PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15956, 18 October 1922, Page 6

PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES.

VOTES FOR GISBORNE DISTRICT.

Included in the Public Works estimates are the following votes of special interest to the Gisborne and East Coast districts : EAST COAST RAILWAY. East Coast Main Trunk: PacroaPokeno, voted last year £SOOO, expended nil ; this year's vote £SOOO. Waihi-Tanoatau (including Mount branch): Voted last year £173,000, expended £190,781, liability March 31, £13.804. proposed vote £240,000. Gisborne-Napier : Voted last year £67,000, expended £58,398, liability March 31, £3266, proposed vote £60,000; Waikokopu branch: Voted last year £115,000, expended £104,160, liability March 31, £8,710, proposed vote £150,000. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Courthouses: Rurttorca, new vote £200; To Araroa, new vote £200; Tokomaru Bay, amount, voted last year £7OO, expended: nil; not re-voted. Gisborne prison vote last year £IOO, expended £l4, proposed vote £IOO. Police Stations: Detective's residence, Gisborne (re-build:ng), vote last yeai £IOOO, expended ml, not re-voted-; inspector's residence, amount voted last year £ISOO, expended nil, proposed vote £1500; Kahukura, site and building, new vote £1500; Nuhaka, voted last vear £IOOO, expended nil, proposed vote £1500; Euatorea (site and building), new vote £600; To Araroa, voted last year £BOO, expended £535, not revoted ; Te Karaka (site and building), voted last year £ISOO, expended nil, proposed vote £1500; Tuparoa (site and buiiding), voted last year £ISOO, expended nil, not re-voted. l'ost and Telegraph: Gisborne chief post-office, alterations and additions (on account), voted last year £IO,OOO, expended nil, proposed vote £10,000;' Matawai, voted last vear £laOO, expended £1454, liability March 31 £3, proposed vote £55; Motu, voted last year £BOO, expended nil, not re-voted; Ruatorea (site and additions), voted last year £IOO, expended £BO, not re-voted; Tokomaru Bay (site), voted last year £460, expended £453, no new vote; Tokoma.ru Bay (additions), new vote £500; Tokomaru Bay, purchase of property lor postmasters residence/* new vote £1105; Tolaga Bay (additions and alterations), voted last year £4OO, expended £iß9, liability March 31, £2O, proposed vote £250; Tolaga Bay, lineman's residence, purchase of property, voted last year £IO2O, expended £IOO6, no new vote; Waipiro Bay, expended from credit £450; Wairoa (additions), voted last year £325, expended £312, no new " vote.; Whatatutu, voted last vear £2OOO, expended nil, proposed vote £2OOO.

Hospital and Charitablo Institutions: Gisborne, St. Helen's, voted last year £2OO, expended nil, no new vote; Kahukura (district nurse's cottage), voted last year £I2OO, expended £906, proposed vote £IOO.

Lighthouses: East Cape, removal to mainland, voted last year £B3OO, expended £5842, liability £550, proposed vote £2430; Gable End F.oreland (automatic light), voted last year £4500, expended £3556, proposed vote £IBOO. Tourist and Health resorts: Morere hot springs, improvements, caretaker's cottage, etc., voted last year £SOO, expended £27, proposed vote £250; Morere, road approach to hotel, vote last year £SO, expended £SO, no new vote; To Puia, hostel, etc., voted last year £5500 expended nil, proposed vote £SOO. v ROADS AND BRIDGES.

The following votes for the respective East Coast counties appear:— OPOTTKI COUNTY.

Hawai to East Cape, £ for £, voted last year £1175, expended £790, liability at March 31, £331, new vote £3385. Kowhai road, voted last year £3OO, expended £3OO.

Moody Road, £250 new vote. Motu-Opotiki: Motu to Pakihi junction, £4OO (new vote), Pakihi junction to Toatoa, £llO (new vote); Toatoa to Willow-tree crossing, voted last year £BSO, expended £IOO, liability at March 31, £536, proposed vote, £IOOO. Oponae, voted last year £2OO, expended £9B, proposed vote £lO2. Opotiki-Matawai via. Waioeka, voted last year £7500, expended £5310, liability March 31, £602, proposed vote £4500. Petipeti, voted last year £IBSO, expended £1202, liability at March 31, £270, proposed vote £BSO. Tokere stream bridge, Hawai-to-East Cape road (Opotiki-Hawa'i section) £ for £, new vote £SOO. . Upper Waioeka road (Tahora block), voted last year £IOO, expended £97, proposed vote £6O. Waiaua block (access), voted last year £250, expended £l5O, liability March 31, £2l; proposed vote £3OO. Waiaua liver bridge (middle crossing), (on account), voted last year, £250, expended nil, proposed vote' £looo.' ■• Waiaua river bridge and approaches (Willow-tree crossing), voted last year £2135, expended £2413. liability March 31, £3. No new vote.

