Public Works Estimates.

Otago Witness, Issue 1762, 29 August 1885, Page 14

Public Works Estimates.

(fkom oub own cobresfokdent.} Wellington, August 25. The following are the local works mentioned in the Public Works Statement ; — Railways.— New works: Construction and land, Palmerston-Waihemo, £88,000; Catlin's River branch, £11,000; Waipahi-Heriotburn, £1200; Edendale to Toi-Tois, £500; Otago Central,' £151,600; Lumsden-Mararoa, £5100-Waimea-Switzers, £10,000. ; Seaward Bush! £7100 ; Riverton-Orepuki, £5200. ' ; Dunedin immigration officer (half-salary), £163; depot master .arid matron, £55; quaran-tine-keeper and matron (two months), £20|» Additions to open .lines (Hurumn-Bluff and branches). — Invercargill - Kingston, with branches, including Western railway, £72,000. Roads. — Completion of ' road, 'Wakari to Waitati, £216 ; completion of road from Maori Kaik to Taiaroa Head Lighthouse, £700; bridge over Taieri (main south road), £6,400 ; bridges over Clutha at Beaumont and Roxburgh, grant-in-aid towards erection,- £10,000; bridge' over Clutha at Cromwell, subsidy £1 for £,1, £2,500 ; sundry roads and bridges, Otago, including road surveys and inspections, £700; road, Martin's Bay settlement, £150. Southland. — Lauder block, £800 ; Upper Clutha blocks, £500; Pembroke to Waitaki, £1000 Waikaia taPyramid, £200 ; Pyramid Bridge to Waikaia, £200; Wendonside, £200; Pyramid Bridge, £850; Waikaia Bus^h to Clutha Valley, £1000 ; Beaumont to 'Mflletfs Tlat, £2000 ; Waikawa to Catlin's, £1300 ; miscellaneous, £1000 ; through runs 177 and. 257, £4,000 ; Glenroy, Skippers, and Dart, £1500 ,Wyndham to Ot'aria, £500; Seaward Ferest to Coast, £2,500; Forest Hill tramway, £3000 ; block 11, Blackstone, £100; Taieri Lake, block 15, Maniototo, £200; Taieri bridge to Nenthorne bridge, £500 ; through runs 171 and 171 a, £320; Waikaia special settlements, £1000; Otatari Bush, £500; ,To Mbkobia, £109 ; Waimakou Bush, £300; Blackmount to deferred-payment land, £350; Bush land Makera, £150. Roads on Goldfields.— Arthur, Point to Skippers, £4000; Road to' Criff'el diggings, £100, Waterworks on goldfields.— Mount Ida race, £500; subsidy of £1 for £1 tail-race', Ophir, £100; subsidy of £2 to £1, for water supply. Criffel diggings, £2000. - Courthouses — Blacks (Ophir), £13 ; Waikaia, £500; Winton, £15,0'; Port Chalmers, £700; Miscellaneous. — Dunedin new, gaol site, £262; Police-stations Orepuki and Waikaia. £350 each; Post ' and Telegraph Office, Lawrence (additions); £400 ; Palmerston South, £300; Bluff (new office), £500 ; Seacliff Asylum (gasworks and superintendent's house), £4000.