APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND, THE LANDS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT, AND THE NATIVE LANDS PURCHASE ACCOUNT, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st March, 1896.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1895 Session I, B-07a

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1895-96.

NEW ZEALAN D. ♦

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND, THE LANDS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT, AND THE NATIVE LANDS PURCHASE ACCOUNT, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st March, 1896.

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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

age. PUBLIC WOEKS FUND. 1895-96. Chargeable to Part I. £ 4 5 '« 8 13 14 14 15 19 Class I.—Immigration Class II.—Public Works, Departmental Class III. —Railways Class IV. —Roads Class V.—Development of (xoldfields Class VI. —Purchase of Native Lands Class VII.—Telegraph Extension ClassVIII.—Public Buildings Class IX. —Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences ... Class X. —Rates on Native Lands Class XI. —Contingent Defence 257 10,000 180,550 79,631 20,750 1,000 30,000 96,985 20 20 15,300 750 5,000 Total Part I. 440,223 Chargeable to Part II. 21 21 Class I.—Public Works, Departmental Class II. —Railways 1,800 35,000 36,800 Total Part II. Total Public Works Fund £477,023 LANDS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT 22 166,582 32 NATIVE LANDS PURCHASE ACCOUNT 148,991

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PUBLIC WORKS FUND. t=*j&jje*.*jc I. CLASS I.—IMMIGRATION.

1895-96. £ Vote No. 75.—Immigration ... ... 257 Item. £ MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION. VOTE No. 75 Immigration— 1 Passages for separated families and relations ... 257 Total —Vote No. 75 ... ... 257 TOTAL CLASS I. .... .... .... £257

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

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CLASS II.—PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

1895-96 "» \~ £ 10,000 ote No. 76. — Public Works, Departmental £ £ tem.i MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTE No. 76. Public Works, Departmental— Under-Secretary (also Under-Secretary Railways. £100) Engineer-in-Chief Chief Clerk Accountant Chief Draughtsman 1 District Engineer 8 Resident Engineers: 1 at £450, 1 at £400, 1 at £375, 4 at £350, 1 at £300 , 2 Assistant Engineers: 1 at £250, I at £225 4 Clerks : 1 at £250,1 (also Land Purchase Officer) at £250, 1 at £225, 1 at £175 2 Draughtsmen: 1 (also Clerk) at £250,1 at £225 Midland Railway Arbitration Preparing Parliamentary Returns, Travellingexpenses, Purchase of Instruments, and Contingencies 500 750 325 300 250 500 2,925 475 8 9 10 11 12 900 475 3,700 1,200 Less — Amount provided under Vote No. 113, Part II. ... ... £1,800 Estimated amount to be recovered from other departments ... ... 500 12,300 2,300 Total —Vote No. 76 ... 10,00i DOTAL CLASS II. £10,000

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CLASS III.—RAILWAYS.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

1895-96. otes Nos. 77 to 90. —New Works : Construction and Land £ 110,350 ote No. 91.—Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Rolling-stock 30,200 „ 92.—Additions to Open Lines 40,000 18i i,550 MINISTER EOR PUBLIC WORKS. NEW WORKS: CONSTRUCTION AND LAND. VOTE No. 77. —Whangarei-Kamo Extension ... 8,000 „ 78. —Kaihu Valley Railway Extension 3,000 „ 79. —Helensville Northwards 6,000 „ 80. —Grahamstown-Te Aroha 7,000 „ 81. —Putaruru-Rotorua 2,000 „ 82. —Eketahuna-Woodville 25,000 „ 83.—Midland Railway 10,000 „ 84. —Greymouth-Hokitika 6,000 „ 85. —Eernhill Railway Purchase 1,150 „ 86. —Otaga Central 25,000 87 —Catlin's River 7,000 „ 88.—Seaward Bush 8,000 „ 89. —Land-claims and other old liabilities on Construction Account: Sundry lines ... 1,500 ,. 90. —Surveys, New Lines of Railway 700 110,350

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CLASS III.—RAILWAYS—continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

Item. 189. 1-96. £ £ MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS— continued. PERMANENT-WAT, SLEEPERS, ROLLINGSTOCK. 1 2 VOTE No. 91. Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Rolling-stock— Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Rolling-stock Trial Shipment of Sleepers to England 30,000 200 Total—Vote No. 91 30,200 ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 92. Additions to Open Lines — Kawakawa Kaihu Valley f Kaipara-Waikato J Hamilton-Te Aroha | Morrinsville-Lichfield V Hamilton-Cambridge i" Napier-Palmerston ) Marton-Te Awamutu, south end (Foxton-Waitara ... Wellington-Woodville Nelson-Belgrove Picton-Blenheim Greymouth-Hokitika r Hurunui-Waitaki and Branches I Waitaki-Bluff and Branches *\ Invercargill-Kingston with Branches, including ( Western Railways Port Chalmers Wharf improvements ... Rolling-stock Gas-lighting plant Machinery J 350 879 2,285 2,619 869 887 8 170 9 ! • 3,098 10 11 12 13 6,000 19,922 2,293 620 Total—Vote No. 92 ... 40,000 OTAL CLASS III. 180,550

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CLASS IV.—ROADS.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

1895-96. ote No. 93.—Main Roads „ 94.—Miscellaneous Roads, Bridges, Ac. „ 95. —Local Bodies „ ' 96.—Roads on Goldfields £ 25,130 23,060 410 31,031 ',631 'tem. £ MINISTER OF LANDS. VOTE No 93. Main Roads— Warkworth-Awanui — Mongonui County Whangaroa County Bay of Islands County Whangarei County Otamatea County Rodney County £825 200 626 687 400 350 3,080 ■2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Birkenhead-Warkworth Hamilton Bridge Whatawhata Bridge Oxford-Rotorua Maketu-Rotorua Tauranga-Napier, via Taupo Tokaanu-Taupo N apier-Wairoa Wairoa-Gisborne Bridge over Mohaka Paikakariki-Waikanae Nelson-Havelock and Bridges Belgrove-Westport-Reefton Reef ton-Hokitika-Ross Belgrove, Tophouse, and Tarndale Blenheim-Kaikoura-Waiau Kaitun a—Tuam arina Waihopai Bridge Hokitika-Christchurch Dunback-Swinburn Lawrence-Clyde Clyde-Queenstown Miscellaneous and Engineering 400 200 250 400 200 1,000 300 1,5.10 500 500 1,200 800 3,750 2,500 150 1,000 150 100 5,000 1,100 500 500 50 Total—Vote No. 93 ... 25,130

