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PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, BY THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. R. J. SEDDON, 8th SEPTEMBER, 1891.
Mr. Speakee,—As my honourable colleague the Colonial Treasurer has already intimated in his Financial Statement that the Government is of opinion that borrowing in the English money-market must cease, and as announcements of intention to borrow large sums of money, together with statements of the manner of its proposed expenditure, have, as a rule, constituted the chief elements of attractiveness in former Public Works Statements, it is evident at the outset that the Statement which I have to make to the House this evening must be considerably less attractive and interesting than some of its predecessors have been. To make it pleasing I have found to be impossible, there being so much work to be done and so little money available to do it with. With the view of making myself fully acquainted with the requirements of each district, and the works in progress therein, I have, during the brief recess since the last short session of Parliament, visited the several provinces. It is true that the time at my disposal was somewhat limited; but, as a pledge had been given that Parliament should be called together early in June, it was necessary that I should be as expeditious as possible. The result of my personal observations will be disclosed as the several works to be referred to herein are brought under review; but, before dealing with works in detail, it will perhaps be well for me to fully inform honourable members of the condition of the Public Works Fund. PUBLIC WOEKS FUND. The state of the Public Works Fund on the 31st March last (including an asset of £62,974 due to Part I. of the fund under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 ") was as shown in the following table : —
As has already been intimated in the Financial Statement, the Government proposes to devote £200,000 of the accumulated sinking funds, set free this year by our loan-conversion operations, to public-works purposes. One hundred and twelve thousand pounds of this amount it is proposed to allocate to Miscellaneous Public Works, under Part I. of the Fund (as shown on Table A appended to
' The actual balance on the 31st March, 1890, was £233,675, but during the year 1890-91 recoveries were made on account of previous years to the amount of £5,781.
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Parts of Fund. Unexpended Balances, 31st March, 1890. Expenditure, ! Balances Year ended ■■ remaining, 31st March, ; 31st March, 1891. 1891. Liabilities existing, 31st March, 1891. Net Balances available, 31st March, 1891. 'art I. 'art II. 'art III. £ 239,456* 386,985 ... j 426,806 £ 128,811 30,878 175,462 £ 110,645 356,107 251,344 £ 96,608 44,903 98,876 £ 14,037 311,204 152,468 Totals ... ... I 1,053,247 335,151 718,096 240,387 477,709 I
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this Statement), and the balance of eighty-eight thousand pounds to Eailway Works, under Part 111. of the Fund (as shown on Table C). The following table shows the state of the Public Works Fund on the 31st March last, and an estimate of how it will stand on the 31st March next if the propo&als which I have now the honour to submit to the House are approved of:—
The expenditure on all works and services throughout the colony under the Public Works Fund up to the 31st March last, including the purchase of the Provincial and District railways, has amounted to a total sum of ,£28,110,081, the principal items being as follows, viz.: Eailways, £15,208,374; Eoads, £3,598,163 ; Immigration, £2,145,150 ; Public Buildings, £1,780,785 ; Purchase of Native Lands, £1,196,479 ; Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour Defences, £881,818; Defence Purposes generally, £429,719; Telegraph Extension, £606,648; Waterworks on Goldfields, £561,101; Cost of and Discount on raising Loans, &c, £1,021,472; and Departmental, £352,170. DEPAETMBNTAL ADMINISTEATION. On taking charge of the Public Works Department, I expected to have found that the expenses in connection with its administration would have been but small, seeing that our predecessors had advised the abolition of the department, and that their policy in this respect was initiated three years ago. On procuring the returns showing the Head and District offices' administrative expenses, however, I found that they were still very large, and that the department was considerably overmanned in view of the reduced amount of work which it is now called upon to perform. The country having decided upon strict economy being observed in all departments of the Government service, and the Government having determined to administer this department in future on business lines, it became evident that further retrenchment.must be made therein, and the services of some forty officers were accordingly dispensed with, the saving in salaries being over £8,000 per annum, while the compensation payable to the officers leaving amounted to £2,239.
Part I. Part II. Part III. Total. Cash balances on 31st March, 1891 Credit from released sinking funds Probable recoveries during the year £ 110,645 112,000 £ 356,107 £ 251,344 88,000 14,000 i ______ i £ 718,09i 200,001 14,001 222,645 356,107 353,344 982,09i Amount proposed for actual expenditure during 1891-92 ... I 261,426 659,196 200,139 197,631 Estimated cash balances on 31st March, 1892, available for expenditure after that date 22,506 158,476 91,918 | 272,900 Part I. Part II. Part III. Total. £ 110,645 112,000 £ 356,107 £ 251,344 88,000 14,000 £ 718,096 200,000 14,000 Cash balances on 31st March, 1891 Credit from released sinking funds Probable recoveries during the year 222,645 356,107 353,344 932,096 Total appropriation proposed for expenditure during 1891-92, and to cover liabilities at end of year ... 221,419 267,631 348,426 837,476 Estimated balance on 31st March, 1892, available for future appropriation 1,226 88,476 4,918 94,620
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So far as the present arrangement of the staff is concerned, there is no alteration of moment required. Owing to the ill-health of Mr. W. N. Blair, the late Engineer-in-Chief, Mr. Hales, the District Engineer at Auckland, had been appointed by my predecessor as Acting Engineer-in-Chief. Mr. Blair unfortunately died shortly afterwards, and by his death the colony lost a faithful and valued public servant, and one whom it will be most difficult to replace. So far the vacancy has not been filled, but Mr. Hales has continued to perform the duties of the Engineer-in-Chiefship. A slight change has, however, been made, inasmuch as Mr. Blow, the former Assistant Under-Secretary, has been appointed Acting Under-Secretary. It is necessary that the relative positions of, and the work to be done in, the clerical and engineering branches of the department should be more clearly defined, as the colony cannot afford to pay professional officers to perform work of a clerical nature. It is my intention, therefore, to arrange that all the clerical and administrative work of the department shall in future be undertaken by the Under-Secretary and his staff. This will leave the Engineer-in-Chief free to deal with questions of a purely engineering character. By this arrangement a saving will be effected, and the work will be more evenly distributed. WOEKING EAILWAYS. The report of the Eailway Commissioners, which has already been laid on the table of the House, shows the result of the working of the railways during the past year. The length of line completed and handed over to the Eailway Commissioners for working during the year has been 22 miles 57 chains —namely, from Woodville to Palmerston, 17 miles 21 chains, and an extension of the Edendale-Toitois line from Wyndham to Glenham, 5 miles 36 chains; making a total length of line open for traffic at the close of the financial year of 1,836 miles. On this length of railway no less a sum than £1,121,701 was earned during the year, the net profit, after defraying all working-expenses, being £420,998, which is equivalent to a return of £2 18s. lid. per cent, on the capital invested. This return is practically the same as that of last year, which was £2 19s. sd. per cent. For the current financial year I regret to observe that the Eailway Commissioners do. not anticipate quite so favourable a result. They estimate a net revenue for the year of £414,000 only, as against £420,998 for last year; and, as the mileage and capital cost of the lines will be greater at the end of this year than at the end of last year, it is manifest that, if the Commissioners' estimate is not exceeded, the percentage return for the present year must fall short of that for last year. The best-paying sections during the late financial year have been the two coal-carrying lines on the west coast of the South Island, the Westport Section having yielded a return of £5 10s. 9d. per cent., and the Greymouth Section £4 16s. Bd. per cent. Next to these two lines comes the Hurunui-Bluff system, embracing 1,074 miles of railway, on which the return has been £3 7s. lid. per cent. There has been a fair increase in the traffic during the year, the most noticeable increases being in live-stock, which increased from 1,069,253 head in 1889-90 to 1,348,946 in 1890-91, and grain, which increased from 498,198 tons in the former year to 528,682 tons in the latter. Passengers increased from 3,376,459 to 3,433,629. Attention was drawn in the Public Works Statement of last year to a gratifying increase in traffic on the Wellington-Eketahuna Section, and it is pleasing to note that this year there is a still further improvement on the same line, the profit realised having increased from £2 Bs. lOd. per cent, to £2 16s. 9d. per cent. Substantial increases are also observable on some of the other sections, the most noticeable being the following: Whangarei-Kamo, from 11s. 4d. per cent, in 1889-90 to £1 12s. 2d. per cent, in 1890-91 ; the Auckland system generally from £1 9s. lOd. per cent, to £2 4s. 4d. per cent, and the Greymouth Section from £4 3s. 3d. per cent, to £4 16s. Bd. per cent. Eepresentations have been made to the Government by the Eailway Commissioners that a considerable expenditure is necessary to increase the accom-
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modation and appliances on the opened lines in order to adequately meet the requirements of the ever-increasing traffic. A sum of .-£40,000 has been asked for for expenditure during the current financial year ; and a vote for this amount has been placed on the estimates accordingly; also for an additional amount of £3,000 for improving the wharfage accommodation at Picton, thus bringing the total amount of the vote for works on opened lines up to £43,000. The existing loan allocation for additions to opened lines being exhausted, special provision will have to be made for the whole of this sum. Towards the amount a special credit of about £14,000 is expected to be received during the year on account of certain rolling-stock which the Eailway Commissioners, with the concurrence of the Government, have sold to the Government of Western Australia, and the balance of £29,000 we propose to take from the Public Works Funds. The question of the control of the loan expenditure on additions to open lines has engaged the serious consideration of the Government. It appears that for several months after the appointment of the Railway Commissioners this expenditure continued to be controlled by the Minister for Public Works; but in September, 1889, the Audit Department ruled that under section 46 of the Government Railways Act all moneys voted for expenditure on opened railways, whether for purposes of maintenance or improvement, and whether derived from revenue or from loan, must be expended solely under the control of the Commissioners. Since that date, therefore, the Minister for Public Works has had no voice in or control over the expenditure of the amounts voted out of the Public Works Fund for additions to open lines. While not desiring to take the actual expending of the monej^s voted for works of this class out of the hands of the Commissioners, the Government nevertheless considers that it is undesirable that the expenditure of funds derived from loan should be removed from the control of the Minister for Public Works ; and a proposal will therefore be made to again place the vote for additions to open lines under Ministerial control, as was formerly the case. The actual expending of the money will still rest with the Railway Commissioners, but it is intended that the Commissioners should obtain the authority of the Minister before incurring any expense or liability under the vote referred to, and also that they should furnish proper vouchers to the Minister for the expenditure of the amounts authorised. Of the total amount of £43,000 proposed to be voted for the current year a sum of £16,000 is proposed to be expended in new rolling-stock. The allocation of the remainder of the vote which appears in the estimates is that recommended by the Railway Commissioners, and £3,000 as already stated for extending the wharfage accommodation at Picton, a work which the Government regards as urgently necessary. For some time past there has been considerable agitation in favour of a trial being given on our railways to the " " system, as advocated by Mr. Samuel Vaile, of Auckland. The position in which the Legislature has placed our railways, however, prevents any change being made for the present. In connection with the management of our railways there has, unfortunately, been a great deal of friction between the Commissioners and their employes and ex-employes, and I have used my best endeavours to remove that friction and to promote good feeling. I have not thought it wise to interfere in any way with the Commissioners in the details of the management of the railways, as such an interference would be a violation of the intention of Parliament as expressed in the Government Railways Act. At the same time, as the political head of the Railway Department, I have carried out the duties dependent upon the position in that spirit which I considered that Parliament desired should prevail. From the number of claims preferred to Parliament every session by employes or ex-employes -who have been injured in the railway service, or the widows or children of men killed, or who have died while in that service, it becomes more and more evident that an equitable scheme for the insurance of our railway employes is an absolute necessity. The Railway Commissioners
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have prepared proposals to meet the difficulty on two occasions, hut these proposals have not proved acceptahle to the men. Wellington and Manawatu Bailway. The Government has given full consideration to the proposals which have heen brought forward by honourable members from time to time in reference to the purchase of the Wellington and Manawatu Eailway. The question requires consideration first of all from a financial point of view, and the condition of our finances at the present time is such that it would be inadvisable for the colony to undertake so great an additional liability. Some time ago negotiations were entered into between the Company and the Government, and terms were then offered to the Company which were fair and reasonable. The Company refused, however, to accept them, and from that time to this they have not approached the Government on the subject. It would be impolitic for the Government to endeavour to force the Company to dispose of its property, and would only result in the colony having to pay more for the railway. There is doubtless great force in the contention that if the line were purchased a considerable saving could be effected in the cost of its administration, and that the saving thus effected could be given to the settlers in the shape of cheaper through rates, instead of the special rates now charged. As matters stand, however, the Government considers that it would be unwise to take action at present. EAILWAYS UNDEB CONSTEUCTION. On taking office the Government found that, with the exception of one or two works that were nearing completion, there was nothing of any importance that was being proceeded with, most of the votes for railway-works having already been expended. In the course of the investigations which I made into the working of the department, I discovered that, whilst the conditions for public-works contracts provided that sub-contracting was not to be allowed, in actual practice this condition was evaded, so much so, in fact, that the departmental officers had for some time looked upon it as a dead-letter. Knowing the evils arising from the practice, I determined that steps of a drastic nature should be taken to effectually put 'a stop to it, and accordingly had amended conditions of contract prepared. It may perhaps be contended that by the stoppage of sub-contracting the works will cost the colony more to construct. This is a fallacy, however, and results have proved it to be so. The provision has always been in the Government conditions of contract, and contractors of good standing have tendered for works well knowing that subletting was forbidden, and being fully prepared to carry out their contracts without subletting accordingly, and have, notwithstanding this, been successful in obtaining the contract, while in other instances other contractors, not satisfied with a fair profit on the work, have also endeavoured by subletting to make money at the expense of their workmen. The sweating system in its most flagrant and baneful attributes h4s been practised, as the sub-contractors have been led to take work at prices that could not pay them, with the result that the business people who have supplied them with goods have very often not been paid ; the work has been done in a slovenly manner, and frequently delayed long after the date fixed for its completion ; and the result to the district in which the work is situated instead of being of a beneficial character has proved to be the reverse. Contemporaneously with the question of sub-contracting, I also took into consideration the question of the necessity of inaugurating a new system in connection with the construction of our public works—a system which, in the near future, must, I think, obtain throughout. I allude to the system of constructing works on the co-operative principle—that is, giving the work direct to the workmen, and dispensing with middlemen altogether. An opportunity for introducing the system occurred in connection with the construction of certain sections of the Ngakawau Bailway extension to Mokihinui. Public tenders had been imdted for certain sections of this railway, the conditions
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being of the most liberal character: no deposit was required, and the work was cut up into short lengths. Almost immediately the tenders were accepted for some of the sections the contracts were thrown up, and it became a choice therefore between calling for fresh tenders on the original method and giving the ce-operative principle a trial. On arriving in Westport I found a large number of men who had flocked there from different parts of the colony, expecting to get employment on the construction of this railway. To avoid the delay that calling for fresh tenders would have involved, I decided to let the sections referred to —three in number —on the co-operative principle, and asked the men to divide themselves into parties of about fifty each, and to select from each party certain trustees, the trustees to take the work from the Government in the ordinary way, but the work itself to be done by the whole of the men, each one having equal interests with his fellows ; the price to be given to be fixed by the Engineer in charge of the work. On this the men went to work in a few days. They have now almost completed their contracts, and are very well satisfied with the result. As often occurs when new methods are adopted, there was a little friction at first, and a little difficulty in the classification of the men. The strong and able-bodied men did not altogether like to work for the aged and the feeble, but, after classifying both the men and the work, and giving the lighter work to the aged and less capable men, and the heavier work to those best fitted for it, the earnings, as a whole, proved satisfactory, and the men are quite prepared to go to work again on the same principle if further work was available. The experience gained in this instance has indicated the course which it will be advisable to adopt in the future. It should be arranged —(1) That the men form themselves into parties voluntarily; (2) in case there are more men than work can be found for, the men of equal capabilities should ballot amongst themselves as to who is to get the work; and (3) that a classification of the men be arranged beforehand, so that the abler and stronger men, and those accustomed to the work, might receive the largest share of the profits, the next or second-class a slightly lower rate, and older and weaker men a somewhat lower rate again. By so doing, the feeling of a man working for his fellows would be avoided, also the feeling on the part of others that they were dependent on their fellows. With a suitable classification on the lines that I have indicated, the system would, I am satisfied, work on the whole admirably. Considering that the system is only now being tried for the first time in connection with our public works in New Zealand, it must be conceded that it has proved fairly successful; and, as we gain further practical experience with its working, I have no hesitation whatever in saying that it will ere long be recognised as the proper system on which our public works should be constructed. The colony in the past has not received the benefit that it should have received from the public-works expenditure. We have had contractors w Thohave made large fortunes and who have taken the money so quickly and easily made and spent it in the Mother-country or in the other colonies. Again, we have had large sums of money expended in the different districts, yet the districts have not profited by the expenditure. We have had large estates made valuable by the construction of works, and yet we have not increased the settlement on the 4and. Had the system of co-operation obtained in years gone by,—had lands adjoining the works been thrown open for settlement as the works progressed,-—had those employed shared in the profits in addition to their wages, which is the principle of the co-operative system —then, as they shared their profits, so they would have taken up the lands and settled thereon. It is necessary that a remedy should be devised for the mistakes of the past, and that remedy is the construction of works on the co-operative system, and the simultaneous throwing-open of lands for settlement in the vicinity of the works. The work will not cost the colony any more, and a large portion of the money expended on the same will come back to the Treasury in the shape of payments made for the purchase or rent of lands. Another advantage to each district-will also ensue. In calling for tenders for works on a large scale it has often occurred that in the locality in which the work is situated there has been a large amount of labour available, but the con-
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tractor, coming, as he frequently does, from another provincial district, brings his own men with him. The work, therefore, instead of providing labour for those resident in the district, has the reverse effect, as men who go there expecting to obtain employment do not receive it, owing to the contractor having- brought his men with him, and hence the labour-market in the district, instead of being relieved, is congested more than it was before. Not only so, but, as our experience has recently demonstrated, we have had the labour-market glutted in one part of the colony whilst in other parts labouring-men were not obtainable. I attribute this inequality, to a large extent, to the system that has obtained in the construction of our public works. There is, doubtless, a certain class of public works, where technical skill is required—such as large bridges and so forth—in which the old system of doing the work by public tender, and having a middleman in the shape of a contractor, will, for a time at least, be necessary; but, in the course of time, even this, as working-men gain more experience, and the absurdity of the middleman being kept to make a profit from both the Government and the workmen is more clearly recognised, will be seen to be entirely unnecessary. There will also sometimes be a difficulty in carrying out what I have suggested as regards settlement of lands, owing to the lands in some parts of the colony being held by the Natives or by private owners. As a case in point, take the construction of the North Island Main Trunk Railway. If we proceed with the construction of that line to any material extent, it will happen that the further we progress through or approach towards Native lands the more difficult it will become for the Government to deal with the Natives, and the higher the price we shall have to pay. The same also applies as regards private lands. Take, for instance, the Blenheim-Awatere Eailway. The completion of that work means that every pound which the Government spends upon the railway will give an increased value of twice that amount to the lands through which the railway runs, and which is held by a very few individuals. The Government considers, therefore, that it would be folly, under these circumstances, to construct these railways much further until arrangements have been made with the Natives for the purchase of their lands, and with the owners of private lands that they will lease or dispose of the lands to be benefited, on terms to be agreed upon between the Government and the owners of such lands. I will now refer to the several railway-works in course of construction, dealing first with those in the North Island. Kamo-Kawakawa. I regret to say that the prospects so far as the Kawakawa Railway is concerned are somewhat disheartening. The line has cost in construction something like ,£90,000, and the coalfield, for the opening-up of which it was constructed, will in about six months be worked out. Prospecting for further coal has been carried on, but so far without any good results. In reference to the construction of the line from Kamo to Kawakawa, the Government thinks that the time has come to take action in the matter. We therefore propose to provide this year for the extension of the line from Kamo to Hikurangi, and to devote to this purpose the money at present allocated to the doubling of the Auckland-Penrose line. We do not, however, propose to extend the line from Whangarei to Grahamstown. Any further extension of the railway that may be decided upon in the future should be in the direction of Kawakawa, with the view of connecting the Kamo and Kawakawa Railways, and so communicating with deep water at Opua. From inquiries made I am fully satisfied that the coal-deposits at Hikurangi are of an extensive character, also that the expense of getting the coal will be small, so that when completed the returns from this line will probably be equal to those of the Brunner-Greymouth Railway. Another very strong ground for the construction of this extension is the fact that it brings the railway to within a few miles of the Puhipuhi Forest, where now stands at the risk of fire something like 130,000,000ft. of available timber, valued at between and 1535,000. To see a valuable asset like
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this remaining, as it has done, year after year, at such imminent risk, amounts almost to a criminality. To attempt to dispose of the timber before the line is extended would be a serious blunder, as speculators would buy it up on the prospect of the railway being constructed; but if the line were constructed first, and then the land upon which the timber stands were cut up into blocks of 300 or 400 acres, and the right to cut the timber thereon submitted to public competition, allowing those who lease the blocks or purchase the timber to make their own connections with the railway, I feel satisfied that from the sale of the timber alone the Crown would be reimbursed the entire cost of the line. Helensville Nobthwakds. The works on the Makarau Section (3 miles 6 chains in length) of this railway have been steadily pushed on with, and the formation as far as the tunnel is practically finished. The tunnel is in hand, and a commencement has been made with the work beyond it. The Mount Eix Wharf has also been finished during the year, and the line surveyed for an additional distance of about 6J miles, and a trial survey run to a little south of Wellsford. After providing for liabilities, which amounted on the 31st March last to £21,384, the balance remaining on the allocation for this railway is .£18,910. The Government, however, does not think it would be advisable under existing circumstances to proceed further with the construction of this railway; and, in coming to this conclusion, we are acting on the advice of the Bailway Commissioners, who are well able to judge in the matter. The vote proposed is for the purpose of covering the liabilities already existing and any minor contingencies that may arise. Gkahamstown-Te x^eoha. "Very little work was done on this line during last year, as may be judged from the smallness of the expenditure thereon, which amounted to £973 only. There is a considerable sum of money standing to the credit of the line, however, under the allocation of funds as determined by the Loan Act of 1886 ; the unexpended balance on the 31st March last being £32,096. A sum of £63,000 has been expended on the work, the whole of which is lying perfectly useless and waste, and whilst in the near future there is not much hope of the full completion of the line it would still be well to construct the railway from Te Aroha to Paeroa, as by so doing some return upon the whole outlay would be received. The mines in the district referred to are now in a most prosperous condition, and the general outlook warrants the Government in giving special consideration to the construction of the line between the two places mentioned. The Government will, therefore, ask for an appropriation of £32,000 for this railway, which is practically the whole amount of the existing loan allocation for the work. PUTABUKU-BOTOKUA. On this line the Kaponga contract—which includes platelaying—lo^ miles in length, and which brings the line to a point about 13^ miles from the Eotorua Township, is expected to be finished in about three months from now. Of the remaining 13$ miles between the end of this contract and Eotorua, 6 miles of earthwork, some culverts, and also some drainage-works at the Eotorua end of the line have already been done, having been undertaken by Maori labour about three years ago. The completion of the Kaponga section will not, however, bring the line to a point where it will be of any utility for traffic. It has been suggested that a road might be made from the present road to the termination of the Kaponga contract, but the construction of this road, which would be 6 miles in length, would take a large sum of money, and when completed would not shorten the distance to Eotorua to any appreciable extent. Instead, therefore, of constructing the road the Government proposes, with the utmost despatch, to extend the line for another 4J miles, at which point it would intersect the road from Cambridge to Eotorua. The balance of £19,429 available on the existing loan allocation for this
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work is only just sufficient to cover the liabilities already incurred on account of it, it is therefore proposed to allocate an additional sum of £15,571 thereto out of the released sinking funds. This will bring the total available funds for the line iip to ,£35,000, and any further amount that may be required in order to complete it to the point indicated can be allocated when available. Noeth Island Main Trunk Eailway. The only work that has been in hand at the northern end of this line for some time past is the Poro-o-tarao Tunnel, and this has been completed during the year. At the southern end of the line a contract for the Mangaonoho section (nearly 4 miles in length, and including platelaying), has been let, and a good start made with the work; and a further length of about 2 miles between the end of that section and the Makohine has been got ready for construction, to meet the demands of the labour market, and is now in course of formation by the " Unemployed." The balance at the credit of the North Island Main Trunk Eailway Account on the 31st March last was £356,107. Of the .£1,000,000 loan specially raised for this work, £394,942 has been spent on the construction of the railway; .£48,137 on the construction of roads to give access thereto ; .£136,454 on the purchase of Native lands within the railway-area ; ,£12,572 on departmental services ; while the charges and expenses of raising the loan amounted to £51,788: thus leaving an available balance on the 31st March last of £356,107, as already stated. Of this amount, £83,831 has been specially allocated for the purchase of Native lands, that being the balance unexpended on the 31st March last of the total allocation made for that purpose under " The North Island Main Trunk Eailway Loan Application Act, 1886," and the Amendment Act of 1889. The net amount available for the construction of the railway, and for roads to give access thereto, is £267,076, the balance of £5,200 being allocated to departmental expenses. We ask this year for an appropriation of £130,000 for railway construction-works, £50,000 for roads to give access to the railway, and £3,000 for further surveys. Only £113,000 of the total amount, however, is proposed for actual expenditure within the year; and, on account of this, liabilities already exist to the amount of £44,903. At the north end of the line there is a section between the portion already completed and the Poro-o-tarao Tunnel, on which nothing has at present been done. This section, which is 11 miles 9 chains in length, it is proposed to put in hand as soon as my honourable colleague the Native Minister is in a position to state that the acquisition of land in the locality has progressed sufficiently to admit of the work being gone on with without detriment to the land-purchase transactions of his department. A vote for £65,000 has been placed on the Estimates for this section accordingly. With the view of saving time it is also proposed to let a contract for the Makohine Viaduct at the southern end of the line, as that work will take a considerable time to construct, and if not put in hand soon would retard the prosecution of the works when the Native land difficulty is removed. The vote proposed provides for this, and for the completion of the Makohine section now in hand by the "unemployed." The Native lands are being acquired as fast as possible, and, as soon as circumstances permit, the Government will call for tenders for the works for which the votes have been taken. Woodville-Palmerston. This important line, the last link in the chain of communication to connect Napier with Taranaki, Wanganui, and Wellington, was opened for public traffic, with some little local demonstration, on the 9th March last. Some heavy slips took place in the Manawatu Gorge during the winter and spring of 1890, which considerably retarded the progress of the works, and delayed the opening beyond the date .expected; but it is satisfactory to note that no slips of any considerable magnitude have occurred since the line has been open for traffic. 2—D. 1.
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Eketahuna-Woodville. Every mile of railway made either from Eketahuna or Woodville will promote settlement, and be of great benefit to the district and the colony. We propose, therefore, to ask the House to vote a sum of £17,000, which will be expended partly at one end of the line and partly at the other. This must be taken only as an instalment on account of the cost of constructing the line, and later on, at an early date, when funds may be available, a further allocation to insure the completion of the connection must be made. Wellington-Eketahuna (Te Abo Extension). There is a sufficient balance on the allocation for railways, under Part I. of the Public Works Fund, to defray the cost of the proposed extension of this line to the Te Aro end of the City of Wellington. Our predecessors recommended this work, and requested the sanction of Parliament thereto, but from various circumstances that consent was withheld. The longer the construction of the work is delayed, however, the more serious will the complications become. The Eailway Commissioners strongly recommend that the work should be proceeded with, and we therefore propose that the amount required for its construction shall be voted out of the balance of the railway allocation under Part I. of the fund.
I will now refer to the railways under construction in the South Island, but, before doing so, will briefly remark on some representations made to me during my recent visit to Nelson on the subject of a proposed deviation of the existing railway between Nelson and Belgrove. Nelson-Belgrove. It was pointed out to me that great inconvenience is caused owing to the steep grades on the existing line immediately after leaving Nelson. It is urged that, by carrying the line from the Port, round the rocks, until it joins the present line over the hill at Stoke, a cheap and level line could be secured. The local authorities, viz., the Nelson Borough Council and the "Waimea County Council, have decided to make a road along the route referred to, and have asked the Government for assistance towards the construction of the same, on the understanding that they will form the road to a sufficient width to at some future time carry the railway. The total cost of the work would be about £9,000. The proposal has great advantages, and the Government considers that it would be wise to assist in the matter by granting a reasonable subsidy. It is therefore proposed to subsidise the work to the extent of one-third of its cost, and a vote for £1,000 as a money contribution thereto appears on the estimates this year. The balance of the Government contribution it is proposed should be given in the form of prison labour. Blenheim-A wateee . The Utawai contract, which will complete the formation of this line to the Dashwood Pass, has progressed fairly well during the year, and is now_ nearing completion. The vote proposed for the current year is to cover the liabilities already existing, and to provide for a short extension of the line to the freezingworks. The freezing industry in this locality has assumed such proportions that the expenditure of a reasonable sum to complete the line to the works is warranted, as the portion of the line referred to will amply pay the interest upon its construction, and will also tend to increase the returns from the remainder of the Picton-Blenheim Eailway. As regards the further extension to the Awatere, a great deal must depend upon the attitude which the owners of the private lands through which the line will run decide to take'up in reference to the matter. If an undertaking is given binding the owners to sell or lease their lands at rates which the Government may consider reasonable, it would probably be in the interests of the colony to undertake the extension of the line as far as the Awatere.
