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1890. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, BY THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. THOMAS FERGUS, 25th JULY, 1890.

Me. Speakeb,— The interest attached to the Public Works Statement is generally in proportion to the amount of funds for new works at the disposal of the Government. As the funds decrease, however, greater care has to be exercised in disposing of them; and, the question assumes more than ordinary importance at the present juncture, when we are endeavouring to meet the ordinary demands of settlement without the aid of borrowed money. In dealing with the subject, I shall explain the present position of the funds and works, and then submit our proposals for the future. PUBLIC WOEKS FUND. The amount standing to the credit of the Public Works Fund in the Treasurer's books on the 31st March last was £959,492, but there is a further sum of £87,974 due to Part I. for advances under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act. The debentures of the local bodies are negotiable at anytime, so the amount to the credit of the Public Works Fund is really £1,047,466. Against this there are outstanding liabilities to the amount of £314,933, which leaves a balance of £732,533. As honourable members are aware, the Public Works Fund has been divided into three parts. Part I. comprises miscellaneous items of expenditure chargeable to loan; Part 11. deals with the North Island Main Trunk Eailway; and Part 111. with railway-works generally. The amounts to the credit of each of these are as follows : —

EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WOEKS. The expenditure during the past year has been on Part L, .€167,513; Part 11., £48,832; and Part 111. (exclusive of credits on account of previous years), £194,385 : making a total of £410,730. The amount voted for actual expenditure was £635,721; consequently we are within our votes to the extent of £224,991. The additional authorisation for further liabilities amounted to £280,816; so the Government had altogether £916,537 at its disposal for expenditure and commitments the expenditure and liabilities amounted to I—D. 1.

Balances on 31st March, 1890. Liabilities on 31st March, 1890. Net Balances. 'art I. 'art II. 'art III. £ 233,675 386,985 426,806 £ 114,309 9,694 190,930 £ 119,366 377,291 235,876 Totals ... 1,047,466 314,933 732,533

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£725,663 ; so here, also, we are within our authorities to the extent of £190,874. Particulars of the year's expenditure are given in the tables attached to the Statement. The annual expenditure for the last seven years has decreased steadily from £1,409,000 in 1883-84 to £410,700 in 1889-90! It was confidently expected by a large section of the community that any considerable diminution of the publicworks expenditure would entail serious results on the commerce and industries of the colony; but, happily, these forebodings have not been realised. As shown by my honourable colleague the Premier, our power of production is increasing at an extraordinary rate, and the " unemployed," who in 1886 numbered 1,300, have ceased as a body to exist. The enterprise and energy which in former years were devoted to the prosecution of public works have found fresh outlets in other directions equally profitable to the country. Including the purchase of provincial and district railways, the total expenditure to the 31st March, 1890, on works and services throughout the colony chargeable to loan was £27,774,930, the principal items being railways, £15,028,353; roads, £3,552,999; water-races, £510,280; telegraphs, £590,356; buildings, £1,757,965; lighthouses and harbour-works and harbour-defences, £879,152; immigration, £2,143,327 ; purchase of Native lands, £1,178,554 ; cost of raising loans, £1,021,472; defence, £429,719 ; and departmental, £341,905. As regards railways, harbour-works, and harbour-defences, these may be considered works of a special character, beyond the ordinary operations of settlement, and which cannot well be carried out without borrowed capital; and the purchase of Native lands and the construction of roads in connection therewith are fair charges on the land revenue; but the cost of ordinary roads, telegraphs, public buildings, lighthouses, and other less important works, hitherto charged to loan, must in future be charged to the Consolidated Fund. I should also add another item, which does not appear separately in the tables—namely, improvements on open lines of railway. This is an aspect of the question that I would like to impress on the attention of honourable members, for in the natural desire to lighten the burden of taxation it is frequently overlooked. With regard to the balance of Public Works Funds still available, it is our intention to expend it for the purposes for which it was borrowed, making it carry us on to the end of next year. In accordance with the policy of economy which the Government has systematically pursued, it is proposed to proceed with all classes of public works in a very cautious manner, compared with the high rate of speed to which we have been accustomed; and, as already shown, the experience of the last year or two proves that the slowing-down process is not retarding the progress of the country. Speaking generally, we propose to expend all the available funds for railways in completing lines to convenient, termini. Our proposals with reference to the individual lines and other works will be stated further on under their respective heads. The following is an abstract of the state of the Public Works Fund on the 31st March last, and an estimate of what it will be on the 31st March next: —

Part I. Part II. Part III. Total. Cash balances on 31st March, 1890 Amount proposed for actual expenditure during 1890-91 £ 233,675 £ 386,985 £ 426,806 £ 1,047,466 184,284 108,800 230,888 523,972 Estimated cash balances on 31st March, 1891, available for expenditure after that date 49,391 278,185 195,918 523,494 Cash balances on 31st March, 1890 Total appropriation proposed^for expenditure during 1890-91, and to cover liabilities at end of year ... 233,675 242,275 386,985 191,544 426,806 1,047,466 744,538 310,719 Estimated balance on 31st March, 1891, available for future appropriation Dr. 8", 600 195,441 116,087 302,928

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It will be observed from the above table that Part I. of the fund will apparently be overdrawn at the end of the year to the extent of £8,600; but the credits tliat will come to account during the year under " The Ellesmere Lake Lands Act, 1888," will, it is estimated, more than cover the apparent deficiency. WORKING EAILWAYS. Including the district lines purchased, there were 1,813 miles of Government railways in operation throughout the colony on the 31st March last, 684 miles in the North and 1,129 miles in the South Island. Forty-three miles have been opened during the year. The total expenditure on railways, including Provincial and District lines, has been 115,028,353; but of this 1774,214 was for sections under construction, and 1203,404 for surveys of new lines, permanent-way materials in stock, and minor charges. The balance of 114,050,735 gives 17,750 as the average cost per mile of the New Zealand railways made and equipped. The Eailway Commissioners return the cost of the open lines at 113,899,955, which is 1150,780 less than the amount just given. The difference is due to the method adopted in bringing the new sections to charge. The Commissioners do not debit themselves with full cost of a section till it has been a year in operation, so the amount debited the first year is in proportion to the time the section has been open. The report of the Eailway Commissioners, which has been laid on the table of the House, shows a very satisfactory result for the working of the railways during the past year. The earnings have been 11,095,569, and the working-expenses 1682,787, showing a profit of 1412,782, which is equal to 12 19s. sd. per cent, on 113,899;955, the total cost of the open lines. But, if we examine Return No. 6 attached to the Commissioners' report, a still more gratifying state of affairs is disclosed. Out of the total of 1,813 miles, 1,193 miles show a return of over 3J per cent, on the cost of 18,888,733; and of these, again, 124 miles pay over 4 per cent, on 11,082,798. Among the longer lines the best paying is the Napier-Woodville Section, 97 miles, which returns 15 4s. 3d. per cent.; then the Hurunui-Bluff system, 1,069 miles, with 13 10s. 9d. per cent., and this notwithstanding the number of unremunerative branches which are included. The traffic on, the railways has increased considerably during the past year in all the principal items, as compared with the previous year: the passengers have increased from 3,132,803 to 3,376,459 ; and goods from 1,920,431 tons to 2,073,955 tons. As evinced by the increased percentage of profits, there has been a large increase in the traffic on all the principal lines. Among the lines which pay less than 3 per cent, the most notable instances of improvement are the Foxton-New Plymouth line, which paid 11 11s. 7d. per cent, in 1889-90, against 17s. 9d. in 1888-89, and the Wellington-Eketahuna line, which shows an increase from 12 2s. 6d. to 12 Bs. lOd. per cent. As the Eailway Commissioners' statements do not give the returns on the district railways separately, I may state that, generally, their position is now much improved. The three more important lines —Eakaia-Ashburton Forks, Duntroon-Hakateramea, and Waimea Plains —are now returning a considerable surplus over working-expenses; and in the case of the Waimea Plains line the surplus last year was equal to 13 16s. 4d. per cent, on the cost of the railway to the Government. The increase in the traffic last year is to a considerable extent due to the Exhibition at Dunedin, which attracted visitors from Australia, as well as from distant parts of our own colony. The tourist traffic increased last year in a marked degree, and promises considerable expansion in the future. During the four months from November to February, 6,350 ,tourists were landed in this colony from Australia. Not only did these people expend -considerable sums of- money on their trip, but some of them acquired a permanent stake in the country. New Zealand has been aptly called the recreation-ground of the antipodes, and it is not unreasonable to assume that, before

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many years are over, there will be large swift steamers running between Australia and the West Coast Fiords, doing the passage in three days, and that communication will be established between the coast and the central and western lakes of Otago and the glacier region of Mount Cook. In the North Island the Wanganui Eiver will be made accessible, and form a fitting extension of the line of wonders in the Hot Lake district. From end to end of the two Islands there is a succession of natural attractions unsurpassed in any country, and the work of making them known and accessible is one that comes legitimately within the scope of colonisation. The Railway Commissioners have applied for ,£54,000 for necessary works on open lines during the year. As the balance on the loan allocation for this class of works was only £12,928, we have been unable to see our way to propose a vote for more than that sum. This amount is to cover liabilities already incurred, the rearrangement of the Palmerston North Station, and minor works over all the lines. BAIL WATS UNDEE CONSTEUCTION. Helensville Northwards.' —A contract was entered into in March last for the construction of the Makarau Section, three miles of the line north of Helensville, commencing at Kanohi, in the Kaukapakapa Valley, and including a tunnel 627 yards long through the ridge that divides the Kaukapakapa and Makarau watersheds. Working surveys of the line have been carried on for 7 miles beyond the Makarau Section, and a contract is in preparation for the Tahekeroa Section. A contract has also been entered into for the construction of a wharf at Mount Eix, 2 miles below Helensville. This will save the navigation of the shallow portions of the Kaipara, and allow the steamer-traffic to be carried on at all states of the tide. After providing for liabilities, the balance on the allocation for this railway is .£21,042. This will be absorbed by an extension of five miles, and the continuation of the surveys. It is proposed to let a contract for the Tahekeroa Section during the year. Grahamstown-Te Aroha. —The only works in progress during the year on the Grahamstown-Te Aroha line were culverts through the reclaimed land in Grahamstown, and other drainage-works on the Ohinemuri Section. The small vote proposed is to cover liabilities, land claims, and other contingencies. It is not intended this year to put any new works in hand. Putantru-Botorua. —A contract was entered into in February last for the construction of the Kaponga Section, 10J miles, which brings the line to Okohiriki, a point about 12 miles from the Rotorua Township. North Island Trunk Bailway. —With the exception of the Poro-o-tarao Tunnel, the works on the North Island Trunk Railway are at present at a standstill, the Waiteti Section having been handed over to the Railway Commissioners in May last. The tunnel also is just approaching completion. The cash balance on the North Island Trunk Railway Fund on the 31st March last was £386,985, against which there w Tere liabilities to the amount of .£9,694. There is also a further sum of £97,744 set apart for the purchase of Native lands under the North Island Main Trunk Loan Application Acts. The balance, therefore, at our disposal for fresh undertakings is £279,547. Of this amount it is proposed to devote a further sum of £40,056 for constructing roads to and through the Native lands recently purchased. This leaves £239,491 at present available for the extension of the railway, but the lands bought, and the expenditure on their improvement, are simply an investment of the railway funds, which can be drawn upon from time to time as required. The total expenditure on land along the North Island. Trunk Railway to the 31st March last has been. £122,541. Of this amount £89,247 has been paid for 630,283 acres, of which the purchases are complete, and £33,294 on account of blocks under negotiation. One of the most valuable tracts of land along the line is the Awarua Block, which commences at Powhakarda, about 124 miles beyond the present terminus at Eangatira, and negotiations for the' purchase of which are now in

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progress. It is proposed this year to proceed with the section of the railway between Rangatira and Makohine, 5f miles. There is a considerable extent of good land and a valuable totara forest round Makohine ; consequently it would, under any circumstances, be desirable to continue the railway to this point. Tlie surveys of the North Island Trunk Railway are in anything but a complete state; and, as it is desirable to have full information, particularly as regards the rougher parts of the line, it is proposed to continue the survey this year. It is also intended to run fresh lines, on gradients of lin 50 instead of 1 in 70, where the surveys have already been made, to see whether the heavy work can be materially reduced. Under the proposals now submitted it is intended to carry out a complete system of roads in connection with the North Island Trunk Railway, particulars of which will be given further on. Woodville-Palmerston. —The completion of the Woodville-Palmerston line has been delayed by the financial troubles of the contractors for the Ashurst Section. The original contractors having failed to carry out the work satisfactorily, the contract was assigned to a fresh contractor, and he also found himself unable to cany the work through. It was therefore necessary to call for fresh tenders and enter into an entirely new contract. The contract is now, however, progressing favourably, and it is confidently expected that the whole line will be finished about November next, the works on the Gorge and other sections being well advanced. The only works not in hand are the station buildings, which are now advertised. In anticipation of the opening of the through line from Napier to Palmerston, the Palmerston station is being rearranged and extended. Owing to the treacherous nature of the ground in the Manawatu Gorge, which entailed extra work in tunnels and retaining-walls, and the heavy land compensation, the balance on the last allocation of funds for this railway is scarcely sufficient to complete the line. It is necessary to supplement the funds by about £7,000. The completion of the Woodville-Palmerston Section will establish through railway communication between Napier and the West Coast and Wellington. Wellington-Woodville.— The Wellington-Woodville Railway was opened to Eketahuna at the beginning of the financial year, and since then the only works in progress have been the river-bank protective works at the Awapurua Bridge, which are now almost complete. The funds originally provided for this Railway are also insufficient to complete the works, a further sum of £3,000 being required. It is also proposed to extend this line at the Wellington end, namely, from the present station at Thorndon—which is very inconveniently situated for the bulk of the population of the city—to Te Aro, and for this purpose a further sum of £13,000 will be needed. Blenheim-Awatere. — A contract has been let on the Blenheim-Awatere Railway for 2f miles of heavy formation between the end of the Dashwood Section and the Dashwood Pass, and fresh surveys have been made for the completion of the works on the Vernon and Dashwood Sections, the earthwork of which has been finished for several years. Under last year's proposals it was intended to complete this line to the Dashwood Pass, and construct a dray-road, about 3 miles long, from thence to the flat at the Awatere River. As, however, the formation to Dashwood Pass is costing less than was expected, there are more funds available than calculated on. It is therefore a question whether the railway itself should not be extended to the Awatere River, in preference to making a road which would afterwards be comparatively useless. Further surveys will be made to determine this point before the road is gone on with. In the meantime the estimates provide for the platelaying and other works required in completing, the line to Dashwood Pass. Westport-Ngahatvau. —A Bill will be introduced during the present session to authorise the extension of the Westport-Ngakawau Railway to the Mokihinui River, a distance of 7 miles, its object being the opening-up of the Mokihinui Coalfield. It is proposed to construct the railway, out of the funds for the

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Westport harbour-works. Offers have been received from eligible parties to construct this railway as a private enterprise; but, in view of the fact that it is an adjunct to the present line and the harbour-works, it is not considered advisable to allow the line to pass into private hands. In order to fulfil the conditions in the coal leases, which provide for a certain output of coal in a given time, it is absolutely necessary that the line should be made forthwith. Greymouth-Holdtilm. —The principal work in progress on the GreymouthHokitika Eailway during 1889-90 was the Teremakau Bridge, and it was completed early in the year. A contract was prepared to absorb the greater portion of the vote of last session, but on consideration it was decided to postpone further action till the negotiations for the completion of the line by the Midland Company had come to an issue. In consequence of the matter having to be referred to England these negotiations occupied a considerable time. The terms offered by the company were not favourable, and as they included the leasing of the Brunner line, and other concessions, they were not accepted. To lease the latter railway would carry with it the administration of the harbour and, generally, the trade of Greymouth ; so it should not be transferred to a private company except on the most favourable terms. Mount Somers Branch. —The extension of the Mount Somers Branch Eailway to Springburn having been completed, it is not proposed to extend the line any further for the present. Otago Central. —The first section of the Otago Central Eailway from Chain Hills to Hindon, 17 miles, was handed over to the Eailw Tay Commissioners and opened for traffic in October, 1889. The rails are laid to the 29th mile, and the formation is complete right up to Middlemarch, at the 40th mile—that is, 48 miles from Dunedin. All the large bridges are finished, except those over Castle Creek and the Sutton Stream. There is only one span in each of them, and the girders are nearly ready. The small bridges and other works on the Middlemarch Section are also fast approaching completion. It is therefore expected that this long-delayed work will be finished and the line opened to Middlemarch before Christmas, which is the time for completion mentioned in last year's Statement. Catlin's River. —A contract has been entered into for the completion of the Catlin's Eiver line from the present terminus at Eomahapa to McDonald's Saddle, a distance of 6| miles, and the works are progressing favourably. The present contract carries the railway to the northern side of McDonald's Saddle—the watershed of the Glenoainaru and Owake Streams. This is not a very convenient stopping-place, so it is proposed to extend the line through the saddle to the Owake side, which will absorb all the available funds. Edendale-Fortrose. —The section of the Edendale-Eortrose line between Wyndham and Glenham Eoad crossing has been finished and opened for traffic. Midland Baihoay. —Although not a Government line, it is advisable that I should state the position of the Midland Eailway-works. On the West Coast-N-elson line the section between Brunnerton and Ngahere—B miles—has been opened for traffic; and the remainder of the distance to Eeefton—lB miles —is under construction and progressing rapidly. On the East and West Coast line the section between Stillwater Junction and Kaimata is completed, and a further section of If miles is in progress. A contract has also been entered into for 6 miles at the Springfield end. The Midland Eailway Company have applied for permission to divert the line from the west to the east side of Lake Brunner. The reason given by the company for making the request is that better gradients are obtainable and more good land opened up. The deviation will affect the line for a distance of 18 miles. We are advised that it is doubtful whether the contract admits of such a wide departure from the original line, so it has been agreed to refer the matter to Parliament. -sThe company also applied for "permission to substitute a rack railway on the Abt system for an ordinary locomotive line over the Spooner Eange "at the Nelson end, but the Government did not see its way to agree to recommend the House to grant the request, a« it w ras not considered desirable to make such a radical change in the class of railway to be constracted.

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Grey mouth-Point Elizabeth. —After long negotiations between two rival companies, arrangements have been made with the Cobden Railway and Coal Compafiy to construct a railway from Greymouth to the coalfields near Point Elizabeth, a distance of 6 miles. The company are proceeding under the District Eailways Act. This line will open up a very extensive coalfield, and materially promote the trade not only of Greymouth but of the colony. HARBOURS. As honourable members are aware, the Government resumed control of the West Coast coal harbours in April, 1888, and since then the works have been carried out under the supervision of the Public Works Department. Although Parliament does not provide the funds for these works directly, it is desirable that I should refer to them, more particularly as the subject is one of the utmost importance to the colony, and as it has not been specially referred to in the Public Works Statement for several years, Greymouth. —The harbour-works proper at Greymouth are nearly finished. The whole of Sir John Coode's " first instalment," which is all that was estimated for, is practically complete. Any further works done will be in accordance with his scheme for " future extensions," which was to depend on the development of trade. The works consist mainly of two breakwaters, carried out about 1,700ft. into the sea, to confine the river and direct it square on to the bar, with internal walls, to guide the river down to the breakwaters. The expenditure on the Greymouth harbour during the year ending the 31st December last was .£19,130, and the expenditure since the passing of the special Act in 1884 £165,000. Prior to that the Government had expended £127,000 on wharves, river-walls, and a section of the south breakwater. We may, therefore, set down the total cost of the Greymouth harbour-works at £292,000. These works have, so far, been perfectly successful. They have really done somewhat more than was expected of them. Prior to their initiation there was seldom more than 10ft. of water on the bar, and the channel was tortuous and constantly changing its position; now T the channel is straight and permanent, and for the last three years the depth of water on the bar has scarcely ever been under 14ft., and for most of the time it has varied from 16ft. to 24ft. Notwithstanding an exceptionally long period of dry weather, there were 320 days last year in which the depth was never less than 16ft. As showing the bearing of the Greymouth harbour-works on the progress of the colony, I may state that the output of coal in the Brunner mines for the three years ending December, 1880, averaged 29,840 tons only; whereas the output for the three years ending December, 1889, has averaged 162,840 tons, an increase of 133,000 tons per annum. Westport. —The general plan of the Westport harbour-works is much the same as that for Greymouth, but on a larger scale. 3,930ft. of the western breakwater have been completed, out of a total of 4,200ft., and 3,960ft. of the eastern breakwater, out of a total of 4,735ft. The principal works for the improvement of the bar are, therefore, well advanced, and it is a question whether the breakwaters might not be stopped where they are for the present till the inside works are further advanced. The whole of the work done on the eastern, and 1,050ft. of the western breakwater have been executed since the Government resumed control of the coal harbours. The inside works consist of river training-walls, wharf, and coalstaiths, and an extensive system of railway-lines and sidings for bringing stone from the Cape Foulwind quarries to the works. The wharf and coal-staiths, and a small section of training-wall, were constructed by the Government some years ago. The railways, together with a fine iron bridge over the Buller for road and railway traffic, "were made by the late Harbour Board. The. total expenditure on the Westport harbour-works has been about £300,000, of which £15,000 was expended before the works passed into the hands of the Board, £173,000 by the Board, and £112,000 since the Government resumed control.

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The works still required are the construction of the river-walls and the dredging of the river, and increased accommodation for loading coal. The latter >has become an urgent want, so arrangements are being made for the immediate extension of the staiths and wharf, tenders for which will be called for irrthe course of a week or two. The harbour-works at Westport promise to be a complete success. In 1886, the year that the western breakwater was commenced, there was never more than 14ft. of water on the Buller Bar, and for three years previously there was on the average only eleven days a year on which the depth exceeded 14ft. During the last two financial years the depth was never less than 14ft., and last year there were 357 days on which it exceeded 16ft., the maximum depth being about 26ft. The large steam-collier " Cairntoul " now trades regularly to Westport, taking away from 2,200 to 2,400 tons of coal each trip, and arrangements are being made under which the China steamers will go there also. Although only in its infancy, the coal-trade of Westport is fast assuming large proportions. For the last three years the annual output of the mines has averaged 137,920 tons. Most of the progress is due to the success of the harbourworks ; and if the success continues, of which I have no doubt, Westport will eventually become a large and prosperous seaport, doing an extensive business not only with the other colonies, but with foreign countries. It will also, in all probability, become one of the principal coaling-stations in the southern seas for Her Majesty's ships of war. KOADS. Special Works.— The principal road-bridge works in progress during the year have been the Lyell, Mokihinui, and Tiraumea Bridges, and alterations and repairs to the Eakaia Gorge Bridge, all of' which are either completed or well advanced. Exploration surveys have been made for a road to Milford Sound. They show that an easy horse-track, and probably a coach-road, can be got at a moderate cost —much less than might be expected from the ruggedness of the country. Bonds North of Auckland. —A small vote was taken last year, amounting to £468, out of which certain repairs have been executed, at a cost of .£267, and a liability of £201 still exists. This it is proposed to provide for under the vote for miscellaneous roads, so that the special vote for roads North of Auckland will not, therefore, be renewed. Main Roads. —The amount voted last year was ,£14,000. Of this amount .£12,799 was expended, and liabilities incurred to the amount of .£2,858 in addition. It is proposed to ask for a vote of £12,630 for this year, to cover these liabilities and the current year's expenditure on a reduced scale. The works for the past year have been principally in connection with the maintenance of the following roads, viz., Warkworth-Kawakawa, Oxford-Kotorua, Tauranga-Napier, NelsonTophouse, Nelson-Westport-Grreymouth and Hokitika, Hokitika-Christchurch, and in keeping open the Haast Pass Track. As the loan funds for main roads will be exhausted at the end of March next, the maintenance of these roads must thereafter be otherwise provided for. Miscellaneous Roads and' Bridges. —Under this heading a sum of £28,912 was voted last session, of which. £19,998 has been expended, and liabilities incurred to the further amount of £10,015. For the current year we shall ask for a vote of £17,091, to cover liabilities and to aid in continuing some of the works. There are only two new items proposed this year, amounting together to £650. Should the whole of the expenditure proposed come to account during the current year, the loan allocation for this class of works will also be exhausted. Grants-in-aid. —The transactions under the Koads and Bridges Construction Act during the past year were limited to the payment of a sum of £227 in respect of outstanding grants. The liabilities under the Act.on the 31st March last amounted to £273. During the year a sum of £1,871 was spent out of the £8,000 voted for work for the " unemployed." It is proposed to ask for £2,000 this year to provide for

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further work of this kind, should the necessity arise. The works of last year consisted in the extension of the Waikomiti-West Coast Road (Auckland), the Kai-koura-tllarence Road, the deviation of the Christchurch-West Coast Road at the Bealey, and the extension of the Catlin's River Road. Roads to open Grown Lands before Sale. —For this purpose Parliament -voted last year .£47,502, out of which .£28,160 was spent, and liabilities incurred amounting to £18,698 in addition. To cover these liabilities, and provide for the extension of works in hand and others necessary to facilitate the settlement of Crown lands, we shall ask for a total authorisation of £42,870, of which <£35,000 is proposed to be expended during the current year. The various works under this heading which have been in hand during the year extend to almost every district in the colony where settlement is going on ; full details will be furnished in the annual report of the Survey Department. Village Settlements. —Last year the sum voted under the head of village settlements for actual expenditure was £19,173; the total amount authorised to cover liabilities as well as expenditure being £48,177 the expenditure has, however, only amounted to £7,345. It is estimated that about £8,032 will be sufficient to meet the requirements of the current year, and it is therefore proposed to ask for a vote for that sum. A further amount of £22,881 will probably be sufficient bo cover the liabilities under the arrangement made with the village settlers for advances on their bush-felling and houses, notwithstanding that the liabilities are returned as nominally amounting to £44,661, thus making a total required of £30,913, and it is therefore proposed to transfer the remainder of the loan allocation for village settlements to the different classes of road-works. Roads to give Access to the Martou-Te Awamutu Railway. —Under this heading a sum of £1,692 was voted last year for three items, and of this amount JE24B was expended during the year, and liabilities incurred amounting to £666. We propose to ask Parliament to make a material addition to the vote this year. We shall ask for a further allocation of £40,056 for these road-works, some of which have been partially made, either as cart- or bridle-roads, the others being new so far as this vote is concerned. Looking to the long time that must elapse before through communication can be established by railway from Rangatira to Mokau (the present termini of the railway), it is deemed advisable to provide roads, which, though not following the railway-line, will afford a means of direct travel between Wellington and Auckland. This will be accomplished by continuing the Hunterville-Turangarere Road by the east side of Tongariro and Ruapehu, and effecting a junction with the existing road near Tokaanu. By bridging the Tongariro River, all the roads northwards, extending to Lichfield, Oxford, and Tauranga, will be connected with the proposed road from Turangarere, the point where the main road comes in from Napier. From this same point it is proposed to continue the cart-road on to Karioi, and to open up the Waimarino Block. The Rotoaira-Waimarino Road is m an incomplete state, though a great deal of work has been done on it. With the expenditure proposed a road will be opened to connect with the one already formed between Karioi and Taumarunui. The vote asked for for the Mangaroa to Stratford Road is to make a through road to the Waikato, suitable for riding and for driving stock. All of the above roads affect the large area of Crown lands purchased out of Part 11. of the Public Works Fund, as well as lands which are now in process of being acquired. By opening these lands settlement will be stimulated, and a return obtained for the money expended. The vote proposed for expenditure within the year is £30,500, with an authorisation to incur liabilities to the further amount of £10,000. Roads on Goldfields. —The expenditure on roads and tracks on goldfields last year, including subsidies to local bodies for the development of the mining industry, amounted to" £13,290, and on the 31st March last the liabilities amounted to £16,524. For the present year we ask for a total authorisation of £27,000 to cover the existing liabilities and to complete roads on which large sums have been expended. This amount will" absorb the balance of the loan allocation for works of this class. 2—D. 1.

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS. A& regards public buildings, the increasing requirements of settlement, together with the necessity for renewing the older wooden structures, create contiauous demands on the votes, and, until many renewals still urgently required have been effected, this demand must continue. The amount voted for public buildings out of loan last year was £43,'651, of which ,£35,473 was expended., and liabilities existed at the end of the year to the amount of .£10,086 in addition. Out of the Consolidated Fund ,£34,075 was also voted for public buildings and domains, and ,£25,000 for school-buildings; the expenditure being £32,182 and .£24,434 respectively; while liabilities existed at the end of the year to the amounts of £3,976 and .£1,031 in addition. The total votes from both funds last year was .£107,426, and the total expenditure £92,089. The works carried out during the year out of loan-moneys have been the completion of the departmental buildings at Auckland; the erection of new Courthouses at Onehunga and Kaiapoi, and the rearrangement and improvement of those at Auckland, Westport, and Dunedin; new police-stations at Waipawa, Pembroke, Mosgiel, Balclutha, Invercargill, and several other places; new post-offices at Pahnerston North, Clyde, and Pembroke; the restoration of the west wing of Sunny side Asylum, the rebuilding of the damaged portion of the asylum at Seacliff; and the carrying on of the work at the new gaols at Auckland and Wellington. The two latter buildings are expected to be completed, as far as it is at present intended to carry them, during the year. The principal works executed, chargeable to the Consolidated Fund,, have been the interior and exterior renovation of the Government Houses at Auckland and Wellington, and the improvement of their sanitary arrangements ; improving the sanitary condition of various Government buildings in Wellington and. Dunedin; the completion of the restoration of the General Post Office ; the renovation of portions of the Parliamentary Buildings ; and the execution of an extensive variety of additions and repairs to numerous Government buildings throughout the colony. Contracts have also been entered into for the new Sanatorium at Botorua, new Customhouse at Greymouth, a stamp-printing office, in connection with the Government Printing Office, in Wellington, and for a central police-station at Dunedin. The more important works proposed to be proceeded with this year, and for which provision has been made on the estimates; are as follow: Out of Loan Funds—New lunatic asylum at Porirua, and further works at the asylums at Sunnyside and Seaeliff, and at the gaols in Auckland and Wellington. Out of Consolidated Fund — £40,000 is provided for school-buildings, also .£2,000 for Native schools, and £8,000 for an institution for deaf-mutes; besides these amounts, ,£34,000 is also provided for ordinary additions, repairs, fittings, and furniture. HAKBOUB DEFENCES. The policy of carrying on the defence-works by means of convict-labour, annomiced in last year's Statement, has been followed during the year with satisfactory results, and considerable progress has been made in the execution of several of the more important works ; but, while much has been done, there yet remains a good deal to do. The amount voted out of loan funds last year for works of this class was £6,452, but the expenditure has amounted to £7,293. The excess has been caused by a compensation claim for land taken (and which it was hoped w rould have been settled by an exchange of land, without any money-payment) having to be settled by a payment of over £1,500. A considerable saving has, however, been made on the vote out of the Consolidated Fund for this class of works, the amount voted having been £10,000, and the expenditure £8,459 only. The liabilities existing on the 31st .March last were £1,850 upon materiel of war from England, and £1,418 upon works in the colony. The total expenditure on harbour defences to the end of last financial year

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has been, in round numbers, £458,000, of which £238,000 represents cost of materiel from England, and £220,000 the cost of works in the colony. Of this latter turn £34,000 has been paid for land, the remaining £186,000 representing the cost of forts, batteries, submarine defences, and general charges. The defence-works proposed to be executed during the year are the completion and armament of the batteries already in hand. The cost of these works is estimated at £13,000, of which £3,000 is proposed to be charged to loan, and the balance to the Consolidated Fund. Beyond this year's appropriations, it is estimated that somewhat more than a similar further amount will be required to make our harbour defences thoroughly efficient. MISCELLANEOUS CHAEGES ON LOAN FUNDS. Purchase of Native Lands. —The balance of the loan allocation under Part I. of the Public Works Fund, available on the 31st March, 1889, for the purchase of Native lands in the North Island generally, as distinct from purchases out of the North Island Trunk Railway loan, was £9,396; but by the passing of "The North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Application Act Amendment Act, 1889," this amount was increased by £20,285, being a refund out of the North Island Trunk Railway loan, to the general fund, of moneys previously provided for the purchase of land within the railway area. The total amount available in the general fund was thereby increased to £29,681. Of this amount £24,429 has been expended during the late financial year, leaving a balance of £5,252 still available. The transactions include the purchase of the Pukeroa-o-Ruawhata (Rotorua Township) Block, on which £8,064 has been expended—interests representing 1,021 out of 1,100 shares having been acquired ; also the purchasing of shares in the Taumatamahoe and other blocks; and completing a number of unfinished transactions. The total area of which the purchase was completed during the year is 33,600 acres. On Part 11. of the fund there was available on the 31st March, 1889, for Native land purchases within the railway area, the sum of £1,509, but a further allocation of £100,000 out of the North Island Trunk Railway loan was made last session for new purchases, in addition to the allocation of £20,285, already referred to. The total amount available for new purchases under Part 11. of the fund, therefore, was £101,509, and of this amount £3,765 was expended during the year. As may be judged from the small amount of the expenditure under this part of the fund, no great extent of land has been actually purchased, but considerable progress has been made with the necessary surveys, and also in the matter of placing the titles in a position to be dealt with. Some legislation will be necessary to remove difficulties which have impeded negotiations in the past, and the Government has a Bill prepared dealing with the matter, which will be introduced shortly. Bates on Native Lands. —The amount voted last year to cover claims for rates on Native lands for the year ended the 31st March, 1889, was £8,595, the amount expended being £5,874. To cover the balances for 1888-89, not claimed up to the 31st March last, and the claims for 1889-90, which fall due during the current financial year, a sum of £16,000 will require to be authorised, but probably not more than about £14,000 of this amount will be required for actual expenditure within the year. Of this sum, £5,000 is proposed to be charged to the Public Works Fund, and the balance to the Consolidated Fund. After the rates for 1889-90 have been paid no further sums will be payable, the Act having been repealed. Immigration. —lmmigration is still restricted to exceptional cases of separated families, or near relatives who are more or less dependent upon their friends in the colony for assistance. The number of immigrants introduced under the regulations of the department during last year was 82, the total cost of their passages being £1,035, of which amount £560 was paid by the nominators in the colony, and £85 by the immigrants themselves in London. Since the Ist May last 24 persons have been provided with passages, and the number of nominations now on the books of the department is 133.

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The balance of the loan allocation for immigration purposes at the 31st March, 1889, was .£3,830, and the expenditure during the year was £867, thus leaving a balance available on the 31st March last of £2,963, against which there are liabilities to the extent of £2,200. "Waterworks on Goldfields. —The balance remaining on the allocation for this class of works at the 31st March, 1889, was £929; of this amount £284 was expended during the year, leaving a balance available at the end of the year of ,£645, against which there were liabilities to the extent of £241. Lighthouses. — Cnvier Island lighthouse has been completed, the light being first shown on the 22nd September last. The total cost of the lighthouse and appurtenances was £7,407. A lighthouse is proposed to be erected on Stephens Island, Cook Strait, where for some time past it has been recognised that a light was much required. The balance of the allocation for lighthouse purposes being insufficient to cover the cost of this work, it is proposed to provide for it out of the Consolidated Fund, and a vote for £3,500, as a first instalment, has accordingly been placed on this year's estimates. The total cost of the work is estimated at about £8,000. Telegraph Extensions. —The expenditure on account of telegraph construction, and for the extension of the telephone exchanges in the colony, amounted, during last financial year, to £16,346; and of this sum an amount of £3,785 was expended on the telephone exchanges, making their capital cost at the close of the year £63,366, including the value of the material in hand. Of the new lines erected during the year for the extension of telegraph communication, the most important are those to Lichfield, to Otorohanga, to Mokihinui, to Greendale, and from Ongaonga to Tikokino, from Biversdale to Balfour, from Cardrona to Pembroke, and from Palmerston South to Nenthorn. In all these extensions the lines have been brought into operation by means of telephones. In the estimates for the present year's expenditure, provision has been made for the extension of the lines from Tologa Bay to Waipiro, Lichfield to Morrinsville, Marton to Hunterville, and for the completion of the line from Mongonui to Kaitaia. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, I would again direct the attention of honourable members to the necessity of realising our position when borrowing ceases, a point to which I alluded at the outset. Practically, we are this session dealing with the last of Part I. of the Loan Fund, and this is the source from which we have hitherto paid for a number of works and services that must in future be charged to the Consolidated Fund. Part I. embraces roads of all classes, public buildings, telegraph extension, immigration, purchase of Native lands, harbour defences, and some other minor items. As already stated by myself, and more fully gone into by my honourable colleague the Premier in his Financial Statement, the expenditure on the purchase of Native lands, and in making roads to open up Crown lands before sale, are legitimate charges on the Land Fund. But the problem of dealing with the other items on the list is a very difficult one to solve. Perhaps the readiest way of showing its bearing is to give the expenditure under each head for the last seven years. It has been as follows: —

Class of Works. 1883-84. 1884-85. 1885-86. 1880-87. 1887-88. 1888-89. 1889-90. Total for Sevon Years Average per Annum. £ £ £ & £ £ £ £ £ :loads (other than Roads to open up Crown Lands) .. Public Buildings Celcgraph Extension .mmigration rlarbour Defences )ther Items 244,011 164,376 19 t 532 107*041 7,213 52,917 267,729 117,361 25,799 57,148 9,601 32,461 274,110 86,859 36,010 11,675 127,167 40,840 221,460 158,031 89,598! 90,529 18,952' 22,984 12,454' 15,598 139,429 73,459 70,290! 21,916 84,486 34,592 12-, 047 8,791 50,089 20,256 55,966 35,473 16,346 867 7,293 7,710 1,305,793 618,788 151,070 213,574 414,251 246,390 186,542 88,398 21,667 30,511 59,179 35,199 Totals .. 552,183: 382,517 421,496 595,090 510,099 576,661 210,261 123,655 2,950,466

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Showing an average annual expenditure on works of the classes named of .£421,496. Add to this .£85,647, the average expenditure for works on open lines for the same period, and we have a total average annual expenditure of £507,143. Although the average expenditure for the seven years on the works named in the table is .£421,496, it will be seen that the amount for last year is only ,£123,655, as against .£595,090 in 1883-84, and £552,183 in 1886-87. The works on open lines are directly due to the spread of settlement and trade, further accommodation being required at stations for the increasing traffic in country produce and general merchandise, as well as additions to rolling-stock. Urgent demands for these works are constantly made on the Railway Commissioners by settlers and the public generally, and the demands are in many cases so reasonable that they cannot be refused. As there is no capital account in connection with our railways, this expenditure must in future come out of revenue. In addition to the cost of new works and extensions which will fall on the Consolidated Fund, the charges already on it for maintenance will be considerably augmented, particularly as regards public buildings. I have had returns made showing the history and condition of each of these buildings, from which I find that many of the older wooden structures are urgently in need of extensive repairs. Not only have they arrived at the age when decay proceeds rapidly, but apparently they have not been efficiently maintained, probably from mistaken motives of economy. The General and Provincial Governments have, from first to last, expended between £3,000,000 and £4,000,000 on public buildings throughout the colony, exclusive of those on railways, and they are now valued by the Property-tax Department at £2,250,000. The amount expended on the maintenance of these buildings has for the last seven years averaged £22,500, but for the reason just stated it will be necessary to increase the expenditure. These facts and figures show that a cessation of borrowing will augment the charges on the Consolidated Fund to a considerable extent, but the experience of the last few years proves that the resources of the country are sufficiently elastic to bear the increase. The spread of settlement, which creates further demands, is at the same time providing the means of meeting them. At a critical stage in the history of New Zealand, when the colony was left by the Mother-country with a Maori war on its hands, the colonists adopted what was (jailed a " self-reliant policy," and successfully fought their own battles. In the more peaceful operations of colonisation we may well follow their example, and meet the demands of further settlement from our own resources. Not only would this promote a true spirit of independence, but it would be the surest guarantee of economy in the administration of our finances. The usual departmental tables and reports accompany this Statement.

