APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1927.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1926 Session I, B-07a

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1926-1927.

NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1927.

INDEX.

1926-1927.

Vote PflSfi No. 54—Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. 22 44—Additions to.Open Lines ■ .. ..10 62—Contingent Defence .. .. 86 42—Departmental, Public Works .. .. 5 57—Development of Tourist Resorts .. .25 67 —Electric Supply Aocount.. .. 93 Education Loans Aocount .. .. 107 60—Goldflelds (Roads on) .. ~83 62—Defence (Contingent) .. .. 86 56—Harbour Works .. .. 24 58—Immigration .. .. .. 26 64—Irrigation and Water-supply .. ..90 71 —Land for Settlements Aocount .. ..95 Lands Improvement— 63— Lands: Miscellaneous.. .. ..87 55—Lighthouses .. .. ..23 Main Highways Account — 73 — Construction Fund .. .. .. 100 73—Main Highways Acoount .. .. 100 70 —Opening up Land for SettlementsAuckland .. .. .. 95 Christchurch .. .. .. 98 Dunedin .. .. .. 98 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 96 Greymouth .. .. 98 Inveroargill .. .. .. 98 Napier .. .. .. ..97 Nelson .. .. .. 98 Stratford .. .. .. .. 97 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 96 Taumarunui .. .. 96 Wellington .. ~ 97 Whangarei .. .. .. 95 65—Plant, Material, and Stores .. ..91

V C Pa « e Public Buildings— 50— Agricultural .. .. ..19 46— Courthouses .. .. 13 45— General .. .. .. ..12 52— Health aud Hospital Institutions .. 19 51— Mental Hospital Buildings .. 19 48— Police-stations .. .. ..14 49— Postal and Telegraph .. .. 16 47 — Prison Buildings and Works .. ..14 54—Quarries (Acquisition and Operation of) .. 22 Railways— 44— Additions to Open Lines .. 10 43 - Railway Construction .. .. .. 9 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, Account .. .. .. 106 Roads and other Publio Works— 59—Roads, &c.— Auckland .. .. .. 36 Christchurch .. .. 67 Dunedin .. .. .. 70 Gisborne .. .. .. 49 Greymouth .. .. 65 Invercargill .. .. 76 Napier .. .. .. ..58 Nelson .. .. .. 62 Stratford .. .. .. 54 Tauranga .. .. .. 46 Taumarunui .. .. 51 Wellington .. .. ..61 Whangarei .. .. 28 General .. .. .. 22 60—Roads on Goldfields— Auckland .. .. .. 83 • Nelson .. .. .. ..83 Otago .. .. .. 84 Southland.. .. .. 84 West Coast .. .. ..83 61—Telegraph Extension .. .. 85 53—Timber Supply and Sawmills .. ..21 57 —Tourist Resorts (Development of) .. ..25 66—Transfer to Main Highways Account (Construction Puna) .. .. .. 92 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Acoount .. .. .. 94

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19 26-1927.

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

1926-27. Page. : - j — Oedits-in-aid Net Totals. - ! ; , i - £ £ PUBLIC WORKS FUND. GENERAL PUEPOSES ACCOUNT. 5 1 Public Works, Departmental ... ... 97,864 138,301 Railways— 9 ! Railway Construction ... ... 151,000 1,265,470 10 Additions to Open Lines ... ... 25,000 562,000 11 Public Buildings ... ... ... 5,000 519,600 21 Timber-supply and Sawmills for Public Works 20,000 15,000 Department 22 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries ... 38,000 25,000 23 Lighthouses and Harbour-works ... ... 500 24,650 25 Development of Tourist Resorts ... 2,000 35,000 26 Immigration ... ... ... 296,712 275,000 28 Construction, Maintenance, and Supervision of 35,000 661,950 Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works 85 Telegraph Extension ... ... 150,000 765,000 86 Contingent Defence ... ... ... ... 50,000 87 Lands Improvement ... ... ... 8,000 105,000 88 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage ... 4,000 75,000 91 Plant, Material, and Stores ... ... 125,000 40,000 92 Transfer to Main Highways Account Construe- ... 400,000 tion Fund in terms of section 16 (b) Main Highways Act, 1922 Total—Genebal Pukposes Account ... 958,076 4,956,971 93 ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT ... 40,000 1,371,000 94 WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS 3,000 64,000 IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT Total —Public Wqkks Fund ... 1,001,076 6,391,971 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. •95 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT 1,050 41,500 (Opening up Land fok Settlements) 100 MAIN HIGHWAYS: CONSTRUCTION 40,000 555,000* FUND 106 RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORI- 100,000 1,370,000 ZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT 107 EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT ... 7,000 350,000 * Includes above £400,000 transferred from Public Works Fund. *■

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PUBLIC WORKS FUND.

PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL.

— 1926-27. Vote No. 42.—Public Works, Departmental— £ GKOSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 236,165 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 97,864 NET TOTAL ... .. ... ... 138,301 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 42. Public Works, Departmental— 1 Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 at £1,409 (also Marine Engineer £91) ... 1,409 Professional Division. £ 1 at £1,200 ... ... 1,200 1 at £1,150 ... ... 1,150 1 at £975 ... ... 975 2 at £875 ... ... 1,750 1 at £850 ... ... 850 1 at £800 ... ... 800 6 at £765 ... ... 4,590 1 at £765 (7 months) .. ... 446 Class A— 11,761 5 at £715 ... ... 3,575 1 at £715 (5 months) ... .. 298 1 at £665 ... ... 665 1 at £615 ... ... 615 Glass B— 5,153 8 at £590 ... ... 4,720 1 at £565 ... ... 565 1 at £565 (5 months) ... ... 236 1 at £515 (7 months) ... ... 300 3 at £515 ... ... 1,545 Glass C— 7,366 9 at £470 ... ... 4,230 1 at £460 ... ... 460 6 at £445 ... ... 2,670 1 at £445 (5 months) ... ... 185 Glass D— — 7,545 5 at £425 ... ... 2,125 5 at £400 ... ... 2,000 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 1 at £355 ... ... 355 7 at £335 ... ... 2,345 Glass E— 7,965 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £320 (8 months) ... ... 213 1 at £320 (8 months) ... ... 213 1 at £320 (1 month) ... ... 26

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Item; 1926-27. MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No, 42 —continued. £ £ Public Works, Departmental—continued. 1 Salaries —continued. Professional Division —continued. Class E—continued. £ 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £295 (4 months) ... ... 98 2 at £295 (2 months) ... ... 98 1 at £295 (9 months) ... ... 221 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 at £275 (4 months) ... ... 92 1 at £275 (11 months) ... ... 252 2 at £275 (10 months) ... ... .458 2 at £275 (3 months) ... ... 138 2 at £250 .. ... 500 1 at £250 (9 months) ... ... 188 2 at £230 (3 months) ... ... 115 1 at £230 (9 months) ... ... 173 Class F — — 4,245 2 at £210 ... ... 420 2 at £210 (9 months) ... ... 315 1 at £210 (3 months) ... ... 53 3 at £190 ... ... 570 2 at £155 ... ... 310 6 at £135 ... ... 810 — 2,478 Clerical Division. Class Special — 1 at £800 ... ... 800 2 at £715 ... ... J,430 1 at £665 . . ... 665 Class I— 2,895 2 at £615 ... ... ... 1,230 Class II — 2 at £5]5 ... ... 1,030 1 at £490 ... ... 490 Class III— 1,520 1 at £470 ... 470 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Class IV— — 915 13 at £425 ... .. 5,525 7 at £400 ... ... 2,800 Class V— 8,325 10 at £380 ... ... ... 3,800 Class VI— 35 at £335 ... ... 11,725 12 at £320 ... 3,840 Class VII — 15,565 22 at £295 ... ... 6,490 2 at £275 ... ... 550 4 at £250 ... 1,000 6 at £230 ... ... 1,380 9 at £210 ... ... 1,890 4 at £190 ... ... 760 10 at £155 ... ... 1,550 16 at £135 .. ... 2,160 26 at £115 ... ... 2,990 30 at £95 ... ... 2,850 21,620

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PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL—continued.

Item. Qyn 07 MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 42—continued. £ £ Public Works, Departmental—continued. 1 Salaries—continued. General Division. £ 3 at £470 ... ... 1,410 2 at £460 ... ... 920 3 at £450 ... ... 1,350 1 at £440 ... ... 440 1 at £435 ... ... 435 1 at £430 .. ... 430 1 at £425 ... ... 425 1 at £415 ... 415 2 at £405 ... ... 810 6 at £400 ... ... 2,400 9 at £390 ... ... 3,510 9 at £380 ... ... 3.420 1 at £375 ... ... 375 9 at £370 ... ... 3,330 1 at £365 ... ... 365 7 at £360 ... ... 2,520 1 at £355 ... ... 355 1 at £350 (8 months) ... ... 234 1 at £350 (7 months) ... ... 205 15 at £350 ... ... 5,250 6 at £345 ... ... 2,070 5 at £340 ... ... 1,700 2 at £335 ... ... 670 10 at £330 ... ... 3,300 2 at £325 ... ... 650 9 at £320 ... ... 2,880 5 at £310 ... ... 1,550 6 at £305 ... ... 1,830 6 at £300 ... ... 1,800 6 at £295 ... ... 1,770 3 at £285 ... ... 855 2 at £283 ... ... 566 2 at £280 ... ... 560 6 at £275 ... ... 1,650 3 at £268 ... ... 804 7 at £262 ... ... 1,834 12 at £260 ... ... 3,120 1 at £255 ... ... 255 11 at £252 ... ... 2,772 3 at £250 ... ... 750 8 at £245 ... ... 1,960 1 at £244 ... 244 2 at £240 ... ... 480 3 at £238 ... ... 714 I at £235 ... ... 235 4 at £228 ... ... 912 4 at £225 ... ... 900 II at £213 ... ... 2,343 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £190 ... ... 190 16 at £185 ... ... 2,960 4 at £175 ... ... 700 1 at £160 ... ... 160 71,988 175,780 Less credits-in-aid .. .. ... 79,364 96,416

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PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL—continued.

1 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 42—continued. £ £ Public Works, Departmental—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties (under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209) ... ... ... 474 3 Books, fees, &c., for students attending Canterbury College ... ... ... 150 4 Equipment and other allowances, including lodging and any special allowances ... ... 2,000 5 Expenses of Commissions generally ... ... 200 6 Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance (including uniform cost-of-living increase, subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls)... 20,000 7 Fidelity-guarantee policy premiums ... ... 50 8 Grant towards travelling-expenses of Mr. E. Bold, Land Purchase Officer, whilst abroad ... 250 9 Grant towards travelling-expenses of Mr. H. M. Millar, Assistant Electrical Engineer, whilst abroad 100 10 Grant towards travelling-expenses of Mr. P. S. Waldie, Chief Clerk, whilst abroad ... ... 50 11 Law charges and legal expenses ... ... 50 12 Meal allowances ... ... ... 300 13 Payment of accident expenses, &c., not provided for under the Workers' Compensation Act ... 200 14 Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter-boxes and bags ... ... 7,000 15 Printing and stationery, lithographic work, plans, periodicals, &c. ... ... ... 10,000 16 Purchase of, and repairs to, instruments, office requisites, &c. ... ... ... 1,250 17 Special leave on retirement, Assistant Engineer S. J. Harding ... ... ... Ill 18 Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers 16,000 19 Travelling-expenses of Mr. F. W. Furkert, Engineer-in-Chief and Under-Secretary, whilst abroad ... 1,000 20 Work done by High Commissioner's staff ... 950 21 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 250 60,385 Less Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 18,500 41,885 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923— Salaries oE officers charged direct to £ works on which engaged ... 79,364 Miscellaneous ... ... 18,500 97,864 Gross Total ... ... ... 236,165 Gross Credits-in-aid ... ... j 97,864 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 42 ... j 138,301 I I TOTAL .... .... ... £138,301

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RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

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— 1926-27. Vote No. 43.—Railway Construction— 1 £ GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 1,416,470 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 151,000 NET TOTAL ... . . ... ... 1,265,470 . | Item. . „ 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. ~1 Estimated Estimated Estimated RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING w 9 red i* s " Net Amount LAND AND MATERIALS, HOLIDAY Ex P en(ilture - in " ald - required. PAY, ETC., AND SALARIES OR WAGES, ALSO COST - OF - LIVING INCREASE, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO REVISION AS £ £ £ COST OF LIVING RISES OR FALLS). VOTE No. 43. Railway Construction— North Auckland Main Trunk— 1 Huarau, Northwards ... 160,000 10,000 150,000 2 Okaihau, Northwards ... 101,000 1,000 100,000 3 Whangarei Branch ... ... 3,000 ... 3,000 4 Dargaville Branch ... ... 30,000 ... 30,000 East Coast Main Trunk— 5 Paeroa-Pokeno ... ... 2,000 ... 2,000 6 Waihi-Taneatua(including Mount Branch) ... ... 330,000 43,000 287,000 7 Gisborne-Napier ... ... 290,000 10,000 280,000 8 Waikokopu Branch ... ... 40,000 15,000 25,000 9 Opunake Branch ... ... 25,000 ... 25,000 10 Stratford - Main Trunk ... 180,000 30,000 150,000 Midland — 11 Glenhope-Murchison ... 30,000 ... 30,000 12 Otira-Bealey ... ... 1,000 1,000 13 Westport-Inangahua ... ... 30,000 3,000 27,000 14 Lawrence-Roxburgh ... ... 60,000 3,000 57,000 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 .. 130,000 35,000 95,000 18 Amount misappropriated by clerk at Miller's Flat ... ... 70 ... 70 19 Compensation to H. O'D. Bourke for losses sustained in connection with milling contract, Makomako, on Napier-Gisborne Railway ... 400 ... 400 Total required for Current 1,416,470 151,000 1,265,470 Year —Vote No. 43

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RAILWAYS.—ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES.

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1926-27. Vote No. 44.—Additions to Open Lines— £ Gross Total ... ... ... ... 587,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 25,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 562,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF RAILWAYS. ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES. VOTE No. 44. Additions to Open Lines — Way and Works Branch— 1 North Island Main Lines and Branches ... 50,000 2 South Island Main Lines and Branches ... 30,000 3 Architectural houses : Frankton house factory and equipment ... ... ... 250,000 4 Land for housing ... ... ... 30,000 Locomotive Branch — 5 Rolling-stock: Locomotives, carriages, and wagons 193,081 6 Locomotives constructed in United Kingdom ... 80,000 7 Locomotives constructed in New Zealand ... 53,506 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £25,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 686,587 Amount required for Current Year ... 587,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 25,000 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 44... ... — 562,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £562,000

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

(Including Purchase of Properties, Sites, 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.) — 1926-27. Vote No. 45.—General— £ Gross Total ... ... ... 173,300 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 300 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 173,000 Vote No. 46. —Courthouses— Gross Total ... ... ... 3 iQO Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 100 NET TOTAL ... ... ... Vote No. 47. —Prison Buildings and Works — Gross Total ... ... ... 32,600 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 1,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 31,600 Vote No. 48.—Police-stations— Gross Total ... ... ... 14,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... 500 NET TOTAL T^OOtT Vote No. 49.—Postal and Telegraph— Gross Total ... ... 137,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 500 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 137,000 Vote No. 50.—Agricultural— Gross Total ... ... ... 9,100 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... jqq NET TOTAL 9, 000 Vote No. 51.—Mental Hospital Buildings— Gross Total ... ... ... 111,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 1,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 110,000 Vote No. 52.—Health and Hospital Institutions— Gross Total ... ... ... 38,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 1,500 NET TOTAL ... ST^OOCT _ TOTALS ... ... ... 519,600

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued.

Item - 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 45. £ £ General— Parliament Buildings—■ 1 New buildings ... ... ... 2,000 2 New Parliament Buildings (cellar accommodation for Government Departments) . . ... 300 3 New Parliament Buildings (fire -prevention in storage area on basement) ... ... 195 4 New wing (on account) ... ... ... 20,000 Departmental Buildings— 5 Alexandra (Resident Engineer's and Chief Clerk's residences), (electric lighting, heating, &c.) ... 85 6 Auckland (Departmental Buildings), (lift) *... 1,650 7 Auckland (alterations to Police buildings, High Street, to accommodate Government Departments), (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 8 Auckland, Fanshawe Street (Public Works shops, store, and machinery), (on account) ... 240 9 Auckland (Jubilee Institute for the Blind), (erection of new building), (contribution) ... ... 6,000 10 Auckland, Penrose (Public Works store and yards), (on account) ... ... ... 3,000 11 Christchurch, Worcester Street (additions and alterations for accommodation for Government Analyst) ... ... ... 135 12 Christchurch (Departmental Buildings), (erection of shed and subdividing strong-room) ... 310 13 Christchurch Lands and Deeds Offices (extension of strong-room) ... ... ... 1,550 14 Dunedin (alterations to old police-station to accommodate Government Departments) ... 115 15 Dunedin (garage and store) ... ... 1,100 16 Greymouth (Public Works store) ... ... 1,265 17 Invercargill (Departmental Buildings), (additions for Public Works Department) ... ... 315 18 London (High Commissioner's Office), (on accoant) 80,315 19 Napier (Public Works Office), (additions) ... 500 20 Shelly Bay Magazine (Caretaker's quarters) ... 500 21 Taumarunui (Departmental Buildings) ... 3,500 22 Taumarunui (accommodation for married officers), (land and buildings) ... ... ... 1,170 23 Tokaanu (fish-hatchery) ... ... ... 2,445 Wellington— 24 Additions to Main Departmental Buildings (on account) ... ... ... 2,000 25 Additions to Main Departmental Buildings (furniture) ... ... ... 185 26 Departmental Buildings (additional fencing) ... 245 27 Departmental Buildings, Stout, Bunny, and Featherston Streets (improvements) ... 6,500 28 Dictograph system for Public Works and Lands Departments ... ... ... 1,155 29 Government Printing Office (installation of firealarms) ... ... ... 75 30 Government Printing Office (additions), (on account) ... ... ... 2,000 31 Hector Observatory (provision for seismograph) 80 32 Hector Observatory additions ... ... 1,425 33 Museum Building (new), towards cost of erecting (£1 for £1, up to £100,000), (on account).. 500

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued.

Itom I * MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. 1926-27. VOTE No. 45—continued. General—continued. £ £ Departmental Buildings—continued. W ellington-—continued. 34 New Fireproof Departmental Buildings (on account) ... ... ... 500 35 Public Works Garage, Pipitea Point (machinery, &c.) ... ... ... 500 36 Public Works Store, Pipitea Point (purchase of building and site) ... ... ... 20,000 37 Public Works Workshops (plant and machinery) 2,700 38 Public Works Workshops (removal and re-estab-lishment) ... ... ... 3,900 39 Sydney Street (new building) ... ... 10,000 40 Sydney Street (conversion of workshops building into Departmental Buildings) ... ... 5,000 41 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £300 Gross Total ... ... ... 184,955 Amount required for Current Year ... 173,300 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 300 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 45 ... j 173,000 VOTE No. 46. Courthouses— 1 Auckland Supreme Court (additional land and buildings), (on account) ... ... 5,000 2 Auckland Supreme Court (additional library accommodation), (on account) ... ... 5,000 3 Balclutha ... ... 470 4 Blenheim (on account) ... ... ... 6,200 5 Christchurch (alterations)... ... ... 500 6 Geraldine (new building) ... ... . . 500 7 Hamilton (land and buildings), (on account) ... 19,500 8 Hastings (land and buildings), (on account) .. 5,500 9 Invercargill (alteration, &c.) ... ... 260 10 Mataura ... ... ... 500 11 Maungaturoto (additions, &c.) ... ... 200 12 Napier (alterations) ... ... ... 1,000 13 Palmerston North (alterations and additions) ... 90 14 Ruatorea ... ... ... 300 15 Te Puke ... ... ... 490 16 Upper Hutt ... ... ... 300 17 Wairoa ... ... ... 1,750 18 Wellington Supreme Court (additions to'provide accommodation for Arbitration Court), (on account) 8,000 19 Wellington Supreme Court (on account) ... 3,500 20 Whakatane ... ... ... 60 21 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £100 Gross Total ... ... ... 59,320 Amount required for Current Year ... 8,100 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 100 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 46 ... 8,000

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS —continued.

— 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. t , VOTE No 47. £ £ Prison Buildings and Works — 1 Auckland (main buildings) ... ... 1,960 2 Auckland (metal-crushing plant, buildings, &c.) ... 6,500 3 Auckland (warders' cottages), (on account) ... 800 4 Borstal Institute for North Island (land and buildings) ... ... ... 2,000 5 Invercargill Estuary Farm (reclaiming and draining) 2,500 6 Invercargill (farm buildings) ... ... 215 7 Invercargill (main building) ... ... 240 8 Invercargill (workshops, swimming-baths, &c.) ... 105 9 Paparua, Templeton (main buildings)... ... 6,900 10 Paparua (farm buildings) ... ... ... 280 11 Paparua (warders' cottages) ... ... 650 12 Taupo District, prison farm land (land, buildings, fencing, roading, and development), (on account) 7,000 13 Waikeria (main buildings) ... ... 125 14 Waikeria (farm buildings) ... ... 150 15 Waikeria (warders'cottages) ... ... 1,375 16 Waikeria (road through Prison Reserve) ... 200 17 Waikune Prison Camp, Erua (buildings, sawmill, plant, &c.) ... ... ... 775 18 Wellington (reformatory institution for women) ... 1,860 19 Wellington District, general prison (land and buildings), (on account) ... ... ... 22,900 20 Wi Tako, Trentham (main buildings) ... 1,820 21 Wi Tako, Trentham (warders' cottages) ... 440 22 Wi Tako, Trentham (establishing brickmaking plant, yards, &c.) ... ... ... 420 23 Buildings and sites not specified, and supervision 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £1,000 GKOSS Total ... ... ... 59,715 Amount required for Current Year ... 32,600 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 1,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 47 ... — 31,600 VOTE No. 48. Police-stations — 1 Auckland, Central (additions) ... ... 2,000 2 Auckland, Edendale (site) ... ... 700 3 Auckland, Ponsonby (additions and alterations) .. 1,500 4 Auckland, St. Heliers Bay (site and building) ... 1,900 5 Christchurch, Phillipstown ... ... 1,700 6 Culverden ... ... ... 1,800 7 Dunedin, Maori Hill (site) ... ... 250 8 Dunedin, Opoho (site) ... ... ... 250 9 . Dunedin, St. Clair (site) ... ... ... 700 10 Eketahuna .. ... ... 2,200 11 Gisborne (Inspector's residence) .. ... 1,500 12 Gore (motor garage) ... ... ... 50 13 Greymouth (police-station and sergeant's residence) 1,800 14 Halfmoon Bay ... ... ... 1,000 15 Hamilton (motor garage) ... ... ... 50

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS —continued.

Item - 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 48—continued. £ £ Police-stations—continued. 16 Hastings ... ... ... 2,000 17 Havelock (stable) ... ... ... 125 18 Invercargill (Inspector's residence) ... ... 1,400 19 Kahukura (site and building) ... ... 1,500 20 Karamea ... ... ... 1,600 21 Lumsden (constable's residence) . ... ... 1,300 22 Manunui ... ... ... 2,000 23 Marton Junction (site and building) ... ... 1,000 24 Middlemarch ... ... ... 1,300 25 Mokau (office) ... ... ... 160 26 Napier (additions) ... ... ... 700 27 New Plymouth (additions) ... ... 600 28 New Plymouth (Inspector's residence) ... 1,500 29 Normanby (site and building) ... ... 1,630 30 Oamaru (constable's residence) ... ... 1,250 31 Ohura ... ... 2,000 32 Ongaonga ... ... ... 1,000 33 Orepuki ... ... ... 1,500 34 Paekakariki (site and building) ... ... 1,500 35 Palmerston South ... ... ... 2,000 36 Palmerston North (constable's residence) ... 1,100 37 Panmure ... ... ... 2,000 38 Papatoetoe (site and building) ... ... 2,000 39 Petane (site and building)... ... ... 1,500 40 Port Chalmers (site and building) ... ... 3,000 41 Portobello (additions) ... ... ... 120 42 Putaruru ... ... ... 1,470 43 Reefton (police-station and sergeant's residence) ... 1,800 44 Richmond (stable) ... ... ... 125 45 Rongotea (lock-up) ... ... ... 150 46 Ruawai (removal from Aratapu) ... ... 900 47 Sumner ... ... ... 1,500 48 Te Araroa ... ... ... 1,000 49 Te Karaka (site and building) ... ... 1,000 50 Timaru (Inspector's residence) ... ... L,500 51 Tokanui ... ... ... 1,500 52 Waikiwi (office and lock-up) ... ... 70 53 Waimataitai ... ... ... ... 1,250 54 Wairoa ... ... ... ... 1,000 55 Waitati ... ... ... 1,300 56 Wanganui, Castlecliff (site and building) .... 1,750 57 Wanganui, Gonville (site and building) ... 2,000 58 Wataroa ... ... ... 1,600 59 Wellington, Eastbourne ... ... ... 1,400 60 Wellington, Kelburn (site) ... ... 600 61 Wellington, Tinakori Road (site and building) ... 1,500 62 Wellington, Wadestown (site) ... ... 350 63 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 250 64 Supervision and advertising ... ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £500 Gross Total ... ... ... 77,250 Amount required for Current Year ... 14,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 48 — 14,000

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued.

! 1926-27. MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 49. £ £ Postal and Telegraph— 1 Alfred ton (drainage) ... ... ... 150 2 Ashburton (automatic telephone exchange), (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 3 Auckland, Grey Lynn (site), (on account) ... 250 4 Auckland (motor-garage and workshops, additions on account) ... ... ... 10,000 5 Auckland, Wellesley Street (automatic telephone exchange), (additions), (on account) ... ... 10,000 6 Auckland, Mount Eden (automatic telephone exchange), (additions) ... ... ... 2,250 7 Auckland, Northcote (on account) ... ... 500 8 Auckland, Remuera (additions), (automatic telephone exchange) ... ... ... 2,500 9 Auckland, Takapuna (bicycle accommodation) ... 50 10 Auckland, Upper Symonds Street (additions) ... 500 11 Awarua Radio (electric-supply mains) ... ... 300 12 Bluff (alterations) ... ... ... 420 13 Brightwater (site and removal of buildings) ... 450 14 Broadwood (additions and renovations)... ... 310 15 Bull's (additions) ... ... ... 375 16 Carterton (additions) ... ... ... 500 17 Castlepoint ... ... ... ... 60 18 Caversham (alterations on account of road widening) 900 19 Cheviot (on account) ... ' ... ... 500 20 Christchurch, Addington (Railway Siding) ... 340 21 Christchurch, Chief Post-office (alterations) ... 2,000 22 Christchurch, Chief Post-office (automatic telephone exchange, money-order, and savings-bank branch), (additions, &c.) ... ... ... 165 23 Christchurch (garage additions), (on account) ... 140 24 Christchurch, High Street (on account) ... 500 25 Christchurch: Richmond (on account) ... ... 500 26 Christchurch, St. Albans (automatic telephone exchange, housing air-conditioning plant) ... 1,000 27 Cromwell (land, additions) ... ... ... 500 28 Cust (site and buildings), (on account) ... ... 650 29 Dannevirke (automatic telephone exchange), (housing air-conditioning plant), (on account) ... ... 500 30 Dargaville (garage and store) ... ... 500 31 Drury (on account) ... ... ... 250 32 Dunedin (automatic telephone exchange) ... 1,165 33 Dunedin, Dowling Street (housing air-conditioning plant) ... ... ... 155 34 Dunedin, General Post-office (on account) ... 5,000 35 Dunedin (automatic telephone exchange), (installation of electricity) ... ... ... 350 36 Dunedin, garage and store (on account) ... 1,000 37 Dunedin, Roslyn (housing air-conditioning plant) ... 1,000 38 Dunedin, South Dunedin (automatic telephone exchange, housing air-conditioning plant) ... 1,000 39 Dunedin, Telegraph Engineer's yard (blacksmith's shop) ... ... ... 75 40 Fairlie (additional land) ... ... ... 130 41 Peilding (alterations) ... ... ... 500 42 Feilding (additional land) ... ... 1,800 43 Frankton Junction (additions) ... ... 520 44 Gisborne (garage and store), (on account) ... 1,000 45 Gisborne, Chief Post-office (alterations and additions), (on account) ... ... ... 6,000 46 Greymouth (additions), (on account) ... ... 500 47 Hamilton (automatic telephone exchange), (additions) 2,500 48 Hamilton (garage and workshops), (on account) ... ! 1,000

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued.

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MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. 1926 27VOTE No. 49—continued. £ £ Postal and Telegraph—continued. 49 Hastings (additions), (on account) .. ... 5,000 50 Hawarden ... ... . . 55 51 Hawera (additions), (on account) ... ... 3,000 52 Hawera (automatic telephone exchange), (housing air-conditioning plant), (on account) ... ... 500 53 ! Helensville (garage and store) ... ... 160 54 Herekino ... ... ... 450 55 Heriot (on account) ... ... ... 500 56 Invercargill (additions), (on account) ... ... 500 57 Kaeo (garage and store) ... ... ... 250 58 Kohuratahi (accommodation) ... ... 165 59 Kaitaia (garage and store) ... ... ... 490 60 Kaukapakapa ... ... ... 500 61 I Khandallah (automatic telephone exchange), (additions) ... ... ... 150 62 Kihikihi (on account) ... ... ... 500 63 Kumeu ... ... ... 500 64 Kurow (on account) ... ... ... 500 65 Leeston (additions) ■ ... ... ... 480 66 Leigh ... ... ... 350 67 Levin (alterations and additions) ... . . 450 68 Little River (on account) ... ... ... 250 69 Longburn (on account) ... ... ... 100 70 Mangaweka (alterations) ... ... ... 250 71 Marshallvale (on account) ... ... ... 500 72 Marton (site and additions), (on account) ... 11,855 73 Masterton (additions and alterations), (on account)... 1,500 74 Milton (lineman's residence), (additions) ... 200 75 Morrinsville (additional land) ... ... 80 76 Motueka (garage and store) ... ... ... 375 77 Murchison (additions) ... ... ... 250 78 Napier (additional garage accommodation, &c.), (on account) ... ... ... 200 79 Napier, Chief Post-office (on account) ... ... 20,000 80 Nelson (additions), (on account) ... ... 1,000 81 New Brighton ... ... ... 80 82 New Brighton (automatic telephone exchange), (on account) ... ... ... 500 83 New Plymouth (garage additions) ... ... 500 84 Nuhaka (additions) ... ... ... 100 85 Oamaru (garage) ... ... ... 500 86 Ohai ... ... ... 800 87 Oaiakau ... ... ... 500 88 Otaki (additions) . ... ... 630 89 Otautau (additions) ... ... ... 500 90 Oturehua ... ... ... 500 91 Outram (land" and building)... ... ... 2,500 92 Paeroa (on account) ... ... ... 1,910 93 Pahiatua (garage) ... ... ... 115 94 Pahiatua (site) ... ... ... 850 95 Paihia ... ... ... 360 96 Palmerston North (additions) ... ... 13,500 97 Palmerston North (additional store accommodation) 570 98 Pokeno (site) ... ... ... 75 99 Poolburn ... . . ... 495 100 Porangahau (postmaster's residence) ... ... 1,500 101 Port Ahuriri (siding) ... ... ... 1,800 ]02 Portobello ... ... ... 500 103 Putaruru (additions and alterations) ... ... 800 104 Raetihi (additions) ... .. ... 130 105 Rangataua (Postmaster's residence) ... ... 500 106 Rangiora (garage and store) ... ... ... 500 107 Richmond, Nelson (additions) ... ... 900

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued.

