PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES.
VOTES FOR YEAR 1921-22. The following is a summary of the services chargeable on the Public Works Fund and other accounts, according to the Estimates for the year ending March 31, 1922, as presented to Parliament:— Publio Works, Departmental ... £165,000 Railways— Railway Construction” ... ... 1,150,000 Additions to Open Lines 2,100,000 Public Buildings ... 579,550 Timber-supply . and Sawmills for Publio Works Department ... 42,000 Lighthouses and Harbour-works 21,000 Tourist and Health Resorts ... 25,000 Immigration 225,000 Construction, Maintenance, and Supervision of Roads, Bridges, and other Publio Works ... 590,000 Development of/ Mining 2,000 Telegraph Extension ... ... „ 500,000 Contingent Defence ... -. ... 17,500 Lands Improvement 13,050 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage . 85,000 Plant, Material, and Stores ... 175,000 Land for Settlements Account (rpada) ... 50,000 Electric Supply Account 900,000 Railways Improvement Authorial/tion Act 1914 Account 250,000 Waihou and-Ohinemuri Rivers improvement Account 65,000 Education Loans Account ... ... 735,000 RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. The votes'for railway instruction total £1,150,000 and for additions to open lines xiZ, IOO,OOO. The details are as follow: Kaihu railway extension, £15,000. North Auckland Main Trunk.—Huarau, northwards, £222,000; Whangaroi branch, £30,000; Waipu’branch. £4OOO. North Island Main Trunk,*—Waiulnx branch, £26,000; Huntly branch, £30,000. East Coast Main Trunk.—Waihi-Taneatua (including Mount branch), £173,000; Gis-borno-Napier, £67,000; Waikokopu branch, £115,000. Mount Egmont Branch, Opunake branch, £20,000. Stratford—Main .Trunk, £60,000. Midland:—Glenhopo-Murchison, £18,000; Otira-Bealey,'£3so,ooo. Greymoath-Point Elizabeth, £24,000; Otago Central, £5500; Orepuki-Waiau extension, £12,000; Lawrenco-Roxburgh, £30,000. Land claims, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities, £2500. _ ■' Surveys new lines of railway (including Paekalcariki deviation, Rimutaka deviation, Balclutha-Tuapeka Mouth, Gore-Hedgchopo, and other lines’ previously provided for as separate lines), £3IOO. Permanent way materials, £300,000,, ADDITIONS' TO OPEN LINES., North Island main lines and branches, £175,000; South Island main lines and branches, _ £100,000; Whangarei, section, £25,000; interlocking signal gear, fixed signalfi. tablet installation, telegraphs, and telephones, £25,000; locomotive branch—-rolling-stock £250,000, workshops machinery £25,000, locomotives and wagons constructed in United Kingdom £1,500,000. PUBLIO BUILDINGS. General, £90,000; courthouses, £6i7SO; prisons, £45,000; police stations, ■ £5(0,000; postal and telegraph. £120,000; agricultural, £4000; mental hospitals, £40,000; hospitals and charitable institutions, £40,000; school buildings, £sßoo;—total, £379,550. . Parliamentary Buildings.—Now buildings (on account), £55,000. Departmental Buildings,—Alexandra (engineer’s residence, additional land and fencing), £105; Dunedin (publio works store and yards), on account, £500; Dunedin (converting old police station into offices for Government departments), £1000; Invercargill (public works workshops), £450. Courthouses. —Chatham Islands (furniture for magistrate’s residence), £225; Cromwell (strong-room), £370. Prisons..r-Invercargill, Estuary Farm (reclaiming and draining), £2000; Invercargill (land and' buildings), oh account, £6000; Invercargill (warders’ cottages), £2500; Invercargill (workshops, swimming baths, etc.), £1000; Paparua (Templeton), land and buildings (on account), £15,000. Police Stations.