asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health to state the total expenditure from all sources in each financial year since 1926-27 under the following heads (a) National Road Scheme, (b) other Trunk Road Schemes, (c) Road Maintenance, (d) Improvement of Main Roads, and (c) Destroyed and damaged bridges.
Written Answers. - Expenditure on Roads.
The following table sets out the expenditure from the Road Fund under each of the heads mentioned for the two years ended 31st March, 1928, and 31st March, 1929, the latest date to which accounts have been made up:—
|
1927-28. |
1928-29. |
|||||
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
National Road Scheme |
1,042,217 |
10 |
7 |
562,737 |
16 |
1 |
|
Other Trunk Road Schemes |
62,846 |
5 |
3 |
17,086 |
10 |
7 |
|
Road Maintenance |
86,453 |
0 |
0 |
261,030 |
12 |
8 |
|
Improvement of Main Roads |
237,703 |
15 |
0 |
222,983 |
17 |
6 |
|
Destroyed and Damaged Bridges |
69,481 |
18 |
9 |
9,466 |
0 |
11 |
|
£1,498,702 |
9 |
7 |
£1,073,304 |
17 |
9 |
|
It is not possible to segregate the expenditure from rates to these different headings, but the following are the figures:—
|
1927-28 |
1928-29 |
|
£533,575 |
£499,627 |
In any conclusions to be drawn it must be remembered that the Agricultural Grant relieves the total rates on agricultural land in respect of roads as well as in respect of other county services.