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LIST OK TABLES ATTACHED TO STATEMENT.

Table A—Public Works Fund, Part I.— Condition on 31st March, 1890, with proposals for 1890-91. Table B—Public Works Fund, Part ll.— Condition on 31st Maroh, 1890, with proposals for 1890-91. Table C—Public Works Fund, Part lll.— Condition on 81st Maroh, 1890, with proposals for 1890-91. Table D—General Summary. —Showing total expenditure under Public Works Fund on. all classes of works for the years 1880-81 to 1889-90, and the proposed expenditure on same for the year 1890-91. Note. —An index of the ordinary departmental tables and appendices follows the tables above referred to.

PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, 1890.

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Table A. [To accompany Public Works Statement of 25th July, 1890.] PUBLIC WORKS FUND.-PART I.

PUBLIC WORKS FUND.—PART I.

(1) (2) (3) d I) (5) (0) (' ') (8) Allocations as determined in July, 1889.* ,Expenditure during Year ending 31st March, 1890. Balances of Allocations unexpended on 31st March, 1890. lleadjus Alloc* now pr (July, tnielit of a, tions •oposed , 1890). Unexpended Balances of Allocations as thus readjusted July, 1890.) Liabilities on 31st March, 1890. Year ending 181 31st March, II. Balances which will thus remain available for further Undertakings in succeeding Years. Classes Description of Work. Total Amount proposed to be authorised. Additions. Reductions. Amounts proposed to be voted for actual Expenditure, I. £ 3,830 £ 867 £ 2,963 £ £ £ 2,968 £ 2,200 2,3G0 £ 2,963 £ Immigration II. Public Works, Departmental 453 453 1,547 2,000 700 700 1,300 II. Railways 9,330 7,976 1,354 12,346 13,700 506 12,500 15,200 Dr. 1,500 IV. Roads:— Roads, Bridges, and Wharves North of Auckland 468 267 201 201 *201 Main Roads 23,676 12,799 10,877 1,753 12,630 2,858 12,630 12,630 Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges 31,763 19,998 11,765 5,326 17,091 10,015 17,091 17,091 Grants-in-aid 10,547 2,172 8,375 5,329 3,046 903 3,046 3,046 Roads to open up Lands before Sale 61,558 28,160 33,398 8,972 42,370 18,698 35,000 42,370 Village Settlements 49,377 7,345 42,032 19,519 22,513 44,661 8,032 30,913 Dr. 8,400 Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. , 39,692 217,081 13,290 84,031 26,402 598 27,000 16,524 22,747 27,000 Total Roads 25,049 93,860 133,050 Dr. 8,400 133,050 16,649 124,650 98,546 Waterworks on Goldfields 929 284 645 645 241 645 645 V. Purchase of Native Lands, North Island 5,252 236 5,252 5,252 VI. 9,396 4,144 5,252 VII. Telegraph Extension 16,323 16,346 Dr. 23 17,249 17,226 5,107 17,226 17,226 VIII. Public Buildings:— Departmental Offices 12,670 7,256 5,414 2,064 3,350 1,959 3,350 3,350 Judicial 26,049 11,246 14,803 6,347 21,150 2,918 16,850 21,150 Post and Telegraph 2,331 1,376 955 2,545 3,500 561 3,500 3,500 Customs 400 18 382 260 042 8 042 642 Lunatic Asylums 43,651 15,717 27,934 27,934 4,520 12,050 27,934 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions 120 Cr. 140 260 140 120 120 120 120 Total Public Buildings 85,221 35,473 49,748 9,152 2,204 56,696 10,086 36,512 56,696 " Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Defences :— 2,930 1,552 1,378 1,378 IX. Lighthouses 3,000 Harbour Defences 6,452 9,382 7,293 Dr. 841 3,841 3,841 3,000 1,850 3,000 •■ Total Lighthouses, &c. 8,845 537 1,378 3,000 1,850 3,000 3,000 Rates on Native Lands .. ... 5,000 5,000 5,000 18,595 5,874 12,721 7,721 X. Thermal Springs 2,350 2,350 2,350 30 2,350 2,350 XI. Charges and Expenses of raising Loans 3,084 3,084 XII. Unallocated 15,801 15,801 9,413 25,214 Unauthorised Expenditure: — 589 Dr. 589 782 193 193 1193 193 Expenses raising dredge " Hapuka," to bo recovered 891,775 167,513 224,262 70,979 233,675 242,275 Dr. 8,600 Totals .. 61,566 184,284 Recoveries on account of services of previous years: Cr. 153 153 Erom Ohinemuri County 153 184,284 1 Dr. 8,600 242,275 Receipts in aid : — Under " Ellesmero Lake Lands Act, 1888 " 391,775 167,360 224,415 70,979 61,719 233,675 8,142 8,142 Under " Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886" 1,118 1,118 233,675 70,979 70,979 233,675 114,309 184,284 242,275 Dr. 8,600 Estimated Receipts:— Under " Ellesmere Lake Land Act, 1888 " Cr. 9,900J Cr. 9,900 Grand totals 243,575 114,309 184,284 242,275 1,300 * Voted under Miscellaneous Roads. t Voted under Harbour Works, Class IX. { Apportioned £1,500 to railways, £8,400 to roads.

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Table B. To accompany Public Works Statement of 25th July, 1890. PUBLIC WORKS FUND. PART II.

PUBLIC WOEKS FUND.—PART 11. and PART 111.

(1.) (2.) (3.) Balances of Allocations unexpended on 31st March, 1890. (4.) Readjustment of Allocations now proposed (July, 1890). (5.) Unexpended Balances of Allocations as thus adjusted (July, 1890). (6.) (7. Year ending m .) 31st March, 11. (8. Balances which will thus remain available for further Undertakings in succeeding Years. Classes. \llocations as determined in July, 1889. Expenditure during Year ending :31st March 1890. Liabilities, 31st March, 1890. Amount proposed to be voted for actual Expenditure. Total Amount proposed to be authorised. Addi- Reductions, tions. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ I. Departmental 7,000 1,000 6,000 6,000 800 800 5,200 II. Kailway Construction— 22,105 10,000 Construction, north end 205,337 1305,012 „ south end 116,519 1,229 117,535 187,477 ( 8,962 66 10,000 15,000 40,000 I 1 134,977 Surveys 6,690 200 2,500 2,500 Permanent-way, sleepers and rollingstock— 34,135 North end 34,135 34,135 34,135 South end 21,129 21,129 21,129 21,129 Total Railways 383,810 360,276 52,500 190,241 23,534 117,535 242,741 9,028 27,500 Roads to give access to Railway— 180 III. North end 130 139,556 1 10 866 5,000 8,000 South end 562 248 314 40,000 35,000 32,000 Payment of " thirds " and " fourths " to Local Bodies under " Land Act, 1885 " (to be recouped out of North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Application Act Deposit Account 500 500 500 500 Total Roads 40,500 692 248 444 40,056 40,500 666 30,500 IV. Purchase of Native lands 1,509 24,050 Or.22,541 120,285 97,744 50,000 97,744 Unallocated 42,806 42,806 42,806 Total 435,817 48,832 191,544 195,441 386,985 160,341 160,341 386,985 9,694 108,800

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Table C. [To accompany the Public Works Statement of 25th July, 1890.] PUBLIC WORKS FUND.-PART III.

PUBLIC WOBKS FUND.—PART 111.

(1.) (2.) (3.) (4. .) (5.) (6.) C r.) (8.) Expenditure during Year ending 31st March, 1890. Balances of Allocations unexpended on 31st March, 1890. Readjust Alloca now pr< (July, jment of ttions oposed 1890). Unexpended Balances of Allocations as thus readjusted, July, 1890. Year ending 3: .st March, 1891. Balances which will Name of Railway, &c. Allocations as determined (July, 1889). Liabilities on 31st March, 1890. Amount proposed to be voted for actual Expenditure. thus remain available for further Undertakings in succeeding Years. Addi- I tions. Reductions. Total Amount proposed to be authorised. Helensville northward £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 56,929 5,796 51,133 51,133 30,091 25,000 48,000 3,133 Penrose, double line 23,000 23,000. 23,000 23,000 Grahamstown-Te Aroha 35,323 2,254 33,069 33,069 793 2,000 2,000 31,069 Putaruru-Rotorua 40,350 1,453 38,897 1,613 40,510 40,303 20,000 40,510 Tahoraite-Palmerston 90,328 58,682 31,646 6,664 38,310 28,890 38,310 38,310 Maurieeville-Woodville 15,358 15,647 Dr. 289 3,000 2,711 2,035 2,711 2,711 Blenheim-Awatere 27,363 126 27,237 27,237 17,466 20,000 25,000 2,237 Greymouth-Hokitika 26,178 7,510 18,668 18,668 683 10,000 15,000 3,668 Mount Somers 4,415 3,201 1,214 1,214 82 Livingstone Branch 1,063 1,063 1,063 Otago Central 61,473 31,534 29,939 29,939 12,435 29,939 29,939 Catlin's River 26,549 228 26,321 26,321 11,626 20,000 26,321 Riversdale-Switzer's 18,615 18,615 18,615 18,615 Edendale-Fortrose 15,393 4,965 10,428 10,428 2,054 2,500 2,500 7,928 Seaward Bush 3,961 3,96.1 3,961 3,961 Lumsden-Mararoa.. Dr. 29 Cr. 29 Additions to opened railways 40,522 27,594 12,928 12,928 6,352 12,928 12,928 Permanent-way, sleepers, and rolling-stock 106,350 24,101 82,249 82,249 36,518 40,000 60,000 22,249 Raising loan and contingencies— Departmental 19,000 11,294 7,700 7,706 7,500 7,500 206 Surveys, new lines 21 21 21 21 Raising loan Dr. 3,084 Cr. 3,084 Unallocated 9,000 9,000 9,000 Totals .. 618,078 191,272 426,806 11,277 11,277 426,806 189,328* 230,888 310,719 116,087 * Does not incl ude £1,602 iow pro' ided for under Railv ays, Part I.

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Table D. [To accompany Public Works Statement of 25th July, 1890.] GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Expenditure under Public Works Fund, 1880-81 to 1889-90, and Proposed Expenditure, 1890-91, &c.

PUBLIC WOEKS FUND.—GENEEAL SUMMAEY.

Expe, tditure. Amounts proposed to be voted for Expenditure during the Year ending 31st March, 1891. Class. Description of Services. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. 1884-85. 1885-86. 188G-87. 1887-88. 1888-S9. 1889-90. Services at present charged to Part I. of the Public Works Fund. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Immigration 29,701 4,334 3,999 107,041 57,148 11,075 12,454 15,598 8,791 867 2,860 T. II. Public Works Departmental* 12,890 6,089 6,458 700 III. Railways I 16,729 1,408 4,762 7,976 12,500 I IV. Roads: — Roads North of Auckland Main Roads Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges 43,773 17,022 7,929 17,566 f 31,809 ( 61,635 34,571 30,380 37,165 33,163 26,833 37,615 30,738 22,294 39,748 3,138 13,756 25,989 264 10,968 26,748 f 26,913 (Cr. {90 21,954 10,770 7,015 267 12,799 19,998 2,172 Cr. {153 28,160 7,345 13,290 12,630 17,091 i 83,501 92,519 111,603 Grants-in-Aid 106,399 ! 149,982 138,045 81,264 57,632 \ r I 3,046 Roads to open up Lands Village Settlements Roads on Goldfields Miscellaneous .. .. . ■ 52,152 35,936 81,634 84,631 j 49,314 61,794 57,157 1,891 32,625 61,488 12,053 25,053 35,000 8,032 22,747 "l29 9,439 26,'602 ! 15,631 31,622 51'117 Total, Roads 230,543 145,606 13,272 37,912 i 210,605 328,642 317,043 329,072 1 265,717 7,665 199,109 1,016 104,542 55 83,878 284 98,546 Waterworks on Goldfields .. .. 16,577 6,824 16,596 8,029 9,032 I 645 V. 56,887 29,844 18,654 24,480 VI. Purchase of Native Lands, North Island 70,572 34,545 18,457 1,515 5,089 4,144 5,252 VII. Telegraph Extension 43,783 7,485 19,532 25,799 36,010 18,952 22,984 12,047 16,346 17,220 VIII. Public Buildings :— Parliamentary General Departmental Offices Judicial Post and Telegraph Customs Survey Quarantine Station Lunatic Asylums Miscellaneous Hospitals and Charitable Institutions School-buildings 55,402 9,336 16,259 1,752 5,331 16,743 9,939 193 20 996 31,652 8,416 22,652 22,616 1,659 34 848 58,047 34 256 49,814 183 12,227 8,955 830 11,106 4,880 99 461 123 4,007 8 947 15,875 2,772 24 12,742 8,273 2,227 14,588 8,228 82 7,256 11,246 1,376 18 3,350 16,850 3,500 642 39 i 604 "971 26,695 ' 313 24,992 '274 13,694 23*107 10,242 15*7-7 12,050 2^219 99,173 "l40 82,535 64 88,134 3'792 66,069 3 $99 62,884 4J421 51,607 i'lSG 40,000 '(173 779 Cr. 140 120 117,361 30,512 Total, Public Buildings 205,734 128,352 153,072 164,376 86,859 89,598 90,529 34,592 35,473 IX. Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences:— Lighthouses Harbour Works Harbour Defences 24,512 904 2,397 18,810 4,724 19,874 6,730 29,591 7,213 7,382 17,050 9,601 300 6,508 127,167 3,272 6,004 139,429 2,866 500 73,459 2,504 Cr. {5,000 50,089 1,552 71293 3,000 Total, Lighthouses, &c. 25,416 21,207 24;598 43,534 34,033 133,975 148,705. 76,825 47,593 8,845 3,000 Contingent Defence 154,000 133,219 ; •• 25,000 12,500 Rates on Native Lands • • •• 25,139 8,446 10,304 5,874 5,000 X. XI. Thermal-Springs 7,814 2,999 935 2,350 XII. Charges and Expenses raising Loans 28,758 3,084 Advance to Westport Harbour, repayable 14,336 Cr.\ 14,336 589 Unauthorised—Raising Dredge, repayable § 193 Unallotted Totals for the Services at present charged to Part I. of Public Works Fund .. 762,641 491,387 447,596 704,201 629,985 666,168 636,626 440,854 249,590 167,360 184,284 Other Services. Railways: — Construction Works, including Rails, Sleepers, and Rolling-stock, and Additions to Open Lines Roads to give access to North Island Trunk Railway Purchase of District Railways Purchase of Native Lands, North Island Unallotted .. . ■"■ 950,395 432,524 436,054 662,046 663,063 537.!::;; 6,832188,300 432,349 12,900 166,187 70,379 402,31S 20,410 207,315 1,898 206,596 - 248 75,000 24,050 250,888 30,500 24,129 3/J89 50,000 Total charge to Railways (except the small items in Part I.) .. ~.. 950,395 432,524 436,054 662,046 663,063 732,328 681,815 446,857 273,196 305,894 331,388 Miscellaneous, including Charges and Expenses raising Loans, Interest and Sinking Fund, Public Works Departmental - 206,605 26,808 13,387 43,341 43,679 76,890 15,043 78,448 91,153 f t 12,294] 3,084} 8,300 Total, Other Services 1,157,000 459,332 449,441 705,387 706,742 809,218 696,858 525,305 304,349 315,104 339,688 Grand Total. 950,719 897,037 1,409,588 1,336,727 1,475,386 1,333,484 966,159 {613,939 482,404 523,972 1,919,641 * Up to 1886-87 this item was not subdivided, and is included u: t These are isolated items of railways not covered by loan of 18i } These credits are recoveries on account of expenditure of previ § Voted under Harbour Works, Class IX. nder item "' 86. Up to 3: ious years, ai vliscellaneoui .st March, 18 lounting to, s," at foot o: 386, all expe: in 1888-89, table. iditure on ri ;19,426; 181 ,ilways was i) 19-90, £3,237. icluded und' :r one headi: _■

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TABLES. p a ge Ho. 1. —Total Expenditure : —Summary showing the Total Expenditure and Liabilities on Public Works out of Immigration and Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. S No. 2.—Railways :—Statement showing Total Expenditure and Liabilities on Railways, including Valuation of Provincial Lines, to 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 No. 3.—Boads generally:—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Boads to 31st March, 1890 . rj No. i. —Boads to open dp Lands :—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Boads under the Control of the Hon. the Minister of Lands, to 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. 9 No. 5. — GoiiDFiBLDS Boads : —Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Goldfields Boads to 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.4 No. 6.—Water-races : —Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Water-races on G-oldflelds to 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 No. 7.—Telegraphs:—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Telegraphs out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 No. B.—Public Buildings :—Statement showing Plxpenditure and Liabilities on Public Buildings to Slst ' March, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 No. 9.— Lighthouses and Harbour-works : —Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on lighthouses and Harbour-works and Harbour Defences out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.7 APPENDICES. Appendix A. —Expenditure for the Year:—Audited Statement of Expenditure on Public Works out of the Immigration and Public Works Loan for the Year 1889-90 .. .. .. 18 B.—Total Liabilities : —Statement of all Liabilities of the Public Works Department outstanding on 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 „ C.—Bailway Contracts : —Schedule of Bailway-constmction Contracts current on Ist April, 1889, and further Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 D. —Sleeper Contracts : —Schedule of Sleeper Contracts current on Ist April, 1889, and further Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 „ E.—Roads to open up Lands:—Schedule of Contracts for Roads and Miscellaneous Works under the Control of the Hon. the Minister of Lands, current on Ist April, 1889, and further Contracts entered into during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.. .. .. 23 „ IP. —Goldfields Roads : —Schedule of Contracts for Roads on Goldfields current on Ist April, 1889, and further Contracts entered into during the Year ended 31st March, 1890 .. 23 „ G. —Annual Report on Public Works, by the Engineer-in-Chief .. .. 24 H.—Annual Beport on Public Buildings, by the Engineer in Charge of Buildings .. 80 Enclosures with Appendix G. 1. Table of Lengths of Government Railways authorised, constructed, and surveyed up to 31st March, 1890. 2. Diagrams showing Miles of Government Railway opened in the North and Middle Islands, year by year since 1872. 3. Maps of the North and Middle Islands, showing Railways opened and in progress.

PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, 1890

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TABLE No. 1. Summary showing the Total Expenditure on Public Works and other Services out of Immigration and Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1890, and the Liabilities on that Date.

* Exclusive of value of provincial railways taken over by Government. f Includes £588 10s. id. charged to « Unauthorised." J Includes £192 12ik B<Mbarged as "Unauthorised." Public Works Department, 3rd July, 1890. (j j Olapham, Acting Aeeountant.

Number | of Table containing I Details, Works. Total Hrt^pen*- aJ^ffijh. Total Ex^iture LSSSSS SL Total Expenditure «U March, ,889. << ,^ , g^ 1890 _ . fa-aets, to. Works. I I T ~ „ ., £ s. d. : £ s. d. £ s. d. ', £ 2 iT Z* yS ■" '" ■" ■" *'3> 634,5°° 18 4 : 289,571 9 i! 13,924,072 8 3 ! 198,862 3'V hwT 8 "v mb-« 3.469,98916 9: 83,0081510 3,552,99812 7 : 94,525 6 Water-supply on goldfields ... ... | 509,996 1 5 284 6 1 | 510,280 7 6 241 7 Telegraphs I s74)O10 6 2 I i6>34s ,. f | sg 6 , 8 Public buildings 1 1,722,493 o 4 : 35,472 9 2| 1,757,965 9 6^ 10,086 9 Jjigbthouses, harbour works, and harbour j 869,718 1 9 t9,433 8 3 ! 879,151 10 o : 12042 defences ... : Departmental ... ... ... j 329,611 2 2 12,294 4 6 ! 341,90; 6 8 | 1801 1878 1 Coal - exploration and mine - develop- : 10,835 80: ... 10,83'; 8 o j ment 11 of 1877 I Aiding works on Thames Goldfields ... 50,000 o o ... 50,000 o o! I Immigration 2,142,460 14 866 17 7 2,143,326 18 11 2,200" ! Purchase of JNative land ... ... 1,150,359 [4 n 28,194 1 1 1,178,553 16 o 236 I Defence . ... _ ... ... J 429;7 , 8 10 3 : ... i Charges and expenses of raising loans ... j 1,021,472 69' ... 1,021,472 6 9 I Interest and sinking fund ... ... | 218,500 o o i 218,5013 o o ■Bates on Native lands I 43,889 6 2'. ;,8 74 9 3 49,76315 S Thermal Springs j II)74 8 s ,, ... | , I>74 8 5 ,i 30 £ s. d. , £ 8. d. 13,924,072 8 3 ! 198,862 5 7 3,552,998 12 7 ; 94,525 7 2 510,280 76 241 o o 590,356 19 5,107 o o ',757,965 9 6 10,086 9 8 879,151 10 o +2,042 17 3 I I 341,905 6 8 1 10,835 8 o i 50,000 00; 2,143,326 18 11 2,200 o o 1,178,553 16 o 236 6 10 429,7'8 19 3 1,021,472 6 9 218,500 00 49,763 15 5 ! 11,748 5 11 30 o o 8. 5 7 o o 9 1 7 o 6 o d. ! £ s. 7 | 14,122,934 13 2 3.647.523 19 o 510,521 7 0 595.463 ' 8 1,768,051 19 3 1 88 [,194 7 3-M><}°5 6 10,835 8 50,000 o o '• 2,145,526 18 10 I, f 78,790 2 1,021,472 6 218,500 o 49.763 15 o 11,778 5 £ s. d. 14,122,934 13 10 Railways. 3,647,523 19 9 Roads. 510,521 7 6 Water-supply on goldfields. 595,463 1 9 Telegraphs. 1,768,051 19 2 Public buildings 881,194 7 3 Lighthouses, harbour works, and i liarbour defences. 341,905 6 8 Departmental. 10,835 8 o Onal-cxploration and mine-develop-ment. 50,000 o o Aiding werks on Thames Goldfields. 2,145,526 18 1 1 i Immigration. 1,178,790 2 10 Purchase of Xative land. 429,718 19 3 Defence. 1.021,472 6 9 Charges and expenses of raising loans 218,500 o o ; Interest and sinking fund. 49,763 15 5 Bates on Native lands. 11,778 5 11 Thermal Springs. d. 10 9 6 9 8 o o 11 10 9 1 1 Totals ... ... j 26,189,303 9 3 j 481,345 17 3 26,670,649 6 6 ■ 313,331 26,670,649 6 6 ; 313,331 6 6 6 6 26,983,980 13 26983,980 13 o Totals. 0

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TABLE No. 2. TOTAL EXPENDITURE on Railways to 31st March, 1890, ami Liabilities on that Date.

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*■ Lines op Railway. Total Expenditure by General Government to 31st March, 1889. New Works. „ ,. ! PermanentConstruction. ; way. New Works. Expenditure during Year 1889-90 (including an Addition to Stock op £6,107 2s. 10d.). Total New W Torks. W, Additional Works. Works on Open Lines. fori I 'ks on Open Lines. Permanent- ! Total Works way. ! on Open Lines. Surveys. Rolling-stock. ,-,,.,. , Reductions Additions to. imm _ Rolling-stock. Total Expenditure by General Government, 31ist March, 1890. Liabi: JTIES. Total Liabilities. Total Expenditure by [ General Government, and Liabilities, I 31st March, 1890. 1 Valuation of Works constructed by Provinces. Total Expenditure and Liabilities, 31st March, 1890. Lines op Railway. New Works. Works on Open Linos. Surveys. Kawakawa Whangarei to Kamo Helensville Northwards Kaipara to Waikato Cambridge Branch Waikato to Thames — Hamilton to Te Aroha Te Aroha to Thames Morrinsvillo to Rotorua— Morrinsvillo to Lichfield .. .. Putaruru to Rotorua Marton to Te Awamutu — North End South End Gisborne to Ormond Wellington to Napier— Napier to Woodville and Palmerston North £ s. d. I 90,044 10 1 69,789 10 11 . 26,307 11 0 1,323,085 0 0 50,350 13 7 £ s. d. 5,796 6 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,796 6 3 £ s. d. 52 8 1 561 8 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 52' 8 1 661' 8 2 £ s. a. £ s. d. 190 18 3 253 10 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 90,235 8 4 70,095 9 3 32,103 17 8 1,323,024 1 9 56,350 13 7 £ s. d. 30,090 12 6 £ s. d. 12713 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 30,090 12 6 127 13 9 £ s. d. 90,235 8 4 70,095 9 3 62,194 9 9 1,323,151 15 6 56,350 13 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 90,235 8 4 70,095 9 3 62,194 9 9 1,323,151 15 6 56,350 13 7 Kawakawa. Whangarei to Kamo. Helensville Northwards. Kaipara to Waikato. Cambridge Branch. Waikato to Thames— Hamilton to Te Aroha. Te Aroha to Thames. Morrinsville to Rotorua— Morrinsville to Lichfield. Putaruru to Rotorua. Marton to Te Awamutu— North End. South End. Gisborne to Ormond. Wellington to Napier— Napier to Woodville and Palmerston North. Wellington to Woodville. Wellington to Foxton, Foxton to Waitara. Nelson to Roundell. Greymouth to Nelson Creek. Greymouth to Hokitika. j Westport to Ngakawau. Picton to Hurunui— Picton to Awatere. Hurunui to Red Post. Hurunui to Waitaki— Main Line. Oxford Branch. Eyreton Branch. Lyttelton Branch. Southbridge Branch. Springfield & Whitecliffs Branches, Fairlie Creek Branch. Waimate Branch. Ashburton Forks Branch. Upper Ashburton Branch. Little River Branch. Canterbury Interior Main Line— Oxford to Malvern. Whitecliffs to Rakaia. Temuka to Rangitata. Waitaki to Bluff— Main Line, including Port Chalmers Branch. Duntroon Branch. Ngapara Branch. Brighton Road Branch. Outram Branch. Lawrence Branch. Livingstone Branch. Waihemo Branch. Catlin's River Branch. Heriotburn Branch. Waimea Plains Branch. Toitois Branch. Riversdale to Switzer's. Kelso to Gore. Seaward Bush Branch. Otago Central. Invercargill to Kingston— Main Line. ( Makarewa to Orepuki. \ Thornbury to Wairio. Mararoa Branch. Exp. of Railway Commissions, &c. not chargeable to Individual Lines Surveys.of New Lines— North Island Middle Island.. Permanent-way for Railway Depart men.. _ ,. 622'l2 5 144,378 4 4 60,095 2 6 2,254' 8 11 2,254 8 11 72 19 3 72 19 3 144,451 3 7 62,349 11 5 792 14 0 792 14 0 144,451 3 7 63,142 5 5 144,451 3 7 63,142 5 5 166,272 14 5 68,430 4 1 1,452 18 7 l,45_'l8 7 566 4 0 566 4 0 166,838 18 5 69,883 2 8 40,302 14 1 184 12 4 184 12 4 40,302 14 1 167,023 10 9 110,185 16 9 167,023 10 9 110,185 16 9 205,136 14 4 103,352 1 2 4,975 1 7 22,293 15 1 1,239 16 3 60' 5 0 22,293 15 1 1,300 1 3 227,430 9 5 104,652 2 5 4,975 1 7 8,962 1 2 66 3 3 8,962 1 2 66 3 3 236,392 10 7 104,718 5 8 4,975 1 7 236,392 10 7 104,718 5 8 4,975 1 7 727,924 10 3 58,681 12 1 58,081 12 1 1,105 6 5 1,165 6 5 1,782 10 9 789,554 - 5 6 28,890 3 10 875 14 7 29,765 18 5 819,320 3 11 819,320 3 11 Wellington to Woodville Wellington to Foxton Foxton to Waitara Nelson to Roundell Greymouth to Nelson Creek Greymouth to Hokitika Westport to Ngakawau Picton to Hurunui — Picton to Awatere Hurunui to Red Post.. Hurunui to Waitaki — Main Line Oxford Branch Eyreton Branch Lyttelton Branch Southbridge Branch Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches .. Fairlie Creek Branch Waimate Branch Ashburton Forks Branch Upper Ashburton Branch Little River Branch Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern Whitecliffs to Rakaia Temuka to Rangitata Waitaki to BluffMain Line, including Port Chalmers Branch .. 1,049,198 2 2 , 41,894 11 6 1,400,862 17 7 177,663 3 9 215,304 19 10 92,274 3 9 225,736 16 11 15,646 15 5 2 16 3 15,646 15 5 2 16 3 1,047 7 11 1,047 7 11 338 14 0 1,065,553 11 6 41,897 7 9 1,408,900 8 5 177,947 18 8 216,178 5 5 99,783 15 0 226,414 14 6 2,035 8 2 286 9 7 242 14 6 2,278 2 8 286 9 7 3,512 9 9 1,067,831 14 2 42,183 17 4 1,412,412 18 2 177,947 18 8 216,188 11 5 100,466 11 2 226,414 14 6 1,067,831 14 2 42,183 17 4 1,412,412 18 2 177,947 18 8 216,188 11 5 100,466 11 2 226,414 14 6 3,266' 2 2 391 0 0 3,657 2 2 4,380 8 8 284 14 11 845 0 5 3,51-' 9 9 7,50911 3 7,50911 3 28* 5 2 28' 5 2 682 16 2 l6' 6 0 10 6 0 682 16 2 389 15 4 389 15 4 288' 2 3 231,045 12 0 39,033 14 4 126 7 1 126 7 1 54 18 4 54 18 4 374 5 11 231,601 3 4 39,033 14 4 17,466 7 11 63 0 0 17,529 7 11 249,130 11 3 39,033 14 4 249,130 11 3 39,033 14 4 1,739,909 11 1 55,207 2 5 47,639 17 6 91,014 12 9 99,626 3 1108,034 15 2 73,941 13 4 49,450 10 9 73,454 5 10* 56,454 18 1 100,600 3 1 1,892 9 11 10 0 0 4 5 8 2' 6 11 1,892 9 11 10 0 0 4 5 8 2' 6 11 166 15 9 1,741,635 5 3 55,217 2 5 47,644 3 2 91,014 12 9 99,626 3 1 108,037 2 1 73,941 13 4 49,450 10 9 73,454 5 10 61,753 3 0 105,503 1 1 34 0 0 56' 0 0 34 0 0 50 0 0 1,741,669 5 3 55,217 2 5 47,644 3 2 91,014 12 9 99,026 3 1 108,087 2 1 73,941 13 4 49,450 10 9 73,454 5 10 61,835 7 4 105,016 13 7 316,135 0 0 340,500 0 0 75,124 0 0 2,057,804 5 3 55,217 2 5 47,044 3' 2 431,514 12 9 99,626 3 1 108,087 2 1 149,065 13 4 49,450 10 9 73,454 5 10 61,835 7 4 105,616 13 7 5,171 19 11 4,902 18 0 93'l0 0 5,265' 9 11 4,902 18 0 32 15 0 3215 0 82 4 4 113 12 6 82 4 4 113 12 6 53,559 1 6 499 6 10 5,152 2 8 53,559 1 6 499 6 10 5,152 2 8 53,559 1 6 499 6 10 5,152 2 8 53,559 1 6 499 6 10 5,152 2 8 2,702,577 5 2 18,281 16 It 18,281 16 1 166 15 10 2,720,692 5 5 996 15 6 996 15 6 2,721,689 0 11 82,258 17 3 2,803,947 18 2 Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch Brighton Road Branch Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Livingstone Branch Waihemo Branch Catlin's River Branch Heriotburn Branch Waimea Plains Branch Toitois Branch Riversdale to Switzer's Kelso to Gore Seaward Bush Branch Otago Central Invercargill to Kingston— Main Line Makarewa to Orepuki .. .. .. ) Thornbury to Wairio .. .. .. j Mararoa Branch Expenses of Railway Commissions and other Expenditure not chargeable to Individual Lines Surveys of New Lines— North Island Middle Island Permanent-way for Railway Department 99,254 8 2 28,478 11 2 7,335 8 5 14,790 4 5 169,518 13 5 81,719 16 5 32.763 19 8 50,032 15 8 93,297 19 10 31.764 2 0 40,005 S 11 7,439 0 6 602 2 5 31,094 7 0 452,703 4 1 228 0 9 228' 6 9 124 12 7 36 18 10 124 12 7 36 18 10 99,379 0 9 28,515 10 0 7,335 8 5 14,790 4 5 169,518 13 5 81,719 16 5 32,763 19 8 50,861 2 5 93,297 19 10 106,767 15 6 49,568 12 2 7,439 0 6 602 2 5 31,094 7 0 489,983 5 3 11,625 17 1 20 0 0 15' 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 11,025 17 1 99,399 0 9 28,515 10 0 7,335 8 5 14,790 4 5 169,518 13 5 81,719 16 5 32,778 19 8 62,486 19 6 93,297 19 10 106,767 15 6 51,622 6 3 7,439 0 0 602 2 5 31,094 7 0 502,418 4 9 37,500 0 0 58,009 0 0 12,829 0 0 29,691 0 0 136,899 0 9 86,524 10 0 20,104 8 5 44,481 4 5 169,518 13 5 81,719 16 5 32,778 19 8 62,486 19 6 93,297 19 10 106,767 15 6 51,622 6 3 7,439 0 0 602 2 5 31,094 7 0 502,418 4 9 75,006' 0 0{ 4,964 13 3 4,59810 0 75,000 0 0 9,563 3 3 3 13 6 313 6 2,053 14 1 2,053 14 1 31,533 16 2 3,24.' 5 0 34,780 1 2 2,506' 0 0 12,434 19 6 12,434 19 6 291,558 0 8 291,558 0 8 213 9 8 213 9 8 291,771 10 4 91,937 5 2 383,708 15 6 223,803 19 2 223,803 19 2 6 12 8 6 12 8 223,810 11 10 60,297 0 0 284,107 11 10 27,043 11 3§ 10,336 19 11 29 0 0 29 0 0 27,072 11 3 10,330 19 11 27,072 11 3 10,336 19 11 27,072 11 3 10,330 19 11 26,163 6 10 37,571 17 1 25,000 0 0 *■ .- 1,042 14 0 27 15 1 - * 27,200 0 10 37,599 12 2 25,000 0 0 106 3 8 106 8 8 27,312 4 6 37,599 12 2 25,000 0 0 27,812 4 0 37,599 12 2 25,000 0 0 Stock—March 31, 1889 .. .. £75,316 0 0 75,316 0 0 J 13,034,471 18 4 ~- K \ * 4 '.."• A * Stock of Permanentway increased by .. £12,754 2 10 Rolling-stock decreased by .. .. 6,647 0 0 — 6,107 2 10 36,496 9 4 21 5 8 I 36,496 9 4 21 5 8 112,919 12 2 5,021 5 8 112,919 12 2 5,021 5 8 6,107 2 10 ( 76,423 2 10 1 5,000 0 0 Stock {Permanent-way. (Kolhng-stock. £81,423 2 10 Totals 13,640,579 1 2 !236,835 1 3 7,998 10 0 244,833 11 3 27,593 13 4 391 0 0 ! 27,984 13 4 1,070 9 1 10,899 11 5 1,294 18 0 1113,924,072 8 8 192,403 13 2 6,352 8 9 106 3 8 i 198,862 5 7 14,122,934 13 10 1,104,281 2 5 115,227,215 16 3 Totals. * Does not include amount expended c _ut of Consolidated Fund, viz., £3. 17s. lOd. 1 Includes £4,. iOO compensatio I I in, Otago Harbo' § Credited with r, int of previous year, £29. I I Includes amount e: I 1 xpended 011 parch I ase of District Rail lways, £429,487 7s. lid. ir Board. { Balance of p-irchase-money f< >r Waimea Plains Railway. seovery on accoi

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SUMMARY. £ s. d. Expenditure to 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... ... ... 13,634,500 18 4 Less recovery on account of services of previous years : Railway, LumsdenMararoa ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 0 0 13,634,471 18 4 Amount expended during 1869-90 : New Works — ■ Construction and Permanent-way ... ... £244,833 11 3 Additions to Open Lines — Additional Works and Permanent-way ... ... 27,984 13 4 Surveys ... ... ... ... ... 1,070 9 1 Additional Rolling-stock to Lines ... ... ... 9,604 13 5 Value of Materials added to Stock .. ... ... 6,107 210 • 289,600 9 11 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1890 (as per Table No. 1) ...£13,924,072 8 3

Statement showing Agreement of Public Works Table No. 2 of Expenditure on Railways with Return No. 6 attached to Report of New Zealand Railways Commissioners.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1890, on Eailways constructed by General Government £ out of Public Works Fund (as per Table No. 2) ... ... ... ... 13,924,072 Expenditure on account of Rakaia-Ashburton Forks Railway out of Consolidated Fund 35 Expenditure on Greymouth and Westport Harbour Works forming part of Railway System (as per Table No. 9) ... ... ... ... ... .. 141,345 Valuation of Railways constructed by Provinces (as per Table No. 2) ... ... 1,104,281 15,169,733 Less Expenditure on Permanent-way for Gisborne-Ormond Tramway .... 4,975 Leaves Amount shown by Railway Commissioners ... ... £15,164,758

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TABLE No. 3. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1890, and the Liabilities on that date.

