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Public Buildings— £ Inveroargill Departmental Buildings .. .. .. . . .. .. 714 Christchurch Departmental Buildings .. .. .. .. . . 44,051 Masterton Courthouse . . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. 847 Auckland Post-office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,600 Wellington Post-office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 29,028 Wairoa Post-office .. . . .. . . .. . ■ • • .. 172 Manaia Post-office . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. 169 Westport Post-office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,463 Balclutha Post-office .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 491 Total public buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. £98,535 Telegraph-extension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,194 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £535,499 Wages outstanding, Nil. Gr. J. Clapham, Accountant. Public Works Office, Wellington, 9th August, 1912.

Statement showing Liabilities on Votes under the Control of the Public Works Department at 30th June, 1912, which are not likely to comb to Charge during the current Financial Year. Railways — £ £ North Auckland (Otamatea Bridge and Wharf) .. .. ... .. 8,000 Huntly-Awaroa (bridge over Waikato River) . . .. .. . . 2,000 Westport-Inangahua (general formation contracts) .. . . . . 20,000 Midland Railway (Arthur's Pass Tunnel) .. .. .. . . 300,000 330,000 Development of Lake Coleridge Tunnel water-power .. .. . . . . 35.000 Pipe-lines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10^000 Conductors, insulators, and transformers .. .. . . . . .. 15,000 60,000 Public Buildings, General — Departmental Buildings, Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,000 £407,000 G. J. Clapham, Accountant. Public Works Department, Wellington, Ist August, 1912. Statement showing Existing Liabilities of the Public Works Department which are not expected to come to charge during the financial year ending 31st march, 1914. Midland Railway (Arthur's Pass Tunnel) .. .. .. .. £200,000 G. J. Clapham, Accountant. Public Works Office, Wellington, 9th August, 1912.

Details of Chief Items of Liabilities at 30th June, 1912, on Vote Railway-construction. Contracts. £ Kaihu Valley Railway Extension (Wiama bridges) .. .. .. .. .. 2,562 North Auckland (Otamatea Bridge) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,527 (Otamatea Wharf) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,362 Huntly-Awaroa (Huntly Bridge) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,915 Gisborne-Motu (buildings and bridge material) .. .. .. .. .. 1,682 Stratford -Main Trunk (various, for bridge-material, buildings, &c.) .. .. .. 9,556 Midland—Otira-Bealey (Arthur's Pass Tunnel) .. .. .. .. ..362.291 ~ Broken River to Bealey (ironwork for bridges) .. .. .. .. 1,472 „ „ (erection of bridges) .. .. .. .. 1,554 ~ Nelson end (Glenhope Station buildings) .. .. .. .. .. 4,065 W T estport-Inangahua (formation contracts, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 40,271 Lawrence-Roxburgh (formation contract) .. .. .. .. . . . . 1, 033 Permanent-way materials (English orders) .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,517 „ (sleeper contracts) .. .. .. .. .. 18,530 £481,337 9th August, 1912. H. J. H. Blow.