STATE MONEYS SPENT ON HARBOURS.
Among the returns laid on the table of the House of liepresoutatives" was one showing the total expenditure by the; Government under authority of Special Acts or otherwise, on different harbouW. in New Zealand up to Marcli 31, 1969. It appears that the total under. ali heads was. <£515,679, mado up as follows: Marine ■Ilepartmeht, Public Works, £335,225; Railways, JE150,571. Following are some of the items:—
. Auckland i 4,736 llanukau .................... 16,238, -Napier ....' 4,047 Wdlintgont 21,440 . 'Picton 12,366 Port Chalmers . „ 27,622 ,Bluff 932 Dunedin* 9,413 Lytlelton 5,045 Tiniaru 100,415 Nelson 30,235 Wcstport 33,737 Grcyniouth 154,193 Hokitika . 58,791 New Plymouth 15,518 •Kepresents provincial liability expenses' on Otago dock. , _ ;■ t Includes X 15.334 provincial liability expenses en account patent slip (interest on loan). Note: (1) The amount shown in ;all eases is the cost of hnrbbur works arid wharves, and doe« not include the ordinary expenses of administering the harbours, such as salaries oi harbour staff and contingencies. . , Note: (2) The amounts shown against Westport and Greymouth harbours do not include amounts under local Acts, which are repayable out of spockl rate on ooaL -
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 9
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186STATE MONEYS SPENT ON HARBOURS. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 9
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