—Anderson’s Bay (site and building), £1500; Green Island, £550; ,St. IClday(alterajtiona), £330; Woodhaugh (purchase- of property and repairs), £300; FortraaY, Hock-upU. £100; •.Invercargill .(inspector’s liresidenjl). £1400; Invercargill North (purchase of site). '£1150; Lawrence (sergeant’s residence, additions), £200; Middleraaroh, £1000; _ Oamaru, £100; Oamaru (constable’s residence), £1000; Palmerston,. £1500; Port Chalmers (police sergeant’s'residence, purchase of property, and repairs), £1000; Ravonsbourne (purchase of property and repairs), £300; Tuatapere (purchase of property), £1000; Waijciwi (offices and lock-up), £250; Waimate (constable’s residence), £2000; Winton (purchase of property), £IOOO; —total required forftcurront year, £30,000. Rostal and Telegraph.—Alexandra, £4000; Chatham Islands, wireless station (aooommodatibn for staff, including water supply and drainage), £6150; Dunedin (additional occbmmbdation \ for telogragh material), £200; Dunedin automatic telephone .exchange, £10,000; Dunedin Chief Post Office (new building, . on account), £5000; Dunedin motor garage (additions), £600; Garston, £360; 1 Invercargill (additions), £3000; Lumsden (building), £1675; Milton (additions, on account), £300; Mosgiel (on account); £500; Nightcaps, £2600; Oamaru , (additions, eta), £1200; Ranfuriy, £3700; Timaru (additions, eta, including new clods), £8000; Timaru (postmaster’s residence, purchase of property). £1860; Waikaka (additions and alterations), £120; Christchurch Chief Post Office (automatic telephone exchange, money order and savings bonk branch, additions, efco.), £28,000; Gisborne Chief Post Office (alterataone and additions, on account), £10,000; Marton (additions, on account). £5000; Mostertoo (additions and alterations),„ £6000; Napier Chief Post Office (on account). £10,000; Stratford (on account of £27,000), £10,000; Wellington (store, buildings, and yards), £11,500; Wellington, Stout street (automatic telephone exchange, on account), £IO,OOO. Total required for current year, £I2Q,CCO. Owing to shortage in housing accommodation, several residences were purchased for postal officials after estimates were prepared. Thc'e included: Tixnaru (examiner’s residence), £I2OO. ■ Agricultural.—rLnmsden (rebuilding residence destroyed by fire), £1000; Palmerston (office for fields’ inspector), £l2O. Total required for current year, £4ooo. Mental Hospitals.—Auckland, £6000; Hokitika, £8000; Hornby (purchase of nroperty, furnishing, etc.), £3500; Nelson, £69X); Nelson (Simsons’ annuity), £200; Porirua, £9000; Scacliff, £12,000; Sunnyside, £8000; Tokanui (land and buildings), £17,000; Waitati, £3OOO. Total, £72,700. Hospitals and Chari table Institutions (principal items, including total amounts lor South Canterbury Otago, and Slouthland).— Auckland, St. Helens (on account), £20,000; Christchuroh, St. (site and new buildings, on account), £15,000; Dunedin, St. Helens, £4840; Invercargill, St, Helens, £3330; I/vttolton, Quail Island’ (Leper Hospital), £6385; Otaki Sanatorium, £9600; Pukeora Sanatorium, £9600; Rotorua, King George V Hospital, £5500; Wellington. St. Helens, £4500. Quorantino Stations.—Auckland, £4500; Wellington, £6500. Total, £90,445. School Buildings.—Free kindergartens. £1300; grant to Auckland Education Board towards purchase of Main School of Art Building, £2500; total, £3BOO. Harbour Works.—Pukctorald (fishermen’s bontslin), £650; Stewart Island, Half moon Bay (fisherman’s boatslin), £IOO. ■ Harbour-Defences.