THE ESTIMATES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 309, 23 September 1908, Page 8

THE ESTIMATES.

SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL VOTES. A table of the estimated requirements for tho various classes and tho position regarding last year's vote is as follows: — GENERAL. 1908-9. 1907-8. • Liability, EstiMarch mated 31, expon- Amount Ex--1908. diture. voted, pended, £. £. £. £. Public.Works, . Departmental - 23,800 23,886 18,027 Railways— Railway construction, .£900,000 Additions to open linos, .£350,000 797,180 1,250,000 1,141,000 1,056,926 Utilisation of water-power — — 2,000 315 Public buildings V.. • ... 60,328 292,450 269,350 219,148 Lighthouses, harbour defences and works ... , 83 17,500 . 12,700 . 6,863 Tourist and health re- • ' sorts ... , 12,447 35,000 39,511 45,027 Immigration 8 10,000 10,000 9,131' Construction, etc., of public works ... 132,261 GOO.OOO 518,763 323,717 Development of goldfields 4,102 35,000 33,500 8,632 Purchase of * Native lands — 4,900 7,000 2,190 Telegraph oxtension ... 103,550 125,000 105,000 155,491 Kates on Native lands... 11 850 1,000 837 Contin g e n,t defence ... - 20,000 20,000 18,574 Lands improvement... 1,155 21,950 17,500 9,561 Unauthorised — — _ 7,125 Total—Public Works Fund 1,111,125 2,436,450 2,201,210 1,881,561 RAILWAYS. Railway construction appropriations aro as follow:— Kawakawa-Grahamtown, £40,000; Helensville Northwards, £80,000; Gisborne-Eoto-

rua, £60,000; Marton-To Awamutu, £225,000; Sentry Hill-Now Plymouth Deviation, nil; Mount Egmont Branch (including stone-crushing plant) £15,000; StratfordOngarue, s £40,000: Blenheim-Waipara, £50,000; Midland, £150,000; Westportlnaugahua, ■ £15,000; Ngahere-Blackball, £20,000; Grcymouth-Hokitika (extension to Ross), £15,000; Culverden-Rotlierham-Han-mer (motor-cars, etc.), nil; Culverden-Rotherhani-Hanmer—Bridging rivers and improving road between Waiau Ferry and Hanmcr for motor-car service, nil; Otago Central, £1000; Lawrence-Roxburgh, £30,000; Uatlin's-Waimahaka, £80,000; Gore-AVai-kaka,- ' £12,000; Riversdale-Switzers, £18,000; Orepiiki-Waiau, £30,000; Landclaims, .' damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities, £1000; Surveys, new lines of railway, £6000, Perman-ent-way,- materials, £112,000. Additions to open ' .lines include: —Auckland section, £39,130'; Wellington-Napier-Now ' Plymouth, £35,688; interlocking signal gear, tablets, etc., £32,000; locomotive rolling stock, £185,000.' ' PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Items under. public buildings" includo tho following. Passengor lifts to Departmental buildings, £1400 (caf.icd forward from last year); additions to Government Printing, Office, £400; reclamation for store sites . and yards for Government departments, £9000; new courthouse at Auckland and land, £8000; courthouse, Feilding, £2000; Palmerston North courthouse (additions), £2000 ,(£ISOO unexpended last year); Masterton courthouse, £3000 (rovoted); Lower Hutt Courthouse, £1500.; Petone 'courthouse (land and building), £800; Wellington court (additions), £2400 re-voted; Wellington Gaol, £6000 (revoted) ; police station,' Shannon, £600; police station Pongai'oa, £600. Police • stations: —Masterton, £2000 (revoted); Carterton, £400 (revoted); Petone, £1200 (mostly revoted); Manners Street, Wellington, £600; Newtown, Wellington, £2700 (last year voted and unexpended £1500): . Post and telegraph office at Aramoho, £2000; Taihapc, £600; Kimbolton, £1175 j Palmerston North,. additions, £400; Foxton £2600 (£IOOO revoted); Levin, £500; Waikanae, £150; Eketahuna, £600 (£2OO revoted) ; Featlierstone, £2650 (£IOOO revoted); Upper. Hutt, £2100 (£6OO revoted); Wellington additions on account, £7500 (last year voted'£sooo, oxpended £348); Wellington stable account, £350; Courtenay Place, £4300; Wellington telephone exchange, .