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Pages 21-40 of 98

Pages 21-40 of 98

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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT. BY THE HON. W. HALL-JONES, MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, 29th AUGUST, 1905.

Me. Speakek,— It is my pleasing duty to place before honourable members my tenth consecutive Public Works Statement, and to report that good progress has been made with the various works undertaken. The gross expenditure upon the North Island Main Trunk Railway (including the value of permanent-way materials issued to the line) during the year amounted to .£154,436. The sum voted for all classes of roads was £410,975, against which authorities were issued amounting to £469,444. The exceptionally wet weather experienced in the early summer considerably retarded the progress of some of the works, particularly road-construction works, and consequently the expenditure up to the end of the financial year was not so large as I had anticipated. Since the period referred to good progress has been maintained. In view of the New Zealand International Exhibition which is to be held next year, I desire to say, so that the information may be circulated for the benefit of likely visitors during the Exhibition season, that the Government anticipates that either prior to the opening of the Exhibition or during the season it will be practicable to take the through journey from Auckland to Wellington by the route of the North Island Main Trunk Railway, and also to travel by road and rail in one day from Greymouth or Hokitika to Christchurch. The programme at present in course of execution and in contemplation for the North Island Main Trunk line provides for the rails at the north end reaching the Waimarino Plain, and probably up to the site of the Makatote Viaduct, by the date referred to. By the same date the rail-head at the southern end should be at Waiouru. From Waiouru to Raetihi a mail-coach road already exists, and the railway service-road between Raetihi and Makatote will be completed, so that a coach could travel from rail-head to rail-head. As regards the Midland Railway, honourable members are aware that the contract for the Staircase Viaduct and Broken River Bridge is now being carried out. The contract time for completion expires on the 12th of October, but the work is not likely to be finished for some little time. I am, however, urging the contractors to use every expedition in finishing. The instructions issued to the departmental officers are that the rails must be laid across Staircase and up to and across the Broken River Bridge by the commencement of the Exhibition season, and a good service-road is in course of construction from Broken River to the Cass. It will therefore be possible to rail passengers' from Christchurch to the west side of Broken River, leaving a coach journey of only forty miles from there to Otira, which, as already stated, will enable the through journey to be accomplished in one day. In addition to the above, the Otago Central Railway should be completed to Clyde by the date mentioned, thus placing further facilities in the way of tourists visiting the beautiful cold lake scenery of the Middle Island. i—D. 1.

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TOTAL EXPENDITUEE. The expenditure during last financial year was less than during the previous year. The following table shows, as regards each class of work, (a) the total expenditure from the inauguration of the public-works policy to the 31st December, 1890 ; (b) the similar expenditure between the Ist January, 1891, and the 31st March, 1905; (c) the gross total expenditure to the 31st March, 1905 ; and (d) the expenditure for the late financial year : —

WAYS AND MEANS. At the 31st March, 1904, the available balance of ways and means for public-works purposes was £393,802; and further funds were received as under :— £ Balance of £1,000,000 raised under the Act of 1903 ... ... 416,050 Amount raised under the Act of 1904 ... ... ... ... 717,063 To provide for debentures falling due ... ... ... ... 755,200 Transferred from revenue ... ... ... ... ... 600,000 Miscellaneous receipts . ... ... ... ... ... 11,633 Making a gross total of ... ... ...£2,893,748 The ordinary expenditure of the year amounted to £1,219,838. In addition to this, £62,540 was transferred to the credit of the State Coal-mines Account in respect of the Point Elizabeth Eailway; debentures to the amount of .£365,600 were paid off, and others to the amount of £384,100 were renewed ; thus bringing the total disbursements up to £2,032,078, and leaving a credit balance at the end of the year of £861,670. For the current year it is proposed to provide additional funds as under :— £ Balance of 1904 loan ... ... ... ... ... 32,937 New loan of 1905 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,000,000 ■ Transfer from the Consolidated Fund— For public works generally ... ... ... ... 500,000 For development of water-power ... ... ... ... 50,000 For irrigation water-supply ... ... ... ... 50,000 This will give a total available ways and means of £2,494,607. The estimated expenditure for public works for the current year (excluding separate accounts having their own ways and means) amounts to £2,286,719, thus leaving a balance of £207,888 to be carried forward to next year.

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Ixpei ;ure. Glass of Work. A Total to 31st December, 1890. B 1st January, 1891, to 31st March, 1905. Total to 31st March, 1905. D Year ended 31st March, 1905. Railways— New construction ... Additions to open lines Utilisation of water-power Eoads Public buildings Immigration Purchase of Native lands Lighthouses, harbour-works, and harbour defences Tourist and health resorts Telegraph-extension ... Development of goldfields Defence-works (general) Departmental Payment to Midland Railway bondholders Minor works and services Cost and discount, raising loans, &c. £ 11,975,098 2,092,002 3,575,804 1,776,003 2,144,386 1,191,137 880,095 & 3,867,814 2,869,261 468 3,263,248 1,410,221 10,089 819,509 128,112 £ 15,842,912 4,961,263 468 6,839,052 3,186,224 2,154,475 2,010,646 1,008,207 £ 464,413 275,802 468 228,962 117,328 6,482 6,281 5,990 600,849 561,101 429,720 349,789 55,360 532,141 187,327 389,432 170,150 150,000 18,168 227,595 55,360 1,132,990 748,428 819,152 519,939 150,000 318,857 1,249,067 17,508 79,298 6,258 46,588 12,814 300,689 1,021,472 3,423 10,763 Totals ... Paeroa-Waihi Railway Account 26,898,145 14,098,895 66,138 40,997,040 66,138 1,282,378 39,676 Gross tocals 26,898,145 14,165,033 41,063,178 1,322,054

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EAILWAYS. As we are now in the last session of a Parliament, it would not be out of place to review what has been accomplished in the matter of railway-construc-tion during the term of office of the Liberal Administration—namely, since the 24th January, 1891. During this period 461 miles 75 chains of railway, constructed by the Public Works Department, has been opened for public traffic, while a length of 105 miles 61 chains has been acquired from private owners and added to the Government railway system; the total increase in the mileage of the Government railways during the period being 567 miles 56 chains. The different sections are as under : —

In addition to the above total of 567 miles 56 chains, we have 41 miles '21 chains upon which goods traffic is already being carried, and which will be available for passenger and other traffic in a few weeks. I will now refer to the different lines of railway that have been in hand during the last year, and state the proposals of the Government with regard to each for the current year. Kawakawa-Grahamtown . Construction-work has recently been resumed at the northern end of this line on a section about four miles in length, and fair progress is being made. The distance between the completed formation at the Kawakawa end and the terminus of the open railway at the southern end is rather under eighteen miles. The

'Ml I way. id: ;ion. leage. Kawakawa-Grahamtown Kaihu Valley Helensville Northwards Waikato-Thames Thames Valley - Rotorua Gisborne-Rotorua North Island Main Trunk Kamo-Hukerenui Opanake-Booms... Kanohi- Woodcock's Te Aroha-Thames Putaruru-Eotorua Gisborne-Karaka Mokau-Taumarunui Hunterville-Taihape Woodville-Palmerston Bketahuna-Woodville Te Aro Extension Stratford-Oruru ... Jackson , s-Otira . . Ngakawau-Mokihinui Greymouth - Coal Creek ... Greymouth-Hokitika Blenheim-Seddon Waipara-Scargill Inch Valley - Limekilns ... Romahapa-0 waka Heriot-Edievale ... Mokotua-Waimahaka Owaka-Gatlin's ... Hindon-Omakau Winton-Hedgehope Orepuki-Waihoaka M. oh. M. ch. 16 0 0 55 13 40 32 3 31 56 18 15 J 66 12 Woodville - Palmerston North... Wellington-Napier ... 17 21 ' 27 69 ) Stratford-Ongarue Midland Westport-Ngakawau Extension State Colliery line Greymouth-Hokitika Blenheim-Waipara ... 11 18 10 12 7 12 5 1 24 37 j- 30 25 ir " ' • ' ' Inch Valley... Catlin's River Waipahi-Heriot Extension ... Seaward Bush Catlin's-Waimahaka... Otago Central Forest Hill ... Orepuki-Waiau 2 29 11 38 6 20 13 34 3 38 96 20 12 40 4 40 . Total 461 75 Privi ■te Lines acquired. Dargaville-Opanake Mokihinui Colliery line Fernhill Colliery line Still water-Reefton Brunner-Jackson's Springfi eld-01 ar am a Belgrove-Motupiko Kaihu Valley Westport-Mokihinui... Fernhill Branch 16 46 3 69 1 60 37 9 32 15 4 58 9 44 Midland I Total 105 61 Grand total ... 567 56

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Government is being urged to resume construction at the southern end —namely, from Hukerenui towards Towai—and the appropriation proposed for the current year provides for a resumption of work at this end. On the section between Whangarei and Grahamtown the earthwork has been proceeded with throughout the year, and plans and specifications have been completed for the deep-water wharf at the latter township. When this wharf is completed it will be possible for vessels up to 2,500 tons to lie at the berthage at all stages of the tide. Tenders for building the wharf will-be invited in due course. The total expenditure on this railway last year amounted to £8,610, and as considerably more work will be in hand during the current year a larger expenditure must be anticipated. The vote proposed is therefore .£20,000. Helensville Northwards. The section between Ahuroa and Woodcock's was opened for public traffic on the 12th May last, and the formation of the next section—namely, to Kaipara Flats—is nearly finished, and the platelaying and ballasting is in progress. Formation is also well in hand on the section between Kaipara Flats and Tauhoa. This railway is fully surveyed as far as Hoteo, but as a considerable extension of the line was authorised last session it is proposed to put further survey-work in hand as soon as a staff location engineer is available. Some of the landowners along the route have offered to give the land required for the railway free, and as soon as the route has been definitely determined the necessary formal agreement to give effect to this arrangement will be submitted to them for signature. Last year's expenditure amounted to £9,320, and for the current year an appropriation of £30,000 is asked for. Paeroa-Waihi. Satisfactory progress has been made with the works on this line during the past year. Coal traffic is now being carried on as far as the Waihi Goldmining Company's battery at Waikino. The formation is finished to Waihi; rail-laying on the last section is well in hand, and the erection of the station buildings is in progress. As gravel is not available, all the ballast on this line has to be crushed, and the rate of progress is therefore slower than would otherwise obtain. The railway will be completed to Waihi and handed over to the Eailway Department for regular traffic at an early date. The expenditure on this railway last year amounted to £39,676, all of which was charged to the special account established for this line. At the close of the financial year a balance of £8,861 remained at the credit of this account, but as some additional works are necessary that sum will not quite meet the cost of completing the line, and it is proposed to take a vote of £6,000 to close accounts in connection with it. GISBORNE-KoTORUA. The section between Kaiteratahi and Karaka was opened for public traffic on the 13th April last. The survey of the extension authorised last year has been proceeded with, and several miles of same are now located, so that it has been possible to make a start with the earthworks. The trial survey has been carried as far as the summit on the Gisborne side of the Motu Valley. This summit is 1,964 ft. above sea-level, and the distance from Gisborne is 43J miles, and 25| miles from Karaka. Before permanently Jocating any farther portion of the line beyond the section, which has just been commenced, it is considered advisable to remove the survey party to the Opotiki side of the main range, as the question of the most advantageous point to enter and cross the Motu Valley is largely influenced by the question of the best point to leave that valley and to make a descent to the low lands in the Bay of Plenty. The expenditure last year amounted to £16,068. This was in excess of the vote, but under all the circumstances it was thought advisable to push on the works' to completion so as to make the expenditure interest-bearing as soon as possible. For the current year a vote of £20,000 is proposed.

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Mamaktj - TV, Puke. A rough exploration of a projected railway route between the above points has been made. Mamaku is the summit station on the liotorua line, and the projected railway, if constructed, would connect the fertile lands of the Bay of Plenty with the Auckland railway system. From the rough examination of the country that has been made it appears that a very favourable route for constructing a line at comparatively small cost can be obtained. It is proposed during the year to have a trial survey made, and I hope to be able to submit the result to the House next session. Stbatfobd-Ongabue . The section of this line between Toko and Oruru was opened for regular traffic on the Ist March last; and formation on the Huiroa Section has been begun. The extension of this line will be of material assistance in developing a good class of country, and will eventually form an important connection between Auckland and Taranaki. The expenditure last year was £6,217, and for the current year an appropriation of £20,000 is provided. Mount Egmont Bbanch. This is one of the new lines authorised last session. The earthworks were commenced in January, and have now been completed for a distance of four miles, and the bush felled for a mile and a half further. A start has also been made with the platelaying, and machinery for stone-crushing has been ordered. Probably by about the end of the financial year the output of stone ballast from this railway will have commenced. The expenditure last year was comparatively small, having amounted to £1,986 only, but for the present year a vote of £15,000 is proposed. This will complete the line to the point where the first deposit of stone is met with, and will also cover the cost of the crushing plant. Nobth Island Main Tbunk. At the northern end the rail-head has been advanced to Owhango, 190 miles from Auckland. The formation is complete for four miles further, and is in hand as far as and a little beyond Pukerimu, 198 miles from Auckland. The works on this section are rather heavy, and include two tunnels—one nearly 5 chains and the other 19 chains in length. Beyond this point the service-road is in course of construction. The formation has already reached the edge of the Waimarino Plateau, and is being pushed forward to the site of the Makatote Viaduct so as to facilitate the work of erecting that structure. The contract for the Makatote Viaduct was let to Messrs. J. and A. Anderson, of Christchurch, in June last, for the sum of £53,369. Though both longer and higher than the Makohine Viaduct, the structure at Makatote will not be of so difficult or costly a character. The principal reasons for this are the shorter spans and the safer material on which to build the foundations. At the former the foundations were in papa, and necessitated the use of enormous concrete monoliths, while at the latter the material is much harder, and less work and expense is necessary. The longest spans at Makatote will be 100 ft., whereas at Makohine they were 247 ft. A drawing of the Makatote Viaduct is appended to this Statement. At the southern end platelaying between Taihape and Mataroa is in hand, and ballasting has been begun. The " heading " through the Mataroa Tunnel has been finished for some time, and the work of enlarging and lining is being vigorously pushed on, the parties working night and day. As soon as the lining of this tunnel is finished the platelaying on the section to Turangarere will be put in hand, the formation of that section being now well advanced. Work is also in hand on both the Waiouru and Murimutu Sections, and preparations are being made for taking in hand a further section of the unfinished portion of this railway during the coming summer. The number of men at present employed on the line exceeds thirteen hundred, and this number will be increased as soon as carting can be resumed.

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The surveyed line of the railway in the neighbourhood of Eaetihi is about seven miles distant from the Eaetihi Township. The Department has been urged to deviate the line so as to pass through Eaetihi; but, as it is desirable that the Main Trunk Eailway between Auckland and Wellington should be constructed by the shortest and most direct route, I could not recommend the proposed deviation. A trial survey will, however, be made to ascertain the cost of connecting with Eaetihi by means of a branch line, which branch line could ultimately be extended to Pipiriki if thought necessary. The construction of the service-road to connect the works at the Auckland and Wellington ends will also be proceeded with during the ensuing summer. The expenditure on the North Island Main Trunk Eailway last year amounted to £154,436—name1y, £136,372 out of the ordinary construction vote, and £18,064 out of the vote for permanent-way materials. A larger expenditure will be required this year, and a vote of £300,000 is therefore asked for. Blenheim-Waipara. Formation-works have been resumed at the north end of this line— namely, on the section between Seddon and Flaxbourne. The work having only recently been commenced, no great progress has yet been made. At the southern end considerable work has been done, and but for the unusually wet weather experienced the line would ere this have been opened for traffic to Hurunui Station. 1 fear it will now be impossible to open it until about the Ist October. Work in the Hurunui Gorge is in hand. Tenders for the station buildings at Westlands have been invited. This station will be upon the Cheviot main road, and I hope to be able to have the railway to that point opened for traffic at a reasonably early date. Last year's expenditure totalled to £23,195, and for the current year (to meet the cost of works at both ends of the line) a vote of £45,000 is proposed. Midland. At the Nelson end the rail-head has been advanced to within half a mile of Tadrnor, and the ballasting is in progress, so that we should be in a position to carry goods to Tadmor at an early date. A further section of this line, 10| miles in length, was authorised in the Eailways Authorisation Act of last session, and formation-work thereon has been started. At the Eeefton end considerable work has been done. A combined road and railway bridge has been built over the Waitahu Eiver; and a similar bridge over the Inangahua, at the landing, has also been finished. Progress has been made with the earthworks, especially on the embankments approaching the Waitahu Bridge. At the Otira end a contract has been let for the bridges over Goat Creek and the Eolleston Eiver, and a start has been made with the earthworks. The surveys for the permanent location of the summit tunnel at Arthur's Pass are now well advanced. Honourable members will realise that a work of the magnitude of the Arthur's Pass tunnel demands much more accurate survey than is ordinarily required in railway undertakings. In view of the special nature of this tunnel and the plant that will be required to carry it out expeditiously, the Government has determined to invite tenders for its construction. While the surveys are going on, all necessary data is being obtained for the utilisation of a water-power plant to generate electricity for use in working the traffic on the tunnel section of the railway. At the Springfield end good progress has been made. The line as far as Staircase Gully is regularly used for the conveyance of goods; the Staircase Gully Viaduct is in course of erection, and making good progress ; the formation between Staircase and Broken Eiver is well advanced ; the piers for the Broken Eiver Bridge have been begun ; and the earthworks between that point and Sloven's Creek are in hand. A service-road is also in course of construction between Broken Eiver and the Cass.

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The total expenditure on the Midland Eailway last year was £55,468. This year a larger vote will be necessary, and an appropriation of £100,000 is therefore proposed. Westpobt-Inangahua. The first twelve miles of this railway was authorised last year. The survey of the whole line has been in hand for some time, and is nearing completion. It is proposed, as soon as the appropriations for the current year are passed, to commence formation-work at the Westport end, and a vote of £10,000 for the purpose appears on the estimates. Ngahebe-Blackball . The approaches to the Ngahere Bridge sustained some damage during a heavy flood in the Grey Eiver which took place a short time since, but the damage was speedily restored and protection-works constructed. The formation of the railway beyond the bridge is in hand. Last year's expenditure amounted to £7,249, and for the current year a vote of £10,000 is proposed. GtßEYMouth - Point Elizabeth. This railway was completed and handed over to the Eailway Department for regular working on Ist December last. Some supplementary works have since been and are still in hand, but will shortly be completed. The expenditure last year amounted to £11,420, which was charged to the State Coal-mines Account, but transferred at the end of the year, together with the expenditure during previous years on this railway, to the debit of the Public Works Fund, as provided in the Appropriation Act of last session. An expenditure of about £2,500 will be necessary during the current year to complete the work, and a vote for this amount is provided accordingly. Hokitika-Eoss. The combined road and railway bridge over the Hokitika Eiver was finished in October last. A contract for the bridges over the Mahinapua and Fisherman's Creeks has been let, and the latter bridge is now completed and the former well advanced. The formation-works are practically finished for eight miles and a half, and some rail-laying and ballasting have been done. The first section of the railway —viz., to Ogilvie's, abreast of Lake Mahinapua—will probably be available for traffic during the year. Last year's expenditure amounted to £17,174, and for the current year a vote of £20,000 is asked for. Culverden-Eothebham-Hanmeb. This is another of the new lines, a section of which was authorised last session. A survey of the line between Culverden and Hanmer has recently been completed, and the plans are now being prepared, so that we shall be in a position to commence construction-works shortly. A vote of £10,000 is proposed accordingly. Culvebden-Waiau. This projected line would be a branch from the Culverden-Hanmer Eailway. Its construction has not yet been authorised, but, as proposals have been made to provide the whole of the funds required on terms "similar to those approved by Parliament in the case of the Paeroa-Waihi Railway, it is proposed to introduce a Bill to authorise its construction accordingly. Otago Centbal. The earthworks on the section between Omakau and Chatto Creek have been completed, and the laying of the rails is in hand. Earthwork is also finished between Chatto Creek and the second bridge over the Manuherikia Eiver. A contract for the erection of the bridge is let to Messrs. G-. M. Fraser

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and' Co., and the work is well in hand, but is not progressing as fast as I should like to see it. The contract time expires in November next, but at the present rate of procedure I am doubtful if it will be completed within the time. lam urging the contractors to use the utmost expedition with the work, as if it is not completed within the contract period it will have the effect of delaying the progress of the railway, as the formation between the bridge-site and the third crossing over the river near Alexandra is already well advanced. The contract for the third bridge over the Manuherikia has also recently been let to Messrs. Fraser and Co. The date for its completion is the 30th October, 1906. Formation-work has also been started on the Alexandra - Clyde Section, and as it is of an easy character it will not take very long. The completion of the whole railway to Clyde is therefore now well in sight. Last year's expenditure amounted to .£44,924, and for the current year a vote of £100,000 is asked for. Lawbence-Eoxbubgh. This is one of the new railways authorised in last year's Act. It is proposed to commence formation-work at the Lawrence end shortly, and a vote of £10,000 is provided in the estimates for the purpose. Hebiot Extension. This railway has now been completed, having been taken over by the Railway Department for regular traffic on 15th February. The expenditure last year amounted to £6,422. As some of the expenditure in connection with the completion of the undertaking did not come to charge before 31st March it will be necessary to take a vote of £3,000 in the current year's estimates to provide for same. Gobe-Waikaka . This is another of the new lines authorised last session. In this case, as in the case of the Culverden-Waiau line, proposals have been made to the Government to provide the funds for the construction of the railway on similar terms to those authorised in regard to the Paeora-Waihi line, and a Bill to sanction the acceptance of these terms will be submitted to Parliament shortly. C ATLIN' S-WAIMAH AKA. Work has recently been commenced on a new section at the Catlin's end of this railway. Bushfelling has been completed for about two miles, and earthwork is in hand. After mature consideration, it has now been definitely decided to construct the extension at the Waimahaka end on the Tokonui route, and formation-work has just been begun. Last year's expenditure on this railway amounted to £4,193, and for the current year an appropriation of £20,000 is proposed. RIVEBSDALE-SwiTZEES. The only work done on this line last year was the completion of the bridge over the Mataura River. The formation-work between Riversdale and the Mataura Bridge, which was executed several years ago, is now a good deal out of order. It is proposed to have this put into satisfactory condition, and to also undertake an extension of the line beyond the bridge so as to reach a point where a profitable traffic may be expected. Last year's expenditure amounted to £1,302, and for the current year a vote of £5,000 is proposed. Obepuki-Waiau. Nothing has been done on this line since the completion of the section to Waihoaka, but it is now proposed to take a further length in hand, and a vote of £10,000 is accordingly proposed.

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Total Appbopbiations fob Bailway-consteuction. Including the vote of ,£lOO,OOO for permanent-way materials and the small votes for old land claims and surveys of new lines (£l,OOO and £3,000 respectively), the total appropriations proposed for railway-construction purposes amount to £860,500. This is materially in excess of last year's vote, and is a consequence of the more vigorous programme adopted. EOADS AND BRIDGES. The particulars of the appropriations administered by the Department of Roads, and the expenditure thereunder, for the year 1904-5, are shown in the following table :—

From the above, it will be seen that the total sum voted for roadworks under the control of the Eoads Department was £374,075. The authorities issued exceeded that amount by £37,094. The gross expenditure by that Department during the year was £257,166, of which £3,194 was afterwards recovered, leaving a net expenditure of £253,972. At the end of the year there were outstanding liabilities amounting to £72,775, which, added to the £257,166 actually paid during the year, shows that the total value of work in hand during the year amounted to £329,941. This, for the reasons already mentioned, was less than was anticipated. In addition to its own votes, the Department has supervised works for other Departments to the amount of £10,805, which amount, added to the expenditure above mentioned, gives a total of £267,971. The outdoor work done during the year consisted of— Engineering surveys ... ... ... ... ... 441 miles. Dray roads constructed ... ... ... ... ... 385 „ Bridle roads constructed ... ... ... ... ... 211 „ Bridges (dray) over 30ft. in length (92) totalling ... ... 7,814 feet. Dray roads improved ... ... ... ... ... 712 miles. Bridle roads improved ... ... ... ... ... 141 „ Dray roads maintained ... ... ... ... ... 2,295 „ Bridle roads maintained ... ... ... ... ... 1,315 „ Dray roads metalled ... ... ... ... ... 211£ „ The number of men employed on the various works from month to month was as under : — April, 1904 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,544 May, „ 1,437 June, „ ... ... ••• ... .. ... 1,493 July, „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,291 August, „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,060 September, „ ... ... .-.. ... ... ... 1,024 October, „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,031 November, „ ... ... ... ... 1,039 December, „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,091 January, 1905 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,390 February, „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,915 March, „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,115 ii—D. 1.

§ £ o 2.3 i! 85? 53 £ h ■3 18 III % 1 M H xrt S 5 1 °l 6" s-s a o3 Vote. < 8 I a Qi a H S Publio Works Fund— Boads, Departmental Boads, &o. Maintenance of Main Eoads Tourist Boads, &o. Unauthorised Account 13 1,625 10 88 18,605 297,485 28,458 18,858 18,605 266,244 28,458 18,858 £ 273,855 28,194 18,333 40 £ 18,789 152,799 21,704 10,218 40 £ 275 2,508 375 2 18,514 150,291 21,329 10,216 40 £ 121,056 6,490 8,114 Total 1,736 363,406 332,165 320,422 203,550 3,160 200,390 135,660 Land for Settlements Account Loans to Local Bodies Aocount 32 156 6,910 50,000 6,910 35,000 35,753 54,994 24,688 28,928 34 24,688 28,894 11,066 26,065 GrosB totals 1,924 420,316 374,075 411,169 257,166 3,194 253,972 172,791

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The roads constructed during the year were nearly all in forest country, where the work is much more costly than in open land. The country also, as a rule, was broken and remote from supplies, which adds to the cost and arduousness of the work. During the year about fifteen hundred selections of country land took place, all involving more or less road-making to give the holders access. The appropriations proposed for the current year are as under:— Eoads, Departmental ... ... ~. ... ... 18,775 Eoads generally... ... "... ... ... ... 391,718 Maintenance of main roads ... ... ... ... 28,000 Tourist roads ... ... ... ... .. ... 25,476 Government Loans to Local Bodies Account ... ... 35,000 Total ... ... ... ... ... £498,969 Eoads on Goldfields (Mines Department). The vote last year under this head amounted to £36,900. The expenditure was £26,112, with contingent liabilities at the end of the year of £32,163. The sum proposed to be authorised for the current year is £78,512, on account of which a vote of £50,000 is proposed. DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIEDS AND MINING. The gold-mining industry maintains its position. Although the yield for the year 1904 shows a slight decrease compared with the preceding twelve months, which was the highest for thirty-three years, the falling-off was very slight. For the year 1904 there was exported from the colony 520,320 oz. of gold, value £1,987,501, and for the previous year 533,314 oz., value £2,037,831. For the first time in the history of the colony the export of silver, which is a by-product principally from the gold-mines in the Ohinemuri district, reached a total of upwards of a million ounces, whilst the excess in value was £21,378 compared with the value of the production for the preceding twelve months. There is no reason to suppose that the mining industry, which is being vigorously prosecuted all over the colony, will not keep up to the standard attained during recent years. The amount expended last financial year on works for the development of the goldfields was £6,258, while the liabilities at the close of the year amounted to £1,795. It is proposed to take a vote of £30,000 for the current year. TOUEIST AND HEALTH EESORTS. The expenditure last year amounted to £17,108, the drainage-works at Eotorua absorbing £5,445. The works carried out at Hanmer included a new swimming-bath, erection of a tea-house, and additions to the spa, &c. The enlargement of Pukaki Accommodation-house was completed in time for the opening of last season. Oil-launches for Lakes Tarawera and Eotomahana were purchased, and have proved a means of successfully and profitably increasing traffic. The estimates now submitted make provision for commencing the new bath-buildings at Eotorua, tenders for which have been invited, and an amount on account of a new water-supply at the same place. Items are also included for the acquisition of steamers and an accommodation - house at Lake Te Anau, increased hut accommodation on the Te Anau-Milford Track, and for additions to Glade House. Provision is also made for a water-supply at Hanmer and drainage-improvement at Te Aroha. The gross authorization asked for is £28,153, on account of which a vote of £26,000 is proposed. TELEGRAPH-EXTENSION. The total amount expended during the year out of the vote for telegraphextension was £79,298. There were fifty-two new lines and extensions undertaken, on which were opened fifty-seven new offices.

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Among the more important lines may be mentioned Kaitaia-Herekino, Gisborne-Manutuke, Hunterville-Koeke, Dannevirke-Umutaoroa, AshburtonLongbeach, Owaka-Purekireki, and Invercargill-Winton. As in past years, the principal expenditure has been on the telephone exchanges. There is an ever increasing demand not only for additional connections in the existing exchanges, but also for new exchanges. There were 1,318 new subscribers during the year, and four new exchanges were opened. There are now eighty-five exchanges with 13,423 connections. The installation of metallic circuits rendered necessary by the electric-tram systems at the four chief centres has caused, and will continue to cause during the current year, a heavy additional expenditure. The number of outlying settlements desiring communication with the telegraphic system is still considerably beyond the limits of expansion set hj the allocation for the purpose, but as the cost of construction per mile has been largely reduced good progress will be made during the year. The amount asked for this year is £100,000, including £30,114 liabilities, leaving £69,886 for new lines, existing exchanges, and additional exchanges not previously authorised. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. The total expenditure on public buildings out of votes under the control of the Minister for Public Works amounted last year to £142,946 —namely, £26,268 under the Consolidated Fund and £116,678 under the Public Works Fund. This shows a considerable diminution on the figures of the previous year. For the current year votes totalling to £26,410 under the Consolidated Fund and £216,700 under the Public Works Fund are proposed. These figures are irrespective of the substantial votes for school buildings out of the Consolidated Fund proposed on the estimates under the control of the Minister of Education. General. Under this head the amount expended was £9,068, the principal items being the new offices and laboratory of the Mines Department, Wellington ; the partial reconstruction of the Departmental Buildings at Napier ; and additions and alterations at the Alexandra Depot. For the current year a vote of £7,000 is proposed. This provides for commencing the much-needed additions to the Departmental Buildings at Auckland; proceeding with the offices at Napier ; additions to the Parliament Buildings, and offices and laboratory for the Geological Department, Wellington ; and sundry minor works. Judicial. Courthouses. —The principal expenditure took place in connection with the new Law Courts in Dunedin, and some alterations at the Supreme Court, Wellington. Provision is made on the estimates, now submitted, for new Courthouses at Hamilton, Te Kuiti, Tauranga, Dannevirke, Eltham, Taihape, Masterton, Brightwater, Hawkesbury, Kaitangata, and Campbelltown; for important additions at Auckland, Stratford, Feilding, Palmerston North, Christchurch, and Alexandra, &c. Gaols. —The expenditure under this head was not large. Work was carried on throughout the year at the new building in Auckland, and a new wing was provided at Wellington. Further provisions for the same works is made on the estimates, also for proposed new Gaols at Gisborne and Invercargill. Police-stations. —The vote for Police-stations embraced a considerable number of items, but none of them were of any magnitude. The total expenditure on police buildings during the year amounted to £6,782. For the current year a somewhat larger vote is proposed, the principal items being new Police Barracks at Newton (Auckland), and Christchurch; new stations at Helensville, Avondale, Karangahake, Waiuku, Eaglan, Taumarunui, Tologa Bay, Newtown (Wellington), Collingwood, Bingsland (Christchurch), Addington, Ngapara, and Gore ; substantial additions at Wellington (Lambton Quay); and new quarters at Nelson.

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Post and Telegraph. Under this class also the number of items was considerable, but the expenditure was not very large in connection with any of them, the largest being for the new Post-offices at Eltham, Otaki, and Kaiapoi. The appropriation proposed for the current year provides for new offices at Waipu, Newmarket, Parnell, Cambridge, Whakarewarewa, Tauranga, Whakatane, Waipiro, Tokomaru, Tuparoa, New Plymouth, Waitotara, Taihape, Bulls, Palmerston North, Manakau, Lower Hutt, Nelson, Collingwood, Millerton, Brunnerton, Greymouth, Mornington, Winton, Otautau, and Half-moon Bay (Stewart Island) ; extensive additions at Christchurch ; additions at Auckland, Rotorua, Napier, Dannevirke, Pahiatua, Greytown, Wellington, G-ore, and Bluff; new quarters at Havelock and Arrowtown; the purchase of a property at Linwood, and of additional land and providing a water-supply at Wakapuaka. Customhouses. The new Customhouse at Wellington has been completed and occupied. The expenditure in connection with the building during the year amounted to £13,018, and a further vote of £7,700 is necessary to clear off liabilities. Mental Hospitals. The expenditure on buildings of this class amounted to .£15,949, which was nearly the same as during the previous year. The principal expenditure took place in connection with the four large institutions at Auckland, Porirua, Sunnyside, and Seacliff. In the estimates now submitted, provision is made for fairly extensive additions at the same institutions, and also at Mount View, Wellington, as well as for minor works at Nelson, Hokitika and Waitati. Schools. Our expenditure on school buildings is now being brought more and more on to the Consolidated Fund. Last year's expenditure totalled to £110,727, of which £68,006 was debited to revenue and £42,721 to the Public Works Fund. For the current year still larger votes are proposed out of the Consolidated Fund, and £85,000 out of the Public Works Fund. Of the works carried out directly under the control of the Government, the principal structures in hand during the year were the Levin Industrial School, the School for Deaf-mutes at Sumner, and the Home for Defectives at Richmond. The Native schools at Waitahanui, Okuanui, Te Rawhiti, Waimarama, and Mangaorongo have been completed, the teacher's residence at Puniho enlarged, and the disused buildings at Huria removed and added to the Paeroa School. Additions and alterations are now being made at Whangape. Otheb Buildings. Hospitals. —A small expenditure took place in connection with our general hospitals, in the shape of grants for additions at Whangarei, Coromandel, Wairoa, Wanganui, and Picton. A contract was let for a new wing at Greymouth, but very little expenditure came to book during the year. The estimates for the current year provide for aid to new buildings or additions at Northern Wairoa, Rawene, Waihi, Stratford, Napier, Masterton, Blenheim, Westport, Reefton, Greymouth, Hokitika, &c. Agricultural. —Last year's operations under this head were of a very limited character, and consisted chiefly of the erection of some small buildings at Wallaceville, and the purchase of land at Te Mata for a viticultural nursery. The vote now proposed provides for buildings at Auckland, Arataki, Palmerston North, Wallaceville, Wellington, Hokitika, and Bluff. Public Health. —The only expenditure under this class occurred in connection with the Cambridge Sanatorium and the Vaccine Laboratory at Wellington. During the current year it is proposed to erect suitable offices for the Health Department in Wellington; new wharves at the Quarantine-stations at Motuihi

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and Somes Island; hospital and water-supply at the latter station; and provision for these works is made on the estimates accordingly. Provision is also made for subsidies for Infectious Diseases Hospitals at Auckland, Waihi, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill; and for annexes for consumptives at New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, and Invercargill. LIGHTHOUSES, HAEBOUB-WOEKS, AND HAEBODB DEFENCES. The expenditure on lighthouse-works amounted to £2,168 only, and was incurred on works at Kahurangi Point, Jack's Point, and Cape Campbell. For the current year provision is made for completing the works at Cape Campbell, and also for connecting some of our lighthouses with the colonial telegraph system. Application has been made to the Government to provide a low-level light at Pencarrow Head. This, however, is, strictly speaking, a harbour light, and as such it is the duty of the Harbour Board to provide for same. In view, however, of any possible benefit to coastal shipping, the Government will favourably consider providing for the annual maintenance of the light if the Harbour Board will provide for its first cost. The expenditure on harbour-works was again small, being even less than last year's. On the current year's estimates new votes are provided for wharves at Horeke, Deep Creek (Waitemata), Orua, Graham Beach, and Moeraki, and for protective works at the Western Spit, Napier. Several unexpended votes of last year are also renewed. On harbour defences at the chief ports the sum of £2,51-5 was spent during the late financial year. A number of other works are still required, and a vote of £4,000 is asked for to provide for the same. UTILISATION OF WATEE-POWEE. Two reports on this subject were submitted to Parliament last session— one by Mr. Hancock, of San Francisco, and the other a Public Works Departmental report, giving more complete and detailed information than Mr. Hancock was able to supply. A further report by Mr. Allo has been submitted during the present session. Surveys have been put in hand during the year to procure the necessary data for the design of works to utilise the power available at Huka Falls on the Waikato Eiver and in the Tauherinikau, Clarence, Opihi, and Teviot Eivers; also further surveys will in a short time be started at the Hutt Eiver, Lakes Eotoiti, Coleridge, and Hauroko. The places indicated appear to be the most suitable in the first instance to give supplies of power to the present industrial centres of the colony. The Huka Falls and Eotoiti-Kaituna schemes would be alternative; whichever appears on an exhaustive examination to be the better would be first developed. The same remark holds for the Hutt and Tauherinikau Eivers. In Canterbury it is a question to be decided whether a central scheme at Lake Coleridge or two schemes, one at Hanmer using the Clarence Eiver and another at Opihi, would be the more favourable. The two schemes combined would command the whole of Canterbury in a very efficient manner, and the conditions of the Clarence scheme at Jollies Pass are very favourable. If carried out an electric railway from Culverden to Hanmer would easily be possible, or even from Christchurch to Hanmer. The survey of the Teviot Eiver shows that a scheme of about 25,000-horse power should easily be practicable. A series of power schemes is obtainable on this river, as there is a fall of nearly 1,800 ft. between Lake Onslow and the flood-level of the Clutha just below Eoxburgh. This is after deducting the fall in the conduits. There would be, say, four schemes, in series, along the Teviot Eiver. The last of the series—that next the Clutha Eiver—shows a fall of 870 ft., and would have a conduit two miles and a quarter in length, and ' about one mile and a quarter of pipes. The power available

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would be about 25,000 brake horse-power. All the four Teviot schemes together should yield over 50,000 brake horse-power. Lake Onslow is about fifteen miles from the Clutha. Its area is a little over two square miles. It is formed by a short masonry dam, 26 ft. high. By increasing the dam to 90 ft. in height the area of the lake would be ten square miles, probably more than will-be required to store all the water in the watershed of the Teviot above the dam. This is probably the most favourable site for a reservoir in the colony. The Teviot scheme is the largest available near Dunedin, so far as is at present known. It is possible to get a large power scheme by diverting the waters of the Upper Taieri through the Rock and Pillar Range. It remains to be determined whether such a scheme would compare favourably with the Teviot one. It is likely to be relatively much more costly. So far, the results to date of the surveys made show that the forecasts of power obtainable for the several schemes given in the Departmental report last year have been fully justified. Full information is being obtained as to the possibilities of working the Arthur's Pass Tunnel by electric traction, utilising the water of the Otira—and of the Rolleston if necessary—to provide the necessary motive power. Every attention is being given to the developments in electric traction on railways, so that full advantage may be taken of any power scheme that may be inaugurated. Developments of industries that require large supplies of power are also being studied, as the introduction of such into this colony would enable some of our more easily workable schemes to be profitably utilised.. The total amount of water-power readily available in New Zealand may now be put down at about 550,000-horse power in the North and 3,450,000---horse power in the South Island, or, in round figures, 4,000,000-horse power (estimated as brake horse-power on the turbine-shafts) for the whole colony; but these figures are not by any means exhaustive or final. In developing water-power schemes in New Zealand for objects other than the local use of power, or local consumption of the products of industries using such power —such, for example, as the manufacture of products for sale in foreign markets —it will be necessary to study well the colony's position in the world as a possessor of water-power resources, so that no disaster may follow from attempting to compete against foreign schemes working possibly under more favourable conditions. About a year ago, it was estimated that only about 2,000,000-horse power was in use in the whole world, in hydro-electric installations. This estimate was founded on statistics of a somewhat earlier date, which showed 1,500,000---horse power actually in use. Of this latter figure, less than one-third was in use in the United States, and only 12,000-horse power in Great Britain. The amount of power being utilised in the world is, however, increasing very rapidly. At Niagara there will soon be over 500,000-horse power made use of. The schemes proposed for immediate consideration, the amount of power expected to be derived from same, the probable total cost, and the amounts proposed to be voted for the current year are as under :— Scheme. Horse-power Estimated Cost. Proposed Vote. Huka ... ... ... 38,000 1,000,000 10,000 Hutt... ... ... ... 12,000 340,000 10,000 Clarence ... ... ... 25,000 600,000) in nm Opihi ... ... ... 10,000 250,000} J.u,uuu Teviot ... ... ... 25,000 600,000 10,000 Hauroko (partial development) ... 40,000 850,000 10,000 General .. ... ... 3,000 Totals ... ... 150,000 3,610,000 53,000 Our water-power resources are a natural asset of immense value. The power used in the colony last year was about 400,000-horse power, of which the railways employed about one-half. By the judicious development of our great

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resources in this respect there can be no doubt that many industries which cannot at present be profitably carried on in this colony could be successfully established, and thus greatly add to the general prosperity and afford employment to a largely increased population. CONCLUSION. Before concluding this Statement I wish to say a few words in reference to the career of a very old public servant who has been identified with the Public Works Department from its earliest days. On the 31st March next Mr. William Henry Hales, who now holds the position of Engineer-in-Chief of the colony, closes the active portion of his official career by retiring on the pension to which he is by law entitled. Mr. Hales entered the service of the late Provincial Government of Wellington on the 30th December, 1861 ; joined the General Government service in March, 1866; and entered the Public Works Department in March, 1872. He became Bngineer-in-Chief on the Ist April, 1892, and at the date of his retirement—after forty-four years continuous service—will have held that high and responsible position for fourteen years, or twice as long as any other occupant of the post has held it. He will relinquish the performance of his duties on the 31st December next. In allocating the amounts proposed for the various public works, very careful consideration has been devoted to the claims and necessities of the different parts of the colony. The total amount proposed to be voted this year is £2,381,616. It is with feelings of pleasure, therefore, that I look forward to the year's work. If New Zealand is to maintain its proud and prosperous position, facilities must be provided for the development of its natural resources, and this cannot be better accomplished than by a vigorous public-works policy.

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INDEX.