—£3ooo TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS. Tourist and Health Resorts. —ftcave-Tal-bot Track .(Milford Sound), hute, tracks, etc., £700; 'Jo Anau jetties, steps, oil launch, etc.. £500; Te Amu, Manapouri and key of lakes, roads and bridges,. etc., £400; To Anau, Milford Track, telephone line, £750; Te Anau, Milford Track, purchase of Sutherland’s accommodation house, £IOOO. ROADS AND BRIDGES. Dunedin Road District (Construction, maintenance, supervision of roads, bridges, etc). —Balclutha to Greenfield (on account of £ll.OO, £1 for £1). £405; Big Bush Rond £1 for £1). £140; Oaim Road (£SOO on account of £ISOO, £1 for £1), £550; Clarendon to Circle Hill (£1 for £1), £150; Coast Road (£1 for £1). £660; Const Road to Aka (ore Crook (£1 for £1), £650; Crescent Riverside Road (£1 for £1), £SO: Greenfield to Waitahuna. Bridge {Greenfield Settlement Board) (£1 for £1), £550; Hillend to Blaobburn (£1 for £1), £575; Hillend to Waitahuna Bridge (on account of £2OOO, £1 for £1). £600; Irishman’s Nock (£1 for £1), £250): Lovell’s Flat to Hillend, £100; Lovell’s Flat to Kaitangata (£1 for £1), £75; Mahara Coal Mine Road £79; Manuka to Mount Stuart (£IOO, £1 for £1), £200; Michell’s Road (£1 for £1). £100; Milburn to Circle Hill (£1 for £1)" £100; Milton to Coombe Hay (£1 for £1) £100; Moore Road (£1 for SI). £200; Mount Mnttlaod Road iPufcwsra Bleak),
£150; Mount Stuart to Hillend (£1 for £1), £425; Pukeawa to Waitahuna Bridge (£1 for £1). £125; Puketi (£1 for £1), £625; Puke tip o to Bishop’s (£1 for £1), ■ £100; River Road to Blackburn (on account of £6OO, £1 for £1). £300; Shagreo Creek Bridge, £300; Toko Bridge (Main South Road), (£1250, £1 for £1), £2250; Tuapeka Mouth to Waitahuna Bridge (£1 for £1), £150; Wangaloa to Ooombe Hoy, £590; Arthurton Landslip (£1 for £1), £SO; Bab clutha Protective Works (£1 for £1), £168; Barr’s Road (Gatlins), (£1 for £1), £100; Barry’s Road and Bridge, £200; Burkes Ford to Tuapeka Mouth (£l for £l), £600; Gatlins River Bridge and Approaches (Hirmhina), (on account, £1 for £1). £500; Catlins Valley Extension and Catlins Valley to Table Hill (substitution of roads for tramways), £2250; Cheetwood to Romo* hapa (£1 for £1), £100; Chloris Pass Road (£1 for £1), £100; Clinton to Clydovalo (on account of £550, £1 for £1), £328: Clinton to Owaka (on account of £IOOO, £1 for £1), £300; Clinton to Wyndham (£1 for £1), £9B; Clyde vale to Whaxotoa (£1 for £1), £256; Conical Hill School, roads close to (£1 for -£1). £100; Cooper’s Creek Road, £1030; Glenomoru S.D., Block IV, Section 35 (access), £B4; Hanning’s Road (£1 for£l), £10P; Hewson Road. £45; Hcmipapa. to Kahuika, £SO; Howdcn’s Road (£1 for,£l). £SO; Kahuika School Road (on account of, £374), £500; Kaka Ppintsto Nuggets (South Molyneux), £150; Katoa Special Rating Area roads (£1 for £1), £1000; Koi to Kelso (£1 for £1), £300; Koi to Maitland (£1 for £1), £260: Lakeside Road (£1 for £1). £100; Leslie's Road, £735; Loohindorb Homestead rood. £SO; M'Kenaie road (£l2O, £1 for £1). £218; M'Lennan to Kahuika (on account of £1476). £1000: Morris Saddle road, £1125; Mouat’s Saddle road, £255; Newhaven road. £l35 1 Otanomomo Settlement (raising stopbank), £3000; Owaka to Purekfroki, £62; Papatowai to Long Beach Creek, £421; Pomahaka River Bridge (Burk’s Ford, on account of £9OO, £1 for £1) £100; Pomahaka River Bridge (Clydovale-Waiwera road, on account of £.4212, £3 for £2), £2000; Puaho road, £1500; Puketiro railway station road to south side of sections 4, 18, and 19, block V. Woodlands S.D., £300; Purakanui Stream road, £3O; Purakauiti, £175; Ratanui .to Tahakopa Beach (on account of £1426), £1000; Rewcastlo road, £B2; Roriganero School road, (sections 6 and 20. -block VI, Rankelfcurn S.D.), £SO; Shark’s Creek road, £24; Stuart road, £202 ; Tahakopa to Papatowai, —; Tahakopa River Bridge and approaches {Papatowai), £5895; Taumata to Clinton (£1 for £1). £4l : Walkaka to Kelso (£1 for £1), £650; Waipahi to Tapaimi (on account of £1250, £1 for £1), £225; Williamson and Clearwater’s road (Ratanui), £100; Woodland S.D, (access to section 3, block III), £E9; Young’s road, Arthurton (£1 for £1), £SO; 'Oardrona to Pembroke, £360;. Oardrona to Queenstown, £200 : Cardrona River (Ballantyne’s Crossing) (motor bridge) lon accbunt), £100; Garston to Parawa, *£100; Gentle Annie Stream Bridge (Queenstown to Cromwell road), £5000; Gibbston Coalpit-road, £150; Glade House to Lake Wakatipu, £250 ;• Glenorchy to Paradise (Rees River Board deviation), £1630; Hamilton Hill road (£1 for £1). £75; Head of Lake Wakatipu to Milford Sound, via Cleddau Saddle, £150; Kawarau Falls Bridge (on account, £2 for £1), £250; Kingston to Garston-Blackbridge, £150; Nevis road to Nokomai Saddle, £100: Nokomai Saddle to Garston (£1 for £1). £SO; Nokomai Siding to Nokomai Saddle, >£44; Paradise to Routeburn, via Sylvan Lake, £SO; Queenstown to Arrow, via Arthur’s Point (£1 for £1), £SO; Skippers Main road (Blue Slip). £300; Idaburn Bridge and approaches (Oturehua). £850; Ida’ valley Station to Maniototo County boundary, £103; Manuherilria River Bridge (Beck’s) (extension, etc.) (on account), £3500; Patearoa Bridge, £400; Strath-Taieri to Maniototo Plain (£l5O, £1 for £1), £250; Taieri River Bridge (Loganburn Ford. £1- for £1), £500; Beacn road (Portobello to Dunedin) (seawall) (£1 for £1), £200; Beaconafield road (£1 for £1), £6O; Camp to Company’s Bay (£IOO, £1 for £1), £150; Harbour Cone road, £200; Otafcau School road. £sl, Pipikaretu (£2 for £1). £100; Wiekliffe Bay to Capo Saunders, £200; Wilson’s road (£2 for £1), £6O; St. Clair-Ooean 1 Beach protective works (repairs, £1 for £3), £332; Berwick to Waipori Falls (£1 for £4), £600; Broad Creek Bridge (Lee Flat road, £1 for £1), £400; Green Island to 'Taieri Mouth, £945; Kaikorai Valley road (on account of £IOOO, £1 £or,£l), '£soo; Kay’s Bridge (Halfway Bush to Whire Flat. £1 for £l), £500; Atkins road (£1 for £1). £SO; Bowler’s railway station road (£1 for £1). £250; Chalmers Hill road (£1 for £1) £SO; Crookbum Bridge to Tuspoka Mouth (£ls. £2 for £1). £65; EdievaJe to Heriot (£1 for £1), £74; Edievala to Moa Flat School (£7OO, £1 for £1), £750; EdievaJe to Rae’s Junction, #100; Heriot to Dun robin (£1 for £1), £201; Kelso to Park Hill rood (£1 for £lj, £174; Lawrence to Beaumont (£1 for £1), £75, Lawrence to Tuapeka Mouth (£1 for £1), £100; .Lee Flat Bridge, £100; Pomahaka River Bridge (Kelso, £1 for £1), £100; Pomahaka River Bridge (Pomahaka Siding, on account of £6OO, £1 for £1) £10?; Sheddon road (£1 for £1), £SO; Tapantu to Dalrey Bush (£SO, £1 for £1), £69; Tapanui to railway station (£1 - for £1), £215; Waitahuna railway station to Lockhart’s road (£1 for £1), £200; Pomahaka River bridge (Tweedio’s, Tuapeka, and Ford) (on account of £6OO, £2 for £3), £200; Alexandra to Galloway (£1 for £1), £4l; Clyde bridge approach, £160: Clyde bridge repairs (on account of £IOOO, £1 for £1), £250; Cromwell to Lowbum, £75; Cromwell to Nevis, £150; Cromwell to Pembroke (£1 for £1), £150; Cromwell to Queenstown, £75; Cromwell to Wanaka (£l5O, £1 for £1), £3oO;,Hawea River bridge, Maungawera (on account of £2IOO, £1 10» for £1), £100; Lindis River