APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1924.

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L 923-1934. NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1924.

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1923-1924. IT P »*° No 6 46—Additions to Open Lines .. ..10 Public Buildings— 52— Agricultural .. .. 17 -_ _ . _ . __ 48— Courthouses .. .. ..12 65—Contingent Oolenoe .. .. 92 47 _ Q enera j v 54— Hospitals and Charitable Institutions .. 17 44-Departmental, Public Works .. ..5 jjj|- Mental Hospital Buildings .. ..17 62—Development of Mining .. .. „ 91 " "'f,' 8 ' 81 ?,™ •• ■• •• « 58-Development of Tourist Resorts .. .22 5 A }~ £° stal and Telegraph .. .. .. 14 49— Prison Buildings and Works .. 12 69—Eleotrio Supply Aooount .. .. 96 —Education Loans Account .. .. 104 Railways 46— Additions to Open Lines .. 10 61-Goldfields (Roads on) .. .. .. 89 45 "- Railway Construction .. .. .. 9 — Railways Improvement Authorization Act, .1914, Account .. .. ..102 57—Harbour Works .. .. 20 Roads and other Public Works — 59—Immigration .. .. .. ..23 fin R , „ 67-Irrigation and Water-supply .. ..95 W au.HmT .. .. .. ..30 Christohuroh .. .. 72 73—Land for Settlements Aocount .. ..97 Dunedin .. .. .. ..76 Gisborne .. .. .. 45 Lands Improvement- Greymouth .. .. ..69 66- Lands: Miscellaneous.. .. ..93 Invercargill .. .. ..82 56-Lighthouses .. .. .. ..20 a P ,ec •• •• •• '' _? ° Nelson .. .. .. 64 Stratford .. .. .. 53 62—Mining, Development of .. .. .. 91 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 42 64—Motor Transport Sorvice .. .. 92 Taumarunui .. .. .. oO r Wellington .. .. ..60 Whangarei .. .. 24 74—Main Highways Aooount .. ..102 General .. .. .. ..88 _ __;_.., 61—Roads on Goldfields— 73—Opening up Land for Settlements— Auckland 89 Auckland .. .. .. ..97 Nelgon ; - _ '/_ " '/_ 80 Christohuroh .. .. .. 101 Otago 90 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 101 Southland." '.'. '.'. '.'.90 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 98 West Coast .. .. ..89 Greymouth .. .. .. 100 Invoroargill .. .. .. 101 Napier .. .. .. .. 100 63—Telegraph Extension .. .. 91 Nelson .. .. .. ~100 55—Timber Supply and Sawmills .. ..19 Stratford .. .. .. ..99 Tauranga .. .. .. 98 Taumarunui .. .. 99 —Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Wellington .. .. ..100 Account .. .. .. ..103 Whangarei .. .. ..97 68—Plant, Material, and Stores .. ..95

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SUMMARY OF SERVICES CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS.

1923--24. 'age 5 9 10 PUBLIC WORKS FUND. GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT. Public Works, Departmental Railways— £ Railway Construction ... ... 1,420,000 Additions to Open Lines ... ... 850,000 £ 130,203 £ 11 19 Public Buildings Timber-supply and Sawmills for Public Works Department Lighthouses and Harbour-works Development of Tourist Resorts Immigration Construction, Maintenance, and Supervision of Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works Development of Mining Telegraph Extension Motor Transport Service Contingent Defence Lands Improvement Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage Plant, Material, and Stores 2,270,000 262,850 17,000 •JO 22 23 24 28,500 37,250 150,050 989,860 4,846,313 91 91 92 92 98 96 95 1,500 750,000 5,000 25,500 55,600 108,000 15,000 Total—Public Works Fund OTHER ACCOUNTS. 350,000 102 103 RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT 90,000 96 102 1,175,000 5,000 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. 104,900 97 01 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT (Opening up Land for Settlements) EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT 400,000

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PUBLIC WOEKS FUND.

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL.

1923-24. Vote No. 44.—Public Works, Departmental £ 130,203 !03 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 44. Public Works, Departmental— 1 Salaries — Administrative Division. £ 1 at £1,047 (also Marine Engineer £91)... 1,047 Arrears of salary at £1,250 (subject to Public Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1921-22) from date of appointment, 24th August, 1920, to 31st March, 1923 125 1,172 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 1,937 Professional Division. 1 at £1,092 ... ... 1,092 1 at £874 ... ... 874 2 at £837 ... ... 1,674 1 at £814 ... ... 814 1 at £767 .. ... 767 1 at £765 ... ... 765 Class A — 8 at £715 ... ... 5,720 2 at £665 ... ... 1,330 Class B— 5 at £590 ... ... 2,950 1 at £565 ... ... 565 1 at £550 ... ... 550 1 at £540 ... ... 540 I at £515 ... ... 2,060 Glass G — 4 at £495 ... ... 1,980 4 at £475 ... ... 1,900 7 at £460 ... ... 3,220 I at £430 ... ... 430 Class D — II at £420 ... ... 4,620 1 at £420 (6 months) ... ... 210 2 at £400 ... ... 800 3 at £385 ... ... 1,155 6 at £365 ... ... 2,190 1 at £350 ... ... 350 6 at £345 ... ... 2,070 1 at £330 .. ... 330 1 at £330 (3 mouths) ... ... 82 Class E — IS at £320 ... ... 1,920 1 at £320 (5 months) ... ... 133 4 at £300 ... ... 1,200 5 at £285 ... ... 1,425 1 at £260 ... ... 260 5,986 7,050 6,665 7,530 11,807 4,938

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;tom. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 41— continued. £ £ Public Works, Departmental— continued. Salaries —continued. Professional Division— continued. Class F— £ 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £210 ... ... 210 10 at £205 .. ... 2,050 3 at £185 ... ... 555 6 at £145 ... ... 870 1 at £125 ... ... 125 4 at £105 ... ... 420 Clerical Division. 4,465 Class I — 3 at £615 Glass II — 5 at £515 Class III— 1 at £470 ... ... 470 2 at £445 ... ... 890 Class IV— - 1 at £420 ... .. 420 8 at £395 ... ... 3,160 Glass V— —— 5 at £370 ... ... 1,850 7 at £350 ... ... 2,450 5 at £335 ... ... 1,675 Class VI— 26 at £320 ... ... 8,320 1 at £300 ... ... 300 Class VII— 25 at £295 ... ... 7,375 12 at £285 ... ... 3,420 12 at £265 ... ... 3,180 10 at £245 ... 2,450 3 at £225 ... ... 675 2 at £210 ... ... 420 2 at £205 ... ... 410 4 at £190 ... ... 760 4 at £180 ... ... 720 1 at £180 (4 months) ... ... 60 6 at £145 .. ... 870 13 at £125 ... ... 1,625 1 at £125 (1 month) ... ... 10 11 at £100 ... ... 1,100 14 at £85 ... ... 1,190 1 at £85 (4 months) ... ... 28 16 at £70 ... ... 1,120 1,845 2,575 1,360 3,580 5,975 8,620 25,413 General Division. 1 at £430 ... ... 430 3 at £420 ... ... 1,260 6 at £415 ... ... 2,490 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 1 at £395 ... ... 395 1 at £385 .. ... 385 2 at £370 .. ... 740 14 at £355 ... ... 4,970 3 at £350 ... ... 1,050 6 at £345 ... ... 2,070

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PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL -continued.

Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOBKS— continued. 1923-24. VOTE No. ii—continued. £ Public Works, Departmental— continued. Salaries —continued. General Division— continued. £ 6 at £335 ... ... 2,010 3 at £330 ... ... 990 15 at £325 ... ... 4,875 18 at £320 ... ... 5,760 3 at £315 ... ... 945 1 at £310 ... ... 310 12 at £305 ... ... 3,660 2 at £300 ... ... 600 15 at £295 ... ... 4,425 12 at £290 ... ... 3,480 7 at £280 ... ... 1,960 8 at £275 ... ... 2,200 2 at £270 ... ... 540 4 at £265 ... ... 1,060 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £255 ... ... 255 13 at £250 ... ... 3,250 1 at £250 (2 months) ... ... 42 2 at £245 ... ... 490 4 at £235 .. ... 940 1 at £225 ... ... 225 3 at £205 ... ... 615 1 at £190 (3 months) ... ... 48 10 at £181 ... ... 1,810 9 at £169 ... ... 1,521 4 at £149 ... ... 596 2 at £145 ... ... 290 1 at £137 ... ... 137 5 at £125 ... 025 3 at £109 ... ... 327 1 at £85 ... ... 85 1 at £85 (3 months) ... ... 21 60,282 Less amount of salaries of officers —charged direct to works on which engaged 160,028 72,000 88,028 2 3 4 5 6 Other Charges for and incidental to — Atuaroa Stream Dredging (on account, £3,000) Cost of preparation of reports on New Zealand hydroelectric schemes Equipment and other allowances, including lodging and any special allowances Expenses of Commissions generally Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance (including uniform cost-of-living increase, subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls)... Law charges and legal expenses Payment of accident expenses, &o., not provided for under the Workers' Compensation Act Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter-boxes and bags ... Printing and stationery, lithographic work, plans, periodicals, &c. : 800 150 2,000 500 12,000 50 7 8 25 9 5,500 10 9,000 * All recoverable.

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PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL— continued.

tern. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 44— continued. Puhlic Wokks, Departmental— continued. II 12 13 II Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Purchase of, and repairs to, instruments, office requisites, &c. Retaining fee to Mr. Evan Parry as Consulting Engineer in London Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers Travelling-expenses of Mr. F. T. M. Kissel, Electrical Engineer, in America and England ... Work done by High Commissioner's staff Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 750 105 12,000 15 16 ' 545 900 350 44,675 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 132,703 ! | Total—Vote No. 44 130,203 ' TOTAL g130,203

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RAILWAYS.

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1923-24. r ote No. 45. —Eailway Construction ... £ 1,420,000 ,, 46. —Additions to Open Lines 850,000 Total ... 2,270 000 bam. Item. £ £ Gem. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOBKS. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING LAND AND MATERIALS, HOLIDAY PAY, ETC., AND SALARIES OR WAGES, ALSO COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO REVISION AS COST OF LIVING RISES OR FALLS). VOTE No. 45. Eailway Construction — 1 Kaihu Eailway Extension 2 North Auckland Main Trunk— Huarau, Northwards 3 Whangarei Branch 4 Waipu Branch 5 North Island Main Trunk— Huntly Branch East Coast Main Trunk— 6 Paeroa-Pokeno 7 Waihi-Taneatua (including Mount Branch) 8 Gisborne-Napier .... 9 Waikokopu Branch ... ... 10 Opunake Branch 11 Stratford-Main Trunk 12 Wellington-Paekakariki Deviation 13 j Wellington-Wairarapa Eailway, Eimutaka Deviation Midland— 14 Glenhope-Murchison 15 Otira-Bealey 16 Westport-Inangahua 17 Grey mouth-Point Elizabeth 18 I Orepuki-Waiau Extension ... 19 Lawrence-Boxburgh 20 Land-claims, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities 21 Surveys, new lines of railway (including Paekakariki Deviation, Eimutaka Deviation, Balclutha-Tuapeka Mouth, Gore-Hedgehope, and other lines previously provided for as separate lines) 22 Permanent-way materials 5,000 257,000 20,000 10,000 20,000 5,000 260,000 150,000 120,000 75,000 115,000 10,000 10,000 30,000 150,000 50,030 5,000 20,000 90,000 1,000 4,000 70,000 22 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 1,477,000 57,000 Total —Vote No. 45 1,420,000

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[tern. 1923-24. MINIS TEE OF EAILWAY S. ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES £ £ VOTE No. 46. 1 2 3 Additions to Open Lines— Way and Works Branch— North Island Main Lines and Branches South Island Main Lines and Branches . Interlocking signal gear, fixed signals, tablet installation, telegraphs, and telephones Locomotive Branch— Boiling-stock Workshops machinery Locomotives constructed in New Zealand 300,114 189,000 70,886 ■I 5 6 300,000 40,000 60,000 Total of items 960,000 Total required for current year ... 860,000 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 10,000 Total—Vote No. 46... K> TOTAL TOTAL £2,270,' 100 J- w j. j. x_i.j .... .... • ....

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

(Including Purchase of Properties, Sites, Furniture, Fittings, and Fencing ; Eebuilding and Additions and Alterations to Buildings, Furniture, and Implements; Water-supply, Drainage, &c ; and Salaries or Wages ; also, Cost-of-living Increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls.) — 1923-24. £ Vote No. 47.—General ... ... ... 23,000 48.—Courthouses ... ... ... 7,000 19.—Prison Buildings and Works ... ... 30,000 50.—Police-stations ... ... ... 20,000 51.—Postal and Telegraph ... ... ... 100,250 52.—Agricultural ... ... ... 2,600 53.—Mental Hospital Buildings ... ... 40,000 ,, 54.—Hospitals and Charitable Institutions ... 40,000 Total ... ... ... 262,850 262, 150 Item. £ £ £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOEKS. VOTE No. 47. General — Parliament Buildings — 1 ■ New buildings ... .. ... 4,000 4,000 4 5 6 7 8 9 Departmental Buildings — 2 Alexandra (purchase of property for clerk's residence) ... ... ••• 605 3 Auckland, alterations to Police buildings, High Street, to accommodate Government Departments (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 4 Auckland, Law Court buildings (alterations) ... 850 5 j Auckland, Penrose (Public Works Store and Yards), (on account) ... ... ... 6,350 6 j Auckland (Public Works shops, store, and machinery), (on account) ... ... 100 7 Christchurch, Lands and Survey offices (additions) 600 8 i Christchurch (Public Works store), sidings) ... 750 9 Dunedin (providing new landing-place for explosives) ... ... •■• 65 10 | Gisborne (fittings for Lands and Survey Depart- I ment) ... ■•• " ■•• 275 11 Greymouth (purchase of residence for Collector of Customs) ... ... ... ! 1,405 12 | Taumarunui (building), (on account) ... ... j 1,000 13 Taumarunui, Eesident Engineer's residence (additions) ... ... .. 230 Wellington— 14 Departmental Buildings (additional fencing) ... 245 15 Dominion Museum (on account) ... ... 500 16 Government Printing Office (additional lavatory accommodation) ... ... ... I 225 2 3 605 1,000 850 6,350 100 600 750 65 10 275 11 1,405 1,000 12 18 230 11 15 10 245 500 225

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS- continued.

tern. 1923-24. MINISTEE OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 47 —continued. £ e General — continued. 17 18 19 20 Departmental Buildings —continued. Wellington— continued. Government Printing Office (installation of lire alarms) Hector Observatory for seismograph) Kaiwarra School (levelling site, &c), (on account) New Fireproof Departmental Buildings (on account) New Parliament Buildings (cellar accommodation for Government Departments) Wingatui Magazine (erection of and additional land) Buildings and sites not specified 1,100 350 *1,000 21 500 600 22 2,000 500 23 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 24,250 1,250 Total—Vote No. 47 23,001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 II 15 16 17 18 19 •20 21 22 VOTE No. 48. Courthouses — Auckland Supreme Court (additional land and buildings), (on account) Balclutha Blenheim (land and buildings), (on account) Christchurch (alterations)... Cromwell (strong-room) ... Dannevirke (lavatory accommodation) Gisborne (alterations) Hamilton (additional strong-room accommodation) Hastings (site), (on account) Matamata Maungaturoto (additions, (fee.) Morrinsville Palmerston North (alterations and additions) Ruatorea Te Puke Upper Hutt Wairoa Wanganui Supreme Court Wellington Supreme Court Whakatane Buildings and sites not specified Supervision and advertising 3,000 1,000 3,000 500 300 275 200 500 2,000 1,500 500 100 2,000 300 1,000 300 1,750 200 500 1,750 200 50 Total of items 20,925 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 7,500 500 Total—Vote No. 48 7,001 I 2 VOTE No. 49. Prison Buildings and Works— Auckland Auckland (female), (land and buildings), (on account) 500 1,000 * Recoverable from Education Department.

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tern. 1923-24. MINISTEE OF PUBLIC WOEKS— continued. VOTE No. 49— continued. Prison Buildings and Works— continued. Auckland (metal-crushing plant, buildings, (fee.) ... Auckland (warders' cottages) Gisborne Invercargill, Estuary Farm (reclaiming and draining) Invercargill (main building) Invercargill (warders' cottages) Invercargill (workshops, swimming-baths, (fee.) ... Paparua (Templeton) Taupo District, prison farm land (land, buildings, fencing, roading, and development), (on account) Waikeria Waikeria (road through Prison Eeserve) Waikune Prison Camp, Erua (buildings, sawmill plant, &c.) Wellington (female) Wellington (reformatory institution for women) ... Wellington District, general prison (land and buildings), (on account) Wi Tako, Trentham Wi Tako, Trentham (establishing brickmaking plant, yards, &e.) Buildings and sites not specified, and supervision £ £ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 il 6,500 2,500 150 3,000 5,000 2,000 1,000 9,000 12 13 14 2,500 2,000 150 15 16 17 1,500 1,000 1,800 18 19 10,000 1,500 20 2,500 250 Total of items 53,850 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 31,000 1,000 Total —Vote No. 49 30 30, 1,0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 VOTE No. 50. Police-stations — Auckland, Ponsonby (additions and alterations) Auckland, Eanfurly Boad (site and building) Auckland, St. Helier's Bay (site and building) Cheviot (additional land) ... Christchurch, St. Albans (site and building) Clyde (constable's residence) Culverden Denniston Devonport ... ... ... Dunedin, Anderson's Bay (site and building) Dunedin, North-east Valley (site and building) ... Dunedin, St. Clair (site and budding) Eketahuna ... ... ... ; Feilding (office) Foxton Gisborne (inspector's residence) Half moon Bay Hamilton (constable's residence) Hamilton (motor garage) ... Harihari Havelock (stable) Havelock North (site and building) ... Hawera (police-station and sergeant's residence) ... Henderson (site and building) Herekino llokitika (ollioe and quarters and sergeant's residence) Inglewood 1,500 2,000 2,000 55 1,600 1,200 1,800 1,200 3,650 1,400 1,200 1,300 1,500 300 2,000 1,500 1,000 950 50 1,000 125 1,000 1,370 2,000 1,400 27 200 150

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tern. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOEKS— conUmtei. 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 51 55 56 57 58 59 (i0 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 VOTE No. 50— continued. Police-stations— continued. Invercargill (inspector's residence) Kawhia Kahukura (site and building) Kerepehi (lock-up) Kurow (offices) Leeston Mangawai Manunui Middlemarch Moturoa (site and building) Nelson, The Port New Plymouth (inspector's residence) Nuhaka Oamaru Ongaonga Otira Paekakariki (site and building) Palmerston South Petane (lock-up) Port Chalmers (site and building) Eahotu Eawene Eimu Euatorea (site and building) Taneatua (site and building) Te Araroa Te Karaka (site and building) Timaru (inspector's residence) Tuatapere (office, lock-up, and stable) Waikaia (additions) Waikiwi (offices and lock-up) Waimataitai Wairoa Waitati Wanganui (office and quarters) Wellington, Eastbourne ... Wellington, Island Bay Wellington, Kelburn (site) Wellington, Tinakori Eoad (site and building) Wellington, Wadestown (site) Buildings and sites not specified Supervision and advertising £ 1,400 1,300 1,50(1 270 150 1,800 1,400 2,000 1,300 1,500 1,250 1,500 2,000 1,250 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 100 3,000 1,000 1,400 S00 600 1,500 i,ooo 1,500 1,500 460 250 250 1,250 1,000 1,300 7,000 1,000 1,000 350 1,500 300 500 100 L Total of items 85,730 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 2L,000 1,000 Total—Vote No. 50 20, 20,00i ,()( I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 51. Postal and Telegraph— Alexaudra Auckland Chief Post-office (alterations) Auckland, llevouport (additional land) ... Auckland, St. Helier'e Auckland, Newton (alterations to quarters) Auckland, Northoote (on account) Auckland, Upper Symonds Street Auckland, Wellesley Street (automatic telephone exchange), (cable shaft) 500 1,000 2,170 2,750 160 500 1,000 135

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!t«m. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOEKS— con tinned. 1923-24. VOTE No. 51— continued. Postal and Telegraph— continued. 9 Auckland, Grey Lynn (site) (on account) 10 Awakino (lineman's workshop and trap-shed) 11 Awarua Eadio (additions to Engineer's cottage) 12 Cave (purchase of property and removal of building) 13 Castlecliff (on account) 14 Cheviot (on account) 15 Christchurch, Chief Post-office (alterations) 16 Christchurch, Chief Post-office (automatic telephone exchange, money-order, and savings-bank branch), (additions, &c.) 17 Christchurch Telegraph-office (instrument tables) ... IS Christchurch (workshop and garage) 19 Christchurch, Eiccarton (purchase of property and alterations) 20 Dannevirke 21 Darfield 22 Donnelly's Crossing (accommodation at railwaystation) 23 Drury (on account) 24 Dunedin (automatic telephone exchange) 25 Dunedin, (ieneral Post-office (on account) 26 Dunedin Motor Garage (additions) 27 Dunedin, Telegraph Engineer's yard (blacksmith's shop) 28 Duvauchelle 29 Featherston (motor-shed) 30 Flat Creek 31 Gisborne, Chief Post-office (alterations and additions), (on account) ... 32 Greymouth (additions) 33 Hamilton (Chief Postmaster's and Accountant's residences), (drainage and lighting) ... ... 34 Hamilton (garage and workshops) 35 Hamilton (outbuildings) 36 Hastings (alterations) 37 Hawarden 38 Hick's Bay (site) 39 Hunterville (additions and alterations) ... 40 Hyde ... ... ... j 41 Ingle wood (additions) ... .. . 42 Invercargill (additions) ... ... ... 43 Invercargill (motor workshops and shed) ... 44 Kihikihi 45 Kopaki ... ... • ... 46 Levin (alterations and additions) 47 Mangawai 48 Marlon (additions), (on account) 49 Masterfon (additions and alterations) 50 Masterton (Engineer's store), (additions) 51 Matamata (water-supply) 52 Middlemarch 58 Mulhurst (accommodation at railway-station) 54 j Mohaka 55 Morrinsville (additions and alterations) ... 56 Mosgiel (on account) 57 Motueka (additions and alterations) ... ... 58 Motueka (garage and store) ... 59 Napier, Chief Post-office (on account) ... 60 Nelson (additions) 61 New Brighton 62 New Plymouth, (Ieneral Post-of'lice (additions) 63 New Plymouth (garage additions) 64 Ngatea (lineman's shed) 65 Normanby (additions at railway-station) 17 is 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2!) 30 31 32 33 £ 250 400 500 75 1,250 500 1,000 8,030 180 , 1,500 1,500 13,300 500 195 2,200 8,500 20,000 350 75 50 62 300 10,000 3,000 120 2,000 450 350 3,000 50 1,150 300 430 1,000 510 2,200 300 450 65 5,000 6,000 750 200 1,750 150 500 200 500 1,625 175 10,000 3,400 4,000 1,000 500 200 150 £ 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 II 12 48 II 45 46 47 18 49 50 51 52 53 51 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued.

Item. tern. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 51—continued. £ £ 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 70 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 : .06 .07 .08 .09 .10 .11 , .12 .13 .14 .15 .16 .17 .18 19 .20 .21 .22 .23 Postal and Telegraph— continued. Ohaewai (additions to Postmaster's quarters) Ohakune (line foreman's cottage), (additions) Ohinewai Ohingaiti Ohura (lineman's shed) Onewhero Opotiki (motor-garage) ... ... ... Orari Paengaroa ... ... ... j Paeroa (on account) Pahiatua (outbuildings) Palmerston North (garage and workshops) Papakura (lineman's shed) ... Parnassus (site and building) Patea Pokeno Pongaroa (restoration after fire) Rotorua (motor-lorry shed) Roxburgh (garage) Ruawai Springburn Stratford Taitapu Taneatua (additions) Tarras Te Awamutu (drainage) Te Awamutu (lineman's residence), (drainage) Te Kopuru Te Aroha (alterations and additions) Te Puke (alterations and additions) Timaru (additions, &c, including new clock) Tinui Tokomaru Bay (additions) ... ... ... Waharoa ... ... ... Waimauku Waipahi (purchase of property and alterations) ... Waitoa Wanganui (additions and alterations) ... Wanganui (automatic telephone exchange), (electric lighting) Wanganui East ... ... ... Wanganui (fee.) Wanganui (General Post-office), (electric lighting) ... Wanganui, Gonville (purchase of site) ... Wellington, Eastbourne (on account) ... Wellington, Hataitai (on account) Wellington, Island Bay Wellington, Karori (on account) Wellington, Kelburn Wellington (store, workshops, garage, buildings, and yards) Wellington (blacksmith's shop and foundry) Wellington, Stout Street (automatic telephone exchange) Wellington, Telegraph Office (instrument tables) ... Wellington Wireless Station (additional land) Weraroa (septic tank and drainage) Whakatane (alterations) Whakatane (motor-garage and petrol-store) Whangarei (motor-garage and petrol-store) Woodville (renovations to property purchased) 170 220 450 1,000 120 1,500 100 350 400 10,000 125 5,000 280 1,105 6,675 1,500 2,600 120 210 1,000 1,000 16,900 700 320 850 50 110 60 450 250 75 2,500 525 1,500 1,000 605 1,850 3,000 200 250 1,870 250 450 2,500 ! 250 250 250 250 6,000 500 33,000 60 256 50 750 115 175 120 |

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Item. t 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 51 -continued. £ £ 24 25 Postal and Telegraph— continued. Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 2,000 Supervision and advertising ... ... 500 Total of items ... ... ... 244,623 Total required for current year ... ... 102,750 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 2,500 Total—Vote No. 51 ... ... 100,250 100,250 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 52. Agricultural— *Avonhead Poultry Farm (restoration after fire) ... 600 Galloway, experimental area (overseer's cottage) ... 50 Knrow (stable) ... ... ... 120 Moumahaki (alterations to milking-shed) .. 100 Ranfurly (poison-mixing depot) ... ... 50 Ruakura (electrical installation) ... ... 300 Ruakura (wool-shed, sheep dip and yards) ... 750 Wellington (Biological Laboratory), (erection of insectary) ... ... ... 100 Weraroa, central development farm (water-supply)... 250 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 350 9 10 Total required for current year ... ... 2,670 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 70 Total—Vote No. 52 ... ,.. 2,600 2,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VOTE No. 53. Mkntal Hospital Buildings— Auckland ... ... ... 12.000 Hokitika ... ... ... 16,750 Nelson ... ... ... 1,750 Nelson (Simson's annuity) ... ... ... 200 Porirua ... ... ... 13,000 Seacliff ... • ... ... 34,750 Stoke (Nelson Auxiliary) ... ... ... 8,000 Sunnvside ... ... ... 10,000 Tokanui (land and buildings) ... ... 12,000 Waitati ... ... ... 6,250 Total of items ... ... ... 114,700 Total required for current year ... ... | 40,500 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 500 Total—Vote No. 53 ... ... — 40,000 40,000 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 54. Hospitals and Gharitaulk Institutions — Auckland Hospital Board (grant in connection with closing Te Waikato Sanatorium) ... ... 433 Auckland, St. Helens ... ... ... 4,400 Christchurch, St. Helens (site and new buildings) ... 40,893 Dunedin, St. Helens ... ... ... 3,925 Gisborne, St. Helens ... ... ... 400 433 4,400 40,893 3,925 400 * Recovered fr nil (Jovernment Fire Insurant-, ■ Fund, £304, 104,

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued.

Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923-24. 6 7 8 9 10 ll 12 13 14 15 VOTE No. 54— continued. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions — continued. Hanmer, Queen Mary Hospital Invercargill, St. Helens Kahukura (District Nurse's Cottage) New Plymouth (School Dental Clinic) ... Otaki Sanatorium Pukeora Sanatorium Eotorua, King George V. Hospital Wanganui, St. Helens Wellington, St. Helens Other capital expenditure Quarantine Stations— Auckland Wellington Lyttelton, Quail Island (including Leper Hospital) £ 53,530 3,760 100 250 4,450 11,360 2,450 600 2,500 250 16 17 18 1,000 1,250 5,310 Total of items 136,861 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the • Public Eevenues Act, 1910 41,000 1,000 Total—Vote No. 54 40,000 TOTAL TOTAL £262i 350

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TIMBER-SUPPLY AND SAWMILLS.

1923-24. Vote No. 55. —Timber-supply and Sawmills for Public Works Department £ 17,000 Item. ten i. £ £ Lboui. MINISTEK OF PUBLIC WOEKS. VOTE No. 55. Purchase of land, milling timber, expenses of working timber and mills, including salaries, wages, machinery, supplies, repairs, transport charges, tram construction, royalties, interest on purchasemoneys, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies (includes cost - of - living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls) — 1 j Katikati 2 I Whatoro l 2 5,000 20,000 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 25,000 8,000 17,000 Total —Vote No. 55 TOTAL £17, K)()

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LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR WORKS.

