A CABINET MEETING

Southland Times, Issue 14633, 25 January 1911, Page 5

A CABINET MEETING

IMPORTANT AUTHORISATIONS. (Per United Press Association). WELLINGTON, Jan. 24. A very large amount of business was transacted by Cabinet to-day, the total authorisations under the different headings being : Roads, £14,600 ; railways. £10,672 ; bridges, £4550. Among the road votes authorised the most important were £IOOO for the Pongaroa-Waione road, £I3OO on a £1 for £1 subsidy for the Pukekawa road, Raglan ; £750 for the Gisborne-Tolaga Bay road ; £ISOO for the various roads to open up blocks in the Stratford district. Under the heading of railways there was an authorisation of £762 for the Midland railway and authorisations totalling £BSOO on the Kalwaka, Bickerstaff and Otamatea sections of the North of Auckland line. It was decided to call for tenders for the “Big Hill” tunnel on the LawrenceRoxburgh railway and for workers’ cottages and huts on the Kaiwaka-Grahams-town railway route. Tenders are also to be invited for the Mokau River bridge at Kahawera Road. On account of the new buildings at the Hermitage, Mount Cook, there was an authorisation of £6OO. The erection of a new chapel and workshop at the Invercargill gaol was approved. The Installation of an experimental plant at the Thames School of Mines at a cost of £275 was authorised. It was decided to call for tenders for cartage work for the State coal department in Wellington for a period of 12 months.