TABLES. r»e No 1 —Total Expenditure :—Summary showing the Total Expenditure and Liabilities on Publio Worka and other Services out of the Publio Works Fund to 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. 2 No. 2.— Yeably Expenditure out of the Public Works Fund up to 1904-1905 .. .. .. 3 No 3.—Railways:—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Railways, including Valuation of Provincial Lines, to 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. •• •• •• •• i No. 4.—Roads :—Statement showing Expenditure on Roads to 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. 5 Nos 5 and sa.— Development of Goldfields :—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Development of Goldfields to 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. • • ■ • • • 23 No. 6.— Telegraphs:— Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilitiei on Telegraphs to 31st March, 1905 3t No 7._p OBL i 0 Buildings :—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Publio Buildings to 31st March, 1905 .. .. • • • • • • ■ • • • ■ ■ v ■ • 33 No. B.—Lighthouses and Harboub-works :—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Lighthouses and Harbour-works and Harbour Defences to 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. 33

APPENDICES. ADDendix A —Expenditure foe the Year :—Audited Statement of Expenditure out of the Publio Works FF Fund for the Year 1904-1905 .. .. ■ • • • • • • • • • 3d B.—Total Liabilities :—Statement of all Liabilities of the Public Works Department outstanding on 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. • • • • ■ • • • 37 C —Railways and Public Buildings Contracts:—Schedule of Contracts current on Ist April, 1904, and further Contracts entered into by the Publio Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1905 .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 38 D—Sleeper Contracts:—Schedule of Sleeper Contracts current on Ist April, 1904, and further Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. • • ■ • ■ • • • - ■ • ■ 43 E.—Annual Report on Public Works, by the Engineer-in-Chief .. .. . - . • 49

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TABLE No. 1. Summary showing the Total Expenditure on Public Works and other Services out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1905, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Number of Table containing Details. Works. Total Expend,- Total Expenditure A °Con31st March, 1DM. „„,. 1906 31st March, 1905. 3 J^rcnTisoS. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Works. 3 4t 5 an <i 5 A 6 Railways ... Roads Development of goldfields Telegraphs Public buildings Lighthouses, harbour works, and harbour defences Departmental Utilisation of water-power Coal-exploration and mine-development Aiding works on Thames goldfields Immigration Purchase of Native lands Defence Charges and expenses of raising loans ... Interest and einking fund Rates on Native lands Thermal springs Tourist and health resorts Lands improvement Payment to Midland Railway bondholders £ e. d. 20,090,422 11 3 16,610,089 18 o 692,169 15 3 1,053,692 9 6 3,068,896 5 o 1,002,216 4 5 £ s. d. 779,890 11 5 §228,961 15 2 6,257 19 11 79,297 15 ' ||ii7,327 14 10 5,99° 8 7 £ s. d. 20,870,313 2 8 6,839,051 13 2 698,427 15 2 1,132,990 4 7 3,186,223 19 10 1,008,206 13 o £ s. d. 211,572 o 9 98,326 1 7 1,794 '6 3 14 o o 38,887 18 5 3i6 5 5 £ s. d. •21,081,885 3 5 6,937,377 '4 9 700,222 1 1 5 1,163,104 4 7 3,225,1 1 1 18 3 1,008,522 18 5 Railways. Roads. Development of goldfields. Telegraphs. Public buildings. Lighthouses, harbour works, and harbour defences. Departmental. Utilisation of water-power. Coal-exploration and mine-development. Aiding works on Thames goldfields. Immigration. Purchase of Native lands. Defence. Charges and expenses of raising loans. Interest and sinking fund. Rates on Native lands. Thermal springs. Tourist and health resorts. Lands Payment to Midland Railway bondholders. 7 8 18 of 1878 11 of 1877 507,125 11 7 10,835 8 ° 50,000 o o 2,'47,993 14 3 112,004,365 6 11 772,5 6 3 4 7 '.238,304 4 3 218,500 o o 6 5>934 2 6 ■4,59.9 '3 2 37,851 19 6 6,109 1 4 150,000 o o 12,8 13 17 11 467 13 3 6,481 14 o 6,280 10 4 46,588 7 1 10,763 6 7 5'9,939 9 6 467 13 3 10,835 8 o 50,000 o o 2,'54,475 8 3 .2,010,645 17 3 819,151 11 8 1,249,067 10 10 218,500 o o 66,565 7 3 '4,599 '3 2 55,359 '5 o 8,35 7 5 9 1 50,000 o o 8 in 4,580 1 1 8 38,151 o o 5' 9,939 9 6 475 '5 2 10,835 8 o 50,000 0 o 2.'54,475 8 3 2,015,226 8 1 1 857.302 11 8 1,249,067 10 10 218,500 o o 66,865 7 3 '4,599 '3 2 57,645 ' 3 8,738 6 2 150,000 o o 41,489,895 11 o 63' 4 9 300 o o **'7>5°7 '5 6 2,248 4 5 2,285 6 3 381 05 Totals 39,741,669 9 6 1,321,508 18 10 41,063,178 8 4 426,717 2 8 To tale. * Includes Paeroa-Waihi Railway Account —Expenditure, £66,138 6s. 5d.; liabilities, £896 28. iod. ; also amount transferred from State Coal-mines Account, being amount expended ir acquiring and partially completing G-reymouth-Point Elizabeth Railway, £62,540 us. iod. j liabilities, £18 19s. id. f Table 4 also contains details of expenditure under G-overnmeni Loans to Local Bodies Account. J Includes expenditure under Lands Improvement Account, £300,929 1 2s. jd. and £30,000 transferred from Consolidated Fund, previously applied ir reduction of "Roads" expenditure. § Includes £2,499 is. iod. charged to " Unauthorised." ' || Includes £650 charged to " Unauthorised." "I Includes expenditure under Nativ< Lands Purchase Account, £491,980 is.- id. ** Includes /400 charged to "Unauthorised."

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TABLE No. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY, Showing Net Yearly Expenditure out of Public Woi iKS Fund, 1883-84 to 1904-05. Total Net Expenditure to 31et March, 1883. Expendii Hire. Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1905. Description of Services. 1895-96. 1896-97. 1903-4. -1904-5. 1884-85. 1885-86. 1886-87. 1887-88. 1888-89. 1889-90. 1890-91. 1891-92. 1892-93. 1893-94. 1894-95. 1897-98. 1898-99. 1899-1900. 1900-1. 1901-2. 1902-3. 1883-«. Immigration £ 1,929,754 £ 107,041 £ 57,148 £ 11,675 £ 12,454 £ 15,598 £ 8,791 £ £ 1,823 £ 817 £ £ £ £ Cr. 10 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Cr. 7 £ 6,482 £ 2,154,475 519,939 468 867 242 343 101 301 70 105 385 214 139 142 Public Works Departmental 183,974 13,465 30,157 29,632 25,835 25,090 21,458 12,294 10,264 7,796 7,790 8,406 8,680 14,300 14,892 9,689 10,090 12,572 12,933 17,771 13,949 16,088 12,814 468 Utilisation of Water-power Railways 662,046 663,063 725,496 616,447 403,727 272,077 289,601 Cr. 29 180,021 154,417 Cr. 681 220,894 176,304 247,545 197,105 207,231 Cr. 334 351,600 374,192 417,937 717,723 1,333,940 759,753 828,708 779,891 *20,870,3.13 10,291,644 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders Roads :— Roads North of Auckland Main Roads Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges Roads to open up Lands Grants-in-Aid Village Settlements Local Bodies .. .. ■ • • • • • Roads on Goldfields Miscellaneous .. 150,000 150,000 109,965 I 1,006,199 I 17,566 31,809 61,635 84,631 106,399 34,574 30,380 37,165 49,314 149,982 33,163 26,833 37,615 61,794 138,045 30,738 22,294 39,748 57,157 81,264 1,891 3,138 13,756 25,989 61,488 57,632 12,053 264 10,968 26,748 21,954 26,913 10,770 267 12,799 19,998 28,160 2,172 7,345 9,905 12,489 24,285 1,586 4,884 315 12,687 11,739 6,843 27,993 10,757 3,829 470 9,795 12,588 10,443 21,989 7,144 4,412 } 22,235 58,042 22j 731 9,972 27,959 17,075 4,289 11,195 1 241,209 248,934 237,351 267,374 384,687 230,349 316,248 )-202,850 213,977 225,000 8,951 2,898 390 20,387 9,439 319,245 26,602 15*631 311622 32 ] 62f. 251053 015 13,290 19,490 17'577 227 21,513 "207 32,578 491569 46*550 48,039 48,417 47,573 51,690 45,594 26,112 Cr. 91 Cr. 1,270 Cr. 26,519 Cr. 64,954 Cr. 1,613 Cr. 1,030 Cr. 7,050 Cr.573 Cr. 365 16,023 Cr'.365 Cr. 365 Cr. 347 Developmentof Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery Roads to give access to North Island Trunk Railway Lands Improvement Account 61832 12^900 20,410 i^898 248 5,532 30*289 29,440 34'765 17*841 89,207 108,168 108 ' 655 Total, Roads 1,883,825 328,642 317,043 335,904 278,617 219,519 106,439 83,009 45,164 36,761 103,893 146,638 150,278 174,369 167,482 290,413 295,119 285,043 315,791 402,260 282,039 nn4 i-fc t '■* 361,842 228,962 6,839,052 748,428 Development of Goldfields 517,603 16,596 8,029 9,032 7,665 1,016 55 284 821 2,257 3,811 5,272 5,865 9,345 10,508 33,117 17,355 21,815 15,907 15,326 24,213 16,278 6,268 Purchase of Native Lands 897,212 24,480 70,572 34,545 88,836 25,643 9,072 28,194 17,925 52,397 57,187 Cr. 10,438 19,575 4,320 Cr. 2,428 78,985 349 Cr. 12 101,009 Cr. 37 61,503 53,182 Cr. 225 32,025 28,688 18,261 15,782 5,352 6,281 Native Lands Purchase Account 163,411 129,000 Total, Land Purchases 897,212 24,480 70,572 34,545 88,836 25,643 9,072 28,194 17,925 52,397 66,324 80,877 101,346 163,411 128,963 61,503 52,957 32,025 28,688 18,261 15,782 5,352 6,281 2,010,646 1,132,990 Telegraph Extension 438,686 19,532 25,799 36,010 18,952 22,984 12,047 16,346 16,292 27,773 29,245 16,127 19,229 35,538 36,791 29,384 28,551 26,771 50,101 31,729 68,578 47,227 79,298 Public Buildings:— General (including Miscellaneous) Parliamentary Judicial Post and Telegraph Customs Survey Quarantine Stations Hospitals for Mental Diseases Public Health General Hospitals and Charitable Institutions School-buildings Agricultural 154,733 5,331 166,903 99,971 2,162 20 1,967 143,003 34 8,416 22,652 22,616 1,659 34 848 58,047 183 12,227 8,955 830 11,106 4,880 99 461 123 4,007 947 8 15,875 2,772 "274 13,694 12,742 24 8,273 2,227 14,588 8,228 82 7,256 11*246 1,376 18 2,880 9,892 709 409 454 8,901 1,009 13 1,588 2,779 6,843 5 621 209 5,262 3,154 666 2,523 6,822 11,487 3,542 12 28 306 13,633 3,724 27,341 6,194 647 8,178 9 14,806 7,504 16 14,797 466 12,727 5,888 385 8,764 20,636 11,109 5,168 3,957 9,883 19,682 13,483 107 5,594 3,039 29,630 20,954 875 2,607 18,872 12,513 4,424 28,728 40,361 2,066 424 16,743 9,031 1,503 33,224 74,686 6,630 10,964 9,021 602 I 697 25,978 ! 13,083 53,918 , 16,008 8,719 j 13,018 313 24,992 23^107 10,242 15,717 8,930 16,914 11 i 887 3 18,957 10,935 16,404 141180 17,667 17*712 10'167 15,812 : 15,949 6,315 4,265 4,291 1,204 87,089 42,721 2,504 1,362 216,192 \ +117,328 16,727 548,361 256 49,814 3,792 66,069 3,299 62,884 4,421 51,007 4,156 40,000 673 779 Cr'.14O 7,500 7,999 15*000 160 15*000 837 6,561 20,000 1,127 700 22,143 819 23,864 1,328 43'403 520 899 49,256 447 5,141 33,681 971 1,200 38,606 535 3,540 57,790 883 Total, Public Buildings 86,859 89,598 90,529 34,592 35,473 22,820 34,791 31,101 44,032 54,190 76,529 70,579 73,585 107,267 115,426 121,364 145,600 197,454 3,186,224 1,139,178 164,376 117,361 Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences:— Lighthouses Harbour Works Harbour Defences 94,960 254,676 35,418 6,730 29,591 7,213 7,383 17,050 9,601 300 6,508 127,167 3,272 6,004 139,429 2,866 500 73,459 2,504 Cr. 5,000 50,089 1,551 589 7,293 189 2,477 7,347 6,642 1,563 2,612 650 2,495 234 3,861 3,314 6,067 866 4,667 2,180 568 2,547 3,727 1,777 10,158 3,333 365 5,328 1,017 1,540 3,960 2,060 3,421 6,678 6,082 1,373 6,126 6,206 ; 1,773 2,885 I 2,167 1,308 2,515 3^976 Total, Lighthouses, &c. 385,054 43,534 34,034 133,975 148,705 76,825 47,593 9,433 2,666 7,347 11,205 6,588 3,145 7,409 11,600 5,295 15,662 9,026 6,517 12,159 13,581 10,864 5,990 666 631 1,008,207 66,565 Rates on Native Lands 25,139 8,446 10,304 5,874 8,250 2,038 615 Cr. 8 415 56] 340 332 156 347 744 673 571 471 Contingent Defence 25,000 12,500 5,000 10,554 10,360 13,867 42,810 37,650 146,875 37,005 38,724 46,588 15,643 §17,508 819,153 392,219 Tourist and Health Resorts 11,260 10,949 55,360 8,357 Lands Improvement II 1,741 2,349 2,019 2,248 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans 765,535 29,877 13,521 47,258 922 59,448 104,911 3,084 Cr. 3,084 5,356 943 Cr. 6 5 Cr. 5 224 28,322 1,460 5,620 Cr. 516 88,180 87,249 ; 10,763 1,249,067 Interest and Sinking Funds 218,500 218,500 Coal Exploration and Mine Development 10,835 10,835 Thermal Springs 7,814 2,999 936 2,587 264 14,600 Advance to Westport Harbour, repayable 14,336 Cr. 14,336 Total Ways and Means Credits .. Grand Total—Net Expenditure 1,475,386 1,333,484 966,160 19,427 613,939 4,383 481,346 26,519 308,633 65,635 325,977 12,059 480,468 3,458 485,002 7,062 590,940 573 683,336 705 659,836 370 865,172 590 915,736 347 992,876 516 1,309,021 2,142,736 1,514,445 19,054,019 1,409,589 1,336,727 1,796,840 1,321,509 41,063,178 jj g The figures in italics, prefixed by " Cr.," are eit The totals from 1892-93 to 1896-97, inclusive, i: 2—D. 1. ;her recoveries on account of nclude expenditure under N< services of previous yean itive Lands Purchase Aci or receipts :ouiit, and f -in-aid applied in reduction of expend: rom 1894-95 to 1896-97, inclusive, ex] iture. icnditure under Lands Improvement Account. •I: Elizab thorisi ncludes expe: ieth Railway, ed," £400. iditure out £62,541. II For 1 of Paeroa-Waihi Railway Account, J f Includes " Unauthorised," £i previous expenditure see Roads Class, 566,138 ; and cost of acquiring and partially completing Greymouth-Point 1,499. } Includes " Unauthorised," £650. § Includes " Unau- /

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on Railways to .st arc] ', an< lIABILITIBS Oil t' Kit late. Lines of Railway. Expb Total Expenditure by General Government to !31st March, 1904. Expenditure during Yeah 1904-5 (including £311 6s. distributed from Stock of Permanent-way). Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Rail-Rolling-stock. way - Total Expenditure by General Government to 31st March, 1905. Total Valuation of ' Expenditure by Works Total General ' constructed by tt.-.j.j:,.,.,.- „„* Liabilities. Government, Provinces Labilities? LtNKS 0F Railway - t • £?£■ »»ui TJt -i 31st March, 1905. Liabilities, Midland Railway Liabilities. ■ Total Expenditure by General Government, and Liabilities, 31st March, 1905. Valuation of Works constructed by Provinces and Midland Railway Company.§ New Works. Works on Open Lines. Land-claims and other Old Liabilities Surveys. Construction. Permanentway. Total New Works. 31st March, 1905. Company.g Kaihu Valley Kawakawa Whangarei to Kamo Extension .. Helensville Northwards Kaipara to Waikato Cambridge Branch Waikato to Thames— Hamilton to Te Aroha Te Aroha to Thames Paeroa to Waihi Thames Valley to Botorua— Morrinsville to Lichfield Putaruru to Rotorua Marton to Te Awamutu— North End South End Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. Gisborne to Karaka Wellington to Napier— Napier to Woodville and Palmerston North £ s. d. £ s. d. 55,044 17 1 119,751 8 7 1,073 9 0 157,424 6 7 7,536 11 3 157,097 5 1 9,320 8 3 1,213,126 10 1 51,110 9 9 £ s. d. 138 0 0 117 0 0 1,232 0 0 £ s. d. 1,211 9 0 7,653 11 3 10,552 8 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 3. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. 55,044 17 1 120,962 17 7 165,077 17 10 167,649 13 4 1,228,241 15 1 51,110 9 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 55,044 17 1 .- 55,044 17 1 Kaihu Valley. 120,962 17 7 .. 120,962 17 7 Kawakawa. 152 15 8 165,230 13 6 ■ 165,230 13 6 Whangarei to Kamo Extension. 242 13 5 167,892 6 9 .. 167,892 6 9 Helensville Northwards. 1,228,241 15 1 .. 1,228,241 15 1 Kaipara to Waikato. 51,110 9 9 .. 51,110 9 9 Cambridge Branch. Waikato to Thames— 139,835 0 5 .. 139,835 0 5 Hamilton to Te Aroha. 185,015 14 .. 185,015 1 4 Te Aroha to Thames. 896 2 10 123,618 15 4 .. 123,618 15 4 Paeroa to Waihi. Thames Valley to Rotorua— 161,693 0 10 .. 161,693 0 10 Morrinsville to Lichfield. 193,265 19 .. 193,265 1 9 Putaruru to Rotorua. Marton to Te Awamutu— 2,352 17 7 I 725,761 0 8 .. 725,761 0 8 North End. 2,475 12 8 I 757,852 19 1 .. 757,852 19 1 South End. 4,975 17 .. 4,975 1 7 Gisborne to Ormond Tramway. 2,150 0 0 I 111'575 19 11 •• 111,575 19 11 Gisborne to Karaka. Wellington to Napier— 840,243 11 6 .. 840,243 11 6 Napier to Woodville and Palmerston North. 1,258,779 12 8 •• 1,258,779 12 8 Wellington to Woodville,including Te Aro Extension. 42,116 3 4 .. 42,116 3 4 Wellington to Eoxton. 1,424,246 10 4 .. 1,424,246 10 4 Foxton to Waitara. 53 17 6 2,889 14 7 .. 2,889 14 7 Mount Egmont Branch. 32 14 0 52,996 15 8 .. 52,996 15 8 Stratford to Kawakawa 21 10 6 165,691 16 .. 165,691 1 6 Nelson to Roundell. Midland Railway— 35 19 11 57,512 10 7 78,306 19 9 105,819 10 4 Nelron End. 2,283 5 10 33,051 15 3 I ,.„ .„» 17 q 711 7fi1 17 Q f Stillwater to Inangahua. 16 3 135456 4 9 f 543 ' 573 17 9 T11./8117 9 -j Brunnerton to Otira. 28,148 12 6 266,82114 0 61,579 5 7 328,400 19 7 Springfield End. 18 19 1 62,559 10 11 ■• 62,559 10 11 Greymouth to Point Elizabeth. 150,512 11 11 .. 150,512 11 11 Greymouth to Brnnnerton. 1,883 7 11 3 11 •■ 246,390 3 11 Greymouth to Hokitika and Ross. 188,008 17 3 •• 188,008 17 3 Westport to Ngakawau. 5 14 4 27,885 2 4 .. 27,885 2 4 Neahere to Blackball. . Picton to Waipara— 328,218 12 7 .. 328,218 12 7 Picton to Cheviot. 1,632 8 5 155,342 11 11 .. 155,342 11 11 Waipara to Cheviot. Hurunui to Waitaki— 1574,091 1 9 316,135 0 0 1,890,226 1 9 Main Line. 51,467 7 11 .. 51,467 7 11 Oxford Branch. 44,276 12 10 .- 44,276 12 10 Eyreton Branch. 8 4 340,500 0 0 418,768 8 4 Lyttelton Branch. 88,689 18 5 .. 88,689 18 5 Southbridge Branch. 94,796 13 8 .. 94,796 13 8 Springfield & Whitecliffs Branches. 66|872 12 5 75,124 0 0 141,996 12 5 Fairlie Creek Branch. .. 47,953 11 8 .. 47,953 11 8 ] Waimate Branch. 74 214 6 2 .. 74,214 6 2 j Ashburton Forks Branch. " 611582 16 9 .. 61,582 16 9 Upper Ashburton Branch. ,. 107',625 18 2 .. 107,625 18 2 Little River Branch. I Canterbury Interior Main Line— 53,649 0 4 •■ 53,649 0 4 . Oxford to Malvern. " '542 6 2 .- 542 6 2 ■ Whitecliffs to Rakaia. 5 152 2 8 .. 5,152 2 8 Temuka to Rangitata. Waitaki to Bluff— 2,615,638 3 1 82,258 17 3 2,697,897 0 4 Main Line, including Port Chatmers Branch. 96,53116 11 37,500 0 0 134,03116 11 Duntroon Branch. 25,89111 9 58,009 0 0 83,900 11 9 Ngapara Branch. 1,415 8 10 .. 1,415 8 10 Fernhill Railway Purchase. 14 9 12,829 0 0 19,302 14 9 j Brighton Road Branch. ■" ll',951 7 6 29,691 0 0 41,642 7 6 I Outram Branch. 161,885 7 2 .. 161,885 7 2 Lawrence Branch. 82,784 18 10 .. 82,784 18 10 Livingstone Branch. .. 33,190 18 8 .. 33,190 18 8 Waihemo Branch. 4 11 2 152,774 8 10 .. 152,774 8 10 Catlin's River Branch. 576 16 7 121!136 0 5 .. 121,136 0 5 Heriotburn Branch. 110,820 4 5 .. 110,820 4 5 Waimea Plains Branch. .. 4 8 .. 52,307 4 8 I Toitois Branch. 13 11 .. 12,660 13 11 I Riversdale to Switzer's. '602 2 5 .. 602 2 5 [ Kelso to Gore. 112 365 0 5 .. 112,365 0 5 1 Seaward Bush to Catlin's. 3,997 5 2 1,145!205 19 6 .. 1,145,205 19 6 i Otago Central. I Invercargill to Kingston— 305,333 15 8 91,937 5 2 397,271 0 10; Main Line. 27,216 18 7 .. 27,216 18 7 ! Mararoa Branch. „ „ „„„ ,™ r, n (Makarowa to Orepuki and Waiau. 262,833 9 2 60,297 0 0 323,130 9 2 ] | Thornbury to Wa J rio , 22 733 19 3 .. 22,733 19 3 I Forest Hill. 10336 19 11 .- 10,336 19 11 : Expenses of Railway Commissions, &c, not chargeable to Individual Lines. Surveys of New Lines— 24 617 12 3 .. 24,617 12 3 North Island. g',598 19 •• 9,593 1 9 | Middle Island. 25000 0 0 •• 25,000 0 0 ] Permanent-way for Railway Department. 164,491 0 9 3,628,718 14 4 .. 3,628,718 14 4 Rolling-stock. £ s. d. 152 15 8 242 13 5 £ s. d. 55,044 17 1 120,962 17 7 165,230 13 6 167,892 6 9 1,228,241 15 1 51,110 9 9 £ s. d. 15,115 5 0 139,835 0 5 184,973 13 11 78,811 1 3 39,675 11 3 4,236 0 0 43,911 11 3 41 7 5 139,835 0 5 185,015 1 4 122,722 12 6 896 2 10 139,835 0 5 185,015 1 4 123,618 15 4 161,552 5 2 193,265 19 140 15 8 161,693 0 10 193,265 1 9 161,693 0 10 193,265 1 9 648,532 17 4 65,459 5 9 675,817 0 1 70,912 6 4 4,975 17 88,764 18 8 16,068 1 3 9,416 0 0 8,648 0 0 74,875 5 9 j 79,560 6 4 723,408 3 1 755,377 6 5 4,975 1 7 109,425 19 11 2,352 17 7 2,475 12 8 725,761 0 8 757,852 19 1 4,975 1 7 111,575 19 11 4,593 0 0 20,661 1 3 2,150 0 0 837,433 1 11 2,786 7 1 21 2 6 840,243 11 6 840,243 11 6 Wellington to Woodville, including Te Aro Extension Wellington to Foxton Foxton to Waitara Mount Egmont Branch Stratford to Kawakawa.. Nelson to Boundell Midland Railway— Nelson End Stillwater to Inangahua Brannerton to Otira Springfield End Greymouth to Point Elizabeth Greymouth to Brunnerton Greymouth to Hokitika and Ross Westport to Ngakawau Ngahere to Blackball .. Picton to Waipara— Picton to Cheviot Waipara to Cheviot Hurunui to Waitaki— Main Line Oxford Branch Eyreton Branch ■ Lyttelton Branch Southbridge Branch Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Fairlie Creek Branch Waimate Branch Ashburton Forks Branch Upper Ashburton Branch Little River Branch Canterbury Interior Main Line— Oxford to Malvern Whitecliffs to Rakaia Temuka to Rangitata Waitaki to BluffMain Line, including Port Chalmers Branch 1,253,280 10 10 J 5,499 1 10 1,258,779 12 8 1,258,779 12 8 42,116 3 4 1,411,883 11 8 850 4 5 1,985 12 8 41,625 13 7 6,217 8 1 165,670 11 0 j 5,121' 0 0 1,985 12 8 11,338 8 1 12,36219 1 42,116 3 4 1,424,246 10 4 2,835 17 1 52,964 1 8 165,669 11 0 53 17 6 32 14 0 21 10 6 42,116 3 4 1,424,246 10 4 2,889 14 7 52,996 15 8 165,691 1 6 Cr.l 0 0 46,539 0 6 7,786 9 2 14,854 11 0 15,048 6 9 +133,149 13 2 1,519 3 8 207,388 9 8 j 31,114 11 10 3,055 0 0 292 0 0 170 0 0 10,841 9 2 15,340 6 9 1,519 3 8 31,284 11 10 469 0 5 469 0 5 96 1 0 104 11 3 17 1 3 57,476 10 8 30,768 9 5 1135,154 18 6 238,673 1 6 62,540 11 10 1150,512 11 11 244,506 16 0 188,008 17 8 27,879 8 0 35 19 11 2,283 5 10 16 3 28,148 12 6 18 19 1 57,512 10 7 33,051 15 3 135,156 4 9 266,821 14 0 62,559 10 11 150,512 11 11 246,390 3 11 188,008 17 3 27,885 2 4 78,306 19 9 [ 543,573 17 9 {150,512 11 11 226,843 8 9 17,173 18 4 188,008 17 8 20,630 11 4 i 7,248 16 8 62,540 11 10 61,579 5 7 17,17318 4 489' 8 11 0"° .3 a II ~i& o O o it 9 ■3 M-t 2 o if d ° a a a O jfi 5o a •*-> o o "o 00 o a »'§• ■3 STg n. "in fT >> t>0 Q M e ft gjsi •Sag; !§; && *l • 2 3 ■ 2a-a IS *1 1,883 7 11 7,248 16 8 5 14 4 327,929 17 5 9 2 0 121,466 8 8 ! 23,185 14 10 9,058' 0 0 9 2 0 32,243 14 10 50 6 4 229 6 10 328,218 12 7 153,710 3 6 1,632 8 5 328,218 12 7 155,342 11 11 1,561,464 10 5 51,467 7 11 44,276 12 10 76,868 8 4 87,989 18 5 94,796 13 8 66,872 12 5 47,953 11 8 •74,214 6 2 61,582 16 9 107,523 16 0 12,626 11 4 1,574,091 1 9 51,467 7 11 44,276 12 10 78,268 8 4 88,689 18 5 94,796 13 8 66,872 12 5 47,953 11 8 •74,214 6 2 61,582 16 9 107,625 18 2 1,574,091 1 9 51,467 7 11 44,276 12 10 78,268 8 4 88,689 18 5 94,796 13 8 66,872 12 5 47,953 11 8 74,214 6 2 61,582 16 9 107,625 18 2 316,135 0 0 1,400 0 0 700 0 0 340,500 0 0 75,124 0 0 102 - 2 2 53,649 0 4 542 6 2 5,152 2 8 53,64'J 0 4 542 6 2 5,152 2 8 53,649 0 4 542 6 2 5,152 2 8 2,584,400 17 6 31,234 2 7 3 3 0 2,615,638 3 1 2,615,638 3 1 82,258 17 3 Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch Fernhill Railway Purchase 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 to Catlin's Otago Central .. ... Invercargill to Kingston— Main Line Mararoa Branch Makarewa to Orepuki and Waiau Thornbury to Wairio .. .. .. f Forest Hill Expenses of Railway Commissions and other Expenditure not chargeable to Individual Lines 96,531 16 11 25,891 11 9 1,400 8 10 6,473 14 9 11,951 7 6 161,885 7 2 82,784 18 10 33,190 18 8 148,484 1 9 4,192 15 11 106,615 13 7 6,421 10 3 110,820 4 5 52,307 4 8 .11,358 8 5 1,302 5 6 602 2 5 112,365 0 5 1,090,564 0 8 44,923 13 8 93" 0 0 7,522 0 0 4,285 15 11 13,943 10 3 15* 0 0 96,531 16 11 25,891 11 9 1,415 8 10 6,473 14 9 11,951 7 6 161,885 7 2 82,784 18 10 33,190 18 8 152,769 17 8 120,559 3 10 110,820 4 5 52,307 4 8 12,660 13 11 602 2 5 112,365 0 5 1,141,208 14 4 4 11 2 576 16 7 96,531 16 11 25,891 11 9 1,415 8 10 6,473 14 9 11,951 7 6 161,885 7 2 82,784 18 10 33,190 18 8 152,774 8 10 121,136 0 5 110,820 4 5 52,307 4 8 12,660 13 11 602 2 5 112,365 0 5 1,145,205 19 6 37,500 0 0 58,009 0 0 12,829 0 0 29,691 0 0 1,302 5 6 5,721* 0 0 50,644*13 8 3,997 5 2 304,105 0 4 27,216 18 7 1,228 15 4 305,333 15 8 27,216 18 7 305,333 15 8 27,216 18 7 91,937 5 2 262,660 19 4 49 9 3 123 0 7 262,833 9 2 262,833 9 2 60,297 0 0 22,733 19 3 10,336 19 11 a»2:,7S3 19 3 mpiSSe 19 11 22,733 19 3 10,336 19 11 Surveys of New LinesNorth Island > • Middle Island .. Permanent-way for Railway Department 23,914 8 10 6,681 16 0 25,000 0 0 703 3 5 2,916 5 9 12 3 9SJVS98 1 9 225,000 0 0 24,617 12 3 9,598 1 9 25,000 0 0 Rolling-stock .. Stock, Mar. 31,1902, Permanent-way, £42,376 4 10 3,273,148 18 10 42,376 4 10 20,090,422 11 3 an cn 191,078 14 9 3,464,227 13 7 164,491 0 9 3,628,718 14 4 Stock of Permanent-way decreased by 311 6 0 £42,064 18 10 311 6 0 20,090,422 11 3 311 6 0 42,064 18 10 114 g 8 42,179 7 6 .. 42,179 7 6 j Stock of Permanent-way. 114 8 8 42,179 7 6 Total .. +20,090,111 5 3 378,175 2 5 59,412 0 0 437,587 2 5 84,723 5 5 652 13 10 3,619 9 2 191,078 14 9 62,540 11 10 20,870,313 2 8t 211,572 0 9 21,081,885 3 5 1,787,741 5 6 22,869,626 8 11 .. ..Total. 211,572 0 9 21,081,885 3 5 1,787,741 5 6 * Does not include amount expended out of Consolidated Fund, viz., £35 15 § Also im is. 7d. i eludes value foi Includes amoi £150,000 paid at exppnded on ] ;O debenture-hol >urchase of dist lers under " T] ;rict railways, £477,487 7s. lid. be Midland Railway Petitions Settl { £15,959 exp( lement Act Amend] :nded between Brunnerton - Nelson Creek, transferred to Brunnerton-Otira item, 1904. nent Act, 1903."

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TABLE No. 4. STATEMENT showing the Net Expenditure on Roads, Bridges, &c., out of the Public Works Fund and Government Loans to Local Bodies' Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1905.

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. .04 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 roads, etc. Auckland Eoad District— Abipara Bridge Ahipara to Herekino Auckland Special Settlement to Mangakahia Awanui to Mangonui, via Taipa Broadwood to Herekino Duncan's Road .. Pairburn's Road (Victoria Valley Road to Peria) .. Herd's Point to Takahue Herekino to Kaitaia Mangonui Hokianga Mangonui . , Hokianga Mangonui Bay of Islands £ s. d. 11 3 4 177 12 4 99 14 6 13 15 5 110 19 4 150 2 9 180 0 0 153 14 11 112 13 0 Hokianga Mangonui and Hokianga Hokianga 12 14 15 16 17 Herekino to Whangape Horeke to Taheke Kaeo to Matauri Kaeo to Whangaroa Kaikohe to Dargaville, via Mangakahia Whangaroa 57 11 0 336 5 3 30 0 0 75 0 0 15 13 0 19 20 Kaikohe to Kawakawa, via Ngapipito Kaikohe to Rawene Bay of Islands, Hobson, and Hokianga Bay of Islands Hokianga and Bay of Islands Whangarei Mangonui 145 12 0 101 4 2 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 Kaimamaku .. .. Kaitaia to Awanui Kaitaia to Victoria Valley Road (Kaitaia Creamery metalling) Kapiro Bridge Ketetangariki Block to Mangakahia-Dargaville Road Kohukohu to Motukaraka, via Rimu Valley Kohukohu to Otane Kohukohu to Rakautapu Kohukohu Township roads (£1 for £1) Mangamuka Perry Mangamuka to Oruru Bay of Islands Hokianga 50 0 0 100 0 0 175 0 0 103 14 1 2 3 0 149 17 3 50 12 3 21 1 0 25 0 0 115 3 6 89 15 0 34 37 39 40 Mangatoetoe Matawherohia to Kaeo Ohaeawai to Kaikohe Okaihau to Horeke Hokianga and Mangonui Mangonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga and Bay of Islands Bay of Islands 100 0 0 7 0 0 50 0 0 282 10 3 41 42 43 44 45 46 Okaihau to Kaikohe Okaihau to Waihou Omanaia to Hokianga Heads Omapere Survey District, Blocks IX. and X. Omapere to Waimamaku Opanaki to Hokianga Hokianga 37 8 0 100 0 0 105 4 6 50 6 6 57 12 0 76 9 0 47 48 49 51 54 55 57 58 59 60 • 61 63 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 74 75 Opouteke to Mangakahia Opua to Waimate Opuawhanga No. 1 Oruru to Hikurangi Pakaru Settlement Pakia to Kawerua, via Waimamaku Peria to Maungataniwha Peria to Victoria Valley Post-office Punakitere Settlement Pupuke to Kaeo Purohata Valley.. Ramarama Valley (Lower) Rangatira Improved-farm Settlement .. Rangiahua to Umawhero Ruapekapeka (Hayter's Road) Russell to Whangiruru Takahue to Herekino Takahue Village to Victoria Valley Road Te Huehue Block to Punakitere Settlement Road Umawhero to Mangamuka Umawhero to Victoria Valley Hokianga and Hobson Hokianga Bay of Islands Whangarei Mangonui Bay of Islands Hokianga Mangonui 7 4 0 23 0 0 78 13 8 28 4 6 19 12 0 37 0 0 0 1C 0 133 10 8 101 5 5 180 18 6 51 11 6 25 0 0 6 5 3 204 18 11 100 0 0 22 2 0 65 8 0 127 15 6 98 7 0 76 6 9 27 0 0 Hokianga Whangaroa Hokianga Bay of Islands Hokianga Bay of Islands Mangonui Hokianga 76 77 Uwhiroa Valley Road Victoria Valley Post-ofBee to Pairburn's Road (west end) Waimamaku Settlement, Hokianga Waimamaku to Opanaki-Hokianga Road Waimamaku to Pakanae Waimatanui Hokianga, Mangonui, and Bay o! Islands Hokianga Mangonui 76 7 8 100 0 0 79 80 81 82 Hokianga ii 2 2 0 104 16 9 18 7 0 149 18 3 a

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. County. Electorate j Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. 104 83 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 97 101 102 103 105 106 107 109 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 Boai/S, etc. — continued. Auckland Road District — continued. Waiotemarama Waiotu to Hukerenui (Galbraith's) Waitangi Bridge Wekaweka Settlement (Waimamaku) Whangae to Opua Whangape, Section 55, Block VII. Whangaroa County roads Whangaroa Harbour to Kaeo Road Dibble's Bridge to Whangaripo Creamery Mangakahia Bridge to Mangakahia Church Mareretu Mareretu Central Matakana Ranges to Te Arai Matakana to Whangaripo .. Maungatapere to Tangiteroria Maungatapere (through Seotions 54 and 55) Maungaturoto to Waikiekie Maunu to Maungakahia, via Maungatapere Paparoa to Waikiekie Poroti to Waiotama Bridge .. Tangihua Tβ Arai to Mangawai Tindall's Track (Matakana).. Waikiekie to Mareretu Waipu to Mangawai (£1 for £1) Hokianga Bay of Islands Hokianga Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangaroa Rodney Whangarei Otamatea Rodney Bay of Islands Marsden // £ s. d. 62 2 0 50 0 0 193 3 6 73 12 0 12 0 0 31 1 0 140 0 0 75 0 0 134 9 2 100 10 8 99 19 10 99 19 11 39 6 8 80 5 0 144 12 0 150 0 0 7 11 6 200 0 0 80 17 0 100 0 0 65 14 7 2 16 8 50 0 0 8 2 0 70 0 0 Whangarei Otamatea Whangarei Otamatea Whangarei Hobson& Whang rei Rodney Otamatea Whangarei and Oia matea Otamatea Rodney 119 121 123 127 130 132 134 135 137 138 139 Waipu to Mareretu Waiwhiu Stream Bridge Waiwhiu to Whangaripo Range Road Wayby Creamery to Dibble's Bridge Awakino to Kaikohe .. .. Batley Wharf Dargaville to Kaihu (,€1 for £1) Dargaville to Tangiteroria Doonan's Hill (Matakohe) Dreadon's Road Helensville to Port Albert Hobson Otamatea Hobson It Kaipara 164 16 0 10 0 21 13 6 176 7 8 250 0 0 f49 3 1 200 0 0 80 0 0 8 2 0 100 0 0 19 5 Otamatea Hobson Rodney and Waitimata Rodney 140 142 143 144 145 148 149 150 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 162 163 164 166 167 168 Kaipara (east of) to Crown tenants in Blocks XI. and XII, Kirikopini to Mangakahia Kohekohe to Maungakaramea (£1 for £1) Kopuru Ferry Le Noel's Road Makarau Railway-station to Kaukapakapa Makarau Railway-station to West Coast Road Mangatu to Katui Matakohe to Hukatere Matakohe to Tokatoka Maungaru Settlement North Road Okahu Pahi to Paparoa Paparoa to Maungaturoto .. Paparoa Village Road Port Albert Wharf Puhoi to Makarau Raupo to Creamery Road Tangiteroria Bridge (£1 for £1) Tangiteroria to Mariekura (£1 for £1) Tangiteroria to Whangarei County Boundary (£1 for £1) Tangowahine to Avooa Te Pahi to Hoteo Bridge Tikinui to Pouto.. .. .. Tokatoka to Mangapai Hobson Otamatea Waitemata Rodney & Waitemac Hokianga Otamatea Hobson * • • Otamatea 21 14 6 217 15 9 100 0 0 50 0 0 75 2 0 8 18 4 47 5 2 30 10 0 54 2 6 100 0 0 102 9 9 15 0 0 50 0 0 101 12 6 75 18 4 69 0 0 99 19 0 31 0 0 9 2 3 250 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 Rodney Otamatea Hobson n 169 170 171 172 Rodney Hobson Whangarei, Hobsop, and Otamatea Otamatea 150 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 148 3 5 173 174 177 178 179 180 181 182 186 187 188 190 Tokatoka Swamp Tokatoka Swamp to Main Road Wairere to Paparoa West Road Whakahara Whakapirau Woodhill Creamery and Station Road Woodhill Creamery, through baok blooks Puhoi District to Tahekeroa Railway-station Puhoi to Upper Waiwera Purden's Hill to Wade, via Orewa Wainui to Kaukapakapa Railway-station n • . Hobson Otamatea Waitemata 207 8 7 292 8 11 74 5 4 15 0 0 100 0 0 7 4 0 50 0 0 35 0 0 66 4 3 150 0 0 275 0 0 75 0 0 Rodney & Waitemata Rodney Waitemata Waitemata // • •

