via Rules Point to north of Yarrau- Route of Monaro Highway altered to avoid gobilly Caves. bad alignment and steep grades near 7/11/30 No. 324. From the Monaro Highway south of 0 64 YarranKobilly Caves; the original route Rules Point vin Yarrangobilly Caves to the of the Highway has been proclaimed Main Monaro Highway west of Rules Point. } Road No. 324. Lake Macquarie 27/2/31 No. 325. From the Pacific Highway near .0.. 08 Formerly Developmental Road No. 1140. Charlestown via Warner's Bay and Speer's Point to the Newcastle-Toronto road (Main Road No. 223) at Bootaroo. BiUbcnluke an&Imlay 8/5/31 No. 274. From near Cathcart via Yellow Water 18 42 Formerly Developmental Road No. 1141. hole and Mt. Darragb'to near Wyndham. Byron 29/5/31 No. 10. Pacific Highway from' Bangalow to 1 Route of Pacific Highway altered to follow Ewingsdale. [_ direct route from Bangalow to Ewing«- 29/5/31 No. 65. From the Pacific Highway at Bangalow 11 50 ( dale; the road via Byron Bay proclaimed via Bryon Bay to Ewingsdale. J part of Trunk Road No. 65. Totals 9 0 11 50 50 14 * See Part V., paragraph 71 of this report. 20 50. During the year the following roads were removed from the list of proclaimed main roads:— Mileages. Municipality Date of or Procla Description of Road. Bemarks. Shire. mation. State Main High Trunk way. Road. Road. mis. chs. mlB. chs. mis. chs. Culcairn and Hume 18/7/30 No. 211. The Gerogery-Morven-Mango plah road 47 4 'The Hotbrook-Culcairn road (Jiain Road within Culcairn and Hume Shiics. No. 323) proclaimed in lien. Dalgety and Tumut 7/11/30 No. 4. Monaro Highway, from south of Rules 6 04 Route of Highway altered and this road Point, via Varrangobilly Caves to west of Rules proclaimed Main Road No. 324. Point. Murwillumbah and Tweed 27/2/31 No. 142. From Murwillumbah ria North Tum- 13 40 bulgum to the Pacific Highway at Chinderah. Dcproclaimed on completion of the recon 27/2/31 No. 303. From North Tumbulgum via North 4 10 struction of the Pacific Highway on the Tumbulgum Farms to the North Tumbulgum- south side of Tweed River. Chinderah road. Bibbenluke and Imlay ... 13/3/31 No. 274. From Kanoona to the"BombaIa-Mt Deproclaimed in connection with the re- Darragh-Wyndham road near Cathcart. I oreanisation of the Main Roads System, in 13/3/31 No. 275. From near Wyndham via New Build-, i the Shires of Bibbenluke and Imlay, ings to the Bombala-Mt. Darragh-Wyndham" following the construction of the Mt. road near Cathcart. I Darragh road. 13/3/31 No. 276. From Burragate to New Buildings I 29/5/31 No. 10. Pacific Highway, from Bangalow via 11 50 Route of Highwav altered. This road pro Byron Bay to Ewingsdale. I claimed part of Trunk Road No. 05. Totals 18 34 112 78 51. In addition, two important roads were partially or wholly renamed, viz., the Sydney-Newcastle section of what was previously known as the Great Northern Highway, and the North Coast Highway, wdiich were grouped together and renamed the " Pacific Highway," with the number " 10 " (see June, 1931, issue of Board's journal, Main Roads), the designation of " Great Northern " being confined to the Table lands route from Hexham via Maitland, Singleton, Tamworth, Glen Innes and Tenterfield. 52. Trunk Road No. 58, extending along the Murrumbidgee River from Wagga to Hay, was also given the name of " Sturt Trunk Road," in honour of the explorer, the centenary of whose journey was celebrated during the year. LENGTH OF MAIN ROADS. 53. The result of the above additions and deductions has been that the total length of all main roads has been reduced by 60 miles, and the mileages at 30th June, 1931, were 3,459 miles of State Highways, 2,321 miles of Trunk Roads, 7,452 miles of ordinary Main Roads, or a total of 13,232 miles. 54. The dissection of these mileages in the Country Highway Divisions is as under:— Ordinary Total. Division. State Highways. Trunk Roads. Main Roads. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Outer Metropolitan 428 174 1,311 1,913 544 358 958 1,860 683 280 1,165 2,128 734 288 1,143 2,165 541 600 1,728 2,875 629 615 1,147 2,291 Totals 3,459 2,321 7,452 13,232 MAINTENANCE BY COUNCILS. 55. The following is a statement of Grants and Payments made to Councils on account of main tenance during the year :— STATE HIGHWAYS. Granta approved Grants approved; Grants approved Payments made Main during year to 30/6/31, Council. Road No. but unpaid at during year but unpaid at 30/6/30. 1930/31. 1930/31. 30/6/31. Prince's Highway. £ B. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Outer Metropolitan Division- Berry 119 0 0 119 0 0 Nowra 29 3 4 29 3 4 Woilongong 851 17 2 508 18 7 342 18 7 Bulli 30 0 0 88 13 8* 58 13 8* Southern Division- Bega 156 0 0 156 0 0 Nowra 30 0 0 30 0 0 Total 978 6 10 784 8 3 342 18 7 Hume Highway. Outer Metropolitan Dirisioti— Mlttagong 2 325 0 8 225 0 8 100 . 0 0 Nattai 2 1,384 10 0 4,397 11 2 2,287 11 2 3,494 10 0 Wingecarribee 2 209 0 0 4,062 10 0 1,961 10 0 2.310 0 0 Southern Division— Goulburn City . 2 577 11 4 482 6 11 849 9 3 210 9 0 Yass 2 27 0 0 22 14 4* 4 5 S Mulwaree 2 366 5 9 3,736 0 0 3,841 5 9 201 0 0 Riverina Division- Albury 2 408 6 8 408 6 8 Gundagai .... 2 733 3 9 6,521 9 4 6,429 13 1 825 0 0 Holbrook .... 2 3,181 19 8 538 10 3 3,020 9 11. 700 0 0 Hume 2 326 19 6 2,695 16 5 2,700 0 0 322 15 11 Tumut o 200 0 0 200 0 0 Total 6,806 10 0 23,344 17 1 21,927 12 2 8,223 14 11 * Grants cancelled and refunds. 21 STATE HIGHWAYS—continued. Grants approved Grants approved Grants approved Payments made to 30/6/31, Main Road but unpaid at during year during year Council. So. • but unpaid at 30/6/30. 1930/31. 1930/31. 30/6/31. Federal Highway. Southern, Divieion- £ 8. d. I £ s. d. £ %. d. £ 8. d. Mulwaree .... 3 1,425 0 0 1,425 0 0 —, 1_ Monaro Hig)may Southern Division— Coorria 4 393 10 6 609 10 0 973 10 6 29 10 0 Monaro 4 170 0 0 2,250 19 6 2,064 19 6 356 0 0 liiverina Division— Wagga 4 81 11 0 100 0 0 181 11 0 Guudacai 4 666 0 0 666 0 0 Turnut 4 403 0 0 4,200 0 0 4,603 0 0 Total 1,048 1 6 7,826 9 6 8,489 1 0 385 10 0 Great Western Highway. Outer Metropolitan Division- Batliurst 40 0 0 353 0 0 393 0 0 5 j * Mid-Western H ighway. Outer Metropolitan Division— Bathurst 6 95 0 0 75 0 0 20 0 0 Abercrombie 6 60 0 0 2,520 0 0 2,054 0 0 526 0 0 Riverina Division- Balranald .... 6 225 0 0 400 0 0 475 0 0 150 0 0 Hay 6 449 6 8 449 6 8 Bland 6 900 0 0 3,915 0 0 4,400 0 0 415 0 0 Carrathool . 6 308 10 6 308 10 6 Wakool .... 6 242 0 0 1.133 6 8 942 0 0 433 6 8 Waradgcry . 6 69 0 0 380 13 4 455 13 4 Central Western Division— Blayney 6 149 2 0 149 2 O Carcoar 6 249 4 0 50 0 0 199 4 0 Cowra 6 36 19 3 956 14 3 993 13 6 Dubbo 0 70 0 O 70 0 0 Grenfell . 6 36 18 4 491 8 0 528 6 4 Lyndhurat r, 981 8 0 2.283 .1 0 3.151 8 6 113 5 0 Waugoola 6 280 5 0 2,83.1. 7 6 2.944 17 0 166 15 6 Wcddln . 6 128 18 3 1,993 2 2 2,022 8 5 99 12 0 Total 2,960 9 "4 18,232 0 19,069 6 3 | 2,123 3 2 N orth-Western 1Iighway. Outer Metropolitan Division- Bathurst 7 405 5 8 25 0 0* 380 r. 8 Abercrombie 7 150 12 8 2,972 13 4 2,414 IS O 708 8 9 Central Western Division— Molong 7 36 12 0 317 8 0 354 0 0 Hgiromine 7 220 O 0 220 0 0 Myngan 7 40 7 9 230 2 1 276 9 10 Orange 7 18 13 6 140 0 0 158 13 c< Wellington 7 19 10 0 289 13 10 304 3 10 5 0 0 Amaroo 7 . 151 0 0 1,788 9 5 1.851 1 0 88 8 5 Bogan 7 54) 19 4 2.919 9 2 • • 3.234 • 9 8 226 18 10 Canobolas , 7 237 16 1 2.710 9 0 2.812 16 1 135 9 0 Cobbora 7 244 9 1 1.764 12 8 1,646 1 9 363 0 (I Macquarie i 232 4 8 2.758 3 7 2,794 18 4 .195 9 11. Marthaguy 7 198 13 1 2.381 18 8 2.383 18 5 196 13 4 Talbragar 7 632 4 0 1.377 n 9 1,572 19 !> ] 436 16 9 Timbrebongic 7 130 IS 4 39 4 2 91 14 2 1 Total £i 3,040 6 2 | 19,812 7 4 | 20,496 10 0 | 2.356 3 6 Barrier Highway. Central Western Division • .M yngan 16 17 6 16 1' Bogan 288 10 0 1,622 9 8 1,911 l Total 1,928 3 2 j Great Northern Highway. Outer Metropolitan Division- Grcta 9 1,330 1.8 0 509 12 9 1,464 10 9 376 0 0 Maitland, East 9 351 4 8 89 4 S 262 l) 0 Maitland, West 9 262 8 0 500 16 1 544 0 3 219 3 10 Muswell brook 9 270 0 0 225 0 0 45 0 0 Singleton 9 j 88 0 0 88 0 0 Kearslev 9 148 0 0 3.921 2 7 2.259 2 7 1,810 0 0 Patrick Plains 9 582 0 0 1.029 5 6 1,61 1 5 6 Lower Northern Division- r, ._> Aberdcen 9 117 111 471 14 414 0 0 175 1) II Armidale 9 3.13 0 0 263 (1 O 5() 0 II MURRURUIIDI i it 728 Hi '.1 728 16 9 Scone 1 9 40(1 II O 200 I) 0 200 0 0 Tarn worth 1 9 900 0 u 9.18 0 0 1.578 0 0 210 0 0 Uralla 1 9 349 7 6 349 7 6 Cockburn 9 220 0 0 2.785 3 4 2.438 10 1} ">iif> 13 4 Uumaresq 9 170 0 0 2.233 0 0 2.103 0 0 300 0 (1 Gostwyek 9 160 0 0 2125 !1 11 1.888 11 11 397 0 (I .•N'undlc 9 90 0 0 934 0 I) 976 11 10 17 H Peel 9 ' 45(1 u 0 1.831 7 O 1.847 17 0 •133 10 0 Tama rang 9 1,200 0 0 1,473 O 0 2.473 0 0 200 (1 (1 Upper Hunter 9 •200 0 0 2.376 S 4 2.276 8 1 300 0 0 Warrah 9 206 0 0 2,026 8 4 1,679 8 4 553 t) 0 Upper Northern Divinion— Glen Innes 2,120 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,120 0 (1 Tenterfield Municipality. 193 6 5 193 6 5 Guyra 791 0 0 3.865 18 11 4.456 IS 11 200 0 0 Severn 2.708 0 0 2,343 0 0 365 0 0 Tenterfield Shire 2,170" 0 0 4.261 5 5 5,753 0 5 678 5 l> Total £ 9,310 11 10 38,471 9 8 | 39,156 1 o 8.626 0 4 •Grants ancolled and refunds 22 STATE HIGHWAYS—continued. Grants approved Main Grants approved, Grants approved Payments made to 30/6/31, Council. Road No. but unpaid at during year during year but unpaid at 30/6/30. 1930/31. 1930/31. 30/6/31. Pacific Highway. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. A. Ottter Metropolitan Division— Hamilton 10 90 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 Raymond Terrace 10 60 0 0 382 5 9 392 5 9 50 0 0 Waratah 10 220 0 0 150 0 0 70 0 0 Wickham 10 129 6 8 26 13 4* 156 0 0 Erlna 10 210 0 0 2,217 0 0 1,185 0 0 1,242 0 0 Port Stephens 10 422 0 0 3,773 14 8 2,084 14 8 2,111 0 0 Stroud 10 2,619 0 0 5,157 17 0 5,619 0 0 2,157 17 0 Lower Northern Division— Taree 10 500 0 0 600 0 0 1,070 0 0 30 0 0 Bellingcn 10 3,227 3 11 3,178 3 11 49 0 0 Gloucester. 10 1,170 0 0 2,664 0 0 3,534 0 0 300 0 0 Manning 10 1,500 0 0 4,283 11 0 6,243 11 0 540 0 0 Nambucca 10 287 0 0 3,332 19 4 3,619 19 4 Tipper Northern Division— Ballina 10 351 10 10 1,791 4 4 2,022 15 2 120 0 0 Grafton, South 10 40 0 0 75 0 0 115 0 0 Maclean e. 10 300 0 0 300 0 0 Mullumbimby 10 9 2 0 34 0 0 43 2 0 Murwillnmbah 10 60 0 0 60 0 0 TJlmarra 10 400 0 0 594 17 8* 194 17 8* Byron 10 300 0 0 2,044 6 0 2,944 6 0 Dorrigo 10 315 0 0 4,200 0 0 3,415 0 0 1,100 0 0 Harwood 10 340 0 0 3,490 16 6 3,080 16 6 750 0 0 Orara 10 340 0 0 378 12 7 718 12 7 Tintenbar 10 372 13 0 4,343 19 10 4,206 12 10 510 0 0 Tweed 10 473 10 0 5,461 7 6 5,711 10 0 223 7 6 Woodburn 10 500 0 0 6,800 0 0 7,300 0 0 Total £ 10,209 15 10 55,062 7 5 55,822 18 9 9,449 4 6 Oxley Highway. Lower Northern Division- Gunnedah 11 50 0 0 1.72 18 2 194 8 2 28 10 0 Tamworth 11 80 0 0 238 0 0* 158 0 0* Walcha 11 66 0 0 300 0 0 212 0 0 144 0 0 Apsley 11 244 0 0 1,963 0 0 2,144 0 0 63 0 0 Coekburn 11 100 0 0 533 13 4 533 13 4 100 0 0 Coonabarabran .... 11 250 0 0 2,667 0 0 1,850 0 0 967 0 0 Hastings 11 - 20 0 0 20 0 0 Liverpool Plains .... 11 150 0 0 1,758 15 10 1,568 15 10 350 0 0 Peel 11 650 0 0 1,733 12 6 2,289 12 6 94 0 0 Central Western Division- Gilgandra 11 298 18 10 2,719 1.8 0 2,306 18 10 711 18 0 Mafthaguy 11 445 10 0 445 10 0 Timbrebougie 11 63 14 o 1 13 4» 62 0 10 Total 1,942 13 0 11,974 14 6 11,458 19 6 2,458 8 0 Gwydir HigJ way. Upper Northern Dii'ision- Glen Innes 12 so 0 0 80 0 0 Grafton, South 12 586 0 6 550 0 0 36 U 0 Inverell 12 41 15 0 3,390 0 0 2,306 15 0 1,125 0 0 Moree 12 50 0 0 248 2 9 276 2 9 22 0 0 Bannockburn 12 170 0 0 2,694 3 6 2,729 3 6 135 0 0 Boolooroo 12 305 0 0 311 10 0 591 10 0 25 0 0 Boomi 12 85 0 0 520 0 0 550 0 0 55 0 0 Macintyre 12 295 0 0 2,014 5 8 2,109 5 8 200 0 0 Nymboida 12 366 12 3 3,965 18 8 4.146 10 11 186 0 0 Severn 12 292 6 0 3,671 19 5 3,964 4 5 YaUaroi 12 145 0 0 2,700 0 0 2,710 0 0 135 0 0 Central Western Division— Walgett 12 140 0 0 140 0 0 Total ... 1,830 12 3 20,242 0 6 20,153 12 3 1,919 0 6 Total for Highways ... 37,626 15 11 199,362 0 1 201,104 12 6 35.8S4 3 6 TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROADS. Grants approved Grants approved, Grants approved Payments made Main to 30/6/31. Council. Road No. but unpaid at during vear during year but unpaid at 30/6/30. 1930-31. 1930-31. 30/6/31. Outer Metropolitan Division. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ d. Adamstown 107, 188 131 0 0 90 0 0 41 o' 0 Bathurst 54 1,646* 0 1 2,091 17 10* 445 17 9* Berry 261, 293 235 0 0 120 0 0 11.5 0 0 Bowral 260, 300 66 0 0 186 7 11 157 7 11 95 0 0 Camden 259 251 16 0 158 18 1 260 14 1 150 0 0 Cessnock 218, 220 451 16 0 451 16 0 Dungog 101 18 0 0 IS 0 0 Hamilton 107, 188 499 14 0 499 14 0 Hlawarra, Central 186, 295 173 4 10 950 17 0 950 -0 0 174 1 10 Jamberoo 264, 266 137 0 0 900 0 0 492 0 0 545 0 0 Kiama 264 180 0 0 180 0 0 Lambton 107 400 0 0 380 19 4 566 16 0 214 3 4 Lambton, New.... 107, 223 1,407 12 0 240 0 0 1,580 0 0 67 12 0 Maitland, East . 102,103,104 269 11 0 23S 6 0 31 5 0 Maitland, West . 218 982 9 1 314 1 0 668 8 1 Merewether 188 188 3 4 1.88 3 4 Mittagong 260 69 0 0 69 0 0 Morpeth 102 155 0 0 106 5 0 255 0 0 6 5 0 "" • Grants cancelled and refunds. 23 TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROADS—continued. Main Road Grants Approved Grants Approved Granti- Approved Council. but unpaid at during year Payments made to 80/6/31, but No. 30/6/30. 1930/31. during 1930/31. unpaidat30/6/31. Outer Metropolitan Division—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Moss Vale ' 260, 261, 262 354 3 5 539 10 0 400 0 0 Mudgee 214 16 12 6 15 0 0 Muswellbrook Municipal 208, 209 67 11 1 52 11 1 Raymond Terrace 1.04 45 0 0 40 0 0 Shellharbour 262, 266 86 0 0 120 0 0 206 0 0 Singleton 128 * 51 17 4 41 17 4 Wallsend 107, 217 275 4 6 500 0 0 595 4 6 Wickham 316 58 1 10 Wollongong 186, 295 12 0 0 494 9 7 499 10 1 Abercrombie 54,176. 246, 661 0 0 3,818 19 9 1,949 19 9 252. Blaxland .... 55,255,292 1,641 10 8 3,200 6 8 2,541 10 8 Bohvarra .... 101,102,103 1,579 10 0 168 4 4 1.158 1 8 Cambewarra 251,261, 307 904 0 0 585 8 0 1,232 10 0 Colo 181,182,184 146 8 0 1,190 19 2 987 7 2 Cudgegong . 55,208,214, 2,509 0 0 2,120 0 0 3,120 0 0 216. Erina .. 223, 225 987 0 0 850 0 0 1,360 0 0 Kearslev 181,195,218, 2,702 4 0 2,978 9 0 3,780 13 0 220. Lake Macquarie .... 217,220, 223 1,070 11 3 1.050 4 10 2,720 16 1 Muswellbrook Shire 208, 209, 213 2,503 2 0 178 6 8 1,689 2 0 Nattai 258,200, 262, 5,891 16 0 3,040 0 0 6,509 16 0 263, 265. Oberon 253, 255,'256 515 0 0 706 5 0 671 5 0 128,181, 213, 256 19 7 1,300 11 7 933 12 10 Patrick Plains . 220. 101,102,108. 7,973 0 0 4.279 7 10* 2,393 12 Port Stephens . 294, 301, 302. 54, 55. 208, 859 0 0 2,108 2 10 1,587 2 10 Rylstone 215. 101,110.Ill, 1,720 0 0 3,328 15 2 3.148 15 0 Stroud 28'>. 1.02, 1.04,105. 1,999 12 0 3,242 0 0 3,230 0 0 Tarro 107,195, 218, 220. Turon 54, 216, 255, 3,260 0 0 2,217 4 10 4,402 10 0 256. Wallarobba .... 101,128,289, 1,728 16 0 1,131 6 6 2,180 0 0 301, 302. Wingecarribee . 260,261,262, 1,550 18 3 2,150 3 8 2,501 1 11 263, 264. 265. WoUondilly .... 179,219,259, 464 8 0 2,110 5 2 850 1 2 272. 279. • » Total 46,532 16 7 38,940 10 7 56,743 0 10 Southern Division. Bcga 272 5 5 9 5 5 9 1 Bombala 53, 274 63 13 4 98 3 7 149 10 0 12 6 11 Braldwood 51,267,270, 340 0 0 53 0 393 9 O 271. Burrowa 56, 241,248 20 0 1 178 10 0 198 10 1 Cooma - 52 15 0 0 15 0 0 Goulburn City 54, 248, 251, 1,579 10 10 116 18 11 1,326 5 0 370 4 9 256. Queanbeyan 51, 52, 56 25 0 0 23 4 11* 1 15 1 249. Yass 56, 278 200 ii 0 634 10 8 6S5 15 8 155 0 0 Bibbenluke ,53, 274,275, 1,578 10 7 1,001 9 3 1,633 5 11 946 13 n 2S8. Clyde 267, 312 252 1 1 347 17 1 181. 13 4 418 4 10 Crookwell 54.201,247, 2,011 16 0 2,289 19 9 2,190 13 4 2,M 1 2 r> 248, 249, 256, 291. Dalgety i 286, 287 650 0 0 97 6 7 500 0 0 .247 6 7 Curobodalla 51,271,272 1.208 12 0 197 8 1.165 12 3 240 <; 5 Goodiftdigbee. 56. 241,243. 587 3 0 1.114 4 8 447 •1 0 1.253 .18 8 249, 278. Gunning 241,248,249. 1,695 8 2 271 5 1* 1,206 10 11 217 12 •> 251, 283. Imlay 274. 275. 276. 700 0 0 1,165 0 0 552 0 0 1.313 0 0 277, 326. Monaro 52, 53 670 0 0 370 17 4 595 17 4 445 0 0 Mulwarec 54,231,247 3,593 8 8 2,989 18 5 3,880 18 5 2,702 8 8 248, 251, 256, 258,268,269. Mumbulla 272,273, 320 865 4 0 968 10 0 1.083 0 0 750 14 6 56, 241.248. 2,067 0 O 1,510 0 O 2,517 0 0 1,060 1) O Murrungal 264. 51,267,269, 2,635 15 I 908 8 7 2,130 12 4 1,113 11 4- Tallaganda 270, 271. 51, 52, 56, 2,650 10 6 71 8 6* 2,443 5 11 135 16 1 Yarrowlumla 249, 268, 270. 286. Total : £, 23,399 IS 4 13.696 18 3 23,288 9 4 13,808 7 3 •Grants cancelled and refunds. 24 TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN BOADS—continued. Grants approved Grants approved Grants approved Payments made to 30/6/31, but Council. Main but unpaid at during year during year Road No. 1930/33. 1030/31. unpaid at 30/6/30. 30/6/31. Lower Northern Division. £ s. d. £ S. A. £ 8. d. £ s. d. Armidale 121, 124 228 0 0 228 0 0 Barraba Municipal 63 15 0 0 15 0 0 Gulgong 65, 233 181 1 0 181 1 0 Gunnedah 126 7 14 10 7 14 10 Kempsey 116, 198 216 2 4 4 4 8" 185 15 9 26 2 4 Manilla 63 225 6 8 113 6 8 112 0 0 Narrahri 126, 127 34 18 0 468 0 0 259 0 0 243 18 0 Narrabri West 127 336 0 0 336 0 0 Port Macquarie 113 16 4 11 16 4 11 Quirindi 129, 130 43 16 0 43 16 0 Scone 62, 105 192 0 0 192 0 0 Tarn worth 63 48 2 3 20 0 0 68 2 3 Uralla 115, 122 316 0 0 245 12 0 70 8 0 Walcha 115 119 4 6 119 4 6 Wingham 109,112,192 223 4 0 127 4 0 96 0 0 Apsley 115 90 0 0 30 0 0 60 0 0 Barraba Shire 63,132,133 820 0 0 820 0 0 Belllngen 118,119 125 0 0 1,368 12 10 1,093 12 10 400 0 0 Cockburn 63, 105 1,334 13 4 1,238 0 0 90 13 4 Coolah 55, 62 1,612 0 0 1,248 13 4 363 6 8 Coonabarabran 55,129, 205 1,192 0 0 632 2 8 1,400 0 0 424 2 8 Dumaresq 116,121,124 3,150 5 6 1,617 0 0 3,417 5 6 1,350 0 0 Gostwyck 115,122,124, 900 0 0 1,040 0 0 1,400 0 0 540 0 0 132. Hastings 112 555 0 0 550 0 0 805 0 0 300 0 0 Liverpool Plains 55, 126 1,732 17 10 986 13 4 2,032 17 10 686 13 4 Macleay , 116. 198 1,893 0 0 1,244 5 8 1,887 5 8 1,250 0 0 Manning 109,110,111, 2,610 0 0 1,511 4 0 8,111 4 0 1,010 0 0 112, 192. Mandowa - 63 800 0 0 698 G 1 881 12 9 616 13 4 Merriwa G2,209,214 1,630 6 s 1,389 0 0 1,785 0 0 1,240 6 8 Nambucca 117, 118 400 0 0 400 0 0 Namoi 126.127,133 2,435 0 0 18 0 0* 2,265 0 0 152 0 0 Nundle 105, 106 641 0 0 1,229 3 1 1,182 3 1 588 0 0 Peel 130 355 0 0 1,254 6 0 1,200 0 0 409 6 0 Tamarang 106,126,129, 39 12 0 2,100 0 0 1,989 12 0 150 0 0 130. Upper Hunter 62, 105 1,335 6 8 1,435 0 0 1,835 6 8 935 0 0 Wyaldra 55, 233 46 0 0 1,012 0 0 686 0 0 372 0 0 Total £ ... 24,048 0 7 20,291 5 4 32,734 17 4 11,604 8 7 Upper Northern Division. Ballina 64, 146 104 3 4 438 18 8 119 15 4 423 6 8 Bingara .... 63 108 4 0 18 4 0 90 0 0 Casino 64,140 981 3 4 68 12 0 971 18 10 77 16 6 Coraki 149 132 5 9 12 5 9 120 0 0 Grafton City 161, 298 27 0 0 1 4 1 28 4 1 Inverell 114,115,1S7, 1,169 0 0 926 0 0 1,050 0 0 1,046 0 0 187. Liamore 64, 142 1,251 0 1 464 10 7 1,415 16 8 300 0 0 Moree 126 144 8 6 144 8 5 Mullumblmby 306 183 2 1 183 2 1 Murwillumbah 305 71 2 5 71 2 5 Tenterfield Municipal 64, 138 75 0 0 19 6 3* 25 13 9 30 0 0 Ashford 63 4,029 8 0 2,000 0 0 5,790 0 0 239 8 0 Bannockburn 114,115,134. 1,110 0 0 1,053 13 4 1,695 16 8 467 16 8 135, 187. Boolooroo .. 63,126,232 1,041 10 5 947 4 10 1,151 4 3 838 0 0 Boomi 232 27 4 0 200 0 0 27 4 0 200 0 0 Byron 65,144, 300 2,796 14 11 3,605 17 3 4,322 1 2 2,380 11 0 Copmanhurst 150, 151 1,956 9 0 537 9 6* 1,418 19 6 Dorrlgo 119,120, 297 3,818 14 5 1,699 10 11 3,524 19 8 1,993 5 8 Gundurimha 64,147,146, 2,029 13 2 845 3 11 2,645 13 11 229 3 148. Gnyra 115,124,135 2,534 10 0 1.700 0 0 2,950 0 0 1,344 10 0 Gwydir 63,133,134 3,784 14 5 1,859 13 1* 1,506 0 0 419 1 4 Harwood ,.. 