APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1926.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1925 Session I, B-07a

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1925-1926. NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1926.

I N 1) E X . 1925-1926. No 6 Page 53 —Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. 22 65 —Plant, Material, and Stores .. ..96 43—Additions to Open Lines .. ..10 Public Buildings— 62—Contingent Defence .. .. 91 49— Agricultural .. .. 19 45— Courthouses .. .. 13 41-Departmental Public Works .. . 5 Health'and'Hospital Institutions' " 20 56-Development of Tourist Resorts .. .25 50 _ Mental Hospital Buildings .. ..20 47 — Polioe-stations .. .. ..15 66—Electric Supply Aocount.. .. 97 48— Postal and Telegraph .. .. 16 Education Loans Aoeount .. .. 11l 46— Prison Buildings and Works .. ..14 59—Goldfields (Roads on) .. ~ 87 Railways— 43— Additions to Open Lines .. 10 55-Harbour Works .. .. ..24 42 ~ Construction .. •• •• 9 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, Account .. .. .. 110 57 —Immigration .. .. .. 26 64—Irrigation and Water-supply .. 95 Roads and other Public Works— 70 —Land for Settlements Account .. ..99 Roads, &o.— Auckland .. .. .. 37 Christchurch .. .. 72 Lands Improvement— Dunedin .. .. .. .. 75 63 — Lands: Miscellaneous.. .. 92 Gisborne .. .. .. 51 54—Lighthouses .. .. .. ..23 Greymouth .. .! .'.lO Invercargill .. .. ..81 Main Highways Account— NeSon " " " "65 72— Construction Fund .. .. ..104 a? ?? a " 61-Motor Transport Service .. ..90 Tauranga'.'. 48 Taumarunui .. .. 53 72-Main Highways Aocount .. ..104 wfiard !! " 28 General .. .. .. 87 70 —Opening up Land for Settlements — Auckland .. .. .. 99 59—Roads on Goldfields — Christchurch .. !! !! 102 Auckland .. .. .. ..87 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 102 Nelson .. .. .. ..88 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 100 Otago .. .. .. 88 Greymouth .. .. .. 102 Southland .. .. .. 89 Invercargill .. .. .'. 102 West Coast .. .. ..88 Napier .. .. .. .. 101 Nelson .. .. .. 102 60—Telegraph Extension .. '.. ..90 otratfora .. .. .. .. 101 5 2 _-Timber Supply and Sawmills .. ..21 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 100 rr ' Taumarunui .. .. .. 101 Wellington .. .. .. 101 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Whangarei .. .. 99 Account .. .. .. 98

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

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1925-26. Page. Credits-in-aidj Net Totals. £ £ PUBLIC WORKS FUND. GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT. 5 Public Works, Departmental ... ... 78,027 136,246 Railways— 9 Railway Construction ... ... 175,000 1,150,000 10 Additions to Open Lines ... 99,700 900,000 11 Public Buildings ... ... ... 16,600 336,500 21 Timber-supply and Sawmills for Public Works 22,000 3,000 Department 22 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries. ... 33,000 20,500 23 Lighthouses and Harbour-works ... ... 500 19,350 25 Development of Tourist Resorts ... 2,500 52,450 26 Immigration ... ... ... 197,745 200,085 28 Construction, Maintenance, and Supervision of 35,300 713,425 Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works 90 Telegraph Extension ... ... 125,000 995,000 90 Motor Transport Service ... ... ... 5,000 91 Contingent Defence ... ... ... ... 71,000 92 Lands Improvement ... ... ... 8,000 79,000 95 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage ... 5,082 100,000 96 Plant, Material, and Stores ... ... 125,000 45,000 Total—Genebal Pubposes Account ... 923,454 4,826,556 Transfer to Main Highways Account Construe- ... 200,000 tion Fund in terms of section 16 (6) Main Highways Act, 1922 97 ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT ... 26,000 1,045,907 98 WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS 5,000 70,000 IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT Total—Public Wobks Fund ... 954,454 6,142,463 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. 99 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT 100 30,000 (Opening up Land for Settlements) 104 MAIN HIGHWAYS: CONSTRUCTION 5,000 *447,457 FUND 110 RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORI- 100,000 820,000 ZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT 111 EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT ... 7,000 ! 480,000 * Includes above £200,000 transferred from Public Works Fund.

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PUBLIC WOBKS FUND.

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL.

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1925-26. Vote No. 41.-—Public Works, Departmental — £ GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 214,273 Chedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 78,027 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 136,246 Item. £ £ MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 41. Public Wobks, Departmental— 1 Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 at £1,409 (also Marine Engineer £91) ... 1,409 Professional Division. £ 2 at £1,001 ... ... 2,002 1 at £920 ... ... 920 1 at £874 (2 months) ... ... 145 2 at £837 ... 1,674 1 at £814 ... ... 814 5 at £765 ... ... 3,825 Glass A— 9,380 1 at £715 ... ... 715 4 at £665 ... ... 2,660 Glass B— 3,375 1 at £590 ... ... 590 6 at £565 ... ... 3,390 3 at £540 ... ... 1,620 1 at £515 ... ... 515 Class G-— 6,115 2 at £490 ... ... 980 8 at £470 ... ... 3,760 2 at £445 ... ... 890 Class D— 5 ,630 8 at £425 ... ... 3,400 5 at £400 ... ... 2,000 6 at £380 ... ... 2,280 1 at £355 ... ... 355 1 at £335 ... ... 335 Glass E— 8-, 370 5 at £320 ... ... 1,600 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £285 (5 months) ... ... 119 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 at £275 (2 months) ... ... 46 2 at £250 .. ... 500 1 at £235 ... ... 235 4 at £230 ... ... 920 4,560

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Item - 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No, 41—continued. £ j £ Public Works, Departmental—continued. 1 Salaries —continued. Professional Division—continued. Class F— £ 8 at £210 ... ... 1,680 1 at £190 ... ... 190 3 at £155 ... ... 465 3 at £135 ... ... 405 5 at £115 ... ... 575 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1 at £80 ... ... 80 3,490 Clerical Division. Special Glass — 1 at £765 ... ... 765 2 at £665 . . ... 1,330 Class I— 2,095 1 at £615 ... ... 615 2 at £565 ... ... 1,130 Class II— 1,745 2 at £515 ... ... 1,030 1 at £515 (3 months) ... ... 129 Class III— — 1,159 2 at £470 ... ... 940 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Class IV — 1,385 9 at £425 ... .. 3,825 Class 7— 3,825 ]3 at £380 ... ... 4,940 1 at £380 (2 months) ... ... 63 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Class VI — 5,358 32 at £335 ... ... 10,720 5 at £320 ... ... 1,600 1 at £295 ... ... 295 Class VII— 12,615 32 at £295 ... ... 9,440 3 at £275 ... ... 825 2 at £250 ... ... 500 4 at £230 ... ... 920 4 at £210 ... ... 840 8 at £190 ... ... 1 ,'520 6 at £155 ... ... 930 1 at £155 (3 months) ... ... 39 9 at £135 .. ... 1,215 18 at £115 ... ... 2,070 1 at £115 (4 months) ... ... 38 27 at £95 ... ... 2,565 1 at £95 (4 months) ... ... 31 1 at £80 ... ... 80 ; 21,013 General Division. 4 at £440 ... ... 1,760 6 at £435 ... ... 2,610 1 at £420 .. ... 420 2 at £405 ... ... 810 2 at £400 ... ... 800 7 at £380 ... ... ' 2,660 7 at £370 ... ... 2,590 1 at £365 ... ... 365

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Item - 19-25-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 41—continued. £ £ Public Works, Departmental—continued. 1 Salaries—continued. General Division —continued. £ 6 at £360 ... ... 2,160 11 at £350 ... ... 3,850 10 at £340 ... ... 3,400 15 at £335 ... ... 5,025 7 at £330 ... ... 2,310 3 at £325 ... ... 975 5 at £320 ... ... 1,600 2 at £315 ... ... 630 13 at £310 ... ... 4,030 1 at £305 ... ... 305 7 at £300 ... ... 2,100 8 at £295 ... ... 2,360 4 at £290 ... ... 1,160 2 at £285 ... ... 570 2 at £283 ... ... 566 4 at £280 ... ... 1,120 5 at £275 ... 1,375 3 at £268 ... ... 804 1 at £262 ... ... 262 18 at £252 ... ... 4,536 14 at £250 ... ... 3,500 12 at £245 ... ... 2,940 2 at £244 ... ... 488 1 at £244 (2 months) ... ... 41 2 at £240 ... ... 480 2 at £235 ... ... 470 8 at £228 ... ... 1,824 3 at £225 ... ... 675 11 at £213 ... ... 2,343 1 at £205 ... ... 205 15 at £185 ... ... 2,775 4 at £175 ... ... 700 4 at £160 ... ... 640 3 at £145 ... ... 435 68,669 160,193 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Books, fees, &c., for students attending Canterbury College ... ... ... 180 3 Equipment and other allowances, including lodging and any special allowances ... ... 2,000 4 Expenses of Commissions generally .. ... 200 5 Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance (including uniform cost-of-living increase, subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls)... 15,000 6 Fidelity-guarantee policy premiums ... ... 50 7 Grant towards travelling-expenses of Mr. A. Tyndall, Resident Engineer, whilst abroad ... ... 250 8 Law charges and. legal expenses ... ... 50 9 Meal allowances ... ... ... 200 10 Payment of accident expenses, &e., not provided for under the Workers' Compensation Act ... 25 11 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections., and rent of private letter-boxes and bags ... ... 7,000 12 Printing and stationery, lithographic work, plans, periodicals, &c. ... ... ... 9,000 13 Purchase of, and repairs to, instruments, office requisites, &c. ... ... ... 1,000

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Item " 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 41 —continued. £ £ Public Works, Departmental—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 14 Special leave on retirement, Clerk F. P. Manson ... j 95 15 Special leave on retirement, Inspecting Engineer G. T. Murray ... ... ... 219 16 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers 16,000 17 Travelling-expenses of C. J. McKenzie, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief, in connection with visit to America and Europe ... ... ... 765 18 Travelling-expenses of J. R. Marks, District Engineer, in connection with visit to America ... ... 516 19 Work done by High Commissioner's staff ... 1,130 20 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 400 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 — Salaries of officers charged direct to £ works on which engaged ... 70,527 Miscellaneous ... ... 7,500 78,027 54,080 — 1 Gross Total ... ... ... 214,273 j Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 78,027 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 41 ... 136,246 TOTAL .... .... ... <£136,246

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RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

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— 1925-26. Vote No. 42. —Railway Construction— £ GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 1,325,000 CREDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 175,000 NET TOTAL ... . . ... ... 1,150,000 Item " 1925-26. MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS. Estimated Estimated Estimated " Gross Credits- Net Amount RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING Expenditure. in-aid. required. LAND AND MATERIALS, HOLIDAY PAY, ETC., AND SALARIES OR WAGES, ALSO COST - OE - LIVING INCREASE, . . • WHICH IS SUBJECT TO REVISION AS ® k ® COST OF LIVING RISES OR FALLS). VOTE No. 42. I Railway Constbuction— 1 North Auckland Main Trunk— Huarau, Northwards ... 285,000 15,000 270,000 2 Whangarei Branch ... ... 19,000 4,000 15,000 3 Dargaville Branch ... ... 10,500 500 10,000 East Coast Main Trunk— 4 Paeroa-Pokeno ... ... 2,000 ... 2,000 5 Waihi-Taneatua (including Mount Branch) ... ... 335,000 35,000 300,000 6 Gisborne-Napier ... ... 208,000 8,000 200,000 7 Waikokopu Branch ... ... 60,000 10,000 50,000 8 Opunake Branch ... ... 62,000 2,000 60,000 9 Stratford - Main Trunk ... 130,000 30,000 100,000 Midland— 10 Glenhope-Murchison ... 31,000 1,000 30,000 11 Otira-Bealey ... ... 3,500 3,500 12 Westport-Inangahua ... ... 31,000 1,000 30,000 13 Orepuki-Waiau Extension ... 15,000 5,000 10,000 14 Lawrence-Roxburgh ... ... 54,000 4,000 50,000 15 Land-claims (including land taken for ballast pits and quarries, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities) ... 1,000 ... 1,000 16 Surveys (new lines of railway) ... 3,000 ... 3,000 17 Permanent-way materials .. 75,000 56,000 19,000 Total required for Current 1,325,000 175,000 1,150,000 Year—Vote No. 42.

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RAILWAYS.—ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES.

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1925-26. Vote No. 43. —Additions to Open Lines— £ Gross Total ... ... ... ... 999,700 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 99,700 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 900,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF RAILWAYS. ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES. VOTE No. 43. Additions to Open Lines— Way and Works Branch— 1 North Island Main Lines and Branches ... 80,000 2 South Island Main Lines and Branches ... 63,500 3 Architectural houses : Frankton house factory and equipment ... ... ... 200,000 4 Land for housing ... ... ... 35,000 5 Interlocking signal gear, fixed signals, tablet installation, telegraphs, and telephones ... ... 1,200 Locomotive Branch— 6 Workshops machinery ... ... ... 35,000 Rolling-stock— 7 Locomotives, carriages, and wagons ... ... 300,000 8 Locomotives constructed in United Kingdom ... 215,000 9 Locomotives constructed in New Zealand ... 70,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £99,700 Gross Total ... ... ... 999,700 Credits in-aid ... ... ... 99,700 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 43 ... 900,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £2,050,000

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

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(Including Purchase of Properties, Sices, Furniture, Fittings, and Fencing ; Rebuilding 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.) — 1925-26. Vote No. 44.—General— £ Gross Total ... ... ... 44,900 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 1,500 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 43,400 Vote No. 45. —Courthouses— Gross Total ... ... ... 8,600 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 600 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 8,000 Vote No. 46.—Prison Buildings and Works— Gross Total ... ... ... 25,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 500 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 25,000 Vote No. 47. —Police-stations— Gross Total ... ... ... 17,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... 1,000 NET TOTAL 16,000~ Vote No. 48.—Postal and Telegraph— Gross Total ... ... ... 97,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 3,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 94,000 Vote No. 49. —Agricultural— Gross Total ... ... ... 16,600 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 500 NET TOTAL 16,100 Vote No. 50.—Mental Hospital Buildings— Gross Total ... ... ... 94,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 2.500 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 92,COO Vote No. 51.—Health and Hospital Institutions— Gross Total ... ... ... 49,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 7,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 42,000 TOTALS ... ... ... 336,500 •

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued.

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ltem ' 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 44. General— Parliament Buildings— 1 New buildings ... ... ... 2,000 2 New wing (on account) ... ... ... 5,000 3 New Parliament Buildings (cellar accommodation for Government Departments) . . ... 600 4 New Parliament Buildings (fire-prevention in storage area on basement) ... ... 960 Departmental Buildings— 5 Alexandra (Public Works store) ... ... 50 6 Alexandra (Resident Engineer's and Chief Clerk's residences), (electric lighting, heating, &c.) ... 165 7 Auckland, alterations to Police buildings, High Street, to accommodate Government Departments (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 8 Auckland Eanshawe Street (Public Works shops, store, and machinery), (on account) ... 400 9 Auckland : Jubilee Institute for the Blind (erection of new building), (contribution) ... ... 5,000 10 Auckland, Law Court buildings (alterations) ... 100 11 Auckland, Penrose (Public Works store and yards), (on account) ... ... ... 6,500 12 Auckland (fumigating-shed, land, and buildings) 50 13 Christchurch, Worcester Street (additions and alterations for accommodation for Government Analyst) ... ... ... 600 14 Christchurch Lands and Deeds Offices (extension of strong-room) ... ... ... 1,500 15 Dunedin (alterations to old police-station to accommodate Government Departments) ... 1,300 16 Grey mouth (Public Works store) ... ... 1,780 17 Invercargill (erection of magazine) ... ... 75 18 Napier (garage accommodation) ... ... 76 19 Paeroa (addition to accommodate Agricultural Officer) ... ... ... ... 110 20 Shelly Bay Magazine (Caretaker's quarters) ... 550 21 Stratford (District Engineer's residence) ... 1,705 22 Stratford (purchase of site) ... ... 175 23 Taumarunui (Departmental Buildings), (on account) 1,000 24 Taumarunui (accommodation for married officers), (land and buildings) ... ... ... 1,000 Wellington— 25 Accommodation for Petrologist to Main Highways Board ... ... ... 252 26 Additions to Departmental Buildings to provide extra accommodation for Land and Income Tax Department ... ... ... 2,000 27 Additions to Main Departmental Buildings (on account) ... ... ... 11,500 28 Additions to Main Departmental Buildings (furniture) ... ... ... 400 29 Demolishing old garage at Government Buildings and erecting addition at Pipitea for Internal Affairs cars ... ... ... 815 30 Departmental Buildings (additional fencing) ... 800 31 Erection of Petrological shed, &c. ... ... 73 32 Government Printing Office (installation of firealarms) ... ... ... 75

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Item - 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. . VOTE No. 44—continued. £ £ General—continued. Departmental Buildings —continued. W ellington—continued. 33 Government Printing Office (additions), (on account) ... ... ... 2,000 34 Hector Observatory (provision for seismograph) 80 35 Hector Observatory additions ... ... 1,500 36 Museum Building (new), towards cost of erecting (£1 for £1, up to £100,000), (on account)... 500 37 New Fireproof Departmental Buildings (on account) ... ... ... 500 38 Pipitea store (accommodation for employees for luncheon) ... ... ... 294 39 Public Works Workshops (improvements to yard) ... ... ... 200 40 Whangarei (accommodation for Government offices in Public Trust Buildings) ... ... 1,130 41 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £1,500 GKOSS Total ... ... ... 54,315 Amount eequieed foe Cueeent Yeae ... 44,900 Ceedits-IN-AID ... ... ... 1,500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 44 ... 43,400 * , VOTE No. 45. Couethouses — 1 Auckland Supreme Court (additional land and buildings), (on account) ... ... 5,000 2 Balclutha ... ... 2,750 3 Blenheim (on account) ... ... ... 6,200 4 Christchurch (alterations)... ... ... 500 5 Christchurch (additions to custodian's cottage) ... 100 6 Cromwell (alterations) ... ... ... 85 7 Geraldine (new building) ... ... ... 500 8 Gisborne (additions) ... ... ... 303 9 Hamilton (land and buildings), (on account) ... 10,200 10 Hastings (land and buildings), (on account) ... 5,500 11 Invercargill (alteration, &c.) ... ... 1,050 12 Mataura ... ... ... 500 13 Maungaturoto (additions, &c.) ... ... 200 14 Napier (alterations) ... ... ... 1,000 15 Palmerston North (alterations and additions) ... 600 16 Ruatorea ... ... ... 300 17 Te Puke ... ... ... 1,000 18 Upper Hutt ... ... ... 300 19 Wairoa ... ... ... 1,750 20 Wanganui Supreme Court ... ... 225 : 21 Wellington Supreme Court (additions to provide accommodation for Arbitration Court), (on account) 3,000 22 Wellington Supreme Court (on account) ... 3,500

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!!•": 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. . VOTE No. 45—continued. £ £ Coubthouses—continued. 23 Whakatane ... ... ... 1,650 24 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 200 25 Supervision and advertising ... ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £600 GKOSS Total ... ... ... 46,463 Amount required for Current Year ... ' 8,600 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 600 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 45 ... 8,000 VOTE No 46. Prison Buildings and Works — 1 Auckland ... ... ... 1,200 2 Auckland (female), (land and buildings), (on account) ... ... ... 100 3 Auckland (metal-crushing plant, buildings, &c.) ... 1,500 4 Auckland (warders' cottages) ... ... 2,000 5 Borstal Institute for North Island (land and buildings) ... ... ... 2,000 6 Gisborne ... ... ... 100 7 Invercargill Estuary Farm (reclaiming and draining) 3,200 8 Invercargill (farm branch), (buildings) ... 500 9 Invercargill (main building) ... ... 1,000 10 Invercargill (warders' cottages) ... ... I 1,500 11 Invercargill (workshops, swimming-baths, &c.) ... 1,200 12 Paparua (Templeton) ... ... ... 7,000 13 Taupo District, prison farm .'land (land, buildings, fencing, roading, and development), (on account) 3,500 14 Waikeria ... ... ... 1,500 15 Waikeria (road through Prison Beserve) ... 500 16 Waikeria (additional land), (on account) ... 5,000 17 Waikune Prison Camp, Erua (buildings, sawmill, plant, &c.) ... ... ... 1,000 18 Wanganui (alterations) ... ... ... 50 19 Wellington (female) ... ... ... 500 20 Wellington (reformatory institution for women) ... 1,200 21 Wellington District, general prison (land and buildings), (on account) ... ... ... 10,000 22 Wellington (Probation Home), (land and buildings), (on account) ... ... .. 1,000 23 Wi Tako, Trentham ... ... ... 1,500 24 Wi Tako, Trentham (establishing brickmaking plant, yards, &c.) ... ... ... 1,700 25 Buildings and sites not specified, and supervision 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Bevenues Act, 1910 ... £500 Gross Total ... ... ... 49,250 Amount required for Current Year ... 25,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 46 ... 25,000

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IUm - ! 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. I VOTE No. 47. £ £ Police-stations— 1 Auckland, Edendale (site) ... ... 700 2 Auckland, Point Chevalier (site and building) ... 2,500 3 Auckland, Ponsonby (additions and alterations) .. 1,500 4 Auckland, St. Heliers Bay (sice and building) ... 2,500 5 Bulls (motor-shed) .. ... ... 60 6 Christchurch (additions) ... ... ... 2,500 7 Culverden ... ... ... 1,800 8 Denniston ... ... ... 190 9 Dunedin, Anderson's Bay (site and building) ... 1,300 10 Dunedin, Maori Hill (site) ... ... 250 11 Dunedin, Opoho (site) ... ... ... 250 12 Eketabuna .. ... ... 1,950 13 Peilding (office) ... ... ... 200 14 Gisborne (Inspector's residence) .. ... 1,500 15 Gore (motor garage) ... ... ... 50 16 Greymouth (police-station and sergeant's residence) 1,800 17 Halfmoon Bay ... ... ... 1,000 18 Hamilton (motor garage) ... ... ... 50 19 Hastings ... ... ... 2,000 20 Havelock (stable) ... ... ... 125 21 Havelock North (site and building) ... ... 1,400 22 Invercargill (Inspector's residence) ... ... 1,400 23 Kawhia ... ... ... 1,800 24 Kahukura (site and building) ... ... 1,500 25 Karamea ... ... ... 1,600 26 Lumsden (constable's residence) ... ... 1,300 27 Mangawai ... ... ... 1,400 28 Manunui ... ... ... 2,000 29 Mercer ... ... ... 200 30 Middlemarch ... ... ... 1,300 31 Morrinsville ... ... ... 1,400 32 Napier (additions) ... ... ... 700 33 Nelson, The Port ... ... ... 280 34 New Plymouth (additions) ... ... 600 35 New Plymouth (Inspector's residence) ... 1,500 36 Nightcaps ... ... ... 380 37 Normanby (site and building) ... ... 1,800 38 Nuhaka (stable) ... . . ... 80 39 Oamarn (constable's residence) ... ... 1,250 40 Ohura ... ... ... 2,000 41 Ongaonga ... ... ... 1,000 42 Orepuki ... ... ... 1,500 43 Otira ... ... ... 1,850 44 Paekakariki (site and building) ... ... 1,500 45 Palmerston South ... ... ... 1,500 46 Palmerston North (constable's residence) ... 1,100 47 Panmure ... ... ... 2,000 48 Papatoetoe (site) ... ... ... 700 49 Petane (site and building)... ... ... 1,500 50 Port Chalmers (site and building) ... ... 3,000 51 Portobello (additions) ... ... ... 120 52 Putararu ... ... ... 1,500 53 Reefton (police-station and sergeant's residence) ... 2,500 54 Richmond (stable) ... ... ... 125 55 Rimu ... ... ... 1,800 56 Rongotea (lock-up) ... ... ... 150 57 Southbridge (additions) ... ... ... 184 58 Sumner ... ... ... 1,500 59 Taneatua (lock-up and office) ... ... 260 60 Te Araroa ... ... 1,000 61 Te Karaka (site and building) ... ... 1,500 62 Timaru (Inspector's residence) ... ... 1,500

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Item " 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 47 —continued. £ £ Police-stations —continued. 63 Waikiwi (office and lock-up) ... ... 150 64 Waimataitai ... ... ... ... 1,250 65 Wairoa ... ... ... ... 1,000 66 Waitati ... ... ... 1,300 67 Wanganui East (office) . . ... ... 125 68 Wanganui, Castlecliff (site and building) ... 2,250 69 Wanganui, Gonville (site and building) ... 2,250 70 Wataroa ... ... ... 1,600 71 Wellington, Eastbourne ... ... ... 1,400 72 Wellington, Island Bay ... ... ... 1,600 73 Wellington, Johnsonville (additional land) ... 180 74 Wellington, Kelburn (site) ... ... 500 75 Wellington, Tinakori Road (site and building) ... 1,500 76 Wellington, Wadestown (site) ... ... 350 77 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 250 78 Supervision and advertising ... ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £1,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 89,659 Amount required fob Current Year ... 17,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 1,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 47 ... 16,000 VOTE No. 48. Postal and Telegraph— 1 Albany (additions and alterations) ... ... 200 2 Alfredton (drainage) ... ... ... 150 3 Ashburton (petrol storage tank) ... ... 110 4 Ashburton (automatic telephone exchange), (on account) ... ... ... 3,000 5 Auckland (additional land) ... ... ... 2,300 6 Auckland Exchanges (lighting tables, &c.) ... 120 7 Auckland, Grey Lynn (site), (on account) ... 250 8 Auckland, St. Heliers ... ... ... 75 9 Auckland (motor-garage and workshops, additions on account) ... ... ... 16,000 10 Auckland, Mount Eden (automatic telephone exchange) ... ... ... 5,000 11 Auckland, Northcote (on account) ... ... 500 12 Auckland, Remuera (additions, automatic telephone exchange) ... ... ... 5,000 13 Auckland, Takapuna (air-conditioning plant) ... 60 14 Auckland, Upper Symonds Street (additions) ... 2,000 15 Awakino (lineman's residence), (additions and workshop) ... ... ... 1,000 16 Awarua Radio (electric-supply mains) ... ... 300 17 Broadwood (additions and renovations)... ... 600 18 Cambridge (motor-garage) ... ... ... 226 19 Carterton ... ... ... 500 20 Castlecliff (on account) ... .. ... 1,250 21 Castlepoint ... ... ... ... 500 22 Caversham (alterations on account of road widening) 650 23 Cheviot (on account) ... ... ... 500 24 Christchurch (accommodation for Customs) ... 235 25 Christchurch, Addington (accommodation for armboring machine) ... ... ... 135

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 48—continued. £ £ Postal and Telegbaph—continued. 26 Christchurch, Addington (Railway Siding) ... 320 27 Christchurch, Chief Post-office (alterations) ... 3,500 28 Christchurch, Chief Post-office (automatic telephone exchange, money-order, and savings-bank branch), (additions, &c.) ... ... ... 271 29 Christchurch (garage additions), (on account) ... 4,000 30 Christchurch, High Street (on account) ... 1,000 31 Christchurch: Richmond (on account) ... ... 500 32 Christchurch, St. Albans (automatic telephone exchange, housing air-conditioning plant) ... 1,000 33 Darfield ... ... ... 916 34 Dargaville (garage and store) ... ... 500 35 Drury (on account) ... ... •... 250 36 Dunedin (automatic telephone exchange) ... 548 37 Dunedin, Dowling Street (housing air-conditioning plant) ... ... ... 1,000 38 Dunedin, General Post-office (on account) ... 5,000 39 Dunedin (additional storage), (on account) ... 2,000 40 Dunedin, Roslyn (housing air-conditioning plant) ... 1,000 41 Dunedin, South Dunedin (automatic telephone exchange, housing air-conditioning plant) ... 1,000 42 Dunedin, Telegraph Engineer's yard (blacksmith's shop) ... ... ... 75 43 Eltham (additional land and buildings) ... .. 78 44 Frankton Junction (site for workshop, store, and garage, &c.) ... ... ... 2,000 45 Gisborne, Chief Post-office (alterations and additions), (on account) ... ... ... 17,500 46 Gore (garage) ... ... ... 500 47 Greymouth (additions) ... ... ... 2,000 48 Hamilton (garage and workshops) ... ... 1,000 49 Hanmer Springs (alterations) ... ... 250 50 Hastings (additions), (on account) .. ... 1,000 51 Hawarden ... ... . . 1*600 52 Hawera (additions), (on account) ... ... 1,000 53 Hikurangi (additions) ... ... ... 210 54 Invercargill (additions) ... ... ... 2,000 55 Kaikohe (additions, motor-garage, and store) ... 550 56 Kaukapakapa ... ... . . 500 57 Kawakawa (additional land)... ... ... 800 58 Khandallah (automatic telephone exchange), (additions) ... ... ... 1,000 59 Kihikihi (on account) ... ... ... 2,200 60 Levin (alterations and additions) ... ... 450 61 Little River (on account) ... ... ... 500 62 Longburn ... ... ... 500 63 Marton (site and additions), (on account) ... 10,000 64 Masterton (additions and alterations) ... ... 500 65 Matata (additions) ... ... ... 311 66 Maungatapere (erection) ... ... ... 100 67 Morrinsville (sewerage) ... ... ... 108 68 Motu ... ... ... 109 69 Napier (additional garage accommodation, &c.), (on account) ... ... ... 200 70 Napier, Chief Post-office (on account) ... ... 5,000 71 Nelson (additions) ... ... ... 3,400 72 New Brighton ... ... ... 3,000 73 New Plymouth (garage additions) ... ... 500 74 Ngatea ... ... ... 1,321 75 Oamaru (motor-garage) ... ... ... 500 76 Ohakune (line foreman's cottage), (additions) ... 56 77 Ohau ... ... ... 452

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued.

