PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES

Otago Witness, Issue 2688, 20 September 1905, Page 34

PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES

(Fhosi Otm Own CoEXESPOistDENT.)

' WELLINGTON, September 15. The Government proposes to vote £10,000 for the duplication of the Dunedin-Mosgiel line, and a similar sum for the duplication of the Auckland-Penroso lino. The following items appear on this year's Estimates : — School Buildings.— Grants to Education Boards (for additions to buildings, sites, fencing, fittings, furniture, rents, etc.), £20,000; Auckland University College, yrant for buildings (first instalment), £5000; Victoria College, Wellington, grant for buildings (balance of £25,000), £19,000; Victoria College, Wellington (additional frant for levelling, furnishing, etc.), 16000; Otago University, grant for physiological lecture rooms, etc.. £2000; Southland High School, grant for Girls' High School, £2000; Auckland Education Board, grant for tiaining college (on account of £5000), £1000; Wellington Education Board, grant for training college (on account of £5000), £1000; Kelson College,

I grant for boys' college (on account of , .-JiO 000), £2000. I Industrial Schools.— Levin : Buildings, water supply, drainage, etc. (£3200), ■ £5000; Wellington: Receiving Home, additions, £350; To Oranga Home, additional ' buildings, furniture, etc., £600; ChristI church : ' Receiving Home, on account, f!£00 ; Caversham : drainage, £100 ; School for Deaf Mutes. £2000 * Subsidies to Hospitals and Charitable \id Boards. — Infectious dieseases hospitals: Auckland, £3000; Wellington, £1000; Christchuroh, £4000: Dunedin, £2000; Invcrcaigill, £1000; Waihi, £600; Palmerston North, £350. Annexes for consumptives: New Plymouth, £1000; Wellington, £4000; Nelson, £780; Christchurch, £4000 ; Invercargill, £1000. The foDowing items are of interest to Otago people, the amount in brackets being the liability on the works at March 31 Courthouses.— Hawkcsbnry, £500; Kaitangata £500; Alexandra, £325; Queenslown, £100. Gaols —Dunedin. £200 ; Invercargill, £1000. ncnn „ Police Stations.— Ngapara, £500; Gor-e, J Postal and Telegraph.— Waimate, £110; Oamaru (additions and improvements), £185; Palmerston South (additions), £70; Port Chalmers (improvements), £100; Dunedin Poso Office (alterations, etc.), £80; 'Dunedin Teiograph Office (renovations), £150; Dunedin North (improvements), £200;.Mornington (£854), £900; Pembroke (additions, etc.* (£147), £180; Arrowtown (improvements), £97; Arrpwlown (quarters), £500; Gore (post office clock contributions), J3350: Goae (walling in yard and outhouse), £150; Waikaia (alterations), £80; Waikaka (£22), £50; Mataura clock (subsidy pound for pound), £50; Lumsden (additions at railway station), £110; Woodlands (additions at railway station), £85; Wmton (£2190) £2200; Otautau, £1750; Bluff (additions), £300; Half moon Bay (Stewart Island), £250. Otago Road District.— Enfield bridge, Waitaki, £200; Inehhohne, sledge track to run (£1209), £100; Waiareka bridge £400; Duntroon to Naseby, £200 ; Highfield runs, Maniototo (£100), £200; Keenan's run, Maniototo, £150; Linde's Pass to Omarama Waitaki, £150; Matakanui, £100; Tatearoa run (£200), £300; St. Bathans to Rough Ridge, £200 ; Taieri district (upper), blocks I, VI, VII. £200; Upper Waitaki (Ahuriri Pass), £300; Arrow to Arthurs Point, via Miller's Fiat, £150; Arrow To Crown Range Saddle, £100; Arrow to Maceiown, £100 ; Arthur's Point School to Queenstowh, £150; 'Bob's Cove to Glenorefay, £100 ; Cardrona coal pit, £200 : Cardrona to Pembroke, £150 ; Cardrana Saddle- to Cardrona Township, £150, Glenorohy jetty, £100: Greenstone to Martin's Bay, £150; Kingston to Garston, £100 ; Mount Nicholas to Greenstone, £150 ; Pembroke to Glendhu, £100; J^broke to Head of Lake Wanaka. £100; Pembroke township roads. £100; Queenstown to Gentle Annie, £300; Skippers .Main road £200; Staircase road, £200; Twentyfive Mile,, Boundary Creek, £150; Double Hill* JEMQO; GillesV bridge, £150; (*oodwood" village settlement' to railway, Waihemo £100; Hawksbury Bush, Waikouaiti, £100; Eilmog Hill; £100 ;^Lower Harbour road, £100; Macraes to Dunoack, £200; Moonlight to Rock and .Pillar £2CK); Mount Fortune Run, Waitaki, £150; Puketiraki to Merton, -£150: Seacliff Asylum road, £150; Waitati to creamery, '£3oo; Waitati to Wakari, £100; Hindon slip, Taieri, £100; Taieri bridge to Pukekura, £100; West Taieri bridge (Outram), £500; Alexandra bridge approaches (on account of £1000) £250; Beaumont to Millers *lat, east side of river (£200). £300; Fitzgerald's bridge to Falconer's Valley, £300; Fraser River to Orchard block. £100: Greenfield Settlement to Waitahuna. £250; Henot township £100; Lawrence to Reedy Creek, £200; Lawrence to Roxburgh (£400), £700; Lawrence to Tuapeka West. £400; Lawrence to Waipori. £100 ; Rae's Junction to Henot (£100), £300; Roxburgh to Vincent County boundary, £100; Scrubby Flat, £100; Tuapeka River road, £200; Waipori Bush road £100; Waitahuna bridge and approaches '(Athenaeum road). £500; Waitahuna River road, £200 ; Grater road, £150 ; Henderson road. £100: Leith- bridge (£200), pound for pound ; Beach road, £200 ; Cemetery to Signal Hall, £100 ; Dick road. Peninsula, £200 ; Dunedin to Port Chalmers, £100 ; Otakou School road, £100-: Papanui Inlet roods, £200: Pipikarelu Creamery road. £5 for £1 £200; Portobollo (£190), £400; Portobello to Taiaroa (£SO), £150; Sandy-ir-ount road. £100: Seal Point, £100; Wickliffe Bay to Cape Saundcrs Lighthouse, £400; Akatore, block VIII. Bruce, £100; Barnego (Clarke road). £150; Barnego (protective works). £170; Barnego (Sunflower road), £200: Barne«ro to Pukepito (Riverside road). £2"SC; Clarendon fo Berwick. £100; Hillend (£1 for £1), £200; Loudens Gully. £100; Lovell's Flat to Hillend, £100; Manuka Creek road, £200 j Milton to coast (main road). £100: Waipori "River bridge, Berwick, (£1 for £1). £400: Waipori River protection (Berwick), £200; Waipori Survey District (road through Crown lands). £100; Wangaloa to Coombo Hay (£1 for £1). £200: Ahuriri to Cannibal Bay. £200; Balclutha Bridge, £370; Barr road, £250; Caberfeidh. Clutha (£BS), £2GO; Catherwood (£200), £300; Catlins' River bank road section 5. block I. Woodland. (£26), £100; Catlin's Valley, £100; Chloris Pass (£SO), £200: Clinton to Poroahalca, £200: Dusky to Kelso. Scrubby Flat, £200; Fatl.lis road. £150; Fleming road. £100; Glcnkenich, block XI. £200; Glenomaru, block VII, seuiion 43 £148; Glenomaru to Owaka, main road, £200; Greenfield. £150; Hay road £165; Heathfic-ld, £100; Hill road, £200: Hukihuki, £200: Hunt road. £100; Kaihiku bridge (pound for pound), £125; Kaler road (£62). £150 : Long Point, £100 : Meek road, £200; Milk and Honey road, £87 • Mokorela to Rimu, £200 ; Morris Saddle (£3O) £225; Mouat's Saddle (£23), £100: Newhaven. £150: Newton (£27). £150: Owaka bridge, £500 Owaka to Katea, £300 ; Owaka to Longbeach Creek, £200; Owaka fc Purekireki. £200; Pomahaka, £150 ; Puailio, £204; Ranlcin (£7O), £210: Ratanui to Whit'chead, £150; Kewcastle, £100; ; Spafield to Ahuriri, £150; Stewart road £100: Sweetwater Creek road, £200; Table Hill. £100 Tahakopa Valley, £250; Tapanui to Conical Hills, £150; Waiwicra bridge (pound for pound), £180; Wight track, £150; Waip.iti bridge (Main read), £100.