Waioeka river bridge (Oliver crossing), approach road, voted last year £l5O, expended nil, not revoted.

Waioeka river bridge, near Opanae, voted last year £175, expended nil, liability March 31, £45, not re-voted. Waioeka river bridges and approaches (near Tauranga stream), voted last year £I9OO. expended £l6lß, liability March 31. £134, proposed vote £2OOO. Waioeka Tracks, voted last year £SOO, expended nil, not re-voted. Waiotahi Valley extension (£ for £), voted last year £345, expended £305, liability March 31, £4O, proposed vote £l5O. "

Wilton's road, proposed vote £SOO. Whinray road to Mauromoho (deviation), voted last year £3OO, expended nil, nsw vote £2300.

Whitakau, voted last year £132, expended £132, proposed vote £l5O. Woodlands road (Hikutaia settlement), proposed vote £3OO. WAIKOHU county: Armstrong road (£ for £), voted last year £250, expended nil, proposed vote £4OO. Dealy's bridge (Matawai-Motu road), (£ for £), new vote £2OO. Huiarua block, access road, voted last year £1920, expended £1146, proposed vote £ISOO. Kaitara (£ for £), new vote £125. Kanakanaia settlement road (£ for £), voted last year £285, expended £283, no new vote. Lavenham road (£ for £), voted last year £250, expended £247, proposed vote £IOO. Mangareku stream bridge (To KarakaWaikohu road), £1 for £1 10s, voted lust year £2OO, expended nil, proposed vote £l6O. Matawai-Motu (£ for £), new voto £250. Matawai stream bridge (Matawai-Motu road), (£ for £), new vote £250. Moanui, voted last year £865, exDended nil, liability at March 31, £865, pronosed voto £IOOO. Mortleman's bridge (Motu Vallev road] (£ for £), voted last year £4OO, expended nil, vote renewed. Motu Falls road (on account £IOOO, £ for £), voted last, year £750, expended £SO, proposed vote £SOO. Motu Vallev road (£ for £), now voto £BSO.

NgatapovWharckopae (£ for £), voted last year £I7OO, expended nil, liability March 31, £1779, amount revoted.

Oliver road, new vote £SOO. Fendreigh's road, (£ for £), voted last year £SO, expended £SO. Pukatikotiko (£ for £), new voto £125.

Rukauroa-Wharekopae (Ngatapa blk., access to section 7), new voto £4OO. Taumata (Daisy flat to Hukanui crossing) (£ for £), voted last year £BSB, expended £358, proposed vote £4OO. Waihora stream bridge No. 4 (£ for £), voted last year £250, expended £250, no new vote. Waihora stream bridge No. 5 (£ for £), voted last year £250, expended £260, no new voto. Waikohu-Matawai Deep Creek bridge (£ for £), voted last year £3OO, expended £IBO, liability March 31, £l2O, proposed vote £l2O. Waihuka stream crossing (£ for £), new vote £150.. Wai-

kohu-Otoko section (Otoko Hill) (on account of £500), new vote £250. Wharckopac-Tahora (£ for £), voted last year £SOO, expended nil, liability March 31, £SOO, proposed vote £SOO. MATAKAOA COUNTY. Karakatuwhero, vote Vi last year £3OO, expended £225, liability March 31, £75, proposed vote £75. Kopuapaunamu, voted last year £3OO, expended nil, vote renewed. Main East Coast road-nicks BayWhangaparaoa (£SOO, £ for£). voted last year £6OO, expended nil, proposed vote £1100: Te Araroa-Hicks Bay (£ for £), voted last, year £3OOO. expended £2335, liability March 31, £665, proposed vote £2915.' O'Regan's road, voted last year £2OO, expended nil. vote renewed.