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Westpobt-Ngakawau-Mokihinuj. The extension of the Westport-Ngakawau Eailway to Mokihinui, which was authorised by " The Westport-Ngakawau Eailway Extension Act, 1890," to be undertaken at the cost of the Westport Harbour Board, is being vigorously proceeded with. The formation is now almost completed, a large part of which, as previously stated, has been done under the co-operative system. The bridge over the Ngakawau Eiver, a structure of fourteen spans of 40ft. each, and two of lift, each, has been let by contract in the ordinary way, the contract time being ten months from the date of the acceptance of the tender (29th May last), and the contractor is making fair progress with the work. The laying of the permanent-way will be proceeded with shortly, with the view of bringing the coal from the Mokihinui mines into the market at the earliest possible date. Greymouth-Hokitika . On this railway work is now proceeding as vigorously as the funds voted for the purpose will permit. A contract for the Kapitea section (formation only), 4| miles in length, was let in December last, and the work is now well in hand. Since that date a contract has been let for the completion of the Arahura Bridge and the approaches thereto, as well as for the planking of the bridge, so as to render it available for road- as well as rail way-traffic, and this contract has just been completed; and several small works have been let on the co-operative principle. The total expenditure on the line to 31st March last has been over .£lOO,OOO, for which no returns whatever have been received; and costly wooden bridges have been constructed which ere long will require renewing. The necessity for the early completion of this work becomes more and more urgent every day. Owing to the recent dry weather on the West Coast steamers have been unable to cross the Hokitika bar, and Hokitika has simply been under a famine. Large quantities of merchandise have been landed on the wharf at Greymouth, but there have been no ready means of taking it to the people at Hokitika and South Westland. Goods have actually had to be carried overland to Hokitika by means of wagons a distance of from 40 to 45 miles. We therefore purpose for the present to ask the House to appropriate the sum of £26,000 to this railway, which will enable the formation and the bridges throughout the entire line to be completed. Otago Central. This line was opened to Middlemarch, a distance of 40 miles from its junction with the main Dunedin and Invercargill Eailway, on the 4th May last. The line has also been formed and rails laid for a distance of 2 miles beyond Middlemarch, to connect with the Ballast Eeserve. Working-drawings and estimates have been prepared for a further 56 miles of this railway, namely, to the Ida Valley, opposite Blackstone Hill, a distance of 98| miles from Wingatui Junction, on the main Dunedin-Invercargill line, and 106 miles from Dunedin. In connection with this work much has been said and much written, and probably the House is well versed in the history of the subject; but, having heard so many conflicting opinions, I decided to make a personal inspection of the line and the country it traverses, with the result that I have come to the conclusion that the work should be expeditiously proceeded with. Central Otago is approached at the present time on the north by the line from Palmerston to Dunback; in the centre by the Otago Central; and in the south by the Lawrence and Kelso-Tapanui lines. The goods for central Otago are conveyed principally by the Dunback and Lawrence lines, so that on the extension of the Otago Central Eailway the carriage of goods on those lines will decrease ; but every mile of the Otago Central line now made will bring'it nearer the land fit for cultivation, and will have the effect of promoting settlement, besides considerably lessening the cost of carriage to the settlers. The state of the roads for traffic in the winter must be very bad indeed. They were bad when I went over them, and that was in fairly good weather.
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Taking into consideration the necessity for railway communication and the money already expended, it is impossible to stop the line at its present terminus. We therefore propose to appropriate a sum of £30,000, to be expended in constructing the line from Middlemarch towards Hyde. This must only be taken as an" instalment on account, and as further funds are available additional allocations will be made. In my tour through Central Otago I did not see the country at its best, but the one redeeming feature of all others was that, in each place, the repeated cry was, "We want some land thrown open for settlement." With a genuine demand for land for settlement, and with the prospect of irrigation (which is almost indispensable) in the early future, there is every probability that two things will shortly disappear: that is, the rabbit-pest and the non-progressive condition of the people settled in this part of the colony; and we shall find that, by the construction of this railway, instead of a wild waste, occupied largely by rabbits, we shall have a thrifty population settled in a prosperous and productive country. As the existing loan allocation for this railway is practically exhausted, it is proposed to provide the amount required for its further extension partly from the released sinking funds and partly from a re-allocation of the loan moneys under Part 111. of the Public Works Fund. Catlin's River- Railway. The Gienomaru Section of this railway, a length of 6^ miles, has recently been completed, and vested in the Railway Commissioners. The line was opened for public traffic to the Township of Gienomaru on the 15th July last. A further short section, half a mile in length only, but including a tunnel 12£ chains long, has been let by contract, and is well in hand. On the completion of the works on the Otago Central Railway the want of employment in the district became very great. There being some money available for the construction of the Catlin's River line, a section of about 2J miles in length was authorised to be let on terms similar to those for the construction of the Ngakawau-Mokihinui Railway. There was a little friction at first; but the work is now proceeding rapidly, and the men employed are fairly satisfied with their returns. The vote proposed is required to complete the line to the point to which it is now in hand. When completed to that point it will meet all the requirements of the district for the present. There is, moreover, considerable diversity of opinion in the locality as to the best route to adopt for the further extension of the railway. Seaward Bush Railway. As considerable diversity of opinion seemed to exist in Southland as regards the relative merits of the Seaward Bush and Edendale-Fortrose Railways, and as both lines will, to a large extent, open up the same district, I determined to visit the locality, and, after making inquiries on the spot, I have come to the conclusion that it would be a greater advantage to the colony to extend the Seaward Bush Railway than the Edendale-Fortrose line. The land in the vicinity of the former line is fairly good, and the extension would promote settlement, and would also bring within marketable distance a very large forest of valuable timber—in fact, the cost of the extension of the line would, quickly be recouped from the sale of the timber alone. As compared with the proposed extension of the Edendale-Fortrose Railway, the advantages are greatly on the side of the Seaward Bush line. Under these circumstances, therefore, we propose to take a vote for £12,000 to complete the latter line from its present terminus to a point well within the forest, a distance of about five miles. Its further extension will depend upon funds being available hereafter. Summary. The various appropriations proposed for railway-works this year total to a sum of £484,976. Of this sum £323,289 is proposed for expenditure out of allocations already made to the railways on which it is proposed to expend it;
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A'BB,ooo is taken from the released sinking funds; £14,000 is derived from the sale of rolling-stock no longer required; and the remainder is obtained from a rearrangement of the balances under the allocations as determined by the Loan Acts. As regards the re-allocation of these unexpended balances, the Government considers that the pressing requirements for the works on which it is proposed to expend them, and the dearth of employment which exists at the present time, and which has caused so large an exodus of our industrial population, fully justify the proposals submitted. One of the allocations proposed to be diverted is that for doubling the line between Auckland and Penrose, for which work a sum of .£23,000 was provided no less than five years ago, but which no Government has yet proposed to expend. Another is the allocation for the Eiversdale-Switzers Eailway, which, as stated by the late Government in their Public Works Statement of 1889, is insufficient to complete the line. That Government did not see its way to provide the additional amount required to complete it, and recommended that no further work should be done upon the line at that time. The Hon. E. Mitchelson, when Minister for Public Works in the late Administration, took the view that, as the line, being a branch line, would be an expensive one to work, requiring, as it would, a special staff and special rolling-stock, its further prosecution was not warranted at present; and last year no mention whatever was made of the railway in the Public Works Statement delivered by my predecessor. These two allocations are mentioned as instances merely, but there are others that are situated almost similarly, and which we propose to deal with in the same way. In view, therefore, of the facts that the money at present is lying idle and useless, and that interest has to be paid upon it notwithstanding its unproductiveness, and also that other works that could be constructed with it, and which, when constructed, would be of a reproductive character, are urgently required, the Government proposes a re-allocation of these unexpended balances, with the view of turning them to profitable account. After all, it is largely a mere question of accounts, and if circumstances alter materially hereafter the moneys now proposed to be diverted can doubtless be replaced.
Midland E ail way. Although this railway is not being constructed directly by the Government, the colony is so largely interested in the undertaking that I deem it desirable to make special reference to the progress being made with the work, as was done by my honourable predecessor last year. At the south end of the Brunnerton-Belgrove Section of the railway the portion between Brunnerton and Mawheraiti (Little Grey), a distance of 31 miles 3 chains, has been opened for traffic ; the further portion from Mawheraiti to the Slab Hut (or Tawhai), 4 miles 50 chains in length, is now ready for opening; and the construction of the remainder of the line to Eeefton, 5 miles 30 chains in length, is well advanced. A large slip at the mouth of the tunnel near Eeefton has somewhat delayed the construction of the work, and necessitated the steepening of the grades. The alteration of the grades was made without obtaining the written consent of my predecessor, in terms of the contract, and the Company, on being written to on the subject, disputed the right of the Government to interfere in the matter of alterations of this nature. As, however, it turned out on inquiry that the alteration in question had been verbally mentioned to the late Engineer-in-Chief, and as, moreover, the department was aware that the same had been made, and had not objected to it, I allowed the matter to proceed, but I have taken steps to insure that in 'future no alterations shall be made unless the plans thereof have been approved beforehand in terms of the contract. At the north end of the same section of the railway a contract has been let, called the Belgrove contract, 5£ miles in length, for the formation-works of the
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railway from a junction with the Government line from Nelson to Belgrove, up to and including the long tunnel through the Spooner Bange, and the works are progressing satisfactorily. The estimated cost of this section, including the acquisition of the necessary land, probable extras on the contract, &c, is about £60,000, and the work is to be completed by the 3rd October, 1892. A bond for £20,000 has been entered into by the Company to insure that the expenditure on the section shall amount to at least £60,000, as provided by the Midland Eailway Contract, and a cash deposit of £5,000 has also been taken to insure the due completion of the same, as required by " The Midland Eailway Contract Act, 1890." On the East and West Coast section of the railway but little new work has been put in hand during the year, the question of the deviation of the line near Lake Brunner, which was authorised on certain conditions by " The Midland Eailway Contract Act, 1890," not having been finally settled until the 7th July last. The Company, however, let a contract for the Kotuku Section, 5 miles and 34J chains in length, promptly on the deviation being assented to, and will, I understand, let further contracts shortly. Some difficulty arose as to compliance with the conditions that Parliament imposed in reference to the deviation, which resulted in negotiations of a somewhat lengthy nature, and it was only after considerable trouble that the matter was definitely settled. It is not necessary to go into details of these negotiations here. Suffice it to say that terms satisfactory to both the Government and the Company were ultimately agreed upon, while at the same time the wishes of Parliament were respected. A short piece of the line from Kaimata to Stony Creek, a distance of 1 mile 42 chains, has recently been completed and passed as safe and fit for traffic, thus bringing up the total length of completed line on this section of the railway to a little over 10 miles. At the Springfield end of the same section of the railway no new works have, so far as the Government* is aware, been put in hand during the late financial year; but the Springfield contract, which was let in January, 1890, is now nearing completion. The Midland Eailway contract was signed on the 3rd August, 1888; the contract time for the completion of the whole of the works contracted for being ten years from the date of the original contract entered into with the colonial syndicate on the 17th January, 1885, so that a period of less than three and a half years now remains before the whole railway from Springfield to Brunnerton and from Brunnerton to Belgrove should be completed and open for traffic. The amount agreed upon as the estimated cost of the whole railway was £2,500,000, and the cost of the works so far completed and ready for traffic (estimated on the basis laid down in the contract) is in round figures £230,000. If we add to this a sum of £120,000 as the possible value (on the same basis) of the work so far done on the sections now under construction, we have a total sum of £350,000 as the approximate value (on the contract basis) of all the work so far done by the Company on its railway. This roughly represents about oneseventh of the whole work contracted for, leaving about six-sevenths, of the estimated value of £2,150,000, to be done in the remaining three and a half years of the contract term. From this it will be evident that the Company will have to proceed at a very much more rapid rate in the future than it has done in the past if the whole of the works contracted for are to be completed within the contract time, or anywhere near that time. The land grants so far made to the Company under the contract total to an area of nearly 150,000 acres, of the estimated total value of about £115,000. The area granted during the late financial year was 74,526 acres, of an estimated value of £64,103. Negotiations have been going on between the Government and the Company ill regard to the question of mining reserves, and also as to the disposal of lands for settlement purposes. I have considered that the first step to be taken to conserve the auriferous lands for mining is to proclaim reserves amounting in the aggregate to say 250,000 acres out of the 750,000 acres which the contract allows us to reserve; the first selections being in the immediate vicinity of the
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workings, and in localities where gold is known to exist, and where the land would be wanted for hona fide mining. The proclamation of these reserves is proceeding as rapidly as possible ; two blocks have been already proclaimed, and the Company has not demurred to the fairness of the selections made. A further proclamation will be issued as rapidly as the plans can be prepared. When these reserves are made the present regulations as to the disposal of lands for settlement can doubtless be modified. At the present time it takes several months before any land can be acquired. This is owing to the caution necessary to prevent auriferous lands being acquired by those who are ever on the watch for such an opportunity. For this the Company is in no way to blame. Persons who make the applications to them have selected land which is either auriferous or wanted for mining purposes, and they apply to the Company to purchase. When, however, reserves are made, the same caution will not be necessary, and land-selectors should be able to obtain land—at all events when the selections are advertised—within, at the most, three months from the date of selection.
Kaihu Valley Railway. This railway, which was constructed by the Kaihu Valley Railway Company under the provisions of the District Railways Acts, and mortgaged to the Government as security for a guarantee" by the Crown of debentures issued by the Company to the amount of £47,000, was taken possession of on the 27th May, 1890, in consequence of non-payment by the Company of interest due on the guaranteed debentures referred to. With the view of affording the Company every opportunity of disposing of the railway on favourable terms, the Government refrained from exercising its powers of sale under the mortgage-deed until the 25th June last, on which date the line was offered for sale by public auction in Auckland, after notice of the proposed sale had been advertised in the chief cities of both New Zealand and Australia for a period of three months. As no eligible offer was received at that sale, the property was then directed to be sold under the conduct of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, in terms of the Property Law Consolidation Act, and w ras duly purchased on behalf of the Government at such sale (which was held on the 27th July last) for the sum of £1,000. Since being taken over the line has been worked by the Public Works Department, and the receipts have covered the working-expenses. It is intended to submit to the House a Bill giving power to the Government to vest this railway in the Railway Commissioners, or to permit the Public Works Department to go on working it, pending arrangements being made as to its further extension. It has been represented to the Government that if the line was extended another five miles or so it would open up a very large tract of good timber country, together with some very fair land suitable for settlement, and that with this extension the working of the line would become profitable. lam at the present time making further inquiries into this matter, and will apprise Parliament of the result of that inquiry before the session closes if possible. HARBOURS. For some time prior to the accession of the present Government to office the important harbour works at Westport and Greymouth were carried out nominally by Boards of local government officials at those places, but really under the direction of the Public Works or Marine Departments, the local Boards being mere dummy Boards appointed for the purpose of fulfilling the Westport and Greymouth Harbour Board Acts in the letter, while utterly violating them in the spirit. The Government decided that this state of affairs could not be allowed to continue, and the Boards were accordingly reconstituted and made independent of any Government control, except that specially provided for in the Harbour Acts. During the year the Government has lost the services of the late Marine Engineer, Mr. C. Y. O'Connor having resigned that office in order to accept a
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superior position under the Government of Western Australia. The Government does not intend to make any fresh appointment to this position, as it is considered that the duties of the office can very well be combined with those of the Engineer-in-Chiefship. It is also proposed, with the view of effecting economy, to shortly amalgamate the Marine Department, so far at least as regards the construction and maintenance of lighthouses and harbour works and the inspection of machinery, with the Public Works Department. EOADS. The total appropriation for the construction and improvement of roads last year was £181,112, and the expenditure thereon has been £71,683, while the liabilities existing at the close of the year amounted to £79,397, as follows :—
Main Roads. The expenditure on this class of roads has been devoted principally to maintenance purposes, although improvements of a permanent character have been made on some of them as far as the limited means at the disposal of the Government would permit. In addition to the liability of £3,590, it is proposed to vote a sum of £11,160 for the current year, as the Government cannot at present hand over all these roads to the local bodies to maintain out of their own funds; but the time is not far distant when the whole amount required for their upkeep will have to be provided by the local authorities through whose districts they pass. Miscellaneous Eoads and Bbidges. Under this heading is included the Lyell Bridge, which is now finished; also the bridge over the Clutha at Cromwell, which is being constructed by the Clutha County Council under a ,£1 for ,£1 subsidy. Further improvements have been made to the Pelorus, Rai Valley, and other arterial roads. Details of the expenditure and liabilities on these roads will be found in the report of the Surveyor-General and in the tables attached to this Statement. A vote of .£15,200 is proposed for this class of roads. Geants-in-aid. The expenditure of £1,586 under this class was incurred wholly to provide work for the "unemployed." From January, 1889, to July, 1890, the Government was not called upon to provide relief work; but at the latter time it became necessary to start works in Canterbury and Otago, and the extension of road-works at Bealey Valley and at Catlin's River were therefore put in hand. Further works have recently been arranged for on roads near Pahiatua, in Wellington, and at Maruwhenua Pass, in Otago. In view of the success that attended the adoption of the co-operative system on the Ngakawau Railway-works, it was decided to adopt the same system with the road-works at the Bealey. Previously the Government were paying 4s. 6d. per day to the men, and the result was that the State received but a poor return for its pittance, as no interest of course was taken in the work. Now the men ■ —some seventy in number—are paid so much per chain for the work, and the
| Appropria- j Expenditure . Liabilities. Classes of Work. Main roads Miscellaneous roads and bridges ... Grants-in-aid ... ... ... ... .,. Eoads to open up Crown lands before sale ... Village special settlements Roads to give access to North Island Main Trunk Railway Roads on goldfields 14,130 18,733 3,146 46,570 I 31,033 I 40,500 27,000 £ 9,904 12,489 1,586 24,285 4,884 5,848 12,687 £ 3,590 4,687 1,213 24,676 16,949 18,800 9,482 Totals £181,112 i £71,683 79,397
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total cost has not exceeded what it would have been had the work been done by contract, and the men employed are well satisfied. Men who had been working under the old system, and who the overseers had considered were not able to do a fair day's work, and who were consequently not worth even the 4s. 6d. per day which they were paid, have turned out excellent work, and are moreover anxious and eager to do the work. Instead of being disappointed and complaining as they were in the past, they have been made happy and contented, and have been able to put by a little money. An entirely new phase has, in fact, been put upon the whole business. It will be necessary to ask for a further vote this year in case work has to be found in districts where no authorised works are in progress. Efforts will be made to settle the men on small holdings in positions favourable to their obtaining work, and thus they will have a chance of becoming independent. EoADS TO OPEN UP LANDS BEFORE SaLE. These roads, looked at from a settlement point of view, are at present the most important ones in the colony, as it is only by means of them that the remaining Crown lands, lying for the most part far inland in country to which there are only bush-tracks, can be profitably occupied by the settler. The funds provided yearly are utilised in making roads or tracks into unoccupied Crown lands, and, as settlement advances, in widening and improving such tracks, so as to more easily reach lands beyond. It is proposed to ask for a vote of ,£3,800 for the current year for this purpose, and to supplement this by a vote of ,£30,000 out of the Consolidated Fund, as announced in the Financial Statement, and also by a loan to the Minister of Lands under the provisions of the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Bill, if that Bill becomes law. It is expected that this expenditure will largely conduce to bond fide settlement. Full details of the work done and of the lands opened up by these roads during the past year will appear in the annual report of the Survey Department. Village Special Settlements. The expenditure of £4,884 under this class was incurred partly in providing roads in the vicinity of the settlements, and partly in making advances to the settlers for improvements effected on their holdings, in terms of the regulations under which they took up their lands. The proposed vote of £17,629 for the current year is to cover the estimated liabilities for further advances, which the settlers can claim, and for such local roads as the vote will permit. EOADS TO GIVE ACCESS TO NoETH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK EaILWAY. Good progress has been made with the w Tork on these roads during the year, notwithstanding the exceptionally wet weather experienced. In addition to work done, several contracts have been prepared, and will be advertised as soon as funds are voted. During next summer it is expected that some important roads will be completed, affording, amongst other advantages, direct coach-com-munication between the termini of the northern and southern systems of railway. On the Tunnel to Karioi Eoad nearly 3 miles of formation are approaching completion, 5 miles have been let by contract, and 6 miles have been let at piecework-rates to the Maoris living in the vicinity of Te Koura and Taumaranui, and the survey of the portion of the road from Mokau Station to Taumaranui, 43 miles, is well advanced towards completion. On the Kuripapanga to Karioi Eoad nearly 5 miles of old road have been re-formed, and contracts comprising nearly 12 miles of dray-road are finished, besides about 5 miles of open country tussocked and levelled off. On the Hunterville to Turangarere Eoad an engineering survey has been made, 15J miles have been constructed, 5J miles are under contract, and. plans and specifications are ready for tenders for the remaining 14J miles to Turangarere, as soon as funds are voted. This will complete the road-communication between Hunterville and the Murimotu Country. On the Turangarere to Tokaanu Eoad the grade-survey of 33 miles is corn3—D. 1.
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pleted and the Tongariro Bridge is finished. Four miles of road-formation have been let to Maori contractors, and tenders have been accepted for a further 7 miles. Tenders are also invited for 3J miles more. This will complete the most difficult part of the road, the remainder being an open plain. It is expected that the route will be completed for wheeled traffic during next summer. The Kotoaira to Waimarino and Ohakune to Pipiriki Eoads have been improved and maintained, and a quantity of timber has been cut for bridges and culverts. The latter road is now under survey, preparatory to calling for tenders. The Mangaroa- Stratford Eoad is surveyed to the extent of 41 miles, and 6 miles of formation are under contract at the Mangaroa end, and 5 miles at the Stratford end. Plans are almost ready for tenders for 11 miles further. With the view of farther opening-up the Waimarino Country by means of the Wanganui Eiver—which is the natural highway to very much of it—our predecessors last year entered into a contract for a weekly steam-service between Wanganui, Pipiriki, and wayside places, for a term of four years, commencing from January next, for a total sum of £2,000, payable in certain proportions each year. Under this contract the mails will be carried free of charge, and passengers and cargo will be carried at reasonable rates. A special steamer for the work is being built by private enterprise in England, under Government supervision, and will arrive shortly. Eoads on Goldfields. These roads have been constructed partly out of loan and partly from the Consolidated Fund. The expenditure out of loan on works of this nature last year amounted to £12,087, and the liability on works in progress at the end of March last was £9,482. It is intended to ask the House this year for a total appropriation of £30,550 to complete the works now in progress, and for the construction of roads and tracks, and other works in connection with the development of the mineral resources of the colony, and also for granting assistance to local bodies in the construction of roads and minor works on goldfields. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. The total appropriation for public buildings and domains last year was £124,136, namely, £67,015 under the Consolidated Fund, and £57,121 under the Piublic Works Fund, and the expenditure thereunder during the year has amounted to £59,020 and £22,819 respectively, while liabilities existed on the 31st March last to the amounts of £7,753 and £27,082 in addition. More than half the expenditure under the Consolidated Fund was devoted to school buildings, the remainder having been incurred in enlarging, improving, and keeping in repair the very numerous public buildings throughout the colony. The principal works in hand during the year chargeable to loan funds have been the new Lunatic Asylum at Porirua, a contract for which was signed on the 7th February last, the contract sum being £17,383, and the new Judicial and Police Buildings at Dunedin, which have just been completed at a total cost of about £6,700. In addition to these works a new Courthouse has been erected at Kaiapoi, a new Customhouse at Greymouth, further progress has been made with the new prisons at Auckland and Wellington, the Stamp Printing Office at Wellington has been completed, extensive sanitary improvements have been made at the Lunatic Asylum at Auckland, and the Asylum at Sunnyside (Christchurch) has been restored, while several other works of a minor character have also been carried oirt. We ask this year for a total appropriation for Public Buildings and Domains of £133,775, of which amount £52,950 is proposed to be charged to the Consolidated Fund, and £80,825 to the Public Works Fund. The details of the proposed appropriations under the Consolidated Fund have been before honourable members for sometime; it will, therefore, probably be sufficient to state here that £26,000 of the amount is proposed to be expended on school buildings, £26,050 on
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ordinary maintenance and repairs of Government buildings throughout the colony, and £900 on keeping in order the Government Domains at Auckland and Wellington. Under the Public Works Fund provision has been made for a vote of ,£7,500 for school buildings, to supplement the vote for the same purpose already provided for on the Consolidated Fund Estimates ; for enlarging the Government Printing Office, to provide accommodation urgently required to take the place of that destroyed some short time since by the tire at the old office ; also for completing the Lunatic Asylum at Porirua, and for some additions and improvements at the asylums at Auckland, Sunnyside, and Seacliff; for a new telegraph office at Invercargill, new Courthouses at Hastings, Danevirke, and Mongonui; for a grant-in-aid towards the cost of a new hospital building at Dunedin, and sundry other smaller works. HAEBOUE DEFENCES. Provision was made last year by a vote of £3,000 out of the Public Works Fund for materiel of war from England (partly in fulfilment of contracts entered into by previous Governments, and partly to complete equipments), as well as for certain miscellaneous charges which could not properly be debited against the vote on the Consolidated Fund for prison-labour and material in connection with the defence works. The expenditure out of this vote during the year amounted to £2,477. The liabilities on the 31st March last were £3,710 upon materiel and miscellaneous charges, which will require to be covered by a vote out of Loan Fund; £1,600 of this amount is represented by an award of the Compensation Court for land taken for the Torpedo Depot, at the North Shore, Auckland. The value of lands acquired, owing to the exigencies of negotiations, in excess of actual reqirements, and of the engines, plant, &c, on the works, amounts, at a low valuation, to about £10,000. This sum is an asset against the cost of the defences, and against the liabilities at any date at which the works may be discontinued. The total expenditure out of both Consolidated and Public Works Funds on harbour-defences up to the 31st March last, together with the liabilities at that date, amount to, in round numbers, £475,000, of which £240,000 represents cost of materiel of war from England and miscellaneous charges connected therewith, and £235,000 the cost of works in the colony. Of this latter sum about £36,500 represents cost of land, and the balance, £198,500, the cost of forts, batteries, submarine defences, steam-launches, and all other charges. A return giving, in tabular form, particulars of the total expenditure upon the harbour defences of the colony, from the first steps taken up to the present date, will be separately laid before Parliament. In order to enable me to decide upon the policy to be pursued as regards the defences, I have during the recess made a minute and careful inspection of the whole of the batteries and other works at each of the four fortified ports, and have also studied the proposals of the experienced officers of the Eoyal Engineers who have from time to time specially advised upon the defences of the colony. To a very considerable extent I find that the recommendations of these officers have been carried out, and the greater portions of the powerful armaments ordered from England have been emplaced in well-constructed batteries, with proper magazines, casemates, and other accessories, while satisfactory progress has also been made with the depots, equipment, and preparations for the submarine mining and torpedo defences. The vote proposed for the present year provides only for those works which it is absolutely necessary to carry to completion in order to put the defences of the harbours in a fairly-sound position. In this connection Auckland has been specially regarded by the Imperial authorities as a possible naval base in these seas ; and it is therefore advisable that the colony should, as far as possible, endeavour to justify the selection by providing such efficient defences to the harbour as will enable Her Majesty's ships to confidently take advantage of it. The same argument to a
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large extent applies to Wellington also; and more especially in view of the recent special augmentation of the Australian Squadron and permanent stationing of war-vessels in New Zealand waters. MISCELLANEOUS CHAEGES ON LOAN FUNDS. PURCHASE OF NATIVE LANDS. Inclusive of a credit of ,£5,000 from Part 11., the amount voted last year for the purchase of Native lands in the North Island generally, under Part I. of the Public Works Fund, was £10,252, the actual expenditure during that period being £9,011. The result of this expenditure has been to close up the purchase of between 8,000 and 9,000 acres, which are now available for settlement, and to advance towards completion the purchase of various other blocks of land covering an area of about 600,000 acres, special attention having been directed towards closing up negotiations for such lands as are more or less well adapted to the purposes of settlement. The Hon. the Native Minister has also recently completed the purchase of some further lands to the extent of 35,281 acres, at an expenditure of £13,600, in the following districts, namely: Coromandel and Thames, 4,144 acres; Waikato, 22,360 acres ; Waikanae, Wellington, 8,777 acres. That no purchases have been completed during the year under Part 11. within the area described in the Second Schedule to " The North Island Main Trunk Eailway Loan Application Act Amendment Act, 1889," is due to the backward and complicated state of the titles. The purchase of nine blocks, portions of the large Eohe Potae Block, containing in the aggregate about 200,000 acres, has, however, been commenced, and is now being proceeded with as circumstances permit. The total number of owners, many of whom are under disability as minors, in these nine blocks, is 2,129, of whom 148 have, so far, signed the deeds of sale to the Crown. For various reasons the majority of the owners are at present more or less averse to land sales. At the southern end of the railway area the principal block, Awarua, has not been sufficiently advanced in the Native Land Court to admit of negotiations being commenced; but within the past few months the purchase of the adjoining blocks, Te Kapua and Pohonuiatane, have been vigorously pushed on with, and these lands, containing about 55,000 acres, will be available for settlement within a very short period. The expenditure under Part 11. during the year was £13,913, which includes £5,000 transferred to Part 1., as explained above, and survey costs amounting to £3,800. It is the intention of the Government to ask for a further allocation of £14,000 for general land purchases outside the North Island Main Trunk Eailway area, to enable the acquisition of valuable lands for settlement purposes in different parts of the North Island to be undertaken. Immigration. The acceptance of nominations for passages was discontinued on the 16th December, 1890, and notice to that effect w^s published in the Gazette of the 18th of the same month. The number of immigrants introduced under the regulations, during the year 1890-91, was 147, the total cost of their passages being £1,943, of which amount £1,250 was paid by the nominators in the colony and £10 by the immigrants themselves, in London. Since the Ist April last fourteen persons have been provided with passages, and the number of nominations still on the books is forty. Waterworks on Goldfields. The expenditure under this heading out of loan last year was £821 only. We propose to ask for a vote for this year of £6,000, to be applied towards the construction of water-races and reservoirs, and also for granting assistance to private enterprise in constructing works of a similar character.
