DOMINION PROGRESS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19442, 29 September 1937, Page 14

DOMINION PROGRESS

. ; PUBLIC AMENITIES DEFENCE EQUIPMENT NEW BUILDINGS GOING UP (Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. Among the general grants included in the public works estimates submitted to the House of Representatives last night by the Hon. R Semple, Minister of Public Works, the following items are of wide interest, as indicating the progress being made with the erection of new buildings and other public facilitie.-, in various parts of the Dominion. Air defence, land, buildings, .and equipment for Air Force stations.— New vote £220,000. Veterinary laboratory . additions. Wallaceville.—New vote £15,000. New departmental buildings, Auckland (on account).-—New vote £20,000. Departmental ■ buildings, Christchurch.—New vote, £30,000. Departmental buildings, Napier.— New vote £25,000. Aitken street, Wellington, departmental buildings.—New vote £44,000. Bowen street, Wellington, acquisition of hospital property.—New vote £40,000. • Bowen street and Sydney street, Wellington, acquisition of properties. —New vote, £40,000. Ballance street, Wellington, acquisition of properties.—New vote, £SOOO. Departmental buildings, Wellington.—Voted last year £40,000, expended £7619; new vote, £60,000. Public Works Department workshops, Wellington—New vote £30,000. Broadcasting house, Wellington, on account.—New vote, £30,000. Agricultural laboratory, Auckland. — New vote, £15,900. Blenheim courthouse. —New vote, £23,000. Christchurch courthouse, on account. —New vote, £20,000. Invercargill courthouse. —New vote, £33,000. Auckland Central police stationNew vote, £20,000. Greymouth police residences. —New vote, £IO,OOO. Nelson police station.—New vote, £IO,OOO. Palmerston North police station. — New vote, £20.000. Timaru police station.—New vote, £IO,OOO. Wanganui police station. —New vote, £IO,OOO. Mount Cook police station, Wellington.—New vote, £15,000. Whangarei police station.—New vote, £IO,OOO. Christchurch Post and Telegraph buildings.—New vote, £25,000. Christchurch Post Office. —New vote, £10,500. Dunedin Post Office (balance). —New vote, £50,000. Hamilton Post Office, power and battery room.—New vote, £IO.OOO. Invercargill Post Office "buildings.— New vote, £IO,OOO. Te Awamutu Post Office additions.— New vote, £12,750. Thames Post Office (balance). —New vote, £23,335. Wellington dental clinic—New vote, £30,000. Radio direction-finding beacons. — New vote, £20,000. Milford House additions.—New vote, £IO,OOO.