Item. i Q9fi_97 MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 49—continued. £ £ Postal and Telegraph—continued. 108 Ruawai ... ... ... 125 109 Seddon (accommodation for repeater equipment) ... 3,050 110 Stratford (automatic telephone exchange), (housing air-conditioning plant) ... ... ... 500 111 Sumner (automatic telephone exchange), (on account) 500 112 Taihape (alterations and additions) ... ... 300 113 Taitapu (on account) ... ... ... 700 114 Taumarunui (on account) ... ... ... 500 115 Te Aroha (garage and store)... ... ... 450 116 Te Kauwhata ... ... ... 1,280 117 Te Kuiti (site) ... ... ... 830 118 Te Kuiti (additions) ... ... ... 500 119 Te Mata ... ... ... 1,100 120 Timaru (automatic telephone exchange), (on account) 500 121 Timaru (garage and workshops) ... ... 1,500 3 22 Timaru (storage site) ... ... ... 300 123 Tokomaru Bay (hostel) ... ... ... 3,000 124 Tuatapere ... ...• ... 150 125 Waipawa (on account) . . ... ... 1,500 126 Waipukurau (additions) ... ... ... 1,600 127 Wairoa (store and garage) ... ... ... 450 128 Waitahuna ... ... ... 50 129 Waitara (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 130 Waitotara (additions) ... ... ... 150 131 Waiuku (garage and store) ... ... ... 260 132 Waiuku (Postmaster's residence), (site) ... ... 325 133 Waiuta (on account) ... ... ... 900 134 Wallsend ... ... ... 450 135 Wanganui (additions and alterations), (on account)... 5,000 136 Wanganui East (on account) ... ... 250 ]37 Wanganui, Castlecliff (on account) ... ... 1,250 138 Wanganui, Gonville (purchase of site) ... ... 250 139 Waverley ... ... ... 3,500 140 Wellington, General Post Office (alterations) ... 1,000 141 Wellington Chief Post-office (additions) ... ... 125 142 Wellington, Courtenay Place (automatic telephone exchange, additions, additional land, and new postoffice ... ... ... ... 15,000 143 Wellington, Hataitai (on account) ... ... 250 144 Wellington, Island Bay (on account) ... . 250 145 Wellington, Karori (on account) ... ... 250 146 Wellington, Kelburn (on account) ... ... 250 147 Wellington, Khandallah (on account) ... ... 250 148 Wellington, Miramar (automatic telephone exchange) ! 5,000 149 Wellington, Seatoun (site) ... ... ... | 250 150 Wellington {store, workshops, garage, buildings, anci \ yards) ... ... ... | 2,000 151 Wellington, Stout Street (automatic telephone exchange) ... ... ... 550 152 Wellsford ... ... ... 1,000 153 Whangarei (garage and store) ... ... 500 154 Winton (additions) ... ... ... 40C 155 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 3,000 156 Supervision and advertising ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £500 Gross Total ... ... ... 206,825 Amount required for Current Year ... 137,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 49 ., — 137,000

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued.

1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORES —continued. VOTE No. 50. £ £ Agricultural— 1 Christchuroh, Avonhead (poultry farm) ... 304 2 Dunedin, Green Island (poison-mixing depot), (alterations and plant) ... ... .. 1,850 3 Frankton (poison-mixing depot), (alterations and plant) 1,800 4 Pembroke (Stock Inspector's residence and office) ... 1,400 5 Ruakura (electrical installation) ... ... 300 6 Ruakura (homestead building), (conversion into farm school) ... ... ... 500 7 Ruakura (manager's residence) ... ... 1,700 8 Ruakura (cattle-yards, &c.)... ... ... 450 9 Wallaceville (dairy laboratory) ... ... 4,300 10 Wallaceville, Hutt Valley (poultry experimental, &c., station) ... ... ... 1,000 11 Wallaceville (small butter and cheese, factory) ... 3,800 12 Waimaunga (service road) ... ... ... 160 13 Weraroa, central development farm (water-supply)... 250 14 Buildings and sites not "specified ... ... 350 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £100 Gross Total ... ... ... 18,164 Amount required for Current Year ... 9,100 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 100 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 50 ... 9,000 VOTE No. 51. Mental Hospital Buildings— 1 Auckland (land and buildings) ... ... 53,000 2 Hokitika ... ... ... 2,500 3 Nelson ... ... ... 1,250 4 Nelson (Simson's annuity) ... ... ... 112 5 PnrirnA 99 6 Seacliff (land and buildings)" 48! 500 7 Stoke (Nelson Auxiliary) ... ... ... 40,000 8 Sunny side ... ... ... 34,000 9 Tokanui (land and buildings) ... ... 13,000 10 Waitati ... ... ... 5,000 11 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 10,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £1,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 229,862 Amount required for Current Year ... 111,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 1,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 51 ... 110,000 VOTE No. 52. Health and Hospital Institutions— 1 Auckland, St. Helens ... ... ... 4,000 2 Buller Hospital, additions carried out for Hospital Board (all recoverable from Board) ... ... 950

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued

Ltem ' 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 52—continued. £ £ Health and Hospital Institutions —continued. 3 Christchurch, St. Helens (site and new buildings), (on account) ... ... ... 10,000 4 Dunedin, St.'Helens ... ... ... 250 5 Erection of buildings, &c., for Hospital Boards throughout New Zealand (all expenditure recoverable from Boards) ... ... ... ... 5,000 6 Gisborne, St. Helens ... ... ... 2,000 7 Hanmer, Queen Mary Hospital ... ... 12,485 8 Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Hastings (all recoverable)... ... ... 22,000 9 Invercargill, Sc. Helens ... ... ... 200 10 Otaki Sanatorium ... ... ... 4,800 11 Pukeora Sanatorium ... ... ... 2,745 12 Rotorua, King George V. Hospital (on account) .. 7,000 13 Wellington, St. Helens ... ... ... 1,000 14 Buildings and sites not specified ... ... 250 Quarantine Stations — 15 Auckland (Motuihi) ... ... ... 4,000 16 Wellington, Somes Island (water-supply) ... 155 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £1,500 Gross Total ... ... ... 76,835 Amount required for Current Year ... 38,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... .. 1,500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 52 ... 37,000 TOTAL .... .... .... .... .£519,600

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TIMBER-SUPPLY AND SAWMILLS.

1926-27. £ Vote No. 53.—Timber-supply and Sawmills for Public Works Department— GKOSS TOTAL ... ... ... 35,000 CKEDITS-IN-AID . .. ... 20,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. ... ... 15,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 53. 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 falls) — 1 Donnelly's Crossing (Whatoro) ... ... 4,000 2 Katikati .. ... ... 1,000 3 Makomako ... ... .. 10,000 4 Waikaremoana ... ... ... 20,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £20,000 GKOSS TOTAL ... ... ... 35,000 Cbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... 20,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 53 ... —— 15,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £15,000

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ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF QUARRIES.

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1926-27. £ Vote No. 54. —Acquisition and Operation of Quarries for Public Works Department—• GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 63,000 Credits-IN-aid ... ... ... 38,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 54 ... ... 25,000 Item ! £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOEKS. VOTE No. 54. 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 ... ... ... 37,500 2 Tauraroa (camp sites) ... ... ... 500 3 Te Wera ... ... ... 25,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £38,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 63,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 38,000 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 54 ... 25,000 . TOTAL .... .... .... .... £25,000

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LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR WORKS.

— 1926-27. Vote No. 55.—Lighthouses— £ GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 13,250 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... 250 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 13,000 "Vote No. 56. —Harbour Works — GKOSS Total ... ... ... ...- 11,900 % Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 250 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 11,650 TOTALS ... ... ... 24,650 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 55. Lighthouses— 1 Automatic lights, spares, and cylinders ... 570 2 Cape Egmont (conversion to automatic light) ... 800 3 Cape Foul wind (automatic light) ... ... 1,025 4 Cape Maria van Diemen (radio-direction-finding beacon) ... ... ... 1,500 5 Dog Island (dwelling) ... ... ... 1,500 6 East Cape : Purchase of land for lighthouse reserve 200 7 Erench Pass Beacon (cinversion to automatic light) 250 8 Godley Head (fog-signal) ... ... ... 2,000 9 Kahu Rocks (automatic light) ... ... 1,400 10 Kahurangi (conversion to automatic light) ... 800 11 Kaikoura Peninsula (automatic light) ... ... 800 12 Kaipara (automatic light) ... ... ... 250 13 Lyttelton (radio-direction-finding beacon) 1,500 14 Manukau South Head (conversion to automatic light) 1,400 15 Matakaoa Point (automatic light) ... ... 246 16 Moeiaki (conversion to automatic light) ... 800 17 North Cape (automatic light) ... ... 1,400 18 Pencarrow Head (fog-signal) ... ... 2,000 19 Piako beacons (conversion to automatic light) ... 245 20 Wellington (radio-direction-finding beacon) ... 1,500 21 Works not specified ... ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £250 Gross Total ... ... ... 20,286 Amount required for Current Year ... 13,250 Cbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... | 250 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 55 . — ! 13,000

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LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR WORKS —continued.

Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. 1926-27. VOTE No. 56. £ £ Harbour Works — 1 Buller River (removal of snags) ... ... *250 2 Clutha River (dredging), (£1 for £1), (on account) ... 1,000 3 Collingwood (wharf extension) ... ... 150 j 4 Coroniandel (wharf), (£1 for £1) ... ... 400 5 Cow Island (automatic light) ... ... 150 6 Grove (wharf), (repairs) ... ... ... 50 7 Great Barrier Island, Trvpbena (wharf), (£2 for £1), (on account) . ... ... 1,000 8 Half-moon Bay (wharf), (extension) ... ... 700 9 Half-moon Bay (wharf), (repairs), (£1 for £1) ... 150 10 Havelock (wharf), (repairs) ... ... ... 385 11 Horeke (launch landing) ... ... ... 360 12 Hui House, Whangape (wharf and shed) ... 60 13 Hukatere (wharf), (access) ... ... ... 700 14 Kaikoura (wharf) ... ... ... 200 15 Karaka Point (wharf), (Hokianga County), (on account of £2,000, £2 for £1) ... ... 1,000 16 Karamea River (improvements) ... ... 130 17 Karamea (tramway connecting wharf and skid-ways) 200 18 Karamea (new wharf and harbour improvements) ... 4,500 19 Karamea (wharf), (extension of sheds) ... ... 150 20 Kawakawa Bay (wharf), (Franklin County) ... 50 21 Kennedy Bay (wharf), (on account) ... ... 300 22 Kutarere (wharf), (£2 for £1) ... ... 600 23 Little Wanganui (wharf and shoal-clearing), (on account) ... ... ... 660 24 Manaroa (wharf), (renewal), (on account) ... 250 25 Mangawai (wharf), (contribution), (£200, £1 for £1) 600 26 Matakana (wharf), (jetty and reclamation), (£1 for £2) 650 27 Matiotitawa (wharf) ... ... ... 500 28 Miranda (wharf), (£1 for £1) ... ... 500 29 Naumai (wharf) ... ... ... 800 30 tNiue Island (landing facilities) ... ... 1,000 31 Okarito (survey of harbour and roadstead) ... 250 32 Paihia (wharf), (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 800 33 Pitt Island (wharf) ... ... ... 100 34 Raupo (ferry slip), (£1 for £1) ... ... 300 35 Rawene (protection wall), (£200, £1 for £1) ... 400 36 Russell (wharf), (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 5,000 37 Takaka Harbour (improvements), (on account) ... 1,000 38 Tawa Creek, Raglan County (improving navigation and removing willows), (£1 for £1) ... ... 250 39 Tihi Tai Bay (wharf) ... ... ... 500 40 Waikouaiti River (entrance), (£2 for £1)... ... 200 41 Waipu (upper), (wharf and shed), (£1 for £1) ... 1,250 42 Wellington (landing, shed, and slipway for fishermen, Island Bay), (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 1,250 43 Whakapirau (repairs to wharf), (£1 for £1) ... 500 44 Whangamata (erection of shed) ... .. 150 45 Whananaki (wharf) ... ... ... 1,000 46 Wbangaroa (wharf), (£1 for £1), (on account) ... 200 47 Whangaruru (wharf at Mataetai) ... ... 230 48 Works not specified ... ... ... 250 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £250 Gross Total ... ... ... 31,075 Amount required for Current Year ... 11,900 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 250 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 56 ... 11,650 TOTAL .... .... .... £24,650 * £125 recoverable. f Recoverable from Island Administration.

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DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST RESORTS.

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(INCLUDING SITES, FURNITURE, FITTINGS, ETC.) — 1926-27. Vote No. 57.—Development of Tourist Resorts— £ GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 37,000 Okedits-in-aid 2,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 35,000 Item. p p - MINISTER OF |PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 57 Development of Tourist Resobts — 1 Helensville Hot Springs: Additions, &e. ... 750 2 Glade House : Additions to hostel (on account) ... 4,000 3 Glade House and Milford Track: Erection of jetty, additions to huts, bridges, &c. ... ... 500 4 Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers : Erection of huts and bath-house ... ... ... 450 5 Maruia Hot Springs: Improvements ... ... 200 6 Milford Sound: Accommodation-house (on account) 5,000 7 Morere Hot Springs: Improvements, fencing, &c. ... 500 8 Mount Cook Hermitage, alterations and additions to 600 9 Mount Cook Hermitage: Electric lighting ... 1,100 10 Mount Cook Hermitage: Water-supply ... 700 11 Parakai Hot Springs : Erection of kiosk .. 100 12 Pembroke: Erection of wharvesat Pembroke andNeck 310 13 Pukaki Hotel: Improvements ... ... 165 14 Queenstown: Conversion of pavilion to tea kiosk ... 400 15 Queenstown: Hut on Ben Lomond ... ... 100 16 Rotorua: Drainage system ... ... ... 13,000 17 Rotorua: Drainage-works and water-supply ... 3,515 18 Rotorua : Electrical works and telephone-line ... 5,000 19 Rotorua: Improvements to reserves ... ... 1,000 20 Rotorua : Reconstruction of Blue and Pavilion bathhouses (on account) ... ... ... 5,000 21 Russell: Club-house ... ... ... 500 22 Tarawera Lake : Erection of wharf ... ... 75 23 Tasman Glacier: Ball Hut erection ... ... 690 24 Te Anau: Additions to buildings .. ... 650 25 Te Anau: Steamer ... ... ... 5,000 26 Te Aroha: Improvements, &c. ... ... 150 27 Waikaremoana: Electric lighting for Lake House ... 600 28 Waikaremoana: Additions to Lake House (on account) ... . ... 1,025 29 Waikaremoana, Lake House: Water-supply ... 400 30 Waikaremoana (road from intake to accommodationhouse), (metalling) ... ... ... 2,600 31 Waimakariri: Contribution towards erection of hut 60 32 Waimangu: Purchase of launches ... ... 1,150 33 Waitomo Hostel, Caves, and Reserves : Fencing, tracks,furniture, improvements, &c. (on account)... 1 ,000 34 Waitomo Caves: Hostel and caves electric lighting 850 35 Waitomo Caves: Additions to hostel (on account) ... 10,000 36 Works and subsidies not specified ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £2,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 67,240 Amount required for Current Year ... 37,000 Crisdits-in-aid ... ... ... 2,000 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 57 ... 35,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £35,000

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DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

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— 1926-27. Vote No. 58.—Department of Immigration— £ GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ••• 571,712 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 296,712 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 275,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION. VOTE No. 58. Department op Immigration— 1 SalariesAdministrative Division. Dnder-Secretary ... ... ... 850 Clerical Division. Glass II— 1 at £490 ... ... ... 490 Class V— 1 at £380 .... ... ... 380 Class VI— 3 at £335 ... ... ... 1,005 Class VII— £ 2 at £295 ... ... 590 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £135 ... ... 135 2 at £95 ... ... 190 ' 1,625 I General Division. 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £185 ... 185 1 at £160 ... ... 160 600 4,950 Other Charges— 2 Administration and general expenses (England and New Zealand) ... ... ... 15,575 3 Amount to cover grants to and accommodation and other expenses for immigrants arriving in New Zealand ... ... ... 5,000 4 , Amounts payable to matrons and other expenses in connection with migrants (recoverable) ... 350 5 Amount required to cover cost of cashing British Treasury Notes for immigrants arriving in the Dominion ... ... ... 10,000 6 Exchange on cheques ... ... ... 5

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item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 58—continued. Other Charges —continued. 7 Grant towards the administrative expenses : Public School Boys' Employment Bureau, United Kingdom 100 8 Grant towards administrative expenses Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Public School Boys' Scheme 100 9 Passage-money for immigrants ... ... 538,000 10 Passages and other expenses for immigrants returned as undesirable, and contingencies ... ... 1,000 11 Portion of salaries in High Commissioner's Office, London ... ... ... 7,500 12 Refunds of passage-money ... ... ... 12,000 13 Subsidy to British Association for services rendered in connection with the arrival of immigrants ... 450 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 ... ... ... *682 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £296,712 591,762 Gboss Total ... ... ... 596,712 Amount required fob Current Yeab ... 571,712 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 296,712 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 58 ... 275,000 TOTAL .... .... .... ,£275,000 * Includes uniform cost-of-living increase to scaie salaries or wages, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or fails.

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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.

— 1926-27. £ Vote No. 59.—Roads, — GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 692,050 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 34,700 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 657,350 Vote No. 60. —Roads and Other Works on Goldfields and Mineral Lands— GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 4,900 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 300 * NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 4,600 TOTALS ... ... ... 661,950 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 59. Roads, etc. — Whavgarei Road District— 1 Brennan's Bridge ... ... Bay of Islands 150 2 Gammon's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 3 Halifax Road ... ... 51 4 Huehue to Waimatanui (on account of ,, 750 £2.000) 5 Hukerenui to Tapuhi (on account of ,, 300 £600) 6 Hupara Road ... ... ,, 100 7 Kaikohe to Huehue ... ... ,, 300 8 Kawakawa to Opua (Whangae devia- ,, 500 tion), (on account) 9 Kawakawa to Ruapekapeka (£1 for £1) ,, 126 10 Kerikeri Inlet (on account of £500) ... ,, 250 11 Knuasen's Road ... ... ,, 400 12 Moors' Road ... ... ,, 200 13 Motatau No. 2 Block Road .. ,, 400 14 Motatau to Kaikou ... ... ,, 200 15 Ohaewai to Waitangi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 16 Okaihau to Kerikeri (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 17 Okaihau No. 2 Block Road (£lfor£l) ,, 200 18 Okaihau Settlement (£100, £1 for £1) ,, 200 19 Opua to Waimate ... ... „ 807 20 Orr's Bridge (Huehue-Waimatanui ,, 450 Road) / 21 Otaenga ... ... „ 50 22 Otiria to Ngapipito ... ... ,, 200

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ROADS, ETC.—continued.

Item. 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORK Si—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District —continued. 23 Paihia to Waitangi ... ... Bay of Islands 100 24 Pakaraka to Oramahoe-Waipapa Road 300 25 Pakaraka Junction to Waimate ... ,, 200 26 Parker Road ... ... ,, 150 27 Preston Road ... ... ,, 350 28 Punakitere Yalley Road... ... 200 29 Ramarama (£1 for £1) ... ... ., 450 30 Ruapekapeka to Akerama (£1 for £1) ,, 150 31 Russell to Manawara ... ... ,. j 1,250 32 Russell-Strand Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1 75 33 Taumarere to Opua ... ... ,, 200 34 Tautoro to Rakautau (deviation) ... ,, 100 35 Towai to Ruapekapeka (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 36 Waiare to Okaihau ... ... ,, 1,000 37 Waihou to Pukete (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 38 - Waikare to Kawakawa ... ... ,, 500 39 Waipapa to Kerikeri Road (£1 for £1) ,, 200 40 Wharepunga ... ... ,, 350 41 Wairoa River erosion (Mangawhare), Dargaville 189 (contribution) Borough 42 Aranga Station Road (£1 for £1) ... Hobson 700 43 Arapohue Cemetery Road ... ,, 100 44 Arapohue Cemetery to Simpkins' . . ,, 150 45 Aratapu to Red Hills ... ... ,, 250 46 Avoca Road (£1 for £1) ,, 75 47 Awakino Valley to Dargaville (£2,227, ,, 5,000 £1 for £1) 48 Awakino Valley Road to Avoca ... ,, 170 49 Awakino Valley (upper) ... ,, 500 50 Dargaville to Opanaki Special Settle- ,, 100 ment (£1 for £1), (on account) 51 Donnelly's Crossing to Tutamoe ... ,, 500 52 Donnelly's Crossing to Katui (£1 for £1) ,. 300 53 Foster's Road ... ... ,, 100 54 Girls' High School Road ... ,, 250 55 Grice's School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 56 Hawkins' Road ... ... .. 100 57 Hoyle's Road ... ... ,. 100 58 Hue Hue to Waimatanui .. ,, 82 59 Kai Iwi to Aranga ... ... ,, 50 60 Kirikopuni to Parakao (on account) Hobson and 15,000 Whangarei 61 Lnsk Road ... ... Hobson 79 62 Mangarata to Arapohue (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 63 Mangarata to Girls' High School Rt>ad ,, 250 (£1 for £1) 64 Mount Wesley to Coast (on account of ,. 121 £521, £1 for £1) 65 Mount Wesley to Katui (on account of ,, 800 £1,575, £1 for £1) 66 Omana to Girls' High School Road ... .. 250 67 Opanaki to Hokianga ... ... ,. 200 68 Otara Road ... ... ,, 150 69 Paerata (£1 for £1) • ... ,. 250 70 Pakotai ... ... ,, 300 71 Paradise Road (£1 for £1) ... 63 72 Pekapekarau Block (Tango wahine ,, 188 Block) 73 Pukehuia to Dargaville (via Te Kohu- ,, 500 roa and Hoanga), (on account) 74 Pulham's Road (Waimata) ... ,, 100 75 Somerville Road (Kirikopuni) ... ,, 400 L ,

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District—continued. 76 Taita (on account of £825, £1 for £1) Hobson 125 77 Tangihi to Tangitiki ... ... ,, 100 78 Tangowahine Valley Road ... ,. 561 79 Te Kopuru to Red Hill (on account of ,, 194 £1,094, £1 for £1) 80 Te Kopuru to Tangitiki (£16. £1 for ,, 300 £1) 81 Tokatoka to Mangapai ... ... ,, 250 82 Turamoe ... ... ,, 175 83 Waimata Road ... ... ,, 400 84 Waimatanui ... ... ,, 500 85 Waiotekumerau ... ... ,, 388 86 Waiotekumerau Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 186 87 Wairoa Bridge to Hoanga (on account) ,, 500 88 Waimamaku to Donnelly's Grossing Hobson and 5,000 (on account) Hokianga 89 Auckland Borough Endowment Road Hokianga 200 (£100, £1 for £1) 90 Awaiti Bridge - (Wbangape - Rotoka- ,, 250 kahi Road) 91 Brindle's Road ... ... ,, 138 92 Broadwood to Motukaraka (£2,400, ,, 3,400 £1 for £1) 93 Broadwood to Runaruna (£1,400, £1 ,, 3,800 for £1) 94 Broadwood to Takahue ... ... ,, 1,000 95 De Andred's Bridge (Awaroa) ... ,, 400 96 Giles Road (on account of £600) ... ,, 100 97 Gurr's Road ... ... ,, 200 98 Harris Road ... ... ,, 50 99 Harrison Road ... ... ,, 100 100 Hawkins Bridge (access to Sections ,, 100 27, 28, 29, 30, Block I, Whangape S D.), (on account) 101 Hives Road ... ... ,, 100 102 Horeke to Ivydale ... ... ., 75 103 Horeke to Rangiahua ... ... ,, 200 104 Huamanga ... ... ,, 328 105 Humphries Bridge (£2 for £1) ... ,, 225 106 Ivydale to Motukiore ... ... ,, 125 107 Iwitaua (on account) ... ... ,, 2,500 108 Kohukohu to Narrows (£250, £1 for £1) ,, 400 109 Koutu Road (on account cf £500,) ... ,, 100 110 Marnari Village to Pukemiro ... ,, 200 111 Mangamuka Stream Bridge (Manga- ,, 400 muka-Victoria Valley Road) 112 Mangamuka to Victoria Valley ... ,, 3,500 113 Mangamuka-Victoria Valley (reserva- ,, 2,517 tion bush area) 114 Mangataipa Road ... ... ,, 66 115 Mata Road ... ... ,, 100 116 Mataruna ... ... ,, 50 117 McKenzie's Road, Broadwood .. ,, 50 118 Mohoiti to Broadwood ... ... ,, 6,000 119 Mohoiti Road ... ... ,, 8,000 120 Omanaia to Hokianga Heads (£1 for ,., 100 * £1) 121 Opanaki to Hokianga (£1,300, £1 ,, 1,500 for £1) 122 Oporehu Bridge (Iwitaua Road), (on , ' 750 account)

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Item. 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District —continued. 123 Oue to Opara ... ... Hokianga 150 124 Oue to Wharekawa Point (£200, £1 „ 700 for £1) 125 Pakanae to Opononi ... ... ,, 566 126 Ren wick Road ... . . ,, 300 127 Taita (£200, £1 for £1) ... ... ,, 400 128 Tuoro to Omapere Road ... ,, 150 129 Umawera to Tio Tio (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 130 Vujcich Road ... ... ,, 50 131 Waikirikiri Road (on account) ... ,, 100 132 Waimamaku to Coast ... ... ,, 120 133 Waimamaku Post-office to Money's ,, 600 (£1 for £1) 134 Waimamaku River Protection ... ,, 200 135 Waimamaku to Taheke, via Weka- ,, 800 weka (£320, £1 for £1) 136 Waiotemarama ... ... ,, 250 137 Waoku S.D., Block XIV, Section 19a ,, 100 (access) 138 Whakarapa to Rotokakahi (£2,000, ,, 4,000 £1 for £1) 139 Whakarapa to Te Karaka ... ,, 1,250 140 Whakarapa to West Coast ... ,, 200 141 Whangape to Hokianga ... ... ,, 177 142 Whangape to Rotokakahi ,, 250 143 Wharewharekauri ... ... ,, 200 144 Whitaker's Road ... ... ,, 50 145 White's Road ... ... ,, 50 146 Ahipara to Wainui Junction (£200, £1 Mangonui 600 for £1) 147 Apeturewa ... ... ,, 100 148 Awanui to Mangonui— Awanui to Kaingaroa (on account ,, 400 of £687, £1 for £1) 149 Awanui River Bridge (Awanui-Ahi- ,, 347 para Road) 150 Clough's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 151 Diggers Valley Road ... ... ,, 600 152 Duncan Road (access to Section 3, ,, 391 Block XTII, Ranganui S.D.), (£100, £1 for £1) 153 j Gardiner's Road (on account) ... ,, 100 154 Herekino to Whangape (£350, £1 for ,, 554 £1) 155 Honeymoon Valley Road ... ,, 100 156 Kaingaroa to Fairburn ... ... ,, 625 157 Kaingaroa to Lake Ohia (£375, £1 for ,, 675 £1) 158 Kaingaroa to Rangiputa ... ... ,, 100 159 Kaitaia to Herekino ... ... ,, 200 160 Kaitaia to Mangatete ... ... ,, 300 161 Kaitaia to Victoria Valley Junction ,, 500 (Duncan Road), (£1 for £1), (on account) 162 Karikari Bridge ... ... ,, 550 163 Kohumaru ... ... ,, 173 164 Kumi (on account) ... ... ,, 200 * 165 Lake Ohia to Taipa ... ... ,, 541 166 Mangamuka-Victoria Valley Road ... „ 1,500 167 Mangatoetoe (£200, £1 for £1) ... ,, 300 168 Mangonui to Stoney Creek ... ,, 824 1 9