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 48—continued. £ £ Postal and Telegbaph—continued. 78 Okaihau ... ... ... 1,000 79 Oaiakau ... ... ... 500 80 Otaki (additions) .. ... ... 1,000 81 Otautau (additions and garage) ... ... 500 82 Oturehua ... ... ... 500 83 Outram (land and building)... ... ... 2,000 84 Paeroa (on account) ... ... ... 12,350 85 Paihia ... ... ... 710 86 Palmerston North (additions) ... ... 10,000 87 Palmerston North (additional store accommodation) 570 88 Palmerston North (temporary accommodation, fittings, &c.) ... ... ... 325 89 Patatonga (additions) ... ... ... 110 90 Pongaroa (restoration after fire) ... ... 600 91 Poolburn ... ... ... 500 92 Port Ahuriri (siding) ... ... ... 255 93 Portobello • ... ... ... 400 94 Queenstown (alterations) ... ... ... 160 95 Raetihi (additions) ... ... ... 400 96 Rangataua ' ... ... ... 1,000 97 Raurimu (drainage) ... ... ... 123 98 Richmond (additions) ... ... ... 750 99 Ruawai ... .. ... 1,500 100 Seddon (accommodation for repeater equipment) . .. 2,000 101 Shirley (additions) ... ... ... 75 102 St. Andrews ... ... ... 450 103 Stratford ... ... ... 240 104 Tahora (accommodation at railway-station) ... 161 105 Taihape (alterations and additions) ... ... 700 106 Taitapu (on account) ... ... ... 700 107 Taumarunui (on account) ... ... ... 2,000 108 Taupo (garage) ... ... ... 160 109 Tauranga (storage accommodation) ... ... 244 110 Te ... ... ... 1,500 111 Te Kuiti (additions) ... ... ... 500 112 Te Mata ... ... ... 750 113 Timaru (automatic telephone exchange), (on account) 1,000 114 Timaru (garage and workshops) ... ... 1,500 115 Tuatapere ... ... ... 2,550 116 Waimate (motor-garage) ... ... ... 350 117 Wairoa (store and garage) ... ... ... 450 118 Waitahuna ... ... ... 500 119 Waitara (on account) ... ... ... 5,000 120 Waiuta (on account) ... ... ... 500 121 Wanganui (additions and alterations) ... ... 3,000 122 Wanganui East ... ... ... 250 123 Wanganui (motor-garage and blacksmith's shop) ... 620 124 Wanganui, Gonville (purchase of site) ... ... 250 125 Warkworth (additions) ... ... ... 60 126 Wellington Chief Post-office (additions) ... ... 200 127 Wellington, Courtenay Place (automatic telephone exchange, additions, and additional land) ... 5,000 128 Wellington, Eastbourne ... ... ... 3,500 129 Wellington, Hataitai (on account) ... ... 250 130 Wellington, Island Bay ... ... ... 250 131 Wellington, Karori (on account) ... ... 250 132 Wellington, Kelburn ... ... ... 250 133 Wellington, Kelburn (automatic telephone exchange and additional land) ... ... ... 100 Wellington — 134 Khandallah ... ... ... 250 135 Seatoun (site) ... ... ... 250

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Item ' 1Q9?;_9 fi MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 48—continued. £ jg Postal and Telegbaph—continued. 136 Wellington, South (automatic telephone exchange), (additions), (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 137 Wellington (store, workshops, garage, buildings, and yards) ... ... ... 1,000 138 Wellington, Stout Street (automatic telephone exchange) ... ... ... 6,700 139 Wellington, Stout Street (automatic telephone exchange, power, and lighting) . . .. 725 140 Wellington, Stout Street Exchange (housing air-con-ditioning plant) ... ... ... 675 141 Wellington (Khandallah Exchange) ... ... 1,250 142 Wellsford ... ... ... 1,000 143 Whakatane (alterations bicycle shed, &c.) ... 162 144 Winton (additions) ... ... ... 400 145 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 2,000 146 Supervision and advertising ... ... 250 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £3,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 210,961 Amount bequibed fob Current Yeab ... 97,000 Cbedits-in-aid ... ... ... 3,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 48 ... — 94,000 VOTE No. 49. Agbicultural— 1 Auckland, Avondale (poultry farm) ... ... 304 2 Dunedin, Green Island ((poison-mixing depot), (land and buildings) ... ... ... 1,000 3 Fairlie (poison-mixing depot) ... .. 750 4 Frankton (poison-mixing depot) ... ... 750 5 Galloway (residence and farm buildings) ... 500 6 Lumsden (residence and stable) ... ... 1,400 7 Puwera (cottage, dairy, shed, and stable) ... 900 8 Roxburgh (residence, office, &c.) ... ... 1,700 9 Ruakura (electrical installation) ... ... 300 10 Ruakura (wool-shed, sheep dip and yards) ... 280 11 Ruakura (cattle-yards, &c.)... ... ... 450 12 Ruakura (water-supply extension) ... ... 180 13 Somes Island Quarantine Station (kennels) ... 525 14 Wallaceville (dairy laboratory) ... ... 4,300 15 Wallaceville (small butter and cheese factory) ... 3,800 16 Waimaunga (residence and farm buildings) ... 1,275 17 Wellington (Biological Laboratory), (portable glasshouse) ... ... ... 200 18 Weraroa (electrical installation) ... ... 640 19 Weraroa, central development farm (water-supply)... 250 20 Winton Experimental Area (on account) ... 100 21 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 350 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £500 Gross Total ... ... ... 19,954 Amount bequibed for Current Year ... 16,600 Cbedits-in-aid ... ... ... 500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 49 ... 16,100

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS —continued.

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Item ' 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 50. £ £ Mental Hospital Buildings— 1 Auckland ... ... ... 20,000 2 Hokitika ... ... ... 7,700 3 Nelson ... ... ... 1,700 4 Nelson (Simson's annuity) ... ... ... 200 5 Porirua ... ... ... 77,000 6 Seacliff (land and buildings) ... ... 45,000 7 Stoke (Nelson Auxiliary) ... ... ... 25,000 8 Sunnvside ... ... ... 11,000 9 Tokanui (land and buildings) ... ... 9,700 10 Waitati ... ... ... 740 Estimated.credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £2,500 Gross Total ... ... ... 198,040 Amount required for Current Tear ... 94,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 2,500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 50 ... — 92,000 VOTE No. 51. Health and Hospital Institutions— 1 Auckland, St. Helens ... ... ... 793 2 Buller Hospital, additions carried out for Hospital Board (all recoverable from Board) ... ... 1,790 3 Christchurch, St. Helens (site and new buildings), (on account) ... ... ... 5,000 4 Erection of buildings, &c., for Hospital Boards throughout New Zealand (all expenditure recoverable from Boards) ... ... ... ... 5,000 5 Gisborne, St. Helens ... ... ... 1,500 6 Hanmer, Queen Mary Hospital ... ... 23,150 7 Invercargill, St. Helens ... ... ... 200 8 Otaki Sanatorium ... ... ... 6,000 9 Pukeora Sanatorium ... ... ... 9,150 10 Rotorua, King George V. Hospital (on account) .. 7,000 11 Taupo (District Nurse's cottage) ... ... 850 12 Wellington, St. Helens ... ... ... 1,000 13 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 250 Quarantine Stations — 14 Auckland (Motuihi) ... ... ... 1,000 15 Wellington, Somes Island (water-supply) ... 185 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £7,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 62,868 Amount required for Current Year ... 49,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 7,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 51 ... 42,000 TOTAL .... .... .... .... <£336,500

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TIMBER-SUPPLY AND SAWMILLS.

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1925-26. £ Vote No. 52.—-Timber-supply and Sawmills for Public Works Department— Gross Total ... ... ... 25,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 22,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 52 ... ... 3,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 52. Purchase of land, milling timber, expenses of working timber and mills, including salaries, wages, machinery, supplies, repairs, transport charges, tram construction, royalties, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies (includes cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as * cost of living rises or fails) — 1 Katikati .. ... ... 100 2 Makomako ... ... ... 7,900 3 Donnelly's Crossing (Whatoro) ... ... 17,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £22,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 25,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 22,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 52 ... 3,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £3,00U

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ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF QUARRIES.

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1925-26. £ Vote No. 53.—Acquisition and Operation of Quarries for Public Works Department— GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 53,500 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... 33,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 53 ... ... 20,500 Item £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 53. Purchase of land, including camp sites, expenses of working quarries (including salaries and wages), cost of machinery, hutments, supplies, repairs, transport charges, tram-construction and royalties, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies (includes cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls) — 1 Tauraroa ... ... ... 30,000 2 Tauraroa (camp sites) ... ... ... 500 3 Te Wera ... ... ... 23,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £33,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 53,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 33,000 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 53 ... 20,500 TOTAL .... .... .... .... £20,600

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LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR WORKS.

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— I 1925-26. Vote No. 54. —Lighthouses— £ GBOSS Total ... ... ... ... 10,700 GREDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... 250 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 10,450 Vote No. 55.—Harbour Works— Gkoss Total ... ... ... .. 9,150 Ckedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 250 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 8,900 TOTALS ... ... ... 19,350 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 54. Lighthouses— . 1 Piako beacons (conversion to automatic light) ... 250 2 Matakaoa Point (automatic light) ... ... 500 3 East Cape: Installation of telephone ... ... 200 4 East Cape : Purchase of land for lighthouse reserve 200 j 5 Stephens Island (wireless equipment) ... ... 950 j 6 Pencarrow Head (fog-signal) ... ... 2,000 7 Kahurangi (conversion to automatic light) ... 800 8 | Cape Poulwind (automatic light) ... ... 3,500 9 Godley Head (fog-signal) ... ... ... 2,000 10 Puysegur Point (wireless outfit) ... ... 1,000 11 Dog Island (dwelling) ... ... ... 1,500 12 Chatham Island (light on radio-mast) ... ... 70 13 Installation of radio-direction-finding beacons (on account) ... ... ... 4 2,000 14 Automatic lights, spares, and cylinders ... 1,510 15 Works not specified ... ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £250 Gross Total ... ... ... 16,580 Amount required for Current Year ... 10,700 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 250 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 54 ... — | 10,450

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LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR WORKS—continued.

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. 1925-26. VOTE No. 55. £ £ Habbour Works— 1 Cow Island (subsidy for Wigham light) ... ... 50 2 Hui House, Whangape (wharf and shed) ... 150 3 Karaka Point (wharf), (Hokianga County), (on account of £2,000) ... ... ... 1,000 4 Big Omaha (wharf), (£1 for £1) ... ... 350 5 Matakana (wharf), (jetty and reclamation), (£1 for £2) 500 6 Russell (wharf), (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 5,000 7 Hukatere (wharf), (access) ... ... ... 700 8 Mangawai (wharf), (contribution) ... ... 400 9 Kawakawa Bay (wharf), (Franklin County) ... 50 10 Kohukohu (car-landing) ... ... ... 135 11 Wade River (dredging at wharf), (£1 for £1) ... 250 12 Wade River, Silverdale (wharf and shed) ... 100 13 Great Barrier Island, Tryphena (wharf), (£2 for £1), (on account) .. ... ... 1,000 14 Stirlings (wharf), (Matakohe), (£1 for £1) ... 150 15 Paihia Wharf (£1 for £1), (on account) ... ... 100 16 Whangaroa Wharf (£1 for £1), (on account) ... 200 17 Whakapirau (repairs to wharf), (£1 for £1) ... 500 18 Whananaki (wharf) ... ... ... 1,000 19 Whangaruru (wharf at Mataetai) ... ... 850 20 Kennedy Bay (wharf), (on account) ... ... 300 21 Miranda (wharf), (£1 for £1), (on account) ... 100 22 Coromandel (wharf), (£1 for £1) ... ... 400 23 Whangamata (erection of shed) ... ... 150 24 Tawa Creek, Raglan County (improving navigation and removing willows), (£1 for £1) ... ... 400 25 Kutarere (wharf), (£2 for £1) ... ... 600 26 Mokau River (snagging) ... ... ... 63 27 Wellington (landing, shed, and slipway for fishermen, Island Bay), (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 1,250 28 Grove Wharf (repairs) ... ... ... 50 29 Clutha River (dredging), (£1 for £1), (on account) ... 1,000 30 Havelock Wharf (repairs) ... ... ... 450 31 Elmslie Bay (repairs to wharf) ... ... 100 32 Takaka Harbour (improvements), (on account) ... 100 33 Karamea River (improvements) ... ... 317 34 Karamea (new wharf and harbour improvements), (on account of £4,500) ... ... ... 2,000 35 Little Wanganui (wharf and shoal-clearing), (on account) ... ... ... 600 36 Bruce Bay (landing and road) ... ... 50 37 Waikouaiti River entrance ... ... ... 75 38 *Niue Island (landing facilities) ... ... 1,000 39 Manaroa Wharf (renewal,), (on account) ... 250 40 Okarito (survey of harbour and roadstead) ... 250 41 Pitt Island (wharf) ... ... ... 100 42 Works not specified ... ... ... 250 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £250 Gross Total ... ... ... 22,340 Amount required for Current Year ... 9,150 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 250 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 55 ... 8,900 TOTAL .... .... .... £19,350 * Recoverable from Island Administration.

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DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST RESORTS.

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(INCLUDING SITES, FURNITURE, FITTINGS, ETC.) — 1925-26. I Vote No. 56.—Development of Tourist Eesort3 — [ £ GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 54,950 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 2,500 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 52,450 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOEKS. VOTE No. 56. Development of Tourist Resorts — 1 Helensville Hot Springs, &c,: New bores, concrete tank, and completion of ladies' swimming-bath ... 750 2 Glade House and Milford Track: Erection of jetty, additions to huts, bridges, &c. ... ... 5,500 3 Grave - Talbot Track (erection of hut and equipment) 250 4 Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers : Erection of huts and bath-house ... ... ... 600 5 Maruia Hot Springs: Improvements ... ... 200 6 Milford Sound : Purchase of launch and boats ... 650 7 Morere Hot Springs: Improvements, fencing, &c. ... 200 8 Mount Cook Hermitage, alterations and additions to 1,000 9 Mount Cook Hermitage: Electric lighting ... 6,110 10 Parakai Hot Springs: Erection of kiosk .. 700 11 Pembroke: Erection of wharf ... ... 250 12 Pigeon Island Wharf, Lake Wanaka (£1 for £1) ... 40 13 Queenstown : Conversion of pavilion to tea kiosk ... 400 14 Eotorua : Clearing entrance to Ohau Channel, &c. ... 50 15 Eotorua: Drainage system (on account of £14,000) ... 4,000 16 Eotorua: Drainage-works and water-supply ... 7,500 17 Eotorua : Electrical works and telephone-line ... 6,000 18 Eotorua : Electrical works and telephone-line (Diesel engine stand-by plant) ... ... ... 500 19 Eotorua: Improvements to reserves ... ... 500 20 Eotorua : Eeconstruction of Blue and Pavilion bathhouses (on account) ... ... ... 200 21 Tarawera: Additions to bath-house ... ... 150 22 Tarawera Lake: Erection of wharf ... ... 75 23 Te Anau: Additions to buildings ... ... 7,350 24 Te Aroha: Improvements, &c. ... ... 400 25 Te Puia (erection of accommodation-house), (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 26 Waikaremoana : Electric lighting for Lake House ... 1,400 27 Waikaremoana: Additions to Lake House (on account) ... . ... 4,000 28 Waikaremoana (road from intake to accommodationhouse), (metalling) ... ... ... 800 29 Waimangu: Purchase of launches ... ... 1,100 30 Waitomo Hostel, Caves, and Eeserves: Fencing, tracks,furniture, improvements, &c. (on account)... 2,000 31 Waitomo Caves: Hostel and caves electric lighting 2,500 32 Waitomo Caves : Additions to hostel (on account) ... 10,000 33 Works and subsidies not specified ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 ... £2,500 Gross Total ... ... ... 66,275 Amount required for Current Year ... 54,950 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 2,500 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 56 ... — 52,450 TOTAL .... .... .... £52,450

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DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

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— 1925-26. Vote No. 57.—Department of Immigration— £ Gross Total ... ... ... 397,830 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 197,745 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 200,085 Item. £ j £ MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION. ! VOTE No. 57. Department of Immigration— 1 Salaries — Administrative Division. Under-Secretary ... ... ... 850 Clerical Division. Glass III— 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class V— 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VI— 3 at £335 ... ... ... 1,005 Class VII — £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £80 ... ... 80 910 General Division. 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £145 ... ... 145 585 4,200 Other Charges— 2 Administration and general expenses (England and New Zealand) ... ... ... 11,450 3 Amount to cover grants to and accommodation and other expenses for immigrants arriving in New Zealand ... ... ... 2,500 4 Amounts payable to matrons and other expenses in connection with migrants (recoverable) ... 250 5 Amount required to cover cost of cashing British Treasury Notes for immigrants arriving in the Dominion ... ... ... 10,000 6 Exchange on cheques ... ... ... 5 7 Grant towards the administrative expenses : Public School Boys'Employment Bureau, United Kingdom 100 8 I Grant towards administrative expenses Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Public School Boys' Scheme 75

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 57—continued. Other Charges—continued. 9 Passage-money for immigrants ... ... 350,000 10 Passages and other expenses for imnjigrants returned as undesirable, and contingencies ... ... 750 11 Portion of salaries in High Commissioner's Office, London ... ... ... 7,000 12 Refunds of passage-money ... ... ... 9,800 13 Subsidy to British Association for services rendered in connection with the arrival of immigrants ... 250 14 Subsidy to Salvation Army for services rendered in connection with the arrival of immigrants ... 500 15 Subsidy to Young Women's Christian Association for services rendered in connection with domestic servants ... ... ... 500 16 Temporary assistance ... ... ... *450 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £197,745 393,630 Gross Total ... ... ... 397,830 Chedits-IN-AID ... ... ... 197,745 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 57 ... 200,085 TOTAL .... .... .... £200,085 * Includes uniform cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages, which is subjeot 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.

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1925-26. £ Vote No. 58.—Eoads, &c.— GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 743,925 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 35,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 708,925 Vote No. 59 —Eoads and Other Works on Goldfields and Mineral Lands— Gboss Total ... ... ... ... 4,800 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 300 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... T,500 TOTALS ... ... ... 713^425 Item. £ £ MINISTEE OF PUBLIC WOEKS. VOTE No. 58. Eoads, etc. — Whangarei Road District— 1 Gillies Street (Kawakawa) ... Bay of Islands 100 2 Halifax Eoad ... ... „ 150 3 Huehue to Waimatanui (on account of ,, 500 £2,500) 4 Hukerenui to Tapuhi ... ... ,, 600 5 Kaeo to Waimate (£100, £1 for £1)... ,, 400 6 Kaikohe to Huehue (£277, £1 for £1) ,, 500 7 Kawakawa to Opua (Whangae devia- ,, 250 tion), (on account) 8 Kawakawa to Euapekapeka (£1 for £1) ,, 200 9 Kerikeri In,let (on account of £500) ... ,, 250 10 Knudsen's Eoad ... ... ,, 400 11 Motatau No. 2 Block Eoad ... ,, 650 12 Motatau to Kaikou ... ... ,, 300 13 Ohaewai to Waitangi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 14 Okaihau to Kerikeri (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 15 Okaihau No. 2 Block Eoad (£1 for£l) ,, 200 16 Okaihau Settlement ... ... ,, 100 17 Opua to Waimate (£393, £1 for £1) ,, 1,200 18 Orr's Bridge (Huehue-Waimatanui ,, 450 Eoad) 19 Otaenga ... ... „ 150 20 Otiria to Ngapipito ... ... ,, 200 21 Paihia to Waitangi ... ... „ 100 22 Pakaraka to Oramahoe-Waipapa Eoad ,, 300

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ROADS, ETC.—continued.

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item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. Jg £ VOTE No. 58— continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District—continued. 23 Parker Road ... ... Bay of Islands 150 24 Pokapu Road ... ... „ 500 25 Preston Road ... ... ,, 350 26 Punakitere Valley Road... ... ,, 300 27 Ramarama (£500, £1 for £1) ... ,, 600 28 Ruapekapeka to Tapuhi... ... ,, 150 29 Russell Cemetery Road ... ... ,, 50 30 Russell to Manawara (£300, £1 for £1) ,, 600 31 Russell-Strand Road ... ... ,, 150 32 Taumarere to Opua ... ... ,, 150 33 Tautoro to Rakautau (deviation) ... ,, 100 34 Te Ahu Ahu-Waimate Road (£1 for ,, 250 £1), (on account) 35 Thompson's Road ... ... ,, 150 36 Towai to Ruapekapeka (on account ,, 100 of £300, £1 for £1) 37 Waiare to Okaihau ... ... ,, 1,000 38 Waihou do Pukete (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 39 Waikare to Kawakawa ... ... ,, 500 40 Waiomio School Road ... ... ,, 274 41 Wharepunga ... ... ,, 400 42 Wairoa River erosion (Mangawhare), Dargaville 502 (contribution) Borough 43 Arapohue Cemetery Road ... Hobson 100 44 Arapohue Cemetery to Simpkins' . . ,, 150 45 Aratapu Pound to Woollam's (£1 for ,, 150 £1) 46 Aratapu to Red Hills ... ... ,, 250 47 Avoca roads (£1 for £1) ,, 308 48 Awakino Bridge (Awakino-Avoca Road) ,, 280 49 Awakino Valley to Dargaville (£2,000, ,, 3,000 £1 for £1) 50 Awakino Valley Road to Avoca ... ,, 250 51 Awakino Valley (upper) ... ,, 150 52 Child's Road ... ... ,, 100 53 Dargaville to Opanaki Special Settle- ,, 100 ment (£1 for £1), (on account) 54 Donnelly's Crossing to Tutamoe ... ,, 500 55 Donnelly's Crossing to Katui (on ,, 500 account of £1,000, £1 for £1) 56 Foster's Road ... ... ,, 100 57 Girls' High School Road ... ,, 250 58 Grice's School (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 59 Hawkins' Road ... ... ,, 100 60 Hoanga (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 1,000 61 Hoyle's Road ... ... ,, 100 62 Hue Hue to Waimatanui ... ,, 300 63 Kai Iwi to Aranga (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 64 Kirikopuni to Houtu ... ... ,, 200 65 Kirikopuni to Parakao (on account) Hobson and 18,000 Whangarei 66 Lusk Road ... ... Hobson 250 67 -Mangakahia River (Lang's Foot- ,, 100 bridge), (on account) 68 Mangarata to Arapohue (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 69 Mangarata to Girls' High School Road ,, 250 (£1 for £1) 70 Mangatu to Donnelly's Crossing ... ,, 250 71 McCullough to Hood Road ... ,, 200 72 McGqwan's Road ... ... ,, 180 73 Monteith's deviation ... ... ,, 100

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District—continued. 74 Mount Wesley to Coast (on account of Hobson 250 £700, £1 for £1) 75 Mount Wesley to Katui (on account of ,, 1,000 £2,000, £1 for £1) 76 Omana to Girls' High School Road ... ,, 250 77 Opanaki to Hokianga ... ... ,, 100 78 Otara Road ... ... ,, 150 79 Paerata (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 80 Pakotai ... ... ,, 300 81 Paradise Road (on account of £650, ,, 450 I £1 for £1) 82 Pekapekarau Block (Tango wahine ,, 200 Block) 83 Pukehuia to Dargaville (via Te Kohu- ,, 500 roa and Hoanga), (on account) 84 Pulham's Road (Waimata) ... ,, 100 85 Taita (on account of £825, £1 for £1) ,, 225 86 Tangihi to Schick's ... ... ,, 159 87 Tangihi to Tangitiki ... ... ,, 100 88 Tango wahine Valley Road ... ,. 350 89 Te Kopuru to Red Hill (on account of ,, 750 £1,400, £1 for £1) 90 Te Kopuru to Tangitiki (£200, £1 for ,, 500 £1) 91 Tokatoka to Mangapai ... ... ,, 250 92 Turiwhiri Wharf to Auckland Road ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 93 Tutamoe ... ... ,, 175 94 Tutamoe S.D., Block XVI., Section 2 ,, 120 (access) 95 Whatoro to Opouteke ... ... ,, 250 96 Waimatanui ... ... ,, 618 97 Waiotekumerau ... ... „ 200 98 Waiotekumerau Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 186 99 Wairoa Bridge to Hoanga (on account) ,, 500 100 Wairoa River Bridge (Dargaville), ,, 1,242 (£47, £1 for £1; £4,194, £1 for £2) 101 Waimamaku to Donnelly's Grossing Hobson and 500 (on account) Hokianga 102 Auckland Borough Endowment Road Hokianga 200 (£100, £1 for £1) 103 Awaiti Bridge - (Whangape - Rotoka- ,, 50 kahi Road) (on account of £200) 104 Blundell Road ... ... „ 100 105 Brindle's Road ... ... ,, 250 106 Broad wood to Motukaraka (£400, £1 ,, 800 for £1) 107 Broadwood to Runaruna (£400, £1 ,, 800 for £1) 108 Broadwood to Takahue (£131, £1 for ,, 800 £1) 109 Waitawa Creek deviation and ap- ,, 51 proaches 110 Corfield Road ... ... „ 142 111 De Andred's Bridge (Awaroa) ... ,, 400 112 Gallipoli Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 175 113 Giles Road (on account of £600) ... ,, 100 114 Gurr's Road ... ... ,, 400 115 Harris Road ... ... ,, 250 116 Hawkin's Road ... ... ,, 150 117 Hawkins Bridge (access to Sections ,, 100 27, 28, 29, 30, Block I, Whangape S.D.), (on account)

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ ! £ VOTE No. 58 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District —continued. 118 Hives Road ... ... Hokianga 150 119 Horeke to Ivydale ... ... „ 200 120 Horeke to Rangiahua ... ... ,, 200 121 Huamanga ... ... ,, 350 122 Huehue Block to Punakitere ... ,, 235 123 Humphries Bridge (£2 for £1) ... „ 225 124 Irvine Road ... ... „ 100 125 Ivydale to Motukiore ... ... ,, 125 126 Iwitaua (on account) ... ... ,, 4,000 127 Kahikatoa ... ... ... ,, 150 128 Karuhiruhi ... ... ... ,, 200 129 Kohukohu to Narrows (£250, £1 for £1) ,, 400 130 Koutu Road (on account of ... ,, 100 131 Matnari Village to Pukemiro ... ,, 200 132 Mangamuka Block V (access to Sec- ,, 50 tion 13) 133 Mangamuka Stream Bridge (Rangiahua ,, 400 - Mangamuka - Victoria Valley Road) 134 Mangamuka to Victoria Valley ... ,, 8,000 135 Mangamuka-Victoria Valley (reserva- ,, 2,517 tion bush area) 136 Mangataipa Road ... .... ,, 200 137 Mata Road ... ... ... ,, 100 138 Mataruna ... ... ... ,, 50 139 Mclntyre's Bridge (Umawera to Te ,, 100 Tio Road) 140 McKenzie's Road, Broadwood .. ,, 50 141 Mohuiti to Broadwood ... ... ,, 750 142 Mohuiti to Kohukohu - Mangamuka „ 2,000 Road (on account) 143 Omanaia to Hokianga Heads (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 144 I Opanaki to Hokianga (£300, £1 for £1) ,, 500 145 Oporehu Bridge (Iwitaua Road), (on ,, 100 account) 146 Otaua Settlement Road ... ... ,, 50 147 Oue to Opara ... ... ,, 200 148 Oue to Wharekawa Point (£200, £1 ,, 400 for £1) 149 Pakanae to Opononi (£334, £1 for £1) ' ,, 1,400 150 Punakitere Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 151 Rawhia Road ... ... ,, 100 152 Ren wick Road ... ... ,, 300 153 Taita (£400, £1 for £1) ... ... ,, 800 154 Tuoro to Oma/pere Road ... ,, 150 155 Umawera to Tio Tio (£150, £1 for £1) ,, 250 156 Vujcich Road ... ... ,, 50 157 Waikirikiri Road (on account) ... ,, 100 158 Waimamaku Post-office to Money's 600 (£1 for £1) 159 Waimamaku to Taheke, via Weka- ,, 500 weka 160 Waiotemarama ... ... ,, 250 161 Waoku S.D., Block XIV, Section 19a „ 100 (access) 162 Waoku Survey District, Block XVI ,, 100 (access to Sections 16 and 22) 163 Wbakarapa' to Rotokakahi (£1,000, ,, 1,800 £1 for £1) 164 Whakarapa to Te Karaka ... ,, 750 165 Whakarapa to West Coast ... ,, 200

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, eto. —continued. Whangarei Road District— continued. 166 Whangape to Hokianga ... ... Hokianga 400 167 Whangape to Rotokakahi ... ,, 400 168 Wharewharekauri ... ... ,, 200 169 Whitaker's Road ... ... ,, 50 170 White's Road ... ... ,, 50 171 Ahipara to Wainui Junction ... Mangonui 400 172 Apeturewa ... ... ,, 150 Awanui to Mangonui— 173 Awanui to Kaingaroa (on account ,, 400 of £687, £1 for £1) 174 Awanui River Bridge (Awanui-Ahi- ,, 500 para Road) 175 Broadwood to Takahue ... ... ,, 625 176 Clough's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 177 Corbett's Road ... ... ,, 100 178 Diggers Valley Road ... ... ,, 500 179 Duncan Road (access to Section 3, ,, 350 Block XIII, Ranganui S.D.) 180 Fryer's Road ... ... „ 66 181 Gardiner's Road (on account) ... ,, 100 182 Herekino to Whangape ... ... ,, 290 183 Hohoura to Te Kao, via Ngataki ... ,, 300 184 Kaingaroa to Fairburn ... ... ,, 400 185 Kaingaroa to Lake Ohia (£375 on ac- ,, 780 count of £750, £1 for £1) 186 Kaitaia to Herekino ... ... ,, 428 187 Kaitaia to Mangatete ... ... ,, 250 188 Kaitaia to Oturu (£1 for £1) ... ,, | 100 189 Kaitaia to Victoria Valley Junction ,, 1,600 (Duncan Road), (£1 for £1), (on account) 190 Kanena ... ... ,, 100 191 Karikari Bridge ... ... ,, 550 192 Kohumaru ... ... ,, | 200 193 Kumi (on account) ... ... ,, 200 194 Lake Ohia to Taipa ... ... ,, 700 195 Lake Ohia to Pakarau ... ... ,, 150 196 Mangamuka-Victoria Valley Road ... ,, 1,700 197 Mangatoetoe ... ... ,, 200 198 Mangonui to Stoney Creek ... ,, 950 199 Oruru-Fern Fiat to Mangamuka Road ,, 5,000 200 Oruru to Taipa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 201 Paranui Road (£100, £1 for £1) ... ,, 250 202 Quarry Road ... ... ,, 200 203 Smith's Road ... ... ,, 100 204 Spain's Road ... ... ,, 500 205 Steed's Road ... ... ,, j 100 206 Taipa to Mangonui ... ... ,, | 750 207 Takahue to Herekino ... ... ,, | 250 208 Te Hapua Wharf to school ... ,, 100 209 Te Paki Creek - Te Paki Landing (on ,, 100 (account) 210 Te Puhi Bridge (Fisher's) ... ,, 150 211 Unahi (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 203 212 Waiharara to Kaimaumau ... ,, 100 213 Waikainga River Bridge No. 2 (on ,, 364 account), (Oruru-Fern Flat to Mangamuka Road) 214 Waipapakauri to Hohoura ... ,, 350 215 Waipapakauri School Road ... ,, 165 216 Waipapakauri to West Coast ... ,, 100 217 Whakapaku ... ... ,, 200

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS -continued.. " £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc.—continued. Whangarei Road District —continued. 218 Ararua Bridge ... ... Otamatea 387 219 Ararua Road (deviation), (£50, £1 for ,, 250 £i) 220 Batley's to Linton's Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 221 Brown's Road (Tara) ... ,, 100 222 Brynderwyn Road ... ... ,, 100 223 Bull's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 224 Burch's to Wairere, via Ararua (on ,, 318 account) 225 Central Road (on account of £1,088 ,, 650 £1 for £1) 226 Creamery to Mititai (£1 for £1) ... ,, 450 227 Doctor's Hill (Maungaturoto), (£1 ,, 50 for £1) 228 Ford Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 115 229 Gibbons Road (Kaiwaka), (£15, £1 ,; 115 for £1) 230 Horniblow Road ... ... ,, 50 231 Hukatere access road (£300, £1 for £1) ,. 500 232 Hukatere District Roads (Halls- ,. ; 100 i Drummonds-Silichs), (£2 for £1) 233 Jeffs Ryland Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 100 234 Kaiwaka to Oneriri (£1 for £1) ... ,, \ 50 235 Kaiwaka Settlement (£1 for £1) ... | 250 236 Kerr's Road (£300 on account of ,, 500 £400, £1 for £1) 237 Komiti to Ngatoto ... ... ,, 100 238 Komiti to Puapua ... ... ,, 100 239 Main's Access Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 140 240 Mangawai-Waipu Cove Road (Boundary ,, 328 Bridge) 241 Mareretu to Maungaturoto (£1 for £1) ,, 150 242 Mareretu to Waikiekie (Keay's devia- ,. 2,500 tion, on account) 243 Matakohe, Ararua, and Parabi (on ,, 400 account) 244 Matakohe-Ruawai Road to Komiti ,. 240 Blufl (£160, £1 for £1) 245 Matakohe to Tokatoka ... ... ,. 100 246 Matakohe to Tokatoka (Ball's), (£50, ,, 100 £1 for £1) 247 Maungaturoto Railway - station to >• i 130 Paparoa 248 Maungaturoto-Cove Road via Rowsell's ,. 120 249 Metcalfe's Road ... ... ,, 150 250 Mitchell Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 154 251 Ngatoto Bridge (on account of £240, ,. 100 £1 for £1) 252 Opekapeka to Topuni Bridge (including ,, 385 bridge) 253 Otamatea Road (£100, £1 for £1 ; ,. 200 £.100, £2 for £1) 254 Pahi Road (£2 for £1) ... ... 460 255 Paparoa to Mareretu ... .. ,, 200 256 Paparoa to Waikiekie (£250, £1 for £1) ,, 750 257 Parahi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 258 Parahi to Lusk's (£1 for £1) ... .. 100 259 Pukeringa ... ... ,, 100 260 Ranganui to Kaiwaka ... ... ,. 81 261 Simpkins - Ringrose Road (£287, £1 400 for £1) 262 Smith's Canal Bridge (£70, £1 for £1) ,. 173

