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Appropriations for Main Highways Account. —- Construction Fund

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

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Item 1931-32. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 67— continued. £ £ Main Highways— continued. No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) — 131 Christchurch-Akaroa (free*) '.. .. .- 4,000 132 Christchurch-Blenheim (via Parnassus), (free*) .. 22,470 133 Christchurch-Dunedin (free) . . . . . . 1 134 Christchurch - New Brighton (via Page's Road), (free, ; 2,349 £266* ; £2 for £1, £2,083) 135 ' Darfield-Rakaia (via Glentunnel), (free*) . . .. I 436 136 Kaiapoi-Waddington (via Rangiora and Bennett's), 772 (free, £3; £2 for £1, £769) 137 Rangiora-Woodend (free*) .. . . .. 920 138 Sockburn-Southbridge (£2 for £1) . . .. 179 139 Upper Riccarton-Arthur's Pass (free) .. .. 347 140 Works not specified (£1 for £1) . . .. | 300 141 Engineering surveys (free) .. . ■ . • I 250 32,030 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) — 142 Ashburton-Staveley (£2 for £1) .. .. .. I 118 143 Christchurch-Dunedin (free, £25,079* ; £3 for £1, 36,412 £11,333) 144 Deep Creek- Waimate- Waihao Downs (free*) .. i 2,000 145 Timaru-Queenstown (via Tekapo and Lindis Pass), ! 720 (free) 146 Waiho Downs-Wright's Bridge (via Hakataramea), 32 (free*) 147 Works not specified (£1 for £1) .. .. . • 300 148 Engineering surveys (free) .. • • ■ • 100 J 39,682 No 16 Highway District (Otaqo Central) — 149 Alexandra—Clyde (£2 for £1) 1,000 150 Dunedin-Christcliurch (free*, £10,843; £3 for £1, 14,522 £3,679) 151 Ida Valley Railway-station - Moa Creek School (£2 for 252 £1) 152 I Palmerston-Queenstown (via Beck's), (free*) .. 2,394 153 Pukeuri-Kurow (£2for£l) .. ■■ •■ 133 154 Timaru-Queenstown (via Tekapo and Lindis Pass), 1,241 (£2 for £1) 155 Works not specified (£1 for £1) .. . ■ 200 156 j Engineering surveys (free) .. .. ... 100 19,842 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) — 157 i Dunedin-Invercargill (free*) .. .. •• 18,300 158 Dunedin-Portobello (lower), (free*) .. . . 16,000 159 Green Island-Taieri Mouth (£2 for £1) ..' .. 2 160 McNab-Edievale (£1 for £1) .. .. . • 11 161 Works not specified (£1 for £1) .. • • ■ • 200 162 Engineering surveys (free) .. •• •• 150 34,663 * Local authority's proportion recoverable.