PUBLIC WORKS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1262, 18 October 1911, Page 9

PUBLIC WORKS.

THE ESTIMATES. SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS. In addition to tho items mentioned in these columjis yesterday from tho Publio Works Estimates, a voto of £1000 is set down for repairs and renovations at Government House, Auckland; also a voto of £1500 for tho Government House, Wellington. Many of the items on the Estimates aro merely repetitions of amounts voted last year, but not expended. Many others are absorbed by liabilities outstanding on March 31, 1911. In euch cases tho votes are not mentioned in theso columns, as it would bo misleading to do eo. In the following items (which are also additional to those published yesterday), 6ums under £100 are omitted:— TELEGRAPH EXTENSION. New Telephone Exchange subscribers, £105,000; additional wire accommodation, £10,000; telephone extensions and new districts. .£20,000; trunk wires, jE2o,000; new submarine cable,; wireless telegraphy, £7500; wireless telegraph stations, £7500; total, ■JSI7B.eM. CONTINGENT DEFENCE. Drill-sheds, mobilisation stores, ennsheds, barrack-rooms, magazines, ottco bnildines and stables, erections and additions, also sites, £15,000; nle-«we (m----elndinr purchases of land), £8000; part oost o?llnd at all Bay, faWn-J" be used as a trainrnj ground, £2031, cost of planting training frounds, etc., .8126, total required for current year, £JS,m>.

BACKBLOCKS ROADS.

Taranaki Road District—Cross Eoad (Upper), £100; Horopito, £100; Ij-anoi to feanViwaea, /arioi to Uaitangi, Mangaotoroa, i; 200. Nelson Koad Distnct.-Eeep Bay _ to Section i, Block XII, French Pass S.D., £100; Miner River Hoad, JC-iOO; Serpentine River Road, £150; Awaiti to Marahan, £300; Awaroa to Big River, £100; Baton Valley Road, £300; Bekrove to Tarndale, via Tophouso, JCIOO; Big Pofcororo River Road, £M 0; Boivrons Road, £150; Canaan 'ftack, £100; Goat Creek Read (Graham liiver>, £150; Graham Valley Road (left-hand branch), £200; Handcock J s to Anatakapou, £150; Handcock's -to Wainui, £100; Kokako, £300; Leo Valley, £200; Lower ,Um itero MndQat Exiension Read, £600; Jlangarakan, iSOO, Motueka River Bridge (Morris Gnlly to Golden Downs), (on account ot J750), £250; Motnpiko River Bridge (Korcre), (on acconnt of £1500), £o00; Norris Gully to Golden Downs <C 10(); Tearse Valley, £500; Pohara to Awaroa, £250; Sheny River Bridge (Whangapcka to Sherry), £400; Stanley Brcok Bridge, £500; Wairoa River Road (left Dranctt), £160; Wangapeka River Bndgo (Motnpiko Valley to Wangapeka), (on-account of £590), £100; Wangapeka fcettlement (Sherry Bead), £MO. Marlborongh Road Distnet.—Mahan Sound, £139; Onahau Bay to Kenetrara Sound, £190; Rock Ferry to Bartlett s Creek, £150; TophouM Road, £150; lop Valley to Bartlett's Creek. £150; Havelock to Kaituna (£1 for £1), £200; Havelock Main Road. £200; Onamalntu River Bridge (£1 for £1),. £650; P^"* 0 Grove, £500; R«!olubon Bay Road, £100; Soundi County Tracks, £200; Timms River Bridge (Cat Point), (£1 for £1), £250; Wairau River Traffic-bndso (near Ksnwickj, (£1 for £1), (on account of .E5500), £1000; Boyd Road (access to S.G.r' 186). £200; Hapnku River Bridße (£1 for £1), (on account of £5000), £750; Uro to Claraice, £650; Hundalee (Oaro), £250; Kahautara Bluff, £1000; Knhantara River Bridge (on account of £3000), £1000; Kahautara to Conway (Hnndalce), £200; Puhipuhi, £300; Run 105 a and 105b (Kaitarau), X3OO.

ROADS AND GOtDFIELDS. Marlborough Boad . Distrirtr-Deep Creek Bridie, Wakainanna, MW; lop Valley Road, £200. Nelson Koad District.-Kiutuna, to Pataran. MW; Lunatic Hill Road, .£MO; Barrons Flat fxtension, X 200; Gndnen Crc«k Track, £350; Long Plain Bloadi extension. JloOi Pohara-to Wamm, Tablo Land Track. .£250; Takaka to GolInland Road, X2SO; Wansapcka to Baton, X 150; Wanjtapeka Valley to Chandler's to FlannaKaa 3. X 750.

ROADS TO OPEN UP CROWN LANDS. Taranaki Road District.-Horopiio West .£2500; Kangataua, £350; Retaruke, £12o; Tfttana, JE4000; Tuhingamata Bock, Uepanga Block, X 100; Taurakawa Block, £100; Ahu Aim Block, £350; Ranptatau Bloek, ■ £5000. , . , Wellington Road District.—Karwaka Block, £100; Mnnawaangianei Block, .•£100; Piripiri Block, Rokai Block, £1000; Whitaiara Block, £100; Awarua lb Block, £100; Takanan Block, £100; Huiru Block, £100; Makaretu ViLaso Settlement Block, £275. . Jiaxltoronßb Road Boat} District — Ronga Volley No. 2 Block, £1120; Wakamnrina Block. £1300; Blue Mountain Block, £M 0; Mahakipawa- Block, £200.