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• j ■ ' i ' j s Item.! 1925-26. i MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ 'VOTE No. 58 —continued. I'oAds, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District—continued. 263 Swamp Road (£1 for £1) ... Otamatea 300 264 faipuha Railway-station approach.road 61 265 Tara to Mangawai ... ... 100 266 Taylor's Road (Waikiekie) ... „ ! 100 267 Tokatoka No. 3 Block (metalling), (on 366 account of £1,683) 268 Tokatoka to Mangapai (£1 for £1) ... „ | 200 269 Tokatoka to Matakohe (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 270 Tokatoka to Naumai (£1 for £1) ... ,, 175 Tokatoka Swamp roads (southern end) — 271 Armstrong Road . . ... ,, 720 272 Awaroa to Te Kowhai (£350, £1 for ,, 1,000 £1; £320, £2 for £1) 273 Dunn's Road ... ,, 135 274 Dunn's Road (Tokatoka end), (£150, ,, 300 £1 for £1) 275 Smith's Canal Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 129 276 Simpson Road (£150, £1 for £1) ... ,, 250 277 Wallace Road (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, 365 278 Wilson Laing Road ... ... ,, 100 279 Waipu-Taipuha Road (deviation), (on ,, 100 account) 280 Whakapirau (Robertson's) ... 135 281 Whakapirau to Maungaturoto (£2 for ,, 340 £1) 282 Whitecombe's and Robertson's Road ,, 700 (£150, £1 for £1) 283 Allison's to North River Road (on Whangarei 400 account of £1,134 : £881, £1 for £1 ; £253 free) 284 Aponga to Titoki ... ... ,, 200 285 Austin Road (£1 for £1) .. ,, 225, 286 Awaroa River Road ... ... ,, 100 287 Carter's Yalley to Mangapai South ,, 50 Cemetery (£1 for £1) 288 Charters' Bridge (Matapouri Road) ... ,, 250 289 Clement's Road (Ngunguru) ... ,, 100 290 Ores well Road .. ... ,, 150 291 Dobbs' Road (on account of £400) ... ,, 200 292 Font's Road (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 293 Going's Road ... ... ,, 250 294 Grant's Road ... ... ,, 600 295 Grant's Road to Taipuha Station Road ,, 75 296 Hamilton's Road ... ... ,, 200 297 Harris Road ... ... ,, 100 298 Helena Bay to Mimiwhangata ... ,, 150 299 Hillford's Road ... ... ,, 200 300 Hirtzel Road (Kiripaka), (£1 for £1) ,, 50 301 Horahora to Taheke ... ... ,, 300 302 Jordan Bridge (Hikurangi - Jordan ,, 250 Road), (£1 for £1) 303 Jordan to Riponui (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 304 Kaikou ... ... ,, 200 305 Kaitara ... ... ,, 200 306 Karaka to Parakao (£1 for £1), (on ,, 200 accountj 307 Keay's Deviation ... ... ,, 500 308 Kiripaka to Ngunguru ... ... ,, 100 309 Kiripaka to Ngunguru, via Kaiatea ... ,, 400 310 Mangapai Cemetery Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 311 Matapouri ... ... ,, 69

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District —continued. 312 Maungakaramea to Tangiteroria (on Whangarei 250 account of £1,200, £1 for £1) 313 McConnell Road ... ... ,, 200 314 McKay's Bridge (£1 for £1), (Waipu ,, 200 to Caves Road) 315 McKenzie's Bridge (Waipu Coast ,, 50 Road), (on account of £600) 316 McKinley's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, j 100 317 McLeod's to freezing Works (devia- ,, 250 tion) 318 Mimiwhangata Road ... ... ,, 125 319 Mitchell Road ... ... 100 320 Ngawai Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 175 321 Oakleigh to Carter's Finger-post de- ,, 800 viation 322 Oakura Road ... ... ,, 100 323 Okaharau ... ... ., 200 324 Onerahi to Taumaterau ... ... ,, 150 325 One Tree Point to Ruakaka ... 854 326 Opouteke (access road), (£300,£1 for £1) ,, 700 327 Ormiston Road ... ... ,. 50 328 Otaika Block Road ... ... ,, *80 329 Otonga to Whananaki (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,300 330 Otuhi to Maungakaramea (£1 for £1) ,, 125 331 Owhiwha Road (£1 for £1) ... ,. .50 332 Owhiwha to Whareora . . ... ,, 100 333 Pacific Cliff Road .:. ... ,, 200 334 | Paiaka Bridge (on account of £560)... ,, 100 335 j Palmer's Road (£1 for £1) ... 200 336 Parsons Road ... ... ,, 100 337 1 Parua to Taheke ... ... ,, 500 338 Pataua Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 339 | Pepiwai (£100, £1 for £1) ... „ 200 340 | Poroti to Kerehunga (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 341 Preston's Bridge (Whareora - Hora- ,, 300 hora Road) 342 Puhipuhi to Kaimamaku ... ,, 400 | 343 Pullin's Road ... ... ,, 250 344 Punuruku to Mateatai ... ... ,, 600 345 Punuruku to Tutaimatai ... ,, 500 346 Purua to Moengawahine ... ,, 140 347 Robinson Road ... ... ,, 100 348 j Ruakaka Bridge (One Tree Point to ,, 600 Ruakaka Road), (on account of £1,600) 349 j Ruatangata to Otakairangi (£1 for £1) ' ,, 300 350 | Skelton's Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 351 ' Takahiwai to Marsden Point ... ,, 150 352 Takitu ... ... ,, 200 353 Tangihua Road ... ... ,, 100 354 Tangihua access road (on account). ., 200 (£1 for £1) 355 Taranui Bush Road ... ... ,, 200 356 Tatton's Road (£200, £1 for £1) ... ,, 500 357 | Tauraroa Bridge (Maungakaramea to ,, 1,250 Tauraroa Road), (on account of £2,250) * Recoverable from Lands Department.

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District—continued. 358 Tauraroa Bridge (Tauraroa- Maunu Whangarei 500 Road) 359 Tauraroa to Omana (on account) ... „ 350 360 Titoki to Purua Road ... ... ,, 200 361 Todd's Bridge (£1 for £ 1) ... ,, 225 362 Tutamoe Road ... ... ,, 250 363 Tutukaka Bridge (Ngunguru to Mata- ,, 400 pouri Road) 364 Umuwbawha Block (access to Sec- ,, 200 tion 10, Block III, Hukerenui S.D.) 365 View Road ... ... „ 600 366 Waimatanui (on account of £600) ... ,, 300 367 Waiotira to Ararua ... ... ,, 500 368 Waiotira Bridge ... ... ,, 700 369 Waiotu Railway-station to Jordan ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 370 Waiparera to Taheke ... ... ,, 100 371 Waipu Caves to Mangapai (£200, £1 ,, 300 for £1) 372 Waipu Coast Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 373 Whakapara to Helena Bay (£1 for £1) ,, 1,750 374 Whakapara to Puhipuhi (£1 for £1) ,, 500 Whangarei to Heads Road— 375 Main's to McLeod's Boundary (on ,, 1,000 account of £3,250, £1 for £1) 376 Onerahi deviation (£1 for £1) ... ,, 2,100 377 Whareora to Horahora ... ... ,, 670 378 Whatitiri to Waiotatna ... ... ,, 50 379 Whatoro to Opouteke Road (Opouteke ,, 300 Settlement) 380 Wilson's Road (Kaimaro), (on account ,, 400 of £700) 381 Herns' to Whitehills ... ... Whangaroa 300 382 Iwitaua(Otongaroa Bridge), (onaccount ,, 200 of £1,000) 383 Kaeo Concrete Bridge to Kahoe ,, 50 Bridge (£1 for £1) 384 Kaeo to Matauri (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 385 Kaeo River Bridge (Kaeo-Mangonui ,, 1,500 Road), (on account of £3,000) 386 Kaeo River Bridge (Kaeo Village Road), ,, 800 (on account of £1,600) 387 Kahoe Bridge (on account) ... ,, 200 388 Kahoe Hill to Stoney Creek ... ,, 900 389 Mangapa ... ... ,, 200 390 Mangapa Bridge ... ... ,, 400 391 Matawherohia ... ... ,, 400 392 Oika Road ... ... ... ,, 425 393 Omaunu to Kaeo (£1 for £1) ... „ 270 394 Opokorau (£100, £1 for £1) ... ,, 200 395 Opokorau Bridge ... ... „ 400 396 Penney's Bridge (Kaeo Main Road), „ 75 (£1 for £1) 397 Sherman's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 398 Totara Coast Road (£50, £1 for £1) ... ,, 150 399 Totara Foreshore Road (£88, £1 for ,, 238 £1) 400 Waiare to Waipapa ... ... ,, 100 401 Whangaroa Coast Road... ... ,, 100

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Item. 19'25-'26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Boad District—continued. 402 Whitehead's Bridge (£1 tor £1) ... Whangaroa 80 403 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 300 roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works,tram ways,horse-paddocks, &c. 404 Supervision ... ... ... 3,000 405 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 400 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. 167,633 406 Waipu to Oakleigh Road (substitution Whangarei 50,000 of road for railway) and Hobson Total—Whangarei ... ... 217,633 Auckland Road District— 407 Anthony's Access Road ... ... Ooromandel 100 408 j Colville to Port Charles Road (on ,, 500 account) 409 Colville Wharf Road ... ... ,, 200 410 Ooroglen to Whenuakite ... ,, 400 411 Coromandel to Colville — Coast Road (on account) ... ,, 5,000 412 Coromandel-Mercury Bay— Bast of Saddle ... ... ,, 300 413 Coromandel to Tererenga (£1 for £1) ,, 50 414 Hahei Road ... ... ,, 100 415 Kaimarama to Coroglen (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 416 Kapowai Stream Road ... ... ,, 145 417 Kennedy Bay Settlement-Matamata ,, 210 418 | Kennedy Bay to Tuteawa ... ,, 200 419 { Kuaotunu to Mercury Bay ... ,, 450 420 I Mill Creek Settlement Road ... ,, 100 421 j Muriwai Creek Road ... ,, 250 422 Otakeo Road ... ... ,, 200 423 Oteao Stream Bridge (Gumtown to ,, 910 Whenuakite Road) 424 Rangihau Block (access road), (Gentle ,, 200 Annie deviation) 425 Tapu to Coroglen ... ... ,, 4,000 426 Te Rerenga to Whangapoua (£400, ,, 500 £1 for £1) 427 Tye's Road ... ... ,, 200 428 Whenuakite to Boat Harbour ... ,, 400 429 ! Orakei Native Reserve roads ... Eden 550 430 | Akaaka Swamp to Pukekohe Railway- Franklin J 250 station 431 | Allsop's Bay to Manukau Heads Signal ,, 700 Station (£3 for £1) 432 Arrowsville Road (Akaaka), (£1 for £1) ,, 250 433 Awhitu Central to Hamilton's (£1 ,, 300 for £1) 434 Awhitu Central to Manukau Heads ,, 200 (£1 for £1) 435 Awhitu to Orua Bav, via Tram Gully ,, 50 ! (£1 for £1) 436 Awhitu Wharf to Central (£1 for £1) ,, 280 437 Awhitu Wharf to Smith's ... ,, 300 438 Batty's Road (Karaka), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 J 439 Bluff Road (Mercer) ... ... ,, 150 1 440 Bombay to Paparata (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100

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Item. 1925—26, MINISTER 01- PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District —continued. 441 Both well's Park Road (Otaua), (£1 Franklin 500 for £1) 442 Boundary Road. Waipipi Main Road ., 100 co Top Road (on account of £400, £1 for £1) 443 Cemetery Road, Tuakau (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 444 Clark's Road (Waiau), (on account of ., 250 £1,750, £1 for £1) 445 Clark's Road (Karaka), Te Hihi to „ 150 Kidd's (on account of £450, £1 for £1) 446 Dalzeley's Road (Puni), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 447 Drury to Waiuku (Glenbrook Hall to 100 Tramway Road), (on account of £500, £1 for £2) 448 Drury to Waiuku, via Karaka-— Drury to Mauku Creek £1 for £2) ,, 220 449 Geraghty Road (Tuakau), (£1 for £1) ,, 130 450 Goodwin Road (Akaaka), (£1 for £2) ,, 350 451 Harris Road (Otaua), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 452 Helvetia Station Road (£1 for £1) ... 150 453 Hood Road (Otaua), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 454 Hull's Hermitage Road, Waiuku (on ,, 100 account of £700, £1 for £2) 455 j Hunua Creamery Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 100 456 Jericho Road (Pukekohe East to ., 200 Buckland), (£1 for £1) 457 j Joe Renall's Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 150 458 | Karaka North (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 459 J Karaka to Waiau Road, via Glasson's ,, , j 500 Wooden Bridge (£1 for £1) 460 | Kaheroa to Mercer ... ... ,, 1 100 461 | Mangatangi to Miranda (£1 for £1) ... ,, 438 462 | Mangatangi to Kaiawa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 650 463 | Mangatawhiri Parish Sections 227a, ,, 100 228a, and 229 (access) 464 | New Brighton to County North Boun- ., 300 dary (Coast Road), (£3 for £1) 465 Otau (Milbank to Mountain Road), ,, 50 (£1 for £1) 466 Otau Road (Moumoukai Valley) ... ,, 200 467 Paerata Tuihemata Road (£1 for £1) ,, 350 468 Papakura to Mangatawhiri—• Happy Vallev Section (on account ,, 500 of £1,200, £1 for £1) 469 Patumahoe Railway - station to ,, 300 Hunter's (£1 for £1) 470 Patumahoe to Waiau (£1 for £1) ... ,, 579 471 Pollok Post-office to Wharf (£1 for £1) ,, 50 472 Ponga Road ... ... ... ,, 200 473 Pukekohe East to Ramarama, via ,, 200 j Kearn's 474 Pukekohe to Runciman (£1 for £2) ... ,, 137 475 Pukeoware Railway - station (access ,, 400 roads), (£1 for £1) 476 Quinn Road (£1 for £2), (on account) ,, 100 477 Ramarama Hill to Bombay (£1 for £1), ,, 250 (on account) 478 Razorback to Jericho Road (£1 for £2) ,, 200 479 j Rodgers' Road to Tramway Road ,, 100 (Puni), (£1 for £2) 480 j Rutherford Road, Pukekohe East (£1 ,, 200 for £2)

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. ~ ~ " £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 481 Smith Road (Waiuku), (£1 for £1) ... Franklin 400 Tramway Road- — 482 Glenbrook-Drury Road to Glenbrook ,, 100 Station (£1 for £2) 483 Titi to Puni (£1 for £2) ... „ 700 484 Puni to Waikato River ... ,, 100 485 Urquhart's Road (Karaka), (£1 for ,, 100 £2), (on account) 486 Waiau-Papakura (£1 for £1) ... ,, 582 487 Waiau Post-office to McKenzie's ,, 100 Landing (£1 for £2), (on account) 488 Wairoa Falls Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 489 Waiuku to Kariotahi (£1 for £1), (on ,, 100 account) Waiuku to Manukau Heads— 490 Kohekohe to Pollok Section (£1 ,, 300 for £1) 491 Lee Gully to Pollok Section (on ,, 500 account of £2,400, £1 for £1) 492 Waiuku Town District— Victoria Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 493 West Coast to Pollok (£1 for £1) ... ,, 110 494 Whangarata to Pokeno (new road), ,, 500 (£1 for £1), (on account) 495 Yates Road (£1 for £2), (on account) ,, 400 496 Blind Bay Harbour Road ... Great Barrier 200 497 Harataonga - Kaitoke - Whangapara- ,, 700 para Road 498 Okupu Harbour Road ... ,, 200 499 Port Fitzroy to Nagle Cove (on ac- ,, 100 count of £300) 500 Tryphena to Blind Bay ... ,, 200 501 Tryphena Harbour Road (school to ,, 200 post-office) 502 Tryphena Harbour Road (school to ,, 100 Shoal Bay) 503 Tryphena to Kaitoke ... ... ,, 100 504 Whangaparapara to Port Fitzroy (on ,, 100 account) 505 Awaiti Block roads (Nethercon to Hauraki 250 Awaiti), (£1 for £1), (on account) Plains 506 Hauraki Plains roads, Turua (£1 for Ditto 1,000 £4) 507 Hicks' Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 500 508 Kaihere Landing westwards (£1 for ,, 2,000 £1) 509 Kaihere-Ohinewai (£130, £2 for £1) ,, 322 j 510 Kerepeehi to Kaihere Landing (£1 for ,, 1,083 £1 ) 511 Kerepeehi Township roads (on ac- „ j 400 ; count of £1,375, £1 for £1) 512 Maukoro Canal Road (on account of ,, 100 I £2,000, £1 for £1) • 513 Maukoro Landing Road... ... ,, 145 514 Miranda to Waitakaruru (£278, £1 ,, 1,028 for £1) 515 Moehau Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 516 Morrinsville to Waitakaruru (Bridge ,, 650 and Stream diversion) 517 Morrinsville to Waitakaruru (Patetonga ,, 154 j to Kaihere), (£1 for £1) 518 ! Morrinsville to Waitakaruru (Torehapa ,, 150 Stream crossing) i 1

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued, 568 Paraonui ... ... Matamata 700 569 Patetere North S.D., Block VII, ,, 200 Allotment 121 (access) 570 Puketurua to Uraura ... ... ,, 100 571 Puketutu Road (on account of £1,000, ,, 500 £1 for £1) 572 Putaruru to Arapuni ... ... „ 88 573 Putaruru to Mangatapu (£1 for £1 10s.) ,, 1,000 574 Putaruru to Waotu (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 575 Taumangi Station Road (£1 for £1)... ., 244 576 Te Poi to Okoroire (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 577 Tirau to Okoroire (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 578 Waharoa to Turangamoana (£1 for £2) ,, 324 579 Waihou Stream Bridge (Hinuera-Te ,, 400 Poi Road), (£1 for £1), (on account) 580 Waihou Stream Bridge (Okoroire), (£1 ,, 600 for £1), (on account) 581 Waiomou to Te Papa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 582 Waotu South Road ... ... ,, 150 583 Whitehall Special Area RoadsRoad to railway (£1 for £2) ... ,, 1,000 584 Aroha S.D., Block III, Section 24 Ohinemuri 330 (access), (£230, £1 for £1) 585 Aroha S.D., Block V (road through ,, 350 Pukemokemoke Block) 586 Cadman's Road (£75, £1 for £1) ... „ 275 587 Chappell Road crossing (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 j 588 Farrelly's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 589 Ford Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 590 Frankton Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 96 591 Kaimanawa to Thames-Paeroa Road „ 100 (£1 for £1) 592 Komata-Maratoto Road... ... ,, 150 593 Mangaiti Station to Old Te Aroha ,, 150 Road (£1 for £1) 594 Ngahina Bridge to Hubbard (£1 for £1) ,, 100 595 Ngatitangata ... ,, 200 596 Ohinemuri S.D., Block XIII, H.P.L. ,, 100 42 (access) 597 Ohinemuri S.D., Block XVI (access to ,y 150 Sections 56 and 61) 598 Old Tauranga Road to Waihi (£1 for £1) ,, 200 599 Old Te Aroha Road (south end), (£1 ,, 90 for £1) 600 Otto Bjerring's deviation ... ,, 500 601 Paeroa to Te Aroha (old road), (£1 ,, 75 for £1) 602 Parakiwai Bridge (Waihi - Whanga- Ohinemuri 750 mata Road) and Thames 603 Patterson's Road ... ... Ohinemuri 150 604 Pevereal's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 605 Pukekauri ... ... ,, 150 606 Pukewera Road (south of old Tau- ,, 100 ranga Road), (£1 for £1) 607 Ratarua Road ... ... ,, 150 608 Ryall's Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 75 609 Toomey's Creek ... ... ,, 100 610 Trig Road ... ... „ 200 611 Trig Road (south end) ... ... 100 612 Waihi-Whangamata Road (on account) ,, 600 613 Waihi to Whangainata (Mataora), (£1 ,, 250 for £1), (on account) 614 Waimata ... ... ,, 100

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 615 Waitawheta Block roads ... Ohinemuri 438 616 Waitawheta to Waihi ... ... ,, 250 617 Waitoki (on account of £500) ... „ 200 618 Waitoki Stream Bridge-Old Te Aroha ,, 125 Road (£1 for £1) 619 Barber's Road (£289, £1 for £1; £100, Otorohanga 589 , on account of £850, £2 for £1) 620 Cannon's Road ... ... ,, 100 621 Carlin's Road (TapuhaeonuKu Block ,, 574 to Hauturu-Otorohanga Road) 622 Gallagher's Road ... ... ,, 50 623 Lurman's Road (£500, £1 for £1) ... ,, 865 624 Maihihi to Brocks (£1 for £1) ... ,, 698 625 Mangaorongo to Kawa (£400 on ac- ,, 500 count of £800, £2 for £1; £100 on account of £700 free) 626 Mangaorongo S.D., Block X, Section ,, 75 11 (access) 627 Mangaorongo S.D., Biock VIII, ,, 97 Section 9 (access) 628 Mangawhero Road (on account of ,, 500 £1,500, £1 for £1) 629 Moakurarua Stream Bridge (£2 for £1) ,, 800 630 Otorohanga to Pirongia (£1 for £1), ,, 500 (on account) 631 Otorohanga to Te Kuiti Road (£1 for ,, 75 £1) 632 Owaenga Valley Road (on account of ,, 500 £2,170, £1 for £1) 633 Paewhenua (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 860 634 Puketarata (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 635 Puketawai (£356, £2 for £1) ... ,, 1,064 636 Rangitoto A 56b ... ... „ 411 637 Rangitoto A 38, part (access), ,, 300 (Thompson's) 638 Rangitoto A 18a 2c Block (access ,, 100 to Pamotumotu Block) 639 Tahaia Soldiers' Settlement Access ,, 468 Road (£442, £1 for £1) 640 Te Kawa to Ngaroma (£333, £1 for ,, 833 £1; £500, £2 for £1) 641 Waimahora Valley ... ... ,, 750 642 Waipa River Bridge (Tauraroa Valley ,, 1,400 Road), (on account of £1,800) 643 Waipa River Road (left bank), (£1 ,, 100 for £1), (on account) 644 Alexander Road (on account of £1,000, Piako 500 £1 for £3) 645 Alexander Road to Walton Station ,, 150 (£1 for £1) 646 Bell's Road (on account of £700, £1 ,, 150 for £2) 647 Bowler Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 450 648 ! Chepnell's Road (on account of £750, ,, 100 £1 for £3) 649 * Cowan's Road (Mangakahika), (£1 for ,, 100 £1), (on account) 650 j Diagonal Road (£1 for £3), (on account) ,, 634 651 I Eastport Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 150 652 j Hangawera Roads (on account of ,, 250 ! £1,500, £1 for £3)

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Item - 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOIIKS—continued. jg jg VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 653 Hutchinson's Road (on account of Piako 500 £1,000, £1 for £2) 654 Kereone to Pakarau (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 655 Kiwitahi to Morrinsville (£1 for £3) ,, 500 656 Kiwitahi to Walton (£5 for £18) ... ,, 500 657 Kuranui (on account of £250, £1 „ '500 for £3), (£250, on account of £1,250, £1 for £2) 658 Mangaiti Stop-bank Crossing ... ,, 200 659 Mangawhara ... .. ,, 440 | 660 McLaren's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1 661 Mellins' Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 200 662 Mikkelsen's Road (£1 for £3) ,, 216 663 Milliken's Road (on account of £750, ,, 150 £1 for £3) 664 Morrinsville to Kiwitahi ,n account ,, 100 of £1,000, £1 for £2) 665 Morrinsville to Mangateparu (£1 for £1) ,, 300 666 Morrinsville to Tahuna ... ... ,, 296 667 Morrinsville to Tahuna (Mangateparu) ,, 312 Morrinsville to Waitakaruru— 668 Maukoro Section (formation) ... ,, 1,736 669 Maukoro Section (metalling), (£1 ,, 250 for £3), (on account) 670 Tahuna Section (£1 for £1) ... ,, 91 671 Motumaoho to County Boundary ... ,, 50 672 Motumaoho Station to Tauhei (£1 for £1) ,. 300 673 Mount Road (on account of £1,000, £1 ,, 100 for £2) 674 Ottway Settlement Bridge approaches ,, i 100 (£1 for £1) 675 Ottwa) Settlement Road (£1 for £3) ,, i 500 676 Paeroa - Tahuna from Piako River to ,, 90 Morrinsville Road (£1 for £1) 677 Pakarau to Hutchinson's (£1 for £1) ,, j 400 678 Piako River Bridge (Maukoro West ,, j 100 Road), (Tahuna), (on account) 679 Piako River (landing and shed, ,, J 150 Tahuna), (£1 for £1) 680 Pikoiti Valley Road (on account of ,, 100 £500, £1 for £2) 681 Roache's Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 500 682 Soldiers Settlement Bridge (£1 for £110s ) ,, 150 683 Stanley Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 250 684 Stanley Road (metalling), (on account ,, 500 of £1,000, £1 for £3) 685 i Starkey's Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 324 686 ' Tahuna to Ohinewai (on account of ,, 1,500 £2,500, £1 for £1 10s.) 687 | Thompson's Track (£2 for £1) ... ,, 300 688 [ Waghorn's Road (on account of ,, 500 £1,000, £1 10s. for £5) 689 Waihou River Bridge (Te Aroha), (on ,, 100 account of £5,000, £1 for £2) 690 Waiorongomai-Maungakawa Road (£1 ,, 300 ! for £2) 691 Wairakau Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 600 692 Wairere Boundary Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 150 693 Waitoa No. 1 Road (on account of ,, 500 £2,000, £1 for £2) 694 Waitoa No. 2 Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 100 695 Waitoa No. 7 Road (£1 for £5) (on ,, 100 account

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58— continued. Roads, etc. —continued Auckland, Road District—continued. 696 Waitoa No. 8 Road (£250, £1 tor £1) Piako 437 697 Waitoa No. 9 Road (£1 for £1 10s.) ,, 200 698 Walton roads (on account of £1,312, ,, 800 £1 for £2) 699 Walton to Kiwitahi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 700 Walton Station Crossing approach ... ,, 100 701 Walton Station to Matamata Boundary ,, 500 (£1 for £3), (on account) 702 Wardville Road (on account of £1,000, ,, 500 £1 for £3) 703 Centre Road (£1 for £1) ... Raglan ! 70 704 Clarke's Road, Pukekawa (on account ., j 500 of £900, £1 for £1) 705 Dunmore-Pepepe-Otorohaea Road (£1 ,, 200 for £1) 706 Glen Murray to Bregmen's Landing ,, 245 (£1 for £1) 707 Heddon Road ... ... ,, 173 708 Huntly to Puriri (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,914 709 Huntly to Rotowaro (£1 for £1), (on ,, 2,000 account) 710 Huntly to Rangiriri West (£1 for £1), ,, 100 (on account) 711 Kaniwhaniwha Block, Sections 91 ,, 330 and 92 (access) 712 Kesby's Road (Harapepe) ... ,, 50 713 Makomako ... .. ,, 2,600 714 Mangati to Te Akau Wharf (£1 for £1), ,, 500 (on account of £2,000) 715 Opuatia Stream Bridge (on account ,, 400 of £800, £1 for £1) 716 O'Shea's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 717 Pakihi to Okete (Pond's Road) ... ,, 127 718 Phillips Road ... ... ,, 154 719 Port Waikato to Tua.kau Bridge (£1,000, ,, 1,500 £1 for £1 ; £500, on account of £2,000, £1 for £2) 720 Pukekawa to Rangiriri (Pukekawa to ,, 500 Churchill section), (on account of £1,000, £1 for £2) 721 Pukemiro Railway-station to Roto- ,, J 700 waro (£1 for £1) 722 Shea Road ... ... ,, 85 723 Te Maari ... ... ,, 77 724 Te Pahu Road ... ... ,, 75 725 Tuakau Bridge approach ... ,, 116 726 Turner's Junction to Kaawa Road ... ,, 500 727 Waikaretu ... .. 180 728 Waikaretu to Port Waikato (£1 for ,, 100 £2), (on account) I 729 Waikorea (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 500 ; 730 Waikorea to Waimai - Pukemiro (£1 ,, 598 j for £1) 731 Waingaro-Ngaruawahia Road to Pu- ,, 700 kemiro (£1 for £1) 732 Waingaro Springs to Te Uku (on ,, 100 account of £1,000) 733 Wainui (£1 for £1) ... ... ,. 73 734 Wairamarama to Watson's gate ... ,. 389 735 Waitetuna-Aotea (on account of ,, 100 £1,000, £1 for £1) 736 Waitetuna Valley (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,500 '•

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued £ £ VOTE No. 58 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 737 Whatawhata to Te Puroa (£i for £1) Raglan 275 738 Whaanga Road ... ... ,, 700 739 White's Road ... ... ,, 100 740 ! Ahuroa Railway-station to Komokoriki Rodney 50 (£1 for £1) 741 | Ahuroa to Komokoriki (deviation), ,, 427 (£127. £1 for £1) 742 j Ahuroa to Puhoi (Pigeon Corner) ... ,, 100 743 | Ahuroa to Woodcock's ... ... ,, 100 744 Boyd's Filling (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 745 I Dunningham's Bridge (Ahuroa to ,, 300 Komokoriki Road), (on account of £600, £1 for £1) Helensville to Port Albert — 746 Glorit to Tauhoa Section (£1 for £1) ,. 300 747 Hoteo Railway-station to Tauhoa... ,, 50 748 Hoteo River Bridge (Mangakura), ., 2,500 (on account of £3,100) 749 Tauhoa to Port Albert Section ... 100 750 Whanaki River Bridge and ap- ,, 334 proaches (£210, on account of £360, £2 for £1) 751 Hospital Road to Warkworth (£2 for £1) ,, 200 752 Kaipara Hills (ou account of £500, ,, 250 £1 for £1) 753 Matakana to Whangaripo (£1 for £1) ,, 50 754 Pakiri to Whangaripo (£1 for (£1) ... ., 50 755 Port Albert to Wellsford Vallev (£84, ,. 284 i £1 for £1 ; £200, £2 for £1) " 756 Puhoi to Ahuroa (£150, £1 for £1) ... ,, 200 > 757 Puhoi to Tahekeroa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 ! 758 Puhoi Wharf and Road (on account of ,, 300 ! £1,100) 759 Sandspit Wharf Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 j 760 Streamlands Settlement Road ... ,, 500 ! 761 | Tapu Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 762 Tauhoa-Wellsford Road... ... ,, 150 763 Te Hana to Tomorata (£1 for £1), (on ,, 300 account) 764 Te Hana to Tomarata (Wharfe's devia- 75 tion), (£1 for £1) 765 Waiteitei Soldiers' Settlement ... ., 1,300 766 Warahine Bridge to Thompson's ! 300 Corner (£1 for £1) 767 Warkworth to Mahurangi (£1 for £1) j 250 \ 768 Warkworth to Leigh (£1,700, £1 for ' 2,000 £1 ; £300, £2 for £1) 769 Warkworth to Woodcocks (£1 for £1) 100 770 Wayby to Hoteo North (£2 for £1) ... 200 771 Wellsford to Whangaripo (£1 for £1) ,, 750 772 Woodcocks to Kaipara Flats Railway- 200 station (£100, £1 for £1) 773 Access to sections south of Kaueranga Thames 750 i Stream (£1 for £1) 774 Crosbie Settlement Track ... .. 1,155 775 I Kaueranga Bridge and approaches ,, 250 j (Thames-Te Aroha Road), (£1 for £i) 776 Kaueranga River Bridge (Thames- ,, 100 Tairua Road), (on account) 777 Kaueranga to Tairua (on account) ... . ,, 250 778 i Mata Creek Road ... ... ,, 250

