asked the Minister for Finance if he will state for each year since 1948-49 the expenditure (including expenditure from the National Development Fund) on arterial drainage (a) surveys and (b) construction works.
Written Answers. - Expenditure on Drainage.
The expenditure on surveys and construction works under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, was as follows:—
|
Year |
Surveys |
Construction Works |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1948-49 |
4,700 |
68,000 |
|
1949-50 |
5,000 |
151,800 |
|
1950-51 |
5,400 |
240,700 |
|
1951-52 |
9,000 |
301,300 |
|
1952-53 |
13,400 |
372,100 |
|
1953-54 |
13,200 |
404,800 |
|
1954-55 |
14,400 |
511,700 |
|
1955-56 |
14,600 |
550,400 |
|
1956-57 |
17,400 |
561,800 |
|
1957-58 |
20,900 |
569,300 |
NOTES: (1) The figures include the value of services rendered and stores supplied by the Central Engineering Workshop but do not include the cost of purchase and overhaul of machinery or the value of services rendered by such machinery.
(2) The figures for surveys do not include the salaries and travelling expenses of Engineers.
(3) The figures for 1957-58 are provisional.