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Telegraph Extension. The expenditure out of loan on account of telegraph construction, and for the extension of telephone exchanges throughout the colony, amounted during the last financial year to .£16,292; and of this sum an amount of £8,999 was expended on the telephone exchanges, making their capital cost at the close of the year £72,365. Of the new lines erected during the year for the extension of telegraph communication the most important are those to Waipiro, to Kaitaia, to Kuaotunu, to Waikoikoi, to Ararimu, and from Makaretu to Ongaonga, from Charleston to Addison's, from Queenstown to Glenorchy, and from Lumsden to Mossburn. 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 a second wire from Mohaka to Wairoa, and for extensions of lines from Makaretu to Ashley-Clinton, from Maraekakaho to Hastings, from Gimmerburn to Eweburn and Naseby, from Eiccarton to Christclmrch, from Geraldine to Woodbury, from Christchurch to Taitapu, from Kawakawa to Towai, from Auckland to Pakuranga, from Karangahake to Waihi, from Wellington to Petone and Hutt, from. Marton to Hunterville, from Feilding to Awahuri, for the reconstruction of the Charleston line, and for an additional wire from Westport to Reefton. CONCLUSION. After having enumerated the various railway and other works upon which we purpose to expend the moneys available, I feel certain that I have not given satisfaction, but that the dissatisfaction will have arisen not so much from the manner of the distribution, as from the fact that the moneys available are so small and the wants so great. However, the amounts now proposed to be appropriated must be regarded as merely instalments on account, and as moneys are from time to time available from the conversion of our loans and other sources, so our public works can be extended and completed. It is the intention of the Government to place the works to be gone on with in hand as expeditiously as possible, so as to get the greater part of the same done in the summer months. The work will thus be done much cheaper, and by being placed in the market at once will provide the much needed employment for our working population.
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LIST OF TABLES ATTACHED TO STATEMENT.
Table A—Public Works Fund, Part I.— Condition on 31at March, 1891, with proposals for 1891-92. Table B—Public Works Fund, Part ll.— Condition on 31st March, 1891, with proposals for 1891-92. Table C—Public Works Fund, Part lll.— Condition on 31st March, 1891, with proposals for 1891-92. Table D—General Summary.— Showing total expenditure under Public Works Fund on all classes of work for the years 1880-81 to 1890-91, and the proposed expenditure on same for the year 1891-92. Note. An index of the ordinary Departmental tables and appendices follows the tables above referred to.
PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, 1891.
PUBLIC WOEKS FUND.—PART I.
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Table A. [To accompany Public Works Statement of 8th September, 1891.] PUBLIC WORKS FUND-PART I.
(2) (3) d) (5) (6) > (.'• ') (8) (1) Year ending 18! 31st March, Balan'ces which will fchus remain available for further Undertakings in succeeding Years. ilasses Description of Work. Allocations as determined in July, 1890. Expenditure during Year ending 31st March, 1891. Balances of llocations j unexbnded on st March, 1891. Beadjustment of Allocations now proposed Unexpended Balances o Allocations Liabilities on 31st March, 1891. as thus readjusted Amounts proposed to je voted for actual Expenditure. Total Amount proposed to be authorised. Additions. * Reductions. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 2,963 1,823 1,140 1,140 1,000 1,140 1,140 I. Immigration II. Public Works, Departmental 2,000 700 1,300 1,300 700 700 000 II. Railways 13,700 3,005 10,695 352 10,343 1,203 7,550 9,850 493 IV. Roads: — 14,750 3,590 Main Boads 12,630 9,905 2,725 12,025 14,750 14,750 Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges 17,091 12,489 4,602 1,460 10,598 15,200 4,686 15,200 15,200 Grants-in-aid .. ; .. 3,046 1,586 4,875 6,335 1,213 6,335 6,335 Roads to open up Lands before Sale 42,370 24,285 18,085 14,285 3,800 24,676 3,800 3,800 Village Settlements .. 22,513 4.8S4 17,629 17,629 16,949 16,949 17,629 Roads on Goldfields 27,000 12,6S7 14,313 16,237 30,550 9,482 60,596 29,750 30,550 Total Koads 65,836 14,285 86,784 88,264 124,650 58,814 43,735 88,264 Waterworks on Goldfields 821 >r. 176 6,176 6,000 6,000 6,000 V. 645 VI. Purchase of Native Lands, North Island 5,252 4,012 1,240 14.000 15,240 15,240 15,240 VII. Telegraph Extension 17,226 16,292 934 11,066 12,000 3,006 12,000 12,000 VIII. Public Buildings : — I Departmental Offices 3,350 2,880 470 12,505 12,975 467 8,975 . 12,975 Judicial 21,150 9,892 11,258 2,242 13,500 5,429 12,500 13,500 8,000 3,500 708 2,792 5,208 8,000 590 8,000 Post and Telegraph 133 642 409 233 233 19 100 100 Customs 7,500 7,500 School Buildings 7,500 7,500 Lunatic Asylums 27,934 8,930 19,004 11,746 30,750 20,577 22,250 30,750 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions 120 120 7,880 47,081 8,000 4,000 8,000 Total Public Buildings 56,696 22,819 33,877 80,958 27,082 63,325 80,825 133 Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Defences :— 193 189 4 523 527 Dr. 3,250 Dr. 237 104,864 4 IX. Harbour Works 7,000 Harbour Defences 3,000 3,193 2,477 6,477 i 7,000 3,710 7,000 i 6,477 I 3,710 7,000 Total Lighthouses, &c. ■ 2,666 4 7,000 7,000 Rates on Native Lands 5,000 8,250 3,250 X. 400 XI. Thermal Springs 2,350 637 400 11 400 2,587 233,675 128,811 132,422 14,641 222,645 200,139 221,419 1,226 Totals Recoveries on account of services of previous years: Cr. 395 395 From Ohinemuri County 395 233,675 128,416 96,608 200,139 221,419 1,226 j Receipts in aid : — 105,259 132,422 15,036 222,645 Under " Ellesmere Lake Lands Act, 1888 " 4,202 4,262 Under " Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 18S6" Under Section 15, " Public Works Act, 1882 " .. Grand totals 1,024 1,024 100 100 132,422 20,422 222,645 90,608 200,139 221,419 1,226 110,645 * Inclu ides £112,00(1 released Sinking Funds.
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Table B. [To accompany Public Works Statement of 8th September, 1891.] PUBLIC WORKS FUND.—PART II.
(1-) (2.) (3.) Balances of Allocations unexpended on 31st March, 1891. (4.) Readjustment of Allocations now proposed (July, 1891). (6;) (6.) (7. Year ending 186 .) 31st March, (8.) Balances which will thus remain available for further Undertakings in succeeding Years. Classes. Allocations as determined in July, 1890. Expenditure during Year ending 31st March 1891. Unexpended Balances of Allocations as thus adjusted (July, 1891). Liabilities, 31st Iviarch, 1891. Amount proposed to be voted for actual Expenditure. Total Amount proposed to be authorised. Addi- Reductions, tions. £ £ £ & £ £ £ £ £ £ 6,000 800 5,200 5,200 800 800 4,400 I. Departmental II. Railway Construction: — Construction, north end „ south end 1 187,477 I 9,148 1,169 ■ 177,100 15,348 161,812 369 25,734 20,000 40,000 65,000 65,000 [ 28,812 Surveys 3,000 3,000 Permanent-way, sleepers and rollingstock— North end 1 55,264 55,264 55,264 55,264 South end Total Eailvvays 133,000 84,076 242,741 10,317 232,424 15,348 217,076 26,103 03,000 Roacis to give access to Railway :— III. North end 1 40,000 f 1,322 4,211 i 34,467 [ 7,566 { 11,049 I 49,500 15,033 49,5C0 49,500 South end 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) 500 315 185 315 500 185 500 500 Total Roads 50,000 40,500 5,848 34,652 15,348 50,000 18,800 50,000 IV. Purchase of Native lands 97,744 13,913 83,831 83,831 83,831 83,831 Total .. 386,985 30,878 356,107 15,348 15,348 356,107 44,903 197,031 267,631 88,476
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Table C. [To accompany the Public Works Statement of 8th September, 1891.] PUBLIC WORKS FUND.-PART III.
(l.) (2.) (3.) (4.) (5.) (6.) (7.) (8.) Allocations as determined (July, 1890). Expenditure during Fear ending 31st March; 1891. Balances of Allocations unexpended on 31st March, 1891. Beadjustment of Allocations now proposed Unexpended Balances of Allocations as thus readjusted. Year ending 31st March, 1892. Balances Name of Eailway, &c. Liabilities on 31st March, 1891. Amount proposed to be voted for actual Expenditure. thus remain available for further Undertakings in succeeding Years. Total Amount >roposed to be authorised. Addi- Reductions.* tions. Vhangarei-Kamo Extension Ie] ensville northward 'enrose, double line Irahamstown-Te Aroha 'utaruru-Kotoraa .. Voodville-Palmerston £ 51,133 23,000 33,069 40,510 38,310 £ 10,839 973 21,081 35,615 £ 40,294 23,000 32,096 19,429 2,695 £ 23,000 15,571 4,305 £ 11,000 23,000 6,923 £ 23,000 29,294 32,096 35,000 7,000 17,000 9,035 26,000 30,493 22,000 £ 21,384 136 19,268 £ 10,000 25,000 20,000 30,000 £ 23,000 25,000 32,000 35,000 £ 4,294 96 4,642 7,000 7,000 Sketahuna-Woodville 2,711 817 1,894 15,106 1,585 10,000 17,000 Slenheirn-Awatere 27,237 11,279 15,958 7,358 9,000 9,000 35 rreymouth-Hokitika 18,668 827 17,841 8,159 11,355 20,000 26,000 )tago Central 29,939 f25,456 4,483 26,010 3,042 15,000 30,000 493 'atlin's Eiver 26,321 7,426 18,895 3,105 14,511 20,000 22,000 tiversdale-Switzer's 18,615 18,615 18,615 Sdendale-Fortrose 10,428 2,302 8,126 8,000 126 110 126 126 ieaward Bush 3,961 3,961 8,039 12,000 5,000 12,000 Ldditions to opened railways 12,928 |13,371 Dr. 443 43,443 43,000 43,000 43,000 'ermanent-way, sleepers, and rolling-stock 82,249 36,712 45,537 14,463 60,000 15,485 40,000 60,000 )epartmental 7,706 8,764 Dr. 1,058 7,358 6,300 6,300 6,300 Surveys, new lines 21 21 979 1,000 1,000 1,000 Totals 426,806 175,462 251,344 169,538 67,538 353,334 98,876 261,426 348,426 4,918 Estimated receipts.. 14,000 14,000 265,344 169,538 81,538 353,344 98,876 261,426 348,426 4,918 • Includes £i !8,000 release^ Sinking 'unds. t Includi is £10 unauthorised. tin :ludes £443 u: [authorised.
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Table D. [To accompany Public Works Statement of 8th September, 1891.] GENERAL SUMMARY. Showing Expenditure under Public Works Fund, 1880-81 to 1890-91, and Proposed Expenditure, 1891-92, &c.
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Description 01 Services. Expenditure. Amounts proposed to be voted for Expenditure during the Year ending 31st March, 1892. ClaBS. 1882-83. 1883-84. 1884-85. 1885-86. 1886-87. 1887-88. 1888-89. 1889-90. 1890-91. 1880-81. 1881-82. Sebvices at pbesent charged to Pabt I. of the Public Wobks Fund. £ £, £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 29,701 4,334 3,999 107,041 57,148 11,675 12,454 15,598 8,791 867 1,823 1,140 I. Immigration II. Public Works Departmental* 12,896 6,089 6,458 700 700 III. Eailwayst 16,729 1,408 4,762 7,976 3,005 7,550 IV. Roads: — Roads North of Auckland Main Roads Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges } 43,773 83,501 17,022 92,519 7,929 111,603 I 17,566 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 9,905 12,489 1,586 Cr. J395 24,285 4,884 12,687 14,750 15,200 Grants-in-Aid 106,399 149,982 138,045 81,264 57,632 [ 6,335 Roads to open up Lands.. Village Settlements Roads on Goldfields Miscellaneous 52,152 35,936 81,634 9^439 84,631 261602 49,314 15i631 61,794 31^622 57,157 1,891 32,625 61,488 12,053 25,053 3,800 16,949 29,750 41 ', 117 "l29 Total, Roads 230,543 145,606 210,605 328,642 317,043 329,072 265,717 199,109 104,542 83,878 65,441 86,784 V. Waterworks on Goldflelds 16,577 13,272 6,824 16,596 8,029 9,032 7,665 1,016 55 284 821 6,000 VI. Purchase of Native Lands, North Island 56,887 37,912 29,844 24,480 70,572 34,545 18,457 1,515 5,089 4,144 4,012 15,240 VII. Telegraph Extension 43,783 7,485 18,654 19,532 25,799 36,010 18,952 22,984 12,047 16,346 16,292 12,000 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 2,880 9,892 708 409 8,975 12,500 8,000 100 39^604 971 26,695 "313 24,992 "274 13,694 23|107 101242 15,717 8J930 "22,250 2," 219 99,173 "l40 82,535 64 88,134 3,792 66,069 3,299 62,884 4^421 51,607 4] 156 40,000 "673 779 Cr."l40 4,000 7,500 Total, Public Buildings 205,734 128,352 153,072 164,376 117,361 86,859 89,598 90,529 34,592 35,473 22,819 63,325 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. J5,000 50,089 1,552 7! 293 "l89 2,477 7,000 Total, Lighthouses, &c. 25,416 21,207 24,598 43,534 34,033 133,975 148,705 76,825 47,593 8,845 2,666 7,000 Contingent Defence 154,000 133,219 25,000 12,500 X. Rates on Native Lands 25,139 8,446 10,304 5,874 8,250 XI. Thermal-Springs .. 7,814 2,999 935 2,587 400 XII. Charges and Expenses raising Loans 28,758 3,084 Advance to Westport Harbour, repayable 14,336 O.{14,336 Unauthorised—Raising Dredge, repayable 589 Unallotted Totals for the Services at present charged to Part I. of Public Works Fund .. 762,641 491,387 447,596 704,201 629,985 666,168 636,626 440,854 249,590 167,360 128,416 200,139 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 950,395 432,524 436,054 662,046 663,063 537,196 6,832 188,300 432,349 12,900 166,187 70,379 402,318 20,410 267,315 1,898 206,596 248 75,000 24,050 177,015 5,848 318,126 50,000 24,129 3^983 131913 "83,831 Total charge to Railways (except the small items in Part I.) 950,395 432,524 436,054 662,046 663,063 732,328 681,815 446,857 273,196 305,894 196,776 451,957 Miscellaneous, including Charges and Expenses raising Loans, Interest and Sinking Fund, Public Works Departmental I 206,605 26,808 13,387 43,341 43,679 70,890 15,043 78,448 91,153 1 12,294) +3,084/ 9,564 7,100 Total, Other Services 1,157,000 459,332 449,441 705,387 706,742 809,218 696,858 525,305 364,349 315,104 206,340 459,057 Grand Total 1,409,588 1,336,727 1,475,386 1,333,484 966,159 J613,939 482,464 334,756 659,196 1,919,641 950,719 897,037 * Up to 1886-87 this item was not subdivided, and is included u: + These are isolated items of railways not covered by loan of 186 1 These credits are recoveries on account of expenditure of previi 1 •• . -t -1 -i-T 1 ... TTT 1 /~11 TV nder item " 16. Up to 3 dus years, ai Miscellaneou st March, If lounting to, is," at foot o: 386, all exper in 1888-89, i ! table. iditure on n 519,42(5; 18: ill ways was* 19-90, ±3,23' included und 1 ; 1890-91, £ >r one headi: 395. «•
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TABLES. Page. £[ 0] i Total Expenditure :—Summary showing the Total Expenditure and Liabilities on Public Works out of Immigration and Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1891 No. 2.—Railways -.—Statement showing Total Expenditure and Liabilities on Railways, including Valuation of Provincial Lines, to 31st March, 1891 .. U o . 3 p Roads generally:—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Roads to 31st March, 1891 jj o '_ 4^ Eoads to open up Lands :—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Roads under the Control of the Hon. the Minister of Lands, to 31st March, 1891 No. S.—Goldfields Roads :—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Goldfields Eoads to 31st March, 1891 .. .. . • •• •■ •• •• •• .•• ,•• U jvj 0 6.. Water-eaces: —Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Water-races on Goldfields to 31st March, 1891 .. .. •• •• •• •• ■• •• . •• 15 No 7 —Telegraphs:— Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Telegraphs out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1891 .. .. .. -. • • • • 16 No. B.—Public Buildings :—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Public Buildings to 31st March, 1891 .. .. .. • • • • • • • • ■•.••,..•• 16 No. 9.—Lighthouses and Haebour-woeks :—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Lighthouses and Harbour-works and Harbour Defences out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1891 .. .. • • • • • • • • . • • ■ • • • 17
APPENDICES. Appendix A.— Expenditure foe the Year :—Audited Statement o£ Expenditure on Public Works out of the Immigration and Public Works Loan for the Year 1890-91 .. .. •• 18 B.—Total Liabilities-.—Statement of all Liabilities of the Public Works Department outstanding on 31st March, 1891 .. .. • • • • • • 20 C. Railway Contracts: —Schedule of Eailway-construction Contracts current on Ist April, 1890, and further Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1891 .. .. . • •• ■ • • • • • 21 D.—Sleeper Contracts :—Schedule of Sleeper Contracts current on Ist April, 1890, and further Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1891 .. .. .. •• •• •• •• • • _ • • 23 E.—Roads to open up Lands:—Schedule of Contracts for Eoads and Miscellaneous Works under the Control of the Hon. the Minister of Lands, current on Ist April, 1890, and further Contracts entered into during the Year ended 31st March, 1891.. .. .. 24 F.—Goldfields Roads :—Schedule of Contracts for Roads on Goldfields current on Ist April, 1890, and further Contracts entered into during the Year ended 31st March, 1891 G.—Annual Repoet on Public Works, by the Acting Engineer-in-Chief .. .. .. 26 Enclosures with Appendix G. 1. Table of Lengths of Government Railways authorised, constructed, and surveyed up to 31st March, 1891. , 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.
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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, 1891, and the Liabilities on that Date.
Public Works Department, 11th July, 1891. &. J. Clapiiam, Accountant.
Number of Table containing Details. Works. Total Net Expendi- a Jgtf%£ bM ture to onfiAfl 31st March, 1890. 31gt jf^g lggl Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1891. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Works. £ s. d. * 13,924,07 2 8 3 510,280 7 6 59°,356 i 9 i,757,9 6 5 9 6 879,151 10 o £ s. d. fi8o.o2o 13 6 7',683 3 2 820 11 5 16,291 14 o 22,819 17 7 2,666 2 11 £ 8. d. 14,104,093 1 9 §3,624,681 15 9 511,100 18 11 606,647 !5 9 1,780,785 7 1 881,817 12 11 £ s. d. 126,181 19 1 79,396 4 10 £ s. d. 2 3. 4, 5 6 7 8 9 i8of 1878 Railways ... Koads Water-supply on goldfields ... Telegraphs Public buildings Lighthouses, harbour works, and harbour defences Departmental Coal - exploration and mine • development Aiding works on Thames Goldfields Immigration Purchase of Native land Defence Charges and expenses of raising loans ... Interest and finking fund Bates on Native lands Thermal Springs 341,905 6 8 10,835 8 o 10,264 9 6 352,169 16 2 10,835 8 o 3,005 14 5 27,082 3 11 3,710 9 o 14,230,275 o 10 3,704,078 o 7 5 11, 100 18 11 609,653 10 2 1,807,867 11 o 885,528 I II 352,169 16 2 10,835 8 o Railways. Koads. Water-supply on goldfields. Telegraphs. Public buildings Lighthouses, harbour works, and harbour defences. Departmental. Coal-exploration and mine-develop-ment. Aiding works on Thames Goldfields. Immigration. Purchase of Native land. Defence. Charges and expenses of raising loans Interest and sinking fund. Rates on Native lands. Thermal Springs. ! ii of 1S 7 7 50,000 o o 2,143,326 18 11 1,178,553 16 o 429,718 19 3 1,021,472 6 9 218,500 o o 49>7 63 '5 5 11,748 5 11 1,823 9 ' 17,924 16 6 50,000 o o 2,145,150 8 o 1,196,478 12 6 429,718 19 3 1,021,472 6 9 218,500 o o 58,013 '3 1 14.335 5 'o 1,000 o o 50,000 o o 2,146,150 8 o 1,196,478 12 6 429,718 19 3 1,021,472 6 9 218,500 o o 58,013 13 1 H.34S l6 8 ! 1 18,249 17 8 I 2,586 19 11 10 10 10 i i Totals §Less Recoveries on account of services of previous years, £1,419 7s. 4c!. Receipts under section 15, "Public Works Act, 1882," £99 jos. Receipts under " Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," £25,000 26,670,649 6 6 335.!Si '5 3 27,005,801 1 9 26,518 17 4 240,387 2 I 27,246,188 3 10 ( ... Totals. §Less Recoveries on account of services of previous years, £1,4 19 7s. 4d. Receipts under section 15, "Public Works Act, 1882," £99 lUs. Receipts under " Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, £25,000." , Geand Totals 26,979,282 4 5 Geand Totals. 240,387 2 I 27,246,188 3 10 * Exclusive of value of provincial railways taken over by Government. •f- Includes £1,009, 5s- 2&- charged as "Unauthorised." {Includes £650 charged as "Unauthorised."
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TABLE No. 2. TOTAL EXPENDITURE on Railways to 31st March, 1891, and Liabilities on that Date.
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Expenditure dubing Yeae 1890-91 (including £15,317 7s. 8d. distbibutbd feom Stock). Liabilities. Total Expenditure by General Government, and Liabilities, 31st March, 1891. Lines of Railway. Total Expenditure by General Government, 31st March, 1890. New Works. Works on Open Lines (including Land-claims and other Old Liabilities). . Works on Open Permanent- Total Works on Lines, &c. way. |OpenLines,&c. Surveys. Rolling-stock. Additions to? Ee^ r u o c m i°nS Rolling-stock. Expenditure by General Government to Total New Works. Land-claims and other Old Liabilities. Total Liabilities. Valuation of Works constructed by Provinces. Total . Expenditure and Liabilities, 31st March, 1891. Lines of Railway. „ ,. PermanentConstruction. Total New Works. Works on Open PermanentLines, &e. way. 31st March, 1891. £ s. d. 90,235 8 4 70,095 9 3 32,103 17 3 1,323,024 1 9 56,350 13 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 90,235 8 4 70,095 9 3 43,028 6 3 1,323,192 19 3 56,350 13 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 34 0 0 £ s. d. 34 0 0 £ s. d. 90,269 8 4 70,095 9 3 64,412 15 0 1,323,192 19 3 56,350 13 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 90,269 8 4 70,095 9 3 64,412 15 0 1,323,192 19 3 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 Botorua — Morrinsville to Lichfield Putaruru to Eotorua Marton to Te Awamutu — North End South End Gisborne to Ormond Tramway Wellington to NapierNapier to Woodville and Palmerston North Wellington to Woodville Wellington to Foxton .. Foxton to Waitara Nelson to Eoundell 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 Porks Branch Upper Ashburton Branch Little River Branch Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern Whiteclifis to Rakaia Temuka to Rangitata Waitaki to BluffMain Line, including Port Chalmers Branch .. 144,451 3 7 62,349 11 5 166,838 18 5 69,883 2 8 227,430 9 5 104,652 2 5 4,975 1 7 789,554 5 6 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 6 231,601 3 4 39,033 14 4 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 10,839 5 6 973' 7 10 21,081' 5 0 9,148 12 9 1,168 15 3 35,615 4 3 816 19 4 218 15 7 826 18 3 11,279 3 1 1,16115 8 3,029' 0 0 20,000 0 0 10,839* 5 6 973' 7 10 24,110 5 0 9,148 12 9 1,168 15 3 55,615 4 3 816 19 4 218 15 7 826*18 3 11,279 3 1 1,16115 8 85* 3 6 168 17 6 295 8 6 603 10 1} 2,749 3 6 400 7 8 8,046 11 10 Cr. 0 15 0 11 13 1 93812 11 118 0 0 Cr. 2 10 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0.1,014 10 11 85 3 6 168 17 6 295 8 6 603 10 1 2,749 3 6 400 7 8 8,046 11 10 Cr. 0 15 0 11 13 1 938 12 11 118 0 0 Cr. 2 10 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0.1,014' 10 11 144,746 12 1 63,322 19 3 167,442 8 6 93,993 7 8 236,579 2 2 105,820 17 8 4,975 1 7 847,918 13 3 1,066,770 18 6 42,116 3 4 1,416,947 0 3 177,947 3 8 216,189 18 6 100,610 13 3 227,353 7 5 242,998 6 5 39,033 14 4 1,741,632 15 3 55,219 4 5 47,644 3 2 91,014 12 9 99,626 3 1 108,039 4 1 73,941 13 4 49,450 10 9 73,454 5 10 60,738 12 1 106,664 16 9 21,384 8 9 135 19 0 19,267 19 8 369 7 6 25,733 14 4 4,641 18 8 1,585 8 6 67 14 0 11,354 9 7 7,358 5 8 321 14 4 43 11 6 105 0 0 222* 4 1 3314 1 21,384 8 9 43 11 6 ]35 19 0 19,267 19 8 369 7 6 25,733 14 4 4,641 18 8 1,585 8 6 67 14 0 10S 0 0 11,354 9 7 222 4 1 7,358 5 8 33 14 1 321 14 4 144,790 3 7 63,458 18 3 167,442 8 6 113,261 7 4 236,948 9 8 131,554 12 0 4,975 1 7 852,560 11 11 1,068,356 7 0 42,183 17 4 1,417,052 0 3 177,947 3 8 216,189 18 6 111,965 2 10 227,575 11 6 250,356 12 1 39,033 14 4 1,741,632 15 3 55,219 4 5 47,644 3 2 91,014 12 9 99,626 3 1 108,039 4 1 73,941 13 4 49,450 10 9 73,454 5 10 60,772 6 2 106,986 11 1 316,135 0 0 340,500 0 0 75,124 0 0 144,790 3 7 63,458 18 3 167,442 8 6 113,261 7 4 236,948 9 8 131,554 12 0 4,975 1 7 852,560 11 11 1,068,356 7 0 42,183 17 4 1,417,052 0 3 177,947 3 8 216,189 18 6 111,965 2 10 227,575 11 6 250,356 12 1 39,033 14 4 2,057,767 15 3 55,219 4 5 47,644 3 2 431,514 12 9 99,626 3 1 108,039 4 1 149,065 13 4 49,450 10 9 73,454 5 10 60,772 6 2 106,986 11 1 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 Tramway. Wellington to Napier— Napier to Woodville and Palmers ton North. 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 & 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. 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. f Makarewa to Orepuki. \ Thornbury to Wairio, Mararoa Branch. Forest Hill Tramway. Exp. of Railway Commissions, &c, not chargeable to Individual Lines, Surveys of New Lines— North Island Middle Island. Permanent-way for Railway Department. 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 2,720,692 5 5 1,366 3 3 1,366 3 3 2,722,058 8 8 375 0 0 375 0 0 2,722,433 8 8 82,258 17 3 2,804,692 5 11 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 KingstonMain Line .. Makarewa to Orepuki .. .. • • I Thornbury to Wairio .. .. • - J Mararoa Branch Forest Hill Tramway 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 99,379 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 7,426* 7 11 5,006' 0 0 12,426* 7 11 24 5 0 1010 0 6517 6 24 5 0 10*10 0 65*17 6 99,403 5 9 28,515 10 0 7,345 18 5 14,790 4 5 169,518 13 5 81,719 16 5 32,829 17 2 63,287 10 4 93,297 19 10 106,767 15 6 51,873 6 10 7,445 1 0 602 2 5 31,101 14 0 539,438 13 7 14,510 9 9 14,510 9 9 99,403 5 9 28,515 10 0 7,345 18 5 14,790 4 5 169,518 13 5 81,719 16 5 32,829 17 2 77,798 0 1 93,297 19 10 106,767 15 6 51,983 10 6 7,445 1 0 602 2 5 31,101 14 0 542,480 7 1 37,500 0 0 58,009 0 0 12,829 0 0 29,691 0 0 136,903 5 9 86,524 10 0 20,174 18 5 44,481 4 5 169,518 13 5 81,719 16 5 32,829 17 2 77,798 0 1 93,297 19 10 106,767 15 6 51,983 10 6 7,445 1 0 602 2 5 31,101 14 0 542,480 7 1 2,301* 9 2 2,301 9 2 35 6 6 0 6 35 6 6 0 6 110 3 8 110 3 8 7* 7 0 77 0 25,455 8 4f 24,006' 0 0 49,455' 8 4 3,041 13 6 3,041 13 6 291,558 0 8 222 9 4 222 9 4 291,780 10 0 291,780 10 0 91,937 5 2 383,717 15 2 223,803 19 2 18 16 4 18 16 4 223,822 15 6 223,822 15 6 60,297 0 0 284,119 15 6 27,072 11 3 10,336 19 11 556* 5 2§ 556 5 2 27,072 11 3 556 5 2 ■ 10,336 19 11 27,072 11 3 556 5 2 10,336 19 11 27,072 11 3 556 5 2 10,336 19 11 27,206 0 10 37,599 12 2 25,000 0 0 291 10 6 19 6 6 27,497 11 4 37,618 18 8 25,000 0 0 27,497 11 4 37,618 18 8 25,000 0 0 27,497 11 4 37,618 18 8 25,000 0 0 Stock—March 31,1890 .. . • • £81,423 2 10 81,423 2 10 % Stock of Permanent-way and Rollingstock decreased by .. . • 15,817 7 8 13,924,072 8 3 61,124 2 8 4,981 12 6 [ 15,485 2 6 15,485 2 6 81,590 17 8 81,590 17 8 qi-rvlr 1 Permanent-way. btock 1 Rolling-stock. 15,317 7 8 £66,105 15 2 Totals 15,334,556 3 3 Totals. 13,908,755 0 7 128,869 13 1 52,029 0 0 180,898 13 1 14,128 11 1 14,128 11 1 810 17 0 ||14,104,093 1 9 125,368 9 5 813 9 8 126,181 19 1 14,230,275 0 10 1,104,281 2 5 *Di not include amount ex] lended out of Consolidated Fund, viz., £35 17s. lOd. f Includes £10 charged to Part III. unauthorised. } Includes £443 charged to Part III. unauthorised. § Charged to Part I. unauthorised. || Includes amount expended on mrchase of District Railwa£429,487 7s. lid.