152 600 0 0 606 10 6 881 10" 6 325 0 0 Kyogle 64,140,141 5,778 14 2 4,289 19 3 7,512 0 1 2,556 13 4 Macintyre 135,136,137 1,248 14 1 1,100 0 0 1,485 0 0 863 14 1 Nyroboidn 119,120,121 1,097 18 10 1,930 3 4 2,053 1 6 975 0 8 Orara 297 128 12 0 8 0 2 73 0 0 63 12 2 Severn 130 600 0 0 600 0 0 740 0 0 460 0 0 Tenterfield Shire 64 3.333 0 0 3,113 8 5 4,656 8 5 1,790 0 0 Terania 65,141,142, 3,924 14 10 723 16 6 4,351 0 0 297 11 4 306. Tintenbar 64, 146 606 16 0 252 9 0 810 0 49 5 0 Tomki .... 64,140,149, 1,250 0 0 2,350 0 0 2,070 0 1,530 0 0 151. Tweed .... 142, 143 153 10 1 1,282 11 8 1,096 0 340 1 9 Woodbum 145, 153 1,034 3 6 672 4 2 1,705 12 300 15 6 Yallaroi . 63 2,638 0 0 3,042 16 8 S.935 0 1,745 16 8 Total £ 49,131 3 7 32,805 0 1 21,495 9 6 Riverina Division. Albury 210, 212 41 4 5 643 12 0 591 4 5 93 12 Balranald 221 150 0 0 150 0 0 Cootamundra 242, 243 77 18 305 2 0 383 0 3 Corowa 212,250,299 416 0 380 0 0 36 0 Denillquin 59, 60, 212 858 0 523 13 4 805 0 0 576 13 Hav 58, 60 150 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 Hihston 254, 257 51 12 0 51 12 0 Junee 243 228 0 0 154 0 0 74 0 Moarua 60 77 4 0 77 4 0 Murrumburrah 239, 243 1,070 18 2 882 18 2 188 0 Narrandera ... 243, 254 307 10 0 157 10 0 150 0 Temora 57, 241,242 501 17 0 145 7 0 356 10 57, 58 1,224 8 11 330 12 3 1,515 0 0 40 1 • Grants cancelled and refunds. 25 TRUNK AND ORDINARY MAIN ROADS—continued. Grants approved Grants approved Payments made Grants approved Main Road to 30/6/31, but Council. No. but unpaid at during year during year 40/6/30. 1930/31. 1930/31. unpaid at 80/6/81. Mverina Division—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S. d. £ • s. d. Wallcndbeen 243 857 19 7 857 19 7 Wyalong .... 51 31 13 4 31 13 4 Young 239, 241,243, 1,128 3 5 878 3 5 250 0 0 285. Berrigan 212, 226, 229, 1,021 0 0 1,200 0 0 1,162 0 0 1,059 0 0 299. Bland 57, 231 1,725 4 0 2,700 0 0 1,900 0 0 2,625 4 0 Burrangong 239, 241,285 4,982 13 8 789 15 3 2,278 13 5 3,493 15 6 Carrathool 244,254,257, 522 4 1 470 0 0 52 4 1 321. Canargo... 59, 212 884 13 4 1,323 0 0 550 0 0 1,657 13 4 Coolamon 240, 243 1,850 0 0 1,202 14 0 1,853 16 0 1,198 18 0 Coreen ... 131,212,299, 3,038 0 0 2,750 0 0 288 0 0 314. Culcairn ... 125,210, 211 801 8 0 180 0 0 900 0 0 81 8 0 Demondrille 239, 243, 322 635 2 0 300 0 0 850 0 0 85 2 0 Gundagai ... 229, 279 934 2 9 934 2 9 Holbrook ... 278, 279, 284 1,423 19 7 1,050 0 0 373 19 7 Hume 125,197, 210, 4,827 13 2 1,069 10 2* 3,236 14 5 521 8 7 211,212,278. Hlabo 57, 242, 243 2,574 •3 4 97 2 0 2,021 12 2 649 13 2 Jerilderie 59, 229, 299' 1,573 0 0 1,050 0 0 523 0 0 Jindalee 235, 242, 243 582 14 0 510 12 6 732 1.4 0 360 12 6 Kyeamba 58, 211,210 337 16 11 362 19 5 324 1.0 5 376 5 11 Lockhart 59, 210 608 0 0 2,250 0 0 1,024 1.3 4 1,833 6 8 Mitchell 57, 58, 59, 2,537 18 11 2,347 12 3 190 6 8 210, 240. Murray 60 400 0 0 350 0 0 50 0 0 Murrumbidiiee 58 622 0 0 622 0 0 Narraburra ... 57.235,241, 1,104 1 6 1,558 6 8 1,304 1 6 1,358 6 8 242. Tumbarumba 278, 281, 282, 1,104 3 4 •1,640 0 0 1,150 0 0 1,594 3 4. 284. Tumut 278, 279, 280, 1,310 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,616 0 0 1,200 0 0 324. Tirana 574 8 7 490 10 8 843 1 3 222 4 0 229. Wade 254, 321 221 14 0 530 11 0 090 0 0 62 5 0 Wakool 221, 222. 296, 1,083 8 0 5,076 1.3 3 4,060 '8 3 2,099 13 0 319. Waradgery ... 58, 60, 319 766 12 0 1,856 0 0 1,066 12 0 1,556 0 0 Willimbong ... 254 756 8 0 2,380 0 0 2.000 0 0 1,136 8 0 Windooran ... 60, 296 2,052 0 0 2,123 0 0 2; 482 0 0 1,693 0 0 Yanko 58, 229, 243 665 18 8 110 15 9 640 0 0 136 14 5 254. Total 43,428 19 0 34,185 13 10 49,421 3 11 28,193 8 11 Central Western Divis Blayney 245 15 13 6 15 13 6 56, 57, 61, 178 19 7 694 13 6 149 10 b 724 3 1 Condobolin 224,228,230. 66,129,202, 44 0 0 8 2 8 52 2 8 Coonamble 205. 61, 285 43 17 0 43 17 0 Cowra 56, 206 169 6 4 3 8 5* 165 17 11 Dubbo 56, 61 1,335 16 6 59 16 6* 1,263 0 0 13 0 0 Forbes 237, 239 315 8 0 168 13 3 290 0 0 194 1 3 Grenfell 204 25 0 0 4 19 0* 20 1 0 Nyngan 245 161 A 7 161 4 7 Orange 56, 224, 233 946 5 5 136 14 0 750 0 0 332 19 5 Parkes 56 19 4 0 10 4 0 Peak Hill 202 180 0 0 12 0 0 188 0 0 4 0 0 Warren 61,233,234 1,024 13 3 1,342 14 10 1,057 2 1 1,310 6 0 Amaroo 204, 228 1.012 2 0 20 12 11* 917 11 1 73 18 0 Bogan 61,224,237, 5.572 0 3 456 1 4 4,208 5 7 1,820 2 0 Boree 238, 310. Canobolas 61,237,245 1,724 1 7 1.680 9 11 2,040 0 0 1,364 11 6 Cobbora 205,206, 233 1,396 2 5 300 0 0 1,550 0 0 146 2 5 Gilgandra 56, 205 1.662 2 0 1.525 9 8 952 17 8 2,234 14 0 Goobang 56, 57, 224, 3,507 '7 1 397 8 2 3,586 7 4 318 7 11 233. Jemalong 56, 61, 224, 979 5 10 1,011 5 1.1 979 5 10 .1,011 5 11 235, 236. Lachlan 57, 61, 224, 5,858 5 5 3,034 13 4 5,396 3 8 3,496 15 1 228,230, 231. Lyndhurst 54.201,245, 689 4 0 423 6 0 930 .0 0 182 10 0 246. Macquarie 233 521. 0 0 570 0 0 521 0 0 570 0 0 Marthaguy 202, 203 864 16 0 100 4 0 872 0 0 93 '0 0 Talbracar 56, 206 3,725 4 8 2,1.36 18 2* 851 17 2 736 9 4 Timbrebongie 56, 57 1,431 1 9 601 14 7» 572 13 7 256 13 7 Walgett 56, 127 572 0 3 572 0 3 56, 201,237, 2,857 16 5 739 7 11 2,692 9 4 904 15 0 Waugoola 285, 310. 235, 236,237, 1,033 12 0 288 10 0 682 2 0 640 0 0 Weddin 239. 56,129, 202, 1,446 14 8 667 11 3* 721 3 5 58 0 0 Wingadee 205. Total £ 39,072 11 5 9,634 12 9 32,166 11 2 16,540 13 0 Total for Trunk and Ordinary Main Roads £ 225,613 9 6 149,554 9 10 254,795 5 9 120,372 13 7 Signposting 689 11 4 689 11 4 Commission paid in terms of Sec tion 42 of the Main Boads Act 10,583 18 1 10,583 18 1 Grand Total for State Highways, Trunk and Main Roads £ 203,240 5 5 360,189 19 4 467,173 7 81 156,256 17 1 Grants cancelled and refunds. t As per Income and Expenditure Account, in paragraph 40. 26 MAINTENANCE BY BOARD. 56. The following statement sets out the roads which have been maintained by the Board during the year, together with the expenditures which have been incurred thereon :— '• • Length of Date of Average annua Road Transfer Expenditure. Average cost per mile taken over to • cost per since transfer Council. by Main Main - mile to Roads Roads current year. Main Roads Board. Board. To 30/6/30. 1930/31. Total. Board. State Highways. State Highway No.l-Prince's Highway- Outer Metropolitan Division— m. chs. £ B. d. £ s. £ s. d. £ s. Central Illawarra 1-1-27 1,707 10 10 1,129 10 2,837 0 11* 102 13 North Illawarra 1-9-28 1,276 7 10 315 11 1,591 19 0 85 5 9 Shellharbour 6 64 1-9-28 3,883 12 0 675 15 4,559 7 8* 99 7 7 jamberoo 2 56 1-9-28 1,749 3 11 451 12 2,200 16 2 167 5 3 Kiama 4 64 1-1-28 1,111 14 2 404 16 1,516 10 4 84 6 9 Gerringong 9 0 1-6-27 5,534 14 2 2.241 1 7,775 15 10 249 0 2 Berrv 13 72 1-10-28 8,032 17 5 2,999 18 11.032 15 0*t 215 16 5 Bulli 5-8-30 1,253 S 1,253 S 4 455 16 9 Southern Division— Nowra and South Shoalhaven 31-7-27 7,762 13 495 12 0 8,258 5 100 17 8 Clyde 23-10-27 43,224 18 5,977 13 0 49,202 11 119 8 0 Cltadulla 12 72 24-11-27 12,165 15 1,545 10 0 13,711 5 119 16 1 Eurobodalla 75 4 30-11-27 52,786 15 8,409 5 5 61,196 0 112 0 11 - Mumbulla 1.6-4-29 5,369 4 2,670 1 3 8,039 5 83 19 3 Bega 1-1-30 283 0 410 15 0 693 15 194 8 9 Imlay 16-4-29 13,659 2 5.340 2 0 18.999 4 75 2 4 Total 302 66 158,547 9 10 34,320 12 1. 192,868 1 11 State Highway No. 2—Hume Highway- Outer Metropolitan Division— Camden 3 16 1-8-28 1,621 18 3 698 1 10 2,320 0 1 218 3 Bicton 3 48 1-11-26 10,215 16 6 785 7 0 11,001 3 6* 218 3 Wollondiliy 20 16 31-5-27 5,175 15 7 4,546 9 1 9,722 4 8*| 225 1 Southern Division— Gunning 31 11 1-11-28 42,247 7 8 8,122 9 4 50,369 17 0< 260 17 Goodradigbee 25 70 24-12-28 27,152 15 3 6,959 8 0 34,112 3 3' 268 19 Yass 8 67 11-12-28 1,211 15 11 1,488 6 4 2,700 2 3 168 8 Riverina Division— Demondrille 18 48 18-1-29 6,547 2 4 2,755 5 1 9,302 7 5" 148 2 8 Kyeamba 29 64 5-11-29 4,326 10 11 7,503 12 6 11,830 3 5" 251 16 0 Total 141 20 ,499 32,; 19 2 131,358 1 7 State Highway No. 3-Eederal Highway- Southern Division— Gunning 20 35 1-4- 1,381 2 4 1,549 11 1 07 11 6 Yarrowlumla 9 76 1-4- 157 8 6 157 8 6 15 16 5 Total 30 31 168 8 9 1,538 10 10 1,706 19 7 State Highway No. 4-Monaro Highway Southern Division— Imlay 10 4 1-1-29 640 0 0 797 15 6 1,437 15 6 79 7 7 Bejra 1 37 1-3-30 246 0 0 122 15 4 368 15 4 83 18 11 Mumbulla 37 40 1-7-29 2,93.1. 3 6 2,147 IS 3 5,079 1 9' 57 5 6 Dalgety 59 55 21-11-2S 11,238 7 5 2,865 16 1 14,104 3 0< 48 0 3 Riverina Division— Kyeamba 24 55 2,884 6 II 7,263 15 3 10,148 2 2 Total 133 31 17,939 17 10 13,198 0 5 31,137 18 3 State Highway No. 5—Great Western Highway— Outer Metropolitan Division— Blaxland 30 8 1-8-28 12,214 7 4 5,497 6 4 17,711 13 182 12 9 Turon 20 0 14-12-28 6,115 12 0 4,666 11 9 10,782 3 233 6 7 Lithgow 2 40 1-8-28 46 15 1.1. 1.03 19 1 150 15 41 11 8 Total 52 48 18,376 .15 3 10,267 17 2 28,644 12 5 State Highway No. 6—Mid-Western Highway- Central Western Division— Blayney 2 56 18-11.-29 1,047 13 11 1,455 19 9 2.503 13 8 539 5 1 Carcoar 1 24 29-1-30 461 0 11 461 0 11 Total 1,508 14 10 1,455 19 2,964 14 7 State Highway No. 7—North-Western Highway— Central Western Division — Timbrebongic 7 56 26-3-30 2,210 12 0 1,139 287 1 9 State Highway No. 9—Great Northern Highway— Outer Metropolitan Division— Tarro 7 60 12-12-26 7,221 3 7 2,673 1 0 9,894 4 7t 344 18 2 Patrick Plains 28 56 15-1.2-30 2.666 11 0 2.666 11 0 171 10 6 Muswellbrook Municipality ... 0 64 10-11-30 83 10 0 83 10 0 104 7 6 Muswellbrook Shire 21-11-28 6,014 11 8 2,566 2 10 8,580 14 6* 135 1 2 Upper Northern Division— Tenterfield Municipality 7-11-28 ,711 2 7 506 1 9 3.217 4 4+ 179 18 10 Tenterfield Shire 1-7-2S 064 11 6 1,045 3 6 2.009 15 Of 80 7 11 Kyogle 1-5-29 836 19 5 1.865 9 9 2,702 9. 2+ 169 0 3 Total 83 L7.748 8 9 11,405 19 10 i 29,154 8 7 * Includes Improvement Work, t Average annual cost per mile not shown, as the lengths maintained have been variable. 27 MAINTENANCE BY BOARD—continued. Length of Date of Expenditure. Average annual ltoad Transfer . Average cost per mile taken over to cost per sinie transfer Council. by Main Main mile tOi Roads Roads To 30/6/30. 1930/31. Total. current yea Main Roads Board. Board. Board. State Highways—continued. State Highway No. 10-Pacitic Highway- Outer Metropolitan Division— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. , £ B. d. £ a. d. Kiina 39 8 1-7-29 225 9 5 4,135 13 2 4,361 2 7* 105 15 5 55 15 4 Erina (Peat's Ferry) 6,843 18 7 6,843 18 7$ Lake Macquarie 19 64 31-5-28 4,336 9 0 3,003 13 10 7,340 2 10* 151 14 0 120 4 8 Tarro 0 16 31-12-27 871 16 7 112 14 4 9S4 10 lit Lower Northern Division- Hastings 47 73 15-2-29 19,656 3 7 3,554 0 5 23,210 4 0 74 3 7 207 12 3 Port Macquarie 3 36 15-2-29 5,375 16 0 363 5 4 5,739 1 4* 105 5 11 712 18 6 Martoay 29 73 15-2-29 34,125 13 4 3,228 0 0 . 37,353 13 4* 107 18 4 535 3 8 Kempsey 2 70 15-2-29 864 0 6 1,255 13 3 2,119 13 9* 425 13 0 307 18 11 Bellingen 21 40 14-12-28 5,912 0 4 55 6 5 5,967 6 9 2 11 5 109 4 0 Upper Northern Divlsion- Oraxa ^ 32 20 1-1-31 1,578 3 4- 1,578 3 4* 97 17 6 Ulmarra 13 40 1-1-31 702 3 1 702 3 1 104 0 4 210 46 71,367 8 9 24,832 11 9 96,200 0 6 i State Highway No. 11-Oxley Highway—, Lower Northern Division— Hastings ^ 62 24 15-2-29 17,447 1 2 1,807 8 10 19,254 10 0 29 0 3 132 9 2 Central Western Division— ^ 19 60 24-2-31 663 12 6 663 12 6 100 16 0 Total •82 4 17,447 1 2 2,471 1 4 19,918 2 6 1,047 70 402,532 3 6 134,560 4 4 537,092 7 10 Ordinary Main Roads. Outer Metropolitan Division— Blaxland and Oberon ... Main Road No. 253 40 72 7-11-28 8,305 10 1 1,747 2 5 10,112 12 6*t 42 14 4 ,. 262 3,816 9 10 1,876 13 0 5,693 2 10§ Siiellharbour ^ „ 266 y 3 24 1-5-31 Stockton .. 108 3 13 17-11-30 635 18 2 635 18 2* Southern Division— Dalgety Main Road No. 286 31 0 1-10-28 6,304 17 2 1,512 10 3 7,877 7 5*f 48 15 10 Total—Main Roads 78 29 18,546 17 1 5,772 3 10 24,319 0 11 Maintenance of Bridges—• Outer Metropolitan Division 4,476 18 5 8,246 17 0 12,723 15 5 Southern Division 1.844 12 1 2,023 5 10 3,867 17 11 Lower Northern Division ... 2,572 13 7 3,835 12 1 6,408 5 8 Upper Northern Division 826 7 2 4.245 14 9 5,072 1 11 Riverina Division *, , . | 987 2 8 6,582 8 7 7,569 11 3 Central Western Division ... 3,911 0 10 3,303 3 7 7,214 4 5 Total—Br i decs 1 14,618 14 !). 28,237 1 10 42,855 16 7 Maintenance of Ferries— * Outer Metropolitan Division 14,772 7 2 14,772 7 2 Southern Division 175 16 4 3,378 16 5 3,554 12 9 Lower Northern Division ... 3.392 11 11 3,392 11 11 Upper Northern Division ... 8,359 14 2 8,359 14 2 Total—Ferries 175 16 4 29,903 9 8 30,079 6 0 Miscellaneous— Sundry Small Works 2,202 17 5 10 11 _ 2,212 18 6 Roads temporarily control 17,552 1 2 17,552 1 2 ; Total—Miscellaneous. 19,754 18 7 10 1 1 19,764 19 8 Grand Total—All Boatla and Bridges., 455,628 10 3 198,483 0 0| 654.111 11 0 1 1 * Includes Improvement Work. f Average annual cost per mile not shown, as the lengths maintained have been variable. % One-half operating costs of Peat's Ferry Service. Remainder charge to County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund. § Special reconditioning work carried out by the Board for Siiellharbour* Municipal Council. |1 As per Income and Expenditure Account in paragraph 40. LENGTH OF COUNTRY STATE HIGHWAYS CONTROLLED BY THE BOARD. 57. The total length of Country State Highways controlled directly by the Board at 30th June, 1931, was as follows :— Mileage of over by Percentage Division. State Highways Main Roads of Total in Division. Board. Mileage. Outer Metropolitan. 42S 250 58-41 Southern 544 453 83-27 Tower Northern .... 083 168 2469 I'pper Northern .... 734 73 9-94 Riverina 541 73 13-49 Central Western .... 529 31 586 Totals 3,459 1,048 30 30 28 CONSTRUCTION BY COUNCILS. 58. The following is a statement of works assisted and grants and payments made to Councils on account of Construction Works during the year:— Grants Grants Grants Main Road Payments Approved to Council. Class of Construction. Approved but Appi oved No. Unpaid at during Year made during 30 June, 1931, 30 June, 1930. 1930-31. Year 1930-31. but Unpaid at 30 June. 1981. State Highways. Prince's Highway, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. .d Outer Metropolitan Division- Jllawarra, North Construction of Prince'? High 8,764 15 4* 8,764 15 4* way. > i j, 1 I Bridge over Angcl*= Creek ... 2,000 0 0* 2,000 0 0* 1 I Bridge over Fairy Tree Creek 385 6 0* 385 6 0* Wollongong " 1 i Bridge over Fairy Tree Creek 385 6 0* 385 6 0* Total 11,535 7 4* 11,535 7 4* Hume Highway. Outer Metropolitan Division— | Mittagong j Reinforced concrete bridge and 1,06? 12 1 .1,027 19 7 bitumen penetration ap proaches Chinaman's Creek Reconstruction between 1,050 0 0 1,093 9 11* 43 9 11* Pioneer-st. and southern municipal boundary. Pre mised bitumen. Nattai -. Reconstruction between 5 and 12 10 9* 12 16 9* 7 M.P., Katherine's Hill Deviation. Wingecarribee Deviation between Berwick 504 0 0 97 12 3* 406 7 9 Orchard and Paddy's River- Premixed bituminous wear ing course. Total 1,654 0 0 135 6 10* 1,378 0 8 Monaro Highway. Riverina Division— Tumut Concrete culverts and ap- 513 13 9 6 11 10* 507 1 11 proaches to Killarney and Piper's Creeks, • Mid-Western Highway Riverina Division— Balranald Gravel construction 1929 1,108 8 3 1,040 0 0 68 8 3 Programme. 385 11 2 3S5 11 2 road. Bland Premixed tar macadam, 89 10 0 89 10 0* causeways and 3 culvcrts- 105 15 4* 105 15 4* tion. between 2 and from Wyalong Post Oifi.ce. Carrathool tearing from 24 m. to 352 10 2 352 10 2 75 c'h. and repairs a Gap. Goolgowi-R Springs. Waradgery , ormation and cuivert? 62 0 0 97 14 3* 35 14 3* 1,386 ft. Total fl,259 18 3 445 1 9 1,636 11 9 68 8 3 North-Western Highway Central Western Division— Bogan Gravel approaches to Began 262 2 6 River Bridge. Dubbo From southern municipal 2,776 9 S 2,776 9 8 boundary through Mac- quarie-st. intersection to shire boundary. Tar penetration macadam. Orange Woodward-street. Bitumen 1,818 7 7 1,570 0 0 penetration. Wellington Between Macrjuarie Bridge and 5 722 0 2 179 15 9 5,504 5 0 Pahrter-strecfc. 'Bitumen penetration macadam. Total £ 8,498 9 10 2,260 5 10 10,172 17 2 ! * Grants cancelled and refunds. 29 CONSTRUCTION BY COUNCILS—continued. Grants Grants Grants Payments Approved to Main Road Approved but Approved made during Councils. Class of Construction. June 30,1931, No. unpaid at during Year Year but unpaid at 30 June, 1930. 1930/31. 1930/31. June 30, 1931. Great Northern Highway. Outer Metropolitan'Division— £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 9. d. Patrick Plains ... 9 Tar surfacing, 2,700 ft. from 72 11 6 54 18 8* 17 12 10 Singleton municipal bound ary.' 9 Deviation at Deadman's. Wise 46 15 0* 40 15 0* man's and Red Post HilU. Lower Northern Division— • Cockburn 9 Construction Programme 54 13 6 54 13 6 9 Construction of culverts 115 0 0 115 0 0 Upper Northern Division— Casino 9 Construction bitumen pene 250 0 0 250 0 0 tration. Tenterfield 9 Construction timber beam 31 0 0 31 0 0 bridge at 88* M.P. 9 Construction Lower Acacia 1.098 S 0 293 5 0 1,240 0 0 151 13 0 Creek Bridge. Total £ 1,621 13 0 191 n 4 .1,661 11 4 151 13 0 Pacific Highway. Outer Metropolitan Division— Union-street, cement con 15 12 0 tAdamstown 15 12 0 crete. Alterations in Vic toria-street. Adamstown and Hamilton Brunker-road, within Adams- 2,000 0 Q 2,600 0 0 town Municipality, bitu minous concrete * wearing course. Waratah Construction of drain at 43 15 0 1 12 6* 42 2 0 Carrington-street intersec tion. Wickham Reconstruction in tar macadam 46 0 0 18 4 2* 27 15 10 of ramps and overhead bridge at Islington. Drainage near Beaumont-st. 38 1 9 and Tighe's Hill. Stroud Box culvert and approaches 249 1 9 249 1 9 14 m. north of Stroud. Concrete box culvert at 16 J- m. 220 0 0 24 7 1* 195 12 11 north of Stroud. Upper Northern Division— • Ballina Reconstruction bitumen pene 210 5 0 478 4 4 688 9 4 tration between 0 m. 46 eh. and 1 m. 39 ch. Maclean Reconstruction from northern 45 11 6 15 13 9* 29 17 9 boundary to 2.700 ft. Byron Construction culvert at 952 11 4 952 11 4 Crabbe's Creek. Harwood Improving approaches to 195 10 0 195 10 0 Sharp Creek Bridge. Tintcnbar Bitumen penetration—80 chs. 2,485 16 1 2,485 16 1 Total £ 3,246 17 7 4,273 13 Oxley Highway. Central Western Division- Gilgandra Gravel construction between 58 0 0 58 0 0 Collie and Gilgandra. Gwydir Highway. Upper Northern Division Moree Reconstruction bitumen pene- 47 7 0 47 7 0* . tration, 72 chs. Boolooroo Construction between 18 m. 375 8 6 162 15 6 212 13 1 14 chs, and 19 m. 4 ch. Severn Construction reinforced con 34 17 4* 34 17 4* crete box culvert at 3H M.P. Yaliaroi Gravel construction, deviation 1,444 8 0 1,040 0 0 404 8 0 at Tiger's Gap. Total 1,491 15 0 293 4 2 1,167 18 1 617 11 Total for State Highways 18,244 7 5 4,213 9 3* 12,529 3 1 1.501 15 1 Trunk and Ordinary Main Roads,. Outer Metropolitan Division. Abercrombie Deviation between 13£ and 14 32 10 M.P., Gravel. Bathurst ... Alterations to water mains ... 44 16 3 Construction in concrete from 3,242 0 9 2,100 0 0 Bcntinck-street to Keppell- street and alterations to watermains. Bowrnl 2 CO Tar penetration between Cliff- 1.579 8 0 1.250 0 0 street and municipal bound ary. 300 Waterbound macadam be 100 0 0 100 0 0' tween 1 and 2i M.P. * Grants cancelled and refunds. 30 CONSTRUCTION BY COUNCILS—continued. Grants Grants Payments Grants Main Road Approved to Councils. Class of Construction. Approved but Approved made during No. Unpaid at during Year Year June 30, 1931, June 30; 1930. 1930/31. 1930/31. bat Unpaid at June 30,1931. Outer Metropolitan Division—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. Bowral 2G0, Bituminous penetration mac 4,400 0 0 4,400 0 0" adam between Mittagom; and Moss Vale Cudgegong Concrete causeway near 24$ 87 12 0 87 12 0 M.P. at Sportman's Creek. 214 Concrete crossing near 6} M.P. 123 0 0 160 4 10 283 4 10 Illawarra, Central 295 Reinforced concrete bridge 795 16 11 795 16 11 over railway at Port, Kembla Jamberoo 264 Two concrete culverts 9 12 0* 9 12 0* Kearstey 220 Construction of culvert be 24 0 0 43 2 19 2 3* tween 4 and 9 M.P. Moss Vale 260 Improvement of intersection, 8 19 0* 8 19 0« Old Argyte-street. 