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. Jl £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District—continued. 169 Oruru-Fern Fiat to Mangamuka Road Mangonui 3,000 170 Oruru to Taipa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 171 Paranui Road (£150, £1 for £1) ... ,, 250 172 Quarry Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 173 Smith's Road ... ... ,, 100 174 Spain's Road ... ... ,, 500 175 Steed's Road .. ... ,, 52 176 Taipa to Mangonui ... ... ,, 530 177 Takahue to Herekino (£100, £1 for £1) ,. 200 178 Takahue Junction to Herekino (£1.00, ,, 250 £1 for £1) 179 | Tangoake to Waitiki ... ... ,, 1,000 180 Unahi (£200, £1 for £1) ... ... ,, 300 181 Waipapakauri to Sweetwater ... ,, 50 182 Waipapakauri to Tangoake ... ,, 1,250 183 Ararua Road (deviation), (on account Otamatea 1,000 of £3,300) 184 Batley's to Linton's Road (£1 for £1) ,, 150 185 Brown's Road (Tara) ... ,, 300 186 Brvnderwvn Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 180 187 Bull's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 188 Burch Lindquist ... ... ,, 150 189 Burch's to Wairere, via Ararua (on ,, 318 account) 190 Central Road (£1 for £ I) ... ,, 756 191 Creamery to Mititai (£1 for £1) ... ,, 112 192 Doctor's Hill (Maungaturoto), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 193 Ford Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 165 194 Gibbons Road (Kaiwaka), (£15, £1 ,, 115 for £1) 195 Hall-Drummonds Road... ... „ 229 196 Horniblow Road ... ... ,, 50 197 Hukatere access road (£139, £1 for £1) ,, 339 198 Hukatere District Roads (Halls- ,, 779 Drummonds-Silichs), (£129, £2 for £1) 199 Hukatere Wharf access ... ... ,. 400 200 Jeffs Ryland Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 50 201 Kaiwaka to Oneriri (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 202 Kaiwaka Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, 208 203 Kerr's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 236 204 Kerr's Road drain (south side), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 205 ! Komiti to Ngatoto ... ... ,, 100 206 Komiti to Puapua ... ... ,, 100 207 ; Mangawai-Waipu Cove Road (Boundary ,, 109 Bridge) 208 : Mareretu to Maungaturoto (£1 for £1) ,, 150 209 | Mareretu to Waikiekie (Keay's devia- ,, 1,500 tion, on account) 210 | Matakohe, Ararua, and Parahi (on ,, 400 account) 211 Matakohe-Ruawai Road to Komiti ,, 166 Bluft (£66, £1 for £1) 212 i Matakohe to Tokatoka ... ... ,, 150 213 1 Matakohe to Tokatoka (Ball's), (£50, ,, 100 £1 for £1) 214 ! Maungaturoto Railway-station to ,, 130 Paparoa 215 Maungaturoto-Cove Road via Rowsell's ,, 120 I

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Item. I 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —con tinned. £ j £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Boad District—continued. 216 Metcalfe's Road ... ... Otamatea 150 217 Ngacoto Bridge (on account of £240, 100 £1 for £1) 218 Oparaku Road (£200, £1 for £1) ... ,, 450 219 Otamatea Road (£50, £1 for £1 ; ,, 170 £20, £2 for £1) 220 Pahi Road (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 200 221 Paparoa to Mareretu ... ,, 200 222 Paparoa to Waikiekie (£446, £1 for £1) ,. 1,046 223 Parahi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 224 Poyner's Road ... ... ,, 100 225 Pukeringa ... 122 226 Pukinui Road, Kaiwaka (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 227 Ruawai Township (Wells' Street) ... ,, 108 228 Simpkins-Ringrose Road (£1 for £1) ,, 170 229 Swamp Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 230 Taipuha Railway-station approach road ,, 61 231 Taylor's Road (Waikiekie) ... ,, 300 232 Te Kowhai Quarry Outlet ... ,. 250 233 Tokatoka to Mangapai (£160, £1 for £1) ,, 310 234 Tokatoka to Matakohe (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 235 Tokatoka to Naumai (£1 for £1) .. 91 Tokatoka Swamp roads (southern end) — 236 Armstrong Road . . ... ,, 720 237 Awaroa to Te Kowhai (£350, £1 for ,, 1,000 £1; £320, £2 for £1) 238 Dunn's Road (Tokatoka end), (£370, ., 522 £1 for £1) 239 Smith's Canal Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 129 240 Simpson Road (£150, £1 for £1) .. ,, 250 241 Wallace Road (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, 415 242 Wilson Laing Road ... ... ,, 100 243 Wilson's Outlet to Smith's Canal... ,, 100 244 Williams' Road (deviation) ... ,, 300 245 Whakapirau (Robertson's) ... ., 135 246 Whakapirau to Maungaturoto (£2 for ., 150 £1) 247 Whitecombe's and Robertson's Road ,, 189 248 Allison's to North River Road ... Whangarei 2,000 249 Awaroa River Road . ... ,, 100 250 Bint's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 251 Carter's Valley Road (contribution) .. 585 252 Clement's Road (Ngunguru) ... .. 100 253 Cork's Road (£1 for £1)... ... , 450 1 254 Dobbs' Road (on account of £400) ... .. 200 255 Foot's Road (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 256 Going's Road ... ... 123 257 Grant's Road ... .. 350 258 Hamilton's Road ... ... .. 200 259 Helena Bay to Whangaruru ... ., 300 260 Hillford's Road (£150, £1 for £1) ... .. 400 261 Hirtzel Road (Kiripaka), (£1 for £1) .. 50 262 Horahora to Taheke ... ... . 500 263 Jordan to Hukerenui (£1 for £1) ... 200 264 Jordan to Riponui (£1 for £1) .. ,. 300 265 Kaikou ... ... ,, 500 266 Kaitara (£200, £1 for £1) .... .. 500 267 Kaitara to Ruatangata ... ... .. 200 268 Karaka to Parakao (£1 for £1), (on .. 200 account) 269 Kauri to Apotu (£1 for £1) ... ,. 150

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Item.! 1926-27. MINISTER OF PdBLIC WORKS -continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whanqarei Road District —continued. 270 Kauri Forest Road (Paxman's Flat), Whangarei 150 (on account of £350) 271 Kauri Mountain Road ... ... ,, 150 272 Kiripaka to Ngunguru ... ... ,, 150 273 Kiripaka to Ngunguru, via Kaiatea ... ,, 400 274 Mangapai Cemetery Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 275 Marua Road ... ... ,, 200 276 Marua to Whananaki (£1 for £1), (on ,, 300 account of £1,500) 277 Matapouri ... ... ,, 69 278 Maungakaramea to Tangiteroria (£1 ,, 1,200 for £1) _ 279 Maunu Cemetery Road, Kaigoose ., 200 (£50, £1 for £1) 280 McConnell Road ... ... ., 350 281 McKinley's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 282 McLeod's to Freezing Works (devia- ,, 150 tion) 283 Mitchell Road ... ... .. 100 284 Ngawai Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... „ 175 285 North River Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 286 Ody's Road ... ,, 400 287 Okaharau ... ... ., 200 288 Onerahi to Taumaterau ... ... .. 300 289 One Tree Point to Ruakaka (on ., 2,000 account of £10,000) 290 Opouteke (access road), (£1 for £1) ,, 800 291 Ormiston Road ... ,, 50 292 Otaika Block Road (£1 for £1) ... ,. 200 293 Otonga to Whananaki (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,200 294 Owhiwha to Whareora . ... ,, 200 295 Pacific Cliff Road ... ... ,, 150 296 Paiaka. Bridge ... ... ,, 750 297 Palmer's Road (£1 for £1) ... 75 298 Parsons Road ... ... .. 200 299 Parua to Taheke ... ... ,, 400 300 Parua Bay to Taraunui Road (£1 for £1) ,. 300 301 Pataua Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 302 Pepiwai (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 303 Poroti to Kerehunga (£1 for £1) ... ,, 680 304 Preston's Bridge (Whareora - Hora- ,, 480 hora Road) 305 Pullin's Road ... ... ,, 400 306 Punuruku to Mateatai ... ... ., 500 307 Punuruku to Tutaematai ... ., 500 308 Parua to Moengawahine ... .. 140 309 Ruakaka Bridge (One Tree Point to ,. 1,650 Ruakaka Road) 310 Ruatangata to Otakairangi (£1 for £1) ,. 500 311 Skelton's Bridge (£1 for £1) ... , 150 312 Takahiwai to Marsden Point ... .. 300 313 Takitu ... ... .. 200 314 Tangihua Road ... ,, 100 315 Tangihua access road (on account). . 200 (£1 for £1) 316 Taranui Bush Road ... ... t .. 200 317 Tatton's Road (£1 for £1) ... , 200 318 Tauraroa Bridge (Maungakaramea to ,, i 1,250 Tauraroa Road), (on account of £2,250) 319 Tauraroa Bridge (Tauraroa-Maunu .. 500 Road)

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item- 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Whangarei Road District—continued. 320 Tauraroa to Omana (on account) ... Whangarei 350 321 Taurikura to Urquhart's ... ,, 250 322 Titoki to Purua Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 323 Tutukaka Bridge (Ngunguru to Mata- ,, 550 pouri Road) 324 j Umuwhawha Block (access to Sec- ,, 200 tion 10, Block III, Hukerenui S.D.) 325 View Road ... ... ,, 400 326 Waimatanui (£200, £1 for £1) ... 400 327 Waiotira to Ararua ... ... ,, 500 32S Waiotira Bridge ... ... 700 329 Waiotu Railway-station to Jordan ,. 250 (£1 for £1) 330 i Waipu Oaves to Mangapai (£1 for £1) ,, 200 331 ' Waipu Coast Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 332 Whakapara to Helena Bay (£1 for £1) 1,230 333 Whakapara to Puhipuhi (£1 for £1) 370 334 Whananaki Wharf Road ... ,, 150 Whangarei to Heads Road — 335 Main's to McLeod's Boundary (on ,, 1,500 account of £3,250, £1 for £1) 336 Onerahi deviation (£1 for £1) ... 981 337 Whareora to Horahora ... ... 500 338 Whatoro to Opouteke Road (Opouteke 300 Settlement) 339 Wilson's Road (Kaimaro) ... ,, 500 340 Herns'to Whitehills ... ... Whangaroa 300 341 Iwitaua (Otongaroa Bridge) ... ,, 1,000 342 Kaeo Concrete Bridge to Kahoe ,, 250 Bridge (£50, £1 for £1) 343 Kaeo to Matauri (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 344 Kaeo River Bridge (Kaeo-Mangonui ,. 500 Road), (on account of £3,000) 345 Kaeo River Bridge (Kaeo Village Road) ,, 1,842 346 Kahoe Bridge (on account) ... ,, 200 347 Mangapa ... ... ,, . 200 348 Mangapa Bridge ... ... ., 125 349 Oika Road (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 200 350 Opokorau (£100, £1 for £1) ... 200 351 Opokorau Bridge ... ... ,, 400 352 Totara Coast Road ... ... ., 50 353 Waiare to Waipapa ... ... ,, 100 354 Whangaroa Coast Road (£100, £1 ,, 200 for £1) 355 Whitehead's Bridge (£1 for £1) ... „ 80 356 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 300 roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways,horse-paddocks,&c. 357 Supervision ... ... ... 3,500 358 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 400 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. ■ _ 178,109 359 Waipu to Oakleigh Road (substitution Whangarei 20,000 of road for railway) and Hobson Total —Whangarei ... ... 198,109

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Item. 1926-27 MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc.— continued. Auckland Road District— 360 Colville to Port Charles Road (on Coromandel 500 account) 361 Colville Wharf Road ... ... ,, 200 362 Cook's Bridge ... ... ,, 250 363 Coroglen to Whenuakite ... ,, 300 364 Coromandel to Colville— Coast Road (on account) ... 4,500 365 Coromandel-Mercury Bay- — East of Saddle ... ... 300 366 Hahei Road ... ... „ 100 367 Kaimarama to Coroglen (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 368 Kapowai Stream Bridge (on account) ,, 250 369 Kapowai Stream Road ... ... „ 52 370 Kennedy Bay to Tuteawa ... ,, 100 371 Kuaotunu to Mercury Bay ... ,, 450 372 Mill Creek Settlement Road ... ,, 100 373 Muriwai Creek Road ... ,, 250 374 Otakeo Road ... ... ,, 200 375 Oteao Stream Bridge (Gumtown to ,, 700 Whenuakite Road) 376 | Port Jackson Settlement Road ... ,, 100 377 1 Te Rerenga to Whangapoua (£2 for ,, 400 £!) 378 Tye's Road ... ... „ 200 379 j Waiwawa River Ford ... ... „ 100 380 ! Whenuakite to Boat Harbour ... ,, 400 381 Akaaka Swamp to Pukekohe Railway- Franklin 250 station 382 Allsop's Bay to Manukau Heads Signal ,, 1,000 Station (£700, £3 for £1) 383 i Arrowsville Road (Akaaka), (£1 for £1) ,, 250 384 Awhitu Central to Hamilton's (£1 ,, 300 for £1) 385 Awhitu Central to Manukau Heads ,, 300 (£1 for £1) 386 Awhitu to Orua Bay, via Tram Gully ,. 50 (£1 for £1) 387 Awhitu Wharf to Central (£1 for £1) ,, 52 388 Awhitu Wharf to Smith's ... .. 200 389 Bald Hill Road (on account of £900), ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 390 Batty's Road (Karaka), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 391 Beatty's Road to Helvetia Station 75 Road (on account of £250, £1 for £1) 392 Bluff Road (Mercer) ... ... 150 393 Boundary Road, Waipipi Main Road ,, 100 t.o Top Road (on account of £400, £1 for £1) 394 Brown's Gully Road (on account of ,, 100 £500, £1 for £1) 395 Butcher's Bridge Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1 400 396 Cemetery Road, Tuakau ... 100 397 Clark's Road (Waiau), (on account of 250 £1,750, £1 for £1) 398 Clark's Road (Karaka), Te Hihi to ,, 450 Kidd's (£1 for £1) 399 Cosgrave Road, Papakura (£1 for £1) 100 400 Dalzeley's Road (Puni), (£1 for £1) ... , 250 401 Dickev Gleeson Road (Waipipi), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 402 Drury to Waiuku (Glenbrook Hall to 250 Tramway Road), (on account of £750, £1 for £2)

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Item. 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOilKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 403 Geraghty Road (Tuakau), (£1 for £1) Franklin 150 404 Goodwin Road (Akaaka), (£1 for £2) ,, 208 405 Graham's Beach to Peterson's (£2 for ,, 200 - £1) 406 Helvetia Station Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 407 Hull's Hermitage Road, Waiuku (on ,, 100 account of £700, £1 for £2) 408 Hull's Road, Otaua (on account of 100 £1,000. £1 for £1) 409 Hunua Creamery Road (£2 for £1) ... 100 410 Karaka North (£1 for £1) ... 400 411 Karaka to Waiau Road, via Glasson's ,, 206 Wooden Bridge (£1 for £1) 412 KDheroa to Mercer ... ... „ 200 413 Mangatangi to Miranda (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 414 Mangatangi to Kaiawa (£1 for £1) ... ,. 410 415 Mangatawhiri Parish Sections 227a, ., 200 228a, and 229 (access) 416 Moumoukai Valley Road (north end) ,, 200 417 New Brighton to County North Bound- ., 300 ary (Coast Road) 418 Opukupuku Road (Gordon's), (£1 for 250 £1) 419 Paerata Tuihemata Road (£1 for £1) ,, 350 420 Papakura to Mangatawhiri— Happy Yallev Section (on account 500 of £1,250,'£1 for £1) 421 Ponga Road ... ... ... , 200 422 Pukekohe to Runciman (£1 for £2) ... ., 137 423 : Pukeoware Railway - station (access ,. 354 roads), (£1 for £1) 424 Quinn Road (£1 for £2), (on account) 250 425 | Ramarama Hill to Bombay (on account ,, 250 of £1,200, £1 for £1) 426 1 Razorback to Jericho Road (£1 for £2) ., 200 427 ■ Rodgers' Road to Tramway Road ,, 350 (Puni), (£1 for £2) 428 j Rutherford Road, Pukekohe East (£1 ., 200 for £2) 429 Shakespeare Sands Road (Waiuku), „ 500 (£.1 for £1) 430 Smith Road (Waiuku), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 431 Taurangaruru Main Road (on ac- ,, 200 count of £2,200, £1 for £1) Tramway Road— 432 Glenbrook Station to Titi (£1 for £2) .. 500 433 i Titi to Puni (£1 for £2) ... , 700 434 : Puni to Waikato River ... 100 435 Urquhart's Road (Karaka), (£1 for £2) : . 600 436 Waiau-Papakura (£1 for £1) ... ,, 540 437 Waiau Post-office to McKenzie's ., 100 Landing (£1 for £2), (on account) 438 Wairoa Falls Road (£250, £1 for £1) 650 439 Waiuku to Kariotahi (on account of 200 £1,000, £1 for £1) 440 Waiuku to Manukau Heads— Waipipi to Pollok Section (on ac- ., 500 count of £2,300, £1 for £1) 441 Waiuku Town District— Victoria Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 442 Whangarata to Pokeno (new road), ,, 200 I (£1 for £1), (on account)

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 443 Yates Road (£1 for £2) ... Franklin 282 444 Blind Bay Harbour Road ... Great Barrier 200 445 Harataonga - Kaitoke - Whangapara- ,, 850 para Road 446 Port Fitzroy to Nagle Cove ... ,, 300 447 Tryphena to Blind Bay ... „ 150 448 Tryphena Harbour Road (school to ,, 175 post-office) 449 | Tryphena to Rosalie Bay ... ,, 100 450 | Awaiti Block roads (Netherton to Hauraki 250 Awaiti), (£1 lor £1), (on account) Plains 451 Fisher's Road (on account of £1,800, Ditto 100 £1 for £1) 452 Hauraki Plains roads (Turua), (£1 for ,, 2,200 £4) 453 Kaihere Landing westwards (£1 for ,, 1,105 £1) 454 Kaihere-Ohinewai (£130, £2 for £1) 165 455 Kaihere to Torehapa (£1 for £1) ... .. 100 456 Kerepeehi to Kaihere Landing (£1 for ,, 175 £i) 457 Kerepeehi . Township roads (on ac- ,. 400 count of £1,375, £1 for £1) 458 Mangawhero Road ... ... ,, 70 459 Maukoro Canal Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 2,200 460 Maukoro Landing Road... ... ,, 145 461 Miranda to Waitakaruru (£250, £2 for ., 325 £1) 462 Moehau Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 463 Morrinsville to Waitakaruru (Bridge ,, 650 and Stream diversion) 464 Morrinsville to Waitakaruru (Patetonga ,, 219 to Kaihere), (£1 for £1) 465 Munro Road (on account of £570, £1 ,, 100 for £1) 466 Ngararahi Stopbank Road (£100, £1 ,, 287 for £1), (on account) 467 Ngataipua East Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 468 Ngatea to Kaihere (on account of j 100 £5,000, £1 for £1) 469 Paeroa to Turua — Netherton Section (£1 for £1) ... 120 470 Piako S.D., Block III, Section 1a 540 2c (access) 471 Puka.hu East Road (£100 on account ,, 200 of £1,000, £1 for £1) 472 Pukahu West Road (on account of ,, 100 £700, £1 for £1) 473 School Road (on account of £1,000 „ 100 £1 for £1) 474 Frankton-Kawhia Road, south of Kawhia 190 Moerangi Block 475 Kauri (on account of £4,500, £3 for £1) ,, 100 476 Kawaroa ... ... ,, 4,284 477 Kawhia South S.D., Block II, Section ,, 80 7 (access), (£2 for £1) 478 Makomako Road (£2 for £1) ... 200 479 Oparau Block Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 480 Oparau Bridge No. 2 (Oparau Block ,, 500 Road) 481 Ounu Road (Taumatatotara Block) ... ,, 500 482 Taumatatotara (east) ... ,, 150 483 Taumatatotara (west) ... ... ,, 367 484 Whakapirau ... ... ,, 250

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. " - - - - - - Item 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 485 Alfriston to Ardmore (£1 for £1) ... Manukau .150 486 Alfriston to Papakura (£1 for £1) ... ,, 756 487 Buckland Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 488 i Buckland Road (£1 for £3) ... „ 500 Clevedon to Miranda — 489 Clevedon-Kawakawa Section (£1 ,, 537 for £1) 490 Orere to Matangirahi ... ,, 290 491 Clevedon to Takanini (£1 for £1), (on ,, 500 account) 492 Flat Bush School redoubt (£1 for £1) ,, 100 493 Kawakawa Settlers' Wharf (approach ,, i 300 road) 494 Mangere Roads (£1 for £4) ... ,, 310 495 Maungaroa Gorge Road (£1 for £1) ... ., 100 496 Moumoukai Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... ., \ 305 497 Tamaki River Bridge (on account of ,, 1,000 £5,000, £1 for £4) 498 Wade's Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 499 Waikopua Creek to Maraetai (£278, ,, 1,278 £1 for £2 10s; £1,000, £1 for £1), (on account) 500 Ward's Bridge (£4 for £5) ... ,, 500 501 Whitford to Brookby (£1 for £1) ... ,, 163 502 Amoore's Road ... ... Matamata 50 503 Gregg and Eggleston's Road ... „ j 300 504 Gunn's Road (on account of £500, ,, 100 £1 for £1) 505 Hinuera to Te Poi (£1 for £2) ... ,, 125 506 Hinuera Valley Road (on account of ,. 500 £2,000, £1 for £1) 507 Karapiro Toatoaroa Road (on account 300 of £1,000, £1 for £1) 508 Mangawhero Road (£1 for £1) ... 300 509 Matai Road (on account of £500, £1 100 for £1) 510 Matamata to Gordon (£1 for £1) ... 159 511 Maungatautari Road (£1 for £1) ... I 500 512 Ngatira Road (Te Whetn), (£1 for £1) 150 513 Okauia Stream Bridge (Te Aroha ., 250. Road), (£1 for £1) 514 Paraonui ... ... .. 600 515 Peria Road (on account of £500, £1 100 I for £1) 516 Puketutu Road (on account of £1,000, ,. 100 £1 for £1) 517 Putaruru to Mangatapu (on account of ,, 300 £1,000, £1 for £1 10s.) 518 Putaruru to Waotu (£1 for £1) ... 1,288 519 Rangitanuku Road (£1 for £1) ... .. 75 520 Richmond Downs Road (on account 500 of £1,000, £1 for £1) 521 Station Road (Matamata), (£1 for £1) 500 522 Waiomou to Tapapa (£1 for £1) ... ' 250 523 Wairere Boundary Bridge (£1 for £1) ,. j 150 524 Waotu South Road ... ... 150 525 White's Road (Tapapa), (on account 100 of £500, £1. for £1) 526 Whitehall Special Area Roads— Road to railway (on account of ., 100 £800, £1 for £1)

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Item 1 1926-2,7. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 527 Aroha S.D., Block III, Section 24 Ohinemuri 330 (access), (£230, £1 for £1) 528 Aroha S.D., Block V (road through ,, .350 Pukemokemoke Block) 529 Cadman's Road (£75, £1 for £1) ... ,, 320 530 Chappell Road crossing (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 531 Kaimanawa to Thames-Paeroa Road ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 532 Komata-Maratoto Road... ... ,, 150 533 Ngahina Bridge to Hubbard (£1 for £1) 100 534 Ohinemuri S.D., Block XII, H.P.L. .. 100 _42 (access) 535 Ohinemuri S.D., Block XYI (access to ,, 150 Sections 56 and 61) 536 Old Tauranga Road to Waihi (£1 for £1) ,, 100 537 Old Te Aroha Road (Paeroa North ,, 375 end), (Snakey Bend), (£1 for £1) 538 Otto Bjerring's deviation ... ,, 500 539 Paeroa to Te Aroha (old road), (£1 ,, 50 for £1) 540 Parakiwai Bridge (Waihi - Whanga- Ohinemuri 900 mata Road) and Thames 541 Pevereal's Road (£1 for £1) ... Ohinemuri 75 542 Pukekaun ... ... ,, 62 543 Pumanuka Road ... ... ., 75 544 Ratarua Road ... ... 75 545 Toomey's Creek Road ... ... , 100 546 Trig Road ... ... 100 547 Waihi Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... .. 340 548 Waihi-Whangamata Road ... 400 549 Waihi to Whangamata (Mataora), (£1 ,, 250 for £1), (on account) 550 Waitawheta Road (on account of £750) ,, 300 551 Waitawheta to Waihi ... ... ,. 300 552 Waitoki (on account of £500) ... ,, 200 553 Barber's Road (£850, on account of Otorohanga 1,050 £1,300, £2 for £1) 554 Cannon's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, j 100 555 Carlin's Road (Tapuhaeonuku Block 493 to Hauturu-Otorohanga Road) 556 Hewer's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1 50 557 Kawa to Pukemapou Road (on ac- ., 500 count of £2,800, £2 for £1) 558 Lurman's Road (£200, on account ,, 382 of £500, £1 for £1) 559 Maihihi to Brocks (£1 for £1) ... ,, 98 560 Mangamahoe (£1 10s. for £1) ... ,. 150 561 Mangaorongo to Kawa (£750, £2 . 1,450 for £1) 562 I Mangaorongo Road (£1 for £1) ... 100 563 Mangawhero Road (on account of .. 500 £1,500, £1 for £1) 564 Moakurarua Stream Bridge (£2 for £1) ,, 800 565 Otorohanga to Pirongia (£1 for £1), ,, 500 (on account of £1,625) 566 Otorohanga to Te Kuiti Road (£1 for ,, 275 £1) 567 Owaenga Valley Road (on account of ,, 500 £2,170, £1 for £1) 568 Paewhenua (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 1 430 569 Puketarata (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 1 100

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Item - 1926-27. 1 MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 - continued. Roads, btc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 570 Puketawai ... ... Otorohanga 250 571 Rangitoto A 38, part (access), ,, flOO (Thompson's) 572 i Roberts' Road ... ... ,, 50 573 Tahaia Soldiers Settlement Access ,, 148 Road (£1 for £1) 574 Te Kawa to Ngaroma (£2 for £1), (on ,, 1,000 account) 575 | Waimahora Valley ... ... ,, 450 576 j Waipa River Bridge (Tauraroa Valley ,, 1,150 j Road) 577 Alexander Road (£1 for £3) ... Piako 416 578 Alexander Road to Walton Station ,, 150 (£1 for £1) 579 Bell's Road (£1 for £2) ... ... ,, 600 580 Chepnell's Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 675 581 Cowan's Road (Mangakahika), (£1 for ,, 100 £1), (on account) 582 Diagonal Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 600 583 Eastport Road (£1 for £2) ... ., 150 584 Hangawera Roads (on account of ,, 1,000 £1,500, £1 for £3) 585 Hutchinson's Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 670 586 Kereone to Pakarau (£1 for £1) ... „ 300 587 Kiwitahi to Morrinsville (£1 for £3) ,, 500 588 Kiwitahi to Walton (£5 for £18) ... ,, 50 589 Kuranui (£1 for £2) ... ... ,, 1,250 590 Mangawhara ... .. 440 591 McLaren's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 592 Mellins' Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 50 593 Mikkelsen's Road (on account of £654, ,, 120 £1 for £3) 594 Milliken's Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 750 595 Morrinsville to Kiwitahi (on account ,, 500 of £1,000, £1 for £2) 596 , Morrinsville to Mangateparu (£1 for £1) ,, 300 Morrinsville to Waitakaruru— 597 ' Maukoro Section (formation) ... 1,391 598 ] Maukoro Section (metalling), (on 1,000 account of £1,800, £1 for £lj 599 , Motumaoho Station to Tauhei (£1 for £1) ,, " 300 600 ! Mount Road (on account of £1,000, £1 ,, 500 for £2) 601 | Ottway Settlement Bridge approaches ,, j 100 (£1 for £1) 602 j Ottway Settlement Road (£1 for £3) ,, , 210 603 ! Pakarau Soldiers Settlement Road (£2 ,, 1,300 for £1), (on account) 604 Piako River Bridge (Maukoro West .. 100 Road), (Tahuna), (on account of £800 .'£1 for £2) 605 I Piako River (landing and shed, ,, 200 Tahuna), (£1 for £1) 606 Pikoiti Valley Road (on account of ,, 250 £500, £1 for £2) 607 Roache's Road (£1 for £3) ... >> 500 608 Scotchman's Valley Road (£1 for £1) ,, 250 609 Soldiers Settlement Bridge (£1 for ,, , 150 £1 10s.) 610 Stanley Road (metalling), (£1 for £3) ,, 500 611 Tahuna to Ohinewai (on account of ,, i 1,500 £2,500, £1 for £1 10s.) j

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item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc.—continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 612 Tauhei Road (£250, on account of Piako 550 £1,500, £1 for £2) 613 Thompson's Track (£2 for £1) ... ,, 300 614 Waihou River Bridge (Te Aroha), (£1 ,, 5,000 for £2) 615 Waiorongomai - Maungakawa Road ,, 300 (£263, £1 for £2 ; £37, £1 for £1) 616 Wairakau Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) 600 617 Wairere Boundary Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 150 618 Waitoa No. 1 Road (on account of ,, 700 £2,000, £1 for £2) 619 Waitoa No. 2 Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 200 620 Waitoa No. 4 Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 150 621 Waitoa No. 8 Road (£250, £1 for £1) ,, 365 622 Waitoa No. 9 Road (£1 for £1 10s.) ,, j 200 623 Walton roads (on account of £1,250, ,, 800 £1 for £2) 624 Walton to Kiwitahi (£1 for £1) ... ., 125 625 Walton Station to Matamata Boundary ,, 500 (£1 for £3), (on account) 626 Wardville Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 1,000 627 Whakahoro East Road (on account), ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 628 Centre Road (£1 for £1) ... Raglan 70 629 • Clarke's Road, Pukekawa (£1 for £1) ,, 900 630 Dunmore-Pepepe-Otorohaea Road (£1 ,, 1,863 for £1) 631 Glen Murray to Waimai via Naike (£2 ,, 1,000 for £1) 632 Huntly to Rotowaro (£1 for £1) ... ,, 2,000 633 Karioi S.D., Block V, Section 65, ,, 100 (access) 634 Karioi S.D., Block XIV, Section 20, ,, 255 (access) 635 Kauri Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 400 636 Makomako ... ... ,, 1,585 637 MangatitoTe Akau Wharf (£1 for £1), ,, 819 (on account of £1,800) 638 Opuatia Stream Bridge (on account ,, 400 of £800, £1 for £1) 639 O'Shea's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 640 Port Waikato to Tuakau Bridge (£1 ,, 2,000 for £2) 641 Pukekawa to Rangiriri (Pukekawa to ., 500 Churchill section), (on account of £1,000, £1 for £2) 642 Pukemiro Railway-station to Roto- ,, 253 waro (£1 for £1) 643 Te Kauri to Section 60 (£1 for £1) ... ,, 120 644 Te Maari ... ... ,, 64 645 Te Pahu Road ... ... ,, 75 646 Te Puroa Road (£1 for £1) ... ., 500 647 Waikaretu to Port Waikato (£1 for £1) ,, 1,000 648 Waikorea (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 500 649 Waikorea to Waimai - Pukemiro (£1 ,, ; 413 for £1) 650 Waingaro Springs to Te Uku (on ,, j 500 account of £1,000) 651 Waingaro to Waingaro Landing (£1 ,, ; 900 for £1) 652 Wainui ... ... ,, 600 653 Waitetuna Valley (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,209 !