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SDMMAEY. £ s. d. Expenditure to 31st March, 1890 ... ... .. ... ... 13,924,072 8 3 Less value of Permanent-way distributed from Stock ... ... ... 15,317 7 8 13,908,755 0 7 Amount expended during 1890-91 (including amount distributed from Stock) — New Works — Construction and Permanent-way ... ... £180,898 13 1 Additions to Open Lines — Additional Works and old Land-claims, &c. ... 14,128 11 1 Surveys ... ... ... ... ... 310 17 0 195,338 1 2 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1891 (as per Table No. 1) ... £14,104,093 1 1 9
Statement showing Agreement of Public Works Table No. 2 of Expenditure on Railways with Eeturn No. 6 attached to Eeport. of New Zealand Eailways Commissioners. Expenditure to 31st March, 1891, on Eailways constructed by General Government £ out of Public Works Fund (as per Table No. 2) ... ... ... ... 14,104,093 Expenditure on account of Eakaia-Ashburton Forks Eailway out of Consolidated Fund ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Expenditure on Greymouth and Westport Harbour Works forming part of Eailway System (as per Table No. 9) ... ... ... ... ... .. 14)1,345 Valuation of Eailways constructed by Provinces (as per Table No. 2) ... ... 1,104,281 15,3^9,754 Less Expenditure on Permanent-way for Gisborne-Ormond Tramway £4,975 „ „ Forest Hill Tramway ... ... ... 556 5,531 Leaves Amount shown by Eailway Commissioners in Table No. 6 of their Annual Eeport ... ... ... ... ... £15,344,223
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TABLE No. 3. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1891, and the Liabilities on that date.
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Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1891. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Ioads, Beidges, and WhaeveS, Nobth of Auckland £ s. d. 229,671 15 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 229,671 15 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 229,872 15 9 Iain Eoads : — Warkworth to Kawakawa ... Paeroa to Owharoa Cambridge to Taupo Oxford to Rotorua Tauranga, East Cape,Whakatane,TeTeko, and sundry roads, Bay of Plenty Tauranga to Napier, via Taupo Kurupapanga to inland Patea Maintenance of roads, North Island Trunk Railway ... Seventy-mile Bush Manawatu Gorge... Nelson, Tophouse, and Tarndale Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth ... Inangahua Bridge, maintenance Pelorus District and Rai Valley Haast Pass Track... Hokitika to Christchurch ... OtiraToll Native districts ... 3,714 0 0 500 0 0 1,341 10 7 16,045 16 5 7,474 3 2] 23,757 8 7 5,000 0 0 61,326 5 7 117,236 6 4 5009 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 3 612 0 0 561 2 1 2,438 3 8 4,326 0 0 500 0 0 1,341 10 7 16,606 18 6 7,474 3 2 26,195 12 3 5,000 0 0 61,326 5 7 117,236 6 4 5,154 10 11 56,835 17 4 141 17 6 28,660 14 3 3,759 5 2 114,210 9 6 500 0 0 11,486 8 3 1,109 0 0 306 9 4 775" 7 5 5,435 0 0 500 0 0 1,341 10 7 16,913 7 10 7,474 3 2 26,970 19 8 5,000 0 0 61,326 5 7 117,236 6 4 5,292 4 8 57,366 19 7 141 17 6 28,6fiO 14 3 3,835 1 2 114,865 6 2 500 0 0 11,486 8 3 145 6 0 2,157 15 61 137 13 9 531 2 3 147, 2 6 4,129 2 7 75 16 0 654 16 8 Totals 450,565 7 0 *10,190 12 4 460,755 19 4 3,590 5 5 464,346 4 9 [iSCELLANEOTJS ROADS AND BRIDGES : — Maungaturoto to Tokatoka... Mercury Bay to Maliikarau Hunua to Railway-station ... Putamahoe to Steinson's Corner "Waioro to Port Waikato ... Tarnaki Bridge Great South Waikomiti, West Coast Payment to Ferryman, Port Waikato Pukekohe to Waiuku Punt at Tuakau ... Tuhikaramea to Hamilton Raglan to Waipa ... Raglan Wharf, £1 for £1 ... Bridge over Waikato at Hamilton ... Cambridge to Tauranga Katikati to Te Aroha (horse-track) ... Katikati to Te Aroha (Thompson's track) Waihi Bridge, subsidy £1 for £1 Rotorua-Rotoinahana Tauranga, East Cape, &c. ... Thames to Tauranga Native Districts ... Maketu, Rotovua ... Rotoiti-Tikitere ... To Waitomo Caves Otorohanga to Kihikihi Mangapai 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, &c. Mahurangi to Whangarei ... Pukekohe Railway-station, through East Pukekohe, to Bombay Buekland Station B ridge overWaipa,on Raglan Main Road Te Awamutu Station to Township To free Hamilton Bridge from tolls ... Waimapu Bridge... Repairing flood damages at the Thames: Thames County Thames Borough 230 6 6 400 o o; 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 160 0 0 764 5 8 150 0 0 7 10 0 5,424 % 1 270 9 6 500 0 0 2,251 9 8 284 12 s\ 4,000 0 01 359 9 5 1,947 16 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 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,«36 17 1 714 13 6! 129 15 8 150 0 0 165 13 6 242 0 0 ... ... 192 0 0 250 0 Oj 190 5 6 172 1 5' 413 8 llj 1,138 7 9! 91 8 6 150 0 0' 230 6 6 400 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 160 0 0 764 5 8 300 0 0 7 10 0 5,424 2 1 270 9 6 500 0 0 2,417 3 2 242 0 0 284 12 3 4,000 0 0 359 9 5 2,139 16 11 250 0 0 206 17 0 1,332 0 9 5,323 8 0 550 3 11 536 8 5 87 16 0 1,276 15 9 94 1 6 300 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 3519 4 182" 8 0 5 0 0 28 14 6 230 6 6 400 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 160 0 0 764 5 8 450 0 0 7 10 0 5,424 2 1 270 9 6 500 0 0 2,453 2 6 242 0 0 284 12 3 4,000 0 0 359 9 5 2,139 16 11 250 0 0 206 17 0 1,514 8 9 5,323 8 0 555 3 11 565 2 11 87 16 0 1,276 15 9 200 0 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 37 1 714 13 6 129 15 3 105" 18 6 15 2 2 300 0 Oj 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, 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 4,928 10 0 2,452 10 0 4,928 10 0 2,452 JO 0 Carried forward 262,013 10 7 ■.&., £286 being ( 3,155 5 7\ 265,168 16 2| 508 0 4 265,676 16 6 • Treasury figures £9,904 12s. ■ iharged to vote ' 11 Miscellaneous Boads and Brii Iges."
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TABLE NO. 3 — continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads — continued.
Expenditure Expenditure during to 12 Months ended 31st March, 1890. 31st March, 1891. I Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1891. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, [31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. I I I - Miscellaneous Boads and Bkidges — continued. Brought forward Tararu Tramway ... Tauranga to Opotiki Ormond to Opotiki Whakatane, Ohape Orini Bridge, Wnakatane ... West Coast Eoads Hamilton to Cambridge Coromandel to Thames Coromandel to Port Charles Coromandel to Tairua Maungatawhiri T alley Maketu to Ararimu To Ohaupo Station Whau to Henderson's Creek Rukuhia Swamp South Bombay to Paparata Tuakau to Waikato Sundry roads, Waitoa District Wade to Wainui ... Helensyille to Kaukapakapa Komorau B ridge ... Whangaroa to Kaeo Clark's Eoad Eoad to Omaha Wharf Stokes Point to Lucas Creek Stokes Point to Lake District Eemoval of snags, Thames River Whatawhata Bridge Coromandel Wharf Coromandel to Mercury Bay Aroha Township to Gold-mines EemoTal of punt, Te Eori to Churchill Bemoval of Churchill punt... Waimarino to Tokaanu Manawatu and Makotuku Eivers, Ormondville Sundry roads and bridges, Hawke's Bay Waiomatatini to Hicks Bay Eoads, Napier District Napier to Murimotu Eoad ... Eoads, Wairoa Tools, &e. Bridge over Ahuriri Harbour Bridge over Wangaehu Bridge approach, Orepuhi ... Foxton to Otaki, inland Grant-in-aid for bridge over Manawatu Eiver ... Eoads in Ktzherbert Block Sundry roads, Wellington ... Patea to Wanganui Wanganui to Taupo Hutt to Lowry Bay Tools, &c. Bridge over Waiohine Parakaretu Block... To relieve Wanganui Bridge from tolls KaroriRoad Waverley to Patea Eoad Manawatu Bridge at Poxton Eoads and bridges in unsettled districts, Patea and Taranaki Great South Eoad between Opunake and Manaia Bridge over Stony Eiver, and approaches Inglewood to Whitecliff s ... Inglewood to Ngatimaru Henwood and Upland Sundry roads, Taranaki New Plymouth, inland Hawcra to Waitara Wai-iti to Patea ... ... " ... Tools, &c. Waverley to Patea - £ s. d.; £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 5. d. ! 262,013 10 7 3,155 5 7 1,000 0 0 ioo o o 912 18 8 75 0 0 265,168 16 2 1,000 0 0 100 0 0 912 18 8 75 0 0 508 0 4 265,676 16 6 1,000 0 0 100 0 0 912 18 8 250 0 0 299 5 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 102 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 o 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 6 175 0 0 299 5 0 200 0 0 100 0 0: 200 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0] 102 0 0 100 0 01 250 0 Oj 400 0 0 693 1 8 100 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0 100 0 o! 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 ... ioo o o; 200 0 0 100 0 0 1 200 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 01 250 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 ... ... 450 0 0 419 10 5 181 3 5 32,189 19 2 1,047 6 0 1,212 7 8 248 15 0 625 16 1 1,000 0 0 150 0 0 599 10 9 450 0 0 419 10 5 181 3 5 32,189 19 2 1,047 6 0 1,212 7 8j 248 15 0 625 16 1 1,000 0 0 150 0 0 599 10 9 117' 4 7 ... 450 0 0 419 10 5 298 8 0 32,189 19 2 1,047 6 0 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 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 0 2,002 16 0 1,050 5 3 347 1 11 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 0 2,002 16 0 1,050 5 3 347 1 11 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 0 48,296 16 3 48,296 16 3 48,29.6 16 3 2,946 0 0 ... 2,946 0 0 2,946 0 0 1,151 6 2 5,000 0 0 368 3 1 993 12 10 251 11 a 3,760 17 3 14,469 19 2 58,566 6 9 254 4 2 70 0 0 1,151 6 2 5,000 0 0 368 3 1 993 12 10 251 11 3 3,760 17 3 14,469 19 2 58,566 6 9! 254 4 2i 70 0 0 131 18 3 1,151 6 2 5,000 0 0 500 1 4 093 12 10 251 11 3 3,760 17 3 14,469 19 2 58,566 6 9 254 4 2 70 0 0 ... Carried forward 507,092 9 8 3,411 9 0! 510,503 18 8 1,431 8 2 511,935 6
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TABLE NO. 3— continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads —continued.
Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Expenditure ToM Liabilities on io-m- du™g' , , Expenditure Authorities, «Tw S "I to l Contracts, &c, 189i r° 31st Maroh' 1891- 31st March>1891Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges — continued. Brought forward G-eneral salaries, &c. Refund expenses, T. Kelly, Mountain Road Commission Roads, Lower Moutere, flood damages Bridge over Qranity Creek... Bridge over Owen Creek Horse-bridge over Matakitaki Bridge over Matiri River ... Bridge over Inangahua, at Buller Junction Bridges on road, Nelson to Reef ton ... Bridge over Little Grey,atDevery's... Bridge over Grey, at Cobden Bridge over Waiau, in Amuri County Bridge over "Waiau, at Hanmer Plain... Sandy Bay Riwaka-Takaka, Collingwood Nelson to Reefton, and Gt-reymouth Bridges Sundry roads and bridges, Nelson Buller to Arnould Boatman's Westport to Lyell Upper Buller Road Aliaura to Amuri Nile Bridge Takaka Valley Collingwood to Quartz Range Takaka Road Takaka Tramway Bridge overWairoa, in Waimea District Bridge over Inangahua, at Reefton ... Bridge over Aliaura Tracks, Pelorus and Queen Charlotte Sounds Pelorus District and Rai Valley Bridge over Wairau, near Blenheim... Bridge over Clarence River... Kaikoura to Clarence Kaiko ura to Waiau Wharf at Havelock Sundry Roads & Bridges, Marlborough Grey mouth to Okarito Bridge over Teremakau, Kumara Bridge over Donnelly's Creek Extension south of Okarito Sundry roads, &c, Westland Dray-road through Cheviot Hill Country Bridge over Grey, at Cobden Greymouth to Arnould Lyell to Westport... South Creek to Main Line ... Junction Line Greenstone to'Lake Brunner Marsden to Maori Creek ... Marsden to Paroa Still water to Maori Gully ... Kanieri Forks, Kanieri Lakes Hokitika to Bluespur Kanieri Bridge ... Waimea Bridge ... Westland, general Bridge over Upper Waitaki Bridge, Ashburton, subsidy Christchurchto Hokitika (BealeyValley) Sundry roads, Canterbury ... Waikari to Waitati Maori Kaika to Taiaroa Head Lighthouse Anderson's Bay ... Green Island to Brighton ... , ... Bridge over Taieri, Main South Road Bridges over Clutha at Beaumont and Roxburgh, grant-in-aid ... £ s. d. 507,092 9 8 402 18 8 19 8 0 1,661 18 10 762 19 11 1,797 10 1 1,413 4 4 2,841 16 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 I 13,731 15 1 794 0 lj 73,197 4 8! 844 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 OJ 3,000 0 0 3 18 0 2,099 6 7 125 14 0 1,171 19 0 2,026 12 0 4,362 8 3 18,615 3 111 13,612 19 ll 31,282 8 11 441 6 10 508 0 11 103,447 12 11 1,079 18 0| 2,010 13 7: 1,033 10 0 47 15 11 £ s. d. 3,411 9 0 2,993 17 10 ... 1,696 7 2 £ s. d. 510,503 18 8 402 18 8 19 8 0 1,661 18 10 762 19 11 1,797 10 1 1,413 4 4 2,841 16 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 13,731 15 1 794 0 1 73,197 4 8 844 10 0 16,403 15 2 246 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 0 2,099 6 7 125 14 0 1,171 19 0 3,722 19 2 4,362 8 3 18,615 3 11 13,612 19 1 31,282 8 11 441 6 10 508 0 11 103,447 12 11 1,079 18 0 2,010 13 7 1,033 10 0 47 15 11 £ a. d. 1,431 8 2 £ a. d. 511,935 6 10 402 18 8 19 8 0 1,661 18 10 762 19 11 1,797 10 1 1,413 4 4 2,841 16 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 13,731 15 1 794 0 1 73,197 4 8 844 10 0 16,403 15 2 246 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 0 2 099 6 7 125 14 0 1,171 19 0 3,722 19 2 4,362 8 3 18,615 13 11 13,612 19 1 31,282 8 11 441 6 10 508 0 11 103,447 12 11 1,079 18 0 2,010 13 7 1,033 10 0 47 15 11 100 8 0 13 10 0 5,058 1 5 1,322 3 7 281 17 6 3,923 9 5 2,756 5 6 2,538 3 0 798 8 0 1,869 2 0 1,578 1 Oi 2,520 3 5 489 15 0; 207 12 6 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 3 7 281 17 6 3,923 9 5 2,756 5 6 2,538 3 0 798 8 0 1,869 2 0 1,578 1 0 2,520 3 5 489 15 0 207 12 6 2,613 13 3 510 18 3 7,000 0 0 1,778 11 1 818 11 9 3,257 6 4 I 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 0 798 8 0 1,869 2 0 1,578 1 0 2,520 3 5 489 15 0 207 12 6 2,613 13 3 510 18 3 7,000 0 0 1,778 11 1 818 11 9 3,257 6 4 881 8 6 100 0 0 990 13 0 12,581 19 0 881 8 6] 100 0 0 990 13 U 12,581 19 0 881 8 6 100 0 0 990 13 0 12,581 19 0 16,403 13 2 16,403 13 2 1 16,403 13 2 Carried forward 937,504 5 1 8,101 14 0| 945,605 19 1 1,431 8 2 947,037 7 3
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Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1891. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1891 Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges — continued. Brought forward Kaitangata to Wangaloa Bridge over Mataura, Otama District Martin's Bay Settlement To West Coast Sounds Sundry roads and bridges, Otago Queenstown Jetty Pomahaka Bridge, £1 for £1 Jacob's Hirer Bridge, subsidy Mossburn, Te Anau Bridge over Kaikorai Stream Grant in aid of bridge at Kaikorai, on Main South Road Subsidy, Clutba Bridge Bridge over Oreti at Elbow Warrington Bridge over Clutha at Alexandra, grant-in-aid Bridge over Clutha at Cromwell Waitahuna Bridge Native Districts ... Expenditure under Miscellaneous Public Works Votes (see Table No. 7 of 1884) £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 3. d. 937,504 5 1 500 0 0 1,998 17 2 200 0 0 309 13 7 1,001 5 1 453 2 3 8,101 14 0 945,605 19 1 500 0 0 1,998 17 2 200 0 0 1,505 17 10 1,001 5 1 453 2 8 1,431 8 2 947,037 7 3 500 0 0 1 1,998 17 2 200 0 0 1,505 17 10 1,001 5 1 453 2 3 350 0 0 300 0 0 57 19 9 400 0 0 1,196 4 3 7 19 9 7 19 9 400 0 0 350 0 0 300 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0 456 0 0 2,500 0 0 9 0 0 200 0 0 456 0 0 2,500 0 0 9 0 0 200 0 0 456 0 0 2,500 0 0 9 0 0 200 0 0 5,000 0 0 246 10 7 750 0 0 735 5 11 1,377," 17 7 5,000 0 0 1,624 8 2 750 0 0 735 5 11 1,875 11 10 5,000 0 0 3,500 0 0 750 0 0 735 5 11 319,598 7 6 1,518 19 11 321,117 7 5 679 8 0 321,796 15 5 Totals 1,271,862 7 2 *12,202 15 6 1,284,065 2 8 4,686 8 0 1,288,751 10 8 GrEANTS-IN-AID : — Grants-in-aid under "The Eoads 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 Grant to Ohinemuri County Opunaki Wharf, £1 for £2... 375,213 14 10 79 4 4 143,553 12 11 375,213 14 10 79 4 4 143,553 12 H 273 0 0 375,486 14 10 79 4 4 143,553 12 11 42,559 4 2 1,000 0 0 1,585 16 0 44,145 0 2 1,000 0 0 239 12 8 44,384 12 10 1,000 0 0 700 0 0 700 0 0 Totals 562,405 16 3 1,585 16 0 563,991 12 3 1,212 12 8 565,204 4 11 Eoads to give Access to Railway, Mabton-Te Awamutu ■—. North end South end Tunnel to Karioi ... Kuripakanga to Karioi Hunterville to Taurangarero Taurangarere to Tokaanu ... ... Rotoaira to Waimarioro Ohakune to Pipiriki Mangaroa to Stratford 3,886 5 5 38,205 16 0 196 13 5 138 1 11 1,183 19 11 2,368 9 10 763 6 0 VI 4 0 283 13 6 712 13 2 3,886 5 5 38,205 16 0 138 1 11 1,183 19 11 2,565 3 3 763 6 0 71 4 0 283 13 6 712 13 2 3,332 5 2 975 4 8 8,003 14 4 1,574 0 2! 824 6 6 234 8 6 3,671 6 4 3,886 5 5 38,205 16 0 3,470 7 1 2,159 4 7 10,568 17 7 2,337 6 2 895 10 6 518 2 0 4,383 19 6 Totals 42,288 14 10 t5,521 8 4 47,810 3 2 1 18,615 5 8 66,425 8 10 Local Bodies:— Payments of thirds, &e. 31S 8 6 315 8 6 184 11 6 315 8 6 * Treasury figures £12,488 15s. 6d., igures £5,532 Us. 8d., includes £11 3s. > includes £286 c" Id. charged by Si aarged by Surve; irvev Departmei f Department to "Main Roads." it to "Roads to Open np Lands." f Treasury
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TABLE No. 4. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads under the Control of the Minister of Lands, to 31st March, 1891, and the Liabilities on that Date.
Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Fjxpenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1891. Liabilities on ti + i Authorities, E Contracts, &c, l -, 31st March, T . ?^ a,. »o ( ,, ' Liabilities. Roads to open up Lands bbfobe Sale. & s. d.| £ s. d. £ s. d. & s. a £ s. d. North Island. Auckland— Opua to Waimato 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 Blufi to Kaihu Takahue to Mangonuiowae Okaihu to Victoria Valley Helensville to Kaipatiki Waikato to Block XVI., Awaroa .. Lake Whangape to Blk. VII., Awaroa Hikutaia to Ohinemuri Tauranga to Te Puke and Matata .. Opotiki to Waiotahi Opotiki to Ormond Te Aroha Block Takahue to Herd's Point Block II., Tangihua Wairoa and Waikaremoana bridletrack through the Waiau District, Poverty Bay Huihuitaha to Patetere Bualdturi Block Ormond to Waiapu Gisborne to Waimata Gisborne to Wairoa Taupo, via Eotoaira and Muriraotu, to West Coast Katikati to Te Aroha Tolago Bay to Arakihi Kohukohu to Rahutapu Ohuka to Waikaremoana Whangaroa to Kahuru Hamilton-Whatawhata Drain Warerenga to Wangamarino Waimarnaku Bridge Awaroa Swamp, drains and roads .. Paparoa to Waikiekie Otamarakau Bridge Churchill Punt Otonga Bridge Kawhia to Waipa Alexandria to Kawhia Rotorua to Galatea via, Rotomahana Galatea to Te Kapu via Waikaremoana Alexandra to Hikurangi Wangaro to Akatea Akaaka Swamp .. .. .. j Waihou Ferry through Komata Draining Tatarariki Drain, Te Aroha Cabbage Bay to Cape Colville Lower Waihou Road Otama to Deeds Mangapai to Mareretu Puriri to Tairoa .. .. .. i Whaingaroa to Waitetuna Matawhero to Whangape Mauku Bridge (subsidy) Huka Falls to Puketarata.. Ahipara to Herekino Wairoa Ferry, Dargaville Tairua to Whenuakito Puhoi to Makarau Omaha Waimamaku to Pakanae Rotorua to Waiotapu Mata to Kauroa .. .. . " Opanaki to Hokianga Woodhill Bridge Approach to Miranda Wharf, £1 for £1 385 1 0 454 15 6 282 7 6; 1,540 3 6; 1,788 13 10 1,121 1 7! 1,411 5 3 1 827 8 2| 4,018 15 0: 2,931 7 7 7,040 12 6 2,236 5 73,806 19 11 3,035 10 4 4,022 7 7 12,962 1 2 562 10 0 14,958 14 1 5,300 2 6 3,027 1 10 635 6 0 544 18 6 385 1 0 454 15 6 282 7 6 1,540 3 6 1,788 13 10 1,262 19 7 1,411 5 3 827 8 2 4,018 15 0 2,931 7 7 7,368 13 8 2,236 5 7 3,806 19 11 3,035 10 4 4,022 7 7 12,962 1 2 562 10 0 14,958 14 1 5,300 2 6 3,665 15 9 635 6 0 544 18 6 200 0 0 200 0 0 385 1 0 454 15 6 282 7 6 1,540 3 6 1,788 13 10 1,262 19 7 1,411 5 3 827 8 2 4,018 15 0 2,931 7 7 7,607 3 3 2,236 5 7 3,806 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 3,870 4 2 635 6 0 ■ 544 18 6 141 18 0 328 1 2 238 9 7 638 13 11 204 8 5 705 8 2 2,149 14 4 12,476 0 1 4,250 9 6 11,963 7 8 12,601 17 9 705 8 2 2,149 14 4 12,476 0 1 4,250 9 6 11,963 7 8 12,601 17 9 705 8 2 2,149 14 4 12,476 0 1 4,250 9 6 11,963 7 8 12,601 17 9 785 11 1 2,172 6 9 484 13 6 100 0 0 2,065 15 0 137 18 0 902 14 5 606 8 9 610 2 6 824 13 3 378 19 0 150 5 2 225 4 3 83 10 0 785 11 1 2,172 0 9 484 13 6 100 0 0 2,065 15 0 137 18 0 986 4 5 606 8 9 610 2 6 941 13 9 378 19 0 150 5 2 225 4 3 65 6 0 785 11 1 2,172 6 9 484 13 6 100 0 0 2,065 15 0 137 18 0 1,05110 5 606 8 9 610 2 6 1,140 11 11 378 19 0 150 5 2 225 4 3 117 0 6 198 18 2 1 3,210 8 7 3,210 8 7 3,210 8 7 3,825 5 10 1,848 3 9 1,341 15 3 733 6 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 6 299 18 11 100 0 0 220 0 0 317 8 2 364 9 8| 100 0 01 20 13 6 4 2 4 3,825 5 10 1,848 3 9 1,341 15 3 1.050 15 0 1,111 7 0 80 13 0 350 0 0 712 2 7 350 0 0 284 11 0 375 0 0 S02 0 6 924 0 0 1,679 11 9 511 8 0 41 0 0 1,608 15 5 2.051 11 6 299 18 11 100 0 0 300 0 0 272 16 6 562 19 9 374 12 11 202 17 1 407 15 0 0 14 8 183 0 0 264 18 2 64 10 8 245 6 4 3,825 5 10 1,848 3 9 1,341 15 3 1,233 15 0 1,376 0 2 80 13 0 350 0 0 776 19 3 350 0 0 284 11 0 375 0 0 502 0 6 924 0 0 1,924 18 1 511 8 0 41 0 0 1,786 11 10 2,051 11 6 299 18 11 100 0 0 570 0 0 272 16 6 562 19 9 657 16 0 202 17 1 632 15 0 300 0 0 100 0 0 63 15 1 177 16 5 277 7 6 246 16 11 202 17 1 80 0 0 272 16 6 285 12 3 127 16 0 270 0 0 283 3 1 407 15 0 0 14 8 225 0 0 299 5 4 100 0 0 Carried forward 148,819 18 5 3,354 7 3 152,174 5 8 3,020 3 155.19.
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TABLE No. 4- continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads, &c. — continued.
Expenditure | *£*§• 3istio arcii> SmS* iS9U- 1891. Total ! Liabilities on Expenditure | Authorities, to Contracts, &c, 31st March, j 31st March, 1891. 1891. I Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Roads to open up Lands befobk Sale — continued. Brought forward North Island —continued. Auckland— continued. Wairua Bridge and Road .. Opuawhanga to Whananaki Whaingaroa to Mangapiko Purchase of roads to Crown lands .. Miscellaneous £ s. d. 148,819 18 5 35 2 0 7 16 3 7 0 0 20 0 0 9,582 18 0 £ s. d. 3,354 7 3 73 17 4 £ s. d. 152,174 5 8 108 19 4 7 16 3 149 1 0 20 0 0i 10,280 5 3! £ s. d. 3,020 3 2 416 0 8 192 3 9 £ s. d. 155,194 8 10 525 0 0 200 0 0 149 1 0 20 0 0 10,564 18 9 142 1 0 697 7 3 284 13 6j Taranaki — Road through bush, Waimate Plains Roads east of Stratford Bush land inland of Patea Continuous Reserve (to be refunded) Mountain Road to blocks under survey Waitara Bridge Opening up Huiroa Block Huiroa Block, bridge over Manganui River To complete bush-felling, Stratford.. Through parts of Blocks I., II., V., VI., X., Ngaire District Through parts of Blocks III., V.,X., Ngaire District Block X., Huiroa Egmont District .. Kahouri Bridge Eltham and Branch Roads Native Trust Blocks Ironsand Blocks Tariki Road Road through bush, Waimate Plains Pukearuhe to Mokau Bridge on Stratford to Opunake Road Inglewood to Waitara Roads east of Midhirst Egmont Road Roads east of Waitara Roads inland of Mokoia Alfred Road Rotokare and Branch Roads Mokau Punt Pukearuhe inland Roads east of Waipuku Miscellaneous 15,714 8 9 1,705 5 9 1,926 0 11 5,045 10 4 890 14 0 968 18 2 1,040 2 7 781 1 3 34 0 0 2,041 0 10 1,146 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 9 376 19 8 2,749 1 5 253 10 3 185 15 6 1,990 6 4 663 18 1 12 10 0 409 18 9 2 0 0 31 7 6 91 13 11 25 16 8 708 13 10 15,714 8 9! 1,796 19 8 1,926 0 11 5,045 10 4 890 14 Oj 968 18 d 1,065 18 10 781 1 81 34 0 0 2,041 0 10 1,146 3 6 745 17 0 356 12 11 600 0 0 7,359 15 6 1,834 13 9 514 0 2 1,149 7 0 1,614 9 8 1,175 5 9 376 19 8 2,749 1 5 253 10 3 185 15 6 2,092 15 11| 663 18 1 70 6 6' 409 18 9j 221 16 0 884 10 1 68 6 2 948 14 7 li I : ;| il 69 0 0^ 174 1 6 15,714 8 9 1,865 19 8 1,926 0 11 5,045 10 4 890 14 0 968 18 2 1,240 0 4 781 1 3 34 0 0 2,041 0 10 1,146 3 6 745 17 0 356 12 11 600 0 0 7,359 15 6 1,834 13 9 514 0 2 1,149 7 0 1,614 9 8 1,175 5 9 376 19 8 2,749 1 5 253 10 3 185 15 6 4,313 11 11 663 18 1 205 10 5 409 18 9 221 16 0 916 12 1 270 0 0 3,098 8 7 227 4 0 102 9 7 2,220 16 0 57 16 6 135 3 11 219 16 0 853 2 7 68 6 2 477 19 4 ■" 32 2 0 201 13 10 2,149 14 0 470 15 3 Hawke's Bay— Tologa to Mangatokerau Tologa to Arakihi Ormond to Waiapu Ormond to Opotiki Waipoa Road to Oilsprings Puketitiri Block Norsewood District, Ngamoko, and Maharahara Ahuturanga Block Tautano and Tahoraite Tukituki to Waipawa Mohaka and Waitara Waitara Block Umutaoroa Block Maharahara Block Victoria and Bush-mills Settlements Wairoa to Rotokakaranga Makaretu Te Ohu Manawatu Bridge Miscellaneous 158 19 6 516 2 9 302 13 0 1,200 11 5 650 0 0 520 0 0 2,709 16 6 1,883 7 11 17,632 8 0 985 1 5 151 6 4 781 0 6 2,088 15 4 1,938 12 8 900 0 0 1,669 7 10 1,813 15 2 434 8 10 200 0 0 38 17 3 730 2 0 221 0 11 358 19 6 555 0 0 302 13 0 1,930 13 5 650 0 0 520 0 0 2,709 16 6 1,883 7 11 17,853 8 II 1 985 1 5' 151 6 4 781 0 0 2,0S8 15 4 1,938 12 8 900 0 0 1,669 7 m 1,992 15 2 434 8 10; 500 0 0 927 8 6J ij i i 649 18 0 324 18 6 358 19 6 555 0 0 302 13 0 2,580 11 5 650 0 0 520 0 0 2,709 16 6 1,883 7 11 18,178 7 5 985 1 5 151 6 4 781 0 6 2,088 15 4 1.938 12 8 900 0 0 1,669 7 10 1,992 15 2 434 8 10 500 0 0 1,403 2 0 .. 179 0 0 i 500 0 0 60 5 0 i 867 3 6 i i 475 14 0 Wellington— Pahiatua, Mangaone, &c. Pahiatua, Palmerston North Repairs, Fitzherbert Bridge Roads, Pitzherbert Block Otamakapua and Waitapu East side of Pohangina River Momahaki to Waitotara 19,170 15 2 1 14 0 500 0 0 400 0 0 4,464 8 2 920 17 6 3,602 13 1 147 0 0 831 5 a 19,817 15 2 832 19 5 500 0 0 400 0 0 4.464 8 2 920 17 6 3,602 13 1 i 97 12 3 19,317 15 2 930 11 8 500 0 0 400 0 0 4,464 8 2 920 17 6 3,602 13 1 i Carried forward 277,590 6 0 10,008 1 7 287,598 7 7 10,443 15 1 298,042 2
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TABLE NO. 4— continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads, &c.— continued.
Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Expenditure j Total Liabilities on during 12 | Expenditure Authorities, Months ended to Contracts, &c, 31st March, I 31st March, 31st March, 1891. 1891. 1891. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. iOADS TO OPEN DP LANDS BEFORE SALE — continued. Brought forward North Island —continued. Wellington— continued. Tokomaru Block Wanganui to Murimotu Marton to Murimotu Rangitumau Block Sandon Township Wairarapa East Mungaroa to Waikanae Blocks V., VI., IX., and XIII., Kairanga Survey Dist., Palmerston N. Tararua Eoad, Orua River Toritea Road Pohangina to Orua Otamakapua Waitotara, Omahme Waitotara Valley Blocks V., VI., IX., X., and XIII., Kairanga Survey District, Palmerston N., 24 miles, to open 8,582 acres Karewarewa Block Paratieke Kaiwhata and Pahaoa Otairi Block Makakahi Road Wairoa Survey District Kairanga Drain Kimbolton Road Extension Kimbolton Road to Orua Waitapu Block Mangatainoko Roads Tiraumea Bridge Tutaekara Road South Pahiatua Road Mangaone to Tiraumea Tiraumea to Makuri Puketoi Makakahi Bridge to Mangahao Mauriceville West Otaki to Poxton South Mangaone Road Maungakaretu Mikimiki To purchase roads to Crown lands .. Mount Baker Valley Crossing at Levin Miscellaneous £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 277,590 6 0 10,008 1 d 287,598 7 7j 10,443 15 1 298,042 2 8 1,995 3 4 3,606 18 1 2,670 6 6 3,978 12 7 1,430 7 9 1,500 0 0 4,373 2 11 3,738 8 0 .. 139 8 0 1,995 3 4 3,606 18 1 2,670 6 6 4,118 0 7 1,430 7 9 1,500 0 0 4,373 2 11 3,738 8 0 1,995 3 4 3,606 18 1 2,670 6 6 4,118 0 7 1,430 7 9 1,500 0 0 4,373 2 11 3,738 8 0 ■• 130 0 0 270 0 0 100 0 0 11 14 6 328 9 9 146 8 4 686 0 0 400 0 0 100 0 0 11 14 6 1,098 3 9 193 18 11 686 0 0 1,524 7 2 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 150 0 0 11 14 6 1,273 13 0 649 8 11 686 0 0 1,524 7 2 769 14 0 47 10 7 175 9 3 455 10 0 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| 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 'i 15 0 501 8 S 449 13 2 174 5 7 319 1 9 588 2 7 500 0 0 119 12 6 669 7 10 14 5 7 851 8 4 1,008 4 11 496 2 0 1,379 6 6 5,399 10 2 2,244 10 10 311 1 6 1.609 0 8 1,246 4 6 1.610 14 2 1,270 17 6 316 12 6 652 1 2 356 2 8 214 7 4 1,730 7 0 135 12 6 489 12 7 100 0 0 107 0 0 2,140 11 1 98 5 0 3 7 0 13 10 0 319 1 9 588 2 7 500 0 0 217 17 6 669 7 10 14 5 7 854 15 4 1,008 4 11 496 2 0 1,379 6 6 5,413 0 2 2,244 10 10 311 1 6 1.609 0 8 1,246 4 6 1.610 14 2 2,533 0 3 316 12 6 652 1 2 512 2 8 214 7 4 1,850 7 0 135 12 • 6 519 1 7 100 0 0 257 0 0 3,098 14 6 .. ■' 719 1 6 81 0 0 162 8 11 1,262 2 9 156 0 0 125 0 0 120 0 0 337 11 8 100 0 0 107 0 0 671 18 7 29 9 0 1,468 12 6 150 0 0 958 3 5 Middle Island. Jelson— Ngatimoti Bridge 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 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 1 709 4 6 200 0 0 211 10 2 360 0 0 62 12 6 160 0 0 160 0 0 150 0 0 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 1 709 4 6 200 0 0 211 10 2 460 0 0 62 12 6 160 0 0 160 0 0 150 0 0 270 0 0 108 1 0 1,631 4 7 400 0 0 400 0 0 1,678 11 0 10,507 5 9 2,688 2 1 200 0 0 4,699 7 S 5,482 16 11 200 0 0 1,653 4 1 4,733 6 S 289 3 4 2,065 1 8 963 14 0 178 6 6 913 12 2 2,083 9 6 257 14 1 709 4 6 200 0 0 211 10 2 460 0 0 62 12 6 160 0 0 160 0 0 150 0 0 270 0 0 298 1 0 1,631 4 7 100 0 0 51 0 0 1,453 6 2 270 0 0| 57 1 0! 177 18 5| 190 0 0 Carried forward 367,915 0 7 15,726 4 383,641 4 11 14,705 11 398,346 16 5
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Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1891. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. EOADS TO OPEN UP LANDS BEFORE SALE — continued. Brought forward Middle Island —continued. Marlborough— Awatere Valley Road Rai Ronga and Whangamoa Roads.. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. a s. d. 367,915 0 7 15,726 4 4 383,641 4 11 14,705 11 6 398,346 16 5 8,484 11 1 33 8 6 8,484 11 1 33 8 6 8,484 11 1 33 8 6 Westland — Mapourika to Gillespie's .. Mahitahi to Haast Mathias Pass Road In the County of Westland Kumara to Beach 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 Flat Cascade Valley Road Pounamou to Teremakau Mahitahi to Paringa Hunt's Beach to Makawiho Makawiho to Mahitahi 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 2,070 18 8 1,809 9 2 575 0 0: 1,400 0 0| 4 18 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 2 684 5 4 1,400 0 0 509 1 6 122 9 0 301 14 6 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 2 684 5 4 1,400 0 0 553 11 6 785 0 0 370 19 6 109 5 4 285 19 6 504 3 6 122 9 0 15 15 0 44 10 0 662 11 0 69 5 0 Canterbury— Mathias Pass Road To Upper Ashley over Kuku Pass .. Irrigation works, Byre & Waimakariri Oxford Bush to Upper Ashley Burke's Pass, Mackenzie County .. To deferred-payment lands, Teviotdale To deferred-payment lands, Waikari To village & deferred-payment blocks Blackford to Redcliffe Blackhills Road Road to Mount Cook and Glaciers .. Waihao to Hakateramea Mount Grey Downs Glentui Road Ohau Bridge, £1 for £1 Miscellaneous 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! 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 1,909 15 0 863 8 5 468 0 0 683 5 4 800 0 0 1,698 16 4 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 1,986 9 5 863 8 5 468 0 0 683 5 4 800 0 0 1,738 18 10 279 15 0 76 14 5 1,394 18 8 800 0 0 303 18 1 40 2 6 Otago— 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) Education reserves Through Runs 177 and 257 Glenorchy up Ress 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 Nenthom Bridge .. Ida Valley Kurow Run Pyramid Bridge to Waikaia Taieri River Road Hummockside District Athol to Nokomai Saddle .. „ .. Moeraki District .. .. Maniototo Gimmerburn 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; 8,000 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 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 0 167 10 8 740 0 0 500 0 0 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 1,979 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 0 167 10 8 740 0 0 500 0 0 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 1,979 11 4 400 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 0 167 10 8 1,240 0 0 700 0 0 200 0 0 500 0 0 200 0 0 Carried forward .. .. ! 499,658 2 6, 17,861 10 3 517,519 12 9 16,498 14 5 534,018 7 2
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Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure to 81st March, 1891. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Roads to open up Lands befobe Sale — continued. Brought forward Middle Island —continued'. Otago— continued. Eun 222 Swinburn and Eock and Pillar Eun 210 Silverpeak, &e. Switzer's Track to Spylaw and Clutha Rankleburn, &c. Kelso to Waikaka Catlin's District Mossburn to Manapouri Blocks II. and III., Gampbelltown.. Appleby to Tisbury Wood end to Bushy Point Bridge, Tokomairiro Eiver, N. Branch Hindon .. .. .. Glenomaru and Owake Waikaka to Wendon and Greenvale Glenkenieh Woodlands Waikoikoi Bridge Eiversdale, Switzers Boundary Creek Bridge Horse-bridge, Wairaki River, £1 for£l Wendon District Seaward Forest to coast Forest Hill Tramway Waikawa to Catlins Orepuki to Waiaurahiri Branch Road to Forest Hill Tomogalak Creek to deferred-pay-ment land Bridges, Fortress to Wyndham Dome Creek Bridge Waikawa Waikaka Siding to Waikaka Town.. Bay Eoad 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 Blaokmount to def erred-paymen t land Bush land, Makarewa Seaward Moss to Awarua Bay Hedgehope Eoad Waikiwi Suburban Wallaoetown to Tomoporakau Winton Tramway to Winton Forest Seaward Forest to deferred-payment block Stewart Island £ s. a 499,658 2 6 200 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 1,146 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 1 £ s. d. 17,861 10 3 378 0 0 240 0 0 1,726 7 8 98 14 7 100 0 0 125 0 0 194 0 0 100 0 0 1,662 6 11 £ s. d. 517,519 12 9 1,093 0 0 320 0 0 690 5 8 150 0 0 1,000 8 6 3,709 13 8 400 0 0 344 6 7 100 0 0 250 0 0 1,005 0 0 1,146 16 2 500 0 0 110 4 0 125 0 0 594 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 6,064 15 11 13,016 7 10 1,937 17 7 900 0 0 1,494 19 5 499 5 6 £ s. d. 16,498 14 5; 450 0 0 700 0 0 173 18 2 100 0 0 ■• 1,263 12 10 1,500 0 0 £ s. d. 534,018 7 2 450 0 0 1,093 0 0 320 0 0 690 5 8 850 0 0 1,000 8 6 3,883 11 10 400 0 0 100 0 0 344 6 7 100 0 0 250 0 0 1,005 0 0 1,146 16 2 500 0 0 110 4 0 125 0 0 594 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 6,064 15 11 13,016 7 10 3,201 10 5 2,400 0 0 1,494 19 5 499 5 6 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 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 0 650 0 0 250 0 0 400 0 0 375 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 250 0 0 400 0 0 375 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,179 18 3 520 0 0 250 0 0 1,499 18 2 200 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 0 650 0 0 2,885 18 9 250 0 0 400 0 0 3,260 18 9 2,000 0 0 1,179 18 3 520 0 0 250 0 0 1,499 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 0 539 15 11 539 15 11 353 9 1 893 5 0 Purchase, roads to Crown lands Sundry roads Sundry roads, Native labour Miscellaneous 9,394 2 11 9 9 0 6,044 16 7 9,394 2 11 9 9 0 6,725 4 4 300 0 0 300 0 0 9,394 2 11 9 9 0 7,075 4 4 680 7 9 350 0 0 Totals 556,948 15 o| *24,591 7 2 •581,540 2 2 24,675 13 3 "606,215 15 5 Village Settlements :— Village settlements 82,059 0 10 4,883 19 8 36,943 0 6 16,949 0 4 53,892 0 10 * Less credit £295, charged in 1< 'reasury figures £24,285 3s. 10d., £11 3s 889-90; now to :. 4d. charged bj :ansferred to " Treasury to " I Miscellaneous :oads to give A< Eoads —West Coast Sounds." 3C6SS, &C."
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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, 1891, and Liabilities on that Date.
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Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Expenditure during Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1891. I Total Liabilities Expenditure on Authorities, to Contracts, &c, 31st March, 31st March, 1891. 1891. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Roads on Goldfiblds — 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 a s. d. £ s. d. u s. a. a s. a. it s. d. j 63,519 12 7 207 2 6 2,676 5 6 126 14 10 66,195 18 0 333 17 4 5,178 15 10 71,374 13 10 333 17 4 Auckland — Assistance to Piako County Council towards constructing tramway from Te Aroha Mountain to batteries Opening Mokau River for development of coal-mine Kuaotuna-C^romandel Road Waikawau to Manaia Tapu to Waikawau Whangamata Harbour to Reefs Karangahake through Ohinemuri Gorge Nelson — Repairs to Nile Bridge Lyell to Mokihinui via Eight-Mile Mokihinui Quartz-reefs to Specimen Creek Brighton to Seventeen-Mile Beach vid Terraces Cobden to Seventeen-Mile Beach Wangapeka to Karamea Aorere 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 Marlbobough— Wakamarina Valley Wakamarina Forks to Wairau Valley .. Anikiwa Jetty .. 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 552 8 0 552 8 0 500 0 0^ 552 8 0 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 770 0 0 141 10 6 1,000 0 0 625 2 6 400 0 0 141 10 6 505 3 1 374 17 6 210 3 0j 1,000 0 0 610 8 0 141 10 6 1,000 0 0 159 17 ti 494 16 11 5,098 8 6 1,238 7 5 5,098 8 6 1,238 7 5 300 0 0 BOO 0 0 5,098 8 6 1,238 7 5 1,789 7 2 3,036 1 4 2,000 0 0 20,163 12 0 2,208 9 2 500 0 0 I 4,900 1 9 1,789 7 2 3,036 1 4 2,000 0 0 25,063 13 9 2,208 9 2 500 0 0 875 0 0 1,789 7 2 3,036 1 4 2,000 0 0 25,938 13 9 2,208 9 2 500 0 0 •■ 423 10 0 722 8 0 400 0 0 365 10 0 423 10 0 722 8 0 400 0 0 365 10 0 423 10 0 722 8 0 400 0 0 365 10 0 900 0 0 900 0 0 900 0 0 11,005 18 11 2,504 19 7 11,005 18 11 2,504 19 7 11,005 18 11 2,504 19 7 11 0 0 11 0 0 150 0 0 11 0 0 150 0 0 135 15 9 96 6 0 39 9 9 135 15 9 Cantebbuey— Road to open up Wilberforce Quartz-reefs Westland — Rimu to New Rush Cedar Creek Road Browning's Pass to Reefs (subsidy of £2 for£l) .. Jackson's Bay to Cascade and Gorge River Districts Grey Valley to Teremakau Otago— Arthur's Point to Skipper's Waikaia Bush Road Arrowtown to Macetown Quartz-reefs and Motutapu Bush Waitahuna Bridge, on account of reconstruction Garston to Nevis Wakatipu to Milford Sound Dart River Road Southland — Tracks, Merivale District Contingencies 1,830 17 7 4,500 0 0 2,207 10 8 4,709 3 3 633 6 0 11,167 4 1 1,000 0 0 450 7 8 266 14 0 1,000 0 OJ 1,830 17 7 4,500 0 0 2,207 10 8 5,159 10 11 900 0 0 12,167 4 1 1,000 0 0 590 15 0 150 0 0 1,830 17 7 590 15 0 4,500 0 0 2,207 10 8 5,309 10 11 900 0 0 12,167 4 1 1,000 0 0 9,270 6 8 9,270 6 8 9,270 6 8 750 0 0 788'18 6 1,328 17 10 750 0 01 788 18 6! 1,328 17 10J 657 0 2 671 0 0 200 0 0 750 0 0 1,445 18 8 1,999 17 10 200 0 0 500 0 0 292 13 4 29 8 6 500 0 6 322 1 lOi 50 0 0 500 0 0 372 1 10 Totals 161,275 18 10 12,686 15 8 173,962 14 6 9,482 8 0 183,445 2 6 SUMMARY. Roads, Bbidges, etc., North of Auckland Main Roads Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges Roads to give access to Railway, MartonTe Awamutu .. Geants-in-aid Roads to open up Lands (see Table No. 4) Improvement of Village Settlements .. Through Lands recently purchased (see Table No. 5, 1883) Goldfields Roads (see Table No. 5) Payments to Road Boards (see Table No. 11, 1877) .. .. .. 4 Local Bodies 229,671 15 9 447,605 19 1 1,275,576 7 2 42,288 14 10 562,405 16 8 556,948 15 0 32,059 0 10 9,904 12 4 12,488 15 6 5,532 11 8 1,585 16 0 24,285 3 10 4,883 19 8 229,671 15 9 457,510 11 5 1.288,005 2 8 47,821 6 6 563,991 12 3 581,233 18 10 36,943 0 6 3,590 5 5 4,686 8 0 18,615 5 8 1,212 12 8 24,675 13 3 16,949 0 4 229,671 13 9 461,100 10 10 1,292,751 10 8 66,436 12 2 565,204 i 11 605,909 12 1 53,892 0 10 21,527 14 5 161,275 18 10 12,686 15 8 21,527 14 5 173,962 14 6 9,482 8 0 21,527 14 5 183,445 2 6 225,000 0 0 315 8 6 225,000 0 oj .315 8 6 184 11 6 225,000 0 0 500 0 0 Totals 3,554,360 2- 2 71,683 3- 2 I 3,626,043 5 4j 79,396 4 II 3,705,439 10 2 Less— Recoveries on account of services of previous years Receipts— Under section 15, " Public Works Act, 1882" .. Under " Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " 1,361 9 7 ■ I 2,780 16 11 I 99 10 0 2,780 16 11 99 10 0 25,000 0 0| 25,000 0 0 Grand Totals 3,552,998 12 7 3,598,162 18 5! 79,396 4 10| 3,677,559 3 3
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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, 1891, and the Liabilities on that Date.
Expenditure. Liabilities. Total n - 1 Locality and Name of Race. Survey and Construction, 1870-90. Survey and Construction 1890-91. Subsidies, 1890-91. | Totals. Authorities on Construction. Authorities on Subsidies. Contracts. Totals. and ; Liabilities. iOCALITT AND NAME OF RaCB. Subsidies, | 1870-90. I I NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Provincial District — ■ Thames & s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d.i | 80,708 19 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 80,708 19 3; NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Provincial District — Thames. 80,708 19 3 MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District — Subsidies — ■ Hohonu 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 Otaso Provincial District — Subsidies — Arrow Beaumont and Tuapeka Carrick Range Mount Pisgah Lawrence Drainage-channel .. Ophir Tail-race Muddy Greek Channel St. Bathan's Maerewhenua Government Works — Mount Ida Waipori ■Southland Provincial District — Subsidy — Round Hill .. ■General — Increased water-supply Departmental — Salaries, travelling, advertising, &c. 3 7 0 12 5 8 21 5 0 1 5 Gl 173,647 13 2 25,644 9 6 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 14,701 15 3 244 9 0 4 6 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 II 200 0 0 2,956 14 0 1,150 0 0 850 0 0 1.000 0 0 •■ - 820 11 5 i i i 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4j 3,517 5 3| 10,312 3 lOj 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 174,468 4 7 25,644 9 6 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 14,701 15 3 244 9 0 612 10 01 644 6 2 9,249 13 l! 200 0 0; 2,956 14 Oj 1.150 0 0! 850 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,065 0 0 65,766 3 8 11,263 1 0 .1 i j j i S j •• i •• I •• •• I I" •■ I . . i 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 174,468 4 7 25,644 9 6 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 14,701 15 3 244 9 0 1 612 10 0 644 6 2 9,249 13 1] 200 0 0 2,956 14 0 1,150 0 Oj 850 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,065 0 0 MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District — Subsidies — Hohonu. 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 Provincial District — Subsidies — Arrow. Beaumont and Tuapeka. Carrick Range. Mount Pisgah. Lawrence Drainage-channel. Ophir Tail-race. Muddy Creek Channel. St. Bathan's. Maerewhenua. Government Works — Mount Ida. Waipori. Southland Provincial DistrictSubsidy — Round Hill. General — Increased water-supply. Departmental, — Salaries, travelling, advertising, Ac 1,065 0 0 I 65,766 3 8 11,263 1 0 I I 65,766 3 8 11,263 1 0 133 19 4 133 19 4i 1 •• ! 133 19 4 530 4 0 ) 100 0 0 630 4 0 1 I I ■• 630 i 0 6,720 6 8 ! | 6,720 6 8 6,720 6 8 430,391 19 8 Totals |390,605 18 10 I )38,965 9 5 I 820 11 5 Totals. 1430,391 19 81 .. SUMMARY. North Island Middle Island 80,708 19 3 390,605 18 10 80,708 19 3 430,391 19 8 511,100 18 11 i 80,708 19 3 1430,391 19 8 [511,100 18 11 SUMMARY. North Island. Middle Island. 38,965 9 5 820 11 5 •• i i •■ •■ i - i 1_\ i Totals .. . i Totals. 471,314 18 1 38,965 9 5 820 11 5 •• •• • • •• ••
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TABLE No. 7. STATEMENT showing Expenditure on Telegraphs out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1891, 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, 1891, and the Liabilities on that Date.
Line. Jliles of Expenditure during Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Poles. Wire. Expenditure to the 31st March, 1890 felephone exchanges Morrinsville-Lichfield .. Dkaihau-Bangiahua Kimihia Matakana Extension Kaitaia Dkoroire Kuaotunu Western Springs Drewa Patea-Cauville Fikokino fologa Bay-Waipiro Maraekakaho .. Droua Bridge .. Sunterville vVestport-Mokihinui, Ngakawau Line Uharleston-Addison's ECanieri-Rimu .. Dabbage Tree Flat Mossburn Patearoa-Hamilton South Extension rapanui-Waikoikoi Dteramika Jueenstown-Glenorchy .. Jlenham-Lowburn Jarston Mount Pisa-Tarras Joal Creek 31enorchy-Milford Sound jawrenoe-Tuapeka Mouth larori ?ire-alarin system £ s. d. 8,999 4 9 715 16 10 85 10 7 152 2 10 28 10 6 1,173 3 2 92 6 5 308 7 7 35 10 8 20 12 i 14 14 0 14 17 6 2,310 6 3 80 19 7 26 IS i 12 8 2 616 12 5 172 15 3 9 5 0 55 0 0 347 5 11 197 0 1 173 2 4 54 13 8 997 6 10 66 11 1 31 2 11 8 11 0 24 10 6 51 2 0 24 3 6 112 10 2 16 15 6 £ s. d. 590,356 1 9 43 11 a e 28 3 5 43 11 3 5 28 3 11 33J 33J 6 is 25 13 6 5 4 is 6 12 4 16,291 14 0 Deduct amount shown as stock in previous statement 17,024 17 8 733 3 8 Liabilities on 31st March, 1891 606,647 15 9 3,005 14 5 Total Expenditure and Liabilities.. £609,053 10 2
Total Expenditure to Slst March, 1890. Expenditure for Year ended Slst March, 1891. Total i Liabilities on I Expenditure | Authorities, Total to ; Contracts, &c, Expenditure 31st March, ; 31st March, and Liabilities. 1891. 1891. Judicial Postal and Telegraphic uiistoms Offices for Public Departments Lunatic Asylums .. 3chool-buildings .. Elospitals Miscellaneous Quarantine Stations Survey Parliament Buildings £ s. d. .. 256,511 3 0 .. i 142,878 1 9 .. | 4,766 12 2 .. i 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. 9,892 3 11 708 9 9 409 5 11 2,879 15 3 8,929 17 9 £ s. d.i 266,403 11 11 143,586 11 6 5,175 18 1 183,341 1 8: 301,739 16 9: 819,513 1 3: 33,184 10 7 9,838 14 10 3,525 0 3 1 514 13 2 13,962 7 I 1 £ s. d. 5,429 8 9 589 11 0 18 17 0 466 17 0 20,577 10 2 £ s. d. 271,833 0 6 144,176 2 £ 5,194 15 1 183,807 18 £ 322,317 6 11 819,513 1 £ 33,184 10 7 9,838 14 1C 3,525 0 8 514 18 2 13,962 7 1 Totals.. .. 1,757,965 9 6 I .. 1,757,965 9 6 I 22,819 17 7 1,780,785 7 ll i 27,082 3 11 1,807,867 11
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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, 1891, and the Liabilities on that Date.
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Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1890. Net Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1891. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, to 31st March, 1891. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Lighthouses. Akaroa Brothers Cape Egmont Cape Foulwind Cape Maria van Diemen Cape Saunders Centre Island Cuvier Island French Pass Beacon French Pass Hokitika Jackson's Reef Beacon Kaipara Manukau Heads Marine Store Moeraki .. .. .. ... Mokohinau Portland Island Puysegur Point Stephen's Island Timaru Tiritiri Cablo Tory Channel Waipapapa Point Miscellaneous, including expenditure on s.s. "Hinemoa"and "Stella" .. £ s. a, 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 3,180 0 5 5,571 8 0 600 13 11 499 11 8 2,943 1 11 8,185 11 0 0,554 14 5 9,958 19 5 70 18 1 1,116 17 8 1,085 19 6 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 £ s. a. a s. a. 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 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 6 9,958 19 S 70 18 1 1,116 17 3 1,085 19 6 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 20,590 6 9 20,590 5 9 20,590 5 9 Habboub Wobkb. Pollock Wharf, Manukau Whangarei Heads Wharf Matakana Wharf Waiuku Channel Coromandel Wharf Waitara Harbour Removing eel-weirs, Patea Eiver Napier Harbour Castlepoint Jetty Kaikoura Jetty and Harbour Picton, removal of old wharf Collingwood Harbour Karamea Wharf Westport Harbour Greymouth Harbour Hokitika Harbour Timaru Harbour Martin's Bay, removal of rock Port Levy Jetty Toitois Jetty Balclutha Jetty Catlin's River, removal of rocks Catlin's River Jetty Queenstown Beacon Queenstown Jetty Jackson's Bay Jetty Raising dredge " Hapuka " .. 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 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 50,500 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 ' * 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 4 188 17 8 400 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 4 188 17 8 400 0 0 188 17 8 400 0 0 Habboub Defences. 147,708 18 10 24,531 0 7 9,803 18 0 20,203 13 7 18,284 3 11 17,371 17 5 177,521 15 11 34,182 13 7 147,768 18 10 24,531 6 7 9,933 10 9 20,203 13 7 17,665 2 2 17,713 12 2 179,588 5 11 34,741 3 1 I 2,000 0 0 ) Guns Ammunition War Office stores Torpedo boats and torpedoes Submarine mining stores Miscellaneous Works in colony Land for depots and batteries 129 12 9 239,816 4 1 Cr. 619 1 9 341 14 9 2,06G 10 0 558 9 6 179,698 14 11 36,341 3 1 110 9 0 1,600 0 0 Totals .. 878,562 19 11 2,666 2 11 881,229 2 10 3,710 9 0 884,939 11 10
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APPENDICES TO THE PUBLIC WOKKS STATEMENT, 1891.
APPENDIX A. AUDITED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITUKE ON PUBLIC WOEKS OUT OF THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WOEKS LOANS FOE THE YEAE 1890-91.
Prepared in compliance with Section 8 of " The Public Works Act, 1882."
Sie, — Public Works Department, Wellington, 10th June, 1891. 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, 1890." I have, &c, E. J. Seddon, Minister for Public Works. The Controller and Auditor-General, Wellington.
Statement of Net Expenditure on Government Works for the Year 1890-91 out of Immigration and Public Works Loans.
Public Works Department, 30th May, 1891. G. J. Clapham, Accountant. Examined and found correct. James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 12th June, 1891.
