SOUTHLAND VOTES.

Western Star, 31 January 1922, Page 2

SOUTHLAND VOTES.

■ The ■ following items for works hi Southland are included in the Public Works Statement for 1921-22:

Railway Construction:' Orepuki- v Waia*U extension (relief works), £12,000. Departmental buildings: Invercargill Public Works workshops, £450. Prisons: Invercargill• estuary 'farm (reclaiming and draining), £20O; land and buildings (on account), £6000; warders' cottages, £2500. Invercargill (workshops and swimming baths, etc.), ,£IOO. Police Station—Portrose (lock-up) £100; Invercargill (inspector's, residence), £1400; Invercar- • gill North purchase of site), -•£1160; Tuatapere (purchase.', of .-property), £/000; Waikiwi (offices and lock-up), £250; Winton (purchase of property), £IOOO. Post and/Telegraph—Garston, £360; Invcrcargill (additions), ,£3000; Lumsden (building), £1675; Nightcaps, £2600; Waikaka (additions and . alterations), £l2O. Agricultural— Lumsden (rebuilding residences destroyed by fire), £IOOO. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions—lnvercargill, St. Helen's,'£332o. Harbour - Works—Stewart Island, Halfmoou Bay (fishermen's boatslip), £.IOO. Tourist and Health Resorts—TeAnau / (jetties, slip, "oil launch, etc.), £3OO. Te Auau Manapouri and Key of Lakes (roads and bridges etc.), £4OO. » Te Anau-Milfcrd Track (telephone line), £750. Te Anau—Milford Track (purchase of Sutherland's .accommodation -~h house), £IOOO. '

Roads for Settlement—'Grove Bush Block, £230; Oteramika Block IX., £200; Alton No. 2 Extension No. 1, £360; Aparima No. 4. Block, £1255; Aparima No. 2 Extension. No. 1, £470,; Jacob's River Noi 2 Block, £2290; Jacob's River/No. 3 Block, £2290; Lillburn No. I'Block, £2500; Lillburu No. 2 Block, £7000.; Round Hill Block, £6l; Hound Hill Extension Block, £1500; Tcrepa Block, £216; Tuatapere £135; Blocks not specifically provided for, £IOO.

OR'EPUKI-WAIAIJ RAILWAY. .. Orawia -Section.—Formation is ,in hand over a length of 6 miles. Culver tg are now. complete to the 51mile peg, and 124 chains of fencing were erected. The permanent survey has been completed for a distance of about 8 miles to and including Orawia Station. It is doubtful if it will'be possible to continue work' on this, line unless the need of'finding work lor unemployed continues.