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i Expenditure to 81st March, 1889. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1890.! Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Joads, Bkidges, and Whakves, Noetii of Auckland £ s. d. 229,404 15 9 £ s. d. 267 0 0 £ s. d. 229,671 15 9 £ s. d. 201 0 0 £ s. d. 229,872 15 9 Hain Roads : — Paoroa to Owharoa Cambridge to Taupo Oxford to Rotorua Tauranga, East Cape,Whakatano,Tc Toko, and sundry roads, Bay of Plenty Tauranga to Napier, vi(i Taupo Kurupapauga to inland Patea Maintenance of roads, North Island Trunk Railway ... Seventy-mile Bush Manawatu Gorge... Nelson, Topliouse, and Twndalo Nelson, Westport, and Grcymouth ... Inangahua Bridge, maintenance Pelorus District and Rai Valley Haast Pass Track... Hokitika to Christchurch ... OtiraToll Native districts 500 0 (i 1,341 10 7 15,557 10 3 7,474 3 2 21,477 3 9 5,000 0 0 103 15 3 61,326 5 7 117,236 6 4 4,541 4 11 50,736 17 4 141 17 0 28,060 14 3 3,570 0 8 105,150 2 7 500 0 0 11,486 8 3 488 6 2 2,280 4 10 650 16 10 500 0 0 1,341 10 7 16,045 16 5 7,474 iS 2 23,757 8 7 5,000 0 0 754 12 1 61,326 5 7 117,236 6 4 5 009 4 11 54,678 1 10 141 17 6 28,660 14 3 3,612 2 8 110,081 6 11 500 0 0 11,486 8 3 241 12 6 1 554"l4 4! 500 0 0 1,341 10 7 16,287 8 11 7,474 3 2 24,312 2 11 5,000 0 0 754 12 1 61,326 5 7 117,236 6 4 5,049 10 6 56,101 3 9 141 17 6 28,6fi0 14 3 3,705 14 8 1 10,586 1 5 500 0 0 11,486 8 3 4fi5 0 0 3,941 4 6 40 11 7 1,423 1 1) 42 2 0 4,931 4 4 93 12 0 504 14 6 Totals 434,807 0 5 12,798 18 8 447,605 19 1 2,858 6 10 ; 450,464 5 11 HiSOKLLANEOUS ROADS AND BltlDGES : — Maungatuioto to Tokatoka.., Warkworth lo Kawakawa ... Mercury Bay (0 Mahikarau ... Hunua to Railway-station ... Putamahoe to Steinson's Corner Waioro to Port Waikato ... Tamaki Bridge Great South Waikomiti Bridge Payment to Ferryman, Port Waikato Pukekohe to Waiuku Punt at Tuakau ... Tuhikaramea to Hamilton ... Raglan to Waipa ... Bridge over AVaikato at Hamilton ... Cambridge to Tauranga Katikati to Te Aroha (horse-track) ... Katikati to Tc Arolia (Thompson's track) Waihi Bridge, subsidy £1 for £1 ... Rotorua-Rotoinahana Tauranga, East Cape, &e. ... Thames to Tauranga Native Districts ... Maketu, Rotorua ... RotoitiTikitere ... To Waitomo Caves Otorohanga to Kihikibi Maiigapai Block ... Opotiki to Whakatane Repairing flood damages, Cook County Sundry roads and bridges, Auckland... Bay of Islands District Mangere Bridge ... Thames ... Waikato... Bay of Plenty Poverty Bay Taupo ... Tools, &o. Mahurangi to Wliangarei ... Pukekolie Railway-station, through East Pukekohe, to Bombay Buekland Station B ridge overWaipa,on Raglan Main Road TeAwamutu Station to Township To free Hamilton Bridge from tolls ... Waimapu Bridge... ... Repairing flood damages at the Thames : Thames County Thames Borough Tararu Tramway ... Tauranga to Opotiki Ormond to Opotiki 1,716' 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 160 0 0 764 5 8 150 0 0 7 10 0 5,424 2 1 270 9 6 500 0 0 1,908 2 6 284 12 3 4,000 0 0 359 9 5 1,438 6 11 92 10 0 5,323" 8 0 230 6 6 1 ,998 0 0 400 0 0 343 7 2 509 10 0 114 7 0 1,141 15 3 378 2 6 122 19 6 87 16 0 138 8 0 2 13 0 150 0 0 230 6 6 3,714 0 0 400 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 160 0 0 764 5 8 150 0 0 7 10 0 5,424 2 1 270 9 6 500 0 0 2,251 9 8 284 12 3 4,000 0 0 359 9 5 1,947 10 11 206 17 0 1,141 15 3 5,323 8 0 378 2 6 122 19 6 87 16 0: 138 8 0 2 13 0 150 0 0 1,099 15 8i 1,490 12 0 10,824 6 7 34,903 16 5 17,311 0 9 75 2 9 27,582 11 7 91,220 6 4 21,499 5 4 9,336 17 1 714 13 6 129 15 S 19 13 fi 375 0 0 1 64 12 lo! 192 0 0 250 0 0 43 3 0 373 18 8 72 2 6 317 0 6 12 4 0 938 9 5 250 0 0 4,089 0 0 400 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 160 0 0 764 5 8 150 0 0 7 10 0 5,424 2 1 270 9 6 500 0 0 2,316 2 6 284 12 3 4,000 0 0 359 9 5 2,139 16 11 250 0 0 250 0 0 1,515 13 11 5,323 8 0 450 5 0 440 0 0 100 0 0 1,076 17 5 2 13 0 300 0 0 1,099 15 8 1,490 12 0 10,824 6 7 34,903 16 5 17,311 0 9 75 2 9 27,582 11 7 91,220 6 4 21,499 5 4 9,336 17 1 714 13 6 129 15 3 150' 0 0 1,099 15 8 1,490 12 0 10,824 6 7 34,903 16 5 17,311 0 9 75 2 9 27,582 11 1 91,220 6 4 21,499 5 4 9.336 17 1 711 13 6 129 15 8 ... 15 2 2 SOU 0 0 1,000 4 8 315 16 8 6,700 0 0 5,<>55 3 0 15 2 2 300 0 0 1,006 4 8 315 16 3 6,700 0 0 5,655 3 0 15 2 2 300 0 0 1,006 4 8 315 16 3 6,700 0 0 5,655 3 0 4,928 10 0 2,452 10 0 1,000 0 0 100 0 (' 912 IS 8 4,928 10 0 2,452 10 0 1,000 0 0 100 0 0 912 18 8 4,928 10 0 2,452 10 11 1,000 0 0 100 0 0 912 18 8 Carried forward 262,123 4 4 5,617 4 11 267,740 9 3 2,808 4 5, 270,543 13 8

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TABLE NO. 3— continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads — continued.

Expenditure Exx>enditure during to 12 Months ended 31st March, 1889. 31st March, 1890. ■ I "i Total Liabilities on Expend iture Authorities, to Contracts, &c., 81st March, 1800. 31st March, 1800. 1 Total Expenditure and Liabilities, UlSCEUANEOUS EoADS AND BEIDftES £ S. It. £ s. (3.1 — continued. Brought forward ... 262,123 4 4 5,617 4 13 Hamilton to Cambridge ... ... 100 0 0 Coi'omandel to Thames ... ... 200 0 0 Coromandel to Port Charles ... 100 0 0: Coromandel to Tairua ... ... 200 0 0 Maungatawliiri Valley ... ... 102 0 0 Maketu to Ararimu * ... ... | 100 0 0 To Ohaupo Station ... ... ! 250 0 0] Whau to Henderson's Creek ... | 400 0 0; Rukuhia Sjramp ... .... 693 1 8 ; South Bombay to Paparata ... J 100 0 0J Tuakau to Waikato ... ... 50 0 0; Sundry roads,"Waitoa District ... 400 0 0 Wade'to Wainui ... ... ... 100 0 0 Hclensvillc to Kaukapakapa ... | 658 10 1 Komorau Bridge ... ... ... 250 0 0 Whangaroa to Kaeo ... ... 250 0 Ol Clark's Eoad ... ... ... 50 0 o! Road to Omaha Wharf ... ... 80 0 0 Stokes Point to Lucas Creek ... 100 0 0, Stokes Point to Lake District ... 200 0 0 Kcmoval of snage, Thames River ..: > 636 18 11 Whatawhatd Bridge ... ... : 3117 01 Coromandel AVharf ... ... j 3 9 0 Coromandel to Mercury Bay ...J 14 4 8 Aroha Township to Gold-mines ... 500 0 0j Removal of punt, Te Rori to Churcliill 40 14 9| Removal of Churchill punt... ... \ 42 2 0; AViiimarino to Tokaanu ... ... i ... 43 6 6 Manawatu and Makotuku Rivers, Onnondville ... .'., ... 450 0 0 Sundry roads and bridges, Hawke's Bay 419 10 5| Waioioatatini to Hicks Bay Eoads, Napier District ... ... 32,189 1!) 2] Napier to Muvimotu Road ... ... 467 0 0 1 580 5 6 Roads, Waivoa ... ... ... 1,212 7 8 Tools, &o. ... ... ... 248 15 0, Bridge over Ahuriri Harbour ... 625 16 1 Bridge over Wangaelin ... ... j 1,000 0 0 Bridge approach, Ovepuhi ... ... j 150 0 0' Foxton to Otaki, inland ... ... 599 10 9; Grant-in-aid for bridge over Manawatu River... ... ... ... 2,002 16 0 Roads in Fitzherbert Block ... 1,050 5 3 •Sundry roads, Wellington ... ... 347 1 11' Patea to Wanganui ... ... 36,275 18 9 Wanganui to Taupo ... ... 5,376 18 l! llutt to Lowry Bay ... ... 290 0 0 Tools, &e. ... ... ... 504 9 8 1 Bridge over Waiohine ... ... 13 15 6 Parakarctu Block... ... ... 149 0 0 To relieve Wanganui Bridge from tolls 17,000 0 0 KaroriRoad ... 153 1 8 Waverloy to Patea Road ... ... 130 0 0 Manawatu Bridge at Poston ... 0 18 0 Roads and bridges in unsettled districts, Patea and Taranaki ... i 48,296 16 3| Great South Road between Opunake and Manaia ... ... ... 2,946 0 0 Bridge over Stony River, and approaches ... ... ... \ 1,151 6 2| Inglewood to Whitecliffs ... ... I 5,000 0 0| Inglovvood to Ngatimaru ... 2 18 366 1 5 Henwood and Upland ... 993 12 10 Sundry roads, Taranaki ... ... ; 251 11 3] New Plymouth, inland ... ... : 3,760 17 3) Hnwera to Waitara ... 14,469 19 2 Wai-iti to Patea ... ... ... 58,566 6 91 Tools, &c. ... ... ... 254 4 2 Waverley to Patea ... ... 70 0 0 General salaries, &c. ... ... 402 18 8 Refund expenses, T. Kelly, Mountain Road Commission ... ... 19 8 0[ Roads, Lower Moutere, Hood damages 1,G61 18 10; Bridge .over G-ranity Creek... ... 762 19 II 1 Bridge over Owen Creek ... ... 1,797 10 if Hors9*bridge over Matakitaki ... 1,-113 4 4 J > r I [ JC s. d. £ s. d. 267,740 9 8 2,808 4 5 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0: 200 0 0 102 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 400 0 0 693 1 8 100 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0! 100 0 0 658 19 1 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 636 18 11 34 17 0 3 9 0 14 4 8 500 0 0 40 14 9 42 2 0 43 6 6 145 14 7 450 0 0 419 10 5i 300 0 0 32,189 19 2 1,017 6 0 401 6 8 1,212 7 8 248 15 0 625 16 J 1.000 0 0J 150 0 0 509 10 0 2,002 16 ol 1,050 5 3 347 1 llj 36,275 18 9 5,376 18 1 290 0 0 504 9 8 13 15 6 149 0 0 17,000 0 0 153 1 8 130 0 0 0 18 Oj 48,296 16 3 2,946 0 0 1,151 6 2I 5,000 0 0 368 3 1 131 18 3 993 12 10 25L 11 8 3,760 17 3 14,469 19 2 58,566 6 9 254 4 2 70 0 0 402 18 8 19 8 0 1,661 18 10 762 19 ll! 1,797 10 1: 1,413 4 4 1 il I ■I j £ s. d. 270,548 13 8 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 102 0 0 ] 00 0 0 250 0 0 400 0 (I 693 1 8 100 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0 100 0 0 658 19 1 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 636 18 11 34 17 0 3 9 0 14 4 8 500 0 0 40 14 9 42 2 0 18!) 1 1 450 0 0 419 10 5 300 0 0 32,189 19 2 1,418 12 8 1,212 7 8 248 15 0 625 16 1 1,000 0 0 150 0 0 599 10 9 2,002 16 0 1,050 5 3 347 1 11 3fi,275 18 9 5,376 18 1 290 0 0 504 9 8 13 15 6 149 0 0 17,000 0 0 153 1 8 130 0. 0 0 18 0 48,296 16 3 2,946 0 0 1,151 6 2 5,000 0 0 500 1 4 993 12 10 25L 11 3 3,760 17 3 14,469 19 2 58,566 6 9 254 4 2 70 0 0 402 18 8 19 8 0 1,661 18 10 762 19 1L 1,707 10 1 1,413 4 4 366 1 5 ... ... I Carried forward ... 510,257 11 2 6,606 18 4 510,257 U 2 6,606 18 4 516.864 9 6 3,787 3 11 520.651 IS R 516,864 9 6 3,787 3 11 520,651 13

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TABLE No. 3—continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads—continued.

•v _ Expenditure Expenditure during to 12 Montlis ended 31st March, 1830. :51st March, 1890. Total Expenditure to :!lst March, 1890. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 81st March, 1890. Total Expenditure aud Liabilities. Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges — continued. Brought forward Bridge over Matiri River ... Bridge over Inangahua, at Buller Junction Bridges on road, kelson to Roof ton ... Bridge over Little Q-rey,atDevery's... Bridge over Grey, at Cobden Bridge over Waiau, in Amuri County Bridge over Waiau, at Ilanmer Plain... Sandy Bay Riwaka-Takalca, Collingwood Nelson to Reefton, and Greyiuouth Bridges Sundry roads and bridges, Nelson Buller to Arnould Boatman's Westport to Lyel] Upper Buller Road Ahaura to Amuri Nile Bridge Takaka Valley Collingwood to Quartz Range Takako Road Takaka Tramway Bridge over Wairoa, in Waimea District Bridge over Inangahua, at Reefton ... Bridge over Abaura Tracks, Pelorus and Queen Charlotte Sounds Pelorus District and Rai Valley Bridge over Wairau, near Blenheim.., Bridge over Clarence River... Kaikoura to Clarence Kaikoura, to Waiau Wharf at Haveloek Sundry Roads & Bridges, Marlborough Greymouth to Okarito Bridge over Teremakau, Kuinara Bridge over Donnelly's Creek Exten>ion south of Okarito .Sundry roads, &c, Wesiland Dray-road througli Cheviot' Hill Country ... ■ ... Bridge over Grey, at Cobden Grevmouth to Arnould Lyell to Westport... Mouth Creek to Main Line ... ,1 unction Line Greenstone to Lake Brunner Harden to Maori Creek Marsdon to Paroa Still water to Maori Gully ... Kanieri Forks, Kanieri Lakes Hokitika to Bluespur Kanieri Bridge Waimea Bridge ... West land, general Bridge over Upper Waitaki Bridge, Ashburton, subsidy Ohrietcliurchio Hokitika (Beal«y Valley) Sundry roads, Canterbury ... Waikari to "Waitati "... Maori ICaika to Taiaroa Head Lighthouse Anderson's Bay ... Green Island to Brighton ... Bridge over Taieri, Main South Road Bridges over Clutba at Beaumont and Roxburgh, grant-in-aid ... Ivaitangata to Wangaloa Bridge over Mataura, Otania District Martin's Bay Settlement ... ... To West Coast Sounds ... -... Sundry roads and bridges, Otago Queenstown Jetty £ a. d. £ s. (1. £ s. A. £ s. d. £ s. d. 510,257 H 2 2,811 16 0 6,606 18 4 510,864 9 6 2,811 16 0: 3,787 3 11 520,651 13 5 2,841 16 0 8,801 2 7 9,79.") 10 2 3,870 18 1 4,971 8 5 11,240 14 11 14,937 18 4 8.804 2 7 9>95 10 2 3,870 18 1 4,971 8 5 11,240 14 11 14,937 18 4 300 0 0 250 0 0 8,804 2 7 9,795 10 2 3,870 18 1 4,971 8 5 11,240 14 11 14,937 18 4 300 0 0 250 0 0 300 0 0 250 0 0 7,914 0 4 794 0 1 73,197 4 8 844 10 0 12,405 (i (! 246 0 1 6,210 II! 10 1,115 16 'I 2,000 0 0 507 1 1 21 0 0 8,000 0 0 :>» is o 2,039 6 7 125 14. 0 5,787 14 9 1,004 10 10 13,731 15 1 794 0 1 73,197 4 8 814 10 0 13,409 17 4 246 0 1 6,210 13 10 1,115 16 4 2.000 0 0 507 1 1 21 6 0 3,000 0 0 3 18 (>! 2,099 6 7 125 14 0 102 16 7 324 15 9 13,894 11 8 794 0 1 73,197 4 8 844 10 0 13,734 13 1 246 0 1 6,210 13 10 1,115 16 4 2.000 0 0 507 1 1 21 (i 0 3,000 0 0 3 18 0 2,099 6 7 125 14 0 753 1 2 111! 19 1 4,362 8 3 18,615 3 11 12,428 4 3 31,282 8 11 441 6 10 508 0 il 103,447 12 11 1,079 18 0 2,010 13 7 1,033 10 0 47 15 11 418 17 10 1,909 12 11 1,184" 14 10 1.171 19 0: 2,026 12 0 4.302 8 3 18,615 3 11 13,612 19 1 31,282 8 11 •141 6 10 508 0 11 103,417 12 11 1,079 18 0 2,010 13 7 1,033 10 0 47 15 11 43 0 0 999 14 0 1,214 19 0 3,026 6 0 4,362 8 3 18,615 13 11 13,612 19 1 31,282 8 11 441 6 10 508 ("11 103,447 12 11 1,079 18 0 2,010 13 7 1,033 10 0 47 16 11 100 8 0 13 10 0 5,058 1 5! 1,322 3 7, 281 17 <;■ 3,923 9 5 2,751! 5 6 2,53s :', (ii 70S 8 0 1,869 2 0 1,578 I 0 2,520 I', 5 489 15 0 2M7 12 (i 2,613 13 3 510 18 :>, 7.ODO 0 0 1,111 7 1 818 11 9 3,257 6 4; 100 S 0 13 10 0 5,008 1 5 1.322 3 7 2*1 17 0 3,923 9 5 2,756 5 6 2,538 3 0 798 S 0 1,869 2 (1 1 1,578 1 0 2,520 3 5 489 15 0: 207 12 <; 2,613 13 3 510 18 3 7,000 0 0 1,778 11 .1 818 11 9 3,257 6 4! 100 8 0 13 10 0 5,058 1 5 1.322 0 7 281 17 6 3,923 9 5 2,756 5 6 2,538 3 0 79S 8 0 1,869 2 0 1,578 1 0 2,520 3 5 -189 15 0 207 12 6 2,613 13 3 510 18 3 7,000 0 O 1,839 16 2 818 11 9 3,257 6 4 004 4 0 61 5 1 881 8 (i: 100 0 0 990 13 (' 11.91H 4 8 881 8 (> 100 0 0 990 13 0 12,581 19 0 881 8 6 100 0 0 990 13 0 12,666 4 8 665 14 4l 84" 5 8 16,403 13 2 500 0 0: 1,998 17 2 200 0 0 1 I 16,403 13 2 500 0 0 1,998 17 2 203 0 0 309 13 7 1,001 5 1 453 2 3 16,403 13 2 500 0 0 1,998 17 2 ' 200 0 0 823 19 1 1,001 5 1 453 2 3 ... 1,001 5 1 453 2 3 309 13 1 514. 5 6 - Carried forward ... | 926,579 1 9| 19,102 1 5 945,681 3 2 5,977 6 6| 951,658 9 8

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TABLE NO. 3— continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads— continued.

*■ Expenditure during' 12 Montlis ended 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Expenditure to 31st March, 1889. IlSCELlAMOTJS ROADS AND BRIDGES — continued. Brought forward Bridge over Kaikorai Stream Grant in aid of bridge at Kaikorai, on Main South Eoad Subsidy, Clutha Bridge Bridge over Oreti at Elbow Warrington Bridge over Clutha at Alexandra, grant-in-aid Bridge over Clutha at Cromwell Waitalmna Bridge Native Districts Expenditure under Miscellaneous Public Worts Votes (see Table No. 7 of 1884) £ s. d. 926,579 1 9 400 0 0 456 0 0 2,500 0 0 9 0 0 200 0 0 £ s. d. 19,102 1 5 £ s. d. 945,681 3 2 400 0 0 -156 0 0 2,500 (I 0 II 0 0 200 0 0 £ s. a. 5,977 6 6 £ s. d. 951,658 9 8 400 0 0 450 0 0 2,500 0 0 9 0 0 200 O 0 5,000 0 0 750 0 0 735 5 11 246 10 7 5,000 0 0 246 10 7 750 0 0 735 5 1.1 3,253 9 5 5,000 0 0 3,500 0 0 750 0 0 735 5 11 318,948 10 3 049 17 3 319,598 7 6 783 14 0 320,382 1 C Totals 1,255,577 17 11 19,998 9 3 1,275,576 7 2 10,014 9 11 1,285,590 17 Ioads to &ive Access to Railway, Maeton-Tk Awamftt :— North end South end Huntervilie to Taurangarere 3,876 5 5 38,164 3 6 10 0 0 41 12 C 196 13 5 3,886 5 5 38,205 16 0 196 13 5 10 0 0 46 1 C 609 13 3 3,896 5 38,251 17 806 6 Totals 42,288 14 10 665 14 9 42,954 9 42,040 8 11 248 5 11 rEAKTS-IK-AID : — Grants-in-aid under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882" ... Expenses taking poll re Buller Bridge Portion of subsidies to local bodies ... Contingencies and subsidies to local bodies for providing work for unemployed Grrant to Ohinemuri County 374,986 14 10 79 4 4 143,479 17 11 227 0 0 73 15 0 375,213 14 10 79 4 4 143,553 12 11 273 0 0 375,486 14 H 79 4 - 143,553 12 1 40,687 10 2 1,000 0 0 1,871 14 0 42,559 4 2 1,000 0 0 630 G 2 43,: 89 10 - 1,000 0 I Totals 560,233 7 3 2,172 9 0 562,405 16 3 903 6 2 563,309 2

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TABLE No. 4. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads under the Control of the Minister of Lands, to 31st March, 1890, and the Liabilities on that Date.

i T , ,., ' Expenditure Total Liabilities on ,,, , , Expenditure ■ duri « 12 Expenditure Authorities, w Toif. -* . Months°ended to Contracts, &c., Expenditure 31stMaich, ! 31stMaroh> 31st March, 31st March, Liab a^ ies 1889. lggo _ 18Q0> 189a liabilities. lOADS TO OPEN DP LANDS BEFOBE SALE. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. North Island. .uckland— Kaihu to Kaikohe Homestead blocks, Manganui Pakiri Block Wairua to Sandy Bay Wairua to Helena Bay Whangarei through Taheke Purua and Mangakahia .. Tangihua No. 3 .. Manganui Bluff to Kaihu Takahue to Mangonuiowae Okaihu to Victoria Valley.. Helensville to Kaipatiki Waikato to Block XVI., Awaroa .. Lake Whaiigape to Blk. VII., Awaroa Hikutaia to Ohinemuri Tauranga to Te Puke and Matata .. Opotiki to Waiotalii Opotiki to Ormond Te Arolia Block Takahue to Herd's Point Block II., Tangihua Wairoa and Waikaremoana bridletrack through the Waiau District, Poverty Bay Huihuitaha to Patetere Euakituri Block Ormond to Waiapu Gisborno to Waimata Ciisborne to Wairoa Taupo, via Rotoaira and Murimotu, to West Coast Katikati to Te Aroha Tolago Bay to Arakihi Kohukohu to Rahutapu Ohuka to Waikaremoana Whangaroa to Kahuru Hamilton-Whatawhata Drain Warorenga Road Waimamaku Bridge Awaroa Swamp, drains and roads .. Paparoa to Waikiokie Otamarakau Bridge Churchill Punt Otonga Bridge Ivawhia to Waipa Alexandria to Kawhia Rotorua to Galatea via Rotomahana Galatea to Te Kapu via Waikaremoana Alexandra to Hikurangi Wangaro to Akatea Akaaka Swamp Waihou Perry through Komata Draining Tatarariki Drain, Te Arolia Cabbage Bay to Capo Colville Lower Waihou Road Otama to Deeds Mangapai to Mareretu Puriri to Tairoa Whaingaroa to Waitetuna Matawhero to Whangape Mauku Bridge (subsidy) Huka Palls Ahipara to Herokino Wairoa Perry, Dargaville Tairua to Whcnuakito Puhoi to Makarau Omaha Waimamaku to Pakanao Rotorua to Waiotapu Mata to Kauroa Approach to Miranda Wharf, £1 forSEl Wairua Bridge and Road .. Opuawhanga to Whananaki Whaingaroa to Mangapiko Purchase of roads to Crown lands .. Miscellaneous 385 1 0 454 15 G 282 7 G 1,540 8 6 1,560 14 7 1,118 5 A 1,411 5 3 827 8 2 4,018 15 0 2,931 7 7 6,886 1 'I 2,236 5 7 3,800 19 11 . 3,035 10 4 4,022 7 7 12,902 1 2 562 10 0 14,958 14 1 5,300 2 G 2,712 18 5 635 G 0 544 IS C 227 19 3 7 16 3 154 11 2 385 1 0 454 16 6 283 7 G 1,540 3 6 1,788 18 10 1,121 1 7 1,411 5 3 827 8 2 4,018 15 0 2,931 7 7 7,040 12 6 2,236 5 7 3,806 19 11 3,035 10 4 4,022 7 7 12,902 1 2 5G2 10 0 14,958 14 1 5,300 2 6 3,027 1 10 635 0 C 544 18 6 2 0 9 164 16 3 464 10 9 385 1 0 454 15 G 282 7 G 1,540 3 G 1,790 14 7 1,285 17 10 1,411 5 3 827 8 2 4,018 15 0 2,931 7 7 7,505 3 3 2,236 5 7 8,800 19 11 3,035 10 4 4,022 7 7 12,902 1 2 562 10 0 14,958 14 1 5,300 2 6 3,750 3 7 635 0 0 544 18 6 314 3 5 723 1 9 705 8 2 2,149 14 4 12,470 0 1 4,250 9 G 11, 968 7 8 12,601 17 9 705 8 2 2,149 14 4 12,475 0 1 4,250 9 6 11,903 7 8 12,001 17 9 705 8 2 2,149 14 4 12,470 0 1 4,250 9 6 11,963 7 8 12,601 17 9 785 11 1 2,172 0 9 484 13 G 100 0 0 2,065 15 0 137 18 0 552 2 9 600 8 9 460 2 C 091 2 3 378 19 0 150 5 2 225 4 3 350 11 S 785 11 1 2,172 G 9 484 13 6 100 0 0 2,005 15 0 137 18 0 902 14 5 GOG 8 9 G10 2 G 824 13 3 378 19 0 150 5 2 225 4 3 148 12 4 785 11 1 2,172 6 9 484 13 6 100 0 0 2,005 15 0 137 18 0 1,051 6 9 606 8 9 660 2 6 1,141 1 11 378 19 0 150 5 2 225 4 3 150 0 0 133 11 0 50 0 0 31G 8 8 1 3,124 14 2 85 14 5 3,210 8 7 13 1,5- 7 3,224 4 2 3,825 5 10 1,848 3 9 1,341 15 3 526 G 10 G36 5 2 80 13 0 250 0 0 587 0 5 350 0 0 284 11 0 375 0 0 502 0 6 837 3 9 1,461 9 5 511 8 0 41 0 0 1,470 11 10 2,051 11 G 299 18 11 100 0 0 207 0 0 110 12 2 104 8 8 3,825 5 10 1,848 3 9 1,341 15 3 733 G 10 746 17 4 80 13 0 250 0 0 691 9 1 350 0 0 284 11 0 375 0 0 502 0 6 924 0 0 1,675 9 5 511 8 0 41 0 0 1,544 19 10 2,051 11 G 299 18 11 100 0 0 220 0 0 292 14 0 354 10 11 100 0 0 104 6 8 3,825 5 10 1,848 3 9 1,341 15 3 1,026 0 10 1,101 8 3 80 13 0 350 0 0 795 15 9 350 0 0 284 11 0 375 0 0 502 0 f. 924 0 0 1,711 9 5 511 8 0 41 0 0 1,726 11 10 2,051 11 G 299 18 11 300 0 0 300 0 0 200 , 0 0 382 4 1 - 535 0 0 202 17 1 100 0 0 •150 0 0 200 0 0 150 0 0 20 0 0 9,731 18 0 86 16 3 214 0 0 30 0 0 G8 8 0 181 12 0 220 0 0 274 5 0 246 16 11 202 17 I 277 7 G 246 16 11 202 17 1 200 0 0 80 0 0 200 0 0 104 16 7 288 3 1 'S 2 6 35 2 0 7 16 3 - 7 0 0 20 0 0 2,448 7 10 35 2 0 7 16 3 7 0 0 20 0 0 9,582 18 0 100 0.0 414 18 0 192 3 9 143 0 0 7,134 10 2 149 0 0 Carried forward ,, 152,794 17 5,077 17 4 158,472 14 8 4,824 11 1 103,297 5 9

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TABLE No. 4.—continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads, &c.— continued.

* „ -,., Expenditure Total Liabilities on rrutol Expenditure ? Eliture : Authorities, E O1 i.-Jr i Months ended to ; Contracts, &c, l n^A Ififtq 31st March, 31st March, ! 31st March, r ;„k ies 1889. 189Q _ lg90 _ 389CK liabilities. Roads to open up Lands ebfoee Sale £ s. d. — continued,. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. Brought forward .. .. 152,794 17 4 5,077 17 4 15S,472 14 8 4,824 11 1 163,297 5 9 North Island —continued. Paranaki — Road through bush, Wainaate Plains 15,714 8 9 Roads oast of Stratford .. .. 1,497 8 4 lUish land inland of Patca .. 1,920 Oil Continuous Reserve (to be refunded) 5,045 10 4J Mountain Road to blocks under 890 14 0| survey Waitara, Bridge .. .. .. 968 18 2 Opening up Huiroa Block.. .. 906 0 9 Huiroa Block, bridge over Manganui 781 1 3; River To complete bush-felling, Stratford.. 34 0 0 Through parts of Blocks I., II., V., 2,041 0 10 VI , X., Ngaire District Through parts of Blocks III., V.,X., 1,140 3 6 Ngaire District Block X., Huiroa .. .. 745 17 0 Egmont District .. .. .. 356 12 111 Kahouri Bridge 600 0 0} Kltham and Branch Roads .. 0,294 10 0! Native Trust Blocks .. .. 1,834 13 9 Ironsand Blocks .. .. 514 0 2; TarikiRoad .. .. .. 1,149 7 0 Road through bush, Waimate Plains 1,014 9 8 Pukearuhe to Mokau .. .. 709 2 3 Bridge on Stratford to Opunake Road 376 19 8 Inglewood to Waitara .. .. 2,749 1 5 Roads east of Midhirst .. .. 253 10 8 Egmont Road .. .. .. 185 15 6 Roads east of Waitara .. .. 1,613 11 11 Roads inland of Mokoia .. .. 321 9 7 Alfred Road .. .. .. • • • Rotokare and Branch Roads Mokau Punt Pukearuhe inland Miscellaneous .. .. .. 121 5 8 207 17 5 134 1 10 350 11 8 238 19 6 370 14 6 342 8 6 12 10 0 409 18 9 2 0 C 31 7 0 349 9 7 15,714 8 9 1,705 5 9 I,920 0 11 5,045 10 4 890 14 0 908 18 2 1,040 2 7 781 1 3 34 0 0 ■2,041 0 10 1,140 3 6 745 17 0 356 12 11 600 0 0 6,651 1 8 1,834 13 9 514 0 2' 1,149 7 0 1,614 9 8 948 1 G 370 19 8 2,749 1 5 253 10 8 185 15 0 1,990 0 4 663 18 1 12 10 0 409 18 9 2 0 0 31 7 6 470 15 3 59 1 1 105 18 2 15,714 8 9 1,764 G 10 1,926 0 11 5,045 10 4 890 14 0 908 18 2 1,200 0 9 781 1 8 84 0 0 2,041 0 10 1,140 3 6 745 17 0 350 12 11 000 0 0 7,111 8 0 1,834 13 9 514 0 2 1,149 7 0 1,014 9 8 1,009 5 11 370 19 8 2,749 1 5 253 10 3 185 15 0 2,013 11 11 003 18 1 148 0 5 409 18 9 140 10 0 340 2 11 728 14 9 460 0 4 61 4 2 23 5 7 135 10 5 144 10 0 308 15 5 257 19 6 Hawke's Bay— Tologa to Mangatokerau .. .. 29 19 7 Tologa to Arakihi .. .. 131 10 9| Ormond to Waiapu .. .. 2 0 0 Ormond to Opotiki .. .. 604 9 11 Waipoa Road to Oilsprings .. 300 0 0 Puketitiri Block .. .. .. 520 0 ol Norsewood District, Ngamoko, and 2,709 10 6 Maharahara Ahuturanga Block , .. ..; 1,883 7 11 Tautane and Tahoraite .. .. 10,707 18 0 Tukituki to Waipawa .. .. 985 1 5 Mohaka and Waitara .. .. 151 0 4 Waitara Block .. .. .. 781 0 6! Umutaoroa Block .. .. 2,088 15 4] Maharahara Block .. .. 1,938 12 8 Victoria and Bush-mills Settlements j 900 0 0 Wairoa to Rotokakaranga.. .. 1,569 7 10 Makaretu .. •• •• I 1,793 12 6' To Ohu 434 8 10J Miscellaneous .. .. ..I 748 8 1 128 19 11 384 6 0 300 13 0 596 1 6 350 0 0 804 10 0 100 0 0 20 2 81 118 IS 5 158 19 6 516 2 9 302 13 0 1,200 11 5 650 0 0 520 0 0 2,709 10 0 19 8 6 215 14 0 99 7 C 00 0 0 178 8 0 731 16 9 402 0 0 1,200 11 5 050 0 0 520 0 0 2,709 10 0 1,883 7 11 17,632 8 0 985 1 5 151 6 4 781 0 0 2,088 15 4 1,938 12 8 900 0 0 1,669 7 10 1,813 15 2 434 8 10 SG7 3 6 1,883 7 11 17,632 8 0 985 1 5 151 0 4 781 0 0 2,088 15 4 1.938 12 8 '900 0 0 1,669 7 10 1,828 7 7 434 8 10 1,183 8 1 14 12 5 SIC 4 7 Wellington — Pahiatua, Mangaone, &c. .. .. 18,917 15 5 Pahiatua, Palmerston North Repairs, Fitzherbert Bridge .. 500 0 0| Roads, Fitzherbert Block .. .. 400 0 0< Otamakapua and Waitapu .. 4,464 8 % East side of Pohangina River .. 920 17 6 Momahaki to Waitotara .. .. 3,602 13 .1 Tokomaru Block .. .. .. 1,904 14 4 Wauganui to Murimotu .. .. 3,102 15 6 Marton to Murimotu .. .. 2,670 6 0; Rangitumau Block .. ..j 3,617 13 0! Sandon Township .. ■• 1,430 7 9 252 19 9! 1 14 0| 90 9 0 504 2 71 360 19 1 I 19,170 15 2 1 14 0! 500 0 Oi 400 0 Oi 4,464 8 2 920 17 0 3,002 13 1 1,995 3 4! 3,000 18 I 1 2,07X1 0 6 3,978 12 7 1,430 7 9 147 0 0 198 6 0 19,317 15 2 200 0 0 500 0 0 400 0 0 4,404 8 2 920 17 6 3,602 13 1 1,995 3 4 3,902 4 7 2,670 0 0 4,118 0 7 1,430 7 9 295 6 6 139. 8 0 Carried forward .. ..j 279,058 4 lOf 12,213 9 5! 12,213 9 5' 291,271 14 3 - 7,940 14 9 299,218 9

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TABLE NO. 4— continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads, &c. — continued.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1889. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Roads to open up Lands before Sale — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 279,058 4 10 12,213 9 5 291,271 14 3! 7,946 14 9 299,218 9 0 North Island —continued. \Vellington— continued. Wairarapa East .. Mungaroa to Waikanao Blocks V., VI., IX., and XIII., Kairanga Survey Dist., Palmerston N. Tararua Road, Orua River Toritea Road Pohaugina to Orua Otamakapua Waitotara, Omahine Waitotara Valley Blocks V., VI., IX., X., and XIII., Kairanga Survey District, Palmerston N., 24 miles, to open 8,582 acres Karewarewa Block Paratieke Kaiwliata and Paliaoa Otairi Block Makakahi Road Wairoa Survey District ... Kairauga Drain Kimbolton Road Extension Kimbolton Road to Orua Waitapu Block Mangatainoko Roads Tiraumoa Bridge Tutaekara Road South Pahiatua Road Mangaone to Tiraumea Tiraumea to Makuri Puketoi Makakahi Bridge to Mangahao Mauricevillo West Otaki to Poxton South Mangaone Road Maungakaretu Mikimiki To purchase roads to Crown lands .. Miscellaneous 1,500 0 0 4,373 2 11 3,738 8 0 1,500 0 0| 4,373 2 11; 3,738 8 0 1,500 0 0 4,373 2 11 3,738 8 0 130 0 0 769 14 0 47 10 7 130 0 0 769 14 0 47 10 7 100 0 0 170 0 0 100 0 0 270 0 0 3 30 4 0 450 17 2 600 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 100 0 0 270 0 0 899 18 0 498 7 9 600 0 0 1,524 7 2 1,524 7 2 1,524 7 2 319 1 9 588 2 7 500 0 0 117 17 6 669 7 10 14 5 7 350 0 0! 1,008 4 11| 490 2 0 1,081 18 GJ 4,917 4 0 1,519 7 6 3 16 1,477 11 5 611 1 3 581 2 (ii 4 16 0 9 14 6 197 11 4! 12 10 0 214 7 i\ 1,448 4 0 135 12 6! 297 8 0 32 13 0 725 3 i 133 14 5 131 9 3 635 3 3 1,029 11. S 547 0 0 225'18 0 292 0 11 343 12 8 319 1 9 588 2 7 500 0 0 117 17 6 069 7 10 14 5 7 350 0 0 1,008 4 11 496 2 0 1,379 6 6 4,949 17 0 2,244 10 10 136 15 11 1.609 0 8 1,246 4 6 1.610 14 2 551 16 0 235 12 6 . 489 12 3 356 2 8 214 7 4 1,605 7 0 135 12 6 152 0 11 1,468 12 6 100 0 0 50 0 0 2 12 0 367 7 0 166 5 7 319 1 9 588 2 7 500 0 0 217 17 6 669 7 10 11 5 7 400 0 0 1,008 4 11 496 2 0 1,381 18 6 5,317 4 0 2,244 10 10 303 1 6 1.609 0 8 1,246 4 6 1.610 14 2 1,026 3 9 316 18 2 652 1 2 512 2 8 214 7 4 1,848 4 0 135 12 6 322 0 11 1,518 1 9 474 7 9 81 5 8 162 8 11 156 0 0 157 3 0 242 17 0 1,132 6 11 152 0 11 336 5 7 170 0 0 49 9 8 Middle Island. 1,678 11 0 10,507 5 9 2,688 2 1 200 0 0 4,699 7 5 5,482 16 11 200 0 0 1,653 4 1 4,733 6 5 289 3 4 2,065 1 8 963 14 0 178 6 6 913 12 2 2,083 9 6 257 14 1 750 0 0 200 0 0 211 10 2 460 0 0 150 0 0 160 0 0 . 100 0 0 150 0 0 200 0 0 105 0 0 1,503 6 2 Selson — Cobden to Seventeen-mile Diggings.. Hampden to Maruia Grey Valley to Teremakau Wakefield to Stanley Brook Aorere Valley to Karamea Tadmor and Sherry to Buller Baton to Karamea Maruia to Amuri Takaka to Anatoki and Collingwood Takaka to Karamea Ahaura to Kopara and Amuri Oronoko to Rosedale Brooklands Valley Road Karamea to Mokihinui Ahaura (Mason's) to Haupiri Takaka to Stockyard Pigeon Valley to Motueka.. Pretty Bridge Valley Grey Valley, via Clarke, to Maruia.. Dovedale Little Sidney Road, Riwaka Trass Valley Wakefield District Wairoa Bridge Wairoa Gorge Road .. %• ■ To purchase roads to Crown lands .. Miscellaneous 1,678 11 0 10,507 5 9 2,688 2 1 200 0 0: 4,699 7 5 1 5,482 16 11 200 0 Oi 1,653 4 l! 4,733 6 5 289 3 4 2,065 1 8 963 14 0 178 6 6 913 12 2 2,083 9 6 257 14 1 500 0 0 200 0 0 211 10 2 200 0 0 1,678 11 0 10,507 5 9 2,688 2 1 200 0 0 4,699 7 5 5,482 16 1]| 200 0 0 1,653 4 1 4,733 6 5 289 3 4 2,065 1 8 963 14 C 178 6 6 913 12 2 2,083 9 6 257 14 li 709 4 6' 200 0 0 211 10 2! 360 0 0 62 12 6 160 0 0 160 0 0 150 0 0 209 4 6 ; 40 15 6 00 0 0 60 0 0 160 0 0 62 12 6 100 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 87 V 6 51 0 0 110 12 0 51 0 0 1,453 6 2 200 0 0 58 0' 0i 50 0 0 1,342 14 2 Carried forward 348,771 13 7 19,143 7 307,915 0 7 12/326 12 1 380,241 12 8