1923-24. 'ote No. 56 --Lighthouses £ 19,000 ,, 57. — Harbour Works 9,500 Total ... 28,500 10 item. ;em. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOBKS. VOTE No. 56. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lighthouses— 1 Three Kings automatic light and fog-signal 2 Matakawa Point (automatic light) 3 East Cape : Eemoval and re-erection on mainland ... 4 Mercury Island Passage (automatic light) 5 Gable End Foreland (automatic light) ... 6 Stephens Island (oil-engine hoist and installation) 7 Cape Campbell Lighthouse (erection of dwellings) 8 Kahurangi (conversion to automatic light) 9 Cape Foul wind (automatic light) 10 Puysegur Point (wireless outfit) 17,000 2,000 1,000 826 1,300 800 20 500 3,500 250 17,000 2,000 1,000 826 1,300 800 20 500 3,500 250 27.196 27,196 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 19,196 2/,JDD 19,196 196 19,000 196 Total—Vote No. 56 ... ... - 19 ), ,000 VOTE No. 57. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Harbour Wobks — 1 Hokianga, Eawene (launch-landing) 2 Mahurangi Biver (improving navigation) ... 8 Matapouri (wharf at Whale Bay), (£1 for £1) 4 Matakana Eiver (improving navigation)... 5 Pahi (wharf), (£1 for £1) ... 6 Whangarei, One Tree Point (wharf) 7 Kaipara, Kawau Point (wharf) 8 Kaipara, wharf at Bradley's Landing 9 Kaipara, Pahi (wharf), (£1 for £1) 10 Naumai, New Wharf (£1 for £1) 11 Kawakawa Bay, wharf (Franklin County) 12 Wade Biver (dredging at wharf), (£1 for £1) 13 Wade Eiver, Silverdale (wharf and shed) 14 Great Barrier Island, Tryphena Wharf (£2 for £1), (on account) 15 Matakohe Wharf Extension (£1 for £1) 16 Waipa Biver (improvement), (£1 for £1) 17 Whangaroa (wharf at Totara North), (£1 for £1) ... 18 Whakapirau (repairs to wharf), (£1 for £1) 19 Whananaki Wharf ... ... .... 20 Manukau South Head, Allsop's Bay (wharf), (£2 for £3) ... ' ... 21 Kennedy Bay (wharf), (on account) 600 150 650 200 150 1,000 700 650 500 75 50 250 100 1,000 300 500 500 200 350 400 300 600 150 650 200 150 1,000 700 650 500 75 50 250 100 15 16 17 18 19 20 1,000 300 500 500 200 350 21 400 300

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tern. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No 57— continued. £ 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 80 31 32 83 34 35 36 37 88 Harbour Works— continued. New Brighton, Miranda district (wharf), (£1 for £1) Coromandel (wharf), (£1 for £1) Wairoa Biver (wharf and shed) Wairoa Eiver (snagging), (£1 for £1) Whangamata (wharf), (on account of £300, £1 for £1) Whangamata (erection of shed) Tauranga Harbour (dredging), (grant) ... ... Waikato (removal of sand bar and improving Waikato Stream between Awaroa landing and Waikato Eiver) ... ... ... ... Waikato Biver, Aka Aka Stream Landing and Goodsshed (£1 for £1) Kopuku Canal, Maramarua (dredging) ... Clearing obstruction from Tawa Creek (Eaglan County) Kawhia (wharf), (£1 for £1) ... ' ... Turanga Creek (wharf), (on account of £1,000) Mokau Eiver (grant for improvement) ... Mokau Eiver (snagging) Manawatu Eiver Improvement Wellington (landing, shed, and slipway for fishermen, Island Bay), (£1 for £1) ... Pelorus Sound, Buiwer Wharf Elmslie Bay (extension of whaii) Kaikoura (harbour for fishing-boats) Kaikoura (boat harbour and improvements), (£1 for £1), (on account of £1,500) Wainui Bay, erection of jetty (£1 for £1) Takaka Harbour (improvements), (on account) Collingwood (wharf), (on account of £1,400), (£1 for _£i) Karamea Eiver (improvements) Bruce Bay (landing and road) Works not specified I 188 400 50 50 180 150 200 150 225 350 100 1,000 100 311 200 750 1,250 280 380 585 100 300 100 525 368 870 500 39 10 41 42 43 II 45 16 47 48 Total of items 18,287 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 9,550 50 Total—Vote No. 57 ... ... 9,500 TOTAL TOTAL £28,* iOO

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DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST RESORTS.

OllUO, X' UnillXUIiEJ, . i: JS, ETC.) 1923-24. Vote : No. 58 —Development of Tourist Besorts ... £ 37,250 )() tern. £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOBKS. VOTE No. 58. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST RESORTS — Helensville Hot Springs, &c.: New bores, concrete tank, and completion of ladies' swimming-bath ... Maruia Hot Springs : Improvements Milford Sound: Erection of accommodation house (on account) Morere Hot Springs : Improvements, cottage for Caretaker, fencing, &c. Mount Cook, Fox, and Franz Josef Glaciers : Huts, tracks, bridges, &c. Mount Cook Hermitage: Additions to Hostel, and installation of hot-water service Mount Egmont Park : Widening tracks Eotorua : Additions to main bath-house Eotorua : Clearing entrance to Ohau Channel, &c. ... Eotorua: Drainage-works and water-supply Botorua : Electrical works and telephone-line Botorua: Electrical works and telephone-line (Diesel engine stand-by plant) Botorua: Improvements to reserves Botorua : Reconstruction of Blue and Pavilion bathhouses (on account) ... ... ' ... Tarawera: Bathnouse Te Anau : Jetties, slip, oil-launch, &c. ... Te Aroha : Improvements, &c. Te Puia : New hostel, improvements, &c. Tongariro National Park : Huts, including hut at Blue Lake, tracks, improvements, &c. Waikaremoana: Improvements Waitomo Hostel, Caves, and Beserves : Fencing, tracks, furniture, improvements, &c. (on account)... Waitomo Caves: Hostel and caves electric lighting (on account) Works and subsidies not specified 750 250 1,000 150 200 3,000 250 5,000 50 20,000 8,000 13 11 4,800 1,500 15 16 17 18 19 500 250 50 750 500 20 21 1,000 500 700 22 1,000 100 23 Total of items 50,300 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 39,250 2,000 Total—Vote No. 58 37,25 L TOTAL £37, 150

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IMMIGRATION.

1923-24. 1923-24. £ £ 150,050 v'ote No. 59. —Department of Immigration ... ... 150,050 tern. £ £ £ £ MINISTEB OF IMMIGBATION. VOTE No. 59. Department of Immigration— 1 Salaries— Administrative Division. Under-Secretary ... ... ... 765 765 Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 at £420 ... ... ... 420 Class VI2 at £320 ... ... ... 640 Glass VII— £ 3 at £295 ... ... 885 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £125 ... ... 125 lat£70 ... ... 70 420 640 1,245 Ckneral Division. 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £181 ... ... 181 lat£85 ... ... 85 521 *3,591 Other Charges— 2 Administration and general expenses (England and New Zealand) ... ... ... 9,800 3 Amount to cover grants to and accommodation and other expenses for immigrants arriving in New Zealand ... ... ... 2,000 4 Amount required to cover cost of cashing British Treasury Notes for immigrants arriving in the Dominion ... ... ... 10,000 5 Exchange on cheques ... ... ... 5 6 Passage-money for immigrants ... ... 210,000 7 Passages and other expenses for immigrants returned as undesirable, and contingencies ... ... 500 8 Portion of salaries in High Commissioner's Office, London ... ... ... 6,000 9 i Befunds of passage-money ... ... ... 10,000 10 i Temporary assistance ... ... ... "250 2 8 5 6 7 8 9 10 248,555 252,146 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 ... ... 102,096 Total—Vote No. 59 ... ... 150,050 TOTAL .... .... .... £150,050 * Includes uniform cost-of-living increase to s;;ab salaries or wages, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls.

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CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPERVISION OF ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS, INCLUDING SALARIES OR WAGES, ALSO COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE (WHICH IS SUBJECT TO REVISION AS COST OF LIVING RISES OR FALLS), HOLIDAY PAY, ETC., TO EMPLOYEES.

1923-24. Vote No. 60.—Roads, &c. £ 984,860 £ 984, ,, 61.—Roads and other Works on Goldfields and Mineral Lands 5,000 5, Total 989,860 989, Item. £ :tem. IHUI. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 60. EOADS, ETC. Whangarei Road District — 1 j Awarua Eiver Bridge (Kaikohe to Bay of Islands Mangakahia Church) 2 Huehue to Waiinatanui (on account of ,, £3,000) 3 Hukerenui to Tapuhi 4 Kaeo to Waimate (£818, £1 for £1)... 5 Kaikohe to Awarua Junction (£1.196, ,, £1 for £1) 6 Kaikohe to Huehue (£1 for £1; 7 Kaikohe to Taheke (£1 for £1) 8 Kawakawa Settlement Boads ... ,, 9 Kawakawa to Ohaeawai (£1 for £1) ,, 10 Kawakawa to Towai (£1 for £1) 11 i Mangakahia Biver Bridge and approaches (Kaikohe to Mangakahia Church Boad) 12 | Mangaone Bridge (Huehue-Tautaro ., Eoad) 13 j Motatau No. 2 Block Eoad 14 i Motatau to Kaikou 15 [ Motatau to Maroinaku ... ... ,, 16 McFarlane Eoad 17 Ngapuhi Station Eoad ... 18 j Okaihau to Horeke (£500, £1 for £1) 19 I Okaihau to Kerikeri (£1 for £1) 20 Okaihau to Waihou (£1 for £1) 21 Opua to Waimate (on account of ,. £1,000, £1 for £1) 22 Otiria to Ngapipito (£1 for £1) 23 j Paihia Settlement (access)... ... ,, 24 : Pokapu Road 25 Punakitere Bridge 26 Punakitere Valley Eoad ... 27 Eamarama (£500, on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) 28 Russell to Flagstaff Hill... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 1,017 500 500 1,318 2,196 1,000 1,275 200 800 1,000 1,754 400 500 ; 429 200 399 300 1,000 300 561 500 100 100 700 350 300 700 100

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;tem. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 192324. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Whangarei Road District —continued. Russell to Manawara (£500, £1 for £1) Bay of Islands Russell-Strand Road ... ... ,, Thompson's Eoad ... ... ,, Towai to Hukerenui (on account of ,, £1,000, £1 for £1) Umuwhawha-Tapuhi ... ... ,, Waiare to Okaihau ... ... ,, Waikare to Kawakawa ... ... ,, Waiotu to Tirohanga . . ... ,, Wharepunga ... ... ,, Wairoa Eiver erosion (Mangawhare), Dargaville (contribution), (£500, £2 for £1) Borough Arapohue Cemetery Eoad ... Hobson Arapohue to Dargaville (£1 for £1) ... ,, Aratapu to Bed Hills ... ... ,, Avoca roads (£1 for £1) ,, Awakino Bridge (Awakino-Avoca Eoad) Awakino Valley to Dargaville (£2,000, on account of £4,416, £1 for £1) Awakino Valley Eoad to Avoca (on ,, account) Bee Bush Boad ... .. ,, Donnelly's Crossing to Tutamoe ... ,, Donnelly's Crossing to Katui (£1 ,, for £1) Hoanga (on account of £1,800, £1 for£l) ,, Hue Hue to Waimatenui . ,, Kirikopuni to Houtu (£234, £2 for £1; £116, £1 for £1) Kirikopuni to Parakao (on account)... ,, Lusk Eoad ... ... ,, Mangatara to West Coast (£1 for £1) ,, Mangatu to Donnelly's Crossing ... ,, Mangatu to Donnelly's Crossing ,, (fencing) Maropiu to Kairara (£1 for £1) ... ,, McGowan's Eoad ... ... ,, Mititai to Tokatoka (£1,075, £1 for £1) Mount Wesley to Katui (on account of ,, £2,728, £1 for £1) Neck Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Omana Main Eoad (£200, £1 for £1) Omana to Mangarata (£1 to £1) ... ,, Opanaki to Hokianga ... ... ,, Paerata (£1 for £1) Palmer Eoad ... ... ,, Paradise Eoad (on account of £1,250, £1 for £ I) Pekapekarau State Forest Eeserve ,, Eoad (£1 for £1) Somerville to Kirikopuni ... ,, Taita (on account of £1,200, £1 for £1) Tangihi to Tangitiki ... ... ,, Tangiteroria to Waiotama (£339, £1 ,, for £1) Tangowahine Valley Eoad (£1 for £1) Tauraroa Eiver Bridge and ap- ,, proaches (Pekawahine to Waiotira Eoad) Te Kopuru to Ked Hill (on account of ,, £1,400, £1 for £1) £ £ 29 30 31 32 644 150 100 500 S3 34 35 36 37 .",8 200 500 150 100 400 1,000 39 10 II 42 43 100 500 100 675 1,200 11 3,200 45 1,100 46 ■17 48 250 2,200 1,324 19 50 51 250 150 350 52 53 5-1 55 56 5,000 250 200 360 168 57 53 59 60 1,000 300 1,575 1,728 61 62 63 61 65 66 67 150 240 200 151 250 400 750 68 100 69 70 71 72 200 600 425 1,089 73 74 800 361 100 75

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ttem. 1923 ■24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Whangarei Road District —continued. Te Kopuru to Tangitiki ... ... Hobson Tow's Road ... ... ,, Tutamoe ... ... ,, Upper Mangakahia Bridge (Eapara- ,, pahoe Boad), (£1 for £1) Whatoro to Opouteke ... ... ,, Waimatanui ... ... ,, Waiotekumerau Eoad and deviation ,, Waiotekumerau Bridge (Tutamoe ,, S.D., Block V, access to Section 10) Waiotekumerau Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Wairoa Bridge to Iloanga (on account) ,, Wairoa Bridge to Mititai (£1 for £1) Wairoa Eiver Bridge (Dargaville), ,, (£2,047, £1 for £1 ; £4,895 on account of £9,000, £1 for £2) Tikinui-Eaupo Ferry Slip ... Hobson and Otarnatea Waimamaku to Donnelly's Crossing Hobson and (on account) ... ... Ilokianga Auckland Borough Endowment Eoad Ilokianga (£100, £1 for £1) Blundell Eoad ... ... ,, Bolton's Bridge ... ... ,, Brindle's Eoad (on account of £250, ,, £1 for £1) Broadwood to Herekino (£1 for £1) ... ,, Broadwood to Eunaruna (£400, £1 ,, for £1) Broadwood to Takahue (£1 for £1) ... ,, Eiriomapere Bridge and approaches ,, Waitawa Creek deviation and ap- ,, proaches Gallipoli Eoad ... ... ,, Goodwin's Bridge (Taita Eoad) ... ,, Grayson's Bridge (Eangiahua-Manga- ,, muka-Victoria Valley Eoad) Gurr's Eoad ... ... ,, Horeke to Eangiahua (£1 for £1) ... ,, Iloreke to Taheke (via Section 1, ,, Block XII, Mangamuka S.D.) Huamanga ... ... ,, Humphries Bridge (£2 for £1) ... ,, Irvine Boad (on account of £300,) ... ,, Iwitaua (on account of £5,000) ... ,, Kohukohu to Te Karae ... ... ,, Mamari Village to Pukemiro ... ,, Mangamuka Block V (access to Sec- ,, tion 13) Mangamuka Stream Bridge (Eangiahua ,, - Mangamuka - Victoria Valley Eoad) Mangamuka S.D., Block II, Sec- ,, tion 62 (access) Mangamuka to Victoria Valley ... ,, Mangataipa Boad ... ... ,, Mangataraire Eoad (on account) ... ,, Mclntyre's Bridge (Umawera to Tio ,, Tio Eoad (£1 for £1) Mohuiti to Kohukohu - Mangamuka ,, Eoad (on account) Opanaki to Ilokianga ... ... ,, £ 76 77 7H 79 567 100 624 90 80 81 82 83 700 250 250 103 84 85 86 87 256 250 889 6,942 88 250 89 1,000 90 200 91 92 93 200 260 100 94 95 47 650 96 97 98 288 83 300 99 100 101 150 400 648 102 103 104 200 200 75 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 500 250 50 2,000 500 200 200 112 940 113 50 114 115 116 117 6,750 200 100 100 118 1,000 119 250

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1922 23. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Whangarei Boad District —continued. Otaua Settlement Boad (£1 for £1)... Hokianga Oue to Opara (£1 for £1) ... ,, Oue to Wharekawa Point ... ,, Pakanae to Opononi ... ... ,, Puhipi Bridge (Mangamuka- Victoria ,, Valley Eoad) Punakitere Eoad ... ... ,, Eamsey's Boad ... ... ,, Bangiahua to Mangamuka (£198, £1 ,, for £1) £ 120 121 122 123 124 500 300 200 500 522 125 126 127 300 300 2, 198 128 Bawene to Waima Bridge (£1,000, ,, £1 for £1) Taheke to Kaikohe (£400, £1 for £1) Taheke Biver Bridge (Waoku June- ,, tion to Bawene Boad), (£1 for £1) Taita ... ... ,, Tarbutt's Boad ... ... ,, Tuoro to Money's (£775, £1 for £1) ... Tuoro to Omapere (on account of ,, £500, £1 for £1) Umawera to Tio Tio (£300, £1 for £1) Waima Bridge to Taheke (£1 for £1) Waimamaku to Pakanae (£1 for £1), ,, (on account) Waimamaku to Taheke, via Weka- ,, weka Waoku Survey District, Block XVI ,, (access to Sections 16 and 22) W 7 aterfall Bridge (Mangamuka-Victoria ,, Valley Boad) Whakarapa to Te Karaka ... ,, Whangape to Botokakahi ... ,, Whirinaki to Pakanae (£2,000, £1 for £1) Ahipara to Wainui Junction (£100, £1 Mangonui for £1) Apeturewa ... ... ,, Awanui to Mangonui— Awanui to Kaingaroa (on account of ,, £1,736, £1 for£l) Awanui Eiver Bridge (Awanui-Ahi- ,, para Eoad), (£1 for £2) Awanui to Waipapakauri (on account ,, of £1,000, £1 for £1) Awaroa to Herekino (£200, £1 for £1) Broad wood to Takahue ... ... ,, Diggers Valley Boad ... ... ,, Duncan Boad (access to Section 3, ,, Block XIII, Eanganui S.D.) Fryer's Road ... ... ,, Herekino to Whangape (on account ,, of £1,050) Hohoura to Ngataki ... ... ,, Kaingaroa to Fairburn ... ... ,, Kaingaroa to Lake Ohiwa (£1 for £1) ,, Kaitaia to Awanui (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kaitaia to Herekino (£300, £1 for £1) Kaitaia to Mangatete ... ... ,, Kaitaia to Oturu (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kaitaia to Victoria Valley Junction (£1 ,, for £1), (on account) 3,000 129 130 600 100 131 132 133 134 179 100 975 100 135 136 137 500 670 500 138 800 139 67 140 471 141 142 143 450 291 2,600 144 500 145 150 146 1,236 147 175 148 500 149 150 151 152 500 600 428 100 153 154 100 500 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 125 500 250 1,433 1,300 700 100 500

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Item. 1923--24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ 184 63 61 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 .78 71 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 S3 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc — continued. Whangarei Road District —continued. Kaitaia to Victoria Valley Junction Mangonui (Duncan Road), (£1 for £1), (on account) Kaitaia to Wainui Junction (on ac- ,, count, £1 for £1) Kohumaru Road ... ... ,, Lake Ohia to Taipa (on account of £1,000) Lunievick's Road (£1 for £1) Mangamuka-Victoria Valley Eoad ... ,, Mangatootoe (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mangonui Beach Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Mangonui to Stoney Creek ... ,, Oruru-Fern Flat to Mangamuka Eoad ,, Oruru to Taipa (£1 for £1) Paranui Eoad ... ... ,, Puhata Eoad ... ... ,, Spain's Eoad ... ... ,, Takahue to Herekino ... ... ,, Te Eore Unahi (£1 for £1) Victoria Valley Eoad (£1 for £1), (on account) Waiharara to Hohoura ... ... ,, Waiharara to Kaimaumau ... ,, Waikainga Eiver bridges (on account), ,, (Oruru-Fern Flat to Mangamuka Eoad) Wainui Junction to Herekino (on ac- ,, count of £2,200, £1 for £1) Waipapakauri School Road ... ,, Waipapakauri-West Coast ... ,, Whangape to Owhata (£100, £1 for £1) Brown's Bridge (Kaitara), (£1 for £1) Whangarei Carter's Valley Eoad to Miller's Gate ,, (Mangapai) Creswell Eoad .. ... ,, Fleming's Eoad ... ... ,, Going's Eoad ... ... „ Grahamtown Bail way-station to Tau- ,, materau Grant's Boad ... ... ,, Haha ... ... ,, Haha Bridge (Haha Eoad), (£2 for £1), (on account) Hamilton Boad (£1 for £2) ... ,, Harris Eoad ... ... ,, Helena Bay to Whangaruru ... ,, Hillford's Eoad ... ... ,, Horohora to Taheke ... ... ,, Jordan to Hukerenui (£1 for £1) ... ,, Jordan to Eiponui (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kaikou ... ... ,, Kaimaro ... ... ,, Kaitara (£1 for £1) Karaka to Parakao ... ... ,, Kirikopuni to Parakao (on account)... ,, Kiripaka to Ngunguru ... ... ,, Mangakahia Eiver Bridge (Titoki), ,, (strengthening), (£1 for £1) Mangakahia Bridge to Houto (£1 for ,, £1) 500 709 600 500 50 1,800 200 200 500 400 200 300 150 50 500 100 250 500 500 100 400 1,200 * 185 186 187 188 189 100 50 200 150 100 190 191 192 193 150 200 200 250 194 195 196 200 106 300 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 200 100 300 200 500 200 100 500 400 200 250 5,000 100 200 211 450

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Item. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Whangarei Boad District —continued. Mangakahia Valley Road (Titoki to Pa- Whangarei kotai), (£1 for £1) Matapouri (£150, £1 for £1) Maungakaramea Cemetery Road (£1 ,, for £1) Maungakaramea Post-office to Block ,, III, Tangihua Maungakaramea to Tangiteroria ... ,, Maungatapere to Tangiteroria-Wheki ,, Valley (£1,335, on account of £2,000, £1 for £1) McKenzie's Bridge (Hikurangi-Jordan ,, Boad), (£1 for £1) McKenzie's Bridge (Waipu Coast ,, Boad), (on account of £600) McLennan's Boad, Whakapara (£1 ,, for £1) Mimiwhangata Boad ... ... ,, Moengawahine-Hikurangi Bridge (de- ,, viation) Moengawahine Bridge (Pullens Road) ,, Neville Road (£30, £1 for £1) Ngaratunui to Kauri (£548, £1 for £1) ,, Ngawai Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Nook Boad ... ... • „ Okaharau ... ... ,, One Tree Point to Buakaka ... ,, Otonga to Whananaki (on account ,, of £1,750, £1 for£l) Pakotai to Awarua Junction (£500, on ,, account of £1,000, £1 for £1) Parua to Taheke ... ... ,, Pepiwai ... ... „ Puhipuhi to Kaimamaku ... ,, Purua to Moengawahine (£1 for £1) ,, Euatangata to Otakairangi (£1 for £1) ,, Stead's Bridge (£1 for £1) Takitu ... ... ,, Taranui Eiver Bridge and approaches ,, (£1 for £1) Tauraroa bridges (2), Waipu Caves to ,, Mangapai Boad Tauraroa to Omana ... ... ,, Umuwhawha Block (access to Sec- ,, tion 10, Block III, Hukerenui S.D.) Waimatanui ... ... ,, Waiotira to Ararua Boad ... ,, Waiotira to Mangapai and Oakleigh ,, (on account of £4,562) Waiotira Stream Bridge (Hilford Boad) „ Waipu to Caves (£1 for £1) Waipu Caves to Mangapai ... ,, Waipu Coast Boad ... ... ,, Wairua Power Station-Titoki Boad ,, (£1 for £1) Whangarei to Horahora (£1 for £1)... ,, Whakapara Bridge (Whakapara-Huke- „ renui Boad), (on account of £900, £2 for £1) Whakapara to Helena Bay (£1 for £1) ,, Whakapara to Puhipuhi (£300, £1 for £1) £ 7,000 212 213 214 292 50 215 200 216 217 42 1,536 218 100 219 50 220 100 221 222 200 725 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 600 130 648 125 150 500 300 500 231 2,500 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 500 450 400 500 300 150 250 175 240 499 241 242 500 200 243 244 245 400 500 2,000 246 247 248 249 250 337 200 115 350 250 251 252 1,000 100 153 !5I 500 500

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tern. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Whangarei Boad District —continued. Whakapara to Hukerenui (£1 for £1) Whangarei Whananaki Bridge (Opuawhanga- ,, Whananaki Boad) Whangarei to Heads Eoad— Onerahi deviation (£1 for £1) ... ,, Whangarei Heads Eoad— Freezing-works deviation ... ,, Mains to McLeod's Boundary (on ,. account of £4,000, £1 for £1) Whareora to Ilorahora ... ... ,, Whatoro to Opouteke Boad (Opouteke ,, Section) Iwitaua to Mangamuka ... ... Whangaroa Kaeo Concrete Bridge to Kahoe ,, Bridge (£300, £1 for £1) Kaeo Eiver Bridge (Kaeo Village Boad), ,, (on account of £1,200, £1 for £1) Kaeo to Waiare ( £l for £1) Kaeo to Whangaroa (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kahoe Bridge to Kahoe Hill (£2 for £1) Kent's Bridge ... ... ,, Mangapa ... ... ,, Matawherohia ... ... ,, Oika Boad (£1,000, £1 for £1) Totara Foreshore Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Waiare to Okaihau ... ... ,, Waiare to Waipapa ... ... ,, Wallace Bridge (£1 for £1) Whangaroa-Matangirau (£100, £1 for ,, £1 ) Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works,tram ways,horse-paddocks,&c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. £ 255 256 500 500 257 2,300 258 259 300 500 260 261 1,300 500 262 263 500 500 264 500 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 1,200 100 600 60 500 400 2,000 300 800 50 50 250 277 400 278 279 2,500 300 Total—Whangarei 168,370 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 Auckland Boad District — Coromandel to Colville— Coast Boad (on account) ... Coromandel Coromandel to Thames— Boad improvement (£3 for £1) ... ,, Coromandel-Mercury Bay— East of Saddle (£150, £1 for £1) ... Kennedy Bay Settlement-Matamata , Kennedy Bay to Tuteawa ... ,, Kuaotunu to Mercury Bay ... ,, Marr's Boad (Waikanae) ... ,, Muriwai Creek Boad ... ,, Otakeo Boad ... ... ,, Oteao Stream Bridge (Gumtown to ,, Whenuakite Boad) Stoney Bay to Holland's ... ,, Tairua to Whenuakite ... ... ,, Tapu to Gumtown (on account) ... ,, Tye's Boad ... ... ,, 6,000 750 450 400 100 450 180 250 200 675 290 291 292 293 1,100 200 1,000 200

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torn. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 194 195 196 i97 198 199 100 101 102 108 101 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Boad District —continued. Orakei Native Reserve roads ... Eden Allsop's Bay to Manukau Heads Signal Franklin Station (£3 for £1) Arrowsville Eoad (Akaka), (£1 for £1) ,, Attewell's Eoad (Puni), (£1 for £1) ... Awhitu Central to Manukau Heads ,, (£1 for £1) Awhitu to Orua Bav via Tram Gully ,, (£1 for £1) Awhitu Wharf to Central (£1 for £1) Bombay to Paparata (£1 for £1) ... ,, Brown's Gully (Waiuku Drury Boad), ,, (on account of £500, £1 for £1) Clevedon to Hunua Eoad ... ,, Drury to Waiuku, via Karaka— Drury to Mauku Creek (£500, £1 for £1; £500, £1 for £2) Great South Boad— Bombay Hills Deviation (on account) ,, Hamilton Eoad (Buckland), (£150, £1 for £1) Ilarrisville Boad and Bridge, Tuakau ,, (£1 for £1) Helvetia Station Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Hunua Creamery Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Hunua to Clevedon (Top Boad), (£1 ,, for £1) Jericho Eoad (Pukekohe East to ,, Buckland), (£1 for £1) Joe Eenall's Eoad (£1 for £3) Karaka to Papakura (from Black ,, Bridge to Karaka Hall), (£1 for £1) Karaka to Waiau Boad, via Glasson's ,, Wooden Bridge (£1 for £1) Koheroa to Mercer (£250, £1 for £1) Lilburnes Eoad (access to allotment ,, 103, Otau Parish) Mangatangi to Miranda (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mangatangi to Kaiawa (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mangatawhiri Parish Sections 227a, ,, 228a, and 229 (access) Mauku Stream Bridge (Waiuku Drury ,, Boad), (on account of £900, £1 for£l) New Brighton to Miranda (Coast ,, Boad), (£1 for £1) New Brighton Wharf Approach (£1 ,, for £1) Otaua Bridge at Otaua (£1 for £1) ... ,, Otau Eoad (Moumoukai Valley) Papakura to Mangatawhiri— Happy Vallev Section (on account ,, of £1,000, £1 for £1) Mangatawhiri Section (on account of £2,000) Patumahoe-Helvetia Eoad (Boase's ,, to Cox's) Patumahoe to Waiau (£1 for £2) ... ,, Pokeno Waitakaruru Main Boad— Mangatangi Section (£200, £1 for £1) Pollok Post-office to Wharf (£1 for £1) Ponga Boad ... ... ... ,, £ 250 600 709 250 250 100 200 1,058 100 50 1,000 2,000 225 500 150 100 100 600 150 500 314 500 315 316 550 90 317 318 319 300 51 100 320 100 321 500 322 250 323 324 100 100 325 100 326 250 327 250 328 329 1,000 1,000 130 131 100 200

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i Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923 •24 £ £ 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Road District —continued. Pukekohe East to Eamarama, via Franklin Kearn's Pukekohe to Eunciman (£1 for £2) ... Pukeoware Eailwav - station (access ,, roads), (£1 for £1)" Purapura to Waller's Eoad (£1 10s. ,, for £1) Eeid's Eoad, Glenbrook (£1 for £1) ... ,, School Eoad (Tuakau), (£1 for £1) ... Taurangaruru to Waipipi Main Eoad ,, (£1 for £1) Tramway Eoad— Puni to Waikato Eiver (£100, £1 for £1) Tuakau Bailway-station to Tuakau ,, Bridge (£1 for £1) Waiau-Papakura (£1 for £2) Waiuku-Drury Eoad to Puni (on ac- ,, count of £1,700, £1 for £2) Waiuku to Manukau Heads— Waiuku to Waipipi Section (£1 for ,, £1) Waipipi to Kohekohe Section (£1 ,, for £1) Kohekohe to Pollok Section (£1 ,, for £1) Lee's Gully to Pollok Section (on ,, account of £2,500, £1 for £1) Pollok to Awhitu Section (£1 for £1) Waiuku to Otau Eoad (£1 for £2) ,, Waiuku Town District— King Street (£1 for £1) Kitchener Eoad (£1 for £1) Queen Street (£1 for £1) Victoria Eoad (£1 for £1) West Coast to Pollok (£1 for £1) ... Blind Bay Harbour Boad ... Great Barrier Haratonga-Kaitoki-Whangaparapara Boad Port Fitzroy to Nagle Cove (on ac- ,, count of £300) Tryphena, Harbour Eoad (school to ,, post-office) Tryphena, Harbour Eoad (school to Shoal Bay) Tryphena to Kaitoke ... ... ,, Tryphena Wharf approach (on account) ,, Hauraki Plains roads, Turua (£1 for Hauraki £4) Plains Kaihere Landing westwards (£1 for £1) ,, Kaihere-Ohinewai (£2 for £1) ... ,, Kerepeehi to Kaihere Landing (£1 for £1) ,, Mangawhara Maukoro Landing Eoad ... ,, Miranda to Waitakaruru (£795, £1 for £1) Netherton to Awaiti (£1 for £1) ... ,, Newman's Eoad (£1 for £1) Ngararahi Stopbank Eoad (contribution) Ngataipua (£1 for £1) ... Opani to Turua (£1 for £1) 650 600 850 250 300 50 193 350 276 1,000 100 320 400 600 600 195 250 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 64 280 269 100 200 70 500 356 100 357 100 358 100 359 360 :i61 300 100 1,000 362 863 364 365 366 367 2,000 600 2,500 506 300 1,295 368 369 370 371 372 300 500 600 300 850