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CLASS IV.—ROADS— continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

item. 18 '5-96. MINISTER OF LANDS—continued. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 .10. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 VOTE No. 94. Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges— Auckland — Ahipara-Herekino ... ... Mongonui Mongonui Roads ... ... „ Ruatangata ... ... Whangarei Waipu-Marsden Point ... ,, Totara-Whangaroa-Kaeo ... Whangaroa Utakura Bridge ... ... Hokianga Tokatoka Post-office ... ... Hobson Otamatea County Roads ... Otamatea Mauku District ... ... Manukau . Awhitu Road Wharf ... ... „ Patumahoe ... ... „ Gibbon's Creek Bridge ... Waikato Rangiriri to Railway-station ... „ Wairangi to Railway-station ... „ Waikare Lake to Onewhero ... „ Waitomo Caves Road... ... Kawhia Kuaotunu Cemetery Road ... Coromandel Pukaingataru Road ... ... Tauranga Rotorua-Wairoa ... ... Rotorua Rotorua Wharf ... ... „ Rotorua Water-supply ... „ Works at Rotorua .,. ... „ Taupo Domain ... ... East Taupo Warkworth southwards Rodney and Waitemata Waikomiti-Swanson ... Waitemata Henderson ... ... ,, Roads and Bridges in Native districts 50 500 100 100 200 60 200 100 50 100 50 250 100 100 200 50 100 80 50 150 200 500 50 300 500 100 300 4,540 Hawke's Bay — Meanee Protective Works ... Hawke's Bay 400 28 Taranaki — South Egmont Forest Reserve Ohura Clifton and Stratford 400 29 30 100 2,300 Wellington — Ballance to Manawatu Gorge ... Pahiatua Eketahuna County Roads (flood damage) ... Wairarapa N. 2,400 31 32 700 200 Nelson — Takaka Roads and Bridges ... Collingwood Ferntown-Pakawau ... ,, Lloyd's Valley Road ... Waimea Riwaka-Sandy Bay ... ,, Brooklyn Valley ... „ Wakefleld-Quail Valley ... „ Mangles ... Inangahua 900 33 34 35 30 37 38 39 200 400 150 30 50 100 40 970 2—B. 7a.

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CLASS IV.—ROADS— continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

tern. 189 i-96. MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. 40 41 42 43 VOTE No. 94— continued. Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges— continued. Marlborough — Footbridge, Taylor River ... Marlborough Blenheim-Havelock, Ferry-house... „ Robin Hood Bay-Ocean Bay ... Sounds Tory Heads, Whatamonga, and Picton ... „ Torea Neck ... „ Picton-Waikawa Sounds and Marlborough Mahakipawa-Kenepuru ... Sounds 50 200 50 44 45 46 100 50 100 200 750 47 48 49 50 51 Westland— Stafford-Waimea ... Westland Westland Ferry Service ... ,, Great South Road ... „ Kanieri Forks-Kanieri Lake ... ,, Grey County roads (flood Inangahua and Grey damages) Westland County roads ... Westland 675 100 1,000 155 52 200 260 2,390 53 54 Canterbury — Akaroa Heads, Lighthouse Road Akaroa Roads to Co-operative Dairy Factories, Akaroa ... ... ,, Pareora Bridge Geraldine and Waimate 30 300 200 55 Otago — Queenstown Wharf, Wakatipu ... Lake Lake Wanaka Wharves ... ,, Ravensbourne Road ... ... Waikouaiti Normanby-Mount Cargill ... „ Waitati Road ... ... „ Brinn's Point and Merton ... „ Henley Road ... ... Taieri Maori Kaika Road, Otago Heads... Peninsula Cargill Street, Caversham 530 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 50 30 850 150 200 250 100 150 100 Southland — Campbelltown ... Southland Winton Drains ... ,, Reaby Retreat ... ,, Makarewa-Grove Bush ... ,, Centre Bush-Otapiri .. „ Wallacetown—Spar Bush and Waimatuku Flat ... „ Bluff Road Campbelltown Hundred and Campbelltown „ Girdler's Road ... „ Hillend Bush (Dipton Flat) ... „ Black Creek Bridge and Road ... „ Gore Bridge ... „ 1,880 65 66 67 OS 69 70 410 50 100 100 IOC 71 72 73 74 75 76 100 500 600 50 320 200 300

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CLASS IV.—ROADS— continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services,

item. 1895-96. MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. 77 7S 79 80 VOTE No. 94— continued. Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges— continued. Southland —continued. Orepuki-Waiau ... Wallace Heddon Bush ... ,, Half-Moon Bay Wharf Stewart Island Half-Moon Bay Tramway ,, £ 120 200 150 100 £ Grants in Aid— Miscellaneous 3,400 81 2,000 23,060 82 83 84 General —- Works unprovided for Cheviot Cheese Factory (subsidy) Cheviot roads 1,000 900 1,000 2,900 Total—Vote No. 94 ... VOTE No. 95. Local Bodies — Payments of " thirds " and " fourths " to local bodies under "The Land Act, 1892," to be recouped out of North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Application Deposit Account 410 410 Total —Vote No. 95 ... MINISTER OF MINES. VOTE No. 96. Roads on Goldfields — Assistance towards the Construction of Roads and Tracks in Mining Districts, Prospecting and Minor Works for the Development of the Mineral Resources, and for the Extraction of Metals from the Ores Roads to open up Mineral Lands 6,335 250 Auckland— Cabbage Bay to Port Charles and Cape Colville ... Coromandel to Kuaotunu ( Matawai to Kaimaraina < Tiki to Mahikarau ( Tiki to Gumtown and Kaimarama Coromandel and Tiki to Waikawau ... Mercury Bay to Whenuakite and Boat Harbour... Kuaotunu to Mercury Bay Thames to Waikawau Thames to Hikutaia Upper Tararu Road Puriri to east side of Range and Tairua Tapu Creek Extension Road, Upper Waiotahi Road, Turua Junction Waihi Road to New Find, Waitekauri ... C Paeroa to Waihi } Hikutaia to Waihi ( Hikutaia to Paeroa 6,585 3 4 485 230 5 | 90 6 7 8 9 10 LI 12 13 14 15 16 120 150 350 279 147 378 339 334 431 100 350 17 [ 865