Mass. Votes. Summary. Appropriation. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. Public Woeks Fond. £ £ s. a. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Pabt I. III. IV. V. VII. VIII. IX. xr. 76-79 80-85 86 88 89-93 95,96 98 Railways Roads Water-races Telegraph Extension Public Buildings Harbour Works and Harbour Defences Thermal Springs .. 6,500 106,108 645 17,226 36,817 3,193 2,350 3,504 0 1 67,199 4 4 820 11 5 18,377 15 10 22,938 12 7 4,291 18 8 2,586 19 11 I i 1,054 17 9 1,364 1 4| 2,086 1 10J 118 15 0 1,625 15 9 2,449 2 4 65,835 3 0 820 11 5 16,291 14 0 22,819 17 7 2,666 2 11 2,586 19 11 Pabt II. 172,839 119,719 2 10 6,249 11 8 113,469 11 2 II. III. 100 102,103 Railways Roads 25,000 30,500 10,339 0 6 5,933 0 2 21 12 6 85 0 0 10,317 8 0 5,848 0 2 Pabt III. 55,500 16,272 0 8 106 12 6 16,165 8 2 II. 106-117 Railways 223,388 171,727 18 11 5,483 0 11 166,244 18 0
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Vote No. Name of Vote. Appropriation. Expenditure. Credits. ~ . Expended in Expenditure. Ap^ffi£ on . I Public Wobks Fund. £ £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Paet I. 218 15 7 1,161 15 8 1,812 11 10 218 15 7 1,161 15 8 757 14 1 76 77 78 Railways— Wellington-Foxton Lincoln-Little River.. Land-claims and other old Liabilities on Construction Account, Sundry Lines Surveys, New Lines of Railway 300! 3,000j 2,700! 1,054 17 9 79 500 310 17 0 310 17 0 6,500 3,504 0 1 1,054 17 9 2,449 2 4 80 81 82 8!! 84 85 RoadsMain Roads Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges Grants-in-aid Roads to open up Lands before Sale Village Special Settlements Roads on Goldfields 14,130 18,733 3,146 39,200 8,152 22,747 10,013 5 10 13,026 8 7 1,587 7 0 25,001 7 7 4,883 19 8 12,686 15 8 108 13 6; 537 13 1 1 11 0 716 3 9| 9,904 12 4 12,488 15 6 1,585 16 0 24,285 3 10 4,883 19 8 12,686 15 8 106,108 67,199 4 4 1,364 1 4| 65,835 3 0 Water-races — Water-races, Middle Island 86 645 820 11 5 820 11 175 11 5 88 Telegraph Extension— Telegraph Extension 17,226 18,377 15 10 ' 2,086 1 10; 16,291 14 0 89 90 91 92 93 Public Buildings— General Departmental Offices.. Judicial Postal and Telegraph Customs Lunatic Asylums 3,350 17,275 3,500 642 12,050 2,879 15 3 9,903 13 11 708 9 9 509 5 11 8,937 7 9 11 5 0 io6 o o 7 10 0 2,879 15 3 9,892 8 11 708 9 9 409 5 11 8,929 17 9 36,817 22,938 12 7 118 15 0 22,819 17 7 95 96 Harbour Works and Harbour Defences — Harbour Works Harbour Defences i 193 3,000 188 17 8 4,103 1 0 1,625 15 9 188 17 8 2,477 5 3 3,193 4,291 18 8 1,625 15 9 2,666 2 11 ! Thermal Springs 98 2,350 2,586 19 11 2,586 19 Hi Part II. 100 Railways— Marton-Te Awamutu 25,000 10,339 0 6 21 12 6 10,317 8 0 102 103 Roads — Roads Payments of Thirds and Fourths to Looal Bodies 30,000 500 5,617 11 8 315 8 6 85 0 0 5,532 11 8 315 8 6 Part III. 30,500 5,933 0 2 85 0 0 5,848 0 2 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 Railways—> Helensville Northwards Grahamstown-Te Aroha Putaruru-Rotorua Woodville-Palmerston Mangamahoe-Woodville Blenheim-Awatere .. Greymouth-Hokitika Otago Central Catlin's River Branch Wyndham-Fortrose Additions to Open Lines Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Rollingstock 25,000 2,000 20,000 38,310 2,711 20,000 10,000 29,939 20,000 2,500 12,928 40,000 10,876 18 10 973 7 10 21,081 5 0 36,035 1 1 1,015 4 7 11,287 3 1 887 13 11 25,659 9 8 7,426 7 11 2,301 9 2 13,271 16 0 40,912 1 10 37 13 4 419 16 10 198 5 3 8 0 0 60 15 8 214 1 4 10,839 5 6 973 7 10 21,081 5 0 35,615 4 3 816 19 4 11,279 3 1 826 18 3 25,445 8 i\ 7,426 7 11' 2,301 9 2 12,927 17 0 36,711 12 4 1,081 5 0 343"19 0 4,200 9 6 223,388 171,727 18 11 5,183 0 11 1166,244 18 0 1,081 5 0
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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, 1891, prepared in terms of Section 9, Subsection (2), of "The Public Revenues Act, 1882," and forwarded, as therein provided, to the Audit Office.
G. J. Clapham, Public Works Department, 30th April, 1891. Accountant,
I Class. | I III. III. XL | Votes. I Summary. | ]_ , Public Wobks Fund. Part I. 76-79 ! Railways 89-94 | Public Buildings 98 Thermal Springs Past II. 100 | Railways Summary. Total. £ ■ s. di I £ s. d. .. 1,202 18 0 .. 27,082 3 11 10 10 10 ■ | 28,295 12 9 26,103 1 10 II. II. Part III. 106-115,1 Railways 117 ! Consolidated Fund. 59, 61 Public Buildings and Domains i .. | 98,875 19 3 i 153,274 13 10 7,752 14 1 XII. 7,752 14 1 Vote No. Named Vote. V&2L£2" Works under M^taef' M 1 atei irial, Material ?e3, from Total. Material from England. Total. Public Works Fund. Part I, — Chargeable to the Unexpended Balance of Loans raised ■prior to the 31st March, 1886. & s. a.. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 76 77 78 79 Railways— Wellington-Foxton Lincoln-Little River Land-claims, &u. Surveys, New Lines of Railway 168' 0 9 67 14 0 153 13 7 813 9 8 67 14 0 321 14 i 813 9 8 I 168 0 9 | 1,034 17 3 | 1,202 18 0 89 90 1)1 92 93 Public Buildings— General Departmental Offices Judicial Postal and Telegraph Customs Lunatic Asylums 200 0 0 4,344 6 2 317 12 0 i 266 17 0 1,085 2 7 271 19 0 i 18 17 0 I 3,194 0 2 466 17 0 5,429 8 9 589 11 0 18 17 0 20,577 10 2 17,38310 0 22,245 8 2 4,836 15 9 j 27,082 8 11 Thermal Springs 10 10 10 10 10 10 08 Part Il.—Cliargeable to the £1,000,000 raised under " The North Island Main Trunk Loan Act, 1882." I I 100 Railways— Main Trunk Line, Marton-Te Awamutu .. 25,677 8 1 425 13 9 26,103 1 10 Part III.— Chargeable to the £1,325,000 raised under " The Neio Zealand Loan Act, 1886." 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 117 Railways— Helensville Northwards .. Grahamstown-Te Aroha.. Putaruru-Rotorua Woodville-Palmerston .. .. Mangamahoe-Woodville Blenheim-Awatere Greymouth-Hokitika Otago Central Catlin's River Branch Wyndham-Fortrose Permanent-way, Sleepers, &c. 19,569 1 10 17,559 2 2 496 11 1 693 0 3 6,884 0 10 10,710 18 4 1,815 6 11 135 19 0 1,708 17 6 4,145 7 7 892 8 3 474 4 10 643 11 3 3,041 13 6 362 15 9 110 8 8 2,739 15 10 21,384 8 9 135 19 0 19,267 19 8 4,641 18 8 1,585 8 6 7,358 5 8 11,354 9 7 3,041 13 6 14,510 9 9 110 3 8 15,485 2 6 14,147 14 0 1,745' 6 8 11,000 0 0 71,805 15 2 16,070 4 1 11,000 0 0 I 98,875 19 3 Consolidated Fund. Public Buildings .. Domains.. 69 61 410 1 10 7,000 13 11 103 18 4 238 0 0 : 7,648 15 9 103 18 4 ■ 410 1 10 7,104 12 3 238 0 0 7,752 14 1
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APPENDIX C. SCHEDULE of Contracts current on the 1st April, 1890, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1891.
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I Date of Contract. Lines of Railway and Branches. Name of Contract. ■p , Length Length of, .. l~ of Sidings in ticulars. Contraot j contract. 1 I Name of Contractor. | Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Remarks. J— > AILWAYS M.ch. Ik. April 8, 1890 M. ch. Ik. £ a. d. 767 6 4 Jan. 3, 1891 I Lincoln-Little Eiver Stone facing to em bankment, Lake Ellesmere Eoad and embankment, Lake Ellesmere reclamation Poro-o-tarao Tunnel .. j I A. Swanston and Co. .. J. Cooksley June 11, 1890 March 30, 1891 July 19, 1890 Mar. 30, 1891 454 0 9 Aug. 14, 1885 Marton-Te Awarnutu (north end) Formation 1 34 0 J. J. O'Brien .. Aug. 11, 1887 Aug. 23, 1890 46,849 0 0 Contract assigned to E. Porter and Co., 11 tli May, 1887. Dec. 13, 1890 Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) Helensville, nor'wards Mangaonoho .. !F. andp.l. 3 70 30 0 22 0 0 22 0 Cleghorn, ; Forrest, and Magee Walter Hughes 0 40 0 John McLean and Son 0 54 0 Daniel Fallon Sept. 23, 1892 26,499 8 1 Jan. 23, , March 13, „ Feb. 11, „ Mount Eix Wharf.. .. Makarau .. .. .. j Kaponga .. .. ,. i iF. andp.l. ;F.,p.l.,and I stations [Formation! | F. and p.l. j 3 6 0 10 23 0 0 40 0 0 54 0 Oct. 21, 1890 March 1, 1892 Oct. 5, 1891 Mar. 31, 1891 2,000 11 2 26,616 0 0 37,839 2 2 Putaruru-Eotorua .. Nov. 6, 1886 Feb. 8, 1889 Woodville-Palmerston Manawatu Gorge .. .. I Ashurst 4 32 0 7 52 15 0 50 0 Jones and Peters 0 50 0 P. Honeybone July 31, 1889 March 22, 1890 July 4, 1890 68,097 1 1 14,484 1 6 Contract assignee to W. Knight, whe failed to carry oui the work, and new tenders called foi (see below). July 18, 1890 ! j Pohangina J. Wliittaker and Go. .. July 18, „ Feb. 8, 1891 3,006 18 10 .Perrn'n'nt-I | way 7 48 42 July 3, 1889 Dec 9 March 27^ 1890 June 1, 1888 Tunnel, No. 1 .. .. ! Ashurst completion .. j Tunnels, fronts and lining .. I Awapurua Bridge .. .. 1 F. andp.l. :&prot.wks. Formation 1 58 0 2 50 0 ! Jones and Peters • Thomas Denby I Jones and Peters ; A. Peebles Feb. 26, „ Aug. 7, „ July 26, „ Mav 29, 1889 April 14, 1890 Dec. 31, „ July 26, „ 2,115 6 0 11,862 10 0 2,182 6 0 3,936 12 0 March 4, 1890 ! Feb. 6, 1891 j Manganiahoe -Woo dville Blenheim-Awatere .. Greymouth-Hokitika Utawai .. .. Arahura Bridge extension and roadway Kapitea Barewood Bridges McGrath and Burke .. Frazer and Robinson .. Sept. 3, 1891 May 2, „ 17,359 10 0 764 14 8 Dec. 17, 1890 Sept. 13, 1888 Ofcago Central Formation Superstructure J. Saundors and Co. J. and A. Anderson June 12, 1892 July 9, 1890 Nov. ' 5, 1890 9,946 3 8 15,765 9 0 Nov. 23/1889 ! June 13, 1890 Middlemarch Bridges Middlemarch Station -build- j ings Catlin's Tunnel .. .. I •• I .. j Sutherland and Nelson I Sanderson and Co. D. Kirkwood 0 38 50 James Innes .. Oct. 15, „ Nov. 6, „ Aug. 27, , Jan. 8, 1891 1,749 6 4 2,692 5 0 Jan. 5, 1891 Catlin's Eiver Branch :F., p.l., and stations :F.,p.l.,and stations 6 18 0 Dec. 22, 1891 8,939 15 10 March 3, 1890 Glenomaru .. .. t May 25, 1891 11,372 9 2 Jan. 20, „ Wyndham-Fortrose .. Mainai Station-buildings .. ■ .. R. Meikle April 24, 1890 June 4,1890 1,377 0 0 ••
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APPENDIX C— continued, SCHEDULE of Contracts current on the 1st April, 1990, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1891.
Date of Contract. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Remarks. PUBLIC BUIL] 'INGS. | Auckland. B. Wrigley .. .. April 14, 1890 i W. Phileox and Son .. , Aug. 3, „ Nov. 27, 1890 T. Bell .. ... July 1, „ June 25, 1890 Malcolm and Price .. ! Oct. 21, „ Dec. 22, „ Jan. 15, 1890 ! Police Cottage, &c, Ponsonby Feb. 12, „ Roofing Mount Eden Gaol, Contract No. 1, Auckland April 16, „ Police Cottage, Mercury Bay April 28, ■•'*„ New Sanatorium, Rotorua £ s. d. 427 0 0 666 0 0 207 18 0 3,000 0 0 Completed. Hawke's Bay. April 25, 1890 Additions, Police Cottage, Hastings James Garnett .. June 3, 1890 : June 3, 1890 W. Howson .. .. Feb. 13, 1891 j 60 0 0 Taeanaki. Nov. 12, 1890 Police Station, Stratford i 4.30 19 2 Wellington. Dec. 31, 1889 Window-cleaning, 1890, Public Buildings, Wellington Dec. 31, „ Chimney-sweeping „ „ Jan. 3, 1890 : Rubbish Contract „ April 8, „ i Manners Street Lockup, Wellington June 6, „ ' Stamp-printing Office, Wellington Dec. 23, „ ; Window-cleaning, 1891, Public Buildings, Wellington Dec. 23, „ Chimney-sweeping „ „ Dec. 23, „ Rubbish Contract Feb. 9, 1891 Lunatic Asylum, Porirua i A. Drake .. .. I Dec. 31, 1890 | Dec. 31, 1890 J. Withers .. .. I Dec. 31, „ Dec. 81, „ T. Costello .. .. I Dec. 31, „ Dec. 31, „ Arthur A. Compton .„ | May 1, „ May 15, „ Croft and Hunt .. Sept. 5, „ ] Sept. 12, „ C. Hayes .. .. ! Dec. 31, 1891 ! H. Smith .. .. Dec. 31, „ C. Lamberg .. .. Dec. 31, „ James Trevor.. .. Feb. 3, 1892 ! 159 12 0 114 0 0 76 14 0 55 5 0 625 0 0 158 0 0 104 0 0 57 4 0 17,383 10 0 Nelson. Dec. 13, 1890 Alterations and additions, Cable Station, Wakapuaka Jan. 28, „ I Lineman's Station, Longford Baker Brothers .. Feb. 4, 1891 ! Mar. 4, 1891 Carroll and Artindalo .. May 12, 1890 ■ June 30, 1890 417 12 0 369 0 0 Westland. Boyd and Hillman .. June 7, 1890 : Aug. 28, 1890 April 1, 1890 Customhouse, Greymcuath 460 19 5 Canteebury. March 22, 1889 Re-building west wing, Asylum, Sunnyside April 5, 1890 Courthouse, Police-station, and Lockup, Kaiapoi .. i J. and W. Jamieson .. i Sept. 23, 1889 W. Greig .. .. Aug. 29, 1890 '■ Oct. 14, 1890 11,686 10 0 848 7 8 Completed. Otago. G. Morrison .. .. : March 24, 1890 j Mar. 24, 1890 R. Sandilands .. j Feb. 12, „ May 81, „ James Munro.. .. | Feb. 8, „ Mar. 24, „ W. Moflatt .. .. i March 24, „ April 14, „ J. C. Howie .. .. Feb. 11, „ Mar. 15, „ McLeod and Shaw .. Feb. 19, 1891 | Dec. 4, 1889 ! Police Cottage, &c, Mosgiel Dec. 10, „ i Alterations, Supreme Court Buildings, Punedin Bee. 3, „ ! Police Cottage, Kurow Dec. 1G, „ „ Clinton .. M°v- 22, „ „ Invercargill .;. July 12,1890 Police Buildings, Dunedin i 547 0 0 605 15 0 498 10 0 452 0 6 317 10 0 5,857 9 3 I i
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APPENDIX D. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts and Deliveries on 1st April, 1890, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1891.
Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers! contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. I Rate per Month. Date of Completion. i Total delivered to Date. Remarks. NOETH ISLAND. AUCKLAND DISTRICT. !2 October, 1890 .. December, 1890 .. January, 1891 Waikato Timber Company R. Rapson and others .. 0. Newman .. Lichfield .. Kaukapakapa s. d. 10,000 totara 4 8 Putaruru Junction Stationyard 500 totara .. 4 0 Kaukapakapa 2,000 puriri & 4 3 Helens ville and Kanohi totara 1,000 puriri .. 4 8 Helensville 1,000 totara.. 4 2§ 1,000 totara.. 4 2§ I Helensville 4,000 first three months, 1,000 each succeeding month 14 July, 1891 .. •5,000 323 534 1,000 530 1 February, 1891 .. J. Mitchelson .. Dargaville .. November, 1890 .. J. Harrison Te Kopuru .. Luxford and Wylds Palmerston North PALMERSTON-WOODVILLE DISTRICT. One-third 31 August, 1890 Completed. i May, 1890 1,000 totara, 3 0 Palmerston- Wood ville RailSin, by 5in. way-line, at 4 miles 45 300 totara, 8in. 3 6 chains by Gin. 304 totara, 8in. 3 3 Woodville Railway-station .. by 6in. 128 totara, 8in. 3 9 by 7in. 5 September, 1890 Norman Campbell Woodville .. In one lot 31 Dec, 1890 .. Completed.
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APPENDIX E. Schedule of Contracts for Roads and Miscellaneous Works current on the 1st April, 1890, and Contracts entered into by the Minister of Lands during the Year ended 31st March, 1891.
Name oi Contract. Name of Contractor. Date when Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. AUCKLAND. £ s. d. 194 10 0 102 15 0 577 10 4 231 16 11 177 16 9 137 10 8 222 16 0 114 15 0 104 0 0 1,116 7 1 570 0 0 Warkworfch-Kawakawa (section 1) „ (section 2) Waitomo Caves Road Woodhill Bridge Wairua Bridge and Road Waingaro-Akatea Akaaka Swamp (contract 180) 3punaki-Hokianga (contract 178) „ (contract 181) Funnel, Karioi Road Mangaroa-Stratford .. Weaver Brothers .. F. Orbeith J. Mercer .. j T. Bell J. Cradock .. R. Melville .. D. McCarthy .. M. Karlson Ormsby and French .. i J. Houghton 29 May, 1890 19 Deo'., 1890 HAWKE'S BAY. 191 5 0 150 0 0 425 16 0 299 18 0 135 0 0 178 12 6 145 13 6 225 0 0 848 15 6 377 10 0 204 5 0 220 0 0 896 12 1 370 3 10 Fologa-Mangatokerau Drmond-Wai apu Drmond-Opotiki lautane Reserve Danevirke-Wainui Bbone Creek Bridge .. EPrasertown, &c, Road ECuripapanga-Karioi, No. 7 .. No. 8 .. No. 9 .. No. 84 .. No. 85 .. .. M. McLeod .. J. O'Neill P. Mooney J. Sullivan .. T. Badderley H. Carlson John Sullivan Hallett and Laing J. O'Connor Kay and McLeod 21 Nov., 1890 Dec, 1890 7 Feb., 1891 5 June, 1891 6 Oct., 1890 17 April, 1891 28 April", 1891 28 April, 1891 28 April, 1891 TARANAKI. Dec, 1890 28 May, 1890 Feb., 1891 7 June, 1891 146 16 0 367 0 0 307 0 0 189 6 4 120 0 0 152 15 0 Pukearuhe-Mokau .. Dtakeho Bridge Mangawhero-iti Bridge Mokau Punt -Caitoke Road Mimi Road, No. 26 .. No. 27 .. No. 28 .. Mangakau and Mangamaeho Bridges .. Stratford-Mangaroa, No. 39 .. No. 38 .. No. 40 .. No. 41 .. .'. C. Hunt .. E. Cave .. W. Campbell .. Floyd and Hickson W. J. Laurent .. (W. H. Bucks and Co. .. (Paterson and Frank .. C. Tapp .. M. Clow Victor Schinery Paterson and Robertson .. A. M. Salter* 'j 4 Mar., 1891 20 April, 1891 215 12 0 13 April, 1891 Dec, 1891 230 0 0 288 0 0 348 0 0 187 5 0 250 0 0 198 0 0 WELLINGTON. Feb., 1891 10 Jan., 1891 2 Dec, 1890 April, 1891 12 Feb., 1891 5 Sept., 1890 2 June, 1890 2 June, 1890 598 0 0 202 2 0 199 5 0 283 0 0 377 3 4 188 0 0 132 14 0 191 0 0 233 14 7 170 8 0 103 7 0 385 18 0 145 12 3 194 9 0 196 17 6 346 0 0 263 15 0 1,052 13 6 379 5 0 598 17 2 1,599 0 0 1,120 4 0 1,940 10 0 946 0 0 1,745 18 2 Kairanga Drain Pahiatua-Palmerston Road, No. 87 No. 78 .. No. 88 .. Mangatainoko Roads, No. 77 .. ?uketoi Roads, No. 71 No. 72 No. 73 Pohangina-Oroua, No. 91 Dtamakapua Roads, No. 81 No. 83 .. Mangawhio Roads, No. 79 No. 80 No. 90 .. Hunterville-Turangarere, No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 3a No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 rongariro Bridge .. t C. and J. Voss .. .. ! C. G. Cameron .. J. Barron J. Breen M. Tangey C. Parker and Co. B. McMahon and Co. Sheehan and Handbrook T. Donovan .. B. Poole .. J. H. Weatherly J. W. Grimes J. Carmody Ben Poole Cleghorn and Co. .. B. Poole J. Carmody .. ... McDonnell and Howard .. W. A. Floyd James Breen .. W. A. Floyd Younger and Laing 25 Sept., 1890 28 Nov., 1890 11 Mar., 1891 NELSON. 28 July, 1890 Dec, 1890 211 0 0 14,773 0 0 3uller Road jyell Bridge ■j J. J. Nolan J. and A. Anderson MARLBOROUGH. 22 Mar., 1890 8 Sept., 1890 1 Oct., 1890 18 Aug., 1890 18 Aug., 1890 850 0 0 486 0 0 399 14 2 112 0 0 109 0 0 Pelorus and Rai Valley .. John Leslie John Higgins .. T. Waterhouse .. W. Gill .. C. Alport
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APPENDIX E— continued. Schedule of Contracts for Roads and Miscellaneous Works current on the 1st April, 1890, and Contracts entered into by the Minister of Lands during the Year ended 31st March, 1891— continued.
APPENDIX F. Schedule of Contracts for Roads on Goldfields current on the 1st April, 1890, and Contracts entered into by the Minister of Mines during the Year ended 31st March, 1891.
Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. [ Contract was completed. Date when I Contract was completed. t ot Contract. Amount ot Contract. I WE STL AND. Makawiho-Mahitahi, No. 105 .. .. John Ritchie Hunt's Beaoh-Makawiho, No. 104 .. .. J. A. Roberts Mar.,' 1891 & s. a. 485 0 0 450 0 0 CANTERBURY. Ohau-Pukaki Road .. .. .. .. ] J. Pearson .. | 19 Feb., 1891 | 107 7 6 OTAGO. Lake Te Anau-Arthur River Tracks .. .. I Davis and Goutts Lake Ada Track .. .. .. • • ! Q- McKinuon Catlin's District Roads .. .. .. : James Robertson .. James Lumsden .. |.M. Allan Catlin's Bridge .. .. .. .. W. MoPhee Waikawa-Catlin's Roads, Nos. 15, 16, and 17 .. J. Pemberton .. „ No. 5 .. .. : James Ewart July, 1890 Aug., 1890 .. 16 Aug., 1890 ! .. 15 Aug., 1890 .. 30 Sept., 1890 .. 26 Jan., 1891 j Dec, 1890 126 12 0 120 0 0 102 4 6 181 16 0 181 16 0 648 9 0 150 4 9 120 7 6 SOUTHLAND. Waikawa Bridge .. .. .. .. T. McMath Orepuki-Wairaurahiri .. .. .. W. Baird Ridland and Cheyne Waikawa Roads .. .. .. W. Emson Waikawa Jetty and Sheds .. .. .. A. Kennedy 407 6 4 282 18 6 257 10 0 1,564 19 2 913 13 3 Note.—Only contracts of over £100 are stated.
I n t i»»i Dato when Amount Contract to be Oontract was o f completed. comp i e tea. Contract. Date of Contract. Name of Road. Name of Contract. | Name of Contractor. 29 Mar., 1889 14 Nov., 1890 26 Jan., 1890 26 Mar., 1891 26 Mar., 1891 21 Feb., 1891 11 May, 1891 21 Feb., 1891 21 Feb., 1891 Westporfc to Karamea Mokihinui Bridge Garston to Nevis .. Section No. 1 2 Rorna to New Rush .. I „ 1 .. 2 .. 3 "„ '■'■'• "„ i .. .. 1 s 5 .. 6 .. G. Sangster C. Withington .. B. Mapp and Sons W. P. Daly .. ; 12 Dae, 1890 3 May, 1891 13 July, 1891 & s. a 4,835 0 C | 569 6 I j 393 1 C 116 0 C 122 0 C 64 10 C 83 15 C 65 0 C 83 5 C Giese and Max .. j Taylor and party ; ,T. Butler P. Brown and party 4 April, 1891 22 June, 1891 4 April, 1891 4 April, 1891
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APPENDIX G.
ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ACTING ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF. The Acting Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. the Ministee for Public Woeks. Sir,— Public Works Office, Wellington, 31st March, 1891. 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, 1891: — EAILWAYS. Abstract.
The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1891: —
During the year a total length of 22 miles 57 chains of railway was opened for traffic, 17 miles 21 chains in the North Island and 5 miles 36 chains in the Middle Island. The following table contains particulars of the sections : —
Appended hereto is a coloured diagram showing the length of railway opened each year since the commencement of the public works.
Name ol Railway. Total „ Length of °P™ Expenditure to 31st March, 1891. Liabilities on 31st March, 1891. Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo Helensville Northwards Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames .. Morrinsville-Botorua Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North Wellington-Foxton.. Foxton-Waitara Sbrth Island Main Trunk .. tfelson-Roundell .. 3-reymouth-Nelson Creek jreymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau Picton-Hurunui —Pioton-Awatero Section Pieton-Hurunui —Red Post Section .. Hurunui-Waitaki, with Branches Dxford-Malvern Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches Dtago Central —Chain Hills-Middlemarch [nvercargill-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. 1 41 9 20 110 0 172 36 62 55 73 36 230 15 202 63 216 0 52 0 7 69 24 0 19 01 34 40 9 50 474 41 11 44 560 00 41 57 117 4 57 56 M. oh. 7 41 6 52 7 42 151 1 30 55 41 60 205 23 197 60 S3 7 22 73 7 09 19 56 17 79 9 50 433 38 11 44 439 40 16 67 97 44 57 56 s s. a. 90,235 8 4 70,095 9 3 43,028 6 3 1,379,543 12 10 208,069 11 4 261,435 16 2 1,914,689 11 9 42,116 3 4 1,416,947 0 3 342,399 19 10 177,947 3 8 216,189 18 6 100,610 13 3 227,353 7 5 242,998 6 5 39,033 14 4 2,507,426 1 6 59,210 11 0 3,510,557 4 2 539,438 13 7 318,853 1 8 223,822 15 6 65,116 10 0 10,336 19 11 06,105 15 2 £ s. d. 34 0 0 21,384 8 9 179 10 6 19,267 19 8 6,227 7 2 G7 14 0 105 0 0 26,103 1 10 11,354 9 7 222 4 1 7,358 5 8 355 8 5 14,995 13 5 3,041 13 6 15,485 2 G 25,000 0 0 Total 2,495 28 1.835 77 14,098,561 15 0 126,181 19 1 Provincial Government Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) .. 3tago jisborne to Ormond Tramway Porest Hill 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 556 5 2 Grand total 2,495 2S 1,835 77 15,208,374 4 2 126,181 19
Railway. Section. Length. Date opened for Traffic. i/oodville-Palmerston Idendale-Toitois Woodville to Palmerston ... Wyndham to Glenhara M. oh. 17 21 5 36 9th March, 1891. 1st May, 1890. Total 22 57
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Kamo-Puhifuhi Railway. Kamo to Puhipuhi and Taumwere.— The report and estimate for a railway to the Puhipuhi forest has been completed, showing that a line 14 miles 36 chains in length could be constructed with favourable grades and curves for £70,500. A preliminary examination and report was also made of a route west of the Puhipuhi forest, from the end of the first survey to Taumarere on the Kawaka'wa Railway, via the Waiotu, Tirohanga, or Karetu Rivers. This line, however, would not be so good as the through route proposed west of the Ruapekapeka Mountain. Helensville Nokthwaeds Railway. Kaukapakapa Section.— The fencing of the road to Kanohi Station and connecting fences to the Kaukapakapa ballast-pit have been completed. Makarau Section (3 miles 6 chains).— Work on this section was greatly retarded by unsettled weather throughout the year, but, notwithstanding this, fair progress has been made. Ihe line is practically formed from the commencement to the tunnel, the excavation of which is m hand. Beyond the tunnel all the bush has been cleared and the cuttings started. Mount Bix Wharf.— Owing to a difficulty in obtaining piles, and an accident through a small steamer running into the wharf, the contract has only just been finished. Surveys.— As reported last year, the Tahekeroa Section, 46 miles 36 chains to 49 miles 54 chains "is ready for contract. This year the Komokoriki Section, 49 miles 54 chains to 56 miles, has been located, and the plans are now being prepared. A trial survey from 56 miles to about 3 miles south of Wellsford at 67 miles 60 chains, shows that, with the exception of 2 miles through a rough gorge, an easy line can be obtained. Waikato-Thames Railway. The maintenance of the flood-openings contract, Thames, drainage by deferred-payment settlers of Block XI., drainage through the Waikato Land Association's property, all of which were in progress last year, and some minor works, have been completed. Thames Valley-Rotokua Railway. Kapom/a Section (10 miles 23 chains).— It is expected that the contractor will finish this section ready for traffic by the contract date—viz., October next. The rails are laid and ballasting done on the first 2 miles, the earthwork on the next 5 miles is well forward, and the bush has been felled on the remainder of the section. Noeth Island Main Trunk Railway. Poro-o-tarao Tunnel.—As anticipated, the tunnel was completed in May, but in consequence of the season being an unusually wet one, the contractors were very much hindered in finishing up, and it was not until the middle of December that they were relieved of the maintenance. Mangaonoho Section (3 miles 70 chains).— This section extends from Rangatira, the terminus of the southern portion of the railway, towards Makohine, where there is good land and a totara bush. The contract includes the laying of the permanent-way, and since it was let, in December, fair progress has been made. Woodville-Palmebston Railway. Woodville-Gonje Section. —The few works remaining to complete this portion of the line ready for platelaying were duly finished. Manawatu Gorge Section.— Shortly after the satisfactory completion of Messrs. Jones and Peters's contract in July, a large slip of 51,340 cubic yards of material came down it at 9 miles 40 chains. It has been removed by the contractors under special arrangement. Woodville-Pohangiua Platelaying Contract.— -This was let in July, and, in addition to the platelaying between Woodville and the Pohangina Bridge, included the building of two retammg-walls in the Manawatu Gorge. The slip at 9 miles 20 chains considerably retarded the work, and it was not finished until the Bth ultimo. _ Ashurst Section. —This has been completed, and station-accommodation provided, a sheltershed being erected at Whakaronga, and a shelter-shed, goods-shed, and sheep- and cattle-yards at Ashurst. .... , General. It was expected that the railway would have been opened earlier m the year; but when approaching completion some exceptionally heavy rainstorms caused a number of slips, which had to be cleared away before traffic could be commenced. After the line had been cleared and the Railway Commissioners had taken it over it was opened for traffic on the 9th instant. Wellington- Woodville Railway . Awapurua Contract. — The contractor has very nearly completed the stream - diversion and works designed for the protection of the Awapurua Bridge, the delay being caused by the obstruction of the Natives, soon after the contract was entered into, to the necessary land being taken. PICTON-AwATEEE RAILWAY. Otawai Section (2 miles 50 chains).— -This contract will complete the formation of the railway to the Dashwood Pass. So far good progress has been made by the contractors ; .but the excavation of the tunnel was delayed somewhat by a slip which occurred at the end of the drive, when a length of about 70 links from the face had been .taken out to full size ready for lining. Surveys.— The land-plan survey is finished, and the plans have been forwarded to the Survey Department for certificate.