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Item. 192324. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 373 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Boad District —continued. Orchard East Road (£1 for £1) ... Hauraki Plains £ £ 373 1,450 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 j 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 ! 403 I 404 j 405 ! 106 407 | 408 409 410 411 412 413 I 374 375 Orchard East Boad (extension) ... ,, Orongo Settlement Boad (£1 for £1) ,, Paeroa to Turua— Turua Section (£1 for £1) Netherton Section (on account of ,, £1,000, £1 for £1) Piako Eiver Bridge (Pioiroa), (on ,, account of £6,000, £1 for- £1) Pipiroa to Orongo (£1 for £1) ... ,, School Boad (on account of £l,000, £1 ,, for £1) Waihou Biver Bridge (Kirikiri), (£100, ,, on account, £1 for £2; £100, on account of £8,000, £1 for £1) Waitakaruru Stream Canal Bridge ... ,, Waitakaruru Stream Eoad (£650, £1 ,, for £1) Wilson's Eoad (£1 for £1) Awaroa to Waiharakeke ... Kawhia Frankton-Kawhia Eoad, south of ,, Moerangi Block KawhiaSouth8.D.,BlockII,Section 7 Kinohaku to Waiharakeke (on account) ,, Koponui (South end) ... ... ,, Lemon Point to Te Maika (£600, £1 for £1) Makomako ... ... ,, Oparau to Kawhia (£2,000, £1 for £1) Pirongia to Kawhia (Te-Eau-a-moa to ,, Oparau), (£1 for £1) Pirongia to Kawhia— Okupata to Pekanui (£1 for £1), ,, (on account) Pirongia West (£1 for £1) Taumatatotara Block (access road) ... ,, Te Maika Toi Bridge ... ... ,, Whakapirau ... ... ,, Alfriston Boad ... ... Manukau Alfriston to Ardmore (£1 for £1) ... ,, Alfriston to Papakura (£1 for £1) ... ,, Black Bridge and road deviation (on ,, account of £450, £1 for £1) Buckland Beach Boad (£1 for £1) ... Bulls Bridge Boad (£1 for £2) Clevedon to Miranda— Kawakawa-Orere Section (£1 for £1) Cievedon-Kawakawa Section (£1 ., for £1) Creamery Bridge (Papakura-Clevedon ,, Boad) Flat Bush School, Bedoubt Boad ... Great South Boad— Wiri Bridge (on account of £750, ,, £1 for £1) Kawakawa Settlers' Wharf (approach ,, road), (£300, £1 for £1) Kennel Hill Bridge (£1 for £2) Kiln Hill Bridge, No. 1 (£1 for £2) ... 800 500 376 377 250 500 378 1,000 379 380 500 100 381 200 382 383 850 1,350 384 385 386 1,500 600 2,500 387 388 389 390 70 2,000 1,000 900 391 392 393 400 2,200 1,500 394 500 50 2,000 400 100 100 100 220 77 150 200 125 1,000 1,000 200 100 200 400 300 350

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Item. 1923 24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Boad District —continued. Kiln Hill Bridge, No. 2 (£1 for £2) ... Manukau Knight's Bridge (£1 for £1) Maraetai to Clevedon (£1 for £1) ... ,, McNichol's Bridge (Ness Valley), (£1 for £1) Moumoukai Ridge ... ... ,, Eedoubt Boad (£1 for £1) Waikopua Creek to Maraetai (£1 for ,, £2 10s) Ward's Bridge (£4 for £5) Weymouth Boad ... ... ,, Whitford to Brookby (£100, £1 for £1) Whitford to Papatoetoe (on account, ,, £1 for £1) Wiri Station Boad (£1 for £1) Hinuera to Te Poi (on account of Matamatn £1000, £1 for £2) Huihuitaha Stream Eoad ... ,, Kaimai ... ... ,, Muirhead Eoad ... ... ,, Puketurua to Uraura ... ... ,, Putaruru to Arapuni (on account of ,, £28,000) Putaruru to Tirau (£1 for £1) Tirau to Eotorua, through Mamaku ,, Bush (£750, £3 for £1) Waharoa to Turangamoana (on ac- ,, count of £1,300, £1 for £2) Access to Waitawheta Block ... Ohinemuri Beckman's Boad .. ... ,, Cadman Boad ... ... ,, Dean's Boad ... ... ,, Frankton Boad (£1 for £1) Komata- Maratoto ... ... ,, Netherton Bridge to Hubbard (£150, ,, £1 for £1) Ngatitangata ... ... ,, Oliinemuri Eiver Bridge (Waihi) ... ,, Old Tauranga Boad to Waihi (£1 for £1) Paeroa to Te Aroha (£1 for £1) Paeroa to Te Aroha (old road), (£1 ,, for £1) Patterson's Boad ... ... ,, Pukekauri ... ... ,, Batarua Boad ... ... ,, Bobinson Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ., Eotokohu Cutting (Old Te Aroha ,. Boad), (£1 for £1) Sweatman's Boad ... ... ,, Trig Boad ... ... ,, Waihi-Whangamata Boad (on account) ,, Waitawheta to Waihi ... ..: ,, Waitoki (on account of £500) ... ., Waitoki Stream Bridge -Old Te Aroha ,, Boad (£1 for £1) Ararua Bridge ... ... Otamatea Batley's to Linton's Boad (£1 for £1) ., Biekerstaffe Settlement to Whakapi- ,. rau Wharf Brown's Eoad (Tara Foundation) ... Burch's to Wairere, via Ararua (on ,, account) 350 50 675 200 100 200 400 800 100 125 750 100 500 1,000 2,250 300 900 17,500 1,000 900 500 150 75 110 100 650 150 250 200 117 200 350 200 300 200 300 100 50 100 100 500 250 300 125 900 380 600 100 100 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462

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i Item. 1923 24. MINISTEB OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ 463 464 465 466 467 468 16!) 470 471 472 473 171 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Road District —continued. Central Eoad (on account of £1,000, Otarnatea £1 for £1) Creamery to Mititai (£1 for £1) ... ,, Ford Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Gibbons Eoad (Kaiwaka), (£1 for £1) ., Great North Eoad (Maungaturoto to Kaiwaka), (£1 for £1) Hardy's Bridge (Matakohe), (on ac- ,, count of £1,000, £1 for £1) Hewlett's Bridge Hill's Culvert (Matakohe), (£1 for £1) Hodgson Eoad ... ... ,, Hukatere Access Eoad (£1 for £1) ,, Hukatere District Eoads (Halls- ,, Drummonds-SiJichs (£2 for £1) Jackson Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kaiwaka to Mangawai (deviation), (£1 ,, for £1) Kaiwaka to Topuni (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kaiwaka Settlement (£1 for £1) ... ,, Main Access Eoad (£1 for £1) Mangawai to Kaiwaka (£1 for £1) ... ,. Mangawai-Waipu Cove Eoad Boundary ,, Bridge Mareretu to Waikiekie (Keay's devia- ,, ' tion, on account) Matakohe-Euawai Eoad to Kumete Bluff— Hukatere Section ... ... ,, Kumete Section (Pruitlands), (on ,. account of £1,250, £1 for £1) Matakohe to Tokatoka—' Matakohe end (£1 for £1), (on account) Maungaturoto to Bickerstaffe (£1 for £1) ,. Maungaturoto to Euawai — Huarau Section (£390, £1 for £1) Matakohe Section (£340, £1 for £1) Paparoa Section (£374, £1 for £1) Euawai Section (£126, £1 for £1) ... Maungaturoto-Cove Eoad viaBowsell's ,. Maungaturoto Bail way-station to ,, Maungaturoto-Euawai Eoad (Mould's deviation) Maungaturoto to Waipu Gorge (£70, ,, £1 for £1) Mitchell Eoad (£1 for £1) McCallum's Bridge (£1 for £1) Opekapeka to Topuni Bridge (including bridge), (£150, £1 for £1) Otarnatea Eoad ... ... ,, Pahi Eoad(£l for £1) ... Paparoa to Paparoa Bail way-station ., (£400 on account of £l',500, £1 for £1) Paparoa to Waikiekie (£1 for £1) ... ,, Eanganui to Kaiwaka Simpkins - Eingrose Road (£1 for £1) ,, Smith's Canal Bridge (£100, £1 for £1) Taipaha Bailway-station Approach Eoad ,, Tokatoka No. 3 Block (metalling) ... I 500 375 100 300 444 150 210 50 375 100 100 300 600 200 100 350 700 350 750 52 250 100 150 (iOO 1,000 871 426 100 350 239 154 179 250 100 150 6,000 1,000 280 525 200 868 2,000 484 485 486 487 488 189 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 199 iOO .01 .02 103 ,01

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Item. 1923 24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS -continued. £ VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Boad District —continued. Tokatoka River Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Otamatea Tokatoka Swamp roads (southern end) — Armstrong Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Awaroa to Te Kowhai (£1 for £1) ... ,, Dunn's Boad (£360, £1 for £1), (on account) Mapau Road (£1 for £1) Smith's Canal Road (£1 for £1) ... Whakapirau to Bailway-station (£350, £1 for £1) Whakapirau ... ... ,, Whakatu Boad (£1 for £1) Williams Boad (on account of £350, ., £1 for £1) Carlin's Road (Tapuhaeonuku Block Otorohanga to Hauturu-Otorohanga Boad Great South Boad (Kihikihi to Otoro- ,, hanga), (£2 for £1) Hauturu ... ... ... ,, Hauturu-Otorohanga Boad to Ngu- ,, tunui Stream (£1 for £1) Kawa to Ngutunui— Moakurarua Section ... ... ,, Lurman's Boad (on account of £1,000) Mangaorongo Valley Eoad (£1 for £l) Mangaorongo to Kawa ... Oamaru Eoad Oparau to Pirongia — Okupata to Pekanui (£1 for £1), ,, (on account) Eangitoto A. 56b ... ... ,, Tahaia Soldiers' Settlement Access ., Boad (£550, £1 for £1) Te Kawa to Ngaroma (on account of £2,500, £1 for £1) Waimahora Valley ... ... ,, Waipa Biver Bridge (Tauraroa Valley ,, Eoad), (on account, £2 for £1) Waipa Eiver Boad (on account, £1 ,, for £1) Alexander Eoad (£150, £1 for '£1; Piako £500, on account of £1,500, £1 for £3) Alexander Boad to Walton Station „ (£1 for £1) Bailey's Boad Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ., Bowler Road (on account of £950, £1 ,, for £1) Diognal Boad (on account of £1,500, ,, £1 for £3) Hamilton to Te Aroha (£1 for £1) ... Mangateparu Settlement roads Mangawhara ... ... ., Mellins' Eoad (£1 for £3) Mikkelsen's Boad (on account of £500, ., £1 for £1) Morrinsville to Kereone (£1 for £1) ... ,, Morrinsville to Mangateparu (£1 for £1) ,, Morrinsville to Tahuna ... Morrinsville to Tahuna (£1 for £1) ... Morrinsville to Tahuna (Mangate- ., paru), (on account) £ 230 505 506 507 508 649 753 660 509 510 511 185 450 1,000 512 513 514 100 201 100 515 300 516 1,500 517 518 588 50 519 348 500 500 580 100 520 521 522 523 524 250 525 526 200 688 527 2,000 528 529 500 100 530 1,500 531 650 532 150 533 534 250 500 535 100 536 537 538 539 540 600 500 440 100 100 541 542 543 544 545 850 300 1,500 555 1,000

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I tern. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS'— continued. 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Boad District —continued. Morrinsville to Waitakaruru— Maukoro Section (on account of Piako £2,200) Tahuna Section (£1 for £1) Motumaoho to County Boundary ... ,, Ngutumanga (£1 for £1)... ... ,, Ottway Settlement Bridge (ap- ,, preaches), (£1 for £1) Ofctwai Settlement Eoad (on account ., of £500, £1 for £3) Paeroa - Tahuna from Piako Biver to ,, Morrinsville Boad (£1 for £1) Pakarau to Hutchinson's (£400, £1 for £1) Soldiers' Settlement Bridge (Piako Eiver), (£2 for £3) Stanley Eoad (£1 for £3) Starkey's Eoad (on account of £1,000, £1 for £3) Waghorn's Boad (on account of 61,000, £1 10s. for £5) Waihou Biver Bridge (Te Aroha), (£1 for £1) Wairakau Creek Bridge Wairere Boundary Bridge (£1 for £1) Wairongomai to Maungakawa (£1 for £1) Waitoa No. 2 Boad (£1 for £2) Waitoa, No. 8 Eoad Waitoa to Matamata (£473, £1 for £3 ; £620, £1 for £1) Waitoa to Matamata (Wairere Settle- ,, ment to County Boundary) Walton Boads (on account, £1 for £2) Walton to Kiwitahi (on account of ,, £1,000, £1 for £1) Wardville Boad (on account of £1,500, ,, £1 for £5) Wiseman's Boad (£1 for £4) Bothwell's to Waikaretu (£1 for £1)... Raglan Dunmore-Pepepe-Otorohaea Road (£1 ,, for £1) Glen Afton to Burnt Bridge ... ,, Glen Murray to Bregmen's Lariding ,. (£1 for £1) Glen Murray to Eangiriri (£1 for £1) Heddon Eoad ... ... ,, Kaniwhaniwha Block, Sections 91 ,, and 92 (access) Karioi S.D.. Block XIV, Section 20 (access) Kauroa Butter-factory to Te Mata ,, (on account of £1,635, £1 for £1) Kesby's Boad (Harapepe) ... ,, Kohanga (£1 for £1)' Makomako ... ... ,, Mangaokahu bridges and approaches ,, (Cogswell Boad) Mangati to Te Akau Wharf (on account ,, of £500, £1 for £1) Mangati to Dunmore (£1 for £1) ... ,, Okete (£1 for £1) ' ... £ £ 1,500 400 200 500 100 200 450 750 100 1 ,500 670 500 500 600 150 200 200 100 1,093 1,000 500 100 500 250 105 1,119 900 2,000 549 650 450 250 I , 250 331 100 1,000 130 100 200 300 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585

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'tern. 1923 ■24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 VOTE No. GO—continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Boad District —continued. Opotoru Bridge approach (£200, £1 Baglan for £1) Opuatia Stream Bridge (on account ,, of £800, £1 for £1) O'Shea's Eoad (£1 for £1) Pakihi to Okete (Pond's Boad) ... ,, Ponganui (£1 for £1) Port Waikato to Tuakau Bridge (on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) Pukekawa to Bregmen's Landing Phillips Boad ... ... ,, Bangiriri S.D., Block XV (access), ... ., (Workers' Lands) Boad from Te Akau Wharf (£1 for £1) Euapuke Mountain Eoad ... ,, Shea Eoad ... ... ,, Te Maari Te Puroa Tuakau Bridge to Waingaro (on ac- ,, count of £661, £1 for £1) Turner's Junction to Kaawa Eoad ... ,, Vandy's Eoad ... ... ,, Waikorea to Waimai-Pukemiro (£250, ,, £1 for £1 ; £584, £1 for £2) Waingaro-Ngaruawahia Eoad to Pu- ,, kemiro Waingaro Springs to Te Uku (£250, £1 for £1; £500 on account of £ 1,000) Wainui (£1 for £1) Waipa Eiver Bridge and approaches ,, (Ngaruawahia), (£l for £1) Wairamarama to Watson's gate ... ,, Waitetuna-Aotea (on account of ,, £1,000, £1 for £1) Whatawhata ... ... ,, Whatawhata to Te Puroa (£1 for £1) Whatawhata to Baglan (£1 for £1) ... ,, I Whaanga Boad ... ... ,, White's Boad ... ... ,, Waipa Eiver Bridge (Whatawhata), (on Baglan and account), (£1 for £l) Waipa Ahuroa Bail way-station to Komokoriki Eodney (£lfor£l) Ahuroa to Komokoriki (deviation), (£1 ,, for £1) Butter Factory Bridge, Port Albert ,, Boad (£1 for £1) Dyer's Eoad ... ... ,, Great North Eoad — Hoteo Biver Bridge (£2 for £1) ... Topuni Bridge (south side), (£1 for ,, £1) Wilson's Bridge and approaches (£1 ,, for £1) Helensville to Port Albert — Glorit to Tauhoa Section (£lfor£l) ,, Hoteo Bail way-station to Tauhoa ,, Hoteo Eiver Bridge (Mangakura), ,, (on account of £1,875, £1 for £1) Tauhoa to Port Albert Section ,, (£154, £1 for £1) Whanaki Biver Bridge and ap- ,, proaches £ 250 100 100 150 500 200 2,106 200 300 150 200 300 1,500 100 246 500 50 834 300 753 750 67 2,000 100 150 750 1,000 200 100 -6,500 250 300 400 50 2,000 100 425 405 100 100 275 200 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 * Half-cost recoverable from local body.

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Item 1923 ■24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ 643 644 645 646 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 VOTE No. 60— continued, Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Boad District —continued. Kaipara Flats to Tauhoa (£1 for £1)... Bodney Onehunga Bridge (Warkworth-Kai- ,, para Flats Eoad), (£1 for £1) Pakiri Eiver Boad ... ... ,, Pikoko Bridge (Warkworth-Kaipara ,, Flats Boad), (£1 for £1) Port Albert to Wellsford (Wharf to Kokako), (£1 for £1) Port Albert to Wellsford Valley (£1 for £1) Puhoi to Glyn Butter Factory Bridge ,, (£1 for £1) Sandspit Wharf Boad (£1 for £1) ... Straka's Hill (£1 for £1) Streamlands Settlement Eoad ... ,, Tauhoa-Wellsford Eoad.. ... ,, Waiteitei Soldiers' Settlement ... ,, Warahine Bridge to Thompson's ,, Corner (£1 for £1) Warkworth to Kaipara Flats Eailway- ,, station (£1 for £1) Warkworth to Pakiri, via Leigh— Leigh Section (£1 for £1), (on ,, account) Warkworth to Streamlands ... ,, Wellsford to Whangaripo (on account ,, of £1,000, £1 for £1) Woodcocks to Kaipara Flats Eailway- ,, station (£1 for £1) Access to sections south of Kaueranga Thames Stream (£1 for £1) Kaueranga Bridge and approaches ,, (Thames-Te Aroha Boad), (£1,747, £1 for £1 ; £1,000 on account of £2,000, £1 for £2) Kaueranga Biver Bridge (Thames- ,, Tairua Eoad), (on account) Kaueranga Eiver Erosion (contribu- ,, tion) Kaueranga to Tairua (on account) ... ,, Mata Creek Boad ... ... ,, Puriri-Tairua Boad— Puriri Valley Section ... ... ,, Tapu to Gumtown (on account) ... ,, Thames-Coromandel Eoad— Bridge renewals generally (on ac- ,, count, £2 for £1) Boad improvements generally (£1 ,. for £1) Thames-Waikawau Section Devia- ,, tion (£1 for £1) Thames-Tairua Boad— Tairua Section ... ... ,, Thames Survey District, Block XIII, ,, Section 3 (access) Thames-Te Aroha Boad (Thames to ,, Hikutaia), (£2,000, £1 for £1 ; £1,000, £1 for £3) Thames-Te Aroha Road (Thames to ,, Hikutaia), (£2,000, £1 for £1 ; £1,000, £1 for £2), (on account) 100 600 200 400 250 164 100 100 200 200 100 1,000 300 3,726 900 250 250 100 500 647 2,747 100 648 649 250 650 651 652 500 250 653 200 7,500 654 500 655 750 656 300 657 874 250 658 659 3,000 3,000 360

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 192£ 1923-24. 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 572 573 574 575 576 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Auckland Boad District —continued. Waihi to Whangamata (on account) Thames Waihou Biver Bridge at Puriri (on ,, account of £9,000, £1 for £2) Waikaka to Piako Biver .. ,, Warahoe to Towers ... ... ,, Whangamata to Hikutaia ... ,. Whangamata to Tairua (Inland Boad) ,, Wharepoa (£1 for £1) ... Onetangi Boad (£1 for £1) ... Waiheke Island Clinch Boad ... ... ... Waikato Gordonton to Motumaoho (£1 for £1) ,, Gordonton to Tauhei - Morrinsville ,, Eoad (£1 for £2) Great South Road— Rangiriri Hills Road Deviat on ... ,, Whangamarino School to Huntly ,, (£1,008, £1 for £1) Hamilton to Morrinsville (on account ,, of £2,000, £1 for £1) Komokorau to Horotiu Bridge (£1 ,, for £2) Kopuku, Nos. 1 and 2 Settlement ,, road, (on account of £1,400) Kopuku to Whangamarino Falls ... ,, Mangapiko (£300, £1 for £1) Mangatea ... ,, Matahura to Te Hoe ... ... ,, Ohinewai Bailway-station to Ngarua ,, Block, via Kaihere (£1 for £1) Okaeria Boad (£1 for £1) Orini to Tauhei (£1 for £1) Pokeno-Waitakaruru Eoad, via Mara- ,, marua (£804 on account of £1,920, £1 for £1) Eau-o-te-huia Bridge ... ... ,, Ruth erf ord Road (£1 for £1) Sedgwick Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, Tahuna to Ohinewai (Te Hoe to ,, McKeuzie's), (£1 for £1) Tamahere to Tauwhare, via Matangi ,, (£1 for £2) Ten-foot Boad (£1 for £3) Waerenga to Maramarua Waerenga to Waitakaruru ... ,, Whangamarino Falls Bridge (access) ,, Whangamarino Special-rating Area ,, roads (£1 for £1) <Chamberlain's Boad (£1 for £1) ... Waipa Kakepuku Boad (Webster's Gate to Harris's Ford), (£1 for £1) Kihikihi to Waotu (£244, £1 for £1) Mulcock's Road (£1 for £1) Puahue Soldiers' Settlement Road (£1 ,, for £1) Te Awamutu to Otorohanga (west of ,, railway), (on account of £2,000, £1 for £1) Te Kowhai-Horotiu Road (£300, £1 for £1 ; £750, £1 for £3) Te Kowhai to Te Eapa (£1 for £3) ... Tuhikaramea-Whatawhata-Te Kowhai- ,. Ngaruawahia Eoad (£1 for £3) i i £ 700 100 500 250 300 1,000 250 250 n 250 250 753 19,000 2,008 1,000 700 750 300 600 500 100 500 372 336 1,171 350 1,000 750 806 1,250 500 200 800 300 350 250 500 544 58 632 1,000 1,050 1,200 360 385 386 387 388 389 390 591 392 393 394 595 596 397 398 399 700 701 702 703

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Item. 1923 ■24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, ktc. — continued. Auckland Road. District —continued. Albany to Paremoremo Wharf (£1 Waitemata for £1) Archer's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, Auckland Northwards (Central roads) — Albany to Dairy Flat Section (£543, on account of £1,043, £1 for £1) Wainui to Tahekeroa Section ... ,, Auckland to Helensville — Henderson to Waitakarei Section ,, (Knipe's and Freeman's Bridges), (£1 for £1) Awaroa Road, Waari Hamlet (£1 for £1) ,. Birdwood Estate (access from Swan- ,, son railway-station) Brunton's Bridge (on account of £300, £1 for £1) Cabel Bridge (£1 for £1) Carter Boad ... ... ,, Chivalry Boad (£1 for £1) Deep Creek Wharf Road (£1 for £1) Glenvar Eoad (£50, £1 for £1) Great North Eoad— Okura Bridge (£1 for £1) Otamerua to Waiwera (£1 for £1) ,, Silverdale to Eedvale (£71, on ac- ,, count of £421 ; £179, £1 for £1) Silverdale Bridge (£450, £1 for £1) Takapuna to Eedvale (£1 for £1)... ,. Wairau Bridge (grant for rebuilding), ,, (on account of £350) Gleneden Town District —■ Levy's Eoad (£1 for £1) Eosier's Bridge, Waikumete-Oratia ,, Eoad (£1 for £2) Smith's Eoad (£1 for £2) Greenhithe to Cut Hill ... Hannan's Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Helensville Hot Springs Eoad (£1 ,, for £1) Helensville to Kaukapakapa (£2 for £1) ,, Helensville - Kaukapakapa Inland ,, Eoad (bridge), (£1 for £1) Henderson's Block No. 1 Eoad (£1 for £1) Henderson to Kumeu, via Lincoln Bridge (£1 for £1) Henderson Valley Eoad— Evans' Bridge (£1 for £1) Wrigley's Bridge (£1 for £1) Hobsonville Main Eoad (£1 for £1)... Kaukapakapa-Wainui Road— Drinnan's Bridge No. 1 (£1 for £1) ,, Drinnan's Bridge No. 2 (£1 for £1) Kaukapakapa to Silverdale Eoad— Tanner's Bridge No. 1 (£1 for £1) Tanner's Bridge No. 2 (£1 for £1) Makarau Bail way-station to Tahekeroa ,, Makarau Eailway-station to West ,, Coast Eoad (tl for £1) Museum Endowment, Mountain Eoad New Lynn to Titirangi Eoad (improve- ,, ments) £ 150 704 705 250 706 743 707 708 500 1,000 709 710 100 1,250 711 100 712 713 714 715 716 500 100 200 53 150 717 718 719 650 200 250 720 721 722 750 250 100 723 724 150 350 725 726 727 728 100 300 100 250 729 730 100 200 731 100 732 500 733 734 735 500 500 100 736 737 75 125 738 739 740 741 400 400 150 250 742 743 300 100

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.tern. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 75S 759 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, ktc — continued. Auckland Boad District —continued. Nihotapu Bridge (Waikumete West Waitemata Coast Boad), (£1 for £1) Old Auckland Road ... ... ,, Oteba Block— Main Boad (£1 for £1) Waikahikatea Bridge ... ,, Oteha Stream Bridge No. 2 (£1 for £1) Paremoremo Wharf to Paremoremo ,, Block Riverhead to Kumeu Railway-station ,, (on account of £500) Eua-o-te Whenua (£1 for £1) ... ,, Silverdale to Dairy Flat (£1 for £1)... Silverdale to Whangaparaoa (£1 for£l) ,, Swanson Block Main Boad and Bridge ,, Swanson to West Coast (£1 for £1) ... ,, Tahekeroa to Upper Waiwera Te Atatu Main Boad (£1 for £1) Titirangi School Boad (£1 for £1) ... Upper Waiwera to Waiwera Wharf ,, (£2 for £1) Waikumete West Coast Boad (Kare- ,, kare Cutting) Waimauku Station Boad (£1 for £1) ,, Waimauku to West Coast (£500, £1 for £1) Wainui to Kaukapakapa Bailway-station ,, (£1 for £1) Whangaparaoa-Tiri Eoad (£1 for £1) ,, Whatipu Bridge (Huia to Whatipu ,, Boad), (£1 for £1) Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. 200 50 143 400 350 200 100 100 234 100 325 189 250 153 100 500 760 100 761 762 100 1,000 763 144 764 765 100 150 766 500 767 768 3,000 500 Total—Auckland 294,453 769 770 771 772 773 Tauranga Boad District — Atiamuri to Mokai (via Tirohanga East Taupo Blook) Lichfield Boad ... ... ,, Beparoa Settlement (road through) ... ,, Beparoa to Taupo, via Broadlands (on ,, account) Kopokorahi Stream Bridge ("Kopoko- Matamata rahi Station Boad) Lichfield to Atiamuri (deviation), (on ,, account) Amoore's Boad ... ... Botorua Arahiwi Boad (£1 for £1) Awahou Cross Boad ... ... ,, Brice's Boad (access), (£100, £1' for ,, £1) Clayton Boad (£1 for £1) Cross Eoad (Kaharoa to Te Waerenga) ,, 350 200 752 250 75 774 1,200 775 776 777 778 200 100 200 500 779 780 250 100

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923-24. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Tauranga Road District —continued. 781 Dans'ev Road (£1 for £1) ... Eotorua 782 I Great West Eoad 783 I Hamurana ... ... ... ,, 784 Kaharoa Eoad Extension ... ,, 785 Kaikokopu to Maniatutu (Cross Eoad) ., 786 Kaikokopu to Taheke ... ... ,, 787 Malfrov Boad West 788 Mamak'u Village Streets (£50, £1 for £1) 789 Mangarewa Gorge (deviation) ... ,, 790 Maniatutu ... ... ,, . 791 Maraeroa (£1 for £1) ... 792 Matai (£300, £1 for £1) ... 793 Ngawaro to Te Puke 794 Ngongataha to Ngawaro (on account) 795 Ngongotaha Valley 796 Okere to Hamurana (£1 for £1) ... ,, 797 Old Tauranga Eoad (on account) ... ,, 798 , Oturoa(£l for £1) 799 Pikowai South 800 Pongakawa ... ... ., 801 Pukehangi Eoad 802 i Pungarehu-Otamarakau (on account) ,, 803 ! Botorua to Eotorua County Boundary, ,, via Ngawaro 804 Eotorua to Lake Eotoma (£510, £1 10s. for £1), (on account) 805 Eotorua to Ngongotaha (on account of £2,500, £1 for £1) 806 | Eotorua to Paengaroa (Te Ngae to ,, County Boundary), (£1,020, £1 10s. for £1), (on account) 807 Eotorua to Wairoa and Loop Eoad ... ,, 808 i Eotorua to Atiamuri (£300, £1 10s. for £1), (on account) 809 Eotorua to Taupo, via Waiotapu ... ,, 810 South Eoad 811 Steel's Mill to Ngongotaha (£825, £1 for £1) 812 Sunset Eoad (£1 for £1)... 813 Te Matai to Mamaku 814 Te Matai to Whataroa .. • ... 815 Te Waerenga (£1 for £1) 816 UtuhinaStream Bridge (Malfroy Eoad), ,, (£1 for £1) 817 Waimangu and Loop Eoad ... ,, 818 Waiteitei Stream Bridge (Eotorua- ,, Tauranga Eoad) 819 Whataroa (£1 for £1) ... 820 Apata Settlement (access to Ford) ... Tauranga 821 Armstrong's Eoad ... ... ,, 822 Aroha S.D., Section 3, Block VII, and Section 3, Block VIII (access) 823 Beach Eoad to Otaimatua Eailway- ,, station 824 Hairini Bridge and approaches (on ,, account) 825 Kaimai (£5,000, £2 for £1; £500, £1 for £1) 826 Kaituna Eoad ... ... ,, 827 Kerikeri Stream Bridge (Ohauiti Eoad) ,, £ £ 250 500 250 200 250 500 100 150 300 200 450 494 100 200 200 200 400 400 400 150 150 200 350 660 250 1,320 500 500 3,000 200 1,450 200 500 ; 200 I 100 500 550 570 200 300 52 65 600 *5,000 5,500 250 500 | * Half-coat recoverable from looal body.