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. jg £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 654 Whatawhata to Te Puroa (£1 for £1) Eaglan 275 655 Whaanga Road ... ... ,, 270 656 White's Road ... ... „ 100 657 Ahuroa Railway-station to Komokoriki Rodney 65 (£1 for £1) 658 Ahuroa to Komokoriki (deviation), ,, 627 (£127, £1 for £1) 659 Ahuroa to Puhoi (Pigeon Corner) ... ,, 100 660 Ahuroa to Woodcock's ... ... ,, ]00 661 Boyd's Filling (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 662 Dunningham's Bridge (Ahuroa to ,, 300 Komokoriki Boad), (on account of £600, £1 for £1) 663 Harataua Road ... .. ,, 100 Helensville to Port Albert— 664 Glorit to Tauhoa Section (£lfor£l) ,, 300 665 Hoteo River Bridge (Mangakura) ., 942 666 Hoteo River Bridge Approach Road ,, 440 667 Tauhoa to Port Albert Section ... ,, 100 668 Whanaki River Bridge and ap- ,, 334 proaches (£210, on account of £360, £2 for £1) 669 Hospital Road to Warkworth (£2 for £1) ,, 200 670 Kaipara Hills (on account of £1,200, ,, 512 £1 for £1) 671 Matakana to Whangaripo (£1 for £1) ,, 50 672 Pakiri to Whangaripo (£1 for £1) ... ., 50 673 Port Albert to Wellsford Valley (£2 ,, 200 for £1) 674 | Puhoi to Ahuroa (£150, £1 for £]) ... ' ,, 200 675 ' Puhoi to Tahekeroa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 676 Puhoi Wharf and Road (on account of ,, 300 £1,100) 677 1 Sandspit Wharf Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 678 ; Streamlands Settlement Road ... ,, 700 679 I Tapu Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 680 Tauhoa-Wellsford Road... ... ,, 150 681 ; Te Hana to Tomorata (£1 for £1) ... ., 1,100 682 I Te Hana to Tomarata (Wharfe's devia- ., 115 tion), (£1 for £1) 683 , Waiteitei Soldiers Settlement ... 1,026 684 Warahine Bridge to Thompson's .. 300 Corner (£1 for £1) 685 ' Warkworth to Mahurangi (£1 for £1) ,, 150 686 Warkworth to Leigh (£1,017, £1 for ,, 1,317 £1 ; £300, £2 for £1) 687 i Warkworth to Woodcocks (£1 for £1) ,, 100 688 ; Wavbv to Hoteo North (£2 for £1) ... .. 70 689 Wellsford to Whangaripo (on account ., 893 of £1,518, £1 for £D 690 Woodcocks to Kaipara Flats Railway- ,, 200 station (£100, £1 for £1) 691 Access to sections south of Kaueranga Thames 100 Stream (on account of £750, £1 for £1) 692 Crosbie Settlement Track ... ,, 225 693 Kaueranga to Tairua (on account) ... ,, 350 694 Mata Creek Road ... ... ,, 250 695 Onetai ... ... ... ,, 250 696 Parakiwai Bridge (Waihi-Whanga- ' ,, 900 mata Road)

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ | £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, btc. —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 697 Pepe Bridge, Tairua (Tairua- Whenua- Thames 200 kite Eoad), (£1 for £1) 698 Puriri to Neavesville Road (McBeth's ,, 320 Crossing Bridge), (£2 for £1) 699 i Puriri-Tairua Road— Puriri Valley Section ... ... ,, - 300 700 ! Tairua-Whangamata Road ... ,, 1,200 701 } Tairua to Whanganiata-Paritu to ,, 200 Wharekawa River 702 I Tapu to Coroglen (on account) ... ,, 3,500 703 1 Thames-Tairua Road— ! Tairua Section (£200, £2 for £1) ... ,, 1,200 704 Warahoe to Towers (£100, £1 for £1) ,, j 350 705 Whangamata to Hikutaia ... ,, 200 706 Wharepoa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 707 Onetangi Road (£1 for £1) ... Waiheke 205 Island 708 Draper Road (£1 for £1) ... Waikato 200 709 Hall's Road (£1 for £1)... ... „ 100 710 Kainui Road (£1 for £1)... ... ,, 900 711 Kopuku Nos. 1 and 2 Settlement- ,, 440 road (on account of £1,083) 712 Kopuku to Whangamarino Falls ... ,, 1,050 713 Mangapiko ... ... ,, 88 714 Mangatea ... ,, 320 715 Maramarua to Miranda (£1 for £1) ... ,, 116 716 Maramarua Parish, Sections 75 and 78 94 (access) 717 Matahura to Te Hoe ... ... ., 200 718 Muirhead Road ... ... ,, 300 719 Orchard Road No. 2, Te Kauwhata... ,. 50 720 Proctor's Road (£3 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 721 Rau-o-te-huia Bridge ... ... ,, 350 722 Rutherford Road (£1,038, £1 for £1) ,, 1,438 723 Tamahere to Tauwhare, via Matangi ,, 2,000 (£1 for £2) 724 Taniwha to Te Kauwhata ... „ 100 725 Taniwha Valley Road ... ... ,, 50 726 Tauhei-Morrinsville (on account of ,, 500 £1.200, £1 for £1) 727 Taupiri-Orini Road ... ... „ 1,000 728 Ten-foot Road (£107, £1 for £3; „ 1,107 £1,000, £1 for £1) 729 Waerenga to Waitakaruru (£211, £1 442 for £1) ! 730 Waitakaruru to Miranda (£1 for £1) 160 731 Benn's Road (£1 for £1) ... Waipa 100 732 Brotherhood's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, .125 733 Cruickshank's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, ! 756 734 Frankton to Ngahinapouri (£1 for £1) 100 735 Hewson's Road (£1 for £1) ... ., 200 736 Maunga Road (£1 for £1) ... 60 737 Owairaka Valley (£759, £1 for £1) ... } 823 738 Paterangi to Te Awamutu (£1 for £1) ',,' 500 739 Puahue Soldiers Settlement Road 900 (£100, on account of £1,000, £1 for £1; £800, on account of £1,500, £2 for £1) 740 Rukuhia Swamp Road (£1 for £1) ... '' 100' 741 Te'Awamutu to Arapuni (Pakeatua | "945 End), (£1 for £1) " '

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Item. 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—con firmed. £ ■ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland, Road District—continued. 74i2 Te Kowhai to Te Rapa (£1 for £1) ... Waipa 500 743 Whatawhata to Rotokauri (on account ,, 500 of £1,700, £1 for £1) 744 Ararimu Valley Road ... ... Waitemata 50 745 Archer's Road (£1 for £1) ... ., 100 746 Auckland Northwards (Central roads) — Wainui to Tahekeroa Section ... ,, 100 747 Bird wood Estate (access from Swan- ,, 250 son Railway-station) ,748 Brooklyn to Huia (£1 for £1) ... ,, 600 74-9 Brooklyn Huia Road to Oratia ... ,, 75 750 Chivalry Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 751 | Edmonton Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 752 Forest Hill Road (£1 for £1) .. ,, 300 753 Foster Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 Great North Road— 754 Orewa to Waiwera (£150, £1 for £1) ,, 285 755 Silverdale to Redvale (£600, £1 for ,, 850 £1) 756 Greenhithe to Cut Hill (£1 for £1) ... ,, 600 757 Inland Road (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, 250 ' 758 Hobsonville to Brigbam's Creek (£1 200 for £1) 759 Ivaipatiki Bridge (on account) ... ,, 100 760 Kumeu Station Access Road (£1 for £1) ,, 230 761 Mahana Road ... ... „ 50 762 i Makarau Railwav-station to Tahekeroa ,, 400 (£1 for £1) 763 Makarau Rail way-station to West ,, 450 Coast Road (£1 for £1) 764 Mangakura Road and Bridge (£1 for ,, 50 £1) 765 ; Matua Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 766 Metcalfe Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 767 Muriwai Valley Road ... ... ,, 100 768 Paekawa Road (£1 for £1) .... ,, 100 769 Pahunuhunu Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 770 Pai emoremo Block Road ... ,, "250 771 Parr's Cross Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 772 Pye's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 773 Rapson's Road (on account of £1,250, ,, 500 £1 for £1) 774 Rimmer's Road ... .... ,, 100 775 Riverhead-Huapai Road (£1 for £1) ,, 50 776 1 School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,. 50 777 Sergeant's Bridge (£2 for £1) ... - 300 778 Silverdale to White Hills (on account ,, I .300 of £500, £1 for £1) 779 Silverdale to Dairy Flat (£1 for £1)... ,, " J 750 780 Silverdale to Wainui Road (£1 for £1) ,, 200 781 Silverdale to Whangaparaoa (£1 for £1) 200 782 Stanley Road (£1 for £1) ... 100 783 Sturge's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 784 South Head Road (£100, £1 for £1)... ,, . 250 785 Sunnyside Road (Waari Hamlet), (£1 150 for £1.) | 786 Swanson Block Main Road and Bridge ,, 200 787 Swanson to West Coast (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 788 Taipa Road (Soldiers Settlement) ... ,, ... 344 j 789 Tarawera Road (£1 for £1) .... 100 790 Te A'tatu Main Road (£1 for £1) ... ; ."7,250 j 791 Te Pua School Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 150

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' I Item. 1926—"^7. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Auckland Road District —continued. 792 Waikoukou Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Waitemata 64 793 Waikoukou-Helensviile Road (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 794 Waikumete West Coast Road (Kare- ,, LOO kare Cutting) 795 Waimauku to West Coast (£400, £1 ,, 710 for £1) 796 Wairau Stream Bridge (Sheriff's Hill), ,. 862 (£1 for £3) 797 Waitakere Station Bridge (£1 for £1) 400 798 Whangaparaoa-Tiri Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 j 799 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 500 roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 800 Supervision ... ... ... 3,500 801 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 500 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. 179,760 802 Orakei Waterfront Road (contribution), ... 10,000 (on account of £33,000) Total—Auckland ... ... 189,760 Tauranga Road District— 803 Ongaroto Road ... ... East Taupo 700 804 Reparoa to Taupo, via Broadlands (on ,, 250 account) 805 Waiehu Bridge ... ... ,, 1,121 806 Waiariki Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 60 Opotiki to East Cape—807 Hawai to Motu River Section (£1 Opotiki 327 for £1) 808 Hawai to Motu River Section ,, 1,400 (Hawai Stream Bridge), (£1 for t £1) 809 Motu River to Te Kaba (on account ,, 2,000 of £3,000) 810 Motu River Bridge (on account) ... ,, 500 811 Opotiki to Hawai Section (Opape ,, 974 and Torere deviations), (£1 for £1) 812 Opotiki to Hawai Section (Torere ,, 650 Stream Bridge), (£1 for £1) 813 Orete to County Boundary (£3 for ,, 1,500 £i) 814 Te Kaha to Orete (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 815 Hukanui Road (old military track)... ,, 150 816 Moody Road ... ... ,, 76 817 Motu to Whitikau, via Marumoku ,, 400 (£200, £1 for £1) 818 Omaukoro Road ... ... ,, 250 819 Oponae ... ... ,, 1,350 I Opotiki to Matawai Road— 820 Omaukoro Bridge ... ... ,, 760 821 Sulphur Creek Bridge ... ,, 360 822 Opotiki to Matawai, via Waioeka (on ,, 12,000 account) 823 Paerata (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 150 824 Petipeti Bridge (Takaputahi Block)... ,, 1,075 825 Reeves Road (£1 for £1") ... ,, i • 150

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOR KS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Tauranga Road District—continued. 826 Takaputahi Bridge ... ... Opotiki 75 827 Takaputahi Road ... ... ,, 80 828 Waiata Road ... ... ,, 700 829 Waiaua Block (access) ... ... ,, 125 830 Waiawa S.D., Block XII, Section 3 ,, 60 (access) 831 Waioeka-Opata Junction to Redpaths ,, 200 (on account) 832 Waiotahi to Crooked Road (£1 for £1) ,, 186 833 Wairata Track ... ... ,, 150 834 Warrington Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 835 Wilton's Road ... ... ,, 500 836 Whitikau ... ... ,, 270 837 Woodlands Road (Hikutaia Settlement) ,, 400 838 Arahiwi Road (£1 for £1) ... Rotorua 200 839 Awahou Cross Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 400 840 Brice's Road (access), (£100, £1 for ,, 500 £1) 841 Clayton Road (£250, £1 for £1) ... ,, 750 842 Cross Road (Kaharoa to Te Waerenga) ,, 100 843 Dalbeth Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 844 Dansey Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 845 Hamurana ... ... ,, 300 846 Kaharoa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 150 847 Kaharoa Road Extension ... ,, 100 848 Kaikokopu to Maniatutu (Cross Road) ,, 250 849 Mamaku Village streets (£150, £1 for £1) ,, 400 850 Mangarewa Gorge (deviation), (on ac- ,, 100 count) 851 Maniatutu (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 350 852 Mangapouri Bridge and deviation ,, 2,600 (Ngongotaha-Tauranga Road) 853 Maraeroa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 854 Matai (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 500 855 Mount Ngongotaha Road ... ,, 85 856 Ngawaro to County boundary ... ,, 200 857 Ngongataha to Ngawaro (£200, £1 ,, 1 200 for £1; £500, £2 for £1) 858 Awahou section (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 859 Ngongotaha Valley (£100, £1 for £1) ,, 300 860 Ngongotaha Township roads (£1 for ,, 300 £1) 861 Okere to Hamurana (£200, £1 for £1) ,, 800 862 Old Taupo Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 863 Old Tauranga Road (on account) ... ,, 400 864 Oturoa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 400 865 i Pikowai South ... ... ,, 400 866 Pongakawa ... ... ,, 150 867 Pukehangi Road .. ... ,, 350 868 Pungarehu-Otamarakau (on account) 200 869 Rotorua to Atiamuri ... ... ,, *3,000 870 Rotowhero to Galatea ... ... ,, 50 871 South Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 872 Sunset Road (£lfor£l)... ... ,, 200 873 Wairnangu and Loop Road ... ,, 450 874 Whataroa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 875 Apata Settlement (access to Ford), Tauranga 100 (£1 for £1) 876 Apata Settlement Sections 38 and 37 ,, 100 (access) 877 Hollingsworth Road (£1 for £1), (on ,, 100 account) * Includes £500 paid by local body.

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Item. . 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Tauranga Road District—continued. 878 Kaikokopu to Taheke (£1 for £1) ... Tauranga 100 879 Kaituna Road ... ... ,, 250 880 Maketu Township to beach ... ,, 50 881 McKenzie Road, Papamoa ... „ 175 882 Omokoroa Station approach road (on ,, 300 account) 883 Ofcaimatua Station to Williams ... ,, ' 171 884 Otumoetai Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, j 150 885 Papamoa Road to Beach ... ,, 50 886 Pungarehu to Otamarakau ... ,, 500 887 Pye's Pa Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, L,600 888 Tauranga-Cambridge Road to Section ,, 150 196 (£1 for £1) Tauranga to Oropi— 889 Pve's Pa Road to Waiorohi Bridge ,, 450 "No. 1 (£1 for £1) 890 Waiorohi Bridge No. 1 to County ,, 1,035 Boundary (£1 for £1) 891 ! Tauranga to Rotorua (direct route)... ,, 1,000 892 Tuaniro Station access road (£1 for .,, .150 £1) 893 Wharawhara Stream Bridge (Old Mill 550 Road), (£2 for £1) 894 Williams'to Mount (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 895 Woodlands .Road (northern end) ... ,, 276 896 Awaiti Road (£1 for £1) ... ... Whakatane 1,325 897 Awakaponga Station Road (£1 for £1) ,, 125 898 Boundary Bridge (Whakatane-Tanea- ,, 200 tua Road), (£1 for £1) 899 Checkley's deviation (£1 for £1) ... ,, 600 900 Doulton Road ... ... ,. 400 901 East Bank Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 550 902 East Bank (south), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 903 Ferguson's Road .. ... ., 100 904 Gow's Road (£1 for £1) . .. ... ,, 150 905 Greig's Road (£1 for £1) ... 350 906 Hallett's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 907 Hodges'Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 908 1 Huna Road (£1 for £1) ... ...... 160 909 Kirkbride's Road (£1 for £1), (on ac- ,, .100 count) 910 Kopuriki Bridge (Rangitaiki), (on ac- ,, 500 count of £1,000, £1 for £1) 911 Maungaroa to Taneatua (£1 for £1)... ,, 1,000 912 McDonald's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 913 McLean's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 925 914 Okahu River Bridge, Ngapatahi ... ,, 300 915 i Powell's Road (£1 for £1) ... 130 916 Rahui Road ... ... ,. 150 917 Railway Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 740 918 Railway Road deviation (£1 for £1), ,, 250 (on account) 919 Rewatu Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 920 Riverslea to Otakiri (£1 for £1) ... ,, 244 921 Rotom a Soldiers'Settlement (access to) ,, 1,200 922 Ruatahuna to Waikaremoana ... ,, 2,000 923 Soldiers' Road (Edgecombe), (on ac- ,, 100 count) 924 Suspension Bridge (Taneatua), (£1 ,, 150 for £1) 925 Tahora (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, , 100

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Tauranga Road District—continued. 926 Taneatua to Rewatu (£1 for £1) ... Whakatane 150 927 Te Teko to Waiohau (£172, £1 for ,, 2,102 £1; £1,930 on account of £2,300 free money) 928 Te Whaiti to Ruatahuna ... ,, 52 929 Urewera Block Road ... ... Whakatane 8,000 and Opotiki 930 Waimana Bridge and approaches Whakatane 250 (Waimana Township), (£1 for £1) 931 Waimana Bridge (Waimana Valley ,, 1,664 Road) 932 Wainui Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 450 933 Waioho Valley (£300, £1 for £1) ... ,, 900 934 West Bank Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 571 935 Western Drain Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,500 936 Whakatane Traffic Bridge (Maungaroa „ 200 to Taneatua Road), (on account) 937 Woods' Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 938 Survey, acquisition and legalization ... 500 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 939 Supervision ... ... ... 1,250 940 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 150 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Tauranga .. ... 84,779 Gisbome Road District— 941 Gisborne to Hangaroa (£1 for £1) ... Cook 400 942 Glencoe Soldiers' Settlement (Pipiwha- ,, . 200 kau), (£1 for £1) 943 Glenroy Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 944 Gordon's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 945 Hangaroa to Tahora (£5,000, £2 for ,, 5,092 £1) 946 Hangaroa to Waikaremoana ... ,, 1,000 947 Harrington's Road (Te Arai Settle- ,, 100 ment), (£1 for £1) 948 Jobson's Road (Te Arai), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 949 Mangapoike Valley Road (£1 for £1) „ 2,000 950 Manutuke to Waingake (on account ,, 250 of £1,250, £1 for £3) 951 Marshall's Road (£150, £1 for £1) ... ,, *413 952 Ngakoroa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 400 953 Ngatapa to Wharekopae (£1 for £1) ,, 1,000 954 Ormotfd Road via Waiohika (on ac- ,, 1,000 count of £3,300, £1 for £2) 955 Panikau Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 956 Parikanapa Road (deviation), (£1 for ,, 750 £1) 957 Patutahi Junction to Ngatapa (on ,, 250 account of £1,250, £1 for £3) 958 Repongaere Settlement Road (£1 for ,, 150 £1) 959 S.G.R. 59 (access) Hamilton's (£1 for £1) ,, 100 960 Spence's Road (£1 for £2) ... „ 2,700 961 Stevens Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 962 Totangi (Ngatapa Settlement), (£1 for £1) ,, 150 * Includes £100 contributed by local body.

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— 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. __ £ £ VOTE No. 59—continu&d. Roads, etc. —continued. Gisbome Road District—continued. 963 Waimata to Arakihi (£ 1 for £1) ... Cook 600 964 Waimata Riverside Road (Donners), ,, 250 (£1 for £1) 965 Waimata Valley (on account of ,, 1,000 £3,300, £1 for £2) 966 Waiomoku Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 967 Wharerata to Opoutama (Wharerata ,, 100 to County Boundary), (£1 for £1) 968 Willows Settlement (Awapuni. Road), ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 969 Hicks Bay Post Office to Freezing- Matakaoa 700 works and Wharf (£500, £1 for £1) 970 Karakatuwhero Valley ... ... ,, 300 Main East Coast Road— 971 Hicks Bay to Waikura Section ,, 7,400 (£2,000, £1 for £1), (£1,000 £2 for £1) 972 Hicks Bay to Whangaparaoa ,, 1,000 bridges (between Potaka and Cape Runaway 973 O'Regan's Road (access to S.G.R. 70) ,, 500 974 Oweka Stream Road ... ... ,, 200 975 Taurangakautuku Valley Road (de- ,, 500 viation), (£250, £1 for £1) 976 Te Araroa to East Cape ... ,, 300 977 Whangaparaoa to County Boundary ,, 1,000 978 Kaiaua to Tolaga Bay (£100, £1 for £1) Uawa 200 979 Mangatokerau (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 980 Paremata Soldiers Settlement Road ,, 135 981 Tolaga to Arakihi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 2,000 982 Tolaga to Tauwhareparae (£1,800, £1 ,, 2,750 for £1) 983 Tolaga to Wigan Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 984 Tutamoe ... ... ,, 633 Waiapu Inland Road— 985 Paraheka section (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 986 Tirohanga section ... ... ,, 500 987 Wharekaka Soldiers Settlement Road ,, 1,200 988 Wigan Bridge (Mangaheia Stream), ,, 600 (£1 for £2) 989 Anaura Road (£1 for £1) ... Waiapu 500 990 Awanui to Tikitiki ... ... ,, 500 991 East Cape Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 992 Ihunga River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 993 Reeling's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 994 Makarika (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 175 995 Makarika to Horehore (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 996 Maraehara ... ... ,, 850 997 Matahiia (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 440 998 Mata River to Waitahaia ... ,, 1,000 999 Poroporo Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1000 Rangitukia (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 200 1001 Reporua to Mahora (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1002 Rotokautuku Bridge to Ruatorea (£1 „ 250 for £1) 1003 Ruatorea School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350 1004 Tapuwaeroa Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1005 Te Horo to Tikapa (£214, £1 for £1) ,, 364 1006 Te Hue (Whakangiangi Soldiers ,, 300 Settlement) 1007 Tokomaru to Mata (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 1008 Waipiro to Kopuaroa Junction ... „ 600

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Item. , 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Gisborne Road District—continued. 1009 Armstrong Road (£250, £1 for £1) ... Waikohu 750 1010 Boundary Creek Bridge (Ngatapa- ,, 500 Wharekopae Road), (£1 for £1) 1011 Brace's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1012 Foster's Road Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1013 Huiarua Block Access Road ... ,, 1,108 1014 Kanakanaia Settlement Road (£1 for £1) „ 1,000 1015 Koranga Road (Motu River Bridge) ,, 1,000 1016 Mangamaia Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1017 Moanui (£700, £1 for £1) ... „ 1,900 1018 Motu Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 2,000 1019 Ngatapa to Wharekopae (£1 for £1)... ,, 1,550 1020 Ngatapa Block access (Smart's Road) „ 600 1021 Otipi S.D., Section 1, Block V (access) ,, 1,000 1022 Rakauroa to Tahora (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1023 Taumata (Daisy Flat to Hukanui ,, 1,650 Crossing), (£150, £1 for £1) 1024 Waiapu Inland Road ... ... ,, 250 1025 Waikohu to Motu via Whakarua (£1 ,, 450 for £1) 1026 Waikohu to Motu, via Whakarua (Pou- ,, 1,780 tutu deviation), (£1 for £1) 1027 Waioeka Road (Motu River Bridge) ,, 1,700 1028 Survey, acquisition, and legalization ... 250 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1029 Supervision ... ... ... 1,500 1030 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 250 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Gisborne ... ... 70,690 Taumarunui Road District— 1031 Poutu Stream Bridge (Waimarino- East Taupo 750 Tokaanu Road), (on account) Tokaanu-Taupo Road— 1032 Hatipu Hill deviation... ... „ 500 1033 Waimarino-Waiotaka deviation ... ,, 150 1034 Waimarino Stream Bridge ... ,, 380 1035 Waiotaka Stream Bridge ... ,, 265 1036 Tongariro River straightening ... ,, 300 1037 Waimarino to Tokaanu (culverfcing)... ,, 50 1038 Erua (on account of £2,000, £1 for £1) Kaitieke 1,000 1039 Hamlett's Bridge (Hikimutu Road), „ 363 (£1 5s. for £1) 1040 Kawautahi (£50, £1 for £1) ... ,, 64 1041 Kawautahi Valley (£50, £1 for £1) ... ,, 92 1042 Kouturoa Road (east), (£2 for £1) ... ,, 1,482 1043 Oio No. 1 Road ... ... ,, 150 1044 Owhango to Hikimutu (£185, £1 10s. ,, 785 for £1 ; £600, £2 for £1) Raetihi to Ohura — 1045 Kaiwhakauka Stream Bridge ... ,, 1,137 1046 Te Mata to County boundary ... ,, 308 1047 Tongariro National Park (Bruce Road), ,, 1,500 (£1 for £1) 1048 Wanganui River Bridge (Te Maire), ,, *3,500 (£1 for £1) * Includes £1,000 paid to Public Account.

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Item; 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 59 —continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Taumarunui Boad District—continued. Wanganui River Road (left bank) —■ 1049 Te Maire to Kokakouui ... Kaitieke 2,500 1050 Kokakonui Stream Bridge ... „ 853 1051 Makoura Stream Bridge ... ,, 200 1052 Mangaohutu to Retaruke ... ,, 400 1053 Waimarino Station Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1054 Kokakoroa North ... ... Kawhia 250 1055 Mahoenui to Kawhia (Te Anga to ,, 250 Mangaohae Section), (£50, £1 for £1) 1056 Tawarau River Bridge (Muggeridge's), ,, 400 1057 Waipawa (£1 for £1), (on account) ... ,, 100 1058 Haparua (£1,200, £1 10s. for £1) ... Ohura | 1,642 1059 Haparua bridges (2) ... ... ,, 725 1060 Huhatahi ... ... ,, 100 1061 Huia ... ... ,, 300 1062 Huia Road (Ohura River Bridge), ,, 250 (on account) 1063 Koiro Block— Otuiti (£1 for£1) ... ... ,, 420 1064 Kopuha (north) ... ... ,, 800 1065 Kopuha (south), (£350, £2 for £1 ; ,, 450 £100, £1 for £1) 1066 Koromiko (£2 for £1) ... ; ... ,, 235 1067 Matiere Cemetery (access road) ... ,, 204 1068 Miroahuiao to Matiere (£1 for £1) „ 2,620 1069 Ohura (north of Paparata) (Matiere ,, 600 Section), (£1 for £1) 1070 Ohura S.D., Block X, Section 8 ,, 250 (access to Jarvis) 1071 Otahu (Orongomai Block) ... ,, 125 1072 Peak Trig Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 700 1073 Prentice Road ... ... ,, 450 1074 Tapuiwahine (£169 on account of ,, 750 £1,000, £1 for £1) Te Kuiti-Taumarunui — 1075 Ongarue to Waimiha ... ... ,, 1,000 1076 Tokirima (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, j 100 1077 Tokirima South ... ... ,, 300 1078 Tokirima South Road (Opatu Stream ,, 300 Bridge) 1079 Tongaporutu to Mangaroa (£317, ,, 1,800 £1 for £1; £600, £1 10s. for £1) 1080 Waitaangaiti Stream Bridge ... ,, 250 1081 Turoto ... ... ,, 100 1082 Waitaanga North Road ... ... ,, 250 1083 Waitaanga (north), (3 bridges) ... ,, 620 1084 Waro ... ... ... ,, 300 1085 Aramahoe ... ... Taumarunui 500 1086 Echoland's Road (£2 for £1), (on ,, 200 account) 1087 Kirtons Road, Punga Punga Bridge ,, 500 (£3 for £1), (on account) 1088 Kururau (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 2,000 1089 Kururau (west of Otunui) ... ,, 700 1090 Lairdvale Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 100 1091 Mangakahu Valley Road (£1,900 on ' „• 2,000 account of £3,480, £2 for £1; £100, £1 for £1) 1092 Lower Crossing Bridge (£2 for £1), ,, 100 (on account) 1093 Okaihae ... ... ,, 411

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item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Taumarunui Road District—continued. Ongarue River Road (right bank) — 1094 Taumarunui-Taringamutu section Taumarunui 1,517 1095 Taringamutu to Okahukura Section ,, 250 (£1 for £1) 1096 Ongarue Stream Road— Waimiha to Kokomiko (£1 for £1) ,, 500 1097 Otuiti ... ... „ 500 1098 Otunui (north) ... ... ,, 1,300 1099 Piawa Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 100 1100 Punga Punga Road (stream diversion) ,, j 334 1101 Punga Punga Road (£260, £1 for ,, i 360 £1; £100, £2 for £1) 1102 Taringamutu Valley (lower road), ,, 300 (£1 for £1) 1103 Taringamutu Valley (upper), (on ac- ,, 427 count), (£2 for £1) 1104 Taumarunui to Taupo (£2 for £1) ... ,, 250 1105 Taringamutu River Bridge (£2 for ,, 250 £1), (on account) 1106 Tuhua S.D., Block XIV, Section 3 ,, 120 (access) 1107 Waihi to Hurori "... ... ,, 250 1108 Whakamaro ... ... ,, 100 1109 Awakino Valley (upper), (£33, £1 for Waitomo j 50 £1) 1110 Hauturu (south) ... ... ,, 200 1111 Hauturu to Putaki (£150, £1 for £1) ,, j 400 Kariri Loan Block— 1112 Mapara (on account of £2,400) ... ,, 1,000 1113 Kaitaringa ... ... ,, 350 1114 Kiritehere Road (upper)... ... ,, 500 1115 Kiritehere Road (upper), (bridges) ... . ,, 630 1116 Kiritehere Stream Bridge (Whakahau ,, 800 Road) 1117 Mahorehore Road ... ... ,, 250 1118 Mangaiti (£1 for £1), (on account) ... ,, 1,000 1119 Manganui (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, ' 250 1120 Mangaokewa (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, , 1,000 1121 Mangatea (on account of £750, £1 for £1) ,, 250 1122 Mangateka (on account of £1,000, £1 ,, 100 for £1) 1123 Mangatoa ... ... ,, 1,000 1124 Mapara South ... ... ,, 720 1125 Mapara Stream Bridge (Te Mapara ,, 250 Road), (£1 for £1) 1126 Maraetaua (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 785 Marakopa River to Mahoenui— 1127 Mangaorongo Section (£200, £1 ,, 450 for £1) 1128 Waitanguru Section (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1 200 1129 Miroahuiao to Matiere (Pukia to Pirere) ,, 300 1130 Mokauiti (on account of £9,600, £110s. ,, j 500 for £1) 1131 Mokau River Bridge (Totoro Road), ,, 400 (on account) 1132 Ngakaukore Road (Rangikohua Stream ,, I 120 Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1133 Ngatarawa (on account of £1,850, £1 ,, 100 for £1) 1134 Ohirea (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 1135 Owen Road ... ... ,, 162 1136 Paekaka (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 1 881