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CLASS IV.—ROADS— continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services

item. 1895-96. MINISTER OF MINES— continued. 18 19 20 21 VOTE No. 96— continued. Roads on Goldeields — continued. Auckland —continued. Paeroa to Te Aroha Paeroa to Waitoa Thompson's Track Gordon's Settlement to Waharoa £ 200 200 2,500 200 Nelson — Slate River to Rocky Road to Kill Devil Hampden to Horse Terrace Big River Road Approaches, Matakitaki Bridge Gannon's to Painkiller Soldiers' Creek Road Painkiller, to connect with Murray Creek Road ... Road Diggings, Cape Foulwind Millerton Road Bridge, Karamea River Road to Lyell's Creek extended Road to Oparara Diggings Road 1o Denniston Road from Ly ell Bridge to Ryan's Hatters' Terrace to Haupiri Grey River to Moonlight Black Ball Road over Smoke Hill Ahaura-Kopara Road Bridge over Black Ball Creek Road to Barrytown Road, Mackley's to Waipuna Terrace... Ahaura Bridge Blackball Creek Road (additional) Brown's Terrace Road Prospecting-track, Brunnerton-Paparoa Crow's Diggings Track to Adamstovvn 7,748 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 45 100 230 1,200 61 53 160 200 100 250 1,500 200 100 100 100 200 30 230 25 150 300 25 200 100 100 200 250 200 Marlborough — Improving Roads and Tracks, Mahakipawa, Wakamarina, aud Wairau Valleys Onamalutu to Wakamarina Forks Bartlett's Creek Road 6,409 50 200 400 150 51 52 750 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 02 63 Westland — Great South Road Jackson's Bay to Cascade and Gorge Rivers District, and Barn Bay Deviation, Larrikins' Flat Road Taipo Creek to Seven-mile Repairs, Totara Bridge Bridge, Kanieri River to Kokatahi Bridge over Ogilvie's Creek Gillam's Gully Track Track, Totara River to Constitution Hill Wire Bridge, Waiho River Track, Waikupakupa Ocean Beach to Main Road 2,011 746 470 174 236 386 100 36 100 150 100 4,509

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CLASS IV.—ROADS— continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

item. 1895-96. MINISTER OF MINES— continued. VOTE No. 96— continued. Roads on Goldfields — continued. Otago — Bridge over Clutha at Miller's Flat, subsidy £1 for £1 (estimated subsidy, £4,000) ... Waipori-Berwick Gorge Road Renewal Bridge to Bannockburn, £1 for £1 (estimated subsidy, £750) Arrowtown to Macetown Bridge and Approaches, Skipper's, £1 for £1 (estimated subsidy, £3,000) Deviation, Pleasant Creek Track Road, Garston to Nevis Waipapa to Six-mile Waipapa to Waikawa Tracks, Stewart Island Waiau to Preservation Inlet Tracks to Western Sounds £ 04 1,000 500 65 66 67 68 500 600 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 500 130 160 100 200 70 270 1,000 Total Vote No. 96 ... 5,030 31,031 OTAL CLASS IV. 79,631 CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENT OF GO DEIELDS. 1895-96. No. 97. —Development of Goldfields £ •,750 Vob 2' Item. MINISTER OF MINES. 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 97. Development op Goldfields — Water-races and works on Goldfields.. Assistance towards Prospecting Prospecting Deep Levels Compensation arising out of Proclamation of Rivers and Resumption of Land held as Occupation Licenses and Residence, Sites Improving Water-supply, Oamaru, owing to Maerewhenua River being declared a Watercourse for Tailings Rimu Drainage Tunnel ... Kelly's Terrace Tunnel 8,000 3,000 7,000 2,000 6 7 350 200 200 Total —Vote No. 97. ... 20,750 TOTAL CLASS V. 20,750

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CLASS VI.—PURCHASE OF NATIVE LANDS.

CLASS VII.—TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.

Appropriations for Public Works Services

1895-96. £ ,000 'ote No. 98. —Purchase of Native Lands tern. MINISTER OF LANDS. £ £ VOTE No. 98. Purchase of Native Lands 1,000 1,000 l Total—Vote No. 98 ... TAL FOR CLASS VI. £1,000

1895-96. No. 99. —Telegraph Extension £ 30,000 £ ',000 3ot item. POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER OP TELEGRAPHS. 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 99. Telegraph Extension — Instruments and Material Poles and Arms Telegraph Extension New Cable 30 knots Single-core Cable 10,747 1,140 7,363 5,750 5,000 Total—Vote No. 99 ... 30,000 OTAL CLASS VII. ... £30,000

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CLASS VIII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

i—;• r ote No. 100.—General „ 101.—Judicial 102.—Postal and Telegraph „• 103. —Customs ,, 104.—Lunatic Asylums „ 105.—School Buildings „ 106. —Agricultural „ 107.— Hospitals and Charitable Institutions 3,' 33,' 10,: i 17,1 20,i 2, 8,' .00 15 S90 .00 100 100 .80 |00 96,! >85 item. £ £ MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS. 2 VOTE No. 100. General — Parliamentary Buildings—Partial rebuilding, electric lighting, ventilation and appliances, &c. Departmental Buildings — Wellington— Government Printing Office completion Auckland — Additions to Caretaker's quarters Napier— Additions and repairs New Plymouth— New strong-rooms General renovations 200 2,000 3 150 4 500 5 6 300 250 Total—Vote No. 100 ... 3,401 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 VOTE No. 101. Judicial — Courthouses — Kawakawa Auckland (Cottage for Caretaker) ... Paeroa Rotorua Gisborne Napier (renovations) Woodville (restoration) New Plymouth Hawera (additions) Hawera (new Courthouse) Stratford Hunterville Palmerston North Otaki 350 300 650 250 1,150 250 170 800 500 1.000 800 500 700 500

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CLASS VIII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

;em. IS '5-96. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 VOTE No. 101— continued. Judicial — continued. Courthouses —continued. Pahiatua Featherston Reef ton (repairs) Brunnerton (purchase Seaton's Hotel, and alterations) Christchurch (library for Law Society) Darfield Rakaia (additions) Milton Gore (additions) St. Bathan's Arrowtown Invercargill (alterations) Stewart Island Buildings not specified, and Contingencies Maintenance and repairs generally Gaols — Auckland Wellington Dunedin Buildings not specified, and Contingencies Police-stations — Kawakawa Aratapu Pukekohe Te Pahi (purchase of house and land) Raglan (purchase of house and land) Waipu (purchase of house and land) Thames (alterations) Paeroa Waihi Moawhango Napier Eltham (new station and lock-up) ... Wanganui Palmerston North (alterations) Tenui Wellington (electric lighting) Nelson (cottage, and purchase additional land) Nelson (alterations) Reefton (repairs) Mokihinui Hokitika (repairs) Oxford (additions) Malvern (additions) Little River (repairs, &c.) Akaroa (additions) Phillipstown (repairs) St. Albans (repairs, &c.) Bealey (repairs, &c.) Sheffield (additions, &c.) .... Coalgate (repairs and fencing) Southbridge (alterations) Rangiora (purchase of house and land) Rangiora (repairs, &c, present station) 150 500 100 250 1,300 450 120 750 80 400 400 250 150 100 200 300 2,000 6,000 200 400 300 450 250 250 280 60 350 400 350 1,300 300 1,200 650 400 100 400 200 100 400 200 100 170 100 115 100 120 120 200 200 100 500 150

