PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14536, 13 October 1917, Page 3

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

1917-18 ESTIMATES,

Among tho votes i'or roads, etc., appearing m tlie i'ublic Works Estimates for 19J.7-18 are the following. Many of these votes appeared on the Estimates for 1916-17, but some, of course, arc new. Liabilities are si;own ii> parentheses after the amount of-tire I vote:— ROADS, ETC. Sounds: Elaine Bay to HopeTuid Harvey's sections, £50;■ Fitzroy track, £75; i'rench Pass, Admiralty isay, and Croxxollos tracks, £125; " Hamilton Bay track, £100; * Wairangi Saddle to Papaivai .Bay, £50; \vairaua;i \Vhavf to i-apakorea, £50. Waimoa: Croixclies to Whamrarei, £200; Blackbird Valley (£ for £),\<csi); Brooklyn Valley, extension, £200; Cameron road (Dart Jrtiver), £100; Cemetery road (Lower Moutere (£1 for £1),. £SU; Dove Kiver bridge, £54 (£54); Ellis Creek road, £75; Graham to Pearse river, £115 (£110) ; Graham river road, £8uO; Hill street (Itichmoncl), (£1 for £1), £250; Horopito, £150; Lictle- Sydney road, £100; i\laitai river bridge (1-ole Ford), (i;l for £1), £200; Mapua xo Blulfs (formation); (£1 for ill), £500; Mapua to fluffs (metallhio), £l f or £1), £150; Mapua-iUotueka road to Upper Moutere, £573 (£449); Mapua-Upper Moutere to Appleby, £1000; Mam;a to Upper Moutere (Buxton's), £100; Mapua to Upper Moutore (Bc^nsemann's), £450; Mapua-Motuekn road, via Moutoro Bluffs, £1179 (£1134); Marahau to Sandy Bay, £238 (£75); Motueka river bridge (Motueka), (£1 for £1), £1060; Motueka river protective works, £375 ; Moutere Mud-flat and extension (metalling), £800 (£1134); Moutere lllud-fhit road (formation and culverts), £700; Nelson to ltai Saddle (Lud river to Gralam creek), (£1 for £1), £100; Ncudorf to Dovedaie (£IOO, £1 for £1), £125; Redwood Valley ■ Road and extension, £68 (£6l) ; Rising Sun Talley (£1 for £1), £50; Riwaka bridge (£l. for £1), £700; Riwaka to Sandy Bay and Marahan £243 (£2B) ; lliwal-a Valley (south branch), £100; Riwaka Valley (north ■ branch), £150; Sherry Valley to Kaka, j €100; Stoney Creek road £100; Swamp road (Riwaka), £100; Tadmor river bridge, £S'oO (£800); Tadmor river bridge (Kaka to Sherry forks road), £450; Tasman Valley extension to Moutere Bluff (£l5O, £1 for £1), £158; Torrent Bay .'track, £100: Valley Hill road (deviation), (£1 for £1), £50; ■\Vai-iti river bridge (£1 for £1), £250. ' Marl borough: Konga Valley to Cloixelles, £(325.

'i'akaka: Aaron creek road £1 for £1), £50; Anatimo to Wainui, £100; AnutoKi i-o Glover's l'lat, £100; Awaroa to Totaranui, £100; Beartimoie to Chapman (.£1 for Jul) } £50; Big river road, £150; Bt:,bu bridge road, £1UI>; Bubu Springs road (£1 ior £l), £50; Uraigieburn, £100; East road extension, £226; East K-oad to Upper Takaka (£1 for ,£lj, £50; Edmonu*>on road, £100; Gleiicoe, £50,; . Crlenroy track, £50; Hamama (£1 for £1), £50 (£50).; Lewis Flat river protective works (£1 for £1), £59; Lindsay bridge (on 'account or.. JLljUuO; a (il for £i), £250; Longford road protective works, £100; Long Pain road extension, £100; ruituiii to leiai^ui.e £,1 lur £x), i.iUU; Rameka creek to Canaan track, £150; Separation Point to Totaranui track, £5U;' Takaka-Collingwood inland road (£1 for £1), £100; Takaka Hill road (£1 for £1), £100; Terakohe to \Vainui (on accounu of £912), £412; Waingaro road (£1 for £1), £SU; Waiimi to Awaroa, £105"(£27) ; Waitapu and Totaranui roaus, iilot/; Waituiii to .Barron's l<iat, £100; West road to Longford extension, £200. .Collingwood: Allan creek bridge, £150; Aorere river bridge, protection, £200: Aorere road (£1 tor sui), £100; Berry creek bridge (£1 for £i), £50: Burton A]e creek bridge .(£1 for £1), £:->0; ■Collingw.ood to .j'akawav... £50; Hcyward Hill to Fiiteen-mile creek (£1 for £1), £100 (£100); James's cutting, £75; Kaituna to Ferntown, £100; Maffey creek and Backberry creek culverts (£1 for £1), £100; Pakawau main road (£1 for £1), £200; Pakawau river bridge an<i road £1 for £1), £150); Wallaco's road, £50; Wharariki tcv"Nguroa Station, £150.

