PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES

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

PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES

THE VOTES FOR THIS TEAM. (By Telegraph.) WELLINGTON, July IS. The following arc the items on the Estimates furnished by the Minister of Public Works to-night, the figures .in parenthesis being the expenditure last years:— Departmental (£111,4 22), £114,000. Railway Construction—(£l,o6s,l7l), £BOO,OOO. Public Buildings—(£33s,774), £361,000. Lighthouses, Harbour Works and Harbour Defence—(£l3,673), £14,000. Tourist and Health Resorts —(£5167), £SOOO.

Immigration (£10,010), £15,000. Roads and Bridges £420,000. Development of Mining £6OOO.

Telegraphj Extension £300,000. Contingent Defence —(£37,619), £30,000. Lands Improvement—(£s9B6), £IO,OOO. Irrigation and Water Supply (iril), £4OOO.

Plant, material, and stores —(€74.418) £20.00.

Total votes for current year—£l,B3B,ooo Other proposed votes out of separate accounts are:—

Railways improvement—£2o,ooo. Aid to water power works—£ss,ooo. Irrigation and water supply—£474s. Waihou and Ohinemuri rivers improvement —£20,000. Lands for settlements roads —£100,000. National endowment roads—£3o,ooo. Details of the vote for RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION:

For the current year are;—Kalhu railway extension, £100; Kawakawa-Hoki-anga, £1000; North of Auckland main trunk, from Kirikopuni southwards, £1000; from Kaiwaka northwards, £30,000; Whangarci and north of Auckland main trunk, £50,000; Waipu branch, £1000; Waiuku branch, £15,000; HuntlyAwaroa, £2000; East Coast main trunk, Waihi to Tauranga, £10,000; Taurauga to Temaunga, £10,000; Maunganui to Tanetua, £25,000; Gisborne to Rotu, £6000; Napler-Glsbornc, Gisborne to Wairoa, £20,000; Wairoa to Napier, £10,000; Napier to Wairoa, £20,000; Mt Egmont branch; £1000; Opunake branch, £25,000; Stratford main trunk.east end, £50,000; west end, £20,000; Kaetihl main trunk, £15,000; Tone quarry line, Rangitikci river, £100; Featherston -Martinborough, £100; South Island main trunk, £10,000; Midland, Nelson end, £8000; Reefton end, £100; Otira-Bealey, £6o,ooo;Broken RiverBealey, £1000; Westport-Inangahua, £200; Greymouth-Point Elizabeth, £100; Cul-verden-Waiau, £20,000; Waimate branch extension, £2000; Lawrence- Roxburgh, £500; Otago Central, £15,000; BalcluthaTuapeka Mouth, £200; Catlins-Waima-haka, £200; Winton-Heddon Bush, £6000; Orepukl-Waiau extension, £1.200; land claims and damages on losses on goods in transit and other liabilities, £1000; surveys, new lines of railway, £2000; permanent way materials. £70,200.