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Westpokt-Ngakawau Eailway. Extension to Mohihinui (7 miles 8 chains). —This has been divided into nine small sections, on seven of which the formation and culverts are now in hand. Three of these are let on the co-opera-tive principle to trustees on behalf of 107 workmen, who are making satisfactory progress with the works on all the sections. It is intended shortly to let the remaining two sections, and the plans for tha Ngakawau Bridge have also been prepared, ready for advertising. Surveys. —The survey for land-plans of the extension is in progress; some three miles has been completed. Geeymouth-Bbunnebton Eailway. Surveys. —From 3 miles 62 chains to 6 miles 12 chains the laud-plan survey is finished. No other work has been done on this line by the department. Gbeymouth-Hokitika Eailway. Kapitea Section (4 miles 13 chains). —x\ contract was entered into in December for the formation of this section between Kapitea and Teremakau. The cuttings are well in hand, and half of the felling and clearing has been done. Arahura Bridge Extension and Boadway. —A quantity of timber for the addition of four lift, spans to the north end of the bridge, and the planking of the whole length of the bridge so that it may be available for road traffic, is on the ground. As the tender was only accepted on the 2nd ultimo, there has not been time to make more than a start at the work. Surveys. —The field-work for the land-plans from 10 miles to north of the Teremakau Bridge is nearly finished. Catlin's Eiver Eailway. Glenomaru Section (6 miles 18 chains). —Although there has been some delay in carrying on the works on this section, which will complete the railway to McDonald's Saddle, the contractor is now pushing on the works vigourously. It is expected that the contract will be finished not more than a month or six weeks after the due date—2sth'May, 1891. Catlin's Section (40 chains). —A tunnel, 12J chains in length, through McDonald's Saddle is included in this contract, which was let in December last. Pending a decision on a proposed deviation, affecting the last 10 chains of the section, the contractor has only been able to open out the work from one end, consequently the progress made is slight. Surveys. —With the view of altering the route of the railway so as to make it more conveniently available for a larger number of the settlers in the district, and also provide a better means of access to the Crown lands now being rapidly taken up for settlement, a survey has been made of a deviation from 13 miles 40 chains to 21 miles 40 chains, near the head of Catlin's Lake. The results of the survey are now under consideration. Edendale-'Toitois Eailway. V/yndham-Gleuham Section. —The Mainai station-buildings contract was finished, and the section from Wyndham to Glenham handed over to the Eailway Commissioners ready for opening in May. Otago Gentkal Eailway. Hindon to Middle-march. —The Barewood bridges iron piers and superstructure contract was completed by Messrs. J. and A. Anderson, of Christchurch, in a most satisfactory manner, in November. The masonry and superstructure of the Middlemarcli bridges were finished in August. The platelaying has been done to Middlemarcli Station, at 40 miles, and for 2 miles beyond, to the ballast reserve. At Middlemarcli the following station-buildings are erected, viz.: combined railway, post, and telegraph station; first-class Stationmaster's house; three cottages for men ; goods-shed, 60ft. by 30ft.; engine-shed; coal-store. Sheep- and cattle-yards and a gravitation water-supply have also been provided. Everything will be ready for opening to Middlemarch next month. Middlemarcli-Ida Valley. —Working-drawings and estimates are prepared for the extension of the railway from Middlemarcli to the Ida Valley, opposite Blackstone Hill, 98} miles from Wingatui Junction, and 106|- miles from Dunedin. This portion has been divided into the following sections, viz.: Strath Taieri, 16 miles 14 chains in length, estimated to cost £80,000; Kyeburn, 16 miles 66 chains, £115,000 ; and Maniototo, 25 miles 18| chains, £105,000: the total length of the sections being 58 miles 18-J chains, estimated to cost, exclusive of rolling-stock, £300,000, or an average of £5,152 per mile. Surveys, Otago District. Land-plan Surveys.— -The contract for the land-plan survey of the Duuedin-Port Chalmers Eailway was finished in December, and the plans are now being examined in the Survey and Land Transfer Offices. Some progress has been made with the survey for land-plans of the Otago Central Eailway, and in a few months the plans will be ready for the portion of the railway constructed—viz., to 42 miles. Several small surveys for land-plans on various lines were executed during the year. Orepuhi to Waiau Biver.—A reconnaissance survey for the extension of the railway from the present terminus of the Eiverton braach at Orepuki for 12J miles to the Waiau Eiver was made, and a site suitable for either a railway- or road-bridge across the river selected about 5 miles from its mouth. SXjEEPEES. Out of 10,000 totara sleepers contracted to be delivered at Putaruru for the Auckland -Eotorua Eailway 5,000 have been delivered. Tenders were invited for 7,000 sleepers for the Makarau section of the Helensville Northwards Eailway, but none were received, and arrangements have been entered into for supplies under agreements for small numbers.
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Kaihu Valley Eailway. Possession was taken of this railway, 17 miles in length, on the 27th May, under the powers conferred by the mortgage to the Queen. On the 10th instant notification was given to the trustees of the company of the Government's intention to sell the line by auction on the 25th June. Traffic has been regularly continued under the same staff as the company employed. The receipts per train-mile have increased this year to 4s. Bd. from 2s. 9-J-d. last year, while the proportion of expenditure to receipts was only 76- 12 per cent., against 99-76 per cent, last year, and this notwithstanding the fact that the railway has been kept in much better order than previously. EOADS AND BEIDGES, ETC. Auckland District. Boad to Puhvpuhi Beefs (7 miles 65 chains). —To accommodate the traffic to the newlydiscovered silver reefs in the Puhipuhi Block the "Air-line" route was surveyed, and the formation of the road undertaken. It passes through heavy bush. The grade is generally linls on the steep portions, the only exception being a short piece of linlB on the back of a ridge. For 6 miles the road is formed 12ft. wide, the remainder being 10ft. in width, and, as there is no metalling done, it is almost certain to be a good deal cut up by the daily traffic which is now going on. This month the Prospectors' Company has been enabled to cart in the whole of its machinery. Waitomo Caves Boad. —The Mangaokewa and Mangapu Bridges, and the Native piecework contracts for the formation of the road, were completed before the winter, and some considerable damage to the road, caused by the wet season, has since been repaired. Otorohanga-Kihikihi Boad. —The improvements to the Tokanui track are nearly finished, the work having been delayed until lately by difficulties raised by the Maoris. Mokau-Karioi Boad. —From Mokau railway-station to Poro-o-tarao, 12-J- miles, the survey isin progress, about lOf miles being completed. A length of 5 miles 24 chains south of the Poro-o-tarao tunnel has been resurveyed, and the formation of the first 2 miles 68 chains of it was let on the 11th ultimo ; the contractors have made a commencement with the works. 11 miles 30 chains has also been surveyed from Te Koura northwards towards Poro-o-tarao. At Te Koura and Taumaranui, sections of 3 miles and 3 miles 30 chains respectively have been set out ready for the Natives to undertake in petty contracts, and the 5 miles between comprise Contract No. 2, which can now be advertised at any time. Woodville-Palmebston Disteict. Manawatu Gorge Bridge. —This bridge is being thoroughly repaired. The whole of the rata-floor-beams and transoms were found to be unsound, from age, and have been replaced by totara. The flooring is very much worn, so the bridge is being replanked. But for the difficulty in obtaining, timber, and the necessity for allowing the traffic to be continued without interruption, the work would have been completed before now. Kairanga Drainage. —The drain along the western boundary of the Kairanga Block, 1 mile 60 chains, was constructed, and has proved effective in draining the properties in the neighbourhood. A survey was made in April for the drainage of the Taonui Swamp and low parts of the Kairanga district. Maelboeough-Nelson Disteict. Bai Valley Boad. —ln the Eai and Whangamoa Valleys 6 miles 9 chains of the road has been metalled. Kenepuni-Mahakipaiva Track. —This track, to connect the Kenepuru Sound with Mahakipawa,. has been located. It is 20| miles long. General. —The Hope Bridge was painted and approaches formed, and various small mainten-ance-works throughout the district attended to. Westland Disteict. Butter Boad.— Several small bridges between 9 and 13 miles have been erected, and some of the old crib-loggings renewed. The bridge at 12 miles 43 chains was restored. Lyell Bridge. —The large bridge over the Buller Eiver at Lyell was finished in December. Mokihinui Bridge. —The piers, abutments, and the short iron-span are erected. The contractor has experienced some difficulty in getting the material to the site, and this, together with an alteration in the piers, has caused the work to get behind time. All the material for the large span is now on the ground ready for erection. Bimu to Back Creek Track. —A survey was made for a horse-track to the scene of the goldrush at Back Creek, and six contracts prepared for the work. Four sections have been let, and handed over to the Westand County Council, under whose control the road is being formed. Eakaia Gorge Bridge. The damage to the Eakaia Gorge Bridge caused by the gale of September, 1889, was repaired. The bridge was at the same time thoroughly overhauled, and the flood-channel bridge screwed up. Otago Disteict. Hindon Boad. —A few slight repairs have been done to the road between Hindon Township and the Otago Central Eailway. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Auckland District. Government House, Auckland. —ln addition to the usual minor repairs, the servants' quarters, were cleaned, painted, and papered, and a new roasting-range fixed. 6—D. 1.
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Departmental Buildings, Auckland.— ln the Customs long-room two rooms have been partitioned off for the accommodation of the Official Assignee. The pan-closets became so insanitary in their condition that it was necessary to replace them by some of a more modern type. A fireprevention service has been provided, and sundry small repairs attended to. New Prison, Mount Eden. —The walls and floors of the two north towers of the male wing being ready, the roof was put on under contract, and the whole wing is now being fitted up for occupation. Nearly all the stone has been prepared for the walls of the female or west wing, and, as the building of the walls is in progress, this portion should soon be sufficiently advanced for the roof to be undertaken. Avondale Lunatic Asylum, Auckland.—While the control of public buildings was under his charge Mr. Bell prepared plans for the remodelling of the drainage of this institution. In accordance with the design for this new system, work was commenced in November, the services of the patients being utilised as much as possible. The drains have been laid outside the building ; the alterations to baths and closets, ventilation of the latter, surface-water drains, and other connections and alterations have been executed. The alteration of the drainage at the auxiliary asylum and the two cottages is in progress. Sanatorium, Botorua. —It was arranged for the drainage and fire-prevention services to be done by the contractor as part of his contract for the sanatorium, and the whole work was satisfactorily completed in December. Post- and Telegraph-offices. —At Auckland some repairs have been effected in addition to considerable alterations and repairs done by the Postal Department. The mail-room at the Thames office was altered. At Mercury Bay the buildings have been repaired and painted. The fumi-gating-hulk " Clara Hargreaves " was sold by public tender. Courthouses and Police-stations. —The lath-and-plaster ceilings in two of the offices in the Supreme Court buildings, Auckland, are being replaced with wooden ones._ The Police Inspector's quarters at Tanranga have been enlarged; and minor repairs and alterations were carried out at the Eesident Magistrate's Court, Auckland ; the Central Police Court, Auckland; the police-stations, Auckland and Ponsonby; and the lock-up, Mercer. Various. —The roof of the Government Buildings at Tauranga has been repaired and the buildings painted. The Customhouse at Eussell was reroofed with corrugated iron, and some small repairs were executed at the same time. Taeanaki-Palmebston-Napiee Disteict. Police-station, Stratford. — A new police-station is now being erected under contract at Stratford. Post-offices.— Additions and alterations are being made to the office at Marton. The drainage at Palmerston North has been connected with the main sewer, and a chimney rebuilt at Woodville. Courthouses.— The Courthouses at Napier and Wanganui have been repaired and painted, and gas laid on to that at Palmerston North. Wellington Distbict. Government House, Wellington.— Beyond the formation of a new tennis-ground, and some alterations in the garden, no wwk of importance was done during the year. Parliamentary Buildings. —The drainage-works and sanitary improvemsnts are now in progress, and will-be completed in time for the session. In the kitchen the cooking-range has been repaired, and the hot-water apparatus entirely rearranged. Mount Cook Prison. —The ordinary convict labour was largely employed in excavating the site, which is nearly finished. Owing to the scarcity of skilled labour in the prison but little progress has been made, and unless more carpenters, plumbers, &c, are soon available it will be a considerable time before the building can be occupied. Porirua Asylum.—On the 3rd ultimo a tender for £17,383 10s. was accepted forthe new •asylum at Porirua. About half the excavation of the site has been done, and a brickmaking plant erected. The construction and fencing of the approach road was carried out under a separate contract. Surveys have been made of additional land required, water-supply, drainage, and approachroads. Stamp-printing Office. —The contract for the new stamp-printing office, a brick building near the Government Printing Office, was satisfactorily completed in September. The new machinery recently imported was then erected, and the machinery transferred from the old office, all being done with but little interruption to the work of stamp-printing. Departmental Buildings, Wellington. —Several rooms have been cleaned and renovated, linoleum laid in others, water laid on from the main to flush out gullies all round the building, and minor repairs executed. Post and Telegraph Offices.—ln the General Post Office iron shutters were fitted to the strongroom windows under the tower. The fire-prevention service has been improved by the substitution of a large rising main for two small ones. The sanitary improvements at the south end of the building were finished in August. For the mail-room a partially sound-proof enclosure for the telephone has been constructed, and sound-proof stamping-tables are being provided. The repairing and painting of the Masterton office was finished last month. Police-stations.— A hot-water apparatus has been fixed in the Lambton Quay Police-station, and the drains to the main sewer relaid. At Manners Street the lock-up was completed early in the year. A stable has been erected for the use of the constable at the Lower liutt. Lunatic Asylums. —At Mount View sundry repairs were executed to the grates, cooking-range, and steam-pipes, and the ventilation of the female dormitory improved. The water-supply reservoir at the Porirua Farm-building has been roofed over.
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Ministerial Besidences. —The Bowen Street house was painted by the landlord. A good deal of the weatherboarding of the residence in Molesworth Street being decayed or worm-eaten, it has been replaced, and the buildings painted. At Tinakori Eoad East the northern boundary of the ground was refenced ; the building has been repaired, and is now being painted. Various. —A concrete retaining-wall was built at the Museum in the place of the brick facing at Boweh Street, which collapsed in consequence of the heavy rain-storm in December last; and the Observatory fence has been repaired. A store and six huts for the accommodation of prisoners to be employed on the road from Milford Sound to Lake Wakatipu were built and shipped by the " Hinemoa." The old Government Printing Office was burned down on the Bth October, a small portion only of the building being saved. Temporary offices have in the meantime been found for the various offices that were located there, and permanent provision for them is now being planned by the proposed extension of the present printing-office on the Lambton Quay side. The general maintenance of the buildings and grounds in Wellington has been satisfactorily attended to by the regular staff of workmen, with some occasional assistance. Mablboeough-Nelson Disteict. Departmental Buildings, Nelson. —These buildings are now being repaired and painted. Post and Telegraph Offices. —Extensive repairs and additions have been made to the buildings at the Cable Bay Station, Wakapuaka ; and the offices at Nelson and Picton were painted. Police-stations and Gaols. —The Nelson and Blenheim Police-stations have been painted; the station at Havelock is being repaired ; and repairs were executed to the gaol at Nelson, and the roof covered with iron. Lunatic Asylum. —The repairing and painting of the Nelson Asylum has been done under petty contract. Westland Disteict. Post and Telegraph Offices. —At Greymouth the Postmaster's residence was painted, the office at Eeefton repaired, and additional accommodation provided to the lineman's quarters at Longford. Courthouses. —The Eesident Magistrate's house at Greymouth has been added to and repaired; the Courthouse at Westport drained; those at Lyell, Greymouth, and Hokitika repaired and painted ; and the Warden's residence at Westport repaired. Customhouses and Various.' —The contract for the new Customhouse at Greymouth was completed, and the Collector's residence there repaired and painted. The necessary repairs to the office of the District Land Eegistrar at Hokitika have been made, and the police-station at Denniston is now being repaired and painted. Canteebuey Disteict. Sunnyside Asylum. —ln the west wing, rebuilt after the fire, the painting of the dado, and fitting of new special locks, which remained unfinished last year, were completed. The female patients having been removed to the west wing from A and B wards, the latter were thoroughly repaired and painted. Various repairs and alterations to the drainage, hot- and cold-water supply, &c, have been attended to. Post and Telegraph Office. —The office at Timaru was repaired and painted. Courthouses and Police-stations. —At Kaiapoi a new Eesident Magistrate's Court, stable, and lock-up have been built. Minor repairs were effected at the Supreme and Eesident Magistrate's Courts, Christchurch ; and the police-station at St. Albans has been placed in good repair, and reroofed. Various. —The old Government buildings and the new buildings in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, were repaired ; and, after being put in order, the Land Office at Timaru was painted. Otago Disteict. Police-station, Dunedin. —The progress made with the contract for police-station, lock-up, stable, and boundary-walls has not been so rapid as was expected, principally in consequence of deeper foundations being necessary than was expected, and the inferior quality of the bricks at first brought on to the ground. The work will probably be finished by the end of June. Seacliff Lunatic Asylum. —Eebuilding the west end of the north wing, which was approaching completion at the end of last year, has been finished. Post and Telegraph Offices. —The sanitary arrangements at the North Dunedin office were overhauled and put in proper order, and sundry repairs executed at Dunedin, South Dunedin, Naseby, Arrowtown, Tapanui, and Owake. Courthouses and Police-stations. —Considerable sanitary improvements have been made at the Supreme Court, Dunedin, and the Courthouse at Hampden was repaired. The police-stations at Maclaggan Street and South and North Dunedin have also been repaired and the drainage improved. Various. —The minor repairs and maintenance of public buildings in the Otago District were attended to, the expenditure under this head being £2,300 for the year.
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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, m , William H. Hales, The Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Acting Engineer-in-Chief.
T . _ . Wellington, 31st May, 1891. It is with deep regret that I record the death, on the 4th instant, of the head of the department Mr. William Newsham Blair, Engineer-in-Chief and Under-Secretary for Public Works. The late Mr Blair was associated with the department from the inauguration of the public works policy, and was concerned in the carrying-out of many of the largest and most important public works of the colony, throughout which his professional ability, high personal character, and scientific attainments were well known and respected. William H. Hales.
Enclosure to Appendix G. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1891. NOETH ISLAND. ! I _. . State of Line. — Appropriation. Name of Line. | Subdivisions. I J' am §> Total. -d TT , TT , Opened. g Line. ,0 S Under | Under Ej 3 p Forma- Plate- ( : ( : : — ' s tion - lajing - Date. 1873-4 1874-5 L875-6 1876-711877-8 1878-9 'l879-80 1880-1 j 1881-2 ■ 1882-3 1883-4 1884-5 1885-6 1886-7 j |™ I I I i . 1 i 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 '' 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 M.chs M.chs. M.chs. M. chs. M. chs. M.chs. M.chs.! M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M.chs. M. chs. M.chs. M. chs. 7 41 Kawakawa - Tauma- 2 30 ) (22Feb.,1877 2 30 rere 0 5! 8 18 \ Taumarere - Opua 5 11 |J ■ ( 7April,1884 an Wharf 15 0 Puhipuhi-Kamo .. 15 0 .. 15' 0 15 0 Prelim. .. •■ 9 20 Kamo-Whangarei .. 4 50 1 „ „, „ TO I 28 Oct., 1880 450 .. - .. , Whangarei - Opau 2 2 j 2 27 8 79 ( 30 Nov., 1882 2 2 Wharf Opan Wharf - Deep 2 48 .. 2 48 2 48 .. .. ■ ■ water 110 0 Extension .. .. 77 73 estim. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ • • Welsford Road to 11 75 .. 11 75 11 75 Prelim. .. • ■ Komokoriki Komokoriki-Tahakeroa 6 26 . i 6 26 6 26 .. .. . • Tahakeroa-Makarau 3 18 .. 3 18 3 18 Makarau Contract 3 6 0 40 3 46 .. .. 3 6 • • Kanohi - Helensville 7 42 110 8 52 3 May, 1889 • Terminus 35 73 Helensville Terminus, 0 43 *, 1 18 Sept., 1880 0 43 —Helensville Helensville-Kmnou 12 79 { R „„ .„ .„ j 29 Oct., 1875 .. .. 12 79 •• Kumeu-Henderson.. 11,0 f 6 66 42 59 1 18 July, 1881 •• " 0 Henderson-Waikomiti 150 21 Dec, 1880 150 Waikomiti-Newmarket 9 61 ) ( 29 Mar., 1880 9 61 2 73 Ponrose-Onehunga .. 2 53 1 , , n , „ (24 Dec, 1873 2 53 Onehnnga Wharf .. 0 20 ) 1 ™ 4 63 l2SNov.,1878 0 20 100 13 Auckland Wharf .. .. 0 55 0 55 .. ■• Auckland Station .. 0 15 \ / 30 Nov., 1885 .0 15 Auckland-Mercer .. 42 72 20 May, 1875 42 72 Mercer-Newcastle .. 31 2 ,„., 11(! „. ! 13 Aug., 1877 31 2 Newcastle-Hamilton 10 33 1G111162< 1 19 Dec, 1877 10 33 Hamilton-Ohaupo .. 9 27 4 June, 1878 9 27 .. .. •• Ohaupo-Te Awamutu 6 24 ) \ 1 July, 1880 b M Auckland-Penrose— 6 50 Deviation via Beach 6 50 .. 6 50 i 6 50 2 60 Auckland City Branch 2 60 .. 2 60 i 2 60 Prelim. ■7 7 1887-8 : 1888-9 1889-90 1890-1 Total. 1 2 Kawakawa ; Kawakawa 10 1 11 M. chs.! ( 22 Feb., 1877 " { 7 April, 1884 12 M. chs. 13 M. chs. 14 M. chs. 17 M. chs. 23 M. chs. 24 M. chs. 25 M. chs. is. 26 5. M. chs. J 27 28 29 30 M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. 7 41 27 M. chs. 5 11 Surveys, new Puhipuhi-Kamo lines Whangarei- Whangarei-Kamo .. Kamo 15 0 9 20 Prelim. I 28 Oct., 1880 -• (30 Nov., 1882 I 6 52 Helensville Helensville north- ] north- wards wards 110 0 Prelim. 3 "6 P. Mai, IRAQ 3 May, 1889 !! '.'. 742 '.'. 742 3 May, 1889 K a i p a r a - Kaipara- Auckland .. Waikato 35 73 /18 Sept., 1880 29 Oct., 1875 ■ • 1 18 July, 1881 18 Sept., 1880 29 Oct., 1875 18 July, 1881 21 Dec, 1880 29 Mar., 1880 24 Dec, 1873 2 53 28 Nov., 1878 30 Nov., 1885 .. 20 May, 1875 .. ii 13 Aug., 1877 19 Dec, 1877 4 June, 1878 1 July, 1880 12 72 12 79 ;; ■; Us 73 Onehunga Branch .. 21 Dec, 1880 I 29 Mar., 1880 ( 24 Dec, 1873 •• {28 Nov., 1878 253 J 1 2 73 J 1 2 73 2 73 4 63 020 Auckland-Waikato .. : 100 13 0 55 o'l5 116 24 / 30 Nov., 1885 20 May, 1875 13 Aug., 1877 ■• 1 19 Dec, 1877 42'72 1 I10013 frw 10 " i ) 1-10013 Auckland-Penrose — Deviation via Beach Auckland City Branch —Kingsland Station to Auckland Station via Western Park and Freeman's Bay Surveys, new Pukekohe-Waiuku .. lines Waikato- Waikato-Thanres .. Thames 6 50 2 60 6 50 6 50 2 60 I 2 60 Prelim. 19 juec, rov t 4 June, 1878 I, 1 July, 1880 .. .... 12 5 Paerata-Waiuku .. 12 5 12 5 12 5 .. .. .. 62 55 Frankton Junction, 1 1 ] 20 Oct., 1879 11 —Hamilton a t oc kg , „ .-i Hamilton-Morrinsville 16 79 f bl ib of) ' 1 Oct., 1884 ' 16 79 .. Morrinsville-Te Aroha 12 55 ) ( 1 Mar., 1886 | | 12 55 To Aroha-Ohinemuri 13 0 13 0 13 0 .. .. .. j j Ohinernuri Contract 6 15 .. 6 15 .. 6 15 Hikutaia Contract 8 25 .. 8 25 .. 8 25 Kauaeranga Contract 4 40 1 35 5 75 .. .. 4 40 .. .. .. •• ■• ■• ■• -• ■• ■■ -■ ■- ■■ 12 2 Ruakura Junction, 12 2 8 14 15 16 8 Oct., 1884 12 2 —Cambridge 69 33 Momnsvillc-Oxford.. 30 00 I „ .„ .„.„ ( 8 Mar., 1886 30 60 .. Oxford-Putaruru .. 6 77 )" i 40 i0 " "( 21 June, 1886 6 77 Ngatira Contract 8 0 0 50 8 50 .. .. 8 0 Kaponga Contract .. 10 23 10 23 10 23 Kaponga-Ngongotaha 7 33 .. 7 33 7 33 Ngongotaha-Rotorua 6 0 .. 6 0 .. 6 0 .. .. .. .. ■• ■• ■■ ■■ .... .. .. ■■ •• ,"„ 4 3 Putaruru-Lichfield.. 4 3 .. 4 3 21 June, 1886 4 3 12 5 62 55 12 5 36 56 13 0 6 15 8 25 5 75 15 16 12 5 13 0 6' 15 8 25 4 40 20 Oct., 1879 1 Oct., 1884 1 1 Mar., 1886, 8 Oct.", 1884 '.'. I 16 79 12"2 12 55 55 I 130 55 12 2 H a m i 11 on- Hamilton-Cambridge Cambridge Thames Val- Thames Valley-Roto-ley - Roto- rua rua 12 2 69 33 40 17 5 50 10 23 7 33 6 0 4 3 I 8 0 8 Mar., 1886; 21 June, 1886 30 60 6 77 r .. .. 12 2 I 37 57 i 0/ 01 } 37 57 7 33 10 23 Putaruru - Lichfield Branch Napier- Napier-Woodville .. Woodville and Palrn erston North 96 65 Spit-Napier .. 2 16 1 f 25 Nov., 1874 .. 2 16 Napier-Hastings .. 1164 12 Oct., 1874 .. 1164 , ■■ Hastimre-Pakipaki .. 4 27 1 Jan., 1875 .. 4 27 j • • Pakipaki.Te Aute .. 10 17 17 Feb., 1876 .. ..10 17 I •• Te Aute-Waipawa .. 12 53 28 Aug., 1876 12 53 | • • Waipawa-Waipulmrau 4 49 ,.__„,__ J 1 Sept.,1876 4 49 | • • Wafpukurau-Takapau 12 79 fl.>°5 11170 J 12 Mar., 1877 12 79 ' ■■ Takapau-Kopua .. 5 63 25 Jan., 1878 .. .. .. .. o 63 .. .. .. .. .. .. •- .... Kopua-Makotuku .. 5 22 9 Aug., 1880 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 22 .. .. .- .. .. .. Makotuku-Matamau 4 22 23 June, 1884 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 22 .. I .. Matamau-Tahoraite 7 43 1 Dec, 1884 7 43 .. i •■ Tahoraite-Woodville 15 10 J 1,22 Mar., 1887 15 10 17 21 Woodville-Palmerston 17 21 0 51 17 72 .. .. .. 9 Mar., 1891 North 114 64 Woodville-Eketaliuna 26 54 .. 26 54 25 58 0 76 Eketahuna - Manga- 6 15 ] f 8April,1889 mahoe Mangamahoo- 4 7 10 Jan., 1887 17 Mauriceville Mauriceville-Master- 12 8 14June,1886 12 8 ton Masterton-Woodside 16 22 1 Nov., 1880 10 22 Woodside-F'eatherston 4 19 14 May, 1880 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 19 Feathcrston-Kaitoke 17 48 -18 75 107 5 J 12 Oct., 1878 17 48 Kaitoko-Uppcr Hutt 7 47 1 Jan., 1878 7 47 Upper Hutt-Silver- 3 35' 1 Feb., 1876 .. .. 3 35 ■• Silverstream - Lower SO 15 Dec, 1875 .. .. 8 0 Hutt Lower Hutt-Pipitea 8 2 14 April, 1874 8 2 Pipitea-Wellington.. 0 47 J [ 1 Nov., 1880 0 47 I •• 3 7 Woodside-Grcvtown 3 7 0 64 3 71 14 May, 1880 3 7 | ■ • 120 44 Foxton-Palmerston.. 23 39 \ ; 27 April, 1876 .. .. 23 39 Palmerston-Feilding 1128 20 Oct., 1876 1128 Feilding-Halcombe.. 7 76 22 April, 1878 7 76 Halcombe-Marton .. 10 49 20 May, 1878 10 49 .. .. ' Marton-Turakina .. 9 10 ., «,,. „ J 4 Feb., 1878 9 10 Turakina-Aramoho.. 20 25 >14< s 13o39 17 May, 1877 20 25 Aramoho-Kai Iwi .. 9 31 28June,1879 9 31 Kai Iwi-Waitotara .. 13 2 20Sept.,1880 13 2 Waitotara-Waverley 6 73 23 Mar., 1881 .. .. .. .. .. .. \. 6 73 Waverley-Patea .. 8 31 \ 28 Aug., 1883 8 31 7156 Patea-Manutahi .. 8 57 \ 28 Aug., 1883 8 57 Manutahi-Hawera 9 24 23 Mar., 1885 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 24 Hawera-Normanby.. 3 35 I 20 Oct., 1881 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 35 Normanby-Bltham.. 8 32 18 June, 1881 8 32. Eltham-Ngaire .. 2 60 I „ „ „ a .,„ J 7 Feb., 1881 2 60 Ngaire-Stratford .. 3 20 f 11 ai b6 b < 27 Sept., 1880 3 20 Stratford Inglewood 13 40 17 Dec, 1879 13 40 Inglewood-Sentry Hill 8 60 30 Nov., 1877 .. .. .. .. 8 60 .. .. .. .. .. .. Waitara-N.Plymouth 1113 14 Oct., 1875 .. .. 1113 N. Plymouth-Moturoa 2 35 \ 28 April, 1886 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 35 Moturoa-Breakwater 0 53 0 53 3 15 Taonui Branch .. 8 15 0 20 3 35 14 .. .. 17 Nov., 1879 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 11 ../ 3 79 Bull's Branch .. 3 79 .. 3 79 3 79 Prelim. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 3 29 Aramoho Loop .. 0 10 ) „ ,„ K .„ ( 21 Jan., 1878 0 10 Aramoho-Wanganui 3 19 ) " {21 Jan., 1878 3 19 216 0 Morton Junction,— 18 53 2 78 21 51 .. .. .. 2 June, 1888 .. .. .. ' Rangatira Mangaonoho Contract 3 70 .. 3 70 .. .. 3 70 Makohine Section 4 59 .. 4 59 4 59 Powhakaroa Section 13 40 13 40 13 40 Paengaroa Section .. 10 22 .. 10 22 10 22 Turangarore Section 10 66 .. 10 66 j |? Jr p i* Trial survey .. 91 13 .. 91 13 91 13 Prelim. Taumaranui Section 16 0 .. 160160 Poro-o-tarao Tunnel 1 34 .. 1 34 .. 1 34 Contract Mokau Section .. 11 9 11 9 11 9 Mokau-Te Kuiti .. 8 53 ) (8 May, 1889 Te Kuiti-Otorohanga 11 41 I 2 74 37 28 .. .. ..\ 2 Dec, 1887 Otorohanga-Te Awa- 14 20 ) ( 9 Mar., 1887 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 14 2C mutu '103 58 Ngaire Section ..38 73 .. 38 73 38 73 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Tangarakau Section 26 0 26 0 26 0 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .'. .. .. .. : .. Heao Section .. 10 70 .. 10 70 10 70 Ohura Section .. 27 75 .. 27 75 27 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 46 75 Waitara Section ..46 75 .. 46 75 46 75 ul70 0 Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 .. 170 0 170 0 Prelim. |l421 61 .. 1421 61 114 761458 64 589 78 33 13 19 36 .. 10 55 61 19 69 23 64 24 103 76 27 19 26 33 68 39 22 67 2 2 17 8 55 21 '43 50 f59 ( 4 3 96 65 6"o 21 June, 1886 '.'. 25 Nov., 1874 .. i 12 Oct., 1874 .. l: 1 Jan., 1875 .. < 17 Feb., 1876 28 Aug., 1876 1 Sept.,1876 12 Mar., 1877 25 Jan., 187S 9 Aug., 1880 23 June, 1884 1 Dec, 1884 22 Mar., 1887 9 Mar., 1891 2 16 11 64 4 27 2 16 11 64 4 27 10 17 12 53 4 49 12 79 5'63 '.'. 4 3 ■• i •• I 4 3 •• -. •■ I ■■ ■• I '■ I i' 3 L96 65 •96 65 111 70 j-yo 00 5 22 4'22 7 43 Woodville-Palmerston North Wellington - Woodville-Wellington Woodville '.'. I 15'l0 1 '.'. .. 1721 17 21 17 21 17 72 17 21 114 64 26 54 25 58 0 76 8 April, 1889 '.'. 6 15 .. ] " 10 Jan., 1887 14 June, 1886 4 7 12 8 7 107 5 1 Nov., 1880 14 May, 1880 12 Oct., 1878 1 Jan., 1878 1 Feb., 1876 17 48 16 22 4 19 17 48 00 10 1-88 10 88 10 335 7 47 747 15 Dec, 1875 8 0 Greytown Branch .. Foxton-New Foxton-Patea Plymouth Patea-Waitara 3 7 120 44 14 April, 1874 8 2 1 Nov., 1880 ' 14 May, 1880 / 27 April, 1876 20 Oct., 1876 22 April, 1878 20 May, 1878 4 Feb., 1878 17 May, 1877 28 Juno, 1879 20 Sept., 1880 23 Mar., 1881 \ 28 Aug., 18S3 28 Aug., 1883 23 Mar., 1885 20 Oct., 1881 18 June, 1881 7 Feb., 1881 27 Sept., 1880 17 Dec, 1879 30 Nov., 1877 14 Oct., 1875 , 28 April, 1886 17 Nov., 1879 '.'. 23 39 11 28 20 25 7 76 10 49 9 10 7 76 10 49 9 10 047 ..3 7 9 31 13 2 6 73 8 3l 8 57 .. .. J 3 7 .. .. .. V12044 " V120 44 3 7 71 56 9'24 111 52 83 28 2 60 3 20 13 40 335 8 32. 5 '.'. -71 56 Taonui Branch Bull's Branch Wanganui Branch .. 860 ii is '.'. 2'35 3 15 3 79 3 29 0 53 0 20 0 63 3 35 14 3 79 3 79 : .'. 211 ..i !! '.'. 211 Prelim. ( 21 Jan., 1878 { 21 Jan., 1878 2 June, 1888 o'io 3 19 j- 3 29 18 53 '.. '.. 18 53 |- 2 13 5 42 -\ 0 1C North Island Marton-Te Awamutu 216 0 3 IS 18 53 North Island Main Trunk Railway 2 78 21 51 3 70 4 59 4 59 13 40 13 40 10 22 10 22 10 66 {l 6 ° 91 13 91 13 16 0 16 0 1 34 3 70 .. Prelim. Prelim. 184 11 9 11 9 ( S May, 1889 J 2 Dec, 1887 ( 9 Mar., 1887 '.'. 853 '.'. ■ I 37 28 "I .. 1420 11 41 >0 1141 '.. .. i .. : - 34 34 .. I .. :) Ngaire-Ongaruhe .. ' Waitara-Tangarakau Hastings-Te Awamutu 103 58 38 73 88 73 26 0 26 0 10 70 10 70 27 75 27 75 46 75 46 75 170 0 170 0 1458 64 589 78 > .. 10 55 < 61 1 •43 50 f59 0 I 46 75 170 0 1421 61 Prelim. 69 23 64 24 103 76 27 19 26 33 68 39 22 67 2 2 2 17 8 55 21 0 11 41 11 41 18 53 18 53 22 30 j 17 21 701 21 Totals .. I 19 36 33 13 61 19 1 * This comprises 12m. 70ch. of railway constructed by Government a t This comprises 48m. of railway constructed by Government and 11: id 30m. q. of lim >0ch. of line construe constructed by privt sted by ] %te com; irivate company under tl pany under the District '. le District Railways Act, and ai Railways Act, and afterwards p terwards pnrchs irehased by the 3d by tl tovernn le Government, lent.