200 Alterations to watermains, 180 0 0 180 0 0 Argyle-street. Patrick Plains 181 Construction programme 1930 252 0 0 252 0 0* 213 Timber beam bridge and ap 596 5 9 336 14 10* 259 10 11 proaches, Hunter River at Maison Dieu. 213 Timber beam bridge and ap 91 19 7 212 16 7 proaches, Hunter River at 120 17 0 Bowman. - 181. 213 Widening deviation and gravel 150 7 2 112 7 11* 37 19 3 construction. 220 Timber bridge over Brinkburn 23 19 7 67 17 3 91 16 10 Creek. Rylstone 54 Deviation at Red Hill, between 8 11 0 8 11 0 27 and 29 M.P. 215 Deviation between Clandulla 130 1 5 130 1 5 and Kandos. 54 Concrete bridge over Turon 406 13 5 70 15 5 477 8 10 River at Sofala. Singleton 128 Gravel and tar surfacing be 39 18 2* 39 18 2* tween Cambridge and Boundary streets. Tarro 218 Tar penetration macadam from 177 11 1 177 11 1 Kline-street, Weston, to Kearsley Shire boundary. 218 Bridge over Deep Creek at 115 14 10 64 18 10* 50 16 0 Chinaman's Plat. Turon 256 Reinforced concrete bridge 1,038 2 5 315 15 9 722 6 8 over Raglan Creek, 256 Culvert and approaches at Lees 132 0 0 100 0 0 Creek, near Kelso. Wallarobba 138, 301 Concrete culverts 151 4 0 151 4 0 Wallsend 107 Premixed wearing course from 1,269 12 0 Lambton Municipal bound 1,269 12 0 ary towards Wallsend. Wickham Reconstruction of Hannell 10 0 0 street from Bishopsgatc street to Cowper-street. Wingecairibce 260 Timber bridge, Rhalc ap 498 0 0 proaches, over Wells Creek Wollondilly .. 259 Construction of bridge over 12 8 8 12 8 8 Nattal River, together with approaches. 179 Deviation on Wilton and 14 19 6 14 19 6 Maldon sides of Maldon Bridge. 259 Metal wearing course at points 1,267 8 0 40 4 0* 1,150 0 0 between 41 m. 14 ch. and 69 m. 44 ch. Total 9,255 16 11 7 10 ,518 15 9 Southern Division. Bega 272 Repairs to Tarraganda lane 60 8 10 84 16 5 125 0 0 bridge. Braidwood... 51 Reinforced Concrete „ bridge 1,479 17 0 1,300 0 0 over Flood Creek in Wallace- street. Burrowa ... 56 Bitumen penetration between 1,714 9 6 655 18 8* 1,058 10 10 0 and 1 M.P. 241 Bitumen penetration between 1,048 8 6 1,048 8 6 0 and 1 M.P. Crookwell ... 201,247, 248 Constructionprogramme 1929 109 13 0 88 3 6* 21 9 6 Gunning 251 Bridge over Hume's Creek 541 10 • 9 96 19 6 638 10 3 Monaro 52 Construction programme 1929 30 0 0 24 11 7* 5 8 5 Mumbulla ... 272 Timber bridge over Bermagui 252 2 10 170 19 6* 81 3 4 River. 51 Bridge at 11 M.P 0 16 8 10 19 4 11 16 0 267 Bridge over Ningee Nlmbell 38 4 0 4 2 5* 34 1 7 Creek. 51 Timber bridge over Mongarlow 1,294 3 3 1,250 0 0 Tallaganda River. 269 Tarago-Doughboy. Resheet- 4,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 ing with gravel. 270 Reinforced concrete bridge 59 12 10 12 0 0* 47 12 10 over Molonsdo River. 263 Timber bridge over Tirallo 173 12 6 13 0 5 186 12 11 Creek. Yarrowlumla Total £ 5,323 2 8 4,729 17 0 9,808 14 2 Grants cancelled and refunds; 31 CONSTRUCTION BY COUNCILS—continued. Grants Grants Approved to Approved but Grants Payments 30 June, ' Council. Main Road Class of Construction. Unpaid at Approved made 1931, No. 30 June, during Year during Year but Unpaid at 1930. 1930/31. 1930/31. 30 June, 1931. Lower Northern Division £ 9. d. £ s. d. £ s d. £ s. d. Tamworth 130 Construction concrete culvert 1 0 5* 1 0 5* near Tamwoxth. Barraba ...... 63 Reconstruction of bridge at 76 0 8 95 19 11 172 0 7 Mille Creek, between 33 and 34 M.P. Belllngen 119 Construction timber beam 194 1 5 194 1 5 bridge at 2 M.P. 119 Construction timber beam 320 18 10 300 0 0 bridge at 7£ M.P. Cockburn 105 Construction at 11 m. 400 ft'.; 82 0 0 29 3 5* 52 16 7 Construction of timber cul vert with concrete abut ments at Trough Gully and at 15| m. construction of timber culvert. Coonabarabran 129 Construction of timber bridge 45 0 0 54 12 11 99 12 11 over Castlereagh River. 55 Reinforced concrete culvert ... 20 11 8 17 1 4 37 13 0 Dumareaq 121 Construction of double set. 22 2 0 22 2 0 2 ft. pipes between 40 and 41 M.P. Gostwyck Construction of bridge over 21 13 2 21 13 2 Uralla Creek. Liverpool Plains 120 Construction programme 425 0 0 354 2 1* 70 17 11 126 Construction of bridge over 821 18 4 768 0 0 Mooki River. l> J! 126 Formation on Black Soil, 172 0 0 172 0 0 12,210 lin. ft. Macleay 198 Construction between 16 m. 420 0 0 47 14 2* 372 5 10 20 ch. and 16 m. 60 ch.,— Forming and waterbound macadam. 116 Construction between 4 m. 79 1 1* 92 18 11 86 ch. and 4 m. 60 ch. water- bound macadam. Manning , 192 Construction of timber culverts 279 8 10 37 12 10* 241 16 0 at 6 m. 30 ch. and 5 m. 15 ch. 110 Construction of timber beam 251 12 2 11 12 5 263 4 7 bridges at 13 m. 15 ch. and 14 m. 7 ch. Merriwa Construction of bridge over 103 2 5* 103 2 5* Kmi River. Nambucca Construction Bowraville to 107 16 2 71 18 2* 35 18 0 Upper North Arm. Naraoi 126 Construction concrete box cul 11 0 9* 11 0 9* verts at 1 m. 48 ch. ,i 126 Formation and gravelling ...... 132 6 9 9 1 11* 123 4 10 ,» • 127 Clearing, formation and gravel 24 0 0 72 0 1 90 0 1 ling. 126 Construction of bridge over 82 16 0 60 15 3 Cox's Creek. 133 Formation and top-dressing 765 0 0 65 9 10* 699 10 2 12 m. 72 ch. to 13 m. 37 ell., and 15 m. 24 ch. to 16 m. 53 ch. 126 Construction programme 1930 222 16 6 200 0 0 Wy'aldra 81 Construction of concrete bridge 10 3 0 10 3 0 over Reedy Creek. Total £ ,066 12 ,116 8 1 3,930 16 5 Upper Northern Division. Inverell 115 Gravel pavement 44 13 6 44 13 6 Moree 126 Bitumen penetration , 35 8 0 Murwillumbah 142,143, 305 Reconstruction cement con 163 9 8 163 "9 8 crete. Boolooroo 63,126 Formation—Gravel 2,585 4 0 997 19 5* 1,587 4 7 Copmanhurst 150 Completion of Big Hill devia 2,500 0 0 900 0 0* 1,422 0 0 tlon—Formation and gravel. Dorrigo Construction timber bridges at 1,022 15 6 1,022 24im., between 30 and 31 in.' 15 6* and 33& m. Kyogle 140 Construction Kyoglc to 2,200 0 0 87 2,112 10 10 Woodenbong to Queensland 9 2* border. Nymboida 121 Construction Blaxland's Creek 1,385 10 10 17 1,368 0 2 bridge. 10 8* Terania 142 Construction of bridges over 1,779 11 5 23 1,640 0 O Mulgum and Goolmangar 11 0* Creeks. Tintenbar Construction of bridge over 71 2 11* 71 2 11* Pearce's Creek. Tweed "Waterbound macadam and 3,958 0 0 1,558 0 0* 1,709 15 0 culverts. Construction concrete culvert. 510 0 0 62 7 2* 457 12 10 at Stoney Creek. Total £ 16.184 12-11 4,766 3 10* 10,434 Grants cancelled and refunds. 32 CONSTRUCTION BY COUNCILS—continued. Grants Grants Grants Payments Approved to Approved bat Approved made Councils. Main Road Class of Construction. June 30, 1931, No. Unpaid at during Year during Year but Unpaid at June 30, 1930. 1930/31. 1930/31. June 30, 1931. Riverina Division Berrigan 229 Construction, sand clay experi 50 0 0 50 0 0 ment. 229 Pipe culverts 160 0 0 160 0 0 Bland 57 Clearing, forming and gravel 100 0 0 100 0 0 ling, eauseways, section Calleen-G-irral. Carrathool 257 Formation 2 m. 924 ft 58 Formation 4 m. 1,056 ft 913 12 0 781 17 1* 131 14 11 254 Formation 2 m. 2,640 ft Coolamon 240,243 Clearing, forming and gravel 2,190 12 1 196 4 0 2,200 0 0 ling. Culcairn 210 Culverts and gravel approaches 275 19 0 275 19 0 at 2,400 ft. and 13,890 ft. 125 Reinforced concrete bridge 1,974 0 0 1,770 0 0 over Billabong Creek at Wal- bundrie. 125 Gravel construction 2,426 ft. 1,326 0 0 2,450 0 0 210 Gravel construction 1 m. 1,738 0 0 2,545 ft. 210 Gravel construction 500 0 0 300 0 Jindalee 235, 242,243 Culverts and gravel construc 498 4 0 498 4 tion, 3.036 ft. Kyeamba 210 Gravel construction 4,203 ft. 211 Gravel construction and eul- 97 1 9 97 1 9 vert, 3,894 ft 210 Gravel construction, 4,620 ft. 269 16 5 269 16 Mitcfieii .„!"!'."!!"!!!!!" 240 Waterbound macadam, 1,980 103 19 5 103 19 ft., gravel and reinforced concrete pipe culverts, 4,356 ft. 58 At 4 M.P. 2 reinforced concrete 37 10 5 37 10 5 culverts and approaches, forming, gravelling cause ways, and culvert at points between 20 m. 4,224 ft. and 30 m. 2,310 ft. Murrumbidgee Formation and culverts, 2 m. 148 3 8* 148 3 8' 3,993 ft. Murrumburrah 243 Reinforced concrete culvert at 219 0 0 150 0 0 23 M.P. from Cootamundra. Narraburra 52 12 6 235 Clearing, forming and gravel 52 12 6 ling, Construction pro gramme, 1929. Tumbarumba 940 11 4 1,070 7 6 282 Reinforced concrete bridge 780 11 3 over Paddy's River and approaches. Tumut 52 0 0 278 Formation and clearing, 1928 52 0 0 Construction programme, 2 m. 0264 ft. Urana 59 Gravel construction, Construc 48 0 0 tion programme, 1929, 2,680 48 0 0 ft. Culvert and approaches at 17 8 0 54 15 10 Walsh's Creek. 37 7 10 125 Gravel construction, 11,260 ft. 1,082 12 2 1,024 0 0 Waradgery' 58, 60 Formation and culverts, east 106 6 6 91 7 14 18 10 and west of Hay. 58, 60 Formation and culverts, Con 101 14 0 101 14 0* struction programme, 1927, Total £ 12,495 19 4 50 0 11 10,762 16 10 General Western Division. Amaroo 233 Reinforced concrete bridge 0 0 66 0 11 94 0 11 over Sandy Creek. Boree ... 310 Bituminous penetration mac adam. 283 19 8 1,200 0 0 83 19 237 Gashill and Blatcliford streets « Coboora 205 Gravel construction between 381 14 5 82 m. 2,918 ft. and 82 m. 823 8 10* 1,000 0 0 75 7 4,381tt. 206 1,981 ft. gravel construction 1,366 7 0 Cowra. 285 Cowra-Young; forming and 790 0 0 790 0 0 gravelling 1 m. 1,452 ft. Forbes 61 877 ft. tar penetration 417 11 0 417 11 0 56 1,430 ft. tar penetration .. Jemalong 224, 235, 236 Construction programme, 1929 27 11 5 27 11 5 Lachlan .. 57 Condobolin-Tullamore; clear 279 "l 4 452 4 0 ing 7 m. 594 ft. 679 1 4 33 2 230 2 concrete culverts between 19 2 0* 22 and 23 m. Martha guy 202, 203 Timber culverts 85 0 0 135 1 11* 50 1 11* Walgett .... 56 Earth formation and3 culverts 196 10 0 196 10 0 Waugoola , 56 4,476 ft. forming and gravel ling. 132 17 3 132 17 3 237 2,772 ft. forming and gravel ling. 285 1 m. 1,782 ft. forming and 868 17 4 868 17 4 gravelling. Wlngadee 56 Bridge over Kennedy's Creek... 556 10 7 29 0 6* 527 10 1 56 Forming approaches to Ken 794 14 2 755 0 0 nedy's Creek Bridge. WeOdin .. 235 1929 programme; forming, clearing. 135 6 6 233 Gravelling and culverts Total £ 5,731 15 1 1,123 17 3 6,638 17 5 Total for Trunk and Ordinary Main Roads £ 52,046 19 2 4,650 7 3 51,094 3 3 Commission paid in terms of Section 42 of the Main Roads Act £ 3,813 2 5 1,813 2 5 Grand Total for State Highways, Trunk and Main Roads 70,291 6 7 4,250 0 5 67.436 8 9 Grants cancelled and refunds. 33 CONSTRUCTION BY BOARD. 59. The following is a summary of the work done and expenditure incurred on Construction Works carried out by the 33oard for the period 1st July, 1930, to 30th June, 1931 :—• Length Expenditure to Expenditure Total Council. Location. Class of Construction. Authorised. 30th June, 1930. during Expenditure to 1930-81. 30th June, 1931. State Highwaysi State Highway No. 1—Prince's Highway. Outer M etropolitan Division— mis. it. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ =. d. Illawarra, Central ... Unanderra Widening railway' level 54 10 0 54 10 0* crossing. Kiama Spring Creek to Southern munici Premixed bituminous 1 3,046 7,527 9 0 3,902 10 9 11,429 19 9 pal boundary. macadam. Siiellharbour Deviation Oak Flats to Shell Premixed bitumen . 3 3,471 30,125 18 1 6,203 10 8 36,334 8 9* harbour. Southern JHnsion- CJyde Tomcrbng and Stewart's Creeks Reinforced conrrete 6,378 16 1 182 1 6t 6.196 14 7* bridges. Mumbulla Alsop's Creek Reinforced concrete 1,351 4 2 0,009 14 11 7,309 19 1 bridge. Total 45,383 7 4 15.993 4 10 61,376 12 2 State Highway No. 2—Hume Highway— Southern JmAion— Goodradighee Bowniuq Creek Bridge Wldenintr 892 6 6 124 0 4 1,016 12 10* Gunmnc Caldwell's Creek Reinforced concrete cul 1.241 17 1 1,241 17 1* vert. Nwrint Dirision • Kvcamba Kcajura Creek at 1G m. 4,500 ft Concrete box culvert and 226 6 3 226 6 3 approaches. Keajura Creek Concrete box culvert over 993 2 0 993 2 0* cresk. Total 892 6 6 2,585 11 8 3,477 18 2 State Highway No. 3—Federal Highway Southern Division— Gunning .' Collector-Canberra road Gravel 5 4,000 29,734 4 7 25 0 0 29,759 4 7* Bitumen penctrat ion 5 3,500 54,035 2 7 580 0 0 54,615 2 7* Gunning and Yarrowlumla Gravel 10 816 33,881 6 3 3,363 0 3 37,244 6 6* Collector-Canberra road between 15 4,816 1,083 2 n 15,304 17 11 16,388 0 10* 5 mis. 3,500 ft. and 21 mis 360 ft. Shore of Lake George, approxi Tar surfacing 569 7 4 569' 7 4 mately 2 miles. Yarrowlumla Yass River at Sutton Reinforced concrete 1,452 13 8 1,816 13 4 3,269 7 0* bridge. Total 120,186 10 0 21,658 18 10 141,845 8 10 State Highway No. 4—Monaro Highway— Riverina. Division— Kyeamba i At 21 ml?. 264 ft. from Wagga. Concrete box culvert 704 18 7 704 IS / State Highway No. 5—Great Western Highway— Outer Metrojiolitin Division— Turon 1 Three deviations between 104$ Gravel 6 3,195 38,517 7 11 4,501 17 10 4S,019 6 9 f and 1151 M.P. State Highway No. Mid-Western Highway— Riverina Division— Hay I Bridge over Murrumbidgee River Construction of Care 495 9 0 495 9 0* I at Hay. taker's cottage. State Highway No. 7—North-Western Highway—' CentmhWextern Division— Macquarie and Welling Deviation eouth of Wellngton .. Gravel 3 928 14,600 11 4 14,600 11 4 ton. Nyngan Bogan River Timber beam bridge 1,582 4 10 3,039 5 0 4,671 9 10* Total 1,582 4 10 17,639 16 4 19,272 1 2 State Highway No. 9—Great Northern Highway— Upper Northern Division mis. ft, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Severn Overhead railway bridge near Alterations 150 0 0 150 0 0* 10 M.P., near GJen Innes. TeutcrfMd Shire. Deviation hetween Oakey Creek Formation and water- 7 5,154 . 47,037 1 6 21,995 0 7 69,032 2 1 and Woodenbong. bound macadam. Maryland River Concrete bridge 8,744 5 7 6,305 0 9 15,549 6 4 Hoffman's Creek Timber beam bridge 993 14 0 413 0 6 1,407 3 0* Little Oakey Creek Timber beam bridge , 1,574 15 0 161 0 9 1.736 1 9* Koreelah Creek Concrete arch bridge , 2,355 5 2 7,752 13 1 10;i07 18 3 Wilson'a Downfall Concrete bridge 1,869 11 2 1,369 11 2* Wylie's Creek Concrete bridge 499 15 4 5,970 17 3 6,470 12 7 Old, Koreelah, towards Wooden Waterbound macadam .., 2 0 5 15 2 9,263 11 9 9,269 6 11* bone. Total 61,210 11 9 54,381 10 10 115,592 2 7 State Highway No. 10—Pacific Highway— Outer Metropolitan Division— Adnmstown i Union-street Cement concrete 0 2,130 13,524 3 6 86 13 4 13,610 16 10* Adanntown and Hamil- Brunker-road 589 4 1 11,941 1 1 12,530 5 2 ton. 1 1,373 Hamilton Tudor and Beliord street", Sec 24,S60 0 1 1,323 3 2 26,183 3 3* tions 1 and 3. 0 4,114 Tudor and Retford streets. Se^ 8,712 12 7 8,712 12 7 tion 2. 0 1.G64 Gosford 40 0 0 40 0 0* railway. Hawkesbury River Ferries and Dock- 39,551 7 1 22,900 6 7 62.451 13 8 Stroud Reinforced eoncre 466 4 11 708 11 7 i;i74 16 6* vert. Completed workty 64045—C 34 CONSTRUCTION jjy BOARD—continued. Expenditure Total Council. Location. Length Expenditure to Class of construction. authorised. 30 June, 1930. during expenditure to 1930-31. 30 June, 1931. State Highways—continued. State Highway No. 10—continued. Lower Northern Division— ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. Macleay Piper's Creek at Ravenswood Concrete bridge 2,495 13 2 1,273 12 11 Manning Stewart's River 5,273 2 0 2,177 5 11 Khoribakh Bridge Timber beam bridge . 1,193 15 2 1,445 0 4 Upper Northern Division- Mullumbimby Brunswick River Concrete beam bridge. 9,042 6 2 4,459 8 11 Tweed Dunbible Creek . Timber beam low* I 1,224 6 8 bndge. Total 96,995 16 2 56,292 3 1 State Highway No. 11—Oxley Highway — Lower Northern Division- Hastings Taylor's Creek Reinforced concrete 18-9 743 IS 4 bridge. Sarah's Creek . 3-span bridge, concrete 1.517 0 10 pile*, timber deck and *teel girders. Total 33 18 9 2,260 19 2 State Highway No. 12—G-wydir Highway- I.ow.er Northern Division- Kempsey Reconstruction Armidale road Waterbound macadam, 1,140 4,608 16 10 ,798 2 1 bitumen surfaced. Total, Highways 369,411 0 1 180,362 12 3 Trunk and ordinary Main Roads. Expenditure M.R. Class of construction. Length Expenditure to Council. No. authorised. 30 June, 1930. during . 1930-31. Outer Metropolitan m. ft. s. d. £ s. d. Division— Adamstown .. 188 Glcbe-Adamstown road Cement concrete 0 2,283 1,522 5 r, 1,522 5 5 Colo 182 Sackvlllc Ferry Construction of punt 1.09 6 10t' 109 6 wt "Erina 225 Wiseman's Ferry-Grcengrove Shale 18 2,300 147,672 0 5 IS 1 157,758 18 6 Shellharbour .. 262 Macquarie Pass" Reconditioning—Gravel 4 4,3801 Reconditioning—Water- [> 7 15,097 7 11 bound macadam, tar |4 4,080, surfaced, Southern Division- Goodradigbee . 278 MurrumTsttdgee River at Taemas Concrete and steel bridgi 1,852 17,504 2 2 and gravel approaches. 38,189 17 8 Yarrowlumla . 51 Buxbous Hii! Deviation Gravel 880 Lower Northern 10,035 12 1 Division— Kempsey .... 116 Reconstruction Smith-street Waterbound macadam, 0 1,200 6,014 19 7 9 4 10 bitumen surfaced. Riverina Division—• Young Short-street over Burrangong Reinforced concrete bridges 1,635 5 9 Creek. Central Western Division— Boree 224 Maudagery Crook Reinforced concrete bridj; 9,075 S 10 126 8 3 9.201 17 1* Forbes 61 Lachlan River at Forbes (Fitz Concrete and steel bridge. 9,448 3 1 1,309 15 4 10,757 18 6* gerald's). WaUgooia Wyangala Dam road Gravel with seal coat 56,728 848 10 8 57,576 18 8* Sundry Small Works 242 4 6t 242 4 5f Total—Trunk and ordinary Main Roads 246,443 2 1 78,509 14 Total—All Roads 615,854 2 2 258,872 7 0 Acquisition oE land for widening 23.952 3 6 Surveys, supervision and design, including designs for Councils' works 49,872 17 2 Expenditure on works completed-prior to 1st July, 1930, shown in previous reports and not " above 1,546,165 19 6 1,546,165 19 6 Grand Total of Expenditure by Board to 30th June, 1931 2,162,( 1 8 332,697 7 8 2,494,717 9 4 Completed works. t Credit. SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURE—1st JANUARY, 1925, TO 30th JUNE, 1931. 60. The following is a summary of the expenditure on construction work in the country districts during the year :— Expenditure to Expenditure Total. Particulars. 30 June, 1930. 1930-31. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,162,020 1 8 332,697 7 8 2,494,717 9 4 1,314,249 7 9 67,436 8 9 1,381,685 16 6 Construction from Comnionwealth-cum-State Vote and State 350,997 13 6 472 4 0 351,469 17 6 3,827,267 2 11* 400,606 0 5* 4,227,873 3 4» * As per Income and Expenditure Account in paragraph 40 35 PART IV.—THE DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS FUND. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. 61. The total income of the Developmental Roads Fund for the year ended 30th June, 1931,'from all sources amounted to £131,340. This, together with £81,627 in cash carried forward when the year commenced, made an amount of £212,967 available for expenditure. The total expenditure of the fund for the year was £183,305. 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, 1931, certified by Mr. John Spence, Auditor-General. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1931. Expenditure Expenditure Income during year Income during year Expenditure. to 30tn June, Total. Income. to 30th June, , Total. 1930. ended 30th ended 30th June, 1931. 1930. June, 1931. 3«t.h June, 1931— 30th June, 1931 — £ s. d. £ s. A. y. s. d. To Construction of Develop By Loan Appropriation, Sec mental Roads— tion 29 (1) (*•) Main (i) From Loans- Roads Act, 1924-29 .. 432,330 13 5 66,000 0 0 498,330 13 5 Construction bv Coun ,, Special State Loan Appro cils 330,44-6 15 2 63,989 394,436 priation lor Cnemploy Construction by Board 169,014 6 8 22,724 17 9 191,739 ment Relief Works .. 135,669 6 7 135,669 6 7 (b) From Commonwealth 18 5 ,, Other State Loans 10,749 7 6 10,749 7 6 cum-Stote Votes— ,, Comnionwealth-oum- Construction by Coun State Votes— cils (i.. 222,469 2 4 222,471 16 3 (n) V,ommonwealth Construction bv Public Government Grant . 1 6J1 Works Department.. 