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TABLE No. 4 — continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads, &c.- continued.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1889. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Liabilities on Total Authorities, Expenditure Contracts, &c, 31et March, T • rSr,. ,,„-,,, ' Liabilities. lbJU. Roads to open up Lands before Sale — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. i £ s. d. £ s. a. Brought forward 348,771 13 7 19,143 7 0 367,915 0 7. i 12,326 12 1 i 380,241 12 8 Middle Island —continued, llarlborough— Awatere Valley Road Rai Ronga and Wbangamoa Roads.. 8,484 11 1 33 8 6 8,484 11 1 88 8 6 764 18 0 8,484 11 1 798 6 6 Westland— Mapourika to Gillespie's Manitahi to Haast Mathias Pass Road In the County of Westland Kumara to Boacli Kokatahi River to Hokitika River .. Moeraki Crossing to Otumotu Mount Bonar to Poerua River Wataroa and Waitangi-taone Teremakau to Bell Hill Road Waikukupa to Cook's River Flat .. Cook's River Plat Cascade Valley Road Pounamou to Teremakau Maintain to Paringa Hunt's Beach to Makawiho Miscellaneous 8,077 5 0 16,234 16 9 336 18 0 1,980 0 0 2,000 0 0 970 0 0 1,510 18 5 900 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,986 16 0 1,000 0 0 1,061 16 0 1,809 9 2 500 0 0 1,400 0 0 8,077 5 0 16,234 16 9 336 18 0 1,980 0 0 2,000 0 0 970 0 0' 1,510 18 5 900 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,986 16 0 1,000 0 0 2,070 18 8 1,809 9 2 575 0 0 1,400 0 0 4 18 0 285 19 6 i 8,077 5 0 16,234 16 9 336 18 0 1,980 0 0 2,000 0 0 970 0 0 1,510 18 5 900 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,986 16 0 1,000 0 0 2,070 18 8 1,809 8 2 700 0 0 1,400 0 0 4 18 0 3C6 10 4 m 1,009 2 8 _ 75 0 0 125 0 0 4 18 0 6 4 0 i 279 15 6 20 10 10 Canterbury— Mathias Pass Road To Upper Ashley over Kuku Pass .. Irrigation works, Eyre & Waimakariri Oxford Bush to Upper Ashley Burke's Pass, Mackenzie County .. To deferred-payment lands, Teviotdalc To deferred-payment lands, Waikari To village & deferred-payment blocks Blackford to Redclifie Blackhills Road Road to Mount Cook and Glaciers .. Waihao to Hakater'amea Mount Grey Downs Glentui Road Ohau Bridge, £1 for £1 .. Miscellaneous 2,046 15 10 8,455 4 8 3,400 0 0 3,990 2 3 249 18 10 1,764 4 11 784 19 1 1,399 15 10 600 0 0 970 0 0 1,200 0 0! 863 8 5 468 0 0 683 5 4 175 0 0 2,046 15 10 8,630 4 8 3,400 0 0 3,996 2 3 249 18 10 1,764 4 11 784 19 1 1,399 15 10 600 0 0 970 0 0 1,630 0 0: 863 8 5 468 0 0 683 5 4: 62 18 9 t t _ 2,046 15 10 8,693 3 5 3,400 0 0 3,996 2 3 249 18 10 1,764 4 11 784 19 1 1,399 15 10 600 0 0 970 0 0 1,700 0 0 863 8 5 468 0 0 683 5 4 800 0 0 1,734 6 1 430 0 0 70 0 0 ■ 1,317 18 3 77 0 0 1,394 18 3, 800 0 0 339 7 10 Dtago— Beaumont to Miller's Flat Through Blocks VIII. and X., Benger Run 106.. Kelso to Greenvale Tapanui Railway to Run 140 To open up Otago and Southland runs Through Runs 171 and 171a Otara to Waikawa, and bridge over Tokanui Creek Arrowtown to Crown Terrace Waitahuna to Run 52c Run 75 (Boyd's) reserves Through Runs 177 and 257 .. Glenorchy up Rees and Dart Lauder Block .. .. . ■ Upper Clutha Blocks Waikaia Bush to Clutha Valley Pembroke to Matukituki Block II., Blackstone Taieri Lake, Block XV., Maniototo Taieri Bridge to Nenthorn Bridge .. Ida Valley Kurow Run Pyramid Bridge to Waikaia Taieri River Road Hummocksido District Athol to Nokomai Saddle .. •£ • • Moeraki District Maniototo Gimmefbum District .. .. 6,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,148 7 3 500 0 0 1,145 2 3 12,941 15 7 1,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,200 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,821 3 9 5,002 0 0 1,805 3 7 1,149 0 0 604 15 0 3,500 0 0 1,729 11 4 200 0 0 200 0 0 175 0 0 500 0 0 1,261 0 0 500 0 0 200 0 0 260 0 0 200 0 0 107 10 8 540 0 0 400 0 0 6,000 0 0 1,000 O 0 1,148 7 3 500 0 0 1,145 2 3 12,941 15 7 1,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 1.200 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,821 3 9 5,002 0 0 1,805 3 7 1,149 0 0: 604 15 0! 3,500 0 0 1,979 11 4 1 200 0 0 1 200 0 0: 175 0 0 500 0 0 1.201 0 0 500 0 0 200 0 0 260 0 0 200 0 0 167 10 8 740 0 0 500 0 0 i .. " i 6,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,148 7 3 500 0 0 1,145 2 3 12,941 15 7 1,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 .,200 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,821 3 9 5,002 0 0 1,805 3 7 1,149 0 0 604 15 0 3,500 0 0 1,979 11 4 200 00 200 0 0 175 0 0 500 0 0 1.201 0 0 500 0 0 200 0 0 260 0 0 200 0 0 167 10 8 840 0 0 500 0 0 250 0 0 i ij •• i i i i i i i I . • 200 0 0 100 0 0 I 100 0 0; 1 I 478,154 2 4 21,504 0 "2 499,658 2 6| I ij 14,609 7 0 . 514,267 10 0 Pa.vripcl fnvwaivl

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TABLE No. 4— continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads, &c. — continued.

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Expenditure to 31st March, 1889. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Roads to open up Lands befobk Sale — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. & s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 478,154 2 4 21,504 0 2 499,658 2 6 14,609 7 6 514,267 10 0 Middle Island —continued. 0 fcago— cont inued. Swinburn and Hock and Pillar Run 210 Silverpeak, &c. Switzer's Track to Spylaw and Clutha Rankleburn, &c. Kelso to Waikaka Catlin's District Mossburn to Manapouri Blocks II. and III., Campbelltown.. Appleby to Tisbury Wood end to Bushy Point Bridge, Tokomairiro River, N. Branch Hindon .. Glcnomaru and Owako Waikaka to Wendon and Grcenvale Glenkenich Wood I ands Waikoikoi Bridge Riversdale, Switzers Boundary Creek Bridge Horse-bridge, Wairaki River, £1 for£l Wendon District Seaward Forest to coast Forest Hill Tramway Waikawa Orepuki to Waiau Branch Road to Forest Hill Tomogalak Creek to deferred-pay-ment land Waikaka Siding to Waikaka Town.. Bay Road to Otara Bush Bush land east of Makarewa Port William to Half-moon Bay Wyndham, via Mimihau, to Otaraia Waikaka to Pyramid Wendonside Pyramid Bridge Otatara Bush West's to Mokohua Waimatuku Bush Blackmount to deferred-payment land Bush land, Makarewa Seaward Moss to Awarua Bay Hedgehope Road Waikiwi Suburban Wallacetown to Tomoporakau Winton Tramway to Winton Forest Seaward Forest to deferred-payment block Stewart Island 200 0 0 293 0 0 320 0 0 690 5 8 200 0 0 196 11 0 250 0 0 1,005 0 0 743 11 2 500 0 0 500 0 0 6,064 15 11 13,016 7 10 2 14 0 900 0 0 1,494 19 5 499 5 6 I 222 0 0 150 0 0 760 8 6 1,983 6 0 200 0 0 49 1 0 403 5 0 110 4 0 400 0 0 150 0 0 272 16 8 ( 200 0 0 { 515 0 0 320 0 0 690 5 8 150 0 0 760 8 6 1,983 6 0 400 0 0 245 12 0 250 0 0 1,005 0 0 1,140 16 2 500 0 0 110 4 0 400 0 0 150 0 0 500 0 0 6,064 15 11 13,016 7 10 275 10 8 900 0 0 1,494 19 5' 499 5 6: j j 385 0 0 150 0 0 240 0 0 529 4 6 250 0 0 100 0 0 104 8 0 100 0 0 81 15 0 9 16 0 200 0 0 125 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 095 18 4 f 200 0 0 1 900 0 0 320 0 0 690 5 8 300 0 0 1,000 8 6 2,512 10 0 650 0 0 100 0 0 350 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 1,005 0 0 1,228 11 2 500 0 0 120 0 0 200 0 0 125 0 0 500 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 6,064 15 11 13,016 7 10 971 9 0 900 0 0 1,494 19 5 499 5 6 1,200 0 0 1,179 18 3 520 0 0 250 0 0 1,199 18 2 20Q 0 0 100 0 0 850 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 425 0 0 150 0 0 500 0 0 200 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 200 0 0 300 0 0 600 o o: 1,800 0 0 1,179 18 3 520 0 0 250 0 0 1,299 18 2 200 0 0 100 0 0 850 0 0 500 0 01 100 0 0! 500 0 0 425 0 0: 150 0 0 500 0 0 200 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 200 0 0 650 0 0 200 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,179 18 3 520 0 0 250 0 0 1,299 18 2 200 0 0 100 0 0 850 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 600 0 0 425 0 0 150 0 0 500 0 0 200 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 200 0 0 650 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 350 0 0 256 5 0 283 10 11 539 15 11 3 9 1 543 5 0 Sundry roads Sundry roads, Native labour Miscellaneous 9,394 2 11 9 9 0 5,423 13 9 621 2 10 9,394 2 11 9 9 0 6,044 16 7 1 613 10 9 9,394 2 11 9 9 0 6,658 7 4 Totals 528,788 19 11 28,159 15 1 556,948 15 0; 18,697 9 2 575,046 4 2 Village Settlements: — Village settlements 24,714 2 11 7,344 17 11 32,059 0 10 44,661 0 4 76,720 1 2

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TABLE No. 5. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Goldfields Roads (Class IV.) out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1890, and Liabilities on that Date.

,>, Expenditure £$£$*%>, SUtJarch, ™St g llbJ- 1800. Total Expenditure to 31st Marcl), 1800. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March 1890. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. ciOADS ON GOLDFIEEDS— Subsidies towards the construction of roads and tracks in mining districts, and minor works for the development of minerals, upon a subscription of one-half being contributed Roads to open up mineral lands Auckland — Assistance to Piako County Council towards constructing tramway from Te Aroha Mountain to batteries Opening Mokau River for development of coal-mine Waikawau to Manaia Tapu to Waikawau Ohinemuri Valley to Waitekauri Whangamata Harbour to Reefs Hikutaia to Marototo Karangahake through Ohinemuri Gorge STblson — Lyell to Mokihinui vi& Eight-Mile Mokihinui Quartz-reefs to Specimen Creek Brighton to Seventeen-Mile Beach via Terraces Cobdon to Seventeen-Mile Beach Wangapeka to Karamea Aorerc Valley to Karamea and Mokihinui Owen Valley Road Hatter's Terrace to Bell Hill Larry's Creek to Lyell Road, near Dee River (subsidy of £1 for £1) Bridle-track to Upper Anatoki Hatter's Terrace Road (£1 for £1 subsidy) Deep Creek to Bell Hill (£1 for £1 subsidy) Irishman's to Lake Brunner (£1 for £1 subsidy) Improving roads and tracks, Collingwood to Takaka, Motueka, and Karamea .. Ahaura to Amuri Maelborough— Wakamarina Valley Anikiwa Jetty jANTERBURY— Road to open up Wilberforce Quartz-reefs Westland — Cedar Creek Road Browning's Pass to Reefs (subsidy of £2 fou£l) Jackson's Bay to Cascade and Gorge River Districts Grey Valley to Teremakau Dtago— Arthur's Point to Skipper's Waikaia Bush Road Arrow town to Macetown Quartz-reefs and Motutapu Bush Waitahuna Bridge, on account of reconstruction Garston to Nevis Southland — Tracks, Merivale District contingencies £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 59,585 9 5 3,934 3 2 207 2 6 63,519 12 7 207 2 6 6,983 15 6 792 17 6 70,503 8 1 1,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 552 8 0 1 18 0 623 4 6 400 0 0 552 8 0 625 2 6 400 0 0 376 15 6 370 0 0 500 0 0 552 8 0 1,001 18 0 770 0 0 500 0 0 141 10 6 141'10 6 141 10 6 505 3 1 505' 3 1 494 16 11 1,00O 0 0 5,098 8 6 1,238 7 5 5,098 8 6 1,238 7 5 " 5,098 8 6 1,238 7 5 1,789 7 2 2,652 1 i' 2,000 0 Oi 18,453 0 8 2,208 9 ii 500 0 0 384* 0 0 1,710 11 4 1,789 7 2 3,036 1 4 2,000 0 0 20,163 12 0 2,208 9 2 500 0 0 4,975'12 10 1,789 7 2 3,036 1 4 2,000 0 0 25,139 4 10 2,208 9 2 500 0 0 423 10 0 705 16 0i 400 0 0 16*12 0 423 10 0 722 8 0 400 0 0 423 10 0 722 8 0 400 0 0 365 10 0 365 10 0 305 10 0 900 0 0 900 0 0 900 0 0 10,679 9 lo! 2,504 19 7 326 9 1 11,005 18 11 2,504 19 7 191 6 6 11,197 5 5 2,504 19 7 11 0 0 96 6 0 11 0 0 96 6 0 193 13 5 11 0 0 289 19 5 1,830 17 7 1,830 17 7 1,830 17 7 3,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 4,500 0 0 4,500 0 0 2,207 10 8 •• 2,207 10 8 2,207 10 8 4,570 6 9 138 16 6 633 6 0 4,709 3 3 633 6 0 561 3 6 266 13 2 5,270 6 9 899 19 2 8,284 9 1 1,000 0 0 2,882 15 0 11,167 4 1 1,000 0 0 517 5 2 11,084 9 3 1,000 0 0 9,270 6 8 9,270 6 8 0,270 6 8 750 0 0 1 750 0 0 300* 0 0 750 0 0 300 0 0 500 0 0 265 5 1 27* 8 3 500 0 0 292 13 4 500 0 0 292 13 4 Totals 147,986 7 5 13,289 11 5 161,275 18 10 16,524 0 0 177,799 18 10 SUMMARY. Roads, Bridges, &c, Nobth or Auckland Main Roads Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges Roads to give access to Railway, MabtonTe Awamutu .. 3cRANTS-IN-AID Roads to open up Lands (see Table No. 4) IMPROVEMENT OB' VILLAGE SETTLEMENTS . . rHKOUGH Lands recently purchased (see Table No. 5, 1883) jOldfields Roads (see Table No. £) Payments to Road Boards (see Table No. 11, 1817) -. 229,404 15 9 434,807 0 5 1,255,577 17 11 42,040 8 11 560,233 7 3 528,788 19 11 24,714 2 11 267 0 0 12,798 18 8 19,998 9 3 248 S 11 2,172 9 0 28,159 15 1 7,344 17 11 229,671 15 9 447,605 19 1 1,275,576 7 2 42,288 14 10 562,405 16 3 556,948 15 0 32,059 0 10 201 0 0 2,858 6 10 10,014 9 11 665 14 9 903 6 2 18,697 9 2 44,661 0 4 229,872 15 9 450,464 5 11 1,285,590 17 1 42,954 9 7 563,309 2 5 575,646 4 2 76,720 1 2 21,527 14 5 147,9S0 7 5 13,289*11 5 21^527 14 5 101,275 18 101 i 16,524 0 0 21,527 14 5 177,799 IS 10 225,000 0 0 225,000 0 0 225,000 0 0 Totals 3,470,080 14 11 84,279 2 3 3,554,360 2 2 94,525 7 2 3,648,885 9 4 Less recovery on account of sevices of previous years 1,361 9 7 90 18 2 1,270 11 5 1,361 9 1 Grand Totals 3,469,989 16 9 ! 94,525 7 2 |3,647,523 19 9 83,008 15 10 3,552,998 12 7

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TABLE No. 6. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure for Water-races on Goldfields out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1890, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Expenditure. Liabilities. Locality and Name of Eace. c ■ t i Survey and i£n It' Construction! 1870-89. 1889-90. Authorities on Subsidies, i Contracts. Total Expenditure and | Liabilities. Locality and Name of Race. Survey and Construction, 1870-89. Subsidies, 1889-90. Totals. Authorities on [Construction. Totals. ' i i NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Provincial Distbict — Thames £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 80,708 19 3 £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d.i £ s. a. 80,708 19 3 NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Pbovincial District — Thames. 80,708 19 3 MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Pbovincial Distbict — Subsidies — Holionu Hibernian New River Kanieri .'. Ross Sludge-channel Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2 Government Works — Waimea .. .. .. . Mikonui Nelson Provincial Distbict— Government Works — Nelson Creek Napoleon Hill Argyld (Charleston) Black's Point Otago Provincial Distbict — Subsidies — Arrow Beaumont and Tuapeka Ca'rrick Range Mount Pisgah Lawrence Drainage-channel .. Ophir Tail-race Muddy Creek Channel St. Batlian's Maerewhenua Government Works — Mount Ida Waipori Southland Provincial District — Subsidy — Round Hill .. CrENEBAL — Increased water-supply Departmental — Salaries, travelling, advertising, &c. 3 7 0 12 5 8 21 5 0 15 6 173,363 7 1 25,644 9 6 90,722 10 8 257 1G 7 14,701 15 3 244 9 0 4 0 2 1,955 12 1 1,992 14 8 3,496 0 3 10,310 18 4 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 ! 612 10 0; 640 0 0 9,249' 13 1 200 0 0 2,950 14 0 3,150 0 0; 850 0 0 1,000 0 0 •• 284 6 1 ■ :: " i ■ . 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4) 3,517 5 3; 10,312 3 10 1,554 10 6! 2,762 17 2 173,647 13 2 25,644 9 6 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 14,701 15 3 244 9 0 012 10 0 644 0 2 9,249 13 1 200 0 0; 2,956 14 0! 1,150 0 0! 850 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,065 0 Oj 241 0 0 I •■ I •• •• 241 0 0 .. .. I 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 1.554 10 6 2,762 17 2 173,888 13 2 25,044 9 6 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 14,701 15 3 244 9 0 612 10 0! 644 6 2: 9,249 13 1 200 0 0 2,950 14 0 1,150 0 C 850 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,005 0 Cj MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District — Subsidies — Hohoriu. Hibernian. New River. Kanieri. Ross Sludge-channel. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2. Government Works — Waimea. Mikonui. Nelson Provincial District — Government Works — Nelson Creek. Napoleon Hill. Argyle (Charleston). Black's Point. Otago Pbovincial Distbict — Subsidies — Arrow. Beaumont and Tuapeka. Carrick Range. Mount Pisgah. Lawrence Drainage-channel. Ophir Tail-race. Muddv Creek Channel. St. Bathan's. Maerewhenua. Government Works — Mount Ida. Waipori. Southland Pbovincial Distbict — Subsidy — Round Hill. Genebal — Increased water-supply. Departmental — Salaries, travelling, advertising,^ ■ I .. .. | •• " " - •• ! 1,065 0 0 " ! .. •• i 65,766 3 8 11,263 1 0 " .. 65,700 3 8 11,263 1 0 .. I •• I I 05,700 3 g ! 11,203 1 0 133 19 4 I 133 19 4 133 19 A 530 4 0 I 100 0 0 030 4 0; 030 4 0 , 6,720 0 8 6,720 0 8 I 6,720 0 8 ;429,812 8 3 Totals j390,321 12 9 38,905 9 5 284 0 Ij i ; 429,571 8 3 I 241 0 0 i i ■ i I 241 0 0 I Totals. SUMMARY. Nobth Island Middle Island 80,708 19 3 390,321 12 9 38,965 9 5 284 G 1 80,708 19 3 429,571 8 3^ 510,280 7 6 I 241 0 0 80,708 19 3 429,812 8 3 SUMMARY. Noeth Island. Middle Island. Totals '471,030 12 038,905 9 5 284 0 1 241 0 0 I Totals. 241 0 0 510,521 7 6

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TABLE No. 7. STATEMENT showing Expenditure on Telegraphs out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1890, and the Liabilities on that Date.

TABLE No. 8. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Public Buildings out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1890, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Line. Mi Poles. Miles of iles Wire. j Expenditure J ! during Twelve — Months ended 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Expenditure to the 31st March, 1889 Telephone exchanges ICaitaia Line Lichfield Line .. Okaihau-Rangiahua Otorohanga Matakana Extension Matata Line Tatarariki Line Wairengahika .. Akitio-Herbertville Muriwai-Te Aria Tikokino-Ongaonga Tologa-Waipiro Kairekatehuna-Orua Karori Line Mangamahoe-Eketahuna Palmerston-Ashurst Palmerston-Longburn .. Mokihinui-Westport Ngakawau-Westport Greendale Ohoka Nightcaps Riversdale-Balfour Cardrona-Pembroke Glenore Nenthorn Wallacetown Patearoa Extension Waikoikoi Waianiwa-Invercargill .. Waianiwa-Waikiwi Exhibition-till alarms Government House bells Pire-alarm system .. i 15 16 18 18 12 £ s. d. 3,784'15 10 95 0 0 710 9 3 242 5 5 009 13 4 02 2 8 11 11 6 33 8 9 0 7 G 251 5 7 207 4 6 875 14 0 349 13 9 01 15 3 24 9 6 244 15 6 55 17 1 71 14 10 533 15 11 9 18 0 248 17 7 1 17 6 17 2 8 289 17 1 45G 19 7 21 3 6 417 15 9 38 4 6 7 12 C 43 15 0 G 15 6 218 13 8 36 11 0 10 3 9 22 17 4 £ s. d. 574,010 G 2 11 16 14 1G 11 20 Balance of material on hand 10,074 5 1 6,271 10 6 10,845 15 7 Liabilities on 31st March, 1890 590,356 1 9 5,107 0 0 Total Expenditure and Liabilities £595,463 1 9

Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1889. Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1890. Total . Liabilities on Expenditure | Authorities, Total to Contracts, &c, Expenditure 31st March, 31st March, and Liabilities 1890. 1890. 'uclicial r'ostal and Telegraphic Customs )ffices for Public Departments jimatic Asylums School-buildings .. hospitals ilisccllaneous Quarantine Stations Survey Parliament Buildings £ s. a. 245,264 14 8 141,502 7 8 4,749 2 2 173,205 8 G 277,093 7 0 819,513 1 8 33,324 9 2 9,838 14 10 8,525 0 3 514 13 2 13,962 7 1 £ s. a. 11,246 8 9 1,375 14 1 17 10 0 7,256 2 11 15,716 12 0 £ s. a. 256,511 3 0 142,878 1 9 4,766 12 2 180,461 6 5 292,809 19 0 819,513 1 3 33,184 10 7 9,838 14 10 3,525 0 3 514 13 2 13,962 7 1 £ s. d. 2,918 1 0 561 8 llj 7 15 0 1,959 2 C 4,519 17 31 120 5 0 £ s. d. 259,429 4 0 143,439 10 8 4,774 7 2 182,420 8 11 297,329 16 3 819,513 1 3 33,304 15 7 - 9,838 14 10 3,525 0 3 514 13 2 13,962 7 1 Or. 139 18 7 Totals.. 1,722,493 0 4 35,472 9 2 1,757,965 9 6 10,086 9 81 1,768,051 19 2

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TABLE No. 9. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1890, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Note. An advance of £1,000 was made to the Greymouth Harbour Board as a contribution to contractors on account of damage to works caused by the s.s. " Gerda," and recovered from the Board during the current year.

Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1889. Net Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, to 31st March, 1890. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Lighthouses. Akaroa Brothers Cape Egmont Cape Foulwind Cape Maria van Diemen Capo Saunders Centre Island Cuvier Island French Pass Beacon French Pass Hokitika Jackson's Beef Beacon Kaipara .. .. Manukau Heads Marine Store Moeraki Mokohinau Portland Island Puysegur Point Stephen's Island Timaru Tiritiri Cable Tory Channel Waipapapa Point Miscellaneous, including expenditure on s.s. "Hinemoa" and " Stella" .. £ s. d. 7,148 16 5 6,241 0 0 3,354 6 4 0,955 9 1 7,028 14 8 0,060 0 3 5,785 19 0 5,853 18 7 068 15 8 1,427 17 5 , 801 9 7 3,180 0 5 5,571 8 0 600 13 11 499 11 3 2,943 1 11 8,185 11 0 6,554 14 5 9,958 19 5 70 18 1 1,116 17 3 1,085 19 6 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 £ s. a, 1,551 11 4 & s. d. 7,148 16 5 0,241 0 0 3,354 6 4 6,955 9 1 7,028 14 8 6,066 6 3 5,785 19 0 7,405 9 11 668 15 8 1,427 17 5 '801 9 7 3,180 0 5 5,571 8 0 600 13 11 499 11 3 2,943 1 11 8,185 11 0 6,554 14 5 9,958 19 5 70 18 1 1,116 17 3 1,085 19 6 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. 7,148 16 5 6,241 0 0 3,354 6 4 6,955 9 1 7,028 14 8 6,066 6 3 5,785 19 0 7,405 9 11 668 15 8 1,427 17 5 801 9 7 13,180 0 5 5,571 8 0 600 13 11 499 11 3 2,943 1 11 8,185 11 0 6,554 14 5 9,958 19 fl 70 18 1 1,116 17 3 1,085 19 6 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 .. 20,590 5 9 20,590 5 9 20,590 5 9 Habboub Works. Pollock Wharf, Manukau Whangarei Heads Wharf Matakana Wharf Waiuku Channel Ooromandel Wharf Waitara Harbour Removing eel-weirs, Patea River Napier Harbour Oastlepoint Jetty Kaikoura Jetty and Harbour Picton, removal of old wharf Collingwood Harbour Karamea Wharf Westport Harbour G-reymouth Harbour Hokitika Harbour Timara Harbour Martin's Bay, removal of rock Port Levy Jetty Toitois Jetty Balelutha Jetty Catlin's River, removal of rocks Catlin's River Jetty Queenstown Beacon Queenstown Jetty Jackson's Bay Jetty Miscellaneous 150 0 0 600 0 0 556 10 3 357 11 6 Cr. 0 10 0 2,000 0 0 50 0 0 328 0 O 51 14 1 2,912 16 10 94 0 0 745 18 8 75 0 0 14,110 18 7 127,233 19 6 56,500 0 0 100,000 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 0 1,000 0 0 250 0 0 277 19 0 1,015 7 7 35 0 0 297 8 0 32 6 4 400 0 0 150 0 0 600 0 0 556 10 3 357 11 6 Or. 0 10 0 2,000 0 0 50 0 0 328 0 0 51 14 1 2,912 16 10 94 0 0 745 18 8 75 0 0 14,110 18 7 127,233 19 6 56,500 0 0 100,000 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 0 1,000 0 0 250 0 0 277 19 0 1,015 7 7 35 0 0 297 8 0 32 6 4 400 0 0 150 0 0 600 0 0 556 10 3 357 11 6 Cr. 0 10 0 2,000 0 0 50 0 0 328 0 0 51 14 1 2,912 16 10 94 0 0 745 18 8 75 0 0 14,110 18 7 127,233 19 6 56,500 0 0 100,000 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 0 1,000 0 0 250 0 0 277 19 0 1,015 7 7 35 0 0 297 8 0 32 6 4 400 0 0 Harbour Defences. 147,768 18 10 24,531 6 7 9,412 3 5 20,199 5 3 15,024 4 5 16,141 12 2 176,785 19 6 32,511 10 10 147,768 18 10 24,531 6 7 9,803 18 0 20,203 13 7 18,284 3 11 17,371 17 5 177,521 15 11 34,182 13 7 11,250 4 7 J Guns Ammunition War Office stores Torpedo boats and torpedoes Submarine mining stores Miscellaneous Works in colony Land for depots and batteries 391 14 7 4 8 4 3,259 19 6 1,230 5 3 735 16 5 1,671 2 9 239,214 2 11 600 0 0 177,521 15 11 34,782 13 7 Totals 869,718 1 9 8,844 18 2 878,562 19 11 1,850 4 7 880,413 4 6

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APPENDIX A. AUDITED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITUEE ON PUBLIC WOEKS OUT OP THE IMMIGEATION AND PUBLIC WOEKS LOANS FOE THE YEAE 1889-90.

Prepared in compliance with Section 8 of " The Public Works Act, 1882."

Sir, — Public Works Department, Wellington, sth June, 1890. In compliance with the Bth section of " The Public Works Act, 1882," I enclose a statement of the expenditure during the preceding financial year upon all Government works authorised by Parliament under " The Public Works Appropriation Act, 1889." I have, &c, T. Fergus, Minister for Public Works. The Controller and Auditor-General, Wellington.

Statement of Net Expenditure on Government Works for the Year 1889-90 out of Immigration and Public Works Loans.

Public Works Department, 31st May, 1890. Examined and found correct.' 5 Ja-mes Edward FitzGebald, G. J. Clapham, Controller and Auditor-General. Acting-Accountant, 6th June, 1890.

APPENDICES TO THE PUBLTC WORKS STATEMENT, LB9O,

Class. Votes. Summary. X, expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. Public Works Fund. & £ a. a. £ s. cl, £ s. d. Part I. II. III. IV. VI. VII. VIII. X. 73-77 78-84 85 87 88-93 94,96 98 Railways Roads Water-races Telegraph Extension Public Buildings Lighthouses and Harbour Defences .. Thermal Springs .. 9,330 148,002 700 12,700 48,351 10,382 2,350 8,028 10 9 84.671 15 2 2S4 6 1 17.672 15 2 35,702 13 8 14,357 17 lOl 52 7 5 7,976 3 4 640 13 10 84,031 1 4 284 6 1 1,326 19 7 16,345 15 7 230 4 6 35,472 9 2 5,512 19 8 8,844 18 2 232,415: 160,717 IS S 1 7,763 5 0 152,954 13 8 Part II. II. III. 101,102 103 Railways Roads 3!,000! 1,6921 23,544 16 4 248 5 II 1 11 5 0: 23,533 11 4 248 5 11 Part III. 32,692 23,793 2 3 11 5 0 23,781 17 3 I II. 106-118 Railways • 280,915 198,230 0 11 15,139 5 8!183,090 15 3 I

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Vote No. Name of Vote. Appropriation. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. Expended in Excess; of Appropriation. r> Public Wobks Fund, Pabi I. & £, s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. & s. d. 73 74 75 76 77 Railways— Wellington-Foxton Lincoln-Little River.. Mount Somers Branch Lumsden-Mararoa Surveys, New Lines of Railway 400 5,430 1,971 29 1,500 2 16 3 4,924 14 8 1,971 0 0 29 0 0 1,100 19 10 2116 8 2 16 31 4,902 18 0 1,971 0 0 29 0 0 1,070 9 1 3o'lO 9 9,331 8,028 10 9 52 7 5 7,976 3 41 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 Roads — Roads, Bridges, and Wharves North of Auckland Main Roads Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges Grants-in-aid Roads to open up Lands before Sale Village Special Settlements Roads on Goldflelds 468 14,000 28,912! 8,547 47,502 19,173 30,000 207 0 0 12,804 12 8 20,161 7 11 2,536 7 8 28,265 3 7 7,347 11 11 13,289 11 5 5 14 0 102 18 8 363 18 8! 105 8 & 2 14 0 267 0 0 12,798 18 8 19,998 9 3 2,172 9 0 28,159 15 1 7,344 17 11 13,289 11 5 148,602 84,671 15 2 640 13 10 84,031 1 4 Water-races — Water-races, Middle Island 85 700 284 6 1 2S4 0 1 87 Telegraph Extension— Telegraph Extension 17,072 15 2 1,326 19 7 16,345 15 7 3,645 15 7 12,700 88 89 90 91 92 93 j Public Buildings— General Departmental Offices.. Judicial Postal and Telegraph Customs Lunatic Asylums Hospitals and Charitable Institutions .. 8,600 17,300 2,331 400| 19,600 120 7,204 1 3 11,304 10 8 1,380 14 1 17 10 0 15,735 18 1 7 18 4! 58 1 0: 5 0 0 1 7,256 2 11 11,246 8 9 1,375 14 1 17 10 0 15,716 12 0 Or. 139 18 7 19 0 lj 139 18 7 48,351 35,702 13 8 230 4 6 35,472 9 2 94 95 96 Lighthouses and Harbour Defences— Lighthouses Harbour Works .. ... Harbour Defences 2,930 1,000 0,452 1,551 11 4 1,000 0 0 11,806 6 0 1,006' o o 4,512 19 8 1,551 11 4 841 G 10 7,293' 0 10 10,382 14,357 17 10 5,512 19 81 8,844 18 2 841 0 10 Thermal Springs 98 2,350 Pabt II. 101 102 Railways— Marton-Te Awamutu Surveys 30,800 200 23,344 19 8 199 10 8 11 5 0 23,333 14 8 199 10 8 31,000 23,544 16 4 11 5 Oi 23,533 11 4, Roads — Roads 103 1,692 248 5 11 248 5 11 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 Paet III. Helensville Northwards Grahamstown-Te Aroha Putaruru-Rotorua .. .. Woodville-Palmcrston Mangamahoe-Woodville Blenheim-Awatere .. .. Greymouth-Hokitika Mount Somers Branch Otago Central Catlin's River Branch Wyndham-Fortrose Additions to Open Lines Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Rollingstock 15,000 3,500 10,000 75,000 12,500 10,000 15,000 4,415 40,000 8,000 8,000 34,500 45,000 5,796 6 3 2,254 8 11 1,452 18 7 58,911 9 1 15,736 0 8 134 7 1 7,925 6 2 5,171 19 11 31,533 18 2 228 6 9 4,904 13 3 27,930 0 10 30,190 5 3 229 17 0 89 5 3 8 0 0, 415 14 11! 1,971 0 0 0 2 0 5,796 6 3 2,254 8 11 1,452 18 7 58,681 12 1 15,646 15 5 126 7 li 7,509 11 3 3,200 19 11 31,533 16 2; 228 6 9 4,964 13 3 27,593 13 4| 24,101 0 8 3,146 15 5 330 7 6 12,088 19 0 280,915 193,230 0 11 15,139 5 8 183,090 15 31 3,146 15 5

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APPENDIX B. STATEMENT of all Liabilities in respect of the Services of the Public Works Department outstanding at the Close of the Financial Period ended 31st March, 1890, prepared in terms of Section 9, Subsection (2), of "The Public Revenues Act, 1882," and forwarded, as therein provided, to the Audit Office.

Public Works Department, 30th April, 1890. *" G. J. Clapham, Acting Accountant.