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued,. VOTE No, 59—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Taumarunui Road District —continued. 1137 Papakauri ... ... Waitomo 800 1138 Pukenui (on account of £750, £1 for £1) ,, 100 1139 Pukerimu (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 300 Pungarehu Road— 11-10 Waitoru Stream Bridge (on account) ,, 300 1141 Rangitoto (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 800 Rangitoto A 36b (access road), (£1 for ,, 500 1142 £1), (on account) i 1143 School Road, Hangatiki... ... ,, 100 1144 Taiparu (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 150 1145 Takiri (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 2,362 1146 Takiri to Mokauiti (£1 for £1) ... ,, 2,000 1147 Taumatamaire (£50, £1 for £1) ... ,, 550 Te Kuiti to Taumarunui — 1148 Te Kuiti to Puketutu (£1 for £1) ... ,, 418 1149 Puketutu to Kopaki ... ... ,, 50 1150 Kopaki to Mangapeehi (on account) ,, 555 1151 Kopaki to Mangapeehi (2 bridges) ,, 500 1152 Kopaki Overbridge ... ... ,, 1,000 1153 Mangapeehi to Poro-o-tarao ... ,, 500 1154 Waimiha to Ongarue (£2 for £1) .. ,, 200 1155 Te Marama ... ... ,, 870 1156 Trooper's Road (on account of £1,750, ,, 750 £1 for £1) 1157 Waikawau (upper), (£26, £1 for £1) ,, 750 1158 Waikawau (lower), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 1159 Waikawau (lower), (access to Ornish), ,, 240 (£2 for £1) Waipa River Road— 1160 Ranganui Section ... ... ,, 388 1161 Waipa Stream bridges (2) ... ,, 600 1162 Wairoroma Stream Bridge (West's)... ,, 160 1163 Waitataura Road (Waitataura Stream ,, 220 Bridge) 1164 Waitomo Valley Road ... ... „ 200 1165 Whakahau ... ... „ 750 1166 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 350 roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. 1167 Supervision ... ... ... 2,500 1168 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 250 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total —Taumarunui ... ... 79,050 Stratford Boad District— 1169 Hutiwai Road ... ... Clifton 500 1170 Black Bridge ... ... ,, 247 1171 Kaka (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 800 1172 Mohakatino Valley ... ... ,, 500 1173 Mohakatino Valley Road-Mangakiri- ,, 490 kiri Bridge 1174 Nikorima (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 1175 North Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1176 Ohanga (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 440 1177 Okoke (£1,000, £1 for £1) ... „ 1,250 1178 Parininihi Tunnel ... ... ,, 93 1179 Piko (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 850 1180 Rerekino ... ... ,, 1,000

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i te m. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Stratford Road District—continued. 1181 Tongaporutu River Bridge (access Clifton 400 Section 23, Block IV, Mimi S.D.), (on account) 1182 Uruti (£573, £1 for £1; £750, £2 „ 1,763 for £1) 1183 Waiiti Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 350 1184 Waitara Valley Road (upper) ... ,, 300 1185 Ihaia Road (on account)... ... Egmont 1,000 1186 Kahui Road (upper), (£2 for £1) ... ,, 160 1187 Kekeua ... ... ,, 100 1188 Mataikahawai Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1189 Okahu (Newall Road to Kahui Road), ,, 2,000 (£500, on account of £1,000, £1 for £1) 1190 Okahu Road (Kapoaiaia Stream ,, 800 Bridge) 1191 Opua Road ... ... ,, 150 1192 Opunake - Stratford Road-Punehu ,, 600 Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) 1193 Rahotu Road (Pungaereere Bridge), ,, 418 (£1 for £1) 1194 Wiremu (Arawhata to Ngariki) ... ,, 100 1195 Wiremu Road (Waiaua Stream Bridge), ,, 265 (£1 for £1) 1196 Maata Road (£1 for £1) ... ... Eltham 200 1197 Mataiwhetu (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 191 1198 Moeawatea Ridge Road ... ... ,, 238 1199 Moeawatea Valley (Moeawatea Stream ,, 300 Bridge), (on account of £600) 1200 Rawhitiroa Road (Omona Hill, (£2 ,, 1,600 for £1) 1201 Te Roti Road (£1 for £3) ... ,, 125 1202 Tirimoana Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 750 1203 Austin Road (on account of £1,500, Hawera 500 £1 for £1) 1204 Kiley's Road (£1 for £2)... ... ,, 50 1205 Maben Road ... ... ,, 100 1206 Makino (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 300 1207 Matangara (£150, £1 for £1; £250, ,, 400 £2 for £1) 1208 Mokowhai (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 150 1209 Ohawe Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 1210 Patete Stock Track ... ... ,, 300 1211 Whenuakura Valley ... ... ,, 543 12.12 Everett Road (£1 for £1) ... Inglewood 50 1213 King Road (£500, £1 for £1) ... ,, 900 1214 Otaraoa (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 718 1215 Surrey Road (£50, £1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1216 York Road (on account of £850, £1 ,, 400 for £1) 1217 Waiwakaiho Stream Bridge, Lepper Inglewood and 50 road (£1 for £1) Taranaki 1218 Ahuroa Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... Patea 106 1219 Hukatere and Otauto Roads (£1 for ,, 200 £1) 1220 Karahaki (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 475 1221 Kohi (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 500 1222 Maben Road (lower) ... ... ,, 1,000 1223 Makakaho Road - Paipaieka Bridge, ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 1224 Mangawhio (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, 400 1225 Motorua Road (Moumahaki Stream ,, 200 Bridge), (£1 for £1)

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item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. I £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Stratford Road District—continued. 1226 Okotuku and Herengawe Roads (£1 Pates 200 for £1) 1227 Paru and Henson Road (£1 for £1) „ 350 1228 Rawhitiroa Road Bridge ... 200 1229 Ridge Road ... ... ,, 200 1230 Waitotara Vallev Road (metalling), „ 150 (£1 for £1) 1231 Waitotara Valley (lower), (Waitotara ,, 1,600 River Bridge), (£2 for £1) 1232 Waitotara Valley (lower) ... ,, 2,000 1233 Waitotara Valley (Moumahaki Stream ,, 600 Bridge), (Ngutuwera), (£1 for£l) 1234 Makopua ... ... Rangitikei 500 1235 Mangahoe Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 500 1236 Mangaohane to Napier (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,200 1237 Mataroa Road North (£1 for £1 10s.) ,, 100 1238 Otaihape Stream Water - tunnel ,, 100 (Taihape Borough), (£1 for £2) 1239 Rangitane Road ... ... ,, 1,400 1240 Rangitikei River Bridge (Vinegar ,, 1,000 Hill), (on account), (£1 for £2) 1241 Ruatangata Road (£1 for £4) ... ,, 250 Taihape to Napier— 1242 Erewhon to Rangitikei River ,, 500 (£1 for £1) 1243 Otupai-Ngaruroro (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1244 Pukeokahu to Rangitikei River (£1 ,, 1,500 for £1) 1245 Upper Turakina Valley (Wilson's to ,, 500 McHardy's), (£1 for £3) 1246 Upper Turakina Valley Road (Lil- ,, 500 burn's to Pernie's), (£1 for £3) 1247 Kauangaroa Road (Wangaehu Rangitikei and 2,500 River Bridge), (£1 for £2) Wanganui 1248 Akama (on account of £700, £1 for Stratford 500 £1) 1249 Douglas North Road (on account of ,, 500 £1,500, £1 for £1) 1250 Douglas Road (south), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1251 Heao ... ... ,, 500 1252 Makara (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 654 1253 Mangaehu South Road (on account of ,, 1,000 £1,500, £2 for £1) 1254 Mohakau (£1 for £1) . . ... ,, 70 1255 Oruru (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 170 1256 Toko (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 700 1257 Waitiri ... ... ,, 220 1258 Whaka Road ... ... ,, 300 1259 Ackworth Road (on account of £750, Taranaki 200 £1 for £1) 1260 Alfred Road Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1261 Carrington Road ... ... ,, 637 1262 Carrington Road (Momona Stream ,, 355 Bridge) 1263 Dover Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 200 1264 Egmont National Park (Northern ,, 1,500 Road), (contribution) 1265 Hurford Road (£1 for £1) ,, 200 1266 Kelly Road (on account of £750, £1 ,, 500 for £1) 1267 Kent Road Bridge (£1 for £2) ... ,, 335 1268 Oxford Road (upper), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Stratford Road District—continued. 1269 Plymouth Road (upper), (on account Taranaki 100 of £375, £2 for £1) 1270 Richmond Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 80 1271 Saunders' Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350 1272 Te Arei Road (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, 150 1273 Upland Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 470 1274 Weld Road (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 1275 Kokako Road (Ruatiti Stream Bridge) Waimarino 550 1276 Makakahi ... ... ,, 500 1277 Makakahi Road (Manganui-o-te-ao ,, 1,000 Bridge), (on account of £2,000) 1278 Makino (on account of £3,000, £1 for ,, 1,500 £1) 1279 Mangaituroa (on account of £3,000, ,, 250 £1 for £1) 1280 Mangapurua Valley ... ... ,, 1,720 1281 Mangateitei Road (Mangateitei Stream ,, 500 Bridge) 1282 Mangatiti Road (Mangatiti Stream ,, 345 Bridge) 1283 Mangatiti West ... ... ,, 300 1284 Mangatiti West Road (bridges) ... ,, 650 1285 Mangaturuturu (£76, £1 for £1) ... ,, 361 1286 Owairua Road ... ... ,, 300 1287 Pipiriki to Raetilii (on account of ,, 1,000 £4,000, £1 for £1) 1288 Raetihi to Ohura Road (bridge), (£1 „ 100 for £1) 1289 Raetihi to Ohura (Manganui-o-te-ao ,, 1,200 to Retaruke) 1290 Raetihi to Ohura (metalling Harris's ,, 1,000 Hill deviation), (on account of £2,000, £3 for £1) 1291 Rangataua Road (Makaranui Loan ,, 420 Block), (£250, £1 for £1) 1292 Waimarino to Raetihi ... ... ,, 1,350 1293 Waipapa Valley ... ... ,, 300 1294 Waipapa Valley (Jennings Bridge) ... ,, 145 1295 Waipapa Valley Road (Waipapa ,, 760 Stream Bridge) Wanganui River Road (left bank)— 1296 Pipiriki to Jerusalem ... Waimarino and 1,290 Wanganui 1297 Pipiriki to Jerusalem (Oao Stream Ditto 400 Bridge), (on account) 1298 Awakino to Mokau (stock track) ... Waitomo 113 1299 Awakino Stock Track (Mokau River ,, 321 Punt) 1300 Mokau School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 1301 Mokau Valley ... ... ,, 1,250 1302 Ahuahu (£1 for £1) ... ... Waitotara 250 1303 Kai Iwi Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 250 1304 Kauarapaoa (£2 for £1) ... ,, 500 1305 Marorau (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 1306 Monk's Road ... ... ,, 550 1307 Pakaraka (upper), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1308 Rangitatau West (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1309 Taumatamahoe 2b 2b No. 14 Block ,, 250 (access) 1310 Tokomaru East (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1311 Tokomaru West (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 |

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I Item.; MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. 1926-27. jVOTB No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. £ £ Stratford Road District—continued. 13121 Waitotara Vallev (lower), (£250, £10 Waitotara 278 for £3) 1313 Wanganui River Road (right bank) ,, 1,000 (metalling), (£205, £1 for £1; £795, £2 for £1) 1314 Watershed Road ... ... ,, 650 1315 Whakaihuwaka Road to Ferry Punt ,, 61 1316 Field's Track to Rangiwaea ... Wanganui 500 1317 Te Komai ... ... ,, 366 1318 Mangahowhi Stream Bridge ... ,, 800 1319} Wangaehu Valley Road (water-tunnel), ,, 400 (£1 for £1) 1320 Wangaehu Valley (lower), (£1 for £1) ,, 500 1321 Wangaehu Valley (upper) ... ,, 1,500 1322 Wangaehu Valley (upper), (metal- ,, 1 750 ling), (£1 for £1) Wanganui River Road (left bank) — 1323 Upokongaro to Jerusalem (Gentle ,, 2,000 Annie Section) 1324 Pitangi Stream Bridge (on account) ,, 500 1325 Pohue Stream Bridge (on account) ,, 850 1326 Kohuratahi (£2 for £1), (on ac- Whangamomona 200 count) 1327 Mangaehu Road (Mangaehu Stream ,, 1,322 Bridge) 1328 Mangare Road ... ... ,, 302 1329 Marangae Road ... ... ,, 214 1330 Marco Road ... ... ,, 1,305 1331 Mauku Road (Whitianga Stream „ 393 Bridge) 1332 Putikituna ... ... ,, 50 1333 Poarangi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 1334 Rimuputa ... ... ,, 175 1335 Round Hill Road ... ... ,, 150 1336 Tangarakau Gorge Road ... ,, 312 1337 Tangarakau Valley Road (Tangarakau ,, 400 Stream Bridge, Anderson's), (on account) 1338 Waitara River Bridge (Rerekapa Road) ,, 240 1339 Whangamomona Valley Road (£1,448, ,, 4,426 on account of £5,448, £2 for £1; £279, £1 for £1) 1340 Survey, acquisition, and legalization ... 400 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1341 Supervision ... ... ... 2,500 1342 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 300 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Stratford ... ... 98,757 — Napier Road District— 1343 Mangahe (lower), (£1 for £1) ... Dannevirke 500 1344 Mangapuaka Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1345 Mangarangiora Stream Bridge (Buck- ,, 300 land's Road), (£1 for £1) 1346 Mangatera Stream Bridge (Wright's ,, 400 Road), (£1 for £3) 1347 Waikopiro Block Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 52 j

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item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 59—continued. £ £ Roads. etc. —continued. Napier Road District—continued. 1348 Arapawanui (£1 for £1) ... Hawke's Bay 200 1349 Arapawanui Settlement Road (£1 for ,, 200 £1) 1350 Crownthorpe Settlement roads (£1 for ,, 500 £1) 1351 Dartmoor Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1352 Hampden to Maraekakaho Road (£1 ,, 250 for £1) 1353 Hawea Road (£1 for £1)... ... ,, 200 1354 Kuripapango Bridge No. 2 (Napier to ,, 300 Taihape Road), (£1 for £1) 1355 Mangaone Stream Bridge and ap- ,, 538 proaches (Dartmoor Road), (£1 for £2) 1356 Middle Road (£1 for £1)... ... „ 350 1357 Napier to Taihape (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1358 Ohiwia Stream Bridge (Broughton's), „ 250 (on account of £750, £1 for £2) 1359 Old Kereru Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1360 Otamauri Stream Bridge, Whana- ,, 1,000 whana Road (£1 for £1) 1361 Poporangi Stream Bridge (Kereru to ,, 187 Big Hill Road), (£1 for £2) 1362 Purahotangahia Settlement Road ,, 400 (£1 for £1) 1363 Rissington Soldiers Settlement Road ,, 75 (£1 for £1) 1364 Tongoio Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, 57 1365 Tutira to Pohokura Road (£300, £1 ,, 5,300 for £1) 1366 Tukituki Road Bridge (£1 for £3) ... ,, 100 1367 Tukituki River Bridge (Olive Grange), ,, 200 (£1 for £2) 1368 Waihau (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 250 1369 Waikonini Stream Bridge (£1 for £2) ,, 267 1370 Waipunga Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 269 1371 Wharerangi (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 150 1372 Cook's Tooth Road (£1 for £1) ... Patangata 500 1373 Hunter Settlement (access road), (£1 ,, 175 for £1) 1374 Mangaorapa Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,250 1375 Old Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1376 Siteman's Road .. ... ,, 100 1377 Skipper's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1378 Te Tohi (on account) ... ... ,, 180 1379 Waitukai Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1380 JeDsen's Road ... ... Waipawa 350 1381 Maharakeke Stream Bridge (Mahara- ,, 300 keke Settlement Road), (£1 for £2) 1382 Mangaonuku River Bridge (Hampden ,, 422 to Maraekakaho Road), (£1 for £2) 1383 Mangataura Stream Bridge (access ,, 600 Block XIII, Wakarara S.D.), (£1 for £1) 1384 Masters' Bridge, Valley Road (£1 for ,, 400 for £1) 1385 Rangitoto Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 540 1386 Upokororo Stream Bridge and ap- ,, 315 proaches (Gwavas Settlement Road), (£1 for £2) 1387 Waikawa River Bridge (Fletcher's), ,, 200 (£1 for £1) 1388 Walsh's Stream Bridge (Kereru-Wai- ,, 317 pawa Road), (£1 for £2)

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Item. 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 59 —continued. £ £ Roads, etc .—continued. Napier Road District—-continued. 1389 Tourere to Whetukura (£1 for £1) ... Waipukurau 400 1390 Awamate Road (£1 for £1), (on Wairoa 100 account) 1391 Boyd's Road (£1 for £1) ... 150 1392 Clydebank Settlement roads (on ac- ,, 100 count of £1,200, £1 for £1) 1393 Dahm's Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 63 1394 Erepeti (Waipaoa Block) ... ,, 2,000 1395 Glenbrook Road (on account of ,, 100 £2,500, £1 for £1) 1396 Kahuitara Road (Clyde Bank Settle- ,, 100 ment), (£1 for £1) 1397 Mangaruhe Stream Bridge ... ,, 200 1398 Mangapoike Valley Road bridges (£1 ,, 1,500 for £1), (on account) 1399 Mangapoike Valley Road— Tukemokihi to Frasertown ... ,, 1,376 1400 Mangaone to Mangapoike Valley Road ,, 1,200 (McGee's access), (on account of £4,000, £1 for £1) 1401 Mangawhero Stream Bridge (Tutae- ,, 86 kuri Block Road) 1402 Mohaka-Putere Road ... ... ,, 308 1403 Ruakituri River Bridge (Ngapakira), ,, 500 (on account of £1,823) Ruakituri Valley Road— 1404 Mills to Nolan's (bridges and cul- ,, 800 verts, on account) 14U5 Ruakituri to Waimana ... ... ,, 2,000 1406 Waiata Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 331 1407 Waiau Stream Bridge No. 2 ... ,, 3,900 1408 Waikatea ... ... ,, 1,400 1409 Wairoa to Waikaremoana (bridges), ,, 900 (£3 for £1) 1410 Whakaki to Hereheretau ... ,, 222 1411 Willow Flat Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 1,600 1412 Akitio River Bridge (Birch Road North), Weber 200 (£4 for £1) 1413 Angora Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1414 Birch Road (east), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 1415 Birch Road (north), (£2 for £1) ... ,, 90 1416 Mill Stream Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1417 Oporae to Waihi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350 1418 Park Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 1419 Restoration of culverts (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1420 Tahukaretu (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1421 Ti-tree Point to Akitio (Esdaile See- ,, 600 tion), (£2 for £1) 1422 Malton Block (access road) ... Woodville 300 1423 Pahaheke Bridge No. 2 (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1424 Raparapawai Stream Bridge (£1 for ,, 400 £1) 1425 Saddle Road No. 3 (£1 for £1) ... „ 300 1426 Topgrass Road Bridge (£1 for£1) ... ,, 100 1427 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 250 roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1428 Supervision ... ... ... 1,250 1429 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 250 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Napier ... ... ... 43,770

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Wellington Road District — 1430 Akitio River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Akitio 75 1431 Akitio River Road (Waione to Akitio), ,, 1,500 (£1 for £1) 1432 Cross Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 1433 Kaituna (£1 for £1) ... . .. ,, 950 1434 Pongaroa to Akicio (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,800 Ti-tree Point to Akitio^ — 1435 Akitio River (protection), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1436 Glenora Bridge (£1 for £1) ... „ 150 1437 Waihi to Akitio (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1438 Waikereru Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1439 lea (Waimimi), (£1 for £1) ... Castlepoint 190 1440 Tinui to Pakowai (£200, £1 for £1) ... ,, 2,300 1441 Whakataki to Castlepoint (£1 for £1) ,, 105 1442 Whareama River Bridge (Langdale), ,, 1,112 (£1 for £2) 1443 Benton's Road (£1 for £1) ... Eketahuna 140 1444 Hutewai (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 510 1445 Pah Valley Road (on account of ,, 1,000 £1,700, £1 for £1) 1446 Puketoi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 1,110 1447 Te Hoe Stream bridges (£1 for £1) ... ,, 720 1448 Awhea Road bridges (Tuturumuri Featherston 100 Settlement), (£1 for £1), (on account) 1449 Awhea Road (Tuturumuri Settlement), ,, 100 (£1 for £1) 1450 Cape River Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1451 Haurangi (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 200 1452 Lagoon Bridge (Martinborough-Para- ,, 150 tahi Road), (£1 for £2) 1453 Pahoa-Glendhu Mail Track (£500, ,, 1,000 £1 for £1); £500, £2 for £1) 1454 Tawaha Settlement (access Sections 3 ,, 160 and 12) 1455 Turanganui River Bridge (Te Rata), ,, 135 (£1 for £2) 1456 Tuturumuri Road and bridges (£750, ,, 3,000 £l for £1; £1,250, £2 for £1) 1457 Ohau West Road extension (£1 for £1) Horowhenua 250 1458 Waikawa Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1459 Waitarere Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1460 Hutt to Waikanae (£1 for £1) ... Hutt 200 1461 Martin's River Road extension ... ,, 250 1462 Maungakatukutuku Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1463 Murphy's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1464 Hutt River Bridge (new), (on account Hutt Borough 100 of £4,000, £1 for £4) 1465 Bryant's Bridge (£1 for £1) .. Kairanga 600 1466 Auputa Road (£1 for £1) ... Kiwitea 70 1467 Conspicuous Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1468 Kiwitea Stream Bridge (Kiwitea-Topuae ,, 250 Road), (on account of £500, £1 for £1 10s.) 1469 Mangakukeke Road (culverts), (£1 for ,, 50 £1) 1470 Mangoira Stream Bridge (XJmutoi ,, 350 North Road), (£1 for £1) 1471 Mania Road (£1 for £1)... ... ,, 440 1472 Titirangi Block (access)... ... ,, 140 1473 Waituna Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 850 1474 Fairfield Road (£1 for £1), (on account) Manawatu 100 1475 Leen's Line (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 400 1476 Tangimoana Township streets ... ,, 420

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Item. 1926—27, MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Wellington Road District—continued. 1477 Dorset's Creek Bridge (Masterton to Masterton 405 Woodville Eoad), (£1 for £2) 1478 Glenlean to Waikaraka (on account ,, 500 of £1,000, £1 for £1) 1479 Holmwood Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 100 1480 Mangaparuparu (£1 for £1) ... ,, 175 1481 Motuikai Settlement Road ... ,, 400 1482 Ngahape (£50, £1 for £1 ; £190, £1 240 for £3) 1483 Ngatnu Road (£500, £1 for £1) ... ,, 1,000 1434 Wainuioru River Bridge (Brancepeth), ,, 300 (£1 for £2) 1485 Wairere Road (£1 for £1), (on account) ,, 400 1486 Benton's Road (£400, £1 for £1 ; Mauriceville 700 £300, £2 for £1), (on account) 1487 Cleland Road (on account of £500, £1 ,, 330 for £1) 1488 Dagg's Road (£1 for £1) ,, 500 1489 Dreyer's Rock Road Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 175 1490 Reu Reu Road (£1 for £2) ... Oroua 400 1491 Kaitawa Ridge (£1 for £1) ... Pahiatua 85 1492 Makakahi (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 200 1493 Manawatu Gorge (£1 for £2) ... ,, 1,550 1494 Tiraumea Valley (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1495 Woodville-Aohanga Road (Northern ,, 300 end), (£1 for £1) 1496 Pollock's Road (concrete culvert), Pohangina 50 (£1 for £1) 1497 Spellman's Bridge (Awahou Road), (£1 ,, 225 for £1) 1498 South Creek (concrete culvert), (£1 ,, 250 for £1) 1499 Totara Creek (concrete culvert), (£1 ,, 80 for £2) 1500 Craigie Lea Road (£1 for £1) ... Wairarapa S. 200 1501 Mangaterere River Suspension Bridge ,, 100 (Tea Creek Road) 1502 Tea Creek Road ... ... ,, 300 1503 Waiohine Bluffs Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1504 Survey, acquisition, and legaliza- ... 200 tion of roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horsepaddocks, &c. 1505 Supervision ... ... ... 2,000 1506 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 150 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total —Wellington ... ... 34,292 Nelson Road District— 1507 Awatere River Bridge (Limestone Awatere *6,096 Ford), (£1 for £1) 1508 Awatere River Bridge approaches . ,, 1,360 (Limestone Ford), (£1 for £1) 1509 Awatere River Bridge (access to Med- ,, 9,400 way) 1510 Starborough Creek (motor-bridge at ,, 200 Marathon), (£1 for £1) * Includes £2,250 recovered from local body.

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. ~ £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —-continued. Nelson Road District—continued. 1511 James' By-road (Bainharn) ... Collingwood 50 1512 Mangarakau ... ... „ i 500 1513 Mangarakau Bridge ... ... ,, 2,219 1514 Pakawau to Puponga ... ,, 700 1515 Fletcher's Creek Bridge ... ,, 250 1516 Peck's Point Road ... ... „ 175 1517 Yellow Pine Creek Bridge (£5 for £2) ,, 400 1518 Anakiwi (£1 for £1) ... ... Marlborough 150 Blenheim to Stronvar— 1519 Musgrove Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 320 1520 Waihopai River Bridge, (Stronvar) ,, >i: 567 1521 Blenheim to Hope Junction via Top- ,, 3,000 house (Malborough County Section), (on account) Blenheim to Hope Junction — 1522 Branch River to The Wash ... ,, 2,500 1523 Branch River Bridge and approaches ,, 450 1524 Wairau River Bridge (upper) ... ,, 10,668 1525 Traverse to Branch River (£1 for £1) ,, i 350 1526 Traverse to Branch River (devia- ,, ! 400 tion) 1527 Branch River Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 81 Havelock to Grove — L528 Havelock to Mahakipawa (£1 for £1) ,, 300 1529 Mahakipawa to Grove (£1 for £1) ,, 625 1530 North Bank Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1531 Omaka River Bridge (Dog Point), (£1 ,, 950 for £1) 1532 Opouri (Tunakino Junction to First ,, 100 Ford), (£1 for £1), (on account) 1533 Opouri Valley Road (deviation at ,, 400 Murray's) 1534 Opouri Valley Road (second ford up- ,, 500 wards) 1535 Opouri River Bridge (above Murray's), ,, 500 (on account) 1536 Opouri River Bridge (below Murray's ,, 500 (on account) 1537 Picton to Waikawa Native Settlement ,, 100 Road 1538 Pukaka Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1539 Rai River Bridge and approaches ,, 95 (Bull's Ford) 1540 Ronga Valley to Croixelles— Rai River Bridge to Robertson's ,, 250 Mill (£1 for £1) 1541 Sharland's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1542 Small Grazing-run 146, Wakamarina ,, 124 S.D. (access) 1543 Top Valley Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 620 1544 Wakamarina North Loan Block ,, 730 (access) 1545 Blackwater Road (£40, £1 to £1) ... Murchison 302 1546 Blenheim to Hope Junction, via Top- ,, 1,500 house (Tophouse to Hope Junction Section), (on account) Braeburn Settlement— 1547 Grassy Road (£3 for £1) ... ,, 100 1548 Tutaki Road ... ... ,, 130 1549 Glencairn to Maruia North Block ... ' 450 1550 Glenroy Road ... ... ., 57 * £350 recoverable from Lands Department.

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item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 59—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Nelson Road District—continued. 1551 Gowan River Road ... ... Murchison 400 1552 Howard Road (McConochies) ... ,, 375 1553 Longford to Raits Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1554 Maruia River Road (right bank) — Paenga Post-office to Shenandoah ,, 62 Junction Maruia River Road (left bank) — 1555 Glengarry Stream to Burnett's (£3 ,, 75 for £1) 1556 O'Brien's to Nalder's (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1557 Matakitaki River Road (west bank) ... „ *288 Matiri River Road (east bank) — 1558 Main road to Valley Creek (£28, £1 ,, 340 for £1) 1559 Valley Creek to Sandstone Creek... ,, 305 1560 Matiri River Road (west bank) ... ,, 420 1561 Nuggety Creek Road ... ... ,, 400 1562 Owen River Road (Main Road to ,, 832 Maggie's Creek), (£2 for £1) 1563 Pea Soup Creek Road ... ... ,, 200 1564 Shenandoah Road ... ... ,, 61 1565 Shenandoah to Gibson's ... ,, 71 1566 Valley Creek Road ... ... ,, 96 1567 Whales Road ... ... ,, 66 1568 Te Towaka to Waitata Bay ... Sounds 300 1569 Anatimo to Wainui ... ... Takaka 200 1570 Anatoki to Glover's Flat ... ,, 77 1571 Awaroa to Camp Creek ... ... ,, +339 1572 Awaroa to Totaranui 1 ... ... ,, 50 1573 Barron Flat to Flora River— Bance's to Flora River ... ,, 100 1574 Dry River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 329 1575 Bast Takaka Main Road (£1 for £1) ,, 244 1576 Manson's to McShane's ... ... ,, 200 1577 Takaka Hill to Canaan (on account) ,, 200 1578 Blenheim to Hope Junction via Top- Waimea 2,000 house (Waimea County Section), (on account) 1579 Brooklyn Valley Road (extension) ... ,, 300 1580 Canaan Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 500 1581 Gordon Creek Road (near Golden ,, 370 Downs) 1582 Gordon S.D., Block VIII (access to ,, 280 sections) 1583 * Kakariki ... . . ,, 100 1584 Kelling Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1585 Little Pokororo Valley ... ... ,, 245 1586 Maitai Valley (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1587 Motueka to Kohatu Road (£1 for £1) ,, 200 1588 Motupiko River Bridge (Rainy River), ,, 100 (£1 for £1), (on account) 1589 Moutere River Bridge (Lyons), (Kel- ,, 500 ling Road) 1590 O'Connor's Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 330 1591 Old Motueka Road (£50, £1 for £1)... ,, 200 1592 Papa Creek Bridge (Sherry Road) ... ,, 300 1593 Pearse River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 1594 Pearse Valley ... ... ,, 125 1595 Roding River Bridge (Aniseed Valley), ,, 216 (Stratford's) .1596 Roding River Bridge (Johnston's), (on ,, 892 account) * £250 to be recovered from Lands Department, f £100 recoverable from State Forest Department.