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CLASS VIII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

item. 189 i-96. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 67 68 69 70 71 72 VOTE No. 101— continued. Judicial — continued. Police-stations —continued. Timaru (additions and repairs) Waitahuna InTercargiil (renovations) Monganui Pleasant Point Buildings not specified, and Contingencies 200 400 300 280 400 200 Total—Vote No. 101 33,715 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24' 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 VOTE No. 102. Postal and Telegraph— Auckland (additions) Panmure (post- and telephone-office)... Waitekauri (purchase of site) Waihi Ohaeawai (additions) ... Maketu (alterations) Napier (additions) Hastings New Plymouth (alterations) Stratford Hawera Hawera (to replace building destroyed by fire) Wanganui (repairs and alterations) ... Pahiatua Greytown (additions) Castlepoint (removing building) Martinborough White's Bay Cable-station (repairs) ... Reef ton (renovations) Greymouth (repairs) Cheviot Lyttelton (renovations) Akaroa (additions) Ophir (additions) Tapanui Mataura (additions) Queenstown Invercargill Telephone-offices and sound-proof boxes Buildings not specified Maintenance and repairs generally 150 200 60 600 150 100 100 900 150 750 1,000 1,500 350 370 . 200 100 500 120 300 150 650 120 50 100 300 100 600 270 300 250 400 Total—Vote No. 102 ... 10,89i VOTE No. 103. Customs — Customhouse, Spit 600 Total—Vote No. 103 ... 60l 3—B. 7a.

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CLASS VIII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

;em.: 1895-96. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 104. Lunatic Asylums— Auckland Wellington Porirua, new wing Porirua, land-purchase Nelson Nelson (Simpson's annuity) Sunnyside Seacliff 5,000 650 2,000 250 200 200 7,000 2,500 17,800 Total—Vote No. 104 ... VOTE No. 105. School-buildings— School-buildings generally 20,000 20,000 Total—Vote No. 105 ... 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 106. A gricultural— Momahaki Woodville, house, office, <fcc. Masterton, office Palmerston South, house and office Fairlie, house and office 550 600 180 400 450 2,180^ Total—Vote No. 106 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 107. Hospitals and other Charitable Institutions— Auckland Hospital (enlargement) Rotorua Baths, accommodation Wanganui Hospital Christchurch Hospital Dunedin, completion new surgical wing Dunedin, Female Refuge, additions .. Invercargill Hospital 1,500 1,000 1,500 1,500 700 700 1,500 8,400 Total —Vote No. 107 ... TOTAL CLASS VIIL 196,985

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CLASS IX.—LIGHTHOUSES, HARBOUR WORKS, AND HARBOUR DEFENCES.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

1895-96. ?ote No. 108.—Lighthouses „ 109.—Harbour Works „• 110.—Harbour Defences £ 7,050 4,250 4,000 5,300 Item. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 108. Lighthouses— Cape Kidnappers, lantern Cape Palliser, building and lantern ... Stephens Island, land-compensation ... £ £ 1 2 3 2,400 4,500 150 7,050 Total—Vote No. 108 ... l 2 3 VOTE No. 109. Harbour Works— Wharf at Ho wick Nelson (dredging harbour) Lyttelton (reclamation works, Sticking Point) 1,250 2,000 1,000 Total—Vote No. 109... 4,250 VOTE No. 110. Harbour Defences 4,000 Total—Vote No. 110 ... 4,000 OTAL CLASS IX. £15,300

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CLASS X.—RATES ON NATIVE LANDS.

CLASS XI.—CONTINGENT DEFENCE.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

1895-96. £ 750 Vote No. 111. —Rates on Native Lands Item. £ COLONIAL TREASURER. 1 VOTE No. 111. Rates on Native Lands— Recoverable from Owners 750 750 Total—Vote No. Ill ... OTAL CLASS X. £750

1895-96. £ s 000 Vote No. 112.—Contingent Defence [tern. £ MINISTER OF DEFENCE. VOTE No. 112. Contingent Defence— Purchase of Martini-Henry Rifles 5,000 5,000 Total—Vote No. 112 ... IOTAL CLASS XL £5,000

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CLASS I.—PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL.

CLASS II.—RAILWAYS.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

1895-96. £ ,800 ote No. 113. —Public Works, Departmental !tem. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 118. Public Works, Departmental— Head Office, Salaries and Contingencies — To supplement Vote No. 76 under Part I. 1,800 Total—Vote No. 113 ... 1,800 TOTAL CLASS I £1,800

£ "ote No. 114.—Marton-Te Awamutu Railway Construction Works .,000 ,000 „ 115. —Surveys 3. ,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 114. Marton-Te Awamutu Railway— North End —Construction Works South End —Construction Works 34,000 i 2 13,000 21,000 Total —Vote No. 114 VOTE No. 115. Surveys— Surveys 1,000 Total —Vote No. 115 ... 1,000 OTAL CLASS II C35,000

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THE LANDS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.

Appropriations for the Lands Improvement Account.