41,336 9 9 41,336 (b) State Government 141,132 1C 1 141,134 3 0 (c) From Revenue— Subsidy 17 0 122,674 3 0 Construction by Coun Bevenue Appropriation, 122,672 16 0 119,183 9 2 14." 2 11 119,328 Section 29 (1) (a), Main Construction by Board. 16,172 11 0 1.111 4 2 17.28ft Roads Act, 1921-29 .. 138,300 0 0 300 0 0 138,000 0 0 Construction by Publi. ,, Commonwealth Govern Works Department. 420 0 2 420 0 2 ment Grant for Relief (d) From Commonwealth of Unemployment 77,000 0 0 77,000 0 0 Government Unem „ Grant, from State Unem ployment Relief * ployment Relief Fund— 64,043 3 10 64,043 3 10 Grant— „ Councils' Contributions Construction by Coun towards Construction of cils 12,050 0 0 8,139 18 4 20,189 Developmental Roads 142 6 0 263 3 1 405 9 1 Construction by Board, 41,197 10 4 15,612 11 4 56,810 „ Miscellaneous Receipts 184 4 9 730 12 1 914 16 10 fe) From State Govern ment Unemployment Relief Fund Grant- Construction by Coun cils 64,043 3 10 64,043 3 10 Miscellaneous Expendi ture 9 3 10 773 8 5 782 12 3 Administrative Ex penses— (a) Salaries 7,395 3 3 4,533 14 9 11,928 18 0 (b) General 6,397 3 8 2,222 9 5 7,619 13 1 Total £ 965,091 15 4 183,305 3 1,148,396 18 7 ,, BaVance carried forward.. 41,124 4 8 1,189,521 3 3 £1,058,181 10 4 131 339 12 11 1,189,521 BALANCE-PHEET AS AT 30TH JUNE. 1931, fjiabiHtieii. A ssrts. £ s. d. s. d. & s. d. Sundry Creditors— Cash at Treasury 43.514 15 5 State Treasury—Advance from Unemploy Stock on Hand * 547 15 1.0 ment Belief Fund 15,000 0 0 Sundry Deltor*— State Treasury :'or Interest on Oevelopmental Commonwealth Government Unemployment Roods 9,997 16 11 Relict GRANT .*. 15,000 0 Miscellaneous 44 12 6 Councils lor Interest on Developmental Roads. 5,758 5 25,042 0 5 Miscellaneous ' 1,345 17 Balance of Income and Expenditure Account. 41,124 4 8 — 22,104 2 10 66,166 14 1 £ 66,166 14 11 A. E. WARBURTON, S. R. HENDERSON, Assistant Accountant. Secretary and Accountant. I certify that the books and accounts of the Main Roads Board 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 at the 30th June, 1931. As regards stocks of materials and stores on hand, I have accepted the certificate of the Chief Engineer of the Board that stock was taken under his supervision, and that the condition of the stock is satisfactory. R. C. DAWSON, . JOHN SPENCE, Auditor. Auditor-General. Department of Audit, 27 th November, 1931. TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS. 62. As stated on page 40 of the last Annual Report, it is necessary, in order to obtain a proper view of the rate of expenditure and work completed by the Board on developmental roads, to consider not only expenditure from the Developmental Roads Fund, but also expenditure from the Federal Aid Roads Fund 36 as far as it relates to developmental roads. The following statement shows the total expenditure on developmental roads since the inception of the Board up to the 30th June, 1931, both from the Develop mental Roads Fund and the Federal Aid Roads Fund :— Expenditure from. Vear. Total. Developmental Federal Aid Roads Fund. Roads Fund. £ £ £ 1625-26 101,468 101,468 1926-27 152,007 152,007 1927-28 188,238 7,000 195,238 1928-29 251,992 120,619 372.611 1929-30 271,387 86,279 357.666 1930-31 . 183,306 29,418 212,723 1,148,397 243,316* 1,391,713 Excluding supervision allowances and contributions to Sinking Fund. PROCLAMATION OF NEW DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS. 63. The total mileage of developmental roads is subject to constant revision as more exact particulars are obtained. Allowing for variations on this account, the total length quoted in the last Annual Report as 2,490 miles has now been adjusted to 2,412 miles, as at 30th June, 1930. 64. During the year the following new roads and extensions of existing developmental roads were proclaimed:— Shire. Date of Mileage. Remarks. Proclamation. Description of Road. New Roads. in. cb. Larhlnn , 21-7-30 No. 1144. From Euglo siding northerly for about 10 40 10* mfles. To provide access to the recently con Lachlan 21-7-30 No. 1145. From Euglo siding to the Condobolin- 6 30 structed railway from Wyalong to Fuglo. Oirral Road. (Trunk Road No. 57.) Wakool 21-7-30 No. 1146. From the Moulamein-Barham Road (M.R 24 0 To serve holdings subdivided under Border 319) near Moulamein to Narcnrrie Railway Station. Railways Agreement. Talbragar 21-7-30 No. 1135. Part of the Terra Bella-Cumboogle Road... 2 40 In lieu of" part of the road from Nubingerie Siding to Wollombi Soldiers' Settlement. Peel 13-9-30 No. 1090. From near the south-eastern boundary 5 36 In lieu of road from Shire boundary near of the Shire towards Tamworth. Moolomin towards Tamworth. Extensions of Previously Proclaimed Roads. Coolamon 31-1-31 No. 1096. From the Coolam on-Ardlethan Road 11 72 An extension of D.R. 1096 previously pro (M.R. 240), near DuIIah, northerly to the Shire claimed within Narrabuna Shire. boundary. Culcairn . 6-2-3] No. 1062. The Walbundrie-Brocklesby Road within 4 50 An extension of D.R. 1062 previously pro Culcairn Shire. claimed within Hume Shire. Imlay .... 20-2-31 No. 1147. From Burragate to near Wyndbam 7 00 Provides a connection with the recently coo- structed Mount Darragh Boad, and thus gives access to Bombala and Pambula. Coolamon 6-3-31 No. 1024. From Beckom Railway Station northerly 4 00 An extension of D:R. 1024 previously pro to the shire boundary. claimed within Bland Shire. Total 77 13 65. During the year the following roads were removed from the list of developmental roads Date of Shire. Proclama Description of Road. Mileage. Remarks. tion. ra. ch. 21-7-30 No. 1135. Part of the road from Nubingerie Siding 3 0 Part of the Terra Bella-Cumboogle road to Wollombi Soldiers' Settlement. proclaimed in lieu. Peel 13-9-30 No. 1090. From the south-eastern boundary of the 10 65 Route of road altered: a more suitable route shir*, near Moolomin, towards Tamworth. proclaimed in lieu. 27-2-31 No. 1140. From the Pacific Highway near Charles- 6 68 Now Main Road No. 325. town, via Warner's Bay and Speer's Point to the Newcastle-Toronto road (M.R. 223) at Boolaroo. Bibbenluke and 8-5-31 No. 1041. From near Cathcart via Yellow Waterhole 18 42 Now Main Road No. 274. Imlay. and Mount Darragh to near Wyndham. Total 39 15 66. The result of the above additions and deductions has been that the total length of developmental roads has been increased by 38 miles, and the number of proclaimed developmental roads increased to a total of 142. 67. As stated in the last Annual Report, the Board has been guided by the need for selecting roads which would be complementary to the existing main road and railway systems. Of the four entirely new roads (1144, 1145, 1146, 1147) listed above as being proclaimed developmental during the year, two act as feeders to the one rail head, one connects between two railway lines, acting as feeders to both, and one connects with proclaimed main roads leading to a railway station and also to wharves. Thus, of the total of 142 proclaimed developmental roads, 100 act as direct feeders to railways, 40 connect with proclaimed main roads leading to railway stations or wharves, and two connect with wharves. 68. The total length of proclaimed developmental roads as at 30th June, 1931? after allowing for additions and deductions as set out in the above tables, is 2,450 miles. 37 SUMMARY OF INDIVIDUAL WORKS AND EXPENDITURE. 69. The following is a summary of the work done and expenditure incurred on individual develop mental roads from the Developmental Roads Fund for the period 1st July, 1930, to^30th June, 1931:-— Particulars of Works. Developmental Road. Granted to Granted to Total Granted Councils or to Councils or Expended by Councils or Council. Carried out by. Expended by Expended by Length Board to Board during •Board to No- Name. Class of Construction. Author 30th June, 1930/31. 30th June, ised. 1930. 1931. \ County of Cumberlaid., m. ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 £ s. dl Cabramatta and 10S7 Cabramatta-Mulgoa road Bitumen surfacing.... 4 2,680 Board—Day 2,902.10 10 5 10 1 2,908 0 11* Canley Vale. labour and Contract. I Outer Metropolitan Division. Erina 1077 Yarramalong road to Dooralong Clearing, forming and culverts 4,020 Council 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 1124 Cessnock to Broke Gravel and two timber bridges 1,244 Council and 3,109 14 9 2,700 8 2 5,870 11 Contract'. Kearsley 1124 Forming, travel and culverts... 2,642 1,810 10 7 1,810 10 7 1140 Charlestown towards Cockle Creek Premixed tar macadam 4,834 Board — Day 6,002 18 5 100 0 0 0,102 18 5* labour and Lake'Macuuarie Council. 1124 Broke to Cessnock 165 Council 5.000 0 0 1,268 3 6 6,208 3 6* 1124 1,155 1,330 0 0 68 19 0 1,308 19 0* Patrick Plains .. 1052 Ravensworth to Hebden 414 200 0 0 4,275 0 0 4,475 0 0 1142 Fitzroy's Deviation 5,100 2,850 0 o • 2,850 0 0 1074 ToFordwich Soldiers' Settlement. 4,700 0 0 153 0 0 4,853 0 0 Stroud 1110 Bulladelah to Gloucester W.B. macadam 2 4.280 1,000 0 0 5.128 1 6 6.128 1 6 Wallarobba 1128 Eccleston to Gresford Formation, timber beam bridge 2 1,715 1,750 0 0 1,750 0 0 and culverts. Wingecarribee. 1039 (a) Sutton Forest-Exeter (u) W.B. macadam 17,600 0 0 2 13 11 , 17,602 13 11 (6) Bundanoon towards Penrose (6) Gravel 1 2,508 2 2,442 Total. 39,002 13 2 22,106 16 8 61,109 9 10 Southern Division, Bibbenluke and 1041 Mount Darragh Deviation Formation and gravel 14 1.600 Board — Day 153,639 13 11 22,767 6 11 Imlay. labour and Contract. Euiobodalla ... 1133 Bridge at Stenady Creek Council 691 12 0 1133- Bodalln-Eurobnd'alla and Dignnm's Gravel and pipe culverts 308 2,049 10 8 480 9 0 Creek. Imlay 1045 Kiah to Lower Towamba Clearing and forming 0 2,500 0 0 1041 Mataganah River bridge Concrete and steel bridge Board- 3,043 17 0 955 5 10 Contract. Murrungal 1058 Wattamondara to Lachlan River... Gravel 2 1,840 Council 6,000 0 0 1,048 19 7 1058 1 3,970 2,350 0 0 Total 164,733 1 7 ,793 13 4 Lower Northern Division, Bellingen 1134 Bobingen road, Thora to Brinerville] Two bridges Council 2,000 0 0 2,256 1 6 , 4,256 1 .. 1136 Along South Arm Bellinger Biver to Timber bridge 1,890 0 0 107 10 0 1,997 10 0 K along. 1134 Thora to Brinerville Gravel 2 4,764 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0* Cockbnrn 1032 Limbri to Wcabonga Formation and culverts 1 820 1,921 15 8 108 19 5 2,030 15 1* 1.093 Attun^a to Somcrton R.G. box culvert and pipe cut 500 0 0 136 S 5 636 8 5* vert. 1.093 Gravel 4,340 2,500 0 0 2.500 0 0* Gloucester 1044 Nabiac towards Gloucester Formation 330 3,000 0 0 2,182 12 2 5.182 12 2* Hastings .. 1056 Comboyne to Kendall W.B. macadam 420 4,950 0 0 175 18 6 5.125 18 O* 1056 Kendall to Comboyne G ravel 3,420 3,500 0 0 ' 3,500 0 0* Liverpool Plains .1.112 Dubbledah to Goolhi 3,083 1,920 0 0 61 0 2 1,981 0 2* 1121 2,720 2.879 5 2 25 1 10 2,904 7 0* Macieay 1048 Bcllbrook-Niilla Nulla Creek Bridges—Nulla Nulla Creek at, 1,000 0 0 1,582 6 8 1 2,582 6 8* 30m. and 38m. 1048 3,090 0 0 134 14 3 3,224 14 3* Manning 1044 Nabiac towards Gloucester Timber bridge and gravel 1,260 1,000 0 3 3.500 0 0 4,500 0 0 Merriwa 1102 Idaville to Bow Gravel 2,1.34 2,650 0 0 211 9 2 2,861 9 2* 1138 From T.R. 62 to Rincwood 4,620 2,800 0 0 2,800 0 0* 1075 Macksville to Upper Taylor's Arm.. Gravel and timber bridge 3,720 3,553 17 2 1 3,553 17 i> 1078 Bowravilie to Upper North Arm .. Gravel T... 337 1,500 0 0 2,480 0 0 3,980 0 0 Namoi 1095 Boggabri to Manilla 20 2,500 0 0 2,500 0 0* Upper Hunter 1109 Main Road No. 105 to Toraalla. De Clearing, forming and pipe cul 4,025 4,859 17 0 140 3 0 5,000 0 0* viation at Field's Pinch. verts. Wyaldra 1037 Gooima towards Dubbo ,Gravet 1 1,840 1,740 0 0 94 16 3 1,834 16 3* 34,900 17 10 29,051 4 6 63,952 2 4 Upper Northern Division. Glen Innos 1099 Glen Innes to Furricabad Gravel 1 1,030 Council 750 0 0 f(a) Clearing and forming 3 74 1,350 9 2 Ashford 1001 Coolatai, rirt Ash ford to Strathbogi \(b) Gravelling 1 0 750 0 0 Bannockburn .. 1119 Auburnvale to Inverell Gravel 1 1,580 1,850 0 0 1119 0 4,580 1,142 8 3 1127 \Uppcr Wilson's to Upper Taylor's Concrete crossings i,i'6o''"6 0 1,750 0 0 Byron ^ 1043 j Arm. 4,765 10 0 1 1130 Central Bucca to Korora J a) Earth formation 1,770 Dorriao 1 (b) Gravel 1 670 4,000 0 0 0 1089 Yarrutn Creek road f (a) W.B. macadam 5.200 1 ib) Formation , 0 500 1,996 19 0 Kyogle 1047 Cedar Point Siding to Bentley W.B. macadam and pipe cul 1 2,290 6,650 0 0. verts. 500 0 0 1129 Casino to Sextonville r. Gravel 2 4,350 3,000 0 0 1,999 17 4 1.141 Kyogle to Rathbones W.B. macadam 0 4,377 2,790 0 0 1050 Baryulgil to W:oodcnbong Gravel 2 2,160 2,000 0 0 Tenterfield 1055 Koreelah Creek towards Urbenvillc W.B. macadam 7 3,400 Board — Day 21,418 7 11 10,341 19 8 labour. Terania .. 1.085 Wongavalc to Cawongla Gravel and timber bridge . 0 3,500 Council 3,800 0 0 91 0 6 1085 Gravel and timber culvert 0 4,650 1,000 0 0 1088 Kyocle to Nimbin road, near W.B. macadam 1 2,112 3,800 0 0 Cawongla. Tomki 1047 Casino-Cedar Point 0 3,341 3,116 0 0 925 0 0 1125 Leeville to Middle Creek 0 4,419 2,725 0 0 183 12 0 1132 Casino to Spring Grove 0 3,355 1,900 0 0 1129 Casino to Sextonville Gravel 1 1,584 2,00] 11 6 1047 Bentley to Lismore Forming and loaming 0 2,850 498 S 6 Tweed 1088 Kungluir towards Cawongla W.B. macadam 1 0 2,835 0 0 Total £ 44,409 7 11 Completed works* 33 SUMMARY OF INDIVIDUAL WORKS AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Developmental Road, Particulars of Work. Granted to Granted to Total Granted Councils or Councils or to Councils or Council, Expended by Expended by Expended by | Length Carried out by. Board to Board during Board to No. Name. Class of Construction. Author 30th June, 1930/81. 30th June, ised. 1930. 1931. Ttiveiinn Division m. ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. Hillston 1010 Hillston to Waakalong Gravel and culvert 2 2.440 2,160 0 0 51 0 9 Berrigan 1120 Berrigan to Gaklands Gravel ... 1 4,220 750 0 0 2,180 0 0 Bland .. 1017 (a) Clearing 10 0 Rankins Springs 1o Hillston (6) Forming and gravelling 1 2,805 1,606 0 0 1131 («.) Clearing 12 3,906 Tallimba to Winminga (b) GRAVEL ' 0 1,044 \ 1,500 0 1020 Erigolia Railway Siding to Hanna Clearing 9 3,960 1,000 0 Burrangon Central Western Divisivn. 1004 Goolma to Murruniboug Gravel and timber bridge 0 2,970 Council 5,500 0 0 76 1 Ot 5,423 19 0* 1009 Cumnock to Eurimbla Sv.B. macadam 1 3,053 2,500 0 0 489 18 4 2,989 18 4* 1057 Ballimore to Windoran Gravel 2 750 4,800 0 0 252 13 6 5,052 13 6* 100-1 Gollan to Murrumbong Gravel and rnlvert* 1 1,617 2,250 0 0 2,250 0 0 10 3,960 10*0 Armatree to Tonraweenah Clearing 2,045 0 0 55 0 0 2.100 0 0* Weja to Wash pool Tank Clearing and forming 6 0 211 16 0 300 0 0 511 16 0 1139 / (a) Gravel 4 1,880 0 0 1,770 0 1029 Tullibigeal to Palistban 12 176 lt 3,770 0 0 1 (b) Clearing y 1144 Enfilo Bailwav Station town: Clearing 9 3,300 tt 2,000 500 0 0 500 0 0* Weelah State Forest. 3 0 1145 f {a) Clearing 500 0 0 500 0 0* Euglo toward* Trunk 'Road No. t (b) Forming 3 660 } 1 2,970 f (a) Clearing "1 -4 (b) Forming 0 1,650 4,000 0 0 4,000 0 0* Warren to Carinda [ ic) Clearing, forming and top- 4 3,102 y dressing. j 1081 Warren to Carinda Forming, loamin™ and culvert 4 3,102 2,280 0 0 120 0 0 2.400 0 0* J135 Nubingerie Siding to Wollombi.. Gravel ' 1 2,244 » 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0* Settlement. 1058 Wattamondara to Mount Cnllin* ... 1 3,398 1,500 0 0 500 0 0 2,000 0 0* 1110 Via Grecntlior|ic Station to South 3 1,780 2,710 0 0 131 9 9 2,841 9 9* ern shire boundary. 1013 Barmedman to Greiifel! 2 5,270 1,700 0 0 1,700 0 0* 1120 Coonamblc to Pilliga Forming andtopdtvfiMng 4 284 2,850 0 0 150 0 0 3,000 0 0* ('(o) Forming and toi-drcssing 1 4,880 \ 1,375 0 0 125 0 0 1,500 0 1120 \ {b) Forming 0 4,900 0* f{a) Forming 5 244 | 3,250 0 0 758 1 0 4,008 1 0* 1083 Coonamble to Carind:i "t (b) Forming and loaming .. 5 2,772 1083 Forming and topdrcssmg 0 3,100 3,800 0 0 3,800 0 0 Total £ 31,021 16 0 18,820 1 7 49,847 17 7 Grand Total *- 339,200 7 4 171,624 14 10 510,825 2 2 Expenditure on woTks completed prior to 30th June, 1930, shown in previous reports and not listed above •- 610,159 2 1 610,159 2 1 Administrative Expenses 12,792 0 11. 6,756 4 2 19,548 11 1 Supervision, Design, «vc 2,938 5 8 4,150 15 10 7,089 1 6 Maintenance of Bridges and Miscellaneous Expenditure 1 13 4 773 8 5 775 1 9 Total a? per Income and Expenditure Account, paragraph 61 £ 965,091 15 4 1S3,305 3 3 1,148,396 18 7 * Completed Works. t Credit. 39 PART V.—THE FEDERAL AID ROADS FUND. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. 70. The income and expenditure of the Federal Aid Roads Fund for the financial year ended 30th June, 1931, are set out in the following account, together with the balance-sheet as at 30th June; 1931, certified by Mr. John Spence, Auditor-General :— INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR TWELVE MONTHS ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1931. Expenditure Income Expenditure during Year Income to during Year Expenditure. to 30th June, ending Total. Income. 30th June, ending Tola). 1930. 30th June, 1930. 30th June, 1931. 1931. £ s. d. 30th June, 1931— s. d . s. d. s. d. 30th June, 1931— £ To Construction and/or Recon Bv Commonwealth Govern-) struction of Federal Aid raentVote ; 1,932,000 0 0 552,000 0 Of !,484,000 0 0 Roada— „ State Subsidy Loan Appro (or) From Common- priation, Section 31 B {_<•),, 914,500 0 0 weaith Government Main Roads Act, 1924~29i 894,500 0 0 20,000 0 0 Vote 1,555,809 19 8 519,005 10 2,074.815 10 7 ,, Revenue Appropriation,! * For details see statement accompanying paragraph 76. . f This is the amount receivable under the agreement; but see text of report—post—for account of suspension ol payment by Commonwealth Government— Vide paragraph 71. BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH JUNE, 1931, Liabilitiea. Assets. s. d. s. d. Sundry Creditors- Cash at Treasury and Sub-Advance Accounts in State Treasury—Advance from Unemploy various Banks 36,530 17 3 ment Relief Fund 144,263 0 Stock on Hand 7,925 13 10 Supply of Stores and Materials 148 10 Sundry Debtors— Jliscellaueous 1,484 12 Common wealth Government for Federal Aid 145,896 3 Roads 376,980 15 6 Balance ol Income and Expenditure Account 281,393 15 4.4:14 0 10 Sundry Councils for Federal Aid Boads 1,428 11 0 Miscellaneous 382,833 7 4 427,289 18 5 427,289 18 5 A. E. WARBURTON, S. R. HENDERSON, Assistant Accountant. Secretary and Accountant. I certify that the books and accounts of the Main Roads Board 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 Federal Aid Roads Fund at the 30th June, 1931. As regards stocks of materials and stores on hand, I have accepted the certificate of the Chief Engineer of the Board that stock was taken under his supervision, and that the condition of the'stock is satisfactory. R. C. DAWSON, JOHN SPENCE, Auditor. Auditor-General. Department of Audit, 27th November, 1931. FEDERAL ATD—TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL OF. 71. The total Commonwealth moneys received by the Board from the commencement of Federal Aid to 30th June, 1931, under the Federal Aid Roads Agreement, amounted to £2,353,019, as compared with a total of £2,760,000 due. From 1st April, 1931, the Commonwealth Government, pending an adjustment of the financial relations between the State and the Commonwealth, suspended payment of amounts due to New South Wales under the Federal Aid Roads Agreement, keeping such amounts in part settlement of sums owing by New South Wales to the Commonwealth in connection with other matters. This information was conveyed to the Board on 27th April, 1931, following an application to the Common wealth Government for payment of two amounts of £30,000 and £52,366 10s., for which accounts were submitted on 7th April, 1931, and 22nd April, 1931, respectively. This decision was a most serious one, in view of the fact that the Board had, since the commencement of the operation of the Federal Aid Roads Agreement in New South Wales (17th June, 1927, to 30th June, 1931), and with the consent 'of the Federal authorities, entered into commitments on account of Federal Aid road works (including unemployment relief works) amounting to £4,113,221 : on, which the total expenditure to 31st March, ,1931, was £3,679,844, leaving a balance of £433,377 to be expended; of which the share of the Commonwealth was £397,450 and that of the State £35,927. Many of the works were proceeding under contracts let either by the Councils or by the Board, and unless the Commonwealth Government could be persuaded to continue payment of Federal money until these works were completed, or .unless the State Government could make other special provision, the greatest confusion was likely to arise; as in that case the works could only have been completed by diverting to them the revenues of the Country Main Roads Fund, and these were wholly earmarked and required for 40 essential maintenance purposes. Unless some provision could be made to tide over the situation, a general stoppage of the greater part of the maintenance works on country main roads would have been necessary. Similarly, there were a considerable number of works being carried out by day labour by Councils and the Board, which, even if not wholly finished, would need certain expenditure to leave them in a safe condition. The Board therefore reported the matter fully to the Minister for Local Government, as a result of which the Government decided on 29th April, 1931, with the aid of the Unemployment Relief Council, to advance to the Federal Aid Roads Fund established under the Main Roads Act, the sum of £233,884 from the Unemployment Relief Fund, on the understanding that the money would be refunded in the event of subsequent collection of Federal Aid road money from the Commonwealth. This sum was to be used for completing all " contract " works in hand, and for finishing off any " day labour " works in such a manner as to leave them safe : new works were not1 to be started, and any engagements in respect of proposed new works were to be temporarily cancelled. As a result of this assistance from the Government, it has been practicable gradually to close down the " construction " programme with the minimum of disor ganisation. The total expenditure to 30th June, 1931, from this temporary advance amounted to £143,772. 