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immigration and Public Works Appropriations.

Item. 188. 1-84. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 88. Otaqo Central— Chain Hills to Taieri Lake— Assistant Engineer ... £300 Clerk ... 200 Junior Assistant Engineer ... 150 £650 Construction and Land 130,000 Total—Vote No. 88 ... 130,000 VOTE No. 89. Invercakghll to Kingston— Assistant Engineer ... £300 1 Main Line — Construction and Land Lumsden to Mararoa —■ Construction and Land 6,000 2 5,000 Total—Vote No. 89 11,000 VOTE No. 90. Westebn Railways— District Engineer .,, £500 Clerk and Draftsman ... 230 Assistant Draughtsman ... 175 £905 Construction and Land— MaJearewa to Biverton, and Biverton Branch to Otautau Otautau to Nightcaps Assistant Engineer ... £300 7,500 1,000 Biverton to Orepulci ... ... 21,000 Total—Vote No. 90 29,500 VOTE No. 91. Contingent Expenses— Legal and other expenses incurred by Government in defending Messrs. Brogden's Claims 3,000 Total —Vote No. 91 3,000 VOTE No. 92. Expenses, Railway Commissions 500 500 Total Vote No. 92 TOTAL CLASS III. £1,073,751 • * ■ i a •