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Item. 1925—26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, bto. —continued. Auckland Road District —continued. 779 Onetai ... ... ... Thames 150 780 Pepe Bridge, Tairua (Tairua-Whenua- ,, 150 kite Road), (£2 for £1) 781 Puriri to Neavesville Road (McBeth's „ 200 Crossing Bridge), (£2 for £1) 782 Puriri-Tairua Road— Puriri Valley Section... ... ,, 300 783 Tairua-Whangamata Road ... ,, 175 784 Tapu to Coroglen (on account) ... ,, 4,000 785 Thames-Tairua Road— Tairua Section (£200, £2 for £1) ... ,, 500 786 Thames Survey District, Block XIII, ,, 250 Section 3 (access) 787 Warahoe to Towers (£100, £1 for £1) „ 350 788 Whangamata to Hikutaia ... ,, 150 789 Whangamata to Tairua (Inland Road) ,, 1,500 790 Wharepoa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 791 Onetangi Road (£1 for £1) ... Waiheke 250 Island 792 Draper Road (£1 for £1) ... Waikato 200 793 Gordonton to Motumaoho (£1 for £1) ,, 96 794 Kainui Road (£1 for £1)... ... „ 1,000 795 Komokorau to Horotiu Bridge (£1 ,, 102 for £2) 796 Kopuku Nos. 1 and 2 Settlement ,, 500 road (on account of £1,083) 797 Kopuku to Whangamarino Falls ... ,, 700 798 Lake Road (Te Kauwhatau), (£1 for £1) ,, 200 799 Mangapiko (£300, £1 for £1) ... ,, 600 800 Mangatea ... ,, 500 801 Maramarua to Miranda (£1 for £1) ... ,, 116 802 Maramarua Parish, Sections 75 and 78 ,, 100 (access) 803 Matahura to Te Hoe ... ... ,, 200 804 Okaeria Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 137 805 Orchard Road No. 2, Te Kauwhata... ,, 50 806 Rau-o-te-huia Bridge ... ... ,, 350 807 Rutherford Road (on account of ,, 700 £1,174, £1 for £1) 808 Sedgwick Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 586 809 Settlers Road ... ... ,, 100 810 Swan Road (Waerenga), (£1 for £1)... ,, 400 811 Tahuna to Ohinewai (Te Hoe to ,, 550 McKenzie's), (£1 for £1) 812 Tamahere to Tauwhare, via Matangi ,, 1,750 (£1 for £2), (on account) 813 Taniwha to Te Kauwhata ... ,, 200 814 Taniwha Valley Road ... ... ,, 50 815 Taupiri-Orini Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 816 Taylor Road ... ... ,, 150 817 Ten-foot Road (£270, £1 for £3; „ 1,270 £1,000, £1 for £1) 81b Waerenga to Waitakaruru ... ,, 350 819 Waitakaruru to Miranda (£1 for £1) ,, 160 820 Whangamarino Special-rating Area ,, 350 roads (£1 for £1) 821 Cooper's Road (£1 for £1) ... Waipa 100 822 Cruickshank's Road (£1 for £1), (on ,, 1,000 account) 823 Fraakton to Ngahinapouri (£1 for £1) ,, 100

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I Item - 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 824 Frontier Road (£1 for £1) ... Waipa 494 825 Kihikihi to Waotu (£3 for £1) ... ,, 523 826 Ohaupo to Teddy's (£1 for £1) ... ,, 357S 827 j Owairaka Valley (£1,700, £1 for £1) ,, 2,200j| 828 Paterangi to Te Awamutu (£1 for £1) ,, 500 829 Puahue Soldiers' Settlement Road (£2 ,, 800 for £1) 830 Rukuhia Swamp Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 831 St. Ledger's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 832 Te Kowhai to Te Rapa (£l for £1) ... ,, 500 833 Te Mawhai (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 750 834 Archer's Road (£1 for £1) ... Waitemata 100 835 Auckland Northwards (Central roads) — Wainui to Tahekeroa Section ... ,, 100 836 Birdwood Estate (access from Swan- ,, 470 son Railway-station) 837 Brooklyn to Huia (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 838 Brooklyn Huia Road to Oratia ... ,, 75 839 Chivalry Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 450 840 Christian's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 841 Churchhouse Road ... ... ,, 100 842 Edmonton Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 843 Forest Hill Road (£1 for £1) .. ,, 200 Great North Road— 844 Okura Bridge (£1 for £1) ... „ 150 845 Orewa to Waiwera ... ... ,, 300 846 Silverdale to Redvale (£400, £1 for ,, 650 £1) 847 Silverdale to Orewa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 848 Takapuna to Redvale (£1 for £1)... ,, 1,000 849 Greenhithe to Cut Hill (sea-wall) ... ,, 200 Helensville-Kaukapakapa Inland Road — 850 Fyfield's Culvert (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 851 Henderson's Block No. 2 Road (£1 „ 63 for £1) 852 i Hobsonville Main Road (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 853 j Hobsonville to Brigham's Creek (£1 ,, 250 for £1) 854 Kaipatiki Bridge (on account) ... ,, 100 855 | Karamatura Bridge (£2 for £1) ... ,, 500 856 j Kumeu Station access road (on ac- ,, 250 count of £500, £1 for £1) 857 I Makarau Railway-station to Tahekeroa ,, 150 858 Makarau Railway-station to West ,, 700 Coast Road (tl for £1) 859 Mangakura Road and Bridge (£1 for ,, 550 £1) 860 Metcalfe Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 861 Motu (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 63 862 Muriwai Valley Road ... ... ,, 100 863 Oceha Block— Main Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 600 864 Parr's Cross Road (£50, £1 for £1) ... ,, 150 865 Paremoremo Wharf to Paremoremo ,, 200 Block (£1 for £1) 866 Rapson's Road (on account of £1,250, ,, 250 £1 for £1) 867 Riverhead-Hupai Road... ... ,, 75 868 Schnapper Rock Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, ( 150 869 School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 870 Silverdale to White Hills (on account ,, 100 of £500, £1 for £1)

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Item.l 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ ' £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 871 | Silverdale to Dairy Flat (£1 for £1)... Waitemaca 750 872 ! Stanley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, : 100 873 Sturge's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 874 South Head Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 875 Swanson Block Main Road and Bridge ,, 235 876 ! Swanson to West Coast (£1 for £1) ... ,, 86 877 Te Atatu Main Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 878 Titirangi Road (improvement), (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 879 | Waikonkou Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,164 880 ) Waikumete West Coasi Road (Kare- ,, 100 kare Cutting) 881 j Waimarie Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 882 Waimauku to West Coast (£400, £1 ,, 710 for £1) 883 Waitakere River Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 750 884 : Whangaparaoa-Tiri Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 885 I Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 500 roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 886 | Supervision ... ... ... 3,000 887 : Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 500 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Auckland ... ... 198,445 Tauranga Road District- — 888 Ongaroto Road ... ... East Taupo 700 889 Reparoa to Taupo, via Broadlands (on ,, 250 account) 890 Waiehu Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 Opotiki to East Cape— 891 Hawai to Motu River Section (£1 Opotiki 750 for £1) 892 Hawai to Motu River Section ,, 1,400 (Hawai Stream Bridge), (£1 for £l) 893 Motu River to Te Kaha (on account ,, 500 of £1,000) 894 Opotiki to Hawai Section (Opape , 1,600 and Torere deviations), (£1 for £1) 895 Opotiki to Hawai Section (Torere ,, 650 Stream Bridge), (£1 for £1) 896 Te Kaha to Orete (£1 for £1) ... ,. 500 897 j Orete to County Boundary (on ,, 750 account of £1,500), (£3 for £1) 898 ] Hukanui Road (old military track)... ,, 500 899 [ Moody Road ... ... ., 200 900 Motu to Whitikau, via Marumoku ,. 400 (£200, £1 for £1) 901 I Oponae (on account of £1,100) ... ., 300 Opotiki to Matawai Road— 902 Omaukoro Bridge (on account of ,, 1,200 £1,500) 903 Sulphur Creek Bridge ... ., 500 904 ; Opotiki to Matawai, via Waioeka (on ,. 12,000 account)

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Tauranga Road District—continued. 905 Paerata (£1 for £1) ... ... Opotiki 150 906 Petipeti Bridge (Takaputahi Block), ,, 400 (on account) 907 Takaputahi Bridge ... ... ,, 75 908 Urutawa S.D., Block III, Sections ,, 65 1-5 (access) 909 Waiata Road ... ... ,, 320 910 Waiaua Block (access), (£200, £1 ,, 325 for £1) 911 Waioeka-Opata Junction to Redpaths ,, 200 (on account) 912 Waiotahi to Crooked Road (£1 for £1) ,, 400 913 Wairata Track ... ... ,, 150 914 Warrington Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 915 Wilton's Road ... ... ,, 500 916 Whitikau (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 200 917 Woodlands Road (Hikutaia Settlement) ,, 470 918 Arahiwi Road (£1 for £1) ... Rotorua 200 919 Awahou Cross Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 400 920 Brice's Road (access), (£100, £1 for ,, 500 £1) 921 Clayton Road (£250, £1 for £1) ... „ 750 922 Cross Road (Kaharoa to Te Waerenga) ,, 100 923 Dalbeth Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 924 Dansey Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 500 925 Great West Road ... ... ,, 500 926 Hamurana ... ... ,, 250 927 Kaharoa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 150 928 Kaharoa Road Extension ... ,, 100 929 Kaikokopu to Maniatutu (Cross Road) ,, 250 930 Kaikokopu to Taheke ... ... 100 931 Malfroy Road (west) ... . . ,, 75 932 Mamaku Village streets (£100, £1 for £1) ,, 250 933 Mangarewa Gorge (deviation), (on ac- ,, 100 count) 934 Maniatutu (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 935 Mangapouri Bridge and deviation ,, 1,500 (Ngongotaha-Tauranga Road) 936 Maraeroa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 500 937 Matai (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 500 938 Mount Ngongotaha Road ... ,, 250 939 Ngawaro to County boundary ... ,, 200 940 Ngongataha to Ngawaro (£200, £1 ,, 500 for £1), (on account) 941 Awahou section (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 942 Ngongotaha Valley (£100, £1 for £1) ,, 300 943 Ngongotaha Township roads (£1 for ,, 250 £1) 944 Okere to Hamurana (£200, £1 for £1) ,, 500 945 Old Tauranga Road (on account) ... ,, 400 946 Oturoa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 400 947 Pikowai South ... ... ,, 400 948 Pongakawa ... ... ,, 150 949 Pukehangi Road .. ... ,, 500 950 Pungarehu-Otamarakau (on account) „ 200 951 Rotorua to Atiamuri (£300, £1 10s. ,, 1,000 for £1), (on account) 952 Rotowhero to Galatea ... ... ,, 260 953 South Road (£1 for £1) ... ... 200 954 Sunset Road (£lfor£l)... ... ,, 200 955 Waimangu and Loop Road ... ,, 250 956 Whataroa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 200

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item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. & £ VOTE No. 58 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Tauranga Road District—continued. 957 Apata Settlement (access to Ford) ... Tauranga 100 958 Hollingsworth Road (£1 for £1), (on ,, 100 account) 959 Karamu ... ... ,, 250 960 Maketu Township to beach ... ,, 50 961 Matai (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 1,000 962 Maungarangi Road ... ... ,, 150 963 McKenzie Road, Papamoa ... ,, 175 964 Otaimatua Station to "Williams ... ,, 500 965 Papamoa Road to Beach ... ,, 50 966 Pongakawa Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 967 Pungarehu to Otamarakau (£100, £1 ,, 450 for £1) 968 Pye's Pa Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,100 969 Rangiuru Station Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 970 Rocky Cutting Road ... ... ,, 100 971 Tauranga-Cambridge Road to Section ,, 150 196 (£1 for £1) Tauranga to Oropi— 972 Pve's Pa Road to Waiorohi Bridge ,, 750 'No. 1 (£1 for £1) 973 Waiorohi Bridge No. 1 to County ,, 2,000 Boundary (£1 for £1) 974 Tauranga to Rotorua (direct route)... ,, 620 Tauranga to Waihl— 975 Wairoa Bridge to Aongatete Bridge ,, 2,300 (£1 for £1) 976 Aongatete Bridge to County Bound- ,, 1,800 ary (£1 for £1) 977 Horse-shoe Bend (deviation) ... ,, 500 978 Waipapa deviations (4), (£500, on ,, 500 account of £3,000, £2 for £1) 979 Wharawhara Stream Bridge (Old Mill ,, 550 Road), (£2 for £1) 980 Williams' to Mount (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 981 Woodlands Road (northern end) ... ,, 550 982 Raines Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 983 Jowsey's Bridge ... ... Tauranga and 140 Ohinemuri 984 Smeeton's Bridge ... ... Ditto 550 985 Awaiti Road (on account of £1,000, Whakatane 500 £1 for £1) 986 Awakaponga Station Road (£1 for £1) ,, 125 987 Checkley's deviation (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 988 Crawley's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 70 989 Doulton Road ... ... ,, 300 990 East Bank Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 850 991 East Bank (south), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 992 Ferguson's Road .. ... ,, 100 993 Freezing Works Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 994 Gow's Road (£1 for £1) . ... ,, 350 995 Greig's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 996 Hallett's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 117 997 Hodges' Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 998 Huna Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 160 999 Kilbride's Road (£1 for £1), (on ac- ,, 100 count) 1000 Kopuriki Bridge (Rangitaiki), (on ac- ,, 500 count of £1,000, £1 for £1) 1001 Lowes Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 1002 Luxton Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 343 1003 Maungaroa to Taneatua (£1 for £1)... ,, 1,000

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Tauranga Boad District—continued. 1004 McLean's Road (£1 for £1) ... Whakatane 750 1005 Okahu River Bridge, Ngapatahi ... „ 500 1006 Paitawa Stream Bridge (£2 for £1) ... ,, 300 1007 Paroa Bridge (£2 for £1) ... „ *200 1008 Powell's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 130 1009 Rahui Road ... ... „ 150 1010 Railway Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 800 1011 Railway Road deviation (£1 for £1), ,, 250 (on account) 1012 Rewatu Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 140 1013 Riverslea to Otakiri (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 10141 Ross Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 400 Rotoma Block Roads— 1015[ Matahi Road (£75, £1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1016j Mclvor Road ... ... ,, 250 1017i Rotoma Soldiers'Settlement (access to) ,, 1,823 1018 Ruatahuna to Waikaremoana ... ,, 400 1019 Ruddock's Road ... ... ... ,, 200 1020 Soldiers' Road (Edgecombe), (on ac- ,, 100 count) 1021 Suspension Bridge (Taneatua), (£1 ,, 150 for £1) 1022 Tahora (£2 for £1) ... ... „ 100 1023 Taneatua to Rewatu (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1024 Te Teko to Waiohau (£171, £1 for ,, 1,671 £1; £1,500 on account of £2,300 free money) 10251 Te Teko to Murapara (Seccombe's ,, 60 Drain Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1026j Te Whaiti to Ruatahuna ... ,, 100 1027' Urewera Block Road ... ... Whakatane 8,000 and Opotiki 1028 Waimana Bridge and approaches Whakatane 760 (Waimana Township), (£1 for £1) 1029 Waimana Bridge (Waimana Valley ,, 500 Road), (on account of £2,500) 10301 Waioho Valley (£300, £1 for £1) ... „ 500 1031 West Bank Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,500 1032 Western Drain Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 750 1033 Whakatane to Nukuhou (£1 for £1) ... ,, 320 1034 Whakatane Traffic Bridge (Maungaroa ,, 500 to Taneatua Road), (on account) 1035 Woods'Road (£1 for £1) ' „ 300 1036 Survey, acquisition and legalization ... 500 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1037 Supervision ... ... ... 1,500 1038 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 150 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Tauranga .. .. 85,594 Gisborne Boad District — 1039 Gisborne to Hangaroa (£1 for £1) ... Cook 1,000 1040 Glencoe Soldiers' Settlement (Pipiwha- ,, 100 kau), (£1 for £1) 1041 Glenroy Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1042 Hangaroa to Tahora (£254, £1 for £1 ; ,, 3,066 £2,700, £2 for £1) * £100 to be recovered from Lands Department.

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Item - 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ jg VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Gisborne Road District—continued. 1043 Hangaroa to Waikaremoana ... Cook 1,000 1044 Harrington's Road (Te Arai Settle- ,, 100 ment), (£1 for £1) 1045 Jobson's Road (Te Arai), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1046 Mangapoike Valley Road (£1,000. on ,, 2,000 account of £2,000, £1 for £1) 1047 Manutuke to Waingake (on account ,, 250 of £1,250, £1 for £3) 1048 • Marshall's Road (£200, £2 for £1; ,, 350 £150, £1 for £1) 1049 Ngakoroa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 150 1050 Ngatapa to Wharekopae (£1 for £1) ,, 600 1051 Ormond Road via Waiohika (on ac- ,, 600 count of £3,300, £1 for £2) 1052 Ormond Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1053 Panikau Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1054 Patutahi Junction to Ngatapa (on ,, 250 account of £1,250, £1 for £3) 1055 Repongaere Settlement Road ... ,, 320 1056 Stevens Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1057 Totangi (Ngatapa Settlement), (£1 for £1) ,, 250 1058 Waimata to Arakihi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 600 1059 Waimata Riverside Road (Donners), ,, 350 (£1 for £1) 1060 Waimata Valley (on account of ,, 600 £3,300, £1 for £2) 1061 Waiomoku Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1062 Wharerata to Opoutama (Wharerata ,, 200 to County Boundary), (£1 for £1) 1063 Willows Settlement (Awapuni Road), ,, 100 (£1 for £D 1064 Hicks Bay Road (Rahui to Freezing- Matakaoa 500 works), (£1 for £1) 1065 Karakatuwhero Valley ... ... ,, 300 1066 Kopuapounamu (£250, £1 for £1) ... ,, 750 Main Bast Coast Road— 1067 Hicks Bay to Potaka Section (£2,000, ,, 3,500 £1 for £1) 1068 Hicks Bay to Whangaparaoa ,, 1,000 bridges (between Potaka and Cape Runaway), (on account of £1,500) 1069 O'Regan's Road (access to S.G.R. 70) ,, 300 1070 Potaka to Waikura (£2,000, £2 for £1) ,, 4,000 1071 Taurangakautuku Valley Road (de- ,, 700 viation) 1072 Te Araroa to East Cape ... ,, 500 1073 Whangaparaoa to County Boundary ,, 2,000 1074 Kaiaua to Tolaga Bay (£1 for £1) ... Uawa 100 1075 Mangatokerau (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 1076 Paremata Soldiers' Settlement Road ,, 135 1077 Tolaga to Arakihi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 2,000 1078 Tolaga to Tauwhareparae (£1,500, £1 ,, 2,450 for £1) 1079 Tolaga Wharf Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1080 Tolaga to Wigan Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 1081 Tutamoe ... ... ,, 800 1082 Waimaunu Stream Bridge (Paremata ,, 465 Soldiers' Settlement Road) Waiapu Inland Road— 1083 Paraheka section (£1 for £1) ... „ 250 1084 Tirohanga section ... ... ,, 500 1085 Wharekaka Soldiers' Settlement Road ,, 500

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item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued,. Gisborne Road District—-continued. 1086 Wigan Bridge (Mangaheia Stream), Uawa 1,250 (£1 for £2) 1087 Bast Cape Road (£2 for £1) ... Waiapu 200 1088 Makarika (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 175 1089 Makarika to Paekawa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1090 Maraehara ... ... ,, 850 1091 Matahiia (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 520 1092 Mata River to Waitahaia ... ,, 1,350 1093 Poroporo Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1094 Reporua to Mahora (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1095 Ruatorea School Road (£335, £1 for ,, 535 £1 ) 1096 Taumatapatiti Road (Hikuwai River ,, 500 Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1097 Te Horo to Tikapa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 900 1098 Te Hue (Whakangiangi Soldiers' ,, 300 Settlement) 1099 Waipiro to Kopuaroa Junction (£500, ,, 1,100 £1 for £1) 1100 Waitekeo Stream Bridge (Tokomaru ,, 900 Township to Waima Road) (£1 for £1) 1101 Armstrong Road (on account of £250, Waikohu 750 £1 for £1) 1102 Boundary Creek Bridge (Ngatapa- ,, 500 Wharekopae Road), (£1 for £1) 1103 Huiarua Block Access Road ... ,, 2,500 1104 Kanakanaia Settlement Road ... ,, 1,500 1105 Makaretu Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 1106 Moanui (£500, £1 for £1) ... „ 1,000 1107 Motu Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 1,000 1108 Ngatapa to Wharekopae (£1 for £1)... ,, 500 1109 Ngatapa Block access (Smart's Road) ,, 600 1110 Taumata (Daisy Flat to Hukanui ,, 2,500 Crossing) 1111 Taumata Road bridges ... ,, 1,250 1112 Waiapu Inland Road ... ... ,, 250 1113 Waikohu to Motu, via Whakarau (Pou- ,, 1,750 tutu deviation), (£1,250, £1 for £1) 1114 Waioeka Road (Motu River Bridge) ,, 1,250 1115 Wharekopae to Tahora (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1116 Survey, acquisition, and legalization ... 250 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1117 Supervision ... ... ... 2,000 1118 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 250 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Gisborne ... ... 64,266 Taumarunui Road District— 1119 Poutu Stream Bridge (Waimarino- Bast Taupo 750 Tokaanu Road), (on account) Tokaanu-Taupo Road— 1120 Hatipu Hill deviation... ... ,, 200 1121 Waimarino-Waiotaka deviation ... ,, 735 1122 Waimarino Stream Bridge ... ,, 600 1123 Waiotaka Stream Bridge ... ,, 500 1124 Tongariro River straightening ... ,, 300 1125 Waiouru to Tokaanu ... ... „ 141

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Item - 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Taumarunui Road District—continued. 1126 Erua (£100, on account of £1,050, Kaitieke 600 £1 10s. for £1) 1127 Hamlett's Bridge (Hikimutu Road), ,, 350 (£1 5s. for £1), (on account) 1128 Kawautahi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 1129 Kawautahi Valley (£250, £1 for £1)... ,, 550 1130 Kouturoa Road (ease), (£800, on ac- ,, 900 count of £1,250, £2 for £1) 1131 Mangaohutu ... ... ,, 100 1132 Oio No. 1 Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, ! 300 1133 Oio No. 2 Road (£1 5s. for £1), (on ,, 350 account) 1134 Owhango to Hikimutu (£1 10s. for £1) ,, 2,100 Raetihi to Ohura— 1135 Kaiwhakauka Stream Bridge ... ,, 1,300 1136 Te Mata to County boundary ... ,, 500 1137 Retaruke River Bridge (Kouturoa Road), ,, 300 (east) 1138 Retaruke Vallev Road, upper (£300, ,, 500 £1 for £1; £200, £1 for £2) 1139 Taumarunui to Owhango (via Kakahi) — Waitea Stream Bridge (£100, £1 „ 400 for £1) 1140 Te Mata ... ... ,, 250 1141 Tongariro National Park (Bruce Road), ,, 1,000 (£1 for £1) 1142 Tunanui (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 267 1143 Wanganui River Bridge (Te Maire), ,, 250 (£1 for £1), (on account) Wanganui River Road (left bank) — 1144 Te Maire to Kokakonui ... ,, 8,000 1145 Kokakonui Stream Bridge ... ,, 1,383 1146 Kokakoriki to Mangaohutu ... ,, 400 1147 Makoura Stream Bridge ... ,, 425 1148 Mangaohutu to Retaruke ... ,, 400 1149 Kokakoroa North ... ... Kawhia 250 1150 Mahoenui to Kawhia (Te Anga to ,, 500 Mangaohoe Section) 1151 Tawarau River Bridge (Muggeridge's), ,, 400 (£2 for £1) 1152 Waipawa (£1 for £1), (on account) ... ,, ■ 100 1153 Akacarewa (£1 10s. for £1) ... Ohura 100 1154 Haparua (£300, £1 for £1) ... ,, 540 1155 Haparua bridges (2) ... ... 725 1156 Huia ... ... „ 300 1157 Kakahi ... ... ,, 70 Koiro Block— 1158 Otuiti (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 628 1159 Kopuha (north) ... ... ,, 600 1160 Kopuha (south), (£2 for £1) ... ,, 350 1161 Mangakara (£450, £1 for £1) ... „ 710 1162 Mangapapa (£150, £1 10s. for £1) ... ,, 250 1163 Matiere Cemetery (access road) ... ,, 150 1164 Miroahuiao to Matiere (on account of ,, 1,000 £2,600, £1 for £1) 1165 Ohura (north of Paparata Saddle)— Ohura to Tatu ... ... ,, 68 1166 Ohura (north of Paparata) (Matiere „ 600 Section), (£1 for £1) 1167 Ohura S.D., Block X, Section 8 ,, 250 (access to Jarvis) 1168 Otahu (Orongomai Block) ... ,, 150

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Item. 1925—26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. ~ £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Taumarunui Road District—continued. 1169 Peak Trig Road (£1 for £1) ... Ohura 700 1170 Prentice Road ... ... ,, 500 1171 Pura (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 267 1172 Tapuiwahine (£310 on account of ,, 1,000 £1,310, £1 for £1) 1173 Te Kuiti-Taumarunui— Ongarue to Waimiha ... ... ,, 87 1174 Tokirima (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 350 1175 Tokirima South ... ... ,, 300 1176 Tokirima South Road (Opatu Stream ,, 200 Bridge) 1177 Tongaporutu to Mangaroa (£150, ,, 1,500 £1 for £1; £750, £1 10s. for £1) 1178 Waitaangaiti Stream Bridge ... ,, 150 1179 Turoto ... ... ,, 150 1180 Waikaka ... ... ... ,, 79 1181 Waicaanga North Road ... ... ,, 250 1182 Waitaanga (north), (3 bridges) ... ,, 500 1183 Waro (£11, £1 for £1) ... ... ,, 311 H84 Whenuakura Road (Waikaka Stream ,, 1,000 Bridge) 1185 Ohura River Bridge, Ohura (Heao S.D., Ohura and 85 Block VII) Whangamomona 1186 Aramahoe ... ... Taumarunui 500 1187 Echoland's Road (£390, £2 for £1; ,, 540 £150, £1 for £1) 1188 Howe's Road (on account of £250, ,, 100 £2 for £1) 1189 Kururau (£2 for £1) ... ... „ 1,760 1190 Kururau (Street's Bridge), (Okohua ,, 100 Stream), (on account of £250, £1 for £1) 1191 Kururau (west of Otunui) ... ,, 750 1192 Lairdvale Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 100 1193 Mangakahu Valley Road (£1,000 on ,, 1,100 account of £4,000, £2 for £1; £100, £1 for £1) 1194 Okahukura to Te Koura (£50, £1 for £1) ,, 150 1195 Okaihae ... ... „ 600 1196 Ongarue River Road (left bank), ,, 550 (Taumarunui-Taringam utu) 1197 Ongarue Stream Road— Waimiha to Kokomiko (£1 for £1) ,, 475 1198 Opetea ... ... ,, 200 1199 Otuiti ... ... ,, 500 1200 Otunui (north) ... ... „ 386 1201 Punga Punga Road (stream diversion) ,, *550 1202 Punga Punga Road (£180, £1 for ,, 380 £1 ; £200, £2 for £1) 1203 Taringamutu Valley (upper), (on ac- ,, 750 count), (£2 for £1) 1204 Taumarunui to Taupo (£2 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 1205 Tuhua S.D., Block XIV, Section 3 ,, 160 (access) 1206 Waihi to Hurori ... ... ,, 250 1207 Whakamaro ... ... ,, 400 1208 Ahoroa (£1 for £1) ... ... Waitomo 400 1209 Awakino Valley (upper), (£150, £1 for ,, 450 £1) 1210 Hauturu (south) ... ... ,, 200 1211 Hauturu to Putaki (£150, £1 for £1) ,, 400 * £250 recoverable.