£300; Kilbornie, revoted, £800.. Agriculture.—Ruakura farm cadet accommodation, £2000; Taihape,,'cartage for ra'bbitragent, £450; Palmerston North (converting old Post- Office), £1260 (£BOO revoted); Dairy School, Palmerston North, £5000; Wereroa buildings, £2000 (£IOOO revoted); Wailacovillo (additional land), £1350. Mental Hospitale.—Wellington- £500; Porirua, £2300. Hospitals.—St. Helens, Wellington, £7000 (rovoted). '. ' Education Buildings.—Training College at Auckland, £4000; and at Duncdin, £4000; grant to secondary school at' Palmerston North, £200; Wellington,; £5000 (£1750 revoted) ; grant to Victoria College, £1187 (voted 'ast year £2159, expended £1894) ; Wellington Receiving Home, £20. Immigration department! Passages for. separated families, etc., £11,000'; assisted by way of rcduced fares from United Kin'gdom, £11,000. . ROADS. Votes' -for roads \ in the Wellington Road district include: —JCawhatau River" Bridge (Rangitikei),'; £1250; Puke! Road (Rangitikei),. £230;- Rangitikei .Bridge, Omatano (Rangitikei), >£1000; ■•■ipiti Main South (Kiwitea'), £200; Aputua (Kiwitea)*; / Conspicuous Road: '(Kiwitea)*;_ Mangamako Road Sandon Block (Kiwitea), £200; Mangoria and Hare's Road (£1 for £lv). (Kiwitea), £100; Oroua River Bridge (£1 for £1) (Kiwitea), £800; Oroua River Bridge, London's Ford (Kiwitea), £250; Pakihikura Bridge (Kiwitea), £500; Poka,(Kiwitea), £200; J Pohangina Bridge (Pohangin'a), £750; Pourangaki (Kiwitea)*; Titirangi (Kiwitea) 4 ; TUnipo (Pohangma), £400; Umutoi'(Kiwitea),,£3s; Gorge Road, . £300; Manawatu River Bridge, (£1 for £2), £500'; Manawatu River Bridgo, Lower Gorge, £3500 ; • Manawatu River Bridgo (Shannon), £1268; Palmerston Nojth to Foxton, £150; Dew Road (Pahiatua),' £100; Hutowai Waterfalls (Masterton), £80; Makairo to Coonoor (Pahiatua), £100; Pahiatua to Palmerston, £400; Pahiatua to Pongaroa (£1 for £1), £500; Pakowai to Tinui (Masterton), £52. -. Waihi Bridgo (Towai Road Akitio), £700; Waihi River 'Bridgo (Lunt's), Akitio, ,£300; Waihi-Valley, Akitio, £100; Waikereru.Road and Bridgo, Akitio, £300; Alfrodton to Tinui (£7, £1 for £1), £120; Alfrodton to Weber (£1 for £1), £1000; Bowen Road (South),' £200;. Hastwell to Pleckville, £300; Hinemoa. to Alfrodton,'£4oo'; Ihuraua Bridge (£1 for £I),' £200; Kopikopiko (£1 for £1), £625; Mangahao South, £100; Mangamahoe, £300; Mangarongo, £200; Mangarai (£1 for £1), £250;' Mangatainoka River Bridgo (Larsen's). (£l' for £1), £200; Mauiigatakato,' £190; Mount .Baker (£1 for £1), £250; Parkvillc to ; Mailg'atainoka, £200; Tauehi Bridgo (Alfrodton'to Tinui), £1 for £1), £200; Tinui to Whakataki (£4OO, £1 for £4), £500; Waingawa River Bridge (Banton's), Masterton and Wairara'pa South ,(£1 for £1), £250; Blairlogio to Homowood (£3OO, £1 for £1), £400; Fernyhurst Road, £500; Huangaroa Bridge (£1 for £1), £250; Manuka Spur (Whakaponi Road), (£1 f6r.