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. L04 191 193 Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Road Distbict — continued. Waiwera to Wainui Ooromandel to Thames Waitemata & Rodney Cor omandel and Thames Coromandel Eden Waitemata Thames £ s. d. 71 11 1 200 0 0 195 196 197 198 201 205 206 207 208 209 211 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 226 227 228 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 244 Kihowhakarere to Cabbage Bay Road, via Waitete.. Newmarket Railway-bridge (£1 for £1) Orakei Block to St. Heliers Orakei to Kohemarama (£1 for £1) Panmure Wharf (repairs) Waikumete to West Coast Brookby Creamery Road Clevedon to Orere Great South Road to Otau, via Arariinu (£2 for £1) Great South Road to Whitford Howiok Beach to Cockle Bay (£1 for £1) Hunua to Railway-station .. Hunua Road District .. ... Hunua to Whisky Creek (No. 2 School to south-east corner of Section 206) Miranda Wharf Otahuhu to Mercer (Great South Road) Otahuhu to Railway-station Otau Otau to Hunua Papakura Bridge Paparoa District Stone Bridge Tamaki Bridge (Panmure) .. Turanga Creek bridge (approaches) Turanga to Maraetai Akaaka Swamp Road Bregmen's Landing to Mercer Drury to Waiuku, via Karaka French's Gully bridges and approaches Hetherington's Road Huntly to Kahuruhuru Huntly University Endowment (Rayner's Road) .. Kelvin's Bridge Matahura Road (extension to Sections 2 and 3, Block XVI., Piako Survey District) Waiuku to Pukekohe (£1 for £2) Mercer to Miranda (from Station to Section 124) .. Mercer to Rangiriri Waitemata Manukau Parnell II Eden Manukau 100 0 0 125 0 0 68 18 1 100 0 0 22 13 1 100 0 0 68 16 0 3 6 8 43 6 8 100 0 0 25 17 10 2 18 0 60 0 0 99 17 4 77 4 3 69 0 4 77 7 0 37 0 3 18 4 0 115 16 7 20 0 0 25 5 7 180 0 0 289 18 2 35 0 9 10 12 8 39 1 5 9 11 0 48 7 6 0 5 0 33 12 0 49 14 8 4 17 0 Eden Manukau Franklin Raglan Manukau Raglan Waikato Manukau Piako & Ohinemuri 245 218 249 Manukau 10 18 10 50 0 0 73 12 1 250 251 252 253 254 256 257 258 259 261 262 264 265 Ngaruawahia to Huntly West Ohinewai Railway-station to Matahuru Opuatia No. 3 .. Otorohaea Trig. Road Patumahoe to Drury Pokeno to Paparata (Prendergast's) Ponganui Road Pukekohe East to Drury (£1 for £2) .. Pukekohe Station to Bombay (£1 for £2) Tuakau Bridge (eastern approach) Tuakau Bridge to Pukekawa Tuakau to Turner's Junotion (£1 for £1) Turner's Junction to West Coast (through Block VI., Awaroa) Union Road Wairangi Railway-station, towards Rangiriri Waiuku to Awhitu Whangarata Road (£1 for £2) Netherton to Turua Te Aroha and Waitoa (drains) (£1 for £1) Road to Seotion 132 (through Sections 71a and 72, Block XI., Parish of Waipa) Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering Waikato and Manukau Raglan Waikato Raglan 40 11 7 100 0 0 100 0 0 44 3 0 50 0 0 75 0 0 8 13 4 150 0 0 100 0 0 57 9 2 0 17 1 100 0 0 79 4 9 • • Manukau Raglan Manukau w • • Raglan 266 267 269 270 275 277 '279 Manukau Waikato Manukau Ohinemuri & Thames Piako Raglan Ohinemuri 50 0 0 36 3 3 220 18 7 100 0 0 73 15 0 13 0 0 19 5 0 Waikato 280 281 O. 34 4 5 44 2 0 Total —Auckland £15,842 5 5 284 285 287 288 291 292 293 294 295 299 300 302 Te Kuiti Road Distbict— Aotea to Raglan Awaroa to Mahoe Caves Road Frenoh Pass to Taotaoroa Hauturu Hauturu to Otorohanga Homestead Road (Waikato Experimental Farm) .. Hutewai Kaimango Kauri to Harepepe Kauroa to Pakoka Kawhia to Aotea Raglan Kawhia Awakino Piako Kawhia & Awakino Kawhia Waikato Kawhia & Awakino Kawhia Raglan Raglan and Kawhia Kawhia Waikato 173 3 3 31 7 2 58 14 3 99 19 10 98 9 3 47 18 2 41 0 0 136 16 7 161 1 9 97 17 11 71 16 4 25 0 0

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Vote No Item No. Name of Work. I County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. .04 303 304 306 307 308 313 316 318 319 322 323 324 325 326 328 331 332 333 335 336 337 338 342 343 344 347 348 349 350 352 354 355 356 357 359 365 368 369 373 374 375 379 381 382 383 385 387 388 389 Roads, etc. — continued. Te Kuiti Road District— continued. Kihi .. .. .. Kinikihi to Otorohanga Mahoe Mahoenui to Kawhia South.. Mairoa to Te Kumi Mangapohue Marokopa Valley Oamaru Okupata Otorohanga to Ouruwhero Pakihi to Okete Pakoka River clearing Pehehau Pirongia to Kawhia Pirongia West Raglan to Waipa Ruapuke to Aotea Ruapuke (Mountain Road) .. Tapuae Taumatatotara Tawarau Tβ Kuiti ,to Otorohanga Tumutumu to Waitomo Waimaori Hill (and Bridge) Waingaro to Te Uku Waitetuna to Aotea Waitetuna Bridge Waitetuna to Kauri Waitetuna Valley Waitomo Valley Waotu to Putaruru Whaanga Wharauroa Whatawhata Swamp Road Awakino Bridge Kopuha .. . : Mairoa Manganui Mangaotaki Valley Mangaparare Mangaroa Mokau to Awakino Heads .. Ngapaenga Ohura Bridge Ohura (north of Paorae Stream) Paemako to Ohura Pungarehu Rimu Rohe-Potae tracks Kawhia Kawhia and Awakino Kawhia Kawhia and Raglan Kawhia Raglan Kawhia Raglan Kawhia and Awakino Kawhia Kawhia and Awakino Kawhia Raglan Waikato » • • Waikato and Egmont Waikato tt > • it «. a * • Waikato and Egmont Waikato £ s. a. 89 13 7 10 14 6 353 3 2 98 12 9 100 0 0 45 15 2 96 14 4 123 10 6 14 19 4 0 2 8 7 13 0 Cr. 8 2 0 36 10 2 441 11 8 205 4 4 200 0 0 0 7 0 188 4 10 60 15 10 69 16 9 36 18 8 3 4 0 47 1 0 94 14 5 11 2 0 49 7 10 100 0 0 27 4 5 61 12 3 101 13 7 99 18 0 19 1 0 24 18 4 60 0 0 64 5 9 9 10 0 158 7 0 40 17 9 82 19 6 29 4 1 24 0 10 100 0 0 55 19 0 88 9 10 403 11 7 149 4 3 44 4 8 15 0 0 19 19 1 Kawhia and Raglan Ditto Raglan Kawhia Piako & West Taupo Raglan Kawhia Waipa Awakino Clifton Awakino Egmont Clifton Awakino Clifton 390 392 393 394 395 396, 401 Te Kuiti to Te Poro-o-tarao.. Tunnel to Taumarunui Turipoto Turoto Upper Awakino Valley Waikaka Contingencies and engineering Awakino and Clifton Awakino Clifton Awakino, Kawhia, Clifton, and West Taupo Awakino and Clifton Clifton Awakino Clifton Awakino Clifton Egmont, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty Egmont 47 19 10 12 0 92 8 6 125 0 4 18 16 0 33 15 2 100 19 7 Total—Te Kuiti £5,621 2 4 402 403 404 406 407 408 Rotobua Road Distbict— Appleton's Road.. Arahiwi to Mamaku Railway-station .. Bowen Town Wharf (£1 for £1) East Road Galatea to Te Teko Galatea to Te Whaite Opotiki Rotorua and Piako Tauranga Rotorua Whakatane Whakatane and East Taupo Whakatane Tauranga Piako Whakatane Rotorua Bay of Plenty 130 9 3 59 15 9 42 0 0 37 7 4 55 0 0 79 19 6 » • • 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 417 Galatea to Waimana Valley, via Waiohau Hairini Bridge and approaches, Te Puke Harrowell Road Hewitt's Road Jackson Road Kaikokupu to Taheke Kaimai Lichfield to Atiamuri n • • 72 14 0 76 0 0 4 10 0 244 11 1 i 10 0 13 7 3 5 9 5 131 6 8 418 420 421 422 423 424 Maketu to Tβ Ngae Mamaku to Maraeroa—Oturoa Blook .. Mamaku Village Ngawaro to Te Puke Omarumutu to Te Whaite Opotiki to Gisborne (Rotorua District seotion) Tauranga and Piako Piako, West Taupo, and Eaet Taupo Rotorua Rotorua and Piako Rotorua Rotorua & Tauranga Opotiki 228 5 7 113 13 10 96 13 2 14 0 53 14 10 192 6 11 tt ■ •

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VTote Item No. No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 3Xst March, 1905. 104 425 426 427 428 430 431 432 Roads, etc. — continued. Rotobua Road District— continued. Otanewainuku Road to Sections 543 and 548a Otara River to Papamoa .. .. Papamoa No. 2 .. Pongakawa to Lake Rotoehu .. Rodger's Road .. .. Rotorua to Lake Rotoma Rotorua Survey District, Blocks III., IV., VIII.; Rotoiti Survey District, Blooks I., V. Rotorua to Taupo, via Atiamuii Tauranga Opotiki Tauranga Rotorua Bay of Plenty £ S. d. 89 10 8 72 17 3 92 4 3 67 7 0 73 18 5 372 13 11 96 13 0 433 434 435 436 439 440 442 444 446 447 448 449 452 453 454 455 456 457 Rotorua to Taupo (via Waiotapu)* South Road Stanley's Track Taumata Block East Taumata Block West Te Puna Bridge (Tauranga to Waihi) Thompson's Track (Te Aroha to Tauranga) Tirau to Ngongataha Tirohanga Bridge (£1 for £1) Waiawa Waimana Gorge (deviation).. .. Waioeka Valley Waiotahi Valley Walker's Road .. Whakapoukorero Whakatane County Roads .. Whakatane to Nukuhou Rotorua and East Taupo Ditto Rotorua Whakatane Rotorua 359 3 8 98 7 0 4 10 0 98 8 0 96 1 6 98 7 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 159 9 6 42 5 7 65 11 0 1 18 0 28 5 4 89 7 6 23 4 2 19 1 2 295 19 0 149 11 9 Tauranga Tauranga and Piako Rotorua Opotiki II • • Whakatane Opotiki Rotorua Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki and Whakatane Whakatane Rotorua 458 459 460 461 Whakatane River Bridge WMrinaki Valley Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering 59 17 0 246 15 0 131 9 11 421 13 3 Total—Rotorua £5,147 8 5 Hawke's Bay Road District — Motu Village Road (Hallam's) Waiaua River to Waihau Bay Arakihi Berry's Road (Hangaroa Survey Distriot) Gisborne to Opotiki (Hawke's Bay District Section) Opotiki Bay of Plenty 462 463 464 465 466 Cook Waiapu 59 7 4 75 0 0 79 4 0 163 14 6 190 0 11 467 468 Gisborne to Rotorua (stock) (£1 for £1) Gisborne to Waikaremoana Cook and Opotiki .. Cook and Whakatane Cook and Wairoa .. w • ■ Waiapu and Bay of Plenty Ditto Waiapu andHawke's Bay Waiapu 67 4 8 248 4 8 469 471 474 476 479 480 481 484 485 486 487 489 490 492 Gisborne to Waimata (£1 for £1) Gisborne to Wairoa (deviation), via Te Arai Vulley Karaka to Waihora Makarika to Paekawa (£1 for £1) Mangatu Mangatuna to Waiapu County Boundary Maraetaha Road Motu District Motu Valley Road Neill Road Nuhaka to Gisborne Oliver Road Paraheka to Cook County Boundary Ruakituri Valley Road Cook Waiapu Cook ir • • 100 0 0 117 2 0 247 16 0 100 0 0 12 17 0 300 0 0 164 5 7 48 1 0 7 19 4 158 6 9 328 11 7 35 10 8 80 13 3 492 12 11 a •' u .. Waiapu Cook and Wairoa .. Waiapu and Hawke's Bay Waiapu 493 494 495 496 497 498 501 502 Tauwhareparae .. Tauwhareparae to Hikiwai Te Arai .. .. Te Arai to Mangapoike Tologa to Arakihi Uawa Bridge (£1 for £1) Waiapu Valley Road (Poroporo Stream) Waihau Bay to East Cape Cook Waiapu and Cook .. Cook 70 19 10 100 0 0 100 0 0 367 19 8 42 1 0 714 18 0 157 1 3 50 0 0 Waiapu Waiapu and Opotiki Waiapu and Bay of Plenty Waiapu 503 505 506 508 Waimata to Tauwhareparae Waipiro to Mata Wharekopae to Tahora No. 2 (£250, £1 for £1) Goodwin's Road (Small Grazing-run 64, Taramarama Survey District) Mangaone .. .. Mohaka Bridge Napier to Wairoa Cook Waiapu Cook Wairoa 13 2 0 41 3 5 250 0 0 29 3 6 Hawke's Bay 509 511 512 Hawke's Bay and Wairoa Wairoa 55 0 0 54 10 0 1,661 7 4 513 514 Napier to Wairoa (Tongoio wash-out) Nuhaka Springs to Wairoa to Mahia Road 560 10 4 307 6 5 it • • * See also " Tourist Roads, &c." vote.

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. County. Electorate Net Expenditure for Tear ended 31st March, 1905. .04 516 517 Roads, etc. — continued. Hawke's Bay Eoad District— continued. Potter's Eoad to Puketitiri Richmond Road (Block XVI., Pohue) Hawke's Bay .. Wairoa and Hawke's Bay Wairoa Waipawa Hawke's Bay £ s. d. 249 10 10 131 19 8 520 525 526 528 529 530 535 536 538 539 540 541 Tahaenui Manawatu Bridge to Wbetukura(on aocount of £683) Mangahe Road (east) Mangamaire Approach Mangapuaka Bridge Mangapuaka Road Maunga Road, Waikopiro (£1 for £1) .. Ngapaeruru Ormondville to Waikopiro Paeroa Pokokomoku Porangahau to Ngapaeruru (£1 for £1) .. II Waipawa 29 18 0 240 0 0 63 10 0 240 0 0 365 12 1 132 19 6 450 0 0 10 18 11 130 14 1 116 18 0 29 14 0 118 18 0 Patangata and Waipawa Waipawa 543 545 547 548 549 550 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 Ruahine Te Uri (Ngapaeruru) Tutursswa Approach Waikopiro Waikopiro Improved-farm Settlement Angora Mill Stream Road Ongaha Road Oporae Otawhao (Upper) Rhone Greek Deviation (£1 for £1) Tahukaretu Bridge and Road Te Awaputahi Weber to Waione Wimbledon to North-west boundary, Weber County, via Waipatiki (£209, £1 for £1) Contingencies and engineering Weber '.'. Waipawa Weber Woodville ;Weber » Pahiatua 262 0 10 188 13 3 198 15 0 172 3 6 136 14 7 137 8 0 63 8 0 39 4 6 110 11 0 120 11 0 318 10 11 149 19 7 342 0 3 253 16 4 208 12 7 Weber and Akitio .. Weber 562 57 4 8 Total—Hawke's Bay £12,722 2 0 563 566 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 584 585 586 587 588 590 591 592 593 595 596 597 598 599 600 602 Tabanaki Road District— Denbigh Hutiwai Kaipikari Maikai Makarakia Mangaopa (Purangi) Mangapapa Mangatoro Mangatuna Mataro Matau May Mimi to Mokau (£888, £1 for £1) Mimi Bridge Mokau Ferry Service Moki Mount Damper Ngatoto Okau Okohe (£103, £1 for £1) Otaraoa Piko .. Pukemahoe Radnor Stanley Road (£284, £1 for £1) Tooi .. Uruti Carrington Road.. Egmont (Lower) (£1 for £1).. Maude and Hill Road Pitone (£200, £1 for £1) Mangawhero Bridge (£325, £1 for £1) (Bltham to Opunake Road Akama Clark's Track Junction Road (Tawhiwhi Bidge) Kaitieke Karewa Kirai (metalling) Kohuratahi Maben Makahu Manga .. .. .. Manga Bridge Mangaehu Bridge, Sections 18 and 19, Blook II., Omona (£1 for £3) Stratford Clifton Stratford Egmont m 50 0 0 18 18 0 24 14 0 114 11 7 137 2 2 75 0 0 252 16 9 49 17 0 84 12 10 4 13 6 218 13 4 68 4 6 988 0 1 229 0 0 164 13 8 482 6 2 128 1 7 128 7 5 280 19 6 137 0 0 574 1 7 97 2 0 25 0 0 49 14 9 364 10 0 110 13 7 73 4 9 179 9 0 145 19 3 200 0 0 40 0 0 480 5 5 Clifton Taranaki Taranaki Hawera Hawera 603 605 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 615 616 618 Stratford Hawera Stratford Patea 80 0 0 122 16 7 301 4 7 46 13 2 52 4 0 166 7 0 101 12 0 70 4 1 42 12 4 536 17 7 33 1 1 11 13 10 tt • • Patea Stratford

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Vote Item No. No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. 04 619 620 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 641 642 643 644 646 648 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 Roads, etc. — continued. Tabanaki Road District — continued. Mangaehu Bridge (Tututawa Road) .. - Mangaehu Road (Brewer Road to Taihore Road) .. Mangaere Improved-farm Settlement Mangaotuku Mangaowata Marco Mataimosna Mataiwhetu and Tahuri (£200, £1 for £1) Moeawatea Mohakau Muroott Nukubau Ohura (south of Paorae Stream)! Patea River Bridge (Ball Road) Patupuremu Poarangi Pohokura Prospect Putikituna Raekohua Rawhitiroa Tahora Tangahoe Tawhiwhi Tututawa (£17, £1 for £1) .. Vera Weraweraonga Whangamomona Valley Whenuakura Valley Whitianga Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering Stratford Patea Hawera Stratford Patea Stratford and Clifton Patea Stratford Patea » ■ • Patea and Bgmont Patea « •» £ s. d. 19 4 4 966 15 0 99 16 3 150 0 0 123 19 0 174 14 2 149 1 3 227 6 8 66 2 6 100 0 0 33 16 0 291 7 3 2,401 16 1 87 15 10 16 17 6 324 10 6 20 2 7 36 5 0 25 0 0 27 8 0 400 17 10 150 0 0 348 3 7 90 10 0 97 1 4 483 0 5 3 12 0 416 2 8 26 10 3 143 18 10 93 12 0 158 7 11 • . • # .. Hawera and Patea Stratford Hawera Stratford Patea Stratford Patea Stratford Total—Taranaki £15,296 13 5 658 660 661 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 702 Wanganui Road District— Taumarunui Combined Bridge (on account of £1,100) Fordell to Mangamahu (main road) (£1 for £1) .. Hales Road Hautapu Bridge (Waiparuparu Road) Hautapu River Bridge, near Taihape (£1 for £1) .. Hiwera Hoihenga Horouta to Pukeokahu Huia (£88, £1 for £1) Huikumu Hukaroa Kaitieke roads Kaka Kakariki Karetu (£8, £1 for £1) Karioi to Rangiwaea Kauaekeke Kaweka (£33, £1 for £1) Kopurutuku Koukoupo Makohine Bridge (Upper) Makohine Valley Makotuku Bridge (Raetihi) Makotuku Valley Mangaetoroa extension Mangahoata Mangahouhou Mangamahoe to Mataroa (£256, £1 for £1) Mangamahu Valley (£1 for £1) Manganui-o-te-ao Manganui o-te-ao Bridge Manganui-o-te-ao (to open Section 16, Blook XIV.) Mangaone Mangaone to Mataroa (£40, £1 for £1) .. Mangapapa Mangarewa Mangatete Mangaturuturu Mangaweka to Makohine (£1 for £1) .. Mangaweka to Te Kapua Mangaweka to Waiouru (£650, £1 fcr £1) Clifton Rangitikei Wanganui Rangitikei Waimarino Rangitikei Waimarino Rangitikei Wanganui Rangitikei Waimarino Rangitikei Waimarino Wanganui Rangitikei Bgmont Rangitikei 250 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 289 10 4 164 10 0 26 7 8 57 14 0 140 17 3 104 0 6 65 12 0 91 8 4 33 9 0 62 11 11 11 12 0 165 5 11 92 6 3 97 0 0 36 12 0 39 2 1 26 9 0 7 4 0 117 2 1 20 14 0 245 16 10 141 6 0 10 1 4 48 17 8 639 3 7 131 4 10 212 11 7 64 17 4 2 10 6 112 7 4 549 6 11 50 0 0 85 16 1 52 3 9 20 15 0 38 0 0 131 12 10 1,232 17 Waimarino // • • Rangitikei Waimarino Rangitikei Wanganui Waimarino if . • Rangitikei Waimarino Rangitikei Rangitikei, Wanganui, and Waimarino Rangitikei 703 Mangawharariki * 27 11 7 • See also " Wellington District." i Bee also " Maintenance of Main Roads " vote.

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Vote No. Item No. Name of "Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. .04 704 705 706 707 708 709 Roads, etc. — continued. Wanganui Road District— continued. Mangawhero Bridge (Aberfeldie) Mangawhero to Murimotu .. Mataiaponga (£93, £1 for £1) Mataroa to Mangaweka Matawhero Maungakaretu Survey District, Section 30a, Block XVI. Middle Road Moawhango Bridge, Otuarei Moawhango Bridge, Te Horo Moawhango to Te Horo Wanganui Waimarino Rangitikei Wanganui Rangitikei S a. d. 742 14 5 50 4 2 234 5 7 144 13 1 20 1 0 8 16 0 710 711 712 713 Waimarino Rangibikei n • • 106 8 0 377 18 6 412 1 8 38 0 3 714 715 716 718 Moawhango Valley Road (£70, £1 for £1) Motete extension Murimotu Oeo No. 2 (access road through timber - milling reserve) Ohinewairua Survey District, Seotion 6, Block IX. Okaka Otaranoho Owhakura Papak_ Pohonuiatane Distriot Pccgaroa Polaka Township Puhirua Puhirua South Pukekaha Pukemapo (£1 for £1) Quarry Road Raetihi and Pipiriki roads Raetihi to Ohura Raetihi to Parapara to Mason's » • • Rangitikei and Wanganui Rangitikei Waimarino Rangitikei West Taupo and Waimarino Wanganui Rangitikei Waimarino Wanganui Rangitikei 245 8 4 128 9 0 33 6 8 10 17 0 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 729 730 731 733 734 735 736 Wanganui Rangitikei 49 19 4 9 0 0 3 17 0 101 12 0 13 3 8 177 2 6 75 0 0 19 6 4 18 2 0 141 8 0 75 7 9 61 8 0 20 16 0 228 9 7 213 7 2 1,396 12 6 K • • II • • Waimarino Rangitikei Waimarino 740 Rangitikei Bridge, Mangaweka Waimarino and Wa nganui Rangitikei and Kiwitea Rangitikei Waimarino Wanganui 4,917 11 7 -741 742 743 745 746 748 750 751 Rangitikei County Roads (£1 for £1) Ratamaire Raupiu River Road (£1 for £1) Ruanui Roads (£1 for £1) .. Taheke Taihape and Mangaweka Roads Taihape to Mataroa IV • • 299 19 0 45 14 0 47 17 2 237 17 0 75 0 0 71 11 ' 7 724 18 1 216 2 0 Rangitikei Rangitikei and Wanganui Rangitikei 752 753 755 756 Taihape to Otuarei Taihape Township roads (£1 for £1) Taihape Village Settlement Taihape Village Settlement (road to Sections 32 and 33) Tauakira Block Taumarunui to Ohakune 91 2 4 155 8 0 63 9 3 64 17 3 757 758 Wanganui Waimarino and West Taupo Wanganui Rangitikei Rangitikei and Egmont Rangitikei 64 12 6 166 19 6 759 760 761 762 764 765 Te Komai Te Kumu to Mangaone (£1 for £1) Torere to Horouta (£12, £1 for £1) .. Tuhoe Turakina Valley (£293, £1 for £1) Turakina Valley (extension) 275 3 6 115 5 0 46 19 0 195 18 5 565 6 7 356 1 2 ii • • Waimarino and Wanganui Wanganui 766 767 768 769 770 772 774 775 Turakina Valley to Mataroa (£250, £1 for £1) Waiparuparu Waipuna Ridge Wairano (£28, £1 for £1) .. Wairepo Road Bast Watigaehu River Briage (Addinbrooke's) (£1 for £1) Wangaehu River Bridge (Whiteman's) (£1 for £1) Wanganui District Roads Waimarino Rangitikei 477 0 0 7 3 6 27 2 6 167 15 8 25 0 0 200 0 0 107 17 10 325 0 0 Wanganui 776 777 778 780 781 782 783 Wanganui River Road Watershed Road (£1 for £1) Weston Makakaho (Upper Waitotara) Omahine .. .. Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering Waimarino, Wanganui, and Rangitikei Wanganui Rangitikei 145 5 0 55 0 0 76 5 4 270 0 0 150 0 0 83 15 10 Cr, 292 3 0 Patea i> • • Patea Total —Wanganui £21,607 0 2

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. .04 784 786' 787 788 789 79C 791 Roads, etc.— continued. Wellington Road District — Kawatau North .. .. .. .-, j Makopua .. .. .. <. Omatane Potaka Apiti Main South (£85, £1 for £1) Auputa and Mania (£170, £1 for £1) .. Coal Creek and Horopito Stream Bridges (Apiti to Norsewood Road) Conspicuous Road .. Hautapu No. 2 .. Hautapu to Ruahine Rangitikei Kiwitea Rangitikei Oroua £ S. d. 35 0 0 95 0 7 161 1 0 50 0 0 95 18 7 294 14 2 407 17 2 Pohangina 7&2 794 795 Kiwitea Rangitikei Kiwitea and Rangitikei Kiwitea Rangitikei Oroua 59 15 6 26 17 2 94 0 4 796 798 799 800 802 803 805 808 809 810 811 814 815 Kawhatau (Upper) Kawera Kelpie (£1 for £1) Kew Road .. .. Kiwitea Middle Road (Tapuae Block) Lagoon Road (£1 for £1) Mangahuia East Mangarere Bridge (£1 for £1) Mangarere (Hautapu Block) Mangatohu Mangawharariki (£110, £1 for £1)' Pohangina Valley Forest Reserve Potaka Low-level Bridge Oroua and Rangitikei Oroua 13 10 6 32 10 9 140 0 0 19 19 3 9 9 4 192 14 0 56 18 3 350 0 0 140 12 11 4 4 9 110 0 7 165 0 11 472 15 9 Pohangiua Kiwitea and Rangitikei Kiwitea Oroua and Rangitikei 819 820 821 822 824 825 826 827 830 832 Titirangi Totara (£1 for £1) Tunipo Umutoi Mangawhata Pyke's Road (£1 for £1) Akaroa Akitio River Road Cross Road (Hall Survey District) .. i. Hinemoa to Alfredton Oroua 109 4 0 49 11 6 133 18 9 23 5 6 34 17 0 150 0 0 99 18 11 49 17 6 63 17 10 35 17 6 Pohangina Kiwitea Manawatu Manawatu Akitio Pahiatua Pahiatua Pahiatua and Masterton Akitio Pahiatua Pahiatua and Masterton Pahiatua 833 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 Huia and Waikereru Hukanui to Mangamaire Kaitawa Ridge Kawakawa Makairo to Ooonoor Makairo to Ngaturi (Priest's) (£1 for £1) Makoura Makuri to Pongaroa Manawatu Bridge (Upper Gorge) Akitio Pahiatua 93 17 3 22 11 6 61 1 11 38 3 6 21 0 0 100 0 0 51 1 5 25 0 11 700 7 0 Masterton Pahiatua and Akitio Pahiatua and Woodville Akitio 844 845 846 848 850 851 852 853 855 856 Mangahuia (£1 for £1) Mangatiti Mangatiti Improved-farm Settlement (Gardiner's Road) Manuhara (£100, £1 for £1) Moore's Road Bridge and approaches Mount Butters (£1 for £1) .. Mount Marohant (£1 for £1) McLeocJ's Ohinereiata .. .. Pahiatua to Palmerston Pahiatua 200 0 0 222 14 3 2 17 6 128 17 11 312 2 0 64 11 4 67 9 10 37 9 4 117 8 8 21 3 0 Akitio Pahiatua Pahiatua & Kairanga Pahiatua & Palmerston Pahiatua 857 858 859 860 861 863 864 865 866 Pakowai Pakowai to Tinui Paraengahuata Piper's Road (bridges, £150) Pongaroa to Aohanga Pukewhai .. .. .-. Rakaunui Bridle track Rakaunui Road Rakaunui Village Settlement Bridle-track (Sections 20-22) Rakaunui to Waione Range Road Spur Road Sugar-loaf Road Towai .. .. Utewai (Waterfalls) Waewaepa Waihi to Akitio Waihi Valley .. Waihoki Valley Akitio Pahiatua Akitio Pahiatua Akitio 71 5 4 65 6 3 39 19 9 40 16 6 53 19 11 87 18 0 70 12 10 138 5 7 128 14 2 867 868 869 870 872 873 874 876 877 878 . „ Masterton Pahiatua Akitio 37 11 3 131 9 9 69 9 8 68 2 1 170 0 5 84 4 5 45 1 0 60 19 8 251 13 2 102 2 4 m • ■

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Tear ended 31st March, 1905. .04 879 880 881 882 883 884 Roads, etc. — continued. Wellington Road Distbict— continued. Waiotieki (£1 for £1) Waiowaka Waipatukaka Waituna Road (Makairo) Alfredtoa to Rakaunui (£75, £1 for £1) Alfredton to Tinui Akitio .. Pahiatua * ■ • £ s. d. 156 2 6 68 11 3 191 2 4 255 0 3 19 3 8 513 8 6 885 886 887 890 893 Barton's Road Bideford (Mangapakeho) (£1 for £1) .. Black Swamp Bridge (£1 for £1) Falkner's Road Kaipororo if * • Pahiatua Masterton & Akitio Maeterton and Castlepoint Masterton and Mauriceville Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Eketahuna and Mauriceville Pahiatua Eketahuna Mauriceville Eketahuna Masterton 64 4 4 108 3 8 150 C 0 19 14 0 174 1 1 895 897 898 899 901 902 906 911 913 914' Kopikopiko Mangahao South MaDgamahoe Mangaorongo Mangaraupi (£2, £1 for £1) .. Mangaroa Mari's Road Miki Miki Mount Baker (Tawataia Tollgate), Mangamahoe .. Mount Bruce 175 5 1 11 12 9 123 6 4 39 10 3 50 0 0 40 10 0 254 11 6 83 14 0 33 4 0 238 10 10 Masterton Maurioeville and Masterton Eketahuna 916 917 919 920 921 922 Parkville to Mangatainoka Parkville Nos. 1 and 2 Pori .. Puketoi Quarry Road Ruamahanga Bridge (Upper Opaki) Masterton 23 1 6 166 16 11 148 16 7 49 19 6 31 0 1 282 15 0 Eketahuna Masterton and Maurioeville Eketahuna Masterton 923 925 927 930 933 Stirling Block .. Te Mara Upper Opaki (£1 for £1) Waitawhiti Bridge (Alfredton to Waterfalls) Wangaehu (£1 for £1) * * * 25 11 2 200 0 0 101 5 0 228 19 0 803 15 0 934 938 939 940 941 944 945 947 Whakataki (£1 for £1) Boar Bush Gully Cooper's Greek Cross Creek Fernyhurst to Stronvar .. .. Kaiwhata Valley Maugapokia Bridge Martinborough to Gladstone (Whangaehu) (£1 for £1) Masterton and Mauriceville Castlepoint Peatherston Wairarapa 150 0 0 100 0 0 100 5 4 85 0 0 75 10 1 118 4 11 150 0 0 188 5 0 Masterton Wairarapa South .. Masterton Featherston and Wairarapa South Featherston * • • 948 949 950 951 Martinborough to Pahaoa Ngakonui Pahaoa to Glendhu Ponatahi 150 0 0 59 8 2 251 10 3 44 8 1 Wairarapa South and Featherston Featherston 952 954 957 958 959 961 963 964 965 968 969 972 977 Ruakokopatuna Ruamahanga Bridge, Waihenga (£1 for £1) Woodside to Waiohine Aurora Hautere .. .. Kimberley Levin to Shannon (£1 for £1) Manakau North Manakau South Moonshine .. .. .. .. Motukaraka .. .. .. Otaki Gorge .. .. .. Porotawhao (Levin to Foxton) .; n> * • Hutt Horowhenua Otaki' » ■ • Otaki and Manawatu Otaki 167 3 7 100 0 0 9 3 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 119 11 0 146 14 10 15 5 0 28 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100! 0 0 200 0 0 a ■ * * ■ * Hutt 981 988 990 993 Takapu Bridges Waitohu Valley Belmont Hutt Bridge (rebuilding) * • * Horowhenua Horowhenua and Manawatu Hutt Horowhenua Hutt Borough of Lower Hutt Hutt Otaki and Manawatu Otaki Hii'tt '.'. 150 0 0 76 4 0 137 3 0 2,038 17 9 m • • 994 996 997 1000 1001 Mungaroa Bridges (£250, £1 for £1) .. Phillip's Road Wainuiomata Rifle Range Road Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering Otaki Hutt 502 1 1 100 0 0 100 0 0 112 16 2 Cr. 255 15 1 Total-Wellington .. .. £18,285 12 6

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. .04 1002 1004 1006 1008 1009 Eoads, etc.— continued. Nelson Eoad Distbict — Aniseed Valley .. .. .. - French Pass, Admiralty Bay, and Croixelles tracks Moutere Hills Oyster Bay to Elaine Saddle Richmond to Collingwood Waimea Sounds Waimea Sounds Waimea, Takaka, and Collingwood Waimea City of Nelson £ s. d. 150 0 0 102 18 11 300 0 0 148 5 0 207 8 0 City of Nelson and Motueka City jof Nelson 1010 1011 1016 1017 1018 1019 1022 1023 1024 Bonga Saddle to Whangarae and Onatea Stoke Road District roads Belgrove to Tarndale Belgrove to Upper Wai-iti Bonny Doon to Bainham Brooklyn Valley Bridle-track Coliingwood County roads Collingwood (Main Road) (£1 for £1) Crooked Bank (Belgrove to Westport to Reefton Main Road) Cross Road to West Takaka.. Glenroy Bridge (approaches) Graham to Mount Arthur .. Graham River Bridge Hope Valley (branch tracks) Horse Terrace to Hunter's Jeffries' Road to Bainham Karamea to Mud-flat Kararaea to Oparara Lindsay's Crossing at Spring Creek Mangles Bridge (approaches) Matakitaki Bridge and approaches, Murchison Mokihinui to Little Wanganui Mokihinui to Ngakawau Motueka Valley (£1 i or £1).. Motupiko Bridge (repairs) Motupiko (extension) Motupiko to Rainy River Moutere Mud-flat Moutere River (Lower) (clearing below bridge) Mullocky Creek to Karamea Murohison to Fern Flat Norris's Gully to Stewart's Oparara Beach Oparara Bridge Oparara Schoolhouse Road Pigeon Valley Bridge Pohara to Awaroa Promised Land to Otumahana Puponga to Wharariki Quail Valley Rees' Road to Bainham (£2 10s. for £1) Slips Road Tableland Track, Mount Arthur Tadmor to Hope Tadmor (Upper) .. .. Takaka to Collingwood (inland road) Waimea and Ashley Waimea Collingwood Waimea Collingwood m * • Motueka & Hurunui Motueka 61 19 4 41 16 6 124 16 10 95 10 4 100 1 3 66 9 9 198 5 8 31 7 0 200 0 0 Inangahua 1025 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1039 1041 1042 1043 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1060 1061 1063 1064 1065 1066 1069 1070 1073 1075 1076 Takaka Inangahua Waimea Inangahua Collingwood Bulier Takaka Inangahua Bulier Waimea 50 0 0 37 14 0 100 0 0 32 13 0 79 14 7 52 8 9 50 0 0 115 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 43 8 6 425 7 3 908 5 4 200 0 0 37 10 0 317 3 5 158 6 0 189 7 7 50 0 2 250 0 0 50 0 0 36 18 3 100 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 150 0 0 500 0 0 141 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 71 0 0 50 0 0 21 14 0 loo: o o 200 0 0 21 11 3 387 0 0 Bulier Inangahua Waimea Bulier n ' ' Waimea Takaka Bulier Collingwood Waimea Collingwood Inangahua Waimea 1077 1078 1079 1082 1083 1084 Takaka County roads Takaka to Riwaka (£1 for £1) Takaka roads improvement (£1 for £1) Tutaki Upper Moutere to Thorn's Waimea County roads Collingwood and Takaka Takaka Takaka and Waimea Takaka Inangahua Waimea 355 6 2 88 0 0 263 0 0 102 5 0 100 0 0 454 0 0 Motueka and City of Nelson Motueka 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1094 1095 1096 1098 1099 1100 1101 Wairoa Gorge Wairoa (Upper) Waitapu (Willcock's Road) White-pine Swamp Road (Ngatimote) Woodstock to Pokororo Woodstock to Stanley Brook Woodstock to Thorpe Birohfield to Granity Boatman's Creek Bridge .. Boatman's Valley Brighton (branch tracks) Brighton to Grey to Bullock Creek Brighton to Grey County boundary .. Bulier County roads Bulier Road (loop-line, nine miles to Westport) (on account of £1,000) Burke's Creek to Reefton Charleston Road.. .. .. Takaka Waimea » • • Bulier Inangahua H ' * Bulier 35 0 0 86: 8 7 91 11 7 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 250 0 0 93 9 6 27 0 0 90 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 116 0 0 300 0 0 Bulier Bulier and Motueka Bulier 1103 Inangahua Bulier 26 17 1 200 0 0

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Vote Item No. No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. .04 1105 1106 1108 1109 1110 1111 1113 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 Roads, etc.— continued. Nelson Road Distbict— continued. Costello's Hill .. .. ... Crushington .. Harben Road Inangahua Bridge at Reefton Inangahua County roads Inangahua Landing-bridge (on account of £1,000).. Larry's Creek (protective works) Maruia, via Caelani's Ohika-iti Bridge .. .. ... Reefton to Maruia Waimangaroa to Fairdown Waitahu Bridge (repairs) Waitahu Road and Railway Bridge (roads contribution) (on account of £1,300) Westport to Ngakawau Little Grey River Bridge (near Ikamatua) "Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering Buller Inangahua Buller Inangahua Buller Inangahua Buller Inangahua Buller Buller and Motueka Buller £ s. d. 400 0 0 43 10 6 100 0 0 23 9 0 166 0 0 1,000 0 0 32 16 8 55 10 0 30 4 0 650 0 0 200 0 0 3 5 4 1,300 0 0 1121 1123 1124 1125 Buller Inangahua Grey 250 0 0 486 15 4 11 14 2 41 17 6 Total—Nelson .. £15,829 1 1 1129 1130 1133 1136 1139 1142 1143 1144 1146 1147 1148 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1159 1160 1161 1162 1164 1165 1166 Mablbobough Road Distbict— Harvey's Bay to Tawero Point Maori Bay to Black Point .. Peloras Bridge Rai River Foot-biidge (near Forest's) Wakamarina Road and Bridge Tophouse Anakiwi to Grove Anakoa to Manaroa Arapawa Island .. Arrowsmith's Saddle to Arrowsmith's Bay Bartlett's Creek to Langley Dale Blarioh to Jordan Blenheim to Awatere River (fenoing, Redwood Pass) Blenheim to Awatere River (via Redwood Pass) .. Crail Bay to Manaroa Crail Bay to South-east Bay Double Bay to Mahau Dumgree Railway-station to Upper Awatere Grove Wharf and Shed Hakabaka to Opihi Hayelock to Kaituna Kaiaho Canal and Track Kenepuru to Anakoa Kenepuru to Endeavour Inlet Mahakipawa to Double Bay Sounds Marlborough Sounds Marlborough City of Nelson Motueka Wairau 66 19 11 190 7 1 420 0 0 12 3 40 4 11 75 0 0 35 14 9 115 3 0 80 4 0 38 1 6 295 0 1 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 90 16 3 24 10 2 93 17 9 100 0 0 6 8 0 5 17 0 41 10 0 19 13 6 60 7 6 56 0 0 45 5 5 Sounds Marlborough Sounds Marlborough Sounds Sounds and Marlborough Sounds 1168 1170 1171 1172 1173 1176 1177 1180 1181 1183 1185 1186 1187 1189 1190 Mahau Sound Ngakuta Bay to Opua Ngakuta to Shakespeare Bay Ohinetaha to Te Mahia Okoha Bridge Onahau to Anakiwi Onahau Bay to Kenepuru Sound Pember's Road to White's Bay Picton to Grove Piripaua Neck Cutting and Track Portage Bay and Waitaria Bay Wharves Port Underwood to Fighting Bay Port Underwood to Opua .. Queen Charlotte Sound Rai Saddle to Havelock Marlborough 14 4 6 59 10 6 21 0 0 13 0 0 127 10 8 53 19 4 7 12 6 199 19 10 96 16 7 4 16 0 270 0 6 11 16 2 29 13 1 49 4 9 56 19 9 Sounds Marlborough Wairau and City of Nelson Wairau 1192 1193 1197 1199 1201 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1215 1216 Resolution Bay to Endeavour Inlet Richmond Bay (Kenny's Isle) Skiddaw Run to Te Matau-a-Maui Taylor's Pass Saddle Te Mahia to Portage Bay Top Valley to Bartlett's Creek Torea Bay Road Torea Bay Wharf and Shed.. Tory Heads to Waikawa Tuamarina to White's Bay Wairau Native Reserve to Pilot-station Wairau Native Reserve (protection) Waitaria to Manaroa Waitaria to Te Matau-a-Maui Whatamongo to Port Underwood White's Bay to Port Underwood Sounds Marlborough Sounds Marlborough Sounds 43 18 1 5 16 6 42 11 1 100 0 0 6 6 6 238 7 8 27 12 8 12 13 6 29 15 8 176 0 0 50 0 o 194 0 U 10 18 i 42 19 o 20 7 6 4 7 0 Marlborough >/ • • Sounds

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. .04 1217 1218 1219 Boads, etc. — continued. Mablbobough Road Distbict— continued. White's Bay to Robin Hood Bay .. ' Awatere River to Clarence River Clarence Bridge (protective works) Sounds Marlborough Marlborough and Kaikoura Kaikoura Wairau Hurunui and Wairau Hurunui £ s. d. 26 9 4 137 9 2 249 19 3 1223 1224 1226 1227 Kahautara (reserve west of).. Seaward Valley Road Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering 150 0 0 200 0 0 26 12 0 49 17 2 Total—Marlborough £5,164 8 4 1228 1231 1233 1234 1235 1236 1238 1239 1240 1241 1244 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249 1250 1252 1254 1255 1256 1257 1258 1260 1261 1262 1263 1264 1265 1267 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1276 1277 1278 1279 1280 1281 1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 Westland Road District— Ahaura to Haupiri Big River Brunner to Moonlight Cobden to Brighton via Barrytown Grey Valley Main Road and Bridges Hatters to Haupiri Nine-mile Creek Bridge Poerua to Bell Hill Waipuna to Clarke River Wilkinson Creek Bridge Arahura Bridge (Upper) Arahura Bridge (Upper) (protective works at McHarcourt's) Arahura Valley Arawata to Jackson's Track.. Arawata Traok Awatuna Road (widening) Big Wanganui Flat Bladier's Road .. Christchurch Road (old) Cropp Road Donnelly's Creek (£1 for £1) Doughboy Ferguson Road Great South Road (Ross to Fox River) (£150, £1 for £1) Great South Road (shelter huts) Greenstone Bridge Grey Valley to Teremakau Haast to Blue River Haast to Okuru Happy Valley Track Harris Creek Bridge Harris Road Hohonu River Bridge Hokitika River (protective works) Hunt's Beach Isaac Bluff Track Jacob's to Karangarua Jones Creek (£1 for £1) Kanieri to Kokatahi Bridge Kanieri River Road (protection) Koiterangi Koiterangi (river enoroaohment) Koiterangi to Whitcombe Track Kokatahi (£1 for £1) Kokatahi Bridge to Koiterangi Kokatahi (Lower) Road Kokatahi (Lower) (school to river) Kokatahi River Bridge and approaches La Fontaine Little Wanganui (protection-works) Little Wanganui River Road Mahinapua (Hospital Creek) Bridge to Ross to Hokitika Railway Mikonui to Bald Head BluS Murray Road Okarito to The Forks Okuru Track Otira Avalanche (protection-works; Rangitoto Robertson Road Rotokino Teremakau Settlement Road Teremakau Traffic-bridge (repairs) Teremakau Traffic-bridge (£1 for £1) (on account).. Waimea Creek Bridge Waitaha to Kakapotahi Waitaha Settlement Grey Westland Ross Borough Westland Grey Westland Grey Grey Grey and Westland Grey Westland H • • 379 16 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 450 0 0 99 14 11 150 0 0 107 10 0 200 0 0 74 1 10 100 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 10 0 6 121 11 3 300 0 0 225 18 11 149 13 3 49 17 6 299 18 11 25 0 0 127 15 0 18 0 0 730 0 0 128 12 3 63 13 2 136 8 0 215 11 0 99 17 10 100 0 0 150 0 0 82 7 7 100 0 0 34 12 9 181 2 11 89 2 6 103 8 6 25 0 0 78 1 6 38 13 3 914 12 0 50 4 6 207 14 4 97 3 1 199 15 0 100 0 0 99 10 8 502 2 11 200 0 0 63 9 9 99 3 0 100 0 0 Westland Ross Borough Westland 1290 1293 1294 1295 1296 1297 1298 1299 1301 1302 1303 1307 1308 1309 200 0 0 293 0 0 42 19 9 134 15 0 214 11 4 200 0 0 150 4 1 140 6 6 73 14 9 90 0 6 2 7 0 37 0 2 667 11 4 265 6 1 Grey Westland and Grey Ditto Westland

