THE LOCAL VOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12586, 17 October 1911, Page 5

THE LOCAL VOTES.

RAILWAYS AND ROADS

LIBERAL GRANTS BY GOVERN

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(From our Parliamentary Reporter.) t. «r WELLINGTON, this day. . Tliere .is; a. substantial increase m the amount voted for the construction of the l£ast Coast railway. The total vote last year was £110,000, and there was expended £84,091. The liability on March 31st was £11,322. This year's , vote is £165,000, an increase of. £56,000. 1 For the Gisborne-Motu line last year £80,000, was voted, this year £85 ? 000. Fifteen "thousand/ has "been provided to commence the" Waihi-Taurariga section, £15,000 for Giaborne southwards, and £20,000 for the Napier end. Additions the Gisborne opened line were £145 JUast year and £450 iV voted, £382 having been expended. . . The new departmental buildings at Gisborne receive a vote of £7500; removal and renovation of existing buildings £2000, new gaol £2500 (last year £2000 ■ was voted and £2846 expended, and there is a liability of £970). , For 'the Police Station at Gisborne th6re ;is £500, Tokomaru Bay £500, MoHalca (purchase of. pixjperty and additions) ; £3OO. ■-.•'■ '■ » : Vfcoai and Telegraph.— Opotiki £1000, To&gk Bay (additions) £310 (£157 ex-Be|\Bl^d-.,laat year),.Manutuke £875 (£54 expended), Haftgaroa £140 (£557 expended), Nuhaka £50. Wairoa £2550 (£1557 expended). TuahineTPoint Lighthouse £1420 (£lOl expended), new lighthouse at Castlepoint £4500. T?e Puia Resort— gasometers, improvemehts, etc.— £2so (£137 expended), purchase of native township- £3100, Mo-rere-*—bathouses water supply, fencing — £458. , * ' .* Following are the roa"d votes :—r i YVaiapu County : Awanui-Waio,matatiiii, £3QO; Gisborne- Waiapu, via Kaiinanga, £100 ; Kaiawha bridge, £250 ; Karakatuwhero, £250; Mangahaa'ei-Waiomatitini, Ytfaiapu inland, £200; Maraeharo, £300; Pahii-'i'e Puia, . £400 ; Reporua-Wairoa, , £250 ; Tauranga-Kautukun, £350; Te ■ Araroa-Whangaparoa, subsidy, £600; / IVjkomaru-Te Puia,, £300 ; TupaioaWhangaparoa, £100; Waiapu flood damage, ii tor £, £400; inland track, £600; Waipiro-Te Puia, £200; Whangapaaoa-Hicks Bay, £200. , ;C6ok County. — Gisborne - Tatapoui'i, £^400; Gisborne-Tolaga, £750 ; KaiauIcilaga Bay, .£100; Mangaheia bridge — ■ \Vjgan £6UO; Matbkitoki, £1 for £2, jfcsl'oo; Muhunga creek bridge, £ for £, £50; Ponapa bridge, £1 for £2, £230; lUVerside road,' iEJI for £2, £500; TolagaWigaii, JB75O"; Waioinoko suspension bridge, £' for£. £550; Awapuni-Willows settlement, £ for £, ±;200j Cook County. Hood" damages, £ for £> £535^-(£2730 expended last year) ; Flood's crossing bridge, off, account of £1120,. £500; Gisborhe:fiangarda, £600; Gisborne-Muri-y?aij-.*£ i fqr £, on account £750, £300; GrsT^rn&Tinfroto, ' £400 ; Gisborne-Wai-riiata, £ for £, £500; Karawa, £400; Murhvai-Morere, £450.; Patutahi-Gentle Annie," £300; Patutahi-Ngatapa, £ lor 38, £500; Taruheru river bridge, £200; .'L-e Arai Valley road, £ for £, £125 ; Te Arai settlement, metalling, & for £, £2000; Waingake bridge, £fauo; Whare<>jnigaonga, £'ioO. County : Kanaekanae settlenientJaoad, £1 for £2, on account £3000, £.1000; iCaranga bridge^ £ for ■£, £100; KorteV bridge, £60; Matawai-Moanui, t& for £ on account £2000, £250; Motu Jtiridge, £50; Puha-Whatotutu, £ for £, JB3OU; Rakauroa-Tahora, £760; Waij^ohn flood damage, £100 (£6OO expended last year) ; Wharekopae-Tahora, £ f/av £, £100. .jOpoiiki Cbunty : Motu falls bridgePorongahau saddle- Jackson's, £2CO. *: Wairoa" County: N'uhafca bridge, "£!2SCOf JSTihiika-Tarewa, £200. £.'iThe total of the estimate for the GisJibrne road, district is £33,130. There jyas voted last year £34,120 and expend M £10,520, and the Lability m March Wat was £10,691. '; Following are backblocjks, votes: — 'Waiapu County: HikUrangi, £100, . £300 ; Mata river- Waifohifl.,., £800 ; Rot<okautuku bridge, £ for £ on account £3000, £200; TapuMnaeroa, £100;/l'e Araix^Awatea^ £500; 'i!'6komai v u-M ? ata., £700; Tapuwaeroa-Te Kaha (on account £800), £200j Waiapu iriyer bridge, £ for £ ou account of £3290, £600. Cook County: Tutamoe, £200; Wai-ihata-Todd's, £200;. Gisborne-Rotorua stock track, £400 ; Gisborne-Wairoa deviation Araif valley, £410; Hangaroa-Tahora-Steele's, £1075; Hangaroa-Wjai-karemoana, £for £ on account of £2500, £500; Mangapoike, east end, on account of £2000, £1250; Maraetaha bridges, £ for £ oh account of £1500, £300; RuaJilturi valley, £ or £ on account of £2200, £850; Tokonui, £300. Waikohu County : Armstrong road, £200 ; Eraser road, £250 ; Majigamaia, £500; Matawai-Motu-Neill road, £1600; Motu Valley, £750; Motu riyer bridgeMoanui road, £650; Oliver road, £250; Waiapu Inland £400 ;; Mutuera, £380. Opotiki County : Opotiki-Motu, £3000; Patohi stock reserve, £150; Waioeka • miin road, £1250; Wuioeka river to : Matawai, £600; Whinray road, £100; Wliitikau-Pakihi, £300; Winton-Whiti-kau block, £150. ; • ~ "Wairoa County : Frasertown-Waikaie-jnoana, £ for £. on account of £1000, £250; Mangaone, £500; Mangapoike, west end, on account of £4000, £2000; Nuhaka bridge, £ for £, £270; Ruakituri bridge-Boothman's, £1000; Ruaki turi, Erepeti crossing, on account, £100; Wairoa-Mohaka-, £ for £ on account of £3000, £500; Te Reinga Falls bridge, £ for £ on account, £500. - The total back blocks vote for Gisbofcne district is £35,600. ITiere was voted last year £34,975, and expended £8807, the 'liabilities at March 31st being £6051. Land settlement account: Look County: Tahora No. 2, £100; Ha-nga-roa, blbdk, £1500 ; Waikohu-Kai-anua, £330; Moanui, £60; Ngatapa, £1000; Opotiki County : -Oamaru No. 3 block, £1000- No. 4 block, £1000;' Tahora .No. 2 £830; Whitikau 'block-Motu, £1500; total for Gißborne district, £8595. Vx#efl last year £6055, expended £1389, Ha.t}ility'£l329. . / National 'endowments : Huiarua block, Waiapu', '£500 ; Waihou, Cook , £100.