§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the President of the Local Government Board whether the official calculation of the cost of the upkeep of the roads at £20,000,000 per annum applies to main roads only or to all roads in the hands of public authorities?
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§ Dr. ADDISONThe expenditure in England and Wales for the year ended March, 1915, on main roads and other public highways was £17,742,000. This total covers the expenditure, including loan charges, of local authorities on all public highways, bridges, ferries and tunnels, and also scavenging and watering of streets; but it does not include expenditure on private street works or on public lighting. The expenditure of local authorities on public lighting for the year in question was £2,277,000.