PUBLIC WORKS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3162, 29 September 1892, Page 2

PUBLIC WORKS.

SUMMARY OF TIIE STATEMENT. Thk following ure the leading fo.it iron of tin 1 Public Work* St-=»: — Tht; sum of L' 200,000, the estimate'] surplus revenue of the year, i< to be devoted 1.» public work*. Then; will also be l'lo,ooo available under the <lovcrnment Loans to Local Bodies Act, :n wdl as sduio miscellaneous credits to the e\t>nt of L'2ooo. A considerable reduction iias been in.«de in the departmental >t df, and in consequence of the greater amount of work to be done by those remaining. -everal small increase--, not exceeding in all are proposed in sal u'ies. The trafHc results of the year from thn working railways are not >ati-d.ict>ry. The i*n>ss revenue h.is declined while the net revenue has decreased by £12.0S I. These results, in view of the great r prosperity and inoteaMng population of the colony appear to the, < > ovennnent >o dsrpiietuic as to require a special remedy. Accordingly an am'iiduient in the law under which the railways arj administered is bo to proposed.

At no distant date, possibly at lhe end of the Commissioners' term of ollice, it n;if?lrt be. as well that a trial of the zone syst. m should be made on the railways. Tho Government consider that the time has not arrived to purchase the Wellington-Mana-wata Hallway, as that can only be d me by borrowing money.

Tim co-operative labour system lias proved highly satisfactory. Tile appropriations for railway works amount to £391),755. L ist year's a|>|jr ipriations was £100,270.

It is proposed to vote £10,000 for main roads. The expenditure last year was ti1,730, with liabilities of £4!M5 ;>t the end of the year. !'V>r roads on goldlields a vote of £35.755 is proposal, and of this sum £15,200 will be available for new works. An appropriation of £103,087 is asked for public buildings and for water works en goldlields £5000 are proposed. AUCKLAND VOTES, The following are the proposed Auckland votes for actual expenditure this year JtAILWAYS. £. £. Kaihu . . 1,513 Rotorua ... 35,000 Whangarei... 15,000 Additions llelensvilie... 12,000 open lines... 720 TeAroiia ... IS,OOO UO AOS, Warkworth 1,800 Monganui ... 100 Rotorua ... 000 Raglan ... 50 Taur.mga ... 3,000 Kawhia ... 50 Takahua ... 000 SUNDRY ROADS. Bay of Plenty 500 Ruatana ... 200 Antea .. ... 50 Whangaroi Native districts 100 Heads ... 100 Muketu ... 100 Ahipaia ... 200 Waipu 120 Opua 000 Puhipuhi .. 000 Okaihau ... 200 Hiiten... ... 50 Victoria Valley 350 Rotorua works 250 Manng ata niJI an 6on u i wlia ... ... 300 Bridge ... 200 Paraa W0 Waitomo ... 50 Takahue ... 303 Jvatik.ati ... 50 Pakanae .. 300 Poverty Bay... 100 Waimauiaku ... 500 Kaitiia Bridge 20 Opanaki ... 2000 l'uhoi 10 Pahi 050 Wairau .. 320 Kawakawa ... 150 Motatau . . 300 Tauhoa -150 Ruapekaoeka 300 Alaraniarua ... 200 Whananaki ... 400 Waitnania ... 200 Opuawhanga ... 300 Waiotahi ... 300 Wuodhill ... 31 Kourewa ... 200 Kaeo 250 Wain wit ... 100 Maraivtu ... 300 Otoniatea ... 200 Kainiarar;:a ... 150 Tokatoka ... 200 Awavoa ... 450 Whisky Creek 150 Mangapiko ... 500 Maropiu ... 50 Whaingaroa ... 1000 Miscellaneous 1000 Wlianganiarino 150 Tereolianga ... SOO Akeuke ... (MO Cabbage Hay... 200 Waioro .. 250 OoruniamM ... 1)50 Te Arolia drain 220 .Mercury Bay... 350 Otnu -100 Tiki 250 Hoteo ... .. 200 Manaia ... 2.53 Tairua 200 Wailii 300 Waiotapu ... 100 Waitawheti ... 350 Huka 00 Karangahake. (ralatea ... -100 Bridge ... 300 Tewair,.a ... 100 Puriri 300 BUILDINGS. Courthouse, Mongonui ... .. 300 New prison, Mount Eden 1500 Police-station, Dargaville 200 Postal, Telegraphic buildings, A'land 250 Lunatic Asylum, Auckland 2000 NOItTH ISLAND TRUNK RAILWAY. Marton-Te Awamutu, north end, £25,000 ; smith end, £30,000 ; roads to give access to Te Awamutu railway from the tunnel to Karioi, €2000 ; £520. The f lllmving nre the general Estimates under the Public Works Kunds for expenditure this year : — PART I. Immigration, £500 ; Departmental, £5700 ; Railway, £237,755 ; Roads, £108,552 ; Waterworks on goldfields, £5000 ; Telegraph extension, £18,227 ; Building*, £53,787 ; Harbour defences, £5000 ; Ratrs native land, £1000; Expenses raising loans, £0000. PART 11. Departmental, £1800; Railway?, £57,000 ; Roads, £50,300; Purchase native lands, £55,01-1 ; Total, £001,705.