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Item. 1925—26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued Roads, etc. —continued Taumarunui Road District—continued. Kariri Loan Block— 1212 Mapara (on account of £2,400) ... Waitomo 1,000 1213 Kaitaringa ... ... ,, 300 1214 Kohua Bridge ... ... ,, 122 1215 Kie Kie ... .. ,, 50 1216 Kiritehere ... ... ,, 900 1217 Kiritehere Road bridges ... „ 650 1218 Kiritehere Stream Bridge (Whakahau „ 800 Road) 1219 Mangaiti (£100, £1 for £1), (on account) ,, 100 1220 Manganui (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 400 1221 Mangaotaki Valley (upper), (£250, ,, 350 £1 for £1) 1222 Mangateka (on account of £1,000, £1 ,, 100 for £1) 1223 Mangatoa ... ... ,, 1,600 1224 Mapara South ... ... ,, 800 1225 Mapara Stream Bridge (Te Mapara ., 250 Road), (£1 for £1) 1226 Maraetaua (on account of £750, £1 ,, 250 for £1) Marakopa River to Mahoenui — 1227 Mangaoronga Section (£283, £1 ,, 533 for £1) 1228 Waitanguru Section (£1 for £1) ... ,, 925 Miroahuiao to Matiere— 1229 Paro Road to Pukia (£1 for £1) ... ,, 148 1230 Pukia to Pirere ... ... ,, 300 1231 Mokau River Bridge (Totoro Road), ,, 200 (on account) 1232 Ngakaukore Road (Rangikohua Stream ,, 120 Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1233 Ngatarawa (on account of £1,850, £1 ,, 100 for £1) 1234 Ohirea (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 1235 Owen Road ... ... ,, 300 1236 Paekaka (£1 for £1), (on account) ... ,, 150 1237 Papakauri ... ... ,, 1,450 1238 Paraheka (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 589 1239 Potaka Road (Wairoroma Stream ,, 250 Bridge) 1240 Pukenui (£1 for £1), (on account) ... ,, 100 Pungarehu Road— 1241 Taumangahau Stream Bridge (£1 „ 120 for £1) 1242 Waitoru Stream Bridge (on account) ,, 300 1243 Rangitoto (on account of £954, £1 ,, 750 for £1) 1244 Taiparu (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 1245 Takiri (on account of £2,019, £1 for ,, 1,000 £i) 1246 Taumatamaire (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 Te Kuiti to Taumarunui — 1247 Te Kuiti to Puketutu (£1 for £1) ... ,, 750 1248 Puketutu to Kopaki ... ... ,, 100 1249 Kopaki to Mangapeehi (on account) ,, 2,000 1250 Kopaki to Mangapeehi (2 bridges) ,, 1,000 1251 Kopaki Overbridge ... ... ,, 1,000 1252 Mangapeehi to Poro-o-tarao ... ,, 500 1253 Waimiha to Ongarue ... .. ,, 125 1254 Te Marama ... ... ,, 1,200 1255 Trooper's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 750

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Taumarunui Road District—continued. 1256 Waikawau (upper), (£26, £1 for £1) Waitomo 750 1257 Waikawau (lower), (£400, £1 for £1) ,, 500 1258 Waikawau (lower), (access to Ornish), ,, 240 (£2 for £1) Waipa River Road — 1259 Ranganui Section ... ... ,, 1,000 1260 Waipa Stream Bridge ... ... ,, 600 1261 Wairoroma Stream Bridge (West's) ... ,, 400 1262 Waitataura Road (Waitataura Stream ,, 150 Bridge) 1263 Waitomo Valley Road ... ... ,, 200 1264 Whakahau ... ... ,, 750 1265 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 250 roads, draips, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. 1266 Supervision ... ... ... 2,500 1267 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 250 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Taumarunui ... ... 82,594 Stratford Road District — 1268 Clifton Road ... ... Clifton 100 1269 Hutiwai Road ... ... „ 350 1270 Black Bridge ... ... ,, 650 1271 Inland North Road (£1 for£1) ... ,, 200 1272 Mohakatino Valley ... ... ,, 1,500 1273 Nikorima (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 273 1274 North Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1275 Okau Extension Road Bridge ... ,, 290 1276 Okoke (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 100 1277 Piko (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 500 1278 Puke Road (Survey Creek Bridge) ... ,, 175 1279 Pukearuhe (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 75 1280 Rerekino ... ... ,, 750 1281 Uruti (£1,160, £1 for £1; £750, £2 ,, 2,350 for £1) 1282 Arawhata Road (upper) ... ... Egmont 50 1283 Cape Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 200 1284 Kahui (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 200 1285 Kaweora Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1286 Kekeua ... ... ,, 100 1287 Okahu (Newall Road to Kahui Road), ,, 350 (£1 for £1, on account of £1,000) 1288 Okahu Road (Kapoaiaia Stream ,, 400 Bridge), (on account of £800) 1289 Opua Road ... ... ,, 150 1290 Rahotu Road (Purigaereere Bridge), ,, 550 (£1 for £1) 1291 Upper Parihaka Road ... ... ,, 200 1292 Warea Road (Teikaparua Bridge), ,, 600 (£1 for £1) 1293 Wiremu (Arawhata to Ngariki) ... ,, 100 1294 Wiremu Road (Waiaua Stream Bridge), ,, 265 (£1 for £1) 1295 Mataiwhetu (£251, £1 for £1; £1,000, Eltham 1,251 £2 for £1) 1296 Moeawatea Ridge Road ... ... ,, 1,700 1297 Moeawatea Valley (Moeawatea Stream ,, 300 Bridge), (on account of £600)

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Stratford Road District —continued. 1298 Rawhitiroa Road (Omona Hill), (£2 Eltham 1,000 for £1) 1299 Tirimoana Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 1,600 1300 Austin Road ... ... Hawera 200 1301 Eraser Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 103 1302 Makino (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 300 1303 Matangara (£350, £1 for £1; £250, ,, 600 £2 for £1) 1304 Ngawhine Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 190 1305 Patete Stock Track ... ... ,, 300 1306 Tangahoe Valley .. ... „ 3,000 1307 Whenuakura Valley ... ... ,, 300 1308 Dudley to Durham (£1 for £1) ... Inglewood 663 1309 Junction Road (Kaimata Section), ,, < 1,400 (£1 for £1) 1310 King Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 670 1311 Mana (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 734 1312 Norfolk Road (West), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 600 1313 Otaraoa (on account of £1,500, £1 ,, 1,085 for £1) 1314 Waiwakaiho Stream Bridge, Lepper Inglewood and 350 road (£1 for £1) Taranaki 1315 Ahuroa Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... Patea 200 1316 Hukatere and Otauto Roads (on ac- ,, 200 count of £500, £1 for £1) 1317 Karahaki (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 500 1318 Kohi (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 500 1319 Maben Road (lower) ... ... ,, 1,000 1320 Mangawhio (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, 400 1321 Moeawatea Valley ... ... ,, 550 1322 Motorua Road (Moumahaki Stream ,, 200 Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1323 Okotuku Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1324 Paru and Henson Road (£1 for £1), ,, 500 (on account) 1325 Rawhitiroa Road Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 200 1326 Ridge Road (on account) ... ,, 200 1327 Waitotara Valley (lower), (James ,, 200 Creek Bridge) 1328 Waitotara Valley (lower), (Waitotara ,, 1,000 River Bridge), (£2 for £1) 1329 Waitotara Valley (lower) ... ,, 1,000 1330 Waitotara Valley (Moumahaki Stream ,, 600 Bridge), (Ngutuwera), (£1 for£l) ... 1331 Wharariki Road (Moeawatea River ,, 322 Bridge) 1332 Harekeketangi Road (on account of Rangitikei 100 £500, £1 for £3) 1333 Kaimatawi (£1 for £2) ... ... ,, 80 1334 Koukoupo (£1 for £3_) ... ... „ 200 1335 Omatane Road deviation (Totrnan's „ 185 Cliff), (£1 for £1 10s.) 1336 Otaihape Stream Water - tunnel ,, 600 (Taihape Borough), (£1 for £2) 1337 Pourewa Bridge (Hunterville), (on ,, 100 account of £800, £1 for £2) 1338 Rangitane Road ... ... ,, 500 1339 Rangitikei River Bridge (Vinegar ,, 250 Hill), (on account), (£1 for £2) Taihape to Napier— 1340 Erewhon to Rangitikei River „ 500 (£1 for £1)

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Item. „ — 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 58 —continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Stratford Road District—continued. Taihape to Napier—continued. 1341 Pukeokahu to Rangitikei River (on Rangitikei 1,000 account of £2,500, £1 for £1) 1342 Rangitikei River Bridge (Matawhero ,, 2,500 Crossing), (£1 for £1) 1343 Upper Turakina Valley (Wilson's to ,, 500 McHardy's), (£1 for £3) 1344 Upper Turakina Valley Road (Lil- ,, 1,000 burn's to Fernie's), (£1 for £2) 1345 Waiaruhe (£1 for £2) .. ... ,, 163 1346 Kauangaroa Road (Wangaehu Rangitikei and 1,689 River Bridge), (on account of £3,500, Wanganui £1 for £2) 1347 Heao ... ... Stratford 100 1348 Makara (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 604 1349 Mangaehu South Road (on account of ,, 750 £1,500, £1 for £1) 1350 Mohakau (£1 for £1) . . ... „ 100 1351 Oruru (£1 for £1) „ 170 1352 Puniwhakau (£1 for £1)... ... ,, l,68i 1353 Toko (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 700 1354 Waitiri ... ... ,, 400 1355 Whaka Road ... ... ,, 200 1356 Alfred Road Bridge (on account of Taranaki 100 £500, £1 for £1) 1357 Carrington Road ... ... ,, 700 1358 Carrington Road (Momona Stream ,, 500 Bridge) 1359 Corbett Road (Mangaoraka Stream „ 273 Bridge), (£1 for £4) 1360 Dover Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 270 1361 Hurford Road (£1 for £1) ,, 200 1362 King Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 466 1363 Mangatete Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 70 1364 Oxford Road (upper), (on account of ,, 250 £750, £1 for £1) 1365 Plymouth Road (upper), (£2 for £1) ,, 250 1366 Sealy Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 1367 Upland Road (on account of £745, £1 ,, 500 for £1) 1368 Karioi to Rangiwaea Road (Wangaehu Waimarino 400 River Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1369 Kokako Road (Ruatiti Stream Bridge) ,, 600 1370 Makakahi ... ... ,, 187 1371 Makakahi Road (Manganui-o-te-ao ,, 500 Bridge), (on account) 1372 Makino (on account of £3,000, £1 for ,, 1,000 £1) 1373 Mangapurua to Otumanga (access to ,, 95 Ward and Roberts' sections) 1374 Mangapurua Valley ... ... ,, '3,000 1375 Mangatiti Road bridges (2) ... ,, 96 1376 Mangatiti Road (Mangatiti Stream ,, 800 Bridge) 1377 Mangaturuturu ... ... ,, 285 1378 Pipiriki to Raetihi (on account of £4,000, ,, 1,000 £1 for £1) 1379 Raetihi to Ohura Road (bridge), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 1380 Raetihi to Ohura (Manganui-o-te-ao ,, 1,000 to Retaruke)

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Stratford Road District—continued. 1381 Raetihi to Ohura (deviation), (Harris Waimarino 3,250 Hill) 1382 Raetihi to Ohura (metalling Harris's ,, 500 Hill deviation), (£1 for £1) 1383 Rangataua Soad (Makaranui Loan ,, 200 Block) 1384 Waipapa Valley ... ... ,, 533 1385 Waipapa Valley (Jennings Bridge) ... ,, 550 1386 Waipapa Valley Road (Waipapa ,, 400 Stream Bridge), (on account) 1387 Wanganui River Road (left bank), Waimarino and 1,650 (Pipiriki to Jerusalem) Wanganui 1388 Awakino to Mokau (stock track) ... Waitomo 228 1389 Awakino Stock Track (Mokau River ,, 350 Punt) 1390 Mokau Valley ... ... ,, 369 1391 Papakauri West ... ... ,, 131 1392 Ahuahu (£1 for £1) ... ... Waitotara 400 1393 Brunswick Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1394 Kai Iwi Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1395 Kauarapaoa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1396 Marorau (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 1397 Monk's Road ... ... ,, 300 1398 Pakaraka (upper), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1399 Rangitatau West (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1400 Taunoka Road ... ... ,, 100 1401 Tokomaru East (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 1402 Tokomaru West (£1 for £1) ... ,, 342 1403 Waitotara Valley (lower), (£2 for £1) ,, 250 1404 Wanganui River Road (right bank) ,, 1,000 (metalling), (£2 for £1) 14U5 Watershed Road ... ... ,, 1,500 1406 Whakaihuwaka ... ... ,, 350 1407 Whakaihuwaka Road to Ferry Punt ,, 300 1408 Field's Track to Rangiwaea ... Wanganui 800 1409 Mangahowhi Road (Mangowhi Stream ,, • 400 Bridge), (on account of £1,000) 1410 Mangamahu Creek Road (Manga- ,, 500 mahu Stream Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1411 TeKomai ... ... „ 500 1412 Wangaehu River Bridge (Field's Track ,, 100 to Rangiwaea Valley Road), (on account) 1413 Wangaehu Valley (lower), (£1 for £1) ,, 400 1414 Wangaehu Valley (upper) ... ,, 1,500 1415 Wangaehu Valley (upper), (metal- ,, 1,750 ling), (£1 for £1) Wanganui River Road (left bank) — 1416 Upokongaro to Jerusalem (Gentle ,, 1,000 Annie Section) 1417 Picangi Stream Bridge (on account) ,, 200 1418 Pohue Stream Bridge (on account) ,, 250 1419 Kohuratahi (£1 for £1) ... Whangamomona 100 1420 Mangaehu Road (Mangaehu Scream ,, 500 Bridge), (on account) 1421 Mangare Road ... ... ,, 250 1422 Marangae Road ... ... ,, 350 1423 Marco Road ... ... ,, 2,032 1424i Mauku Road (Whitianga Stream ,, 400 Bridge) 1425 Putikituna ... ... ,, 481 1426 Poarangi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100

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Item - 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS VOTE No. 58—continued. & £ Roads, etc. —continued. Stratford Road District—continued. 1427 Rimuputa ... Whangamomona 175 1428 Tahora Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 125 1429 Tangarakau Gorge Road ... ,, 250 1430 Waitara River Bridge (Rerekapa Road) ,, 450 1431 Whangamomona Valley Road (£4,000, ,, 4,700 on account of £8,000, £2 for £1) 1432 Survey, acquisition, and legalization ... 300 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1433 Supervision ... ... ... 3,000 1434 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 300 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Stratford ... ... 97,826 Napier Boad District— 1435 Mangahe (lower), (£1 for £2) ... Dannevirke 364 1436 Maunga Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 105 1437 Papoekoea Bridge (on account) ... ,, 300 1438 Tahoraite S.D., Block II, access to ,, 100 Sections 2c and 2a 32 (£1 for £1) 1439 Te Uri (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 750 1440 Waikopiro Block Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1441 Arapawanui (£1 for £1) ... Hawke's Bay 200 1442 Arapawanui Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1443 Crownthorpe Settlement roads (£1 for ,, 500 £1) 1444 Dartmoor Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 734 1445 Esk River Bridge (Waipunga Road), ,, 56 (£1 for £1) 1446 Hampden to Maraekakaho Road ,, 250 (Black Bridge site), (£1 for £1) 1447 Kuripapango Bridge No. 2 (Napier to ,, 275 Taihape Road), (£1 for £1) 1448 Lomas Settlement, Hastings (roading) ,, 182 1449 Longlands Bridge (Ilavelock to Paki ,, 240 Paki Road), (£1 for £4) 1450 Mangaone Stream Bridge (Dartmoor ,, 1,100 Road), (£1 for £2) 1451 Middle Road (£1 for £1)... ... „ 200 1452 Napier to Taihape (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1453 Ocean Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1454 Old Kereru Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1455 Otamauri Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 650 1456 Poporangi Stream Bridge (Kereru to ,, 400 Big Hill Road), (£1 for £2) 1457 Purahotangahia Settlement Road ,, 600 (£1 for £1) 1458 Purahotangahia Settlement Road ,, 125 Bridge (£1 for £1) 1459 Seafield Bridge (Wharerangi Road), ,, 82 (£1 for £2) 1460 Tongoio Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1461 Tutira to Pohokura Road (on account ,, 1,000 of £5,000) 1462 Tukituki River Bridge (Olive Grange), ,, 333 (£1 for £2)

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item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. ' £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, eto. —continued. Napier Boad District—continued. 1463 Waihau (£1 for £1) ... m ... Hawke's Bay 200 1464 Waikonini Stream Bridge for £2) ,, 200 1465 Waipunga Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 269 1466 Wharerangi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 200 1467 Cook's Tooth Road (deviation) ... Patangata 275 1468 Cook's Tooth Road (extension) ... ,, 410 1469 Cook's Tooth Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 2,100 1470 Hawea Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350 1471 Mangaorapa Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 750 1472 Mangangarara Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1473 Te Tohi (on account) ... ... ,, 200 1474 Wallingford to Hatuma (Ugiy Hill), ,, 150 (£1 for £1) 1475 Farquhar's Road ... ... Waipawa 285 1476 Fletcher's Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1477 Jensen's Road ... ... ,, 350 1478 Maharakeke Stream Bridge (£2 for £1) ,, 200 1479 Maharakeke Stream Bridge (Mahara- ,, 250 keke Settlement Road), (£1 for £2) 1480 Manawatu River Bridge (Otawhao), ,, 185 (Kopua to Norsewood Road), (£1 for £2) 1481 Mangaonuku River Bridge (Hampden ,, 422 to Maraekakaho Road), (£1 for £2) 1482 Mangataura Stream Bridge (access ,, 600 Block XIII, Wakarara S.D.), (£1 for £1) 1483 Rangitoto Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 375 1484 Upokororo Stream Bridge and ap- ,, 300 proaches (Gwavas Settlement Road), (£1 for £2) 1485 Walsh's Stream Bridge (Kereru-Wai- ,, 267 pawa Road), (£1 for £2) 1486 Whakarara Road (approaches to Ma- ,, 92 ngamaeko Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1487 Tourere to Whetukura (£10, £1 for £1; Waipukurau 70 £60, £1 for £2) 1488 Awamate Road (£1 for £1), (on Wairoa 100 account) 1489 Clydebank Settlement roads (£1 for £1) ,, 500 1490 Erepeti (Waipaoa Block) ... ,, 2,500 1491 Kahuitara Road (Clyde Bank Settle- ,, 200 ment), (£1 for £1) 1492 Kiwi Road (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, 350 1493 Mangaruhe Stream Bridge ... ,, *1,000 Mangapoike Valley Road— 1494 Tukemokihi to Frasertown ... ,, 1,560 1495 Tukemokihi to Frasertown (£1 for ,, 100 £1), (on account) 1496 Mangaone to Mangapoike Valley Road ,, 1,200 (McGee's access), (on account of £4,000, £1 for £1) 1497 Mangawhero Stream Bridge (Tutae- ,, 750 kuri Block Road) 1498 Matukuhia ... ... ,, 455 1499 Mohaka River Suspension Bridge ,, 320 (Willow Flat Road), (restoration), (£2 for £1) 1500 Mohaka-Putere Road .. ... ,, 700 Ruakituri Valley Road— 1501 Te Reinga to Mills (£1 for £1) ... ,, 2,000 1502 Mills to Nolan's (bridges and cul- „ 800 verts, on account) * Local body to contribute £800.

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Napier Road District—continued. 1503 Ruakituri to Waimana ... ... Wairoa 2,000 1504 Ruapapa to Waikare-Taheke (£1 for ,, 75 £1) 1505 Waiata Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 740 1506 Waiau Stream Bridge No. 2 ... ,, 4,620 1507 Waikatea ... ... „ 1,350 1508 Wairoa to Waikaremoana ... „ 553 1509 Wairoa to Waikaremoana (bridges), ,, 1,584 (£3 for £1) 1510 Whakaki to Hereheretau ... ,, 327 1511 Willow Plat Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 560 1512 Akitio River Bridge (Birch Road North), Weber 400 (£4 for £1) 1513 Angora Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1514 Birch Road (east), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 1515 Birch Road (west), (£2 for £1) ... ,, 90 1516 Mill Stream Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1517 Oporae to Waihi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350 1518 Park Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 1519 Restoration of culverts (£1 for £1) ... ,, 89 1520 Tahukaretu (£1 for £1) ... ,, 592 1521 Ti-tree Point to Akitio (Bsdaile Sec- ,, 300 tion), (£518, on account of £2,591, £1 for £1) 1522 Pahaheke Bridge No. 2 (£1 for £1) ... Woodville 100 1523 Raparapawai Stream Bridge (£1 for ,, 400 £i) 1524 Saddle Road No. 3 (£1 for £1) ... „ 300 1525 Topgrass Road Bridge (£1 for£1) ... ,, 100 1526 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ,, 250 roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1527 j Supervision ... ... „ 1,000 1528 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ,, 250 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Napier ... ... ... 47,411 Wellington Road District— 1529 Akitio River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Akitio 75 1530 Akitio River Road (Waione to Akitio), ,, 800 (£1 for £1) 1531 Huia Road (£1 for£2) ... ... ,, 100 1532 Kaituna (on account of £1,500, £1 for £1) ,, 1,000 1533 Marainanga Stream Bridge No. 2 (£1 ,, 103 for £1) 1534 Pongaroa to Akitio (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 1535 Ti-tree Point to Akitio— G-lenora Bridge (£1 for £1) ... % 150 1536 Waiowaka Road (culverts) ... ,, 100 1537 Waihi to Akitio (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1538 Waihoki Road Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 80 1539 lea (Waimimi), (£1 for £1) ... Gastlepoint 400 1540 Tinui to Pakowai (£200, £1 for £1) ... ,, 2,700 1541 Whakataki to Gastlepoint (£1 for £1) ,, 105 1542 Whareama River Bridge (Langdale), ,, 1,670 (£1 for £2)

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Wellington Road District—continued. 1543 Benton's Road (£1 for £1) ... Eketahuna 140 1544 Hutewai (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 1,038 1545 Mangatamoka River Bridge (Hamua), ,, 1,000 (£1 for £1) 1546 Pah Valley Road (on account of ,, 1,000 £1,700, £1 for £1) 1547 Puketoi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 582 1548 Te Hoe Stream bridges (£1 for £1) ... ,, 650 1549 Makakahi River Bridge (Parkville), Eketahuna 1,300 (£1 for £2) Borough 1550 Cape River Road (£1 for £1) ... Featherston 200 1551 Haurangi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 1552 Ngakonui-Summer Hill Road (£1 for £1) ,, 250 1553 Pahoa-Glendhu Mail Track (£1 for £1) ,, 500 1554 Tiranganui-Cape Palliser Road (on ,, 100 account of £250, £1 for £1) 1555 Tracks, Tararua Ranges (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 1556 Turanganui River Bridge (Te Rata), ,, 300 (£1 for £2), (on account) 1557 Tuturumuri (£500, on account of £750, ,, 1,500 £1 for £1) 1558 Tuturumuri Soldiers Settlement Road ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 1559 Ohau West Road extension (£1 for £1) Horowhenua 250 1560 Gtaki Gorge (north bank), (£1 for £1) ,, 200 1561 Otaki Gorge (north bank extension), ,, 50 (£1 for £1) 1562 "Waikawa Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1563 Waitarere Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1564 Hutt to Waikanae (£1 for £1) ... Hutt 200 1565 Martin's River Road extension ... ,, 500 1566 Paekakariki Extension No. 6 (£1 for £2) ,, 75 1567 Plimmerton to Pukerua (£1 for £2) ... ,, 300 1568 Wilford Settlement ... ... ,, 100 1569 Hutt River Bridge (new), (on account Hutt Borough 1,000 of £5,000, £1 for £4) 1570 Bryant's Bridge (£1 for £3) ..„ Kairanga 300 1571 Palmerston to Pahiatua (£1 for £2)... ,, 128 1572 Auputa Road (£1 for £1) ... Kiwitea 70 1573 Kiwitea Stream Bridge (Kiwitea-Topuae ,, 250 Road), (on account of £500, £1 for £1 10s.) 1574 Mangoira Stream Bridge (Umutoi ,, 300 North Road), (£1 for £1) 1575 Otamakapua Soldiers Settlement Road ,, 375 1576 Waituna Bridge (on account of £850, ,, 500 £1 for £1) 1577 Fairfield Road (£1 for £1) ... Manawatu 300 1578 Tangimoana Township streets ... ,, 950 1579 Biairlogie to East Coast Road (£1 for £1) Masterton 153 1580 Dorset's Creek Bridge (Masterton to ,, 404 Woodville Road), (£1 for £2) 1581 Glenlean to Waikaraka (£1 for £1) ... ,, 460 1582 Holmwood Road ... ... ,, 170 1583 Mangaparuparu (£1 for £1) .... ,, 175 1584 Mangarei (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 150 1585 Motuikai Settlement Road ... ,, 550 1586 Ngahape ... ... ,, 250 1587 Ngamu Road (Beetham's), (on ac- ,, 300 count of £500) 1588 O'Brien's Road ... ... ,, 430 1589 Wainuioru River Bridge (Brancepeth), ,, 550 (on account of £850, £1 for £2) 1590 Wairere Road (on account) ... ,, 100

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i 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58 —-continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Wellington Road District—continued. 1591 Benton's Road (£1 for £1) ... Mauriceville 400 1592 Oleland Road (on account of £500, £1 ,, 230 for £1) 1593 Dreyer's Rock Road Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 175 1594 Reu Reu Road (£1 for £2) ... Oroua 400 1595 Kaitawa Ridge (£1 for £1) ... Pahiatua 610 1596 Makakahi (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 200 1597 Manawatu Gorge (£1 for £2) ... ,, 5,800 1598 Moore Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 1599 Tiraumea Valley (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1600 Woodville-Aohanga Road (Northern ,, . 300 end), (£1 for £1) 1601 Concrete culverts (£1 for £1) ... Pohangina 500 1602 Dundas Creek Concrete Bridge (£1 for ,, 450 £2) 1603 Malton Block (access road), (£1 for £1) ,, 150 1604 Spellman's Bridge (Awahou Road), (£1 ,. 225 for £1) 1605 Totara Creek (concrete culvert), (£1 ,, 80 for £2) 1606 Driscoll Road (£1 for £1) ... Wairarapa S. 100 1607 Kaiwhata (£1 for £1) ... ... ,. 200 1608 Mangaterere River Suspension Bridge ,, 100 (Tea Creek Road) 1609 Tea Creek Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 1610 Stout, Bunny, and Featherston Streets City of Wei- 6,500 lington 1611 Survey, acquisition, and legaliza- ... 200 tion of roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horsepaddocks, &c. 1612 Supervision ... ... ... 2,500 1613 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 150 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. — Total—Wellington ... ... 46,853 Nelson Road District— 1614 Atkinson's Road (£1 for £1) ... Awatere 100 1615 Awatere River Bridge (Limestone .. 2,000 Ford), (£1,000, £1 for £1) 1616 Awatere River Bridge approaches ,, 2,275 (Limestone Ford), (£1 for £1) 1617 Awatere River Bridge (access to Med- ., 5,000 way), (on account of £9,000) 1618[ Blairich River Motor Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 350 1619 Hawai Railwav-station to Cape Road 200 (£1 for £1) 1620 Jsis Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ., 350 1621 Kekerangu River Road (access S.G.R. ,, 250 187) 1622 Merrifield's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1623 Sea View Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1624 Starborough Creek (motor-bridge at ,, 175 Marathon), (£1 for £1) 1625 Starborough Settlement, S.G.R. 133 ,, 66 and 134 (access), (£1 for £1) 1626 Tramate Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 60

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBUC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. IIoads, etc. —continued. Nelson Road District—continued. Aorere Valley Road—1627 Nalder's Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) Collingwood 100 1628 Sawdust Creek Bridge (£1 for £1). 125 .1629 Teague's Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,. 108 Collingwood - Bainham Road— 1630 Fisher's Creek Bridge (£1 for £1)... ,, 150 1631 Flat Creek Culvert (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1632 Hawkins' Creek Culvert (£1 for £1) ,, 50 1633 Tyree Creek Culvert (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1634 Doon Creek Bridge, Kaituna (£1 for £1) ,, 50 Kaituna-Ferntown Road—1635 Curnow Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1636 Fork Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1637 Hickmott Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1638 Kaiteriteri (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 150 1639 Mangarakau ... ... • ,, 500 1640 Mangarakau Bridge ... ... ,, 1,800 1641 Pakawau to Puponga ... ,, 900 1642 Pakawau to Puponga (North Creek ,, 150 Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1643 Pakawau S.D., Block XIV, Section 1 ,, 100 (access) 1644 Pakawau-West Haven Road (£1 for ,, 250 £1) 1645 Seaford Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... „ 120 1646 Peck's Point Road ... ... ,, 275 1647 Puponga Township to Port ... ,, 200 1648 School Creek Culvert (Rockville), (£1 ,, 50 for £1) 1649 Store Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 125 1650 Winston's Creek Bridge (Bainham), ,. 125 (£1 for £1) 1651 Yellow Pine Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 150 1652 Anakiwi (£1 for £1) ... ... Marlborough 150 1653 Are Are Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 136 Blenheim to Stronvar— 1654 Cannister Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 400 1655 Maori Ford to Stronvar (£2 for £1) ,, 660 1656 Musgrove Creek Bridge (£1 for £2) ,, ' 270 1657 Waihopai River Bridge, (Stronvar) ,, *700 1658 Blenheim to Hope Junction via Top- ,, 1,000 house (Malborough County Section), (on account) Blenheim to Hope Junction — 1659 Branch River to The Wash ... ,, 1,000 1660 Branch River Bridge and approaches ,, 2,777 1661 Wairau River Bridge (upper) ... ,, 13,000 1662 Traverse to Branch River (£1 for £1) ,, 300 1663 Traverse to Branch River (deviation) ,, 350 1664 Branch River Road (£130, £1 for £1) ., Id2 Havelock to Grove— 1665 Cullen's Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 300 1666 Havelock to Mahakipawa (£1 for £1) ,, 500 1667 Mahakipawa to Grove (£1 for £1) ,, 700 1668 Kaituna to Tuamarin a — Waikakaho to Tuamarina (£1 for £1) ,, 150 1669 Mohetapu ... ... ,, 50 1670 North Bank Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1671 Omaka River Bridge (Dog Point), (£1 ,, 700 for £1) 1672 Onamalutu River Bridge (£1 for ,, 50 £1) * £350 recoverable from Lands Department.

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I Item. . 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. ~~ £ I £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Nelson Road District—continued. 1673 Onamalutu River Road (£1 for £1) ... Marlborough 100 1674 Opouri (Tunakino Junction to First 600 Ford), (£100, £1 for £1) 1675 Opouri Valley Road (deviation at ,, 1,100 Murray's) 1676 Opouri Valley Road (second ford up- ,, 500 wards) 1677 Opouri River Bridge (below Murray's ,, 250 j (on account) 1678 Pelorus River Road (left bank), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 1679 Picton to Waikawa Native Settlement ,, 100 Road 1680 Pukaka Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1681 Rai River Bridge and approaches ,, 73 (Bull's Ford) 1682 Ronga Valley to Oroixelles— Rai River Bridge to Robertson's ,, 550 Mill (£350, £1 for £1) 1683 Sharland's Road ... ... ,, 75 1684 Small Grazing-run 146, Wakamarina ,, 124 S.D. (access) 1685 Tinline No. 2 (£1 for £1) ... ,, 94 1686 Top Valley Bridge (£1 for £1), (on ,, 300 account) 1687 Tunakino Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1688 Waikakaho Valley Road (deviation), ,, 350 (£100, £1 for £1) 1689 Waikawa Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 242 1690 Wairau Native Reserve (£1 for £2) ... ,, 1,000 1691 Wakamarina North Loan Block ,, 600 (access) 1692 Blenheim to Hope Junction, via Top- Murchison 1,500 house (Tophouse to Hope Junction Section) Braeburn Settlement— 1693 Grassy Road (£3 for £1) ... ,, 150 1694 Tutaki Road ... ... ,, 300 1695 Buller River Bridge (Howard), (£1 for ,, 250 £1), (on account) 1696 Buller River Light traffic Bridge ,, 277 (Murchison) 1697 Glencairn to Maruia North Block ... ,, 193 1698 Glenrov River Suspension Bridge ... ,, 630 1699 Glenroy Road ... ... ,, 58 I 1700 Gowan River Road ... ... ,, 897 1701 Howard Road (McConochies) ... ,, 375 1702 Johnston Creek Road ... ... ,, 175 1703 Longford to Raits Road (£100, £1 for ,, 300 £1) 1704 Manley's Road ... ... ,, 50 Maruia River Road (right bank) — 1705 Paenga Post-office to Shenandoah ,, 75 Junction 1706 Ruffe Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 400 Maruia River Road (left bank) — 1707 Holman's to Flower's... ... ,, 100 1708 Glengarry Stream to Burnett's (£3 ,, 75 for £1) 1709 Burnett's to Roberts' ... ... ,, 327 1710 O'Brien's to Nalder's (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 17111 Matakitaki River Road (west bank) ... ,, *600 * £250 to be recovered from Lands Department.