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item. 1923 24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ 128 129 130 131 132 133 131 135 136 137 188 139 110 111 112 148 HI 145 ill. ;47 148 119 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Tauranga Road District —continued. Maketu Township to beach ... Tauranga Matai (£1 for £1) Maungarangi Eoad ... ... ,, McGhie's Eoad (£1 for £1) McKenzie Eoad, Papamoa ... ,, Minden Block (access road) ... ,, Munro's Eoad ... ... ,, Ngamuawahine Boad (culvert) .. ,, Omanawa Block Eoad ... ... ,, Otaimatua Station to Williams ... „ Pungarehu to Otamarakau (£100, £1 ,, for £1) Pye's Pa Eoad (£1 for £1) Pye's Pa to Tauranga-Cambridge Eoad ,, Pye's Pa to Lowe's ... ... ,, Eangiuru Station Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Eaymond's Drain Bridge (Te Puke ,, Paengaroa Boad), (£1 for £1) Eocky Cutting Eoad ... ... ,, Eotorua to Paengaroa (Paengaroa to ,, County Boundary), (£1 10s. for £1) Tauranga-Cambridge Eoad to Section ,, 196 (£1 for £1) Tauranga to Oropi — Pye's Pa Eoad to Waiorohi Bridge ,, No. 1 (£1 for £1) Waiorohi Bridge No. 1 to County ,, Boundary (£1 for £1) Tauranga to Eotorua (direct route ,, surveys) Tauranga to Te Puke (on account of ,, £2,500, £1 for £1) Ohineangaanga Stream Bridge (£1 ,, for £1) Tauranga to Waihi— Judea Bridge to Wairoa Bridge (£1 ,, for £1) Wairoa Bridge to Aongatete Bridge ,, (£1 for £1) Aongatete Bridge to County Bound- ,, ary (£1 for £1) Munro's Deviation (£1 for £1) ... ,, Waipapa Deviations (4), (£500, on ,, account of £3,000, £2 for £1) Te Puke to Otamarakau— Maketu Eoad to Pukehina (£1 for £1) Pukehina to Otamarakau ... ,, Te Puke to Paengaroa (£1 for £1) Wharawhara Eiver Bridge (Old Mill ,, Eoad), (£lfor£l) Woodlands Eoad (Northern End) ... ,, Jowsey's Bridge ... ... Tauranga and Ohinemuri Smeeton's Bridge ... ... Ditto Angle Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Whakatane Awahou (bridges), (£1 for £1) ... ,, Crawley's Eoad (£1 for £1) East Bank Eoad (£1 for £ I) Hallett's Eoad (£1 for £1) Luxton Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Matata Inland Eoad (£1 for £1) 50 1,000 150 850 175 200 100 130 250 600 450 1,250 645 60 250 200 100 1,500 150 350 2,000 300 150 1,676 151 275 852 900 853 2,348 854 1,500 855 856 120 1,700 857 858 859 860 500 1,250 96 500 861 862 500 500 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 500 500 400 250 350 117 500 650

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[tern. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923•24. VOTE No. 60— continued, Roads, etc. — continued. Tauranga Boad District —continued. Matata to Otamarakau (bridges), (£1 Whakatane for £1) McLean's Road (£1 for £1) Maungaroa to Taneatua (£1 for £1)... ,, Okatu River Bridge, Ngapatahi ... ,, Powell's Eoad (£1 for £1) . ... Eailway Eoad (£1 for £1) Eiverslea to Otakiri (£1 for £1) ... ,, Eangitaiki Biver Outlet Bridge ,, (Thornton) Boss Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Eotoma Block Boads— Matahi Boad ... ... ,, Mclvor Boad ... ... ,, Botoma Soldiers Settlement (access to), ,, (on account of £1,500) Euatahuna to Waikaremoana ... ,, Euddock's Boad ... ... ... ,, Stanley Boad (£1 for £1) Tarawera Outlet Eoad Bridge (Matata- ,, Whakatane Boad) Tarawera Stream Bridge (Eailway ,, Eoad), (on account of £2,700) Te Teko to Waiohau (£1 for £1) Te Teko to Murapara-Seecombe's ,, Drain Bridge (£1 for £1) Te Whaiti to Euatahuna ... ,, Waimana Bridge (Waimana Town- ,, ship), (on account of £1,500, £1 for£l) Waimana Gorge Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Waimana to Nukuhou Mill Bridge ,, (£1 for £1) Waimeha Bridge (Owhakatora Boad), ,, (£1 for £1) Waioho Valley (£200, £1 for £1) ... West Bank (£1 for £1) Whakatane (roads in Section 28), ,, (£1 for £1) Whakatane to Nukuhou (£1 for £1) ... ,, Whakatane to Te Teko (£1 for £1) ... Whakatane Traffic Bridge (Maungaroa to Taneatua Boad), (on account) Survey, acquisition and legalization of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. £ g 871 350 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 750 300 520 275 2,000 1,000 1,000 879 780 880 881 882 600 320 500 883 884 885 886 250 400 600 600 887 1,558 888 889 2,838 400 890 891 100 500 892 893 500 150 894 350 895 896 897 500 1,000 100 898 899 900 500 300 500 901 500 902 903 1,750 100 Total —Tauranga 81,321 904 905 906 907 Gisborne Boad District — Gisborne to Hangaroa (£1 for £1) ... Cook Gisborne to Wairoa, via Morere— Kopua to Wharerata ... ... ,, Muriwai to Kopua, (£3 for £1) ... ,, Wharerata to Morere (£7,750, ,, £3 for £1) Glencoe Soldiers' Settlement (£1 for £1) ,, Glenelg Boad (Homebush Soldiers' ,, Settlement), (£1 for £1) 1,000 2,967 750 16,912 908 909 100 100

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item. MINISTER OK PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923 24. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Gisborne Road District — continued. Hangaroa to Tahora (£623, £1 for £1) Cook Hangaroa to Tiniroto, via Richardson's ,, (£1,000, £1 for £1 ; £1,036, £1 for £2) Hangaroa to Waikaremoana ... ,, Main East Coast Road— Gisborne to Pouawa ... ,, Makarori and Tatapouri Deviations ,, (on account of £2,000) Pakarae to Tolaga Bay Eoad (£1 ,, for £1) Pouawa to Pakarae Eiver (£1 for £1) ., Mangapoike Valley Eoad (£1 for £1) Marshall's Boad (£1 for £1) Ngakoroa (£1 for £1) Ngatapa to Wharekopae (£1 for £1) ,, Ormond Valley Eoad (£1 for £1) Pilmer's Eoad (£1 for £1) Eepongaere Settlement Eoad ... ,, Tokonui to Tarewa Eoad (£1 for £1) Totangi (Ngatapa Settlement), (£1 for ,, £1) Waimata to Arakihi (£1 for £1) ... ,, Waimata to Waiapu Inland Eoad ,, (Todd's) Waimata Eiverside Eoad (Downers), ,, (£1 for £1) Wharerata to Opoutama (Wharerata ,, to county boundary), (£1 for £1) Willows Settlement (Awapuni Eoad), ,, (£1 for £1) Hicks Bay (from Hicks Bay Hill to Matakaoa Freezing Works), (£1 for £1) Karakatuwhero Valley ... ... ,, Kopuapounamu ... ... ,, Main East Coast Eoad — Hicks Bay to Whangaparaoa ... ,, Hicks Bay to Whangaparaoa ,, bridges (between Potaka and Cape Runaway), (on account of £1,000) Te Araroa to county boundary (on ,, account of £1,000, £2 for £1) Te Araroa to Hicks Bay (£1,585, £1 for £1) O'Eegan's Eoad (access to S.G.E. 79) ,, Potaka to Waikura (on account) ... ,, Taurangakautuku Valley Eoad (de- ,, viation) Te Araroa to East Cape (£200, £ 1 for £1) Te Araroa to Whangaparaoa via ,, Kokoniuku Hawai to East Cape — Hawai to Te Kaha Section (£1 for £1) Opotiki Hawai to Te Kaha Section (Hawai ,, Stream Bridge), (£1 for £1) Opotiki to Hawai Section (Opape ,. deviation), (£1 for £1) Te Kaha to County boundary (£1 ,, for £1) Hukanui Road (old military track)... ,, Kutarere Landing Boad (£1 for£l)... ,, Moody Eoad ... ... ,, £ 10 u 1,123 2,036 42 1,000 H3 il4 3,000 1,000 H5 229 H6 H7 H8 H9 120 121 122 123 12 1 125 500 500 150 300 400 150 250 550 150 750 126 127 265 100 128 200 129 200 180 100 18] 500 132 133 300 400 131 135 1,100 500 936 500 937 2,585 938 939 940 200 2,000 3,000 941 942 500 600 943 944 4,500 1,400 945 1,500 946 500 947 948 949 750 100 250

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!tem. 1923 24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ 950 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc — continued. Gisborne Boad District —continued. Motu to Opotiki— Motu to Pakihi Junction Opotiki Pakihi Junction to Toatoa ... ,, Toatoa to Willow Tree Crossing ... ,, Nukuhou Bridge to Waimana (£1 for ,, £1) Nukuhou to Whakatane (£1 for £1) Oponae ... ... ,, Opotiki to Matawai Bridge ... ,, Opotiki to Matawai Eoad (Omaukoro ,, Bridge), (on account of £1,500) Opotiki to Matawai via Waioeka (on ,, account of £5,285) Paerata Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Petipeti ... ... ,, Takaputahi Bridge ... ... ,, Tauranga Eoad .. ... ,, Tirohanga Eoad (£1 for £1) Torere Stream Bridge (Hawai to East ,, Cape Road), (Opotiki to Hawai Section), (£1 for £1) Upper Waioeka Boad (Tahora Block) ,, Waiata Road ... ... ,, Waiaua Block (access) ... ... ,, Waiaua Biver Bridge (Middle Crossing) ,, Waioeka Biver bridges and approaches ,, (near Tauranga Stream) Waioeka Bridge, Opotiki Township ,, (£1 for £2), (on account) Waiotahi to Crooked Boad (£1 for £1) ,, Waiotahi Valley and Extension (£1 for ,, £1) Wairata Track ... ... „ Warrington Boad (£1 for £1) Wilton's Boad ... ... ,, Whinray Road (£1 for £1) Whitikau ... ... ,, Woodlands Boad (Hikutaia Settlement) ,, Kaiaua to Tolaga Bay ... ... Uawa Main East Coast Boad— Pakarae Biver to Tolaga Bay (£1 ,, for £1) Beeve's Bridge, No. 1 (£1 for £1) Beeve's Bridge, No. 2 (£1 for £1) Tolaga to Tokomaru (£1 for £1) ... Tolaga to Tokomaru (Mangapeka ,, Bridge), (£1 for £1) Tolaga Bay to Mangatuna ... ,, Mangakino Stream Bridge (Mangato- ,, kerau Boad), (£1 for £1) Paremata Soldiers Settlement Boad ,, Boad to soldier's section (Pakarae), ,, (£1 for £1) Tolaga to Arakihi (£1 for £1) Tolaga to Tauwhareparae ... ,, Tolaga to Wigan Boad (£1 for £1) ... Tutamoe ... ... ,, Waimaunu Stream Bridge (Paremata Soldiers' Settlement Eoad) Waiapu Inland Eoad (Paraheka sec- ,, tion), (£1 for £1) 1,023 110 443 200 200 258 300 500 3,500 150 394 150 250 100 650 60 365 400 1,800 1,654 500 400 150 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 180 150 500 100 150 380 250 980 4,042 981 982 983 984 150 50 2,738 450 985 986 494 500 987 988 500 150 989 990 991 992 993 750 250 1,000 500 265 994 250

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Item. 1923 24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ 998; 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 i 995 996 9971 998; 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1010 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 996 9971 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Gisborne Road District —continued. Wigan Bridge (Mangaheia Stream), Uawa (on account of £1,250, £1 for £2) Main East Coast Eoad— Botokautuku Bridge (on account) Waiapu Tokomaru to Waiapu Bridge ,, (Makatatota Stream Bridge), (£l for £1) Tokomaru to Waiapu Bridge (Tiki- ,, tiki), (£1 for £1) Tokomaru to Waiapu Bridge (Taka- ,, pau Deviation (£2 for £1) Tolaga to Tokomaru (£1,100, £1 for £1) Waiapu Bridge (Tikitiki) to Mata- ,, kaoa County Boundary (on account of £1,200, £1 for £1) Waiapu Bridge to Matakaoa County ,, Boundary (Poroporo Stream Bridge), (£1 for £1), (on account) Maraehara Boad ... ... ,, Mata Biver to Waitahaia ,, Botokautuku Bridge to Tikitiki (on ,, account) Waiapu Bridge (Tikitiki) ... ,, Armstrong Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Waikohu Dealy's Bridge (Matawai-Motu Eoad), ,, (£1 for £1) Huiarua Block Access Boad ... ,, Kaitara (£1 for £1) Kaiteratahi-Te Karaka (Scott's erosion), ,, (£1 for £1) Lavenham Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mangamaia ... ... ,, Matawai to Motu (£1 for £1) ... ,, Matawai Stream Bridge (Matawai- ,, Motu Eoad), (£1 for £1) Moanui ... ... ... ,, Mortleman's Bridge (Motu Valley Boad), ,, (£1 for £1) Motu Falls Eoad (on account of £1,000, „ £1 for £1) Motu Valley Eoad (£1 for £1) Ngatapa to Wharekopae (£1 for £1)... ,, Oliver Eoad (on account) ... ,, Puhatikotiko (£1 for £1) .. Bakauroa to Wharekopae (Ngatapa ,, Block, access to Section 7) Taumata (Daisy Flat to Hukanui ,, Crossing), (£1 for £1) Taumata Road bridges ... ,, Waiapu Inland Road ... ... ,, Waikohu to Matawai— Otoko Section (£1 for £1) Otoko to Matawai Section (Waikohu ,, River Bridge), (£1 for £1) Waihuka Stream Crossing (£1 for £1) ,, Waikohu-Otoko Section (Otoko Hill) ,, Waikohu to Motu, via Whakarau (£1 ,, for £1) Wharekopae to Tahora (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 10,000 800 2,930 2,000 4,100 250 250 120 1,600 500 200 735 200 1,200 125 100 1012 1013 1014 1015 200 300 250 250 1016 1017 1,550 | 400 1018 500 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1,850 2,167 200 125 400 1024 700 1025 1026 1,250 250 1027 1028 1,450 300 1029 1030 1031 150 750 100 1032 500

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Item. 1923 -24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS- -continued. VOTE No. 60 -continued. Roads, etc. — continued Gisborne Boad District —continued. Coop's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... Wairoa Erepeti (Waipaoa Block) ... ,, Frasertown to Waikaremoana— Intake Road to Lake House (£1 ,, for £1), (on account) Gisborne to Wairoa, via Morere— Morere to Wairoa (£106, £1 for £1 ; £375, £3 for £1) Tarewa Deviation ... ... ., Wharerata to Morere (£1,291, £1 for £1; £3,600, £3 for £1) Gisborne to Wairoa, via Tiniroto (Te Reinga to Frasertown), (£1 for £1) Mangaruhe Stream Bridge (£1 for £l) ., Mangapoike Valley Road— Mangaouni Bridge (Tukemokihi to Frasertown Section) Papararetu to Tukemokihi ... ,, Tukemokihi to Frasertown Mangarewarewa Mangakahakaha Stream Bridge (Rua- ,, papa to Waikare-Taheke), (£1 for £1) Mangaone to Mangapoike Valley Road ,, (£1 for £1) Mangawhero Stream Bridge (Tutae- ., kuri Block Boad), (£1 for £1) Matukuhia Botokakarangu (£1 for £1) ... ,, Ruakituri Valley Road— Te Reinga to Mills (£1 for £1) ... Mills to Nolan's ... Mills to Nolan's (bridges and cul- ,. verts, on account) Euapapa to Waikare-Taheke (£1 for ,, £1) Small Grazing-run 79 (access) ... ,, Sylvester's Ford (Mangaone Eoad) ... Te Irina-o-Wharo Stream Bridge (Bua- ,. papa to Waikare-Taheke Eoad), (£1 for £1) Waiatai Eoad (on account of £2,000, £1 for £1) Waiau Stream Bridge, No. 1 ... ,, Waiau Stream Bridge, No. 2 (on account of £1,300, £1 for £1) Waikare to Waikaremoana (bridges), (£3 for £1) Waikatea Waikokopu to Opoutama (deviation), (£1 for£l) Wairoa to Waikaremoana ... ,, Whakaki to Hereheretau ... ., Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. £ 1033 1034 1035 100 750 825 1036 481 1037 1038 670 14,000 1039 500 1040 800 1041 450 1042 1043 1044 1045 250 1,000 200 450 1046 500 1047 375 1048 1049 746 200 1050 1051 1052 3,500 193 600 1053 200 1054 1055 1056 100 75 550 1057 500 1058 1 1059 I 1,433 1,000 1060 2,100 1061 1062 500 500 1063 1064 106o! 10,000 700 250 066 067 2,500 250 Total —Gisborne 170,323 I

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item. 1923 2.4. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continue,/. £ 1068 1 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 ; 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Taumarunui Road District — Tokaanu-Taupo Road ... ... East Taupo Waiouru to Tokaanu ... ... ,, Erua ... ... Kaitieke Kawautahi (£250, £1 for £1) Kokako ... ... ... ,, Kouturoa Eoad (East), (£200, on ac- ,, count of £1,250, £1 for £1) Oio No. 1 Eoad (£1 for £1) Otapouri (on account), (£1 for £1) ... ,, Owhango to Hikimutu (£1 10s. for £1) ,, Eaetihi to Ohura— Kaiwhakauka Stream Bridge (on ,, account) Te Mata to County boundary ... ,, Wade's Landing to Te Mata Eoad ,, Eetaruke Eiver Bridge (Kouturoa Eoad ,, East) Eetaruke Vallev Eoad, upper (£300, ,, £1 for £1; £200, £1 for £2) Eetaruke Valley Eoad, upper (Reta- ,, ruke River Bridge) Taumarunui to Ohakune— Makaretu Stream Bridge ... ,, Makaretu Stream to "Oio (£250, £2 for £1) Taumarunui to Owhango (£1 for £1) ,, Waitea Stream Bridge (£100, £1 for £1) Tunanui (£1 for £1) ... ... ,. Waimarino to Ohakune ... ,, Waimarino Township ,, Waitea (on account of £1,070, £1 for £1) Wanganui Eiver Bridge (Te Maire), ,, (£1 for £1) Wanganui Eiver Eoad (left bank) — Hikimutu to Te Maire (£1 for £l) Te Maire to Kokakonui ... ,, Kokakonui Stream Bridge (on ac- ,, count) Kokakoriki to Mangaohutu ... ,, Makoura Stream Bridge ... ,, Mangaohutu Stream Bridge ... ,, Mangaohutu to Eetaruke ... ,, Wanganui River Bridge and approaches Kaitieke and (Taumarunui) Taumarunui Borough Kairimu (£650, £1 for £1) ... Kawhia Mangapohue (£2,700, £1 for £1) Marakopa Valley (£1 for £1) Marakopa Eiver Bridge (Mimes) ... ,, Marakopa Eiver Bridge (Karaka) ... ,, Tawarau Eiver Bridge (Muggeridge's), ,, (£1 for £2) Akatarewa ... ... Ohura Aorangi (including Aukopae Tunnel) ,, Aramahoe ... ... ... ,, Ararimu East ... ... ,, Haparua (£100, on account of £300, ,, £1 for £1) Harvev Eoad (on account of £1,000, ,, £1 for £1) 500 500 3,500 400 600 368 100 250 3,000 1,000 1,000 762 1,000 625 560 650 350 200 520 250 5,000 144 800 1091 250 .092 093 .094 80 2,000 600 095 096 097 098 099 1,100 425 1,400 100 91 100 101 102 103 104 105 828 2,800 1,170 400 1,106 200 106 107 108 109 110 1,000 J , 000 450 250 360 111 100

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Item. 1923 -24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ VOTE No. 60— continued. 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 112b 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 Roads, etc. — continued. Taumarunui Road District - continued Huia ... ... Ohura Kakahi Koiro Block— Otuiti (£lfor£l) Koiro ... ... ,, Kokopuiti ... ... ... ,, Kopua (North) ... ... ,, Kururau (on account of £1,800, 11 ,, for £1) Kururau (west of Otunui) ... ,, Kururau Road (White's Bridge) ... ,, Mangakara ... ... ... ,, Mangapapa ... .. ,, Matiere Township (£1 for £1) Miroahuiaoto Matiere (£113, £1 for £1) Ohura (north of Paparata Saddle) — Ohura to Tatu (£1,000, £1 10s. for £1 ; £621, £1 for £1) Ohura Eoad (upper), (£1 for £1) Okaihae ... ... ... ,, Okaroa ... ... ... ,, Omaka Ongaruhe Biver Road (right bank), ,, (Taumarunui to Taringamutu) Opatu ... ... ,, Opotiki Otuiti Otunui North ... ... ,, Otunui South Boad (Whakamaro ,, Stream Bridge), (£225, £1 for £1) Pura (£1 for £1) Tapuiwahine (on account of £1,500, ,, £1 for £1) Te Kuiti-Taumarunui — Okahukura to Ongarue ... ,, Ongarue to Waimiha ... ... ,, Totarawhakarerewa Bridge ... ,, Tokirima South ... ... ,, Tongaporutu to Mangaroa (£129, ,, CI for £1) Waitaangaiti Stream Bridge ... ,, Turoto ... ... ,, Waikaka ... ... ... ,, Waikaka Road bridges (2) ... ,, Waitawhena (metalling), (on account ,, of £2,750, £1 for £1) Waitawhena (culverts and small bridges), (on account of £500, £1 for £1) Wanganui Eiver Eoad (right bank)Herlihy's Bluff (£1 for £1) Te Maire Bluff (£1 for £1) Waro (£650, £1 for £1) ... Wood's Eoad ... ... ,, •Ongarue Eiver Bridge (Kururau Boad), Ohura and (£1 for £1), (on account) Taumarunui Borough Ohura Eiver Bridge, Ohura (Heao S.D. Ohura and Block VII) Whangamomonai 500 400 800 50 150 200 1,000 750 275 200 550 250 280 1,621 1,500 300 250 150 200 450 300 IOO 500 475 500 500 750 300 100 750 2,500 150 100 350 378 1,250 100 600 750 756 246 200 500 L186 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 149 150 151 152 153 154

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item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923 24. VOTE No. GO—continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Taumarunui Road District —continued. Howe's Road (on account of £250, Taumarunui £1 for £1) Lairdvale Eoad (£1 for£1) ... ,, Maungakahu Valley Eoad (on account ,, of £4,000, £2 for £1) Okahukura to Te Koura ... ... ,, Ongarue Loan Block (Ongarue Eiver ,, Bridge) Punga Punga Eoad (£500, £1 for £1) Taringamutu to Okahukura (£250, ,, £1 for £1) Taringamutu Valley (£250, £1 for £1) Taringamutu Valley (upper), (on ,, account of £250, £1 for £1) Taumarunui to Taupo ... ... ,, Te Koura to Ongarue ... ,, Ahoroa (on account of £800, £1 for £1) Waitomo Aratoro to Kaitangaweka ... ,, Awakino to Mangaotaki (on account) ,, Awakino Valley (upper), (£250, £1 for ,, £1) Hauturu ... ... ,, Kahuwera (£1 10s. for £1) Kariri Loan Block (Mapara Eoad) ... ,, Kie Kie ... ... ... ,, Kiritehere ... ... ... ,, Kiritehere Eoad bridges ... ,, Kiritehere Stream Bridge ... ,, Kohua (£1,000, on account of £1,678, £1 for £1) Kurakura ... ... ,, Mangaiti (£100, £1 for£l), (on account) ,, Mangakokopu (£1,600, £2 for £1) ... Mangakokopu Stream Bridge ... ,, Manganui (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, Mangaotaki Valley (upper), (£450, ,, £1 for £1) Mangapohue (£1,000, £2 for £1) Mangapohue (on account of £1,654, ,, £1 for £1) Mangatoa ... ... ,, Mapara South ... ... ,, Mapiu bridges (2), (Mapiu Eoad), ,, (£2 for £1) Marakopa Eiver to Mahoenui— Maugaoronga Section (on account ,, of £2,503, £1 for £1) Mangaotaki Section (£1 for £1) ... ,, Puketiti Section (£1 for £1) ... ,, Waitunguru Section (£1 for £1) ... ,, Miroahuiao to Matiere (Ohura-Mokau ,, Eoad to Paro Eoad), (on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) Mokauiti Valley Eoad (£500, £2 for £1, on account of £1,500) Ngakaukore Eoad (Eangikohua Stream ,, Bridge), (£1 for £1) Ngatarawa ... ... „ Oniao ... ... ,, Owen Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Paekaka (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, £ £ 100 1155 1156 1157 50 250 1158 1159 150 500 1160 1161 650 500 1162 1163 350 100 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 100 658 400 2,000 500 1,250 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 200 600 2,400 500 500 600 1,150 1,125 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 300 500 1,900 258 260 950 1184 1185 1,100 928 1186 1187 1188 1,500 1,800 675 1189 1,507 1190 1191 1192 1193 184 1,451 1,250 650 1194 775 1195 120 1196 1197 1198 1199 400 75 100 150

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. 192324. £ £ 1200 1201 1202J 1203; 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 12091 1210; 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217' VOTE No. 60 -continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Taumarunui Boad District —continued. Papakauri East (£440, £1 for £1) ... Waitomo Paraheka (on account of £2,000, £2 ,, for £1) Paro (£1 for £1) Potaka Boad (Wairoroma Stream ,, Bridge), (on account) Patoto ... ... ,, Pomorangi (£400, £1 for £1) Pungarehu Boad (Taumangahau ,, Stream Bridge), (£1 for 81) Bangitoto (on account of £1,300, £1 ,, for £1) Takiri (on account of £2,550, £1 for ,, £1) Tapairu (£1 for£l) Te Kuiti to Mokau— Te Kuiti to Pio Pio (on account of ,, £4,020, £1 for £1) Pio Pio to Mahoenui (£1 for £1) Te Kuiti to Taumarunui — Te Kuiti to Puketutu ... ... ,, Puketutu to Kopaki ... ... ,, Kopaki to Mangapeehi (on account) ,, Mokau Biver Bridge ... ... ,, Waimiha to Ongarue ... .. ,, Te Kuini to Hangatiki (£1 for £1), ,, (on account) Te Marama Tikitiki Tikitiki Boad (Mapara Stream Bridge) ,, Tikitiki Boad (Mapiu Stream Bridge) ,, Tutukakariki ... ... ,, Waikawau (upper) ... ... ,, Waikawau (lower), (on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) Mangatoa Stream Bridge ... ., Waitataura Eoad (Waitataura Stream ., Bridge) Waipa Biver Boad— Baepahu Section ... ... ,, Banginui Section ... ... ,, Wairoroma Stream Bridge (West's) ... Whakahau (on account of £1,000) ... ,, Wilson's Boad (£1 for £3) Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. 560 1,000 1,150 100 100 625 120 300 1,000 275 1,220 1,066 250 1,000 I 1,100 550 747 100 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 150 50 570 300 275 250 200 1225 1226 400 150 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 400 400 400 350 100 200 1233! 1234! Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. 2,500 250 Total—Taumarunui 109,794 .235! 236! .2371 Stratford Road District — Hutiwai Boad ... .. Clifton Mangahutiwai Stream Bridge ... ,, Kaka (£1 for £1) 300 250 300

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Item. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1238 1239J 1240 1241 12421 1243! 1244 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 1255 1256 1257 1258 1259 1260 1261j VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Stratford Road, District —continued. Mangaonga ... ... Clifton Mangatoro Mataro (£1 for £1) Matau to Kiore (£600, £1 for £1) Miller's Creek Bridge (Puke Special Roading District) Mimi to Mokau Mohakatino Valley Mokau Road (Mangamaeho Stream ,, Bridge) Ohanga (£1 for £1) Okau Extension Okau Extension Eoad Bridge Okoke (£1 for £1) Parinini Tunnel and Clifton Eoad (£1 for £1) l'iko(on account, £1 for £1 ... ,, Pukearuhe (on account of £1,000, £1 forfl 10s.) Putt's Eoad ... ... ,, Eerekino Tongaporutu to Mangaroa (west of ,, Euru Saddle) Turangi (£1 for £1) Upper Waitara 8.D., Biock XI, Section 4 (access) Uruti(£600, £1 for £1) ... Uruti-Tangitu deviation ... ,, Waipapa (£1 for £1) Waitara Eiver Bridge (access to Sec- ,, tion 1, Block X. Upper Waitara S.D. Cape Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ... Egmoni Kabul (£1 for £1) Kaweora Road (£1 for £1) Kopaaiaia Eiver Bridge ... ... ,, Newall Eoad (lower), (Panhaka Settlement) Okahu (Ngariki Eoad to Newall Eoad) ,, South Eoad (Taungatara Eiver Bridge), ,, (£1 for £2) Upper Parihaka Eoad ... ... ,, Wataroa Eoad (Parihaka Settlement) ,, Wiremu (Ihaia Eoad to Arawhata ,, Eoad) Wiremu (Kiri Eoad to Ngariki Boad) ,, Wiremu Eoad (Waiaua River Ford)... ,, Maata Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ... Eltham Moeawatea Eidge Boad ... ... ,, Mountain Eoad (£1 for £3) Eawhitiroa Eoad (Omona Hill), (£100, £1 for£l; £300, £2 for £1) Botokare Eoad (£1 for £1) Tawhiti Road (£1 for £1) Tirimoana Road (on account of £2,600, ,, £1 for £1) Austin Road (£730, £1 for £1) ... Hawera Eraser Road (£1 for £1) ... Manawapou Block -Disraeli and Rata ,, Streets (metalling) Ngawhine Road (on account of £3,600, ,, £1 for £1) ' £ i 250 250 350 900 97 22,000 800 900 500 150 650 500 250 1,200 600 70 400 ; ' : 300 300 400 1,200 1,279 100 206 200 200 200 100 1,000 300 600 300 500 200 534 100 150 600 1,000 400 250 100 1,500 930 500 481 1,500 1262 1263 1264 1265 1266 1267 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1276 1277 1278 1279 1280 1281 1282 1283 1284 t * Includes £100 paid in by t>oal body.