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Item. 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. i VOTE No. 59 —continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Nelson Road District—continued. 1597 Rocky River to Shaggery Creek (£1 for Waimea 200 £1) 1598 Sherry Valley to Tui Railway-station „ 66 1599 Wai-iti River Bridge (Belgrove), (£1 ,, 200 for £1), (on account) 1600 Wairoa Gorge Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 100 1601 Wangapeka to Karamea (stock track), ,, 100 (on account) 1602 Survey, acquisition, and legalization ... 150 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, cramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1603 Supervision ... ... ... 2,000 1604 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 250 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—-Nelson ... ... 65,073 Greymouth Road District— Greymouth to Reefton Main Road— 1605 Brunner Bridge ... Brunner Borough 2,000 1606 Stillwater Creek Bridge ... ,, 69 1607 Sulky Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 75 1608 Colligan's Road ... Buller 422 1609 Giles Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 50 1610 Glasseye Road ... ... • ,, 50 1611 Herrings to Totara ... ... ,, 150 1612 Karamea to Arapito ... ... ,, 750 1613 Little Wanganui to Kongahu (on account) ,, 1,000 1614 Little Wanganui to Wangapeka ... ,, 240 1615 Mokihinui Bridge to Llewellyn's ... ,, 75 1616. New Creek Road to Section 17, Block ,, 200 XVI, Orikaka 1617 Nile Valley Road ... ... ,, 150 1618! Oparara Bridge (access to Lowe's) ... ,, 600 1619' Oparara River erosion ... ... ,, 200 1620 Oparara River to Simpson's ... . ,, 750 1621 Richardson Road (£3 for £1) ... ,, _ 75 1622 Ryall Road ... ... ,, 150 1623 Tauranga to Okari ... ... ,, 500 1624 Utopia Road (Deadman's Creek ,, 250 Bridge), (contribution) 1625 Victoria Road ... ... ,, 100 1626 Waikori ... ... ,, 275 1627 Waimangaroa River erosion (£1 for £1) ,, 110 1628 Wangapeka Track ... ... ,, 100 1629 Wangapeka Track Bridge and ap- ,, 535 i proaches (Scobie's) Westport to Greymouth (Coast Road) — 1630 Charleston to County Boundary ... „ 4,000 1631 Fox's River (Groyne erection) ... ,, 105 1632 Fox's River Bridge (on account) ... ,, 3,000 1633 Brunner to Blackball ... ... Grey 500 1634 Brunner to Kokiri Road... ... ,, 500 1635 Cameron's Terrace Road... ... ,, 500 1636 Greenstone to Lake Brunner ... ,, 500 1637 Grey Valley to Maruia (Palmers to ,, 514 Maruia) Grey Valley to Taramakau — 1638 Lady Lake to Bell Hill ... ,, 2,250 1639 Inchbonnie Section ... ... ,, 250

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Item 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Greymouth Road District—continued. 1640 Haupiri Junction to Bell Hill ... Grey 750 1641 Kotuku to Bell Hill ... ... ,, 1,500 1642 Lake Brunner to Inchbonnie ... ,, 500 1643 Moana to Ruru ... ... ,, 619 1644 Moonlight Creek Bridge (£1 for £1), ,, 500 (on account) 1645 Payne's Gully Road ... ... „ 150 1646 Upper Grey Track (Newcombe's) ... ,, 300 1647 Warren Road ... ... ,, 100 1648 Jones' Creek Storm Channel ... Ross Borough 100 1649 Absalom Road (Larry's Creek) ... Inangahua 100 1650 Coal Creek Road ... ... ,, 225 1651 Creighton's Bridge (Maruia) ... ,, 400 1652 Hinau to Antonio's Creek Bridge ... ,, 65 1653 Inangahua River erosion, Section 19, ,, 100 » Block II, Reefton S.D. (£1 for £1) 1654 Inangahua River Suspension Bridge ,, 140 (Andrews) 1655 Inangahua River Suspension Bridge ,, 700 (Beyer's) 1656 Maimai ... ... ,, 380 1657 Mawhera-iti to Burton's Creek Road ,, 380 1658 Mawhera-iti to Stoney Creek (access ,, 365 to Byrne Bros, and Somerville) 1659 Mirfin's Bridge (Little Grey River), ,, 1,700 (on account) Murchison-Maruia Hot Springs— 1660 Matakitaki to Springlands Junction ,, 1,550 1661 Springlands Junction to Hot ,, 450 Springs (on account of £1,944) 1662 Station Creek Bridge ... ... ,, j 200 Reefton to Maruia— 1663 Blue Speck Creek Bridge ... ,, 55 1664 Cliff Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 250 1665 Lock Creek Bridge ... ... ,, 200 1666 Reefton-Maruia Road to Grey County ,, 500 boundary 1667 Adamson Road ... ... Westland 222 1668 Black Creek Bridge (£2 for £1) ... • „ 200 1669 Bruce Bay Inland Road... ... ,, 134 1670 Copeland Track ... ... ,, 75 1671 Evans' Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 150 1672 Fox Glacier Track ... ... ,, 50 1678 Haast Pass Track ... ... ,, 400 1674 Haddock Robertson Road ... ,, 350 1675 Harvey Creek Bridge (Woolhouse ,, 54 Road) 1676 Jackson's Bay Port Road ... ,, 52 1677 Kokacahi Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1678 Kokatahi Road (upper), (£1 for £1)... ,, 200 1679 Kumara Junction to Kapitea, ... ,, 300 1680 Lake Kanieri Road (widening), (£1 ,, 200 for £1) 1681 Malfroy's Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 Main South Road — 1682 Waiho to Cook's River ... ,, 200 1683 Waiho River Bridge ... ... ,, 5,000 1684 Haast to Okuru ... ... ,, 100 1685 McArthur Road ... ... ,, 400 1686 Petersen Road (on account) ... ,, 150 1687 Richardson Road ... ... ,, 225 1688 Stafford (drainage) ... ... ,, 150

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Item " 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 59—continued £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Greymouth Road District—continued. 1689 Station Road ... ... Westland 400 1690 Taminelli By wash Bridge ... ,, 150 1691 Turnbull River Road ... ... „ 55 1692 Upper Okuru Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 100 1693 Waiho Gorge Road (north side), (track ,, 121 from Bath-house to " Balcony ") 1694 Waitangi (south bank) ... ... ,, 500 1695 Wall Road ... ... ,, | 350 1696 Wataroa stock track (north bank) ... ,, 150 .1697 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 150 roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1698 Supervision ... ... ... 1,500 1699 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 200 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Greymouth ... ... 45,862 Christchuroh Road District— 1700 Cotton's Line Road (£1 for £1) ... Akaroa 125 1701 Herriot's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 125 1702 Menzies Bay to Little Akaloa ... ,, 2,700 1703 Stoney Bay Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 365 1704 Glynn Wye Road (£50, £1 for £1) ... Arnuri 850 1705 Hanmer Springs streets (£7 for £1) ... ,, 190 1706 Mason River Bridge (McDonald's), ,, 800 (£2 for £1) 1707 Mason River Bridge (Waiau), (on ac- ,, 2,500 count), (£1 for £1) 1708 Rogerson Road protection ... ,, 100 1709 Sanderson's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 1710 Waiau Overflow protection (£2 for £1) ,, 100 1711 Alford Forest Road (£1 for £1) ... Ashburton 450 1712 Ardmine Hall (Kyle Road), (£1 for£l) ,, 125 1713 Ashburton Gorge Bridge (south branch), ,, 500 (£2 for £1) 1714 Beach Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 224 1715 Bowyers Stream Bridge (Lambies ,, 750 Crossing), (£1 for £1) 1716 Bridge Park Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1717 Coskeries Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 420 1718 Double Hill Runs Road... ... ,, 921 1719 Fairfield Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, ' 240 1720 Eraser's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1721 Gardener's Road to Banks' Corner ... ,, 100 1722 Green Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ., 95 1723 Hakatere to Mesopotamia Road (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 1724 Hinds River Bridge (Brother's Cross- ,, 350 ing), (£1 for £1) 1725 Hinds River Bridge (Poplar Road), ,, 850 (£1 for £1) 1726 Jackson's Road (£1 for £1) ... , 100 1727 Maronan to Ealing (£1 for £1) ... . „ 375 1728 Middle Park Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1729 Rokeby-Mitcham Road (£1 for £1)... ,, 140 1730 Rokeby School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 120 1731 Shepherd's Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 138

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Item. 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Ghristchurch Road District—continued. 1732 Staveley Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Ashburton 375 1733 Stoney Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350 1734 Todhunter's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1735 Tramway Road Bridge (£1 for £1), ,, 250 (on account) 1736 Valetta to Cavendish (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1737 Ashley River Bridge (Lees Valley), Ashley 6,000 (on account) 1738 Croft's Bridge (Glentui), (£1 for £1)... ,, 50 1739 Karetu River Bridge (Taafe Road), ,, 490 (£1 for £1) 1740 Makerikeri Bridge (Carr's Road) ... ,, *654 1741 Mill Bridge (Glentui), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1742 Caroline Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Cheviot 375 1743 Darrach Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 390 1744 Eccleston Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1745 Leamington to Spotswood (£1 for £1) ,, 50 1746 McMillan's Road Bridge (£1 for £1)... ,, 175 1747 Woolshed Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 170 1748 Oakleigh Road (£1 for £1) ... Ellesmere 100 1749 Selwyn Lake Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 1750 Eyre River Bridge (£1 for £2), (on Eyre 600 account) 1751 Evre River Bridge (Burgess Ford), (£1 ,, 100 "for £1) 1752 Beautiful Valley Creek Bridge (£1 for Geraldine 150 £1) 1753 Fairlie to Geraldine Road (Cain's ,, 350 Creek Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1754 Kakahu Valley Road (deviation), (£1 ,, 500 for £1) 1755 Lynn Bridge (strengthening), (£1 for ,, 150 £1) 1756 Te Moana Bridge (training walls), (£1 ,, 200 for £1) 1757 Walshe Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 80 1758 Burke's Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... Halswell 150 1759 Sparks' Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 100 1760 Tai Tapu Park (access bridge) ... ,, 500 1761 Morten Settlement (access to Red- Heathcote 160 cliff's), (£1 for £1) 1762 Mount Pleasant Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1763 New Brighton (protective works), (£1 ,, 700 for £1) 1764 Redcliffs (protective works), (£1 for £1) ,, 350 1765 Upper Dyer's Pass Road ... ,, 700 1766 Blue Duck Road (£133, £2 for £1 ; Kaikoura 433 £300, £1 for £1) 1767 Conway River Bridge to Claverley ... ,, 200 1768 Conway River (protection), (£1 for £1) ,, 50 1769 Hapuka River erosion (Mackle's), (£2 ,, 200 for £1) 1770 Kowai River (protective works), (right ,, 121 bank) 1771 Puhipuhi East Road (£1,500, £2 ,, 1,700 for £1) 1772 Puhipuhi Valley extension ... ,, 400 1773 Puhipuhi Valley -(widening), (£1 for ,, 50 £1) 1774 Small Grazing-run 90 (access) ... ,, 100 * Includes local body contribution.

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[tem " 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 59—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Ghristchurch lioad District —continued. 1775 Small Grazing-run 124 (Clarence), Kaikoura 440 (access) 1776 Spey Eoad (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 75 1777 Waipapa ... ... ,. 200 1778 Kowai River Bridge (Gray's and Mar- Kowai 630 tin's Roads), (£1 for £1) 1779 North Kowai River Bridge (Tobin's ,, 700 Ford), (£1 for £1) 1780 Evans Pass to Godley Head Road ... Lvttelton 2,500 1781 Claremont Settlement roads (£1 for £1) Levels 150 1782 Gardiner's Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350 1783 Levels Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1784 Main Totara Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1785 Mount Gay Road (deviation) ... ,, 125 1786 Opihi and Opuha rivers (protective ,, 150 works at junction), (£1 for £1) 1787 Opihi River Bridge (Raincliff), (£1 for ,, 125 £1) 1788 Paddy's Field Hill Road (£1 for £1) „ 175 1789 Tengawai River Bridge (£1 for £2), ,, 1,500 (on account) 1790 Tengawai River Bridge (Cave), (con- ,, 350 tribution) 1791 Tengawai Stock Bridge (Chishslm's ,, 400 Crossing), (£1 for £1) 1792 Tycho School Road (deviation), (£1 for ,, 350 £1) 1793 Ball Hut Road (Hooker Bridge to Mackenzie 486 Blue Lake) 1794 Braemar to Mount Cook Station Road ,, ■ 100 (£1 for £1) 1795 Camp Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, j 200 1796 Cass River Bridge (£2 for £1) ... ,, 800 1797 Lake Tekapo to Lilybank Road (£2 ,, 147 for £1) 1798 Lake Tekapo to Simon's Pass Road ,, ! 200 (£1 for £1) 1799 Mackenzie Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 200 1800 Middle Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1801 Mount Gerard to Lilybank Road (£2 ,, 100 for £1) 1802 Ribbonwood Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 600 1803 Twizel River to Ohau River (£2 for £1) ,, 200 1804 Hawkin's River Bridge (on account of Malvern 100 £400, £1 for £1) 1805 Port Levy Native Settlement Road ... Mt. Herbert 100 1806 Tull's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... Rangiora 100 1807 Hororata River Bridge (McKie's Ford), Selwyn 125 (Washpen Creek Road), (£1 for £1) 1808 Steventon and St. Helens Road (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 1809 Valley Road (Selwyn River to Clear- ,, ; 150 view Mine), (£1 for £1) 1810 Hawkin's River Bridge (£1 for £1) ... Tawera I 250 1811 Pastoral Run 173, Broken River (ac- ,, 100 cess), (bridge) 1812 Rubicon Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1813 Hudson's Road (£1 for £1) ... * Springs 225 1814 Ridge Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 70 1815 Cannington Road Bridge (Willows), Waimate 230 (£1 for £1) I |

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"!1' 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. _ VOTE No. 59 —continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Ghristchurch Road District—continued. 1816 Craigmore Settlement Road (£1 for Waimate 115 £1) 1817 Elder's Creek Bridge (Back Eoad), ,, 88 (£1 for £1) 1818 Fraser's Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1819 Gordon's Valley Boad — Brassil's Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 91 1820 Gum Tree Flat Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1821 Hakataramea Biver Bridge (Wright's), ,, 750 (£1 for £1) 1822 Hook Swamp Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1823 Kaiwaru Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1824 Little Pareora Bridge (Biver Boad), ,, 125 (£1 for £1) 1825 Otaio Biver Footbridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 175 1826 Bedcliff Storm water Channel (£1 for ,, 105 £1) 1827 Stanley Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1828 Stoney Creek Bridge (Allenholme), (£1 ,, 165 for £1) 1829 Swamp Creek Bridge (Limestone ,, 195 Boad), (£1 for £1) 1830 Takitu Settlement Boad (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 1831 Te Akatarewa Boad (£2 for £1) ... ,, 140 1832 Waihao Biver Bridge (Bradshaw's ,, 450 Crossing), (£1 for £1) 1833 Waihaorunga Creek Bridge (McKee's), ,, 80 (£1 for £1) 1834 Home Creek bridges (Glenmark Boad), Waipara 791 (£1 for £1) 1835 Motunau Biver bridges (£1 for £1) ... ,, 847 1836 Waikari Biver Bridge (Foxdown Boad), ,, 335 (£1 for £1) 1837 Waitohi Biver Bridge (lower), (£1 for ,, 1,100 £1) 1838 Washpen Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... „ 315 1839 Karetai Native Settlement Boad (£1 Wairewa 50 for £1) 1840 Kinloch Settlement roads (£2 for £1), ,, 1,400 (on account) 1841 Okute Biver Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 275 1842 Puaha Biver Bridge (£1 for £1) ... „ 250 1843 Survey, acquisition, and legalization ... 300 of roads, drains, protective works, gravel-pits, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 1844 Supervision ... ... ... 800 1845 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 400 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Christehureh ... ... 57,296 Dunedin Boad District— 1846 Adams' Flat to Glenore (£1 for £1) ... Bruce 50 1847 Allison's Boad (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1848 Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth (Bal- ,, 1,850 clutha Bridge to Borough boundary), (in place of proposed railway) 1849 Blackburn to Hillend (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400

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item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. bQ—contmued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Dunedin Road District. —continued. 1850 Blackburn to Mount Stuart (£.1 for £1) Bruce 150 1851 Bruce's to Wisley's Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1852 Cairn Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 783 1853 Clarendon to Berwick (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1854 Clarendon to Circle Hill (£1 for £1)... ,, 50 Coast Road to Akatore Creek— 1855 Akatore Hill ... ,, 200 1856 Joe's Hill ... ... „ 100 1857 Crichton to Lawrence Main Road (£1 ,, 50 for £1) 1858 Francis' Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 50 1859 Hadfield Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1860 Hillend to Mount Stuart (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1861 Hillend to Waitahuna Bridge (on ac- ,, 400 count of £900, £1 for £1) 1862 Kaitangata to Wangaloa (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1863 Kaitangata to Wangaloa, via Sum- ,, 50 merhill (£1 for £1) 1864 Lovell's Flat to Hillend (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1865 Lovell's Flat to Kaitangata (£1 for £1) ,, 125 1866 Milburn to Circle Hill (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1867 Moore Road (£1 for £2) ... ... ,, 200 1868 Mount Maitland Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1869 Mount Stuart to Milton (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1870 Pillon's Road (£1 for £2) ... ,, 200 1871 Riverside Road to Blackburn (£1 for £1) ,, 55 1872 Sally's Gully Road ... ... ,, 150 1873 Salmond's Creek Bridge (£1 for £1)... ,, 400 1874 Shagree Creek Bridge (Wangaloa to ,, 300 Coombe Hay Road) 1875 Smith's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1876 Stirling to Telegraph Road (£1 for £2) ,, 50 1877 Sunflower Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1878 Taieri Mouth to Taieri Beach (£2 for £1) ,, 50 1879 Tuapeka Mouth to Greenfield (£1 for ,, 50 £1) 1880 Tuapeka Mouth to Newton (£1 for £1) ,, 400 1881 Waihola to Taieri Beach (Church Hill) ,, 100 1882 Wood's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1883 Ballantyne's Road (£1 for £1) ... Clutha 75 1884 Bryant's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1885 Bunn's and Hall's Road (£1 for £1)... ,, 150 1886 Cannibal Bay Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 1887 Cemetery Road (Waikoikoi), (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 1888 Centre Road (Stuart's to .Joe's Saddle ,, 200 Road) 1889 Chloris Pass Road (£36, £1 for £1 ; ,, 350 £314, £2 for £1) 1890 Clapperton Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1891 Clinton to Clydevale (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1892 Clinton to Owaka (£1 for £1) ... ,, 400 1893 Clinton to Taumata (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1894 Clydevale to Rongahere (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1895 Diver's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1896 Garden Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 70 1897 Hanning's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1898 Hawke's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 1899 Hukihuki Stream Bridge (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1900 Hunt's Road (£100, £1 for £1) ... ,, 600 1901 Jackman's Creek Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1902 Jeff's Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 50

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Item ' 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. I VOTE No. 59—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Dunedin Road District—continued. 1903 Kaka Point to Nuggets (South Moly- Clutha 175 neux) 1904 Karoro Creek Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1905 Katea Special Rating Area roads (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 1906 Kelso to Maitland (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 1907 Koi to Kelso (£1 for £1) .... ,, 450 1908 Koi to Maitland (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 1909 Lakeside Road (£100, £1 for £1; £200, „ 300 £2 for £1) 1910 Little Puerua Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 295 1911 Longpoint Road (£100, £1 for £1) ... ,, 350 1912 MeLennan's to Tahakopa Bridge Road ,, 53 (£1 for £1) 1913 Merino Downs Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1914 Morris Saddle Road ... ... ,, 595 1915 Newhaven Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, * 125 1916 Owaka Settlement Road (from Big ,, 150 Mill Road), (£1 for £1) 1917 Owaka Settlement Road (Hinahina ,, 70 end), (£1 for £1) 1918 Owaka Valley Road (Grant's), (£1 for ,, 75 £1) 1919 Paisley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 175 1920 Papatowai to Long Beach Creek (£2 ,, 200 for £1) 1921 Papatowai to Tahakopa (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1922 Pomahaka to Clinton (£1 for £1) ... ,, 70 1923 Pomahaka River Bridge, Kelso (£1 for • ,, 500 £2) 1924 Puaho Road (on account) ... ,, 400 1925 Pukerau to Waikoikoi (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1926 Puketiro Railway-station Road ... ,, 306 1927 Purakauiti ... ... ,, 713 1928 Purakanui Stream Road... ... ,, 400 1929 Ratanui to Tahakopa Beach ... „ 750 1930 Regan Road ... ... ,, 175 1931 Reid's Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 1932 Rewcastle Road ... ... ,, 175 1933 Rimu S.D., Section 23, Block XIV ... ,, 466 1934 Sandy Bay Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 1935 Sandy Knowes to Lawlor's (£1 for £1) ,, 150 1936 Shaw's Road ... ... ,, 100 1937 Tweedie's Ford Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 90 1938 Waikoikoi Stream Bridge (Mclntyre ,, 175 Road), (£1 for £1) 1939 Waipahi to Pomahaka Downs (£1 for ,, 321 £!) 1940 Waipahi Station Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1941 Waipahi to Tapanui (£250, on account ,, 500 of £1,002, £1 for £1) 1942 Waitepeka Bridge (£2 for £1), (on ,, 350 account") 1943 Warnock Road ... ... ,, 100 1944 Washpool Creek Bridge (Clinton- ,, 300 Clydevale Road), (£1 for £1) 1945 Washpool Creek Bridge (Benny's ,, 300 Road), (£1 for £1) 1946 Williamson and Clearwater Road ... ,, 80 1947 Woodland S.D. (Sections 7 and 10, ,, 256 Block II), (access) 1948 Woollam's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 1949 Young' 1 * Road, Arthurton (£1 for £1) ,, 50

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Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. 1926-27. VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —-continued. £ £ Dunedin Road District—continued. 1950 Beach Bay to Mt. Nicholas (£1 for £1) Lake 75 1951 Cardrona to Pembroke ... ... ,, 500 1952 Grave-Talbot Track (Wakatipu to ,, 341 Milford) 1953 Kawarau Falls Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1954 Kawarau: Woolshed Wharf at Falls ,, *304 1955 Kingston to Black Bridge (Kingston to ,, 200 Fairlight Section), (£100, £1 for £1) 1956 Kinloch to Routeburn ... ... ,, 100 1957 Lake Wakatipu (Elfin Bay) to Lake ,, 600 Te Anau (Glade House) via Dore Pass 1958 Mataura River Bridge (Athol), (£1 for ,, 225 £1) 1959 Paradise to Routeburn ... ... ,, 150 1960 Pembroke to Mt. Aspiring ... ,, 400 1961 Pembroke to Mt. Aspiring (Mototapu ,, 300 River Bridge), (£1 for £1) 1962 Pembroke to Mt. Barker (£1 for £1) ,, 75 1963 Queenstown Breastwork (protective ,, 500 wall), (£1 for £1) 1964 Queenstown to Pembroke ... ,, 400 1965 Barney's Lane (£1 for £1) ... Maniototo 100 1966 Capburn Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 1967 Dunstan's Creek Bridge extension ,, 250 (Lauder-St. Bathan's Road), (£1 for £1) 1968 Hayes' Bridge (Ida Valley Main ,, 100 Road), (£1 for £1) 1969 Hyde to Kokonga (£1 for £1) ... ,, 102 1970 Idaburn Bridge (Ida Valley Main ,, 250 Road), (£1 for £1) 1971 Idaburn Bridge (Ida Valley School ,, 183 Road), (£1 for £1) 1972 Ida Valley Railway to Oturehua (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 1973 Lauder Flat Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 188 1974 Loganburn Ford Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 1975 Manuherikia River Bridge (Allans), ,, 400 (£1 for £1) 1976 Oturehua to Blackstone Hill (£1 for £2) ,, 50 1977 Pigburn Bridge (Patearoa to Waipiata ,, 300 Road), (£1 for £1) 1978 Puketoi Runs Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1979 Taieri River protection (Kokonga), (on ,, 50 account of £150, £1 for £1) 1980 Upper Taieri to Paerau (£1 for £1) ... ,, 188 1981 Waipiata to Kokcnga (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 1982 Beach Road, Lower Portobello (Gill's Peninsula 50 Corner to Maori-line Boundary), (£1 for £1) 1983 Beach Road (Portobello to Dunedin), ,, 350 (sea-wall), (£1 for £1) 1984 Beaconsfield Road (Seatoun) ... ,, 100 1985 Dick's Road ... ... „ 150 1986 Dick's Road (Gill's corner to Graves- ,, 75 end), (£1 for £1) 1987 Marion and Jane Streets (£1 for £1) ,, 100 1988 Pipikaretu (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 1989 Tomahawk Road (Lagoon Hill), (£1 „ 200 for £2) 19901 Wickcliffe Bay to Cape Saunders ... ,, 200 * £225 recoverable.

