The total allocation of R283.429 million to the provincial Department of Public Works included the amount of R135.962 million that had been rolled over from the previous year. Of this allocation, the province had spent R134.372 million (47.4 per cent) at the end of the third quarter. The Department had managed to pay municipal rates for 7 303 of the 14 632 devolved properties. The outstanding properties had not been paid for the following reasons: