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APPENDIX 14.

ROAD FUND.

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1969.

REVENUE ACCOUNT.

Dr.											Cr.
								£	s.	d.									£	s.	d.
Balance at 1st April, 1968				..	..	..	..	46,057	16	10	Grants paid to local authorities:
														£	s.	d.
Issues from Central Funds:											(a) Road Maintenance			2,057,022	0	0
Motor Taxation		..	..	..	..	..	..	11,164,000	0	0	(b) Road improvement			7,970,379	8	9
																			10,027,401	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	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	196,833	13	0
											Stationery and printing			..	..	..	..	..	10,389	19	10
1961	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	126	0	0	Contribution towards surveyors’ salaries						..	..	12,915	0	0
Bank Interest		..	..	..	..	..	..	13	1	9	State Laboratory—expenses of testing etc.						..	..	150	0	0
											Comptroller and Auditor Generals’ audit fee						..	..	200	0	0
Refund of Advance			..	..	..	..	..	200	0	0	Local Authorities—expenses of collection						..	..	359,779	9	6
											Garda Síochána expenses				..	..	..	..	471,023	0	0
											Road Safety		..	..	..	..	..	..	51,844	13	2
											Payments to An Foras Forbartha—research programme								58,000	0	0
											Medical Bureau of Road Safety				..	..	..	..	2,000	0	0
											Balance at 31st March, 1969				..	..	..	..	19,859	14	4
								£11,210,396	18	7									£11,210,396	18	7

Statement of Balances at 31st March, 1969

						£	s.	d.									£	s.	d.
Revenue Account surplus	..	..	..	..	..	19,859	14	4	Repayable advances:
									Rebates of motor tax duty due from Central Motor Tax
									Account	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	19,506	5	1
									Cash:
									At Chase and Bank of Ireland (International)		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
									Ltd.					77	19	5
									With Paymaster General		204,308	10	7
									Less outstanding orders		204,308	0	9	275	9	10	353	9	3
						£19,859	14	4									19,859	14	4

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 final 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,

20 Lúnasa, 1969.

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,
19 January, 1970.	Comptroller and Auditor General.