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Item ' 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 59 —continued. £ £ I to ads , etc. —continued. Dunedin Boad District—continued. 199] Access to S.G. Run 260a, Lee Stream Taieri 400 District 1992 Brighton to Allanton via Scrogg's Hill ,, 250 1993 Broad Creek Bridge (Lee Plat Road), ,, 400 (£2 for £1) i.994 Gladbrook Runs Road ... ... ,, 200 1995 Graham's Run (Silverpeak), (access) ,, 200 1996 Green Island to Taieri Mouth (on ac- ,, 500 count of £945) 1997 Kay's Bridge (Halfway Bush to „ 600 Whare Plat), (£1 for £1) 1998 Mcintosh Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 1999 Birch Road (£1 for £1) ... ... Tuapeka 100 2000 Bowler's Railway - station Road (£1 ,, 150 for £1) 2001 Clarke's Flat Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2002 Cockle-shell Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2003 Dalmuir Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2004 Edievale to Moa Flat School (£1 for £2) ,, 200 2005 Pour-mile Creek Bridge (Corkscrew ,, 150 Road), (£1 for £1) 2006 Heriot to Park Hill Settlement (£1 ,, 200 for £1) 2007 Heriot to Roxburgh — Chalmer's Hill to Paul's (Moa Flat), ,, 800 (£600, £1 for £1 ; £200, £1 for £2) 2008 Kempthorne's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2009 Lawrence to Tuapeka Mouth (Falconer's ,, 150 Valley Road), (£1 for £1) 2010 Lawrence-Tuapeka West Road (Bui- ,, 150 fin's Corner), (£1 for £1) 2011 Lawrence to Waipori (Bulger's Flat), ,, 200 (£1 for £1) 2012 Lawrence to Waitahuna West (£1 for ,, 150 £1) 2013 Oven Hill Creek Bridge (Walker's ,, 150 Road), (£1 for £1) 2014 Pomahaka to Rankleburn (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2015 Rankleburn to Tapanui (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 2016 Roxburgh to Knobby's Road (£1 for ,, 100 £1) 2017 Shank's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2018 Sheddan's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2019 Switzer's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 2020 Tapanui to Dalvey Bush (£1 for £1) ,, 51 2021 Teviot Estate roads ... ... ,, 300 2022 Teviot Homestead to Back Settle- ,, 100 ment Road (£1 for £1) 2023 Tuapeka Mouth to Waitahuna West ,, 150 Road (£1 for £1) 2024 Victoria Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2025 Weatherall's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2026 Albertown to Maungawera (£1 for £1) Vincent 150 2027 Alexandra to Galloway (£3 for £2) ... ,, 300 2028 Alexandra to Galloway (protective ,, 250 works), (£1 for £1) 2029 Bannockburn to Hawksburn (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2030 Bannockburn to Nevis ... ... ,, 200 2031 Clutha River Bridge (Albertown), (on „ 1,000 account of £5,467, £2 for £1) 2032 Clutha River Bridge (Lowburn), (on ,, 750 account of £1,833, £2 for £1)

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Item. - 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 59—continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Dunedin Road District—continued. 2033 Cromwell to Pembroke (£1 for £1) ... Vincent 400 2034 Cromwell to Ripponvale (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 2035 Elliot's Road (£75, £1 for £1) ... ,, 375 2036 Haast Pass Track ... ... ,, 150 2037 Hawea River Bridge (Hawea-Mau- ,, 1,000 ngawera Road), (on account of £3,333, £2 for £1) 2038 Hawea S.D., Block V, S.G.R. 506 and ,, 100 Sections 8 and 24 (access), (£1 for £1) 2039 Lauder to Matakanui (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2040 Launch landing at Hawea River ... ,, 60 2041 Launch Landing at Neck (Lake ,, 50 Hawea) 2042 Landing and track at Neck (Lake ,, 90 Wanaka) 2043 Lett's Road ... ... ,, 100 2044 Lindis River Bridge (Ardgour), (on ,, 400 account of £867, £2 for £1) 2045 Little Valley Road ... ... ,, 625 2046 Luggate to Mount Barker (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2047 Manuherikia River Bridge (Omakau), ,, 400 (on account of £1,533, £2 for £1) 2048 Manuherikia River Bridge (Spring- ,, 400 vale), (on account of £1,200, £2 for £1) 2049 Manuherikia River Bridge (Spring- ,, 50 vale), (protective works), (£1 for £1) 2050 Moa Creek to Ida Valley (£1 for £1)... „ 150 2051 Moa Creek to Poolburn (back road), ,, 150 (£1 for £1) 2052 Murray's Road ... ... ,, 100 2053 Ophir to Moa Creek (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2054 Pigeon Island Landing (Lake Wanaka) ,, 90 2055 Poolburn Traffic Bridge (on account ,, 400 of £933, £2 for £1) 2056 Tarras to Hawea (Back Road), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2057 Tarras to Pembroke (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2058 Dunback to Macraes (£1 for £1) ... Waihemo 325 2059 Macraes to Hyde (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2060 Palmerston Borough, Ronaldsay Street ,, 175 (£1 for £1) 2061 Pleasant River Bridge (Brooklands ,, 125 Road), (£1 for £1) 2062 Shag River Bridge (Switchback Road), ,, 567 (£1 for £2) 2063 Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2064 Apes Road (£1 for £1) ... Waikouaiti 200 2065 Hosie's Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2066 Kenyon Road (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2067 Lower Harbour Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 101 2068 Mount Trotter to Palmerston (£1 for £1) ,, 200 2069 Mount Watkins Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2070 Orokonui Bridge (Waitati), (Waitati- ,, 533 Kawarika Road), (£2 for £1) 2071 Purakanui Road (Mihiwaka to Pura- ,, 100 kanui), (£1 for £1) 2072 Seacliff to Merton (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2073i Toomey's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2074J Waitati to Waikare (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1,825 2075' Benmore Run 532 (access) ... Waitaki 100

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Dunedin Road District —continued. 2076 Benmore Run (Pastoral Run 556), Waitaki 100 (access) 2077 Olareview Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2078 Dasher Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2079 Dixon's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2080 Duntroon to Livingstone (deviation ,, • 250 and bridge), (£1 for £1) 2081 Earthquake Road (£1 for £1) ,, 250 2082 Mount Misery Run 464 (access), (£1 , 50 for £1) 2083 Omarama to Lindis Pass (£1 for £1) ,, 500 2084 St. Helens Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, j 100 2085 Tussocky Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 350 2086 Waiareka Light-traffic Bridge (Weston ,, 71 to Incholme Road), (£1 for £1) 2087 Youart's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2088 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 300 roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-pad-docks, &c. 2089 Supervision ... ... ... 750 2090 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 250 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &c. Total—Dunedin ... ... 54,992 Invercargill Road District— 2091 Ardlussa Settlement (access road), Southland 150 (£1 for £1) 2092 Asher Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 55 2093 Barron Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2094 Bell's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2095 Benio School Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 202 2096 Benmore to Otapiri (£1 for £1) ... „ 75 2097 Block Road (Tussock Creek), (£1 for ,, 50 2098 Blondell Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2099 Blue Road (Sandstone), (£1 for £1)... ,, 150 2100 Braid Road (Fortification-Hill Settle- ,, 260 ment), (£100, £1 for £1) 2101 Brantra Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2102 Brookdale Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2103 Brown's to Boggie Burn (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2104 Butson Road (Long Bush), (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2105 Byar's Road (£1 for £1)... ... ,, . 200 2106 Calder Road (north end), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2107 Caroline Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2108 Clark Road (Roslyn), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 150 2109 Clearwater Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2110 Cooper Road (Lochiel), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2111 Cox Road (Tussock Creek), (£225, £1 ,, 332 for £1; £107, £2 for £1) 2112 Craig Road (Mokoreta), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 270 2113 Crawford Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 2114 Crawford Road (Waikana-Knowsley ,, 200 Park), (£1 for £1) 2115 Crawford and Clements Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2116 Crighton Road (Waimahaka), (£1 for ,, 100 £1)

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Item. 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Invercargill Road District—continued. 2117 Cross Road (Titipua), (£1 for £1) ... Southland 150 2118 Dawson's Corner to Mimihau Bridge ,, 100 2119 Dean Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 60 2120 Devereux Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 2121 Diack Road (Wyndham) ... ,, 50 2122 Diana Road (£1 for £2) ... ... ,, 75 2123 Dipton Channel Bridge (Hamilton „ 150 Burn Road), (£1 for £1) 2124 Downs' Road (Brydone), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2125 Downs' Road, Bdendale (£1 for £1)... ,, 400 2126 Drain Road (Spar Bush), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2127 Drysdale Road (Myross), (£1 for £1) „ 123 2128 Dunlop Road (Pine Bush), (£1 for £1) ,, 200 2129 Estuary Road, Otatara (£1 for £110s.) ,, 100 2130 Fleming Road (Titiroa), (£1 for £1), ,, 375 (on account) 2131 Fleming Road (Woodlands), (£1 for £1) ,, 250 2132 Fortifications to Quarry Hills (£200, ,, 250 £1 for £1) 2133 Fortrose to Otara (£200, £1 for £1 ; ,, 250 £50, £1 for £2) 2134 Froggatt Road (Longbush), (£1 for £1) „ 250 2135 Girdler Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2136 Glenham School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2137 Glenure to Caroline Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2138 Glenure to Josephville Road (£1 for £1) ,, 200 2139 Hagen Road, Sections 44-46 (access) 633 2140 Haldane Village Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, • 100 2141 Haldane, Waikawa Road (£2 for £1) ,, 150 2142 Hamil Road (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 2143 Hamilton Burn Road (deviation), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2144 Hamilton Road (Oreti), £1 for £2) ... ,, 50 2145 Hands Road ... ... ,, 626 2146 Hayward Road (Otapiri), (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2147 Helena Road (Makarewa), (£1 for £1) ,, 75 2148 Herron Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2149 Hillas Road (Five Rivers), (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2150 Hillend Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 300 2151 Hokonui School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2152 Holtz Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 200 2153 Howell Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2154 Hudson Road (Woodend) ... ,, 200 2155 Humphries Hill Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 125 2156 Invercargill, Block XXIV (access to ,, 100 Section 23) 2157 Invercargill, Block XXIV (access to ,, 200 Sections 28 and 30), (£1 for £1) 2158 Jenkins' Road (Titipua), (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2159 Kelleher Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2160 Kidd Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 225 2161 Landslip Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 203 2162 Lawson Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 150 2163 Lawson Road (north), (on account of ,, 300 £800) 2164 Leggett Road (Tussock Creek), (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2165 Leithen Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2166 Longbush South (£2 for £1) ... ,, 100 2167 Longridge North to Tomogalek Road ,, 200 (£2 to £1)

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Item. 1926-27 4 MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Invercargill Road District—continued. _ 2168 Lora Gorge Road (£1 for £1) ... Southland 150 2169 Lumsden to Kingston— Stewart's deviation (£1 for £1) ... ,, 500 2170 Makarewa River Bridge... ... ,, 300 2171 Mandeville to Kingston Crossing (£1 ,, 125 for £1) 2172 Manson Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 300 2173 Marshall Road (Spar Bush), (£1 for £1) ,, 200 2174 Mason Road (Seaward Bush), (£35, ,, 685 £1 for £1 ; £650, £2 for £1) 2175 Mataura River Bridge, (£1 for £1), ,, 100 (on account) 2176 McDonald Road (Redan), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2177 McEwing and Rouse Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2178 McGaw Road (Wright's Bush), (£100, „ 109 £1 for £1; £9, £2 for £1) 2179 McGregor Road (Brown's), (£1 for £1) ,, 60 2180 Mcintosh Road (Glencoe), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2181 McKay's Half-chain Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2182 McKercher Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2183 McManus Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2184 Metaal Deviation Road (new), (£1 for ,, 250 £1) 2185 Miller Road (£1 for £1) ... .. „ 50 2186 Milne Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 100 2187 Mitchell Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2188 Mokomoko Road (Greenhills), (£2 for ,, 140 £1) 2189 Mokoreta School to Church (£1 for £1) ,, 200 2190 Moore Road (Morton Mains), (£1 for ,, 125 £1) 2191 Morrison Road (Tokanui), (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2192 Mossburn to Five Rivers (£1 for £1) ,, 400 2193 Neil Road (Tokanui), (£2 for £1) ... ,, 50 2194 Newton Road ... ... ,, 150 2195 Okaiterua Bush Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 300 2196 Oreti River Bridge (Mossburn), (£1 ,, 600 for £1) 2197 Oreti River Bridge (Beach Road), (on ,, 100 account of £400, £1 for £1) 2198 Oreti River Bridge (Benmore), £1 for ,, 540 £2) 2199 Oreti River protective works (above ,, 137 Lumsden), (on account of £437, £1 for £1) 2200 Oreti Road (Otatara), (£1 for £7) ... ,, 75 2201 Orion Road (Makarewa), (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2202 Otahuti to Spar Bush (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2203 Otama Valley to White's Road (£1 ,, 56 for £1) 2204 Otara to Haldane Road (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2205 Otara to Waipapa Road (£1 for £i) ,, 50 2206 Parawa to Nokomai Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2207 Parson Road (Niagara), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2208 Pascoe Road ... ... ,, 200 2209 Paterson Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 250 2210 Pebbly Hills Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 150 2211 Pomona Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2212 Potter Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 50 2213 Progress Valley Road (£2 for £1) ,, 300 2214 Progress Valley to Waikawa Estuary ,, 1,200 Road (extension) 2215 Pryde Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 77

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Item. I 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59—continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Invercargill Road District—continued. 2216 Pullar Road (Grove Bush Settlement), Southland 59 (£5, £1 for £1) 2217 Quertier and Elliot Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2218 Richardson Road (Croydon), (£1 for „ 100 £1) 2219 Robinhood Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2220 Ryal Bush to Grove Bush ... 400 2221 Shaw'Road (Springhills), (£1 for £1) 50 2222 Sinclair Road ... ... ,, 200 2223 Spar Bush School Road (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2224 Springhills Grove Bush Road (£1 for ,, 103 £1) 2225 Stout Road (Glenham), (£200, £2 for ,, 400 £1) 2226 St. Rowans to Morton Mains (£1 for ,, 150 £1) 2227 Swain Road (Kamahi), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 175 2228 Taylor Gorge Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2229 Te Peka to Fortifications (£1 for £1) ,, 244 2230 Thompson Road (Tokanui) ... ,, 450 •2231 Thompson and Wilkes Road (£2 for ,, 260 £1) 2232 Titipua School Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 106 2233 Tokanui to Haldane (£1,668, £2 for ,, 2,501 £1; £833, £1 for £2) 2234 Turnbull Road (£1 for £1) 50 2235 Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... .. 50 2236 Wadsworth's to Lora Road (£150, £2 „ 325 for £1 ; £175, £1 for £1) 2237 Waiarikiki Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 200 2238 Waikaia to Waikaka, via Winding Creek ,, 341 2239 Waikawa River Bridge (Biggar Road), ,, 150 (£1 for £1) 2240 Waikawa River Bridge (east branch) ,, 300 2241 Waikawa Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 197 2242 Waikiwi Cemetery to West Plains (£1 ,, 150 for £1) 2243 Waimea Valley (south), (£1 for £1)... ,, 100 2244 Ward Parade (Bluff), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2245 Wick's Road (£1 for £1)... ... ,, 100 2246 Wilson and Speden Road (Pukerau), „ 100 (£1 for £1) 2247 Winsloe Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 175 2248 Winton Athenaeum Road (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2249 Wixon Road (Tisbury), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 125 2250 Woodslea Downs Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 175 2251 Wyndham Valley Main Road (£80, ,, 181 £1 for £1) 2252 Wyndham - Clinton Main Road (on „ 250 account of £1,000, £1 for £2) 2253 Torke Road ... ... ,, 200 2254 Kingswell Creek Drain (Seaward S. Invercargill 200 Bush), (£1 10s for £1) Borough 2255 Stirrat Road (£1 for £1) ... Ditto 125 2256 Brooklands to Braggs ... ... Stewart Island 100 2257 Dundee Street to Excelsior Road ... ,, 50 2258 Kaipipi Road ... ... ,, 200 2259 Kamahi Road ... ... ,, 100 2260 Leask's to Ringa Ringa ... ... ,, 50 2261 Smith's Road ... ... ,, 50 2262 Snagging Scott Burn ... ... ,, 50 2263 Wharf to Settlement, Pegasus ... ,, 50

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Itom: 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 59— continued. £ £ Roads, etc. —continued. Invercargill Road District—continued. 2264 Alton No. 3 Loan Block (access to Wallace 94 Sections 1, 3, and 5, Block VI, and 7 to 10, Block V, Alton S.D.) 2265 Alton Settlement (drainage), (Kowhai ,, 100 Road), (£2 for £1) 2266 Aparima River Bridge (Riverton), (on „ .1,000 account of £10,000, £1 for £1) 2267 Approaches to Waiau Punt to Wood- ,, 100 lands (£50, £1 for £1) 2268 Barry Road (£2 for £1) ... ... ,, 133 2269 Beaumont Homestead Road (£1 for £ 1) ,, 50 2270 Beer and McAuley Road (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2271 Blackmore's Road (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2272 Blackmount Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2273 Bloomfield's Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 80 2274 Broomhall's Road ... ... ,, 300 2275 Brownridge Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 100 2276 Centre Road (access to Section 25) ... ,, 1,100 2277 Clark Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 50 2278 Cosgriff Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2279 Couraune and Strudwick Road (£1 ,, 125 for £2) 2280 Coutt and Waterhouse Road (£100, ,, 200 £1 for £1; £100, £2 for £1) 2281 Dahlenburgh Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2282 Dodd's and Hawthorne's Road (£111, ,, ! 186 (£1 for £1; £75, £1 for £2) 2283 Dunrobin Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 1 50 2284 Eastern Bush to Blackmount (£1 ,, 150 for £1) 2285 Palls Creek Road (£1 for £1) ... >, 50 2286 Friar's Road (£1 for £1)... ... ,, 50 2287 Gavigan and Sinclair Road (£1 for £1) ,, 75 2288 Gerrard Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2289 Glenburn (£125, £1 for £1; £150, £3 ,, 375 for £2) 2290 Gorge Road (£1 for £1) ... ... „ 150 2291 Gully Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 2292 Gummie Bush to Ermedale (£125, £1 ,, 425 • for £1; £300, £2 for £1) 2293 Hanley Road (£50, £1 for £1; £100, ,, 150 £2 for £1) 2294 Happy Valley Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, j 300 2295 Harrison and Mclnerney Road ... ,, ' 100 2296 Hay ward and McLean Road (£1 for ,, 50 £i) 2297 Hodgett Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 75 2298 Hodgett and Laurie Road (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2299 James Road (£50, £1 for £1) ... ,, 1 300 2300 Jones Road (Aparima), (£97, £L for ,, j 197 £1; £100, £2 for £1) 2301 Kaka (£1 for £1) ... ... „ i 170 2302 Keenan's Creek Road (Block XVIII, ,, 200 Longwood S.D.), (£100, £1 for £1) 2303 Key to Whare Creek (£1 for £1) ... ,, 303 2304 King's Road (Orepuki), (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2305 Knobby's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 125 2306 Kowhai Bridge and approaches (£1 for ,, 250 £1) 2307 Lake George Outfall (£50, £1 for £1) „ 575 2308 Lapham Road ... ... ,, 200 2309 Lees and Pollard Road (Colac Bay), ,, 59 (£1 for £1)

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' tem ' 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 59—continued. £ £ Roads, etc .—continued. Invercargill Boad District—continued. 2310 Lillburn Road (£1 for £1) ... Wallace 205 Lumsden to Te Anau, via Manapouri— 231l! Hillside to Manapouri ... ,, 1,750 2312 Key to Te Anau ... ... ,, 2,381 2313 Hanson's Road (Wairaki), (£1 for £1) ,, 150 2314 Markey and Chamberlain Road (£1 ,, 75 for £2) 2315 McBride's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2316 Mclnerney to Waihoaka (£1 for £1)... ,, 50 2317 McLees and Glendimiing Road (£1 ,. 100 for £1) 2318 McNeil Road (£1 for £2) ... ,. 75 2319 Merrivale to Te Tua (£50, £1 for £1) ,, 350 2320 Mitchell Road (Ermedale), (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2321 Moffett and Forbes Road (£1 for £1) ... 200 2322 Murray and Carmichael Road (£100, 170 £1 for £1 ; £70, £1 for £2) 2323 Officer and Sutherland Road (£1 ,, 50 for £1) 2324 Ogilvie Road (£1 for £1) ... 150 2325 Omutu Bridge (Ermedale), (£1 for £1) ,, 100 2326 Oraka Creek Bridge (Colac Bav), .. 50 (Kaika), (£1 for £2) 2327 Orawia Stream Bridge (Feldwick), (£2 ,, 100 for £1, on account of £400) 2328 Orepuki Recreation Reserve Road (£1 ,, 50 for £2) 2329 Pahia Village to Round Hill (£1 for £1) ,, 50 2330 Peak Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 50 2331 Pear's Boundary to Jacob's River (£1 ,, 200 for £1) 2332 Pourakino Bridge to Hayes Road (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 4 2333 Prendeville and Waddell Road (£1 ,, 100 for £1) 2334 Printz Road (Ruahine), (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2335 Reid's Road (£1 for£l)... ... ,, 75 2336 Reiily Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2337 Riverton Harbour Endowment Road .. 50 (£1 for £1) 2338 Riverton to Orepuki, via Roundhill ., 384 (£1 for £1) 2339j Scott's Gap to Feldwick (£173, £1 for ,. 573 £1; £400, £2 for £1) 23401 Sheenan's Road (£2 for £1) ... ,, 75 2341 Skegg's Road (Pahia), (£1 for £1) ... 50 2342 Smith's to Tiromaunga (£1 for £1) ... 100 2343 Stephen and Robinson Road (£1 for £1) ,, 75 2344 Struan Flat Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2345 Stuart, Gibson, and McCully Road ,, 275 (£1 for £1) 2346 Stuck Road (£1 for £1) ... ... ,, 100 2347 Sunnyside Homestead Road (£2 for £1) ,, 200 2348 Sutherland Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 200 2349 Tecopsky Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2350 Terrace Road (£1 for £1) ... 50 2351 Thornbury Bridge (on account of ,, 750 £2,000), (£1 for £2) 2352 Upper Scott's Gap Road (£1 for £1)... ,, 150 2353 Wairaki Settlement Road (£1 for £1) ,, 168 2354 Waimotu ... ... ,, 550

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Item. 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS -continued. £ £ VOTE No. 59 —continued. Roads, etc. —continued. Invercargill Road District —continued. 2355 Wairio to Birch wood (£1 for £1) ... Wallace 197 2356 Wakapatu to Round Hill (£100, £1 „ 180 for £1) 2357 Walker Road (£1 for £1) .. ,, 50 2358 Ward Road, Fairfax (£1 for £1) ... „ 50 2359 Whare Creek Bridge and approaches ,, 600 (£1 for £1) 2360 Wholer's Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 2361 Wild Bush to Ermedale (£1 for £1)... ,, 503 2362 Wrey's Bush to Mossburn (£1 for £1) „ 217 2363 Survey, acquisition, and legalization of ... 250 roads, drains, gravel-pits, protective works, tramways, horse-paddocks, &c. 2364 Supervision ... ... ... 1,200 2365 Miscellaneous works and services, in- ... 300 eluding assistance towards the construction of roads, bridges, tracks, &CTotal—Invercargill ... ... 54,160 General— 2366 Advertising tenders, and other initial ... 250 expenses not fairly chargeable to a specific item 2367 Compensation for injuries to employees ... 2,500 while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same 2368 Engineering surveys ... ... ... 750 2369 Rail freight on metal (difference ... *3,000 between full and concession rates on carriage of metal for local bodies) 2370 Roadmen's huts, storerooms, &c. ... :.. 500 2371 Towards theprevention and restoration ... 20,000 of flood damages generally Total—General ... ... ... 27,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £34,700 Gross Total ... .. ... 1,103,590 ' | . Amount required for Current Year ... ... 692,050 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... . . 34,700 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 59 ... 657,350 * The sum of £3,000 is also provided on Consolidated Fund vote " Maintenance and Repairs to Roads."

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ROADS, ETC.—continued.

1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 60. £ ! £ Roads and other Wokks 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 Four-in-Hand Mine Road (£1 for £1) Coromandel 100 3 Matawai Mines Track ... ... ,, 100 4 Tokatea-Kennedy Bay to Four-in- ,, 200 hand Mine Road 5 Whangapoua to Murphy's Hill Mine ,, 95 6 Mangakara and Collett's tracks ... Ohinemuri 50 7 Maoriland Road ... ... „ 50 8 Maratoto Road ... ... ,, 250 9 McBrinn's Road ... ... ,, 100 10 Tui to Pick and Dish ... ... ,, 50 11 Puhoi Creek Road ... ... Thames 400 12 Tararu Creek Road ... ,, 100 13- Hikurangi to Marua ... ... Whangarei 175 1,670 Nelson District— 14 Pakawau to Puponga Road (£2 for £1) Collingwood 500 15 Access to Buller Gold Mining Co's Murchison 174 Claim at Glenroy Road 16 Anatoki Bridge approaches ... Takaka 50 17 Bances to Flora River (£1 for £1) ... ,, 800 18 West Road to Marble Quarries (New- ,, 72 ports) 1,596 West Coast District— — ■ 19 Bridge over Westport Coal Company's Buller 50 tramway at Burnetts Face 20 Burnetts Face Road (widening), (£2 ,, 50 for £1) 21 Chasm Creek Bridge (£1 for £1) ... ., 100 22 Denniston Streets (metalling), (£1 for ,. 100 £1) 23 Granity Creek outlet ... ... ,. 300 24 Millerton streets ... ... ,, 90 25 Millerton streets extension ... ,, 300 26 Ngakawau to Stockton Track (£1 for ,, 75 £1) 27 Stockton Streets (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 28 Stockton to Old Township ... ,. 250 29 Seddonville Co-operative Mines Track ,, 120 30 Waimangaroa-Burnetts Face Road ,, 200 (£1 for £1) 31 Waimangaroa-Denniston Road bridges ,, 300 32 Devils Creek Bridge at Progress June- Inangah.ua 250 tion (Reefton - Big River Road) 33 Road to Black water South Company's ,, 800 shaft-site 34 Track to Alexander River goldfield ,, 450 (£250, £1 for £1) — 3,785

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ROADS, ETC.—continued.

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item. 1926—27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. ~ £ j £ VOTE No. 60—continued. Roads on Goldfields, etc. —continued. | Otago District — 35 ! Kaitangata to Wangaloa (£1 for £2) Bruce 400 36 Skippers Main Road ... ... Lake 100 37 Skippers Mining Track ... ... ,, 100 38 ; Hogburn Channel extension and pro- Maniototo 100 j tection ; 39 Home Gully Tailings (Geddis Road), „ 75 (£1 for £1) 40 Muddy Creek Sludge Channel (£1 Vincent 200 for £1) 975 Southland District — 41 Break-em-all Road (Waikaia to Wai- Southland 61 kaka Main Road), (£1 for £1) 42 Edge's Coal pit Road (£1 for £1) ... ,, 50 —nr Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £300 Gross Total ... ... ... 8,887 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 4,900 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 300 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 60 ... 4,600 TOTAL .... .... .... ,£661,950

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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.

1926-27. Vote No. 61.—Telegraph Extension — £ Gross Total ... ... ... ... 915,000 CREDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 150,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 765,000 Item. £ £ POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND MINISTER OF TELEGRAPHS. VOTE No. 61, Telegraph Extension— New telegraph and telephone lines, submarine cables, telephone connections and installations, automatic equipment, and material— 1 Equipment and material ... ... ... 583,000 2 Labour ... ... ... 447,000 3 Travelling-expenses of telegraph engineers and linesmen, and camp allowances of linesmen ... 20,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £150,000 GROSS Total ... ... ... 1,050,000 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 915,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 150,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 61 ... 765,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £765,000

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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

CONTINGENT DEFENCE.

86

1926-27. Vote No. 62. —Contingent Defence— £ Gross Total ... ... ... ... 50,000 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 62 ... ... 50,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OE DEFENCE. VOTE No. 62. Contingent Defence — Drill-sheds, garages, mobilization stores, gun-sheds, barrack-rooms, magazines, office buildings and stables, erections and additions, also sites— 1 Ngaruawahia ... ... ... 50,000 2 : Burnham ... ... ... 10,000 3 | Trentham ... ... ... 8,000 4 General ... ... ... 40,000 5 Rifle ranges (including purchases of land) ... 8,000 6 Harbour Defences ... ... ... 10,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 126,000 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 50,000 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 62 ... 50,000 TOTAL .... .... ... £50,000

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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

LANDS IMPROVEMENT.

87

1926-27. . _ . . — Vote No. 63. —Lands, Miscellaneous— £ GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 113,000 CBEDITS-in-AID ... ... ... ... 8,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 105,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 63. Lands, Miscellaneous — 1 Akaaka Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £2, on ac- 500 count of £1,933) 2 Aratapu Creek (clearing weeds), (£100, £1 for £1) ... 143 3 Ashley River Trust (protective works), (£250, £1 for 500 £1 )' 4 Awaroa Creek (clearing willows), (subsidy, £1 for £1) 203 5 Clarence Valley roads ... ... ... 1,314 6 Clearing willows, Mangapu-Mangaokewa Streams 250 (subsidy, £1 for £2) 7 Culverden S.D., Block X, Section 12 (flood damage) 100 8 Education Reserve 1400 (Clandeboye) ... ... 614 9 Elstow Drainage Board (contribution) ... ... 350 10 Elstow drainage works (on account), (£1 for £3) ... 1,000 11 Elstow drainage works (£1 for £2) ... ... 300 12 Glengarry Stream erosion (protective works) ... 70 13 Hauraki Drainage Board (£1 for £2) ... ... 1,275 14 Hauraki Drainage Board (clearing drains), (subsidy, 500 £1 for £1) 15 Hauraki Pastoral Areas— Thames, Ohinemuri, and Coromandel, formation, 3,851 construction, and compensation 16 Hauraki Plains (water-supply), (on account of £12,000, 3,000 £1 for £4) 17 Horahia Drainage Board ... ... ... 2,000 18 Horahia Drainage Board (on account of £<,000, £1 for £3) ... ... ... 1,500 19 Horahia Drainage Board, Te Kauri outlet (subsidy, 250 £1 for £1) 20 Horahia Drainage Board (outlet drain to connect 150 with willow drain) 21 Hungahunga Drainage Board— Matamata North Block (drainage). ... ... 300 22 Hunua Parish (access to Lot 228), (fencing) ... 150 23 Judea Drainage Board (subsidy, on account of £2,000, 1,000 £1 for £2) 24 Kaihu River drainage (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 10,000 25 Kaihu Valley drainage (protection of land in Kaihu 250 Valley) 26 Kaituna River improvements (on account), (subsidy, 3,000 £2 for £1) 27 Kongahu Swamp drainage (£1 for £1) ... ... 250

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LANDS IMPROVEMENT—continued.

— 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. _ VOTE No. 63—continued. £ £ Lands, Miscellaneous—continued. 28 Lake-Rotongaro outlet drain (£1 for £1) ... 200 Mangawhara River improvements— 29 Littlewood's Landing upwards to Tauhei Junction *2,000 30 Tauhei Junction upwards (£1 for £3) .. ... 1,923 31 Mangawhero Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £2) ... 733 32 Matiere Township (drainage) ... ... 150 33 Motutangi Swamp, Houhora (drainage), (on ac- 500 count of £1,000) 34 No. 2 Road (Te Puke water-supply scheme), (subsidy, 2,600 £3 for £5) 35 Orahiri Drainage Board (straightening, widening, 250 and deepening stream), (£1 for £2) 36 Oraka Creek clearing (£1 for £1) ... ... 100 37 Pastoral Run 114, Mount Potts (river erosion) ... 75 38 Pastoral Run. No. 124, Christchurch (river erosion)... 1,650 39 Piako River Stop-bank (grant to Waitoa Drainage 154 Board, &c.) 40 Piako River stop-banks (near Ngatea), (£2 for £1) ... 1,493 41 Pukekohe Drainage District (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 100 42 Raft Creek, Kokatahi, Westland (cleaning) ... 300 43 Raupo Drainage Board (flood-gate at Blong's corner) 100 44 Raupo Drainage Board (internal drainage), (£1 4,000 for £1) Reclamation of sand-dune and dune-areas and purchase of marram-grass— 45 Houhora-Waipapakauri ... ... ... 656 46 Kaipara Coast ... ... ... 100 47 Kaitaia ... ... ... 500 48 Muriwai South-Kaipara Head ... ... 250 49 Waipu ... ... ... 850 50 Stock-resting reserve, Run 121, Kekerangu (purchase 60 of ). 51 Taieri Plain flood protection (half recoverable), (on 50,000 account of £150,000. £1 for £1) 52 Te Mapara drainage area (subsidy, £1 for £2) ... 250 53 Te Matai Settlement water-supply (£1 for £1) ... 3,000 54 Te Rabu Stopbank, Rangitaiki district ... ... 400 55 Tokatoka No. 3 Block (Otamatea, County) ... 200 56 Tokatoka Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Blocks (Raupo Drainage 1,934 Board) 57 Tokatoka stop-bank and drainage ... ... 11,110 58 Tokatoka Stop-bank (foreshore protection), (£1 for 6,000 £1), (on account) 59 Tokatoka (external protection, improved outlet, and 2,000 further drainage), (£1 for £1), (on account) 60 Tua Tua Moana Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £2) 1,250 61 Tumu-Kaituna Drainage Board (improvement to 400 drains) 62 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply (on account of 200 £500, £1 for £2) 63 Waimakariri River Trust (protective works), (£1 for £4), (on account) ... ... ... 500 64 Waimana River (erosion) ... ... 1,000 65 Waimutuku River Board (drainage), (on account) ... 250 66 Waipa Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £2) ... 250 67 Wairaku drain (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 250 68 Wairau Native Reserve (£1 for £2) ... ... 1,000 Waitoa River dredging— 69 North Road to Paeroa-Tahuna Road ... 2,662 70 Paeroa-Tahuna Road to Ohine Stream (contribution) 1,500 * All recoverable.