to Tarraa (£175, £1 for £1), £250; Luggate to Hawea (£1 for £1), £200; Luggate to Mt. Barker, £300; Manuherikia River bridge (Galloway Crossing), £2300; Spottis Creek bridge, Dunedin to Clyde Mam road (£1 for £l), £130; Dunback to Macraes (£1 for£l), £150; Goodwood Settlement road, £B7; Macraea to Hyde (£1 for £l)v £SO; Palmerston Borough,. Bonaidsay street (£1 for £1), £175; Pigroot bridge and deviation (Pamerston-Clyde Main road), £200; Shag River bridge (£1 for £1), £197:. Stoneburn road, £100; Trotter’s road deviation, £300; Hall road, £6O; Jeffries’s road (£l for £1), £25; Kawarika (£1 for £1). £100;' Lower Harbour road, £100; Merton . railway station to Karitane (£1 for £1), £160; Mount Watkins_ road (£1 for £1), £100; Waikouaiti (Main road, £1 for £1), £100; Waitati to Wakari, £136; West Harbour road, £200; Bonmore to Lake Ohau, £500; Benmore to Omau River (on account of £SOO, £1 for £1), £250; Dantey’s Pass road, £400; Duntroon To LivTngston, £300; Enfield road (£1 for £1), £260,; Gardner road, £100; Kartigi Beach road (on account of £1000), £500; Maraowhenua rood protection, £400; Kotow to Omarama, £400;- Plunket rood (£1 for £1), £109; Teaneraki to Maheno road (£1 for £1), £200; Waianakarua River bridge (on account of £4OO, £1 for £1), £63; Windsor Park road (£1 for £1), £300; Survey, acquisition, and legaMsatian of roads, drains, gravel-pite, protective works, tramways, horse paddocks, eta., £2OO supervision, _ £1250; Masco),laneous works and sorpoes, . including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks eta, £250. Total—Dunedin, £73,031, ROADS ON GOLDFIELDS. Otago District.— Arrowtown to Mooctown, £150; Qu-drona Coal-pit road, £SO; Garston to Nevis, '£so- Glonorohy to Minee (now tracks), £163; Bannockburn Ooal-pit rood, £200; Lauder Crook boundary bridge (£1 for £1), £220; Maoandrow bridge (redeoking, £1 for £1), £250; Becker Bros.’ pit to Oturehua railway station, £SO; Enright’s Coal-pit road (St. Bathan’a Hall Creek), £100; . Hogburn Channel extension and protection, £300; Louder to Coalfield, £150; Upper Taieri Goldfields road, £100; diverting Weatherstono’s Creek and raising rood in vicinity, £250; Benhar to Main Sleuth rood (£1 for £2), £100; Dunlop’s Ooal-pit to Lowell’s Flat (£1 for £2), £100; Kaitangata to Wangaloa (£1 for £1), £250. LAND IMPROVEMENT. Lands, Miscellaneous.—Benmore water race, £270. Roads to Open up Lands for Settlement. —Dunedin road district—Galloway Runs block; Mount Pisa, £100; Dasher run, £100; Hawkden runs, ,£324; Kyoburn run, £400; Puketoi run, £200; Toviot, £600; Wilden run, £500; blocks not specifically provided for, £100;—total, Dunedin, £2324. ELECTRICITY. Development of water power (including salaries, travelling expenses, cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls, and all other expenses)—Arapuni scheme, £40,000; Manguhao scheme (new works and purchase of material for stock), £230,000; Horahora scheme extension—now works and purchase of material for stock £145,000, working expenses, maintenance, interest, etc., £15,000; Kaituna scheme (preliminary expenses), £SOQ: Lake Coleridge schemenow works £250,000, working expenses, maintenance, interest, etc., £40,000; purchase of Horahora electric power works from Waihi Gold Mining Company £212,500; Waikaromoana scheme, £78,000; surveys and investigation of other schemes—North Island £IOOO, South Island £1000; general expenses not tchargeable to any particular work, £2OOO.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18465, 28 January 1922, Page 10
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