1895-96. bte No. 116 —Roads and Bridges £ 16,582 item. MINISTER OF LANDS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 VOTE No. 116. Roads and Bridges— Auckland — Victoria Valley-Main Road ... Mongonui Takahue-Herekino ... „ Maungataniwha ... „ Iwitaua-Kaeo ... Wha^ngaroa Kaeo-Waimate ... „ Herd's Point-Takahue ... Hokianga Kohukohu-Rakautapu ... „ Waimamaku-Pakanae ... „ Waimamaku-Punakitere ... „ Okaihau-Victoria Valley ... „ Hokianga Heads-Ohaeawai via Rawene ,, Ngapipito Road ... Bay of Islands Opua-Waimate ... „ Ramarama Valley ... „ Towai-Ruapekapeka . ... ,, Opanaki-Mongonui Bluff ... Hobson Opanaki-Hokianga ... „ Mititai-Tokatoka ... „ Dargaville-Aratapu ... „ Dargaville-Tangiteroria ... „ Hikurangi-Jordan Flat ... „ Mangapai ... >, Kaitara ... „ Arapohue . ... „ Valley Road, Paparoa ... „ Waipu-Cove ... „ Whangarei Bridge, £1 for £1 ... „ Opuawhanga-Whananaki ... Whangarei Whananaki-Ngunguru ... „ Hikurangi ... ,, Parua-Taheke ... „ Tikiponga Hill-Paranui Bridge ... „ Maunu-Otuhe ... „ Otuhe Forest ... „ Purua-Ruatangata-Mangakahia ... „ Maungakaramea ... „ Waipu-Mareretu ... „ Marsden Point Wharf ... „ Waipu Central ... „ Tokatoka-Mangapai ... Hobson Aratapu-Tatariki ... „ Te Kopuru-Tikinui ... „ Tangihua ... „ Pahi-Waikiekie ... Otamatea Mareretu ... „ Hukatere ... „ Matakohe-Tokatoka ... „ Pahi Wharf and Road ... ,, Pahi-Maungaturoto ... „ 250 100 500 100 300 1,500 150 300 100 150 1,000 200 400 300 200 50 2,500 200 100 700 100 200 100 100 100 100 250 200 300 500 200 100 400 200 200 100 300 100 300 150 150 100 200 400 700 100 300 200 400

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THE LANDS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT— continued.

Appropriations for the Lands Improvement Account,

;em.i 18' '5-96. £ MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 68 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 VOTE No. 116— continued. Roads and Bridges— continued. Auckland —continued. Kourawera District ... Rodney Kaukapakapa-Port Albert ... ,, Puhoi—Makarau ... „ Ahuroa Roads ... „ Waikomiti West ... Waitemata Waikomiti—Huia ... ,, Otau ... Manukau Abraham's Gully (Waiuku-Maioro Swamp) „ Maioro Swamp ... „ Miranda Road ... „ Te Aroha and Waitoa Drains ... Piako Whangamarino Parish ... Waikato Wairangi-Matahuru ... „ Rangiriri Lake, Matahuru Road ... „ Matahuru ... „ Mangapiko and Maire ... Waipa Tuakau Punt ... Raglan Tuakau-Opuatia-Kahuruhuru ... „ A.waroa (Xl.) ... „ Raglan-Waipa ... „ Huntly-Kahuruhuru ... „ Brigmen's Landing and Mercer Road ,, Aotea-Raglan ... ,, Waingaro-Ngaruawahia ... „ Waitetuna-Aotea Raglan and Kawhia Tairua-Whenuakite ... Coromandel Kauaeranga Valley ... Thames Pye's Pa ... Tauranga Arahiwi and Mamaku Rail way-station Rotorua Kihikihi-Otorohanga-Te Kuiti ... Kawhia Alexandra-Kawhia ... „ Wharauroa ... ,, Waiotahi Bridge ... Whakatane Sundry roads, Bay of Plenty Purchase of Roads Miscellaneous and Engineering ... 280 50 110 100 200 450 900 100 200 150 300 50 100 200 200 150 100 500 200 400 200 100 200 200 200 100 300 200 100 100 100 200 500 350 200 400 Hawke's Bay — Mata Valley . ... Waiapu Tokomaru-Huiarua ... „ Tauvvhareparae-Crown lands ... „ Tologa-Marunga-Tauwhareparae... Cook Waimata-Tauwhareparae ... „ Tologa-Arakihi ... „ Gisborne via Tologa Bay-Awanui „ Gisborne-Opotiki ... „ Opotiki-East Cape ... „ Pakarae Road and Punt ... „ Pouawa Road Board ... „ Waikohu-Motu ... „ 23,840 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 200 200 200 500 300 150 800 800 300 750 95 600 IVTiiri wn.1—IVTii nia

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Item. 1895-96. MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. 99 100 101 102 103 104 VOTE No. 116— continued. Roads and Bridges— continued. Hawke's Bay —continued. Nuhaka " ... Wairoa Nuhaka-Gisborne ... „ Frasertown-Waikaremoana ... „ Wairoa County Roads (flood damages) _ „ Ormondville-Waikopiro ... Waipawa Miscellaneous and Engineering ... 800 300 700 300 250 100 7,545 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 Taranaki — Mohakatino Bridge ... Clifton Mimi-Mangaroa Road (metalling) £1 for £1 „ Tikorangi Bridge (£1 for £1) ... „ Tikorangi-Te Tarata ... „ Bridge over Purangi .. „ Junction Road to Purangi, £1 for £1 „ Moanatairi Special Settlement ... „ Tongapurutu Ferry ... „ Moki Road ... » Upper Waitara-Mangaere ... „ Huiroa Township (bushfelling) ... Stratford Stratford-Ongaruhe (Ohura) ... „ Autawa and Pita Roads ... „ Anderson's Road and Bridges ... „ Mangamingi ... „ Huiroa Roads ... „ Newall Road ... Taranaki Carrington Road ... „ Motukaua ... Hawera Central Patea Valley ... Patea Kaimanuka and Rawhitiroa ... „ Miscellaneous and Engineering 760 300 200 200 400 1,100 200 100 200 1,000 135 4,000 400 700 190 120 . 100 100 150 500 700 300 11,855 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 184 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 Wellington — Okotuku ... Patea Ngaio Road ... ;; Waitotara-Omahiite Waitotara and Patea Taumaranui-Ohakune West Taupo & Wanganui Watershed and Murray's Rangitikei & Wanganui Hunterville 1, 2, 3 „ Turakina Valley Road „ Raetihi-Ohura ... Wanganui Pipiriki-Waiouru ... „ Waimarino ... » Ohingaiti-Tokaanu Rangitikei,Wanganui, E.Taupo Rangitikei Bridge (Mangaweka) ... Rangitikei Taihape-Paengaroa ... » Vinegar Hill Road ... „ Rangitikei Bridge, Vinegar Hill, £1 for £1 ... Rangitikei and Oroua 100 200 200 1,200 800 300 500 1,500 2,500 610 1,200 500 800 200 500