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I Vote Item No. No. Name of Work. County. Electorate Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. .04 1310 1311 1313 1314 1315 1316 1317 1318 1319 Roads, etc.— continued. Westland Road District — continued. Wall Eoad Wall's Creek Bridge .. Western Road .. •• •• - •• Westland County roads .. .. Westland Ferry Service Whitcombe Eiver (protective works) White's Road (ofi Kokatahi Road) Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering Westland Brunner Westland Westland £ s. d. 299 5 4 11 12 9 149 17 3 611 0 0 200 0 0 125 0 0 299 19 8 16 12 8 62 6 10 Total—Westland £12,816 15 6 Canterbury. Road District — Cheviot County roads Conway Gorge to Waiau, via Hawkswood Hurunui Bridge (Greta) One-tree Creek Ford Waiau Ferry Service Waiau to Kaikoura, Lyndon No. 1 and Annan Settlements Byreton Road Distriot (protective works) (£1 for £1) Burke's Main Drain Canal (£1 for £1) .. ... Cheviot Hurunui 63 12 7 110 356 2 2 35 12 3 67 7 1 181 1 3 1320 1321 1323 1327 1328 1329 Cheviot and Ashley Amuri Cheviot Amuri 1334 1338 Ashley Selwyn Kaiapoi Ellesmere and Oourtenay Geraldine 23 19 2 153 17 8 1341 1344 1354 1355 1356 1361 1362 Borrell'sHill Orari River (protective works) Kapua (Dugdale's Creek Diversion) Otaio Pareora Bridge (Cannington) Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering Geraldine Waimate w • • Waitaki 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 22 0 0 100 0 0 26 19 11 Gr. 27 5 1 Total—Canterbury £1,404 8 0 1364 1370 Otagc Road District— Hawea to Lindis Pass Vincent County roads Vincent and Waitaki Vincent Mount Ida Mount Ida, Tuapena, and Wakatipu Wakatipu 71 0 0 64 0 0 1371 1372 1373 1374 1375 1376 1378 18S0 1381 1383 1384 1386 1387 1388 1390 1391 1392 1394 1396 1397 1398 1399 1401 1403 1404 1405 1412 1414 1415 1416 1417 Arrow to Cardrona Saddle Bannockburn to Nevis .. • • • : Ben Lomond Cardrona Coal-pit •• •• , Cardrona to Crown Range Saddle Garston to Black Bridge Martin's Bay to Big Bay Road Minaret Bay to Wilkin Sawmill .. Nevis Bridge (£1 for £1) Pembroke to Head of Lake Wanaka .. ,.,"._. Rees River groins .. Corner Bush Hawksbury Bush Road Hummockside Road . • • • ...■•■ Mountain Track .. ■• • • , TTT • ■ North Harbour and Blueskin District, Block 111... Omuraatu Native Reserve Road Purakanui Native Reserve Waikouaiti Beach approach roads Waitati to Mount Cargill Taieri County roads Bald Hill Flat to Fraser River Basin Beaumont to Rankleburn Clyde to Lake County boundary Clyde and Alexandra to Ophir Clyde to Tuapeka County boundary Roxburgh to Vincent County boundary Tuapeka County roads .. • ■ •; Waipori Bush Road Waipori to Eldorado Booth's Road Lake Vincent Lake Vincent Lake Waikouaiti Waikouaiti 100 0 0 193 14 0 68 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 102 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 30 0 0 55 7 9 35 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 16 10 0 49 8 5 48 0 0 18 18 0 10 1 3 177 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 226 4 0 97 0 0 188 10 0 100 0 0 273 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 Hawksbury Borough Waikouaiti Taieri Vincent Tuapeka Vincent . Taieri Tuapeka Tuapeka 1420 1421 1422 1423 Carey's Road Dunedin to Port Chalmers Hooper's Inlet Main North Road Borough of Maori Hill Waikouaiti West Harbour Peninsula Borough of Northeast Valley Ditto Peninsula City of Dunedin .. Chalmers 76 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1424 1425 1426 1427 1430 North-east Valley (main road) .. , • ■ Portobello .. ■• Portobello to Taiaroa Ravensbourne to Sawyer's Bay Anderson's Bay Road 75 0 0 116 11 6 45 15 8 72 10 0 28 10 0 West Harbour Boroughs of Caversham, St. Kilda, & South Dunedin Cavereham

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Vote No. Item No. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. Name of Work. .04 1432 1434 1435 1436 1437 1438 1439 1442 1443 1444 1445 1446 1447 1448 1451 1452 1454 1455 1456 1458 1459 1460 1461 1462 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469 1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475 1477 1478 1479 1480 1481 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486 1487 1488 Roads, etc. — continued. Otago Road Disteiot— continued, Bruce County roads Inch-Clutha River District (£1 for £1).. Kaitangata to Wangaloa (£1 for £1) .. , Matau (protective works) Maungatua Road McAlpine's Road'(£l for £1) Short Road I. Waipori to Waitahuna (Reedy Creek) Wangaloa to Coombe Hay (£1 for £1) .. Ahuriri Flat Balclutha Bridge Barr's Road .. ■ • . Caberfeidh Road Carrick's Road (Section 57, Block III., Glenomaru) Catlin's River-bank Road (Seotion 5, Block I., Woodland) Catlin'a Valley Road Clinton to Pomahaka*Downs Clutha County roads Paddis Read Glenomaru, Block V. (Goldsbury and Forsyth Road) Glenomaru, Block VII., Section 43, access road .. Goldsbury Road Greenfield Road Hay's Road Heathfield Hukihuki Hunt's Road Kaler's Road Long Point Road Milk and Honey Road Mokoreta to Rimu .. . _• • • • _ ■. ■ Morris Saddle Road Morton's Road .. • • • • ■. • • Mouat's Saddle Newton Road Owaka to Long Beach Creek Owaka to Purekireki Purakauiti Stream Rankin Road Ranklebum Ratanui to Whitehead Stewart Read Tautuku to Waikawa (bridge renewals) Waipahi to Pukerau Waipati Road Wyndham Road Waipati Bridge (main road) Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering Bruce Tuapeka Bruce Clutha Bruce Bruce and Tuapeka Bruce Clutha £ s. a. 132 0 0 73 15 0 69 6 7 100 0 0 100 0 0 13 10 0 20 12 6 200 0 0 85 9 2 176 5 0 *54 19 2 27 6 0 165 2 10 49 12 0 73 15 6 245 9 4 200 0 0 374 0 0 100 0 0 92 14 3 2 0 0 311 14 5 51 15 8 383 3 11 46 0 10 26 16 0 96 1 2 38 0 8 48 15 0 12 11 4 2 1 11 13 11 0 99 12 6 76 14 3 96 6 7 96 2 7 102 12 4 24 1 0 27 2 11 40 0 0 92 13 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 70 0 0 30 0 0 284 0 2 153 12 3 14 17 6 87 1 7 Tuapeka Clutha Clutha and Mataura Clutha Mataura Total—Otago •£8,639 6 6 1490 1491 1492 1494 1495 1497 1499 1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1507 Southland Road District — Aparima School Road to boundary-line of Hundreds (£1 for £1) Aparima protective works (£1 for £1) Bluff Harbour (endowment road) Brownridge Road Clifden Bridge to Waiau Mouth Crean's Hill (£1 for £1) Dipton to Hamilton Burn Falls Creek Road Harvey's Road to Nightcaps Heddon Bush to Otautau, via Bayswater (£1 for £1) Heddon Bush (school road) Hundreds (line of) (west of railway-line) Jacob's River Hundred Blocks Line of Hundreds (east of Heddon Bush Sohool Road) Longwood, Block XVI., Sections 3, 4, and 10 to 12 Longwood, Block XVII., Seotioos 10 to 13 Longwood, Block XVIII., Sections 9 to 14 Longwood, Blook XIX., Sections 1 to 8 '.. Nightcaps to Mount Linton.. Orawia to Clifden (bash road) ._. •• Wallace Southland Wallace Wallace 38 3 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 173 12 8 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 36 16 4 50 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 75 0 0 1508 1509 1510 1511 1512 1514 47 10 6 171 16 7 123 17 8 246 0 9 200 0 0 386 6 6 ♦ Includes £39 14s, lid. ex] iended out of " Unauthorised Account."-

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7ote No. Item No. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. Name of Work. County. .04 1515 1516 1518 1519 1520 1521 1524 1525 1527 1528 1530 1533 1534 1536 1537 1538 1539 1540 1541 Roads, etc.— continued. Southland Eoad District— continued. Orepuki Railway-station (£1 for £1) Oreti Bridge (Winton) to Deegan's Road Otahu Flat Otapiri Gorge .. Papatotara Punt (Drummond's Ferry).. Pourakino to Wild Bush Waiau, Blocks VII., VIII., Sections 151, 153, and 9 to 21 Waiau, Block X., from Sections 130 to 138 Waiau, Blocks XIII. and XIV. (main roads) Waihaukeke Creek Bridge Wairio to Wrey's Bush Kaiwera School to Mataura.. Kapuka Road (Oteramika Hundred, Blooks VII. and XIII.) Mokoreta, Blook XIV. Morton Mains Railway-station to Daore (£2 for £1) Morton Mains Railway-station to Gorge Morton Mains to Hunter's Bush Oteramika Oteramika (Anderson, Holz, Niederer, and Templeton's Roads) Oteramika, Blooks II. and IV. (White's Road) Oteramika Hundred, Block X. Toe-toes, Block X., at Seotions 5 and 15 Waikawa Waikawa to Long Beaoh Creek Waikawa to Otara Waikawa, Block IV., Seotion 4 (Crosbie's) Waimahaka (Block VII., Mokoreta) Waimahaka to Fortifications Waimumu Elles Road Wallace Southland Wallace Southland Wallace m • • Southland Wallace v Mataura £ p. d. 48 17 11 47 19 2 100 0 0 200 0 0 81 16 11 70 0 0 9 5 3 100 5 11 5 12 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 55 8 5 100 0 0 100 0 0 101 6 9 30 0 0 72 15 0 1542 1543 1546 1547 1549 1550 1551 1553 1554 1555 1557 144 7 6 199 15 6 4 10 6 250 12 0 106 15 9 12 6 0 20 6 10 3 2 10 0 11 9 200 0 0 100 0 0 North Invercargill Borough Southland Invercargill 1558 1559 1560 1562 1563 1569 1570 1571 1572 1573 1574 1575 1576 1578 1580 1581 1582 1583 1587 1588 1589 1591 1593 1594 1596 1597 1599 1600 1601 Kingswell Creek (Seaward Bush) Lindiefarne Road Seaward Bush (Seotion 92 to Seotion 87, Block II.) Seaward Bush (Molson Street) Seaward Bush (to Sections 1 and 2, Block III., and to Sections 51 to 53, Block III.) Bluff Road to Greenhills Blyth Road, towards Moturimu Farm Settlement.. Boyle and Barry's (West Plains) Channel Road (Fleming's) Colyer's Road Duffy's and Hamilton's Road Forest Hill Road Girdler's Road Hiddleston's Road (West Plains) Invercargill Block XXII. Invercargill Hundred, Blook XV., Section 136 Invercargill Hundred Blocks Invercargill Hundred, Block XX. (Connor's Road) McKenzie and Baird's Road MoLean and Weir's Road (Waianiwa to Young's).. Macauley and Henderson Road Makarewa Bush Road, Sections 9 and 10, Block X., Invercargill Hundred Massey's Tramway Road Moturimu Myross roads New River Hundred, Block X. Otatara, Block XVII., Seotion 36 Otatara (Wilkie's Road) Oteramika old road (Blocks L, II., Invercargill Hundred) Pomona Road (Makarewa) Sandhills to Campbelltown Seaward Bush (Murphy's Road to Knipe's Land) .. Thompson Road South, Seotions 9 to 15, Blook V., Invercargill Hundred Tisbury to Waimatua Trotter Road Wallacetown to Underwood Wilson's Crossing, South Forest Hill Road Winton, Block III. Winton, Blook VIII. Winton to Drummond (£1 for £l) Woodend, Campbelltown Hundred, Blook VI. Works not specifically provided for Contingencies and engineering Awarua H 4 0 0 97 5 7 40 1 7 149 19 10 127 6 11 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 224 0 0 48 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 98 0 0 44 4 0 36 15 8 307 18 0 95 14 4 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 91 16 1 76 13 11 94 1 0 50 0 0 83 16 10 20 0 0 100 0 0 1602 1603 1604 1606 50 0 0 352 14 0 42 6 8 200 0 0 1607 1608 1610 1612 1613 1614 1616 1618 1619 1620 57 9 6 100 0 0 250 0 0 100 0 0 92 5 9 257 14 5 300 0 0 100 0 0 8 9 8 130 1 0 Total—Southland £9,945 14 9

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Vote Item No. No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. Roads, etc.— continued. 04 1621 Qeneral — Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance during illness, and contingent expenses in connection with same Compensation and contingent expenses in connection with the acquisition of land for roads, ■ drains, gravel-pits, &o. Plant not chargeable to any particular work Road-deviation and other surveys Flood-damage £ s. a. 293 5 0 942 5 4 1622 1623 1624 1625 456 12 4 282 11 6 34 10 0 Total —General £2,009 4 2 Vote No. 104—Total for 1904-5 •£150,331 2 7 Maintenance op Main Roads. Auckland Road District — Great North Road (Awanui to Warkworth, via Hukerenui, Waipu, and Wellsford) Mangonui, Whangaroa, Bay of Islands, Whangarei.Otamatea, and Rodney Bay of Islands, Marsden, and Kaipara 2,271 6 8 _05 Te Kuiti Road District— Te Kuiti to Mokau Awakino Egmont 913 5 3 Rotohda Road District — Tauranga to Runanga Tauranga, Rotorua, and East Taupo Bay of Plenty 643 3 0 Hawke's Bay Road District — Runanga to Pohue Wairoa and Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay 649 13 1 5 Taranaki Road District— Mokau to Uruti Ohura (south of Paorae Stream) { Clifton Stratford and Clifton Egmont Patea and Egmont 563 3 6 2,627 2 11 Total—Taranaki £3,190 6 5 Wanganui Road District— Pipiriki to Waiouruf Waimarino Rangitikei 1,930 12 7 Nelson Road District— Belgrove to Westport to Reefton lnangahua and Buller Motueka and Buller 5,725 5 6 Westland and Canterbury Road Districts— Kumara to Springfield (including Rangiriri Deviation) Westland and SelWestland and Selwyn 5,221 0 5 wyn Wjsstland Road District— Ross to Okarito and Pox River Westland Westland 783 18 1 10 Vote No. 105—Total for 1904-5 £21,328 11 0 Tourist Roads, etc. Te Kuiti Road District — Hangatiki to Waitomo Taumarunui Landing Road Awakino Clifton Waikato Egmont L06 i 154 3 0 50 0 0 Total—Te Kuiti £204 3 0 5 6 7 8 Rotorua Road District— Atiamuri to Orakei Korako Eoho Lake Geyser Kakaramea Horse-track Murupara to Waikaremoana Bast Taupo Rotorua Bay of Plenty 132 5 10 221 3 10 39 10 0 306 16 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Hi 18 Ohaki Pa Road Okere Palls Orakei Korako to Junction Rotorua-Taupo Road .. Oruanui to Wairakei Rotorua to Ngongataha Mount Rotorua to Taupo, via Waiotapu} Rotorua to Wairoa Rotorua to Whakatane Rotowhero to Murupara Whakatane, East Taupo, and Wairoa East Taupo Rotorua East Taupo Whakatane Rotorua Rotorua & E. Taupo Rotorua 31 9 0 17 12 4 246 18 4 18 16 0 93 6 6 837 4 10 203 13 9 74 19 11 96 4 0 20 21 22 23 Taupo to Te Aratiatia Rapids, East and West Te Ngae Landing Tokaanu Road and Wharf Tokaanu to Taupo .. .j ■_•_ Rotorua, East Taupo, and Whakatane East Taupo Rotorua East Taupo 31 19 0 9 18 3 174 7 1 145 6 5 Tnc" urine 14s lid. expended out of " Unauthorised Account." ; See also " Eoai t See also item " Pipiriki to Raetihi" in " Tourist Koads, &c." vote. is, &c," vote.

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7ote Item No. No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended Slst March, 1905. Todeist Roads, etc. — continued. Rotorua Road District— continued. Tokaanu to Waihi £ s. d. 21 5 .06 24 25 26 27 28 Wai-iti Ford Waikato Bridge, Tokaanu Waimangu Geyser to Kakaramea Wairoa Greek Bridge East Taupo and West Taupo Rotorua East Taupo Rotorua Bay of Plenty 99 19 1 269 19 5 687 5 4 100 16 5 Total—Rotorua £3,860 18 2 Hawke's Bay Road Dibtbict — Napier to Wairoa Hawke's Bay and Wairoa Wairoa Hawke's Bay '29 200 0 0 30 Waikaremoana Accommodation-bouse Road 341 0 3 Total—Hawke's Bay £541 0 3 31 82 33 34 Tabanaki Road Distbict— Upper Egmont Upper Egmont (metalling to Radius-line) Upper Pembroke.. Dawson's Falls .. Taranaki Stratford Egmont 607 6 4 110 0 0 59 9 3 169 12 8 Patea Total—Taranaki £946 8 3 35 Wanganui Road District— Rotoaira to Waimarino Waimarino, East Taupo, and West Taupo East Taupo & West Taupo Waimarino and East Taupo Waimarino Bay of Plenty, Egmont, and Rangitikei Bay of Plenty 33 15 6 36 Tongariro National Park 127 12 0 37 Waiouru to Tokaanu Rangitikei and Bay of Plenty Rangitikei 357 17 1 38 39 40 Pipiriki to Purarato Pipiriki to Raetihi* Wanganui River Trustf 28 17 2 141 11 11 600 0 0 Wanganui, Waimarino, Waitotara, and Stratford Rangitikei and Patea Total—Wanganui £1,289 13 8 Westland Road District— Copland Track Franz Josef Glacier Haast Pass Kennedy's and Maher's Bridges (£1 for £1) Mount Greenland Track Okarito to Mapourika Lake Seddon's Terrace Road Sullivan's to Fox Glacier Waiho to Cook Valley Waiho Springs to Glacier Westland Westland 44 45 46 48 51 52 53 54 56 56 7 0 0 44 4 6 299 2 11 50 0 0 29 19 0 100 0 0 99 13 6 70 7 6 251 8 4 50 19 6 Total—Westland £1,002 15 3 59 60 6J Canterbury Road District— Hanmer Village streets Mount Cook and Glaciers Pukaki to Mount Cook Amuri . > Mackenzie Hurunui Waitaki 145 0 0 185 8 2 825 17 9 Total —Canterbury £1,156 5 11 62 67 68 Otago Road District— Vincent County deer-tracks Queenstown to Glenorchy .. Rees Valley Vincent Lake Mount Ida Wakatipu 50 0 0 391 9 4 50 0 0 Total—Otago £491 9 4 69 70 73 70 80 88 Southland Road Distbiot — Te Anau to Sutherland Falls Olifden to Manapouri Manapouri to Flaxy Creek Mossburn to Te Anau Harold's Bay to Peterson's Corner Point Road, Campbelltown Wallace and Lake.. Wallace Wakatipu Wallace 104 5 4 42 3 9 6 6 3 350 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Stewart Island Southland Awarua Total—Southland £702 15 4 General — Works not specifically provided for 88 20 11 0 Vote No. 106—Total for 1904-5 £10,216 0 2 * See also item " Pi] ;iriki to Waiouru "in " Maintenance of Main Roads " vote. t See also vote " Tourist and Health Besorts."

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(Tote No. Item No. » Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. Name of Work. County. Electorate. .22 1 2 3 5 12 13 15 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 40 41 42 LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACCOUNT. ROADS TO OPEN UP CeOWN LANDS. Auckland Road District — Huehue Blook Kauaeranga Blook Kawaka Blook .. Kohumaru Blook Otukai Blook Pakanae Blook .. Pareokawa Blook Waimatanui Blook Mangakahia Blook Mangakahia No. 2 Blook .. Ngunguru Blook.. Opuawhanga-Whangarei Blook Waipu Blook Marlborough Blook Maropiu Block Maungaru Blook Tauhoa Blook (Sections 184 to 201) Tokatoka Block Tokatoka No. 2 Blook f Tokatoka No. 3 Blook " Maukoro Blook Opuatia No. 2 Block Opuatia No. 3 Block Puriri Block Hokianga Whangarei Hokianga Mangonui Hokianga Whangarei Bay of Islands Maraden £ s. d. 640 2 3 243 18 3 160 0 6 7 17 6 175 6 6 40 18 6 471 17 4 0 12 6 10 1 9 16 18 0 21 7 11 0 9 6 80 3 7 19 10 9 179 11 7 63 0 1 12 4 0 6 3 1 434 6 3 394 1 10 567 1 11 17S 1 7 7 16 7 22 7 6 Hokianga Hobson Kaipara Rodney Otamatea Ohinemuri Raglan Ohinemuri Franklin Total —Auckland £3,750 19 3 44 47 50 54 56 62 63 65 66 68 ' 69 70 72 Tβ Kuiti Eoad District— Tβ Puroa Blook .. Kawhia Block Kio Kio Loan Blook Ouruwhero Blook Pirongia West Blook Mahoenui Blook Mangaroa Block .. Mokau-Ohura Blook Otanake Special Settlement Pukenui Block .. Taurangi Blook Waikaka Blook .. Waitangata Blook Raglan Kawhia Awakino Clifton Awakino Franklin Waikato Egmont 0 17 0 12 12 3 463 8 5 110 3 6 21 9 0 317 10 1 295 11 0 303 17 0 1,024 6 2 154 12 11 2,370 19 1 86 5 10 1,482 3 11 Clifton Total—Te Kuiti £6,643 16 2 74 79 82 83 85 90 91 BOTORUA BOAD DlSTEICT — Kaikokupu Block Mangorewa-Kaharoa Block.. Okoheriki Block Okoheriki No. 1 E Blook Oumauku Block .. Taumata-Whakauma Blook Tumu-Kaituna Btook Rotorua & Tauranga Rotorua Rotorua and Piako Rotorua Opotiki Rotorua & Tauranga Tauranga Bay of Plenty 236 5 6 321 6 10 157 8 5 218 8 9 528 8 6 771 6 2 689 8 9 Total—Eotorua .. £2,922 12 11 93 ' 94 95 98 100 101 102 103 104 Hawke's Bay Eoad Disteict — Whakapaupakihi Block Huiarua Block Moanui Blook Waitahaia Blook.. Mangapoike Blook Nuhaka No. 3 Blook Waiau Block Mangatoro No. 1 Blook Whakarara, Section 14, Blook XII. Opotiki Cook Waiapu Wairoa Bay of Plenty Waiapu Hawke's Bay 1,358 17 2 312 15 9 492 4 11 120 13 6 538 14 10 457 15 1 78 5 4 96 7 0 13 10 0 Waipawa Waipawa Total—Hawke's Bay £3,469 3 7 Taranaki Eoad District— Eao Blook Makino Block Mangaowata Blook Mangatawa Block Mataro Blook Rerekapa-Moanataire Block Tangitu Block Tirangi Block . Waikekeho Blook .. • • Waro Block Clifton Egmont 105 106 107 108 109 111 112 113 114 115 1,530 18 11 24 13 0 408 1 10 178 7 11 60 19 0 942 10 1 915 13 5 357 15 7 33 2 5 1,278 15 10

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. County. Electorate. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. .22 116 117 119 121 122 123 124 LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACCOUNT. Roads to open up Cbown Lands— continued. Tabanaki Road Distbict — continued. Patua Block Kaitangiwhenua No. 2 Block Kuri Block Patupuremu Block Tahora Block Waingarara Block Whenuakura Block Tar&naki Patea Stratford Patea Stratford Taranaki Patea £ s. d. 3 0 0 13 12 0 0 12 0 2,143 2 9 29 11 0 168 5 10 438 4 8 Hawera, Patea, and Stratford Total—Taranaki £8,527 6 3 126 127 129 130 131 Wanganui Road District — Gladstone Block Kaitieke Blook Marton No. 3 Block Mowhanau Village-settlement Blook .. Ohinewairua-Pukeokahu Block Waimarino Rangitikei 27 4 2 62 9 3 55. 0 7 161 11 6 628 2 4 132 133 134 135 Pukeokahu Block Raupiu Block Taihape Village-settlement Extension Block Tauakira Block Waitotara Rangitikei and Hawke's Bay Rangitikei Wanganui Rangitikei Wanganui 376 17 4 233 12 3 115 15 0 3 16 0 Total—Wanganui £1,664 8 5 138 140 Wellington Road Distbict — Hautapu-Ruahine No. 2 Block Eaitangata Blook Rangitikei Wairarapa South .. Rangitikei Wairarapa 1,088 13 10 225 1 11 Total—Wellington £1,313 15 9 Mablbobough Road Distbict — Pine Valley Block Marlborough Wairau 253 15 1 143 146 147 148 Otago Road Distbict — Maniototo No. 2 Block Maniototo No. 3 Blook Naseby, Maniototo, and Gimmerburn Blook Maniototo Mount Ida 50 0 0 50 0 0 239 6 8 a • ■ Total—Otago £339 6 8 Southland Road Distbict— Inveroargill Hundred Block Southland Awarua and Mataura 155 9 12 6 156 General— Works not specifically provided for £0 0 2 Vote No. 122—Total for 1904-5 £28,894 16 9 * Votes 104, 105,106, and 122-Grand total for 1904-5 Add expenditure of previous years • •£210,770 10 6 f£6,234,097 6 9 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1905 £6,444,867 17 3 Includes £39 14s. lid. expended out of " Unauthorised " Account. Account and Lands Improve] \ Includes expenditure for certain years out of Native Land Purchase mt Account: vide Table No. 2.

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. Local Body. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. EOADS ON GOLDFIELDS. 107 Subsidies towards the construction of roads and traoks in mining districts, and minor works for the development of mineral resources Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance during illness, and contingent expenses in conneotion with same £ s. d. 535 14 5 57 12 0 Auckland. Cabbage Bay-Port Charles and Cape Colville Tairua-Whenuakite Coromandel-Kuaotunu via Matarangi Tiki-Kaimarama Tiki-Manaia Manaia-Waikawau Mercury Bay-Whenuakite and Boat Harbour Kuaotunu-Mereury Bay Coromandel-Whangapoua Kikowhakarere-Cabbage Bay Whitianga-Kaimarama Opitonui Boad Ohuka Creek Bridge Pour-in-Hand Road Opitonui Bridge Kapowai Track Driving Creek School Bridge, Tokatea Boad Waitaia Mine-Battery Kennedy Bay-Matamataharakeke Karaka Creek encroachment.. Ward's Road-Cape Colville Dredging Waiwawa River Scotty's Mine-Battery Waikawau-McLaughlin's Manaia Goldflelds Road Colville II., Moehau II., and Harataunga I. Blocks.. Harataunga I. and II. Blocks Sullivan's Bridge, near Hooker's Thames-Waikawau Thames-Hikutaia Upper Tararu Road Tapu Creek and extension .. .. .. Hikutaia-Whangamata " Wires " Track Omahu-Whangamata Puriri-Neavesville Neavesville-Upper Landing Upper Landing-Tairua Karaka Creek Road Waiotahi Road .. .. ... Tapu and Mercury Bay Traok Tapu-Gumtown Crosbie Settlement Road Tairua-Broken Hills Goldfields Roads, metalling Waiotahi Aqueduct, repairs Hikutaia-Waihi Paeroa-Te Aroha Netherton roads .. Waihi-County Boundary Komata Creek Road Waitawheta Road, deviation .. .. .. Maokaytown-Bahu Waitekauri-Jubilee Paeroa-Te Aroha Bridge Coromandel County 243 0 0 100 0 0 222 0 0 230 0 0 125 1 9 264 12 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 234 0 0 177 5 i 11 0 0 80 0 0 43 10 0 200 0 0 55 0 0 163 1 6 57 17 3 100 0 0 50 0 0 90 0 0 55 17 6 85 10 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 127 0 0 187 0 0 34 11 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 83 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 44 0 0 72 9 0 162 11 0 100 0 0 298 10 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 165 16 6 41 0 0 176 0 0 70 7 6 48 17 9 106 0 0 37 7 11 7 10 0 500 0 0 3 i 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 46 47 48 49 50 53 55 56 57 58 64 65 67 68 71 73 74 75 76 78 79 80 Thames County Thames Borough .. Ohinemuri County.. Nelson. £6,424 16 0 93 93 95 97 100 101 102 102 105 106 111 112 Pemtown-Pakawau Ferntown-Pakawau Bainham-Upper Aorere Collingwood Bridge and approaches at Ferntown Aorere Bridge (repairs) West Wanganui Inlet Bridge Takaka Hill Road .. ... Takaka Hill Boad .. Long Plain Road extension Motueka River protective-works Thorpe-Neudorf Chandler's Wangapeka Junction Collingwood County Takaka County Collingwood County 100 13 6 55 0 0 50 0 2 1,778 8 0 177 14 9 262 6 0 87 17 2 62 2 10 150 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 3,124 2 5 Takaka County Collingwood County Waimea County Carried forward

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Vote No. Item No. Name of Work. Local Body. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. Brought forward .. £ s. d. 3,124 2 5 Roads on GoiiDfields — continued. Nelson —continued. Millerton Boad, widening North Beach-Karamea Westport-Mokihinui Lyell-Viotoria Range Promised Land-Ohinemuri Land of Promise Road Karamea Mud-flat Mokihinui-Little Wanganui .. Westport-Waimangaroa Brighton-Grey County Boundary Glass-eye Creek Track Lyell-Cedar Creek Waimangaroa-Fairdown Britannia Mine Road Dennieton Hill Road Granity Creek-Ngakawau Seddonvile-Mokihinui Mine Coal Creek Extension Burnett's Face-Coalbrookdale Darkies' Hill Road and Bridge Waimangaroa-Granity Pairdown-Sergeant's Hill, via Railway .. Seatonville-Mokihinui Mine Seddonville roads Nile Creek Bridge Seddonville Colliery-Township Millerton Township streets Mear's Road Denniston-Burnett's Face Mokihinui-Inangahua Junction Boatman's Short Track Matakitaki-Glenroy-Maruia Murray Creek Road Inangahua Bridge Blackwater Bridge Road to Matakitaki River Bridge Reefton-Progress Blackwater Road (widening) Blackadder's Coal-mine Road Crushington Road (widening) Painkiller-Murray Creek Blaokball-Healy's Gully Seven-mile-Nine-mile Bluff Main Grey Bridge (repairs) Moonlight-Blackball Taylorville Bridge Maori Creek-Maori Gully Paparoa-Garden Gully Grey-Dunganville Road Bridges Upper Moonlight Road Hohonu River Bridge Roads, State Coal-mine Township Repairs, flood damages Arnold Bridge (repairs) Brunner-Blackball Repairs, flood damages Buller County 150 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 200 0 0 746 0 2 150 3 3 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 61 0 0 300 0 0 828 14 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 41 12 6 150 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 12 0 0 524 2 0 399 10 7 210 6 3 359 2 9 188 0 0 120 0 0 65 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 141 17 7 116 0 0 100 0 0 409 3 7 100 0 0 125 0 0 150 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 176 4 8 250 0 0 5 16 6 126 11 4 150 0 0 107 118 121 122 123 125 126 127 128 129 131 133 135 139 141 142 143 144 145 147 150 151 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 165 166 169 170 171 174 180 182 183 184 185 187 188 189 190 191 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 202 205 206 Inangahua County Grey County Brunner Borough .. Westland. Westland County .. £12,175 7 7 207 208 209 211 212 215 219 220 221 225 226 227 228 231 Reefton-Hokitika-Ross Great South Road and Bridges Mount Hercules deviation Browning's Pass Track (widening) Seddon's Terrace Track extension Teremakau-Paroa Wataroa Gorge Track Okarito-Forks Kanieri Bridge Larrikin's-Loop-line Big Dam Track (repairs) Fox's Road Duffer's Creek Bridge Donnelly's Creek Bridge 3,017 8 1 926 18 0 373 3 0 100 0 0 99 15 0 79 3 0 60 4 6 35 11 0 35 3 5 199 16 9 40 14 0 100 0 0 314 0 0 2 6 6 £5,384 3 3

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No. Item No. Name of Work. Local Body. Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. Roads on Goldfields— continued. & s. d. 107 240 244 244 245 246 247 248 250 Otago. Gentle Annie-Clyde Roaring Meg Bridge Roaring Meg Bridge Nevis River Bridge Arrowtown-Macetown Shotover River Track Garston-Nevis Queenstown-Gentle Annie Vincent County Lake County Vincent County JJake County 80 7 6 75 0 0 75 0 0 150 0 0 153 4 6 18 12 0 71 12 6 120 0 0 £743 16 6 Southland. Wallace County .. Southland County .. Fiord County 254 259 264 Orepuki Shale-works Waikaka Valley Road (repairs) Orepuki-Preservation Inlet 44 11 9 250 0 0 496 2 8 790 14 5 Expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1905 Expenditure for previous years 26,112 4 2 632,734 17 6 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1905, on Roads on Goldfields £658,847 1 8

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Expenditure. Liabilities. Locality and Name op Race. Survey and Construction, 1870-1904. Grants, Subsidies, 1870-1904. Survey and Construction 190i-1905. Grants, Subsidies, 1904-1905. Authorities Authorities on Grants, Subsidies. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Locality and Name of Race. Totals. on 'onstruction. Contracts. Totals. NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Provincial District — Thames Tairua Water-race Compensation, Thames Water-race R. Kelly's water-race, Mata Kuaotunu Sludge-channel Drain, Te Aroha West I, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Provincial District — Thames. Tairua Water-race. Compensation, Thames Water-raoe R. Kelly's water-race, Mata. Kuaotunu Sludge-channel. Drain, Te Aroha West. 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 82,294 4 7 __ __ .. 80,708 19 3 MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District — Subsidies — Hohonu Hibernian New River Kanieri Rimu Drainage-tunnel Ross Sludge-channel Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2 Kumara Sludge-channel No. 3 Kumara No. 4 Main Tail-race .. Kumara No. 5 Main Tail-race .. Trustees MainTail-race,Waimea Branch Tail-race to No. 4 Channel, Payne and party Kelly's Terrace Tunnel Quinn's Creek Water-race (purchase) Raising dam, Loop-line Ngahere-Blackball Donnelly's Creek Tail-race Purchase of Byrne, O'Hallahan, and Murdoch's water-rights Jones Creek Storm-channel Back Creek Water-race Government Works — Waimea-Kumara Wainihinihi Water-race Mikonui Nelson Provincial District — Government Works — Nelson Creek Napoleon Hill Argyle (Charleston) Black's Point 1,585 5 4 82,294 4 7 • • 3 7 0 12 5 8 21 5 0 15 6 191 19 6 1,955 12 1 1,992 14 8 3,496 0 3 10,310 18 4 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 92 0 0 1,151 10 8 5,616 14 11 1,793 16 8 100 0 0 2,047 0 6 70 0 0 - 478 15 0 179 13 9 94 10 0 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 191 19 6 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 570 15 0 1,151 10 8 5,616 14 11 1,973 10 5 100 0 0 2,141 10 6 70 0 0 •• 2o' 6 3 •■ • • 20* 6 3 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 191 19 6 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 570 15 0 1,151 10 8 5,616 14 11 1,993 16 8 100 0 0 2,141 10 6 70 0 0 MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District — Subsidies — Hohonu. Hibernian. New River. Kanieri. Rimu Drainage-tunnel. Ross Sludge-channel. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 3. Kumara No. 4 Main Tail-race. Kumara No. 5 Main Tail-race. Trustees Main Tail-race,Waimea. Branch Tail race to No. 4 Channel, Payne and party. Kelly's Terrace Tunnel. Quinn's Creek Water-race (purchase). Raising dam Loop-line. Ngahere-Blackball. Donnelly's Creek Tail-race. Purchase of Byrne, O'Hallahan, and Murdoch's water-rights. Jones Creek Storm-channel. Back Creek Water-race. Government Works — Waimea-Kumara. Wainihinihi Water-race. Mikonui. Nelson Provincial District — Government Works — Nelson Creek. Napoleon Hill. Argyle (Charleston). Black's Point. 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 •• •• 50 0 0 330 1 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 330 1 0 100 0 0 330 1 0 I 194,283 7 6 14,152 17 7 25,927 4 6 194,283 7 6 14,152 17 7 25,927 4 6 194,283 7 6 14,152 17 7 25,927 4 6 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 .. • ■ .. •• Carried forward 342,496 0 3 20 6 3 377,272 6 5 '33,623 0 2 1 330 1 0' 802 18 9 1 '377,252 0 2 1 20 6 3l I I

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EXPENDITUBE. Liabilities. Locality and Name of Race. Survey and Construction, 1870-1904. Grants Subsidies, 1870-1904. Survey and Construction 1904-1905. Grants, Subsidies, 1904-1905. Authorities on Construction. Authorities on Grants, Subsidies. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Locality and Name of Race. Totals. Contracts. Totals. Brought forward MIDDLE ISLAND— continued. Nelson Provincial District — ctd. Subsidies — Jones, Baxter, and party, waterrace from Roaring Meg Bell Hill Co.'s Race .. Randall Creek Water-race Wills and party, water-race at Sulky Gully Otago Provincial District — Subsidies — Arrow Beaumont and Tuapekft Carrick Range Mount Pisgah Lawrence Drainage-channel .. Ophir Tail-race Muddy Creek Channel St. Bathan's Maerewhenua Artesian wells, Maniototo Improving water-supply, Oamaru Mountain Hut Water-race Government Works — Mount Ida Waipori Canterbury Provincial District — Subsidy — Ninety-mile Beach Water-race Southland Provincial District — Subsidy — Round Hill General — Increased water-supply Depabtmental — ZSE , •, Salaries, travelling, advertising, &c. £ s. d. 342,496 0 3 £ s. d. 33,623 0 2 £ s. d. 330 1 0 £ s. d. 802 18 9 £ s. d. 377,252 0 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 20 6 3 £ 8. d. £ s. d. 20 6 3 £ s. d. 377,272 6 5 322 18 2 4 6 2 1,065 0 0 20 0 0 1,150 7 2 4,879 12 0 800 0 0 500 0 0 218 0 0 612 10 0 640 0 0 9,249 13 1 200 0 0 3,092 19 0 1,150 0 0 850 0 0 1,812 10 0 i I I I 62 10 0 800 0 0 500 0 0 322 18 2 218 0 0 612 10 0 644 6 2 9,249 13 1 200 0 0 3,092 19 0 1,150 0 0 850 0 0 1,875 0 0 1,065 0 0 20 0 0 1,150 7 2 4,879 12 0 I 125 0 0 12o' 0 0 800 0 0 500 0 0 1 322 18 2 218 0 0 612 10 0 644 6 2 9,249 13 1 200 0 0 3,092 19 0 1,150 0 0 850 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,065 0 0 20 0 0 1,150 7 2 4,879 12 0 MIDDLE ISLAND— continued. Nelson Pbovincial Distbict — ctd. Subsidies — Jones, Baxter, and party, waterrace from Roaring Meg. Bell Hill Oo.'a Race. Randall Creek Water-race. Wills and party, water-race at Sulky Gully. Otaoo Provincial Distbict Subsidies — Arrow. Beaumont and Tuapeka. Carrick Range. Mount Pisgah. Lawrence Drainage-channel. Ophir Tail-race. Muddy Creek Channel. St. Bathan's. Maerewhenua. Artesian wells, Maniototo. Improving water-supply.Oamaru. Mountain Hut Water-raoe. Government Works — Mount Ida. Waipori. Cantebbuby Pkovincial Distbict Subsidy — Ninety-mile Beach Water-race. Southland Pbovincial Distbict — Subsidy — Round Hill. General — Increased water-supply. Departmental — Salaries, travelling, advertising, <fco. 73,653 3 o| 11,263 1 0 179 7 6 73,832 10 6 11,263 1 0 21 12 6 21 12 6 73,854 3 0 11,263 1 0 65 6 7 I 65 6 7 I 65 6 7 133 19 4 133 19 4 133 19 4 530 4 0 100 0 0 630 i 0 630 4 0 6,720 6 81 I .. I 6,720 6 8\ I .. 6,720 6 8 Totals 442,170 5 0 52,982 11 7 509 8 6 865 8 9 496,527 13 10 21 12 6 145 6 3 166 18 9 496,694 12 7 Totals. SUMMARY. North Island SUMMARY. North Island. 80,708 19 3 1,585 5 4 82,294 4 7 82,294 4 7 •• - Middle Island 142,170 5 0 52,982 11 7 509 8 6 865 8 9 496,527 13 10 21 12 6 145 6 3 166 18 9 496,694 12 7| Middle Island. Totals Totals. 522,879 4 3 54,567 16 11 509 8 6 865 8 9 578,821 18 5 21 12 6 145 6 3 166 18 9 578,988 17 2

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Development of Goldfields.—Table No. 5a. Statement showing Assistance towards Prospecting, and Miscellaneous Services, out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1905, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1904. Net Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1905. Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1905. Liabilities on SlBt March, 1905. Total Net Expenditure and Liabilities. issistance towards prospecting* .. 'urchase of diamond-drill 'respecting deep levels, Thames, — Queen of Beauty shaft subsidy .. Inspector's fee Cost and expenses, purchase, plant, &o. 'urchase of Cassrell's and Bennett's leaseholds, Paeroa 'ompensation Proclamationof Rivers Vater Conservation — Reports on Coromandel Harbour and Kuaotunu Sludge-channel Engineer's salary and expenses .. Reports on Ross Flat Ewebnrn Reservoir Home Gully Dam iompensa , ion, Owen Roberts telephone-line, Bannockburn to Nevis {"sumption of land Vater - supplies for Mining Townships— Waitekauri .. Karangahake .. Mackeytown Clyde Alexandra 'names Drainage Board contribution Vaimumu Main Tail-race Iharlton Creek Main Tail-race £ s. d. 16,536 2 1 722 1 5 £ s. d. 2,569 11 8 £ s. d. 19,105 13 9 722 1 5 £ s. d. 1,627 17 6 £ s. d. 20,733 11 3 722 1 5 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 6,099 18 1 178 5 7 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 6,278 3 8 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 6,278 3 8 2,250 0 0 2,250 0 0 2,250 0 0 36,178 4 3 1,880 8 5 38,058 12 8 38,058 12 8 80 12 6 80 12 6 80 12 6 2,605 8 9 284 10 8 16,459 15 10 1,028 0 6 75 0 0 50 0 0 372 7 11 2,977 16 8 284 10 8 16,459 15 10 1,028 0 6 75 0 0 50 0 0 2,977 16 8 284 10 8 16,459 15 10 1,028 0 6 75 0 0 50 0 0 862 7 0 862 7 0 862 7 0 445 2 5 607 6 5 351 0 0 1,121 13 2 600 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,502 13 5 362 17 7 445 2 5 607 6 5 351 0 0 1,121 18 2 600 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,339 13 0 408 7 1 445 2 5 607 6 5 351 0 0 1,121 13 2 600 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,339 13 0 408 7 1 Cr. 163 0 5 45 9 6 Totals 114,722 14 1 4,883 2 8 119,605 16 9 1,627 17 6 121,233 14 ixpenditure prior to 31st March, 1894, £2,630 16s. 2d.

