RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION
GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSALS.
NO NEW LINES
VOTES EQUAL TO LAST YEAR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, October 1. Tho following are the amounts which the Government proposes to vote for the prosecution of railway construction works. The amount voted last year was £1,460,000, and this year a vote of £1,200,000 is asked for. CONSTRUCTION OR NEW LINES.
Section. Istimate. 1 I 1 ■pent last year Kaihu extension £8.000 £10,000 £G,68G Kawakawa-Hokianga 25,000 25,000 17,820 Kirkopuni-south wards 8,000 15,000 — Kaiwaka-north wards 40,000 60,000 67,447 Whangarei-North Auok land—Main Trunk 00,000 35,000 16,121 Waipu branch 2,000 — — Waiuku branch 20.000 3,500 17,505 Huntly-Awaroa East Coast Main Trunk 20,000 30,000 38,S6G —AV a ih i-Taura nga 20,000 25,000 10.140 Tauranga-Te Maunga 20.000 20,000 4,950 Maunganui-Taneatua 40.000 50,000 41,300 Gisborue-Motu 12.000 30,000 30,G20 G-isborne-Wairoa 33.000 45,000 45,908 Wairoa-CMsbornc 12.000 — IVairoa-Napicr 50,000 — — Napier-Wairoa 20.000 20.000 1,959 Mount-Egmont branch 1,000 7,500 3,99G Opunake branch 40.000 40,000 4,339 Stratford Main Trunk 80,000 100,000 100,165 Eactihi Main Trunk 20,000 30,000 23,115 Eangitikei River 3,000 7,500 206 Featherstonc-Martin-borough 5,000 15,000 70 South Island Alain Trunk 15,000 26,000 0,021 Midland line (Nelson end) 15,000, 20,000 2,705 Midland line (Recfton end) 2,000 4.000 3,204 Otira-Bealey .0,000 70,000 72,453 Broken Bivcr-Bealey 6,000 10.000 4,704 Westport-Inangahua 10,000 18,000 11,288 G rc y m o u th - P o r t E1 i z abeth 1.000 3.000 8G4 Culverden-AVaiau 15.000 25,000 2,002 Waimatc branch 10,000 15.000 9.033 I.awrcnce-Roxburgh 4.000 15,000 14,886 Otago Central 15,000 20,000 10,345 Balclutha-Tuapeka Mouth 5.000 10.000 643 Gatlin s-AVa i m ah a k a 2.000 20,000 29,018 Wintbn-Heddon Bush 8,000 8,000 170 Orepuki-Wuiau extension 10,000 30.000 320 Surveys, new lines 5,000 5,000 3,007 Permanent wav, materials 100,000 00,000 47,857 ADDITIONS TO OPEN ' LINES. North Island main line and branches 102,000 115,001 154.400 South Island main lines and branches 40,475 47.240 30.002 Whangarei section 250 3,067 2.073 Kaihu section — — 331 Gisborne section 3,625 100 479 Nelson section 523 725 172 Picton section 40 3,028 2.000 West hind section 2,735 2.580 902 Signal gear, etc. 15,438 26,456 25.445 Hulling stock Workshops machinery 31,000 27.500 271,764 15,000 25,000 11,10.) Totals £500,000 £500,000 £490,875
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Otago Witness, Issue 3212, 6 October 1915, Page 83
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350RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION Otago Witness, Issue 3212, 6 October 1915, Page 83
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