£l), £150; Maungahuia (Kokotau), Longbush, £200; Ponatahi Bridge, £1000; Weraiti, £500; Wangaehu Road (Longbush), £100; Florida, £200; Gladstone Road, £250; Harris Road £200; Ngara t £100; Otaki Gorge Road *; Plimmerton to Pukerua, £200; Rangiuru Road, £100; Rikiorangi Road to Mangaone Valley Road (£1 to £2 10s.), (on account of £i 000), £500; Taungata Bridgo (£1 for £1), (on account of £750), £450: Tavistock, £100; Bolmont Road (extension), £100; Haywards.Ford, £150; Mungaroa to Upper Hutt, *; Reid's Bridge, £150 ; Tlioma* Creek Bridge, £150; Wainui-o-mata Road, £350 (£175 rovoted); supervision, £500. (♦Provided for under " Blackblocks Roads, etc," vote.) • BACKBLOCKS ROADS. Following are tho principal backblocks road votes in .the Hawke's Bay and Wellington districts: —. Makar'etu Survey District (access to Section 2, Block V), £100; Makotuku to Matamau, £250; -Mangamaire, £150; Mangapuaka, £350; Mangapuaka to Mangahe,; £150; Maunga. Road (extension towards Otanga), £200; Te.Uri bridges, £400; To Uri Road, £200; Birch Road, £200; I-likimutu, £200; Kawautahi, £500; Makokomiko, £200; Owhango', £250'; To Maire, £200; Wanganui Valley Road, £750.; Aim Abu, £1200; Hoihenga, £200;' Horopito, £600; Ilukaroa, £120; Kaimataki, £300; _ Kaitieke Road, £1000; Ivaretu, £400 Karioi to Rangiwaea, £600; Karioi to Waitangi, £750; Kauaelieke, £200 j Kaweka, £300; Mangaetoroa, £250; Mangah.owhi, £400; Mangamahoe, £130; Mangamairo' Bridgo, £250; Manganui-o-te-ao, £600; Mangaohutu, £200;. Mangaturuturu, £200; Mason's to'Parapara, £3000; Mataiaponga, £200; Mataroa to Mangaweka, £1000; Middle Road, £250; Motete, £600; Namanui, £200; Oio, £1000; Otautu, £250; Owhakura, £250; Parapara to Karioi, £150; Parapara to Raetihi (on account of £2367), £1250; Patua, £200; Pclm, £250; Pipipi, £200; Pitangi, £400; Pukekaha, £400'; Raetihi to Ohura, £900; Rangitatau East, .£900; Ratamaire, £500; R-aupiu, £150; Retaruko River Bridgo, £250; Retaruko Valley, £600; Retaruko Valley (Upper), £600; Taheice, £200; Taihapo to Otuarei, £900; Te Komai, £800; To Tulii, £250; Turakina Valley, £1500;. Tutupapa, £250; Upokonui, £750; AVaiaruhe, £400; Wanganui River Road, • £750; Omata, £230; Ridge Road, - £200; Supervision, £500; Auputa, £400; Conspicuous Road, £800; Kew, £640; jSlangatohu, £850; Mangoira, £319; Pourangaki, £200; Titirangi, £1200; Umutoi, £575; Central Road (Hall Block), £560; .Cross Road (Hall Survey District, £1000; Kawakawa, £150;- Makoura, £250; Marainanga, £300; Pakowai (Anderson's, (towards Tinui-Pakowai Road), £300; Piper Road, £1000; Range Road, £600; Range Road (South), £500: Spur Road, £1300; Sugar-loaf Road, £1180; Waewaopa, £800; Waihoki Valley, £900; Waiowaka, £1500 Saunders Road, £285; Craigie-lea, £500; M'Rae Road, £250; Te Awaiti, £150; Waikaraka, £1000; White Rock, £1600; Manakau North, £150; Manakau South, £100;

Moonshino to Upper Hutt, £200; Moonshine to'Wainui, £150; Otaki Gorgo Road, £200; Waikanao to Upper Ilutt, £200; Waitohu Extension, £200; Cottle lload (extension), £100; Mungaroa to Upper Hutt, £400; Supervision, £500. MISCELLANEOUS. Tho vote for tho Piako Swamp drainago works includes £4500 for purchase, equipment, maintenance, and working of dredges and launches; and £20,000 for drainage works, channels, stopbanksj tramways, etc. Straightening and doubling WellingtonHutt Railway, £50,000 (revoted £11,000), new Hutt Road and purchase of land £20,000 (rovoted £13,000). Roads to open up Crown lands: —Awarua, IB Block (Rangitikei), £1000.