Class. Votes. I Summary. Total. Public Wokks Fuxd. Part I. £ s. d. II. 73-77 ! Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 506 5 9 Harbour Works, unauthorised—to be repaid out of Westport Harbour Works Funds .. .. .. .. .. .. 192 12 8 £ 8. d. 698 18 5 Part II. II. J101-102 Railways .. Part III. II. ;106-118 i Railways .. i i 9,028 4 5 184,577 1 11 194,304 4 ! Vote No. ■Me Works nnflor Material, Material Vo Name ol Vote. Contract Wages, from No- Contuict. Salaries, &c. I England. Name of Vote. Total. Public Works Fund. Part I.— Chargeable to the Unexpended Balance of Loans raised prim' to the 31st March, 1886. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Railways— Wellington-Foxton Lincoln-Little River Mount Somers Branch .. Lumsdcn-Mararoa Surveys, new Lines of Railway .. Harbour Works, unauthorised—to bo repaid out of Westport Harbour Works Funds 286 9 7 113 12 6 286 9 7 113 12 6 78 74 75 76 77 106 3 8 106 3 8 192 12 8 192 12 8 698 18 5 698 18 5 Part II.— Services chargeable to the £1,000,000 raised under " The North Island Main Trunk Loan Act, 1882." Railways— Main Trunk Line, Marton-Te Awamutu .. Surveys 2,364 4 5 101 102 6,664 0 0 9,028 4 5 6,664 0 0 2,364 4 5 9,028 4 5 Part III.— Services cliargeable to the £1,325,000 raised under " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1886." 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 118 Railways— Helensville Northwards .. Grahamstown-Te Aroha.. Putaruru-Rotorua Woodville-Palmcrston .. Mangamahoe-Woodville Blenheim-Awatere Greymouth-Hokitika Mount Somers Branch Otago Central Catlin's River Branch Wyndham-Fortvose Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Rolling-stock Additions to Open Lines, unauthorised 28,555 1 10 246 0 0 37,839 2 2 22,338 19 0 1,092 12 0 17,359 10 0 1,535 10 8 546 14 0 2,463 11 11 6,551 4 10 942 16 2 106 17 11 682 16 2 82 4 4 5,417 4 2 253 7 11 377 10 1 1,063 15 0 1,601 15 3 30,090 12 6 792 14 0 40,302 14 1 28,890 3 10 2,035 8 2 17,466 7 11 682 16 2 82 4 4 12,434 l'J 6 11,625 17 1 2,053 14 1 36,517 15 0 1,601 15 3 7,017 15 4 11,372 9 2 1,676 i 0 254 0 0 85,200 0 0 i 127,751 13 6 21,625 8 'S I 35,200 0 a | 184,577 111

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APPENDIX C. SCHEDULE of Railway Contacts current on the 1st April, 1889, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Date of Contract. Lines of Railway and Branches. Name of Contract. Par- Len §th ticulars. - _ Contract. Length of Sidings in Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was j completed. [ Amount of Contract. •/ Remarks. Jan. 18, 1889 Lincoln-Little River M. ch. lk.l M.ch. Ik. £ s. d. 4,917 3 0 Aug. 14, 1885 Marton -Te Awamutu (north end) Lake Ellesmere Drainage and Reclamation Poro-o-tarao Tunnel " Formation .. 1 34 0 J. Brightling J. J. O'Brien May 16, 1889 Aug. 11, 1887 June 28, 1889 46,849 0 0 Jan. 31, 1889 Kaukapakapa Station-build-ings Mount Rix Wharf.. Makarau Flood openings (Thames Borough) Kaponga Contract assigned to E. Porter and Co., 11th May, 1887. Helensville Northwards Larkin and Elliot March 25, 1889 May 20, 1889 177 0 0 Jan. 23, 1890 March 13, „ Aug. 8, 1889 Grab ams town-Te Aroha Putaruru-Rotorua .. F. andp.l. 3 6 0 0 40 0 Walter Hughes John McLean and Son William Elliot Oct. 21, 1890 March 1, 1892 Feb. 5, 1890 2,000 11 2 26,616 0 0 1,586 0 0 Mar. 6, 1890 Feb. 11, 1890 F.,p.l.,and stations Formation 10 23 0 0 54 0 Daniel Fallon Oct. 5, 1891 Nov. 6, 1886 Sept. 26, 1888 Feb. 8, 1889 37,839 2 2 Woodville-Palmerston Manawatu Gorge Pohangina Bridge Ashurst 4 32 0 Jones and Peters W. G. Bassett P. Honeybone July 31, 1889 April 24, 1890 March 22, „ " F. and p.l. 7 52 15 •• 0 50 0 Mar. 19, 1890 68,097 1 1 12,447 0 0 14,484 1 6 Contract assigned to W. Knight, who failed to carry out the work, and new tenders called for (see below). July 3, „ July 2, ,, Dec. 9, „ March 27, 1890 June 1, 1888 j * Tunnels, No. 1 No. 2 Ashurst completion Tunnels, fronts and lining .. Awapurua Bridge - Jones and Peters "MeGrath and Burke Thomas Denby Jones and Peters A. Peebles Feb. 26, „ Feb. 26, ., Aug. 7, „ July 26, ,, May 29, 1889 Feb. 24, 1890 2,115 6 0 1,972 0 0 11,862 10 0 2,182 6 0 3,936 12 0 * F. andp.l. " Mangamahoe- Woo dville Formation &prot.wks. 1 58 0 Contract relet to G. F. Williams. Jan. 10, 1889 Painting Awapurua Bridge .. W. Cruttenden March 15, ,, June 7, 1889 311 4 0 Jan. 21, „ March 4, 1890 May 25, 1887 Sept. 13, 1888 Blenheim-Awatere .. Greymouth-Hokitika Otago Central Eketahuna Station-buildings Utawai Teremakau Bridge Barewood Bridges Formation 2 50 0 J. W. Cross MeGrath and Burke .. Scott Brothers J. and A. Anderson March 21, „ Sept. 3, 1891 March 18, 1889 July 9, 1890 April 8, „ 786 0 0 17,359 10 0 19,300 12 8 15,765 9 0 Superstructure July 22, 1889 Nov. 23, 1889 March 3, 1890 Catlin's River Branch Middlemarch Bridges Glenomaru F.,p.l.,and stations Tunnel and formation 6 18 0 0 38 50 Sutherland and Nelson James Innes Oct. 15, „ May 25, 1891 1,749 6 4 11,372 9 2 May 10, 1887 Wyndham-Fortrose .. i Glenham 1 66 0 A. Menzies Feb. 3, 1888 Mar. 4, 1890 Jan. 20, 1890 March 10, 1890 13,840 19 6 Port Chalmers Branch ; Mainai Station-buildings .. Survey of land for railway .. R. Meikle W. H. Hutchison April 24, 1890 1,377 0 0 257 0 0 ••

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APPENDIX D. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts and Deliveries on 1st April, 1889, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Date of Contract j or Agreement. Contractor's Name. 1 Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. ! Place o£ Delivery. Rate per Month. Date of Completion. Total delivered to Date. Remarks. NOETH ISLAND. P. .LMERSTON-WOODVILLE DISTRICT. 25 January, 183'J.. ] Norman Campbell „ Henry Carlson „ Alexander Bell .. Woodville .. .. Danevirke .. Haloombe .. 10,000 totara* 5,000 totara* 12,000 totara* s. a. i 2 5 : Woodville Railvvav-station.. 2,000 2 3 Mangatua Railway-station.. ! 1,000 ( 3,000 at Halcombe ) j 2 0 -,; 9,000 at Rata Siding on the I j 2,400 I Hunterville line ) ! Ill Halcombe Station.. ..1200 2 1J Bunnythorpe Station .. 400 .. 25 June, 1889.. I Completed. „ Managh and Co. .. j Halcombe .. 1,000 totara* »1 Henry Holland .. | Bunnythorpa 2,000 totara* MIDDLE ISLAND. 24 January, 1889., J W. and J. Harris .. Westport .. 908 silver-pine WESTLAND DISTRICT. 2 3 Westport-Ngakawau Rail- One-fifth each week way-line, between pegs J§ m and {f m .. , 28 Feb., 1889 .. I Completed. * Sawn.

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APPENDIX E. Schedule of Contracts for Roads and Miscellaneous Works current on the 1st April, 1889, and Contacts entered into by the Minister of Lands during the Tear ended 31st March, 1890.

APPENDIX F. Schedule of Contracts for Roads on Goldfields current on the 1st April, 1889, and Contracts entered into by the Minister of Mines during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Date of Contract. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. | o "^je t ° d | Contract was j contract CO 1XJ.J) i Gt G Cl» Najne of Contractor. j Contracttobe <£&*£. completed. completed. | Amount of ■ Contract. AUCKLAND. £ g d 24 Oct., 1888 ATondale Bridges ... .. | G. Knight ... ... 81 Jan. ', 1889 May, 1889 ! 112 0 0 5 March, 1889 Mata to Kauroa ... ... ! Gilmour and Co. ... 30 June, 1889 18 July, 1889 ; 161 5 0 HAWKE'S BAY. 54 April, 1889 Tautane Roads, Nos. 26,27 ... Carmichael and Co. ... ... | Dec, 1889 559 11 6 L3 June, 1889 Ormond to Waiapu ... ... M. McLeod ... ... J 7 Jan., 1890 150 0 0 TARANAKI. June, 1889 j Rotokare, Nos. 5, 6, 8 ...[R.Stanley... ... ... ... 196 19 9 May, 1889 ' Eltham and Bush Roads, No. 198; E. Care ... ... ... ... 320 0 0 Feb. 1890 j Mokau Punt ... ... "W.Campbell ... June, 1890 : 189 fi 4 L9 Peb, 1889 ' Kaupokonui Bridge ... ... F. II. Cane ... ... 30 June,1889 j Aug.,1889 339 10 0 22 Feb., 1890 i Pukearuhe to Mokau... ... E. Hunt ... ... ... ... 146 16 0 !9 Mar., 1800 Otakeho Bridge ... ... E. Care ... ... May, 1890 | 367 0 0 WELLINGTON. II Dec. 1889 Mangatainoka ... ... M. Tangey ... ... 30 June, 1890 ... 377 8 4 1 Sept., 1889 Tiraiimea Bridge ... .. C. B. Vine... ... 30 June, 1889 19 July, 1889 1,956 13 10 !0 July, 18S8 Rangitumau, No. 51 ... ... Mortensen and Co. ... Dec, 1888 31 Mar., 1889 188 18 0 1 Oct., 1888 Makakahi, No. 157 ... ... M. Guerin ... ... 30 Jan., 1889 17 May, 1889 107 17 7 1 Mar., 1889 Mangaone to Tiraumea, No. 45... Shadbolt and Co. ... 31 May, 1889 3 Aug., 1889 150 14 10 !8Jan., 1890 Tutae to Kapa. No. ... ... H.Cornelius ... 31 May, 1890 ... 137 5 9 SO Sept., 1889 Pnketoi, No. 71 ... ... C. Parker and Co. ... ... ... 188 0 0 „ ., '.2 ... ... E. McMahon and Co. ... ... 132 14 0 „ „ 73 ... ... Sheehyn and Co. ... ... ... 191 0 0 NELSON. 8 July, 1887 | Lyell Bridge ... ... | J. and A Anderson ... | 17 Mar., 1889 [ ... | 8,957 0 0 WESTLAND. SSFeb., 1889 | Cook's River Flat ... ... | Reedy and Co. ... | 31 Dec, 1889 | 7 Jan., 1890 | 971 0 0 MARLBOROUGH. Dec, 1889 | Raiponga ... ... ... | Higgins and Olsen ... | July, 1890 [ ... | 486 0 0

Date of Contract. Name of Eoad. Name Name of of Contract. Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date , Contract Am o ° f Unt completed. Gontraot- ! i Mokihinui Bridge j G-. Sangster Completion .. ' J. Maher and Sons Mar. 29, 1889 Sov. 20, 1888 Westport to Karamea Arthur's Point to Skipper's Collingwood to Karamea Ditto Dec. 12,1890 July 20,1889 £ k. d. 4,835 0 0 3,733 G 7 Mar. 3, 1890 Section No. 3 .. Perry and Ellis .. Sept. 3, 1890 100 0 0 Mar. 3, „ Mar. 3, „ 4 •• 5 .. Williams and Harvey 6 .. Perry and Ellis .. 7 .. 8 .. 9 .. Richards and Williams „ 10 Williams and Harvey 11 .. ! Perry and Ellis .. 12 .. j Sept. 3, „ Sept. 3, „ 96 12 0 158 4 0 Mar. 3, „ Mar. 3, „ Mar. 3, „ ilar. 3, „ Sept. 3, „ Sept. 3, „ Sept. 8, » Sept. 3, , 101 4 0 146 4 0 112 15 0 190 6 0 Har. 3, » Sept. 3, „ 192 2 0 Har. 3, „ Har. 3, „ Sept. 3, „ Sept. 3, „ 199 12 0 195 0 0

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APPENDIX G.

ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF. The Engineee-in-Chief to the Hon. the Ministeb for Public Woeks. Sie,— Public Works Office, Ist June, 1890. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and in progress throughout the colony during the financial year ending the 31st March, 1890 : —• EAILWAYS. Absteaot. The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1890 :—

During the year a total length of 43 miles 62 chains of railway was opened for traffic, 22 miles 30 chains in the North Island and 21 miles 32 chains in the Middle Island. The following table contains particulars of the sections : —

Name of Railway. Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Liabilities on 31st March, 1890. Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo .. Helensville Northwards Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames .. Morrinsville-Rotorua Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North Wellington-Foxton Foxton-Waitara North Island Slain Trunk .. Nelson-Roun dell Greyrnouth-Nelson Creek Greymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau Picton-Hurunui —Picton-Awatere Section Pioton-Hurunui—Red Post Section Huranui-Waitaki, with Branches Oxford-Malvern Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches Otago Central —Chain Hills-Middlemarch Invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch .. Western Railways Preliminary surveys Miscellaneous Stock of permanent-way and rolling-stock on hand Value of permanent-way in hands of Railway Department M. oh. 7 41 9 20 110 0 172 36 62 55 73 36 230 15 202 63 216 0 52 0 7 69 24 0 19 61 34 40 9 50 474 41 11 44 560 60 41 57 117 4 57 56 M. ch. 7 41 6 52 7 42 151 1 30 55 41 60 188 2 197 60 S3 7 22 73 7 09 19 56 17 73 .9 50 433 38 11 44 434 4 16 67 97 44 57 56 £ a. a. 90,235 8 4 70,095 9 3 32,103 17 3 1,379,374 15 4 206,800 15 0 236,722 1 1 1,855,107 17 0 41,897 7 9 1,408,900 8 5 332,082 11 10 177,947 18 8 216,178 5 5 99,783 15 0 226,414 14 6 231,601 3 4 39,033 14 4 2,507,277 2 9 59,210 11 0 3,494,345 18 4 489,983 5 3 318,630 11 11 223,803 19 2 64,805 13 0 ]0,336 19 11 81,423 2 10 £ s. d. 30,090 12 6 127 13 9 792 14 0 40,487 6 5 32,044 1 1 286 9 7 3,512 9 9 9,028 4 5 10 6 0 682 16 2 17,529 7 11 279 16 10 14,711 6 8 12,434 19 6 213 9 8 6 12 8 106 3 8 | 36,517 15 0 25,000 0 0 Total 2,495 28 1,813 14 13,919,097 6 8 198,862 5 7 Provincial Government Lines, &c. Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago Gisborne to Ormond Tramway 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 Grand total 2,495 28 1,813 14 15,028,353 10 8 198,862 5 7

Railway. Section. Length. Date opened for Traffic. [elensville Northwards forth Island Main Trunk Wellington- Woodville Vestport-Ngakawau Helensville to Kanohi Te Kuiti to Upper Mokau... Mangamahoe to Eketahuna Extension to Coal Company's line Mount Somers to Springburn Chain Hills to Hindon M, ch. 7 42 8 53 6 15 3rd May, 1889. 8th May, 1889. 8th April, 1889. .shburton Branch ... •tago Central •5 •■• 0 37 4 08 16 67 31st March", 1890. 9th September, 1889. 24th October, 1889. Total 43 62

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A coloured diagram, showing the length of railway opened each year from the commencement of the public works, is attached to this report. Puhipuhi Tramway. Eamo to Puhipuhi. —With the view of bringing to market the kauri timber in the Puhipuhi forest, through which fire had passed in 1888, a trial survey has been made for a tramway 14-J- miles in length. The route selected is from Kamo via the Sodawater Flat, McDonald's Hill, and Hikurangi. After leaving Hikurangi the line runs down to the Whakapara Eiver, and continues on to the Waiotu Biver, crossing the Wairiki and other small streams. All of these rivers and streams will be useful for bringing timber out of the forest to the tramway. In the first four miles there will be some heavy banks and cuttings, but the works on the remainder of the line will be very light. The coal-seams and limestone-deposits at Hikurangi should afford some traffic to the tramway, in addition to the kauri timber and the possible business from the silver-mines at Puhipuhi. Helensville Northwards Eailway. Kaukapakapa Section. —The station-buildings having been completed, the railway was opened for traffic to Kanohi, 43 miles 80 chains from Auckland, on the 3rd of May. The maintenance of this section proved very heavy during the time it remained in the hands of the contractors. The wet season caused heavy slips in the cuttings, and a considerable amount of work was needed to keep the line in proper order. Maharau Section. — For the formation and platelaying of this section, 3 miles 6 chains in length, tenders were invited in January, and that of Messrs. John McLean and Son was accepted. The country being very broken and wooded, the works, including a tunnel of 627 yards, are heavy, and two years have been allowed for their completion. The contractors have only had time to make preparations for commencing the work, but there is every indication that they intend pushing it on vigorously. Mount Bix Wharf. —In January a contract was let for this work. The approach-bank has been finished, and some of the plant and material for the wharf is now on the ground. Surveys. —The contract-survey of the Tahekeroa Section, 46 miles 36 chains to 49 miles 57 chains, has been made. The line is fairly level, but it has a considerable number of curves. The works will be moderately heavy. The permanent survey of the next section is also in progress, 4 miles being finished. Here the country is steep and broken; consequently the works will be heavier than on the preceding section. Waikato-Thames Eailway. Flood-openings, Thames Borough. —To provide additional waterways for the flood-waters from the principal streets, a contract was entered into for building additional culverts, and, with the exception of the maintenance, which is still in the hands of the contractor, the work has been satisfactorily completed. Wharepoha-Omahu Drainage. —The outfall drain, 2-J- miles long, crossing the railway at 12 miles 72 chains, was cleared out, and a stop-bank put in the side drain to prevent the flood-waters backing up. Te Aroha Block Drainage. —The deferred-payment settlers on Block XI., towards the cost of whose drainage a contribution has been made, are gradually doing the work, and it should soon be finished. The small bridge over the outfall drain on Block Ahikope No. 2 has been erected. Waikato Land Association's Drains. —The drains through the Association's property are in progress. Thames Valley-Botorua Eailway. Kaponga Section. —The contract, 10 miles 23 chains in length, for the formation, platelaying, and stations to Okohiriki was let early early in February, and a good start has been made by the contractors. North Island Main Trunk Eailway. Waiteti Section. —Although finished at the date of the last annual report, the Waiteti Section was not opened for traffic until the Bth of May; the contractors attended to the maintenance until the end of June. Poro-o-tarao Tunnel. —This is the only construction-work in progress on the North Island Trunk Eailway; it is now approaching completion, and should be finished this month. Woodville-Palmerston Eailway. Woodville-Gorge Section. —During the year the two small tunnels were carried out by contract, and at the close of the year a tender was accepted for lining them. On the completion of a few minor works now in hand the platelaying can be proceeded with. Manawatu Gorge Section. —Steady progress has been made with the works on this section, and it is expected that they will be finished in the course of a few weeks. Pohangina Bridge. —This bridge was finished five weeks before the contract date. The work has been in every respect satisfactory. Ashurst Section. —The original contractors for the formation and platelaying up to the Pohangina bridge stopped wori in July, and the contract was transferred. In September the second contractor became involved in difficulties, so the work was readvertised and let to another contractor early in December; since then fair progress has been made. General. —lt is intended to put the platelaying on the various sections in hand in the course of a week or two, with a view of the line being ready for traffic before the ensuing summer.

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New Plymouth-Foxton Eailway. Surveys. —-The survey of the railway as constructed between Wanganui and Greatford has been finished. This completes the survey of the line from New Plymouth to Foxton. Wellington-Wood ville Eailway. Axoapurua Bridge. —The painting of this bridge has been finished. The protective works and stream-diversion were delayed by the difficulty in arranging with the Maoris for the land required. After a settlement had been effected the work was pushed on, and the greater part of it has been executed. Wiwaka Section. —This section was opened for traffic on the Bth of April, and the maintenance satisfactorily attended to by the contractor. The station-buildings and water-supply at Eketahuna have been finished. PICTON-AwATEEE EAILWAY. Utawai Section. —A contract for the formation of the line for a distance of 2 miles 50 chains to the Dashwood Pass was advertised in January, and a tender accepted in March. The contractors are making good progress with the opening out of the works and obtaining the necessary plant and materials. Dashwood Station Approach Boad. —A survey has been made of the road to connect the present terminus of the railway at the Dashwood Pass with the road up the Awatere Valley. Vernon and Dashwood Sections. —The formation of these sections has been made for several years. The line was set out afresh during the past year, so that plans for the works required to complete the railway can be prepared at short notice. Westpokt-Ngakawau Eailway. Westport Goal-staiths. —The pile-facing in front of the staiths, to prevent large stones falling into the river, was finished in June, and has quite answered the purpose for which it was designed. Westport-Ngakaivau Railway Extension. —The extension of 37 chains to join the company's line was opened for traffic on the 31st March. Geeymouth-Brunnerton Eailway. Surveys. —During the year the work on this railway was confined to a few land surveys. Gbeymouth-Hokitika Eailway. Teremakau Bridge. —The Teremakau Bridge was completed in July. It consists of six spans of 121ft., with a wrought-iron superstructure on cylinder piers and concrete abutments, all the iron work having been manufactured in the colony. Minor Works. —At the Hokitika Wharf some small works were carried out and a 2-ton crane erected. Surveys. —The survey has been made of the deviation towards Kumara, and a contract prepared for the section between Kapitea and Teremakau, which includes it, but tenders have not yet been called for the work. Mount Someks Eailway. The Eailway Department carried out the bridges and platelaying on the extension to Springburn for this department, and traffic was commenced on the 9th September. Catlin's Eiveb Eailway. The work done by the " unemployed " up to the twelfth mile has been maintained, and on the 25th February the Glenomaru contract was let for completing the formation, platelaying, and station-buildings to 13 miles 10 chains. This will bring the railway to near the tunnel at McDonald's Saddle. Edendale-Toitois Eailway. After considerable delay the Glenham Tunnel and formation-contract was finished in May, and the contract for the platelaying has since been carried out. The Mainai station-buildings are in progress, and, as the contractor is getting on very well with them, the line should be ready for traffic directly. Subveys, Otago Disteict. The land-plan survey of the 30 miles of railway from Winton to Lumsden has been finished, and the plans of the last 13 miles are with the Chief Surveyor for certificate. A contract was let on the 12th March for the survey of the Dunedin and Port Chalmers line. The only sections for which land-plan surveys are now required are from Waiareka Junction to Ngapara, 15 miles, and from Athol to Kingston, 19 miles. A number of surveys for Proclamations taking additional pieces of land required on the various open railways have been made. Otago Centeal Eailway. General. —The first section of this railway, from the Chain Hills Junction to Hindon, 16 miles 67 chains, was handed over to the Eailway Commissioners and opened for traffic on the 24th October. Generally, good progress has been made with the works beyond Hindon, and it is still expected that the line will be ready for opening to Middlemarch early in the ensuing summer. Chain Hills to Hindon. —Until taken over by the Eailway Commissioners, the maintenance of this section was attended to, and the line kept in good running-order. Hindon to Sutton: Formation and Plalelaying. —The permanent-way has been laid to Flat Creek, 22 miles 78 chains, which is as far as the bridges are finished, and the formation trimmed up

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to the Sutton Stream, 33 miles 11 chains. The bottom ballast is on for 5 miles beyond Flat Creek, and enough stone has been broken for ballasting right up to the Sutton. Barewood Bridges Iron Piers and Superstructure Contract. —The three first and largest bridges— viz., those at Barewood, Slope Gully, and Flat Creek—have been finished. The contractors were disappointed in the first shipment of material, iron for the last bridges coming out first; so it is probable the contract will be a month or so behind time. Middleviarch Section. —The formation has been completed, and the bridges and culverts are well in hand. The filling-in of the Middlemarch station-yard was finished last month, and, on the 6th instant, a tender was accepted for the erection of the necessary station-buildings. A plentiful supply of ballast being available 2 miles beyond Middlemarch, it is proposed to proceed with the formation and platelaying to that point, 42 miles from the Wingatui Junction. HAEBOUES. Westpokt. Breakwaters. —There has been 131,157 tons of stone put into a further length of 382ft. of the west breakwater, at an average cost of 2s. lid. Until the end of May, 1889, the stone was deposited from a tiphead without staging, but staging was then commenced, and 360ft. has been erected. The average cost per lineal foot of the breakwater, including staging, was £60. The east breakwater has been extended 1,535ft., with 87,880 tons of stone, costing, on an average, 2s. lid. a ton. After August staging was used, the length erected being 666ft. This brings the cost of the breakwater up to £12 10s. per lineal foot. The breakwaters were carried out under a large contract during the greater part of the year, but the work has now been let in small contracts to parties of the workmen. Subsidiary Works. —A contract was entered into in February for 15 chains of railway from the Cape Fouhvind line to the place for the proposed training-bank in the river. Thirty end-tip trucks have been converted into side-tip trucks. The contracts for piles and sleepers were satisfactorily carried out. Some small additions to the cattle-pens, further planting and repairs to the protective works at the Buller overflow, and the repairs and painting of the Harbour Board offices and stores have also been done. Dredging. —At the approach to the cattle-wharf 3,200 tons of material were lifted, and 12,600 tons at the coal-staiths, where there is one berth with 18ft. to 19ft. of water at low-water springs, at which the s.s. " Cairntoul " recently loaded over 2,400 tons of coal. In ascertaining the nature of the materials of which the lower bars are composed, 4,800 tons were also taken out. From the following table showing the depths on the Buller bar for each month of the year it will be seen that there has been an improvement of from ljft. to lift.: —

Mean Depths on Bar at High Water, taking Averages of Three Days at each Spring- and Neap-tide. r ' 1889. Spring-tides, ft. Neap-tides, ft. April ... ... ... ... 21 19 May ... ... ... ... 20 17f June ... ... ... ... 17| 16J July ... ... ... ... 18-| 17 August ... ... ... 19| 17 September ... ... ... 22| 20 October ... ... ... 24| 22 November ... ... ... 24 23 December ... ... ... 22f 22 1890. January ... ... ... 21 18* February ... ... ... 20| 18| March ... ... ... 22 20 Means for the year ... ... 21 19

Gkeymouth. Breakwater. —The north breakwater was completed in September, 11,209 tons of stone, costing 4s. 9d. a ton, having been deposited in an extension of 50ft., including 25ft. of staging. The average cost of the length constructed during the year was £56 per lineal foot. The south breakwater has also been finished. An extension of 110ft., including 75ft. of statin", was constructed with 28,811 tons of stone. The average cost for the year of the breakwater was £53 per lineal foot, and of the stone 3s. 7d. per ton. Biver Training-wall. —The training-wall, 900ft. long, opposite the new wharf has been made with 16,448 tons of stone, costing 3s. 6d. per ton. The cost of the wall averaged £3 ss. per foot. Minor Works. —The quay wall has now been raised from the quarry to Tainui Street, in order to protect the railway and town from damage by floods. An extension of 10ft. was added to the cattle-wharf, so that vessels might be unloaded at low water. The tug-steamer " Westland " has been maintained and run during the year, and some small works in connection with the harbourbeacons and plant executed. With the view of maintaining a better depth of water at the wharves, some dredging and an additional training-wall opposite the upper part of the wharf are now being undertaken.

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The following table shows the depth on the Grey bar for each month of the yeai":—•

1880. April ... May ... June ... July ... August September October November December 1890. January February March Means for the year ...

Mean Depths on Bar at High Water, taking Averages of Three Days at each Spring- and Neap-tide. Spring-tides, ft. Neap-tides, ft. 21* 19f 19-| 18 2&| 19 17 16| 18 15 21 18$ 21 19| 18 17i 18| 17 20 18 19± 16^ 18^ 16i 19|- 17|

MOKIHINTJI. Vessels of about 9ft. draught can now go up to the wharf at high-water springs, the contract for deepening the inner bar having been finished. Shortly after the completion of the work the dredge " Hapuka " broke away from her moorings and went ashore. The Mokihinui Coal Company, to whom she had been lent., abandoning the vessel, the department undertook the floating of her at the company's expense. After considerable trouble this was successfully accomplished. BO ADS AND BRIDGES, BUILDINGS, ETC. Although the above works are now generally under the control of other departments, this department has been intrusted with the supervision in the following instances : — Auckland Disteict. Road from Kaiua liailway-station to Waotu. —The approaches to the bridge over the Waikato, built last year, were carried out and the road fenced. Road to Waitovw Caves. —The survey for a road from Hangatiki Railway-station to the caves having been completed, plans were prepared and contracts let for the bridges over the Mangaokewa and Mangapu Rivers. The bridges are now almost finished ; good progress is also being made with the formation of the remainder of the road, 5 miles 36 chains in length, which has been let in small contracts to the Maoris living in the neighbourhood. Buildings at Otorohanga. —The cottage for Wahanui and the Native school buildings were satisfactorily erected under contract. Woodville-Palmeeston Disteict. Tiraumea Bridge. —The contract for the bridge over the Tiraumea River, in the neighbourhood of Pahiatua, has been finished. Kairanga Drainage. —A survey was made for a drain If miles in length along the western boundary of the Kairanga Survey District, and a contract prepared for the w rork. Rakaia Goege Beidge. The Rakaia Gorge bridge having been severely strained by a heavy gale in September last, it is being thoroughly overhauled and repaired. Westland Disteict. Bullet Road. —The bridge over the Ohika-iti has been finished, as well as four small bridges, and a contract for two other small bridges is in progress. Tenders are now advertised for repairs to the old crib-logging. Lycll Bridge. —The piers and approaches are finished, and good progress is being made with the superstructure ;so the bridge should be ready for traffic this winter. In consequence of difficulties with the foundations, the spans were rearranged, and the bridge will consist of two principal spans of 108ft. and 168ft. and two smaller spans of 42ft. and 20ft. Mokihinui Bridge. —The current being very strong, and the freshes carrying heavy trees, the main pier has been designed of massive concrete, the smaller pier being of masonry. The superstructure is of iron, in two spans of 144ft. and 84ft., with a 15ft. timber-span at one end. The approaches, 5 chains in length, are nearly finished, and satisfactory progress is being made with the piers and superstructure. General. —After a survey fead been made, a design was prepared for a foot-bridge at Ngakawau. The maintenance of a bridge over the Inangahua, at the Buller Junction, has been attended to; some small retaining-walls were built on the Greymouth-Reefton Road, near Brunnerton ; and on the Hokitika-Christchurch Road a deviation of 32 chains near the Taipo River was carried out, and the road maintained until the Survey Department took over the maintenance at the end of July.

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Buildings. —A lineman's station is being erected at Longford. At Lyell the Post-office has been repaired and painted. Extensive additions were made to the Courthouse at Westport, and the Post-office repaired. The Eeefton Courthouse has been repaired and painted. At Greymouth the Post-office was added to and painted, the Courthouse fenced, and a new Customhouse is in progress. New ceilings have been put in the Post-office at Hokitika, and the maintenance and repairs to the buildings throughout the district attended to. Otago District. Hindqn Road. —This road, connecting the Otago Central Eailway with Hindon, was fenced where it approaches the railway-station, and the 12% miles formed by this department has been metalled. Lake Wakatipu to Milford Sound. —A reconnaissance survey was made to ascertain whether a road was feasible between Lake Wakatipu and Milford Sound. From the survey it appears that a horse-road could be formed at a moderate cost. ENCLOSUEES. This report is accompanied by the following enclosures : — 1. Statement showing lengths of railway authorised, constructed, and surveyed. 2. Diagrams showing mileage of railways open each year. 3. Maps of the North and Middle Islands, showing railways opened and in progress. I have, &c, W. N. BLAIR, The Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Engineer-in-Chief.

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APPENDIX H. REPOET ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS BY THE ENGINEEE IN CHAEGE.

The Engineer in Charge of Buildings to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Sib,— I have the honour to report to you upon the public buildings of the colony, and on the work executed in connection therewith, during the financial year 1889-90. I have, &c, Arthur Bell, Engineer in Charge of Buildings.

EEPOET. General. As population increases, and settlement spreads, the wants of the community grow proportionately. Some spot which last year was merely a road-junction with a carriers' inn and a forge may this year develop into a township demanding facilities for postal, judicial, police, or other services, accommodation for the administration of which must be provided. Buildings in established places utilised or built for the public service which a few years ago were sufficient for the then needs, are to-day, as the village, borough, or town advances in importance, unequal to the demands made upon their space. Offices which have been housed in rented or purchased tenements have to put up with the inevitable inconveniences; and, in many cases, such buildings were originally erected a long time ago, perhaps on a cheap plan, and are now suffering from the effects of age and a general deterioration which no efforts of maintenance can economically or successfully cope with. Some, even, of the buildings originally erected by and continuously utilised for the services of Government in a less degree suffer from the same causes. The paramount necessity for economy, and the exigencies of the consolidated revenue, out of which all public buildings have to be upheld (only now buildings and materially extensive additions to larger existing buildings being charged against loan), have, during late years, prevented many recognised and much-required works of maintenance and upkeep and general repair being effected, the votes granted having been barely sufficient to overtake those requisitions which came under the category of urgent and pressing necessities. These conditions and circumstances, amongst many others, create a continuous and widespread demand from all corners of the colony for new buildings, enlargements, additions, removals, increased facilities, external and internal repairs, alterations, painting, maintenance, furniture and fittings, and a vast variety of other general improvements. The experience of a comparatively short period of office in charge of public buildings has produced a firm conviction that the large majority of these demands are only too well founded, and unless they are early met in a liberal spirit by the provision of larger votes, the economy which at present bars their accomplishment will be not an economy but a waste. The Government is really in the position of landlord, and there is no private owner of house property but is aware that failure to uphold a fair and proper degree of maintenance will only in the end result in loss, and that it is his interest and economy to preserve that property to the greatest degree possible, not only structurally, but as regards appearance both externally and internally. Moreover, on first principles surely, public buildings, as such, should, for the credit of the colony, be not only maintained in a very complete manner, and enabled to present at all times a neat and finished, if not imposing, appearance, as well in themselves as in their outbuildings, compounds, and fences; but also should be so dealt with from time to time as to afford full and complete space and facilities for the unhampered transaction of the business of the country, for the requirements of the public service, and for the convenience and comfort of the community in whose interest and for whose service they are designed and erected. These aspects of the case are perhaps not so painfully obvious to those not intimately connected with the general charge of public buildings; but an officer whose duties are established in that field of the service would be failing in the first of them if he omitted to urge as strongly as possible that economy is a quality that cannot be practised beyond a certain point in connection with such very concrete matters as buildings—which cannot be done without, and must be upheld unless the public service and convenience of the country are to materially suffer—without stultifying itself. It is the case, as a matter of hard fact, that a too facile practice of economy for some years past has already so far acted that the public buildings of the colony are far from being in the condition in which theyought to be; and it would be as well if this position were faced as boldly as it has been thought right to represent it strongly. So far as the necessity of keeping within the limit of -the vote of last year on the Consolidated Fund would permit, efforts have been made to cope with the exigencies of the situation; but these

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efforts have only been able to cover a portion of the more urgent requirements, and the year closes with the knowledge that very numerous buildings throughout the colony cry aloud, but in vain, for maintenance, repairs, painting, and other works and improvements. It is hoped that during the coming year this number will be reduced; but it must again be repeated that the position cannot be met without much more liberal funds than the customary vote affords,-the average lowness of which is chiefly responsible for it. The total value of the public buildings and offices of the colony, exclusive of railway-buildings and school-buildings, may be set down as about £2,250,000, of which £1,600,000 represents the value of buildings erected under the General Government, and £650,000 the value of those taken over from the Provincial Governments. Allowing for additions and extensions, and for the fact that the State is both landlord and tenant, and consequently has to pay for everything, including gas, water, furniture, &c, a reasonable figure at which charges for general annual maintenance can be put is 5 per cent. Applying this rate to the value above, £2,250,000, the result is £112,500 as the proper annual vote for maintenance. The usual vote is about £22,500, excluding gas and water and such services, or 1 per cent. These comparative figures speak for themselves. It is not to be wondered at that the public buildings and offices are, so many of them, in a condition in which they ought not to be. Any large private owner of house property who ventured to try and maintain the same at a rate of 1 per cent, on cost would find his tenants deserting him, and dilapidations staring him in the face in a very short time. Exteknal Painting. From a general point of view a comprehensive step in the direction of improving public buildings, in appearance at least, can be taken by painting them externally in a proper and substantial manner with a sufficient number of coats. Such an operation does not alone effect an improved appearance, but also materially helps towards the preservation and durability of the structure, and is, perhaps, in most cases more necessary on this ground than on that of appearance. This subject has received careful consideration, and a strictly-worded standard general specification has been prepared and printed which, amongst other essentials, provides for a preliminary thorough overhaul of exterior of the building, and of its outbuildings, fences, and other dependencies, and of windows, roofs, and gutters, &c, and for the subsequent substantial painting of them with the best class of material and labour. Although it has not previously been the practice, except in the Eailway Department, there appear to be no reasons against, and many strong reasons for, the establishment of uniform standard tints and colours for all Government buildings throughout the colony. Sample-sheets, exhibiting the colours decided upon, and giving also the nature and proportion of the ingredients used in producing them—with regard to which care has been taken to include those only which are in common painters' use, and are readily obtainable at all country stores, as well- as city warehouses—are in preparation for issue to all post-offices in both Islands; and by the agency of the specification and these sample-sheets it is proposed to ensure that, whenever the authority is issued for the painting of any public building, wherever situated, the work shall be done in an unusually complete manner, so that gradually the offices of the Government throughout the colony may present a durable and uniform and easily distinguishable, but not unduly conspicuous, appearance and colour. This method, of course, will mean somewhat larger expenditure in each instance than is involved in the usual rather perfunctory ideas of repainting a building, but its intrinsic merits outbalance, the additional cost. The diversity of colours in the public buildings at present, even in the same town, affords no indication of their purpose, and it will surely be an advantage to invest them with so usefully distinctive a character. There may be, with advantage, occasional exceptions to the rigid exercise of the standard specifications as far as regards a definite and uniform colour in the large cities, where the public offices are extensive and have special requirements in this respect, but in the country districts it will both facilitate work and establish a desirable system and results. Intebnal Work. As regards internal w Tork, the nature and requirements of this are of so very varied a character, and present so many different phases, that it is not possible to deal with them in the same general spirit, but it is intended in this branch also to endeavour to arrive at a fair standard and degree of uniformity. Sanitation. There is another general subject of the first importance in regard to public buildings and offices which calls for serious attention, and that is their sanitary condition. A revolution—for it is nothing less —has taken place in civilised communities, and more especially in England, within quite recent years, and particularly the last two, upon this vital question. In the professional journals, architects have been even eager to condemn themselves, and to humbly acknowledge their past faults and those of their brethren, and ask remission for their sins, against sanitation. To-day there is advancing with great strides an enthusiastic movement throughout Great Britain to establish a rigid system of registration of plumbers, and to prevent any but those who have attained that registration after passing through a severe and trying examination from liberating their ignorance in endangering the health, if not the lives, of householders by work of their trade unguarded by proper or sufficient knowledge of sanitary requirements. The plumbers, like the architects, instead of defending themselves, come up in repentant crowds for examination and registration. The pages of the trade journals are covered with advertisements of sanitary appliances; the inventor is at work all over the field improving these or devising new ones; the sanitary inspector, who can only attain his rank by test examination, is the most important of alljnunicipal officials—the medical officer of health of country and district officers ; the Government, through the local Government Board, is legislating upon and exercising an unwontedly vigorous and earnest influence over sanitary matters; and the

