B.—7a

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

LANDS IMPROVEMENT—continued.

93

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