Murchison: Baigent road (£1 for £1), £100; Braeburn Settlement (Grassy road). £218 (£21); Braeburn Settle* Ghent'(Tutakl road), Bul.ler river footbridge (Murchison), £-100; Glenhope to MurchLson main road bridges, £148; Glenhope to Mtirchison (Tie Rocks), £500; Glengarry to- Maruia bridge, £115 (£23) ; Glenroy to Maiitia (£1 for £1), £50 (£9); Glenroy river suspension bridge, £500; Mangles Valley (£1 for £1), £125 (£l6), Maruia Valley (£1 for £1), £65 (£5) ; Matakitaki river protective works, £75 ; Matiri river suspension bridge, £100.(£42); Murchison streets £95; Owen river ■suspension bridge (Thomas's), £100; Peasouo creek track, £75; Ragg road, £75".

Marlborough: Alfred creok bridge, £721; Beach road to White's Bay (£1 for £1), £50; Blenheim to Nelson road (Havelock to Pelorus bridge). (£2 for £1), £300; Blenheim to Nelson road (Pelorus bridge to Rai Saddle), (£2 for £1), £200; Blenheim to Nelson road (Wairau bridge to Havelock)^ (£2 for £l) 3 £500; LienLeim to Stronvar (£1 for £1), £iSO; Branch river bridge and approaches (£1 tor £1), £169; Kaitnna to Tuamarina protective Morks (£1 for £1), £500; Mahakii>awa to Havelock (£2 for £1), £150; Onamalutu (£2 for £1), £50; Opawa river bridge, £1057 (i;it7) ; Opoun road, £100; Pelorus bridge to Tinline (£1 for £1), £125; Picton to Grove, £450; Rimu Gully (£1 for £1), £51); Wairau Native Reserve <L*V>, f' Cor Z\), £500; Wairau river ] bridge, Renwicktown, raising approach on lett bank, £ for £, £600; Wairau river bridge (Upper),, (on account or £2500), £399; Wairau Valley (Rock Ferry to Langiey Dale), £ for £, £100. Buller: Karamea to Tadmor, via Wangapeka Saddle, £125; Lvell creek bridge, £400 (£374). Inangahua: Inangahua Junction to Reef ton (bridges), £250; Reef ton to Maru,ia. (deviation at Eight Mile), £498..

BACK-BLOCKS ROADS,We. AVaimea: Baton Valley, £250; Franklyn road, £150; Goat creek (Graham river), £150; Graham \ ralley (righthand branch), £73; Kokako, £75; Motueka river bridge (on account of £1500), £250; Tadmor bridge (Glenrae), £700; Wairoa Forks Block, £123; AVairoa river road (left branch), £174 (£2l), AVaiinea and Murchison: Blenheim to Hope Junction, via Tophouse (Tophou&o to Hope Junction section), £1475. Takaka : Anatakapau to Totaranui, £100"; Anatoki, £100; Anatoki ; river bridge, £740 (£640); Awaiti to Marahau, £141 (£130); Awaiti to. Tonga quarry, £100; Awaroa to Eig River, £150;\ Awaroa to Manson's, £100; Barron Flat to Flora river, £200; C.'irop creek to Awaroa, £7-5; 'Falls river to Torrent Bay, £200; Go-ahead creek bridge £150; Handcock's to Ana-1 takapau. £50; Handcock's tqXWainiri, £100; Kill Devil .track, £100; AVainui .Falls, £75. ■-'.■■ x " ;■ v Collingwood:, Collingwood to Hoapliy, £100: .Jeffrie's creek bridge, £250; Kdhnihai to Heapty, £350; Koteriteri, £100; Mangarakau, £100; Manga rnkau bridge, £900; Otere Valley, £200; Tn-