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Item. 18 '5-96. MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. VOTE No. 116— continued. Roads and Bridges— continued. Wellington —continued. Rangitikei Bridge, Otara, £1 for £1 ... Rangitikei and Oroua Oroua Bridge Pohanginaand Kiwitea Upper Manawatu Roads Kiwitea & Pohangina Mangoira-Coal Creek ... Pohangina Oroua-Coal Creek ... „ Conspicuous Road ... Kiwitea Pakihikura Road ... „ Kelpie Road ... ,, Mangawharariki ... Oroua Pohangina Forest Mill and Tram... „ Pohangina Valley Forest Reserve ,, Pemberton-Wairaki (Pukerimu)... „ Otawhao Road ... Waipawa Woodville-Aohanga Pahiatua, & Wairarapa N. Makairo-Ku.neroa Pahiatua and Waipawa Mangatoro Township ... Pahiatua Tiraumea North ... ,, Tiraumea Valley Road ... „ Mangatoro Valley ... „ Waewaepa, £1 for £1 ... ,, Mangahao Bridge ... „ Mangatainoko Bridge (subsidy) ... ,, Tiraumea Bridge (subsidy) (Hull's crossing) ... „ Mangatainoko on Bridge Road ... „ Te Aupapa Road and Makuri Bridge ... „ Upper Makuri A T alley Road ... ,, Makuri Township (unsold) ... „ Makairo Road ... „ Towai Road Pahiatua & Wairarapa N. Tiraumea River Road Pa Valley Road ,, Makuri-Aohanga „ Mangaone Valley ,, Alfredton-Weber Wairarapa N. & Patangata Rising Sun Association Wairarapa N. Mauriceville Roads (storm damages) ,, North Wairarapa (flood do.), £1 for £1 „ Bowen's Road-Hast well ... „ Eketah una-Alfredton ... „ Kaikoura Association ... ,, Masterton Reform Association ... „ Mecalickstone ,, ... „ Christchurch „ ... „ Coonoor Association ... Wairarapa N. Cleland's Road ... „ Eketahuna-Parkville ... „ Newman-Stirling ... „ Barton's Road-Wairere ... „ Pori Road ... „ Mangamahoe Road ... „ Burling's-Mecalickstone ... ,, Mount Baker (Pioneer) ... ,, Makuri-Pongaroa ... Pahiatua Hukanui-Hawera, £1 for 10s. ... „ Mangaramarama ... „ Mangaoronga Road ... „ Mount Marchant Road, £1 for £1 Wairarapa S. Mount Holdsworth Road ... „ 4—B. 7a £ 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 250 500 400 200 350 200 100 300 1,500 1 325 410 400 400 300 30 400 300 2,000 100 420 600 165 166 300 100 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 200 400 55 300 700 200 1,500 100 4,500 300 200 200 50 50 3C0 300 1,100 770 130 350 500 100 292 150 500 200 150 900 500 200 150 200 415

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Appropriations for the Lands Improvement Account

item. 1895-96. MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 VOTE No. 116— continued. Roads and Bridges— continued. Wellington —continued. Kaiwhata Valley Wairarapa N, & S. Wainuioru-East Coast Wairarapa South Ruamahunga Bridge ... „ Waiohine Bridge ... „ Wellington Fruitgrowers' Association Horowhenua Whiteman's Valley .. Hutt Waikanae-Hutt ... „ Waitangi Bridge (Chathams) Miscellaneous and Engineering ... \, 600 300 200 300 80 200 300 90 300 Nelson — Riwaka Bridge ... Waimea Riwaka Valley ... „ Waimea West ... „ Waimea County Roads ... „ Wakefield-Stanley Brook ... „ Dove River Bridge ... „ Quail Valley ... ,, Wairoa Gorge ... „ Canaan Road ... Colling wood Mackay Pass ... „ Takaka-Collingwood Inland Road... ,, Takaka-Riwaka Collingwood & Waimea Whangapeka-Wanganui Buller & Collingwood Seddonville-Mokihinui ... Buller Fairdown-Waimaugaroa ... ,, Mud Flat, Karamea-Oparara ... „ Granity Creek-Ngakawau ... ,, Ahaura-Haupiri ... Grey Reefton-Maruia-Inangahua ... Inangahua Hanmer ... Miscellaneous and Engineering ... 39,328 !08 !09 !10 ill !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 !17 !18 !19 !20 !21 !22 !23 !24 525 >26 >27 !28 500 200 100 200 200 200 100 150 100 300 150 300 1,200 100 200 400 100 200 300 300 100 Marlboro ugh — Double Bay ... Sounds Anakoa-Manaroa ... „ Kenepuru-Manaroa ... „ Kenepuru-Anakoa ... „ Whatamonga-Port Underwood Track „ Tracks, Queen Charlotte Sound ... ,, Crail Bay Track ... „ Manaroa-Okoha ... ,, White's Bay-Port Underwood ... ,, Manaroa-Hopai ... ... „ Arapawa-Tawhiti ... .. „ Nydia Bay-Havelock Sounds & Marlborough Ronga Valley ... Marlborough Okiwi-Ronga ... „ Redwood Pass Road ... „ Brown River Bridge ... „ Jordan Bridge, Awatere, £1 for £1 ,, Onamalutu Valley ... „ Bartlett's Creek ... ,, Tawhiunui-Rai ... ... „ Miscellaneous and Engineering ... 5,400 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 100 250 200 400 100 200 250 300 250 100 100 150 300 200 800 200 500 200 200 ' 200 50 5,050

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item. 'O- 1 MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. £ !50 !51 !52 !53 !54 !55 !56 !57 !58 !59 !60 !61 !62 !63 !64 VOTE No. 116— continued. Roads and Bridges— continued. Westland — Greenstone-Teremakau ... Grey Woodstock-Mahinapua ... Westland Whitcombe Valley Track ... „ Dawson's Road ... „ Lake Mapourika ... >, Turnbull River Road ... „ Haast Pass Track ... „ Hokitika-Southwards ... ,, Wataroa Bluff-Okarito Track Okarito River Bridge ... „ Lower Arahura Bridge (repairs) ... „ Mount Howe Track ... .. „ Block 112, Kokatahi ... Kokatahi ■•• » Miscellaneous and Engineering ... 150 300 300 180 300 400 800 3,000 250 300 300 100 150 400 100 Canterbury — Waipara-Cheviot Ashley and Cheviot Oxford Bush Road Extension ... Ashley Reserve 1496, Ashburton ... Ashburton Haehaetemoana ... Geraldine Pukaki-Mount Cook ... Mackenzie Fairlie-Pukaki ■•■ » Cliff Road Tengawai, £1 for £1 ... „ Contribution towards erection of Pukaki Bridge, £1 for £1 Pukaki-Omarama ... Waitaki Miscellaneous and Engineering ... • 7,030 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 200 300 100 150 100 300 200 100 274 275 350 300 50 Otago — Livingstone-Kyeburn Waitaki & Maniototo Makarora-Haa'st Valley Vincent & Westland Makarora Valley ... Vincent Lower Hawea and Lower Wanaka Lake& Vincent Roughridge, Poolburn-Tuapeka ... Vincent Ophir District Water-supply ... „ Lindis Pass Road ... ... » Kyeburn District ... Maniototo Run 206a, Naseby ... » Run 206f, Maniototo ... » Hamilton Bridge ... „ Capburn Bridge ■•• >, Block XL, Maniototo Block XVL, Maniototo Upper Taieri and Rock and Pillar ,, Martin's Bay-Lake Wakatipu ... Lake Lake Te Anau-:Sutherland Falls Track „ Glenorchy-Earnslaw ... „ Dart River Road ■• » Bent Burn-Glacier Burn ... ,, Rees River Road . . » Pembroke-Matukituki ... „ Connecting road, Block IX, Moeraki Waitaki Seacliff Asylum Road ... Waikouaiti Taieri Mouth Punt ... Taieri & Bruce Maungatua and Waipori Taieri & Tuapeka Blocks XII, XIII, XV, Maungatua Taieri Blair Taieri ... „ 2,150 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 1,500 300 400 300 200 300 200 500 300 380 650 300 100 50 200 75 200 100 100 100 100 250 200 200 200 200 200 100