72. In addition to the two claims already mentioned, for which reimbursement was withheld by the Commonwealth, further claims have since been made upon the Commonwealth Government, bringing the total to £202,059 for expenditure up to 30th June, 1931, for work actually done under the programme agreed upon with the Federal Government. Still further claims will, too, mature in the ensuing financial year before the Federal Aid programme can be completely stopped. 73. It is important that payment of Federal Aid.Road moneys be re-commenced as quickly as possible. So far as the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund is concerned, the moneys available, when provision is made for even the minimum amount of " construction " (only two works required to give access to the Sydney Harbour Bridge are projected for the year 1931-32) and for the payment of interest upon and instalments of principal of loans, are not sufficient to deal adequately with the " maintenance " of the existing main roads. Similarly in respect of the Country Main Roads Fund, the moneys available have proved insufficient to cope with the " maintenance " of country main roads on the scale operating up to 30th April, 1931, viz., the whole cost of State Highways being borne by the Board, together with two- thirds of the cost of trunk roads and three-fifths of the cost of ordinary main roads. As a consequence of the suspension of the payment of Commonwealth moneys, the assistance to Councils on ordinary main roads had to be reduced as from 1st May, 1931, to the minimum laid down in the Act, viz., £ for £, thereby either reducing the amount of the desirable expenditure to maintain the present asset, or increasing the burden on Councils. At the same time it rendered impossible the replacement of a number of bridges which, by age and decayed condition, were no longer serviceable. None of these actions is desirable, and the only way that the Board can suggest of overcoming the difficulties described is by a resumption of payment by the Commonwealth Government on the lines of the amended Federal Aid Roads Agreement, which will permit of the Federal subsidy being divided between the two Main Roads Funds and used in any manner which may be deemed necessary to maintain an efiicient road system, i.e., for repair, main tenance, construction or reconstruction. As has already been pointed out elsewhere (see August, 1931, issue of " Main Roads ") it appears to the Board to be essential for the national welfare that the asset of good roads which has been created during the past six years should be preserved, and for this purpose the State revenues devoted to main roads need the assistance of the Federal Aid moneys derived from petrol taxation. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RETURN OF INCOME (ABOVE) AND ACTUAL RECEIPTS. 74. Although in the return under paragraph 70, above, the sum of £552,000 has been set down as the income for the year under the Federal Aid Roads Agreement, the actual receipts from the Common wealth on this account during the year fell short of this by £376,980, due principally to the suspension of payment by the Commonwealth of Federal Aid moneys to New South Wales on 1st April, 1931, reported above. The temporary assistance received by the Federal Aid Road Fund from the State Unemployment Relief Fund, also reported above, has not been included in the {i Income " as this is to be refunded whenever payment of the Federal money is received. The balance of £281,393, therefore, represents the amount that will be available for expenditure during 1931-32 from the whole of the moneys due to 30th June, 1931, when the Commonwealth Government recommences payment of the Federal subsidy to New South Wales. It will be noted, however, that this sum represents only a little more than one-half of a year's Commonwealth money (£552,000 up to 30th June, 1931), so that the leeway due to the State's late entry into the Agreement has been practically caught up. Moreover, this lag would have been even further reduced had it not been for the slowing down which necessarily occurred after 1st April, 1931. SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE IN ROAD CLASSIFICATION. 75. 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. Total. £ £ £ £ £ Main Roads in the County of Cumberland 74,370 137,068 267,012 72,426 550,876 Main Roads in the Country— 620,998 615,956 432,942 360,413 1,930,309 58,663 47,083 69,485 33,132 208,363 82,242 119,014 56,173 257,429 7,000 ' 120,619 86,279 29,418 243,316 42,106 97,944 91,701 231,751 7,150 17,783 18,207 13,784 56,924 19,864 28,561 26,866 75,291 768,181 982,721 1,119,444 683,913 3,554,259 PROGRAMME OF WORK AND EXPENDITURE. 76. 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. Common Length Expenditure Expenditure Total wealth Location of Work. Class of Construction. of Work to 30th June, during Expenditure to Authorised. 1030. 1930-31. 30th June, 1931. Ref. No. No. Name. Council. COS STBTJCTION—ARTERIAL ROADS. Eastern and Central Divisions of State. mis. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,002 3 Federal Highway Gunning .... Between Collector and Lake George Bitumen penetration 3 10,786 14 6 1,002 3 Mulwaree .... Gravel 3 900> 7,818 16 9 18,005 11 3 Between 3 mis. 700 ft. and 6 mis. 1,600 ft Gravel Pacific Highway . Erina , 6 01 262,841 6 0 7,158 14 0 270,000 0 Of 1,003 10 Between Hawkesbury River and Gosford ^ Gravel, tar surfaced 8 1,5S4/ 1,005 1 rrince's Highway Eurobodalla Concrete substructure and steel superstruc 20,258 6 0 17,229 11 1 37,4S7 17 1 Bridge over Wagonga Inlet, Narooma ture and approaches. 1,006 10 Hornsby Between Berowra and Hawkesbury River Cement concrete 8 382 152,039 10 11 1,775 18 154,415 9 of 1,007 10 Pacific Highway .. Dorrigo Korora Deviation W.B. macadam and two timber bridges ... 3 1,804 13,099 9 0 3,796 3 16,895 17 3 1,011 10 Nambucca Nambucca River Steel bridge 4,524 11 10 23,139 9 27,664 0 10 1,012 11 Liverpool Plains Between Gunnedah and Mullaley Gravel 2 3,660 2,91.1 15 4 2,822 4 " 5,736 19 7* 1,013 11 Oxley Highway . Hastings Fenton's Pinch Deviation Forming and gravelling 1 1,775 5,440 0 0 546 4 5,986 4 2«f 1,014 11 Apsley Between Walcha and Yarras Gravel 4 3,700 9,359 0 9 8,223 9 17,582 10 3 1,053 12 Gwydir Highway Yallaroi Bridge over Gwvdir IUver at Gravesend Concrete substructure and steel super 27,421 1 8 11,721 2 39.142 • 4 7 structure. 1,054 6 Mid-Western Highway Weddin Between Marsden and Caragabal Gravel and culverts 5 594 7,250 8 7 7,250 3 7* 1,055 11 Oxley Highway Peel Somerton to Peel Shire Boundary Gravel 1 520 8,101 13 10 S.101 13 10 1,056 11 Coonabarabran Between Abbott's Gap and Devil's Peak Gravel and culverts .• 1 2,100 750 0 3,100 0 0 3.850 0 1,057 9 Great Northern Highway Severn Between Glen Times and Deepwater Gravel and culverts 5 1,494 10,325 0 682 12 1 li;007 12 1,065 6 Mid-Western Highway .. Carrathool .... Between Goolgowi and Rankins Springs.. Clearing and formation and cnlverts 29 0 1,000 0 5,500 0 0 6,500 0 1,114 11 Oxley Highway Hastings Tobins Creek Deviation Gravel 21 397 29,110 2 3 29,110 2 1,115 2 Hume Highway Hume Sweetwater Creek Bridge 326 17 5 '326 17 1,119 7 North Western Highway Cobbora Pile Creek Culvert : 5 14 5 1 1,123 12 Gwydir Highway Boomi Bridse at Buliarah Timber bridge 4 15 11 521,359 10 0 138,313 10 3 1659.673 6 Western Division of State- 1.017 6 Mid-Western Highway Between Kuston and Wentworth Limestone ballast and gravel 3 0 5,493 16 6 934 11 5 0,433 7 11 1,020 8 Barrier Highway Between Wilcannia and Broken Hill .. Clearing, forming and bridges 25 4.620 11,513 1 6 " 7,336 16 6 1S.849 18 0 1,021 * 8 Between Broken Hill and Cockburn .. Limestone ballast and gravel 12 3,432 11,203 5 2 2,219 19 10 13.423 5 0 1,022 7 North-Western Highway Between Coolabah and Bourke Clearing and formation 25 528 7,847 1 1 4.456 3 0 12.303 4 1 36 0 1,023 7 Between Bourke and Earrigun Loam or sand 7,938 0 4 4,899 19 0 12,837 19 4 Formation 19 3,828\ 7 Between Cobar and Florida 7,458 11 1 1,215 1 3 S;073 12 4 1,024 Gravel 0 2,970/ 1,025 8 Barrier Highway Between Cobar and Wilcannia Formation 20 0 10,990 11 5 9,727 18 10 20.718 10 3 1,026 6 Mid-Western Highway Between Balranald and Euston Limestone gravel 20 0 12,390 13 9 5,512 10 11 17.903 4 8 1,124 8 Barrier Highway '. Cobar Municipality 400 0 0 400 0 0 1.125 8 Wilcannia Municipality 300 0 0 300 0 0 1,126 7 North-Western Highway Bourke Municipality 500 0 0 500 0 0 1,127 6 Mid-Western Highway .. Wentworth Municipality 379 9 4 379 9 4 74,S40 0 10 37,882 10 1 ' 112,722 10 11 • CONSTRUCTION—TRUXK ROADS. Eastern and Central Divisions of State 502 59 Between Lockhart and Mundowey . Mitchell Eullenhong Flain Gravel and culverts 4 2,650 12,750 0 0 • 250 0 0 13.000 0 0* 503 52 Queanbeyan-Cooma YarroSvlumla Deviation at Strinayback Hill Gravel 1 1.661 7.462 1 0 225 18 1 7.687 1.9 1* 504 56 Between Yass and Canberra Goodradicbee and Kirkcton towards Morumbateman Deviation ... 3 4,6S0 4,558 4 2 1,441 15 10 6,000 0 0 Yass. 518 54 Crookwell Tuena ^ Gravel.and bridge . 0 1,924 \ 2 6 8 7,966 15 5 7,969 2 1 Tar surfacing 0 100/ 521 63 Between Croppa Creek and Coolatai Yallaroi Between 14 nils. l.SoO ft. and 15 mis. 1.520 ft. W.B. macadam .... 2 4,234 4,809 0 1 2,745 0 0 7,614 0 1 north of Warialda. 522 56 Between Dnbbo and Peak Hill Talbragar 5 miles south from Dnbbo to Peak Hill Gravel 2 1,240 2.250 0 0 3,244 1 11 5,494 1 11*- 531 56 Between Peak Hill and Parkes Goobang Between 23 mis. and 25 mis. from Parkes Gravel and culverts 2 758 3,000 0 0 • 264 14 .0 3,264 14 0* 533 57 'femora-Wyalong-road Bland Bridge at Barmedman Bridge 3,400 0 0 553 16 4 3,953 16 4 38,291 11 11 16,692 1 7 54.9S3 13 6 Completed works. t Additional allocations were provided and lengths of work authorised f«r these works from the County of Cumberland or Country Main Roads Fund. PROGRAMME OF WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Road. Common Length Expenditure Expenditure I Total Location of Work. Class of Construction. of Work to 30th June, during Expenditure to wealth Authorised. 1930. 1930-31. 30th June, 19311 Ref. No. No. Name. Council. Western Division of State. mis. ft. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d..- Balranald-Ivanhoe Formation. 1,148-1 Between Balranald and Tvanhoe Clearing 12 0 > 4,770 10 142 12 0J 4,627 1} Grave) 2 3,960 J Ringbarking 32 2,112 \ Menindee to 32 M.P < 3,847 10 7,936 ! 506 68 Wentworth-Mungindi Formation and sand-mixing 6 2,970/ 4,088 18 9 507 68 Between Bourke and Brewarrina Formation 4 0 2,619 2 4,052 4 4 6.671 6 9 508 68 Between Eumenbah and Munaindi 346 5 4,145 14 10 4,491 19 10 509 69 Broken Hill-Wompah Between 55 mis. and 60 mis. from Broken Hill... Formation, drains and causeways 1,056 2.333 19 4,632 14 7 6,966 13 9 510 '1 Between Collarenebri and Angledool Formation 4,224 9,108 10 2,376 8 0 11,484 18 2 Clearing : Collarenebri-Angledool 1,650 I Between 2 mis. 60 ch. and 76 mis. from Brewar- J Formation and pipe culverts 10,281 14 1 14,777 11 4 511 70 rina. ] Gravelling 1,980 f Brewarrina via Goodoogato Queensland border Loaming 3,960 J 523 66 Between Broken Hill and Menindee 952 3 1 952 3 1 525 68 Between Menindee and Wilcannia 78 7 1 78 7 1 526 68 Broken Hill -Menindee 5 and 9 Mile Creeks, and at Winbar, Cumberdore Five timber beam bridges L9 1 2,396 19 1 Menindee-Wilcannia and Stony Creeks. 16 5,200 1,066 14 5 1,066 14 5 527 68 Wilcannia-Loiith Between Louth and Bourke Clearing and formation ... 528 60 Between Ivanhoe and Booligal 2,225 17 2 2,225 17 2 Louth-Bourke ' 4,752 19 3 529 60 Tvanhoe-Booligal Between Ivanhoe and W'ilcannia Formation and clearing 12 4,290 478 9 0 5,231 8 3 541 . 68 Ivanhoe-Wilcannia Between Wentworth and Mungindi 100 0 0 100 0 0 Wentworth-Mungindi 33,786 1 0 I 35,222 5 10 09,008 6 10 CONSTRUCTION—MAIN (DEVELOPMENTAL) ROADS. 5 106 Between Gasi>ard and Nundle .. bundle Deviation near Tamarang Shire boundary Gravel and bridge 2,292 I 10.223 18 0 3.429 11 4 13.653 <) 4 Between Limbri and Weabonsra Cockburn Webster's Deviation Earth formation and cdverts 2.354 ; 2,614 8 5 185 IS 0 2,S00 6 5* 6 1.032 1.5631 Gravel 12.768 18 9 1,224 0 4 13,992 19 S 119 Dorrieo-Tyringham-road Dorrigo and Nym- Sinclair's Deviation W.B. macadam 1,206/ 1 boida. 6931 Copmanhursf Between Baryulgil and Kyogle Shire boundary Gravel 14,563 19 7 7,310 0 0 21,873 10 9 1,050 Barvulgil-Woodenbong W.B. macadam 411/ • ISitiimen penetration 4.889 ~1 S.182 y 11 1,050 Kyogle Between Sandilands and Bunalbo W.B. macadam and timber bridge 33,024 5 6 11,091 4 10 44,11 5 10 4 Forming and loamms 3,696 I Clearinc 4,2001 14 1,029 Between Wcetballe and Clovery Bland Between Weetballe and Clowery 4.660/ 1,000 0 0 271 1 4 1.271 I 4* Forming and gravelling 330 \ Plearinc 1.028 Between Euratba and Weetlialle Bland Barellan-road near Kuratha ...... 1,613/ 1,100 0 0 too 0 0 1.200 ' 0 0* 16 Gravel 1.366 18 1.107 Between Perekerton Siding a.nd Yanga Tank Wakool Between Perekerton Siding and Yan * Credits. * Completed works. PROGRAMME OF WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Common Road. Length Expenditure Expenditure Total wealth No. Location of Work. Class of Construction. of Work . to 30th June, during Expenditure to- Ref. No. Authorised. 1930. 1930-31. 30th June, 19311 Name. Council. CONSTRUCTION-MAIN DEVELOPMENTAL ROAOS -continued. mis. ft. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 67 1,054 0 4,194 246 8 0 1,430 0 0 1,646 8 0 r 0. 2,021"! 09 1,104 Grenfell-CooIagODg road to Collett's Crossing Lachlan River southerly for 4 miles ^ 2 446 V 2,239 5 5 2,250 0 0 4,439 5 5* I 4 858 J 71 105 1,000 0 0 5,828 13 10 6,828 13 10 72 141 Between Kyogle and Nimbin 0 3,400 . 1,500 0 0 2,040 0 0 3,540 0 0 79 121 ; 2,063 8 2 19,905 17 8 21,969 5 10 * 234,303 4 2 76,708 2 0 311,011 6 2 Western Division of Slate. 52 412 Formation 3,036 \ 310 6 8 Euabalong-Wilianthry ,. Euabalong-Willanthry •{ Clearing 1,980/ 2,454 11 2,764 18 0 53 257 Clearing and ringbarking 3,828 \ S41 3 1 Mt. Hope-Willanthry Matakana seetion s Formation 5,214/ 725 9 1,506 12 2 54 401 Bridge, causeways and culvert \ 0 5.8S3 6 1,015 19 Walgett-Goodooga Walgett-Bangheet -i Clearing and formation / 6,S99 0 5 56 257 Bourke-Cobar Bourke-Cobar Clearing, formation, causeways and culverts 4,163 4,567 5 730 19 Forming 4,092 \ 4,716 5 5,298 4 3 58 404 Bourke-Hungerford Sections between 13 mis. & 114 mis. from Bourke-^ 660 / 2,696 12 Gravelling 14 1 59 403 Brewarrina-Culgoa River Brewarrina-Birrie River Formation and timber beam bridge 0 4,996 18 7,412 18 0 60 413 Hillston-Mossgiel 4,554 2,094 9 2,708 11 4,982 16 3 Hillston-Mossgiel 2,682 11 61 406 Wilcannia-Tilpa Kallyanka Creek Timber beam bridge 2 4 lit 4.803 0 10 73 Hillston-Gilgunnia Hillston-Gilgunnia 279 7 3 2,680 0 2 75 411 Mt. Hope-Euabalong Between 1 ml. 46 chs.and 7 mis. 12 chs Formation 5 924 603 18 11 508 6 8 279 7 3 03: 76 412 Euabalong-Murrin Bridge Between 12 chs. and 9 mis. 46 chs. from Euaba Formation and part gravelling 9 2,244 2 16 3 1,190 3 9 1,112 5 7 long. 1,199 5 0 77 Whealbah-Tridah Whealbah-Tridah Culverts and two bridges 1,729 17 0 1,729 17 78 405 Bourke-Wanaaring Sections between 6 mis. 42 chs. and 82 mis. 56 chs. Formation and part gravelling 18 2,244 1,822 12 2 2,546 13 1 4.369 5 from Bourke. 26.502 0 1 18,596 2 6 45,098 2 7 RECONSTRUCTION—ARTERTAL ROADS. Eastern and Central Divisions of State. 1,015 4 Monaro Highway Monaro Between 2 mis. 3,700 ft. and 5 mis. 3,600 ft. Bitumen penetration macadam 5,240 11,450 0 0 S34 14 3 12,334 14 3 south of Cooma. 1,027 1 Prince's Highway Sutherland and Bulb Loftus-Engadine, Engadine towards Waterfall... Premixed bitumen 64,273 11 7 7 13 CJ 04,205 13 1* Premixed bitumen 96,001 14 1 35,127 2 10 131,12S 16 11 1,030 2 Hume Highway Nepean Between Cross Roads and Narellan Cement concrete 1,034 2 Mulwaree Between Broken Bridge and Marulan Cement concrete 56,585 S 10 30,000 0 0 S6,5S5 8 10 Cement concrete 127,716 8 4 1 0 11 127,717 9 3t 1,036 5 Great Western Highway Blaxland Cox's River deviation Gravel 1.037 10 Pacific Highway Hornsby Between Hookham's Corner and Berowra Cement concrete 112,071 6 1 1,536 IS 11 . 113,608 5 ot Penetration 121,068 7 0 20,186 2 11 141,254 9 lit 1,038 10 Erina Wyong-Catherine Hill Bay Premixed Gravel 155,921 15 5 0,560 3 8 162,481 19 1 1,039 10 Lake Macquarie Between Catherine Hill Bay and Adamstown Cement concrete 1,040 1 Prince's Highway Kiama : Between Minnamurra River and Spring Creek ... Premixed bituminous macadam 26,852 6 8 3,287 5 3 30,139 11 11 Bitumen penetration 34,623 1 8 " 4,449 9 1 39,072 10 9 1,041 10 Pacific Highway Tweed Between 9£ mis. & 11£ mis. from Murwillumbah ^ Cement concrete ". : 3* 1,042 5 Great Western Highway Lithgow and Blax Between Bowenfels and Marangaroo Creeks Cement concrete 43,653 5 0 2,738 5 3 51,391 10 land. 5 V 1,043 10 Pacific Highway Orara Between South Grafton and Woolgoola Gravel 7,327 8 11 1,062 0 6 8,389 9 . 1,044 10 Maclean Between 0 ml. and 1 ml. 2,982 ft. in the munici Penetration macadam 3,515 5 10 2,670 0 0 6,185 5 10 pality. 