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ablest engineers are devoting their best talents and energies to the whole question. Literature of all kinds, urging the importance of the subject, and elaborately displaying and elucidating its details, issues broadcast from the Press. It is the accession of Sanitas; and that never was her reign more ftecessary is proved by the iniquities and abominations alike in the mansion, factory, residence, and slum tenement which are exposed daily. Such a wave of opinion and action cannot fail to be reflected in all English-speaking communities ; and it was one of the early proposals, on the institution of the department last year, to investigate gradually and thoroughly the sanitary condition of the public buildings of New Zealand. Steps were already being taken quietly in this direction when the unfortunate cases of typhoid fever at Government House —this disease being at the time almost epidemic in the City of Wellington—caused the subject of sanitation to assume unexpected prominence. In addition to the extensive operations at Government House, Wellington, and Government House, Auckland, undertaken and accomplished to thoroughly revise and modernise the whole sanitary systems of those mansions according to the principles now universally recognised and adopted. There is good reason to believe that insanitary conditions characterize nearly all buildings in the large towns the erection of which took place more than a very few years ago, whether public or private. In smaller buildings and country places there is not the same room at present for the evils of insanitary conditions to attain to the same effect; but as these places grow, and establish systems of sewers, so will the evils grow, unless they are taken in hand. Within the last few 3 rears a grudging recognition has been given to those clear principles of sanitation which were laid down by the earlier writers on the subject a quarter of a century ago almost, but have never been practised, and have been ignored to an extent that has only one explanation. That explanation is that to establish proper sanitary conditions in a new building, whether large or small, demands an amount of skilled labour, first-rate work, and expensive material in the drainlayers' and plumbers' trades which at once adds a large percentage to the cost. People are quite ready to accept a fine new house without any certificate from a competent sanitarian that these works have been carried out faithfully and on reliable lines and system. Therefore the architect leaves them out, against his better judgment, to keep down the estimate to the proprietor's limit, or only halfheartedly specifies them. The contractor knows little and cares less about this part of his work, and it is done in any sort of a way, and left in ail respects lamentably short of proper precaution, if not actually dangerous to life. That this is fully admitted by the profession has been already stated, and it is therefore, although a reproach, no accusation. It is one of the most hopeful and pronounced characteristics of the present unparalleled sanitary movement throughout England and America that the engineers, architects, and other professional persons responsible for buildings have been the first and the readiest to confess and acknowledge their own shortcomings and sins of omission and commission, while also the first and the readiest to help on and stimulate the movement. In existing buildings, more particularly when of any age, the expense of establishing a proper sanitary condition is very much greater than in a new building, and is regarded by private individuals as prohibitive, except when enforced by law. As instances in point, it may be mentioned that, whereas the complete sanitary system, embodying all modern ideas and improvements, for a proposed new asylum in New Zealand will not cost more than £800, the revision and modernising of that at the Avondale Asylum will cost not less than £1,500. To put Sandringham right after the Prince of Wales's attack of typhoid fever cost over £20,000. The extensive operations at Government House, Wellington, including all its dependencies, cost in round numbers £1,000; at Government House, Auckland, which was estimated by a distinguished officer of the Eoyal Engineers, with much experience of similar work in dealing with barracks at home, to cost over £1,500, £500 ; at the Government Buildings, Wellington, £800. In Christehurch, where the subject is more widely understood than anywhere else in New Zealand, and where, consequently, tradesmen and others are well aware of requirements and prices, the estimate to sanitarise four of the principal public buildings and connect them with the Drainage Board's sewers is over £2,500. The estimate to put the London Hospital in a sanitary condition is £7,000, and the work is in hand. The branch of sanitation more particularly referred to above is that known as house-drainage, and is apart from, though intimately associated with, the larger branch of sewerage. With this latter the designer or contractor of a building has little to concern himself, except as a ratepayer or citizen. The municipality is responsible for whatever may be the state of affairs in regard to the public sewers; and as the only approved practice, whether that is good, bad, or indifferent, is to cut off direct connection by a proper interceptor at the end of the house-drain, it is not a matter of such moment as is sometimes supposed, although it must not be inferred that the most perfect sanitary precautions in house-drainage can in any way excuse defective sewers. These remarks, therefore, do not enter upon the province of the public drains, nor of the responsibilities of the bodies charged with their control, but illustrate the general conditions of house-sanitation. It has been considered advisable to deal fully with this subject, because the moral responsibility of the State to ensure that all public buildings are erected—or placed —and maintained in a thoroughly sanitary condition is rapidly being accepted in England as an axiom. It is held that, both for the force of example and for the sake of the health and well-being of its immediate servants, this duty is paramount and unquestionable, especially in large towns, and where the number of officers is considerable, and of both sexes. The free recognition of this by yourself, sir, has enabled the many works already alluded to to be undertaken, each step in the execution of which emphasized its pressing necessity. In all new buildings erected or commence!! during the year, the perfection of the sanitary appliances throughout has been fully specified and rigidly insisted upon. 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of sanitation, and report fully thereon. As these reports come to hand they only go to prove the more forcibly that the good work of sanitary reform should not, and must not, be stayed ; and it is proposed jjp make its progress a feature in the operations of the present year. Ventilation. Another matter closely akin to sanitation, as generally understood, but really included within its meaning, is ventilation. While, however, the tendency of all authorities on sanitation is markedly convergent towards one broadly-defined accepted system, that of all authorities on ventilation is almost as strikingly divergent. The number of systems, from intricately elaborate to severely primitive, is legion, and each has its enthusiastic band of advocates. It is on record of perhaps the most eminent scientific engineer of the day, who has evolved a special system of ventilation of his own, for which he claimed absolute completeness, that he had it applied in its full perfection to the large mansion which has recently been built for him on a newly-acquired estate in Scotland, with the result that no one, could live in the place until that system was radically altered. Without proposing to embark on any such doubtful experiments, it is urged that many of our larger institutions and public buildings, though fairly well supplied with the simpler systems of ventilation, would be considerably benefited by a more careful application of recognised general principles ; and this subject is kept carefully in viewT in all new works, while it is proposed to improve the conditions in existing buildings where most required. Fortunately, the climatic advantages of the colony to some extent obviate the defects of insufficient ventilation, though they do not excuse their existence. General Services. Gas. —The annual gas-bill for public buildings amounts to considerably over £5,000, which is exclusive of the cost of the consumption of gas at Parliament House during the sitting of the General Assembly, provision for which is made in the legislative vote. This large item is increasing rapidly, not only as new buildings or additions are erected in the cities and towns where gas is already provided, but also as smaller places establish gasworks and call upon the Government to join with the citizens in the introduction of the new illuminant into the public offices. To the problem of how best to set to work for the reduction of this large bill without interfering with the exigencies of the public service much earnest attention has been devoted during the last year. The subject is one involved in no inconsiderable difficulties, and gas engineers and authorities are widely at variance as to the best methods. The primary consideration starts from the meter, and is whether the many forms of patent governors or appliances to control and regulate the quantity and pressure, or improve the quality, of the gas as it passes to the service-pipes, repay in constant effect and in decreased consumption and better light the expense of fixing them; and, if so, which of their number is thoroughly reliable and durable. This is not a matter of much moment to the individual shopkeeper or householder with one meter to his premises, as he is probably persuaded, if investing in a governor at all, to try one or the other more by accident than design; but when the number of meters owned has to be reckoned by hundreds the question of first cost of the installation of any particular governor becomes a very large matter, and may represent over a thousand pounds. Obviously, therefore, the Government should first make quite sure that the appliance selected will warrant that outlay, and repay it in decreased consumption. The battle of the governors is still raging fiercely in England, while an influential party to the contest confidently affirms that governors are worse than useless, and that the whole matter of economy in gas lies in the class of burners adopted. As these exist in much greater varieties than governors, and new ones claiming perfection are being invented every day, the question of which to apply to many thousands of lights becomes an even more insoluble problem. A large amount of special information, covering a considerable portion of the wide field opened up by. the subject, has been steadily obtained, collated, and studied during the year, and a series of extended and carefully-noted experiments has been made on a large scale upon the merits of various governors and burners at Parliament House, where the main lantern lights of the Legislative Council Chamber, giving 120 jets on a trunk supply-pipe without branches, were selected as affording an exceptionally favourable field for them. The results of these trials afford much additional and practical information, but without enabling a working decision to be come to of such finality as would justify forthwith embarking upon the installation of any particular appliance throughout the colony, which is the object earnestly sought to be attained, in order that any outlay may be thoroughly warranted. The department has, however, come to a pretty definite conclusion on the whole matter; but before taking action upon it it has been decided to wait for replies to communications which have been sent to the Consulting Engineer for the Colony and to the Eoyal Engineers' office, the object of which is to have carefully ascertained what is the appliance advisedly most favoured and approved in England. It is hoped that these replies will enable the question to be settled, and put the department in a position to take action at once, with an assured hope of materially reducing the gas-bill. In the meantime efforts have been made, by careful checking of accounts, by agreements with the gas associations, by overhauling services, and by circular advices, to in as great measure as possible put a check on consumption. Under the best of circumstances and all remonstrances, however, there is a natural but irrestrainable carelessness and disregard of economy displayed in lighting up many of the public offices by officers who use them at night, which they would be the first to avoid and condemn if they had to pay for the gas; and this is a most difficult, if not impossible, phase of the question to deal with, inasmuch as night-work is irregular, and* consequently the periodical accounts are almost useless for comparative purposes. The constant discovery of real or alleged improved and cheaper methods of producing gas, not alone from coal, but also from water, and many other sources, and the general expectation of the

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day that, while gas for many purposes will hold its own, illuminants as good for domestic requirements promise to attain practical success and introduction, may result in lower cost in the near future, > The wonderful developments also of recent years in electric lighting promise almost surely to largely supersede gas, not only in large institutions, but also in public and private buildings of all kinds. At present electric light for these purposes is not less expensive than gas, and hardly less d"angerous as regards fire; but no doubt whatever seems to exist that in a comparatively few years it will be as easily attainable as, and more economical (as it is already more satisfactory) than gaslight, and that its risk of life and fire from the highly-charged wires will be reduced to a minimum, while it will also supply heat. When these certain heights of success are attained they might be advantageously introduced in New Zealand, and the gas-bill will become a much less formidable item. Water. —Although not nearly so heavy an item as gas, the amount paid for water approaches £2,000 per annum. According to local custom, the charge is sometimes by general rate, sometimes by meter rate, and sometimes by general average rate ; and there does not appear to be any prospect of, or nrnch advantage in, establishing a uniform system of charge as regards public buildings throughout the colony. The conditions of supply and use are so multifarious and varied that it is difficult to take any other steps than continually to impress upon officers the duty of economizing the consumption, and the avoidance of that unnecessary, often reckless, and always careless, waste which is so common a practice ; to endeavour to keep all services in a sound and tight state; and to regulate the conveniences for waste, which are not seldom in excess of actual requirements. A distinct economy has been attained by the passage last session of the Wellington City Empowering Act, under which the Corporation charge for water was reduced materially, both for ordinary use and machinery. The consumption in Wellington is naturally exceptionally large, and, as the Act has only been in operation for a portion of the past year, its effect will be still more beneficially felt in this year's accounts. The consumption at large asylums is nearly always the heaviest single item in all countries, unless they are provided with their own supplies. In New Zealand this is fortunately the case as regards Seacliff, Sunnyside, and Porirua. Mount View shares in the advantage of the decreased Wellington rate, but Avondale pays very heavily for its water from the Corporation reservoirs, being a very large institution, and requiring the ordinary average supply per head to be exceeded on account of the northern climate. The utilisation of the excellent springs which rise in the grounds of the institution would well repay the necessary first cost; and, as the water is of exceptional purity, there are additional reasons why it should not be allowed to run to waste. It should be added that the Medical Superintendents of these large institutions, without exception, display an earnest desire to keep down consumption to the limit compatible with the admittedly heavy requirements of an asylum. In water, as in gas, the rapid growth of the community and frequent inauguration of new water-supplies are causes of an ever-increasing expenditure that must tend to outbalance the comparative effect of even the most economical use. It is also the case with water, as with gas, that it is far more difficult to get public servants to practise that economy at their offices which they would be the first to observe and inculcate at their homes. JFIEK-PBEVENTION. The question as to what attitude should be taken up as regards the possibility, probability, and inevitability of fire opens up a question of the first magnitude and importance, and deserving the most earnest and serious consideration. It was very exhaustively and carefully investigated by the Public Works Department in 1887, and a brief resume of the results, which have not hitherto been generally known, cannot fail to be of interest. In 1887 the Government decided to ascertain what insurance of some of the more important buildings would cost. The Government Actuary (Mr. Frankland) calculated that though it was generally sound policy for the Government to be its own insurer in view of the number of its risks, yet the basis was disturbed if any of the risks were very excessive as compared with the general average risk. « The following w Tere selected : —Stone or brick buildings : Lunatic Asylums at Avondale, Sunnyside, and Seacliff; Supreme Court Buildings Auckland and Wellington ; and Provincial Buildings, Christchurch. Wooden buildings : Auxiliary Asylum, Avondale; Mount View Asylum, Departmental and Parliamentary Buildings, Government House, and Museum, Wellington. The amount at which the valuations, less £5,000 own risk, determined the insurance of these should stand was £339,000. All the insurance companies doing business in the colony were invited to offer risks, and, after considerable correspondence and negotiation, their ultimate proposals were worked out to cover only £233,000 of the above amount, and to represent an average rate of 14s. per cent. This was satisfactory neither as to amount nor rate, the one being too little and the other too high, and the question was reserved for further consideration. Subsequent inquiries led to an estimate that the gross value of all Government buildings in the colony, including those of the railways, in 1888, amounted to £3,500,000, the insurance on which, even at an average rate of 10s. per cent., would be represented by £17,500. On the other hand, a detailed estimate of the losses by fire during the ten years 1878-88 amounted to £52,000, or an average of £5,200 per annum. Even allowing a muck larger average as for the later years of this period, owing to the increased number of buildings in the colony, and putting it at £8,750 per annum, the total insurance would have doubled the total loss. On thej3e figures it appears to have been decided that economy remained distinctly on the side of the Government taking its own risks, and not insuring outside.

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Although, therefore, it was decided on irrefragable grounds not to embark in a general policy of insurance, the wisdom of increasing the efficiency of existing preventions, and of establishing systems ki places more or less neglected, was clearly recognised. In most of the large public buildings and institutions where water-pressure was available, more or less successful attempts have been made to enable it to be properly utilised in case of fire; and in Dunedin and Wellington an elaborate system of electric police and fire-brigade alarms has been established, with the aid of the Telegraph Department, and is about to be applied also in Christchurch and Auckland. The possibility of any outbreak of fire obtaining serious mastery is thus reduced to a satisfactorily low mark. These general precautions have been supplemented by many others, such as internal rising mains, fire-hoses, axes, crowbars, fire-buckets, shut-offs to passages and roof divisions, fire-proof paints, escape-ladders, hand-pumps, grenades, sprinklers, and other approved appliances, all of which, as well as all other details of the whole system, are, where possible, arranged in consultation with the captains of fire-brigades, and designed as regards all fittings and connections in keeping with those of the brigades, so as to enable these, when coming upon the scene of a fire, to utilise them freely and readily along with their own. In addition, night-watchmen, with specified patrol duties, the faithful performance of which is checked by electrical or mechanical tell-tale clocks, are attached to many of the more important public offices and institutions. From this it will be evident that a good deal has already been done ; and in all important new buildings undertaken last year due provision, has been made of appliances. Nevertheless, there is both room and urgent necessity for immensely wider development. It is only the larger and more important offices and institutions that are thus more or less safeguarded, and a moment's reflection will serve to show how vitally important it is that every possible effort should be made to bring the systems of prevention to the highest and most perfect development. Taking only some of the wooden buildings in Wellington as an example— there are the Parliamentary Buildings, almost entirely of wood, with innumerable valuable State papers and documents, and a splendid library; the departmental offices, with the whole of the archives, records, accounts, and rolls of the colony, and other books and papers absolutely irreplaceable if destroyed; Government House, with Imperial documents and records; and the Museum, with its valuable collections. Not to mention in connection with these the destruction of the buildings themselves by fire, the collateral losses would represent hundreds of thousands of pounds, would absolutely wipe out many pages of the colony's history, and would be national. At Mount View, with its hundreds of patients, a lamentable loss of life, such as too frequently accompanies fires in asylums, might be the penalty. These illustrations could be abundantly repeated from other large towns in the colony ; while, if country places are considered where fire-prevention appliances are the exception rather than, the rule, and nearly every public building is constructed of wood, and often necessarily left quite unguarded after night-work, when fires and lights have been burning, the call upon a Government, which on more than justifiable general grounds does not find in its accounts any expenditure for insurance, to at least provide a liberal annual vote for prevention appliances is distinct and undeniable. These views were represented last year, but the stringencies of economy witnessed the disappearance of the suggested vote from the estimates. It is difficult to see how even the most persistent advocacy of retrenchment can deny the situation; and the appearance on the estimates this year of the reasonable sum which you have sanctioned should, it is strongly urged, be accepted as an annual recurrent item, of the absolute necessity of which there can be no rational question. A department charged with the administration of the large numbers of public buildings and institutions which cover the face of the colony from the North Cape to Stewart Island would omit an essential demand of duty if it failed, in season and out of season, to urge by every means at its command this most important question of fire-prevention. In the future, this urgency can be somewhat discounted by a closer adherence to the policy of building in brick or stone wherever possible, which is desirable not only on account of lesser risk of fire, but also on the grounds of durability. It is in asylums, perhaps, that the necessity for a complete system of fire-prevention is most essential, and greater facilities for escape in the way of flying staircases or ladders, or other of the many patent appliances for the purpose, are much wanted. The Commissioners of Lunacy in England are tirelessly persistent in demanding that all the institutions under their inspection should perfect their fire-appliances; and the same policy should be pursued in regard to our asylums. Furniture and Fittings and other Miscellanies. Of the multitudinous requisitions, large, medium, and small, for supply of an infinite and bewildering variety of furniture, fittings, and miscellaneous requirements for public offices, which in the course of a year come to, are dealt with, and passed through by the department, imagination better than description must be relied on to form an idea; but, although small matters in themselves, their supply involves an amount of estimating, specifying, valuing, checking, registering, and account-keeping which makes serious inroads on the time and more important duties of the staff of the head office. A due regard is paid to economy in these items, and in aiming at the provision of plain but neat and serviceable furniture and fittings for the public offices, without any of those elaborate designs and enrichments which frequently characterize the interior of private institutions and offices. Cabetaking and Miscellaneous Services. Where special circumstances require it with larger public buildings caretakers are employed, who have to supplement their general duties in thai capacity before the opening and after the closing of the offices by service as messengers, or the performance of other specified duties. Arrangements have to be made for the large towns, generally by contract, for many miscellaneous

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services, such as cleaning of offices, chimney-sweeping, cartage, window-cleaning, scavenging, coals, firewood, .maintenance of Venetian blinds, and many others. These involve a certain degree of annual ..revision and preparation, and a considerable amount of account-keeping. An undesirable variety of practice as regards these miscellaneous services has grown up gradually, as the result of custom or the local views of various departments, and a general impression that so long as an arrangement was made it was not of much consequence -whether it was on the lines of any general system. Confusion sometimes arises-from these causes, and a change should certainly be made. But reorganization in this direction would be a prolonged and troublesome operation, and the end to be attained not commensurate with the time and attention requiring co be devoted to it, while so many other more important matters have had to be dealt with since taking charge of the department. The matter, however, will not be lost sight of. Additions. Some special points relating to additions to public buildings are assuming dimensions which will require dealing with immediately upon definite lines. They may be divided into three main classes. The simplest is where the additions or extensive alterations are required to the public offices proper to provide necessary further accommodation m the interest of the public needs. These are almost invariably carried out to drawing and specification by contract, and are therefore previously w 7ell considered in regard to both planning, expense, and harmony as far as possible with the existing portion of the structure, but are sometimes of an extent which makes it doubtful whether it would not be wiser to erect a new building altogether. This point may not be decided by wisdom, but by the funds which may happen to be available. The second arises chiefly in the case of post- and telegraph-offices and police-stations, and, occasionally, of caretakers' cottages and Courthouse adjuncts, gaol-warders' premises, &c, and is where the additions are not required to the public offices served by these officers, nor in any correct sense for the requirements of the public service at all, but to the attached, semi-detached, or detached livingquarters. These are certainly Government buildings, but are equally certainly not public buildings properly so called. As time goes on, the public servant occupying them, for whose requirements they were at first sufficient, and who may be, and very often is, a hard-working and reliable officer, finds his family increasing and is pinched for room, and, in a few years, not only discomfort but also decency demand further accommodation. These cases, if they were of rare occurrence, might reasonably be met by the State recognising the situation where the officers' merits deserve it, and providing the accommodation. But the applications are pouring in in alarming numbers from all parts of the country, and, although the heads of the departments concerned endeavour as far as possible by removals, transfers, and exchanges to places with larger quarters —in themselves no slight hardship if unaccompanied by promotion —to meet the most urgent cases, the opportunities of successfully overcoming the difficulty in this w Tay are very few, and cause an embarrassment to the departments which is not coupled with any advantage to the public service. This question will very soon have to be faced and a definite policy laid down—whether the State is to decline all liability in such cases, to aid the officer by subvention or grant under specified conditions of expenditure, or to call upon him to meet the demands of decency and health by erecting additional accommodation at his own cost. The first is the simplest, the second doubtfully a charge on the public service, and the third would be impracticable in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred. There are on record of the departments and this office a very large number of these cases, with which it is found most difficult to deal in any satisfactory way. The third class arises out of the one last stated. It not seldom happens that the exigencies of the case are such that some additional accommodation must be provided in some way or another. The officer concerned, after repeated applications, which cannot be met because available funds are required for more urgent and properly so-called services offers in despair to build rooms on himself if granted a certain allowance-in-aid. The result where the allowance is granted, which must nearly always be at hap-hazard as to result, is that some sort of cheap leanto is put up in bushcarpentering style, with the not improbable consequence of depreciating and disfiguring a public building. There is only one way out of this, and that is for the State, if it does give a grant-in-aid, to do so only on such conditions and with such liberality as will ensure the whole work on which it is to be expended being executed with due regard to durability, finish, and harmony. Eented Buildings. Although most of the public buildings are Crown property and upon Crown lands, there is, nevertheless, a considerable number of rented offices and quarters upon leased property. In some few cases, such as the old printing-office and Te Aro Police-station at Wellington, and the Central Police-station at Dunedin, the tenements are large and the ground occupied of some extent. In all these cases, of course, the Crown, although recognised as an excellent tenant, is charged a high rental, and complications are apt to arise and claims to be made, especially at expiry, with regard to these leases. To acquire all these rented properties, and to retain them, or replace them with a better class of structure, would involve an expenditure for which funds have not been provided. But^ apart from the fact that many of them afe not suited to the needs of the public service, having been acquired perhaps long ago, or in the hurry of necessity, there are many other reasons why it is undesirable that public offices or the free quarters of public servants should be under rent to private persons; and this is a matter that should receive consideration with a view to a gradual extermination of such cases. In police-stations an effort is being made to reduce the rented quarters or offices.

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Important Buildings under Consideration. Amongst important now buildings that have been contemplated but not authorised, and in connection^ with which certain office-work has been done during the year, are those following : — Parliamentary Library and Alterations to Parliament Buildings. —The designs for a new library for the Parliament Buildings were prepared and tenders called for in 1887. This was for a detached fireproof building ; but it is thought the library might be accommodated within the present building, and drawings have been prepared to facilitate the planning of this, and of improvements to the buildings generally. Archives Buildings. —The possible loss to the colony should any disaster by fire occur in the Government Buildings has long been recognised, and the accumulation of State papers, documents, and registers now severely taxes the accommodation of the safes, and crowds out many records, plans, and papers which should not be exposed to risk. Designs for two archives buildings, connected by flying galleries to the back wings of the Departmental offices, were prepared some years ago, the estimated cost being £15,000; but funds have not yet been made available. The necessity for some such repository for State papers will soon become quite undeniably urgent. Lunatic Asylum. —The existing asylums cannot any longer accommodate the yearly influx of patients, and a design has for some time been in course of preparation for a new central asylum at Porirua, on a plan thoroughly thought out in England, approved by the Commissioners in Lunacy, and easily applicable to New Zealand conditions. Museum. —The Museum is becoming too small for the collections gathered and work done within it, and additions have repeatedly been asked for by the Director. Duhedin Gaol. —Complete plans for rearrangement and extension of Dunedin Gaol were some time ago prepared under the Prisons Department, and have lately been provisionally considered ; but no instructions have been given as to seriously undertaking the work. Government Domains. The vote for Government domains is somewhat generally supposed to be solely for the advantage of Wellington, and to be expended in keeping up the gardens of Government House, with an idea that the Botanical Gardens are included in some way or another. In reality, it covers expenditure over a much wider field. Amongst other items the gardens and grounds of Government House and Admiralty House, and the shrubberies and beds round the Supreme Court, Auckland ; the gardens and plantations and fences of all the Ministerial residences, Parliament buildings, and Government House, Wellington ; of the old Departmental Buildings, Christchurch; and the compounds of the many blocks of public offices, the enclosures of which comprise more or less extensive shrubberies, lawns, or flower-beds, are all upkept out of this vote. The wages of gardeners and occasional labourers, and cost of gravel, tools, manure, seeds, plants, shrubs, flowers, &c, employed in those operations are also defrayed out of it. It will be seen from this that there is a good deal of ground to be covered, and that, far from being extravagant, the vote of £900 is not sufficient to enable the enclosures of public buildings throughout the colony to be kept in that degree of neatness and order which should distinguish them. School-buildings. The vote for school-buildings is only nominally under the Public Buildings Department. It is really administered by the Education Department, and particulars will be found in the Education Eeport. This office occasionally advises on technical or professional points which may arise between the Education Department and their architects ; and, when required, provides drawings and specifications, performs occasional inspections, and advises with regard to Native schools. But the amount of this work is not very large. Design. It may be said in general of the public buildings of the colony that, although so largely constructed in wood, they are of substantial and neat design, and well adapted for the requirements of the public service if maintained in condition and appearance to the point that is reasonable and desirable; wMcbi can only be done by the allotment of sufficient funds to the department intrusted with their control. As a rule they are constructed more solidly and strongly than would be required in the specifications of private architects, cut down to the lowest possible limit by proprietors ; and the inspection and supervision under which they have been and are erected is certainly more continuous and rigid under the Government than in private practice. The colony therefore obtains good value for the money expended on its public buildings. There are, of course, many buildings and offices as to which these remarks do not hold good. To this class belong rented or purchased tenements occupied for the public service, the need for which at the time of their acquisition may have been peremptory, and prohibitive of the delay required for new buildings; and some of the older offices, which, owing to the demands of other places, have continued to be utilised because they were available, when really they should have been replaced with others better designed and more suitable. In the cities and large towns, where building in brick is made compulsory by the municipal bylaws, the Crown, although not legally bound thereby, almost invariably complies with advantage. This principle of building in more durable material than wood might well be given greater expansion : the additional cost is not heavier, even in country places, than is represented by the annual value of the more rapid depreciation of wooden buildings. Naturally, owing to various circumstances, there is considerable diversity of design; but the rule of later years has been to adopt styles which Ure rather serviceable and useful than beautiful, and, while conserving such picturesque piles as the Parliamentary Buildings and the old Provincial Buildings, Christchurch, to do so more as memorials of the past than examples for the future. 7—D. 1.

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A recent visitor to New Zealand, an architect by profession, has kindly explained to the British public in the professional journals that the architecture and all surroundings of public buildings in this colony arc contemptible and tawdry ; but, so long as the public and the public services can be conveniently accommodated and administered within them, the country can perhaps afford to do without those meretricious external attractions upon which so much money is expended at Home, with not unusual detriment to the convenience and utility of the internal arrangements. List of Buildings. One of your first instructions upon taking control of public buildings in the Defence Department was that a complete list of all the public buildings of the colony should be prepared. A preliminary numerical classification has been prepared, and will be found attached. WOBK OP THE YBAE. The funds of the Public Buildings Department are partly voted out of the Loan Fund and partly out of the Consolidated Fund; it is natural, therefore, to observe a division between the works executed out of each. The following are some of the principal items in connection with the past year's expenditure : — Out of Loan Fund. Departmental Offices. — New Block in Auckland. —The large new block of Departmental Buildings in Auckland has been completed and occupied. The Customs, Survey, and Native Land Court Departments absorb most of the accommodation, but there are also offices for Ministers when in Auckland, Eegistrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Audit Inspector, Sheep Inspector, and others. The rooms are lofty, airy, and well lighted, the arrangements of corridors and passages convenient, and the whole of the interior is neatly but not expensively finished. This contract has been carried out under a firm of private architects, Messrs. B. Mahony and Son, instructed by the Government, and has been well and faithfully executed. It holds its own for general appearance amongst the many other fine buildings in brick and stone which distinguish this quarter of the city. The furniture and fittings demanded and supplied in large quantities are plain and serviceable, and considerably reduced from original ambitious ideas. A very large proportion of them has been constructed comparatively inexpensively by day-labour out of the existing fittings in the offices which departments have vacated for their new lodgment. Those which required to be entirely new have been supplied under contract. Linoleum to cover the whole of the floor-space throughout has been imported from England, local firms having declined to avail themselves of the opportunity afforded them of tendering for this supply. Quarters have been provided for a caretaker in the basement, a night-watchman has been appointed, and several fire-prevention appliances instituted. The sanitary arrangements have been specially revised and improved, (the architects agreeing and supervising alterations without commission), these having been insufficiently regarded in the original specification. The fire-prevention system should be further extended, and is planned. The cost of the structure to 31st March has been £15,366, and of the furniture, fittings, and general accessories of occupation, £172, while the outstanding liabilities are £1,474. There will be some small further expenditure before everything is quite complete, and the probable total cost may be set down at £17,000 in round numbers, being the amount authorised. In connection with the occupation of this block, it may be mentioned that, in accordance with the Special Powers and Contracts Act of 1885, the Auckland branch of the University of New Zealand takes over the old survey buildings on Constitution Hill, and the professors vacate Admiralty House, in which they have hitherto had free quarters, and which now reverts to the Government. This movement of the University also absorbs the cottage of the caretaker of the Supreme Court buildings, for whom quarters have been fitted up in the offices in that block vacated by the Native Land Court Department. Various other minor changes in the disposition of public offices in Auckland have also followed upon the occupation of these new buildings. Stamp-printing Office, Wellington. —The printing of the postage and other stamps for the colony has hitherto been conducted in a portion of the Departmental Buildings much cramped for space, without proper isolation, and insufficiently protected by the nightly patrol of the watchman staff; and the Government has decided that this important department shall be transferred to the control of the Government Printer. A considerable amount of time and ingenuity was expended in endeavouring to arrange accommodation for the printing of stamps in the present Government Printing Office, but it could not be satisfactorily managed. A contract has been let for a new brick office adjacent to the Printing Office, designed with special regard to the requirements of stamp-printing, amongst which are isolation, security, a single room, and solid foundations for machinery. Departmental Buildings, Dunedin. —Extensive and important rearrangements have been made in this large block as regards the judicial portion. The Supreme Court chamber has been reduced in length, the space cut off converted into Eegistrar and Deputy-Eegistrar's offices, and the original Eegistrar's rooms into a convenient Police Court; these operations summarily settling the difficulty as to providing a better Police Court in Dunedin. The Supreme, Eesident Magistrate's, and Police Courts are now all under one roof, and adjacent to each other; and this disposition has enabled a useful arrangement to be made of all the offices of these various Courts, giving improved facilities for their working. The sanitary appliances throughout, which were very defective, have been completely revised and modernised; and it is believed the whole rearrangement, which was difficult and complicated to jplan out, has been the best that could be clone with the building, and is satisfactory to those immediately concerned.

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Courthouses. —A small Courthouse in wood has been erected at Onehunga, where the inconveniences of the small and old building in which justice was administered had given rise to loud complaint* The Police Court at Auckland has been altogether rearranged, the Court-room having been curtailed .and additional office-accommodation provided, as well as large loft for storage of documents. The height of the Court-room was reduced, and a coved ceiling introduced, being the best thought-out endeavour to improve the very defective acoustic qualities. This has been fairly successful, inasmuch as it was recognised from the first that a thorough cure was impossible owing to the idiosyncracies of construction of the building (originally erected for a Wesleyan chapel). The Courthouse buildings at Westport have been enlarged, and altogether repaired and renovated, at a cost of £848. This has effected a much-needed improvement, the edifice having fallen into disrepair, and become too cramped. It is now practically a new building. The Government contributed a subsidy of £700 towards the erection of the new Municipal buildings at Port Chalmers ; and their completion during the year has provided much-needed and improved Court accommodation. The large central chamber serves both for the Town Council meetings and the Court, and the Eesident Magistrate and clerks have offices. In addition, the Police have quarters. At Kaiapoi a new Courthouse is in course of erection, with dependencies. The existing offices had fallen into serious disrepair from age and other causes, and were exposed to the flooding of the Waimakariri Eiver. The new buildings are of brick. The Courthoxxses most requiring to be erected, when funds are available, are at Danevirke, Hastings, and Eangiora. Mount Eden Prison. —The two wings in hand of this new prison have been constructed entirely by convict-labour, and have necessarily progressed somewhat slowly for three reasons. The stone which is quarried from the reserve quarries closely adjacent is hard to get, and harder to dress ; the general influx of prisoners has been markedly diminished during the present year; while Fort Cautley Prison absorbs a good number for the harbour defences. In order to facilitate construction, and expedite progress, a more extensive use of concrete in place of masonry has been allowed; and an outside contract has been let for the roof-work, for which the walls of one wing are now about ready. The work executed is all very massive and substantial. The lower floors of both wings are in occupation of prisoners, and it is expected that practically the whole portion in hand will be handed over to the Prison authorities this year. Mount Cook Prison. —Construction here is entirely by prison-labour. The idea of continuing erection on the extensive lines for which the very massive and solid foundations have for some time been laid was abandoned upon your instructions; and the south wing, which alone had risen above foundation-level, has accordingly been closed by a temporary but substantial front. This wing and its towers have also been completed and roofed, the floors boarded, and platforms and galleries of communication to cells well advanced, while a considerable amount of internal finishing has been done. The provisional kitchen and other offices necessary to enable this wing to be occupied are planned and under construction, and a large quantity of excavation and lowering of the site to the level of the intended exercise-yards has been accomplished. It is expected that the whole work will be handed over completed to the Prison authorities this year. Police-stations. —These are very numerously distributed over the country, and are in noticeable proportion rented tenements. The necessity for many new stations has been pressed by the Police Department, but the funds available have not been sufficient to embrace them all. New stations or offices have been erected in brick or stone at Ponsonby, Taradale, Pembroke, liurow, Mosgiel, Balclutha, Clinton, and Invercargill; and in wood, at Martinborough, Waipawa, and Culverden. These are all substantial buildings, and have been designed both for the comfort of the occupants and with an office for the requirements of the service, while lockup and stable have been included wherever such did not already exist. A contract has also been prepared * for a large and important central station at Dunedin in brick and stone, in which sanitation, ventilation, and fire-prevention have been thoroughly considered. This will enable the rented station in McLaggan Street to be altogether given up, its inconveniences, drawbacks, and unhealthiness having become intolerable, and will provide ample and comfortable accommodation for the Police Department for a long time to come, while its position between the gaol and the Courts will afford facilities and advantages for which that department has long been pressing. It is necessary to build additional police-stations this year, if funds are available. They are required at Devonport, Mount Cook (Wellington), Kaiapoi, Papanui, Oamaru, and Tapanui in brick ; and at Helensville, Stratford and Pahiatua in wood. Post- and Telegraph-offices. —These are even more widely distributed than police-stations. There have not been the same demands for new buildings, although the claims for additions and repairs on the Consolidated Fund have been very numerous. A new office in stone has been completed at Clyde, and a substantial wooden office at Palmerston North has also been completed, equipped, and occupied. The existing building at Longford has been removed to another site, and considerably added to. The Postal and Telegraph accommodation is unequal to the public requirements in several places. It is represented to be absolutely necessary to make material rearrangements and enlargements at Christchurch and Invercargill offices, it being no longer possible to deal with the current work satisfactorily. The laying of the duplicate cable has also rendered necessary additions to all the offices and residences at Wakapuaka, owing to both the cable company's and th.e Government's staff being increased. These three large works it has been proposed to provide for and execute this year." «.