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Horn. , MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. iy^O-ZO. VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. £ , £ Nelson Road District—continued. Matiri River Road (east bank) — 1712 Main road to Valley Creek (£135, £1 Murchison 438 for £1) 1713 Valley Creek to Sandstone Creek... ,, 500 1714 Matiri River Road (west bank) ... ,, 420 1715 Murchison - Maruia - Hot Springs— Jones Bank (Horse Terrace) ... ,, 50 1716 McAuliffe's Track ... ... ,, 250 1717 Nuggety Creek Road ... ... ,, 323 1718 Owen River Road (Main Boad to ,, 1,506 Maggie's Creek), (£2 for £1) 1719 • Pea Soup Creek Road ... ... ,, 200 1720 Rappahannock Road ... ... ,, 577 1721 Shenandoah Road ... ... ,, 110 1722 Shenandoah to Gibson's ... ,, 215 1723 Taylor Creek to Lester's ... ,, 200 1724 Tiraumea Valley Road ... ... ,, 100 1725 Tutaki River Bridge (Braeburn-Mur- ,, 1,000 chison Road) 1726 Tutaki S.D., Block XIII, Section 6 ,, 50 (access) 1727 Valley Creek Road ... ... ,, 277 1728 Whales Road ... ... ,, 100 1729 Sounds County Tracks ... ... Sounds 65 1730 Anatinio to Wainui ... ... Takaka 200 1731 Anatoki to Glover's Plat ... ,, 77 1732 Awaroa to Camp Creek ... ... ,, *400 1733 Awaioa to Totaranui ... ... ,, 50 1734 Barron Plat to Flora River— Bance's to Flora River ... ,, 100 1735 Bubu Bridge and culvert ... ., 79 ; 1736 Bubu Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 75 1737 Dry Biver Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 1738 Bast Takaka Cross Road (metallingj, ,, 50 (£1 for £1) 1739 East Takaka Cross Road (culvert), ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 1740 Edmondson Road ... ... ,, 100 1741 Little River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 450 j 1742 Little River to Big River ... ,, 100 I 1743 Long Plain Boad (culvert), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1744 Manson's to McShane's ... ... ,, 200 Nelson to Collingwood— 1745 East Road extension (£1 for £1) ... ,, 244 1746 East Takaka Road (culvert), (£1 ,, 200 for £1) 1747 Takaka Main Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1748 One Speck Creek Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1749 Pariwhakaoho Valley Road (£1 for £1) ,, 125 1750 Pohara to Awaroa Bay— Pohara to Waitiui ... ... ,, 100 1751 Rameka Creek Road ... ... ,, 200 1752 Rototai (£1 for £1) ... ... ,. 100 1753 Takaka Hill to Canaan ... ... ,, 100 1754 Terakohe to Wainui (Ligar Bay to ,, 1,000 Wainui), (on account of £4,000) 1755 Upper Takaka to Clark's Road— Beardmore Stream Bri'dge (£1 for £1) ,, 93 1756 Waituhi to Barron's Flat ... ,, 372 1757 Best's Boad (£1 for £1) ... ... Waimea 50 1758 Big Pokororo Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1759 Blackbird Stream Bridge (Blackbird ,, 75 Valley Road), (£1 for £1) * £100 recoverable from State Forest Department.

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item. • 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC W0RKS —continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Nelson Road District —continued. 1760 Blenheim to Hope Junction via Top- Waimea 1,000 house (Waimea County Section), (on account) 1761 Canaan Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 500 j 1762 Deepdale Road (£1 for £1) ... ., 50 I 1763 Drummond Road ... ,, 100 j 1764 Franklyn Road ... ... ., 150 1765 Gardiner's Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1766 Gordon Creek Road ( near Golden ., 150 Downs) 1767 Gordon 8.D., Block VIII (access to ., 180 sections) 1768 Graham Road ... ... ,, 250 1769 Harvey's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1770 Kakariki ... . . ., 100 1771 Kelling Road (£1 for £1) ... 50 1772 Kereru Road ... ... ,, 200 1773 Kerr's Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 j 1774 Little Pokororo Valley ... ... ,, 375 1775 Mahana Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1776 Maitai Valley (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1777 Mapua to Appleby (£12, £2 for £1 ; ,, 312 £300, £3 for £1) 1778 Motupiko River Bridge (Rainy River), ,, 100 (£1 for £1), (on account) 1779 Moutere to Motueka Road (deviation 500 J across tidal flat), (£1 for £1), (on account) 1780 Moutere River Bridge (Lyons), (Kel- ,, 500 J ling Road) 1781 Neudorf to Dovedale (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1782 Old Motueka Road (£50, £1 for £1)... ,, 200 1783 Pearse River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 274 1784 Pearse to Baton ... ... ,, 400 1785 Pearse Valley ... ... ,, 125 1786 Redwood's Valley to Appleby-Mapua ,, 125 Road (£1 for £1) 1787 Riwaka to Sandy Bay deviation ... ,, 250 1788 Riwaka Valley (South Branch) ... ,, *380 1789 Roding River Bridge (Aniseed Valley), ,, 500 (Stratford's) 1790 Roding River Bridge (Johnston's) ... ,, 900 1791 Rocky River to Shaggery Creek (£1 for ,, 200 £1) 1792 Sandy Bay to Marahau ... ... ,, 200 1793 Sherry Valley to Tui Railway-station ,, 66 1794 Thorn's Bridge (Win's Valley Road), ,, 150 (£1 for £1) 1795 Tinline Valley Road ... ... ,, 100 1796 Valley Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1797 Wai-iti River Bridge (Belgrove), (£1 ,, 550 for £1) 1798 Wairoa Gorge Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 100 1799 Wangapeka to Baton (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1800 Wangapeka to Karamea (stock track) ,, 250 1801 Survey, acquisition, and legalization ... 150 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1802 Supervision ... ... ... 2,000 1803 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 250 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Nelson ... ... 78,477 *£190 recoverable from Lands Department.

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Item - 1925-^6. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ \ £ VOTE No. 58 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Greymouth Road District— Greymouth to Reefton Main Road— 1804 Brunner Bridge (on account of Brunner 5,000 £7,000) Borough 1805 Mill Creek Bridge ... ... Ditto 300 1806 Stillwater Creek Bridge ,, 527 1807 Sulky Creek Bridge ... .. ,. 75 Baker Creek Block Roads — 1808 Baker's Creek Road ... ... Buller 151 1809 Bullock Creek Track ... . ,, 292 1810 Colligan's Road ... ,, 422 1811 Giles Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 50 1812 Glasseye Road ... ... „ 50 1813 Heaphy to Collingwood ... .. 200 1814 Karamea to Arapito ... 1,200 1815 Karamea to Oparara ... ,, 143 1816 Karamea River Bridge (Arapito Road ,, j 117 Approach) 1817 Little Wanganui to Kongahu (on account) ,. ' 1,000 1818 Little Wanganui to Wangapeka ... I 365 1819 Loopline Road ... ... ,, 500 1820 Mokihinui S.D., Block XII, Section 5 ,, 82 (access) 1821 New Creek Bridge and approaches ... 126 1822 New Creek Road to Section 17, Block ,, 400 XVI, Orikaka 1823 Newman's Road ... ... .. 154 L824 Ryall Road ... ... ,, 155 1825 Tauranga to Okari ... ... ,, 550 1826 Victoria Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1827 Waikori ... ... 275 1828 Waimangaroa River erosion (£1 for £1) ,, I 110 1829 Wangapeka Track Bridge and ap- j 600 proaches (Scobie's) Westport to Greymouth (Coast Road) — 1830 Big Totara Bridge ... ... ,. 1,066 1831 Charleston to County Boundary ... ,, 4,000 1832 Fox's River (Groyne erection) ... ,, 300 1833 Big River to Craigieburn and Rough Grey 500 River 1834 Blackball Creek Bridge (strengthening), ,, ; 265 . (£1 for £1) 1835 Brunner to Blackball ... ... ,, 300 j 1836 Brunner to Kokiri Road... 500 1837 Cameron's Terrace Road... 500 : 1838 Greenstone to Lake Brunner ... ., 500 1839 Grey Valley to Maruia (Palmers to ,, 900 I Maruia) Grey Valley to Taramakau— 1840 Lady Lake to Bell Hill ... ,, 1,780 1841 Inchbonnie Section ... ... ,, 250 1842 Haupiri Junction to Bell Hill ... ., 1,180 1843 Inchbonnie Road ... ... ., 150 1844 Kotuku to Bell Hill ... ... ,, 1,500 1845 Lake Brunner to Inchbonnie ... ,, 500 1846 Moana to Ruru ... ... ,, 940 | 1847 Moonlight Creek Bridge (£1 for £1), ,, 500 (on account) 1848 Payne's Gully Road ... ... ,, 150 1849 Starvation Point Track (£1 for £1) ... ,, 67 1850 Upper Grey Track (Newcombe's) ... .. 300 1851 Warren Road ... ... ,, 100 1852J Jones' Creek Storm Channel ... Ross Borough 100

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ Koads, etc. —continued. Greymouth Road District —continued. 1853 Absalom Road (Larry's Creek) ... Inangahua 200 1854 Burke's Creek Bridge (O'Grady's Road) .. 300 1855 Coal Creek Road ... ... 326 1856 Hinau to Antonio's Creek Bridge ... .. 165 1857 Inangahua Junction Bridge (on account) 4,060 1858 Inangahua River erosion, Section 19, 100 Block II, Reefton S.D. (£1 for £1) 1859 Inangahua River Suspension Bridge ., 500 (Andrews) 1860 Inangahua S.D., Block XIII, Sec- 100 tions 9 and 10 1861 Maimai ... ... ,, 500 1862 Mawhera-iti to Burton's Creek Road ,, 700 1863 Mawhera-iti to Sto'ney Creek (access ,, 275 to Byrne Bros, and Somerville) 1864 Mirfin's Bridge (Little Grey River), .. 2,000 (on account) Murchison-Maruia Hot Springs— 1865 Matakitaki to Springlands Junction ,, 1,638 1866 Springlands Junction to Hot ,, 1,000 Springs (on account of £2,500) Reefton to Maruia— 1867 Cliff Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 200 1868 Inangahua Upper Crossing Bridge ., 250 1869 Lock Creek Bridge ... ... 200 1870 Twenty-mile Creek Bridge ... .. 146 1871 Main Road (improvements) ... .. 50 1872 Reefton-Maruia Road to Grey Couuty ,, 750 boundary 1873 Southon Road ... ... .. 300 1874 Waiau to Maruia, via Lewis Saddle ,. 96 1875 Waiuta Domain Road ... ... 50 1876 Adamson Road to Wataroa Gorge ... Westland 622 1877 Arawata Cascade Road ... ... ,, 100 1878 Blue Spur Creek Bridge... ... 150 1879 Bruce Bay Inland Road . ., 134 1880 Cron's Road ... ... .. 150 1881 Evans' Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 lo82 Fox Glacier Track ... . 50 1883 Haast Pass Track ... , 450 1884 Haddock Robertson Road .. 200 1885 Harvey Creek Bridge (Woolhouse ,. 300 Road) 1886 Harris Bridge (Waimea Creek). .. 225 (£1 for £1) 1887 Jackson's Bay Port Road ... ., 150 1888 Kakapotahi River Bridge Con account), ,, 305 (£1 for £1) 1889 Kokatahi Road ... ... ,, 200 1890 Kokatahi River protection, Section 2090 ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 1891 Kokatahi Road (river protection) ... ,. 229 1892 Kumara Junction to Kapitea. ... ., 500 1893 Lake Kanieri Road (widening) ... 400 1894 Little Wanganui protective works (£J ., 138 for £1) 1895 Mahitahi to Bruce Bay ... ... .. 173 1896 Malfroy's Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 Mam South Road— 1897 Waiho River Bridge (on account)... ., 5,000 1898 Waiho to County Boundary (Wai- ,, 88 kukupa Bridge) 1899 Haast to Okuru ... ... ,, 76

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Item. 1925—26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. f £ VOTE No. 58 —continuedRoads, etc. —continued. Grey mouth Road District—continued. 1900 McArtbur Road (£1 for £1) ... Westland 200 1901 Petersen Road (on account) ... ,, 150 1902 Richardson Road ... ... 810 1903 Stafford (drainage) ... ... ,, 150 1904 Taminelli Bywash Bridge ... 150 1905 Turn bull River Road ... ... 100 1906 Waiho Gorge Road (north side), (track .. 131 from Bath-house to " Balcony ") 1907 Waitangi (south bank) ... ... ,, 442 1908 Wall Road ... ... ,, 350 1909 Wataroa stock track (north bank) ... ,, 150 1910 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 150 roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1911 Supervision ... ... ... 1,500 1912 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 200 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Greymouth ... ... 57,721 Christchurch Road District— 1913 Cotton's Line Road (£1 for £1) ... Akaroa 125 1914 Herriot's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 125 1915 Little Akaloa to Decanter Bav Road ,, 250 (£1 for £1) 1916 Pigeon Bay to Menzies' Bay (£1 for ,, 500 £1), (on account) 1917 Stoney Bay Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 365 1918 Glynn Wye Road (£50, £1 for £1) ... Amuri 550 1919 Hanmer Springs streets (£7 for £1) ... ,, 350 1920 Leach's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1921 Mason River Bridge (McDonald's), ,, 800 (£2 for £1) 1922 Mason River Bridge (Waiau), (on ac- .. 2,000 count), (£1 for £1) 1923 Sanderson's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 1924 Anderson's Road (£1 for £1) ... Ashburton 375 1925 Ardmine Hall (Kyle Road), (£1 for £1) ,, | 175 1926 Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 330 1927 Bowyers Stream Bridge (Lambies 750 Crossing), (£1 for £1) 1928 Bridge Park Road (£1 for £1) ... ,. 250 1929 Coskeries Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 220 1930 Double Hill Runs Road ... ... ,. 1,000 1931 Gardener's Road to Banks' Corner ... ,, 100 1932 Hinds River Bridge (Brother's Cross- 350 ing), (£1 for £1) 1933 Hinds River Bridge (Poplar Road), ,, 550 (£1 for £1) 1934 Lambie's Road (£1 for £1) .. ., 100 1935 Middle Park Road (£1 for £1) ... ,. j 250 1936 Potts-Strawn Schrubi Road (£1 for £1) .. 134 1937 Shepherd's Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... ,. 138 1938 Staveley Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ., 375 1939 Stoney Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350 1940 Todhunter's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1941 Valetta to Cavendish (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1942 "Woolshed Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350

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Item " ! 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58 —continued. £ £ I Roads etc. —continued. Christchurch Road District—continued. 1943 Ashley River Bridge (Lees Valley), Ashley 750 (£3 for £1), (on account) 1944 Croft's Bridge (Glentui), (£1 for £1)... ,, 50 1945 Makerikeri Bridge (Carr's Road), (£1 ,, 400 for £1) 1946 Mill Bridge (Glentui), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1947 Caroline Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Cheviot 375 1948 Eccleston Road (£1 for £1) .. ,, 500 1949 Leamington to Spotswood (£1 for £1) ,, 50 1950 McMillan's Road Bridge (£1 for £1)... ,, 175 1951 Parnassus to Waiau (£1 for £1), (on ,, 100 account) 1952 Oakleigh Road (£1 for £1) ... Ellesmere 100 1953 Selwyn Lake Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1954 Eyre River Bridge (£1 for £2), (on Eyre 600 account) 1955 Eyre River Bridge (Burgess Ford), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 1956 Fairlie to Geraldine Road (Cain's Geraldine 275 Creek Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1957 Lynn Bridge (strengthening), (£1 for „ 300 £1 ). 1958 Rangitaira Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1959 Waihi Bridge (Nolan's Crossing), (£1 ,, 175 tor £1) 1960 Burke's Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... Halswell 150 1961 Sparks' Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 100 1962 Tai Tapu Park (access bridge) ... ,, 500 1963 Morten Settlement (access to Red- Heathcote *300 cliff's), (£1 for £1) 1964 New Brighton (protective works), (£1 ,, 250 for £1) 1965 Upper Dyer's Pass Road (£209, £1 • ,, 1,209 for £1) 1966 Blue Duck Road (£2 for £1) ... Kaikoura 250 1967 Conway River Bridge to Claverley ... ,, 200 1968 Hapuka River erosion (Mackle's), (£2 ,, 200 for £1) 1969 Kowai River (protective works), (right ,, 121 bank) 1970 Puhipuhi East Road (on account of ,, 1,200 £1,947, £2 for £1) 1971 Puhipuhi Valley extension ... ,, 400 1972 Puhipuhi Valley (widening), (£1 for ,, 75 £1) 1973 Small Grazing-run 90 (access) ... ,, 100 1974 Small Grazing-run 101 (access to ,, |300 Milligan's) 1975 Small Grazing-run 124 (Clarence), ., 492 (access) 1976 Spey Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 1977 Waipapa ... ... ,, 200 1978 Kowai River Bridge (Gray's and Mar- Kowai 630 tin's Roads), (£1 for £1) 1979 North Kowai River Bridge (Tobin's ,, 700 Ford), (£1 for £1) 1980 Main Totara Road (£1 for £1) ... Levels 200 1981 Opihi and Opuha rivers (protective „ 150 works at junction), (£1 for £1) 1982 Spur Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 460 1983 Tengawai River Bridge (£1 for £2), ,, 1,500 (on account) *£150 recoverable. f£100 recoverable.

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Item- 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Ghristchurch Road District—continued. 1984 Tycho School Road (deviation), (£1 for Levels 350 £1) 1985 Ball Hut Road (Hooker Bridge to Mackenzie 486 Blue Lake) 198b Braemar to Mount Cook Station Road ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 1987 Lake Pukaki to Ohau River (£2 for £1) ,, 400 1988 Lake Tekapo to Lilybank Road (£2 ,, 400 for £1) 1989 Lake Tekapo to Wold's Station ;£1 ,, 200 for £1) 1990 Opuha River Bridge (south brtnch), ,, 1,500 (Clayton Road), (£1 for £1) 1991 Ribbonwood Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 600 1992 Richmond to Mt. Gerald Road (£2 for - ,, 145 £1 ) 1993 Hawkin's River Bridge (on account of Malvern 100 £400, £1 for £1) 1994 Selwyn Valley (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1995 Port Levy Native Settlement Road ... Mt. Herbert 100 1996 Raupaki Settlement Road ... ,, 140 1997 Tull's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... Rangiora 100 1998 Boundary Creek Bridge (Hororata to Selwyn 250 Lake Coleridge Road), (£2 to £1) 1999 Hororata River Bridge (McKie's Ford), ,, 125 (Washpen Creek Road), (£1 for £1) 2000 Steventon and St. Helens Road (£1 „ 100 for £1) 2001 Valley Road (Selwyn River to Clear- ,, 150 view Mine), (£1 for £1) 2002 Little Kowai River Bridge (£1 for £1) Tawera 175 2003 Pastoral Run 173, Broken River (ac- ,, 100 cess), (bridge) *. 2004 Ridge Road (£1 for £1) ... Springs 120 2005 Cannington Road Bridge (Willows), Waimate 230 (£1 for £1) 2006 Colville Creek Bridge (Brassil's), (£1 ,, 88 for £1) 2007 Craigmore Settlement Road (£1 for ,, 115 £1) 2008 1 Elder's Creek Bridge (Back Road), ,, 88 (£1 for £1) Gordon's Valley Road— 2009 Brassil's Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 123 2010 Holme Stream Bridge (£1 for £1)... ,, 161 2011 Maiden's Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 75 20121 Southburn Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 78 2013 Hakataramea River Bridge (Wright's), ,, 525 (£1 for £1) 2014 Hook Creek Bridge (Croucher's ,, 210 Crossing), (£1 for £1) 2015 Hook Gap Creek Bridge (£1 for £1)... ,, 110 2016 Hook Swamp Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2017 Little Pareora Bridge (River Road), ,, 125 (£1 for £1) 2018 Luke's Creek Bridge (Scott's ,, 113 Crossing), (£1 for £1) 2019j Makikihi River Bridge (Jackson's), ,, 215 (£1 for £1) 2020j Morven Beach Road Stream Bridge ., 80 (£1 for £1)

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. jg £ VOTE No. 58 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Christchurch Road District—continued. 2021 Otaio River Bridge (Drinnan's), (£1 Waimate 750 for £1) 2022 Otaio River Footbridge (£1 for £1) ... „ 175 2023 Peter's Creek Bridge (Back Road), ,, 150 (£1 for £1) 2024 Redcliff Storm water Channel (£1 for ., 105 £1) 2025 Station Creek Bridge (Haka Valley), „ 110 (£1 for £1) 2026 Springbank Road Creek Bridge (£1 ,, 200 for £1) 2027 Stoney Creek Bridge (Allenholme), (£1 ,, 175 for £1) 2028 Swamp Creek Bridge (Limestone ,, 195 Road), (£1 for £1) 2029 Takitu Settlement Road (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 2030 Waihao River Bridge (Bradshaw's ,, 674 Crossing), (£1 for £1) 2031 Waihaorunga Creek Bridge (McKee's), ,, 95 (£1 for £1) 2032 Waihuna Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 120 2033 Waimate Creek Bridge (Knottingly ,, 70 Park), (£1 for £1) 2034 Witney Creek Ford Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 110 2035 Woolshed Gully Road Bridge (Mar- ,, 265 tin's), (£1 for £1) 2036 Cars Peaks Bridge and approaches (£1 Waipara 350 for £1) 2037 Home Creek bridges (Glenmark Road) ,, 400 2038 Motunau River bridges (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,500 2039 Waitohi River Bridge (lower), (£1 for ,, 850 £i) 2040 Wasbpen Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 315 2041 Kinloch Settlement roads (£2 for £1), Wairewa 800 (on account) 2042 Okute River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... „ 275 2043 Puaha River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 2044 Survey, acquisition, and legalization ... 300 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 2045 Supervision ... ... ... 800 2046 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 400 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Christchurch ... ... 43,035 Dunedin Road District — 2047 Balclutha to Greenfield (£2 for £1) ... Bruce 400 2048 Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth (Main ,. 5,000 Road), (in place of proposed railway) (on account) 2049 Blackburn to Hillend (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 2050 Blackburn to Mount Stuart (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2051 Bruce's to Wislev's Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2052 Cairn Road (on account of £1,026, £1 700 for £1) 2053 Clarendon to Berwick (£1 to £1) ... ,, 100

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1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Dunedin Road District—continued. 2054 Coast Road co Akatore Creek (Joe's Bruce 100 Hill) 2055 Francis' Road (£1 for £2) ... 50 2056 Hillend to Waitahuna Bridge (on ac- ,, 300 count of £1,200, £1 for £1) 2057 Kaitangata to Wangaloa (£1 for £1) 100 2058 Kaitangata to Wangaloa, via Sum- ,, 50 merhill (£1 for £1) 2059 Lovell's Flat to Hillend (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2060 Lovell's Flat to Kaitangata (£1 for £1) ., 150 2061 Milburn to Circle Hill (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2062 Milton to Flett's Bridge Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2063 Moore Road (£1 for £2) ... ... ,, 200 2064 Mount Maitland Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2065 Pillon's Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 200 2066 Renton's Road (£1 for £1) ,, 75 2067 Riverside Road to Blackburn (£1 for £1) ,, 175 2068 Sally's Gully Road ... ... ,, 150 2069 Shagree Creek Bridge (Wangaloa to ,, 300 Coombe Hay Road) 2070 Smith's Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 50 2071 Stirling to Telegraph Road (£1 for £2) ,, 50 2072 Sunflower Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 2073 Taieri Mouth to Taieri Beach (£2 for£1) ., 50 2074 Tokoiti to Milburn (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2075 Tuapeka Mouth to Newton (£1 for £1) ,, 600 2076 Waihola to Taieri Beach (Church Hill) ,, 100 2077 Wood's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2078 Ballantyne's Road (£1 for £1) ... Clutha 75 2079 Bryant's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2080 Bunn's and Hall's Road (£1 for £1).,. ,, 200 2081 Burke's Ford to Tuapeka Mouth Roau ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 2082 Cannibal Bay Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 2083 Catlins River Bridge and approaches ,, 50 (Hinahina) 2084 Cemetery Road (Waikoikoi), (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 2085 Centre Road (Stuart's to Joe's Saddle ,, 120 Road), (£2 for £1) 2086 Chloris Pass Road (£36, £1 for £1 ; ,, 200 £164, £2 for £1) 2087 Clinton to Clydevale (on account of ,, 100 £261, £1 for £1) 2088 Clinton to Owaka (£1 for £1) ... ,, 650 2089 Clinton to Taumata (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2090 Clutha River protective works (Inch- ,, 172 clutha), (£1 for £2) 2091 Clydevale to Rongahere (£1 for £1) ... ,. 150 2092 Cooper's Creek Road ... ... ,, 101 2093 Diver's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 163 2094 Garden Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 70 2095 Hanning's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2096 Hawke's Road (£1 for £1) ... 75 2097 Hukihuki Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, ! 100 2098 Hunt's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2099 Kaka Point to Nuggets (South Moly- ,, 386 neux), (£70, £1 for £1) 2100 Kahuika School Road ... ... ,, 460 2101 Katea Special Rating Area roads (£1 ,, 913 for £1)

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc.- —continued. Dunedin Road District —continued. 2102 Kelso to Maitland (£1 for £1) ... Clutha 300 2103 Kirk's Road (£1 for £1) .. ... „ 120 2104 Koi to Kelso (£1 for £1) ... ,, 450 2105 Koi to Maitland (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2106 Lakeside Road (£155, £1 for £1; £200, „ 355 £2 for £1) 2107 Little Puerua Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 2108 Lochindorb Runs Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, I 100 2109 Longpoint Road (£100, £i for £1 ; „ 200 £100, £2 for £1) 2110 McLennan River Road ... ... ,. 100 2111 McLennan's to Tahakopa Bridge Road ,, 100 (£53, £1 for £1) 2112 Middle Road (Kelso), (£1 for £1) ... „ 140 2113 Merino Downs Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2114 Morris Saddle Road ... ... ,, 270 2115 Newhaven Road ... ... ,, 136 2116 Omaru Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 2117 Owaka River Bridge (Horan's), ,, 500 (Owaka Valley Road), (£1 for £1) 2118 Owaka Settlement Road (from Big ,, 150 Mill Road), (£1 for £1) 2119 Owaka Settlement Road (Hinahina .. 100 end), (£1 for £1) 2120 Papatowai to Long Beach Creek (£2 ,, 200 for £1) 2121 Papatowai to Tahakopa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 2122 Pomahaka River Bridge, Kelso (£1 for ,, 500 £2) 2123 Popotunoa School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2124 Puaho Road (on account) ... ,, 400 2125 Pukerau to Waikoikoi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2126 Puketiro Railway-station Road to ,, 300 south side of Sections 4,18, and 19, Block V, Woodlands S.D. 2127 Purakauiti ... ... ,, 1,100 2128 Purakunui Stream Road... ... ,, 450 2129 Ratanui to Tahakopa Beach ... ,, 900 2130 Regan Road ... ... 150 2131 Reid's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... .. 50 2132 Rewcastle Road ... ... ,, 230 2133 Rimu S.D., Section 23, Block XIV ... 350 2134 Sandy Knowes to Lawlor's (£1 for £1) 150 2135 Shennan's Road (£1 for £1) ... .. 75 2136 Tawanui Railway-station Road (£1 for >• £1) 2137 Tweedie's Ford Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2138 Waikaka to Kelso (£1 for £1) ... ,, 375 2139 Waipahi to Pomahaka Downs (£1 for ,, 250 £1) 2140 Waipahi to Tapanui (on account of ,, 500 £1,119, £1 for £1) 2141 Waitangi Stream Road ... ... 188 2142 Waitepeka Bridge (£2 for £1), (on ,, 350 account) 2143 Williamson and Clearwater Road ... ,, 80 2144 Woodland S.D. (access to Section 29, ., 124 Block X) 2145 Woodland S.D. (Sections 7 and 10, ,, 256 Block II), (access) 2146 Wright Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2147 Wybers Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2148 Young's Road, Arthurtou (£1 for £1) „ 50

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— 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Dunedin Road District—continued. 2149 Beach Bay to Mt. Nicholas (£1 for £1) Lake 75 2150 Cardrona to Queenstown ... ,, 125 2151 Grave-Talbot Track (Wakatipu to „ 411 Milford) 2152 Kawarau: Woolshed Wharf at Falls ,, 450 (£2 for £1) 2153 Kingston to Black Bridge (Kingston ,, 100 to Fairlight Section), (£1 for £1) 2154 Lake. Wakatipu (Elfin Bay) to Lake ,, 600 I Te Anau (Glade House) via Dore Pass 2155 Mataura River Bridge (Athol), (£1 for „ 225 £1) 2156 Matukituki Valley ... ... ,, 300 2157 Paradise to Routeburn ... ... ,, 150 2158 Pembroke to Mt. Aspiring ... ,, 300 2159 Pembroke to Mt. Aspiring (Mototapu ,, 300 River Bridge), (£1 for £1) 2160 Pembroke to Mt. Barker (£1 for £1) ,, 75 j 2161 Queenstown to Arrow Bridge, via ,, 117 Speargrass Flat (£1 for £1) 2162 Queenstown to Pembroke ... ,, 200 2163 Barney's Lane (£1 for £1) ... Maniototo 100 2164 Dunstan's Creek Bridge extension ,, 400 (Lauder-St. Bathan's Road), (£1 for £1) 2165 Factory Bridge, Waipiata (Waipiata ,, 200 to Nasebv Road), (£1 for £1) 2166 Hayes' Bridge (Ida Valley Main ,, 100 Road), (£1 for £1) 2167 Hyde to Kokonga (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2168 Idaburn Bridge (Ida Valley School ,, 225 Road), (£1 for £1) 2169 Ida Valley Railway to Oturehua (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2170 Lauder Flat Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2171 Manuherikia River Bridge (Allans), ,, 1,250 (£1 for £1) 2172 Oturehua to Blackstone Hill (£1 for £2) ,, 50 2173 Pigburn Bridge (Patearoa to Waipiata ,, 250 Road), (£1 for £1) 2174 Puketoi Runs Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2175 Styx to Patearoa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 i 2176 Taieri River protection (Kokonga), (on ,, 1 50 account of £150, £1 for £1) 2177 Upper Taieri to Paerau (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2178 Waipiata to Kokcnga (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2179 Beach Road, Lower Portobello (Gill's Peninsula 50 Corner to Maori-line Boundary), (£1 for £1) 2180 Beach Road (Portobello to Dunedin), ,, 100 (Sea-wall), (£1 for £1) 2181 Dick's Road ... ... ,, 75 2182 Otakau Beach Road (sea-wall), £1 for ., 100 £1) 2183 Pipikaretu (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 2184 Tomahawk Road (Lagoon Hill), (£1 ,, 200 for £2) 2185 Wickcliffe Bay to Cape Saunders ... ,, 200 2186 Access to S.G. Run 260a, Lee Stream Taieri 400 District 2187 Broad Creek Bridge (Lee Flat Road), ,, 400 (£2 for £1)

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1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58 —continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Dunedin Road District—continued. 2188 Gladbrook Runs Road ... ... Taieri 200 2189 Green Island to Taieri Mouth ... 945 2190 Kaikorai Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 2191 Kay's Bridge (Halfway Bush to ,, 600 Whare Flat), (£1 for £1) 2192 Mcintosh Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 2193 Silverstream Bridge (Gordon Road), ,, 300 (£1 for £1) 2194 Birch Road (£1 for £1) ... ... Tuapeka 100 2195 Bowler's Railway - station Road (£1 ,, 150 for £1) 2196 Brown's to Bateman's Road (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 2197 Cockle-shell Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2198 Dalmuir Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2199 Edievale to Moa Flat School (£71, £1 ,, 271 for £1 ; £200, £1 for £2) 2200 Forsyth Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2201 Heriot to Park Hill Settlement (£1 ,, 229 for £1) 2202 Heriot to Roxburgh— Chalmer's Hill to Paul's (Moa Flat), „ 600 (£1 for £1) 2203 Kempthorne's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2204 Kelso's Soldier Settlement Road (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2205 Keppeck Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 2206 Lawrence to Tuapeka Mouth (Falconer's „ 150 Valley Road), (£1 for £1) 2207 Lawrence-Tuapeka West Road (Bui- ., 150 fin's Corner), (£1 for £1) 2208 Lawrence to Waitahuna West (£1 for ,, 150 £1) 2209 Lee Flat Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2210 Mill Road (£1 for £2) ... ... ,, 200 2211 Ottrey's Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 200 2212 Oven Hill Creek Bridge (Walker's ,, 150 Road), £1 for £1) 2213 Pomahaka to Rankleburn (£1 for £1) ,, 100 Roxburgh to Knobbv's Road (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 2215 Shank's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2216 Sheddan's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2217 Switzer's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 2218 Tapanui to Dalvey Bush (£1 for £1) ,, 51 2219 Teviot Homestead to Back Settle- ,, 100 ment Road (£1 for £1) 2220 Tuapeka Mouth to Waitahuna West ,, 150 Road (£1 for £1) 2221 Walker's Road (Ardmore), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2222 Weatherall's Road (£1 for £1) ... . ,, 50 2223 Pomahaka River Bridge (Pomahaka Tuapeka and 250 Siding), (on account of £1,250, £1 Clutha for £1) 2224 Alexandra to Galloway (£3 for £2) ... Vincent 300 2225 Alexandra to Galloway (protective ,, 250 works), (£1 for £1) 2226 Alexandra to Earnscleugh (£1 for £1) „ 150 2227 Cromwell to Pembroke (£150, £1 for £1 ,, 650 £500, £2 for £1) 2228 Cromwell to Ripponvale (£1 for £1)... ,, 250 2229 Elliot's Road ... „ 300