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TABLE No. 6. Statement showing the Expenditure on Telegraphs out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1905, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Line. Expenditure during Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1905. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Telephone Exchanges,— Ashburton Auckland Blenheim Cambridge .. Christchurcb... Dannevirke Dunedin .. .. .. Peilding Gisborne Greymouth Hamilton Hawera Hokitika Invercargill Masterton Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Pahiatua Palmerston North Rotorua Stratford Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport Whangarei £ s. d. £ s. d. 7 4 6 4,893 16 3 0 11 0 12 15 3 1,085 10 0 47 4 4 914 7 11 15 14 2 120 15 6 21 12 5 205 7 7 68 5 10 12 5 1 91 15 7 78 5 7 171 12 8 26 16 6 14 4 6 134 14 1 13 7 6 119 11 10 19 10 9 5 13 0 4 3 6 236 15 4 99 18 1 1,229 4 10 21 1 6 29 11 6 New Wires, — Kaitaia-Herekino Omapere-Waiotemarama-Waimamaku Howiek-Whitford Ngaruawahia - Te Akatea - Waingaro .. Hinuera Cambridge-Cambridge West .. Kaiteratahi-Te Karaka Gisborne-Manutuke (Te Arai Bridge) .. Muriwai-Wharerata Waitara-Sentry Hill.. Whangamomona-Kohuratahi .. Toko-Tututawa-Pumuhakau .. Wanganui-Taibape .. Mangaweka-Taihape Hunterville-Koeke Aramoho - Aramoho Eailway-station Wellington-New Plymouth .. Napier-Hastings Dannevirke-Mangatera-Umutaoroa Ormondville-Whetukura Woodville-Mangarawa Pahiatua-MaDgamaire Gladstone - Te Wharau .. .. Martinborough-Hinakura (Pahaoa) Kaikoura-Hapuku Kaikoura - Kaikoura Wharf Gheviot-Spotswood Amberley-Baloairn Woodend-Waikuku .. Duvauchelle .. Ashburton-Waterton-Longbeaoh Geraldine Trunk 133 4 2 153 0 3 95 4 9 200 10 4 15 16 1 17 12 2 13 1 0 45 14 0 36 13 6 5 9 9 10 4 10 2 15 0 0 7 6 33 3 4 220 2 8 0 12 6 245 13 1 26 16 10 34 16 6 67 15 3 45 19 2 0 13 0 143 16 6 146 19 11 20 19 10 24 3 6 3 12 98 13 10 6 16 5 5 0 284 18 3 72 12 6 Carried forward 11,913 14 3

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Line. Expenditure during Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1905. Total Expenditure arid Liabilities. £ s. d. 11,913 14 3 £ s. d. Brought forward New Wires— continued. Kurow-Otematata-Omarama .. Queenstown - Long Gully Oamaru-Waimate Ophir-Poolburn Seacliff-Puketeraki Mosgiel-Momona Woodside-Maungaatua Taieri Beach-Akatore Winton-Loohiel Heriot-Edievale Balolutha Trunk Clinton - Ashley Down - Clydevale Owaka-Purekireki Nuggetts-Tokata Inveroargill - Mabel Bush Invercargill-Winton Invetcargill - Gorge Road Tβ Tua - Tuatapere Purchase of material 325 5 5 5 12 6 50 6 11 36 19 5 26 8 0 0 10 0 1 10 3 152 9 2 12 16 2 41 19 6 0 10 0 11 0 4 336 3 3 2 3 6 93 7 6 175 11 4 9 7 7 26 0 0 66,076 0 0 Expenditure to 31st March, 1904 79,297 15 1 1,053,692 9 6 Total expenditure Liabilities, 31st March, 1905 1,132,990 4 T 1,132,990 4 7 30,114 0 0 Total expenditure and liabilities.. £1,163,104 4 7

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TABLE No. 7. Statement showing the Expenditure on Public Buildings out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1905, and the Liabilities on that Date.

TABLE No. 8. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences out of Public Works Fund, to 31st March, 1905, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1904. Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1905. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1905. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, ' 31st March, 1905. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Judicial Postal and Telegraph Customs Offices for Public Departments Hospitals for Mental Diseases.. Defence Depot, Wellington School Buildings Hospitals Quarantine Stations SurveyParliament Buildings Government House, Auckland „ Wellington Agricultural Public Health Miscellaneous £ s. d. 498,058 3 9 386,289 6 11 25,318 0 1 240,308 13 0 501,571 11 10 5,545 3 0 1,232,846 14 0 63,514 7 9 6,863 19 5 543 4 5 61,556 1 5 4,940 0 4 .8,831 0 2 10,132 9 8 6,314 16 9 16,762 12 6 £ s. d. 13,082 11 4 16,007 10 4 13,017 15 9 5,729 0 0 15,949 7 10 1,745 7 4 42,721 0 6 1,203 15 11 £ s. a. 511,140 15 1 402,296 17 3 38,335 15 10 246,037 13 0 517,520 19 8 7,290 10 4 1,275,567 14 6 64,718 3 8 6,863 19 5 543 4 5 62,253 9 2 4,940 0 4 8,331 0 2 11,494 2 1 10,580 13 3 18,309 1 8 £ s. a. 3,730 2 1 16,991 8 9 5,635 10 10 40 13 2 4,766 15 7 31 12 3 3,200 7 9 3,661 0 0 £ s. d. 514,870 17 2 419,288 6 0 43,971 6 8 246,078 6 2 522,287 15 3 7,322 2 7 1,278,768 2 3 68,379 3 8 6,863 19 5 543 4 5 62,253 9 2 4,940 0 4 8,331 0 2 12,067 3 2 10,626 15 10 18,520 6 0 697 7 9 1,361 12 5 4,265 16 6 *1,546 9 2 573 1 1 46 2 7 211 4 4 Totals 3,068,896 5 0 117,327 14 10 3,186,223 19 10 38,887 18 5 3,225,111 18 3 * Includes £650 paid out of " Unauthorised."

Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1904. Net Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1905. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1905. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, to 31st March, 1905. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Lighthouses. Akaroa Brothers Cape Campbell Cape Egmonfc Cape Poulwind Cape Kidnappers Cape Maria van Diemen Cape Palliser Cape Saunders Centre Island Cuvier Island East Cape French Pass Beacon French Pass Hokitika.. Jackson's Beef Beacon Jack's Point Kahurangi Point Kaipara Manukau Heads Marine Store Moeraki Moko Hinou Portland Island Puysegur Point Stephen Island Timaru Tiritiri Cable Tory Channel Waipapapa Point Miscellaneous, including expenditure on s.s."Hinemoa" and " Stella" £ s. d. 7,148 16 5 6,241 0 0 2,289 0 10 3,354 6 4 6,955 9 1 2,109 11 7 7,614 13 11 6,712 9 6 6,066 6 3 5,785 19 0 7,405 9 11 9,270 13 9 668 15 8 1,427 17 5 801 9 7 3,180 0 5 457 6 5 9,074 18 1 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 9,454 11 11 1,116 17 3 1,085 19 6 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 20,866 18 1 £ s. d. 967' 4 5 £ s. d. 7,148 16 5 6,241 0 0 3,256 5 3 3,354 6 4 6,955 9 1 2,109 11 7 7,614 13 11 6,712 9 6 6,066 6 3 5,785 19 0 7,405 9 11 9,270 13 9 668 15 8 1,427 17 5 801 9 7 3,180 0 5 1,204 10 9 9,528 1 1 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 9,454 11 11 1,116 17 3 1,085 19 6 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 20,866 18 1 £ s. d. 3115 7 £ a. d. 7,148 16 5 6,241 0 0 3,288 0 10 3,354 6 4 6,955 9 1 2,109 11 7 7,614 13 11 6,712 9 6 6,066 6 3 5,785 19 0 7,405 9 11 9,270 13 9 668 15 8 1,427 17 5 801 9 7 3,180 0 5 1,204 10 9 9,528 1 1 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 9,454 11 11 1,116 17 3 1,085 19 6 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 20,866 18 1 747 4 4 453 3 0 Total Lighthouses 159,725 17 4 2,167 11 9 161,893 9 1 31 15 7 161,925 4 8

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TABLE No. 8—continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences, out of Public Works Fund— continued.

Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1904. Expenditure Total Total during 12 Expenditure pf^if Expenditure Months ended to 31st March, I' and 31st March, 1905. co ,Lf aron ' Liabilities. 1905. iyuo - Habbotjb Wobks. Maungaturoto Wharf Wharf at Howiok Manukau Whaif at Sandpit Pollok Wharf, Manukau Whangarei Heads Wharf Waipu, improvement of river Matakana Wharf Onehunga, examining-room and office Onelmnga, dredging, &c, near wharf Orua Bay Wharf Wai wera Wharf .. Mercury Bay Wharf Opotiki Wharf Waiuku Channel Coromandel Wharf Waitara Harbour Removing eel-weirs, Patea River Wairoa Harbour Mokau Wharf Nutaaka, land for harbour purposes .. Napier Harbour Manawatu River, snagging Poxton Marine Reserve, Protection of Castlepoint Jetty Cape Campbell Lighthouse Jetty Kaikoura Jetty and Harbour Picton, removal of old wharf Nelson, dredging harbour Motueka Wbarf, protection Collingwood Harbour Pakawau Wharf .. Karamea Wharf Karamea River improvements Little Wanganui Wharf, wharf approach, and snagging river Westport Harbour Greymouth Harbour Hokitika Harbour Okarito Wharf, repairs and extension Okarito Harbour, fascine-work Akaroa-Le Bon's Bay Wharf, repairs Lyttelton, reclamation-works, Stioking Point Okuru Wharf Timaru Harbour Taiaroa Heads Lighthouse, enlarging and repairing dwelling Dunedin, St. Ciair, protection of Ocean Beach 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 Stewart Island Wharf, Horseshoe Bay Chatham Islands: Waitangi, removal and extension of wharf and store Chatham Islands: Shed at Pitt Island £ s. d. 250 0 0 1,087 18 2 150 0 0 150 0 0 600 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 250 0 0 1,087 18 2 150 0 0 150 0 0 600 0 0 138 2 3 556 10 3 194 3 2 3 6 0 94 16 4 350 0 0 3 14 6 500 . 0 0 357 11 6 Cr. 0 10 0 2,000 0 0 50 0 0 1,500 0 0 312 13 9 141 12 6 2,847 14 9 214 13 3 50 0 0 51 14 1 6 5 0 2,912 16 10 94 0 0 2,806 15 8 300 0 0 1,170 18 8 2 0 0 559 19 11 23 2 9 336 0 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. 250 0 0 1,087 18 2 150 0 0 150 0 0 600 0 0 138 2 3 556 10 3 194 3 2 3 6 0 94 16 4 350 0 0 3 14 6 500 0 0 357 11 6 Or. 0 10 0 2,000 0 0 50 0 0 1,500 0 0 312 13 9 141 12 6 2,847 14 9 214 13 3 50 0 0 51 14 1 6 5 0 2,912 16 10 94 0 0 2,806 15 8 300 0 0 1,170 18 8 2 0 0 559 19 11 23 2 9 336 0 10 138 2 3 556 10 3 194 3 2 2 10 0 83 3 10 350 0 0 3 14 6 190 5 0 357 11 6 Cr. 0 10 0 2,000 0 0 50 0 0 1,500 0 0 12 13 9 141 12 6 2,847 14 9 214 13 3 50 0 0 51 14 1 6 5 0 2,912 16 10 94 0 0 2,806 15 8 258 11 11 745 18 8 2 0 0 559 19 11 6 16 0 11 12 6 309 15 0 300 0 0 41 8 1 425 0 0 336 0 10 14,110 18 7 127,233 19 6 58,780 5 10 391 19 7 127 0 6 55 0 0 1,910 18 10 14,110 18 7 127,233 19 6 58,780 5 10 391 19 7 127 0 6 55 0 0 1,910 18 10 14,110 18 7 127,233 19 6 58,780 5 10 391 19 7 127 0 6 55 0 0 1,910 18 10 300 0 0 100,000 0 0 83 7 1 50 0 0 350 0 0 100,000 0 0 83 7 1 350 0 0 100,000 0 0 83 7 1 146 14 0 8 4 0 154 18 0 251 5 6 406 3 6 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 4 777 7 9 400 0 0 230 0 0 20 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 4 777 7 9 400 0 0 230 0 0 20 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 4 777 7 9 400 0 0 230 0 0 20 0 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 Total Harbour Works .. 326,298 6 2 1,308 0 7 327,606 6 9 251 5 6 327,857 12 3 Habbour Defences. Guns Ammunition War Office stores.. Torpedo-boats and torpedoes Submarine-mining stores Miscellaneous Works in colony Land for depots and batteries 147,768 18 10 24,531 6 7 9,933 10 9 20,203 13 7 17,665 2 2 18,009 5 10 239,752 8 8 38,327 14 6 147,768 18 10 24,531 6 7 9,933 10 9 20,203 13 7 17,665 2 2 18,009 5 10 242,267 4 11 38,327 14 6 147,768 18 10 24,531 6 7 9,933 10 9 20,203 13 7 17,665 2 2 18,009 5 10 242,300 9 3 38,327 14 6 2,514 16 3 33 4 4 Total Harbour Defences 516,192 0 11 2,514 16 3 518,706 17 2 33 4 4 518,740 1 6 Grand total 1002216 4 5 5,990 8 7 1,008,206 13 0 316 5 5 1,008,522 18 5

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APPENDICES TO THE PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, 1905.

APPENDIX A. AUDITED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITUEE ON PUBLIC WOEKS OUT OF THE PUBLIC WOEKS FUND FOE THE YEAE 1904-5.

Prepared in compliance with Section 8 of " The Public Works Act, 1894."

Sic,— Public Works Department, Wellington, 19th May, 1905. In compliance with the Bth section of " The Public Works Act, 1894," I enclose a statement of the expenditure during the preceding financial year on all works and services chargeable to the Public Works Fund. I have, &c, Wμ. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works. The Controller and Auditor-General, Wellington. .«_

Statement of Net Expenditure on all Works and Services chargeable to the Public Works Fund for the Year 1904-5.

Publio Works Department. G. J. Clapham, Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Examined and found correct. Under-Secretary. J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General. Note. —Expenditure charged to special account, Paeroa-Waihi Railway, £39,675 11s. 3d., not included in above figures. (Details on next page.)

Class. Votes. Summary. Appropriation. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. 84 85-86 87 88-97 98-100 Public Works Fund. Public Works, Departmental Railways Utilisation of Water-power Public Buildings Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour Defences Tourist and Health Resorts Immigration Roads, Bridges, and other Publio Works Development of Goldfields Purchase of Native Lands Telegraph Extension Rates on Native Lands Contingent Defence Lauds Improvement Charges and Expenses of raising Loans Unauthorised £ 13,115 709,825 3,000 183,860 8,600 £ s. d. 13,878 12 3 696,977 19 6 467 13 3 125,679 1 10 5,993 8 7 £ s. d. 1,064 14 4 19.303 11 2 9,001 7 0 3 0 0 £ s. a. 12,813 17 11 677,674 8 4 467 13 3 116,677 14 10 5,990 8 7 XXIX. XXX. XXXI. 101 102 103-107 25,650 3,000 369,065 17,107 15 6 6,881 14 0 230,877 17 8 400 0 0 4,415 4 4 17,107 15 6 6,481 14 0 226,462 13 4 XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVII. XXXVIII. 108 109 110 111 112 113, 114 115 14,350 7,825 80,000 700 30,000 7,000 5,200 6,517 0 4 7,992 19 5 87,855 8 8 631 4 9 47,924 0 7 2,268 0 5 403 8 6 259 0 5 1,712 9 1 8,557 13 7 6,257 19 11 6,280 10 i 79,297 15 1 631 4 9 46,588 7 1 2,248 4 5 403 3 6 1,335 13 6 19 16 0 4,188 19 4 639 17 6 3,549 1 10 Total Public Works Fund .. 1,461,190 1,255,644 19 7 46,712 6 11 1,208,932 12 8

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ote . No. Name of Vote. Appropriation. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. Public Works Fund. Public Works, Departmental— Public Worka, Departmental £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. 84 13,115 13,878 12 3 1,064 14 4 12,813 17 11 Railways— Railway Construction— Kawakawa-Grahamtown Helensville Northwards Gisborne-Karaka Stratford-Kawakawa Mount Egmont Branoh Marton-Te Awamutu Blenheim-Waipara Midland Railway Ngahere-Blackball .. Greymouth-Hokitika (Extension to Ross) Otago Central Heriot Extension Catlin's-Waimahaka Riversdale-Switzers Land Claims and other Old Liabilities on Construction Account Surveys, New Lines of Railway Permanent-way Materials Transfer to credit of Ways and Means of Public Works Fund, being Amount credited to Vote " Railway Construction " in error Additions to Open Lines 10,000 10,000 10,000 7,000 5,000 150,000 25,000 60,000 10,000 15,000 50,000 8,000 8,000 2,000 1,000 8,615 2 9 9,320 8 3 16,222 2 6 6,826 7 7 1,985 12 8 139,110 16 11 23,195 1 1 58,006 18 11 7,248 16 8 17,181 8 10 45,238 8 1 6,431 19 5 4,223 11 2 1,302 5 6 683 0 10 5 2 6 154 1 3 608 19 6 2,739 4 10 0 4 3 2,538 7 6 7 10 6 314 14 5 10 9 2 30 15 3 8,610 0 3 9,320 8 3 16,068 1 3 6,217 8 1 1,985 12 8 136,371 12 1 23,194 16 10 55,468 11 5 7,248 16 8 17,173 18 4 44,923 13 8 6,421 10 3 4,192 15 11 1,302 5 6 652 13 10 85 30' 7 0 3,000 60,000 3,620 2 0 61,029 13 6 10,000 0 0 0 12 10 1,928 19 6 10,000 0 0 3,619 9 2 59,100 14 0 86 275,825 276,736 2 10 934 2 8 275,802 0 2 87 Utilisation of Water-power— Utilisation of water-power 3,000 467 13 3 467 13 3 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Public BuildingsGeneral .. Judicial Postal and Telegraph Customs .. .. Hospitals for Mental Diseases School Buildings .. .. School Buildings (Special) Agricultural General Hospitals and other Charitable Institutions Publio Health 9,000 16,500 21,000 18,000 21,000 42,500 30,000 8,960 10,000 6,900 12,737 3 9 13,082 11 4 16,632 9 11 13,017 15 9 16,027 10 4 21,570 15 8 25,657 8 3 1,363 14 5 1,203 15 11 4,385 16 6 3,668 19 6 624 19 7 78 2 6 16 16 11 4,490 6 6 2 2, 0 9,068 i 3 13,082 11 4 16,007 10 4 13,017 15 9 15,949 7 10 21,553 18 9 21,167 1 9 1,361 12 5 1,203 15 11 4,265 16 6 120 0 0 98 99 100 Lighthouses, Harbour - works, and Harbour Defences— Lighthouses .. Harbour-works Harbour Defences 2,000 2,600 4,000 2,167 11 9 1,308 0 7 2,517 16 3 2,167 11 9 1,308 0 7 2,514 16 3 30 0 101 Tourist and Health Resorts— Touriet and Health Resorts 25,650 17,107 15 6 17,107 15 6 Immigration— Immigration 3,000 6,881 14 0 400 0 0 6,481 H 0 102 103 104 105 106 107 Construction and Maintenance of Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works — Roads, Departmental Roads, &o. Maintenance of Main Roads, &o. Tourist Roads, &c. .. ... Roads on Goldfields, &o. 18,605 266,244 2S,458 18,858 36,900 18,793 12 9 154,034 16 9 21,704 3 4 10,232 16 2 26,112 8 8 279 2 5 3,743 9 1 375 12 4 16 16 0 0 4 6 18,514 10 4 150,291 7 8 21,328 11 0 10,216 0 2 26,112 4 2 108 Development of Goldfields— Development of Goldfields 14,350 6,517 0 4 259 0 5 6,257 19 11 Purchase of Native Lands — Purchase of Native Lands 7,825 7,992 19 5 1,712 9 1 6,280 10 4 109 Telegraph Extension— Telegraph Extension 80,000 87,855 8 8 8,557 13 7 79,297 15 1 110 Rates on Native Lands— Rates on Native Lands 700 631 4 9 631 4 9 111 Contingent Defence— Contingent Defence 30,000 47,924 0 7 1,335 13 6 46,588 7 1 112 113 114 Lands Improvement— Improved-farm Settlements Lands, Miscellaneous 5,480 1,520 1,573 15 10 694 4 7 15 0 0 4 16 0 1,558 15 10 689 8 7 115 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans — Charges and Expenses of raising Loans 5,200 403 3 6 403 3 6 Unauthorised — Services not provided for 4,188 19 4 639 17 6 3,549 1 10 Total Publio Works Fund .. 1,461,190 1,255,644 19 7 46,712 6 11 1,208,932 12 8

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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 Year ended 31st March, 1905, prepared in Terms of Section 38, Part IV., of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891," and forwarded, as therein provided, to the Audit Office.

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Glass. Votes. Total. Summary. . —i Public Works Fund. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. 85 87 88-96 98-100 101 Railways Utilisation of Water-power Public Buildings.. Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences Tourist and Health Resorts Paeroa-Waihi Railway Account £ s. a. 46,165 18 1 8 1 11 38,887 18 5 316 5 5 230 6 2 896 2 10 86,504 12 10 Consolidated Fund. XIX. 72 Public Buildings 724 11 5 State Coal-mines Account. 117 State Coal-mines 18 19 1 Vote No. Name of Vote. Total. Public Wobxs Fund. £ s. d. 152 15 8 242 13 5 2,150 0 0 32 11 0 53 17 6 4,828 10 3 1,632 8 5 •30,469 4 6 5 14 4 1,883 7 11 3,997 5 2 576 16 7 0 13 6 21 10 6 3 17 8 114 8 8 85 Railway-construction— Kawakawa-Grahamfcown .. .. .. .. .. Helensville Northwards G i sborne-Ka ■ aka S tratford-Kawakawa Mount Egmont Branch Marton-Te Awamutu .. Blenheim-Wai para Midland Railway Ngahere-Blackball Greymouth-Hokitika (extension to Ross) Otago Central .. .. Heriot Extension Catlin's-Waimahaka .. .. .. .. .. • Land-claims, &c. Surveys, New Lines of Railway.. Permanent-way Materials 46,165 18 1 Utilisation of water-power .. .. .. 87 8 1 11 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 96 97 Publio Buildings— General Judicial Postal and Telegraph Customs Hospitals for Mental Diseases .. School Buildings (part of vote only) Agricultural General Hospitals and other Charitable Institutions Public Health 283 9 9 3,730 2 1 16,991 8 9 5,635 10 10 4,766 15 7 3,200 7 9 573 1 1 3,661 0 0 46 2 7 Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences— Lighthouses Harbour Works Harbour Defences .. .. .. 38,887 18 5 98 99 100 31 15 7 251 5 6 33 4 4 316 5 5 101 Tourist and Health Resorts— Rotorua Drainage-works 230 6 2 Paeroa-Waihi Railway Acoount 896 2 10 Total, Public Works Fund.. 86,504 12 10 Consolidated Fund. 72 Public Buildings 724 11 5 State Coal-mines Account. 117 State Coal-mines (completing and equipping Greymouth - Point Elizabeth Railway) 18 19 1

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Date of Contract. Lines of Railway and Branches. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Remarks. BAILW^ IS. £ s. d. 6,788 3 3 3,540 0 0 496 10 0 766 13 4 647 13 7 487 0 0 6,885 0 0 2,147 0 0 278 0 0 6.184 4 3 1,245 6 0 3,483 0 0 1,203 5 0 870 18 0 3,598 17 0 246 18 3 1.185 13 6 6,394 10 0 6,852 0 10 5,488 5 0 26,269 7 0 May 6, 1902 Feb. 9, 1904 April 16, „ Aug. 11, . Sept. 26, „ Dec. 20, „ Oot. 22, 1902 Maroh 7, 1905 Nov. 16, 1904 June 8, 1903 Oot. 19, „ Feb. 8, 1S04 Oot. 3, „ Jan. 27, 1905 Sept. 11, 1902 Feb. 1, 1905 Maroh 30, „ Sept. 17, 1902 Deo. 4, „ May 16, 1904 Oet. 12, 1903 Kawakawa-Grahamtown Paeroa-Waihi .. Gisborne-Karaka Sfcratford-Kawakawa Marton-Te Awamutu, N.E. • Marton-Te Awamutu, S.E. Whangarei Bridge Ohinemuri Bridges, 2 and 3, Superstructure .. Stationmaster's House, Waihi 4,000 Ironbark Sleepers Ironbark Timber Station-buildings, Waikino Waipaoa Bridge Station-buildings, Waipaoa and Karaka „ Oruru Whakapapa Bridges Station-buildings, Taihape Nine Cottages, Taihape Goods-shed, Cottages, &c, Utiku Road-bridge over Hautapu River Hurunui Bridge Fencing-timber, Waikare Section .. Station-buiidings, Hurunui Inangahua Bridge (near Reefton) „ (at Landing) Road and Railway Bridge, Waitahu River Staircase Viaduct and Broken River Bridge .. G. M. Fraser and Co. J. and A. Anderson .. W. M. Hay .. F. H. Leonard and Co. J. W. Wallace and Co. H. Butler John McLean and Sons C. H. Frankham A. J. Davey G. Fraser and Sons (Limited) Russell and Bignell Russell and Bignell Russell and Bignell Rhodes, Gardiner, and Woolf Soott Bros. (Limited) Baxter Bros. T. Ballantyne .. • .. J. Fitzgerald .. ■ M. O'Connor Fitzgerald and Bignell Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company (Limited) Scott Bros. (Limited) J. W. Wallace and Co. H. Bignell Thomas Dillon April 17, 1903 May 2, 1905 July 6, 1904 Dec. 31, „ Feb. 2, 1905 Feb. 18, „ March 15, 1904 July 2, 1905 Jan. 25, „ Aug. 2, 1904 July 16, „ July 16, „ Feb. 13, 1905 Aug. 27, „ May 30, 1904 April 11, 1905 June 20, „ Feb. 1, 1904 July 26, „ May 12, 1905 Oct. 12, „ Oct. 5, 1904 Jan. 10, 1905 Sept. 30, 1904 Sept. 20, 1904 Feb. 24, 1905 Oct. 31, 1904 Oct. 81, „ » Blenheim-Waipara, S.E. Aug. 13, 1904 Midland (Reefton-Inangahua) June 1, 1904 Feb. 2, 1905 „ (Springfield end) June 9, 1904 Sept. 26, „ Sept. 1, 1902 Aug. 21, . Ngahere-Blaokball Greymouth-Hokitika (extension to Ross) Ditto Otago Central Steel Girders, Trusoott Bridges Ironbark Timber Ngahere Bridge Hokitika Bridge May 6, „ Feb. 2, . April 9, 1904 April 12, , May 31, 1904 Oct. 26, „ 1,261 1 10 273 10 7 23,331 3 11 26,541 10 1 March 28, 1905 Dee. 23, 1904 Aug. 3, „ March 10, » Feb.t 1, „ June 19, 1903 May 3, 1904 Heriot Extension Catlin's-Seaward Bush Permanent-way, Rails .. , Sleepers Mahinapua and Fisherman's Creek Bridges .. Station-buildings, Opbir and Lauder Manuherikia Bridge, Second Crossing Station-buildings, Edies „ Catlin's River 85 Sets Points and Crossings 6,000 Totara Sleepers Thomas Dillon O.Campbell G. M. Fraser McLean and Cox R. Wilson Cooper and Duncan Southland Totara Company (Limited) June 28, 1905 May 23, 1904 Nov. 26, 1905 Aug. 3, 1904 April 11, „ Jan. 1, „ July 26, . June 30, 1904 Mar. 25, 1905 June 25, 1904 Aug. 31, . 1,748 11 6 2,477 0 0 3,947 13 6 1,435 0 0 527 10 11 1,010 0 0 1,050 0 0 Cancelled.

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Date of Contract. i Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Remarks. June 12, 1903 Aug. 26, „ AUCKLAND. Iron Staircase and Bailings, Mount Eden Gaol, Auckland .. Native School, Oruanui PUBLIC BUILDINGS. James Mclntyre, Onehunga Salmon and Powick, Hamilton .. Dec. May 8, 1903 4, 1904 Sept. 15, 1904 Nov. 16, „ & s. d. 203 5 4 696 10 0 Native School, Waitahunia Native School, Oramahoe New Classroom, &c, Ruatoki Native School Magazine Store, Mount Eden Native School, Waioeka Native School, Mangaorongo Post-office Additions, Mangonui Additions, &c, Auckland Asylum Police Inspector's Residence, Auckland 773 18 0 199 0 0 253 15 0 343 0 0 228 9 0 742 10 4 583 16 5 6,095 0 0 910 0 0 Assigned to Kusabs and Hardley, Rotorua. Ditto. Aug. 26, „ March 17, 1904 June 13, „ June 13, „ July 12, „ July 18, „ Aug. 1, . Sept. 6, „ Dec. 16, „ Salmon and Powick, Hamilton .. W. Cook and Son, Waimate North W. F. Moony, Whakatane C. H. Fiankham, Auckland A. H. Beetham, Cambridge Potts and Hardy, Cambridge Mathiesonand Baldeck, Auckland B. Morris, Auckland .. R. Kay, Auckland May June June Aug. Oot Oct. Nov. May April 4, „ 3, . 13, , 13, . 7, „ 7, „ 27, „ 30, 1905 12, „ June 30, 1904 Sept. 22, „ Sept. 9, „ Sept. 8, „ Jan. 14,1905 Dec. 6,1904 Deo. 2, 1902 May 30, 1904 Oct. 4, „ Feb. 13, 1905 Feb. 16, „ March 30, . Hawke's Bay. Government Buildings, Napier Drainage, &c, Hastings Courthouse Native School, Waimarama Repairs, &c, Waipukurau Police-station .. Dannevirke Post-office, Additions Napier Post-office, Additions Bull Bros., Napier H. Williams and Sons, Napier .. William Ward, Napier Robert Scott, Waipukurau Clayton and Co., Dannevirke .. Bull Bros., Napier Aug. July Dec. April June June 26, 1903 17, 1904 15, . 13, 1905 13, . 16, , May 1, 1904 July 30, „ 4,743 15 9 293 10 6 720 10 0 199 0 0 397 0 0 580 0 0 Aug. 29, 1903 Feb. 9, 1904 April 11, 1905 Taranaki. E. Hooker, New Plymouth CliS Bμ., New Plymouth Boon Bros., New Plymouth Feb. May June 24, 1904 9, . 30, 1905 Sept. 10, 1904 Aug. 31, „ 1,950 0 0 750 0 0 498 0 0 Post-office, Eltham Native Hostelry, New Plymouth Post-office, Pungarehu Aug. 12, 1902 April 6, 1903 May 15, „ Aug. 24, „ Oct. 12, „ March 22, 1904 May 9, „ June 2, July 7, „ Wellington . W. H. Bennett, Wellington Lawrence Williamson, Levin J. McWilliains, Lower Hutt A. Co >per and Son, Napier Wilobore Bros., Palmerston North T. Ellwood, Mangaweka R. A. Wakelin, Wellington Sanders Bros., Wellington A. Cooper and Sun, Newtown .. April Aug. July May Jan. May Aug. Sept. Feb. 12, 1904 28, 1903 15, . 14, 1904 12, „ 18, . 27, . 25, . 1, 1905 Sept. 23, 1904 May 2, „ Dec. 1, „ July 8, „ July 6, . Sept. 15, „ Nov. 14, „ 26,998 0 0 5,016 14 1 181 6 0 3,676 0 0 250 0 0 280 0 0 2,244 4 6 797 18 0 1,929 0 0 Customhouse, Wellington Industrial School, Levin, No. 2 Contract Removal, &c, Police Buildings, Lower Hutt Offices and Laboratory for Mines Department Removal of Buildings, Foxton Pilot-station Alterations, &c, Police-station, Hunterville Additions, Auxiliary Asylum, Porirua Vaccine Laboratory, Wellington Post-office, Otaki .. .. .. ..

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APPENDIX C—continued. SCHEDULE of Contracts current on the 1st April, 1904, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1905— continued.

Date of Contract. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. I Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. I Amount of Contract. Remarks. Aug. 11, 1904 Oct. 17, „ Oct. 28, „ Oct. 21, „ Oct. 7, „ Nov. 10, „ Jan. 19, 1905 Jan. 21, „ Jan. 30, „ March 21, „ March 9, „ Wellington — continued. Manager's House, &o., Levin Industrial School Store and Armoury, Wellington Steam Cooking-apparatus, Porirua Asylum Fittings for Mines Laboratory, Wellington Additions, Telephone Exchange Lock-up, Palmerston North Police-station Storekeeper's Residence, Defence Department Post-office, Palmerston North Residence, Agricultural Laboratory, Wallaceville .. Fittings, &c, Customhouse, Wellington .. Industrial School, Levin, No. 3 Contract .. PUBLIC B JILDINGS— continued. John Adams, Waipawa Mace and Nicholson, Wellington Scott Bros. (Ltd.), Christchurch R. A. Wakelin, Wellington R. A. Wakelin, Wellington T. Griggs, Palmerston North L. S. Humphries, Wellington .. J. Trevor and Sons, Wellington.. J. Harrison, Wellington W. H. Bennett, Wellington L. S. Humphries, Wellington .. Jan. 1, 1905 March 10, „ Dec. 31, 1904 Nov. 29, „ Jan. 4, 1905 Feb. 1, „ April 17, „ Sept. 21, „ April 20, „ May 16, „ July 2, „ Jan. 27, 1905 Dec. 17, 1904 £ s. d. 2,707 14 6 985 0 0 295 0 0 416 14 0 251 15 0 374 0 9 684 0 0 5,254 0 0 568 15 3 1,132 13 0 1,687 0 0 Feb. 20, 1905 Westland. New Wing, &c, Greymouth Hospital Fitzgerald and Bignell, Greymouth i Oct. 11, 1905 ,661 May 21, 1903 Sept. 29, „ Nov. 4, „ Dec. 2, „ March 21, 1904 March 21, „ Dec. 31, 1903 April 30, 1904 May 16, „ May 14, „ Oct. 6, „ Oct. 20, „ Feb. 15, 1905 Feb. 16, „ April 29, „ Cantebbuby. J. J. Walker, Akaroa Gulliver and Rogers, Rangiora .. Gulliver and Rogers, Rangiora .. George 0. Clayton, Timaru James McKinnon, Temuka J. Smith, Christchurch J. P. Petersen, Christchurch J. Forbes, Oust W. Wadey, Rangiora .. J. P. Petersen, Invercargill Scott Bros. (Ltd.), Christchurch Gulliver and Rogers, Rangiora .. J. H. Parks, Timaru .. F. Turvey and Co., Woolston .. Henshall and Son, Christohuroh Nov. 21, 1903 Jan. 19, 1904 June 29, „ April 1, „ June 16, „ July 18, „ Mar. 23, „ July 30, „ Aug. 11; „ Sept. 6, „ Dec. 6, „ Dec. 18, „ May 15, 1905 March 29, „ Dec. 16, „ Sept. 10, 1904 May 28, „ Nov. 30, „ June 11, „ June 21, „ Sept. 14, „ April 12, „ July 30, „ Aug. 27, „ Dec. 14, „ 866 19 10 1,092 13 2 2,700 0 0 336 0 0 416 9 3 1,692 0 0 388 0 0 255 5 0 695 0 0 915 15 0 255 0 0 280 0 0 248 0 0 235 0 0 6,310 0 0 Police Quarters, Akaroa Tea-bouse, Stable, and Cowshed, Hanmer Post-office, Kaiapoi Alterations, &c, Timaru Post-office Additions, &c, Police-station, Temuka .. Additions, Auxiliary Asylum, Sunnyside .. Native School, Te One, Chatham Islands Additions, &c, Gulverden Police station .. New Laundry, &c, Hanmer Sanatorium Additions, &c, Pukaki Hotel Steam Cooking-apparatus, Sunnyside Asylum Additions, Hanmer Sanatorium .. Additions, Timaru Police station Alterations, &c, St. Albans Post-office Additions, &c, Christchurch Post-office .. Jan. 16, 1905 Oct. 14, 1900 May 3, 1904 June 15, Jan. 19, 1905 Ftb. 15, „ March 8, „ Feb. 28, „ Otago and Southland. Alterations, &c, Post-office, Dunedin Additions to Barracks, Ocean Beach Battery Post-office, Waikaka Post-office, Mornington Post-office, Winton Courthouse, Campbelltown Kalsomining Law-courts, Dunedin J. Lunn, Dunedin G. France, Dunedin Thomas Latham, Gore .. I P. A. Lyders, Mornington Smith Bros., Winton .. ., J. Walker and Sons, Invercargill | A. Waghorn, Dunedin May 9, 1903 Aug. 29, 1904 Oct. 6, „ Aug. 19, 1905 Sept. 30, „ Aug. 23, „ April 23, „ April 19, 1904 Sept. 29, „ Jan. 20, „ 4,776 5 2 588 10 0 421 17 10 998 0 0 2,190 2 5 986 4 0 214 0 0

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APPENDIX C— continued. SCHEDULE of Contracts current on the 1st April, 1904, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1905— continued.