46,658 3 10- 1.045 1 Prince's Highway Clyde '. Between 120 mis. and 130 mis. from Sydney Premised bituminous macadam 37,909 .3 4 8,749 5 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 Fund. % Credits. PROGRAMME OP WORK AND EXPENDITURE—continued. Road. Length Expenditure Expenditure Total Location of Work. Class of Construction. of Work to 30th June, during Expenditure to • Authorised. 1930. 1930-31. 30th June, 1931i No. Council. RECONSTRUCTION—'ARTERIAL ROADS—continued. Eastern and Central Divisions, State—continued. mis. ft. £ s. £ s. d. Between Yass and Bownfng Bitumen penetration 504 1,046 2 Hume Highway Goodradigbee 7 37,425 16 9,203 14 10 46,629 11 7 Great Northern Highway Severn Glen Innes to Glencoe 7 527 12,715 0 25,696 3' 6- 1,048 9 3,173 12,981 3 6 1,049 10 Pacific Highway Harwood Between Maclean and Harwood 3 20,649 18 4 20,649 18 4 1,050 10 Port Stephens Raymond Terrace and Limeburner's Creek 4,940 19,607 14 51,709 1 9 750 32,101 7 3 1,059 2 Hume Highway Goodradigbee and Between Yass and Gunning 9,386 10 710 10 1 10,097 0 10* Gunning. Bitumen penetration Canobolas Between 151 mis. and 157 mis 3 1,876 \ 1,066 7 North-Western Highway Gravel 0 1,572/ 400 0 0 400 0 0 1,069 10 Pacific Highway South Grafton, Between South Grafton and Ulmarra Cement concrete 3 178 30 12 7 41,428 0 3 41,458 12 10 Ulmarra and Orara. 1,070 1 Prince's Highway Shellharbour Between Macquarie Rivulet and Shellharbour Premised bitumen ... 2 3,055 19,607 6 0 7,453 27,060 6 3 1,071 6 Mid-Western Highway Waugoola Between Bathurst and Grenfell, 189 mis. to 193 f Gravel 0 2,358 \ mis. \ Tar penetration 1 2,962/ 6,000 6,000 0 0 1,106 1 Prince's Highway Sutherland and Bulli Between Waterfall and Dummies Premised bitumen ... 6 0 25,481 7 25,481 7 5 1,108 1 Bulli Pass Bitumen penetration 1 800 8,512 19 8,512 19 3 1,109 9 Great Northern Highway Muswellbrook Between Muswellbrook and Aberdeen Gravel 5 420 3,923 12 3,923 12 3 1,110 9 Armidale Kentucky-street Gravel, tar surfaced 1 400 1,144 11 1,144 11 1 1,111 10 Pacific Highway .. Erina Between Mooney Point and Mooney Creek Bridge Gravel, tar surfaced S 0 5,031 10 5,031 10 7 1,112 1 Prince's Highway Clyde, Eurobodalla, 2,259 19 10 2,259 19 10 Mumbulla and Imlay. 1,002,742 3 4 294,526 1,297,268 • 8 10 KCONSTRUCTION—TRUNK ROADS. 514 56 Between Yass and Canberra Yass and Goodradig Kirketon Gravel 0 4,780 181 4 7 7,233 12 4 7,414 16 11 bee . 515 56 Between Cowra and Burrowa .... Waugoola Between 8 mis. and 19£ miles 5 1,739 5,000 0 0 2,952 18 4 7.952 18 4* 516 64 Between Lismore'and Balliha .... Tintenbar Between 4-mls. 35 chs. and 11 mis. 37 chs. 3 2,765 19.142 9 9 930 0 0 20^72 9 9 517 64 Between Tenterfield.and Lismore Tomki Between 5 mis. 550 ft. and 10 mis. 1,340 ft. 4 2,805 16,400 0 0 4,972 19 1 21,372 19 1* from Casino. 530 56 Peak Hill Within the municipality .' •. 3 1,269 750 0 0 350 0 0 1,100 0 0 £ 41,473 14 4 16,439 9 9 57,913 4 1 RECONSTRUCTION—MAIN AND DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS. Between Bulladelah and Cooloongolook. Stroud Between 2 mis. 2,100 ft. and 3 mis. 2,100 ft. from W.B. macadam 1 0 3,000 0 0 1,350 0 0 4,350 0 0 Bulladelah. 131 Between Urana and Corowa Urana .... Between Urana and Daysdale Gravel 10 71 11,470 0 0 1,381 15 11 12.851 15 11* 260 Between Bong Bong Bridge and Moss Vale. Moss Vale 0 ml. to lml, 1,187 ft. Bitumen penetration macadam 1 1,187 6,115 4 8 84 8 3 6.199 12 11 312 Between Nowra and Huskisson Clyde .... Near Parma Creek .- Gravel and culverts 3 181 7,504 13 4 2,285 0 2 9,789 13 6* 21g Kearsley . Between 5 mis. and 7£ mis. from Cessnock. Cement concrete 1 3,4021. Between Cessnock and West Maitland. Penetration macadam 0 1,457/ 17,549 5 8 3,781 12 0 21,330 17 8* £ 45,039 3 S 3,882 16 4 | 54,522 0 0 Total £ 2,018,937 15 4 643,263 3 10 '2,662,200 19 2 .Expenditure ,-n works completed prior to 30th June, li'S shown In previous reports, and not listed above £ 759,842 19 1 , 759.S42 19 1 xpenditure Sinking Fund and Supervision ,. £ 91,565 7 9 40,649 10 10 132,214 18 7 Total Expenditure as per Income and Expenditure Account, paragraph 70 £ 2,870,346 2 2 683,912 14 8 3,554,258 16 10 * CompletedjWorks. PART VI.—MISCELLANEOUS. SUMMARY OF ANNUAL EXPENDITURE—ALL FUNDS. 77. The following is a summary of the expenditure from all funds during the past six years Fund. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-23. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31. Total. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 635,290 969,723 1,120,790 1,071,975 1,138,872 784,511 5,771,161 776,084 1,549,365 1,288,392 1,707,453 2,077,133 1,263,507 8,661,934 768,181 982,722 1,119,443 683,913 3,554,259 10M6S 152" 007 188,238 251,992 271,387 183,305 1,148,397 1,562,842 2,671,095 3,365,601 4,014,142 4,606,835 2,915,236 19,135,751 SUMMARY OF WORK AUTHORISED, COMPLETED, AND IN PROGRESS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND. WORK AUTHORISED, COMPLETED, AND IN PROGRESS—1ST JANUARY, 1925, TO 30TH JUNE, 1931. • Up to 30th June, 1930. Year 1930-31. Total from JJJ pp-i Second Develop Second Develop Secon Develop Second Develop Second Develop Main. Total. Main. Total. Main- Total. Main. Total. Main. Total. Main. Second Develop Total. Author Com ary. mental. ary. mental. dary. mental. ary. mental. ary. mental. ary. mental. ised. 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. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. Earth formation ... 0 3,530 0 3,530 0 3.530 0 3,530 0 3,530 0 3,530 17 1,267 17 1,267 17 1,267 17 1,267 17 1,267 17 1,267 Broken stone (mac- 0 1,000 1 2,406 1 3,406 0 1,000 1 2,406 ... 1 3,406 1 3,406 1 3,406 • Macadam, sprayed with tar or bitrj- 19 482 1 3,663 9 3,230 30 2,095 19 482 1 3,663 8 2,560 29 1,425 1 670 1 070 0 1,701 0 1,791 0 1,701 1 670 1 2,461 30 3,886 30 3,886 Penetration tar or bituminous mac- 30 3,150 3 3.819 34 1,695 30 3,156 0 3,376 31 1,252 3 443 3 443 1 1,160 0 3,994 1 5,154 1 1,160 3 4,437 5 317 36 1,569 36 1,569 Fre mixed tar or bituminous mac- 27 3,811 27 3,811 23 1,361 23 1,861 4 1,950 i 1,950 15 700 15 760 0 1,818 0 1,318 19 892 19 892 42 4,571 ?3 3,679 Cement concrete... 70 2,48* 3 1,295 73 3,779 57 5,083 3 1,295 61 1.098 12 2,681 12 2,681 1 3,297 1 3,297 13 1,016 13 1,016 0 4,962 0 4,962 75 1,796 74 2,114 Cement concrete, surfaced with as- pliMtic concrete.. 9 2,945 3 4,213 13 1,878 9 2.945 3 122 12 3,067 0 4,091 0 4.091 1 1,525 *0 203 1*1,322 1 1,367 0 3,838 1 5,255 0 158 0 158 14 3,200 14 3,042 Vntah 175 2,835 13 4,836 9 3,230 199 341 |l 58 3,484 10 302 8 2,560 177 1,06616 4,631 3 4,534 1 670 21 4,555 19 3,253 0 3,791 20 1,764 16 1,872 4 3,045 1 670 22 307 20 732 20 732 219 2,105 199 1,373 i i • Work cancelled or type of construction altered. COUNTRY. WORK AUTHORISED, COMPLETED, AND IN PROGRESS FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1925, TO 30TH JUNE, 1931 (INCLUDING FEDERAL AID WORKS IN THE WESTERN DIVISION.) Up to 30th .Tune, 1030. Year 1930-31. Total from Iri Progress at 1st July, 1930. In Progress at 1st July, 1931. 1st January, 1925, to 30th June, 1931. Type of Road. Completed. Completed- Develop Develop Develop Main Develop- T f . Main develop - 10talTotal Main. Mam lotah Main. Total. Authorised. Complete> mental. mental. ' mental. mental. .Uain. mental. - ml?. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mh. ft. ml?. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. mis. • ft. mis. ft. mU. ft. ml". ft. ft. mis. ft. mis . ft. mis. ft. mis. ft. rah ft. Clearing •, 202 S5S 454 4.4S7 657 6"> 106 3,366 451 2 922 558 1.003 95 2,772 3 1,565 98 4,337 14 1,490 76 2,411 90 3,901 99 2,282 09 3,976 169 973 10 1,980 10 0 20 1,930 747 3,966 727 1,986 Earth formation 731 3/649 S2 2,402 SiU 77L 304 3.0U 55 3.936 300 1,717 447 033 26 3,698 473 4,334 •34 4,893 23 1,111 313 2,223 49 3,403 363' 351 93 4,077 0 4,075 99 2,372 322 4,910 723 2,063 Forming and loaming . 05 2,357 29 4,352 95 1,429 3 4,115 24 5.032 33 3,867 56 3,522 4 4,000 0L 2,342 29 1,955 0 1,378 26 3,S33 66 2,4U 11 1,193 77 3,639 10 3,030 10 3,036 121 5,262 111 2,226 Gravel on 1,3 :o • 3S9 3,389 1,030 4.7L5 474 4.932 332 4.325 307 3,977 166 1,674 56 4,341 223 733 102 2,8Sf 44 4,3231147 1,927 216 439 95 3,443 311 3,937 52 4,059 5 5,219 58 4,003 1,173 1.362 1,119 2,634 CD Broken stuns (irusadaiii) 103 2,334 109 2,633 272 5,0 L 7 L23 93 731 213 713 2 14 908 275 3,327 261 2,619 1,671 2,402 40 19 1,902 59 2.6 Lo 0 4,370 1 4,200 3,790 23 4,924 19 573 48 21.7 12 059 2 249 Gravel and misadxm i sprayed with t:u or 1 bitumen | 63 1,349 7 4,202 76 64 1,067 7 4,202 71. 5,269J 4 282 4 232 0 1,940 6 1,940 8 40 8 49 2 2,182 ... 2 2,132 82 2,211 30 29 Penetration tu or bitu-T niinous maca:U'.n * ' 158 873 1 2,375 159 3,243 11.0 2,039 1 2,375 L L L4,45 5 47 4,073 47 4,073 3 4,627 3 4,889 12 4,236 43 1,531 3 4,S39 47 1,190 13 1,839 13 1,839 172 2,204 1 39 a 1 Premixed tar or bitumin 1 ous miiead'im , 73 4.412 4 1.929' 83 1,061 63 2,455 4 1,929 67 4,3841 15 1,957 15 1,957 0 4,299 ... 0 4,290 7 967 7 967 9 0 9 0 81 71 75 71 Cement con:;rctj 41 991 44 99L 39 1,027 39 1,027 4 5,244 4 5,244 5 5,226 ... 5 5,226 4 5,244 4 5,24 i 5 5,226 ... 5 5,226 50 937 4t 991 Cement concrete with as i phaltic surfats 0 660 0 660 0 660 0 6601 1 1.373 ... 1 1,373 ... 1 1,373 1 1,373 1 2,033 ... 660 i • .173 3.019 1.079 4,649* 3,253 2,388 1,295 3,254 963 4,332 2,264 2.366J877. 5,035J111 267 989 221120 2,613 157 • 363 283 3,005^737 4,356 219 1,6*7 1,037 723 216 3,321118 4,263 235 2,304 3,537 113 3,301 3,089 • Work cancelled or type of construction altered. 47 MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTRATIONS., 78. For a period of twenty years prior to last year the use of motor-driven vehicles in New South Wales increased continuously and rapidly. The maximum number of vehicles in use was reached in February, 1930, since which date there has been a fairly regular decline, although the rate of this decline has been very much less than the previous rate of increase. The table set out hereunder will serve to show the general growth prior to 1930 as well as the more recent downward trend. MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED. Motor - Motor Motor Motor Cars. Lorries. Cycles. Omnibuses. 1910 , 2,351 2,023 4,374 1915 : 11,340 749 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, 19-30 174,673 45,435 30,620 620 251,348 30 -Tune, 1930 172,662 45.309 29,548 640 248,159 31 July, 1930 172.730 45,320 29,403 645 248,098 31 August, 1930 171,351 45,048 28,951 641 245,991 30 September, 1930 170,805 45,015 '28,647 643 245,110 31 October, 1930 169,093 44.765 28,072 582 242,512 30 November, 1930 167,563 44,622 27.665 614 240,464 31 December, 1930 : 166,754 44,464 27,362 523 239,103 31 January, 1931 164,236 44,051 26,912 559 235,758 28 February, 1931 162,524 43,625 26,681 610 233,440 31 March, 1931 161,004 43,240 26,428 640 231,312 30 April, 1931 158,602 42,682 26,016 639 227,939 31 May, 1931 156,343 41,998 25,653 660 224,654 30 June, 1931 155,890 41,788 25,517 588 223,783 Percentage decrease from 28 February, 1930 to 30 June, 1931 S'03 5'16 79. It will be noted that the greatest fall has taken place in the registration of motor-cycles; but this is not solely due to general economic conditions, because a steady decline in the use of motor-cycles has been taking place since the end of 1928, probably due to the increasing popularity and low running costs of light-powered cars. The reduction in the numbers of motor-cars registered, as well as the reduction in all vehicles, has amounted to 10 per cent, during the past sixteen months, i.e., at the average rate of 0-6 per cent, per month. 80. Apart from the fact that many motor-vehicles have been withdrawn from use altogether, those which are registered do not travel to the same extent as they did twelve months ago. If the total petrol importations are taken as being used in motor vehicles (although a small percentage is not), and if an average vehicle be taken to consume one gallon for 20 miles travel, it is possible to arrive at the average number of miles travelled per annum by each vehicle as follows :— Vehicles Petrol Average Average registered consumption consumption miles travelled Financial Year. "31st for the of petrol per December. year, per vehicle. vehicle. No. • gallons. gallons. miles. 1928-29 229,414 ! 72,121.716 314 6,287 1929-30 249,470 80,520,598 323 6.455 . 1930-31 239,103 59,239,099 248 4,955 • 81. It will thus be seen that the average miles travelled by each vehicle during 1928-29 and 1929-30 were approximately identical; but that a substantial reduction took place in 1930-31. This reduction amounts to over 20 per cent., and is apart from the decrease in registrations. Expressed in another way, these figures indicate that, where traffic has not been diverted by alterations of routes or other causes, the normal volume of traffic at any point is now about 30 per cent, loss than it was at the beginning of 1930. ANALYSIS OF THE SOURCES OF MONEYS SPENT ON ROADS. 82. Some public discussion has taken place during the past year on the subject of the amounts and relative contributions to the construction and upkeep of roads by different sections of the community (or rather by the community in its different capacities). The Board has therefore examined the available statistics with a view to supplying accurate data on the subject. 83. The money which has been expended upon roads in the past has come from several sources. There have been Municipal and Shire rates raised by local Council.:. There have been votes from the State Government's Consolidated Revenue, and from its Loan Funds. The Commonwealth Government at one time contributed grants to the States from Commonwealth Consolidated Revenue; and latterly has provided other grants which have been drawn from special taxation upon motorists, such as the customs duty upon motor-cars, and the customs and excise duties upon petrol, tyres, and other motorists' require ments. The State Government has imposed special taxation upon motorists and the proceeds have boon devoted to road improvement work, and so on. When all these sources of revenue are analysed, it will be seen that the primary payers of the money which has been spent upon the roads have been the motorists, the Local Governing Councils' ratepayers, and the State Government's general taxpayers. 84. The roads upon which these moneys have been expended consist of three groups—{a) main roads (embracing State Highways, trunk roads, ordinary main roads and secondary roads) as proclaimed under the Main Roads Act; (b) developmental roads as proclaimed under the Main Roads Act; (e) all other roads. 48 85. The information relating to the expenditure on these groups may be extracted from the following sources :—In respect of (a) and construction works on (b), the figures may be obtained from the annual statements of income and expenditure published by the Board, supplemented by particulars from the Board's records of the amounts expended directly by Country Councils on main roads and Metropolitan Councils on secondary roads. In respect of (c) and maintenance works on (6), information has been gleaned from the Auditor-General's report on the Public Accounts for expenditure from public funds, i.e., expen diture by the Departments of Public Works and Local Government: and also from the Statistical Register —Part " Local Government "—for expenditure by Municipal and Shire Councils, excluding the City of Sydney. This includes the whole of any moneys granted by the Board, the Public Works Department, and the Local Government Department to Councils, and expended by Councils, and hence overlaps to some degree the statements compiled from the reports of the Main Roads Board and the Auditor-General. As, however, the amounts expended by Councils are known from the records of the Main Roads Board and the Local Government Department, it is possible to make suitable ^allowance for this in drawing conclusions from the figures in the Statistical Register. Additional information has .been obtained from statements kindly supplied by the Sydney Municipal Council relating to the expenditure in the City of Sydney. 86. For the first group (main and secondary roads), the contributions from revenue for the period 1925-26 to 1929-30, i.e., for the period during which the Main Roads Act has been in operation, are as follows :— TABLE I—CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAIN ROADS FROM REVENUE. Contributor. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. Total. Motorist — State Motor Taxation and Registration 1,473,000 565,000 1,337,000 1,556,000 1,527,000 6,458,000 1,100,000 483,000 426,000 2,009,000 1,473,000 565,000 2,437,000 2,039,000 1,953,000 8,467,000 Ratepayer— Contributions by Councils to Main Roads 368,000. 262,000 302,000 431,000 397,000 1,820,000 Councils' direct contributions to Country Main Roads and Metropolitan and Secondary 245,000 316,000 484,000 323,000 373,000 1,741,000 613,000 578,000 846,000 754,000 770,000 3,561,000 General Taxpayer— 145,000 117,000 218,000 . 2,000 1,000 483,000 246,000 8,000 76,000 330,000 391,000 117,000 | 218,000 10,000 77,000. 813,000 2,477,000 1,260,000 | 3,501,000 2,803,000 2,800,000 12,841,000 87. For the five-year period, the proportions contributed from revenue by the various parties ape therefore:— . • Contributor. Amount. Percentage of total. & 8,467,000 65-93 3,561,000 27-73 813,000 6-34 £12,841,000 100-00 88. The above does not take into account, however, the loan expenditure in the same period. To assess correctly the responsibilities of the three groups of contributors, this loan expenditure (and other minor receipts) must be apportioned between them. Taking the loans repayable by the Board in respecl of main roads in the County of Cumberland or Metropolitan Area as being a charge of one-half each on motorists' contributions and on Councils' contributions, and those repayable in respect of main roads in the country districts as being a charge on motor taxation (except where repayable by Councils), and adding the results to Table I, the following is obtained :— TABLE II.—CONTRIBUTION TO MAIN ROADS (REVENUE AND LOANS COMBINED). Contributor.. 1925-26. .1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. Total. 1,549,000 658,000 3,254,000 3,091,000 2,123,000 10,675,000 . 708,000 692,000 1,121,000 1,001,000 857,000 4,439,000 General Taxpayer 1,097,000 536,000 767,000 60,000 200,000 2,660,000 3,354,000 1,886,000 5,142,000 4,212,000 3,180,000 17,774,000 89. The total of both revenue and loan contributions to main road expenditure may therefore be summarised as :— Percentage Contributor. Amount. of Total. £ 10,675,000 60-06 4,439.000 24-97 2,660,000 14-97 £17,774,000 lOO'OO 49 90. For the second group of roads, viz., developmental, the following are the amounts expended for construction work thereon from, the funds administered by the Board, viz., the moneys available to the Developmental Roads Fund and the Federal Aid Roads Fund. The former, being a charge on Consolidated Revenue, are derived from the general taxpayer. The latter, being obtained from petrol and motor taxation, are paid by the motorist. TABLE III.—DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS—EXPENDITURE ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD. Developmental Roads Fund. Federal Aid Roads Fund. Total. Year. General Motorist. General Motorist. General Taxpayer. Taxpayer. Taxpayer. Motorist. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1925-26 264,000 264,000 276,000 276,000 1927-28 26,000 7,000 26,000 7,000 1928-29 316,000 121,000 316,000 121,000 1929-50 69,000 77,000 86,000 99,000 163,000 Total £ 981,000 77,000 214,000 981,000 291,000 NOTE.—The agreement of the figures in Tables II and III with the total income of all funds handled by the Board as published in its Annual Reports-may be made as follows :— Expenditure on main roads as per Table II ...... £17,774,000 Expenditure on developmental roads as per Table III 1,272,000 Total £19,046,000 Deduct contribution by Councils to main and secondary roads expendi- diture not passing through Board's books, as per Table I . 