Potaka to Waikura (on account), new vote £IOOO. Taurangakautuku Valley road (deviation) (on account of £3000), voted last year £ISOO, expended nil, vole renewed. Te Araroa to East- Cape (£2OO, £ for £), voted last vear £IOO, expended ml, proposed vote £3OO. Te Araroa-Whangaparaoa via Kokoniuku, new vote £6OO. WAIAPU COUNTY. Main East Coast road-Tokomaru-Waiapu bridge (Tikitiki) (£ for £), voted last vear £9OO, expended £674, liability at March 31, £225. proposed vote £1225; Tokomaru to Waiapu bridge (Takapau deviation) (on account of £2OOO, £2 for £1), voted last year £SOO, expended nil, proposed vote £1000; Tolaga-Tokomaru (£llOO, £ for £), voted last year £2IOO, expended nil, liability March 31, £1668, proposed vote £3600. Waiapu bridge (Tikitiki) to Matakaoa boundary (on account of £I2OO, £ for £), voted last year £1202, expended nil. proposed vote £250. Mangahauini creek, Tokomaru Bay (protective works), (£ for £), voted last year £750, expended nil, no new vote. Mangahanga stream bridge (Tapawaeroa Valley road) (£ for £), voted last vear £IOOO, expended nil, liability March 31. £IOOO, no new vote. • Mata river to Wailahaia, voted last vear £I4OO, expended nil, liability at March 31, £I2OO, proposed vote £6OO. Rotokautuk'ii bridge to Mangaoporo (on account) new vote £250. Rolokautuhu bridge (On account), voted last year £SOOO, expended £1774, liability March 31, £458, proposed vote £12.000 (£SOOO to be recovered from local body). To Puia to Waipiro, voted last year £llsO, expended £9OO, proposed vote £IOO. ,

Tuparoa-Ruatorea (£ for £), voted last year £77, expended £77, no new vote.

Waiapu river bridge (Tikitiki), voted last year £2230, expended £2419, liability March 31, £5, no new vote. UAWA COUNTY.

Main East Coast road-Pakarao river to Tolaga Bay (£ for £), voted last year £4833. expended £330, liability March 31, £l7Bl, proposed vote £4500; Pakarae river bridge, voted last year £3350, expended £616, liability March 31, £509, proposed vote £540 (recoverable from local body.) Reeve's bridge, No. 1 (£ for £), new vote j 2150; Reeve's bridge No. 2 (£ for £), new vote £SO; TolagaTokomaru (£ for £), voted last vear £250, expended £lO5, liability March 31, £495, proposed vote £ISOO. Manga hino stream bridge (Mangatokerau road), (£ for £), voted last year £SOO, expended nil, vote renewed. Paremata Soldiers' Settlement road, voted last year £SOO, expended nil, vote renewed.

Tolagn-Arikihi (£ for £), new vote £250.

Tutamoe, voted last year £SOO, expended nil, re-voted.

Waimaunu stream bridge, voted last year £250, expended nil, vote renewed. Waiapu Inland road (Parahcka section) (£ for £) new vote £250. Wigan bridge (Mangaheia stream) (on account of £IOOO, £1 for £2), vote last year £250, expended nil, vote renewed. Kaiaua to Tolaga Bay, voted last, year £250, expended nil, vote renewed, j COOK COUNTY. Awapanui to Willows Settlement (£ for £), voted last year £9B, expended £9B, no new vote. Gisborne to Hangaroa (£ for £), voted last year £613, .expended £438, liability at March 31, £175, proposed vote £617. Gisborne to Wairoa via Morere (Kopua to Wharerata) (£375, £ for £), voted last year £SBOO, expended £675, liability March 31, £375, proposed vote £3375. Gisborne to Wairoa, via Morere (Wharerata to Morere) (£7750, £3 for £1), voted last vear £14,750, expended £7307, liability March 31, £5342, proposed vote £21,500.

Gisborne-Wairoa, via Morere (Muriwai to Kopua) (£3 for £1), new vote £750. Gisborne to Wairoa, via Tiniroto (Hangaroa junction to Te Reinga) (£ for £), voted last year- £672, expended £585, liability at March 31, £B7, proposed vote £B7. Hangaroa-Tahora (£ for £), voted last vear £IOOO, expended £9OO, liability at March 31, £IOO, proposed vote £llOO. Haugaroa-Tiniroto, via Richardson's (£1 for £2), voted last year £1407, expended £371, liability March 31, £1036, proposed vote £1036.