Date of Contract. Name of Contract. I Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Remarks May May May May May May May July Oct. May May 20, 1903 20, „ 20, „ 21, „ 26, „ 20, „ 22, „ 11, 1904 11, „ 23, „ 7, „ AUCKLAND. MISG: Stores-supply, Auckland, Classes I., II., III., VI., VII., XII., and XI., Items 24,25 Stores-supply, Auckland, Classes IV., Items 1 to 5, 18 to 37 ; and V... Class VIII. Class IX. ClaesX. Class XI., Items 1 to 9, 14 to 20, 23, 26, 28, 30 Class XI., Items 10 to 13, 21, 22, 27, 29, 31, 32 Penrose Bifle Eange Kaipara, New Beacons Coal and Wood Supply for Government Buildings, Auckland Coal-supply, Fort Cautley and Steam-launoh ELLANEOUS. Briscoe and Co. (Limited), Auokland John Burns and Co., Auckland .. John Wilson and Co., Auckland J. J. Craig (Limited), Auckland E. O. Clark, Auckland .. E. Porter and Co., Auckland .. W. Guthridge (Limited), Auckland James Larkin, Auckland C. H. Prankham, Auckland J. J. Craig (Limited) .. R. and R. Duder Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Oct. Deo. Mar. Mar. 31, 1906 31, „ 31, „ 31, . 31, „ 31, „ 31, „ 7, 1904 5, „ 31, 1905 31, „ £ s. d. Schedule rates Dec. 17, 1904 Jan. 25, 1905 Mar. 31, „ Mar. 31, „ 744° 2 0 435 0 0 Schedule rates May June May May May 27, 1903 4, ,, 21, „ 20, „ 21, „ Wellington. Stores-supply, Wellington, Classes I., II., V., VI., XI., Items 7, 8, 9, 17 ; and XII. Classes III., IV., Items 1 to 5, 18 to 37 .. Class VII. Classes VIII., IX., and X. Class XI., Items 1 to 6, 14 to 16, 18 to 20, 23 to 26, 28, 30 Class XI., Items 10 to 13, 21, 22, 27, 29, 31, 32 .. Briscoe and Co. (Limited), Wellington A. and T. Burt (Limited) Smith and Smith, Wellington .. P. Hutson and Co., Wellington.. W. M. Bannatyne and Co., Wellington N. Guthridge (Limited), Wellington J. W. Wallace and Co., Wellington B. Curlew and Co., Wellington .. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. 31, 1905 31, 1906 31, „ 31, „ 31, „ Schedule rates Extended for another year. May 22, „ Mar. 31, „ Sept. April 26, 1904 14, „ Ironbark Timber Window-cleaning, Wellington Feb. Mar. 2, 1905 31, „ Mar. 31, 1905 304 11 2 288 0 0 Mar. 28, 1904 Nelson. C. Dixon, Nelson Sept. 18, 1904 Nov. 18, 1904 724 17 0 Approaches Aorere Bridge May May May May 20, 1903 21, „ 23, „ 22, „ Westland. Stores-supply, Greymouth, Classes I., II., III., V., VI., VIII., X., and XI., Items 1 to 9, 14 to 20, 23 to 26, and 28 Classes IV., Items 1 to 5, 18 to 37; and IX. Class VII. .. Class XI., Items 3, 4, 10 to 13, 21, 22, 26 to 32 Porsyth and McKay, Greymouth D. McLean, Greymouth E. M. Holmes, Greymouth N. Guthridge (Limited), Greymouth C. Hansen, Greymouth Johnson and Co., Hokitika Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. 31, 1906 31, „ 31, „ 31, „ Schedule rates May May 22, „ 26, „ Class XII. .. Hokitika, Classes I., II., III., IV., Items 1 to 5, 18 to 37; V., VI., IX., and XI., Items 3, 4, 6,7, 9, 10, 11, 14 to 17, 19, 21 to 25, 30 to 32 „ Classes VII., VIII., X., Items 4, 5, 9 to 19, 21 to 23; XI., Items 12, 13, 27, 29 ; and XII. Mar. Mar. 31, , 31, „ May 26, „ James Renton, Hokitika Mar. 31, „

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Date of Contract. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Remarks. May 21, 1903 March 22, 1905 April 3, „ Sept. 26, 1904 Westland— continued. Stores-supply, Hokitika, Class XI., Items 1, 2, 5, 8, 18, 20, 26, 28 Arnold Bridge Renewal Taylorville Bridge Itonbark for Taylorville Bridge fEOUS— continued. W.M.Barinatyne and Co., Hokitika Martin and Sgley, Greymouth .. Fitzgerald and Bignell, Greymouth J. W. Wallace and Co., Wellington Mar. 31, 1903 Sept. 8, 1905 July 23, „ Dec. 2, 1904 & a. d. Schedule rates 819 8 9 294 4 0 151 13 6 March 16, 1904 April 8, „ June 4, 1903 Canterbury. Supply of 300 Asylum Bedsteads Cold Swimming-bath, Hanmer Stores-supply, Christchurch, Classes I., II., IV., Items 1 to 5, 18 to 37; V., VI., VIII., IX., X., and XI., Items 8, 24, 25, 33, 34, 35 Class III. Holmes and Sons, Christ ohurch W. Wadey, Bangiora Ashby, Bergh, and Co., Christchurch July 7, 1904 July 31, „ Mar. 31, 1906 Oct. 4, 1904 Nov. 8, „ 468 15 0 954 0 0 Sohedule rates June 4, „ A. and T. Burt (Limited), Christchurch Smith and Smith, Christchuroh Dalgetv and Co. (Limited), Christchurch N. Guthridge (Limited), Christchurch Alex. Thompson, Ghristohurch .. Mar. 31, „ May 26, „ May 21, „ Class VII. Class XI., Items, 1, 2, 4 to 7,9, 14 to 20, 23, 26, 28 Mar. 31, „ Mar. 31, „ May 22, „ Class XI., Items 3,10 to 13, 21,22, 27,29, 30 to 32 Mar. 31, „ June 1, „ Class XII. .. Mar. 31, „ June 2, 1903 Otago and Southland. Stores-supply Dunedin, Classes I., II., V., VI., and XI., Items 10, 11, 21, 22, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32 Classes III., VII., X., XI., Items 8, 9, 12, 13, 24, 25 Classes IV., Items 1 to 5, 18 to 37 John Edmond, Dunedin Bri-eoe and Co. (Limited). Dunedin Thomson, Bridger, and Co., Dunedin Mil burn Lime and Cement Company, Dunedin Dalgety and Co. (Limited), Dunedin Alex. Thompson, Dunedin John Bdmond, Invercargill Mar. 31, 1906 Mar. 31, „ Mar. 31, „ Schedule rates June 10, „ June 2, „ June 5, „ Classes VIII. and IX. .. Mar. 31, „ June 10, „ Class XI., Items 1 to 8, 14 to 20, 23, 26, 28 Mar. 31, „ tt June 1, „ June 2, „ Class XII. Inveroargill, Classes I., II., III., IV., Items 1 to 5, 18 to 37; V., VI., XII., and XI., Items 3, 10 to 13, 21, 22, 27, 29 to 32 Classes VII., X., XI., Items 2, 8, 9, 25 .. Mar. 31, „ Mar. 31, „ June 12, June 5, June 9, Class VIII. .. Classes IX. and XI., Item 24 .. Briscoe and Co. (Limited), Invercargill Muburn Lime and Cement Company, Invercargill New Zealand Hardware Company, Invercargill Dalgety and Co. (Limited), Invercargill Westport Coal Company, Dunedin Mar. 31, „ Mar. 31, „ Mar. 31, 1905 Extended for another year. June 10, „ Class XI., Items 1, 4 to 7, 14 to 20, 23, 26, 28 .. Mar. 31, 1906 June 22, 1904 Supply of Coal and Firewood, Dunedin Mar. 31, 1905 Mar. 31, 1905

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Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Date delivered Date for Completion. "£ D®te ° f Com P letion - N 0 ETI 3 ISLAND. AUCKL.A LND DISTRICT. 3 Dec, 1902 19 Feb., 1904 19 Feb., „ June, „ 15 Sept., „ 2 Mar., 1905 27 Mar., „ 30 Mar., „ 9 April, 1904 12 April, , 22 April, „ 23 April, , 28 April, „ 1 May, „ 10 May, „ 19 May, „ 23 May, . 20 June, „ 19 July, „ 22 July, „ 6 Aug., „ 26 Aug., „ 22 Oct., „ Hinaki Ropihi William Morgan Hunia Tamahana P. H. Leonard and Co. F. H. Leonard and Co. J. W. Wallace and Co... Charles Straka Puketapu Sawmill Coy. E. McMahon .. H. Mclvor C. Swan J. Gordon G. F. Diokeson W. H. Howe .. E. W. Simmons S. Riddel H. Adams J. L. Grogan .. T. Barnett T. Hutchinson J. McCloy R. McMillan .. C. J. Riddel Taumarunui Waitekauri .. Paeroa Auckland .. Wellington .. Puhoi Taumarunui Piriaka Taumarunui Ongarue Kawakawa.. Taumarunui 400 totara 500 „ 1,000 puriri 1,500 ironbark 4,000 7,000 4,000 totara 5,000 „ 924 „ 1,518 „ 1,010 „ 387 „ 592 „ 537 587 „ 386 „ 668 . 739 . 1,962 , 896 „ 494 puriri 305 totara 273 „ I 756 . I \ 188 puriri J s. d. 3 0 Taumarunui 3 6 Waikino .. 4 3 ... 3 8 Auokland.. 3 10 Auckland.. 3 9 ~ 3 3 Ahuroa .. 3 3 Matapuna 3 3 Taumarunui 3 3 Matapuna 3s. 3d. & 2s. 9d. Piriaka .. 3 3 Taumarunui 3 3 Kawakawa 2 9 Piriaka .. 3 3 . 2 9 ... 3 3 2 9 . ■ '.. 2 9 Kakahi .. 3 6 Waikino .. 4s. 6d. & 5s. 9d. Whangarei 3 3 Tahekeroa 2 9 Kakahi .. 3 Feb., 1903.. 27 June, 1904.. 20 Dec, „ .. 4 July, „ .. 31 Dec 2 June, 1905.. 31 Mar., 1904.. 15 June, „ 11 July, „ .. 16 Mar., „ .. 30 Sept., „ .. 23 April, , .. 28 April, , .. 23 June, „ .. 10 May, „ .. 19 May, „ .. 23 May, , .. 22 Oct., „ .. 14 Oct., „ .. 20 Mar., „ .. 24 Sept., „ .. 26 Aug., „ .. 22 Oct., „ .. 137 245 1J631 1,498 924 1,518 1,010 387 592 537 587 386 668 739 1,962 896 494 305 273 Cancelled. 4 July','l904. 4 July, 1904. Mar., „ Sept., April, „ April, June, „ May, „ May, May, „ Oct., Oct., Mar., 1905. Sept., . Aug., Oct., Waitekauri Whangarei .. Kaukapakapa Taumarunui Various Sundry small contractors Various Various Various .. Various 942 Aug., 15 May, 1903 18 Sept., „ Various Hugh Ross John H. Lyon Sundry small contractors Utiku rangit: IKEI DISTRICT. 15 Aug., 1903.. 20 May, . .. Various 229 297 Cancelled, 10/4/05 As complete. 250 totara 250 . 497 „ 3 6 Utiku 3 6 3 6 ...

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Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, I and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Date , T- ota L Date for Completion. t ® Date of Completion. so ut: I ISLAND. WESTPI iRT DISTRICT. 13 Feb., 1904 F. Pox Cape Poulwind 508silveror yellow pine 254 ditto .. 254 . 760 „ 254 , 254 , 381 „ .. 381 ... 500 „ 508 . 500 „ .. 300 „ 500 „ .. 450 „ 300 . 500 „ .. 500 , 500 „ 300 „ 500 ... 500 . .. 1,000 „ .. 400 , 500 „ .. 1,000 . .. 277 ... 900 „ .. 500 , 500 „ 200 „ 100 „ 1 000 „ .. 274 , 605 „ .. s. d. 3 5 ] On Crane Wharf, Westport i 31 Mar., 1904 .. 508 8 April, 1904. 13 Feb., „ 13 Feb., 13 Feb., . 13 Feb., . 13 Feb., 13 Feb., 13 Feb., 13 Feb., 13 Feb., . 30 April, , 30 April, 30 April, „ 30 April, „ 30 April, , 30 April, „ 30 April, „ 30 April, „ 30 April, „ 30 April, „ 30 April, . 30 April, „ 30 April, „ 30 April, , 30 April, , 30 April, , 30 April, , 30 April, „ 30 April, , 30 April, 30 April, 30 April, „ 1 July, . 1 July, Dennehy Bros. J. Hobbs Wm. Gibson .. J. Hobbs J. Hobbs J. Smith A. J. Davis R. McGrath .. J. Hobbs M. Lenihan Hudson and Erskine .. Kearse and Swanny J. Barrowman J. Lines T. J. Duggan P. Ahern A. Tiller J. Naylon P. Pox M. Syron J. Hobbs G. McDonald B. Lambert William Gibeon A. Kearns J. MoGrath .. G. Munro M. O'Connor .. T. MoKenzie .. J. Hobbs William Gibson M. Syron William Harney Bradshaws .. Westport Addison's Westport .. a • • m Karamea Cape Foulwind Westport Cape Poulwind Westport Cape Poulwind Westport Cape Poulwind 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 „ ' , 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 29 Peb., „ .. 29 Peb., „ .. 29 Feb., „ .. 29 Peb 29 Feb., „ .. 31 Mar., „ .. 31 Mar., „ .. 31 Mar., „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 31 May, „ .. 31 May, . .. 31 May, „ .. 31 May, „ .. 31 May, . .. 31 May, „ .. 31 May, „ .. 31 May, „ .. 31 May, „ .. 31 May, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ 1 Aug., . .. lOct., „ .. 30 Jane, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ 30 June „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 254 254 760 254 250 381 381 500 508 500 300 500 450 300 500 500 500 300 500 1,000 490 1,000 400 500 277 898 481 495 188 1,000 1,014 274 605 8 April, „ •28 April, , 12 May, „ tl2 May, . +12 May, „ 30 April, „ 28 April, „ 23 Mar., „ 12 May, , 27 June, „ 7 June, „ 10 June, „ 15 June, » 15 June, „ 15 June, „ 16 June, „ 16 June, „ 16 June, „ 17 June, „ 14 July, „ 7 July, . 20 June, „ 28 July, . 22 June, „ I 22 June, „ i 22 June, „ 22 June, „ 18 July, „ 6 July, „ 6 July, „ 13 July, . 12 Aug., , 13 Oct., „ Westport Cape Poulwind Addison's Westport Cape Poulwind Karamea Westport if • • Addison's * Originally Sherlock. t Originally Sullivan. J Originally Kearns.

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Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of j Timber. Bate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Date for Completion. Total delivered to Date. Date of Completion. SOUTH ISLAN D— continued. WESTPOBT DISTRICT— continued. 1 Aug., 1904 1 June, „ 1 June, „ 1 Aug., 1 Aug., 1 Aug., 1 Aug., ,. 1 Aug., 1 Aug., . 1 Aug., 1 Aug., 1 Aug., 1 Aug., 1 Jan., 1905 1 Feb., 1 Feb., 1 Mar., 1 Mar., „ 1 Mar., „ 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, 1 May, Various B. MoGrath A. Tiller Lines and Duggan P. Ataern J. MoGrath William Gibson T. J. Duggan .. J. Hobba Hawkins and Hudson .. J. Lines C. Brunning .. J. Naylor H. Boyer J. Hobba P. Fox C. Brunning G. Bain A. Walker William Gibson J. Jamieson P. Ahem H. Boyer Maxwell and Mann O'Keefe and Galvin J. Barrowman B. Erskine E. Hawkins G. G. McKay Brunning and Barrowman A. Erskine J. Hobbs F. Fox Sundry email contractors Addison's Westport Cape Foulwind Addison's Westport Cape Foulwind Westport Cape Foulwind a. d. 505 silver or 3 5 On Crane Wharf, Westport .. yellow pine 472 ditto.. 3 5 500 3 5 521 3 5 415 3 5 757 3 5 300 3 5 . 1,612 3 5 355 3 5 500 ,,3 5 .' 224 „ 3 5 260 3 5 200 „ 3 5 . 3,000 , 3 3 On railway truoks.. . 1,000 . 3 3 750 3 3 500 3 3 500 3 3 500 3 3 500 3 5 500 3 5 250 3 5 . 1,000 „ 3 5 „ .. 413 „ 3 5 250 3 5 150 3 5 500 3 5 300 3 5 500 3 5 300 3 5 . 1,000 „ 3 5 „ .. .. 717 3 5 454 3 5 On Crane Wharf, WestDort.. 1 Dec, 1904.. 1 Aug., „ .. 1 Aug., , .. 1 Nov., „ .. lDec, „ .. 30 Nov., „ .. 1 Dec 1 Dec, , .. 1 Dec, „' .. 1 Dec, „ .. 1 Sept., , .. 1 Dec, , .. 30 June, . .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 Aug., „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 Aug., „ .. 30 June, , .. 30 June, . .. 1 Aug., „ .. 1 Aug lAug 1 Aug., „ .. lAug 1 Aug., „ .. Various 505 472 313 521 415 757 282 1,612 355 472 224 260 200 557 23 Dec, 1904. 25 Aug., *20 Sept., „ 29 Nov., , 23 Dec, . 19 Nov., „ •23 Dec, „ 6 Dec, 4 Nov., „ "11 Dec, . 15 Sept., , 22 Dec, 22 Dec, „ 30 June, , Seddonville .. Addison's Cape Foulwind Charleston .. Addisons Cape Foulwind Westport 480 427 223 982 413 250 117 397 321 492 218 967 717 403 * 4 Oct., •19 July, „ "19 July, : , •29 July, ' „ 16 Sept., , 28 July, , •28 July, . * 2 Aug., . 5 Aug., . 5 Aug., * 5 Aug., „ 5 Aug., . 5 Aug., , Cape Foulwind Westport Cape Foulwind Various I * Balance cancelled.

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Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. . Total Date -, t -i for Completion. Date of Completion. OUTH I SLAN D— < ■continued. WE STL, i.ND DISTRICT :t. 13 June, 1903 William Stephens .. . . Rimu 250 silverpme 500 ditto .. 500 , .. 500 . 500 . .. 250 „ s. d. 3 3 I Hokitika Wharf .. 30 June, 1903 .. 250 6 May, 1904. 8 Pept., „ 19 Sept., „ 14 Nov., „ 28 Nov., „ 18 Dec, . G. Searle W. H. Batson W. H. Hunt .. M. Keenan F. Fletcher Okarito Waibo Gorge Nelson Creek Rimu Nelson Creek 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Ngahere Railway-station .. Hokitika Wharf .. Ngahere Railway-station .. 30 Sept., „ .. 31 Oct., . .. 31 Dec, „ .. 31 Dec, „ .. 31 Dec, „ .. 411 500 204 Order cancelled. Balance cancelled 7 Sept., 1904. Balance of order cancelled. Ditto. Order cancelled. Balance cancelled 22 Dec, 29 Dec, 20 Jan., 1904 5 Feb., 11 Feb., „ 16 Feb., 16 F-b., 18 Feb., 18 Feb., . W. Peacock Hoolihan and party M. Kelly C. A. Merveldt Henry Link later F. W. Archer .. W. A. Lawson Hugh Linklater F. C. Gosling Goldsborough Okarito Awatuna Stafford Reefton Kumara Stafford Nelson Creek 500 „ .. 600 „ 500 „ 350 „ .. 1,000 , .. 1,000 , .. 250 , 1,000 „ .. 1,000 „ .. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Stafford Siding Hokitika Wharf .. Awatuna Siding .. Stafford Siding Reefton Station Kumara Station Stafford Siding Ngahere Station 31 Jan., 1904 .. 31 Mar., . .. 29 Feb., „ .. 29 Feb., , .. 31 Mar., „ .. 31 Mar 31 Mar., „ .. 31 Mar., , .. 31 Mar., „ .. 443 467 344 778 500 250 1,000 748 11 Mar., „ 14 Mar., 15 Mar., „ 15 Mat., „ 19 Mar., „ 10 May, 11 May, D. Baybutt .. D. Weir Jack Bros, Lawson Bros... R. J. O'Brien .. J. Newton A. C. Honey .. Totara Flat.. Ngahere Kotuku Kumara Rimu Fox's Kanieri Forks 500 . 500 » 2,000 . .. 300 „ .. 250 „ .. 500 „ .. 500 , .. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Totara Flat Station Naahere. Station .. Kotiiku S'ding Kumara Station Hokitika Wharf 31 Mar., „ .. 31 Mar., „ .. 30 April, „ .. 30 April, „ .. 30 April, „ .. 31 July, „ .. 31 July, „ .. 500 500 2,000 300 250 500 101 25 April" 1904. 14 June, , Balance of order j cancelled. 6 April, 1904. 1 June, „ 30 April, „ 25 April, , '/9 June, „ 26 Sept., „ Balance of order cancelled. Ditto. 11 May, 11 May, 12 May, 12 May, 12 May, „ 13 May, . 13 May, 13 May, 16 May, 17 May, 18 May, 18 May, . 18 May, . W. G. Stuart .. J. A. Roberts Emily Lawson Jack Bros. R. A. Hannah W.A.Sadler.. W. Fisher W. A. Lawson W. Mason D. McLean Hugh Linklater J. Dwyer John and James Malloy Kumara Ross Kumara Kotuku Kumara Nelson Creek Kumara Ross Greymouth .. Stafford Humphrey's Nelson Creek 500 „ .. 1,000 „ .. 350 „ .. 1,000 . .. 500 „ .. 500 „ .. 1,000 „ .. 500 „ .. 500 „ 600 „ .. 500 „ .. 500 „ 500 „ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 y Kumara Station Hokitika Wharf Kumara Station Kotuku Siding Kumara Station .. Ngahere Station Kumara Station Hokitika Wharf A haura Station Staff >rd Siding Hokitika Wharf Ngahere Station 31 July, , .. 31 July, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 31 July, „ .. 30 June, „ .. 31 July, „ .. 452 312 350 1,000 500 1,000 500 500 600 500 500 500 23 "May, 1904. 14 Sept., „ Order cancelled. 22 July, 1904. 26 June, , 2 July, „ 26 May, . 17 May 22 Sept., „ 29 June, , 6 Sept., »

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Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. J Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Date ,T-° Date for Completion. I' 1 ™™ 11 of Completion. SOUTH I S L A N D■continued. WKSTLAND DISTRICT— c< intinued. Kiniu .. ...I 300 silverpine Kanieri Forks .. I 500 Ditto Nelson Creek .. 500 „ .. 500 „.. a. d. 3 3 Hokitika Wharl .. 31 July, 1904 .. 18 May, 1904 William Stephens 192 Balance of ordei cancelled. 25 July, 1904. 18 July, , Balance of ordei cancelled. 23 June, 1904. Balance of ordei cancelled. 15 June, 1904. 8 Aug., „ 13 Sept., . 29 Aug, „ Balance of ordei cancelled. 25 July, 1904. 20 Sept., , ■25 Oct., , ,. 18 Oct., , 8 Aug., „ 8 Aug., . 5 Sept., „ 17 Oct., „ Balance of ordei cancelled. 17 Oct., 1904 20 Oct., „ 27 July, . 26 July, , 15 Nov., , Order cancelled. 10 Aug., 1904. 8 Aug., . 10 Aug., . 30 Aug., , 18 Aug., . 5 Oct., , 25 Oct., , 6 Sept., , 25 Sept., . 21 May, „ 23 May, „ 23 May, , John Singer J. Campbell & M. O'Brien W. H. Hunt .. 3 3 3 3 3 3 Ngahere Station .. 31 July, , .. 31 July, „ .. 31 July, „ .. 500 500 428 23 May, „ 25 May, „ T. Dudley M. Keenan Totara Flat .. 500 „ .. Rirnu .. .. 500 „.. 3 3 3 3 Totara Flat Station Hokitika Wharf .. 31 July, , .. 31 July, . .. 500 274 15 June, „ ] 6 June, „ 23 June, „ 2 July, „ 5 July, Mary White A. Sharpe Lee and Kelly George Lawson Paul Mordaunt Ngahere .. .. 743 Koss .. .. 500 „ .. Te Kinga .. .. 500 ... Kumara .. .. 500 „ .. 500 „.. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Ngahere Station .. Hokitika Wharf .. Te Kir ga Siding .. Kumara Station .. 15 June, » 31 Aug., „ .. 31 Aug., . .. 30 Sept., „ .. 30 Sept., „ .. 743 500 500 500 393 8 July, „ 9 July, „ 9 July, „ 9 July, „ 11 July, , 11 July, „ 11 July, „ 11 July, „ 11 July, „ W. Mason P. MoCreaay .. W. A. Sadler .. W. Fisher F. W. Archer E. Lookington John Maloney 0. W. Fisher .. W. Powell Ross .. .. 500 „ .. Capleston .. .. 500 , .. Nelson Creek .. 500 „ .. 500 „ .. Cronadon .. .. 1,000 „ .. Reef ton .. .. 500 . .. Woodstock .. .. 500 ... Hatter's Terrace .. 500 „ .. Kumara .. .. j 500 „ .. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Hokitika Wharf .. Reefton Station .. Ngahere Station .. Reefton Station 30 Sept., „ .. 30 Sept., , .. 30 Sept., » .. 30 Sept., . .. 30 Sept., . .. 30 Sept 30 Sept 30 Sept., „ .. 30 Sept 500 500 500 500 1,000 500 500 500 282 Hokitika Wharf .. Ngahere Station .. Kumara Station .. 11 July, „ 11 July, „ 26 July, „ 26 July, „ 27 July, „ 29 July, „ 5 Aug., „ 8 Aug., „ 9 Aug., „ 9 Aug., „ 9 Aug., „ 22 Aug., „ 26 Aug., „ 6 Sept., „ 13 Sept., . W. Thorp E. J. O'Brien .. W. Fletcher .. M. Kelly S. Dixon Mclvor and Donovan .. J. M. Hannah John Scetrini.. D. Weir Stuart and Chapman .. Fred. Fletcher Emily Lawson F. W. Beirne D. Pyne Baxter Bros. Hatter's Terrace .. 500 „ Rimu .. .. I 500 „ Ngahere .. .. 250 „.. Awatuna .. .. 450 Koiterangi .. .. I 500 , Okarito .. .. 500 „.. Upper Blackwater .. 300 „ .. Kokiri .. .. 700 „ .. Ngahere .. .. 400 „.. Rimu .. .. 500 „.. Ngahere .. .. 500 „ .. Kumara .. .. 500 „ Ngahere ., .. 400 „ .. Stafford .. .. 500 „ .. Kokiri .. .. 500 ... I 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Ngahere Station .. Hokitika Wharf .. Ngahere Station .. i Kapitea Siding ! Hokitika Wharf .. Ikamatua Station.. Kokiri Siding Ngahere Station .. Hokitika Wharf .. Ngahere Station .. Kumara Station .. Ngahere Station .. Stafford Siding Kokiri Station 30 Sept 30 Sept., , .. 31 Aug., , .. 31 July, „ .. 30 Sept 31 Oct., „ .. 30 Sept., . .. 30 Sept., „ .. 30 Sept., . .. 31 Oct., , .. 31 Oct., » .. 31 Oct., . .. 31 Oct., , .. 31 Oot., , .. 31 Oct., . .. 500 500 250 450 500 500 300 700 400 500 500 500 400 500 500

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Date of Contract or Agreement. Contractor's Name. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Date Total for Completion. ™™£ Date of Completion. )UTH ISLAND--continued. WESTLAND DISTRICT— c< mtinued. 13 Sept., 1904 13 Sept., „ 13 Sept., „ 16 Sept., „ 20 Sept., . 26 Sept., „ 1 Oct., „ 3 Oct., 13 Oct., , 8 Feb., 1905 8 Feb., . 11 Feb., . 15 Feb., „ 16 Feb., „ 21 Feb., „ 21 Feb., „ 4 Mar., „ 14 Mar., „ 27 Mar., „ 27 Mar., „ 17 Mar., . 27 Mar., „ 27 Mar., . 27 Mar., „ 27 Mar., „ 27 Mar., „ 27 Mar., „ 27 Mar., . Various .. Jack Bros. F. W. Archer Duncan McLean John Andrews Stuart and Chapman .. J. Newton D. Baybutt Hugh Linklater D. Weir Steele and Clarke Emily Lawson Baxter Bros. Duncan McLean B. J. O'Brien Patterson, Michel and Co. Stewart and Chapman Robert Morris John Andrews McCready and Grieg .. F. W. Archer James Tibbies S. Dixon Robert Kearins F. C. Gosling .. S. R. Honey Daniel Pyne .. E. J. Gale ... Duncan McLean Sundry small contractors Kotuku Capleston .. Greymouth Kumara Riinu Fox's Totara Flat.. Stafford Ngahere Blackball .. Kumara Kokiri Greymouth Rimu Hokitika Rimu Kumara s. d. 1,000 silver- 3 3 pine 500 ditto .. 3 3 500 „ .. 3 3 500 ... 3 3 1,000 l .. 3 3 1,000 ... 3 3 500 ... 3 3 250 ... 3 3 500 ... 3 3 500 „.. 3 3 300 . .. 3 3 500 ... I 3 3 500 „ .. 3 3 500 „.. 3 3 500 , .. 3 3 1,000 „ .. ! 3 3 500 „ .. 3 3 300 „ .. 3 3 500 ... 3 3 500 „.. 3 3 500 „ ... 3 3 500 ... 3 3 500 „ .. 3 3 500 „ .. 3 3 500 „.. 3 3 500 „ .. 3 3 500 ... 3 3 500 ... 3 3 3,538 . .. I 3 3 j Kotuku Siding Reefton Station .. Kokiri Siding Kumara Station .. Hokitika Wharf .. Totara Flat Station Ho Ho Siding Ngahere Station .. Kumara Station .. Baxter's Siding .. Ahaura Railway-station Hokitika Wharf .. Kumara Station .. Reefton Station .. Ngahere Station .. Hokitika Wharf .. Reefton Station Ngahere Station .. Hokitika Wharf .. Kumara Station .. Hokitika Wharf .. Ahaura Station Various .. .. 31 Oct., 1904 .. .. 31 Oct.. „ .. .. 31 Oct., „ .. .. 31 Oct., » .. .. 31 Oct., , .. .. 31 Oct., „ .. .. 30 Nov., „ .. .. 30 Nov., . .. .. 30 Nov., „ .. .. 8 May, 1905 .. 8 May, . .. 8 May, „ .. .. 8 May, , .. .. 8 May, . .. 8 May, . .. 8 May, „ .. 8 May, „ .. 8 May, „ .. .. 15 April, „ .. .. 15 April, „ .. .. 15 April, . .. .. 15 April, „ .. .. 15 April, „ .. .. 15 April, , .. .. 15 April. , .. .. 15 April, „ .. 15 April, , .. .. 15 April, „ .. .. Various 933 500 500 500 1,000 1,000 500 250 377 500 300 500 500 500 690 236 3,114 I Bal. cancelled. 20 Sept., 1904. 30 Sept., . 14 Oot., , 3 Nov., . 20 Oct., . 26 Oct., . 3 Oct., . Bal. cancelled. 30 Mar., 1905. I 3 Mar., . i 29 Mar., , 30 Mar., „ 28 Mar., . 106 cancelled. Bal. cancelled. 20 Sept., 1904. 30 Sept., . 14 Oct., , 3 Nov., . 20 Oct., . 26 Oct., . 3 Oct., . Bal. cancelled. 30 Mar., 1905. 3 Mar., , 29 Mar., , 30 Mar., , 28 Mar., . Reefton Capleston .. Nelson Greek Kokacahi Reefton Nelson Creek Callaghan's Kumara Hokitika Greymouth .. Various 11 Sept., 1903 H. B. Boyd Bangiora " i CANTERBURY DISTR: :ct. 1,500 black pine Lyttelton .. Not fixed 405 Balance can celled 17 Dec, 1903 6 April, 1904 3 May, 6 July, . John Hannan James Templeton Southland Totara Co. .. James Reilly Orepuki Tβ Tua Dunedin Haldane OPAGO DISTRIC r 1,700 totara I 3 6 200 . 3 3 6,000 „ 3 0 200 „ 3 6 i Waihoaka Hedgehope Mokotua .. 26 July, 1904 .. 1,706 167 340 191 11 Oct., 1904 Coy. dissolved

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ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF.

The Bnginbbe-in-Ohibf to the Hon. the Ministeb for Public Woeks. Sib,— Public Works Office, Wellington, Ist July, 1905. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and ia progress throughout the colony during the past year. RAILWAYS. Abstract. The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1905 : —

Name of Railway. Total Length of Railway or Section. Open lor Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1905. Liabilities on 31st March, 1903. M. ch. 19 40 M.ch. 17 21 £ s. d. 55,044 17 1 £ 8. a. Kaihu Valley Kawakawa- Graham town — Opua Wharf-Hukerenui Hukerenui-Grahamtown Helensville Northwards to Maungatapere Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames, with Branches Thames Valley-Botorua Gisborne-Motu Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (inoluding Te Aro Extension and Greytown Branch) Wellington-Foxton Poxton-New Plymouth, with Branches Stratford-Kawakawa North Island Main Trunk Nelson-Roundell Midland Railway* .. Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Greymouth-Brunner Greymouth-and Ross Westport-Ngakawau Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinuif Mokifunui Colliery Line| Ngahere-Blackball .. Picton-Waipara— Picton-MeKenzie Waipara-McKenzie Hurunui-Waitaki, with Branches Canterbury Interior Main Line—Oxford-Temuka Waitaki-Bluft, with Branches Otago Central Invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch Forest Hill Railway—Winton-Hedgehope§ Western Railways Preliminary surveys Miscellaneous Stock of permanent-way on hand Value of permanent-way in hands of Railway Department Rolling-stook 32 24 25 20 73 15 151 1 75 18 69 33 48 15 233 12 204 69 101 0 209 70 22 73 243 55 5 1 7 51 40 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 2 40 7 41 22 52 18 41 151 1 62 58 89 33 13 10 233 12 195 49 11 18 119 21 22 73 93 58 5 1 7 51 24 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 120,962 17 7 165,077 17 10 167,649 13 4 1,279,352 4 10 447,572 14 3 354,958 2 -7 109,425 19 11 2,099,023 4 2 42,116 3 4 1,427,082 7 5 52,964 1 8 1,478,785 9 6 165,669 11 0 462,073 0 1 62,540 11 10 150,512 11 11 244,506 16 0 188,008 17 3 152 15 8 242 13 5 896 2 10 2,150 0 0 53 17 6 32 14 0 4,828 10 3 21 10 6 30,469 4 6 18 19 1 1,883 7 11 27,879 8 0 5 14 4 138 15 35 0 483 72 83 0 565 48 182 56 117 4 12 40 71 6 33 45 14 59 443 8 11 44 478 12 111 38 97 44 12 40 62 24 328,218 12 7 153,710 3 6 2,289,839 8 1 59,343 9 2 3,597,847 14 10 1,141,208 14 4 332,550 14 3 22,733 19 3 262,833 9 2 34,215 14 0 10,336 19 11 42,064 18 10 1,682 8 5 581 7 9 3,997 5 2 114 8 8 25,000 0 0 3,464,227 13 7 164,491 0 9 Total 3,284 72 2,370 68 20,865,338 1 1 211,572 0 9 Pbovincial Govbbnmbnt Linus, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago Gisborne to Ormond Tramway Midland Railway, Valuation of Works constructed by Company 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 683,460 3 1 Grand total 3,284 72 2,370 68 22,658,054 8 2 211,572 0 9 ♦ The amount shown as expenditure represents the net amoi + The funds for this extension—namely, £35,501 2s. lid. —wer< 1 The funds for purchase of this line, £15,715, were provided i § The expenditure on this line as a tramway was made by tt ant charged 3 provided b; >y the Westp Lβ Lands Dei against the c< y the Westpo; )ort Harbour '. partment. >lony. •t Harbour Board. Board.

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During the financial year a total length of 45 miles 72 chains of railway was opened for traffic. The following contains the particulars of the sections: —

Appended hereto is a coloured diagram showing the lengths of railway opened each year since the commencement of the public-works policy. Kawakawa - Grahamtown. Section 7m. Iβ eh. to 15 m. {about 8 miles long). —The line has been completed up to the point, but has not yet been formally opened for public traffic. Some troublesome slips have occurred on the last half-mile. Beyond the 15-mile point the earthworks are in hand for about a mile. At the Whangarei end the earthworks have been in progress during the year, but have been delayed by relatively heavy slips occurring. The large bridge crossing the harbour has been completed during the year, also two small bridges. Helbnsville Northwards . Komokoriki Section. —The remaining portion of this section from 54 m. 29 eh. to 56 m. 30 eh. has been completed so far as to be open for traffic up to 56 m. 70 eh., including about half a mile of the Kaipara Flats section. Kaipara Flats Section (56 m. 70 eh. onwards). —The formation-works have been completed up to the Kaipara Flats Station. The formation of this station-yard is in progress, and the small bridges are being built. About one mile of platelaying is done, and the ballasting is in progress. Beyond 58 m. 70 eh. the formation-works are in hand up to 61 m. 40 eh. There are some heavy works on this length. Paeeoa - Waihi. Length, 12 miles lfi chains. —Good progress has been made during the year with all the works on this line. The headings in the Karangahake tunnel met in the beginning of September last, and the tunnel was completed by the end of January. The bridges over the second and third crossings of the Ohinemuri River have been finished, and the remaining small bridges on the line have just been completed. The rails are laid up to 9m. 50 eh., and this part of the work will be finished to Waihi in about two months. As broken stone for ballast has to be provided, it will take longer than this to finish the ballasting. A contract for station buildings at Waikino has been finished, and a contract for the station buildings at Waihi is about half finished. The coal required by the Waihi mine has been carried by the railway since the 3rd April last. GISBORNE - KaRAKA. Karaka Section (12m. 65ch. to 18m.; length, sm. loch.). —The large bridge over the Waipaoa River was completed in September last, and the other principal work on the section, the tunnel at 13 m. 10 eh., 210 yards long, was completed in October last. The platelaying was started immediately after the completion of the Waipaoa Bridge, and, although delayed by slips, this and all other works were in a sufficient state of completion to allow of the line being opened for public traffic to Karaka Station on the 13th April last. Since that date all necessary works have been completed up to the end of the Karaka Station. North Island Main Trunk Railway. North End. Taumarunui Section (76 m. 55 eh. to 83 m. 28 eh.; length, 6 miles lf.B chains). —The decking of the Taumarunui Bridge for vehicle traffic has been completed during the year. The ballasting of the section has been completed. This work was delayed by heavy slips and by the Wanganui River cutting into the railway-work. It took about six months' work to deal with the slips and build protective works and groynes to defend the railway works against the river. It is probable that there will yet be considerable trouble from slips on this section. Whakapapa Section (129 m. to 119 m., Marton mileage; length, 10 miles). —The formation and bridge-works on this section are so far completed that the rails have been laid on a length of 7| miles, and it is expected that they will be laid over the whole section in about two months. Owhango Section (119 m. to 111 m.; length, 8 miles).—All the bushfelling has been done on this section; the service-road has been finished up to Pukerimu at the end of the section, and considerable progress has been made with the earthworks.

way. leotion. Length. Date of Opening. latlins-Waimahaka )tago Central ... Torth Island Main Trunk Joal Creek Vaitaki-Bluff ... Itratf ord-0 ngarue Owaka-Catlins Ida Valley-Omakau Mangaweka-Taihape M. oh. 3 38 13 20 13 1 5 1 6 20 4 72 1st August, 1904, 1st September, 1904. 10th September, 1904. 1st December, 1904, 15th .February, 1905. 1st March, 1905. Heriot-Bdievale Oruru

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Makaretu Section {111 m. to 10 J/, m.; length, 7 miles). —Work is in progress on this section, including bushfelling, construction of service-road, and formation-works. The approach-cutting to the longest of the tunnels on the section has been completed. The manufacture of the steel superstructure for all the bridges up to Makatote is now nearly completed; several of the bridges are erected. A contract has just been let to Messrs. J. and A. Anderson, of Christchurch, for the erection, complete, of the Makatote Viaduct. The contract sum is £53,369, and the time for erection two years. A Public Works sawmill has been started at Kakahi. When all the machinery is at work about 9,000 to 10,000 superficial feet per day will be put out. Planing machinery, &c., is to be added shortly. South End. The line up to Taihape was opened for goods traffic on the Ist August, and taken over on the 10th September by the Railway Department; but work on clearing slips, also some minor works, occupied the attention of this Department for some months after that date. There were many very heavy works on this section —about 13 J miles long —including seven tunnels, large banks, and culverts, the Mangaweka Viaduct, and the Toitoi Bridge. The station formation and equipments at Taihape also involved the execution of a large amount of work. A road bridge is being built over the Hautapu River to give better access to the Utiku Station. Paengaroa Section (Jβ m. Iβ eh. to 50 m. 70 eh.; length, 10 miles SO chains). —The first halfmile of this section is included in the section opened. The formation-works up to 49 m. 20 eh. have been completed, including a short tunnel 5| chains long. The platelaying of this finished portion is in hand, and will shortly be finished up to the Mataroa tunnel. The work of enlarging and lining this tunnel is being vigorously carried on, and it is hoped to have it finished before the end of the year. The excavations for the Mataroa Station are practically finished, and only one large bank remains to be completed. The approach-roads to the station-yard have yet to be formed and metalled. Turangarere Section (50 m. 70 eh. to 61m. Iβ eh.; length, 10 miles 50 chains). —The culverts have all been finished, and the earthworks are now well advanced towards completion. As soon as possible double shifts will be started on all necessary remaining earthworks to accelerate the completion of the formation-works on the section. Slips have given trouble on this section, owing to the presence of numerous springs. The concrete abutments and piers for the bridge over the Hautapu River at 51 m. 12 eh. are being built, and work on those for the second bridge will be started soon. A short tunnel near Hautapu Falls is in progress. Waiouru Section (61m,. Iβ eh. to 69 m.; length, 7 miles Jβ chains). —Some culverts have been finished, but not enough to enable all the earthworks on the section to be put in hand. All the heavy cuttings have been started, the work extending up to 66 m. Beyond this point the earthworks on the section are not heavy. An effort will be made to complete all the concrete-work on the section next summer, go that there may be no chance of the earthworks being delayed in completion. A cart service-bridge has been built over the Hautapu near 62 m. 67 eh., and a large cement-shed near the same place. Stone is being quarried and broken, ready for delivery at the various culvert and bridge sites as soon as the ground is firm enough for carting. Only a little over three months were available for carting during the year. The roads did not become practicable for carting until the end of January, and heavy rains set in early in May; work had therefore to be carried on under very adverse conditions. Murimutu Section (69 m. to 82 m. 70 eh.; length, 18 miles 70 chains). —A start has been made with a drive for a culvert at 70 m. 49 eh., and as soon as the roads are open all the heavy works on the section will be put in hand. Near 71 m. a two-roomed cottage has been built for the officers who will be in charge; also a stable, blacksmith shop, store, and a cement-shed. The bushfelling and clearing on the sections beyond Murimutu will be started shortly. All the steelwork for the bridges up to 87 m. is completed. Preparations are being made for starting the works over the whole length of the line next summer. Stratford - Whanoamomona. Oruru Section (6m. 26 eh. to llm. 16 eh.; length, £ miles 70 chains). —The earthworks were completed early in the year, and then the platelaying and ballasting were pushed on. The section was handed over to the Working Railways Department on the Ist March. Euiroa Section (llm. 16 eh. to 15 m. 68 eh.; length, J/, miles 52 chains). —The earthworks on this section have been started, including the summit cutting at 14 m. 15 eh., and fair progress has been made during the time worked. Severe weather has somewhat hindered work. Mount Egmont Branch Railway. The earthworks on this line were started in January last. The works being very light, about 4 miles of formation have been finished, and the bush has been felled for another \\ miles. A considerable amount of work is required in the construction of the junction-station yard, and this is not yet finished. A start has been made with the platelaying. One mile and a half of fencing has been finished and 4 miles of telephone-line erected. Surveys have been made for site for stone-crushing station and for water-power schemes to work the crushing plant. Midland Railway. Tadmor Section (Sim. to /(.I m. 29 eh.; length, 10 miles 29 chains).— The protective works to the approach-banks to the Motueka Bridge have been finished. The line has been finished up to Maniaroa Station ready for traffic. The station is 4m. 55 eh. beyond Motupiko Station. The

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rails have been laid to 40 m. 34 eh.; the line is partly ballasted up to 39 m., and has been fenced where it runs through private property. Beefton-lnangahua Section—A. combined road and railway bridge has been built over the Waitahu River, about 2J- miles beyond Reef ton. The bridge over the Inangahua River at the Landing Ferry has also been finished, and road-approaches have been made to it. One pier was damaged by flood in June last, and stone protection is being put round it. Some progress has also been made with the earthworks. Large parties of men are employed on the approach-banks to the Waitahu Bridge, and on stone protection for these banks. Arthur's Pass Section.-A. contract was let this month for the erection of the bridges over Goat Creek and the Rolleston River, and a start is being made with the construction of all works required between Otira Station and the Rolleston end of the Summit tunnel, excepting the banks to be made up from the tunnel-spoil. There is one large cutting on which several parties will be started, and special efforts made to secure its early completion. The distance from the end of the Otira Station-yard to the Rolleston end of the tunnel is 2 miles 28 chains. Mount Torient Section (6 m. to 18 m.; length, 12 miles).—The line is finished up to Staircase, and has been opened for goods traffic to that point. It is now fit to be opened tor passenger traffic to 9 miles 30 chains. There is only a short length of unfinished formation between Staircase and Broken River-about a quarter of a mile-but some of the works thereon are heavy About a mile of service-road has been completed during the year, and at present about 21 miles are under construction. Work on the two unfinished tunnels between Staircase and Broken River is being carried on vigorously; one of these tunnels is 261 chains and the other 301 chains long Of the first, 7 chains are completed and the heading put through, and 11 chains of the second is also completed, whilst the heading is about three-quarters driven. A start will shortly be made to work at four faces in the first of these tunnels-four faces are now being worked in the second in enlarging and lining 'it. Block-making for tunnel-limng has been carried on uninterruptedly during the year. The concrete foundation-blocks for the Staircase Viaduct were finished in December last. The contractors for the steelwork began erection in January this year, and the central steel pier has now been finished; the short span at the east end of the viaduct is nearly completed, and the staging for the other two large spans is being erected Four small bridges beyond Staircase are finished, and the masonry and timber piers and abutmen s for two other somewhat larger bridges are now well advanced towards completion The steelwork or these two bridges is being manufactured by contract. The foundations for the.piers for the Broken River Bridge have been excavated, and preparations are being made to build the concrete piers. The line has been fenced up to Staircase Station. Picton - Waipaea. All the works between Scargill and the Hurunui Station, just north of the Hurunui River crossin" are finished, except the ballasting of the Hurunui Station-yard. The rails are laid up of the station. The station buildings are being erected. A road has been made up the Hurunui Gorge to give access to the Hurunui Station from the mam road This station s 8 miles 54 chainf beyond Scargill Station. The formation-works ere in hand for about three mik beyond Hurunui Station. The works are not heavy, but an old slip has to be crossed in the koX and this may give trouble in excessively wet seasons. The questions of tunnelling lehind the dip or brTdging over the toe of it near the river, were carefully considered, as alternatives to making the"me oler the slip, as is now being done. The construction of culverts is being kept well rXnce of the earthworks. The bridge over the Hurunui River was completed in August last. Ngaherb - Blackball Railway. ST.? it, 'HZL Ttr ( o™°'i.n-.orlS beyond th. bridge We been in hand, and some pr.gr,,, has been made. CoAL Creek Railwat. TV,p worH were taken over by the Railway Department on the Ist December last Since then in removing .lip. .n the l,ne. _ Rm^^ practically finished for■ 8 J rmles bey°™ v ; d A ger . v ice-line has been laid into a ballastworks are of a relatively light character. Otago Central Railwai. "? "" " er».ingof the Tf2B 3« 72 chainCthe heavier e.rth.ork, have been P t ttanTS s ld pr"h«. been n,.de. A .Uγ, ha. .1.0 been made with the for-n.M.n

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between Alexandra and Clyde, some work having been done at about 129J miles. All culverts are finished up to 121 J miles, and are in hand up to 128 miles 68 chains. Some of the piers for the bridge over the Manuherikia, at the second crossing at 121 miles 26 chains, are finished, but the progress made by the contractor is not satisfactory. The timber for two short-span pile bridges, between the second and third crossings of the Manuherikia, will shortly be delivered, when their erection will immediately be put in hand. A contract has been let for the erection of the bridge over the Manuherikia, at the third crossing at 128 in. 72 eh. The timber for the bridge over Waikerikeri Creek, the last bridge before reaching Clyde, will be ordered immediately. Catlins River Railway Extension. The bushfelling has been completed for 2 miles 10 chains beyond 21 m. 60 eh., to which point the line is opened, but the clearing is being left till the weather is better. Some other work has been done in preparation of the swampy portions of the line to receive the banks. Waipahi - Hekiot Railway. The line has been completed from Heriot Station to Edievale, a distance of 6 miles 23 chains. Some of the station-buildings were removed from Heriot to Edievale. The section was opened on the 15th February last. Surveys of New Lines, Land-plan Surveys, etc. All the fieldwork for land-plan survey for the eighteen miles of line from Kawakawa to Hukereuui has been finished, the plans for ten miles have been passed by the Survey Department, and those for the remaining length are completed. The permanent location survey between Kawakawa and Grahamtown has been completed. An examination for a trial line via the Dome Valley as an alternative route for the Helensrille Northwards line was made, but was not found to be as good as the selected route. Trial lines were run to determine the best route for the extension of Paeroa-Waihi line beyond Waihi. An examination was made for a proposed railway from Mamaku to Te Puke. A survey has been made for the extension of the Gisborne-Karaka line up to a point 43J miles from Gisborne. The permanent survey for a line of railway starting from a point two miles south of Eltham to Opunake is in progress; about six miles and a quarter of trial line have been run. Several alternative routes were examined. The working survey for the Inangahua-Westport Railway has been carried on during the year, and over nineteen miles have been finished. The working survey for a line of railway from Culverden to Hanmer has been finished and the plans are being prepared. Alternative surveys have been made for 2 ft. gauge and for 3 ft. 6 in. gauge. The plans for a projected extension of the Mount Somers Railway have been completed, including land plans. The survey for the permanent location of the Summit tunnel at Arthur's Pass is in progress; the work is now well advanced, but its completion is much delayed I y the rough weather, which usually prevails in the mountains. Surveys for water-power schemes, to work the tunnel section by electricity, are also being made; also surveys of all streams likely to be of service in working tunnel-construction plant. A large amount of work has been done in getting data for the best approach to the tunnel from the Bealey side. A land-plan survey for ten miles of the Otago Central Railway, beyond Omakau (Ophir), has been completed. The trial survey for the extension of the Catlins River Railway has been in progress during the year, and has been completed for a length of about 20 miles. Sleepebs. Under contracts and agreements for the supply of sleepers, the deliveries during the year ended 31st March last were as follows: Auckland district, 13,950 totara, 129 puriri, 1,495 ironbark; Rangitikei district, 653 totara; Wellington, 118 ironbark; Westport district, 29,818 yellow or silver pine; Greymouth district, 49,687 yellow or silver pine; Otago district, 1,811 totara. Roads, Bridges, etc. The railway-bridge on North Island Main Trunk Railway, over the Wanganui River, has been planked for road traffic, and the necessary road-approaches formed. On the ReeftonInangahua Railway the railway-bridge just built over the Waitahu has been planked for road traffic to save rebuilding the existing decayed road-bridge, and a combined road and railway bridge has just been finished over the Inangahua River at the landing ferry. The Hokitika Bridge is also a combined road and railway bridge. Contracts have been prepared for the erection of road-bridges over the Whakatane River, and over the Motueka River at Alexander's Bluff. A report was furnished on the condition of the Wanganui Town Bridge after the flood of May, 1904. A number of petty contracts have been completed for improvements in the Westport-Wai-mangaroa Road and in widening the Denniston Hill Road. 9—D. 1.

