RAILWAY VOTES

Southland Times, Issue 17789, 19 July 1916, Page 5

RAILWAY VOTES

PROPOSED IN ESTIMATES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, July 17. Following are the votes for railway construction proposed In the Public Works Estimates In the year 1916-17, the sum given first In each case is the amount of the liability existing to March 31st last. The second sum is the prosecond sum is the proposed vote, and the third sum is the amount expended last year: Kaihu extension, nil, £IOOO, £12,058; Kawakawa - Hokianga, £2700, £IO,OOO, £18,639; North Auckland Main Trunk, Kirkopuni southwards, £1969, £IOO, £5301; Kalwaka northwards, nil, £30,000, £40,648; Whangarei north, Auckland Main Trunk, Waipu branch, nil, £IOO, £289; Waiuku branch, £428, £15,000; £20,301; Huntly - Awaroa, £6O, £2OOO, £14,590; East Coast Main Trunk, WaikiTauranga, £1475, £IO,OOO, £14,356; Ta-wanga-Te Maunga* £SOO, £IOO,OOO, £6199; Maunganui-TaneatTtu, £20,000, £25,000, £41,801; Gisborne - Motu, £ISOO, £6OO, £4827; Napier - Gisborne and GisborneWalroa, £2729, £20,000, £47,316; WairoaGisborne, £55, £IO,OOO, £990: Walro-Na-pier, nil, £IO,OOO, nil; Napier - Walroa, £18,654, £20,000, £17,249; Mount Egmont branch, nil , £IOO. £230; Opunakc branch, £2911, £25,000, £25,205; Stratford Main Trunk East end, west end (£56,266), £50,000, £20,000, £71,626; Raetlhi Main Trunk, £9OOO, £15,000, £20,314; Stone Quarry line Rangltikei river, nil, £IOO, nil; Featherston - Martinborough, nil, £IOO, £1; Southland Island Main Trung £ll3B, £II,OOO, £13,692; Midland end, £205, £BOOO, £8382; Reefton.end, nil, £IOO, £196; Otlra - Bealey, £6486, £6OOO, £74,173; Broken River to Bealey, £256, £IOOO, Cr. £566; Westport - Inangahua, £l2O, £2OO, £9034; Greymouth - Point Elizabeth, nil, £IOO, £76; Culverden - Waiau, £240, £20,000, £0653; Walmate branch extension, £ls, £2OOO, £9385; Lawrence - Roxburgh, nil. £SOO, £100; Otago Central, £1678, £15.000, £14,584; Balclutha - Tnapeka mouth, £ls, £2OO, £4l; Catttns-Wai-mahaka, nil, £2OO. £1223; Winton-Heddon

Bush, nil, £6OOO, nil; Orepuki-Waiau extension, £2, £I2OO, £5713; Land Claims, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities, nil, £IOOO, £383; Surveys New Lines of Railway, £SO, £2OOB, £1613; Permanent Way Materials, £71,992, £70.200, £B7,B46;—totals, £183,527, £500,000 £662,899. In the total required for the current year £500,000, under the class of additions to open lines, the following are the sums under the three respective headings;— Way and works branch, North Island Main Line and Branches. £17,918. £60,750, £43.783; South Island .Main Lines and Branches, £1409, £16,200, £14,868; Whangarei section, nil, nil, £43; Gisborne section, £5682, £6500, £ll3, Nelson section, £39, £l5O, £389; Picton section, nil. £6400, £59; Westland section, nil, nil, £Si3O: inter-locking signal gear, fixed signals, tablet installation, telegraphs, and telephones, £2805, £IOOO, £ll 616; locomotive branch, rolling stock, £7B 857 £24,000, £316,725; workshops machinery. £3285, £IO,OOO, £l3.626;—totals, £10,995,. £350.000, £'402,252; totals required for current year, £300,000,