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Item - i no MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. * uVOTE No. 58— continued. Roads, etc. —continued. £ £ Dunedin Road District—continued. 2230 Hawea S.D., Block V, S.G.R. 506 and Vincent 100 Sections 8 and 24 (access), (£1 for £1) 2231 Lauder to Matakanui (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2232 Launch Landing (Lake Hawea) ... „ 80 2233 Launch Landing at Neck (Lake 60 Wanaka) 2234 Lindis River Bridge (Ardgour), (£1 ,, 600 for £1) 2235 Little Valley Road (on account of ,, 1,000 £1,500, £1 for £1) 2236 Luggate to Mount Barker (£1 for £1) „ 150 2237 Moa Creek to Poolburn (back road), ,, 150 (£1 for £1) 223a Ophir to Moa Creek (£1 for £1) ... ,, . 200 2239 Pigeon Island Landing (Lake Wanaka) ,, 80 2240 Poolburn Traffic Bridge (£3 for £2), ,, 500 (on account) 2241 Springvale-Galloway Bridge (£1 for ,, 430 „ „ fl ) 2242 Dunback to Macraes (£1 for £1) ... Waihemo 325 2243 Macraes to Hyde (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2244 Palmerston Borough, Ronaldsay Street ,, 175 (£1 for £1) 2245 Shag River Bridge (Switchback Road), ,, 567 (£1 for £2) 2246 Stoneburn Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2247 Apes Road (£1 for £1) ... Waikouaiti 100 2248 Hosie's Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2249 Lower Harbour Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2250 Mount Trotter to Palmerston (£1 for ,, 200 £1 ) 2251 Orokonui Bridge (Waitati), (Waitati- ,, 300 Kawarika Road), (£1 for £1) 2252j Purakanui Road (Mihiwaka to Pura- ,, 100 kanui), (£1 for £1) 2253 Seacliff to Merton (£l»for £1) ... ,, 100 2254 Stenhouse Road (£1 for £1) ... ,. 100 2255 Toomey's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2256| Waitati to Waikare (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,825 2257j Benmore Run 532 (access) ... Waitaki 100 22o8j Benmore Run (Pastoral Run 556), ,, 100 (access) 2259 Clareview Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2260 Dansey's Pass Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 '.4261 Dasher Road (£1 for £1) ... ,. 50 2262 Dixon's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2263 Duntroon to Livingstone (deviation ,, 250 and bridge), (£1 for £1) 2264 Maerewhenua River Bridge, (Dan- ,, 850 sey's Pass Road), (£1 for £1) 2265 Omarama to Lindis Pass (£500, £2 ,, 1,000 for £1; £500, £1 for £1) 2266 Tussocky Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 2267 Waiareka Light-traffic Bridge (Weston ,, 250 to Incholme Road), (£1 for £1) 2268 Youart's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2269 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 300 roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 2270 Supervision ... ... ... 750 2271 Miscellaneous works and services, in ... 250 eluding assistance towards the con struction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total —Dunedin ... ... 57,850

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Item ' 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Invercargill Road District — 2272 Ardlussa Settlement (access road) ... Southland 200 2273 Asher Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 2274 Benio School Road (£L for £1) ... ,, 102 2275 Benmore to Otapiri (£1 for £1) ... „ 75 2276 Blee Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 75 2277 Blue Road (Sandstone), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 2278 Braid Road (Fortification-Hill Settle- ,, 260 ment), (£100, £1 for £1) •2279 Brantra Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2280 Brookdale Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2281 Brown's to Settlers' Beserve (£1 for £1) ,, 75 2282 Byar's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 100 2283 Campbell's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2284 Casey Road, Otara (west end), (£1 for ,, 50 £1) 2285 Cemetery Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 2286 Chasland's Road ... ... ,, 50 2287 Chrystal and Munro Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2288 Chrvstal Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2289 Clark Road (Roslyn), (£1 for £1) ... „ 150 2290 Clyde Street (Wallacetown), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2291 Cooper Road (Lochiel), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2292 Cox Road (Tussock Creek), (£100, £1 ,, 207 for £1 ; £107, £2 for £1) 2293 Craig Road (Mokoreta), (£1 for £1) . . „ 270 2294 Crawford and Clements Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2295 Crighton Road (Waimahaka), (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 2296 Cross Road (Titipua), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2297 Dawson's Corner to Mimihau Bridge ,, 100 2298 Dean Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 160 2299 Devereux Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 2300 Diack Road (Wyndham) ... ,, 50 2301 Diana Road (£1 for £2) ... ... ,, 75 2302 Dipton Channel Bridge (Hamilton ,, 150 Burn Road), (£1 for £1) 2303 Downs' Road (Brydone), (£1 for £1) ,, 75 2304 Downs' Road, Edendale (£1 for £1)... ,, 250 2305 Drain Road (Spar Bush), (£1 for £1) ,, ]00 2306 Drvsdale Road (Myross), (£1 for £1) ,, 142 2307 Dunlop Road (Pine Bush), (£1 for £1) ,, 200 2308 Endowment Road (Waimatua); (£1 ,, 75 for £1) 2309 Estuary Road, Otatara (£1 for £110s.) ,, 100 2310 Fleming Road (Woodlands), (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2311 Fortifications to Quarry Hills (£100, ,, 150 £1 for £1) 2312 Fortrose to Otara (£38, £1 for £1; ,, 288 £250, £1 for £2) 2313 Froggatt Road (Longbush), (£1 for £2) ,, 70 2314 Gill Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 2315 Girdler Road (£100, £1 for £1) ... ,, 111 2316 Glenure to Josephville Road (£1 for £1) ,, 475 2317 Gorge Factory Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 75 2318 Hagen Road, Sections 44-46 (access) ,, 350 2319 Haldane, Waikawa Road (£2 for £1) ,, 150 2320 Hamil Road (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 2321 Hamilton Bum Road (deviation), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2322 Hamilton Road (Oreti), £1 for £2) ... ,, 50 2323 Hands Road ... ... „ 612 2324 « Hayward Road (Otapiri), (£1 for £1) ,, 50

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Item ' 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No 58 —continued. £ £ IIoaDS, etc —continued. Invercargill Road District— continued. 2325 Hedgehope Block Road (£1 for £1) ... Southland 50 2326 Helena Road (Makarewa), (£1 for £1) ,, 75 2327 Herron Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2328 Hillas Road (Five Rivers), (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2329 Hillend Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 425 2330 Hodgson Road extension ... „ 75 2331 Holtz Road (£200, £1 for £1) ... „ 500 2332 Howell Road ... ... ,, 82 2333 Hudson Road (Woodend) ... ,, 200 2334 Humphries Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 125 2335 Hughes and Deegan's Road (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2336 Invercargill, Block XXIV (access to ,, 100 Section 23) 2337 Invercargill, Block XXIV (access to ,, 200 Sections 28 and 30), (£1 for £1) 2338 Kelleher Road (£1 for fl) ... „ 50 2339 Kidd Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 225 2340 Klondyke Road (£2 for £1) ... „ 100 2341 Ladv Charlton Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2342 Landslip Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 103 2313 Lawson Road (north), (on account of ,, 300 £800) 2344 Longridge North to Tomogalek Road ,, 200 (£2 to £1) 2345 Lota Gorge Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 2346 Lumsden to Kingston — Lovvther to Parawa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 365 2347 Mabel to Hedgehope Main Road (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2348 Mainland School Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 75 23i9 Makarewa River Bridge... ... „ 300 2350 Mandeville to Kingston Crossing (£1 ,, 330 for £1) 2351 Manson Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2352 Marshall Road (Spar Bush), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 235a Mason Road (Seaward Bush), (£35, ,, 685 £1 for £1 ; £6 0, £2 for £1) 2354 Mataura River Bridge, (£1 for £1), ,, 100 (on account) 2355 Mataura River Bridge at Pyramid (on ,, 100 account), (£1 for £l) 2356 Matthews Road (Benmore), (£1 for £1) ,, 75 2357 McEwing and Rouse Road (£100, £1 ,, 140 for £1) 2358 McGaw Road (Wright's Bush), £100, ,, 296 (£1 for £1); £196, (£2 for £1) 2359 Mcintosh Road (Glencoe), (£1 for £1) ,, 154 2360 Mclntyre Road (£1 for £L) ... ,, 100 2361 McKay's Half-chain Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2362 McKercher Road (£1 for £1) ... 50 2363 McLean Road ... ... ,, 200 2361 Metaal Deviation Road (new), (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 2365 Mill Road (south), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2366 Miller Road (£1 for £1) .. ,, 125 2367 Milne Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 2368 Mitchell Road ... ... ,, 215 2369 Mokoreta School to Church (£1 for £1) ,, 200 2370 Mokoreta S.D., Block IX, Section 2 ,, 53 (access) 2371 Morton Mains Railway-station Road ,, 75 (£1 for £1)

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Item ' 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ ItoADS, etc. —continued. Invercargill Road District—-continued. 2372 Mossburn to Five Rivers (£1 for £1) Southland ! 450 2373 Neil Road (Tokanui), (£2 for £1) ... „ 50 2374 O'Brien Road (£2 for £1) ... „ 800 2375 Okaiterua Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 2376 Oreti River Bridge (Mossburn), (£1 ,, 1,500 for £1) 2377 Oreti River Bridge (Beach Road), (on ,, 100 account of £400, £1 for £1) 2378 Oreti River Bridge (Benmore), £1 for ,, 540 £2) 2379 Oreti River protective works (above „ 137 Lumsden), (on account of £437, £1 for £1) 2380 Oreti Road (Otatara), (£1 for £7) ... ,, 75 2381 Orion Road (Makarewa), (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2382 Osmond Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2383 Otahuti to Spar Bush (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2384 Otarna Valley to White's Road (£1 ,, 56 for £1) 2385 Otara to Haldane Road (£1 for £1) ,, 60 2386 Otara to Waipapa Road (£1 for £i) ,, 50 2387 Oteramika S.D., Block V, Section 49 ,, 500 (access) 2388 Parson Road (Niagara), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2389 Pascoe Road ... ... ,, 200 2390 Paterson Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2391 Pebbly Hills Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 150 2392 Plantation Road and Bridge .. ,, 50 2393 Pomona Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2394 Potter Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 2395 Progress Valley to Waikawa Estuary ,, 300 Road (extension), (on account of £720) 2396 Pryde Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 77 2397 Pullar Road (Grove Bush Settlement), ,, 154 (£100, £1 for £1) 2398 Quertier and Elliot Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2399 Rimu Factory Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, I 200 2400 Robinhood Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, j 100 2401 Short's Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 100 2402 Sinclair Road (£75, £1 for £1) ... ,, 275 2403 Springhills Grove Bush Road (£1 for ,, i 200 £1) 2404 Stout Road (Glenham), (£200, £2 for ,, I 400 j £1) 2405 St Patricks to Josephville Road (£1 ,, j 99 for £1) 2406 Swain Road (Kamahi), (£1 for £1) ... ,, j 75 2407 Tanner Road (Hokonui), (£1 for £1) ,, I 75 2408 Taylor Gorge Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 200 2409 Te Peka to Fortifications (£1 for £1) ,, ; 300 2410 Thompson Road (Tokanui) ... ,, [ 200 2411 Thompson and Wilkes Road (£2 for ,, j 140 £1) 2412 Tippett Road (Limehills), (£1 for £1) „ ! 75 2413 Titipua School Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 106 2414 Tokanui to Haldane (£1,716, £2 for ,, j 1,756 £1) 2415 Tomogalek Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 752 2416 Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2417 Vyner Road (Otatara), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2418 Wadsworth's to Lora Road (£1 for £1) ,, i 75

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Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 58 —continued. £ £ Roads, etc —continued. Invercargill Road District—continued. 2419 Waikaia to Waikaka, via Winding Creek Southland 341 2420 Waikaka-Kelso Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2421 Waikaka to Waikaia (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2422 Waikawa River Bridge (east branch) ,, 200 2423 Waikawa Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 197 2424 Waikiwi Cemetery "to West Plains (£1 ,, 100 \ for £1) 2425 Waikiwi Protective Works, &c. (£1 for ,, 755 J £i) 2426 Wallace Rock Road (Waikawa) ... ,, 50 2427 Waimahaka - Te Peka Road (£1 for £1) ,, 200 2428 Waimatua to Mokotua— Timpanv's to Mokotua (£2 for £1) ,, 138 2429 Waipounamu (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 2430 Walker Road (Glenham), (£1 for £1) ,, 283 2431 Ward Parade (Bluff), (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2432 Wells Road (Kamahi), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 2433 Welsh's Road (£2 for £1) .. ,, 50 2434 Wendon S.D., Block XVIII (access ,, 50 road) 2435 Wick's Road (£1 for £1)... ... „ 50 2436 Wilcox Road ... ... ,, j 75 2437 Winsloe Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, ! 75 2438 Wintdn Creek Bridge (Dean Road), ,, ; 100 (£1 for £1) 2439 Winton Athenaeum Road (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2440 Winton Creek Channel (upper), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2441 Wixon Road (Tisbury), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 244$ Woodslea Downs Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2443 Wynaham Valley Main Road (£80, ,, 240 j £1 for £1) 2444 Wyndham - Clinton Main Road (on „ 250 account of £1,000, £1 for £2') 2445 Kingswell Creek Drain (Seaward S. Invercargill 200 Bush), (£1 10s for £1) Borough 2446 Kingswell Creek bridges (Seaward Ditto 200 Bush), (£2 for £1) 2447 Stirrat Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 125 2448 Waihopai River and Road improve- „ 100 ment 2449 Boat Slip at Thule (on account of £250) Stewart Island 100 2450 Brooklands to Braggs ... ... ,, 100 2451 Dundee Street to Excelsior Road ... ,, 50 2452 Half-moon Bay Wharf (extension) ... ,, 700 2453 Half-moon Bay Wharf (repairs), (£1 ,, 150 for £1) 2454 Kaipipi Road ... ... ,, 200 2455 Leask's to Ringa Ringa ... ... ,, 50 2456 Mason Bay Road ... ... ,, 100 2457 Smith's Road ... ... ,, 50 2458 Snagging Scott Burn ... ... ,, 75 2459 Wharf to Settlement, Pegasus ... ,, 50 2460 Allenby Settlement Road ... Wallace 100 2461 Alton No. 3 Loan Block (access to ,, 106 Sections 1, 3, and 5, Block VI, and 7 to 10, Block V, Alton S.D.) 2462 Alton, Block III, Sections 24 to 9 ... ,, 50 2463 Aparima River Bridge (RiverDon), (on ,, 1,000 account of £10,000, £1 for £1) 2464 Approaches to Waiau Punt to Wood- ,, 100 lands (£50, £1 for £1) 2465 Beck and Taylor Road (£1 for £1) ,. I 50 i

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85

Item ' 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 58—continued. £ £ Roads, eto. —continued. Invercargill Road District —continued. ' 2466 Bickley Road (£1 for £1) ... Wallace 50 2467 Blackmore's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2468 Bloomfield's Road (£2 for £1) ... „ 80 2469 Boyle's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2470 Broomhall's Road ... ... ,, 300 2471 Brownridge Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2472 Centre Road (access to Section 25) ... ,, 300 2473 Clark Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 2474 Cosgriff Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2475 Coutt and Waterhouse Road (£200, ,, 300 £1 for £1) 2476 Crook Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 50 2477 Davis and Frentz Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2478 Dodd's and Hawthorne's Road (£1 for £1) ,, 200 2479 Dunrobin Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2480 Eastern Bush to Blackmount (£1 ,, 82 for £1) 2481 Eastern Bush Township Road ... ,, 100 2482 Falls Creek Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2483 Fisher and Rowe Road (£100, £1 for ,, 200 £1 ; £100, £2 for £1) 2484 Friar's Road (£1 for £1)... ... ,, j 50 | 2485 Gavigan and Sinclair Road (£1 for £1) ,, | 75 2486, Glenburn (£125, £1 for £1) ... ,, | 225 2487: Gorge Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 75 2488 Gully Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ i 100 2489 Gummie Bush to Ermedale (£1 for £1) ,, 125 j 2490 Hall and Gallagher Road (£1 for £1) „ 100 2491 Hanley Road (£50, £1 for £1 ; £100, ,, 150 £2 for £1) 2492 Happv Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2493 Hodgett Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, ; 50 2494 Hodgett and Laurie Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2495 James Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 2496 Jones Road (Aparima), (£97, £1 for £1; ,, 197 £100, £2 for £1) 2497 Kaka (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 165 2498 Keenan's Creek Road (Block XVIII, ,, 200 Longwood S.D.), (£1 for £1) 2499' Key to Whare Creek (£1 for £1) ... ,, ! 253 2500 Keen's Road, Woodlaw (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2501 Kowhai Bridge and approaches (£1 for £1) ,, 250 2502 Lake George Outfall ... ... ,, 525 2503 Lapham Road ... ... ,, 200 2504 Lees and Pollard Road (Colac Bav), ,, 59 (£1 for £1) 2505 Lillburn Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 275 Lumsden to Te Anau, via Manapouri — 2506' Hillside to Manapouri (£1 for £1) ,, 750 2507 Key to Te Anau ... ... „ 4,238 2508; Manson's Road (Wairaki), (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2509, McBride's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2510] Mclnerney to Waihoaka (£1 for £1)... ,, 50 2511 McLees and Glendinning Road (£1 ,, i 125 for £1) 2512 McNeil Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 75 2513 Merrivale to Te Tua (£175, £1 for £1) „ 370 2514 Moffett and Forbes Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 175' 2515 Murray and Carmichael Road (£100, ,, 170 £1 for £1 ; £70, £1 for £2) 2516 Officer and Sutherland Road (£1 ,, 50 for £1)

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86

Item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Invercafgill Road District—continued. 2517 . Ogilvie Eoad (£1 for £ 1) ... Wallace 150 2518 Omutu Bridge (Ermedale), (£1 for £1) „ 100 2519 Oraka Creek Bridge (Colac Bay, ,, 50 Kaika), (£1 for £2) 2520 Orawia to Birchwood (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2521 Orawia Stream Bridge (Feldwick), (£2 ,, 100 for £1, on account of £400) 2522 Orepuki Recreation Reserve Road (£1 ,, 50 for £2) 2523 Pahia Village to Round Hill (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2524 Peak Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2525 Pear's Boundary to Jacob's River (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2526 Pourakino Bridge to Hayes Road (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2527 Prendeville and Waddell Road (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2528 Printz Road (Ruahine), (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2529 Reilly Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2530 Riverton Harbour Endowment Road ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 2531 Riverton to Orepuki, via Roundhill ,, 400 (£1 for £1) 2532 Ruahine to Pahia Beach Road (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2533 Scott's Gap to Feldwick (£1 for £1) ... ,, 173 2534 Sheenan's Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 75 2535 Slattery Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2536 Smith's to Tiromaunga (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2537 Stephen and Robinson Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2538 Stuart, Gibson, and McCully Road ,, 150 (£1 for £1) 2539 Stuck Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 100 2540 Taylor Road (Ringway), (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 2541 Tecopsky Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2542 Terrace Iload (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2543 Tinker's Road (Morley), (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 2544 Thornbury Bridge (on account of ,, 750 £2,000), (£1 for £2) 2545 Upper Scott's Gap Road (£1 for £1)... ,, 75 2546 Waiharakeke Stream Bridge (£2 for £1) ,, 160 2547 Wairaki Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, 168 2548 Waimotu ... ... ,, 300 2549 Wairio to Birchwood (£1 for £1) ... ,, 340 2550 Wakapatu to Round Hill (£100, £1 ,, 504 for £1) 2551 Ward Road, Fairfax (£1 for £1) ... „ 150 2552 Whare Creek Bridge and approaches ,, 300 (£1 for £1) 2553 Wild Bush to Ermedale (£1 for £1)... ,, 403 2554 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 250 roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. 2555 Supervision ... ... ... . 1,200 2556 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 300 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Invercargill ... ... 53,169

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87

item. 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. I £ I £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. General— 2557 Advertising tenders, and other initial ... 250 expenses not fairly chargeable to a specific item 2558 Compensation for injuries to employees ... 2,500 while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same 2559 Engineering surveys ... ... ... 750 2560 Roadmen's huts, storerooms, &c. ... ... 500 2561 Towards the prevention and restoration ... 46,000 of flood damages generally Total—General ... ... ... 50,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £35,000 GROSS Total ... .. ... 1,180,874 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 743,925 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 35,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 58 ... j 708,925 VOTE No. 59. Roads and other Works on Goldfields and Mineral Lands— 1 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 ... ... 750 750 Auckland District— 2 j Four-in-Hand Mine Road (£1 for £1) Coromandel 100 3 Kuaotunu to Mercury Bay ... ,, 450 4 Matawai Mines Track ... ... ,, 100 5 j Whangapoua to Murphy's Hill Mine ,, 100 6 Maoriland Road ... ... Ohinemuri 50 7 Maratoto Road ... ... ,, 250 8 Te Whariki to Parakawai Stream ... ,, 75 9 Waihi to Whangamata ... ,, 100 10 | Waiorongomai Mines Tram Line (£29, Piako 246 £1 for £1; £217, £2 for £1) 11 Te Puke Gold-mines Road (£1 for £1) Tauranga 200 12 Puhoi Creek Road ... ... ' Thames 400 13 Tararu Creek Road ... ... ,, 100 14 Hikurangi to Marua ... ... Whangarei 175 2,346

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ROADS, ETC. —continued.

88

Item. I 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC W0RKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads on Goldfields, etc. —continued. Nelson District— 15 Aorere to Parapara ... Collmgwood 50 16 Pakawau River Bridge ... ... ,, 200 17 Pakawau to Puponga Road (£1 for £1) ,, 400 18 Access to Buller Gold Mining Go's Murchison 570 Claim at Glenroy Road 19 Anatoki Bridge approaches ... Takaka 50 j 20 Bances to Flora River (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 j 2If, West Road to Marble Quarries (New- ,, 72 ports) 22 Dart River Footbridge ... ... Waimea 100 | 1,492 West Coast District — 23 Bridge over Westport Coal Company's Bailer 50 tramway at Burnetts Face 24 Burnetts Face to Cascade Creek (track ,, 100 improvements) 25 Cascade Lea,se Track ... ... „ 250 26 Cedar Creek Bridge (Burnetts Face) ,, 200 27 Denniston Township (Yenning's corner ,, 50 to Power-house), (£1 for £1) 28 Denniston Township (East Street to „ 100 West Road) 29 Granity Creek outlet ... ... ,, 138 30 Millerton streets ... ... ,, 350 31 Millerton streets (Blake Street ex- ,, 86 tension) 32 Millerton streets extension ... ,, 300 33 Stockton Township ... ... ,, 250 34 Seddonville Co-operative Mines Track ,, 150 35 Stockton to Tintown ... ,, 250 36 Stockton to Topbrake ... ... ,, 250 37 Waimangaroa- Denniston Road (£1 ,, 200 for £1) 38 Waimangaroa-DennistonRoadbridges ,, 300 39 Paroa-Dunganville ... ... Grey 400 40 Roa to Braeton Track (deviation) ... ,,* 94 41 Devils Creek Bridge at Progress (June- Itiangahua 250 tion Reefton - Big River Road) 42 Hukarere-Black water ... ,, 400 43 Murray's Creek Road (£1 for £2) .. ,, 50 44 Road to Blackwater South Company's ,, 1,075 shaft-site 45 Track to Alexander River goldfield ... ,, 160 5,453 Otago District — 46 Skippers Main Road ... ... Lake 300 47 Skippers Mining Track ... ... ,, 100 48 Skippers Point to Lynch and Reid's ,, 50 Mine (£1 for £1) 49 Hogburn Channel extension and pro- Maniototo 100 tection 50 Kyeburn to Waipiata (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 51 Waipiata to Gimmerburn (£1 for £1) ,, 75 52 Bannockburn Coal-pit Road ... Vincent 100 53 Muddy Creek Sludge Channel (£1 ,, 200 for £1) 1,075

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12— B. 7a.

89

item. 1925—26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Boads on Goldfields, etc. —continued. Southland District — 54 Access to coal-mine, Section 4a, Southland 50 Block VIII, Waimumu Hundred 55 Break-em-all Road (Waikaia to Wai- ,, 61 kaka Main Road), (£1 for £1) 56 Edge's Coal pit Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 161 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £300 « Gross Total ... ... ... 11,277 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 4,800 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 300 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 59 ... 4,500 TOTAL .... .... .... ,£689,500

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TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.

MOTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES.

90

— 1925-26. Vote No. 60.—Telegraph Extension— £ GBOSS Total ... ... ... ... 1,120,000 CKEDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 125,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 995,000 Item. £ £ POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND MINISTER OF TELEGRAPHS. VOTE No. 60, Telegraph Extension— New telegraph and telephone lines, submarine cables, telephone connections and installations, automatic equipment, and material—■ 1 Equipment and material ... ... ... 664,418 2 Labour ... ... ... 425,644 3 Travelling-expenses of telegraph engineers and linesmen ... ... ... 29,938 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £125,000 GKOSS Total ... ... ... —1,120,000 Ceedits-IN-aid ... ... ... ... 125,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 60 ... —— 995,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £995,000

— 1925-26. Vote No. 61.—Motor Transport Services— £ GBOSS Total ... ... ... ... 5 Q00 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL 7,000 Item. POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND MINISTER OF TELEGRAPHS. VOTE No. 61. Motob Transport Services— 1 Motor Transport Services ... ... ... g 000 Gross Total ... ... ... 5 qoo Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 61 ... ... 5^000 TOTAL .... .... .... ... £5,000

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CONTINGENT DEFENCE.

91

— 1925-26. Vote No. 62.—Contingent Defence— £ Gross Total, ... ... ... ... 71,000 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 6 ... ... 71,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF DEFENCE. VOTE No. 62. Contingent Defence — Drill-sheds, garages, mobilization stores, gun-sheds, barraek-rooms, magazines, office buildings and stables, erections and additions, also sites— 1 Ngaruawahia ... ... ... 25,000 2 Burnham ... ... ... 10,000 3 Trentham ... ... ... 5,500 4 General ... ... ... 30,000 5 Rifle ranges (including purchases of land) ... 10,000 6 Harbour Defences ... ... ... 10,000 7 Auckland (land for aerodrome site) ... ... 26,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 116,500 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 71,000 Crbdits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 62 ... 71,000 TOTAL .... .... ... £71,000

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LANDS IMPROVEMENT.

92

1925-26. Vote No. 63.—Lands, Miscellaneous— £ GEOSS Total ... ... ... ... 87,000 CEEDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 8,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 79,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 63. Lands, Miscellaneous— 1 Akaaka Drainage Board (subsidy, 10s. for £ 1, on ac- 800 count of £2,233) 2 Aratapu Creek (clearing weeds) ... ... 300 3 Atuaroa Stream dredging (£1 for £1) ... ... 238 4 Atuaroa Stream dredging ... ... ... 406 5 Aukopae Block (drainage) ... ... 225 6 Awaroa Creek (clearing willows), (subsidy, £1 for £1) 203 7 Blue Mountain S.D., S.G.R. 126 (river erosion) ... 71 8 Clarence Valley roads ... ... ... 2,993 9 Clearing billows, Mangapu-Mangaokewa Streams 250 (subsidy, 10s. for £1) 10 Culverden S.D., Block X, Section 12 (flood damage) 100 11 Education Reserve 1400 (Clandeboye) ... ... 635 12 Elstow Drainage Board (contribution) ... ... 350 13 Elstow drainage works (on account), (£1 for £3) ... 1,000 14 Glengarry Stream erosion (protective works) ... 70 15 Hauraki Drainage Board (subsidy, on account of 1,212 £1,500, 10s. for £1) 16 Hauraki Drainage Board (clearing drains), (subsidy, 500 £1 for £1) 17 Hauraki Pastoral Areas— Thames, Ohinemuri, and Coromandel, formation, 4,000 construction, and compensation 18 Hauraki Plains (water-supply), (on account of £12,000, 3,000 £1 for £4) 19 Horahia Drainage Board (subsidy) ... ... 2,000 20 Horahia Drainage Board, Te Kauri outlet (subsidy, 250 £1 for £1) 21 Horahia Drainage Board (outlet drain to connect 150 with willow drain), (subsidy, £1 for £1) Hungahunga Drainage Board— 22 North Waihekau (subsidy, 10s. for £1) ... ... 300 23 South Waihekau (subsidy, 10s. for £1) ... ... 900 24 Judea Drainage Board (subsidy, 10s. for £1) ... 400 25 Kaihu River drainage (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 10,000 26 Kaihu Valley drainage (protection of land in Kaihu 250 Valley) 27 Kaituna River improvements (on account), (subsidy, 1,000 £1 for £2) 28 Lake Rotongaro outlet drain (£1 for £1) ... 200

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LANDS IMPROVEMENT—continued.

93

1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 63—continued. £ £ Lands, Miscellaneous—continued. 29 Lake Rotongaro outlet drain (north end), (subsidy, 597 £ 1 for £1) 30 Lake Rotongaro drainage (south end), (subsidy) ... 350 Mangawhara River improvements— 31 Little wood's Landing upwards to Tauhei Junction *1,000 (on account of £2,000) 32 Tauhei Junction upwards (on account of £3,000, 1,000 £1 for £3) 33 Mangawhero Drainage Board (subsidy, 10s. for £1) 1,000 34 Matiere Township (drainage), (£1 for £1) ... 125 35 No. 2 Road (Te Puke water-supply scheme), (subsidy, 2,600 £3 for £5) 36 Orahiri Drainage Board (straightening, widening, and deepening stream), (£1 for £2) ... ... 250 37 Oraka Creek clearing (£1 for £1) ... ... 100 38 Otaua Drainage Board (subsidy, 15s. for £1) *. 650 39 Pastoral Run 114, Mount Potts (river erosion) ... 75 40 Piako River Stop-bank (grant to Waitoa Drainage 154 Board, &c.) 41 Piako River stop-banks (near Ngatea), (£2 for £1) ..; 2,500 42 Pukekohe Drainage District (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 100 43 Raft Creek, Kokatahi, Westland (cleaning) ... 300 44 Raupo Drainage Board (flood-gate at Blong's corner) 100 45 Raupo Drainage Board (internal drainage), (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 2,500 Reclamation of sand-dune and dune-areas and purchase of marram-grass— 46 Houhora-Waipapakauri ... ... ... 250 47 Kaipara Coast ... ... ... 250 48 Northern Wairoa ... ... ... 250 49 Orewa Beach and sand-drift area ... ... 250 50 Sandy Point-Tarras ... ... ... 500 51 Waipu ... ... ... 1,000 52 Other districts ... ... ... 100 53 Spottis Creek erosion ... ... ... 54 54 Stock-resting reserve, Run 121, Kekerangu (purchase 60 of ) „ 55 Taieri Plain flood protection (half recoverable), (on 50,000 account of £150,000, £1 for £1) 56 Te Mapara drainage area (subsidy, 10s. for £1) ... 250 57 Te Matai Settlement water-supply (£1 for £1) ... 3,000 58 Tokatoka No. 3 Block (Otamatea County) ... 200 59 Tokatoka Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Blocks (Raupo Drainage 1,875 Board) 60 Tokatoka stop-bank and drainage ... ... 5,000 61 Tokatoka Stop-bank (foreshore protection), (£1 for £1), (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 62 Tokatoka (external protection, improved outlet, and 2,000 further drainage), (£1 for £1), (on account) 63 Tua Tua Moana Drainage Board (subsidy, 10s. for £1) 1,250 64 Tumu-Kaituna Drainage Board (improvement to 559 drains) 65 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply (on account of £500, £1 for £2) ... ... ... 200 66 Waimana River (erosion) ... ... 1,000 67 Waimutuku River Board (drainage), (on account) ... 250 68 Waipa Drainage Board (subsidy, 10s. for £1) ... 250 Waitoa River dredging — 69 North Road to Paeroa-Tahuna Road ... 3,500 70 Paeroa-Tahuna Road to Ohine Stream (contribution) 1,500 * All recoverable.

