EAST COAST LINE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11760, 6 October 1932, Page 7

EAST COAST LINE

THIS YEARN VOTES. (Special to the Times). WELLINGTON. Out. 5. A very heavy falling-oil* in the estimated expenditure on tin- OisbonicNapior railway line is contemplated by flic Public Works Department Uii, year. Lust. yea,- £150.1.00 was voted, but ibis years estimates are only £14.600. The total expenditure. however, is esfiniated at 233.000, credits in ami supply being £lO,40D. . The Gishonic-Waikokopu line wa~ ofiieiaUv authorised in 1934. and since iben tlie total expenditure has linen £"01.499, including the Frasortown secjion £3(’.684 and Ngatapa southwards £1 18-955. The estimated cost of Dm work when completed is £1.193.309. In 1931-33 the- amount vu(ed was £6OOO and there "as a credit of £7064. This year the estimated gross expenditure is’ £ISOO, ami the estimated credits in all total £llOO. leaving the net amount required Cl 00. The iuildlilv on March 3L 1932- was £143.

The Napior-AVairpa scejioii. authorised in 1915. is estimated to cost £147,463 to complete, the total expenditure to March 31. 1933, being £1.335,573. Last year £138.000 was voted a"d £148.977 spent. This year the estimated credits stand at Cvooo and (lie expenditure is estimated at £20,000- a vote of £13.000 being sought-

The AYnikokopu section, authorised in 1019, has already cost £(*36-713. and £35-716 is needed to complete it. Last year £15,000 was voic'd and £1.0,505 spent. This year’s expenditure is estimated at £3500, which will be found by £3OOO credit in hand and a vote of £ISOO.