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Item. 1923 24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 1290 1291 1292 1293 1294 1295 1296 1297 1298 1299 1300 1301 1302 1303 1304 13C5 1306 1307 1308 1309 1310l 1311 1312 1313 1314 1315 1316 1317 1318 1319 1320 1321 1322 1323 1324 1325) 1326: 1327 1328 I 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 1290 1291 1292 1293 VOTE No. 60 -continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Stratford Road District —continued. Patete Stock Track ... ... Hawera South Road (Tangahoe Eiver Bridge), ,, (on account of £3,000, £1 for £1) Tangahoe Valley ... ... ,, Tangahoe Valley Eoad (Patete Stream ,, Bridge) Autawa and Pita Eoads (£1 for Ingle wood £1 10s.) Bedford Eoad Bridge ... ... ,, Egmont Eoad (£1 for £1) Hursthouse Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Junction Eoad (Ngatoro Stream , Bridge), (on account of £800, £1 for £2) Kaipi (£1 for £1) King Boad (on account of £1,000, £1 ,, for £1) Lepper Eoad (Manga-oraka Bridge), ,, (£1 for £2) Mana (£1 for £1) Mountain Eoad (£1 for £1) Norfolk Eoad East (£1 for £1) Norfolk Eoad (West), (on account of ,, £950, £1 for £1) Otoraoa (on account of £1,500, £1 ,, for £1) Eatapiko (£1 for £1) Eichmond Eoad (£1 for £1) . ... ,, Ahuroa Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... Patea Ball Eoad (Alton Gorge deviation), ,, (on account of £500, £1 for £2) Hukatere and Otauto Eoads (£1 for ,, £1) Hurley Eoad (£1 for £1)... Kaharoa and Bakaupiko Eoads (£1 ,, for £1) Kakaramea (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, Karahaki (£1 for £1) Kohi Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Maben Eoad (lower), (on account of ,, £1,000) Makakaho Eoad (Waitotara Eiver ,, Suspension Bridge), (£1 for £1) Manawapou Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mataimoana ... ... ,, Mangawhio Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Moeawatea Valley Eoad... ... ,, Motorua Eoad (Moumahaki Stream ,, Bridge), (£1 for £1) Moumahaki State Farm Eoad (£1 ,, for £1) Okutuku Eoad (£1 for £1) Opaku Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Paru Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, Petch Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Bawhitiroa Eoad Bridge ... ,, Upper Waitotara Eiver Diversion ,, (Taumatatahi) Waitotara Valley Eoad (upper) Waitotara Valley Eoad (upper), ,, (southern section) Waitotara Valley Eoad (lower), (James ,, Creek Bridge) 300 1,500 2,300 550 1,040 150 500 500 400 300 500 167 1,000 500 250 500 500 300 820 200 250 150 100 160 200 200 500 500 162 100 200 200 2,500 150 375 200 400 250 250 100 373 100 600 500

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[tern. 192324. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ VOTE No. 60— continued. 1340 1341 1342 1343 1344 1345 329 330 331 332 .333 .334 .335 336 .337 .338 339 Roads, etc. — continued. Stratford Road District —continued. Waitotara Valley Boad (lower), Wai- Patea totara Biver Bridge), (on account of £4,000, £2 for £1) Waitotara Valley Eoad (lower) ... ,, Waitotara Valley Eoad (Moumahaki ,, Stream Bridge), (Ngutuwera), (£1 for£l) Wharariki Boad (Moeawatea Eiver ,. Bridge) Inland Boad (£1 for £1) ... Eangitikei Mangaweka to Mataroa (north end), ,, (£1 for £1) Ngawhaka Boad (Bennett's Siding to ,, Ngawhaka), (£1 for £3) Omatane Boad deviation (Totman's ,, Cliff), (£1 for £2) Otuarei-Toi Toi to Kaingaroa (£1 for ,, £5) Owhakura (£1 for £2) .. Euahine S.D., Section 20, Block IX, and Section 3, Block X (access) Taihape to Napier— Oruamatua to Erewhon (£1 for £5) ,, Eangitikei Eiver Bridge (Erewhon ,, Crossing), (£1 for £2) Upper Turakina Vallev (Wilson's to ,, McHardy's), (£1 for £3) Upper Turakina Valley Boad (Lil- ,, burn's to Fernie's), (£1 for £3) Waiaruhe (£1 for £2) Kauangaroa Eoad (Wangaehu Eangitikei and Biver Bridge (£1 for £2) Wanganui Makara (£1 for £1) ... ... Stratford Mohakau (£1 for £1) Ohura (Strathmore Saddle), (£1 for £1) Oruru (£1 for £1) Patea Biver Bridge, Stratford (£1 for ,, £3) Puniwhakau (on account of £2,500, ,, £1 for £1) Waitiri ... ... ... ,, Carrington Eoad ... ... Taranaki Carrington Eoad (east of Saunders ,, Boad), (£1 for £1) Corbett Boad (£1 for £1) Hurford Road (£1 for £1) Kelly Road (on account of £1,000, £1 ,, for £1) King Road (£1 for £1) ... Kirihau (£1 for £1) Mangorei (upper), (£1 for £1) ... ,, Oxford Road (upper), (on account of ,, £1,000, £1 for £1) Plymouth Road (£1 for £1) Richmond Road (on account of £1,000, ,, £1 for £1) Richmond Road (Mangaonaia Stream ,, Bridge), (£1 for £4) Sealy Road (£1 for £1) ... Te Arei (£1 for £1) Upland Road (on account of £900, £1 ,, for £1) 1,000 200 600 469 98 200 1.000 400 1,000 500 100 1,000 j 1,667 247 500 1,000 2,500 1,150 100 600 750 3,197 1,500 200 900 100 250 200 500 750 150 300 250 200 250 300 250 soo 500 j 1346 1347 1348 1349 1350 1351 1352 1353 1354 1355 1356 1357 1358 1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 1364 1365 1366 1367

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Item. 1923 ■24. MINISTER 01' PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ 1368 1369 1370 1371 1372 .1373 1374| 1375 13761 18V7 1378' 1379 1380 1381 1382 1383 1384 1385 1386 1387! 1388 1389 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Stratford Road District —continued. Dreadnought Road (£1 for £1) ... Waimarino Makakahi ... ... ,, Makakahi Road bridges ... ,, Mangaetoroa (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mangahouhou (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mangapurua to Otumanga (access to ,, Ward and Roberts' sections) Mangapurua Road (Mangapurua ,, Stream Bridge), (Ward's Bluff) Mangapurua Valley Road ... ,, Mangatiti ... ... ,, Mangatiti Road bridges (2) ... ,, Mangatiti Road (Mangatiti Stream ,, Bridge) Mangaturuturu ..." ... ,, Maungaroa (on account) ... ,, Murumuru (£1 for £1) ... Ohakune Borough— Ruapehu Road ... ... ,, Ohakune to Waiouru (on account of ,, £1,850, £1 for £1) Ohakune to Waiouru Road (Waiharuru ,, Stream Bridge), (£1 for £1) Otautau Road ... ... ,, Pipiriki to Raetihi (£1 for £1) Raetihi to Ohura (Manganui-o-te-ao ,, to Retaruke) Raetihi to Ohura (metalling), (£1,600, £1 for£l) Raetihi to Ohura (deviation), (Harris ,, Hill), (on account of £5,600) Ruatiti to Erua ... ... ,, Waipapa Valley Road ... ... ,, Wanganui to Raetihi (Raetihi south- ,, wards), (£1 for £1) Wanganui River Road (left bank), ,, (Pipiriki to Jerusalem) Main South Road— Kaupokonui River Bridge .. Waimate West Otakeho Stream Bridge (£1 for ,, £1 10s.) Awakino to Mokau (stock track) ... Waitomo Awakino to Mokau Stock Track- ,, Mokau River Punt (on account) Mokau Valley ... ... ,, Mokau Valley Road (Hunt's Creek ,, Bridge) Mokau to Te Kuiti— Awakino Vallev Section (£250, £1 ,, for £1) Awakino to Mokau ... ... ,, Papakauri West ... .... ,, Ahuahu ... ... Waitotara Brunswick Road (£1 for £1) Junction Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kai Iwi Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... Kauarapaoa ... ... ,, Kauarapaoa (deviation at Raorikia), ,, (£1 for £1) Monk's Road Rangitatau East (£1 for £1) ... ,, 228 2,516 360 500 320 440 450 3,500 2,000 675' 1,200 400 150 500 200 1,000 275 100 500 2,000 1,800 2,500 223 2,000 4,385 1,200 1,000 500 1,000 50 300 473 12,000 8,000 400 854 250 1,000 750 2,000 250 300 3,000 1390 1391 1392 1393 1394 1395 1396 1397 1398' 1399 1400 1401 1402 1403 1404 14U5 1406 1407; 1408! 1409! 1410

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item. 192324. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Stratford Boad District —continued. Bangitatau West (£1 for £1) ... Waitotara Te Mutu Eoad Tokomaru East (on account, £1 for £1) ,, Waitotara Valley (lower), (£400, £2 for£l) Wanganui Eiver Boad (right bank) ,, (metalling), (£1 for £1) Watershed Boad ... ... ,, Whakaihuwaka ... .. ,, Anderson Boad ... ... Wanganui Field's Track to Bangiwaea ... ,, Karioi to Bangiwaea (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mangahowhi Mangamahu Creek Boad (Manga- ,, mahu Stream Bridge), (£1 for £1) Parapara Boad (Otuhangatoi Stream ,, Bridge), (£1 for £2) Te Komai ... ... ,, Wanganui-Baetihi Eoad— Upokongaro Stream Bridge (£1 for £2) ,, Wangaehu Valley (£800, £1 for £1) ... Wanganui Biver Eoad (left bank) — Upokongaro to Jerusalem (Gentle ,, Annie Section) Wanganui to Baetihi (widening) ... ,, Kohuratahi (£1 for £1) ... Whangamomona Makahu Stream Bridge (on account) ,, Mangaowata Boad— Mangaowata Stream Bridge ... ,, Mangare ... ... ,, Maraekowhai Block (access) ... ,, Marco Boad (£2 for £1) Marco Eoad (Mangaowata Stream ,, Bridge), (Pedersen's) Moki (east end) ... ... ,, Ohura Boad — Awahou Stream Bridge ... ,, Kohuratahi to Tahora (£500, £1 for £1; £1,500, £2 for £1) Whangamomona Stream Bridge ... ,, Putikituna ... ... ,, Poarangi (£100, £1 for £1) Baekohua Boad (Eaekohua Stream ,, Bridge), (on account of £1,276) Eerekapa ... . ,, Tahora Township roads (metalling) ,, Tangarakau Gorge Eoad (Paparata ,, Stream Bridge) Tangarakau Valley Boad ... ,, Tirohanga ... ... ,, Vera Boad (Whangamomona Stream ,, Bridge) Whangamomona to Wanganui Biver ,, Whangamomona Valley Eoad ... ,, (£3,000, £1 for £1) " Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. Supervision ... ... ... Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. £ £ 1411 1412 1413 1414 250 580 500 500 1115 500 1416 1117 1418 1419 1420 1421 1422 1,500 650 150 1,000 187 550 500 1423 275 1424 1425 500 1426 1427 750 2,300 3,000 1428 1429 1430 1431 750 700 500 1432 1433 1434 1435 600 2,200 314 1,250 208 1436 204 1437 1438 481 2,000 1439 1440 1441 1442 220 781 326 500 1443 1444 1445 242 184 496 1 146 1447 1448 656 446 522 1449 1450 142 3,600 1451 750 1452 1453 4,000 200 Total—Stratford 190,435

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tem. 1923 24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459 1460 1461 1462 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469 1470 1471 1472 1473 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Napier Boad District — Napier to Taupo Road— Mohaka to Turangakuma ... East Taupo Ohinekuku deviation ... ... ,, Crownthorpe Settlement Boad (£1 for Hawke's Bay £1) Dartmoor Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Esk Eiver Bridge (Waipunga Boad), ,, (£1 for £1) Hampden to Maraekakaho Boad ,, (Black Bridge site), (£1 for £2) Hawea (£1 for £1) Hawke's Bay Bivers Control (contri- ,, bution by General Government), (on account of £10,000) Longlands Bridge (Havelock to Paki ,, Paki Boad), (£1 for £4) Mokopeka to Kahuranaki Boad (£1 for £2) ,, Napier to Taupo— Lucky Hill Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Maori Gully deviation (£1 for £1)... ,, Titiokura to Mohaka (£34, £2 for £1; £216, £1 for £1) Napier to Wairoa— Deviation at 38 mile ... ... ,, King's Creek Bridge ... ... ,, Mahiaruha Stream Bridge ... ,, Sandy Creek Bridge ... ... ,, Tutira to Waikare ... ... ,, Westshore Bridge (£1 10s. for £1) Ngaruroro Biver Bridge (Farndon ,, Township), (Wellington to Napier Road), (£1 for £2) Ohara Stream Bridge and approaches ,, (Kereru to Big Hill Eoad), (£1 for £2) Poporangi Stream Bridge (Kereru to ,, Big Hill Boad), (£1 for £2) Purahotangahia Settlement Eoad ,, (£581, £1 for£l) Tongio Settlement Eoad (£1 for £1)... Tutira to Pohokura Boad (£300, £1 for £1) Waikoau Biver Bridge (Purahota- ,, ngahia Settlement Boad Waipunga Boad (£250, £1 for £1) ... Wellington to Napier Boad (Paki Paki ,, to Te Aute Section), (£1 for £1) Cook's Tooth Boad (extension) ... Patangata Cook's Tooth Boad (£1 for £1) Hawea Eoad (£1 for £1) Mangaorapa Biver Bridge (Te Uri ,, Boad), (£1 for £1) Old Hill Boad Papanui Stream Bridge (Middle ,, Eoad), (£1 for £4) Porangahau Bridge (Wallingford ,, Township), £1 for £2) TeTohi Tukituki Eiver Bridge (Patangata), ,, (£1 for £2) Maharakeke Settlement Boad culvert Waipawa Maharakeke Stream Bridge (£1 for £2) ,, Makaretu Block Boad ... ... ,, £ 1,000 1,000 400 1,200 *1,200 135 500 100 180 112 200 400 250 650 750 600 700 3,000 175 500 £ 1474 500 1475 200 1476 5,081 1477 1478 132 556 1479i 2,000 1480 1481! 605 1,000 1482 1483 1434 1485 410 1,600 500 960 1486 1487 250 120 1488 1,000 1489 1490 75 3,000 1491 1492 1493! 75 250 110 * £<t33 to bo recovered from local body.

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tem. 192324. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Napier Boad District —continued. Manawatu Biver Bridge (Otawhao), Waipawa (Kopua to Norsewood Boad), (£1 for £2) Mangamaeke Biver Bridge (Whaka- ,, rara), (£1 for £1) Mangaonuku Biver Bridge (Hampden ,, to Maraekakaho Boad), (£1 for £2) Mathieson's Boad (Gvvavas Settle- ,, ment), (£1 for £1) Tangarewai Bridge (Ashley-Clinton ,, to Takapau Eoad), (£1 for £2) Upokororo Stream Ford and ap- ,, proaches (Gwavas Settlement Eoad), (£1 for £1) Waipukurau Bridge (Wellington to Waipukurau Napier Eoad), (on account of £5,000, £1 for £2) Wanstead Eoad bridges (Waipukurau ,, to Porangahau Eoad), (£1 for £2) Mohaka Biver Suspension Bridge Wairoa (Willow Flat Boad), (restoration), (£2 for £1) Mohaka-Putere Boad .. ... ,, Napier to Wairoa— Mohaka Biver Bridge (Waikare to ,, Mohaka deviation) Deviation at Mohaka Township ... ,, Waikare to Mohaka ... .. ,, Putere Block (access) ... ... ,, Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. £ £ 494 300 1495 364 1496 267 1497 350 1498 400 1499 100 1500 2,000 1501 500 1502 200 1503 4,000 1504 200 1505 1506 1507 1508 7,000 600 250 200 1509 1510 650 150 Total—Napier ... 49,007 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1518 1519 Wellington Road District — Akitio River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Akitio Alfredton-Weber Road, Rakanui Sec- ,, tion (£175, £1 for £1) Aohanga (£1 for £1) .. ... ,, Huia Road (£1 for £1) ... Kaituna (on account of £1,500, £1 for £1) Marainanga Stream Bridge No. 1 (£1 for £1) Marainanga Stream Bridge No. 2 (£1 for £1) I Marainanga Boad i Pongaroa to Pahiatua (Mangatiti ,. Section), (£1 for £1) i Pongaroa to Akitio Eoad (£1 for £1) ,, Eange Eoad North ... ... ,. Ti-tree Point to Akitio — 1 Akitio Eiver Protection (Akitio Port), ,, (£1 for £1) I Glenora Bridge (£1 for £1) Glenora Section (£1 for £l) ... ,, i Dummy Hill deviation ... ,, 75 675 100 200 750 50 150 100 350 1520 1521 441 200 1522 50 1523 1524 1525 150 450 6,200

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923--24. VOTE No. 60— continued. I'oads, etc. — continued. Wellington Road District —continued. Titaramonga Bridge (Titaramonga Akitio Eoad), (£1 for £1) Waiowaka Eoad bridges... ... ,, Waihi to Akitio (£1 for £1) Waihi Bridge-Kororoa Boad ... ,, Waihoki Boad Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Alfredton to Tinui ... ... Castlepoint lea (Waimimi), (£1 for £1) ... ,, Springhill Boad (£1 for £1) Tainui to Manawa (£1 for £2) ... ,, Tinui to Pakowai ... ... ,, Whareama Stream Bridge (Tinui) ,, (timber), (£1,000, £lfor£l; £1,000, £1 for £2) Whareama Biver Bridge (Waimimi) ,, (£1 for £2, on account) Ahiweka (£1 for £1) ... ... Dannevirke Dannevirke to Napier (Maori Hill), ,, (£1 for £1) Glengarry Settlement Boads (£1 for £1) ,, Mangahei (lower), (£1 for £2) Mangatera Stream Bridge (Woodville- ,, Napier Boad), (£1 for £1) Mangatewai-iti Bridge and approaches ,, (Woodville-Napier Boad), (£1 for£l; Mangatewai-nui Bridge (Woodville- ,, Napier Boad), (£1 for £1), (on account) Maunga Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Tahoraite S.D., Block II, access to ,, Sections 2c and 2a 32 (£1 for £1) Tiratu (£1 for £1) Alfredton to Weber— Hutewai Boad to Akitio County Eketahuna Boundary Happy Valley bridge ... ... ,, Benton's Boad (£2 for £1) Flat Bush Boad (£1 for £1) Hutewai (£1 for £1) ... :.. Makakahi Biver Bridge (Newman's), ,, (£1 for £1) Mangahau S.D., Block XIII, Section 136 (access road), (deviation) Mangatainoka Biver Bridge and ap- ,, proaches (Hamua), (on account of £4,000, £1 for £1) Puketoi (on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) Saunders Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Te Hoe Stream bridges (£1 for £1) ... Waihoki Valley (£1 for £1) Makakahi Biver Bridge (Parkville), Eketahuna (£1 for £2) Borough Cape Biver Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Featherston Haurangi ... ... ,, Kaikaikuri Bridge (£2 for £1) ... ,, Ngakonui-Summer Hill Boad (£1 for ,, £1) Pahoa-Glendhu Mail Track (£1 for £1) Eimutaka Eoad (improvements) ... ,, Buakokopatuna (£l for £1) £ £ 165 1526 1527 1528 1529 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 120 50 75 80 127 150 50 100 2,600 2,000 1537 500 1538 1539 250 250 1540 1541 1542 300 300 1,750 1543 2,200 1544 100 1545 1546 225 100 1547 125 1548 700 1549 1550 1551 1552 1553 1,000 616 50 1,000 1,500 1554 80 1555 500 1556 700 1557 1558 1559 1560 170 950 1,500 750 1561 1562 1563 1564 200 ' 555 i 400 250 1565 1566 1567 500 15,000 250

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[tcm. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Wellington Road District —continued. Ruamahanga Stream Bridge (Kahau- Featherston tara Eoad), (on account of £4,000, £1 for £2) Tiranganui-Cape Palliser Eoad (£1 „ for £1) Tuturumuri Soldiers Settlement Eoad ,, (£1 for £1) Greytown to Otaki (Mount Hector Featherston & Track) Horowhenua Heights Eoad extension... ... Horowhenua Kara Creek Bridge (Main Levin- ,, Palmerston Eoad), (£1 for £1) Kawiu-Foxton Eoad (£1 for £1) Ngatiawa (Easmussen's), (£1 for £1) ,, Ohau Eiver Bridge (repairs), (£2 for £l) ,, Ohau West Eoad extension (£1 for £1) ,, Otaki Gorge (north bank), (£1 for £1) Otaki Eiver Bridge (repairs), (£2 for £1) ,, Tokomaru Valley extension ... ,, Waikanae to Te Horo (Main Eoad), ,, (£1 for £1) Waikawa Beach Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Waikawa Stream Bridge (Main North ,, Eoad), (£1 for £1) Waitarere Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Hutt Eiver Bridge (£1 for £2), (on Hutt account) Kaitoke-Quoin Eoad ... ... ,, Marshall Road ... ... ,, Meller's Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mungaroa Hill Eoad ... ... ,, Murphy's Eoad ... ... ,, Paekakariki Extension No. 6 (£1 for £2) ,, Pakuratahi Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Plimmerton to Pukerua (on account) ,, Eimutaka Hill (Main Eoad), (im- ,, provements) i Waikanae to Upper Hutt ... ,, Wellington-Otaki Main Eoad— 1 Horokiwi Valley ... ... ,, Paekakariki Hill ... ... ,, I, Wellington-Upper Hutt Main Eoad ,, (Stokes Valley Stream Bridge), (£1 for £1) i Foxton Line (Palmerston to Wei- Kairanga lington Main Eoad), (£1 for £2) I Napier Eoad (Palmerston to Napier ,, Main Eoad), (£1 for £2) Palmerston to Pahiatua (£1 for £2)... ,, 1 Eangitikei Line (Palmerston to Wa- ,, nganui Main Eoad), (£1 for £2) I Conspicuous Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Kiwitea t Gorge Eoad ... ... ,, i Mania (£1 for £1) i Otamakapua Soldiers Settlement Eoad ,, Tutaewhio ... ... ,, J| Upper Kawhatau Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, ) Fairfield Eoad ... ... Manawatu ) Leen's Line (£1 for £1) ... L Biairlogie to East Coast Eoad (£1 for £1) Masterton h Dorset's Creek Bridge (Masterton to ,, Woodville Eoad), (£1 for £2) £ .568 2,000 1569 500 1570 150 1571 325 1572 1573 200 250 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579 1580 1581 300 150 192 150 100 549 100 1,000 1582 1583 200 600 1584 1585 500 250 1586 1587 1588 1589 1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 120 200 213 9,500 300 75 1,600 ' 140 3,500 1595 244 1596 1597 1598 9,000 4,500 1,000 1599 745 1600 889 1601 1602 300 300 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609| 1610, 1611 1612 100 450 400 1,000 1,000 200 450 400 200 404

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Item. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS continued. £ £ 1613, 16141 1615 1616 1617 1618 1619 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1626 1627 1628 1629 1630 1631 1632 1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued Wellington Road District —continued. Glenlean to Waikaraka (£1 for £1) ... Masterton Mangaparuparu (£1 for £l) ... ,, Maori Garden Bridge (£1 for £1) Masterton to Waimata (Eorokoko ,, deviation), (£1 for £1) Miki Miki Eoad (£1 for £1) Ngahape (£150, £1 for £1) Ngaumu Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Taueru Bridge (Mangarai Eoad) ... ,, Wainui-o-Mapu Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Westmere (£1 for £1) ... Westmere Eoad bridges and culverts ,, (£1 for £2) Wairiri Eoad (Glendonald toWairiri) ,, Barton's Eoad (£1 for £1) Mauriceville Benton's Eoad (£2 for £1) DaggEoad (£1 for £1) ... Heckler's Block Eoad (metalling) ... ,, .Makakahi Stream Bridge (Kaiparoro), ,, (£1 for £1) Mangaorongo (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mount Bruce Eoad ... ... ,, Wangaehu (£1 for £1) ... Kaitawa Eidge (£1 for £1) ... Pahiatua Makakahi Eiver Bridge (Konini), (on ,, account of £2,000, £1 for £110s.) Makairo to Coonoor ... ... ,, Makuri Township Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Manawatu Gorge (£1,000, on account ,, of £5,453, £1 for £2) Manawatu Gorge Block Eoad ... ,, Matarua Bridge and approaches (Mako- ,, mako), (£1 for £1) Moore Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Nelson's Gorge (Tiraumea Valley ,, Eoad), (£1 for £1) Pahiatua to Pongaroa (£1 for £1) ... ,, Buawhata Eoad deviation (£1 for £2) ,, Tiraumea Valley (£1 for £1) Towai (Lower), (£1 for £1) Apiti-Norsewood Track... ... Pohangina Concrete culverts (£1 for £1) ... ,, Main Eoad (Pohangina Township), ,, (culvert), (£1 for £1) Te Awa Eoad culvert (£1 for £1) ... ,, Tunipo Eoad culvert (£1 for £1) ... ,, Umutoi ... ... ,, Admiral Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Wairarapa S. Ahiaruhe Settlement Eoad (£1 for £1) Craigielea (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, Driscoll Eoad (£1 for £1) Flat Point Eoad (£1 for £1) Kaiwhata (£1 for £1) ... Kaiwhata Landing deviation ... ,, Wainuioru Valley (£75, £1 for £1) ... Westmere Eoad (£1 for £1) Alfredton to Weber (Waione Section), Weber (£1 for £1) Angora Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Bernston Slip (Dannevirke - Weber ,, Eoad) 410 175 300 400 50 1,950 250 234 100 500 150 130 1,000 528 150 471 100 300 1,000 500 700 100 131 800 2,000 1638 1639 600 400 1640 1041 100 100 1642 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 1648 200 350 200 250 500 1,000 75 1649 1650 1651 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 50 100 82 263 175 100 100 250 200 300 575 500 286 1662 1663 100 1,200

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Item. 192324. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 1680 VOTE No. 60 -continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Wellington Road District —continued. Birch Eoad East, (£1 for £1) ... Weber Mill Stream Eoad (£1 for £1) Oporae to Waihi (£1 for £1) Park Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Bestoration of culverts (£1 for £1) ... ,, Tahukaretu (£1 for £1) Ti-tree Point to Akitio (Esdaile Sec- ,, tion), (£1,000, on account of £2,591, £1 for £1) Gaisford's Eoad Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Woodville Grainger's Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Jackson's Eoad (£l for £1) ... ,, Kearney's Boad deviation (£1 for £1) ,, Pahaheke Bridge No. 2 (£1 for £1) ... ' Raparapawai Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Restoration of bridges (£1 for £1) ... ,, Saddle Road No. 3 (£1 for £1) Topgrass Road Bridge (£1 for£1) ... ,, Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horsepaddocks, &c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. 200 250 600 50 225 600 1,500 100 50 300 75 100 400 500 300 50 200 681 682 3,000 150 Total—Wellington 122,110 Nelson Road District — Awatere River Bridge (Limestone Awatere Ford), (on account, £l for £1) Awatere River Bridge approaches ,, (Limestone Ford), (£l for £1) Blairich Eiver Motor Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Blenheim to Christchurch (Main Eoad), (Blenheim-Clarence Eiver Section) — Flags Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Mirza Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Starborough Creek Bridge (£1 for ,, £1) Ure to Kekerangu (£134, £1 for £1) Kekerangu Eiver Eoad (access S.G.E. ,, 187) Starborough Settlement, S.G.E. 133 and 134 (access), (£1 for £1) Whernside S.D., S.G.E. 187 and 188 (access) Aorere Eoad ... ... Collingwood Collingwood - Bainham Eoad — Clay Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) Eiley's Factory Creek Bridge (£1 for ,, £1) Scott's Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Walker's Mill Creek Bridge (£2 for £1) Dining Table Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) Woods Creek Bridge (£1 for £1)... 1,000 683 684 1,250 .685 250 .686 .687 .688 150 175 200 .689 .690 149 250 .691 200 692 58 .693 200 .694 695 120 150 696 .697 100 200 .698 .699 100 250