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LANDS IMPROVEMENT—continued.

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Ttem " 19-26-27. 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 1,900 Districts 74 Whangape Stream (improvements), (subsidy, £1 for 750 £1) 75 Works not specified ... ... ... 750 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £8,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 139,920 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 113,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 8,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 63 ... 105,000 TOTAL .... .... .... .... <£105,000

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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE.

90

— 192(5-2 /. Vote No. 64.—Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage— £ GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 79,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 4,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 75,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 64. Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage— 1 Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage (agricultural and mining districts), also cost of surveys and preliminary investigations (including Salaries or ; Wages, also cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls) ... 78,918 2 Teviot Electris-power Board — Interest on delayed payment for pipes, &c. ... 82 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... -£4,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 79,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... .. 4,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 64 ... 75,000 TOTAL .... .... .... £75,000

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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

PLANT, MATERIAL, AND STORES.

Purchase of Plant, Material, and Stores (including adjustment of Plant, Materials and Stores at present in hand or in use).

i 1926-27. Vote No. 65. —Plant, Material,, and Stores — £ Gross Total ... ... ... ... 165,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 125,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 40,000 Item. £ £ MINISTER OP PUBLIC WOBKS. 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 ... ... ... 84,618 3 Quarry (Hunt's), (purchase of plant) ... 382 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £125,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 165,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 125,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 65 ... 40,000 TOTAL .... .... .... <£40,000

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Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction L 1 und.

TRANSFER TO MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT, CONSTRUCTION FUND.

92

— 1926-27. | £ Vote No. 66. —Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund. Gboss Total ... ... ... 400,000 Cbedits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 66 ... ... 400,000 I Item. £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 66. 1 Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund— Transfer from Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account) to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund, as provided by Section 16, sub-section ( b), Main Highways Act, 1922 ... ... *400,000 GROSS Total ... ... ... j 400,000 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... | NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 66 ... 400,000 TOTAL .... .... .... .... £400,000 * Includes £200,000 omitted 1925-26 Appropriations, no vote having been provided.

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Appropriations for Electric Supply Account.

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Vote No. 67.—Development of Water-power— £ GKOSS Total ... ... ... ... 1,411,000 Ckedits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 40,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 1,371,000 Item. £ £ ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. VOTE No. 67. Development op Water-powek (including Salaries, Travelling Expenses, Audit Fees, Cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls, and all other Expenses)— 1 Arapuni scheme ... ... ... 848,000 Mangahao scheme — 2 New works and purchase of material for stock ... 170,000 3 Working-expenses, maintenance, &c. ... 24,000 Horahora scheme extension — 4 New works and purchase of material for stock ... - 35,000 5 Working-expenses, maintenance, &c. ... 27,850 Lake Coleridge scheme — 6 New works and purchase of material for stock 180,000 7 Working-expenses, maintenance, &c. ... 24,000 8 Opening ceremony, new extensions ... ... 150 9 Waikaremoana scheme .. ... ... 80,000 10 Surveys and investigation of other schemes ... 1,800 11 General expenses not chargeable to any particular work ... ... ... 200 12 Sinking fund contribution, Horahora and Lake Coleridge schemes ... ... ... 20,000 Estimated credits-in-aid on capital £ account ... ... 40,000 GEOSS Total ... ... ... 1,411,000 Ckedits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 40,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 67 ... 1,371,000 ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT .... £1,371,000

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94

Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account.

WAIHOU AND OHINBMURI RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.

— 1926-27. £ Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement— GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 67,000 Credits-in-AID ... ... ... ... 3,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 64,000 £ £ WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement (including Salaries or Wages, also cost-of-living increase, which is subject to revision as the cost of living rises or falls) — Expenditure under section 17 of the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, .1910 ... ... ... 67,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... ... £3,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 67,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 3,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 64,000 WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS ) £ , d nn0 IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT J "" uuu

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

95

(Opening up Ckown Lands fob Settlement Account). OPENING UP LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS (Including Salaries or Wages, also Oost-of-living Increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls). — 1926-27. Vote No. 71.—Opening up Land for Settlements— £ Gross TOTAL ... ... ... ... 42,550 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 1,050 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 41,500 Item £ £ MINISTER OF LANDS. VOTE No. 71. 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 ... ... ,, 289 7 Kai Iwi ... ... Hobson 1,000 8 Kairara ... ... „ 750 9 Kerikeri Block .. ... Bay of Islands 12,000 10 Parahirahi ... ... ,, 1,000 11 Akatere ... ... Whangaroa 500 12 Omaunu Block ... ... ,, 1,160 13 Kereponia ... ... Mangonui 500 14 Otaia ... ... ,, 500 15 Pukepoto ... ... ,, 500 16 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—Whangarei ... ... 22,499 Auckland, Road District— 17 Pakiri ... ... Rodney 500 18 Pakiri Extension ... ... ,, 500 19 Haydn ... ... Auckland 371 Suburbs 20 Haydn Extension (No. 1) ... Ditto 1,000 21 Orakei ... ... ,, 20,000 22 Victoria (£1,000 recoverable) ... ,, 2,200 23 Waikomiti ... ... 1,225 24 Waikomiti Extension (No. 1) ... ,, 1,000 25 Orewa % ... ... Waitemata 357 26 Orewa Extension ... ... ,, 250 27 Paremoremo Block ... ... ,, 2,362 28 Swanson (additional No. 3) ... ,, 105 29 Swanson (additional No. 4) ... ,, 235 30 Swanson (additional No. 5) ... „ 1,400

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued.

Item - 1926-27. MINISTER OF LANDS -continued. VOTE No. 71 —continued. £ £ Opening up Land fob Settlements —continued. Auckland Road District—continued. 31 Pakington Block ... ... Manukau 85 32 Waitakaruru Block ... Thames & Ohinemuri 126 33 Romunga ... ... Ohinemuri 1,523 34 Te Aroha Block ... Te Aroha Borough 1,519 35 Kaniwhaniwha Block ... ... Eaglan 500 36 Eangihau ... Coromandel & Thames 3,999 37 Pepe ... ... Ditto 512 38 Tikitiki ... ... Matamata 2,000 39 Owaenga Block ... .. Otorohanga 1,500 40 Pamotumutu Block ... ... ,, 2,666 41 Ranginui Block ... ... ,, 500 42 Wharepuhunga Extension No. 4 ,, 8,304 43 Wharepuhunga Extension No. 5 ,, 5,000 44 Okupai Block ... ... Kawhia 250 45 Maungaroa ... ... Waikato 1,956 46 Puketoka ... ... ,, 999 47 Waikare Block ... ... ,, 250 48 Waiterimu Block ... ... ,, 250 49 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total.—Auckland ... ... 63,544 Tauranga Road District— 50 Rotoma (additional) ... Rotorua & Whakatane 550 51 Ahi Inanga Block ... ... Whakatane 500 52 Owataiti Block ... ... ,, 100 53 Tirobanga ... East & West Taupo 195 54 Tuararangaia Block ... ... ,, 144 55 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—Tauranga ... ... 1,589 Qisborne Road District— 56 Motu ... ... Opotiki 200 57 Oamaru No. 5 Block ... ... ,, 434 58 Tahora 2a ... ... „ 9,000 59 Takaputahi ... ... ,, 1,131 60 Hangaroa ... ... Cook 51 61 Patutahi ... ... ,, 281 62 Tahora ... ... ,, 11,578 -63 Waipiro Block ... ... ,, 1,841 64 . Hurakia Block ... ... Waiapu 1,054 65 Manutahi ... ... ... ,, 300 66 Matahiia ... ... ... ,, 700 67 Ngamoe Block ... ... ,, 2,000 68 Poroporo ... ... ,, 6,000 69 Tapatu Waicangirua ... ... ,, 1,837 70 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—Gisborne ... ... 36,507 Taumarunui Road District— 71 Kopaki Block ... ... Waitomo 348 72 Maliorehore Block ... ... ,, 253 73 Puna Block (Rangitoto-Tuhua 46 and 47) ,, 720 74 Mirotahuna Block ... ... Ohura 55 75 Ohura ... ... ,, 400

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued.

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lte '"' 19-26-27. MINISTBE OF LANDS —continued. VOTE No. 71—continued. £ £ Opening up Land fok Settlements—continued. Taumarunui Road District —continued. 76 Kariri Block ... ... Eotorua j 133 77 Ongaruhe Block ... ... West Taupo 355 78 Komokoriki Block ... ... ,, ; 54 79 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... ; 100 « - —. Total Taumarunui ... ... 2,418 I _ Stratford Road District — 80 Aneti ... ... Egmont 754 81 Parihaka Block ... ... ,, 496 82 Papakauri Extension Block ... Waitomo 29 83 Maraekowhai Block (Marae- Whangamomona 89 kowhai No. 2 Block) 84 Tahora ... ... ,, 200 85 Katere ... ... Taranaki 765 86 Omona Block ... ... Stratford 464 87 Taumatamahoe ... ... Patea j 1,000 88 Blocks not specifically provided for... ... , .100 Total—Stratford ... ... j 3,897 Napier Road District— 89 Kahotea ... ... Wairoa "1,183 90 Ngapakira .. ... "I 521 91 Putere Block ... ... ,, 267 92 S.G. Buns 37 and 38 ... ... ,, 4,500 93 Te Beinga .. ... ,, 775 94 " Education Reserve, suburban section Borough of 680 No. 2 Napier 95 Heru-a-Tureia ... ... Hawke's Bay 600 96 Pukekura ... ... ,, 2,000 97 Tiratu (additional No. 2) ... „ 2,000 98 Mangangarara (additional) .. Patangata ; 454 99 \ Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total —-Napier ... ... ... 13,080 | Wellington Road District — 100 Waikopiro ... ... Dannevirke j 51 101 Pouwhakarua Block ... ... Rangitikei 70 102 Piripiri Block ... ... Pohangina 520 103 Hikurangi ... ... Kiwitea 700 104 Tangimoana ... ... Manawatu 657 105 Tangimoana No. 2 ... ... ,, 600 106 Paekakariki Extension Nos. 5 and 7 Hutt 145 107 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—Wellington ... .. 2,843

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued.

I ltem - 1926-27. MINISTER OF LANDS —continued. VOTE No. 71 —continued. & £ Opening up Land fob Settlements—continued. Nelson Road District — 108 Lamb Valley Block ... ... Waimea 105 109 Blackwater South Block ... Murchison 92 110 Horse Terrace ... ... „ 431 111 Howard Block ... ... ,, 398 112 Maruia East Block ... ... ,, 200 113 Owen North Block ... ... ,, 217 114 Kaiupu ... ... Marlborough 500 115 Upper Opouri No. 2 Loan Block ... ,, .1,019 116 Wakamarina North ... ... ,, 445 117 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total —Nelson ... ... ... 3,507 Grey mouth Road District — 118 Brighton ... ... Buller 500 119 Oinetamatea Block ... ... Westland 772 120 Town of Waiho Gorge ... ... ,, 453 * 121 Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total —Greymouth ... ... 1,825 Christchurch Road District — 122 Run 47b, Otaio ... ... Waimate 100 3 23 Blocks not specifically provided for ... 100 Total—Christchurch ... ... 200 Dunedin Road District— 124 Dunstan Plat ... ... Vincent 270 125 Irrigation ... ... ,, 400 126 Mount Pisa ... Vincent & Lake 1,351 127 Commissioner's Plat, Block I, Teviot Tuapeka 210 128 Dunstan Plat, Leaning Rock District ,, 1,115 129 Teviot ... ... „ 169 130 Wilden ... ... ,, 3,000 131 Blocks not specifically provided for... ... 100 Total—Dunedin ... ... 6,615 j Invercargilt Road District— 132 Aparima No. 4 Block ... ... Wallace 153 133 Aparima No. 2 Extension No. 1 ... ,, 515 134 Jacob's River No. 2 Block ... ,, 2,290 135 Lillburn No. 1 Block ... ... ,, 227 136 Lillburn No. 2 Block ... ... ,, 7,000 137 Round Hill Extension Block ... ,, 1,749 138 Terepa Block ... ... ,, 121

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued.

Item; 1926-27. MINISTER OF LANDS -continued. . VOTE No. 71 —continued. £ £ Opening up Land fob Settlements -continued. Invercargill Jtioad District—continued. .139 j Pahia ... ... . Wallace 1,438 140 I Grove Buah ... ... Southland 478 141 i Blocks not specifically provided for ... ... 100 Total—invercargill ... ... 14,071 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923— £ Miscellaneous ... ... 1,050 Gross Total ... ... ... 172,595 Amount required fob Cubrent Year ... ... 42,550 1 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 1,050 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 71 ... — 41,500 I LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT .... £41,500

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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.

— I 19-26-27. Vote No. 73.—Main Highways— j £ *Geoss Total ... ... ... ... | 595,000 CBEDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 40,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 555,000 Item. j £ £ MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT. j I VOTE No. 73. Main Highways— I [ No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) — 1 Auckland-Wainui (via Birkenhead), (free, £200; £1 7,180 for £1, £6,980) 2 Auckland-Helensville (£3 for £1, £2,000; £1 for £1, 12,000 £10,000) 3 Kumeu Railway-station to Albany Eoad (£1 for £1) 1,380 4 Helensville-Waiwera (£2 for £1, £100; £1 for £1, 985 £885) 5 Waiwera-Mangawai(free, £2,800t; £1 for £1, £2,480) 5,280 6 Warkworth-Kaipara Plats Railway-station (£3 for £1) 1,805 7 Wayby-Maungaturoto (£3 for £1, £1,890 ; £1 for £1, 2,307 £417) 8 Kaiwaka-Mangawai (£1 for £1) ... ... 675 9 Whangarei-Dargaville (free, £871; £1 for £1, £4) ... 875 10 Whangarei-Kawakawa (free, £90 ; £4 for £1, £6,000 ; 9,333 £3 for £1, £2,010 ; £1 for £1, £1,233) 11 Whangarei-Oakleigh (£1 for £1, £350) ... ... 350 12 Maungatapere-Kaikohe (free, £7,042; £5 for £1, 13,151 £5,500; £1 for £1, £609) 13 Kawakawa-Mangamuka (free, £7,508; £1 for £1, £42) 7,550 14 Waimamaku-Ohaeawai (free, £2,875; £1 for £1, 7,578 £4,703) 15 Rawene-Kaikohe (£1 for £1) ... ... 92 16 Kohukohu-Te Karae (£1 for £1) ... . 4,460 17 Kaikohe-Omapere (free) ... ... ... 500 18 Broadwood-Kaitaia (free, £135 ; £1 for £1, £913) ... 1,048 19 Waipapakauri-Victoria Valley (£1 for £1) ... 931 1 20 Victoria Valley-Mangonui (£1 for £1) ... ... 250 21 Mangamuka-Te Karae (free) ... ... 5,000 22 Whangaroa-Okaihau (free, £1,282 ; £1 for £1, £250) 1,532 23 Dargaville-Maungaturoto (free, £612; £3 for £1, 3,841 * £2,895; £1 for £1, £334) 24 Maungaturoto Railway-station-Waipu (£1 for £1) ... 800 25 Dargaville-Te Kopuru (£1 for £1) ... .... 230 26 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ...I 500 j 89,633 *£400,000 to be transferred from "Public Works Fund" in terms of Section 16 (b) of theMain Highways Act, 1022. J|| HiSS t £1,750 recoverable from Rodney County Council.

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Appropriations for Main Highways Account. — Construction Fund.

CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS —continued.

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*!!!!• 1926-27. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. VOTE No. 73—continued. £ £ Main Highways—continued. No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) — 27 Auckland-Helensville (£1 for £1) ... ... 1,145 28 Great South Road (free, £18,500; £1 for £1, 39,317 £20,817) 29 Pokeno-Waihi (free, £7,813; £1 for £1, £3,464) 11,277 30 Pokeno-Tauranga to Coromandel (free, £11,000; £1 13,771 for £1, £2,606 ; £1 for £2, £165) 31 Paeroa-Kopu (£1 for £1) ... ... 3,000 32 Hamilton-Raglan (free, £262 ; £1 for £1, £60) ... 322 33 Hamilton-Paeroa (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,761 34 Hamilton-Rotorua (free, £9,000 ; £1 for £1, £734) 9,734 35 Waitoa-Taupo (£1 for £1) ... ... 14,916 36 Matamata-Tauranga (free, £836 ; £1 for £1, £1,000) 1,836 37 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 98,179 No. 3 Highway District ( Tauranga)— 38 Tauranga-Matamata (free, £206; £3 for £1, £5,400; 7,029 £2 for £1, £1,140; £1 for £1, £283) 39 Gisborne-Whakatane (via Motu), (free, £3,150; £1 12,900 for £1, £6,250 ; £1 10s. for £1, £3,500) 40 Whakatane-Rotorua (free, £1,050; £3 for £1, 8,714 £6,750; £1 for £1, £914) 41 Whakatane-Tauranga (free, £803; £1 for £1, £2,103) 2,906 42 Te Ngae-Paengaroa (free, £2,000 ; £3 for £1, £1,000) 3,000 43 Cambridge-Rotorua (free, £10,000, £3 for £1, £8,700; 19,300 £1 for £1, £600) 44 Rotorua-Napier (free, £1,222 ; £3 for £1, £800) ... 2,022 45 Cambridge-Taupo (via Atiamuri), (free) ... ... 1,560 46 Tauranga-Waihi (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,500 47 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 250 60,181 No. 4 Highway District (Gisbome) — 48 Gisborne-Wairoa (via Morere), (free, £3,953; £1 for 9,093 £1, £5,140) 49 Gisborne-Opotiki (via the Coast), (free, £1,750; £3 30,296 for £1, £5,300; £2 for £1, £16,516; £1 for £1, £6,730) 50 Gisborne-Opotiki (via Motu), (free. £3,480; £2 for 7,387 £1, £3,869; £1 for £1, £38) 51 Gisborne-Wairoa (via Hangaroa), (£2 for £1, £6,000 ; 7,000 £1 for £1, £1,000) 52 Rotokautuku Bridge-Tikitiki Road (via Right Bank Waiapu River), (free) 53 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 250 54,234 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay)— 54 Napier-Gisborne (via Wairoa), (free, £1,000; £1 for 2,214 £1, £1,214) 55 Woodville-Palmerston North (free, £1,837; £1 for 2,376 £1, £539) 56 Dannevirke-Waipukurau (via Porangahau), (£1 for 3,725 £1) 57 Farndon-Tukituki River (via Havelock North), (£1 300 for £1)

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CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS —continued.

I Item ' 1926-27. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. \ - I VOTE No. 73 —continued. . \ £ \ £ Main Highways—continued. I No. 5 Highivay District (Hawke's Bay) —continued. . 58 Napier-Wellington (via Wairarapa), (free, £4,000; | 24,236 £1 for £1, £20,236) 59 Otane-Elsthorpe (£1 for £1) ... ... 464 60 Wairoa-Gisborne (via Hangaroa), (£1 for £1) ... 3,038 61 Weber-Eketahuna (£1 for £1) ... ... 160 62 Petane-Taupo (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 500 63 Havelock North to Eernhill (via Hastings), (£1 for £1) 1,630 64 Napier-Omahu (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 777 65 Taradale-Rissington (£1 for £1) ... ... 165 66 Waipawa-Tikokino (£1 for £1) ... ... 342 67 Norsewood-Whetukuru (£1 for £1) ... ... 325 68 Engineering surveys (free, £100; £1 for £1, £50) ... 150 40,402 No. 6 Highivay District (King Country)— 69 Te Kuiti-Bull's (via Taumarunui), (free, £23,123 ; £2 24,962 for £1, £66; £1 for £1, £1,773) 70 Auckland-Wellington (via Taranaki), (free, £1,718*; 1,918 £1 for £1, £200) 71 Kawhia to Auckland-Wellington Highway (via 7,110 Ka/wa), (free, £1,003; £2 for £1, £5,157; £1 for £1, £950) 72 Caves to Lemon Point (£2 for £1) ... ... 4,230 73 Eaurimu-Wade's Landing (£3 for £1, £2,775; £2 for 3,517 £1, £242; £1 for £1, £500) 74 Piopio to Tatu (via Aria), (£1 for £1) ... ... 1,737 75 Stratford-Taumarunui (free, £700; £2 for £1, £1,548 ; 5,481 £1 10s. for £1, £1,489; £1 for £1, £1,744) 76 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 150 49,105 No. 7 Highivay District (Taranaki) — 77 Auckland-Wellington (via Taranaki), (free, £27,602; 36,843 £1 for £1, £9,241) 78 Lepperton Junction-Hawera (via Opunake), (£1 for 9,399 £1) 79 Manaia-Mount Egmont (£1 for £1) ... ... 400 80 New Plymouth-Kaimata (via Inglewood), (£1 for £1) 4,894 81 Ohura Eoad (free, £4,500 ; £1 for £1, £2,395) ... 6,895 82 Eltham-Opunake (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,950 83 Stratford-Opunake (£1 for £1) ... ... 390 84 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 61,871 No. 8 Highway District ( Wanganui)— 85 Auckland-Wellington (via Taranaki), (free, £1,600; 14,017 £2 for £1, £4,000; £1 for £1, £8,417) 86 Bull's-Taumarunui (£3 for £1, £1,430; £1 for £1, 2,080 £650) 87 Momohaki State Farm Eoad (£1 for £1) ... 325 88 Eaetihi-Ohakune (£1 for £1) ... ... 450 89 Eangitatau East and Watershed Eoads (£1 for £1) .1,365 90 Wanganui-Mangamahu (via Eordell), (£1 for £1) ... 90 91 Wanganui-Horopito (free, £4,980; £1 for £1, £2,225) 7,205 92 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 50 25,582 * £833 recoverable from Waitomo County Council.

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CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS —continued.

Item ' 1926-27. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. VOTE No. 73—continued. £ £ Main Highways—continued. No. 9 Highway District ( Wellington West) — 93 Wellington-Auckland (via Taranaki), (free, £11,000 ; 52,711 £1 for £1, £41,741) 94 Wellington-Napier (via Wairarapa), (free, £10,000; 18,988 £1 for £1, £8,988) 95 Himitangi-Ashhurst (via Palmerston North), (£1 for 2,675 £1) 96 Sanson-Palmerston North (£1 for £1) ... ... 225 97 Levin-Palmerston North (via Shannon), (£1 for £1) 12,525 98 G-reatford-Woodville (via Feilding and Ashhurst), 2,747 (£1 for £1) 99 Foxton-Shannon (£1 for £1) ... ... 1,000 100 Mangaweka-Awahuri (via Kimbolton), (£1 for £1) ... 424 101 Ashhurst-Pohangina (£1 for £1) ... 72 102 Kimbolton-Apiti (£1 for £1) ... ... 570 103 Feilding-Stanway (£1 for £1) ... ... 47 104 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 150 92,164 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) — 105 Wellington-Napier (via Wairarapa), (free, £6,000 ; 14,591 £1 for £1, £8,591) 106 Featherston-Martinborough (£1 for £1)... ... 2,500 107 Carterton-Loogbush (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,625 108 Masterton-Weber Junction to Tinui (£1 for £1) ... 1,303 109 Carterton-Longbush Junction to Gladstone (£1 for £1) 960 110 Masterton-Weber (via Alfredton), (free, £700; £1 3,643 for £1, £2,943) 111 Pahiatua-Pahiatua Eailway-station (£1 for £1) ,.. 245 112 Paliiatua-Pongaroa (£1 for £1) ... ... 1,917 113 Masterton-Martinborough (via Gladstone), (£1 for £1) 899 114 Martinborough-Otaria (£1 for £1) ... ... 75 115 Featherston-Pigeon Bush (£1 for £1) ... ... 386 116 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 29,244 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) —• 117 Nelson-Westport (free, £4,792 ; £1 for £1, £2,450)... 7,242 118 Eichmond-Collingwood (£3 for £2, £1,597; £1 for 5,041 £1; £3,444) 119 Collingwood-Pakawau (£1 for £1) ... ... 352 120 Nelson-Blenheim (free, £736; £3 for £1, £600; £2 2,536 for £1, £600; £1 for £1, £600) 121 Blenheim-Picton (£1 for £1) ... ... 476 122 Blenheim-Christchurch (free) ... ... 5,328 • ■■ 20,975 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) — 123 Westport-Karamea (free) ... ... ... 1,012 124 Westport-Nelson (free) ... ... ... 14,568 125 Inangahua Junction-Waiho (free, £8,118; £1 for 8,912 £2, £794) 126 Kumara-Arthur's Pass (free) ... ... 725 25,217

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CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS —continued.

— 1926-27. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. VOTE No. 73—continued. £ £ Main Highways—continued. No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) — 127 Christchurch-Blenheim (via Parnassus), (free, 8,121 £1,000; £1 for £1, £7,121) 128 Waipara-Kaikoura (via Culverden), (free, £5,095; £1 7,540 for £1, £2,445) 129 Culverden-Hanmer (£1 for £1) ... ... 157 130 Waikari-Waitohi (£1 for £1) ... ... 290 131 Waikari-Scargill (£1 for £1)... ... ... 680 132 Engineering surveys (free) ... .. ... 50 16,838 No. 14 Highway District ( Canterbury Central) — 133 Christchurch-Blenheim (via Parnassus), (£1 for £1) 6,074 134 Christchurch-Dunedin (£3 for £1, £10,000; £1 for 16,263 £1, £6,263) 135 Sockburn-Southbridge (£1 for £1) ... ... 265 136 Christchurch-Akaroa (£1 for £1) ... ... 5,648 137 Christchurch-Lyttelton (via Sumner), (£1 for £1) 529 138 Eangiora-Oxford (via Loburn), (£1 for £1) ... 625 139 Christchurch-Blenheim to Bennett's (via Swannanoa), 1,075 (£1 for £1) 140 Upper Kiccarton-Arthur's Pass (free, £2,000; £2 for 2,950 £1, £600 ; £1 for £1, £350) 33,429 No. 15 Highway District ( Canterbury South) — 141 ! Christchurch-Dunedin (free, £750 ; £2 for £1, £500 ; 11,530 £1 for £1, £10,280) 142 Rakaia-Methven (£1 for £1) ... ... 834 143 Ashburton-Methven (£1 for £1) ... ... 135 144 Sheffield-Arundel (via Upper Bakaia Gorge Bridge), 3,120 (£1 for £1) 145 i Geraldine-Orari (via Peckham's Crossing), (£1 for £1) 344 146 Geraldine-Fairlie (via Cattle Valley), (£1 for £1) ... 70 147 Timaru-Hermitage (via Washdyke), (£1 for £1) ... 1,243 148 Pukeuri-Kurow (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 2,625 149 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 50 19,951 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) — 150 Dunedin-Christchurch (free, £4,320, £1 for £1, £25) 4,345 151 Cromwell-Hawea Flat (£2 for £1, £2,334 ; £1 for £1, 2,969 £635) 152 Palmerston-Queenstown (via Beck's), (free, £275; 2,512 £1 for £1, £2,237) 153 Arrowtown to Palmerston-Queenstown (£1 for £1) ... 100 154 Alexandra-Clyde (£2 for £1) ... ... 334 155 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 10,360 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) — 156 Clarkesville-Clyde (free, £1,906 ; £1 for £1, £600) ... 2,506 157 Dunedin-Invercargill (£1 for £1) ... ... 5,085 158 Balclutha-Tuapeka Mouth (free) ... ... 24,150 159 Bae's Junction-Edievale (free, £100; £1 for £1, £200) 300 160 McNab-Edievale (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,150 161 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 50 34,241

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Appropriations for Main Highways Account. —Construction Fund.

CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS —continued.

1926-27. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. VOTE No 73—continued. & £ Main Highways—continued. No. 18 Highway District (Southland) — 162 Invercargill-Bluff (£1 for £1) ... ... 162 163 Invercargill-Dunedin (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,670 164 Invercargill-Riverton (£1 for £1) ... ... 7,750 165 Winton-Ohai (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 2,082 166 Mataura-Winton (£1 for £1) ... ... 436 167 Gore-Te Anau (free, £800 ; £1 for £1, £1,225) ... 2,025 168 Riversdale-Waikaia (£1 for £1) ... ... 1,012 169 McNab-Edievale (£1 for £1) ... ... 50 170 Kennington-Waikawa (£3 for £1, £2,900; £1 for £1, 2,995 £95) 171 Lorne-Castlerock (£1 for £1) ... ... 830 172 Argyle-Tuatapere (£1 for £1) ... ... 175 173 Edendale-Wyndham (£1 for £1) ... ... 75 20,262 General — 174 Administration charges on construction account ... 20,000 175 Compensation for accidents to workmen ... 1,500 21,500 Gross Total ... ... ... 803,368 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 595,000 Creditb-in-aid ... ... ... ... 40,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 73 ... — 555,000 TOTAL .... ... .... £555,000

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Appropriations for Railways Improvement Authorization Account.

RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT. RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT.

' 1926-27. ' ! • • ' Railways Improvement'—• £ GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 1,470,000 ... ... ... ... 100,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... 1,370,000 """ |. — .. £ I £ 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) ... L ,470,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... ... £100,000 GROSS Total ... ... ... 1,470,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 100,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 1,370,000 RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION) P1 ACT 1914 ACCOUNT )

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Appropriations for the Education Loans Account.

THE EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT.

Approximate Cost of Paper.-*-Preparation, not given; printing copies), £118.

By Authority : VV A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92o.

Price 2s.]

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— ■ 1926-27. Buildings for Educational Purposes— £ GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 357,000 Ckedits-IN-AID ... ... .. .. 7,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... ... j 350,000 Item. £ £ THE EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT. Buildings fob Educational Purposes— 1 Public Schools ... ... ... 265,000 2 Training Colleges ... ... ... 24,000 3 Technical Schools ... ... ... 60,000 4 Secondary Schools ... ... ... 135,000 5 Universities ... ... ... 70,000 6 Native Schools ... ... ... 10,000 7 School for the Deaf ... ... ... 100 8 Schools for Feeble-minded ... ... ... 5,500 9 Industrial Schools and Probation Homes ... 11,000 10 Kindergarten Schools ... ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 ... £7,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 580,700 Amount required for Current Year ... ... 357,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 7,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 350,000 THE EDUCATION LOANS ACCOUNT .... £350,000