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APPENDIX 24.

ROAD FUND

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1968

REVENUE ACCOUNT

Dr.												Cr.
									£	s.	d.									£	s.	d.
Balance at 1st April, 1967				..	..	..	..	..	8,486	9	10	Grants paid to local authorities:
															£	s.	d.
Issues from Central Fund:												(a) Road Maintenance			1,894,628	0	0
Motor Taxation			..	..	..	..	..	..	10,217,000	0	0	(b) Road improvement			7,261,902	8	9
																				9,156,530	8	9
Sundry Receipts:
Fees paid in respect of driving licences issued by the Automobile Association and the Royal Irish Automobile Club in pursuance of the Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (International Circulation) Order,												Other Expenses:
												Administrative expenses of Department of Local
												Government	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	207,583	1	10
												Stationery and printing			..	..	..	..	..	38,961	10	3
1961	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	81	2	6	Contribution towards surveyors’ salaries					..	..	..	12,915	0	0
Bank Interest			..	..	..	..	..	..	21	5	0	State Laboratory—expenses of testing, etc.						..	..	150	0	0
Refund of Advance				..	..	..	..	..	200	0	0	Comptroller and Auditor General’s audit fee						..	..	200	0	0
												Local authorities—expenses of collection						..	..	282,005	16	0
												Garda Síochána expenses			..	..	..	..	..	351,962	0	0
												Road Safety		..	..	..	..	..	..	71,586	18	2
												Research on the problem of alcohol and driving							..	36	5	6
												Payments to An Foras Forbartha—research programme								54,300	0	0
												Fees to Consultants			..	..	..	..	..	125	0	0
												Aerial Surveys		..	..	..	..	..	..	3,375	0	0
												Balance at 31st March, 1968				..	..	..	..	46,057	16	10
									£10,225,788	17	4									£10,225,788	17	4

Statement of Balances at 31st March, 1968

					£	s.	d.										£	s.	d.
Revenue Account surplus	..	..	..	..	46,057	16	10	Repayable advances:
								Rebates of motor tax duty due from Central Motor Tax
								Account	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4,560	14	2
								Cash:
								At National City Bank			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
								Ltd.						178	3	6
								With Paymaster General			171,624	16	1
								Less outstanding orders			130,305	16	11	41,318	19	2
																	41,497	2	8
					£46,057	16	10										£46,057	16	10

In 1965/66 a sum of £1,390 0s. 6d. was advanced for the production of a road safety film on foot of a contract entered into between the Minister for Local Government and a film producer. The producer died without completing the contract. “Refund of Advance—£200” refers to the first instalment of payments totalling £400 which were made by the producer’s widow in full settlement of liability.

M. LAWLESS,

Accounting Officer.

Department of Local Government,

25 September, 1968.

REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

I have examined the above Account. I have obtained all the information and explanations that I have required, and I certify, as the result of my audit, that in my opinion the above Account is correct. I have no observations to make upon it.

E. F. SUTTLE,

Comptroller and Auditor General.

24 January, 1969.