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Customhouses —The Customhouse at Greymouth having become, through age and other causes, unfitted for its purpose, a contract has been let for a new building in wood. Native Buildings. —A comfortable cottage has been built at Otorahanga, in the King-country, for the*. Chief Wahanui. Sanatorium at Rotorua. —Since the destruction of the former hospital by fire it has been urged that gome Government institution of the kind must replace it. A plan embodying the views of the department of charitable aid was drawn out, and tenders invited ; but the lowest amount being considerably in excess of the vote, amendments and alterations were made, and the first cost reduced to £3,000, at which figure the work has been undertaken, and is now in progress by the lowest tenderer on a definite basis of agreement. The sanitary and fire-prevention systems, which were fully elaborated in the original specification, have been withheld for the present, on account of cost; but it is obvious that they must be executed before occupation—a sanatorium is not a sanatorium in reality without the former, nor an institution of this kind admissible without the latter. The design is on the one-story bungalow plan, and covers a good deal of ground; light, aspect, ventilation, roominess, and general comfort and convenience of arrangement have been carefully studied. Lunatic Asylums. —As the greater portion of the requirements of asylums are defrayed out of loan, and these institutions are very important, the principal remarks upon them are included here. Ordinary maintenance repairs are, of course, defrayed out of Consolidated Fund. Avondale. —Owing to cases of typhoid fever having occurred at Avondale Asylum, a special and exhaustive examination and investigation was made in March of the sanitary system and appliances of the institution throughout, down to the smallest details, including the auxiliary asylum and all other dependencies. A few of the worst evils were temporarily put right or improved, and the buildings are now in a condition which has been wont to be regarded somewhat with complacency in the case of other similar large institutions. It is proposed to initiate operations in the winter, the summer and autumn months being unfavourable for such work in the Auckland climate and in connection with so crowded an institution. To place this large institution in a thoroughly sanitary condition, keeping in view the absolute necessity of non-interference with the management and convenience of the inmates, there is no other course to adopt but practically to relay and remodel the whole of the drains ; and as to the rest of the system, to reform it altogether. This will cost not less, first to last, than £1,500 for the houseconnections and drains proper. In addition, there is the very large question of the main outfall drain from both the principal and auxiliary institutions to bo dealt with. A large portion of this requires to be relaid, and the whole of it requires overhauling. This outfall delivers at a point where a tidal creek comes up to a public road, and has caused a continuous series of complaints, to which it will be necessary to give due consideration. There are three methods by which the difficulty can be met —firstly, by purchasing a right of drain-way through private lands to the sea; secondly, by carrying an iron pipe down the creek to the beach ; and thirdly, by instituting a system of collection and distribution of all the sewage on the Asylum farm-grounds, and converting the outfall sewer into a main effluent of filtered water. Of these methods the first and second are probably only convenient ways of postponing the evil day of further troubles and complaints ; the third is attended with many difficulties, but would, on the whole, be the best. Any one of the three is a large undertaking, and will involve, say, an additional £1,500. The total cost of placing the institutions, both main and auxiliary, in a thoroughly sanitary condition, according to modern requirements and principles, will be probably not short of £3,000. The only new work executed at Avondale during the year has been the erection of an additional attendant's cottage, most of the material of which was obtained by the demolition of a temporary annexe on the female side which was no longer required. A stone-crusher and engine have also been emplaced. The ventilation of the main institution is defective in the older portions; in the interests of the patients, and owing to the conditions of the climate, it requires very considerable improvement. The ventilation at the auxiliary is good. Mount View. —No new works have been undertaken at this institution during the year. Successive Medical Superintendents have from time to time much improved the sanitary condition, but to thoroughly modernise things here also no inconsiderable amendments are necessary. An inquiry, however, has not yet been held. Sunnyside. —The contract for the rebuilding of the west wing, destroyed by fire, was let for £11,686 in March, 1889, and practically completed in March, 1890, the total cost being, in round numbers, £12,000, exclusive of furniture—an inconsiderable addition for extras, seeing the very involved nature of the work to be specified. The whole of the work has been well and substantially carried out. The result is a female side much superior in arrangement and convenience to that which it has replaced, and affording quite new and valuable additional accommodation in the attic-dormitories and the large new day-room and dormitories at the west end. It was hoped that the new buildings would have been occupied in the early autumn, but two reasons have stood in the way of this. In the first place, the sweating of the new walls prevented the distempering and finishing of the plastered walls ; and, in the second place the locks sent out from England were unsuited for asylum requirements, through a misunderstanding as to the order. New locks are under order, and as the first supply will be utilised in the new prisons and in police-cells and lockups, there will be no actual loss occasioned to the public. The sanitation of the new portion has been arranged in accordance with the modern rules and regulations of the Christchurdi Drainage Board, and has been executed in every detail under their Engineer or Inspector, and is therefore well assured. That of the undestroyed portion of the Asylum will require amendment. The subjects of water-supply and fire-prevention at Suunyside are both, large questions. The

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artesian well, which has hitherto supplied the institution, is giving out a decreased supply, and it will be necessary to sink to the deeper stratum. The engine which pumps this supply to the tanktowers is .unequal to the demands made upon it, and a new boiler and Worthington pump have been ordered from England, and are being supplied to a detail specification of the particular requirements of the Asylum. They are designed not only to pump all artesian water for domestic purposes, but also to ctraw a fire-supply from the River Heathcote and pump it, under pressure, into lin. mains encircling the buildings and dependencies, so that jets can at all times be thrown completely over tho roofs. Pending the installation of this system, general smaller fire-prevention appliances are being supplied and fixed throughout the wards. In the absence of a high - pressure water-supply for Christchurch and suburbs, the danger in an outlying institution like Sunnyside of an outbreak of fire obtaining mastery has always been very considerable; the whole question has therefore received much careful thought during the year, and it is hoped the proposed installation will prevent the recurrence of any such disaster as the recent destruction of the female wing. Holiitiha. —An additional reservoir has been constructed to supplement the water-supply. Seacliff. —The deep-level underground drainage undertaken with a view to repairing the severely damaged portions of the buildings, and the great isolating cut round northern end, undertaken with the same view as the underground drainage, have been stopped, it having been decided that it was unnecessary to go on with those operations. In June last, therefore, work was commenced upon the demolition of the whole of the north ambulatory except the basement. Upon this, restored and strengthened, has been erected, as far as possible out of the materials obtained in the demolition, a new ambulatory, forming one large day-room with attic-dormitory above. The work was done by day-labour and piecework, the conditions not admitting contract. In this construction the north wing and end were left entirely disconnected and free to move if the old action took place. This new portion was occupied by the patients about the new year. During its erection, the abandoned north wing was strongly and carefully underpinned with concrete almost all round, and repaired and renovated inside ; its skeleton attics lined and converted into dormitories ; a temporary covered way thrown from the occupied portion of the main building; and temporary partitions erected cutting off the severely damaged portion of the wing itself as dissevered from the ambulatory. These operations enabled the north wing to be occupied again with safety, and with increased accommodation. After the completion of the new ambulatory, the severely damaged portion at west end of the north wing itself was taken in hand, and also demolished, as it would have been most costly to try and repair it, and nothing but comparatively useless accommodation would have been gained by the expenditure. This is now being rebuilt, and is well on to completion. A new end-wall has been built to the north wing proper, establishing a clear severance from the restored ambulatory and restored west end of north wing, so that the massive wing building is perfectly free, and has a clear field to move if so inclined without the possibility of affecting the restoration work. It is confidently believed that, although the north wing may move, no motion will take place under the restored portions, and that the old trouble here will not come up again, the whole of the works undertaken having been based on a definite and carefully-thought out theory. It is also believed that if the north wing itself moves it will now do so without damage to itself, while it certainly cannot damage the rest of the building, to which it was formerly attached, but from which it is now entirely dissevered. The design of the new work, as lightness and bond were the objects aimed at, necessarily departs from that of the rest of the building; but, although looking somewhat incongruous alongside the more massive lines of the original portions, the restorations do not in any way injure the general appearance, and are very satisfactory to the authorities. To deal thus comprehensively with this very difficult and complex question has demanded all the ingenuity, energies, and skill of the department and its officers, and it is hoped that a satisfactory, if not, indeed, the best, way out of the troubles has been attained. Eight additional single rooms in the airing-court for refractory patients have been completed, adding greatly to the convenience of the authorities. The sanitary' conditions and arrangements at Seacliff are almost as defective as at Avondale, and are very far short indeed of what they ought to be in an asylum. It is proposed to hold, in the spring, an inquiry here of the same exhaustive nature as at Avondale. The cost of a proper revision of the sanitary conditions of Seacliff will probably amount to £1,500. Smaller Works. —Certain smaller works have been executed out of loan, particulars of which are given in the schedule attached. Expenditure. —The amount voted last year for public buildings out of loan was £48,351, of which £35,617 was expended, with liabilities at the 31st March, 1890, of £10,088. Details of this expenditure are shown in the accompanying return, and in the schedule of contracts. Out of Consolidated Fund. Government House, Wellington. —lmmediately upon Sir William Jervois's departure, contracts were let for external and internal overhaul, as customary for the reception of a new Governor. The interval available before the arrival of Lord Onslow's family was only a few weeks; but within that time the whole of the exterior and roof of the mansion, as well as of all its dependencies, were painted, and the interior renovated throughout in every part. The immediate sanitary arrangements of the mansion were also completely revised, modernised, and tested; but there was not time to apply this process to the grounds or the dependencies, except, as far as opportunities allowed, to the stable..; Shortly after Lord Onslow's arrival his son and aide-de-camp were attacked by typhoid fever, then practically epidemic in Wellington, and their illness was generally attributed to insanitary condition of Government House, and considerable discussion took place on the matter. 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Captain Saville still lay ill, was bared and tested by the inexorable smoke-test—which not only detects defective joints and workmanship, but also at once exposes any wrong connections or any faulty sanitation —in the presence of the Governor and his medical adviser, who were thoroughly satisfied. It was never contended that the dependencies were similarly perfect, because there had been no time to make them so, as regards their sanitation ; but they were certainly much above the average of Wellington houses. On His Excellency going out of residence these dependencies were all taken in hand, and the process of thorough overhaul commenced upon them also. At the same time, as the outcome of these cases, the City Council began relaying the sewers in the streets surrounding Government House. In excavating for these works a large number of old and abandoned drains, apparently leading from the Government House grounds, were cut through and exposed. Prison-labour was therefore employed to trace and expose each one of these to the bitter end within the grounds. Also, at the same time (a third case of typhoid having occurred at the coachman's lodge), a Commission was appointed to inquire into the whole matter, and duly forwarded a report, which has been printed, and is available for perusal. It is not, therefore, further necessary to refer to it beyond saying that the evils discovered were not very extensive, and that the Commissioners approved of all the work that had been, was being, and was proposed to be. done by the department, with only one or two exceedingly trifling exceptions. Operations were therefore continued, the whole of the old drains entirely removed, and every smallest detail connected with both the mansion and dependencies brought up to the latest ideas, while every drain was taken up and relaid in cement, flushing-tanks provided to all separate systems, manholes revised, and every step taken double-proved by smoke-test. To merely mention the principal items would take too much space ; but there has probably seldom been such a searching overhaul and modernising of sanitary arrangements at any mansion. No trouble or device has been spared to ensure safety, with, it is confidently believed, that result. Notwithstanding the upheavals and destructions caused by these extensive operations, the grounds were restored throughout to a better condition than for several years past before His Excellency returned into residence. Government House, Auckland. —ln consequence of the events at Wellington, and of His Excellency intending to proceed to Auckland for the summer, the same thorough process of overhaul and renewal was applied to the sanitary arrangements of Government House, Auckland, last winter, under the immediate supervision of an experienced officer of the department. It was found necessary to undertake extensive works, and these were all carried to successful completion. To describe them would be to repeat what was done at Wellington, and it will, perhaps, be sufficient to say that the same result is believed to have been attained. Material renovations and improvements were at the same time effected in the interior and grounds of the mansion, including extensive repairs to the slate roof; the stable-accommodation was also considerably altered and improved, but without adding thereto. New out-offices were somewhat later erected to replace those existing, which were in a disreputable state of disrepair, and were removed bodily ; and two new rooms and a shed were added to the gatekeeper's lodge. In all this new work, first-class sanitation was imperatively specified. A considerable amount of other general work has been carried out in connection with the mansion, dependencies, and grounds, with appreciable advantages to the comfort and convenience of any one going into residence. General Sanitary Works. —The policy of the department to make sanitation a matter of first importance in dealing with public buildings has been steadily carried out as far as the funds at command and the opportunities afforded would allow. The nature and costliness of the work, however, and the continuous expert supervision, without which it cannot be properly relied upon, as w rell as the fact that every place undertaken proved to imperatively require extensive operations, have prevented much being done yet outside of Wellington. The Departmental Buildings, Printing Office, four Ministerial residences, Museum and Museumhouse, and General Post-office have all been placed, as far as possible, in a properly sanitary condition, and to refer in detail to the work at each of these places would take some space: it is perhaps sufficient to say that in each case, without exception, conditions prevailed opposed to all sanitary laws, and that in each case an almost entirely new system throughout had to be laid out and execiited at considerable cost. As already mentioned, the Departmental Buildings at Auckland and Dunedin have also been included. The Departmental Buildings at Wellington afforded peculiar and special difficulties, and could not, except at great inconvenience and very large cost, be brought up to present-day standard; but extensive rearrangements and devices were planned and executed after much consideration, which have so greatly improved matters that there are now no complaints, and it is hardly possible for any insanitary conditions to arise or prevail. Parliamentary Buildings. —Very carefully compiled actual measurement-plans have been made by an experienced draughtsman of every floor and of the roofs of Parliamentary Buildings. These form a record never possessed before, and will prove drawings of exceptional value in dealing with this complex structure generally, and in designing any alterations and improvements. . The whole of the exterior and the roofs were painted before last session, and the appearance thereby greatly improved. The Legislative Council chamber was renovated throughout, and also its surrounding lobbies and passages ; while the walls of the main lobby, which had been left dingy white since construction, were cleaned and distempered, a similar process being applied to Bellamy's and to the whips' rooms, lavatories, &c. In preparation for this year's session, the passages and lobbies round the House of Eepresentatives; the main entrance and vestibule ; and the branch passages therefrom, are being cleaned and distempered. When this is completed the who,le of the lobbies and passages from the main entrance round the House of Eepresentatives, through the main lobby, round the Legislative Council, and out to the Governor's entrance, and many rooms, &c, frequently used by honourable members, will present continuously a renovated and clean appearance which has been conspicuous by its absence Tor many years past. A large amount

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of general repair and renovation has also been executed in several of the separate rooms or offices in the Buildings. In the course of the present year, after Parliament rises, it is proposed to renovate ihe Eepresentative chamber, which is getting very dingy, and still further to carry the general brightening-up process of cleaning and distempering, so that all parts of the buildings in general jise during the session may be much improved. It is necessary to point out, however, that the very old portion is almost beyond dealing with satisfactorily. Dry-rot, damp, defective ventilation, bad light, and a comprehensive and incurable dinginess are its chief characteristics. It may be interesting to know that, apart altogether from such renovating works as above described, the annual general overhaul, cleaning, rematting, carpet-beating, and relaying, &c, before Parliament, costs, on the average, £200. Improvements have been made to the electric light engine-house; and the Legislative Council chamber was last session lighted by electricity, Dr. Lemon having lent an auxiliary dynamo and arranged the installation. For the session of 1890 a large new dynamo has been installed, of power more than sufficient to light both chambers. It was intended to thoroughly overhaul the sanitation of Parliament Buildings during the year, but the large amount of other sanitary work in hand prevented so extensive a work beingundertaken until so late in the year that it appeared inadvisable to commence the inevitable upheaval; possibly also operations would hardly have been finished before the meeting of the General Assembly, when honourable members might not have appreciated the attention. The work has therefore been postponed till next recess ; but a preliminary survey has been made, and it is arranged then to subject the whole pile to as searching and thorough reorganization in all sanitary matters as Government House, and to include improvements in ventilation. This will probably cost £1,000; but, it is always impossible to make more than very rough estimates for this class of work until the existing conditions of drains, &c, have been actually unearthed. It may be interesting to mention that the whole energies and acumen of the highest sanitary authorities have for many years past been concentrated upon the Houses of Parliament in England, and that, after Commissions, inquiries, and reports without number, these vast piles on the banks of the Thames have at last been brought to a satisfactory condition by the somewhat drastic process of reforming altogether. When it is is remembered that a few years ago the improvements then effected were considered perfect it may be gathered how thorough has been the revolution referred to earlier in this report. General Post-office. —The completion and inoccupation of the General Post-office, Wellington, marked the early part of the year. The restored building, preserving the generally-admired exterior of the original, affords much improved convenience and accommodation for the Postal, Telegraph, and Customs Departments. The works have been well and substantially completed within and without, and the offices have been equipped, furnished, and fitted in plain but neat and serviceable style, with many additional conveniences both for the departmental and public services. The emplacement of the clock in the added tower has been satisfactorily arranged, and the wishes of the Town Council and Harbour Board, as contributors, duly consulted and met. The Davey motor, for the proposed electric light, for which a special chamber was built, has not proved powerful enough to supply the required installation. Negotiations were entered into with the Gulcher Company to light the clock-tower by electricity, but unsuccessfully, as the expense would have been £102 per annum. Sanitation and fire-prevention have been carefully studied in every part of the building. It would be very desirable to establish the rising mains in the interior of the building approved of by the Public Works Department before this office took charge, but the expense of which, estimated at £750, has hitherto prevented action. The reoocupation of the General Post-office causes the item for rent of temporary Post- and Telegraph-office to disappear from the estimates of the Consolidated Fund, on which the whole of the expense of the restoration has been borne. Other Works. —lnnumerable other works charged upon the Consolidated Fund in connection with the public buildings throughout the colony have been executed during the year, but would take too much time and space to refer to other than thus generally. Expenditure. —The vote out of the Consolidated Fund for the year was —for public buildings, £33,175 ; domains, £900 ; and school-buildings, £25,000. The expenditure on the several votes has been £31,229, £953, and £24,434 respectively, representing a net saving of £2,459. The liabilities at 31st March, 1890, on public buildings and domains, were £3,930 and £46, amounting to a total of £3,976, as compared with £10,462, outstanding liabilities at 31st March, 1889, and £21,107 at 31st March, 1888. The liabilities on school buildings were £1,031. There wore no liabilities on Consolidated Fund under this head in previous years. Tables and Schedules. The following tables and schedules are attached to the report:— 1. Schedule of contracts —Additions, alterations, and larger repairs. 2. Statement showing the charges upon Consolidated Fund since 1883-84 for public buildings. 3. Statement showing the charges upon Loan Fund since 1883-84 for public buildings. 4. Approximate classified list of buildings. Akthub Bell, 31st March, 1890. Engineer in Charge of Buildings. 4

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1. —SCHEDULE of Contracts for Public Buildings current on the 1st April, 1889, and Contracts entered into by the Public Buildings Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Date of Contract. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Reductions to Contract at March 31, 1890. AAd Umtions e tdo I Expenditure Liabilities _____£?_m j Marc!l 31 '189a March *•180a Fund. Remarks. •> Jan. 31, 1889 AucklandDepartmental Buildings, Auckland .. .. .. C. C. M. Newson July 28, 1889 Aug. 16, 1889 £ s. d. 13,670 0 0 £ s. d. 25 15 7 £ s. d. 1,061 8 11 £ s. d. 14,505 13 4 £ s. d. 200 0 0 Public Works The erection of three-storey brick building to give accommodation for requirements of Public Service, Auckland, was initiated by Public Works Department; is nowcompleted and occupied. The building itself was designed and works carried out under the supervision of Messrs Mahony and Son, architects, Auckland. The principal extras were extra work in strong-room, erection of flagstaff, supplying and fixing gas services and fittings, Venetian blinds to all windows, lightning-conductor, plastering back wall to exclude damp, and alteration to sanitary appliances. Old building not being suited to requirements, a new wooden courthouse, 25ft. x 27ft., wiiih fittings, aiid outhouse containing closet and woodshed, erected instead. Old bu King handed over to Police. P-xtras were for erecting fence ; a tank and earthenware pipes being unnecessary account for reductions. For :he purpose of more expeditiously occupying the buildings recently erected, a coi|itract was prepared, let, and supervised by the architects, by arrangement with the department, for supplying and fixing up complete all the larger fittings, such as counters, tables, pigeonholes, &c, required for this building. The acoustic properties of court-room as originally built proved bad, and accommodation cramped. Court-room curtailed, and space cut off turned into additional offices, with overhead storage-room for documents, &c. Offices generally rearranged and renovated. New coved plaster ceiling erected over court-room to remedy acoustic delects, court ventilated, counter and other fittings in offices, and extra gas-fittings fixed. New. brick five-roomed police-cottage, with office attached, and two-cell wooden lock-up and outhouse erected ; to take the place of rented cottage. Contract consisted in removal of old and erection of new wood outbuildings, 27ft. x lift., consisting of tool-, boot-, and lumber-rooms, water-closet, urinal, and bath-rooms, also servants' new water-closet and bath-room in mansion, and addition of two rooms to lodge. Extras caused by increasing length of rooms added to lodge by 8ft. Contract let, and now proceeding to construct roof of west wing of new gaol, and cover same in iron. Corrugated galvanised iron specially imported by Government. Mar. 25, , Courthouse, Onehunga Charles H. Warr May 25, „ 232 10 0 234 5 0 June 15, „ 8 0 0 9 15 0 Sept. 9, , Counters and fittings, Departmental Buildings, Auckland W. Hutchison ' U»' Feb. 3, 1890 396 0 0 224 0 0 Dec. 6, „ 172 0 0 Oct. 23, „ Alterations, Police Court, Auckland James Furey . .. Dec. 21, „ Dec. 24, 1889 349 0 0 349 0 0 Police cottage, lock-up, &c, Ponsonby Edmund Wrigley April 14, 1890 427 0 0 162 0 0 265 0 0 Jan. 15, 1890 Jan. 15, , Outbuildings, &c, Government, House, Auckland Robert Farrell Jan. 31, ., 25 Jan., 1890 204 15 8 1 12 0 18 16 7 222 0 3 Consolidated Feb. 12, „ Roofing Mount Eden Gaol, Auckland, Contract No. 1.. William Philcox and Son Aug. 3, „ 666 0 0 666 0 0 Public Works Oct. 21, 1889 Hawke's Bay,— Police cottage, &c, Taradale Glendinning and Griffin Feb. 10, „ Feb. 10, 1890 530 0 0 503 10 0 26 10 0 New five-roomed brick cottage, with office, two-cell wooden lock-up and stable, and wooden outhouse comprising washhouse and closet. Erected to replace old policestation, worn out and unsuitable. Old quarters for sergeant being dilapidated, new wooden four-roomed cottage and outhouse built to replace. Extras were for verandah, and reduction on account of fencing not fixed. Whole of the exterior of buildings, including roofs, custodian's cottage, carpenter's shop, and all other outhouses, fences, &c, within grounds repaired and repainted. Extras on account of extra coat of paint in places, and gilding of roof-finials. Extehor of main buildings, outhouses, fences, and dependencies repainted : also all roofs painted. Applying another coat to all work, and gilding coat-of-arms on roof, caused extra work. Painting roof only two instead of three coats haematite was cause of reduction. This contract was for restoration of building destroyed by fire. Extras principally caused by erection of tower, supplying portion of fittings, fixing plate- instead of shejet-glass to windows, and sundry other alterations and additions. Reductions were alterations on account of tower, painting exterior and distempering interior of building, and a few smaller itemsAll windows, with a few exceptions, throughout building were supplied with Venetian blinds. Nov. 19, „ Police cottage, Waipawa John Adams Jan. 23, Mar. 5, „ 229 10 0 42 0 0 5 0 0 173 0 0 19 10 0 Feb. 26, 1889 Wellington — Painting Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington Tustin Brothers May 6, 1889 April 29, 1889 498 7 6 19 0 0 517 7 6 Consolidated Jan. 5, Painting Departmental Buildings, Wellington Jonson and Tinney April 15, „ April 17, „ 574 0 0 20 2 0 101 1 3 654 19 3 Feb. 4, 1888 General Post Office, Wellington, rebuilding Robert H. Carmichael May 4, „ May 1, „ 13,766 0 0 839 4 7 3,389 17 2 16,316 2 7 Mar. 27, 1889 General Post Office, Wellington, Venetian blinds Richard W. Henn July 22, .„ July 22, „ 118 15 8 118 15 8 Feb. 1, „ Jan. 3, „ Jan. 3, Jan. 1, Removal nightsoil, Government Buildings, Wellington Window-cleaning, Government Buildings, Wellington Chimney-sweeping, Government Buildings, Wellington Police quarters, Martinborough Quill and Cronin A. Drake Harry Smith W. Boyd April 30, „ Dec. 31, „ Dec 31, „ Mar. 21, „ April 30, „ Dec 31, „ ■ Dec. 31, „ Mar. 21, , 95 12 6 159 12 0 89 10 0 157 0 0 95 12 6 159 12 0 89 10 0 157 0 0 These are annual contracts necessary in connection with maintaining and cleaning Government Buildings. Expired at 31st December. New Svooden four-roomed cottage and outhouse erected as quarters and office for constable, replacing a rented cottage. The premises at railway-station being found inconvenient and too small, a new wooden building, 44ft. x 27ft., with stable, outhouse, and closet, was erected instead. Extras were principally caused by erection of brick strong-room, additional fencing, water- and gas-supplies, and some fittings and furniture. The whole of exterior of mansion, gardener's and coachman's cottages, stables, and all other outhouses, as well as fences, &c, were repainted; roofs were also painted. The painting, distempering, and varnishing of interior of official rooms, and a few other items account for extras. The reductions were caused by trellis fence not being painted, conservatory roof not frosted, and other petty particulars. The whole of interior of chamber was cleaned, painted, and renovated. Contract also included cleaning-off, painting, &c, walls and ceiling of entrance lobby. Annual contract in connection with maintenance of buildings. This comprised erection of wooden two-cell lock-up, forage store, and stable, and was really an addition to constable's quarters already referred to. | These are annual contracts, in connection with maintenance and cleaning of Governj" ment Buildings. Renewed at 1st January. Public Works Feb. 6, „ Post and Telegraph Office, Palmerston North Ewing and Dillon May 31, „ July 31, „ 547 1 2 0 15 0 212 8 9 758 14 11 Mar. 26, „ Painting Government House, Wellington William Tinney April 22, „ April 22, „ 364 0 0 5 17 6 80 3 4 438 5 10 Consolidated May 13, „ Painting Legislative Council, Parliamentary Buildings Robert Martin June 10, June 10, „ 159 0 0 159 0 0 May 30, „ June 27, „ Rubbish contract, Public Buildings, Wellington Police stable, Martinborough Timothy Costello William Boyd Dec. 31, „ Aug. 8, „ Dec. 31, „ Aug. 23, „ 54 2 9 95 0 0 1 18 0 5 0 0 56 0 9 100 0 0 Public Works Dec. 31, „ Dec 31, „ Jan. 3, 1890 Window-cleaning, Public Buildings, Wellington; 1890 Chimney-sweeping, Public Buildings, Wellington, 1S90 Rubbish contract, Public Buildings, Wellington 1', 1890 Abraham Drake John Withers Timothy Costello Dec. 31, „ Dec. 31, „ Dec. 31, „ 159 12 0 114 0 0 76 14 0 39 18 0 28 10 0 12 16 0 119 14 0 85 10 0 63 18 0 Consolidated May 20, 1889 Westland,— Courthouse, Westport ... Penk and McKay Sept. 20, 1889 j I Dec. 27, 1889 730 2 7 10 0 63 18 6 793 1 1 Public Works To obtain increased accommodation a new court-room was built, the old court-room shifted and converted into offices, a new strong-room erected, fencing generally altered, and original building repaired and painted. Extras caused particularly by alterations to front of building, sunlight to clerk's room, and sundry petty alterations, repairs, and fittings. The site of original cottage being unsuitable, and accommodation cramped, old building was shifted to a new and more convenient site ; and new bedroom, kitchen, and public rooms added. The west wing of building was destroyed by fire, and as soon as possible afterwards the present contract was let. This provides for complete restoration 'of wing, and additional day-room accommodation in brick and stone. In designing for reconstruction, extra precautions have been taken against outbreak and spread of fires. To replace worn-out station-buildings at Waiau and Hurunui a four-roomed cottage was built for constable's quarters, with two-cell lock-up, forage-store and stable, and outhouse consisting of washhouse, closet, and coal-shed. Extras caused by fixing range in kitchen, extra division-fence and gate, galvanised-iron straw-shed, 14ft. x 10ft., sinking well, and allowance of 5 per cent, on contract price, owing to postponement of acceptance of tender. Contract consisted in generally repairing existing building, pulling down old kitchen (worn-out), and erection of new brick kitchen and scullery, 14ft. x 13ft. Watersupply was also laid on from gaol, and some picket-fencing erected. Offices, 24ft. x 23ft. in stone, comprising public office and store-room, erected. Contract also included furniture and fittings. Four-roomed office, 22ft. x 18ft., and outhouse, all in wood, built. Contract included furniture and fittings. Two-stall stable and forage-store, 23ft. by 15ft., with tank, drainage, &c, complete, erected. To replace rented cottage, new six-roomed brick house with office ; also two-cell lock-up,' stable, and forage-store, and outhouse comprising washhouse, closet, and wood-shed, both in wood, erected. Section fenced. Brick cottage, &c, complete, as for Balclutha, erected in place of rented building. Under this contract several alterations and additions to ameliorate state of building were made. Supreme Court chamber was curtailed, new office and strong-room provided for Registrar and Deputy-Registrar, and Registrar's former offices converted into police court. Certain sanitary rearrangements were effected, and lighting, heating, and ventilation generally attended to. Brick cottage, lock-up, and outhouse erected, as for Balclutha, replacing rented cottage at Duntroon. Section fenced. Brick six-roomed cottage with office attached, and wooden outhouse comprising washhouse, closet, and coal-shed, constructed, to replace station burnt down. Jan. 28, 1890 Lineman's station, Longford Carroll and Artindale.. May 12, 1890 369 0 0 369 0 0 Mar. 22, 1889 Canterbury,— Rebuilding west wing, Sunnyside Asylum J. and W. Jamieson .. Sept. 23, 1889 11,686 10 0 10,110 0 0 1,576 10 0 Nov. 4, „ Police cottage, Culverden Forbes and Wadey Dec. 30, „ Jan. 18, 1890 334 8 0 63 10 10 397 18 10 April 2, „ Otago — Police Station, Lawrence Joseph Egglestone May 27, „ | July 20, 1889 164 14 11 5 10 169 15 11 Jan. 15, » Post and Telegraph Office, Clyde John Calder April 7, „ l I April 27, „ i 285 17 6 285 17 6 May 4, „ Post and Telegraph Office, Pembroke Leslie Arthur and Co. Aug. 24, „ ; I Aug. 24, „ 187 0 0 11 0 0 198 0 0 Mar. 19, „ Police stable, &c, Pembroke John Ross Macdonald April 25, „ June 26, 133 0 9 133 0 9 Nov. 11, , Police cottage, Balclutha A. B. Henderson Mar. 2, 1890 i Mar. 2, 1890 525 0 0 306 0 0 219 0 0 Dec. 4, „ Dec. 10, » Police cottage, &c, Mosgiel Alterations, Supreme Court buildings, Dunedin George Morrison Richard Sandilands .. Mar. 24, „ Feb. 12, , 547 0 0 605 15 0 348 6 0 505 16 0 198 14 0 99 19 0 Dec 8, „ Police cottage, Kurow James Munro .'. 498 10 0 227 14 0 270 10 0 Feb. 8, „ Dec. 16, , Police cottage, Clinton William Moffat Mar. 24, „ 452 0 6 261 0 0 191 0 6 Nov. 22, . Police cottage, Invercargill Joseph C. Howie Feb. 11, „ 317 10 0 252 0 0 65 10 0 In room of old worn-out building a new brick six-roomed cottage, 34ft. x 31ft., consisting of three bedrooms, parlour, mess-room, and scullery, also wooden closet, erected. I

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CLASS XII.—PUBLIC AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND DOMAINS DEPARTMENT.

2 STATEMENT showing the Charges upon the Consolidated Revenue for the General Maintenance of Public Buildings and Domains and Erection of School Buildings for the several Years from 1883-84 to 1889-90; and also the Estimated Charges ■ for the Financial Year 1890-91. SUMMARY. , 1890-91. Proposed .^otes. 1889-90. 1888-89. 1887-88. 1886-87. 1885-86. ' 1881-85. 1883-81. Voted. Expended. Voted. Expended. Voted. Expended. Voted. Expended. Voted Expended. Remarks. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. - II Voted. Expended. ! ■ , Voted. j Expended Public Buildings School Buildings .. .. • • Government Domains TOTAL OF CLASS XII. .. £ 1,515 .. j 1,515 ■ £ 34,000 £ 35,515 £ 33,175 £ 31,229 £ £ 44,250 ! 28,466 800 ; 874 45,050 29,340 £ 46,809 1,300 48,109 £ 21,912 £ 38,750 £ 26,558 £ 33,700 1,200 £ 29,753 1,322 £ 35,708 £ 24,177 £ 30,650 £ 29,206 50,000 50,000 25,000 24,434 School Buildings first brought on Consolidated Fund 1889-90. 1,000 85,000 1,000 900 59,075 ,,,953 1,337 1,300 1,403 1,325 1,153 1,221 1,189 86,515 56,616 23,249 40,050 27,961 j 34,900 31,075 37,033 25,330 31,871 30,395 DETAILS. • PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Salaries — Engineer in Charge (also Engineer for Defences) Architect and Assistant Engineer Chief Draughtsman Accountant Draughtsman Clerk Clerk 350 300 235 225 225 180 350 275 225 2p0 225 \ 1,050 •• Other Charges— Additions, Repairs, Fittings, Furniture, &c— Government Houses — Government House, Auckland, repairs to mansion and outbuildings, extension of lodge, and sanitary improvements Government House, Wellington, services incurred in preparation for new Governor, drainage, &c. Government Buildings throughout the ColonyDepartmental Buildings Departmental Buildings, sanitary improvements, &c. Parliamentary Buildings Parliamentary Buildings, sanitary improvements, &c. Parliamentary Buildings, painting Courthouses .. • • ■ ■ • • , Gaols Terrace Gaol, purchase of part of site on expiry of lease, m lieu of increased rent Police-stations Customhouses Post and Telegraph Offices Lunatic Asylums Lunatic Asylums, sanitary improvements Gas Water-supply Painting buildings outside .. . • ... Fire-prevention Immigration Barracks and Quarantine Stations Restoration of the General Post Office, Wellington Temporary Post and Telegraph Offices, Wellington, Rent and Incidental Expenses Rent for Ministerial Residence Inspection, small repairs, and contingencies Other Items* .. •• - ■• Special Items 700 1,000 2,000 3,000 500 1,000 500 1,500 500 750 2,000 200 2,500 600 1,500 5,000 2,000 2,500 2,500 1,000 950 2,300 1,500 500 1,000 250 600 1,000 500 750 1,000 200 2,000 1,000 ) I l,400 a 2,625 b 2,420" '949 6 583878 244 '721 106 1,420 474 i I I . 300 350 2,500 700 600 1,400 500 1,300 200 • 1,700 1,300 415 228 1,987 422 26 1,148 242 911 25 1,605 944 600 1,000 4,000 1,000 600 2,500 800 2,000 500 2,500 3,000 110 383 2,492 726 1,357 424 1,176 232 1,657 1,134 500 2,000 4,000 1,000 600 3,000 800 1,500 500 4,000 3,000 184 2,226 2,610 605 1,611 237 973 110 1,591 2,418 300 500 4,000 500 3,000 800 1,000 800 4,000 3,000 1,4 2 3, 1,7 30 =90 39 31 74 49 )6 1 !5 )6 300 308 4,500 1,500 3" 000 1,300 1,000 800 4,500 3,500 353 231 3,726 435 2,142 661 824 719 2,950 2,052 300 300 ■ 5,000 1,500 3^000 800 1,000 ! 200 j 5,000 3,000 \ 209 505 3,730 1,459 4J645 990 1,164 107 4,615 1,402 • Excess of £450 occasioned by sanitary rearrangements and other improvements for new Governor. b Excess of £325 occasioned by sanitary rearrangements of a very extensive character and general renovation for new Governor. c Excess of £420 occasioned by sanitary rearrangements of Departmental Buildings and other places. _ 3,6 2,3 4,500 2,000 1,500 5,333 d 1,631 1,301 i 5,000 2,300 2,000 ,| 200 18,000 _,500 4,303 2,009 289 6,000 3,000 2,000 4,824 2,047 41 6,000 2,500 2,000 5,202 2,437 3,500 3,000 2,000 o%5! 2,31 50 16 3,000 2,400 2,000 2,207 2,412 1,400 ! 2,000 1,607 I 2,717 ) The reason why votes for these items have gradually increased is, J that in. former years the various departments paid for their own gas and water, but latterly all gas and water for Public Buildings (excepting only Parliamentary Buildings) throughout the colony have been charged to one vote. This was gradually brought about, a Excess this year owing to reoccupation of General Post Office (which burns large amount) very early in year; also new Departmental Buildings, Auckland; and new gasworks in country places. e Excess of £780 occasioned by extras on tower, clock emplacement, fittings, &c. £ These amounts are for headings which appeared in back years, but have disappeared. .. f 200 6,500 400 -7^ 280" 347 40 10,950 1,494 "500 20,000 15 118 "500 86 ■' i 250 2,500 250 3,000 191 2,270', 200 2,750 231 1,197 800 2,500 1,600 Dr. 8,091 f 849 3,022 1,305 800 2,000 4,050 696 3.466 2,106 800 2,000 4,500 6 2,4 4,5! 19 15 '2 800 3,000 3,800 877 2,461 2,127 650 3,000 3,500 732 3,032 2,292 1 '•• 1,450* 21,912 26,558 33,700 30,650 29,206 Total 1,515 34,000 35,515 33,175 31,229 ! 44,25,0 i 28,466 46,809§ 38,750 29,71 35,708 24,177 SCHOOL BUILDINGS. Other Charges— Sohool Buildings Native Schools Institution for Deaf-mutes 40,000 2,000 8,000 25,000 24,434 School Buildings were charged on Publio Works (Loan) Fund up to 1889-90, when they were brought on the consolidated revenue. " t. I Total 50,000 50,000 25,000 24,434 GOVERNMENT DOMAINS. I. - 700 100 1,000 300 1,191 212 Other Charges— Wellington and Auckland Contingencies 800 200 700 200 883 70 782 92 1,000 300 1,149 188 1,000 200 1,01 2! >3 >9 1,125 200 960 193 971 250 983 206 Total 1,000 1,000 , 900 800 874 1,300 953 1,337 1,300 1,403 1,200 1, !_ 1,325 1,153 1,221 1,189 be estirnat, id and dedui :ed in 1887. t £18,1 allowed fo: restoration o: * Brought in under Financial Statement. i-Be] u-esents savi: ,gs directed General P, >st Office, We! ilington: £1( 1,950 expe. id. §_! 1,000 allowed lor restorati. ,n of General Post Office, Wellington: only £118 utilised.

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS, NEW ZEALAND. 3.-STATEMENT showing Amounts voted and expended for Public Buildings out of Loan from 1883-84; also Estimate of Amount required for 1890-91.

1890-91. 1889-90. 1888-89. 1887-88. 1886-87. 1885-86. 1884-85. 1883-84. Voted. Expended. 1883-84. Remarks. Estimate. Voted. Expended. Voted. Expended. Voted. Expended. Voted. Expended. Voted. Expended. Voted. Expended. £ ■ £ £ £ 76 £ £ 100 £ £ £ £ £ & £ £ 8,554 & 8,416 'arliamentary Buildings .. 24 2,000 8 250 183 )epartmental Offices 3,350 8,600 7,256 20,500 14,588 19,300 12,742 9,200 947 2,000 461 2,450 34 These are buildings containing offices oi several departments under one roof. Includes courthouses, gaols, and police stations. udicial 16,850 17,300 11,246 12,930 8,228' 10,945 8,273 21,200 15,875 29,227 11,106 29,026 12,227 36,900 22,652 >ost and Telegraph Offices 3,500 2,331 1,376 2,000 82 ,3,640 2,227 4,550 2,772 8,322 4,880 9,711 8,955 31,050 22,616 Justoms 642 400 18 20 500 239 99 1,319 829 2,050 1,659 junatic Asylums lospitals 12,050 120 19,600 120 15,717 Gr. 140 13,900 2,044 10,242 j 673 29,000 6,000 23,107 4,156 18,400 8,350 13,694 4,421 23,000 13,000 4,007 3,299 52,700 13,000 24,992 3,792 70,450 4,000 58.04T 25® Handed over to trustees in 1885. Survey Offices 3,300 4,300 3i Quarantine Stations 794 779 100 40,000 40,000 400 55,000 274 51,607 500 68,230 123 62,884 1,000 314 66,069 500 70,800 848 49,814 Placed on the Consolidated Fund ii 1889-90. School Buildings 68,300 Totals .. 109,106 36,512 48,351 35,473 52,244 34,592. 90,529 119,600 89,598 144,518 86,859 178,606 117,361 231,054 164,376

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS, NEW ZEALAND. 4. —APPROXIMATE Classified Table of the Public Buildings and Offices of the Colony (including Principal Outbuildings and Dependencies); showing also School Buildings and Residences; but exclusive of Railway Buildings. Note. —See under "List of Buildings" in report of Engineer-in-Charge, 31st March, 1890. SUMMARY.

Col. 1. The mansions only are counted as main buildings ; the lodges, stables, guardhouses, &e., as accessories. Col. 2. Special buildings are—Admiralty House, Auckland; Parliament Houses, three ministerial residences (Premier's residence is not Crown property), Colonial Museum, Museum House, and new Government Printing Office (old printing office is not Crown property), Wellington. Col. 3. In the cities and larger towns a number of public offices for different departments are grouped in one large block. Where this is the case, the building has been classed in this column, and the various departments have not been again credited under their own headings with such of their offices as are included in these blocks. Col. 4. The figures hereundor do not include only the actual courthouses. Where there is a residence, the property of the Crown, attached, it has been counted arid added in as a separate main building. Col. 5. Police gaols as well as larger gaols are included in these figures. The dependencies are gaolers' and warders' residences and cottages, &c. The temporary prisons on the harbour defence-works at Auckland, Wellington, L} 7ttelton, and Dunedin are not counted in under gaols, but under column 14. Col. 6. The figures hereunder do not include only the actual police stations. Where there are detached quarters or cottages, the property of the Crown, occupied by the police on the station, they are counted in as separate main buildings. The outbuildings and dependencies are lock-ups, stables, forage-stores, &c. Col. 7. Customhouses are as often as not located in departmental blocks (see column 3 above). The figures hereundor show, therefore, only those customhouses which are separate public buildings. One or two of them haye residences attached, counted in as main buildings. Col. 8. Tho figures hereunder do not include only the actual postal and telegraph offices. Where there are detached quarters or residences, the property of the Crown, occupied by the Postmaster or his staff, they are-counted in as separate main buildings. The dependencies are stores, stables, &a. Post offices, &c, in railway buildings are not included.