Hangaroa to Waikaromoana, voted last year £750. expended nil, liability March 31, £750, proposed .vote £IOOO. Main East Coast road-Gisborno to Fouawa (£B6, £ for £), voted last, year £2OOO, expended £IOOO, liability March 31, £B6. proposed vote £1586; Gis-borne-Tolaga (Pouawa and Tolaga sections) (£ for £), voted last year' £1624. expended £ISOO, liability March 31, £125, proposed vote £125 ; Hamanatua creek bridge (£ for <£), voted last year £BOO, expended £BOO, no new vote: Pakarao to Tolaga Bay road (£ for £). voted last year £1371, expended £1142, liability at March 31, £229; proposed vote £229; Pakarao river bridge (southern approach) (£ for £), voted last year £137, expended £137, no new vote; Pouawa to Pakarao river (£253, £ for £), voted last year £3OOO, expended £I9OB, liability at March '3l, £346, proposed vote £346. Mangapoiko Vallev road (£133, £ for £), voted last year £904. expended £644, liability March 31, £258, proposed vote £258. '

Ngakoroa. (£ for £), new vote £l5O. Ngatapa-Wharckopao (£ for £). voted last year £214, expended £2OO, liability March 31, £l4, proposed vote £2OO. '

To Arai Valley road, voted last year £4OO. expended £4OO, no now vote. Tokanui to Tarcwa (£ for £). voted last year £76, expended £76, no new vote.

Totangi (Ngatapa Settlement) (£ for £), voted last year £250, expended £250, proposed vote £250.

Wainiata to Arikihi (£ for £), voted last year £750, expended £4BB, liability March 31, £262, proposed vote £262. Wainiata to Waiapu Inland , road (Todd's),* voted last year £2OO, expended nil. vote renewed. Wainiata Riverside road (Dpwner's) (£ for £), new vote £IOO. Waimata Riverside road (Mander's) (£ for £), voted last year £SOO, expended £SOO, no new vote. Wharerala to Opoutama (Wharerata to County boundary) (£ for £), new vote £IOO. WAIROA COUNTY. Erepeti (Waipaoa block), voted last year £IOOO, expended £627, prpposed vote £750. Frasextown U> Waikaremoaiia (£ for £), voted last year £336. expended nil, liability at March 31, £336, proposed voto £SOO. Gisborne to Wairoa, via MorereMorore to Wairoa'(£lo6 £ for £, and £375, £3 for £1), voted last year £972, expended £866, liability at March 31, £lO6, proposed vote £481; Wharerata to Morere (£1291, £ for £.i£3600, £3 for £1), voted last year £5368, expended £77, liability at March 31, £1291, proposed vote £7500. Gisborno to Wairoa, via Tiniroto (To Reinga to Frasertown) (£ for £), voted last, year £2300, expended £1337, liability at March 31, £964, proposed voto £1315.

Mangapoiko Valley road-Paparetu to Tukemokihi, voted last year £570. expended £556, proposed vote £250 ; Tukemokihi to Frasertown, voted last year £SOO. expended nil, proposed- vote £IOOO.

Mangaon© to Mangapoiko Vallev road (£ for £), voted Jase year £250, expended nil, proposed voto £500?

Maraenui, new vote £4OO. Ruakituri Valley road (£ for £)-Te Reinga. to Mills (£ for £), voted last vear £IOOO, expended £221, liability at March 31, £lO4, proposed vote £1123; Mill's to Nolan's, voted last year £483, expended £333, proposed vote £200; I .Mill's to Nolan's (bridges and culverts, on account), voted last year £I2OO, expended £389, proposed vote £6OO. i Waiaua stream bridge, No. 1. (£ for I £), voted last year £2OOO, expended £2199, liability at March 31, £620, proposed vote £2631. (£IOOO recoverable from local body; £1915 recoverable in addition thereto). Wai'ana. stream bridge, No. 3. (on account, £ for £), new vote £SOO. Waikokopu (£ for £). voted last year £356, expended nil, liability at March 31, £244, no new vote. Waikokopu to Opoutama (deviation) (£ for £), new vote £SOO. Total Gisborne road district voted last year £125.235, expended £55,191, liability March 31, £26,481, proposed votes £123,793. LANDS IMPROVEMENT. Waikaremoana watershed conservation (conipeiisation-1-3 part), new vote £2406. LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. ACCESS ROADS. Opotiki County—Hikutaia block, voted last year £1650, expended nil, vote renewed. Oamaru No. 5 block, voted last year £430, expended nil, proposed vote £434; Tahora block, new vote £2OOO. Matakaoa County, Matakaoa block, voted last year £2OOO, expended nil, vote renewed. Cook CJpuntv—Hangaroa block, voted last year £2300, expended £SOO, proposed vote £3000; Patuluhi, voted last year £650, expended £251, proposed vote £399; S.G.R. 41, voted last year £SOO, expended nil, vote renewed; Tahora block, new vote £IO,OOO. ' Waikohu County Paeroa-Waihora, £IOOO, new vote.

