PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT. Wellington, June 3,

Otago Witness, Issue 1855, 10 June 1887, Page 14

PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT. Wellington, June 3,

The following is the Schedule of Public Works read by the Minister of Public Works this afternoon :—: — Section A— Fund No. 1. 2| 8 ■§"§ a» §* U n i? •S • 2 $£3 S3 fee! 5 Jo to aa Class I— lmmigration... ... nil £ 6,000 Class ll— Public Works, departmental '... ... ... £ 700 nil Class lll— Railways ... ... 1,000 nil Class IV— Eoads : Main roads ... ... -1,000 nil Survey roads ... ... nil 25,000 Portion subsidies to local bodies ... ... nil nil Class yi — Native lands purchase nil nil Class Vl l— Telegraph extension... nil 15,500 Class Vlll— Public buildings ... 15,000 nil „ School buildings ... nil 3.500 Class IX— Harbour defences ... nil 53,000 Glass X— Defence contingent ... nil nil Class XI — Bate on Native lands... nil nil Class Xll— Thermal springs ... nil nil Total, Fund I £27,000 £103,000 Fund No. 2. Class I — Public Works, departmental ... ... ... 1,500 Glass ll— Main trunk line ... 23,500 Total, Fund II ... £25,000 Fund, No. 111. lass I — Bailways : "Morrinsville-Rotorua ... £30,000 Nap'er-Palmerston ... 20,009 Wellington-Woodville ...^ 30,000 Otago Central ... ... 17,000 Seaward Bush ... ... 20,000 Additions to open lines ... 25,000 Total ... ... £124,500 Class ll— Departmental ... 5,500 Total, Fund 111 £130,000 Total of services under control of Minister of Public Works. .., 182,000 Do. under control of other Ministers ... ... £103,000 Grand total ... £285,000 *Of this sum (Morrinsville-Eotorua, £30,000) £12,000 is required to recoup fche Public Works Fund for the debentures of the company taken up in pursuance of the original agreement for purchase. Section B. Tenders Provisionally Accepted : Roads— Lyell bridge ... ... ... £ 8,957 Tenders in but not dealt with : Greymouth-Hokitika railway— Tying rails to and strengthening Hokitika wharf (proposed to be accepted) ... ... 1,895 General Assembly library (to be leit over) ... 4,876 General Assembly library, with fireproof floors (to be left over) ... ... 5,500 Seacliff Asylum gasworks (to be left over ... 2,283 Tenders advertised (to be accepted as soon as received) approximate estimate : Greymouth-Hokitika ... ... ... 8,000 Sleepers ... ... ... ' ... 1,300 Otago Central Bailway : Barewood bridges ... ... ... 15,000 Works not advertised that require to be put iv hand before the 30th September, or other works will be delayed : North Island Main Trunk railway station buildings— Tikuti section ... ... 800 North Island Main Trunk railway— Porirua and Hunter ville sections ... ... 2,500 Otago Central railway— Platelaying, Hindon section ... ... ... ... 3,000 Otago Central railway— Eoad from railway to Hindon township... ... ... 3,000 Works not advertised that would in due course be pu in hand before the 30th September, but which will be held over to be dealt with by the new Parliament : North Island Main Trunk railway ... 60,000 Makohiae section ... ... ... 50,000 Thames-Waikato railway — Platelaying and bridges Hikutai section ... ... 9,000 Wellington-Woodville railway — Awapurua bridge protective works ... ... 4,000 Greymouth-Hokitika railway — Completion from Greymouth to Teremakau ... 7,000 Otago Central railway— Barewood bridges, superstructure ... ... ... 15,000 Riversdale-Switzers branch— Mataura bridge 7,00j Porirua Asylum, extension for inebriates ... 750