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Auckland District. ( The Government House was repainted internally and externally, some additional accommodation and furnishings provided, and all necessary work done to maintain the house and grounds. All the various departmental buildings in the district have been maintained in a state of repair. New Public Buildings are being erected by contract at Tauranga. Courthouses. —Accommodation lias been provided at the Supreme Court for the Arbitration Court; all necessary fittings have been provided, and the repairs and maintenance-work of the whole building attended to. A new Courthouse is being erected at Huntly. A number of minor repairs and improvement-works have been done at the various Courthouses, and all necessary maintenance-work done. Gaols.- -The building of the back wing of the central block, Mount Eden Gaol, is completed, and it is now occupied. Work is in progress on the central and front part of the same wing. A contract for the supply of the internal iron staircases and gallery-rails' has been completed. The quarters of the petty officers have been renovated. Some small buildings were erected at the prison camp, Whakarewarewa, and fittings at the Waiotapu prison camp. Mangakawa Sanatorium,, Cambridge. —Some bed-shelters have been built and other buildings completed. Some additional drainage-works have been carried out. Hospital for Mental Diseases, Auckland. —The old laundry has been converted into a dormitory, and all necessary furniture and fittings supplied. A contract for alterations to the diningroom and kitchen block is in progress; the alterations to the kitchen are finished. It will take two months or more to finish the contract. Police-stations. —Some minor alterations, additions, and improvements have been made in the Auckland Police-station. A contract for the conversion of the Brigade Office into an inspector's residence has been completed. Three sections have been leased from the City Council for a site for a police-station, and tenders for the erection of the building have been asked for. An office has been built at the Otorohanga Police-station ; police-cells were erected at Te Awamutu; the office at Newton Police-station has been altered and enlarged ; a lock-up and stable have been erected at Cambridge; cells have been provided at Karaka; the buildings at Hikurangi and Whakatane have been renovated; a contract for the erection of cells at Rotorua has been completed ; a contract has been let for the erection of a police-station at Waiuku; a lock-up and a constable's hut have been built at Taumarunui, and some fencing done there and at Ngaruawahia. Post and Telegraph Offices.---In the Auckland Post-office some additional private letter-boxes have been provided, and an extra clerk's room built. A large lantern light has been provided over the telegraph operating-room, and a number of other improvements made. The post-office fumigating-shed has been removed to Hobson Street wharf. A new post-office has been built at Mangonui, and provided with all fittings and furnishings. A building at Grey Lynn has been purchased and fitted up as a post-office. The Whakatane Post-office has been removed to a site nearer the wharf. Tenders have been received for the erection of a new brick post-office at Parnell. Some considerable repairs have been done at the Te Awamutu Post-office, also at Kihikihi. A tender has been accepted for the erection of a post-office at Waipiro. The contract for the erection of a post-office at Whakarewarewa is nearly completed. A number of minor repairs, alterations, additions, &c, have been carried out at other buildings. Native Schools. —A contract for the enlarging of the school at Oromahoe has been completed. A new school has been built at Kaingohoe. The Tapuaeharuru School has been moved to another site at Lake Rotoiti. A new school has been built at Oruanui, also one at Waitahanui. Additions have been made to the school at Ruatoki. New schools have been built at Waioeka and at Manguoronga. Additional rooms, have been provided at the buildings at Whakarewarewa. Electric fire-alarms have been provided at the industrial school, Mount Albert, and some iron fittings for fire-escapes and fire-extinguishers at the Takapuna Industrial School. Some fittings and furnishings have been supplied to the State Fire Insurance Department. Some new outbuildings have been erected at the Motuihi Quarantine Station, and repairs to dwelling carried out. The Stock Department's fumigating-shed was removed to the Hobson Street wharf. All necessary works for maintenance and repairs to buildings in the district have been carried out. New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Hawke's Bat Districts. Some small additions were made to the New Plymouth Departmental Buildings. Police-stations. —Some repairs and additions have been carried out at Hawera, and drainage and water-supply provided at Normanby and Hastings. At Opunake the buildings have been repaired, and painted and papered throughout. A lock-up has been built at Porangahau, also at Hunterville. Alterations and repairs have been carried out at Dannevirke, and extra cells have been built. Painting and repairs have been carried out at Palmerston North, and a few new cells are being built. The Waipukurau Station is being repaired and painted. Courthouses. —A contract has been let for enlarging the Court-room at Stratford and building additional rooms. Drainage and water-supply have been provided at Hastings Courthouse. The Mangaweka Courthouse has been repainted. The Foxton Courthouse has been reroofed. At Palmerston North some alterations have been made in the clerk's office, and the Woodville Courthouse is being painted and repaired. Gaols. —A new wall is being built at Napier Gaol; drainage-works have been carried out at Wanganui Gaol. Post-offices. —The erection of a post-office at Eltham was completed, and the necessary drainageconnections subsequently made to the new town system. Repairs to the Waverley Post-office have been completed and a telephone-room added. A post-office is being built by contract at Pungarehu.

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The Manaia Post-office has been put in as good a state of repair as possible. The buildings at Porangaliau and Mangaweka have been repainted. Small earthquake damages have been made good at Dannevirke, Porangahau, and Weber. The brick post-offices at Woodville and Feilding sustained very slight damage. A contract is in progress for alterations, additions, repairs, and painting at Dannevirke Post-office. A contract is also in progress for extending the mail-room in the Napier Post-office, and for painting the building. A stable and trap-shed has been built for the Stock Inspector at Hawera. A number of buildings in these districts have been examined and reported on. Wellington Disteict. The Wellington Customhouse has been completed with all fittings, and was formally opened on the 12th June. The building for the Mines laboratory was completed in September, and the building for the Public Health laboratory was rinished in October; a cottage has been built for the laboratory assistant at Wallaceville laboratory. Additions have been made to the Wellington Telephone Exchange. The Te Nui Post-office has been repaired and painted; a brick post-office has been built at Otaki. Alterations, &c, have been made in the South Wellington, Brooklyn, Te Aro, Molesworth Street, and Abel Smith Street Post-offices. Some repairs, &c, have been done to the police-station buildings at Te Nui, Upper Hutt, and Manners Street. At Levin Industrial Home a contract for the erection of a cottage for fourteen boys, laundry, and manager's house has been completed, and a contract has been let for the erection of an office-building, dairy, boiler and engine-house in brick, and a cow-shed and cattle-yards in wood. A contract for the erection of a Native School at Waimarama has been completed; a contract for the supply of materials for the erection of a Native School at Kaiwhata is in progress. At the Terrace Gaol a retaining-wall has been built and additional exercise-yards provided, a slip removed; also a slip has been removed in Ranfurly Street. At Mount View Mental Hospital repairs have been made to the roof, some storm-water drains made; also sewerage drain, new water-main laid, and minor repairs done. At Porirua Mental Hospital a laundry has been completed and a meat-store built. Additions to the Auxiliary Asylum No. 2 have been completed with fittings, &c.; some additional fire-appliances provided. The Medical Superintendent's house has been repainted; the water-main through the garden has been uncovered and supported on concrete blocks. A piggery is being built; the reservoir gathering has been fenced; preparations are being made for the construction of sewerage filter-beds. Additional letter-boxes have been provided at the General Post Office, various rearrangements made, and the building renovated generally. Government House has been repainted, and improvements made in the laundry. Small addition has been made to the Museum workshop. New offices have been fitted up for the Labour Department. Some minor alterations have been made at the Supreme Court and considerable renovation-work. A large amount of work was done on the Government Life Insurance building to make good earthquake damages. Electric light has been provided in the new wing, Terrace Gaol, Supreme Court, Mines laboratory, Health laboratory, Customhouse, Commandant's new offices, and other buildings in whole or part. An electric light installation for the Levin Industrial Home is nearly complete, also a large amount of work has been done in improvements to and the maintenance of the various Government buildings and offices in the City of Wellington. Maelbohotjgh . In the Government building, Blenheim, a new safe has been provided, and some necessary repairs to the buildings and fittings done. A contract for sanitary fittings and drainage is in progress. The Picton Post-office has been repainted and the interior walls revarnished. The police-station at Picton has been repaired and a new outhouse built. Some conveniences have been provided at the post-office, Renwick. Nelson. A contract has been let for the erection at Nelson of a new post-office in brick. The house purchased for a home for imbecile children at Richmond has been altered to meet the requirements of such a home. A small fire-service reservoir is being built at the Nelson Mental Hospital; some fittings have been provided for the post-office at Port of Nelson. The Collingwood Courthouse has been repaired and painted. West Coast Districts. West-port. —A number of small-repair contracts have been carried out in various public buildings; the largest were those for police-station, Denniston, and the Postmaster's residence, Lyell. At Reef ton Government Buildings and Police-station sanitary improvements have been made, and the post-office has been painted. At Greymouth a contract has been let for large additions, in brick, to the hospital. Repairs have been made to the old post-office, and improvements and repairs, &c, have been carried out in the Postmaster's residence. A contract has been let for the erection of a new post-office in brick, and work has been begun. Additions have been made to the policestation and the buildings repaired and painted. General repairs to the police sergeant's quarters have been carried out. At the Courthouse some sanitary work has been done. The Public Works building has been repaired and painted outside. Additions have been made to the CourtEouse, Hokitika, and the building has been repaired and painted. Some additions have been made to the post-office, Hokitika, also to the police-station, and repairs and painting done at the post-office at Ross.

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Cantbeburt. Some improvements have been made in the Departmental Buildings, Christchurch. Some minor works have been carried out, and fittings and furnishing at various Courthouses in the district, and minor renovation improvements have been made and fittings provided at the gaols at Lyttelton and Timaru. Police-stations. —The buildings at Kaikoura have been repaired and painted. At Amberley some small additions have been made. Alterations and additions to station at Culverden have been completed. Lock-ups have been built at Rangiora, Kaiapoi, and New Brighton, and one is being built at Belfast and one at St. Andrew's. At Christchurch the watch-house has been renovated, improvements made, and fittings supplied. The office of the Inspector of Weights and Measures has been renovated. Some of the buildings at Sumner have been repainted. The new station at Akaroa was completed this year. The sergeant's house at Ashburton has been renovated and some small additions and improvements made. The additions, alterations, &c, in progress at Temuka Police-station last year have been completed, and some further works done. At Timaru the sergeant's quarters have been renovated and painted. A building has been erected for kitchen and dining-room, k<.; the quarters for Inspector of Weights and Measures have been renovated, and some improvements in lavatory services have been made. At Pleasant Point Station some additional accommodation has been provided, and the exterior of the building repaired and repainted. At Waimate some fencing has been done and tanks fixed. Pooi-office,?. —Some small additions have been made to the Waiau Post-office, and small repairs at Rangiora. The new brick post-office at Kaiapoi has been finished; some small alterations in the bell-tower were made. Some fencing and repairs have been done to the Papanui office. The old St. Albans Borough Council offices have been purchased and converted into a post-office; considerab T e alterations were required. Some renovations have been made in the post-office, Christchurch. A contract has been let for considerable additions to this building. An old bank building in Hereford Street has been converted into a temporary money-order office, &c. Some repairs, &c, have been done to the branch office in Lichfield Street, and small improvements at New Brighton Post-office. At Akaroa additional accommodation has been provided and extensive alterations have been made, also some improvements in various services, &c. The works in progress at Timaru last year have been finished, and the exterior of the building has been painted and some other works done. At Sunnyside Hospital for Mental Diseases the contract for additions to auxiliary building, providing large dining-room, kitchen, and scullery, was completed in October la v st; some fire-pre-vention appliances have been supplied. Extensive alterations, repairs, &c, have been done throughout the buildings. A contract for the supply of some cooking apparatus has been finished. A contract for the erection of three large iron water-tanks in the towers is in progress; alterations have been made in the towers to receive these new tanks. Extensive repairs have been required in the old roofs on the male division; some improvements have been made in the laundry and boiler-house. The Medical Superintendent's house has been renovated and repainted. Education Department. —The Receiving Home in Hereford Street was destroyed by fire. Some works have been carried out at this site, also temporary premises have been fitted up in Fitzgerald Avenue. An additional ram has been fixed at Te Oranga Home for pumping water. At Sumner Deaf-mute Institute some rooms have been painted and some fittings and furnishings provided. A contract has been let for a room for electric plant. At Burnham Industrial School some fire-hose and fire-extinguishers have been provided, and some sewerage carrier-pipes, &c, laid. At the Hanmer Spa a cold swimming-bath, new laundry, additions to dining-rooms, and verandah, septic tank, also repairs and painting have been done by contract; a boiler-house has been built, drains laid, hot-water service, and other fittings supplied. At Pukaki Hotel, for tourists, extensive additions have been made. Otago. Post-offices. —Some minor works were done at Alexandra Post-office, also at Oamaru and Invercargill. A room for the Labour Bureau has been provided in Oamaru Post-office. Alterations have been made in Ihe mail-room, Dunedin, and fittings supplied. A new post-office has been built at Waikaka and fittings, &c, provided. Renovations and repairs have been done at Lawrence and Kaitangata. Additions have been made to the Pembroke Post-office. A contract for the erection of an office and residence in brick is in progress at Winton. A contract has been let for additions to the Arrowtown Post-office. A contract for the erection of a post-office at Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island, has been let; some additions have been made to the Palmerston South Post-office. Police-stations. —Small additions and improvements have been made at the North and South Dunedin stations. At Invercargill a stable has been built, and some improvements made in the sergeant's residence. The Central Station at Dunedin has been renovated. The station at Milton has been renovated and painted. Courthouses. —The Courthouse at Lawrence has been renovated. A new Courthouse is being built at the Bluff. At the Dunedin Law Courts a room has been fitted up for the Arbitration Court. The woodwork in the building has been oiled; a fire-proof door has been fixed up and some fireescape ladders. ~.,,. Some minor repair and other works have been done at the gaol buildings at Invercargill, Oamaru, and Lawrence. Some repairs have been done to the Dunedin Customhouse, and the outside has' been painted. Repairs have been done at the industrial school, Caversham. A contract for repairs to the stairs, Dunedin Government Insurance Buildings, has been completed, also some other works have been done. Some works to improve the foundations to the Seaclifi Asylum have been finished. A contract has been let for additions to the Glade House, Te Anau Lake. A con-

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tract for renovations to the Port Chalmers Garrison Hall has been finished. The Immigration Barracks, Caversham, has been sold for removal; this work is in progress. A contract has been completed for renovating and painting the Quarantine Island buildings. " Rex " fire-extin-guishers have been provided at Central Post-offices, Dunedin, Gore, and Invercargill, the Courthouses at Gore and Invercargill, and police barracks, Invercargill. A large amount of mainten-ance-work has been done in addition to the above-mentioned works, and many minor fittings supplied to various Departments. MARINE. The cast-iron tower for Cape Campbell lighthouse, to replace the wooden trestle tower now decayed, is completed, and the lantern is being fixed in position. A contract has been let for the removal of rocks in Onehunga Harbour, and good progress is being made with the work. A fogsignal is being erected at Taiaroa Head. The Kaipara Heads beacons have been enlarged, and beacons are being erected at Manukau, and the lighthouse-keepers' residences put in repair. The signal-station at Karamea Harbour has been shifted to meet altered conditions; plans for beacons at West Wanganui have been prepared. Additions and repairs have been carried out at the pilotstation, Foxton. Plans for a wharf for the cable-steamer "Iris," Auckland Harbour, have been prepared, 'and for a wharf in Whangarei Harbour, to give deep-water facilities. A contract has been let for the construction of groynes at St. Clair to protect the sandhills from erosion. Reports have been furnished on Karamea and Motueka Harbours, and a report on the Lake Ellesmere outlet, suggesting methods of keeping it open. A large number of plans for works by local bodies have been dealt with during the year. Some snagging has been done in Mahinapua Creek. ROTORUA DRAINAGE AND WATER-SUPPLY. The drainage-pipes have been relaid in all the main streets, but the work in the residential portion of the town has yet to be done. Some of the work required to be done below lake-level was somewhat troublesome. The collecting-tank has been made serviceable, and an oil-engine for pumping has been obtained. No house connections have yet been made for a new water-supply. A survey has been made of a pipe-line from Rotorua to Moerangi springs; the distance is five miles and three quarters. It is proposed to lay a large-diameter pipe sufficient to give a good fire-supply in addition to ample domestic supply. The water from the Moerangi springs is of very good quality. Since this work was done other springs have been suggested as a source of supply, and the question as to their suitability is now under consideration. HANMER WATER-SUPPLY. Fresh surveys have been made for water-supply to the Hanmer Township; the proposed water-power scheme at Jollies Pass would seriously affect the scheme at first suggested. ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS. A very large amount of work has been done during the year in connection with approving plans for electric tramways, and in passing sections of tramways, and the rolling-stock on same, as completed. UTILISATION OF WATER-POWER. A complete survey for the utilisation of the Huka Falls on the Waikato River is in progress. When this work is done the survey for the alternative scheme to utilise the flow from Rotorua and Rotoiti Lakes by works located in the Kaituna River valley or otherwise will be started. A survey to determine all necessary data for the Tauherinikau scheme has been in progress for some time; though much hindered by the wet winter a large part of the work is now done. The survey of the Hutt River will then be put in hand to determine which will be the better scheme to develop for the supply of electric power for Wellington City and surrounding districts. An exhaustive survey is in progress at Jollies Pass to determine the extent of and the best location for works to utilise the water flowing in the Clarence River, by diverting it by a tunnel through Jcllie's Pass. The possibility of increasing the storage-capacity of Lake Tennyson by a dam is also being investigated; it will apparently be possible to do so at no relatively great expense, and thus the control of the flow from the headwaters of the Clarence River will become possible. It appears almost certain that over 20,000-horse power will be obtainable. An alternative to taking the water from the Clarence through Jollies Pass is to divert it through Jack's Pass. This does not appear at first sight to be so good as the Jollies Pass scheme, but sufficient data will be got to enable a correct decision being arrived at. A survey is now nearly completed for a water-power scheme to utilise the water from the two Opuhas, the Opihi, and the Tengawai. A considerable amount of water can be stored by the building of a dam at the upper end of the Opihi Gorge; the flow of water in the streams is considerable, and a good scheme appears to be available. As much as possible of the high-water flow of the two Opuhas and the Tengawai would be diverted into the reservoir on the Opihi. Some further information of a preliminary character has been got as to the possibility of a tunnel and pipe conduit to divert the water from Tekapo Lake into the Opihi. This is apparently quite possible. After the Opihi survey is finished some further information will be obtained regarding Lake Coleridge. A survey of the Teviot River scheme has been completed. A very large storage-lake can be formed by building a masonry dam. The available fall from Lake Onslow to the Clut'ha for power schemes is 1,780 ft. A series of power schemes would be possible; the lowest one would be the 10—D. 1.

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first to be constructed; the fall obtainable for it would be about 870 ft. The result of the survey is to show that a very good power scheme is available on this river. Some data has been got as to the possibility of diverting the upper waters of the Taieri by a tunnel through the Rock and Pillar range. About 1,000 ft. of fall is obtainable, but the works would be costly. By storing water in a favourable reservoir-site a considerable power scheme could be got on the Earnscleugh River, near Clyde. Some further consideration has been given to possible additional power schemes on the Mohaka River, Hurunui, Ashley, Waiau-ua, and others, and to schemes already proposed on the Clarence, Mangawhero, &c, but no further special examinations to ascertain probable extent or location of works for these schemes have been made. DEFENCES. Auckland. Some additional gun-pits are being constructed. The lodge roof at one fort has been covered with iron, and the Commander's house has been repaired. At another battery a concrete-covered trench has been constructed, mine-field appliances have been provided, and some surveys made. Meters have been fixed on the water-supply pipes. Some improvements in case of fire have been made; some improvements in roads have been made, and in maintenance of grounds. A defence store has been erected by contract. A contract for a new rifle range has been completed and requirements supplied. Wellington. Shelly Bay wharf has been put in an efficient state of repair; some small water-supplies have been completed; an abandoned gun-pit has been converted into a fire commander's station; repairs have been carried out to the Mahanga Bay incline, and torpedo-boat shed; maintenance-work has been done at various batteries; at Alexandra Depot offices for the Commaudant have been built; additions have been made to the armoury store, and a storekeeper's residence built by contract; an artificer's workshop has been completed, and improvements made in the grounds. Ltttelton. The rifle-range has been improved; a retaining-wall is being built at the parade ground, Sumner Road Barracks; the drainage is being renovated, electric light installed, and a small wharf and shed built. At Ripa Island a water-tank has been enlarged and better lavatory accommodation provided. Dunedin. A smithy and workshop for the artillery have been erected. Work is in progress for a searchlight emplacement. One of the jetties has been repaired. A contract for additions to one of the barracks has been completed. T . „ r I have, &c, W. H. Hales, The Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Engineer in Chief.

™' 1- TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 3]st March, 1905— continued. •_ SODTH ISLAMD. I

State of Line. ___^_ ippropH.- Djviaion MiJew S( , c( . <m M.u, g . d . nBi ToUL j —" - ' I j j I J ""*■ m,tiOn - Ujta *| ft*. 1873-74. ia8e-eO.!i e^ei|l891-e2.|l89Z-»3.| l8 1896-07. 18 97-98.;i8ee-ee.| 1900-1.1 1901-3.1 1902-3. 1903-4. 1904-5. | Total. — ■ \~— — 1 — ' ' j ■ j " — j I " " — 1 2 3 I 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 „ , M , „ , "■„ „ „ *: * , U - " b - M oh - M oh - M oh - "■ ° h - i M. oh. M. eh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. ch. M. eh. M. oh. 11. oh. M. oh. M. ob. M. oh. M. ch. M. c h. M. oh. M. eh. M. oh. M. oh. M.cb. M oh. SI. oh. M. ob. M. oh. M. ch K. oh. M. cb. M. eh. M. ch. M. oh, M. ch. M. ch M. oh. Nelson- Nelson-Belgrove.. 22 78 Port Extension ..10) / 17 May, 1880 10 . ■ Roundell Nelson-Foxhill .. i 18 73 I 2 52 25 45 ■ 31 Jan 1876 " ' ie'73 " " 22 7S Foxhill-Bclgrove .. 3 0 j (25 July, 1881 .. 3" 0 " ■ ■ ' Midland Still water - Bel- 148 21 Stillwater - Reefton 37 9 4 79 42 8 21Juiy, 1900 ! |+ . 37 9 Railway grove (utdTadmor) " . " Reefton-Inangahua 20 20 0 14 0 5 i0 0 40 .. ... .......... I Inangahua-Tadmor 71 19 .. 71 19 71 19 .. j .. ., IWmor-Motupiko .. 10 29 0 69 11 18 .. 2 47 7 62 . j ' " IMotupiko-Belgrove .. 9 44 0 62 10 26 21 July, 1900'++.. . 9 44 I 98 58 Brunner-JacWe!: 82 1 1 2 68 45 15 I 21Jul, lOOttft '. '.'. .'. " .'. I " " '.' I " " 32 15 I Jackson's-Otira .. 10 1 j M * 6 « i 13 Nov 1900 10 12 Otira-Avoca .. 37 22 .. 37 22 37 22 .... JAvoca-Otarama .. ■ 11 22 .. 11 22 2 60 3 38 5 4 .. " "' "' ., ! 4 58 0 16 4 74 21 July, 19Oo!tf.. '■'■ '.'. " '. .. .. 4 58 Ngahere-Blackball .. 3 30 .. 8 30 2 24 1 6 / to •> Blackball I * ! (.bridged ' Greymouth- Greymouth - Nel- 7 51! Greyrnouth-Brunner- 7 32 1 7Apnl,1876 7 32 1 Nelson' aon Creek .ton I " Creek | Extension .. 0 51 - 6 1 13 69 1 Feb., 1881 ... 0 : ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 61 Stillwater (portion)... 0 4 4 Mar. ,1881.. " " " [\ '.[ " \\ \\ 0 4 !! .. '.'. '.'. .. '.'. \ '.'. .. Westporb- Weatport - Ngaka- 19 19 Station .. \ 0 29 ) f 17 Dec.','1878 " ■' 6*29 .. ■■ •■ ■■ " ■■ •■ ■• " '■'■ '•'■ Ngakawau wau ■ Westport-Waimanga- 10 0 8 12 27 81 _ __ 1 5 Aug., 1876 .. .. ',', '.'. ','. 16' 0 .'.' .. ',', '.'. .'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. .'. ■'■ .. j. 19 is Wai man garoa-Ngaka- 8 70 ) ( 26Sept.,1877 ... 8 70 ■■ I ■■ ■• -. wau 0 37 Extension to Coal i 0 37 .. 0 87 31 Mar., 1890 .. 0 37 ...'... 0 37 Company's Line West port- Ngakawau ■ Moki- 7 12 Ngakawau Mokil.i- 7 12 1 18 8 30 .... 8 Aub 1893 7 12 .. ■ .. 7 12 Ngakawau hinui ml i Extension Mokihinui Colliery 3 69 Mokihinui to coal- 3 69 0 25 4 14 25Peb 1895* 3 6-. - .. 3 60 Line ,,,i,,o Newsurvey Weatpurt Inanga- , 26 0J Westr-on -Inangabua 26 0 .. 26 0 26 0 Prelim. ..I .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. hua Junction Junction State Col- Greymouth - Coal 5 II Greymouth - Coal 5 1 150 6 51 .. .. l Dee 19041 ..5151 liery Creek j Cr-a-k " " " Greymouth- Greymouth-Hoki- 24 37 Greymouth-Hokitika 24 37 2 10 26 47 20 Dec, 189s| .. .. 24 37 .. •■ 21 37 Hokitika tika K u m a r a i Kumara Branch 4 10 Kuimua Branch .. j 4 10 .. 4 10 4 10 Branch •• i " " -, ••••■■ Hokitika- Hokitika-Rosa .. 16 01 Hokitiku.-R.jKS .. i 16 0 .. 16 0 2 0 14 0 .. Kosa '■ Kewsurvey Rosa-Waitaha .. 10 0. Ross-Waitalia ..! 10 0 .. 10 0 10 0 Prelim. Pioton- Picton-Kahautera 103 30l Picton-Hlejilieim .. ' 16 57 ) ( 18 Nov., 1875 " ik'tm " " .. .... Waipara Blenheim .. 1 22 [ 3 26 23 68 .. .. J 24 Way 1880 " ' " " i'oo " \\ ....... Oinaka Contract .. \ 2 43 ) I 18 April, 1893 " " " " " 2*48 '.' " Vernon Contract 1 75 .. 1 75 \ 1 .... 1 75 .... 33 45 I Daahwood Contract 3 38 .. 8 38 .. ,„„ .„„ " " 3 38 .... Utawai Contract .. 2 39 .. 2 89 .. .. 10 Oct., 1902 ■■ ■■ ■• •■ •• •■ J^ Awateru Section .. j 5 11 0 43 5 64 I .... '".."■ 5 11 .. . . Surveyed (location).. 4 71 .. 4 71 4 71 .. .. ! " .. " ! „ (trial) .. 64 74 .. 64 71 64 74 ... .. "" " Kahautera - Mac- 34 65. Kahautere-Maokenale 34 65 .. 34 65 34 65 Prelim .... kenzie " ■ ■ Mackenaie-Wai- 35 0. Mackenzie Section .. 11 26 .. 11 26 10 12 1 14 .... .. para Waikari Section 8 54 0 11 8 65 .. 0 64 7 70 .... .. Omihi Section .. 15 0 1 2 16 2 .. .. 0 21 16 Dec, 1902 " " " 14 59 .... 14 59 Hurunui- Main Line .. 206 7 Culverden-Hurunui 9 9 Feb., 1886 " " " o' w " " " .. \\ " '.' Waitaki, Hurunui-Hedbuty .. 1 14 9 Feb., 1886 " " 1 u " " " .. " I n Medbury.Waikari .. 8 40 28 Oct., 1884 '.'. " " " " " a i0 " " .. '.' " .. .. ". .. Branches Waikari-Wai para .. 9 10 17 April, 1882 " A'lO " ' .. .. .. Waipara-Amberley 6 77 6 Oct., 1880 ' " e" 77 .. ". Amber)ey-Ashley(part) 3 63 I 9 Feb., 1876 .. q'cs " .. .. .. .. .. j 7 64 3Nov.,1875 7 « " .. .. .. Ashley-Kangiora 1 71 | 17 April, 1875 .. " i' 71 "' " ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Rangiora-Southbrook 1 63 5 Nov., 1872 1 63 ' ..... Southbrook-Kaiapoi 5 1 2 Sept., 1872 ..51" . .. .. .. Kaiapoi-Addington .. 11 68 1 April, 1872 H 68 .. " .. Christchurch-Selwyn \ 22 43 j 2 Oct., 1867 22 43 " " .. Selwyn-Dunaandel.. j 1 77 1-- fi8 7f) -- ■ 15 Feb., 1873 .. 1*77 " " " " .. .. " .. 206 7 Dunsandel-Rakaia .. I 10 66 \ U 68 27 ° 76 1 29 May, 1873 10 66 " .. " . -. " I Rakaia-Ashburton .. | 17 7 4 Aug., 1874 ' 17' 7 " ] " .. .. .. Ashburton-Ealing .. ] 19 29 31 May, 1875 ' 19 29 " " ! " Ealing-Woodbridge.. ! 2 59 >i Aug., 1875 '.[ \\ " .. 2 ' 59 "' | \ " '.'. \\ " " \\ \\ .. " '.'. \\ '.. "" | Woodbndgo-Temuka ; 13 65 4 Feb 1876 IS 6 r i " Temuka-Timaru ..j 1115 22Oct.,1875 '.'. u 15 " " " , '.' '. " " " .. '.', .', .'. Timaru-St. AndrewB 10 28 Uuly, 1876 lo'ffl " •- •• ■■ " St. Andrewa-Otaio .. | 8 66 ! 1 Sept., 1876 ' q fifi .. . Otaio-JJakikihi .. | 3 61 I 0 Oct., 1876 ,?, " . .. Makikihi-Hook .. : 3 36 1 Feb., 1877 " I « " " " " " Hook-North Waitaki ; 16 14 1 Feb. 1877 Ifi " " .. " " V. " ■ '.'. North Waitaki-South I 40 j 17 April, 1876 i'« " " ....-■ Rangiora-Oxford 21 76 Bangiom-Ouet 11 77 1 - i l Dec 1874 11 77 Cuat-Carlton .. 5 53 2 36 24 32 .. .. 6 April 1875 "" 5 53 " "'.'." ' ■ ■ 21 76 Carl ton-Oxford West 4 26 J 21 June, 1875 " 42"" "" ...... Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - WeBt 14 251 27 Dec, 1875 " " u'q« " ' " I Main Line) Eyreton 1 61 21 68 .. .. J " " " " 20 7 Eyreton-Bennett'B 5 62 j ( 1 Feb., 1878! 5 62 ...... Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Chriat- 6 26 .. 6 26 .. .. .. 9 Dec, 1867 6 26 " " " ...... 6 26 church Southbridge .. 25 81 Hornby-Kllesniere .. 14 62 ) „ .„ „„ .„ j 6April, 1875 14 6 .. .: •■ \\ ok m „__ - South- 10 49 [ 3 1T 28 d8 {oJuly,1875 \\ [] \\ . l6'49 '.'. ','. Y. '.[ '.[ '.'. V. V. '.'. '.'. '■'■ '.'. L*- ■"■" JJ !J_ '■'■ '■'■ Jl- li_ ■■ ■■ ■■ '.'■ ■■ •• •■ " !» Little Bivet- 42 10l Lincoln-Birdling's 17 8 f 7 June 1882 ,™ o .. 1 Akaroa ' Flat L 2 5 24 51 J 17 8 " " jl 22 46 Biidliiig's Flat-Little J 5 38 [ 16Mar.,188li 5 38 .. __ .. .. .. |J 1 Reconnaissance .. 19 44 .. 19 44 19 44 Prelim. .... .. j .. Springfield .. 80 00 Rolles ton-Sheffield .. 24 4 | 1 1 Dec 1874 " " 24* 4 ' Sheffleld-Springfieia 5 59 \ 3 7 33 67 .. . J 3 Jan ' 1880 " " ! ,- i" TO " "' " " "" .. 30 60 Springfield-Coalmine 0 77) 0 Feb., 1880 " I " n 77 " " " ...... Whitecliffa .. U 88 Darfleld-Whiteoliffe I 1183 1 , B q „„ I 8 Nov., 1875 " " " iToq " " " ',' " " " " " .. ,, ao Whiteoliffe to Bridge 0 5| 1 53 18 U l27Junol8S () U M " ! 6' 5 " " " " " .. U M Rakaia-Ash- 22 20 Rakaia .. ; 22 20 2 65 25 5 .. 1 April 1885k " " "I on'™ " "■ "' " " " " ■ ' .. I 22 20 burton Forks i2 2(J ' ' ■ " " " " I Ashburton .. 29 4(> , L'iiiwiil<l-\VusLcrfiold 10 47 8 April 188U ln i7 Westerfleld-Anama 8 39 7 Oct., 1882 " "" """«'» " " " '.'.'.'... Anama-Cavendish 2 47 1 52 29 1 . 1 Mar 1884 *" " o' d -7 " '* " " 27 29 Oavt iRlish-Mt.Somers l id 4 Oct., 1886 '' " ' " ,"., '' " .'. " '.'..... Ml Somera-Bpringburn 4 9 Sept 188't " 4 ft Extension .. ' 2 17 2 17 2 17 "' " " " ■ ■ ■ ■ Opawa and Al- 55 8 Washdyke - Pleasant 8 67 \ , 4 Dec, 1875 " 8 '67 " " " '.'. " " \ ■• '•'■ ■■ \ bury to Fairhe Point Creek and PleasantPoint-Albury 16 61 2 45 38 50 .. J 1 j wl 1877 ie «. .. 36 5 Burke's Paas Albury-Winscombe.. 7 7 2 Aug 1888 " V t Winscombe-Eversley 8 801 I 0 Jan., 1884 " " S SO '' " ...... .. ...... Preliminary survey.. 19 3 .. 19 3 19 3 Prelim. .. .... u ov .. .. .... Waimate .. 4 42 Stutlholmc-Wajmato 4 42 1 3 5 45 .. 19 Mar 1877 1'ao " " " -. 4 42 WaimateGorge 8 21 Waimate-Waihao 8 21 0 54 8 76 lAprii,lS85- \\ " " " " _ " " " " " " " " g'si '.'. '.'. '.'. ". V. '.'. '■'. '■'■ V. '•'■ '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '■'■ '■'■ '■'■ " 8 21 Waitakj- MainLiue .. 246 69 Sou th Waitaki- 13 8 25Sept 1875 ia o Blufiand Oamaru * 13 S Branches I Oamaru-Hillgrove .. 24 52 4 Nov., 1870 * t 2 1 Hillgrove-Palnierston 12 68 22 May, 1878 " 12*'68 " ...... Palmcston - Waikou- 9 8 6 Sept., 1878 ..« Bβ ...... .. .. ■ ■ ■. .. ........ aifci ■ " " " '' " ' Waikouaiti-Waitati 14 83 7 May 1878 14 v. Waitati-Glendermid 9 77 0 Dec, 1877 " 9 %% " .. • ■ Glendennid-Dunedin 7 6 9April 1873 " 7' fi " " " j Dunedin-Abbotsford 5 7 1 July 1874 " " 5*7 '' " JAbbotsford - Clutha 46 36 5913306 2 \ lSept.,1875 " " \[ .. i6 ' 36 " " " " "; " " " " " " " .) .. " " " " " " " " " " " " " V. .. . 246 6S Clutha River - Bal- 0 60 22 Jan., 1878] 0 60 . - ■ ■ .. ■ ■ j . clutha .......... ; Balclutha-Clinton .. 20 76 2 Jan 1879 on ne. • Olmton-Wftipahi .. 9 62 1 Nov 1877 " " o" 6 2 " " ' " " "' Waipahi-Gore .. 16 11 21 June, 1877 " ' 16*11 ' Gore-Mataura 7 40 30 Aug., 1875 " 7*40 " I " Mataura-Woodlands 20 68 7 June, 1875 " ' ' ' O ' m '.'.'.'. " '.. " " '.'.".. \ Woodlands-liiveicar- 11 21 11 Feb., 1874 11 21 " gill " " Invercargill-Bluft" 17 1 5 Feb., 1867| 17 1 Branehei,— " .... D " n "°°" - ""SSSpr'sr "JS}!" , *" (uSS:5SS :: :: :: :: 2im :: :: :: :: :: 6' 46 :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: } "» Duntroon-Haka- 15 88 Dmitrcon - Hakatera- 15 86 1 5 16 48 1 April, 1885- 15 33 ., _ .. j 15 :« Ngapara .. '■. 14 76 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 14 76 1 31 16 27 2Apnl,1877 u 76 .. .. i 14 76 Livingatone .. ' 16 40 Windsoi Livingstone 12 (). 0 50 12 50 .. 0 5 .. 2Aug.,1887 " ' li'Ti ' 11 75 Survey (trial) .. 4 40, .. 4 40 4 40 iPrelim. .. .. .... . 10 .. .. .- •• | r' 1 ..:,;-.. ' :■ r.i I ■!.,■ [ ■ ,-J; .■ r 0 July 1882 " Wα " " " .... 1 hemo (part) \[ 0 54 9 29 .. I .. .J " " I 8 55 Pftlniewlion-Uiinbaok 6 77! I 1 1 Oct., 1885 G 77 ■• ' (part) 1 "' Surveyed 0 66.. 066 065.. ... Inch Valley Rail- 2 29 Inch Valley Lime 2 29 0 23 2 52 .. .. Uune.lDOO " .... .. ■■ g way Quarry : »»»_♦• Port Chalmers.. . 1 'J Gloiidennid - Port ] 9 8 40 4 49 .. .. ,. 9April,1873i 19 .. I 1 9 Chalmers " " Green Island .. 2 44 Bunwide-Walton Park 1 74| 1 n .,, „ ,„ ( 1 July, 1874i 1 74 ., 1 „ .. Walton Park - Saddle 0 5oj I ° 8 I6 | 4Sept.,1879J \\ \\ " „ " " [. " q'm V. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. " .. .'. '.'. '.'. ■■ '.'. '.'. '.'. V. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '" '■'. ■■ J Green Island to 4 651 Survey«d 4 65| ■ ■ 4 66 4 66 Brighton " Fernhill Colliery 1 60; AbboUford to Fern- ] 60 0 24 2 4 9 Dec 1895,* I (M 1 W) Line ! lull Colliery ' Kaikorai Valley 2 60 Surveyed ..' .. 2 60! 2 60 2 60 .. Railway * Outram .. 8 78i Moegiel-Outraiu .. 8 78 0 68 9 66 .. .. .. 1 Oct 1877 8 78 j 8 78 Lawrence .. 21 76 Clfirksvillc-Waitahuna 15 4]1 2 a 9t , 7R 122 Jan., 1877 ' 15'. 4 .. 1 „, nt Waitahuna-Lawrence 6 72!) 23 78 a April, 1877 6 72 i ( 21 76 Lawrenne-Rox- 38 25' Preliminary survey.. 38 25 ■- 38 25 ] 88 25 Prelim. .. .. : " " I burgh .... ...... I Catlin'B River .. 19 20 Bal clutha-Rom ahapa 7 62 \ 15 Dec, 1885 7 62 ; Romaliapa-Glenomaru 6 18 9 July, 1891 .', '.'. " \\ " .'. " " '' " \\ ','. " e"l8 " '■'. .. " '■'■ '.'. '■'■ . Catlm'e Tunnel Sec. 0 46 f 1 63 21 3 4 Mar., 1895 . n"46 . ■ 19 20 ; Hunt's Road Sec.(part) 3 48 16 Dec' 1895 " : 3 48 Hunt's Road Seo.(part) 1 gJ 22 June 1896 " i' 6 " Waipabi-Heriot 20 S\ Waipalii-Keleo .. ! 15 27 | a 8 22 ft J 1 Dec, 1880 '.'. " " '• '.' " '.'. " " '.'. '.', " " " '.'. '.' V. ) Burn I I Kelso-Heriot .. 4 5G 1 22 b 1 1 April 1884 " " 1' rk I 9ft 31 Heriot Railway! 6 W\ .., 6 20 0 45 6 65 15 Feb. 1905 " " " \\ " ' " " \\ " " 6 "20 Extension " "" " " " ' Extension to Rox- 28 JO Surveyed .. 9K 10 .. 28 10 1 28 10 Prelim I burgh, vid Rae'e ! '' [ Junction and Ettrick RdSpylaw .. 25 70 Surveyed .. j 25 70J .. 25 70 25 70 Prelim. .. Wahnea Plains, 36 391 Gore-Lamsden .. 36 89 134 87 78 1 April, 1886* .'. " " \ '.'.,. ' Sβ 89 ' " " " " " 36 M District Ry. • Kelso-Gore .. | 24 0 Surveyed .. 9 58 .. 9 58 9 58 Preliminary survey.. 14 22 .. < 14 22 14 22 Prelim. Rivereciale-Swit- I 13 7') ltiveraddlo Section .. 7 0 .. ; 7 0 4 50 .. 2 80 aere Suneyed ■ .. 6 70 .. 6 70 6 70 : Edendale-Toitoie 19 30 Bdendale-Wyndham 4 01 0 72 10 28 f «Oct., 1882 " " '.'. " 4 0 \\ " \] '.'. 1 "' 1 Wyndham-Cilenham 5 36, ° {1 1IJ lh 1 May 1890 .. .. 5 36 If 9 ae Surveyed .. 9 74 .. 9 74 9 74 .. .. " " ' Seaward Bush.. 24 62 Appleby-Waimatua 5 40h .. 9 July 1886 " " V40 " " " " ! Waimatua-Moliotua 5 58J tie Jan., 1888 '.'.'.'.'.'. \ '.'. '.'. ' 55$ '.'.'.'. '.'. '.'. \ WaiiuraSec.(portion) 6 62 . ,„ „„ „, 6Mar.,1895 .. : .. km 24 52 jSsr*£-ted sa| 1:: :: ■■ ■■ ■■ '■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ;■ :■: : :■: ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■ ■■ » :: :: j"g :: ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ Catlin's- I Catlin'a- Seaward 57 60 Owaka Catlin'a River' -I 0! 0 30 4 30 0 42 I .. .. 1 Aug., 1904 3 38 3 3& Seaward ■ Bush ' Bridge " " " " " *' " " " " " " " " ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bush Recun iiaiesaDoe .. 40 32 .. 40 32 40 82 Prelim .. I Tokftniii-Wwinahakft . 13 281 .. 13 28 13 28 .. .. " Canterbury Oxford-Temukft.. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 11 44 0 27 11 71 7 kuu L884 " " ii'id " " i '■'■ " " " li a Interior ! Surveyed .. 21 7 .. 21 7 21 7 .. .. 7 " '" ' " .... Main Lino Reconnaissance .. ~>Q 2'J , . 50 29 50 29 Prelim ' ! I 1 " OtagoCen- Waitaki Bluff 182 r>(! \Vin S at.ii Jet.-llindon 1(167 .. .. .. 24 Oet' 1881 " " "' Ifi'fi7 " " I tral Main Line to Hindon Section (part) 2 48) \ " " " " " " , " Lake Hawea Deep Stream Section I 22 .. "' '' Nenthom Section .. 9 0 f 9April,J891 - 23 21 J •• Middlctnarcli Section 7 3lj 4 60 90 64 ) " Middleniaroh-Hyde 16 13 j 12 July, 1894 " " " " " \\ .'.'.'. Iβ' 12 '.'. " ". " '.'. Hyde-Kokonga .. 10 0 1 Oet., 1807 \\ .. \' " : '.. V. 10 0 j-112 38 Kokonga-Hanfurly .. 11 25 14 Dec, 1898 ' 11 25 Ranfurly-Wedderburn 8 29 ' \ .. .. i June 1900 " " " " " " ' " fi'29 " Wedderburn-ldaValley 12 24 1 02 13 26 2 Dec, 11)01 " " \h'qa " Ida V all.-j-Pool burn 4 30 0 12 4 42 \ " " " '■ p.,,i r -»..„»„. s 0 .. a 0 :: .. :: 1SepM9M :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: 1320 Manulierikia-Ophir.. 5 70 1 04 6 74 .. j ' Opbir Spottis .. 260.. 260 .. 260 .. " " J Spottis-Cbatto .. 70.. 70 .. 70 .. " " '.'. Chat to-Alexandra ..90. .90. .90.. .. " ' " *' Surveyed .. 52 88 .. 62 88 52 88 " " " " " " " "" J '' " " " " " " " " " Invercar- [nvercargill-King- 87 4 Invercargi 11-Winton 18 58. 22 Feb' 1871 ls'sS " " " 1 gill-King- Bton Winton-Caroline .. 22 10 20 Oct.',' L876 .. '.'. ". " 22*10 '.'. " I !, ton "J? Oaroline-Elbow .. 8 27 7 Feb,, 1876! .. . 8 27 Br anch, Blbow-Lowther .. 5 76 1 . ., „- iq 15 Jan., 1877 k' 76 " " j " " " Lumsden- Lowther-Athol .. 13 18 f ° Ji 1J " 28 Jan 1878 " " lVlft " 87 * "«•»«- Atbol-Fairlight .A 10 10 29 April, 1878 '.'. '.'. " io 10 " " Foirhght-Kingston ... 8 35 10 July, 1878 .. g'35 " " 1 Kingston Wharf .. 0 10 ' 14 Dec 187e! 610 " " " " Lumsden-Mararoe 30 0 Dumsden-OaaUeBook 2 21) < lApril,1881 " " 9 " 2] ■"" " , c ttr kM, "~ y "'•«« »■&« :: .. :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: .. :: :: :: i-. :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: 1040 Murray Creek-Moss- 4 10) ( 22 Jan., 1887J i 4 10 Surveyed .. .. 8 20 .. 8 20 8 20 I Reconnaissance .. 11 20 .. 11 20 11 20 Prelim. " " " Forest Hill. Winton to Hedge- 12 40 Winton - Hcdgehope "12 40 0 65 13 25 .. .. .. !l7 July, 189'jj lo'dO io 40 Railway hope Station ■" * u Western Wallacetown 17 68, Makarewa Junction- 17 58 J 9 June, 1870! .. .. 17 53 j 1753 Railways Branch Itiverton . f I ' Otautau Branch 11 40 Tliornbury (Aparima j 11 40. Il5 Dec, 1879 .. n 40 ' ' 11 40 Otautau-Nightcaps 10 55' Otautau-Waino" *".. 10 55 t; 64 13 J ■ OrepukiBranch 17 68, Riverton Oraki .. R I, '25 July 1881 V. \\ W \\ " I \\ k "» M 0,-aki-Colac .. 130 ,24Sept,1888 ! "' i' 3O "' " " " \ 1 17 w Colac-Orepuki .. 10 35 \ 5 Mav 188r>! ' " " " ,A'ok I Orepuki- Orepuki- Waiau .. 18 80 Otepuki-VVaihoaka .. 4 48 0 58 5 26 1K 1908 ! 35 : " I itt " ' 440 Waiau Waiboaka - Camp 5 52 .. 6-62 .. 5 52 .. .. ! , " " " I River Creek ' " " , " " " " " " " " " " "' "' " . ■ ■ ■ .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ . ■ . • ■ ■ i - - .. " OampCreek-Waiau.. 3 10 .. 3 10 3 10 j .. .. .. •■ ■■ -- I Totals ■" 203 °' ■■ ,2203 0 ! I 430 1 676 »l 53 6 I 23 67 .. .'76 36 27 G2 11 2VUG 78 47 72Jl52 39 94 SsTgTg! IS 66! 35 22' 22 4,5 40 35 14 34 60 "t91~54 ~T. 21~32~5~36 29 39 ~7. 12 27 29 t-5 28 1 6 10 0 11 25 L9 12»104 36l 12 24 7 62 4 48 27 7lJ 1449 31 * In these cases the dates given are the dates on which tht railways became the property of the Government. J This comprises 3 m. 48 oh. of railways constructed by the Government, and 1 m. 60 eh. of lines constructed by private company and afterwards purchased by the Government. , This oomprieee 45m. 55oh. of railvyaya constructed by the Government, and 35 m. 79 ch. of lines conatruoted by private companies under the District Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. & This comprises llm. 23ch. of railways tonsli-iictud by the Government, and 36 m. 39 ch. of lines eonstnicccd b; i coi-ifianits (Uidtii- tne DisLricc Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. :] This comprises 23 m. 40ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and 3 m. 69 cb. oflh.es constructed by private company and afterwards purohaeed by the Government. " 9m. 70ch. formerly returned as opened tramway. ft In these cases the dates given are the dates on which the title to the railway was actually vested in the Government. Possession was taken of the railway by Government on 25th May 1895 » Phis comprises 20m. 70ch. constructed by Government, and 74m. 2oh. conducted b y New Zealand Midland Railway Company and 9m. 44ch. partly constructed by New Zealand Midland Railway Company and finished by Government. 2 36 1 61 3 17 ■ 2 5 -64 68 6'4; 6"ll 1 2 2 36 24 32 1 61 21 68 6 26 8 17 28 48 2 5 24 51 19 44 3 7 33 67 a 7 153 2 65 1 53 13 11 2 65 25 5 1 52 29 1 2 17 2 45 38 50 2 4f 19 3 1 3 5 45 0 54 8 75 0 54 '210 75 7 8 9 M. oh. H. oh. M. oh. 25 45 42 8 20 0 14 0 5 i0 71 19 71 19 11 18 .. 2 47 10 26 .. I 45 15 37 22 37 22 11 22 2 60 3 38 4 74 8 30 2 21 16 13 69 27 31 0 37 8 30 4 14 26 0 26 0 Prelim. 6 51 26 47 4 10 i 10 16 0 2 0 14 0 10 0 10 0 Prelim. 23 68 1 75 3 38 2 39 5 54 4 71 4 71 64 71 64 74 34 65 34 65 Prelim. 11 26 10 12 1 14 8 65 .. 0 64 16 2 19 44 Prelim. 2 17 19 3 Prelim. Prelim. Under I Plate. - H Date. T ls"™' l872 " 73 - IS'3-7) .1874-76.1875-78. 10 49 1133 '.'. 21 76 20 7 6 26 I 25 91 I 23 46 30 60 11 38 22 20 27 29 36 5 "i 42 8 21 206 7 59 13 i806 2 ■246 69 23 30 16 43 16 27 12 50 4 40 o"5 4 40 [Prelim. 9 29 0 65 2 52 0 66 4 49 3 16 4 65 4 65 4 65 2 4 2 60 2 60 9 66 23 78 88 25 Prelim. 38 25 28 10 13 26 4 42 8 0 6 74 2 GO 7 0 9 0 52 38 2 60 7 0 9 0 52 88 I aver car- [nvereargill-King-gill-King- Bton Eton and LumsdenMararoa Lumsden-Mararoe Forest Hill. Winton to HedgeRailway hope Western Wallacetown Railways Branch Otautau Branch Otautau-NightcapK Orepuki Branch Orepuki- Orepuki-Waiau .. Waiau River Totals By Authority: John Maokat, Government Printer, Wellington—1905.