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Appropriations for the Lands Improvement Account.

item.! 1895-96. MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. £ 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317. 318 319 320 321 322 VOTE No. 116— continued. Roads and Bridges— continued. Otaqo —continued. Teviot Small Grazing-runs ... Tuapeka Beaumont and Rankleburn ... „ Tuapeka Mouth Punt ... „ Glenomaru .... Clutha Woodlands ... ,', Ratanui Road ... ,, Long Point Road ... ,, Hunt's Road ... „ Cannibal Bay Road ...• „ Catlin's Roads ... „ Catlin's and Tautuku ... „ Tahaukupu ... „ Rimu ■•• ii Tautuku . ... „ Rimu, Block XIV. Wingfield Road, Ratanui ... „ Waikawa-Catlin's Clutha and Southland Table Hill ... Bruce Water of Leith protective works Maori Hill Borough Purchase of Roads Miscellaneous and Engineering ... 100 900 300 400 1,050 100 200 400 250 500 450 400 400 350 150 50 1,600 150 323 324 100 150 600 Southland — Clifden Ferry-Eastern Bush (Limestone Gorge) ... Wallace Longvvood (XVI , I) ... „ Track to McLaren's Run ... „ Grassy Creek ... ,, Lillburn Roads ... ,, Mossburn-Te Anau Road .. „ Gow's Creek Stock-Bridge ... „ Riverton and Colac Bay ... ,, Orepuki-Wairaurahiri ... „ Waiau Bridge. Clifden ... „ Lonaker's Settlement ... „ Owari Bridge, Mokoreta Valley, £1 for £1 ... Southland Forest Hill Tramway Road .. ,, Fortrose-Tokanui-Waikawa ... „ Tisbury-Waimatua .. „ Makarewa Bridge ... ,, Seaward Bush Roads ... „ Clifton to Seaward Bush ... „ Mataura River Protective Works... „ Waikawa District . „ Wyndham Road Bridge, £1 for £1 ,, Waimea Valley Road ... „ Quarry Hills ... „ Orion and Minerva Roads, Makarewa, £1 for £1 ... „ Forest Hill Road ... „ Forest Hill-McDonald Road ... „ Campbelltown ... ,, Waikawa-Wyndham Valley Road ,, Oteramika Road ... „ Timpany's Hill to Gorge Railwaystation, Oteramika ... ,, Millwood Special Settlement ... „ Invercargill Hundred ... „ 16,305 325 300 300 40 150 300 500 100 200 MOO 500 150 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 150 100 500 300 604 200 110 200 l,0t)0 200 200 100 349 350 351 352 353 354 25 285 1,000 300 100 100 355 356 200 75 200

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;em. 1895-96. MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 VOTE No. 116— continued. Roads and Bridges— continued. Southland —continued. Hedgehope-Mataura ... Southland Mabel District ... ,, Dunsdale ... ... ,, Otamita Retreat ... ... „ Purchase of Roads . ... „ Stewart Island Roads ... Stewart Island Miscellaneous and Engineering ... £ 100 200 100 150 100 830 300 Grants-in-Aid — Co-operative works-for unemployed ... Advances to co-operative workmen Improved-farm settlements 11,069 161 :65 166 2,800 2,210 30,000 Village Settlements — Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 35,010 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 700 200 300 200 100 250 250 2,000 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 s o Tl o I Auckland — 'Takahue Block ... ... Manganui Maungataniwha Block ... „ Manganuiowae Block ... Hokianga § Waipoua Block ... ... „ 1 Marlborough Block ... ... „ Ruapekapeka Block ... ... Bay of Islands J Motatau Block ... ... Whangarei ° Opuawhanga-Whangarei No.jl Block ,, 2 Tokatoka Swamp Block ... Otamatea | Pakiri Block ... ... Rodney Tauhoa Block ... ... „ ■8"! Ahuroa Block ... ... ,, | Auckland Special Settlement Block' Hobson Maropiu (Block III, Kaihu) ... „ ■g Avoca Block ... ... „ | Akaaka Swamp Block... ... Manukau J Taupiri Block ... ... Waikato » Kaimarama Block ... ... Coromandel Qj Waiotahi Block ... ... Whakatane Waimana Block ... ... „ Waiawa Block .. ... „ Mangaokahu Block 166,582 200 292 480 681 1,000 119 26 24 2,890 369 76 68 200 200 400 196 366 54 756 800 200 10 = Hawke's Bay — . f Hikurangi Block ... ... Waiapu **! Waiau Block Ruakituri Block ... ... Wairoa * -\ Pohui Block ... ... Hawke's Bay J Ruahine Block ... ... Waipawa s I Umutaoroa Block ... ... „ a Block ... ... „ 9,387 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 520 300 364 222 840 72 15 2,333