1,741,0CO Balance '. ... 17,305,0C0 Add indirect expenditure on same roads, viz., plant hire charges and receipts, &c...... " ... 254,000 Total income as per accounts of Main Roads Board ... £17,559,000 91. For the third group, the general local roads (including " maintenance " work on developmental roads), the Statistical Register and the figures supplied by the Sydney Municipal Council show that the total expenditure on all roads by Councils has been as follows :— Gross Expenditure Amount of Year. by Municipal and Government .Grants Shire Sydney Municipal Shire Councils, other than Shire Endowment. " Council. excluding Sydney. Endowment. £ £ £ £ 3,793,000 845,000 149,000 264,000 4,453,000 1,200,000 148,000 203,000 5,144,000 1,334,000 153,000 255,000 5,331,000 1,322,000 262,000 377,000 5,607,000 1,895,000 255,000 203,000 92. The Auditor-General's report shows the following expenditures from Public funds Public Local Year. Works Government Department. Department. £ £ 1925-26 287,000 430,000 1926-27 304,000 133,000 1927 28 354,000 83,000 162,000 57.000 113,000 36,000 93. If it is assumed (a) that Shire endowment was spent wholly on roads and that these roads were not main roads; and (b) that the expenditure by the Public Works Department and the Local Government Department has been on roads other than main roads (although in 1925-26 and 1926-27 some of the grants of the Local Government Department may have been spent partly on main roads)*; then the expenditure by Councils from local rates on roads other than main roads becomes as set out in Table IV. It should be noted, however, that the figures of expenditure by Councils include expenditure for footpaving, kerbing and guttering, street cleansing, and some small expenditure on wharves, &c, which cannot be separated from the available statistics. TABLE IV.—EXPENDITURE BY COUNCILS FROM RATES ON ROADS OTHER THAN MAIN ROADS. • Deduct Expenditure in Respect of— Balance Grosp Expenditure Total Expenditure Direct Expenditure by Municipal and Contributions by Councils Expenditure in Year. from rates City of Sydney. Councils from Shire Councils, Government Shire to Main and on other than Rates on other except Sydney. Grants. Endowment. Secondary Main Roads. than Main Roads. Roads, as per Table I. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1925 3,793,000 845,000 149,000 245,000 2,554,000 264,000 2,818,000 1926 4,453,000 1,200,000 148,000 316,000 2,789,000 203,000 2,992,000 1927 5,144,000 1.334,000 ' 153,000 484,000 3,173,000 255,000 3,428,000 1928 5,331,000 1,322,000 262,000 323,000 3,424,000 377,000 3,801,000 1929 5,607,000 1,S95,000 255,000 373,000 3,084,000 203,000 3,287,000 Totals . ... £ 967,000 1,741,000 15,024,000 1,302,000 16,326,000 24,328,000 j 6,596,000 • NOTE.—This assumption does not afleet the distributions of expenditure arrived at in Table VI, according as to whether the exepnditure was on main roads, or other ttian main roads, so long aa it was on roads. 50 94. If the expenditure by Councils in Table IV be combined with, the expenditure by the Main Roads Board on developmental roads (Table III), and with the expenditure by the Public Works Depart ment and the Local Government Department, then it is possible to determine the total amount expended on roads other than main roads and its distribution, as follows :— TABLE V.—CONTRIBUTION TO EXPENDITURE ON ROADS OTHER THAN MAIN ROADS. Expenditure by— Public Local Year. Main Roads Board. Works Government Total. Department. Department. Endo^nent. ' General Tax payer. General General General Ratepayer. Motorist. Taxpayer. Taxpayer. Taxpayer £ £ £ ' £ £ £ 1925-20 264,000 287,000 430.000 149,000 2,818,000 3.948 000 1926-27 276,000 304,000 3.853,000 354,000 133,000 148,000 2,992,000 1027 28 26,000 '7,000 83,000 153,000 3,428,000 4,051,000 162,000 4,719,000 1928-29 316,000 121,000 113,000 57,000 262,000 3,801,000 1929 30 99,000 163,000 36,000 255,000 3,287,000 3,953,000 981,000 291,000 1,272,000 1,220,000 739,000 '967,000 | 16,326,000 | 20,524,000 Percentage of Total.. 6-20 1 5-94 3-60 4-71 j 79-55 | 100 95. Hence for roads other than main roads, the distribution of expenditure is as follows Percentage of Contributor. 1 Amount. Total. 1 '29M00 1-42 16,326,000 79-55 3,907.000 19-03 | £20,524,000 100-00 96. The total expenditure on all roads is then embraced in Tables II and V. Combining these, the following table results :— TABLE VI.—CONTRIBUTION TO EXPENDITURE. ALL ROADS. Contributor. 1925-20. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. j Total. £ £ £ £ £ 1,549,000 658,000 3.261,000 3,212,000 2.286.000 10.966.009 Ratepayer 3,526.000 3,684,000 4.549.000 4,862,000 4,144,000 20.765.000 General Taxpayer 2,227,000 1,397,000 1,383,000 857,000 703,000 1 6.567,000 Grand Total £ 7,302,000 5,739,000 9,193,000 8.931,000 7,133,000 , 38,29S,000 i 97. The percentage1 contributed by each party therefore is :— Percentage of Contributor. Total. Motorist 10,966,000 28-63 Ratepayer 20,765,000 54-22 General Taxpayer 6,567,000 1715 £38,298,000 100-00 These figures, while possibly not giving the total expenditure with absolute accuracy, may be regarded as being as nearly correct as is possible of compilation from available published records,- and as generally representative of the situation. 98. It is interesting to note that during the past five years Councils have expended regularly an amount of over £3,000,000 per annum on roads which are not main roads. The returns will undoubtedly show a decline when the figures for 1930 and 1931 are available; and it is probable that the Councils' expenditure for 1931, which corresponds to the Board's financial year 1931-32, will not greatly exceed £2,500,000. At the same time, there is now very little contribution by Consolidated Revenue to road works; and, if this be ignored, it is possible (on the assumption that the payment of Federal Aid Roads moneys to New South Wales will be resumed) to estimate roughly the. probable road expenditure for the next year (1931-32) as follows :— Contribution by Motorist— £ ' . £ • - State Motor Taxation 1,033,000 : Commonwealth Petrol Tax ... - 386,000 1,419,000 Contribution by Ratepayer— To Main Roads ... 550,000 To other roads 2,000,000 2,550,000 £3.969,000 51 99. Under these circumstances, the relative contributions of the two groups will be :— To Boads To Main other than Main and Secondar j and Secondary To ail Road3. Boa da. Boads. Per cent. . Per cent. Per cent. 72 26 28 100 64 100 100 100 100. In considering these percentages, however, it must be borne in mind that the contributions of the motorist, as such, to roads do not represent the whole of the charges which he bears as a motorist. For instance, the petrol tax, which was first imposed at the rate of Id. per gallon, was increased to 3d. in 1926 (the additional 2d. being to supply the bulk of the Commonwealth contribution under the original Federal Aid Roads Agreement). Then in 1929 it was increased to 4d. per gallon, and again to 7d. in 1930. Under the new Agreement, 2|d. per gallon out of the present tax is to be devoted to roads. Expressed in percentages, these changes mean that whereas, originally, no portion of the petrol tax was used for roads, in 1927 a change was made and 66-| per cent, of the total tax was so devoted, and at the present time 36-77 per cent. These variations represent wide fluctuations in outlook and policy. Similar changes occurred in the excise-tax on locally-refined petrol, which was first imposed at 1 d. per gallon in 1929 and was increased in 1930 to 4d. (at which it now stands). Of this. 36-77"per cent, is now devoted to roads. There are again special taxes on chassis, &c. There has, therefore, been a considerable contribution by the motorist to Consolidated Revenue—chiefly Commonwealth Consolidated Revenue—and in endeavouring to allocate the financial responsibility for roads among the taxpayers in their various capacities, this must not be lost sight of. Further, the whole of the petrol taxation collected from the motorists of New South Wales and devoted to roads is not expended in New South Wales (see figures in paragraph 5 of this report in connection with the Federal Aid Roads Agreement:. Onlv the proportion of this spent on New Snuth Wales roads has been included in the above figures. //, then, it be decided that the appropriate responsi bilities/or roads generally should be in a certain ratio between the motorist and the landowner, it is necessary to the correct working of such a basis that no greater amount of the taxes contributed by the motorist (as such) shall be diverted to general purposes by either State or Commonwealth, than will permit of this. AN ENGLISH VIEW OP RELATIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF MOTORIST AND RATEPAYER. 101. The subject of the appropriate distribution of road expenditure between motorist and ratepayer was reported on in Great Britain during the year, after an exhaustive examination of the facts by a Royal Commission on Transport appointed in 1928. This Commission was instructed " to take into consideration the problem arising out of the growth of road traffic, and, with a view to securing the employment of the available means of transport in Great Britain to the greatest public advantage, to consider and report what measures, if any, should be adopted for their better regulation and control, and, so far as is desirable in the'public interest, to promote their co-ordinated working and development." Its review and conclusion in respect to the subject now under discussion, in so far as they relate to Great Britain, are given on pages 62 to 71 of its Final Report, entitled " The Co-ordination and' Development of Transport." The views of this English commission do not necessarily apply to the circumstances of the State of New South Wales, where conditions are very different from those in the " Old Country." They are, however, valuable for comparison : and to make them readily available for that purpose extracts from the document are given in Appendix A to this Report. STAFF AND EMPLOYMENT. 102. The reduction of the Board's income for the year to £2,674,806, as compared with that of £3,150,318 for the preceding vear« involved a very considerable curtailment of its staff and workmen. In dealing with the former, the Board endeavoured to make such arrangement as would inflict the minimum of hardship on those least able, by virtue of domestic responsibilities, to bear it, while at the same time retaining a nucleus of as varied experience as possible, which could, if new moneys became available, be rapidly expanded to cope with the work. The year 1929-30 was a peak year for the Board. It was the first year in which the full oenefits were obtained* of the reclassification of the main roads of the State into three groups with rates of assistance adjusted to the order of importance of each group in the road system. In that year also the Councils and the Board succeeded in overtaking for all practical purposes the lag in expenditure of Federal Aid Road moneys (due to the State's late entry into the Federal Aid Roads Agreement). Expenditure was, as a result, at its peak from September to December, 1929 (reaching a maximum of £548,381 for the month of October), from which, except for normal fluctuations, there has ever since been a steady decline. Employment has, of course, been ' in keeping with expenditure. The Board has no record of the number of men employed by Councils or contractors working under the direction of Councils on main and developmental road works; but the number of workmen employed directly by the Board, or by contractors,carrying out works directly for the Board, is shown in the accompanying diagram. That the peak of this diagram does not correspond with that of expenditure is due to the fact that, as employment given by Councils cannot be included, the diagram does not portray the whole of the employment'resulting from "the expenditure. Due to the relief brought about by the reclassification of roads previously mentioned, a greater proportion of the Federal Aid Road works was carried out by Councils than formerly, and were the figures regarding employment under Councils available and added to those illustrated, doubtless fairly close correspondence would occur. 103. In the August, 1930, issue of " Main Roads," estimates were given of the probable expenditure for 1930-31 (£3,220,000 as compared with an actual expenditure of £2,915,198), and it was pointed out that, except for Federal Aid Road moneys, construction and reconstruction works would be a reducing quantity. As works were completed, therefore, men were paid off, and corresponding adjustments in staff 52 became necessary. Until September, 1930, any reductions were only the ordinary changes that occur with minor fluctuations of work; but by that time it had become necessary to take more serious steps to adjust the " survey " and " design " staffs to the diminishing prospects of further construction. Accordingly, in October, a number of Surveyors, Survey Assistants, Engineering Draftsman and Chainmen—chiefly in the country—were retrenched; the services of some being entirely dispensed with, while those of others, who were capable of doing various duties, and whom, therefore, it was desired to keep available for possible re-expansion, were re-employed in a regraded and junior capacity. Minor retrenchments again continued from then on until February, 1931, when a further serious readjustment became necessary, this time in the Metropolitan Division. Owing to the fact that the Metropolitan work was more compact than that in the country, it was jxissible to do this by means of rationing. To enable this system to be adopted a variation of the " aware '' governing professional officers in order to permit rationing of one week off in six was obtained by concent. The whole of the Metropolitan field survey and drawing office staff were accordingly rationed in this manner until 26th June, 1931. As an offset against the reduction in salary due to rationing, in this case, Executive approval was obtained to the exemption of these officers from the per cent, salary reduction under the Public Service (Salaries Reduction) Act, 1930—tLere being a provision in that Act permitting ol such an exemption being granted to " rationed " officers. 104. The stoppage of payment by the Commonwealth of all Federal Aid moneys on 1st April, 1931, with consequent disturbance to the prospects of future works, made necessary, towards the end of May, 1931, a complete revision of the whole of the professional staff. As a result, each Country Division was reorganised on the basis that the administrative engineering staff should consist of three officers (Divisional Engineer and two others), two to three Engineering'Draftsmen, one survey party (consisting of surveyor, survey assistant and chainman)—except in the Upper and Lower Northern Divisions, where two survey parties were retained pending the completion of surveys in hand—-and resident assistant engineers in charge of maintenance and construction, (one case only) or supervising contract works. In doing this, married officers only were in. general retained in divisions, any single officers being either retrenched, or, if they were suitable, transferred to bridge design work at H^ad Office, where they could be rationed. Similarly, the assistant engineers, engineering draftsmen and tracers engaged on bridge design in Head Office were reviewed. A number who were single and had short service or smaller efficiency were retrenched ; and other single officers were rationed one day off per week, or, in the case of tracers, two days off per week. For this purpose consent was obtained to a variation of the Professional Officers' Award permitting rationing up to 40 per cent, of each week or longer period as from 1st July, 1931. In the Metropolitan Division, the number of survey parties was reduced from eight to six and rationed one day off per week. The survey drafting staff; was also rationed one day off per week. Several of the design staff were retrenched, and the remaining officers rationed one day off per week, if married, and two days off per week, if single. 105. The reduction of the work performed by the clerical staff—except those who were employed on costing, timekeeping, &c, on construction works in the field—lagged behind the reduction of profes sional work, due to the fact that nearly as much work is required to check accounts for small grants as for larger. As, however, the accounts for the year were finalised towards the end of July, 1931, the work available became insufficient to keep this staff fully employed. The whole of the clerical staff was therefore reviewed, and wherever possible an adjustment was made by rationing at the rate of one day off per week, or in the case of those officers who had been appointed by the Public Service Board and who are paid an annual rate of salary, one week off in five. Where, even with this rationing, surplus officers still resulted, retrenchments were necessary. 106. It will be noted that, although uniform principles have been applied throughout, it has not been practicable to ration all sections of the staff in a uniform manner. Each group of officers has had to be taken, group by group, and according to the degree to which the numbers in that group were surplus (after making any retrenchments or transfers that were practicable to even up the position between groups as far as possible), so the rationing has been arranged. The Board is very doubtful whether efficiency can be maintained in any class o'f work where rationing exceeds one day off per week. It certainly cannot be maintained in connection with survey work. It is also certain that rationing at the rate of two days off per week represents the maximum that should be attempted in even the most routine work. Consequently, the Board has endeavoured to confine rationing to not in excess of one day off per week, except where to do so would involve heavy retrenchment, and then has only adopted the heavier rate where the' work appeared capable of bearing such treatment. 107. In connection with its workmen, the Board is pleased to record that no strikes or stoppages occurred during the year on works being carried out under its "direction by day labour. As in previous years, a number of contentious matters relating to employment of labour and conditions of working arose, but were amicably settled by conference between the Board's Industrial Officer and the Union representative. 108. Twenty-four applications were made to the State Industrial Courts and Conciliation Committees for awards and variations of awards, eighteen being on behalf of the Unions and six by the Board. Five applications were made to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, three being by the Merchant Service Guild and two by the Board. In connection with these applications, it was necessary for the Board to be represented on forty-six occasions at the State Industrial Courts, and on fivs occasions, involving 14 days' sittings, at the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration in Melbourne. 109. The monthly average number of men engaged on the Board's works was 1,415, the highest number employed in any one month being 1,891. 