NOTES. Gol. 9. Auxiliary asylums are counted in as separate asylums. The dependencies are attendants' cottages, stores, workshops, laundries, Medical Superintendents' residences, &c. Col. 10. Motuiti Island, Somes Island, Quail Island, Goat Islands. The figures indicate the number of separate main buildings at each. Col. 11. All immigration barracks, except those at Addington. Caversham, and Invercargill, have been or are in process of being handed over to local bodies or otherwise disposed of, and can, therefore, hardly be ranked as public buildings. Col. 12. There are 32 lighthouses and 74 dwellings, &c, shown under main buildings. The lighthouses are—Auckland, 8 ; Hawke's Bay, 2 ; Taranaki, 1; Wellington, 2 ; Marlborough, 4 ; Nelson, 4 ; Westland, 1; Canterbury, 2 ; Otago, 8. Col. 13. The buildings included under this head are magazines and barracks. The dependencies are ma,gazine-keepers, cottages, residences at Mount Cook Depot, &c. The drill-sheds for Volunteer purposes throughout the colony are not counted in at all, as the Crown's rights are not proprietary. The Crown has subsidised drill-sheds to the amount-of about ±9,000. Col. 14. There are included uncler this head buildings acquired along with lands purchased for defence purposes, omsers'jjugjrters^tletiiched.living barracks as apart from casemates in the forts, and sheds, stores, &c, of the submarine-mining depots" The dependencies are larger sheds, stores, &0., of the construction department. Casemate}?partillery-stor.es, &c, which are really parts of the fort, are not counted in. Col. 15. These are some miscellaneous buildings, such as Survey quarters, Public Works quarters, "Water-race ~ Managers' houses, Native chiefs' cottages, Mines Department buildings, &c, and other undejined smaller buildings, in the various districts. Cols. 16, 17, 18, 19. Thcs&figures give the numbers of schools, ordinary and Native ; also the number of residences.

It should be specially noted that the residences are not always separate from the schools, and in a great many cases are under the same roofs. The Education Department cannot supply the number of residences which are actually separate buildings from the schools without considerable inquiry. It must not, therefore, be taken that tkere are 429 schools and 281 residences in the North Island, making 710 different buildings; but that there are 429 schools, and that 281 of these have residences attached to them, but whether under the same roof or separate is not indicated by the figures. Neither a,re outbuildings and dependencies given, as there is not sufficient information to hand. Education districts do not march with provincial districts, and, therefore, for the purposes of this return, cannot be subdivided further than into North Island and South Island. General Notes. Hospitals are not included : the Government largely built and subsidised them, but they are now handed over to Trustees, with endowments and subsidies, and, therefore, hardly rank properly as Government or public buildings. Railway buildings are not included. They are administered by the Commissioners, and statistics regarding them are provided in railway reports. Outbuildings and dependencies do not include conveniences, wood- and coal-sheds, shelters, &c, but only the more substantial and important detached out-offices : in many cases, such- as. gaols and asylums, as shown by notes to columns above, they include large and small residences. In the classes of minor buildings, on the other hand, residences are counted in as main buildings, being offim larger than the offices. This return is only approximate, but gives a fairly-correct representation .of the public buildings of the colony. There is a mass of information to hand, but its perfect arrangement and classification involve a very large amount of time and olerical labour and verifying correspondence throughout the colony.

Description. Provincial District of Auckland. I Provincial Provincial j Provincial District District District of of of Hawke's Bay. Taranaki. Wellington. Provincial District of Marlborough. Provincial District of Nelson. Provincial District ol Westland. Provincial Provincial District District of of Otago, Canterbury. including Southland. Totals. Public Buildings—subdivided into North Island. South Island. Totals as before. School Buildings—subdivided into North Island. South Island. Totals. Remarks. Public Buildings and Offices .. 231 51 35 119 31 68 59 115 200 909 436 473 909 Ordinary Schools 429 638 1,067 Eesidenoes not included. See notes to columns 16, 17, 18, 19. Native Schools 56 9 65 * urn Outbuildings and Dependencies 183 35 37 104 23 55 42 112 162 753 359 394 753 Outbuilding and dependencies of School Buildings not included. See notes to columns 16, 17, 18, 19. Totals 647 414 80 1-2 223 54 123 101 227 362 1,662 795 867 1,662 485 1,132 DETAi: 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 L5 16 17 18 19 Government Houses. Special iuildings. Large Blocks of Departmental Offices. Court Buildings. (raol Buildings. Police-! Build station lings. Custoi Buili lhouse Lings. Postal and Telegraph Buildings. Lunatic Asylum Buildings. Quarantine-station Buildings. Immigration* barrack buildings. Marine Department Buildings. Defence Buildings. Harbour-defences Buildings. Miscellaneous. School Buildings. Prorincial District. Main Buildings and Offices. Outbuildings and Dependencies. B*s bUH ngS B.nldSgs oSL SSS. Brings ;' SS Main iuildings and. Offices. Outbuildings and Dexiendencies. Main Buildings and Oflices Outbuildings and Dependencies. oSL a DeS, BuSfgs ™gS Bu^ngs^S"88 Main Buildings and Offices. Outbuildings and Dependencies. Bu^Sngs buddings Unices. denoi6s , T ■ OutOrdinary Eesi- Native ResiSchools. dencea. Schools, dences. Auckland .. 1 4 1 1 6 6 38 10 5 8 69 86 6 3 49 27 2 6 5 4 35 27 3 1 11 5 10 ll -=* u o Hawke's Bay 1 1 5 1 3 1 20 20 1 1 10 6 1 1 5 3 3 1 2 1 1 4 3 1 8 429 281 56 52 Daranaki 6 2 1 13 25' 4 2 2 4 Wellington 1 5 7 8 2 2 14 6 3 13 26 31 1 1 18 17 2 6 5 3 8 3 15 4 11 6 6 Harlborough 1 1 5 1 1 4 9 6 6 8 5 3 1 3 ] kelson .. -. /Vestland .. 2 2 12 13 6 4 1 3 1 2 14 20 19 20 2 2 1 2 17 9 16 6 1 1 2 6 13 2 7 3 4 1 2 3 5 T3 d [■£ o h j 638 535 9 janterbury 3 3 14 7 4 6 37 59 1 1 19 14 1 8 5 4 11 2 5 4 4 2 5 2 6 )tago (including Southland) 4 4 35 12 4 2 63 89 2 2 35 14 2 6 4 5 7 3 27 18 3 3 7 4 7 Totals 20 20 142 48 25 33 256 358 15 11 167 108 10 35 19 16 18 106 69 42 16 34 16 45 1,067 816 65 61

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Enclosure to Appendix G. TABLE of Lengths, of Govebnment Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1890. NORTH ISLAND.

State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. _ CD Q Subdivisions. Main Line. to Total. 4 > t_ Under Forma-i tion. Under Platelaying. Opened. Date. 1873-4! 1874-5 L875-6 1876-7 1877-8 1878-9 1879-80 1880-1 1881-2 11882-3 1883-4 11884-5 i I I I 1885-6 1886-7 1887-8 11888-9 1889-90 Total. 1 Kawakawa , PuhipuhiKamo ■WhangareiKamo 2 3 M. chs Kawakawa .. 7 41 ■ 4 A Kawakawa - Taumarere Taumarere - Opua Wharf Puhipuhi-Kamo .. 1 5 M. chs. 2 30 5 11 6 M. chs. j.O 57 7 M. chs. 8 18 8 M. chs. 9 M. chs. 10 M. chs. f 11 1\ i ' 22 Feb., 1877 7 April, 1884 12 M. chs. 13 M. chs. 14 M. chs. 15 M. chs. 2 30 16 M. chs. 17 M. chs. 18 M. chs. 19 M. chs. 20 M. chs. 21 M. chs. 22 , M. chs. ! •• 23 M. chs. 5 11 24 25 M. chs. M. chs. 5 26 M. chs. 27 M. chs. 28 29 M. chs. M. chs. I 7 41 ■ Puhipuhi-Kamo .. 15 0 Whangarei-Kamo .. 9 20 11 15 0 15 0 15 0 Prelim. Kamo-Whangarei .. Whangarei - Opau Wharf Opau Wharf - Deep water Extension .. .. 7 Welsford Boad to 1 Komokoriki Komokoriki-Tahakeroa Tahakeroa-Makarau Makarau Contract .. Kanohi - Helensville Terminus Helensville Terminus, —Helensville Helensville-Kumeu 1 Kumeu-Henderson .. 1 Henderson-Waikomiti Waikomiti-Newmarket Penrose-Onehunga .. Onehunga Wharf Auckland Wharf Auckland Station .. Auckland-Mercer .. 4 Mercer-Newcastle .. 3 Newcastle-Hamilton 1 Hamilton-Ohaupo .. ! Ohaupo-Te Awamutu 1 Auckland-Penrose — Deviation via Beach 1 Auckland City Branch : 4 50 2 2 J. 2 27 8 79 f •• 1 28 Oct., 1880 30 Nov., 1882 4 50 2 2 •• 1 6,52 • ■ ) Helensville northwards 2 48 2 48 2 48 " I 11 Helensville north- 110 0 wards 110 0 77 73 16 18 estim. 16'l8 •16 18 Prelim. 2 0 3 21 3 6 7 42 2 0 3 21 ! 3 46 i 8 52 i 2 0 3 21 Kaipara-Auckland .. 35 73 0*40 : 1 10 I 3"6 742 : 7 42 K aip araWaikato 0 43 f 3 Maiy, 1889 0 43 Onehunga Branch .. 2 73 35 73 12 79 11 0 1 50 9 61 2 53 0 20 0 06 42 59 .... i ( ( 18 Sept., 1880 29 Oct., 1875 18 July, 1881 21 Dec, 1880 29 Mar., 1880 24 Dec, 1873 28 Nov., 1878 12 79 1 50 n"o i j i ; I I I i |-35 73 j- 2 73 • ■ 9 61 J> to 2 53 020 ' ! .. 1 70 4 63 Auckland-Waikato .. 100 13 100 18 0 55 0 55 (•• 0 15 42 72 31 2 10 33 9 27 6 24 1611 116 24 ,i (: j ■ 30 Nov., 1885 20 May, 1875 13 Aug., 1877 19 Dec, 1877 4 June, 1878 1 July, 1880 42*72 31 2 10 33 9 27 o*i 5 :: K .. | .. • • ] J-100 13 Auckland-Penrose— Deviation via Beach 6 50 Auckland City Branch 2 00 —Kingsland Station to Auckland Station via Western Park and Freeman's Bay Pukekohe-Waiuku .. 12 5 ) . . u> ( 624 '•■ 6 50 2 00 6 50 2 60 6'50 2 60 6 50 2 60 Prelim. t 1 i ■ 1 Paerata-Waiuku .. .1: P u k e k o heWaiuku WaikatoThames 12 5 12 5 12 5 12 5 Waikato-Thames .. 62 55 62 55 Frankton Junction, —Hamilton Hamilton-Morrinsville H Morrinsville-Te Aroha 1: Te Aroha-Ohinemuri 11 Ohinemuri Contract I Hikutaia Contract .. ! Kauaeranga Contract Ruakura Junction, l! —Cambridge Morrinsville-Oxford.. 3i Oxford-Putaruru .. 1 Ngatira Contract .. ! Kaponga Contract .. li Kaponga-Ngongotaha ' Ngongotaha-Botorua 1 Putaruru-Lichfteld .. 1 * ) !•■ f 20 Oct., 1879 1 1 ■• i 1 16 79 12 55 J 13 0 6 15 8 25 4 40 12 2 36 56 ' t 1 Oct., 1884 1 Mar., 1886 t .. 16 79 ' 130 55 13 0 6 15 8 25 5 75 15 16 13 0 ( 12 55 I ' HamiltonCambridge Thames Valley - Rotorua Hamilton-Cambridge 12 2 6 15 8 25 •■ I •• ■• I 30 00 0 77 1*35 3 14 4 40 7 12 2 .. 12 2 12 2 8 Oct.', 1884 Thames Valley-Boto- 69 38 09 33 30 60 1 6 77 J' 8 0 10 23 7 33 6 0 4 3 ]• 2 40 40 17 f " I 8 0 8 Mar., 1886 21 June, 1886 '" j!- 37 57 rua 0 50 8 50 10 23 7 33 6 0 4 3 10*23 Putaruru - Lichfield 4 3 Branch Napier-Woodville .. 90 05 7 .33 6 "0 NapierWoodville and Palmerston North 4 3 21 June, 1886 7 7'3 4 3 96 65 Spit-Napier Napier-Hastings .. 1 Hastings-Pakipaki .. Pakipaki-Te Aute .. 1 Te Aute-Waipawa .. 1 Waipawa-Waipukurau Waipukurau -T akapau 1 Takapau-Kopua Kopua-Makotuku .. Makotuku-Matamau Matamau-Tahoraite Tahoraite-Woodville 1 W Toodville-Gorge Manawatu Gorge Contract Ashurst Contract and Pohangina Bridge Contract . t Woodville-Eketahuna 5 Eketahuna - Mangamahoo M a n g a m a h o c - Maurieeville Maurieeville - Master- ] ton Masterton-Woodside ] Woodside-Featherston Featherston-Kaitoke : Kaitoke-Upper Hutt Upper Hutt - Silverstream Silverstream - Lower Hutt Lower Hutt-Pipitea Pipitea-Wellington.. Woodside-Greytown Foxton-Palmerston.. Palmerston-Feilding Feilding-Halcombe.. Halcombe-Marton .. Marton-Turakina .. Turakina-Aramoho .. Aramoho-Kai Iwi .. Kai Iwi-Waitotara .. Waitotara-Waverley Waverley-Patea , Patea-Manutahi Manutahi-Hawera .. Hawera-Normanby.. Normanby-Eltham.. Eltham-Ngaire Ngairo-Stratford Stratford Inglewood Inglewood-Sentry Hill Waitara-N. Plymouth N. Plymouth-Moturoa Moturoa-Breakwater > Taonui Branch ) Bull's Branch ) Aramoho Loop Aramoho-Wanganui ) Marton Junction, — Bangatira Makohine Section .. Powhakaroa Section Paengaroa Section.. 2 16 1 11 64 4 27 10 17 12 53 4 49 12 79 5 63 5 22 4 22 7 43 15 10 3 0 4 32 25 Nov., 1874 12 Oct., 1874 1 Jan., 1875 17 Feb., 1876 28lAug., 1876 lSept.,1876 12 Mar., 1877 25 Jan., 1878 9 Aug., 1880 23 June, 1884 1 Dec, 1884 22 Mar., 1887 2 16 11 64 4 27 ■• > .. ■ 10 i.7 12 53 4 49 12 79 r 96 05 -15 05 111 70 ■", 563 5*22 , 7 4*22 7 43 .. I Woodville-Palmerston 15 39 North 15 39 3 0 4 32 3 0 4 32 . 7. ! 15'io 8 7 0 50 8 57 0 23 7 04 .. t Woodville-Wellington 114 64 "" . Wellington - Woodville 114 64 20 54 6 15 26 54 26 54 8 April, 1889 •• 6 _5 1 •• •• l 4 7 10 Jan., 1887 .. ! 4 7 i 12 8 14 June, 1886 .. ,12 8 16 22 4 19 17 48 7 47 3 35 1 Nov., 1880 114 May, 1880 ;12 Oct., 1878 1 Jan., 1878 1 Feb., 1876 16 22 4 19 18 75 107 5 17*48 J-88 10 *< .. 7*47 3*35 » 8 0 15 Dec, 1875 " S 0 8 2 0 47 3 7 23 39 11 28 7 76 10 49 9 10 20 25 9 31 13 2 6 73 8 31 8 57 9 24 3 35 8 32 2 60 3 20 13 40 1 8 60 11 13 t 2 35 14 April, 1874 l 1 Nov., 1880 14 May, 1880 /I27 April, 1876 ; 20 Oct., 1876 122 April, 1878 1,20 May, 1878 j 4 Feb., 1878 \ 17 May, 1877 28 June, 1879 20 Sept., 1880 23 Mar., 1881 \ 28 Aug., 1883 / 28 Aug., 1883 23 Mar., 1885 20 Oct., 1881 18 June, 1881 7 Feb., 1881 1 27 Sept., 1880 17 Dec, 1879 30 Nov., 1877 14 Oct., 1875 \ 28 April, 1886 8 2 0 47 3 7 I 0 04 .. ij 3 7 Foxton-New Plymouth Greytown Branch .. Foxton-Patea 3 7 120 44 3 71 I 23*39 11*28 7 76 10 49 9 10 •' I 135 39 20 25 " \l20 44 14 75 Patea-Waitara 9 31 13 "2 6 73 8 31 8 57 9 24 71 56 1 3*35 8 32 11 52! 83 28 2 60 3 20 f-71 56 .. -\ 13 40 ; 11 13 860 Tacnui Branch Bull's Branch Wanganui Branch .. 0 53 0 20| 0 53 3 35 3 79 .. 7. 2'35 •• J 211 3 15 3 79 3 29 3 15 3 79 0 10 3 19 18 53 1 4 3 79 17 Nov., 1879 2*11 Prelim. o'io 3 19 [- 2 13 5 42 f 21 Jan., 1878 \ 21 Jan., 1878 2 June, 1888 -• "' I ]- 3 29 North Island Main Trunk Railway Marton-Te Awamutu 216 0 2 78 21 51 18 53 .. I j .. ! 18 53 Turangarere Section 8 49 13 40 10 22 10 66 8 49 13 40 10 22 10 66 8 49 13 40 10 22 ( 6 0 '( 4 66 91 13 16 0 Prelim. Prelim. - - Trial survey Taumaranui Section 1 Poro-o-tarao Tunnel Contract Mokau Section Mokau-Te Kuiti Te Kuiti-Otorohanga Otorohanga-Te Awamutu 8 Ngaire Section Tangarakau Section Heao Section Ohura Section 5 Waitara Section 0 Hastings-Te Awamutu TO 91 13 16 0 I 1 34 11 9 8 53 11 41 - 14 20 !-2 74 91 13 16 0 1 34 11 9 37 28 38 73 2p 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 170 0 {l °1 i " 38,73 26 l 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 170 0 1*34 % . \ " 7i ..! { ( 8 May, 1889 -I 2 Dec, 1887 ( 9 Mar., 1887 j .. 7 I 14 20 11 41 " 8 53 j) .. I.- 34 34 " ;' Ngaire-Ongaruhe .. H03 58 38 73 26 0 , 10 70 . 27 75 . 46 75 ul70 0 .. •• i •• .. i .. Waitara-Tangarakau Hastings-Te Awamutu I i .. • • 1 I .. i 40 75 170 0 '17. Prelim. I - ! .. i 7 | i" ■• 1419 79 22 07 2 2 -) 17 8 55 21 55 21 *13 50 |t59 0 11 41 I 18 53 ! 22 30 j 084 0 Totals .. 1419 79 1.14 75 1457 1 :.594 64 42 78 20 24 10 55 61 19 69 23 64 24 108 76 27 19 26 83 68 39 79 ! * This comprises 12m. 70ch. of n f This comprises 48m. of railway ilway ( constri sonstructed by Govermm leted by Government an ent and id 11m. , 30m. 60, if line C( :h. of line constructe( instructed by private by priv, join pan; ite company _h< 7 under the Dist der the District '. ;rict Railways A, Railways Act, ar 2t, and afterwari id after Is pure! yards pu ,ased by .i-cliascd the Gov by the Government, 'eminent.

Enclosure to Appendix G— continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed, up to 31st March, 1890— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND.

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-?' Appropriation. Xame of Line. i Mileage. j Subdivision, J Iain Sidings. Line. * Total. Under ; Under State of Line. Opened. veyed. For- , Plate, mation. ] laying. Date. ToJune, 1872. ',1872-73. 1873-7-I I ! 187-1-75. 1875-76., 1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. ;1879-80. I i 1880-81.!l881-82.: 11892-83.181 1883-81. Jl8a_-85.j 1885-86. 1886-87.] 1887-88.1888-89.1889-90. Total. I i_ 1 " 1 2 3 [ M. ch, Ne lson - Roundell, j 70 10 I with extension to Hope Junction 4 5 M. ch. 1 0) 18 73 3 0) 2 47 17 9 9 31 18 10 0 Ji. eh. 7 8 M. ch. M. ch. 25 45 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. I " I 11 I 17 May, 1880 31 Jan., 1876 25 July, 1881 12 M. ch 1 13 14 15 16 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. I 7 '.'. '.'. 18* 73; 17 M. ch 18 ch. J 19 M. ch. J 20 M. ch. 1 21 M. ch. 2 1 0 22 M. ch. 5 23 ; M. ch. _ 24 M. ch J: 25 M. ch. I I 26 M. ch. _ 27 _. ch. 1 28 : M. ch. 1 29 M. ch. 30 I M. ch,! "1 31 M. ch. tSf e 1 s o n - Greymouth Port Extension Nelson-Foxhill Foxhill-Belgrove .. ! Wai-iti .. j Surveyed .. I Trial survey Roundell-Hope June- , tion, Trial Survey - Greymouth-Brunner-ton Extension .. j Stillwater (portion).. I .. ! I •• I 22 73 3 0; . 0 20; 2 67 17 9 17 9 9 31 9 31 18 10 18 10 2 47 Prelim. Prelim. Greymouth - Nel- i 7 69 son Creek Westport - Ngaka- 19 61 i wau 7 50\ 0 5 L 0 4 0 10 I 0 29 \ 6 20 I 3 60 \ 8 70 I 0 37 J ) I 4 71 I 12 60 I *'l ( ■• 1 I 7 April, 1876 1 Feb., 1881 14 Mar., 1881 j 1 Sept., 1885! 17 Dec, 1878: 5 Aug., 1878! 5 Aug., 1876| 26 Sept., 1877 31 Mar., 1890 7 50 6*29 0 5 0 4 610 ::) ::] 0 37 j 7 69 19 56 W e s t portNgakawau GreymouthHokitika PictonHurunui Ngakawau-Moki- 7 6 hinui - Greymouth-Hoki- 24 0 tika Picton-Awatere .. 34 40 I 7 6 24 0 ,, i) * ■ Station Westport Waimangaroa Ngakawau Extension to Coal Company's line Extension to Ngakawau River Ngakawau-Mokihi-nui Greym'th-Teremakau ' Teremakau-Arahura Arahura-Hokitika .. Extension to Hokitika Wharf Picton-Blenheim Blenheim .. j Vernon Contract Dashwood Contract I Utawai Contract .. ; Surveyed (trial) .. ' Kahautera-Waiau .. Reconnaissance Culverden-Hurunui Hurunui-Medbury .. Medbury-Waikari .. Waikari-Waipara .. Waipara-Amberley .. Amberley- Ashley (part) 0 5 7 6 9 0; 10 51 '3 70 0 39 ) ;- 3 77! I o 20! 23 53 0 5 0 5 0 5 7 6 7 6 7 6 9 0 1 20 10 51 4 77 9 0 10 51 3 70 0 65 3 70 0 65 6 20 5 44 1 40 0 10 3 70 0 39 f " t 18 Nov., 1875 24 May, 1880 I , i 16 51 -'20 3 60 •■ I I .. 8 70 i ■• • ■ i 1 22 •• 1 •• ! t. • • 1. 17 73 34 40 1 16 51 j 1 22 j 4 40 3 40 2 50 5 77b 26 15 13 30 9 50'' 1 14 ' 8 40 9 10 6 77 7 64 3 63 1 71 1 63 5 1 11 68! 22 43 1 77 10 66 17 7 19 29 2 89 13 65 11 15 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 1 40 t .■ 20 79 20 79 •• f Kahautera-Waiau 26 IS Waiau-Hurunui 23 C I I I....( j I 4 40 3 40 2 50 5 77 26 15 13 30 10 12 4 40 3 40 2 50 5 77 5 77 26 15 26 15 13 30 13 30 4 40 3 40 2 50 Prelim. Prelim. Prelim. " i 1 i " i 26 15 23 0 I I '■. 0 42 9 Feb., 1886 9 Feb., 1886 28 Oct., 1884! 17 April, 1882 6 Oct., 1880 3 Nov., 1875 9 Feb., 1876 17 April, 1875 5 Nov., 1872 2 Sept., 1872 1 April, 1872 2 Oct., 1867 15 Feb., 1873 29 May, 1873 ! 4 Aug., 1874 31 May, 1875 24 Aug., 1875 4 Feb., 1876 22 Oct., 1875 1 July, 1876 1 Sept., 1876 30 Oct., 1876 1 Feb., 1877 1 Feb., 1877 17 April, 1876 9 50 1 14 ~\ 9* 50 ) .. 10 12 Main Line .. 196 37 196 37 8 40 1 .. HurunuiWaitaki, with Branches ; • t 6*77 9 10 0 .. ) .. ,) i» Ashley-Rangiora .. , Rangiora-Southbrook Southbrook-Kaiapoi I Kaiapoi-Addington .. I Christchurch-Selwyn Selwyn-Dunsandel .. Dunsandel-Rakaia .. Rakaia-Ashburton .. Ashburton-Ealing .. Ealing-Woodbridge.. Woodbridge-Temuka Temuka-Timaru Timaru-St. Andrews St. Andrews-Otaio .. Otaio-Makikihi Makikihi-Hook Hook-North W Taitaki North Waitaki-South Waitaki > Rangiora-Cust .. i Cust-Carlton Carlton-Oxford West ' Main Line - West Eyreton Eyreton-Bennett's .. i Lyttelton - Christchurch 1 Hornby-Ellesmere .. Ellesmere - Southbridge ) Lincoln-Birdling's Flat Birdling's Flat-Little River 7 64 3 63 .. I 1 71 .. 1 63 5 1 .. - .. 190 37 I 11 68 22 43 '..' ! i i .. .. ! ■• •■ ! I .. I i'77 *.: :: ! .** 10 66 .. .. j .. 17 ? ... 19 29! .. ! 2 59 i 13 65 ! 11 15 -63 3£ 259 69 •• I1 | I 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 f i 8 .. 6 .. .. 1 J ' 7 7 7 ; i 40 ) .. 1 .. 6 .. 4 .. •• .. i •• __ •• j 21 70 Branches, — Rangiora-Oxford ! 11 77 5 58 4 26 14 25 ) *• ' i " ( ( 1 Dec, 1874 J 6 April, 1875 ( 21 June, 1875 I 27 Dec, 1875 1177 .. 5 53 .. 4 26 14 25 •"I 21 76 - 2 _0 24 36 i "' f .. ) Eyreton (from Main Line) 20 7 I 1 01 21 68 B 26 ••! ; 20 7 5 62 6 26 I I 1 Feb., 1878 9 Dec, 1867 ' 626 •• i 5 62 I -) 6 29 Lyttelton 6 26 ! Southbridge 25 31 14 62i 10 49| | 3 17 *28 48 ( ( 26 April, 1875 { 30 July, 1875 i 14 62 .. 10 49 , ) .. •■ 1 • • i 25 31 "' 1 ) Little RiverAkaroa 42 10 17 8 ! 1 24 51 -I f 7 June, 1882 j 17 8 8 .. ■■ ! 22 46 5 38, !- 2 5 [ 16 Mar., 1880 5 38 8 .. r ••J J 19 44 19 44 Prelim. Springfield Reconnaissance ) Holies Ion-Sheffield .. Shcffield-Springfiel d Springfield-Coalmine J Darfield-Whitecliffs Whitecliffs to Bridge Extension Section .. ) Rakaia-Methven 19 44| 24 4 5 59 0 77 11 33 0 5 0 19 22 20 1 7 7 24 4 7 -• ) Whitecliffs 30 60 11 57 I 3 7 1 1 53 33 67 ( " i ( 1 ( 1 Dec, 1874 \ 3 Jan., 1880 ( 10 Feb., 1880 ( 3 Nov., 1875 ( 27 June, 1386 1 .. ) .. ) .. 7 7 7 ii'33 5*59 0 77 1 3 .. r .. •- ) 30 60 11 38 13 11 J .. 6' 5 Rakaia-Ash-burton Forks Ashburton 22 20 264 0 19 25 4 0 19 1 April ,1885* b __ 22*20 22 20 t 0 .. 29 46 5 Tinwald-Westerfield'. Westerfield-Anama.. Anama-Cavendish .. Cavendish-Mt. Somers 1 Mt.Somers-Springburn Extension 3 Washdyke - Pleasant Point Pleasant Point-Albury' Albury-Winscombe :. Winscombe-Eversley Preliminary survey |. 2 Studholme-Waimate 1 Waimate-Waihalo Downs 9 South Waitaki 4 Oamaru Oamaru-Hillgrove .. Hillgrove-Palmerston Palmerston - Waikouaiti Waikouaiti-Waitati| Waitati-Glendermid Glendermid-Dunedin Dunedin-Abbotsford Abbotsford - Clutha River Clutha River - Bilclutha Balclutha-Clinton . I Clinton-Waipahi Waipahi-Gore Gore-M^ataura Mataura-Woodlandp Woodlands - Invercargill ' I Invercargill-Bluff .. 5 Pukeuri-MarawhenUa Marawhenua - Ddntroon 3 Duntroon - Hakateramea 5 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 0 Windsor-Livingstone Survey (trial) 0 Palmerston-Dunbaek (part) Palmerston-Dunbaek I (part) , , Surveyed 3, Glendermid - Port Chalmers 4 Burnside-Walton Park ! Walton Park - Saddle Hill 3 Mosgiel-Outram 3 Clarksville-Waitalmna Waitahuna-Lawrence , 5. Preliminary survey.. 10 47 8 39 2 47 1 48 4 8 2 17 8 67 [.. i I I 8 April, 1880 7 Oct., 1882 - 1 Mar., 1884 4 Oct., 1886 { 9 Sept., 1889 ) .. 10 47 J .. 839 7) \ 4 ' 8j J 19 .. 2 47 27 29 29 1 1 .. 7 .. 1*48 3 .. Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass 55 8 L 2 42 I 2 17 38 47 2 17 "I ,-24 Dec, 1875 J 1 Jan., 1877 22 Aug., 1883 { 30 Jan., 1884 ) .. 7 7 7 8*67 ■ f .. 16 61 7' 7 3 30 ■ • > ::J 36 5 s 1 16 61 7 7 3 30 19 3 4 42 8 21 > il .. ,1 3 .. 7 .. 4 42 8 21 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 3 Prelim. 1 .. i'42 0 .. 4*42 8 21 Waimate Waimate Gorge 1 3 0 54 19 Mar., 1877 1 April, 1885* 1 12! .. 8*21 1 Main Line 246 69 13 81 ! ' 25 Sept., 1875 j 13 8 i 3 .. i Wai tak iBluff and Branches 24 52 12 68 9 3 4 Nov., 1876 22 Mav, 1878 6 Sept., 1878 .. - I ; 24 52 >2 .. 12 68 >n 3 .. 3 .. I 3 .. 9 8 3 .. ii14 33 9 77 7 6 5 7 46 36 7 Mav, 1878 20 Dec., 1877 9 April, 1873 1 July, 1874 1 Sept., 1875 i 3 .. 14 33 9 77 3 .. 7 .. 3 .. 4 7' 6 '.' '.'.. 7 7 7 .. j 46 36 7 • 246 69 4 .. -59 13| |306 2 ") 3 .. J0 60 22 Jan., 1878 3 .. 0 00 D .. 20 76 9 62 16 11 7 40 20 68 11 21 22 Jan., 1879 1 Nov., 1877 21 June, 1877 30 Aug., 1875 7 June, 1875 11 Feb., 1874 3 .. 962 20 76 3 .. .. 7 .. 7 5 .. 7 40 20 68 .. 11 21 .. 16*11 LI .. 2 17 1 5 Feb., 1867 5 A i .. 7 17 1 D .. 21 75 •■J Branches, — Duntroon Duntroon-Haka-teramea Ngapara Livingstone Palmerston- Waihemo 21 75 15 38 14 76 16 40 9 40 ale s_ ck la 121 29 0 46 15 38 14 76 12 0 4 40 1 58 6 77 l 1 35. | 1 5 1 31 0 50 i- 0 54 J I ;. 23 30 i j il 16 43 I 16 27 i 12 50 I 4 40 I I , 9 29 4*40 0*5 Prelim. ■' 1 r •■-! I f 1 Dec, 1875 \ 11 July, 1881 1 April, 1885* 2 April, 1877 12 Aug., 1887 f 30 July, 1882 \ 1 Oct., 1885 5 .. 1 1 .. * 7 .. 7 2 21 29 :: 1:: :]!:: 1 9 .. .j .. 174 .. .. 1 .. .,. ■ , .. d .. 14 76 re .. 6*46 16 .. 1*58 >8 .. 15 38 6 77 11 75 5 ■■ \ ■■ i •J 15 38 14 76 11 75 8 55 Port Chalmers.. 1 9 j 0 05 1 9 3 40 I I 0 05 I 4 49 0 65 9 April; 1873 . i 9 3 .. Green Island .. Outram Lawrence I 2 44 1 8 78: 21 76 . 1 a t 1 74 0,50 8 78 15 4 6 72 1 38 25 , i - 0 52 1 I 0 68 I 1 3 16 I | ! 9 66 f '■ ( f 1 July, 1874 \ .4 Sept., 1879 1 Oct., 1877 | 22 Jan., 1877 } 2 April, 1877 t .. 3 .. ? 15* 4 6 72 8 78 i .. 0 50 3 .. • • ) 2 44 8 78 )-' 2 i ) I \ 23 78 I i " I r 4 .. • • • • -- ) 21 76 Lawr e n c e-Rox-burgh Catlin's River .. j 38 25. 38 25 Prelim. r .. '2 - i i - 38 25 19 16 3; Balclutha-Romahapa Glenomaru Section.. Surveyed 2 Waipahi-Kelso Kelso-Heriot Surveyed 3 Gore-Lumsden 7 02 6 18 5*16 15 27 4 56 6(19 36 39 0 50 i 8 32 6 18 5 16 6 18 15 Dec, 1885 7 62 7 62 Waipahi - Heriot Burn 26 22 1 S J-,t2 3 5 16 f 1 Dec, 1880 \ 1 April, 1884 15 27 22 6 ( "" t ) .. 7 .. 4*56 .. 1 20 3 1 .. 6 .. Waimea Plains District Ry. Kelso-Gore 36 39 ..I ,1 34 6 19 37 73 6 19 1 April,'1886* k 86*39 36*39 k 3 .. Riversdale- Switzers Edendale-Toitois 24 0 13 70 3 Surveyed Preliminary survey .J. DJ Riversdale Section .. Surveyed 3! Edendale-Wyndham Mokoreta Section .. Glenham Section .. Surveyed 3 Appleby-Waimatua ! Waimatua-Mokotua i Surveyed .. ) Oxford-Sheffield .. 9 58 14 22 t 7 0 6 70 4 0 3 50l 1 66 9 74! 5 57 1 5 48 12 8 11 44 9 58 14 22 7 0 6 70 , 4 43 ■5 65 9 58 14 22 6*70 Prelim. 5 C 2 "o I ".. ". ! 19 30 J 0 4-3 J 0*29 I 5 30 9 Oct.', 1882 I 4* 0 0 .. i" 0 Seaward Bush .. 23 33 i I Q'36 1 ,9 74 11 61 9 74 I ■■ 1 f 9 July, 1886 | 16 Jan., 1888 > 5*57 5 48 •• 1 11 25 ! .. 3 •• Canterbury I n t e r i or Main Line Oxford-Temuka .. I 83 0 6*28 I 12 8 11 72 12 8 7 Aug., 1884 !. .. 11*44 i .. li'44 Otago Central Waitaki Bluff Main Line to Lake Hawea 182 56 Surveyed Reconnaissance i Wingatui Jct.-Hindon Hindon Section (part) Deep Stream Section Nenthorn Section .. Middlemarch Section Surveyed , Invercargill-Winton Winton-Caroline Caroline-Elbow Elbow-Lowther Lowther-Athol I Athol-Fairlight ' Fairlight-Kingston .. li Kingston Wharf I Lumsden-Castle Rock Castle Rock - Murray Creek Murray Crk.-Mossburn j Surveyed .. ! Reconnaissance I Makarewa Junction-' Riverton 1 Thornbury (Aparima June) to Otautau i Otautau-Wairio I Riverton-Oraki Oraki-Colac Colac-Orepuki 1 21 7 50 29 16 67 2 48 4 22 9 0 9 0 140 79 ]8 58 22 10 8 27 5 76 13 18 10 10 8 35 0 10 2 21 4 9 * _ 14 21 7 50 29 18 1 2 48 4 22 9 0 9 0 140 79 21 7 50 29 Prelim. 1 54 9 0 9 0 2 48 2 48 24 Oct., 1889 I .. 16 67 16*67 gill-King-ston and Branch, LumsdenMararoa Invercargill-King-ston 86 74 - 5 15 140 79 'j r |22 Fob., 1871 20 Oct., 1875 7 Feb., 1870 15 Jan., 1877 28 Jan., 1878 29 April, 1878 10 July, 1878 14 Dec, 1878 ( 1 April, 1881 ': 13 Mar., 1886 18 '58 2210 8 27 I .. Kingston Wharf Lumsden-Mararoa ! 92 19 5 76 6 .. 13 18 10 1C ! .. •• - 87 4 0 10! 30 0 ( 8 35 0 10 . ) .. 221 if .. / ; 10 40 I r I 1 0 il .. 4 9 " ■•) 11 40 "I I I "" I I Wallacetown Branch Otautau Branch 4 10 8 20 11 20 17 53 1 8 20 11 20 8 20 11 20 ■Prelim. I 22 Jan., 3887 I 4 10, I .. ' ••/ • Ji Western Railways 17 53! 9 June, 1879 17 53 17*53 11 40 11 40 15 Dec, 1879 11 40 I ! 11 40 Otautau-Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 10 55 17 OS! 10 55 6 3 1 30 10 35' 6 37 64 13 " \ \ 3 Mar., 1882 25 July, 1881 24 Sept., 1883 V 5 Mav, 1885 10 55 6 3 {'■ 5 o .. .. 10 55 "' 3 .. i'30 =} 27 02 11 21126 78 248 41 I ) ., 10*35 17 68 Totals J 1638 18 76 36 3 94 58 18 66 1 .. ] 1688 1! 193 3 ,1881 21 '484 16 24 69 35 22 22 45 5 40 35 49 79 248 4 152 39 56 46 14 34 24 61 191 54! {47 79! 17 43 21 32 1129 14 * Int t Thii } Thi, lese cas, compri) compris 3S the dates given are the dates ■es 45m. 59-ih. of railways consti >es 11m. 33ch. of railways const: on whi, ructed 1 ructed ' ;h the railways b >y the Governmei iy the Governme: lecame nt and ■ :nt and ;he prope 15m. 79cl 36m. 39cl irty of the Go\ _, of lines con, h. of lines con remme struck istructi ;nt. id by pi ed by p rivate compan: irivate compan les unc lies uni Ser the :ler the Distric: Distric t Railw :t Rail? 'ays Aci vays Ac t, and 1 :t, and ifterwards purchased afterwards purchased by the Goverr I by the Gover: tment. nment. By Au :hority: George Didsbury, Government Printer, Welli IgtOHr--1890.

Number of Miles open of Government Lines.

Map Showing RAILWAYS NORTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND 1890

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