CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS.
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RR. STANLEY informed Mr. Dobbie 1V1that some progress had been made with the preparations to publish in consolidated form the regulations issued under the Road Traffic Act, 1930, but the Department, he said, had had a lot of legislation during the-past two years, and there had been constant pressure on the staff.
RECONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES.
R. STANLEY, replying to Mr. L. J.V1Smith, stated that in connection with the provisions of Section 30 of the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, highway authorities were furnishing him with lists of the weak bridges in order of priority from the point of view of the need for strengthening or reconstructing.
Highway authorities generally had been frequently informed of the readiness of his department to make grants at the rate of 75 per cent, towards the cost of approved schemes for strength
ening or-reconstructing Weak bridges in the ownership of railway, canal and similar undertakings. He agreed that to push forward with the reconstruction of these bridges was desirable from the point of -view of traffic on the roads as well as with the object of preventing accidents.
MOTOR LICENCE DUTIES.
THE following statement has been furnished by the Minister of Transport:—
The present system of motor licence duties came into force on January 1, 1921, and the following are figures for the years 1921-1922 to 1922-1933 inclusive:
EXPLANATION' OF FIGURES.
To reconcile these figures, account must be taken of the following receipts and payments on Road Fund Account and also of the Exchequer's share of duties on vehicles in the horse-power and cycle classes retained under the Finance Act of 1926:—
Receipts into Exchequer from licence duties, etc., as above... 253,580,000 Balance on Road Fund Account at Manch 31, 1921 13,301,000 Exchequer advances to th,e Road Fund 7,210,000 Interest on Stead Fund Invest ments, lees, etc. 4,263,000 4278,354,000 Payments to iocal authorities out of the Road Fund, as above 214,218,000 Amount transferred to the Exchequer from the Road Fund . in 1926 and 1927 ... 19,000,000 Exchequer share of horse-power
and cycle classes ... 35.558,000
Administration expenses, etc. ... 2.895,000
Direct works 5,607,000
Miscellaneous payments 691,000 }Valance on Road Fund Aocount at March 31, 1933 ... 385,000 278,354,000