§ Mr. BRIDGEMANasked the Secretary to the Treasury what are the rums actually received by the Road Board since its formation; what amount has actually been paid out of salaries, Grants, and Loans, respectively; what sums have been definitely promised; and what balance remains in hand at the bank and invested?
Mr. MASTER MANThe receipts actually paid into the Road Improvement Fund from the constitution of the Road Board up to the 31st May, 1913, were as follows:—
£ s. d. Motor Spirit Duties 2,011,718 19 11 Carriage Licences 1,349,124 17 5 Interest on Investments 95,739 10 7 Interest on Loans 438 2 7 £3,457,021 10 6 The amount actually paid out in salaries during the same period was £19,407 16s. 7d. Grants to an aggregate amount of £2,461,045 and Loans to an aggregate amount of £800,067 have been definitely promised, and the amounts actually paid out have been £696,849 under Grants and £128,239 10s. under Loans. The balance at the Bank of England on May 31st, 1913, was £14,624 18s. 10d., and the investments at cost amounted to £2,602,527 5s. 3d.