The following items in the Public Works Estimates are of interest to Ota so : — Tourist Department.— Pukaki, fencing, improvements, etc., £100; Queenstown. improvements to park and esplanade. £500 : Queenetown, track to top 01 lulL Millord

Sound tracl-.s, and huts, £800 ; Glade House, Lake Te Anau. additional Luildings, etc., £15C0 ; Deep Cove and Manapouri tiack, £50: Albert Burn to Wilkin Kner, £100; Ben Lomond road, £500; Dart River to bridge, Roxitcburn Valley, £350 ; Glendhu Peninsula to Mount Aspiring. £100 : Glenc.thy to Routeburn (£SO). £150; Lennox Falls tracks (£7O), £103; Queenstown to Glenorchy, £150 ; Ronteburn Hut to Lake Harris Saddle, £100; Skippeis to Glenorchy, £100 ; Tucker Beach, £300 ; Opito Blowhole, (Woodland district), £100; South Mc-lyncux Pilot Station to Kaka Point, £400 ; Te Anau to Sutherland Falls, £300 ; Manapouri to Flaxy Creek, £150 ; Manapouri to Te Anao, £300 ; Mararoa bridge, £1000. Roads on Goldfields. — Arrowtown to Macctawn, £150 ; Queenstown to Gentle Annie (£180) £300 ; Arthur's Point to Skippers, £100; Lawience to Clyde (£279), £400; Colac to Round Bill (£200), £300; Garston to Nevis, £100; Riversdale to Waikaia, £100; Waikaka Valley Main road, repairs, £100; Waikaia bridge (£250), £500; Waikaka Valley, read to drodiging claims (£250), £350 ; Waimumu, road to dredging claims, £100 ; Charlton Creek road, £100 ; Preservation Inlet, roads, £300 ; Orepuki to Preservation Inlet, £500; Oromarty tracks, £200- Alpha track, £200; Sealer's Creek track, £100; Stewart Island roads (£200), £400.