Waiapu County—Huiarua block, voted last year £770, expended £lO7, no new vote; Huhakia block, voted last year £2OOO, expended £5, proposed vote £S&QS: Tapatu-Waitangirua, voted last year £2500, expended jjil, proposed vote £5000; To Puia, new vote £lO2. Wairoa County—Kahotca, voted last year £2045, expended £lO3, proposed vote £1942; Ngapakira, new vote £652; S.G.R, 110, voted last year £5lO, expended nil- vote renewed; blocks not specifically provided for, voted last year £IOO, expended £4B. vote renewed. Totals Gisborno district: Voted last year £15,445, expended £lOl4, proposed votes £35.274. '

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. Waikaromoana scheme, voted last year £78,000, expended £53,130, liability at March 31, £20,033, proposed vote £IOO,OOO.

BAIL WAY CONSTRUCTION A survey of the votes proposed for railway construction during the coming year indicates that much importance is attached to the extension of the East Coast Main Trunk railway, from the northern end, into tho Bav of Plenty. Only one section is accorded a. larger vole than tho Waihi-Taneatua line, this being tho Otira-Bealey section. TheGis-borno-Napier line is given practically Iho same standing as last year, and tho WaUcokopu branch is provided for with a substantial increase on last year's vote.

The details of tho railway construction figures ai-e as follows:

Kaihu railway extension: Voted last year £15,000, expended £14,492, liability at March 31, £1268, proposed voto £16,000. North Auckland Main Trunk.—Huarau northwards: Voted last year £222.000, expended £205.565, liability at March 31, £19,713, proposed voto £230,000.

Whangarei branch: Voted last year £30,000, expended £29,232, liability at March 31, £2246 proposed vote £25,000. Waipu branch; Voted last year £4OOO, expended £3961, liability at March 31, £6lB, proposed vote £SOOO. North Island Main Trunk.—Waiuku branch: Voted last year £26,000, exl*nded £34,119, liability at March 31, £2510, proposed vote £7OOO. lluntly branch: Voted hist year £30,000, expended £25,227, liability at March 31, £2209, proposed vote £35,000. East Coast Main Trunk. PaeroaPokeno: Voted last year £SOOO, expended nil, voto renewed. |Waihi-Tane-atua. (including Mount branch) : Voted last year £173,000, expended £190,781, liability at March 31, £13,804, proposed voto £240,000. Gisborne-Napier: Voted last year £67,000, expended £58,398, liability at March 31 £3266, proposed voto £60,000. Waikokopu branch : Voted last year £IIO,OOO, expended

£104,160, liability at March 31, £B7IO, proposed vote £150,000. Opunake Branch: Voted last year £20,000, expended £24,(711, liabfiity at March 31, £34E3, proposed; vote £50,000. I Stratford Main Trunk: Voted last year £60,000, expended £45,892, liability at March 31, £8974, proposed' vote i £60,000. Midland railway'. Glenhope-Mur-cliison: Voted last year £IB,OOO, expended £16,069, liability at MarOh 31 £7201, proposed vote £IB,OOO. OtiraBealev: Voted last year £350,000, expended £193,671, liability at March 31, £260,175, proposed vote £350,000. Wcs.tport-lnangahua: New vote of £20,000. Greymouth-Poinfc Elizabeth: Voted last year £24,000, expended £20,506, liability at Marcli 31 £1053, proposed vote £15,000. Otago Central: Voted last year £5500, expended £4162, liability at .March 31 nil, proposed voto £IOOO. Orepuhi-Waiau extension : Voted last year £12,000, expended liabilitv at Marcli 31 £576, proposed vote £IO,OOO. Lawrence-Roxburgh: V6ted last vear £30,000, expended £32,860, liability at March 31 £2768, proposed vote £60,000. The provision lor permanent way materials last year amounted to £300,000; of this, £257,962 was expended, and at March 31 thero was a liability of £32,977. The vote proposed for this year is £200,000. ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES. North Island main lines and branches. —Last year's voto £175,000, expended £230,666, liability at March 31, £40,568, proposed vote £117,000. I South Island main lines and branches. —Voted last year £IOO,OOO, expended £106,U89, liability at March 31, £BIBS, proposed vote £83,000. \ v hangarei section : Voted last year £25,000, expended £2839, no new vote.