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Item. item. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS continue,/. i 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 17081 1709 1710 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716 1717 1718i 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 1721 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 1738 1784 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740J 174l| VOTE No. 60— continued. i Roads, etc. — continued. Nelson Road District —continued. Collingwood-Pakawau Eoad — Brickyard Creek Bridge ... Collingwood Harvey's Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Pakawau Main Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Pakawau Eiver Bridge and ap- ,, proaches (£2 for £1) Cook's Eoad(£l for £1) ... Fletcher's (Jutting Creek Bridge (£1 ,, for £1) Jeffries' Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... • Koteriteri (£1 for £1) ... Lammas Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mangarakau ... ... ,, Mangarakau Bridge (on account of ,,. £900) Nelson to Collingwood Main Boad — McCartney's Hill to Collingwood ,, Section Saddle Creek Bridge ... ... ,, Waikakiora Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Pakawau to Puponga ... ,, Pakawau S.D., Block XIV, Section 1 (access) Peck's Point Eoad ... ... ,, Puponga Township to Port ... ,, Yellow Pine Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Anakiwi (£1 for £1) ... ... Marlborough Are Are Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) Avon Valley Eoad (Summerlands to ,, Avon Bush), (£2 for £1) Blenheim to Nelson (Main Eoad) — Wairau Bridge to Havelock (£2 ,, for £1) Havelock to Pelorus Bridge (£1 ,, for £1) Eai Saddle (widening)... ... ,, Eaupeka and Pikes Stream bridges ,, Pelorus Bridge to Eai Saddle (£2 for £1) Widening at McDowell's Corner ... ,, Widening near Canvastown ... ,, Blenheim to Stronvar — Cannister Creek Bridge (CI for £1) ,, Maori Ford to Stronvar (£2 for £1) ,, Blenheim to Hope Junction — Branch Eiver to The Wash ... ,, Branch River Bridge and approaches ,, Wairau Eiver Bridge (upper), (on ,, account) Blenheim to Picton — Tuamarina to Para (£1 for £1) ... ,, Branch Eiver Eoad ... ... ,, Havelock to Grove— Havelock to Mahakipawa (£1 for £1) ,, Mahakipawa to Grove (£1 for £1) ,, Kaituna to Tuamarina — Waikakaho to Tuamarina (£1 for £1) ,, .Leathani Road (access to Pastoral ,, Eun 219) Mohetapu ... ... ,, North Bank Eoad ... ... ,, i £ 1700 1701 1702 1703 250 150 600 1,600 1704 1705 50 150 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 150 150 50 500 500 1711 100 1712 1713 1714 1715 150 100 200 100 1716 1717 1718i 1719 1720 1721 275 200 150 100 175 300 1722 500 1723 250 1721 1725 1726 250 600 200 1727 1728 250 200 1729 1730 250 401 1731 1732 1738 4,000 5,000 400 250 200 200 250 100 200 50 200

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Item. 1923 24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. £ 1742 1743 1744 1745 1716 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 Roads, etc. — continued. Nelson Road District —continued. Onamalutu Eiver Bridge (£1 for £1) Marlborough Opouri Opouri Valley Eoad (deviation at ,, Murray's), (on account) Opouri Eiver Bridge and approaches ,, (Tunakino Eoad) Pukaka Valley Eoad (£1 for £1) Bai Eiver Bridge and approaches (Bull's Ford), (on account) Eonga Valley to Croixelles — Eai Biver Bridge to Ilewetson's ... ,, 1 Tewetson's to Saddle ... ... ,, Sharland's Eoad . ... ... ,, Small Grazing-run 116, Wakamarina ,, S.D. (access) Tinline No. 2 Tunakino Valley Eoad ... ... ,, Waikakaho Valley Eoad (deviation), ,, (£50, £1 for £1) Waikawa Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Wairau Native Eeserve (on account of ,, £1,000, £1 for £2) Wairau Eiver Eoad, left bank, Mount ,, Olympus S.D. (access) Blenheim to Nelson (Main Eoad), Marlborough (General) and Waimea Blackwater Eoad ... ... Murchison Blenheim to Hope Junction, via Top- ,, house (Tophouse to Hope Junction Section) Braeburn Settlement— Grassy Eoad (£3 for £1) Buller Eiver Light traffic Bridge ,, (Murchison) Buller Eiver Bridge (Bait's Crossing), ,, (renewal), (£i for £1) Glencairn to Maruia North Block ... „ Glengarry ... ... ... ,, Glenroy to Eappahannock ... ,, Glenroy Eiver Suspension Bridge ... ,, Glenroy Eoad ... ... ,, Glenroy Eoad (deviation), (Jones Bank- ,, Horse Terrace) Gowan Eiver Eoad ... ... ,, Gowan Eiver Eoad (right bank) ... ,, Johnston Creek Eoad ... ... ,, Manley's Boad ... ... ,, Maruia Eiver Road (right hank) — Paenga Post-office to Shenandoah ,, Junction Euffe Creek Bridge Maruia Eiver Eoad (left bank) — Holman's to Flower's... Glengarry Stream to Burnett's (£3 ,, for £1) Burnett's to Eoberts's... ... ,, Matakitaki Eiver Eoad (west bank) ... ,, Matakitaki S.D., Block VI, Square 176, Section 2 (access) ... ., Matakitaki Valley ... ... ,, 200 600 500 140 50 2,500 200 425 75 154 106 200 300 250 200 270 1,000 300 750 761 150 282 .762 .763 600 .764 765 766 767 768 769 172 100 88 630 250 50 770 771 .772 773 145 100 300 98 .774 200 .775 300 776 .777 100 450 .778 779 .780 416 160 .781 58 500

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a. Item. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805: 1806 1807! i 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795! 1796 1797 VOTE No. GO—continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Nelson Road District —continued. Matiri River Road (east bank) — 2 Main road to Valley Creek (£300, £1 Murchison for £1) 3 Valley Creek to Sandstone Creek ,, 4 Mitchell's Road Murchison - Maruia - Hot Springs— 5 Matakitaki River Bridge and ap- ,, proaches 6 Matakitaki to Sprmglands Junction ,, (on account) 7 Springlands Junction to Hot Springs ,, Nelson - Glenhope - Eight-mile Creek (Main Boad)— S Bridges ... ... ,, 9 Fairfax Stream Bridge ... ,, 9 Flat Ford Creek Bridge 1 Newton Eiver Bridge ... ... ,, 2 O'Bourke's Creek Bridge No. 2 ... ,, 3 Stonewall Creek culvert ... ,, I Sunny Boy's Creek Bridge ... ,, 5j White Creek Bridge and approaches ,, 3 Nuggety Creek Boad ... ... ,, 7 Owen Biver Boad— Main Boad to Maggie's Creek (£2 ,, for £1, on account) S| Pea Soup Creek Eoad ... ... ,, }| Eappahannock Boad ... .. ,, Eeefton to Maruia— ) Cliff Creek Bridge L Lock Creek Bridge ... ... ,, I Shenandoah Boad ... ... ,, ) Shenandoah to Gibson's ... ,, 1 Taylor Creek to Lester's ... ,, 5 Te Peita Valley Boad ... j| Tiraumea Valley Eoad ... ... ,, Tutaki Eiver Bridge (Braeburn-Mur- ,, chison Eoad), (on account) 1 Tutaki S.D., Block XIII, Section 6 (access) )| Valley Creek Boad ... ... ,, )! Sounds County Tracks ... ... Sounds Anatimo to Wainui ... ... Takaka i Anatoki to Glover's Flat ... ,, I Awaroa to Camp Creek ... ... ,, Awaroa to Totaranui ... ... ,, Barron Flat to Flora Biver— I Barron's Flat to Bance's ... „ i Bance's to Flora Biver ... ,, Bubu Bridge and culvert ... ,, ! BUbu Boad (£1 for £1) ... '| Edmondson Boad ... ... „ 1 Go-Ahead Creek Bridge ... . . ,, Lindsay to Longford ... ... ,, Little Biver Bridge (£1 for £1) Manson's to Mci3hane's ... ... ,, Nelson to Collingwood : — Mast Boad extension (£1 for £1) ... ,, Takaka Main Eoad (£1 for 61) ... Takaka to McCartney's Hill One Speck Creek Eoad" (£1 for £1) ... £ £ 380 500 50 *900 1,500 500 625 200 400 1,500 1,000 250 1,000 1,100 500 700 250 500 200 200 154 108 200 150 100 3,500 18081 50 18091 1810 1811 1812 1818 1814 250 100 200 77 1400 50 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819i 1820| 1821! 1822; 1823! 100 50 100 75 100 50 100 200 200 1824 1825 1826 1827 250 250 100 50 « * Or lounty contributes £300 additional. f £100 recoverable from Stai tu K.jrest Department. .rtment.

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Item. 1923--24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ 1828 1829' 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 183.'; 1836| 1837 L83b 18391 1840 18411 1842 ! 1843 18441 1845 1846 1 1847! I I VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Nelson Road District —continued. Pariwhakaoho Valley Road (£50, £1 Takaka for £1) Pigville Road ... ... ,, Pohara to Awaroa Bay — Awaroa to Big Eiver ... Awaroa Inlet Eoad ... ... ., Wainui to Awaroa ... ... ,. Pohara to Wait.ui ... ... ,, Barheka Creek Road ... ... ,, Rototai (£1 for £1) Saltwater Creek Bridge (Takaka Main ,, Road to Wharf), (£1 for £1) Sam's Creek Road ... ... ,, Takaka Hill to Canaan ... ... ,, Terakohe to Wainui (on account of ,. £1,012) Upper Takaka to Clark's Road — Beardmore to Chapman (£1 for £1) ., Beardmore Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Clark's Creek Culvert (£1 for £1) Waituhi to Barron's Flat ... ,, West Takaka Eoad — Lewis Flat Eoad (deviation), (£1 ,, for £1) Lindsay Bridge protection (£1 for ,, £1) Lindsay Bridge to West Eoad (£1 ,, for £1) Stoney Creek Bridge (on account of ,, £500, £1 for £1) Washaway Creek Bridge ... ,, Small's Creek Fordway (£1 for £1) ,, Big Pokororo Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Waimea Drummond Eoad ... ... ,, Franklyn Eoad Gordon Creek (near Golden ., Downs) Gordon S.D., Block VIII (access to ,, sections) Graham to Pokororo (£1 for £1) ... ,, Graham Eoad ... ... ,, Herring Stream Eoad Hope Eiver Bridge and approaches ,, (Blenheim to Hope Junction) Horton's Road (£1 for £3) Kakariki ... . . ,, Kelling Eoad (£1 for £1) Kereru Eoad ... ... ,. Kerr's Hill Eoad (£1 for £1) Little Pokororo Valley ... Mahana Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Mapua to Appleby (£2 for £1) Mapua - Upper Moutere to Appleby ., (metalling), (£2 for £1) Mapua to Upper Moutere (metal- ,, ling), (£2 for £1) Motueka River Bridge (Golden Downs) Motupiko River Bridge (Rainy River), (on account) Moutere Eiver Bridge (Lyons), (Kelling Eoad) 100 75 100 200 278 100 200 100 375 100 100 412 65 100 100 500 750 550 175 200 550 125 500 100 150 150 400 150 250 50 1,420 75 100 50 200 150 235 150 500 400 400 1,490 100 500 1848 1850', 18511 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 i860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923-24. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Nelson Road District —continued. Moutere River Bridge (Supplejack Waimea, Valley Boad) Nelson to Collingwood Main Boad— Motueka Eiver Bridge (Motueka), ,, (£1 for £1) Smith's Corner Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Nelson-Glenhope-Murchison (Mam Boad) — Hope Bridge (Glenhope), (£1 for £1) ,, Old Motueka Boad ... ... ,, Pearse Biver Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Pearse to Baton ... ... ,, Pearse Valley ... ... ,, Bainy Biver Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Biwaka to Kaiteriteri ... ... ,, Biwaka to Sandy Bay deviation ... ,, Biwaka Valley (South Branch), (£1 ,, for £1) Roding Biver Bridge; (Aniseed Valley) ,, Rooky River to Shaggery Creek (£1 for ,, £1) Sandy Bay to Marahau ... ... ,, Sheppard's Bridge (Stanley Brook to ,, Thorpe), (£1 for£l) Sherry Valley to Tui Bail way-station ,, Stoke Canning Factory to Saxton's ,, Corner (£1 for £1) Tadmor Bridge (Glenrae) ... ,, Tahunanui streets (£1 for £1) ... ,, Teece's Bridge (Wills Eoad), (£1 for £1) Tinlin Valley Eoad ... ... ,, Wai-iti Eiver Bridge (Belgrove), (£1 ,, for £1) Wai-iti Eiver Bridge (Brightwater- ,, Waimea West Boad), (£1 for £1) Waiwhero Bridge (Ngatimote to Wai- ,, whero (£1 for £1) Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks. &c. £ £ .872 420 .873' 773 871 875 92 1876 18771 1878 1879J 1880 1881, IS82 1883 500 150 400 250 200 75 125 250 250 1SS4 1885 500 200 ISS6 1887 200 125 1888 1889 200 100 1890 1891! 1892! 1,800 50 400 1893 1894 100 550 1895 2,300 1896 237 1897 400 898 899 2,500 250 Total—Nelson 83,373 900 901 902 Greymouth Road District — Greymouth to Eeefton Main Eoad— Brunner Bridge ... ... Brunner Borough Mill Creek Bridge ... ... Ditto Stillwater Creek Bridge ... ,, Baker Creek Block Roads— Baker's Creek Road ... ... Buller Tanner's Boad ... ... ,, Blue Duck Creek deviation and exten- ,, sion 7,000 200 800 908 904 905 469 • 150 150

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item. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ 19061 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912; 1913 1914 1915 1916! 1917; 1918! 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1921 1925 1926 1 1927 1 1928' 1929 L930 1931 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Greymouth Road District —continued. Blue Duck Creek Eoad Bridge (£1 Buller for £1) Bullock Creek Track ... ... ,, Giles Creek Eoad ... ... ,, Karamea to Arapito ... . . ,, Karamea to Oparara ... ... ,, Karamea River Bridge (on account) ,, Kohaihai to Heaphy ... ... ,, Little Wanganui to Karamea ... ,, Little Wanganui to Wangapeka ... ,, Mokihinui River Bridge to Llewellyn's ,, (£2 for £1) Mokihinui S.D., Block XII, Section 5 (access) New Creek Bridge ... ... ,, Oparara Bridge and approaches ... ,, Oparara Bridge to Beach ... ,, Oparara Eiver erosion ... ... ,, Oparara S.D., Block X, Section 3 ,, (access) Eyall Eoad ... ... ,, Satherley's to Oparara Bridge ... ,, Tauranga to Okari ... ... ,, Waikori ... ... ,, Wangapeka Track Bridge and ap- ,, proaches (Scobie's) Westport to Glenhope Eoad — Hawk's Crag retaining-wall ... ,, Ohikanui Bridge (on account) ... ,, Berlin's Creek Bridge ... ,, Eenewal of small bridges ... ,, Inangahua Junction to 8 mile ... ,, Westport to Greymouth (Coast Eoad) — Big Totara Bridge ... ... ,, Charleston to County Boundary ... ,, Four-mile Bridge ... ... ,, Pox's Eiver Bridge (repairs), (£1 ,, for £1) Nile Biver Bridge ... ... ,, Westport to Seddonville (renewal of ,, bridges) Access 2741 (Brunner) ... ... Grey Ahaura to Haupiri (bridges and culverts) ,, Bell Hill Junction to Haupiri ... ,, Big Eiver to Craigieburn and Bough ,, Eiver Blackball Creek Bridge (strengthening), „ (£1 for £1) Brown Creek Bridge ... ... „ Brunner to Blackball ... ... ,, Cameron's Terrace Eoad... ... ,, Carew Eoad ... ... ,, Flag Creek Bridge (Kotuku to Bell ,, Hill Road) Grey Valley to Maruia (Palmers to ,, Maruia) Grey Valley to Taramakau— Lady Lake to Bell Hill ... „ lnchbonnie Section ... ... ,, Greymouth to Eeefton Main Eoad — Ahaura Bridge ... ... ,, Red Jack's Creek Overflow Bridge ,, 50 512 150 350 625 1,000 74 173 800 100 160 500 1,650 500 200 100 400 150 150 500 750 1,120 3,300 1,100 600 400 1932 1933 1934 1935 2,000 ! 6,000 1,300 100 L936 1937 277 (iOO 19:18 1939 1940; 1941 73 184 400 500 1942 375 1943 1944! 1945| 1946' 1947! 500 500 500 250 350 1918 500 919 950 1,500 300 95l| 952| 1,500 400

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tern. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS continued. 19531 1954 1955 19561 1957 : 1958! 1959 1 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973! 1974| 1975; 1976 ! 1977' 1978! VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Greymouth Road District —continued. lnchbonnie Road ... ... Grey Kaimata to Moana (widening) ... ,, Kaimata to Moana (protection at ,, Brown Eiver) Kotuku to Bell Hill Lake Brunner to lnchbonnie ... ,, Maori Gully Bridge (£1 for £1) Moana to Euru ... ... ,, Payne's Gully Eoad ... ... ,, Shaffrey's Eoad ... ,, Sulky Creek Bridge (Cobden- ,, Taylorville Eoad) Taramakau Settlement Eoad extension ,, Te Kinga Track i Warren Eoad (on account) ... ,, Westport to Greymouth (Coast Road) — i Baker's Creek Bridge (completion), ,, (on account) Pagan's Creek Bridge (on account) ,, i Granite Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, )i Ten-mile Creek Bridge and ap- ,, proaches ) Blair's Boad ... ... Inangahua I Burke's Creek Bridge (O'Grady's Road) ,, ! Brown Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 1, Brown Creek Boad ... ... ,, t| Coal Creek Road ... ... ,, ) Haigh's Eoad ... ... ,, > Hinau to Antonio's Creek Bridge ... ,, J\ Inangahua Junction Bridge (on account) ,, j Inangahua Biver erosion at Eeefton ,, 11 ospital ) Inangahua S.D., Block XIII, Sec- ,, tions 9 and 10 )| Maimai ... ... ,, I Main Grey Boad to Devil's Creek ... ,, 21 Mawhera-iti to Burton's Creek Boad ,, 3 Mawhera-iti to Stoney Creek (access ,. to Byrne Bros, and Somerville) 1 McMurray's Creek Boad ... ,, 5 Mirfin's Bridge (Little Grey Biver), ,, (protective works, &c.) 3 Eeefton Eailway-station to Inangahua ,, Junction Eeefton to Maruia— 7 Crate Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 8 Duffy's Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 9 Main Boad (improvements) ... ,, 0 Eeefton Station Eoad ... ... ,, 1 Ross Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 2 Bough Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 3 Southon Boad ... ... ,, 4 11 pper Grey Biver Track ... ,, 5 Waiuta Domain Boad ... ... ,, 6 Arthur's Pass to Kumara Road bridges Westland 7 Awatuna to Kapitea ... ... ,, 8 Bruce Bay Inland Road... ... ,, 9 Copland Track ... ... „ 0 Perngrove Sawmilling Co. (tramline) ,, 1 Fox Glacier Track ... ... ,, £ 400 100 500 2,500 500 175 300 500 50 50 350 100 100 800 625 150 1,900 150 200 915 630 250 124 65 2,000 250 £ 1979 436 1980! 1981 1982 1983! 500 250 1,200 275 19S4 1985 400 300 1986| 300 1987 I9SS 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 L996 1997 199S 1999 2000 2001 400 200 1,000 100 250 1,000 200 300 100 1,000 100 200 200 -500 50 * All rfiflnvfirfthlp

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i item. 192324. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS continued. £ 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201 I 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 VOTE No. 60 continued Roads, etc. — continued. Greymouth Road District —continued liaast I'ass Road ... ... Westland llokitika to Kumara Main Boad ,. (repairs to culverts, &c.) llokitika to Boss Main Eoad (bridges) ,, llokitika Eiver Bridge ... ... ,, Kokatahi Eiver Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kumara Junction to Kapitea ... ,, La Fontaine Eoad ... ... ,, Little Wanganui protective works (£1 ,, for £1) Little Wanganui Track to Ocean ,, Beach Mahitahi to Bruce Bay ... ... ,, Main South Eoad — Boss to Waiho— Eenewal of bridges (3) ... ,, Little Wanganui Bridge (South ,, Westland) Waiho Eiver Bridge (on account ,, of £10,000) Waitangi Bridge and approaches ,, Wataroa Deviation ... ... ,, Waiho to County Boundary— Waiho to Karangarua ... ,, Waikukupa Bridge ... ... ,, Haast to Okuru ... ... ,, Okuru-Waiatoto Inland Track ... ,, Petersen Eoad (on account) ... ,, Richardson Eoad ... "... ,, Turnbull Eiver Eoad ... ... ,, Waitangi-taona Eiver (protective ,, works) Wall Eoad Wataroa Gorge Road (lower) ... ,, Wataroa South Bank Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, Ac. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, kc. 450 200 1,000 1,000 525 400 300 138 150 300 2,500 275 3,000 4,100 1,900 200 500 113 100 450 700 150 80 450 100 100 150 1,750 200 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1029 1030 Total—Greymouth 86,518 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 Christchurch Road District — Cotton's Line Road (£1 for £1) ... Akaroa Herriot's Road (£1 for £1) Little Akaloa to Decanter Bav Eoad ,, (£1 for £1) Pigeon Bay to Menzie's Bay (£1 for £1), (on account) ... ... ,, Stoney Bay Eoad (£1 for £1) Jamieson's Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Amiiri Lewis Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Lyndon Eoad (£1 for £1) Mason Eiver Bridge (" The Gates "), „ (£1 for £1) Mason Eiver Bridge (Waiau), (on ac- ,, count, £1 for £1) | 125 125 250 100 300 80 100 200 500 500 2040

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Item. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 ; 2055 2056 2057 2058' 2059 2060 2061 2062, 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 VOTE No. 60 -continued. Roads, etc. — continued Christchurch Road District —continued. Oldfield's Track ... ... Amuri Sanderson's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, Te Koa (£1 for £1) Waiau Bridge (£1 for £1) Waiau to Conway ... ... ,, Wandle River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Ashburton Biver Bridge (South Branch), Ashburton (Mount Somers-Mesopotamia Boad), (£2 for £1) Bowyer's Stream Bridge (Lambie's ,, Crossing), (£1 for £1) Bowyer's Stream protective works ,, (£1 for £1) Double Hill Buns Boad ... ... ,, Hinds Biver Bridge (Brother's Cross- ,, ing), (£1 for £1) Lambie's Boad (£1 for £1) .. ,, Middle Park Boad (£1 for £1) Potts-Trans Schrubi Boad (£1 for £1) Bangitata-Terrace Boad (£l for £1) ,, Stoney Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Valetta to Cavendish (£1 for £1) ... ,, Woolshed Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Ashley Biver Bridge (Lees Valley), Ashley (on account) Garry Biver Bridge (£1 for £1) Karetu Bridge (upper), (£1 for £1) ... ,, Makerikeri Bridge (Carr's Boad), (£1 ,, for £1) Washpool Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Caroline Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Cheviot Darrach Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Eccleston Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Harrison Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Leamington to Spots wood (£1 for £1) ,, Montgomery Stream Bridge (£1 for£l) ,, Parnassus to Waiau (£1,000, £1 for ,, £1) Woolshed Bridge (£1 for £1) Oakleigh Boad (£1 for £1) ... Bllesmere Selwyn Bridge (asphalting), (£1 for £1) Selwyn Lake Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Selwyn Biver protective works (£1 for ,, £1) Taumutu Lagoon (culverts), (£1 for£l) ,, Cowle's Boad (£1 for £1) ... Geraldine Fairlie to Geraldine Road— Gapes Valley Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Hilton School Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) Kakahu Biver Stockbridge (widening), ,, (£1 for £1) Upper Waitohi (£1 for £1) Waihi Bridge (Burdon's Crossing), ,, (£1 for £1) Waihi Bridge (Nolan's Crossing), (£1 ,, tor £1) Hoon Hay Bridge (£1 for £2) ... Balswell Sparks Boad (£1 for £2)... Taitapu-Motukaraia (£1 for £2) ... ,, Upper Over's Pass Boad (£1 for £1) Beathcote , £ 50 75 75 264 500 400 *614 750 100 4,000 350 100 250 200 115 350 200 350 250 289 125 400 £ 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 250 375 390 150 200 50 250 1,750 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 170 100 75 75 75 2076 2077 2078, 250 loo 2079! 2080i 210 300 75 2081 2082 150 300 2083 230 2084 2085 2086 2087 170 150 100 250 * £433 recoverable from local body.

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Ttem. 1923-21. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS continued. 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2101 2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2108 !088 1089 VOTE No. 60 continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Christchurch Road District —continued. Cam Bridge (£1 for £4) ... ... Kaiapoi Boro. Blue Duck Boad (£2 for £1) ... Kaikoura Christchurch to Blenheim (Main Eoad), (Conway-Clarence Eiver) — Clarence Bridge (protective works) ,, Blue Duck Stream Bridge and ,, approaches Kaikoura to Parnassus ... ,, Charwell Bridge (Kaikoura - Waiau ,, Boad), (on account of £1,500) Conway Biver Bridge to Claverley ... ,, Cribb Creek Bridge (Kaikoura-Waiau ,, Main Boad) Goat Hills Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) Greenburn Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Humbug Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kaikoura-Waiau Boad (road deviation ,, at Charwell Forks) Kowai Biver protective works (right ,, bank) Puhipuhi East Boad (£2 for £1) Puhipuhi Valley extension ... ,., Puhipuhi Valley (widening), (£1 for ,, £1) Small Grazing-run 90 (access), (£1 ,, for £1) Small Grazing-run 124 (Clarence), ,, (access) Spey Boad (£1 for £1) ... Waipapa ... ... ,, North Kowai Biver Bridge (Tobin's Kowai Fcrd),(£lfor£l) Bam Paddock Boad (on account of ,, £1,000, £1 for £1) Cave to Sutherlands (£1 for £2) ... Levels Claremont Eoad (£1 for £3) Claremont Settlement roads (£1 for £1) ,, Cliff's Eoad near Bosewill School (£1 ,, for £1) Opihi and Opuha Eivers (protective ,, works at junction), (£1 for £1) Otipua Eoad (£1 for £3) ... ... ,, Boiling Bidges Boad (£1 for £2) Bosebrook (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, Spur Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Totara Valley (CI for £2) Evans Pass Boad ... ... Lyltelton Borough Ball Hut Boad (Hooker Bridge to Mackenzie Blue Lake) Braeman to Mount Cook Station Boad ,, Cave to Pareora (£1 for £1) ... ,, Clayton Creek bridges (£2 for £1) ... Clay Cliff Bridge (removal), (£1 for £1) Coal Eiver Bridge (£2 for £ I) I'airlie to Hermitage Eoad— Opihi Biver Bridge ill lor £1), (on account) Fairlie to Tekapo ... ... ,, Haldon Pastoral Runs (access), (CI ,, for £ I) Lake Tekapo to Lake Pukaki ... ,, £ 125 400 200 50 3,000 500 600 95 150 650 250 1,200 700 2,500 200 75 100 650 50 100 500 250 200 300 250 100 250 300 100 150 450 200 158 475 200 230 200 50 200 250 100 58 300 2109 2110 2111 2112 2113 2114 21 15 2116 2117 2118 :'l 19 21 20 2121 2122 2128 2124 2125 2126 2127 2128 2129 2130

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Item. 1923 -24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS continued. £ £ 2113 2144 2145 2146 2147 2148 2149 2150 2151 2131 2132 2133 2184 2135 2136 2137 2138 2139 2140 2141 2142 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc — continued. Christchurch Road District —continued. Lake Tekapo to Wold's Station (£2 Mackenzie for £1) Ma Waro Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Opuha Biver South Branch Bridge ,, (Clayton Boad), (on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) Baincliff Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Eibbonwood Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Hawkin's Biver Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Malvern Selwyn Valley (£1 for £1) Dyer's Pass to Governor's Bay ... Mt. Herbert Oxford and Loburn Boad (£1 for £L) Oxford Ormandy's Boad (£1 for £l) ... Eangiora Tull'sBoad (£1 for £1) ... Waimakariri River Bridge (North ,, Branch), (on account of £1,600, £1 for £1) Camping Gully Creek (£1 for £1) ... Selwyn Duusandel to Bakaia (£1 for £1) ... ,, Hororata Biver Bridge (Sleeman's ,, Boad), (£1 for £1) Pastoral Bun 173, Broken Biver (ac- Tawera cess), (bridge) Burnham to Norwood (£1 for £1) ... Springs Hudson Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Springston to Greenpark Boad (£1 for ,, £1 ). Cannington Eoad Bridge (Willows), Waimate (£1 for £1) Colville Creek Bridge (Brassil's), (£1 „ for £1) Craigmore Settlement Boad (£1 for ,, £1 ) Elder's Creek Bridge (Back Boad), (£1 for £1) Gordon's Valley Boad— Brassil's Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) Holme Stream Bridge (£1 for £1)... Maiden's Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) Southburn Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) „ Hakataramea Biver Bridge (Wright's), ,, (£1 for £1) Hook Creek Bridge (Croucher's ,, Crossing), (£1 for £1) Hook Gap Creek Bridge (£1 for £1)... Hook Swamp Boad (£l for £1) ... ,, Little Pareora Bridge (Biver Boad), ,, (£1 for £1) Luke's Creek Bridge (Scott's Crossing), (£1 for £1) Makikihi Biver Bridge (Jackson's), ,. (£1 for £1) Morven Beach Boad Stream Bridge ,, (£1 for £1) Old Ferry, Glenavy Main Boad (£1 for £1) Otaio Biver Bridge (Drinnan's), (£1 ,, for £1) Otaio Biver Footbridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Peter's Creek Bridge (Back Boad), ., (£1 for £1) 200 150 250 250 375 400 50 3,000 200 60 200 500 50 400 200 375 282 50 250 230 125 400 125 120 195 125 130 800 350 135 150 200 105 300 130 180 1,250 100 250 2152 2153 2154 2155 2156 2157 2158 2159 2160 2161 2162 2163 2164 2165 2166 2167 2168 2169

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tern. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ i 2170 2171 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Christchurch Boad District —continued. Redcliff Storm water Channel (£1 for Waimate £1 ) Station Creek Bridge (Haka Valley), ., (£1 for £1) Springbank Boad Creek Bridge (£1 ,. for £1) Stoney Creek Bridge (Allenholme), (£1 for £1) 85 135 2172 100 I 2173 190 2174 Swamp Creek Bridge (Limestone Eoad), (£1 for £1) Takitu Settlement Eoad (£1 for£l)... Waihao Eiver Bridge (Bradshaw's ,. Crossing), (£1 for £1) Waihaorunga Creek Bridge (McKee's), (£1 for£l) Waihuna Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) Waimate Creek Bridge (Knottingly ,, Park), (£1 for £1) Witney Creek Ford Bridge (£1 for £1) Woolshed Gully Boad Bridge (Mar- ,, tin's), (£1 for £1) Cars Peaks Bridge and approaches (£] Waipara for £1) Motunau Biver bridges (£1 for £1) ... Peaks Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Stonyhurst Eoad (£1 for £1) Waikari River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Washpen Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Hals well Biver Bridge (Motukarara), Wairewa (£1 for £1) Kinlock Settlement roads (£2 for £1), ,, (on account) Morice Settlement Eoad (£1 for £1) Okute Eiver Bridge (£1 for £1) Te Oka Boad (£1 for £1) Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, 120 2175 2176 200 1,100 2177 130 2178 2179 120 130 2180 2181 195 265 2182 300 2183 2184 2185 2186 2187 2188 1,260 125 1,000 675 250 225 2189 500 2190 2191 2192 2193 75 275 75 200 2194 2195 1,000 200 Total —Christchurch 56,720 2196 2197 2198 2199 2200 Dunedin Boad District — Balclutha to Greenfield (£1 for £1) ... Bruce Balclutha to Greenfield (on account of £800, £2 for £1) Cairn Road (£500 on account of ,, £1,500, £1 for £1) Clarendon to Circle Hill (£1 for £1) Coast Eoad to Akatore Creek (£1 for ., £1) Greenfield to Waitahuna Bridge (Green- ,, Held Settlement Boad (£1 for £1) Hillend to Waitahuna Bridge (on ac- „ count of £1,500, £1 for £1) Lovell's Flat to Hillend ... 695 400 550 150 50 2201 86 2202 300 2203 100

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Item. 1923 -24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ 2204 2205 2206 2207 2208 2209 2210 2211 2212 2213 2214 2215 2216 2217 2219 2220 2221 2222 2223 2224 2225 2226 2227 2228 2229 2230| 2231 2232 2233 1 2234 2235 2236 2237 2238 2239 2240 1 2241 2242 2243 2244 1 I 2204 2205 2206 2207 2208 2209 2210 2211 2212 2213 2214 2215 2216 2217 2218 2219 2220 2221 2222 2223 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Dunedin Boad District —continued. Mahara Coal-mine Eoad ... Bruce i Manuka Gorge bridges (6), (renewals), ., (on account of £1,000, Government contribution) i Moore Boad (£1 for £1) ... Mount Maitland Boad (Pukeawa Block) ! Mount Stuart to Hillend (£1 for £1) 1 Eiverside Eoad to Blackburn (£1 for £1) 1 Shagree Creek Bridge (Waugaloa to Coombe Hay Eoad) Telegraph Eoad (£1 for £1) Tokomairiro Eiver Bridge (Thomson's), ., (£1 for £1) Tuapeka Mouth to Greenfield (on account of £400, £1 for £1) Tuapeka Mouth to Waitahuna Bridge (£1 for £1) Waihola to Taieri Beach (Imrie's Hill), (£1 for £1) Wangaloa to Coombe Hay ... ,, St. Clair-Ocean Beach protective City of works (repairs), (£1 for £3) Dunedin Ahuriri to Waiwera Boad (£l for £1) Clutha Arthurton School Boad (£1 for £1) ... Barr's Boad (Catlins), (£1 for £1) ... Benny's Boad (£1 for £1) Beresford Creek Eoad (access to Section 28) Burke's Ford to Tuapeka Mouth (£1 for £1) Catlins Biver Bridge and Approaches (Hinahina), (£1 for £1) Catlins Valley Extension and Catlins ,. Valley to Table Hill (substitution of roads for tramways) Catlins Valley to Table Hill ... ., Centre Eoad (£2 for £1) ... Cheetwood to Eomahapa (£1 for £1) Chloris Pass Eoad (£1 for £1) Chloris Pass Boad (access to Maiden's) Clinton to Clydevale (on account of ,, £261, £1 for £1) Clinton to Owaka (on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) Clinton to Taumata (£1 for £1) Clutha Biver protective works (Finegand), (£1 for £2) Clutha Eiver protective works (Koau), ,, (£1 for £1) Clydevale to Bongahere (£1 for £1) ... Conical Hill School, roads close to (£1 for £1) Cooper's Creek Boad ... ... - ., Driver's Eoad (£1 for £1) Friend Road Garden Valley Eoad (£1 for £1) Glenomaru S.D., Block III, Sections 22 and 51 (access) 1 tanning's Boad (£1 for £1) ... ., Houipapa to Kahuika (on account of ,. £1,000) 79 500 200 150 300 300 300 75 200 200 150 50 250 245 135 50 100 50 380 183 2224 *a,200 2225 485 250 120 100 100 50 50 300 100 800 120 150 100 250 100 50 200 50 100 750 * Half-cost of b.-idge and approaches recoverable from local bodies.