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item. 1895-96. MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 126 a o <o to ■to ■<>» © "b o o =0 a © "a § a ?> © VOTE No. 116 — continued. Roads and Bridges— continued. Taranaki — 'Okoke Block ... Clifton Upper Waitara Block ... „ Oxford Association Block ... ,, Ngatimaru Block ... „ ■jg Lepperton Block ... „ 1 Moanatairi Block ... ,, | Milsom Block ... „ § Mangaere Block ... Stratford "§ Ross Block ... „ f§ Eltham Block ... „ "e ' Mangaotuku Block ... ,, J Mangaehu Block ... „ 0 1 Manganui Block ... „ w Autawa Block ... „ | Gatton Block ... „ Terrace End Block ... „ 1 Rangowhakaoma Block ... „ I Kaupokonui Block ... Hawera | Waiweranui Block ... Taranaki § Patua (Egmont V, VII, XL) Block Egmont (VI.) Block Kaitangiwhenua No. 2 Block ... Patea Kaitangiwhenua No. 3 Block ... „ Opaku-Kapara Block ... „ 585 63 705 173 431 300 12 1,000 250 650 650 274 600 1,048 300 1,000 300 58 200 300 200 2,300 500 645 12,544 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 Wellington — ' Waimarino Block ... Wanganui Clifton Block Kaitieke Block ... „ g Wanganui Block ... ,, I Manganui and Ruapehu Block ... „ -I Te Kapua [Sommerville, and Palmers' ston Knights of Labour] Block... Rangitikei 'f Kawatau Block ... Kiwitea K) Hautapu-Ruahine Block, Marlon § Nos. 1 and 2 ... Oroua .3 j Hautapu Block ... „ 0 " Hautapu No. 2 Block ... „ 3 Mangoira-Coal Creek Block ... „ § Malton Block Salisbury and Delaware Block ... „ | Pohangina Block ... ,, | Umutoi Block ... „ 1 Momahaki Village Settlement Block Patea | Hall Association Block ... Pahiatua Kaiparoro Block Wairarapa North Kakariki Block ... „ Block ... ,, 1 <5> ■■^> O o o C) CO o I O 2,101 500 2,473 1,000 300 1,600 300 1,000 378 1,714 137 300 1,391 515 550 400 124 200 32 10 15,025 (4 V Canterbury — Ruapuna ... Ashburton 106 447

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Appropriations for the Lands Improvement Account,

tern. 189 i-96. £ MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. ,48 ,49 ,50 ,51 ,52 =53 ,54 fc55 ,56 ,57 ,58 159 ,00 ,61 ,62 163 164 165 i66 ,67 HA a © © © © e © © VOTE No. 116— continued. Roads and Bridges— continued. Otago — fDomet and Maruwenua Block ... Waitaki Catlin's Block ... Clutha § Tahaukupu Block ... ,, 8 Waikoikoi Township Block .. „ Glenomaru (3, 4, 5, 7, 10) Block ... •S Tiger Hill Block ... Vincent 1 Lauder-Tiger Hill Block ft. TTT Lower Wanaka Block ... Lake 1 Teviot Block ... Tuapeka >q J Beaumont Block ... „ 0 | Tuapeka West Block ... „ K Swinburn Farm Homestead Block Maniototo .§ Swinburn No. 2 Block ... „ H Maniototo Block ... „ | Maniototo No. 2 Block 1 Naseby No. 2 Block fe Blackstone-Gimmerburn Block ... ,, § Maniototo No. 3 Block Lauder-Blackstone Block ... ,, Block ... „ 300 50 10 29 179 65 650 101 166 300 108 188 227 104 300 ■ 313 500 300 76 750 © 60 a o Southland — ("Lillburn, Monowai, and Alton Block Wallace pq Mokoreta (Scrubby Hill) Block ... Southland j Waikawa—Otara Block ... ,, . | Oteramika Block ... ,, Invercargill Hundred, Block XXIII. ,, * [_Ackers Village Block ... „ 4,716 .68 09 70 ,71 i72 ,73 84 510 4,283 592 200 220 5,889 Total 50,000 LessAmount provided under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891 " 216,582 50,000 Total—Vote No. 116... 166,58: 'OTAL LANDS IMPEOVEMENT ACCOUNT 166,582

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Appropriations for Native Land Purchases.

1895-96. ote No. 117. —Native Land Purchases, &c. £ 8,991 14 Item. e £ MINISTER OF LANDS. 1 2 VOTE No. 117. Native Land Purchases, &c.— Salaries — Officer in Charge 7 Officers—2 at £340, 1 at £300, 1 at £183, 1 at £175, 1 at £90, 1 at £75 Purchase of Native Lands Surveys 450 3 4 1,503 84,976 4,000 90,929 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Roads — Auckland — Kaueranga Papamoa No. 1 Otawa Nos. 1a and 1b Rangitaiki-Ruatoki-Waiotahi ... Tauma,ta Nos. 1a, 2a, 3b East; 3b West No. 1; 3c East A ; 3c West No. 1 ... Wharepuhunga No. 1 ( Taurewa Nos. 2a and 3 ... ) I Okahukura Nos. 8b, 8g, and 8h j Okahukura No 8m Te Kumi Hauturu East Mangauika A 1a Ouruwhero No. 2 and Puketarata Whakarewarewa Te Kuiti-Awakino Karu-o-te-whenua, &e. Pirongia West Kinehaku East Rotorua-Galatea-Waikaremoana Okohereki Id Rotowhero via Waiotapu to Wairakei Rotorua-Te Teko Opuatia Mangatangi Bridge Tuakau-Opuatia-Kahuruhuru ... Tuakau Punt 400 500 500 2,000 800 1,000 300 500 500 500 . 200 300 250 3,500 1,000 300 500 5,000 300 3,500 4,000 500 200 1,000 200 Hawke's Bay — Awanui-Hicks Bay Waikopiro Ngapaeruru Okahuatiu-Tauwharetoi, towards Galatea Opoiti Bridge ... Moawhango-Te Horo 27,750 30 31 32 33 34 35 500 2,500 1,000 500 500 350 5,350

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TOTAL NATIVE LANDS PURCHASE ACCOUNT £148,991

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given : printing (1,400 copies), £I' 2 10s.

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Appropriations for Native Land Purchases

I Item 189 i-96. £ £ MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 13 VOTE No. 117— continued. Native Land Purchases, &c.— continued. Taranaki — Mohakatino Parininihi Pukearuhe inland to Mohakatino Tauranga No. 1, &c. Ohura South K No. 5, and L ... Ngaire Maraekowhai Taumatamahoe Ohura 3.000 1,000 1,000 500 3,500 3,000 3,000 700 15,700 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Wellington — Wanganui River Trust . Ruanui 2a and 3a Wanganui River Steamer Subsidy ... Awarua Horowhenua 11b Mangaonoho Mangapapa Rangiwaea Raetihi-Parapara Mangawhero-Miurimotu General — New Purchases 1,000 200 462 5,000 450 150 500 500 500 300 9,062 200 54 Total—Votk No. 117... 148,991