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LANDS IMPROVEMENT—continued.

94

Item - 1925-26. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 63—continued. £ £ Lands, Miscellaneous —continued. 71 Waitoa River stop-banks (left bank) ... ... 400 72 Waitoa S.D. : Access to Sections 4 and 5, Block X 100 73 Water-supply, Lower Hawea and Wanaka Survey Districts ... ... ... 1,900 74 Whakahoro flood-gate (re-erection), (grant to Waitoa 750 Drainage Board) 75 Whangape Stream (improvements), (subsidy, £1 for 750 £1) 76 Works not specified ... ... ... 800 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £8,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 124,652 Amount requibed fob Cubeent Year ... ... 87,000 CEEDITS-IN-aid ... ... ... ... ! 8,COO NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 63 ... —| 79.000 I I TOTAL .... .... .... .... £79,000

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IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE.

95

— 1925-26. Vote No. 64.—Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage— £ Gross Total ... ... ... 105,082 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 5,082 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 100,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 64. 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) ... 105,000 2 Teviot Electria-power BoardInterest on delayed payment for pipes, &c. ... 82 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1908 ... £5,082 GROSS Total ... ... ... — 105,082 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 5,082 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 64 ... 100,000 ) TOTAL .... .... .... £100,000

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PLANT, MATERIAL, AND STORES.

96

Purchase of Plant, Material, and Stores (including adjustment of Plant, Materials, and Stores at present in hand or in use). — ! 1925-26. Vote No. 65. —Plant, Material, and Stores— £ Gross Total ... ... ... ... 170,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 125,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 45,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 65. 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 ... ... ... 80,000 2 Material and stores ... ... ... 90,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public? Revenues Act, 1908 ... £125,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 170,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 125,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 65 ... 45,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £45,000

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Appropriations for Electric Supply Account.

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT.

13— B. 7a.

97

— 1925-26. Vote No. 66.—Development of Water-power— £ GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 1,071,907 Cbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 26,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 1,045,907 Item. £ £ ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. VOTE No. 66. Development of Watek-power (including Salaries, Travelling Expenses, Audit Pees, Cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls, and all other Expenses)— 1 Arapuni scheme ... ... ... 403,000 Mangahao scheme— 2 New works and purchase of material for stock ... 200,000 3 Working-expenses, maintenance, &c. ... 25,000 Horahora scheme extension — 4 New works and purchase of material for stock ... 60,000 5 Wprking-expenses, maintenance, &c. ... 15,000 Lake Coleridge scheme— 6 New works and purchase of material for stock ... 315,000 7 Working-expenses, maintenance, &c. ... 25,000 8 Waikaremoana scheme .. ... ... 26,000 Surveys and investigation of other schemes— 9 North Island ... ... ... 500 10 South Island ... ... ... 1,000 11 General expenses not chargeable to any particular work ... ... ... 500 12 Amount misappropriated by Clerk at Christchurch ... 907 Estimated credits-in-aid on capital account £26,000 GROSS Total ... ... ... 1,071,907 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 26,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 66 .. 1,045,907 ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT .... £1,045,907

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Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account.

WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.

98

— 1925-26. £ Waihou and Ohinemuri Eivers Improvement — GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 75,000 CBEDITS-in-AID ... ... ... 5,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 70,000 £ £ WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivebs Impeovement (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 ... ... ... 75,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1908 ... £5,000 GEOSS TOTAL ... ... ... 75,000 Ceedits-in-AID ... ... ... ... 5,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 70,000 WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS £in nnn IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT "" u > uuu

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

99

(Opening up Crown Lands fob Settlement Account). OPENING UP LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS (Including Salaries or Wages, also Cost-of-living Increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls). — | 1925-26. Vote No. 70. —Opening up Land for Settlements— £ GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 30,100 Credits-IN-AID .. ... ... ... 100 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 30,000 £ £ Item. MINISTER OF LANDS. VOTE No. 70. Opening up Land for Settlements. Whangarei Road District — 1 Kaiikanui Block ... ... Whangarei 1,700 2 Opuawhanga ... ... 250 3 Otaika Block ... ... ,, 1,000 4 Poroti Block ... ... ,, 1,000 5 Te Wairahi Block ... ... ,, 250 6 Whangaiti .. ... ,, 500 7 Kai Iwi ... ... Hobson 1,000 8 Kairara ... ... ,, 750 9 Pekapekarau ... ... ,, 657 10 Kerikeri Block .. ... Bay of Islands 12,000 11 Parahirahi ... ... ,, 1,000 12 Tokawhero (additional) ... ... ,, 54 13 Akatere ... ... Whangaroa 500 14 Omaunu Block ... ... ,, 1,160 15 Waikoura Block ... ... 20 16 Kereponia ... ... Mangonui 500 17 Otaia ... ... ,, 500 18 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—Whangarei ... ... 22,941 Auckland, Road District — 19 Pakiri ... ... Rodney 500 20 Pakiri Extension ... ... ,, 500 21 Haydn ... ... Auckland 3,166 Suburbs 22 Haydn Extension (No. 1) ... Ditto 1,000 23 Orakei ... ... ,, 10,000 24 Waikomiti ... ... ,, 1,225 25 Victoria ... ... ,, 1,000 26 Orewa ... ... Waitemata 369 27 Orewa Extension ... ... ,, 250 28 Paremoremo Block ... ... ,, 2,362 29 Swanson (additional No. 3) ... ,, 402 30 Swanson (additional No. 4) ... ,, 1,284 31 Swanson (additional No. 5) ... „ 1,500

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Item - 1925-26. MINISTER OF LANDS -continued. . VOTE No. 70 —continued. £ £ Opening up Land fob Settlements—continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 32 Pakington Block ... ... Manukau 85 33 Waitakaruru Block ... Thames & Ohinemuri 134 34 Romunga ... ... Ohinemuri 1,523 35 Te Aroha Block ... Te Aroha Borough 1,544 36 Kaniwhaniwha Block ... ... Raglan 500 37 Rangihau ... ... Coromandel & 3,999 Thames 38 Pepe ... ... Ditto 512 39 Tikitiki ... ... Matamata 2,000 40 Pamotumutu Block ... ... Otorohanga 2,676 41 Ranginui Block ... ... ,, 500 42 Wharepuhunga Extension No. 4 ,, 9,405 43 Wharepuhunga Extension No. 5 ,, 5,000 44 Okupai Block ... ... Kawhia 250 45 Taumatatotara Block (additional) ... ,, 16 46 Maungaroa ... ... Waikato 1,956 47 Puketoka ... ... ,, 999 48 Waikare Block ... ... ,, 250 49 Waiterimu Block ... ... ,, 250 50 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—Auckland ... ... 55,257 * Tauranga Boad District— 51 Taupiro Block ... ... Tauranga 37 52 Rotoma Block ... Rotorua & Whakatane 33 53 Rotoma (additional) ... ,, 650 54 Ahi Inanga Block ... ... Whakatane 500 55 Owataiti Block ... ... ,, 100 56 Tirohanga ... East & West Taupo 195 57 Tuararangaia Block ... ... ,, 737 58 Blocks not specifically provided for ... 100 Total—Tauranga ... ... 2,352 Gisborne Boad District— 59 Motu ... ... Opotiki 200 60 Oamaru No. 5 Block ... ... ,, 434 61 Tahora 2a ... ... ,, 9,000 62 Takaputahi ... ... ,, 1,131 63 Hangaroa ... ... Cook 809 64 Patutahi ... ... ,, 281 65 Tahora ... ... ,, 14,892 66 Waipiro Block ... ... ,, 2,000 67 Hurakia Block ... ... Waiapu 1,657 68 Ngamoe Block ... ... ,, 2,000 69 Poroporo ... ... ,, 6,000 70 Tapatu Waitangirua ... ... „ 3,374 71 Kahotea ... ... Wairoa 1,286 72 Ngapakira .. ... ,, 521 73 S.G. Runs 37 and 38 ... ... ,, 4,500 74 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—Gisborne ... ... 48,185

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— MINISTER OF LANDS—continued. 1925 2<J ' VOTE No. 70 —continued. £ £ Opening up Land foe Settlements —continued. Taumarunui Road District— 75 Kahuwera (additional) ... . . Waitomo 90 76 Kopaki Block ... ... . 348 77 Kopaki Extension Block... ... ,, 46 78 Mahorehore Block ... ... ,, 1,296 79 Mangaiti Block ... ... ,, 35 80 Puna Block (Rangitoto-Tuhua 46 and 47) ,, 720 81 Mirotahuna Block ... ... Ohura 55 82 Ohura ... ... ,, 400 83 Kariri Block ... ... Rotorua 170 84 Pukewhau Block ... ... ,, 27 85 Morinui Block ... ... Kaitieke 32 86 Ongaruhe Block ... ... West Taupo 375 87 Komokoriki Block ... ... ,, 294 88 Blocks not specifically provided for... ... 100 Total Taumarunui .. ... 3,988 Stratford Road District— 89 Aneti ... ... Egmont 754 90 Parihaka Block ... ... ,, 953 91 Papakauri Extension Block ... Waitomo 30 92 Maraekowhai Block (Marae- Whangamomona 89 kowhai No. 2 Block) 93 Tahora ... ... ,, 200 94 Katere ... ... Taranaki 765 95 Omona Block ... ... Stratford 464 96 Makaranui Block ... ... Waimarino 87 97 Taumatamahoe ... ... Patea 1,000 98 Whakaihuwaka Block ... ... ,, 700 99 Blocks not specifically provided for... ... 100 Total—Stratford ... ... 5,142 Napier Road District — 100 Putere Block ... ... Wairoa 267 101 Te Reinga • ... ,, 775 102 Arapawanui Block ... ... Hawke's Bay 33 103 Heru-a-Tureia ... ... ,, 600 104 Pastoral Run 3 ... ... ,, 550 105 Pastoral Run 24 ... ... ,, 600 106 Pukekura ... ... ,, 2,000 107 Mangangarara (additional) .. Patangata 600 108 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—Napier ... ... ... 5,525 Wellington Road District— 109 Waikopiro ... ... Dannevirke 544 110 Pouwhakarua Block ... ... Rangitikei 70 111 Piripiri Block ... ... Pohangina 520 112 Hikurangi ... ... Kiwitea 700 113 Onslow No. 2 Block ... ... ,, 42 114 Ahuaturanga Block ... ... Woodville 58 115 Tangimoana ... ... Manawatu 657 116 Tangimoana No. 2 ... ... ,, 600 117 j Paekakariki Extension Nos. 5 and 7 Hutt 141 118 | Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—Wellington ... .. 3,432

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1925-26. MINISTER OF LANDS—continued. VOTE No. 70—continued. £ £ Opening up Land for Settlements—continued. Nelson Road District— 119 Lamb Valley Block ... ... Waimea 105 120 Blackwater South Block ... Murchison 332 121 Horse Terrace ... ... ,, 431 122 Howard Block ... ... „ 398 123 Maruia East Block ... ... ,, 200 124 Owen North Block ... ... ,, 217 125 Upper Opouri No. 2 Loan Block ... Marlborough 1,096 126 Wakamarina North ... ... „ 618 127 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 200 Total—Nelson ... ... ... 3,597 Greymouth Road District— 128 Brighton ... ... Buller 500 129 Oparara Block ... ... ,, 1,483 130 Town of Punakaiki ... ... Grey 150 131 Cook River ... ... Westland 2,800 132 Oinetamatea Block ... ... ,, 772 133 Town of Waiho Gorge ... ... ,, 453 134 Blocks not specifically provided for ... .. 100 Total —Greymouth ... ... . 6,258 Christchurch Road District— 135 Reserve No. 62 (Port Levy) Mount Herbert 65 136 Run 47b, Otaio ... ... Waimate 100 137 Blocks not specifically provided for... ... 103 Total—Christchurch ... ... 265 Dunedin Road District— 138 Earnscleugh Flat ... ... Vincent 270 139 Irrigation ... ... ,, 400 140 Mount Pisa ... Vincent & Lake 1,691 141 Milton ... ... Bruce 75 142 Teviot ... ... Tuapeka 169 143 Wilden ... ... ,, 3,000 144 Blocks not specifically provided for... ... 100 Total—Dunedin ... ... 5,705 Invercargill Road District — 145 Aparima No. 4 Block ... . ... Wallace 250 146 Aparima No. 2 Extension No. 1 ... ,, 4X8 147 Jacob's River No. 2 Block ... ,, 2,290 148 Lillburn No. 1 Block ... ... „ 227 149 Lillburn No. 2 Block ... ... ,, 7,000

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Item ' 1925-26. MINISTER OF LANDS -continued. VOTE No. 70 —continued. £ £ Opening up Land foe Settlements -continued. lnvercargiti Road District —continued. 150 Round Hill Extension Block ... Wallace 1,749 151 Terepa Block ... ... ,, 121 152 Tuatapere ... ... ,, 38 153 Grove Bush ... ... Southland 478 154 Grove Bush (additional)... ... ,, 100 155 Blocks not specifically provided for .. ... 100 Total—Invercargill ... ... 12,771 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous ... ... 100 GKOSS Total, ... ... ... 175,418 Amount requibed fob Gubeent Yeab ... ... 30,100 Cbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 100 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 70 ... 30,000 LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT .... £80,000

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Appropriations for Main Highways Account.— Construction Fund.

CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS, INCLUDING SALARIES OR WAGES, ALSO COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE (WHICH IS SUBJECT TO REVISION AS COST OF LIVING RISES OR FALLS), HOLIDAY PAY, COMPENSATION AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES FOR ACCIDENTS TO EMPLOYEES, CHARGES FOR PLANT, ETC.

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— 1925-26. Vote No. 72. —Main Highways— £ *GBOSS Total ... ... ... ... 440,000 CRBDITS-in-AID ... ... ... ... 5,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 435,000 Item. £ £ MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT. VOTE No. 72. Main Highways— No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) — 1 Auckland-Wainui (via Birkenhead), (£1 for £1, 4,463 £4,263 ; free, £200) 2 Auckland-Helensville (£1 for £1) ... ... 11,000 ; 3 Kumeu Railway-station to Albany Eoad (£1 for £1) 1,443 4 Helensville-Waiwera (£2 for £1, £161; £1 for £1, 1,133 £972) 5 Port Albert-Wellsford (£1 for £1) ... ... 750 6 Waiwera-Mangawai (free, £3,000 ; £2 for £1, £1,000, 5,180 on account; £1 for £1, £1,180) 7 Warkworth-Kaipara Flats Eailway-station (£3 for £1) 1,988 8 Wayby-Maungaturoto (£3 for £1, £2,850; £1 for £1, 3,067 £217) 9 Kaiwaka-Mangawai (£1 for £1) ... ... 353 10 Whangarei-JDargaville (£1 for £1, £401; free, £1,975) 2,376 11 Whangarei-Kawakawa (£4 for £1, £2,000; £2 for 4,784 £1, £900 ; £1 for £1, £1,884) 12 Maungatapere-Kaikohe (free, £5,001; £5 for £1, 8,684 £2,218; £3 for £1, £900; £1 for £1, £565) 13 Kawakawa-Mangamuka (free, £5,000; £1 for £1, 5,375 £375) 14 Waimamaku - Ohaeawai (free, £200; £4 for £1, 8,368 £1,860; £1 for £1, £6,308) 15 Eawene-Kaikohe (£1 for £1) ... ... 346 16 Kohukohu-Te Karae (£1 for £1) ... . . 2,000 17 Broadwood-Kaitaia (free, £135 ; £1 for £1, £1,613)... 1,748 18 Waipapakauri-Victoria Valley (£1 for £1) ... 2,106 19 Victoria Valley-Mangonui (£1 for £1) ... ... 200 20 Mangamuka-Te Karae (free) ... ... 3,000 21 Whangaroa-Okaihau (free) ... ... ... 3,500 22 Dargaville-Maungaturoto (free, £1,922; £4 for £1, 8,372 £400 ; £3 for £1, £5,400; £1 for £1, £650) 23 Northern Wairoa Bridge at Dargaville (£1 for £1) 8,000 24 Maungaturoto Bailway-station-Waipu (£1 for £1) ... 500 25 Dargaville-Te Kopuru (£1 for £1) ... ... 300 26 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 350 89,386 *£200,000 to be transferred from "Public Works Fund" in terms of Section 16 (b) of the Main Highways Act, 1922.

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Item ' 1925-26. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. VOTE No. 72 —continued. £ £ Main Highways—continued. No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) — 27 Auckland-Helensville (£1 for £ 1) ... ... 9,695 28 Great South Boad (free, £10.100; £1 for £1, 31,259 £21,159) 29 Pokeno-Waihi (free, £11,053* ; £1 for £1, £3,926) 14,979 30 Pokeno-Tauranga to Coromandel (£7,500 on account, 9,952 subsidy ; £1 for £1, £2,287 ; £1 for £2, £165) 31 Paeroa-Kopu (£1 for £1, on account) ... ... 3,000 32 Hamilton-Raglan (free, £343 ; £1 for £1, £236) .. 579 33 Hamilton-Paeroa (£1 for £1) ... ... 4,772 34 Hamilton-Botorua (free, £7,500; £1 for £1, £3,000) 10,500 35 Waitoa-Taupo (free, £355 ; £1 for £1, £4,500) ... 4,855 36 Matamata-Tauranga (free, £908; £1 for £1, £1,500) 2,408 37 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 200 92,199 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga)— 38 Tauranga-Matamata (free, £21; £2 for £1, £4,000; 6,374 £1 for £1, £2,353) 39 Gisborne-Whakatane (via Motu), (free, £2,875; £1 12,985 for £1, £6,610 ; £1 10s. for £1, £3,500) 40 Whakatane-Botorua (free, £2,100; £3 for £1, 10,640 on account of £7,500 ; £1 for £1, £1,040) 41 Whakatane-Tauranga (free, £1,137; £1 for £1, £5,255) 6,392 42 Te Ngae-Paengaroa (free, £500; £3 for £1, £1,000; 3,000 £1 10s. for £1, £1,500) 43 Cainbridge-Botorua (£3 for £1, £6,000; £1 10s. for 7,440 £1, £1,440) 44 Rotorua-Napier (free, £2,578 ; £3 for £1, £200) ... 2,778 45 Cambridge-Taupo (via Atiamuri), (free) ... ... 2,800 46 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 52,509 No. 4 Highway District (Gisbome) — 47 Gisborne-Wairoa (via Morere), (free, £11,000 ; £1 for 14,140 ] £1, £3,140) 48 Gisborne-Opotiki (via the Coast), (free, £9,553; £3 59, 608 for £1, £14,318; £2 for £1, £27,539; £1 for £1, £8,198) 49 Gisborne-Opotiki (via Motu), (free. £2,987 ; £2 for 6,325 £1, £3,300; £1 for £1, £38) 50 Gisborne-Wairoa (via Hangaroa), (£1 for £1) ... 2,250 51 Rotokautuku Bridge-Tikitiki Road (via Right Bank 400 Waiapu Biver), (free) 52 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 250 82,973 No. 5 Highway District ( Haiuke's Bay)— 53 Napier-Gisborne (via Wairoa), (free, £2,095; £1 10s. 4,809 for £1, £75 ; £1 for £1, £2,639) 54 Woodville-Palmerston North (free, £2,500; £1 for 3,300 £1, £800) 55 Dannevirke-Waipukurau (via Porangahau), (£1 for 5,708 £1) 56 Farndon-Tukituki Biver (via Havelock North), (£1 990 for £1) ' I * Local authorities to contribute £1,016.

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— 1925-26. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. VOTE No. 72 —continued. £ £ Main Highways—continued. No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) —continued. 57 Napier-Wellington (via Wairarapa), (£1 for £1) ... 23,238 58 Otane-Elsthorpe (£1 for £ 1) ... ... 1,103 59 Wairoa-Gisborne (via Hangaroa), (£1 for £1) ... 1,300 60 Weber-Eketahuna (£1 for £1) ... ... 83 61 Petane-Taupo (£2 for £1, £34; £1 for £1, £858) ... 892 62 Havelock North to Fernhill (via Hastings), (£1 for £1) 2,500 63 Napier-Omahu (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 1,210 64 Taradale-Rissington (£1 for £1) ... ... 100 65 Waipawa-Tikokino (£1 for £1) ... ... 168 66 Norsewood-Whetukuru (£1 for £1) ... ... 105 67 Engineering surveys (free, £750 ; £1 for £1, £250) ... 1,000 46,506 No. 6 Highway District ( King Country)— 68 Te Kuiti-Bull's (via Taumarunui), (free, £13,302 ; £2 14,718 for £1, £381; £1 for £1, £1,035) 69 Auckland-Wellington (via Taranaki), (free, £1,000; £2 3,100 for £1, £2,000; £1 for £1, £100) 70 Kawhia to Auckland-Wellington Highway (via 6,716 Kawa), (free, £1,000; £2 for £1, £4,333; £1 for £1, £1,383) 71 Caves to Lemon Point (£2 for £1) ... ... 6,446 72 Raurimu to Wade's Landing (free, £300; £2 for £1, 558 £200 ; £1 for £1, £58) 73 Piopio to Tatu (via Aria), (free, £150; £1 for £1, 4,735 £4,585) 74 Stratford-Taumarunui (free, £970; £2 for £1, £10; 7,505 £1 10s. for £1, £435; £1 for £1, £6,090) 75 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 150 43,928 No. 7 Highivay District (Taranaki) — 76 Auckland-Wellington (via Taranaki), (free, £35,500; 44,391 £1 for £1*, £8,891) 77 Lepperton Junction-Hawera (via Opunake), (£1 for 8,193 £1) 78 Manaia-Mount Egmont (£1 for £1) ... ... 650 79 New Plymouth-Kaimata (via Ingle wood), (£1 for £1) 6,585 80 Ohura Eoad (free, £3,750; £2 for £1, £1,021; £1 7,921 for £1, £3,150) 81 Eltham-Opunake (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,000 82 Stratford-Opunake (£1 for £1) ... ... 750 83 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 70,590 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui)— 84 Auckland-Wellington (via Taranaki), (£1 for £1) ... 9,820 85 Ball Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 450 86 Bull's-Taumarunui (£3 for £1, £1,964; £1 for £1, 3,471 £1,507) 87 Mornohaki State Farm Eoad (£1 for £1) ... 325 88 Eaetihi-Ohakune (£1 for £1) ... ... 410 89 Bangitatau East and Watershed Eoads (£1 for £1) 2,133 90 Wangauui-Horopito (free, £10,000 ; £1 for £1, £3,484) 13,484 91 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... 50 30,143

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Item - 1925-26. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. VOTE No. 72 —continued. £ £ Main Highways—continued. No. 9 Highway District ( Wellington West)— 92 Wellington-Auckland (via Taranaki), (free, £11,450 ; 29,950 £1 for £1, £18,500) 93 Wellington-Napier (via Wairarapa), (free, £417; £2 12,525 for £1, £2,600; £1 for £1, £9,508) 94 Himitangi-Ashhurst (via Palmerston North), (£1 for 2,130 £1) 95 Sanson-Palmerston North (£1 for £1) ... ... 217 96 Levin-Palmerston North (via Shannon), (£1 for £1) 2,580 97 Greatford-Woodville (via Feilding and Ashhurst), 1,425 (£1 for £1) 98 Mangaweka-Awahuri (via Kimbolton), (£1 for £1) ... 312 99 Ashhurst-Pohangina (£1 for £1) ... ... 72 100 Kimbolton-Apiti (£1 for £1) ... ... 125 101 Feilding-Stanway (£1 for £1) ... ... 47 102 • Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 1-50 49,533 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) — 103 Wellington-Napier (via Wairarapa), (free, £1,009; 10,790 £1 for £1, £9,781) 104 Peatherston-Martinborough (£1 for £1)... ... 4,072 105 Greytown-Bidwill's Cutting (£1 for £1)... ... 152 106 Kahautara Road (£1 for £2)... ... ... 1,000 107 Carterton-Longbush (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,625 108 Masterton-Weber Junction to Tinui (£1 for £1) ... 1,306 109 Carterton-Longbush Junction to Gladstone (£1 for £1) 1,047 110 Masterton-Weber (via Alfredton), (free, £700; £1 3,612 for £1, £2,912) 111 Pahiatua-Pongaroa (£1 for £1) ... ... 625 112 Tupurupuru-Westmere (£1 for £1) ... ... 59 113 Masterton—Martinborough (via Gladstone), (£1 for £1) 875 114 Martinborough-Otaria (£1 for £1) ... ... 50 115 Featherston - Pigeon Bush (£1 for £1) ... ... ' 775 116 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 27,088 No. 11 Highway District (Nelso?i) — 117 Nelson-Westport (free, £5,300; £1 for £1, £1,600)... 6,900 118 Richmond-Collingwood (free, £249; £3 for £1, £27; 4,760 £1 for £1, £4,484) 119 Collingwood-Pakawau (£1 for £1) ... ... 1,109 120 Nelson-Blenheim (free, £1,100 ; £3 for £1, £450 ; £2 4,115 for £1, £907 ; £1 for £1, £1,658) 121 Blenheim-Picton (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,330 122 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 570 19,784 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast)— 123 Westport-Karamea (free) ... ,.. ... 8,670 124 Westport-Nelson (free) ... ... ... 24,792 125 Inangahua Junction-Waiho (free, £9,132; £1 for 9,232 £2, £100) 126 Kumara-Arthur's Pass (free) ... . ... 975 127 Engineering surveys ... ... ... 50 43,719 I

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MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. 1925-26. VOTE No. 72 —continued. £ £ Main Highways—continued. No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) — 128 Christchurch - Blenheim (via Parnassus), (free, 27,432 £20,326; £1 for £1, £7,106) 129 Waipara-Kaikoura (via Culverden), (free, £6,776; £1 11,101 i for £1, £4,325) 130 Culverden-Hanmer (£1 for £1) ... ... 300 131 Waikari-Waitohi (£1 for £1) ... ... 50 132 Waikari-Motunau ... ... ... 650 133 Engineering surveys (free) ... .. ... 50 39,583 No. 14 Highway District ( Canterbury Central)— 134 Christ'church-Blenheim (via Parnassus), (£1 for £1) 5,100 135 Christchurch-Dunedin (£3 for £1, £5,000 ; £1 for £1, 9,375 I £4,375) 136 Sockburn-Southbridge (£1 for £1) ... ... 125 137 Christchureh-Akaroa (£1 for £1) ... ... 453 138 Christchurch-Lyttelton (via Sumner), (free, £50; £1 800 j for £1, £750) 139 Rangiora-Oxford (via Loburn), (£1 for £1) ... 675 140 Christchurch-Chaney's (via Marshlands), (£1 for £1) 1,000 141 Christchurch-Blenheim to Bennett's (via Swannanoa), 1,208 (£750*; £1 for £1, £458) 142 Upper Riccarton-Arthur's Pass (£2 for £1, £600 ; £1 980 for £1, £380) 143 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 50 19,766 No. 15 Highway District ( Canterbury South) — 144 Christchurch-Dunedin (free, £750 ; £2 for £1, £500 ; 9,742 £1 for £1, £8,492) 145 Rakaia-Methven (£1 for £1) ... ... 770 146 Sheffield-Arundel (via Upper Rakaia Gorge Bridge), 2,900 (£1 for £1) 147 Geraldine-Orari (via Peckham's Crossing), (£1 for £1) 200 148 Geraldine-Pairlie (via Cattle Valley), (£1 for £1) ... 300 149 Timaru-Hermitage (via Washdyke), (free, £100; £1 2,300 for £1, £2,200) 150 Pukeuri-Kurow (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 1,950 151 Temuka-Pleasant Point (£1 for £1) ... ... 232 152 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 50 18,444 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) — 153 Dunedin-Christchurch (free, £15,000, £1 for £1, £25) 15,025 154 Cromwell-Hawea Flat (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,000 155 Palmerston-Queenstown (via Beck's), (free, £275; 2,231 £1 for £1, £1,956) 156 Arrowtown to Palmerston-Queenstown (£1 for £1) ... 100 157 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 19,456 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) — 158 Clarkesville-Clyde (free, £2,356 ; £1 for £1, £350) ... f2,706 159 Dunedin-Invercargill (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,550 160 Rae's Junction-Edievale (free, £100; £1 for £1, £200) 300 161 Mosgiel Junetion-Middlemarch (£1 for £1) ... 300 162 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 5,956 * Byre County Council to contribute balance towards cost of work. f Local authorities to contribute £500.

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Item - 1925-26. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. VOTE No 72 —continued. £ £ Main Highways—continued. No. 18 Highway District (Southland)— 163 Invercargill-Dunedin (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,663 164 Invercargill-Riverton (£1 for £1) ... . . 5,250 165 Winton-Ohai (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 2,160 166 Mataura-Winton (£1 for £1) ... ... 741 167 Gore-Te Anau (free, £800 ; £1 for £1, £903) ... 1,703 168 Riversdale-Waikaia (£1 for £1) .., ... 1,000 169 McNab-Edievale (£1 for £1) ... ... 50 170 Kennington-Waikawa (£3 for £1, on account, £2,400; 2,425 £1 for £1, £25) 171 Lorne-Castlerock (£1 for £1) ... ... 200 172 Argyle-Tuatapere (£1 for £1) ... ... 91 173 Riverton-Otautau (£1 for £1) ... ... 30 174 Edendale-Wyndham (£1 for £1) ... ... 75 175 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 50 16,438 General— 176 Administration charges on construction account ... 20,000 177 . Compensation for accidents to workmen ... 1,500 21,500 Gross Total ... ... ... 789,501 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 452,457 Credits-in-aid .. ... ... ... . 5,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 72 ... ! 447.457 TOTAL .... ... .... ,£447,457

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Appropriations for Railways Improvement Authorization Account.

RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT.

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RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT. 1925-26. Railways Improvement— £ GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 920,000 Cbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 100,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 820,000 £ £ RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT. Railways Improvement— Improvements as authorized in Schedule to Railways [ Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, and as authorized in Finance Act, 1924 (on account) ... I 920,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the j Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £100,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 920,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 100,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 820,000 ii I RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION* PQor . nnn ACT 1914 ACCOUNT I i^°'UUU

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1925-26. Buildings for Educational Purposes— j £ GROSS Total ... ... ... ... ! 487,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... .. ... 7,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 480,000 I Item. £ £ THE EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT. Buildings for Educational Purposes— 1 Public Schools ... ... ... 280,000 2 Training Colleges ... ... ... 50,000 3 Technical Schools ... ... ... 50,000 4 Secondary Schools ... ... ... 150,000 5 Universities ... ... ... ' 100,000 6 Native Schools ... ... ... 14,000 7 School for the Deaf ... ... ... 100 8 Schools for Feeble-minded ... ... ... 1,500 9 Industrial Schools and Probation Homes ... 10,500 10 Kindergarten Schools ... ... ... 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... £7,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 656,300 Amount required for Current Year ... 487,000 Ckedits-IN-aid ... ... ... ... 7,000 NET TOTAL ... ... 1 480,000 THE EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT .... £480,000