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Item. : 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 2245 2246 2247 2248 2249! 2250 2251 22521 2253 2254; 2255 2256 ; 2257! 2258! 2259 2260 2261 2262 2263 VOTE No. 60— continued. £ £ Roads, etc. — continued Dunedin Boad District —continued, i Kaka Point to Nuggets (South Moly- Clutha 300 neux) i Katea Special Rating Area roads (£1 ,, 1,000 for £1) Kelso to Maitland (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 i Koi to Kelso (£1 for £1) .,. ., 500 I Koi to Maitland (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 Lakeside Boad (£1 for £1) .... ,, 100 Leslie's Boad ... ... ,, 150 I McLennan to Kahuika .., ., 360 McLennan's to Tahakopa Bridge Boad ,, 574 Mouat's Saddle Boad ... ... ,, 200 | Newhaven Boad ... ... ., 135 Otanomomo Settlement (raising stop- ,. 181 bank)Owaka Biver Bridge (Horan's), ., 500 (Owaka Valley Boad), (£1 for £1) Papatowai to Long Beach Creek (£200, ,, 319 £1 for £1) Papatowai to Tahakopa (£1 for CI) ... ,, 100 Pomahaka Eiver Bridge (Burk's ,, 100 Ford),) on account of £900, CI for £1) Pomahaka Biver Bridge (Clydevale- ., 4,772 Waiwera Boad), (£3 for £2)f Pukerau to Waikoikoi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 Puketiro Bailway-station Eoad to ,, 340 south side of Sections 4, 18, and 19, Block V, Woodlands S.D. (£200, £1 for £1) Purakauiti ... ... ,, 675 Batanui to Tahakopa Beach ... ,, 1,200 Eimu S.D., Section 23, Block XIV ... ,, 200 Shennan's Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 Tahakopa Eiver Bridge and approaches ,, 50 (Papatowai) Tuapeka Mouth towards Eongahere ,, 150 (£1 for £1) Waikaka to Kelso (£1 for £1) ... ,, 650 Waipahi to Pomahaka Downs (£1 tor ,, 250 £1) Waipahi to Tapanui (on account of ,, 500 £1,162, £1 for £1) Waikoata Eoad ... ... ,, 250 Waitangi Stream Eoad ... ... ,, 350 Waitepaka Bridge (£2 for £1) ... ,, 650 Woodland S.D. (access to Section 3, ,, 50 Block III) Woodland S.D. (access to Section 29, ., 1 15 Block X) Woodland S.D. (Sections 7 and 10, ,, 260 Block II), (access) Wright Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 Wybers Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 Young's Boad, Arthurton (£1 for £1) ,, 50 Cardrona to Queenstown ... Lake 200 Cardrona Biver (Ballantyne's Cross- ,, 100 ing), (motor bridge), (on account) Cromwell to Queenstown Boad— Boaring Meg to Arrow Bridge ... ,. 150 2264 2265 2266 2267 2268 2269 2270 2271 2272 2273 2274 2275 2276 2277 2278 2279 2280 2281 2282 2283 2284 * Two-thirds of oost of work recoverable from local body. f £l,BO0 recovered from 4 body; £1,300 recoverable later. •cd from looa

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item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923-24. 2285 2286 2287 2288 2289 2290 2291 2292 2293 2294 2295 2296 2297 2298 2299 2300 2301 2302 VOTE No. 60 continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Dunedin Boad District —continued. Glade House to Lake Wakatipu ... Lake Glenorchy to Paradise (lower) ... ,, Glenorchy to Paradise— Rees River Road Deviation ... ,, Grave Talbot Track (Wakatipu to ,, Milford) Kawarau : Wharf at Falls (£1 for £1) Kawarau Falls Bridge (on account, £2 ,, for £1) Kingston to Garston-Blackbridge ... ., Kinlock-Rou teburn Road (Lake Waka- ,. tipu) Lake Hayes to Arrowtown (£1 for £1) ,, Paradise to Routeburn, via Sylvan Lake ,, Pembroke to Mt. Aspiring ... ,, Queenstown to Arrow Bridge via ,. Speargrass Flat (£1 for £1) Queenstown to Roaring Meg (County Boundary) — Arrow Bridge to Kawarau Bridge section (£1 for £1) Queenstown to Cromwell section (£1 ,, for £1) Skippers Main Boad (Blue Slip) ... ,, Beattie's Bridge (Dunstan Creek), Maniototo (extension, &c), (£1 for £1) Dunstan's Creek Bridge extension ,, (Lauder-St. Bathan's Eoad), (£1 for £1) Factory Bridge, Waipiata (Waipiata ,, to Naseby Boad), (£1 for £1) Hamilton to Waipiata ... ... ,, Harrex Bridge (extension), (Idaburn). ,, (£1 for £1) Haye's Bridge (Ida Valley Main ,, Boad), (£1 for£l) Idaburn Bridge and approaches (Oturehua) Manuherikia Biver Bridge (Beck's), ,, (extension, &c), (on account) Palmerston to Pembroke Boad — Palmerston to Clyde (main road), ,, (£2 for £1) Hill's Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Shag Biver Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Swinburn Bridge (£1 for £1) Wedderburn Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Patearoa Bridge (Lowburn Creek- ,, l'atearoa to Paerau Boad) Taieri Biver Bridge (Loganburn Ford), ,, (£1 for £1) Taieri Biver protection (Kokonga), (on ,, account of £150, £1 for £1) Beach Boad, Lower Portobello (Gill's Peninsula Corner to Maoriline Boundary), (£1 for £1) Beach Boad (Portobello to Dunedin), ,, (Sea-wall), (£1 for £1) Beaconsfield Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Dick's Eoad ... ... ,, Harbour Cone Eoad ... ... ,. Otakau School Eoad ... ... ,, Papanui Inlet Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, £ 250 200 171 500 100 100 200 100 100 50 100 200 150 200 80 125 400 200 £ 2303 2304 700 150 2305 500 2306 500 2307 64 2308 300 2309 2310 2311 2312 2313 500 300 375 150 400 2314 500 2315 50 2316 100 2317 200 2318 2319 2320 2321 2322 250 75 100 51 200 J J

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Item. 1923-24. MINISTEB OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. £ C 2342 2343 2323 2324 2325 2326 2327 2328 2329 2330 2331 2332 2333 2334 2335 2336 2337 2338 2339 2340 2341 i Roads, etc.- continued. Dunedin Boad District —continued Pipikaretu (£2 for £1) ... ... Peninsula Tomahawk Road (£75, £2 for £1) ... Wickclil'fe Bay to Cape Saunders ... ,, Berwick to Waipori Falls (£1 for £4) Taieri Broad Creek Bridge (Lee Flat Road), (£1 for £1) Gladbrook Settlement ... Green Island to Taieri Mouth ... ,. Kaikorai Valley Eoad (on account of ,, £1,000, £1 for £1) Kav's Bridge (Halfway Bush to ,, Whare Flat), (£1 for £1) Mcintosh Boad (£1 for £1) Beefs to Pukerangi ... ... ,, Bowler's Eailway - station Eoad (£1 Tuapeka for £1) Beaumont Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) Beaumont Station roads (£1 for £1) ,, Blaokcleugh Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) Chalmers Hill Eoad (£1 for CI) Corkscrew Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Edievale to Moa Flat School (£1 for £1) Heriot to Park Hill Settlement (£1 ,, for £1) lli-riot to Roxburgh — Chalmer's Hill to Paul's (Moa Flat), _ ,, (on account of £600, £1 for £1) Hospital Creek, Lawrence (improve- ,, ments), (£1 for £1) Howat's Eoad ... ... ,, Lawrence to Tuapeka Mouth (£1 for £1) ,, Lawrence to Tuaoeka Mouth (Falconer's ,, Valley Eoad), (£1 for £1) Lawrence Bail way-crossing (Tuapeka Flat to Docherty's Bridge) Lee Flat Bridge (£1 for £1) Mill Boad to Black Gully Eoad (£1 for £1) Milton to Alexandra Boad— Beaumont to Roxburgh (£1 for £1) ,, Clutha Eiver Bridge (Beaumont), ,, (£1 for £2) Coal Creek to Vincent County ,, Boundary Moore's Boad ... ... ,, Eankleburn to Tananui (CI for £1) ... ,, Sheddau's Eoad (£1 for £1) Switzer's Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Tapanui to Dalvey Bush (£50, £1 ,, for £1) Tapanui to Bae's Junction — Edievale to Heriot (£1 for £1) Edievale to Bae's Junction (£100, ,, £1 for £1) Tapanui to Railway-station (£1 for£l) ,, Tuapeka Mouth to Waitahuna West ,, Road), (£1 for£l) Walker's Eoad (Arduiore), (£1 for £1) ,, Yard ley's Boad (Moa Fiat), (£1 for £1) 100 175 200 600 400 500 945 500 500 100 200 250 250 100 100 50 200 325 200 300 247 2344 2345 2346 50 100 250 23471 100 2348' 2849 75 100 2350 2351 500 250 2352' 1 100 2353 2354 2355 2356 2357 50 50 100 200 69 2358 2359 74 200 2360 2361 215 50 2362 2363 100 300 I

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1.6111. 1923 -24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 00— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Dunedin Boad District —continued. Pomahaka River Bridge (Tweedie's Tuapeka and Ford), (£2 for £3) Clutha Pomahaka Eiver Bridge (Pomahaka Ditto Siding), (£1 for £1) Alexandra to Gallowav (£75, £1 for Vincent £1 ; £300, £2 for £1 ] £300, £3 for £2) Boundary Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Clutha Biver Bridge (Clyde), (repairs), ,, (on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) Clyde to Tuapeka County Boundary ,, Cromwell to Lower Lindis (£1 for £1) ,, Cromwell to Pembroke (£150, £1 for £1; £500, £2 for £1) Cromwell to Eoaring Meg ... ,, Cromwell to Tarras (£1 for £1) Cromwell to Wanaka (£150, £1 for £1; £500, £2 for £1) Galloway to Auripo Bail way-station ,, (£1 for£l) Lauder to Matakanui (£1 for £1) ... ,, Leaning Bock S.D., Block VIII, Sections 88 to 95 Lethbridge's Boad (£2 for £1) Little Valley Eoad (on account of ,, £1,500, £1 for £1) Luggate to Hawea (£1 for £1) ... ,, Moa Creek to Poolburn (back road), ,, • (£1 for £1) Ophir to Moa Creek (£1 for £1) Poolburn Traffic Bridge (£3 for £2) ... Springvale-Galloway Bridge (£1 for ,, £1) Dunback to Macraes (£1 for £1) ... Waihemo Goodwood Settlement Boad (£1 for £1) ,, Macraes to Hyde (£1 for £1) ... ,, Palmerston Borough, Bonaldsay Street ,, (£1 for £1) Pigroot Bridge and Deviation ,, (Palmerston-Clyde Main Boad) Shag Biver Bridge (Horse Bange ,, Boad), (£1 for £1) Lower Harbour Boad (£1 for £1) ... Waikouaiti Lower Harbour School Boad (£1 for ,, £1) Michie's Eoad (£1 for £1) Orokonui Bridge (Waitati), (Waitati- ,, Kawarika Eoad), (£1 for £1) Seacfiff to Merton (£1 for £1) Stenhouse Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Toomey's Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Waitati to Waikare (£1 for £1) ... ,, Bennmore Bun (Pastoral Bun 556), Waitaki (access) Dansey's Pass Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, Dunrobin Boad (£1 for £1) Duntroon to Livingstone (£1 for CI) ,, Eastern Boad (£1 lor £1) ... ,, French's Boa.d ... ... ,, Henderson's Creek Bridge (Papakaio), ,, (Pukeuri Junction to Omarama), (£1 for £1) £ £ 2364 600 2365 1,250 2366 675 2367 2368! 100 250 2369 2370 2371 50 150 650 2372 2373 2374 75 150 800 2375 400 2376 2377 100 125 2378 2379 400 500 2380 2381 200 150 2382 2383 2384 200 600 400 2385 2386 2387 2388 400 50 100 175 2389 200 2390 350 2391 2392 50 50 2393 2394 100 300 2395 2396 2397 2398 2399 100 100 100 175 100 2400 2401 2402 2403 2404 2405 850 500 100 75 100 200

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Item. 1923--24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS -continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc — continued. Dunedin Bead District —continued. Island Cliff to Tokarahi deviation Waitaki (£1 for £1) Kartigi Beach Boad (Clutha County ,, Boundary to Waitaki Biver), (£250, £1 for £1) Kokoama to Georgetown (£1 for £1) ,, Peak's Eoad (£1 for £1) Waianakarua Biver Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, Waiareka Light-traffic Bridge (Weston ,, to Incholme Boad), (£1 to £1) Waikaura Creek Bridge (Duntroon to ( , Kurow Eoad), (£1 for £1) Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. £ 250 2406 2407 363 2408 2409 2410 2411 300 300 400 250 2412 400 2413 600 2414 2415 1,250 250 Total —Dunedin 63,193 2416 2417 2418 2419 2420 2421 2422 2423 2424 s 2425 2426 ! 2427J 2428| 2429! 2430! 2431 2432! Invercargill Road District — Anderson Eoad (Oteramika), (£2 for Southland £1) Ardlussa Settlement (access road) ... ,, Asher Boad (£2 for £1) ... Barkly Boad (£1 for £1) Benio School Eoad (£1 for £1) Benmore to Otapiri (£1 for £1) ... ,, Blackhills Boad (£1 for £1) Boggie Burn to Brown's Road (£1 for £1) Braid Boad (Fortification-Hill Settle- ,, ment) Brantra Eoad (£1 for £1) Broadbent's Boad ... ... ,, Brookdale Boad ... ... ,, Brown Boad (Pine Bush), (£1 for £1) Brown's to Settlers' Beserve (£1 for £l) ,, Brown's Boad (Winton), (£1 for £1) Burn's Road (Mimihau), (£1 for £1) Campbelltown, Block XV, Sections 6 ,, to 9 Caroline Valley Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Chasland's Eoad ... ... ,, Chatton to Maitlands (£1 for £1) ... Chatton to Waikaka (£1 for £1) Chilton Eoad (Drummond), (£1 for £1) ,, Chrystal and Munro Eoad (£1 for £1) ,, Chrystal Boad (£1 for £1) Clark Eoad (Eoslyn) ... ... ,, Clearwater Boad ... ... ,, Coalpit Eoad ... ... ,, Collinson Eoad (Grove Bush Settlement), ,, (CI for£l) Cox Boad (Tussock Creek), (£200, £2 for £1) Craig Boad (Mokoreta), (£1 for £1) . . 100 200 100 150 67 75 100 150 310 100 70 100 100 151 50 50 250 2133 2434 2435 2436 2437 2438 2439 2440 2441 2442 2443 100 200 140 100 75 100 100 200 300 75 100 2444 240 2445 270

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tem. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS continued. 2446 2447 2448 2449 2450 2451 2452 2453 2454 2455 2456 2457 2458 2459 2460 2161 2462 2463 2464 2465 2466 2467 2168 2469 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc — continued. Invercargill Road District— continued. Crighton Eoad (Waimahaka), (£1 for Southland £1) Crooked Eoad (Sandstone), (£1 for £1) ,, Cross Eoad (Titipua), (£1 for £1) ... Davidson Eoad (Tuturau), (£1 for £1) ,, Dean Eoad (£100, £1 for £1) Devereux Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, Dipton Channel Bridge (Hamilton ,, Burn Eoad), (£1 for £1) Dipton Channel Bridge (Hillend Devia- ,, tion Eoad), (£1 for £1) Downs' Eoad (Brydone), (£1 for £1) ,, Downs' Eoad, Edendale (£1 for £1)... ,, Dry Eidge Eoad (£1 for £1) Drysdale Eoad (Myross), (£1 for £1) Endowment Eoad (Waimatua), (£1 ,, for £1) English Eoad (Dipton), (£1 for £1) ... Estuary Eoad, Otatara ... ... ,, Faulkner Eoad (Bush Siding) ... ,, Finlayson Eoad (Otahuti), (£1 for £1) ,, Forest Hill Hundred, Block XV, access to Sections 386 and 387 Forest Plantation Eoad ... ... ,, Fortifications to Quarry Hills (£100, ,, £1 for £1) Froggatt Eoad (Longbush), (£1 for £1) Gill Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Girdler Eoad ... ... ,, Glenmure to Josephville Eoad (£1 for ,, £1) Gore to Kelvin (£1 for £1) ... ,, Gore to Eeaby (£1 for £1) ... ,, Graham and Eobertson Eoad (£1 for ,, £2) Greenhills-Beach Eoad... ... ,, Hamil Eoad ... ... ,, Hedgehope Block Eoad (new road) ... ,, Hillend Bush Eoad (£1 for £1) Horseshoe Bush Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1 Horwell Eoad (Dacre), (£1 and £1) ... ,, ii Howell Eoad ... ... ,, I Humphries Hill Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Hughes and Deegan's Eoad (£1 for £1) ,, Invercargill, Block XXIV (access to ,, Section 23) I Invercargill, Block XXIV (access to ,, Sections 28 and 30) Irthing Bridge (£1 for £1) i Kapuka Factory Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Kelly Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Kelleher Eoad (£1 for £1) 1; Kidd Eoad l| Killen Eoad ... ... ,, l! Klondyke Eoad (£2 for £1) Knowsley Park Eoad (£100, £1 for £1) ! Knowsley Park Settlement Eoad (£1 ,, for £1) l Landslip Valley Eoad (£1 lor £1) ... Lawson Eoad (£1 for £1) Leggett Eoad to Tussock Creek (£1 for £ 1) ,, Lochiel to Wilson's Crossing (£1 for £1) ,, £ 200 50 250 100 300 100 150 300 75 200 97 100 75 75 300 250 50 200 200 150 75 100 200 100 2470 2171 2472 100 100 100 2473 2474 2475 2476 2477 2478 2479! 2180 2481 2482 150 650 150 250 75 100 82 100 150 100 2483 200 2184 2185 2486 2487 : 2488; 2489J 2490! 2491 2492 250 200 50 50 100 50 100 332 250 2493 2494 2495 2496 150 100 125 50

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923-24. VOTE No. GO—continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Invercargill Road District, —continued. Lora Gorge Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Southland Lumsden to Balfour (£1 for £1) .. ,, Lumsden to Kingston— Athol to Blackbridge (£1 for £1) ... Lumsden to Lowther (£1 for £1) ... ,, Lowther to Parawa (£1 for £1) ... ,, Maitland School Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Makarewa Eiver Bridge... ... ,, Mandeville to Kingston Crossing (£1 ,, for £1) Marshall Eoad Spar Bush (£1 for £1) Mason's Eoad (£1 for £1) Mason Eoad (Seaward Bush), (£142, ,, £1 for £1 ; £650, £2 for £1) Massey's Tramway Eoad (£50, £1 ,, for £1) Mataura Eiver Bridge (on account of ,, £600, £3 for £1) Mataura Eiver Bridge at Pyramid (on ,, account), (£1 for £l) Matthews Eoad (Benmore), (£1 for £1) ,, McAlister Eoad, Sandstone (£1 for £1) ,, McEwing and Eouse Eoad (£100, £1 ,, for £1) McGaw Eoad (Wright's Bush), (£2 for £1) Mcintosh Eoad (Glencoe), £1 for £1) McKay Eoad (Pyramid), (£1 for £1) McKay Eoad (Eiversdale), (£1 for £1) McKenzie Eoad (Waikaia), (£1 for £1) McManus Eoad Metaal Deviation Eoad (new), £1 for ,, £1) Mill Eoad (north), (£1 for £1) Mill Eoad (south), (£1 for £1) Millard Eoad (£1 for £1) Millard Eoad (Titaroa) ... Mimihau School Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Mitchell Eoad (£1 for £1) Mokoreta School to Church (£1 for £1) ,, Mokoreta S.D., Block IX, Section 2 (access) Morrison Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Moiton Mains to Woodlands (£1 for ,, £1) Mossburn to Five Eivers (£1 for £1) Motu Eimu Eoad (£2 for £1) Okaiterua Bush Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Oreti Eiver Bridge (Mossburn), (on ,, account of £1,500, £1 for £1) Oreti Eiver Bridge (Beach Eoad), (£1 ,, for £1) Oreti Eiver Protective Works (above „ Lumsden), (on account of £437, £1 for £1) Orr and Blondell Boad (£1 for £1) .. Otahuti to Spar Bush (£1 for £1) ... Otama Valley to White's Boad (£1 ,, for £1) Otapiri Eiver Bridge (£1 for £1) Otara S.D., Block VI, Section 46 (access) £ 2497 2498 75 150 2499 2500 2501 2502 2503 2504 150 161 100 100 300 250 2505 2506 2507 100 50 i 792 2508 251 2509 250 2510 500 2511 2512 2513 75 50 140 2514 316 2515 2516 2517 2518 2519 2520 150 100 50 100 200 100 2521 2522 2523 2524 2525 2526 2527 2528 132 100 50 200 100 100 100 250 2529 2530 100 150 2531 2532 2533 2534 250 100 200 500 2535 400 2536 137 !537 !538 !539 50 100 150 !540 154 I 150 200

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.tem. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923-24. 2542 2543 2544 2545 2546 2547 2548 2549 2550 2551 2552 2553 2554 2555 2556 2557 2558 2559 2560 2561 2562 2563 2564 2565 2566 2567 2568 2569 2570 VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Invercargill Road District —continued. Paddon Eoad (Ryal Bush), (£1 for Southland £1) Parawa to Nokomai Road (£2 for £1) ,, Parker Road (£1 for £1)... Pascoe Eoad ... ... ,, Pebbly Hill Eoad (£2 for £1) Plantation Eoad Bridge ... ... ,, Pomona Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ,, Pope Eoad, Croydon Bush (£2 for £1) Progress Valley to Waikawa Estuarv ,, Pryde Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Pullar Eoad (Grove Bush Settlement), ,, (£100, £1 for £1) Pyramid Creek Bridge (Main Wendon ,, Eoad), (£1 for £1) Quertier and Elliot Eoad (£1 for £1) ,, Richardson Eoad (Croydon), (£1 for ,, £1) Eyal Bush to Grove Bush (£1 for £1) ,, Sandstone to Kingston Crossing (£1 ,, for £1) Sinclair Eoad (£1 for £1) Sprigg Eoad ... ... ,, Springhills School to Grove Bush ,, Eoad (£1 for £1) Stewart Eoad (Otakau Bridge) ... ,, St. Patrick's to Lintley (new road), ,, (£1 for £1) Tanner Road (Hokonui), (£1 for £1) ,, Taylor Gorge Eoad (£1 for £1) Te Peka to Fortifications (£1 for £1) Terrace Eoad (Balfour), (£1 for £1)... Thompson Eoad (Tokanui), (£2 for £1) Titipua School Eoad (£1 for £1) Titipua to Brydone Eoad (£1 for £1) ,, Toetoes S.D., Block X, Section 16 „ (access) Tokanui to Haldane (£1,700, £2 for £1) Tokanui to Waikawa (Main Eoad), (£1 , for £1) Tomogalek Stream Bridge (on account „ of £800, £1 for £1) Tramway Eoad (Mabel), (£1 for £1) Tresidder Eoad (Bushy Park), (£1 for £1) Turnbull Eoad (Fernhills), (£1 for £1) Upper Hedgehope School Eoad (£1 ,, for £1) Vynor Eoad (Otatara) ... ... ,, Wadsworth's to Lora Eoad (£1 for £1) ,, Waihopai Eiver to Estuary (Foreshore „ Eoad), (£1 for £1) Waikaia to Waikaka, via Winding Creek ,, Waikaka Stream Bridge (Wendon ,, Valley) Waikawa, Block I, Sections 10 and 11 ,, Waikawa Foreshore Eoad ... ,, Waikawa Valley Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Waikiwi Protective Works, &c. (£500, „ on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) Waikiwi Stream Bridge (Ferry Road), ,, (£1 for £1) £ 100 200 50 200 100 200 100 200 269 100 154 100 100 50 170 150 75 100 100 230 200 75 100 300 100 100 100 300 300 2571 1,800 2572 500 2573 200 2574 2575 2576 2577 100 50 75 50 2578 2579 2580 50 100 300 2581 2582 350 200 2583 2584 2585 2586 50 300 400 1,500 2587 150

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Item. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc — continued. Invercargill Road District —continued. Waikiwi Stream Bridge (Stanton Southland Eoad), (£1 for £1) Waimahaka - Te Peka Eoad (£1 for £1) Waimatua to Mokotua— Waimatuato Timpany's (£2 for £1) ,, Timpany's to Mokotua (£1 for £1) ,, Walker Eoad (Glenham), (on account ,. of £400, £1 for £1) Welsh's Eoad (£2 for £1) Wick's Eoad ... ... ,, Wilcox Eoad ... ... ,, Winsloe Eoad (£1 for £1) Wyndham Valley Main Eoad (£80, £1 for £1) Wilson and McCarthy Eoad (£1 for £1) Winter Eoad (£1 for £1)... Winton Creek Channel (upper), (£1 ,, for £1) Kingswell Creek Drain (Seaward S. Invercargill Bush), (£1 for £1) Borough Moulson Eoad ... ... Ditto Stirrat Eoad (£1 for £1) Waihopai Eiver and Eoad improve- ,, ment (£53, £1 for £1) Boat Landing (Popotiki) ... Stewart Island Boat Slip at Thule (on account of £250) ,, Brooklands to Braggs ... ... ,, Half-moon Bay (sea-wall extension) ,, Harrold Eoad ... ... ,, Lee Bay to Bob's Point ... ... ,, Lee Bay to Maori Beach ... ,, Snagging Eakeahua Eiver ... ,, Snagging Scott Burn Alton No. 3 Loan Block (access to Wallace Sections 1, 3, and 5, Block VI, and 7 to 10, Block V, Alton S.D.) Alton, Block III, Sections 24 to 9 ... Aparima, Block III, Section 26, and ,, Block VII, Section 22 Aparima, Block VII, Section 9 (access ,, to), (£1 for £1) Aparima, Block VII, Sections 24a and ,, 25 (£1 for £1) Aparima River Bridge (Eiverton), (on ,, account, £1 for £1) Approaches to Waiau Punt to Wood- ,, lands (£50, £1 for £1) Austin Boad (£50, £1 for £1) Avondale to Monomore (£1 for £1) ... ,, Barker and Bradley Road (£1 for £l) ,, Baxter's to Flint's Bush School (£1 ,, for £1) Beaumont Morley Creek Bridge ,, (£1 for £1) Beck Eoad, Waicolo (£1 for £1) Beer and McAuley Eoad (£1 for £1)... ,, Boyle's Eoad (£1 for £1) Broomhall's Road ... ... ,, Buick and Stalker Road (£1 for £1)... Centre Road (access to Section 25) .*.. ,, Clark Road (£1 for £1) ... £ £ 2588 150 2589 200 2590 2591 2592 489 . 200 100 2593 2594 2595 2596 2597 200 150 75 100 380 2598 2599 2600 72 50 63 2601 100 2602 2603 2604 50 125 63 2605 2606 2607 2608 2609 2610 2611 2612 2613 2614 100 100 100 200 200 50 155 100 100 810 1615 1616 285 ■ 175 1617 150 1618 100 1619 1,000 1620 100 1621 1622 1623 1624 103 75 50 50 1625 75 1626 1627 1628 1629 1630 !631 1632 109 50 50 826 50 300 50

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tern. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS continued. 1923-24. VOTE No. 60— continued. Roads, etc. — continued. Invercargill Road District —continued. Colac Drainage (Oraka Township), Wallace (£1 for.fcl) Coutt and Waterhouse Road ... ,, Crook Road (£1 for £1) ... DaJdenhurg Eoad (£1 for £1) Dipton to Castleroek (£1 for £1) Dodd's and Hawthorne's Road (£1 for ., £1) Eastern Bush Township Boad Erskine's to Beach Etal Stream Bridge and approaches ., (£1 for £1) Falls Creek Eoad (£1 for £1) Fisher and Bowe Eoad (£1 for £1) ... Priar's Eoad (£1 for CI) ... Glenburn (£50, £1 for £1) Grey Road (Pahia), (£1 for £1) Gummie Bush to Ermedale (£1 for £1) 1 Ilanlcy Road (£1 for £1) i Happy Valley Road (CI for £1) i Hodgett and Laurie Road (£1 for £1) Jones Eoad (Aparima,), (£250, £1 for.CI) ,, ! Kaka (£1 for £1) I Keenan's Creek Boad (Block XVIII, Longwood S.D.), (£1 for £1) Key to Whare Creek (£1 for £1) i Kowhai Bridge and approaches (£1 for £1) ,, i Lake George Outfall ... ... ,, Lapham Boad ... ... ,, i Lees and Pollard Boad (Colac Bav), ,, (£1 for £1) > Lillburn Boad (£100, £1 for £1) Lumsden to Te Anau, via Manapouri— i Hillside to Manapouri (£1 for £1) Key to Te Anau, via Manapouri ... ,, 1 Lumsden to Mossburn (£1 for £1) ,, ! Mossburn to The Key (£1 for £1)... Manson's Boad (Wairaki), (£1 for £1) ,, i Mararoa Biver Stock Bridge (widening). ,, (£1 for £1) i McFarlane Boad (£1 for £1) Mclnerney to Waihoaka (£1 for£l)... ,, ! McLees and Glendinning Boad (CI ,, for £1) I McNeil Eoad (CI tor el) ) Merrivale to Te Tua (£175, £1 for £1) Merrivale to Waikouro (£100, £1 for £1) ! Moi'fett and Forbes Road (£16, £1 for £1) I More and Class Road (CI for£l) ,, t Nightcaps to Wairio (£1. for £1) » Ogilvie Boad (£1 for £1) i Orawia to Birch wood (£1 for £1) ... ,, Pahia Village to Bound Bill (£1 for £1) ! Papatotara Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, I Peak Eoad (£1 for £1) ... I Pear's Boundary to Jacob River (CI ,, for £1) Prendeville and Waddell Road (£1 for £1) 1 Printz Road (Ruahine), (CI lor £1) ... 1 Reillv Road (£50, £1 for £1) £ I £ 150 2688 2631 2635 2636 2637: 2638, 175 50 50 300 100 ' 2639 2640 2641 100 133 70 2642! 2643! 2611 5615 2646 2647 2648 2649 2650 2651 2652 2653 100 100 75 150 50 125 50 200 150 280 215 50 2654 2655 2656 2657 2658 300 150 300 200 59 2659 200 2660 2661 2662 2663 2664 2665 120 1,500 100 300 100 61 2666 2667 2668 100 50 100 2669 2670 2671 2672 2673 2671 2675 2676 2677 2678 2679 2680 loo 615 125 66 50 125 100 200 50 50 50 200 2681 loo 2682 2683 50 100

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ROADS, ETC.— continued.