j), 1. Enclosure to Appendix G — continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed, up to 31st March, 1891— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND. I State of Line. Appropri- N.neofliae. ! Mileage. ' Subdivide.. Siding,. Total. ] Vnder Ulld „ I Opened. ; Snr- Fop . p]lte _ ;. . y ' mation. laying, j Date T^J£ le > 1872-73. 1873-74.1871-75. 1875-76.1876-77.1877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80.1880-81.1881-82. 1882-83.1883-84.1884-85. —— 1 ; : i 1 2 3 i ' 5 6 7 8 : 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 M eh, M. ch M. en M. en. M. ch. I M. eh. M. ch. M. ch M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. eh. M. eh M. eh. Nelson- ! Nelson-Belgrove.. I 22 73 Port Extension .. it) f 17 May, 1880 10 Roundel!' Nelson-Foxhill .. 18 73 I 2 52 25 45 , J 31 Jan., 1876 18 73 ! Foxhill-Belgrove .. 3 0 J I 25 Jul y, 1881 3 0 Greymouth- Greymouth - Nel- 7 69 Greymouth-Brunner- 7 50 \ I 7 April, 1876 7 50 Nelson son Creek ton 1 „ , „ - Creek Extension .. 0 5 !- 4 71 12 00 4 1 Feb., 1881 .. .. ! .. .. j 0 5 Stillwater (portion).. 0 4 14 Mar., 1881 .. .... .. 0 4 „ .. 0 10 I *■ \ 1 Sept., 1885 j Westport- Westport - Ngaka- 19 61 Station .. 0 291 /17 Dec, 1878 .. .. j .. .. 0 29 Ngakawau wau Westport. Waimanga- 10 0. | 5 Aug., 1876 10 0 Waimangaroa-Ngaka- 8 70 f 3 77 23 53 .. .. , •■ "j 26 Sept., 1877 .. .. 8 70 wau I Extension to Coal 0 37 j 1 31 Mar., 1890 .. .. ; .. .. I .. .. < Company's line Extension to Ngaka- 0 5 .. 0 5 ..05 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. • • .... .. .. . < wau River Westport- Ngakawau - Moki- 7 61 Ngakawau-Mokihi- 7 6.. 7 6... 76 .. .. ' Ngakawau hiuui nui Extension Grevmonth- Greymouth -Hold- 24 27 Grevm'th-Teremakau 9 0 .. 9 0 120 6 20 140 .. fiokitika tika Teremakau-Arahura ' 10 78 .. 10 78 .. ; 10 68 0 10 .. i Arahura-Hokitika .. 3 70 .. 3 70 .. I .. 3 70 .. Extension to Hoki- 0 39 0 26 0 65 .: .. 0 39 .. tika Wharf Picton- Picton-Awatere .. 34 40 Picton-Blenheim .. 16 57 1 „ ,. ,, - ( 18 Nov., 1875 16 57 .. Hurunui Blenheim .. 1 22 J S 6 J1 ° " " •■ \ 24 May, 1880 122 Vernon Contract .. 4 38 .. 4 38 .. 4 38 .. .. Dashwood Contract 3 38 .. 8 38 .. 3 38 .. .. .. Utawai Contract .. 2 50 .. 2 50 .. 2 50 .. .. Surveyed (trial) .. 5 75 .. 5 75 5 75 Prelim. .. .. * "Kahautera-Waiau 26 15: Kahautera-Waiau .. 26 15 .. 26 15 26 15 Prelim. .. .. -I Waiau-Huruiiui 23 0; Beconnaissance .. 13 30 .. 13 30 13 30 Prelim. .. .. Culvordcn-Hurunui 9 50 0 42 10 12 9 Feb., 1886 -\ Hurunui- Mainline .. 196 37i Hurunui-Medbury .. 114 1 f 9 Feb., 1886 ■■, Waitaki,' j Medburv-Waikari .. 8 40 28 Oct., 18S4: •• •■ 8140 with ! i Waikarf-Waipara .. 9 10 17April,1882 .. •• 9 10 .. .J Branches: Waipara-Amberley .. 6 77: 6 Oct., 1880 6 (7 i i Amberlev-Ashlev(part): 3 63! 9 Feb., 1876 3 63 1 ] 7 64i 3 Nov., 1875 7 64 -| I Ashley-Rangiora .. 1 7l! 17 April, 1875 1 71 I Bangiora-Southbrook 1 63! 5 Nov., 1872 .. 1 63 Southbrook-Kaiapoi 5 1' 2 Sept., 1872 .. 5 1 Kaiapoi-Addington 11 68; 1 April, 1S72 11 68 Christchurch-Selwyn 22 43: 2 Oct., 1867 22 43 Selwyn-Dunsandel .. 1 77J 15 Feb., 1873 .. 177 Dunsandel-Rakaia .. 10 66 Uq oaona 7fi - 29 May, 1S73 .. 10 66 .. .. Bakaia-Ashburton .. 17 7 H52 89258 76 4 Aug., 1874 17 7 Ashbnrton-Ealing .. 19 29 31 May, 1875 19 29 Ealing-Woodbridge.. 2 59! |24 Aug., 1875 2 59 Woodbridge-Tcmuka 13 65. ! 4 Feb., 1876 13 65 Temuka-Timaru .. 11 15| 22 Oct., 1875 11 15 .. Timaru-St. Andrews 10 28! 1 July, 1876 10 28 St. Andrews-Otaio .. 3 66 1 Sept., 1876 3 66 Otaio-Makikihi .. 3 61 30 Oct., 1876 3 61 Makikihi-Hook .. 3 36 1 Feb., 1877 3 36 Hook-North Waitaki 16 14 1 Feb., 1877 16 14 North Waitaki-South 1 40 J I 17 April, 1876 1 40 Branches,— Waitaki Bangiora-Oxford 21 76 Bangiora-Cust ..1177) 1 Dec, 1874; 11 17 .. .. m Cust-Carlton .. 5 53 t 2 13 24 9 6Apnl,187o 5 53 Carlton-Oxford West 4 26 ) I 21 June, 1875 4 26 W Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - West 14 25) ( 27 Dec, 1875 14 25 Main Line) Eyreton -1612168 j Eyreton-Bemnett's .. 5 62!) ! 1 Feb., 1878 5 62 Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 .. 6 26 9 Dec, 1867 6 26 • church Southbridge .. 25 31 Hornby-Ellesmere .. 14 62) , ,, „. „ -'?!^I' 11 '1 i£5 ,rV„o Ellesmere - South- 10 49!) 3 17 28 48 ( 30 July, 1875 10 49 bridge . „ B Little River- 42 10 Lincoln-Birdling's 17 8:1 f 7 June, 1882 K » •■ Akaroa Flat I |- 8 5 M SI -{ Birdling's Flat-Little 5 38 J I 16 Mar., 1886 River Reconnaissance .. 19 44! .. 19 44 19 44 Prelim. .. .. ■■ Snringneld .. 30 60 Rolleston-Sheffieki .. 24 4) ( 1 Dec, 1874 .. .. ••• 24 4 .. .. ... Sheffield-Springfield 5 59!- 3 7 33 67 \ 3 Jan., 1880 ° ?» Springfield Coalmine 0 77 J ( 10 Feb., 1880 .'. 0 77 Whitecliffs .. 11 57 Darfield-Whitecliffs 1133!) 1,01311 1 J! ? OT ''SHS* Whitecliffs to Bridge 0 5f (27Jnne,1886 Extension Section .. 0 19, 0 19 .. 0 19 .. .. Rakaia-Ash- 22 20 Rakaia-Methven .. 22 20! 2 65 25 5 lApnl,1885* burton Forks „ \ ., ,± nri 10 47 Ashburton .. 29 46 Tinwald-Westerfield 10 47:1 I 8 April, 1880 10 1' •• •• • Westerficld-Anama.. 8 39 ! 7 Oct., 1882 ° »» •• •■ Anama-Cavendish .. 2 47 \ 1 52 29 1 \ lMar.,1884 * »' ••• Cavendish-Mt.Somers 148 4 Oct., 1886 j Mt.Somers-Springburn 4 8J V 9Sept„1889 ■ Extension .. t 2 17 .. 2 17 2 17 .. .. .. •• ' Opawa and Al- 55 8; Washdyke - Pleasant , 8 67\ ,24Dec, 1875 8 bi bury to Fairlie Point . ] , T .. .. Creek and Pleasant Point-Albury 16 61 \ 2 45 38 50 - 1 Jan., 1877 16 bl •• •■■ Burke's Pass Albury-Winscombe .. 7 7 i 22 Aug., 1883 ' < •• Wrnscombe-Bversley 3 30J 1,30 Jan., 1S84 •• Preliminary survey .. 19 3 .. 19 3 19 3 Prelim, .. .. •• Waimate .. 4 42 Studholmc-Waimate 4 42 1 3 5 45 19 Mar., 1877 4 42 WaimateGorge 8 21 Waimate-Waihao 8 21 0 54 S 75 .. .. .. 1 April, 1885* ] Downs . .: Waitaki- Main Line .. 246 69: South Waitaki- 13 8 |" 25 Sept., 1875 13 8 .. "Rlnff ond Oamaru ; „, ' IZoto Oamaru-Hillgrove .. 24 52 4Nov.,1876 .. 24 52 .. .. .. BranClleS ! Hillgrove-Pafmerston 12 6S 22 May, 1878 I •• 1268t '•„ " j Palmerston-Waikou- 9 3 6Sept.,1878 ■■ ■• ■> * ■■ I Waikouaiti-Waitati 14 33 7. May, 1878 1*33 Waitati-Glcndermid 9 77 20 Dec, 1877 ; ■■ •■ ' •• a " Glendermid-Dunedin 7 6 9 April, 1873 .. 7 6..;-Dunedin-Abbotsford 5 7 1 July, 1874 : o 7 .. Ahbotsford - Clutha 46 36; 5913 3oo 2 I ..- 1 X Sept '' 1875 I " , Clutha River - Bal- 0 60 22 Jan., 1878 j • ■ ° 60 clutha nn nl . Balclutha-Clinton .. 20 76 22 Jan., 1S79 q'ro " Clinton-Waipahi .. 9 62 1 Nov., 1877 •• » aA Waipahi-Gore .. 16 11 21 June, 1877 •• loll Gore-Mataura .. 7 40 30 Aug., 1875 •• '40 Mataura-Woodlands 20 68 7 June, 187o 20 68 Woodlands-Invercar-, 1121 11 Feb., 1874 .. .. 1121 gill Invercargill-Bluff .. 17 1 j . . I 5 Feb., 1867 17 1 Branches, — ■ 01 qq Duntroon .. 21 ,5 21 29} ,, 86 \ m I .. » » ;; *]™ V . " " " .] o«. troon Duntroon-Haka- 15 38 Duntroon - Hakatera- 15 38 1 5 16 43 .. .. .. 1 April, 1885* teramea mea . „. Ngapara .. 14 76 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 14 76 1 31 16 27 2 April, 1877 l» "> Livingstone 16 40 Windsor-Livingstone 12 0 0 50 12 50 .. 0 5 .. 12 Aug., 1887 Survey (trial) .. 4 40 .. i 4 40 4 40 Prelim. .. .. "„ • Palmerston-Wai- 9 40 Palmerston-Dunback 1 58 1 f 80 July, 1882 hemo (part) j- 0 54 9 29 .. .. ..^ Palmerston-Dunback 6 77 J I 1 Oct., 1885 (part) Surveyed .. 065 ..!0 65 065 .. .. .. Port Chalmers.. 1 9 Glendermid - Port 19 3 40 4 49 9April, 1878 •• 19 , " Chalmers Green Island .. 2 44 Buntside- Walton Park 174) n ,,J „ ,„ f 1 July, 1874 .. •• : •■ 1": •• •■ Walton Park-Saddle 0 50/ ° ; d lb t 4Sept.,1879 .. .. | .. .. 0M Hill „ „„ Outram .. 8 78 Mosgicl-Outram .. 8 78 0 68 9 66 1 Oct., 18771 .. .. | •• •• ! •• •• «'» Lawrence .. 21 76 Clarksvillc-Waitahtma: 15 4| , J ™ „„ ( 22 Jan 1877 ... 15 4 .. .. •• 1 •■ Waitahuna-Lawrence 6 72 J " *\ '" 1 2Apnl,1877 I ■■ 6 72 , Lawrence-Rox- 38 25 Preliminary survey.. 38 25 .. j 38 25 38 25 Prelim. .. .. I j Catlin's River .. 23 62 Balolutha-Romahapa 7 62 0 50 8 32 15 Deo., 1885 ' Glenomaru Section.. 6 18' 6 18 .. .. 6 18 .. Catlin's Tunnel See- 0 46 .. 0 46 .. .. 0 46 ■ ■ tion Surveyed .. 1 33! .. 1 33 1 33 .. .. .. Reconnaissance .. 7 63: .. 7 63 7 63 Prelim. .. .. " Waipahi-Heriot 26 22 Waipahi-Kelso .. 15 271 g „ a2 . 6 j 1 Dec 1880 .. •• •• •• ' ■• ■■ ;; 'L Burn : Kelso-Henot .. 4 56 1 ) 1 1 Apul, 1884 .. ! Snrveved .. 6 19 .. 6 19 6 19 .. .. .. Waimea Plains 36 39 Gore-Lumsden .. 36 39! 1 34 37 73 1 April, 1886* District By. Kelso-Gore " .. 24 0 Surveyed .. 9 68 .. 9 58 9 58 . .. .. Preliminary survey.. 14 22] .. 14 22 14 22 Prelim. .. .. Riversdale- Swit- 13 70 Riversdale Section .. 7 0;.. 70 .. 50 20 .. zers Surveyed .. 6 70 .. 6 70 6 70 .. .. .. 4' 0 ' Edendale-Toitois 19 30 Edendalc-Wyiutharn 4 01 „ ,„ , n „o J 9 Oct., 1882 Wyndham-Glenham 5 36) 0 (2 10 2b j 1 May, 1890 Surveyed .. 9 74 .. 9 74 9 74 .. .. .. Seaward Bush.. 23 33 Appleby-Waimatua 5 57) 0 86 11 61 I ,5 J uly ' 7™! " '.'. Waimatua-Mokotua 5 48) " M 1 16 Jan., 1888 I Surveyed .. .. 12 8 .. 12 8 12 8 .. .. .. jj'^ Canterbury Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 1144. 0 27 1171 7 Aug., 1884 Main Line Surveyed .. 21 7 .. 21 7 21 7 .. .. .. Reconnaissance .. 50 29 .. 50 29 50 29 Prelim. .. .. Otaao Cen- Waitaki Bluff 182 06 Wingatni Jct.-Hindon 16 67 114 18 1 24 Oct., 1889 tral Main Line to Hindon Section (part) 2 48 .. 2 48 .. .. 2 48 .. Lake Hawca Deep Stream Section 4 22 .. 4 22 .. .. 4 22 .. Nenthorn Section .. 9 0 .. 9 0 .. .. 9 0 .. Middlemarch Section 90 .. 90 .. .. 90 .. Surveyed .. 140 79 .. 140 79 140 79 .. .. ■. Invercar- Invercargill-King- 87 4 Invercargill-Winton 18 58 1 f 22 Feb., 1871 18 58 .. •• •• ■• ■■ ;; gill-King- ston Wmton-Caroline .. 22 10 20 Oct., 1875 22 10 . ?; on al f d Caroline-Elbow .. 8 27 7 Feb., 1876 8 27 .. Branch Elbow-Lowther .. 5 76 , . ., „„ 1q J 15 Jan., 1877 876 iVia ' " Lowther-Athol .. 13 18 \ 5 1B 92 19 1 28 Jan 1878 J8 f ■ •• •• SSif Athol-Fairhght .. 10 10 29 April, 1878 a'35 " Maral0a Fairlight-Kingston.. 8 35 10 July, 1878 8 35 ! Kingston Wharf .. 0 10 J 14 Dec, 1878 .. .. ' u x " ■■ ■• £• !' Lumsdon-Mararos 30 0 Lumsdcn-CastlcRock 2 21) 1 April, 1881 J Castle Bock-Murray 4 9 . n ,. , n . 13 Mar., 1886 Creek r ruri.-±o Murray Crk.-Mossburn 4 10) (22 Jan., 1887 Surveyed .. .. 8 20 8 20 8 20 .. .. .. Reconnaissance .. 1120 .. 1120 1120 [Prelim. .. .. •• Western Wallacetown 17 53 Makarewa Junction- 17 53n / 9Jimo,1879 °° Railways Branch Riverton 11 40 .... Otautau Branch 11 40 Thornbury (Aparima 1140 15 Dec, 1879 June.) to Otautau i c Qrr aA 1Q J 1ft kk Otautau-Nightcaps 10 55 Otautau-Wairio .. 10 55 \ 6 87 M 13 1 3 Mar., 1882 •■ ■■, r ™% " \\ \ Orepuki Branch 17 68 Riverton-Oraki .. 6 3 25 July, 1 SSI •• •• 1 Oraki-Colac .. 130 24Sept.,18S3 Colac-Orcpuki .. 10 35' V 5 May, 1885 ;• Totals ' .. 1645M .. 1645 74 191 46i5s7lo431 36 40 9 39 53 .. TC~36 27 62 11 21126 78248 10152 39 94 58 66 46 18 66 35 22 22 45 40 35 14 34 24 6 : — * In these cases the dates given are the dates on which the railways became the property of the Government. rw-v* p = ;iw»vs Ant and ifterwnrd* nurchased b t This comprises 45m. 59ch. of railways constructed by the Government and 45m. 79ch. of lines constructed by private companies under the District Eailways Act and [BStecmxis ; puichasea B { This comprises 11m. 33ch. of railways constructed by the Government and 36m. 39ch. of lines constructed by private companies under the District Railways Act, and afterwards purchased 1 •02 3! 258 76 24 9 21 68 6 26 28 48 19 44 11 77 5 53 4 26 14 62 24~ 4 10 49 11 33 •• 867 1881-85. 25 M. ch. ■" ■• .. . 1885-86.1886-87. 1887-88.1888-89. 1889-90. 1890-91. Total. ' 32" 26 27 28 29 30 31 M. ch. M. eh. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh, M. ch. j 22 73 :: :: :: :: :: ::j 7 69 6'l0 I 19 56 0 37 ..J , 17 79 '.'. '.'. '.'. '■'■ '■'■ '■'■ 950 9 60 1 14 1 [- 196 37 V. '.'. '.'. '■'■ '■'■ '.'. I 21 76 "I 20 7 .. .. '.'. ■■ ■■ '■'■ 6 26 I 25 31 " L 22 46 5 38 .. J :: :: I :: '.'. '.'. '.'.) .. I V 30 60 .. ■■ j J :: 6' 5 ; :: :: :: ::} 1138 2220 22 20 !! .. ■■ ■■ ■■ '■'. (■ 27 29 1 48 4 8 ..J ' L 36 5 ". '.'. 4 42 8 21 8 21 :; :: :; i '; :: :: ] I 246 69 :: :: :: :: :: ::} 2175 15 38 15 38 14 76 ... 11 75 11 75 ' I 8 55 6 77 ) '.'. '.'. '.'. .. .. '.'. i' 9 , " • • j 2 44 8 76 " " '' I 21 It 7 62 7 6£ l6 :: :: :: :: :: ::} 20 ! '.'. 3639 '.'. '.. '.. .. 30 35 :: :: :: :: :: sse} 9S < :: " 7 5 : 48 :: :: ! ::} ""« 14 .. '.'. li'ii '.'. '.'. '.'. .. 16 67 .. 16'6 .. j .•• ■• ■■ '■ I 87 4-9 :: :: :: :: ::| 104 410 j '.'. '.'. j '.'. '.'. '.'. '■'■ 17 - 5 .. j 11 4 .. 10 £ .. [ 17 ( 10 35 .. j J 60101 54147 79 17 43 .. 21 32 5 361134 ! by the Government, by the Government. 30 M. eh. 0 37 • • I- 196 37 '.'. '.'. I 21 76 "I 20 7 .. '.'. 6 26 ■■] 25 31 " j- 22 46 "l .. ) .. Y 30 60 "J 11 38 '.'. '.'. 2220 V. - 27 29 1 Q i' 8 4 8 .. j .:[ 36 5 4 42 8 21 ::} • • |- 246 69 .. j .. ..1 ■; •• 21 75 .. j 15 38 14 76 11 75 158 ' I 8 55 y. r 9 • ■ "i 2 44 8 78 '• j 21 76 7 62 '• j 20 3 4 56 '.. '.. 3639 i' 0 :: sse} 93s " } 11 25 : •j li'44 '.. li'44 16 67 .. 16'67 1 •4 8J '' - 10 40 '.'. s's) '.'. rPreliin. 1753 11 40 10 55 .. I 17 68 21 32 5 361134 56 10 55 .. .. " 6 3.. 1 30 27 62 35 22 22 45 40 35 14 34 , 24 60 40 9 11 21 126 7S 7B becan .ment ai lment a le the property of the Goven id 45m. 79ch. of lines constn id 36m. 39ch. of lines constr iment. icted by priva ucted by privi cted by private companies under the District Railways Act, and afterwards purchased by the Government, icted by private companies under the District Railways Act, and afterwards purchased by the Government. ite com; ate com By iy, Government Printer, Wellington.—1891. luthority : George Didsbui
Number of Miles open of Government Lines NORTH ISLAND. MIDDLE ISLAND.
Number of Miles open of Governme nt Lines. North and Middle Islands combined.
RAILWAYS NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 1891.
Map Showing RAILWAYS MIDDLE ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 1891.
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PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, BY THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. R. J. SEDDON, 8th SEPTEMBER, 1891., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, D-01
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43,673PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, BY THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. R. J. SEDDON, 8th SEPTEMBER, 1891. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, D-01
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