Enclosure to Appendix E, JJ-—1. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Sukvkyed up to 31st March, 1905. NORTH ISLAND. State of Line. K XT*'\ Di ~ I SeCti °°- Line"! 1 ! TOtft, - 1 Under Under . °^ & ' I I | | I 1 Forma- Plate- __ . . . j — ■ — r— , j j tion. aying. 11873-4 j 1874-5 ! L875-6 1876-7 1877-8:1878-9 1879-80! 1880-111881-2 J 1882-3 1 j 1884-5 1885-6 1886-7 1887-8 1888-9 1889-9oi 1890-1 1891-2 11892-3 1893-4 j 1894-5 1895-6 j 1896-7 11897-8:1898-9 1899-00i 1900--1 ! 1901-2 1902-3 1903-4 ,1904-5 Tote,]. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 24 25 26 j 27 | 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 12 : 43 44 M.clis. M.chs. M.chs.i M.chs. M.chs. M.chs. M.chs. M. che. M.che. M chs. M.chs. M.ohs. M. chs M. chs. M.chs. M.ohe. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M.chs. M.ehs M. chs. M. cbs M, chs.M. chs. M. chs M. chs. M. ohs M. chs M. chs.M. chs. M. chs.M. cha. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. M. ohs. M. chit. Kawakawa- Kawakawa .. 7 41 Opua Wharf - Tau- 5 31 1 7April,lB84 5 11 | I ■■ l^ Zl h&m ' - Kawa- i» 0H 8 18 22Feb.,1877 2 30 .. .. I ■■ J kawa !] Kawakawa southwards 8 0 Kawakawa Kopuru. 7 39 0 28 7 67 0 41 .. 7 39 KopumHukerenui.. 17 63 Kopuru-Hukerenui.. 17 63 .. 17 63 17 63 Whancarei-Kamo Ex- 16 0 Hukerenui-Waiofcu .. 1 26 0 40 ' 1 66 .. .. .. ] 1 Mar., 1901 .. .. .. . .. .... .. .. .. .. . ■ ■. . ■ ■ ■ • - .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - - - - * 26 nens i on Waiotu-Whakapara 3 29 ) I 21 Dec, 1898 8 29 Whakapara-Hikurangi 3 25 i 2 69 17 43 ,'I 2Nov.,1896 3 25 22 52 Hikurangi-Kamo .. 8 0 J (; 2 July, 1894 8 0 Kamo-Whangarei .. 9 20 Kamo-Whang are i • • * 50 1 „ -_ R _<, (128 Oct., 1SB0 4 50 Whangarei - Opau 2 2 \\ l M B ' y ( |30 Nov., 1882 2 2 Wharf Opau Wharf-Graham- 2 W .. 2 48 .. 2 48 .. ! . ■ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ . ■ ■ ■ •. •. ■ ■ .. ■ ■ • • • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ M ,,,V.l,.,, M mV».l. y ...940 16 « !j „ „ , 18 16 | - k g 189l|- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •■ .. .. 16 46 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• ;• ■■ •• ( „ » Booms-Waima 2 19 .. 2 19 .. 2 19 .. i .. ■ ' Holensville i Helensville North- ! 110 0 Extension., . - 56 65 .. I 56 65 56 65 estim. .. ' .. " North ' wards Maungaturoto-Hoteo II 0 .. 23 0 | 23 0 I .. .. .. ■■ ■■ war( la Hoteo to Woodcock's 9 13 .. : 9 13 3 0 6 13 .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ Woodcock's-Ahuroa 2 41 0 16 2 57 .. .. 2 41 ; .. ■ ■ ■ • , ' ■ Ahuroa-Tahekeroa 4 55 0 15 4 70 .. . . 2 3ept.,1903 i * 65 ■• 1 TahekeroivMak&rau H 18 0 10 3 28 119 Dec, 1900 3 18 >■ ]8 41 Makarau-Kanohi .. 3 6 j | | Iβ June, 1897 ■■ .. ..3 6 Kanohi - Helenuville 7 42 J 1 w la ls ] 3 May, 1889 .. 7 42 > Terminus Kai para.- ' Kstipatfa-Auckland .. 35 73 Halensville Terminus, 0 43 ' /jlSSept.,18801 0 43 Wnikftto — Helensville Helensville-Kumeu 12 79 ; fifi I ,, ,„ -29 Oct., 1875 .. .. 12 79 .. .. \ ! 35 73 Kumeu-Hendcrson.. 11 0 ; bl * , w w ] J18 July, 1881 11 0 .. .. Henderson-Waikomiti 1 50 |21 Dec, 1880 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 50 Waikomiti-Newmarket 9 61 U \ 29 Mar., 1880 9 61 - - > Onehunga Branch .. 2 73 Penrose-Onohunga... 2 63 t . m . M 1124 Dec, 1873 2 53 ' : I 3 78 Onehunga Wharf .. 0 » J" l ™ 4 bd j | 28 Nov., 1878 0 20 > Auckland-Waikato .. 100 13 Auckland Wharf .. .. j 0 55 ! 0 55 i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■■ .. ■■ ■- ■■ ■■ ■■ '• •■ " " , " Auckland Station .. 0 15 \ /I30 Nov.,18B5 .. .. 0 15 .. .. I Auckland-Mercer .. 42 72 '20 May, 1875 .. 42 72 .. | Mercer-Newcastle.. 31 21 !l3Aug.,1877 31 2 .. .. 10013 Newcastle-Hamilton 10 33 ib 11 llb M ! 19 Dec, 1877 10 33 • ■ - - Hamilton-Ohaupo .. 9 27 I .4 June, 1878 9 27 ■ ■ • • • ■ Ohaupo-Te Awamutu 6 24 \\ 1 July, 1880 6 24 .. .. .. Auckland- Penrose— i Deviation vi& Beach 6 50 Deviation vi<< Beach 6 50 .. 6 50 6 50 Auckland City Branch 2 60 Auckland City Branch 2 60 .. 2 60 2 CO Prelim. ,. —Kingsland Station to Auckland Station ; j via Western Park j and Freeman's Bay Surveys, new/Pukekohe-Waiuku .. 12 5 Paerata-Waiuku ■- 12 5 .. 12 5 12 5 .. .. .. j ■■ WaTkato- ' Waikato -Thames .. 62 58 Frankton Junction, 1 1 \ / 20 Oct., 1879 11 .. .. .. ■■ Thames —Hamilton Hamilton-Morrinsville 16 71) [,.„ 7r \ 1 Oct., 1884 16 79 .- ' .. - .. .. -• ■■ 1 ' - ■■ ■ ■ I Mi.)'., 1886 .. .. ; 12 55 , .. -. .. .. 62 Sβ Te Aroha-Paeroa .. 12 63 I 30 Dec, 1895 .. .. •• 12 63 p tt u r o a . Paeroa-Thamee .. 19 20 / \ 19 Dec, 1898 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -. .. 19 20 Waihi Paeroa-We-ihi .- 12 40 Paeroa-Waihi .. 12 40 1 30 13 70 .. I 8 10 4 80 ■• '.'. l .. ■■ -. .. ■■ ■• i Hamilton- Hamilton- Cambridge 12 2 Ruakura Junction, 12 2 3 14 15 16 .. .. .. 8 Oct., 1884 12 2 .. .. .. .. ., 12 2 Cambridge —Cambridge ThamesVal- Thames Valley-Koto- 69 33 Morrinsville-Oxfotd.. 80 60 , , 8 Mar.,1886 30 60 .. ■■ .. - .. ! ■■ I ley - Roto- rnft Oxford-Pntaruru .. 6 77 21 June, 1886 6 77 ■ ■ .. rua I Ngatira Contract ..80 (80--.. " '■ Kaponga Contract .. 10 23 V 5 27 74 60 .. .. .. J 24 Nov., 1893 ■ .. J 10 23 .. .. h- 69 88 i Tarukenga Contract 4 62 ■ I 4 62 ....••--■■■■■•■■••'•■■ I »».<**.. HI 1 8D »- 189 ' ■• {SJ :: :: :: :: :: :: " :: :: :: I Gisbome- (jisbome-Karaka .. 18 15 Wharf Extension .. O 25 .. o 25 .. ! .. .. .- ■■ ■■ ■■ •• ° 25 •• ■■ | Rotoru!l Gisborne-Ormond .. 10 60 2 45 13 25 .. : .26 June, 1902 .. , .. . „ 10 60 .... 1- IS 10 Ormond-Kaitaratahi 2 5 .. 2 5 ' 10 Nov., 1902 .. .. .. .. ..25....] Kaiteratahi-Karaka 5 5 0 71 5 76 .. 5 5 .. ■ ■ | .. .. ■ ■ j .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ New HUrvev '. Napier-Gisborne .. 120 0 Napier-Wairoa River 58 0 58 0 58 0 Prelim. .. ■■ .. I .. ■■ '' .. .. WairoaRiver-Gisborne 62 0 62 0 62 0 Prelim. .. •■ ■• .. .. ' I .. .. ■■ ■■ N a d i e r - Napier-Woodville .. 96 65 Spit-Napier .. 2 16 25 Nov., 1874 .. 2 16 .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ■ ■ ■ ■ ' Woodville Napier-Hastinge .. 11 64 12 Oct., 1874 .. n 64 .. .. .. .. .. j •• an d pal- Hastings-Pakipaki .. 4 27 1 Jan., 1875 .. 4 27 .. .. ., ' .. .. - - m e reton Pakipaki-Te Aute .. 10 17 17 Feb., 1876 .. 10 17 .. .. > .. .. I .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ North Te Aute-Waipawa .. 12 53 28 Aug., 1876 12 53 .. .. I .. -. I .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ Waipawa-Waipukurau 4 49 | .« - „, _„ 1 Sept.,1876 4 49 .. .. 1 .. .. ,. .. -. 1 . ... Waipukurau-Takapau 12 79 " 5 m TO Jl2Mar.,1877 12 79 .. .. .. .. ' .. ■■ .. .. I .. .. ■■ ■■ f Takapau-Kopua .. 5 63 25 Jan., 1878 5 63 .. .. I ,. .. .. .. ■ ■ - - Kopua-Makotuku .. 5 22 9 Aug., 1880 j .. 5 22 ,. L . .. _ , I \ ,, ,, Makotuku-Matamau 4 22 23 June,1884 ' I . , 4 22 .. ! .. ■. Matamau-Tahoraite 7 18 1 1 Dec, 1884 7 43 .. ■ ■ .. . ........ Tahoraite-Woodville 15 10 j 22 Uw., 1887 . .. " ., ,. .. 15 10 •■ '.', '.'. " " ■■ ■■ I Woodville-PalmerHtOD 17 21 Wood vi He- Palmers ton 17 21 0 51 17 72 9 Mar., 1891 j .. .. 17 21 .. .. "21 North North Wellington - Wood ville-Wellington L15 79 Woodville- Wangatai- 5 76 j (11 Dec, 1897 .. .. 5 76 .. - ■ .. •• ' Woodville noka _ Mangatainoka- Pahi- 3 30 j 2 Aug., 1897 .. _ _ _ .. 3 30 .. • • ■ ■ atua Pahiatua-Newman 15 24 | | 3 May, 1897 ............ .. ,. 15 24 .............. Newmau-Eketahuna 2 4 1 I 16 Mar., 1896 ., ,. .. , ..24 • ■ ■ ■ Eketahuna- Manga- 6 15 | | 8April,1889 .. .. " .. \\ 6 ' 15 " \\ .. .. .. .. ma-hoe ; Manga,mahoe- 4 7 lOJan.,1887 | .. ,, ..4 7 ■■ Mauriceville Mauriceville- Master- 12 8 14June,1880 .. .. j .. .. I 12 8 .. .. .. .. .. ton 78137 72 J 115 79 Masterton-Woodside 16 22 1 Nov., 188( 16 22 .. .. ' Woodsido-Featheraton 4 19 1 14 May, 1880 4 19 .. " " " .. .. .. " " .. .. j Peatherston-Kaitoke 17 48 1 12 Oct., 1878 17 48 . .. .. .... Kaitoke-Upper Hutt 7 47 1 Jan., 1878 7 47 .. .. .... Upper Hutt-Silver- 3 35 1 Feb., 1870 .. .. 3 35 " " " " " .. | " .. " " " \\ " \[ .. '.'. ■■ .. stream Silverstream - Lower 8 0 15 Dec, 1875 .... 8 0 ...... .. ........■■■■■■■■ Hutt I Lower Hutt-Pipitea 8 2 14 April, 1874 8 2 .... .. ! .. .......... I .... Pipitea-Wellington.. 0 47 1 Nov., 1880 0 ' 47 " . i \ .. ' ........ Te Aro Extension .. 1 15 29Mar.,1893 I " " .. x 'i 5 \' ., \\ I Greytown Branch .. | 3 7 ■ W oods id e-Grey town 8 7 0 64 3 71 .. .. ! .. 14 May, 1880 37 I, .. __ .. .. 37 Rimutaka'Coach road Route .. 9 0 ; Kaitoke-Feathers ton 9 0 .. 9 0 9 0 Prelim. .. ■• •■ .. .. I .. . .. .. .. | ■■ -. Incline Tauherenikau Route : 21 30 Upper Hutt- Woadsida 2130 .. 2130 2130 .. .. •• .. ' Deviation Wai n u i - o - m a ta 31 40 Petone-Pigeon Bush 31 40 .. 31 40 I 81 40 Survevs Route Coast Route .. 52 0 . Petone-Pigeon Bush 52 0 .. 52 0 52 0 .. .. ■ ■ .. . . -. - - ! Coaat Route .. ' 70 0 ■ Petone-Cartorton, via 70 0 .. 70 0 70 0 Martinborough Foxtou-New Foxton-Fatea .. 120 44 Foxtou-Palmerston.. 23 39 i . , 27 April,1876 .. .. 23 39 j .. ,, ! .. \ PIIimouth Palmerston-Feilding 11 28 20 Oct., 1876 1128 .. I • ■ I Feilding-Halcombe ..776 22 April, 1878 776.. .. .. Halcombe-Marton .. 10 49 20 May, 1878 10 49 .. " " " -. " " ' Marton-Turakina .. 9 10 I „_,„.„„ I 4 Feb., 18781 9 10 .. ,. , .. ■■ l,,,,^ Turakma-Aramoho.. 20 25 89 17 May, 18771 20 .. .. " " .. ■■ .. .. .. } V2Oii ' Aramoho-Kai Iwi .. 9 31 28 June, 1879 9 31 .. Kai Iwi-Waitotara .. 13 2 20 Sept., 1880 13"2 ' ■ ■ • • Waitotara-Waverley 6 73 23 Mar., 1881 6 73 .. Waverley-Patea .. 8 31 28 Aug., 1883 " s .. .. " ■ ■ " .. '.'. Route Improvement 26 7 Turakina-Matarawa 11 67 .. 11 67 ■ 11 67 .... •• ............ | -- .......-•■■■■-.... SurveyH ; Aramoho-Goat Valley 7 40 .. 7 40 ! 7 40 .. .. ■ ■ .. .. "' .. . '.' .. Tunnel Kai Iwi-Okehu .. 3 60 .. 3 60 1 8 60 .. .. ■ ■ . .. 1 Nukumaru-Waitotara 3 0 .. 3 0 ! 3 0 Prelim. .. ■ ■ ............ .. ................ Patea-Waitara .. i 71 56 PateiL-Manutahi 8 57 1 / 28 Aug., 1883 8 57 " I ' ■ ■ 1 Manutahi-Hawera .. 9 24 23 Mar.,1885 9 24 | J .. " ■■ Hawera-Norrnanby. 3 35 I 30 Oct., 1881 3 35 .. Normanby-Eltham.. 8 32 I 18June,1881 .. \\ g 32 " " \ " - " .. "* " ,. .. .. .. Eltham-Ngaire ..! 2 60 l 11wmM j 7 Feb., 1881 2 60 I .; __ __ .. " " __ ; Steatford-Inglewooa 13 40 I 17 Dec, 1879 13 40 . "... " " - Englewood-Sentry Hill 8 60 I 30 Nov., 1877 8 60 .... .. Waitara-N. Plymouth j 11 13 14 Oct., 1875 .... 11 IB .. " ' ! N.Plymouth-Moturoa 2 35 I \ 28 April, 1886 .. \ | " 2*35 ■- " .. ] I Moturoa-Breakwater .. 0 53 0 53; ,, .. I .. - - I .. ! ■ ■ Bull's Branch .. 3 79 Bull's Branch .. 3 79 .. 3 79 I 3 79 Prelim. .. ■ ■ .. .... Wanganui Branch .. 8 29 Aramoho Loop ..I 0 10 I Q „ . , 0 I f 21 Jan., 1878 0 10 .... . .. ■ ■ l o on I 8 Aramoho-Wanganui 3 19 \ 2 13 5 * 2 \ 21 Jan., 1878 3 19 .. .. [ 3 29 Stratford. Stratford-Kawakawa 101 0 .Toko Section .. i 6 26 0 40 6 66 9 Aug., 1902 .. 6 26 .. | Kawakawa 1 ! Oruru Section .. 4 72 0 36 5 28 lMar.,1905 .. ., .. 4 72 / U 18 j Surveyed .. .. 89 62 .. 89 62 89 62 .. - - " " .. ' Opunake - Mountain S3 10 Opunake-Kltliam .. 28 10 .. 23 10 23 10 Prelim. 1 Road I Mount Bgmont, 9 20 Manganui Section .. 6 0 .. 6 0 .. 6 0 .. ■• ; .. Branch Te-popo Section .. 3 20 i .. | 3 20 3 20 Prelim. .... | ............ .. ................ Northlsland Marton-Te Awamutu 209 70 Marton Junction,— 18 53!) I 2June,1888| .. 18 "g 3 MainTrunk Rangatira ', ]■ 3 41 26 4 \ I 1 Railwav Mangaonoho Contract 3 70 ■} ( 1 May, 1893j .. a 70 | Makohine Section .. 11 0 1 20 12 20 X Nov., 1902' i .. " .. I " I 9 24 V 44 68 .. .. .. ; iosept.,1904 ; " .. ■■ ;; i fl6 JIangaweka Section 6 70 0 48 7 33 ' 10 Sept., 1904 .. 6 70 1 Paengaroa Section.. 10 26 j 1 18 11 44 ! .. 4 54 1 17 llO Sept., 1904 .. ...... 4 35 [' '.' n !.' 1C A'.} .......... .. ...... Waioum Section .. 7 41 , .. 7 41 j .. 7 41 .. . - .. .... Murimutu Section .. 18 70 .. 18 70 13 70 .. " .... Raetihi Section 8 60 .. 8 60 8 60 ............ .. ...... Waimarino Section.. 12 30 ! .. 12 30 12 30 .. .. „ "" .. " " ". Makaretu Section .. 70 1 .. 70 40 30.. .. ............ " .......... O*hango Section ..801..80..80.. .. ....... ," • " ".. '...... Whaka ( apa Section JO 0 j .. 10 0 .. 4 0 6 0 .. " .. Taumaranui Section t> 48 j 0 52 7 20 6 48 .. i . .. " " " ' Ongarue Section .. 14 7 1 44 15 51 .. .. ■• I 1 tw 1 " or ac Ohinemoa Section 13 29 i 1 6 14 35 f ' j ! ■ .. ' * .. .. 27 36 ■ ■ 1 Poro-o-tarao Tunnel 1 34 i \ I ( , .. 1 34 .. ,' Contract 21 Dec, 1896 ! I j Mokau Section .. 11 9 I ; , . .. 11 9 I 74 33 1 Waiteti Contract .. 8 53 I ,' 3 TO M 47 " " ' "1 8 May, 1889 .... . " a " n \ , Te Kuiti Contract .. 1141 2Dec,1887| " "' _*: "... 1141 "^_5_5 S - " I " '— " '.'—~7:^ I f. 7. .. " Waipa. Contract . . 14 "2Dj7 \ 9 Mar., 1887J ' " " 1 i' on ■ ■ " " ! " " ' I Central Route—Devia- 30 0 Ohakune to Mokau- 30 0, .. 30 0 i 30 0 Prelim. .. .. ■ . " " ■ tion Surveys Retaruke Divide " *' " " - ' " '' "" 34 0 Makatote Gorge-Ma- 34 0 i .. 34 0 34 0 Prelim. .. .. I .. .. raeKowbai - I " " ; I I 20 0 Marae-Kowhai-Ohura 20 0 i .. I 20 0 ■ 20 0 Explor.; ..;........ Valley " " ! \ " Ngaire-Ongaruhe .. 103 58 Ngaire Section .. 38 73 ' .. : 38 73 • 38 73 .. I .. I ............ .. : .......... Tangarakau Section 26 0.. 260260.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " " " .. " • ■ ■ • Heao Section - - 30 70 | ..; 10 70 10 70 .. I .. I .. .. .. " " " " " .. " '' " Ohura Section .. 27 75 ! .. : 27 75 27 75 .. .. ! .. .. '. Waitara-Tangarakau 46 75 Waitara Section .. 46 75 I .. j 46 75 46 75 .. .. I Urenui Route .. 12 0 Urenui to Tangitu 12 0 .. ' 12 0 12 0 Prelim. .. .. .. .. .. " j River i ■' ■ - I " Hasbings-Te Awamutu 170 0 , Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 .. 170.0 170 0 Prelim. .. .. .. _ —— - — ——— — ! , — Total .. 2.0*5 76 J .. 2.045 76 141 9 18,187 5 1,02b 35 67 79 28 15 | 10 55 61 19 69 23 64 24 103 76 27 19 24 22 j 68 39 22 67 j 2 2 17 8 j 55 21 {43 50 §54 77 11 41 18 53 22 30 ' 17 21 16 46 1 15 26 75 16 51 14 67 16 43 27 56 : 22 49 .. 4 44 .. 28 60 32 11 17 73 921 37 * In this case the date given is the date on which the railway was taken over by the Government. * This comprises 12 m. 70 oh of railway constructed by Government, and1 30m. 60 ch. of line constructed by private company under the District Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. S Th.s comprises 48m. of railway constructed by Government, and 6 m. 77ch. of line constructed by private company under the District Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. Note.—Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails ttave been taken up. •■1 5 76 3 30 15 24 '.'. 19*20 13 10 115 79 28 60

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North Island Main Trunk Railway. — Makatote Viaduct. — Descrip prion. Five Spans of 36fr. Fivfl Spans of IQOfr. Five Piers of 36fr. Height from Creek Bed ro Rail Level 260fr. — Scale. — 100 rr. io 200 n. = . ; rfri2 _ - s -7^^s X \ iiizz^i % 4 • •: .■ - -36' -" + - 36'- + Nift NNay rr f' tf KI 36' m-36'— '■---V^ <<' 100' J -X ■■" -36' 36'- : - 100' 36'100' — 36' - 100' 2 -36'-^ —- loo' - &'~~2 ,T> i. N ■-^γ •^, --, \ \ i"-----i 11 ■ • i! i V \ \ i 1 £ z f /H^"^ i: / pi / / '*i i i / s I 1 Jc i * r r . •■■* !5- :^ .j ,J J., :;i^* i#* / i I jjffK It'll I 1 A J 1 s I 1 1 1 ;^ r.i M«S? I ■'■TT7T L.W.t. r.L. _ __ 1 1 . * L.W. L, ± i __1 1 J I I .11 :$ «* — L E V E fra s^fn L i J— -■V--^"' g Transverse View. — -, i Bidhr above Dahjm 2300 ft. £ 1 i $ 2 t s i f « I S.W.May-Somerville del. r. !6r Hei 1.71c. 73 7« 7 5 77 7» 79 97 M. General Elevation.

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NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER WAITEA RIVER, AT 127 MILES 45 CHAINS FROM MARTON JUNCTION; ONE STEEL GIRDER SPAN OF 22FT., FOUR OF 33 FT., AND ONE OF 44Ft. CREEK BED TO RAIL LEVEL, 55FT.

NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER KAKAHI RIVER, 125 MILES 64 CHAINS FROM MARTON JUNCTION; FIVE STEEL GIRDER SPANS OF 44FT. AND ONE OF 22FT.; HEIGHT, 62FT. FROM CREEK TO RAIL-LEVEL.

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BRIDGE OVER KAKAHI RIVER, SHOWING SAWMILL.

KAKAHI SAWMILL.

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NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. SERVICE ROAD BRIDGE OVER TE RUE CREEK, ABOUT 114 MILES 20 CHAINS FROM MARTON JUNCTION.

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NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. VIEW OF MAKATOTE GORGE, SHOWING SERVICE-ROAD BRIDGE, THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE BELOW RAILWAY VIADUCT, AT 112 MILES 71 CHAINS FROM MARTON JUNCTION.

NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY: 15FT. WATER-TUNNEL CARRYING TAIHAPE STREAM UNDER RAILWAY EMBANKMENT, AT 43 MILES 52 CHAINS FROM MARTON JUNCTION.

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NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. EMBANKMENT, ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF TAIHAPE, 63FT. HIGH; CONTENTS, 100,000 CUBIC YARDS.

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NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER TOI CREEK, 37 MILES 54 CHAINS FROM MARTON JUNCTION; ONE STEEL GIRDER SPAN OF 156 FT., TWO TIMBER SPANS OF 20 FT., AND TWO 11FT.; 187FT. FROM CREEK-BED TO RAIL-LEVEL.

NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER TOI CREEK, 6 MILES BEYOND MANGAWEKA.

PAEROA—WAIHI RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER OHINEMURI RIVER, THIRD CROSSING, AT WAIKINO. FOUR STEEL GIRDER SPANS OF 44FT. AND FIVE TIMBER SPANS OF 20FT.; 24FT. FROM RIVER-BED TO RAIL-LEVEL.

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PAEROA-WAIHI RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER OHINEMURI RIVER, SECOND CROSSING; ONE STEEL-GIRDER SPAN OF 121FT. AND ONE OF 44FT. ; KARANGAHAKE TUNNEL, 1,188 YDS. LONG.

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GISBORNE-KAHAKA RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER WAIPAO RIVER: SIX 80FT. AND FOUR 20FT. SPANS.

STRATFORD-ONGARUE RAILWAY. 60FT. CUTTING AT 14M. 17CH. FROM STRATFORD.

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WAIPARA-CHEVIOT RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER HURUNUI RIVER, SHOWING RIVER IN FLOOD.

WAIPARA-CHEVIOT RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER HURUNUI RIVER, SHOWING ORDINARY RIVER-LEVEL.

NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND RAILWAY. STAIRCASE VIADUCT IN COURSE OF ERECTION. ONE SPAN OF 60FT., TWO OF 192 FT.; SPAN OVER PIER-HEAD, 36FT.; HEIGHT, CREEK TO RAIL-LEVEL, 237FT.

NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND RAILWAY. VIEW LOOKING UP BROKEN RIVER, SHOWING BRIDGE SITE. TWO 20 FT., FOUR 34FT. 6 IN., TWO 35FT. 6 IN., AND ONE 192FT. SPANS; HEIGHT, RIVER-BED TO RAIL-LEVEL, 187FT.

NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND RAILWAY. VIEW LOOKING UP SLOVEN'S CREEK, SHOWING SERVICE-ROAD.

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NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND RAILWAY. VIEW FROM ROLLESTON RIVER, SHOWING SITE OF MOUTH OF ARTHUR'S PASS TUNNEL.

NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND RAILWAY. VIEW FROM SITE OF BRIDGE OVER ROLLESTON RIVER, LOOKING BACK TO OTIRA.

NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND RAILWAY. ROLLESTON RIVER, FROM SITE OF BRIDGE, LOOKING UP GORGE.

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OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY. POOLBURN GORGE TUNNEL NO. 1, LOOKING NORTH-WEST.

OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY. 55FT ROCK-CUTTING APPROACH TO MANUHERIKIA RIVER BRIDGE, FIRST CROSSING.

OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY. BRIDGE OVER MANUHERIKIA RIVER, FIRST CROSSING. ONE 100FT. AND FOUR 66FT. STEEL GIRDER SPANS ON CYLINDER AND CONCRETE PIERS; LENGTH OVER ALL, 368FT.; HEIGHT, RIVER-BED TO RAIL-LEVEL, 50FT.

OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY. ROCK-CUTTING APPROACH TO MANUHERIKIA RIVER BRIDGE AT ALEXANDRA, LEFT BANK.

OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY. SITE OF BRIDGE OVER MANUHERIKIA RIVER AT ALEXANDRA.

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PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT. BY THE HON. W. HALL-JONES, MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, 29th AUGUST, 1905., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1905 Session I, D-01

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PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT. BY THE HON. W. HALL-JONES, MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, 29th AUGUST, 1905. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1905 Session I, D-01

PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT. BY THE HON. W. HALL-JONES, MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, 29th AUGUST, 1905. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1905 Session I, D-01

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