110. The practice of engaging specialists on road work, such as gangers, plant operators, &c., directly by the Board, was continued during the year, the total number engaged in this way being 200. Due, however, to the reduced amount of "work available, the opportunity for promoting men possessing qualifications fitting them for higher classes of work than they were doing did not present itself as in former years. On the other hand, for the same reason it was necessary, in certain instances, to reduce the status of a number of skilled employees. MONTHLY RETURN OF MEN EMPLOYED ON MAIN AND DEVELOPMENTAL ROADS. Exclusive of those employed by Councils or by Contractors working under the direction of Councils and Monthly Expenditure—Main and Developmental Road Funds. Iter, ampkvad by Board on Day Laoour Wonr*(cow ttar PMer *>«)•»• Man omptoywo o» Board on unanployad Bafcar Monks anown Man emptoyad on Contract Work* auparv^ad dmactJy b> Board ahown r -t COST OP ADMINISTRATION. 111. The total'cost of administration during the year under review, taking all four funds operated by the Board into consideration, has been £83,946, being 2-87 per cent, of a total expenditure during that period of £2,915,198. In view of the heavy drop in expenditure as compared with that of £4,606,835 for the preceding year, when the cost of administration was £97,168, or 2-11 per cent, of the total annual expenditure, this is reasonable. As pointed out in the last Annual Report, where the total expenditure or turnover is high, the percentage of overhead will tend to fall; but if the expenditure is reduced, it is very difficult to bring about immediately a corresponding reduction in the cost of administration. While it has been practicable, by the retrenchments and rationings of star! previously outlined, to make considerable adjustments in the variable costs, there are a certain number of standing charges, e.g., rentals for office premises under lease, audit fees, &c, which it has not been possible to reduce, and the result of this is reflected in the percentage figure. Chief among these is the rental for head office, where as previously reported, there is now considerable vacant space which the Board is endeavouring to sublet. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 112. The Board desires to place on record its appreciation of the continued loyal and able service rendered by its officers and employees. To the Ministers for local Gsvernment (Lieut:-Col. the Hon* M. F. Bruxner, D.S.O., M.L.A., the Hon. W. J. McKell, M.L.A., and the Hon. James McGirr, 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 Board extends its thanks for co-operation and assistance. J. GABLICK, President. H. H. NEWELL, Member. 7th September, 1931. T. H. UPTON, Member. Al»PENblX A. EXTRACTS J-ROM THE REPORT OF THE ENGLISH " ROYAL COMMISSION ON TRANSPORT " APPOINTED IN 1928 {PP. 62-tl). "We now approach the most difficult subject of the relationship- between highway expenditure and the taxation of mechanically propelled vehicles. A considerable volume of evidence has been directed to this matter, and we confess that, in spite of the great amount of thought we have given it, we have been unable to reach a conclusion which we could confidently put forward as demonstratively and mathematically sound. Certain facts and statistics are available which may be used in a variety of .ways according to the ingenuity of the person using them and the conclusion which he hopes to prove. Mr. Piggott of the Ministry of Transport stated that on the data available, admittedly incomplete, each person . must form bis own opinion. We have formed certain opinions and have reached certain conclusions which appear in the following paragraphs. The subject was first brought to our notice by a suggestion made on behalf of the railway companies that, although the economic cost of rail transport is borne entirely by rail users, only a part of the corresponding cost of road transport is borne by road users, since the charges made by road hauliers do not take into account the money provided by the rate payer towards the cost of roads. In other words, the suggestion is that the road user is subsidised. Further, although not actually expressing themselves in these words, the railway companies suggested that insult is added to injury by the fact that they themselves are forced to assist in the subsidy to road transport through the local rates (based on the earnings of the companies) which they pay and which are in part devoted to highway purposes. This particular evidence was given irt 1928, and we should point out that the material relief from rates accorded to railway companies by the Local Government Act,. 3929, substantially alters, if not the principle, at least the degree of the complaint. The grounds on which the railways based this suggestion is that the total annual expenditure on highways is, in round figures, £60,000,000; that the annual contribution from the Road Fund (i.e., the proceeds from taxation of mechanically propelled vehicles) towards this expenditure is about £20,000,000; and that there remains a sum of approximately £40X00,000 per annum to be found by the ratepayer. On the other hand, the Commercial Motors Users Association claimed that, after deducting payments from the Road Fund from the total annual cost of highways in the whole country. ' the amount remaining to be met out of the rates does not show an abnormal increase as compared with the last pre-war year if the increased ratios of costs of labour and materials for the same work are taken into account.' They also suggested that ' the increases for highways falling upon ratepayers have been similar to the increases falling upon them in respect of another public service, viz., education,1 and that the relationship between road motor transport and the general body of ratepayers was materially altered by the Finance Act, 1928, which imposed a tax of 4d. per gallon on petrol. Further, by arguments based on certain known statistics and estimated figures, the Association sought to show that the yield from the taxation of road vehicles using Class I roads was sufficient to pay for the cost of maintenance of these roads, but that the yield from the taxation of vehicles using Class IJ roads amounted to less than half the cost of maintenance of such roads. 'Generally speaking,' the witness paid, 'if a proper connection is established between observed traffic and the cost of the highways, it is only on the very weakest roads that there will be a discrepancy against the motor traffic, and on all the strong roads it will be very heavily in favour of the motor traffic, and that, therefore, as a matter of equity instead of putting more taxes on road transport, road transport is really entitled to some rebates.' The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders took a somewhat similar view. They presented to us a statistical table purporting to show that, if regard is paid to the mcreased level of prices as compared with pre-war years, the total annual cost of roads in Great Britain is now approximately £26,000,000 greater than at the time of the general introduction of motor vehicles, and they proceeded to compare this figure with the annual proceeds of motor vehicle taxation (excluding the petrol tax) which approximates to the same amount. The County Councils Association, on the other hand, took the view that the incidence of highway costs as between , national and local funds (or in other words as between the owners of motors and the rest of the community) is unfair to the latter. The Road Fund does not bear much more than one-third of the total expenditure of highway authorities. The Association of British Chambers of Commerce deduced from figures showing the expenditure from local taxation and the Road Fund that the ratepayer pays a greater proportion than is equitable. The Association suggested that the amount borne by the ratepayer should not exceed the cost per head of population before the time when motors became fairly common, and that the difference should be paid by the State out of the proceeds of motor taxation. The further suggestion was made that the tax on mechanically propelled vehicles should be graduated in proportion to the damage done to the highway by the various types of vehicles. The National Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers appeared to support this view, and submitted that anything in the nature of a subsidy to road transport would only accentuate the effects of existing competition between road and rail which has already led to the reduction of rail rates for the traffics chiefly affected by road competition. The diminution of the earnings of the railways has precluded the granting of lower rates by the railway companies to the depressed iron and steel industry, which is not in a position to use road transport to any extent and is thus penalised as compared with other industries. The London Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of British Industries did not commit themselves in either direction, but asked that an investigation should be undertaken so as to secure an equitable distribution of the burden between the community on the one hand and the road users on the other. In view of the conflicting opinions which we had received we requested the Ministry to give us additional evidence directed in particular to the question whether any relation could be established between the amount of revenue derived annually from the direct taxation of the users of motor vehicles generally, or of particular classes of motor vehicles, in respect of the use of their vehicles, and the total cost of the maintenance and improvement of the highway system of the country. The Memorandum subsequently submitted to us contains the following statement which, emanating from the Depart ment charged with great responsibilities in regard to highways, serves to emphasize the difficulties of the problem :— (It should be admitted at once that data do not exist for forming any accurate estimate of the proportion of the present cost of the improvement and maintenance of highways which should properly be borne by the users of motor vehicles. Figures have already been furnished to the Royal Commission showing the present total annual cost of highways and the yield of taxation of motor vehicles. From these summary figures it is open to anyone to form an opinion whether the users of motor vehicles do, or do not, bear too high a proportion of the cost of highways, in view of the value of the highway system to them and the use which they make of it. But it is a far more difficult matter to attempt to strike a balance between the value of the highway system to motor users as a class, and its value to the community as a whole, as a general means of communication and of social intercourse. Nor is it easy to decide whether the burden of taxation is fairly and properly distributed between the users of different classes of motor vehicles in proportion to the use which they make of the highway system, the wear and tear they cause, and the cost of meeting their requirements in respect of such matters as strength of construction, width, ease of gradient, alignment, &c.' Having made this statement, the Department proceeded to give us certain summary figures with regard to expenditure on highways and the taxation of motor vehicles. 55 The total expenditure on highways in Great Britain during the last two vears for which figures were available was :— £ 1920-27 59.496,039 1927-28 58,8)6,937 The gross revenue of the Road Fund from licence duties. &c, for the year 1929-30 was :— £ Licence duties 26,800,000 Less— Estimated Exchequer share 4,660,000 Total gross revenue £22,150,000 The petrol tax of 4d. per gallon produced £15,043,000, of which approximately £14,000,000 was attributable to petrol used by motor vehicles. In connection with the Exchequer share of motor taxation, and with regard to the petrol tax, the Ministry commented :— '• 'It will be noted that one-third of the duty paid in respect of private cars and motor-cycles is retained by the Exchequer for general revenue purposes. Parliament presumably arrived at this decision on the ground that this rapidly growing traffic constitutes one of the chief forms of luxury expenditure at the present time, and that generally speaking the ownership of a motor car may be regarded as evidence of ability to pay. In the same way, so far as motor-cars, motor-cycles, and possibly even hackney vehicles, are concerned, the petrol tax of 4d. a gallon is not necessarily either a tax on transport or a tax imposed in respect of road use. It must always be open to Parliament to impose taxation for general revenue purposes independently of particular considerations such as these.' The Memorandum continues— Apart from the summary figures given above, the most useful information that can be furnished as serving to indicate the extent to which highway expenditure is met out of motor vehicle taxation is a statement of the rates of grant made from the Road Fund towards various forms of highway expenditure. Grants during 1929-30 were made at the rate of 60 per cent, towards the cost of maintenance of Class I roads and bridges (25,528 miles) 50 per cent, towards the cost of maintenance of Class II roads and bridges (15,747 miles), and 25 per cent, towards the cost of maintenance of 'scheduled' roads, i.e., unclassified roads in rural areas (68,065 miles). The total mileage of highways in Great Britain is 179.095 miles, so that 69.755 miles of unclassified roads received no grants in respect of maintenance. The normal grants to the cost of widening.1? and other major improvements on classified roads have been at the same rates as the maintenance grants, i.e., 60 per cent, for Class I and 50 per cent, for Class II. These rates have been increased by 15 per cent, in the case of a number of works on which a proportion of the labour has been drawn from the depressed mining areas. lit certain cases also grants up to 85 per cent, have been made towards the cost of works of improvement and new construction of selected trunk roads. Jn addition, a sum of about £1,000,000 has been allocated for grants at the rate of 50 per cent, towards the cost of reconditioning unclassified roads in rural areas. The extent to which motor transport has superseded all other forms of transport on the highways is an important consideration in any general survey of the problem under discussion. It is true that the motor vehicle has no monopoly of the highway, to which the horse, the cyclist and the pedestrian also have access. It is also true that the advent of the motor has done much to destroy the amenities of the highway from the point of view of these other classes of users, and to a large extent also from the point of view of frontagers ori heavily trafficked roads. In any case the periodical census of road traffic confirms what common observation shows that these other uses of the road are, under modem conditions, almost negligible from the point of view of highway expenditure." We have given much thought to these and other facts and we have considered, carefully and impartially, the various opinions which have been expressed and the arguments on which those opinions have been based. As a result we wish to enunciate the general principle that in relation to highway expenditure the owners and users of mechanically propelled road vehicles should have no preferential treatment on the one hand, and on the other, they should not, because they happen to employ a particular form of transport, be subjected to anything in the nature of a sumptuary tax. The ascertained facts are simple, and, expressed in round figures, easily borne in mind. The total annual cost of the highways in Great Britain is £60,000,OCO; towards this the ratepayer finds £40,000,000 and the motorist £20,000,000. That is to say, the ratepayer finds two-thirds, and the motorist one-third of the annual cost. But the £20,000,000 paid into the Road Fund does not represent the total of the taxation paid by the motorist, since one-third (about £5,0C0,0C0) of the proceeds of taxation on private cars and motor-cycles does not find its way into the Fund. In addition, the proceeds of the petrol tax (towards which the motorist contributes about £14,000,0C0) remain outside the Fund; these are paid into the Exchequer and are used for general purposes. Therefore, takirg these additional sums into account, we find that the motorist, qua motorist, is paying £40,000,000 a year, a sum equivalent to two-thirds of the annual cost of the highway system. Thus we find ourselves in the position of hearing the highway authority say, ' We are paying two-thirds of the whole cost and our burden is too great' while the motorist replies, ' I am fazed to the extent of two-thirds of the cost, and it is not my fault that the money is not spent on the roads.' Findings and Recommendations. We are satisfied that the users of mechanically propelled vehicles are not, as a class, paying too much in taxation. Nor do we think that in a general way they are paying too little. But we consider that the ratepayers are bearing too great a proportion, and that their burden in respect of roads is becoming intolerable. It is our unanimous opinion that, unless some relief is given, the improvement of the highways, which is so necessary, will be greatly retarded. We recommend that the present proportions should be reversed, and that in future one-third of the cost of the highways should fall on the ratepayer and that two-thirds should be borne by the motorist. On tho present figures, this relief to the ratepayer can be given without involving any increase in the amount paid by the motorist if the amount now retained by the Exchequer from the proceeds of taxation on private ears, as well as the proceeds of the petrol tax, are credited to the Road Fund. We recommend, therefore, that no proceeds of taxation (including the petrol tax) on mechanically propelled vehicles used on the roads should be diverted from the Road Fund if such diversion involves a reduction of the amount contributed in respect of these vehicles to a proportion less than two-thirds of the total annual cost of the highway system. We recommend that the normal rates of grant made from the Road Fund should be increased to 75 per cent, in the case of Class I and 65 per cent, in the ease of Class II roads, and that a suitable adjustment should be made as regards the amount included in respect of highways in the block grants now given to the Councils of counties, county boroughs, metro politan boroughs and ' large burghs ' in Scotland, so as to bring the total contribution from the Road Fund in respect of all highways to a sum equivalent to two-thirds of the total cost. The amount contributed to the block giant would In; reviewed periodically us provided for in the Local Government Act, 1929. We would not in any'way interfere with the power of the Minister of Transport to make special giants at higher rates, which are often desirable and even necessary in special eases, as for example, areas with very low rateable values, or whe'e a privately-owned bridge, which is transferred or about to be transferred to a highway authority, is being reconstructed o<- strengthened, or towards the cost of the construction of by-pa*sses. We have no hesitation in making these recommendations which will have the effect of materially increasing the contribution to highway expenditure from the taxation paid by the motorist (with a corresponding relief to the ratepayer) since we have been greatly impressed with tne evidence given by the Ministry to the effect that apar.t from the use of the roads by mechanical transport the other uses are, under modem conditions, almost negligible from the point of view of highway expenditure." [[Graph.] Sydney: Alfred James Kent, I.S.O., Government Printer—1932.