Item. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. ■ £ £ 2684 2685 2686 2687 2688 2689 2690 2691 2692 2693 2694 2695 2696 2697 Roads, etc. — continued. Invercargill Road District —continued. Riverton to Orepuki, via Roundhill Wallace (£1 for £1) Saunders Road (Ringway), (£1 for £1) ,, Scott's Gap to Feldwick (£1 for £1) ... Slattery Road (£1 for £1) Smith's to Tiromaunga (£1 for £1) ... Stephen and Robinson Road (£1 for £1) ,, Struan Flat Road (£1 for £1) Stuck Road (£1 for £1) ... • ... Sutherland Road (£1 for £1) Tecopsky Road (£1 for £1) Terrace Road (£1 for £1) Tinker's Road (Morley), (£1 for £1)... Thornbury Bridge (on account, £1 for £1) ,, Waiau Survey District, Block XIII, ,, Section 22 (access) Wairaki Settlement Eoad (£1 for £1) ,, Waimotu ... ... ,, Wairio to Birch wood (£1 for £1) ... ,, Wakapatu to Bound Hill ... ,, Ward Boad, Fairfax (£1 for £1) Wild Bush to Ermedale (£1 for £1)... Wrey's Bush to Mossburn (£1 for £1) ,, Survey, acquisition, and legalization of roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. Supervision Miscellaneous works and services, including assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. 1,149 100 123 150 100 100 57 100 200 50 150 100 250 250 2698 2699 2700 2701 2702 2703 2704 2705 168 200 400 900 175 100 200 250 1706 1707 1,200 300 Total- —Invercargill 53,607 1708 1709 i i i I General — Advertising tenders, and other initial expenses not fairly chargeable to a specific item Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same Engineering surveys Boadmen's huts, store-rooms, &c. ... Towards t he prevention and restoration of Hood damages generally 200 2,500 1710 1711 1712 1,000 500 80,000 Total—General ... 84,200 1,613,424 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 1,014,860 30,000 Total—Vote No. 60 984,86<

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tem. MINISTER Oh' PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923-24. VOTE No 61. Roads and other Works on Goldfields and Mineral Lands— Assistance towards the construction of roads, tramways, and tracks in mining and mineral districts, prospecting and works for the development and protection of the mineral resources, and for the extraction of metals from the ores £ 1,500 Auckland District — Four-in-Hand Mine Road (£1 for £L) Coromandel Kuaotunu to Mercury Bay ... ,, Mat.awai Mines Track ... ... ,, Golden Cross Road (bridges) ... Ohinemuri Hill Road from No. 8 ... Komata to Maratoto ... ,, Te Whariki to Parakawai Stream ... ,, Waihi to Whangamata ... ,, Waiorongomai Mines Tram Line (£63, Piako £2 for £1) Te Puke Gold-mines Road (£1 for £1) Tauranga Puhoi Creek Road ... Thames Tararu Creek Road ... ,, Hikurangi to Marua ... ... Whangarei 1,500 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LO 50 100 100 100 100 50 75 165 363 11 12 L3 11 1,000 100 50 175 2,428 15 16 17 18 111 20 Nelson District — Aorere to Parapara ... Colling wood Onakaka Beach Road ... ... ,, Pakawau River Bridge ... ... ,, Puponga Port to Township ... ,, Anatoki Bridge approaches ... Takaka West Road to Marble Quarries (New- ,, ports) Dart River Footbridge ... ... Waimea I 50 250 200 70 50 150 21 100 West Coast District — Denniston Track (reforming) ... Buller Kiwi Road to Kiwi Compressors ... ,, Millerton streets (Blake Street ex- ,, tension) Millerton Township ... ,, Stockton Streets ... ,, Stockton to Tintown ... ,, Stockton to Top Brake ... ,, Waimangaroa-Denniston (bridge) ... ,, Grey River to Blackball Road (£1 for £ I) Grey Roa to Braeton Track ... ... ,, Roa to Braeton Track (deviation) ... ,, Access to Bolitho Bros.' coal-mine ... Inangahua Horse Track to Reefs, Alexander River, ,, via McVicar's farm (£1 for £1) Murray's Creek Road (£1 for £2) Road to Blackwater South Company's ,, shaft-site Runanga Borough Roads ... Runanga Borough 870 22 23 21 50 202 148 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 200 81 50 59 56 250 50 650 200 100 35 36 150 575 •37 258 3,079

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ROADS, ETC. —continudd.

Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. 1923-24. VOTE No. 61— continued. £ £ Roads on Goldfiedds, etc. — continued. Otago District — Dunlop's Coal-pit to Lovell's Flat (£1 Bruce for £2) Kaitangata to Wangaloa (£1 for £2) ,, Garston to Nevis ... ... Lake Glenorchy to Mines (new tracks) ... ,, Skippers Main Road ... ... ,, Skippers Mining Track ... ... ,, Hogburn Channel extension and pro- Maniototo tection Bannockburn Coal-pit Road ... Vincent Cambrian Coal-pit Eoad to Lauder ,, Bailway-station (£1 for £2) Lauder Creek Boundary Bridge (£1 ,, for £1) 100 38 89 40 II 42 43 11 100 50 127 100 100 100 45 46 100 50 47 104 931 48 49 50 51 52 58 51 Southland District — Access to coal-mine, Section 4a, Southland Block VIII, Waimumu Hundred Barron Eoad (£1 for £1)... Break-em-all Road (Waikaia to Wai- ,, kaka Main Road), (£1 for £1) Christopherson's Road ... ... ,, Coalpit Road, Pukerau (£1 for £3) ... „ Pig Alley Bridge (£2 for £1) Birchwood to Nightcaps Main Boad Wallace (£1 for £2) Colac to Bound Hill (£1 for £1) 50 100 100 200 50 200 200 55 150 1,050 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of, the Public Revenues Act, 1910 9,858 5,200 200 Total—Vote No. 61 5 5,000 i,00( TOTAL £989,860

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DEVELOPMENT OF MINING.

TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.

1923-24. £ Vote No. 62.—Development of Mining ... ... 1,500 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF MINES. VOTE No. 62. Development op Mining— 1 Diamond and other drills and appliances, purchase of 1,600 1,600 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 100 Total—Vote No. 62 ... ... 1,500 TOTAL .. .. .. .. £1,600

1923-24. /ote No. 63.—Telegraph Extension ... £ 750,000 I [tern. £ £ POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND MINISTER OF TELEGRAPHS. VOTE No. 63. Telegraph Extension— 1 New telegraph and telephone lines, submarine cables, telephone connections and installations, automatic equioment, and material ... 850,000 Less estimatet" credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 850,000 100,000 Total—Votb No. 63 750,000 TOTAL t:750,0O

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MOTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES.

CONTINGENT DEFENCE.

— iy_cs 1923-24. £ Vote No. 64.—Motor Transport Services ... ... 5,C £ 5,000 Item. I jg POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND MINISTER OF TELEGRAPHS. VOTE No. 64. Motor Transport Services— 1 1 Motor Transport Services ... ... ... 5,000 Total—Vote No. 64 ... ... 5,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £5,0 10

• 1923-24. Vote No. 65.—Contingent Defence £ 25,500 item. £ £ MINISTER OF DEFENCE. VOTE No. 65. Contingent Defence— Drill-sheds, garages, mobilization stores, gun-sheds, barrack-rooms, magazines, office buildings and stables, erections and additions, also sites— 1 Ngaruawahia 2 Burnham 3 Trentham 4 General 5 Installation of electric power at Burnham from Lake Coleridge power plant 6 Bifle ranges (including purchases of land) 7 Harbour Defences 1 2 3 1 5 12,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 li i i < ( .2,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 3,000 500 6 7 2,000 3,000 500 Total—Vote No. 65 ... ... — 2^ 25,500 5,501 TOTAL £25,500 £5,500

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LANDS IMPROVEMENT.

1923-24. /ote No. 66.—Lands, Miscellaneous £ 55,600 .tern. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 66. Lands, Miscellaneous — 1 Akaaka Drainage Board (subsidy, 10s. for £1, on account of £2,500) 2 Annan Water-race (Waiau) 3 Awaroa Creek (clearing willows), (subsidy, £1 for £1) 4 Clearing willows, Mangapu-Mangaokewa Streams (subsidy, 10s. for £1) 5 Elstow Drainage 1 Board (contribution) ... 6 Elstow drainage works (on account), (£1 for £3) 7 Glengarry Stream erosion (protective works) 8 Hauraki Drainage Board 9 Hauraki Drainage Board (subsidy, on account of £1,500, 10s. for £1) 10 Hauraki Pastoral Areas — Thames, Ohinemuri, and Coromandel, formation, construction, and compensation Hungahunga Drainage Board — 11 North Waihekau (subsidy, 10s. for £1) ... 12 South Waihekau (subsidy, 10s. for £1) ... 13 Piraunui (subsidy, 15s. for£l) 14 1 luntress Creek Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for£l)... 15 Kohukohu, reclamation works 16 Lake Rotongaro outlet drain (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 17 Levin Water-race 18 Mangawhara River improvements (from Littlewood's Landing upwards to Tauhei Junction) 19 Ngawaro Te Matai water-supply (£1 for £1) 20 Oraka Creek clearing (£1 for £1) 21 Otaua Drainage Board (subsidy, 15s. for £1) 22 Pakihi Lands-Westland (experimental drainage work, Section 3219) 23 Piako Eiver Stop-bank : Grant to Waitoa Drainage Board, &c. 24 Pukekohe Drainage District (subsidy, £1 for £1) Eeclamation of sand-dune and dune-areas and purchase of marram-grass— 25 Houhora-Waipapakauri ... 26 Kaipara Coast 27 Northern Wairoa 28 Sandy Point-Tarras 29 Waipu 30 Other districts 31 Selwyn Eiver protection-works (stop-banks) 32 Spottis Creek erosion 33 Stock-resting reserve, Eun 121, Kekerangu (purchase of) 34 Taieri Eiver protection (restoring stop-banks, &c), (£1 for £1) 1 500 2 3 4 100 203 250 5 6 7 8 9 250 1,000 70 750 700 10 25,000 n 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 300 900 300 750 750 1,500 50 ♦2,000 19 20 21 22 580 100 800 252 23 350 21 100 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 1,000 1,000 300 500 700 100 150 395 60 34 3,500 * All rfinnvorahl*

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LANDS IMPROVEMENT— continued.

[tern. 1923-24. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 66— continued. Lands, Miscellaneous— continued. 85 Taieri River protection against floods (on account of £75,000, £1 for £1) Te Mapara drainage area (subsidy, 10s. for £1) Tokatoka Stop-bank and drainage (on account) Tuinu-Kaituna Drainage Board (flood damage) Tumu-Kaituna Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Waihou S.D., Blocks II and III (drainage of lands adjoining Orchard East Boad) (subsidy, £1 for £1) Waikaremoana Watershed Conservation (compensaI tion—one-third part) Waipa Drainage Board (subsidy, 10s. for £1) Waitomo Valley drainage Whakatane Biver encroachment (subsidy, £1 for £1) Whangape Stream improvements (subsidy, £1 for £1) Works not specified 10,000 36 -",7 38 39 40 250 3,000 350 350 750 41 108 12 13 II 15 16 500 I 188 85 750 50 Total of items 61,641 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 191 57,100 1,500 55,600 Total—Vote No. 66 ... 55,6 TOTAL .. £55,000

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IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE.

PLANT, MATERIAL, AND STORES.

— 1923-24. £ Vote No. 67. —Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage ... 108,000 Item. £ £ Item. MINISTEB OF PUBLIC WOBKS. VOTE No. 67. Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage— 1 Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage (agricultural and mining districts), (including Salaries or Wages, also cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls) ... 113,000 113,000 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 ... ... 5,000 Total—Vote No. 67 ... ... 108,000 TOTAL ... .... .... £108,000

Purchase of Plant, Material, and Stores (including adjustment of Plant, Materials, and Stores at present in hand or in use). 1923-24. £ Vote No. 68.—Plant, Material, and Stores ... ... 15,000 Item. £ £ MINISTEE OF PUBLIC WOEKS. VOTE No. 68. Plant, Material, and Stores (including Salaries or Wages, also cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls) — 1 Plant ... ... ... 25,000 2 Material and stores ... ... ... 50,000 1 2 25,000 50,000 75,000 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 ... ... 60,000 75,000 60,000 Total—Vote No. 68 ... ... 15,0 15,000 300 TOTAL .... .... .... £15,000

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Appropriations for Electric Supply Account.

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT.

1923-24. £ v'ote No. 69.—Development of Water-power ... ... 1,175,000 :tem. ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. £ £ VOTE No. 69. Development of Wateh-powek (including Salaries, Travelling Expenses, Audit Fees, Cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls, and all other Expenses)— 1 Arapuni scheme ... ... ... 75,000 2 Mangahao scheme: New works and purchase of 850,000 material for stock Horahora scheme extension — 3 New works and purchase of material for stock ... 110,000 1 Working-expenses, maintenance, &c. (recoverable) 15,000 Lake Coleridge scheme — 5 New works and purchase of material for stock .. 110,000 6 Working-expenses, maintenance, &c. (recoverable) 25,000 7 Waikaremoana scheme .. .. ... 10,000 Surveys and investigation of other schemes — S North Island ... ... ... 1,000 9 South Island ... ... ... 1,000 10 General expenses not chargeable to any particular work ... ..] ... 2,800 3 4 1 2 5 6 7 s 9 10 Compassionate allowances to— 11 ! Mrs. E. Graham, widow of P. Graham, accidentally killed at Mangahao, July, 1922 ... 500 12 Mrs. H. Graham, widow of F. Graham, accidentally killed at Mangahao, July, 1922 ... 750 13 Mrs. Miller, mother of Assistant-Engineer W. R. Miller, accidentally killed at Mangahao, July, 1922 ... ... ... 200 1,201,250 Less estimated credits on capital account ... 26,250 Total Voth No. 69 ... 1,175 1,175,000 5,C ELECTKIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT .. .. £l,175,00C 3,000

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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

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(Opening up Crown Lands for Settlement Account). — 19' 1923-24. r ote No. 73. —Boads to open up Land for Settlements (including salaries or wages, also cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls) £ 104,900 tern MINISTER OF LANDS. VOTE No. 73. Opening up Land for Settlements. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Whangarei Road District — Kaiikanui Block ... ... Whangarei Kaitara Block ... ... ,, Opuawhanga ... ... ,, Otaika Block Paiaka ... ... ,, Poroti Block ... ... ,, Puketetoi Block ... ... ,, Euakaka Block ... ... ,, Euatangata Block ... ... ,, Te Wairahi Block Waipu No. 2 ... ... ,, Waipu No. 2 (additional) ... ,, Whangaiti ... ... ,, Mareretu No. 2 ... ... Otamatea Kaiiwi Block ... ... Hobson Kairara ... ... ,, Pekapekarau ... ... ,, Tekuri Block ... ... ,, Tikinui Block ... ... ,, Kerikeri Block .. ... Bay of Islands Omapere ... ... ,, Tokawhero (additional) ... ... ,, Omaunu Block ... ... Whangaroa Waikoura Block ... ... ,, Ahipara Block ... .. Mangonui Otaia ... ... ,, Puheke Block ... ... ,, Takahue- Whangape, Additional No. ,, 2 Block Motukaraka Block ... ... Hokianga Omahuta ... ... ,, Blocks not specifically provided for ... 1,500 500 200 1,000 354 750 500 250 200 100 245 226 500 750 1,000 300 2,440 1,000 500 500 500 377 500 115 1,000 500 500 115 29 30 31 500 750 100 Total—Whangarei 17,772 • 32 33 34 35 Auckland Road District — Hakaru Block ... ... Otamatea Tokatoka No. 2 Block (additional) ... ,, Tokatoka No. 1 (third additional block) ,, Pakiri ... ... Rodney 300 1,000 1,221 500

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account,

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued.

Item. MINISTER OF LANDS -continued. 1923-24. VOTE No. 73— continued. £ £ Opening up Land for Settlements— continued. 86 37 38 89 40 41 42 13 14 45 46 17 Auckland Road District —continued. Paremoremo Block ... ... Waitemata Swanson Loan Block ... ... ,, Swanson (additional No. 3) ... ,, Swanson (additional No. 4) ... ,, Waioneke Block (additional) ... ,, Pakington Block ... ... Manakau Waitakaruru Block ... Thames & Ohinemuri Bomunga ... ... Ohinemuri Te Aroha Block ... Te Aroha Borough Kaniwhaniwha Block ... ... Baglan Eoto-Ngaro (additional block) ... ,, Bangihau ... ... Coromandel & Thames Pepe ... ... Ditto Tikitiki ... ... Matamata Uraura Block ... ... „ Kakepuku Extension No. 2 Block ... Otorohanga Kakepuku Block ... ... ,, Owawenga ... ... ,, Pamotumutu Block ... ... ,, Banginui Block ... ... ,, Wharepuhunga Extension No. 4 ,, Wharepuhunga Extension No. 5 ,, Moerangi Extension No..2 ... Kawhia Okupai Block ... ... ,, Taumatatotara Block (additional) ... ,, Maungaroa ... ... Waikato Puketoka ... ... ,, Waikare Block ... ... ,, Waiterimu Block ... ... ,, Wharekawa Block Waikato & Thames Blocks not specifically provided for ... 2,362 749 1,000 2,000 750 178 405 1,523 1,571 500 220 334 48 19 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 68 61 65 66 512 2,000 435 160 100 100 2,325 500 17,348 5,000 220 250 23 1,911 999 100 100 500 100 Total—Auckland 47,296 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Tauranga Road District — Aongatete Extension No. 3 Block ... Tauranga Pongakawa Block ... ... ,, Taupiro Block ... ... ,, Tahunaroa Block ... ... ,, Botoma Block ... Eotorua & Whakatane Eotoma (additional) ... ,, Ahi Inanga Block ... ... Whakatane Mangaone ... ... ,, Tirohanga ... East & West Taupo Tuararangaia Block ... ... ,, Urewera Blocks ... ... ,, Oruanui Block ... ... East Taupo Blocks not specifically provided for ... 250 500 75 300 63 900 100 650 653 1,000 30,271 1,000 100 Total—Tauranga 35,862 80 81 82 83 84 85 Gisborne Road District — Oamaru No. 5 Block ... ... Opotiki Matakaoa ... ... Matakaoa Hangaroa ... ... Cook Patutahi ... ... ,, Tahora ... ... ,, Waipiro Block ... ... ,, 434 2,000 1,737 313 15,980 2,000

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued.

Item. MINISTEE OF LANDS continued. 1923-24. VOTE No. 78— continued. £ £ Opening up Land for Settlements continued. 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 Gisborne Road District —continued. Paeroa-Waihora ... ... Waikohu Hurakia Block ... ... Waiapu Ngamoe Block, ... ... ,, Tapatu Waitangirua ... ... ,, Te Puia Kahotea ... ... ... Wairoa Ngapakira ... ... ,, Blocks not specifically provided for ... 1,000 5,956 2,000 5,000 68 1,941 521 100 Total—Gisborne 39,050 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 Taumarunui Boad District — Kahuwera (additional) ... . . Waitomo Kopaki Block ... ... ,, Kopaki Extension Block... ... ,, Mahorehore Block ... ... ,, Mangaiti Block ... ... ,, Pukakaihau Block ... ... ,, Puna Block (Bangitoto-Tuhua 46 and 47) ,, Eaepahu Block ... ... ,, Tungitungi Block ... ... ,, Umu Block ... ... ... ,, Waihuka Loan Block ... ... ,, Waimarino Township Block ... Waimarino Mirotahuna Block ... ... Ohura Parare Block ... ... ,, Kariri Block ... ... Botorua Pukewhau Block ... ... ,, Morinui Block ... ... Kaitieke Eiver Trust Block ... ... ,, Ongaruhe Block ... ... West Taupo Komokoriki Block ... ... ,, Blocks not specifically provided for ... 558 348 46 1,000 35 500 2,892 1,027 500 500 137 68 550 120 1,500 100 121 18 3,370 478 100 Total Taumarunui 13,968 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 Stratford Boad District — Aneti ... ... Egmont Parihaka Block ... ... ,, Papakauri Extension Block ... Waitomo Papakauri Extension No. 2 Block ... ,, Whareorino Block ... ... ,, Maraekowhai Block (Marae- Whangamomona kowhai No. 2 Block) Whitianga Block ... ... ,, Katere ... ... Taranaki Omona Block ... ... Stratford Manawapou Block ... ... Hawera Manawapou Additional Block ... ,, Islington Street ... ... Waimarino Makaranui Block ... ... ,, Kahakaha 3a Block ... ... Wanganui Whakaihuwaka Block ... ... Patea Blocks not specifically provided for ... 1,060 1,722 67 500 489 89 500 1,468 464 380 597 220 464 150 700 100 Total—Stratford 8,970

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued.

Item. Item . 1923-24. MINISTEE OF LANDS— continued. VOTE No. Ii—continued. Opening up Land for Settlements— continued. 277 194 782 33 21 512 100 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 Napier Boad District — 131 Putere Block ... ... Wairoa 132 Te Kuta Block 133 Te Beinga .. ... ,, . 134 Arapawanui Block ... ... Hawke's Bay 135 Mangangarara Block ... ... Patangata 136 Porangahau Block ... ... ,, 137 Blocks not specifically provided for ... Total—Napier ... 1,919 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 Wellington Boad District — 138 Waikopiro ... ... Dannevirke 139 Pouwhakarua Block ... ... Eangitikei 140 | Piripiri Block ... ... Pohangina 141 Otamakapua Block ... ... Kiwitea 142 Onslow No. 2 Block 143 Titirangi ... ... „ 144 Ahuaturanga Block ... ... Woodville 145 Bising Sun Block ... ... Akitio 146 Heckler Block ... ... Mauriceville and Eketahuna 147 Tangimoana ... ... Manawatu 148 Haurangi Forest Block ... ... Featherston 149 Blocks not specifically provided for ... 993 70 519 500 42 15 71 76 691 147 148 149 1,023 37 100 Total—Wellington 4,137 Nelson Boad District — 150 Lamb Valley Block ... ... Waimea 151 Alfred Eiver Block ... ... Murchison 152 Blackwater South Block ... ,, 153 Horse Terrace ... ... ,, 154 ! Howard Block ... ... ,, 155 Maruia East Block 156 Mid Maruia Block 157 Owen North Block ... ... ,, 158 Upper Opouri No. 2 Loan Block ... Marlborough 159 | Wakamarina North ... ... ,, 160 Blocks not specifically provided for ... 107 100 650 478 448 200 50 217 1,870 1,078 200 Total—Nelson ... 5,398 Greymouth Boad District — 161 Captain's Creek Block ... ... Buller 162 Kongahu Block .. ... ,, 163 Oparara Block ... ... ,, 164 Tidal Creek Block 165 Brunner Block ... ... Grey 166 Kumara Block ... ... Westland 167 i Oinetamatea Block ... ... ,, 168 i Blocks not specifically provided for ... 100 100 155 44 650 100 772 100 Total—Greymouth 2,021

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT -continued.

;tem. 1923-24. MINISTEB OF LANDS continued. VOTE No. Ii—continued. £ Opening up Land for Settlements — continued. 169 170 171 Christchurch Boad District — Ben Ohau Bun ... ... Mackenzie Beserve No. 62 (Port Levy) Mount Herbert Eun 47b, Otaio ... ... Waimate 150 115 100 Total —Christchurch 365 172 173 174 175 176 177 Dunedin Boad District — Earnscleugh Flat ... ... Vincent Mount Pisa ... Vincent & Lake Milton ... ... Maniototo Teviot ... ... Tuapeka Eanfurly ... .. Bruce Blocks not specifically provided for ... 270 2,000 75 169 100 100 Total —Dunedin 2,714 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 Invercargill Boad District — Aparima No. 4 Block ... ... Wallace Aparima No. 2 Extension No. 1 ... ,, Alton No. 2 Extension No. 1 (additional) ,, Jacob's Biver No. 2 Block ... ,, Lillburn No. 1 Block ... Lillburn No. 2 Block ... Bound Hill Block Bound Hill Extension Block ... ,, Terepa Block ... ... ,, Tuatapere ... ... ,, Blocks not specifically provided for .. 250 418 420 I 2,290 227 7,000 61 1,749 216 38 100 Total—Invercargill 12,769 Total required for current year Less estimated credits in reduction of expenditure 192,241 105,900 1,000 Total—Vote No. 73 ... 104,900 LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT .... £10 14,900

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Appropriations for Main Highways and, Railways Improvement Authorization Accounts.

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.

RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT.

1923 24. ote No. 74. —Main Highways £ 5,000 .(Mil. £ £ tem. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT. VOTE Vo. 74. * 1 Preliminary expenses, investigations, travelling-ex-penses, &c. 5,000 Total—Vote No. 74 5,000 MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT £5,000

1923-24. £ Bail ways Improvement ... ... .... ... 350,000 .ailways Improvement £ £ BAILWAYS IMPBOVEMENT AUTHOBIZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT. Eailways Improvement— Improvements as authorized in Schedule to Act (on account) ... ... ... 353,000 353,000 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 ... ... ... 3,000 Total ... ... ... 350,000 RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION) ACT 1914 ACCOUNT ) '' Ad '™> uuu

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Waihou and, Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement, Account.

WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.

1923-24. Waihou and Ohinemuri Eivers Improvement ... ... ! £ 90,000 I G £ WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. vVaihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement (including Salaries or Wages, also cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as the cost of living rises or falls) — Expenditure under section 17 of the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 90,500 90,500 \ Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 500 Total 90,001 WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS } IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT .... £90,000

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Appropriations for the Education Loans Account.

THE EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT.

By Authority: W. A. Q. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 923.

1923-24. buildings for Educational Purposes £ 400, ( 100 Item. £ THE EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT. \\ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Buildings fob Educational Purposes— Public Schools Training Colleges Technical Schools Secondary Schools Universities Native Schools Schools for Feeble-minded ... Industrial Schools and Probation Homes Kindergarten Schools 200,000 10,000 70,000 85,000 45,000 4,000 700 300 100 Total of items 415,100 Total required for current year Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 415,100 15,100 Total 400,000 THE EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT . .... J_400,< )00