ponga township to Port, £200VWalker' road (Ferntown), £50. . . . i

Mnrsliison: Blackwater Block, £230Buller ■ river bridge, £175; Colt'eo creek.bridge, £200; Flat Creek, £200; Glencairn to Marnia North block, £244Glengarry, £175 ; Glenrpy/to Rappaiian-. nock, £150; Gbwan river, £1200; Holman'to Flower track, £250 •■ Lester Bank deviation, £53 (£42); Maruia bridge to Cfislani'.s. £200; Maruia river bridge (Maii-s), (oil account of £700), £450; jViaruia l'ivor bridge to Roberts, £230 "(£83); Maruia river bridge approaches, £127: Maruia South, £395 (£157); Matakitaki river (west bank) £193; Matakitaki Valley, £750 (£10); Matiri river (east bank), £162 (£64): Matiri river (west bank), £151; Matiri river bridge (Longford to Fern Flat road), (county contributed £100), £119; Newman road, £350; Nuggetv' Creek, £500; Nuggety Creek stock" bridge! £500; O'Donnell road, £50; Owen Junction to Murchison creek, £200; Paenga Post-office to Shenandoar Junction, £297 (£7); Pea Soup creek to Paenga Post-office, £155 (£3j.); lialiu to Manna Hot Springs, £248 (£240); Roberts to Coffee creek, £164 (£20); Rotoiti Lake road, £325; llufte creek brkige, £200; Sandstone creek track, £199 (£9); Shenandoah, £80 (£34) ; Taylor creek to Pea Sor.p creek, £^00 • To Wiriki Valley to Lake llotoroa' £400; Tiraumea Valley, £114; Valley creek, £550 (£3) ; Valley creek bridge £250; Warwick Block, £150; Warwfek .Junction l;i m.ijii road, £50 Buller: Karamea to Heaphv, £300 (£vi).

ROADS ON GGLDFIELDS, ETC. Marlborough: Battery to Butcher's' Point, £iOu; Cahvastown to Deep Creek, £93; Deck Creek bridge, Wakaniarina, dK.i.BB; iuilfcon's Grove road, £150; Mahakipawa to Haveiock, £180. Nelson: Aorere uridge (protection), (£1 for £1), £2uu; Aorere to Parapara, £200; Lunatic Hill road, £200; Pakawau river bridge (on account of £500), £200; Pakawau road (protection), £150; Pakawau to Washout, £150; Puponga Mat to township, £250; Xakaka to Collingwood Inland road, £60; Tukurua bridge (£3 for £]), £150; Anatoki footbridge, £200; Anatoki track (widening), £100; Kill Devil to Waingaro track, £100; Upper Anatoki pack track, £100; Arapito to Karamea Gorge to Bennett's, £64; Baker's to bead:, £135; Fenian creok road, £231; Flanagan's to Wangapeka Saddle,

Murchison: Horse Terrace to Hunters, £300; Lewis creek track, Howard, £73; Matakitaki river road (west bank), £75; Matiri river road (east bank), £100; Six mile creek bridge, £100. ROADS TO OPEN UP LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS.

Waimea: Hope Block, £59: Lamb Valley Block, £1760 (£95); Lee River Extension Block, £250; Motueka sections (Brown Acre;, £100; Mount Arthur sections, £100; llainy River South Block, £500; Waimea North Block, £100.

Takaka: Anatoki Block, £200; Caanan Block, £100; Totaranui (and extension) Block, £300; Waitapu Block, £250.

Murchison: Alfred River Block, £100; Blackwater South Block, .£2OOGowan Block, £1884 (£192); Howard Block, £950; Howard Extension Block, £500; Maruia East Block, £550; Maruia South Block. £100; Maruia South No. 2 Block, £400; Matakitaki West Block, £1000; Matiri-owen Block, £50: Mid Maruia Block, £75; Mole Block, £500; Owen Extension Block, £100; Owen North Block, £265 (£44): Rotoroa Block, £100; Slips Block/£800; Station Creek Block, £100; Warwick Block, £100.

Marlborough; Upper Opouri block, £775, Tinlir.e No. 2-., block £136, Tunakino block-, £518 (£llo), Rai-Valley block £134, Wakamarina block £1300, Mahakipawa. block £10S: ■

Some of the works under the last lieading were previously provided for under the National Endowment Ac^ count, now lapsed.