B.—7A.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

RAILWAYS: IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES.

10

1938-39. Vote No. 38. —Railways : Improvements and Additions — £ GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,047,500 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. 203,500 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 2,844,000 Item MINISTER OF RAILWAYS. £ £ VOTE No. 38. Railways : Improvements and Additions — 1 Christchurch : New station and rearrangement of yard and terminal facilities in connection therewith .. 103,000 Grade easements and improvements, &c.— 2 Greatford-Kakariki, Picton Curve, Henderson-Wai-takere, and miscellaneous grade easements .. 141,000 3 Palmerston North deviation . . . . . . 80,000 4 Papakura-Horotiu duplication .. . . . . 160,000 5 Plimmerton-Paekakariki duplication .. .. 77,880 6 Scroggy Hill deviation .. .. . . 18,000 ; 7 St. Leonards - Sawyers Bay duplication .. 35,500 j 8 Turakina-Okoia deviation .. .. .. 158,200 Road motor-services — 9 Dunedin : Garage and terminal facilities .. 35,000 10 Wellington: Garage, &c. .. .. .. 12,000 11 Motor-vehicles, &c. .. .. .. ..I 239,000 12 Wellington: New station and yard .. . . I 65,830 13 Wellington: Tawa Flat deviation .. .. 5,000 14 Wellington-Paekakariki electrification .. .. 20,530 General — 15 Dwellings .. .. .. .. . 122,000 16 Electric locomotives .. .. .. .. 97,000 17 Multiple-unit coaches (Wellington-Johnsonville) .. 77,000 18 Oamaru foreshore protection .. .. . . 10,000 19 Overbridges .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 20 Rail-cars .. .. .. .. .. 39,000 21 Rail-car sheds .. .. .. .. 10,000 22 Rolling-stock (locomotives, cars, and wagons) . . 841,200 23 Safety-appliances (Stratford-Okahukura-Tauma-runui) . . . . . . .. . . 25,000 24 Station rearrangements and siding alterations . . 229,500 25 Turntables .. .. .. .. .. 9,700 26 Workshops buildings and plant, locomotive and car and wagon depot plant (improvements) .. 370,200 27 Miscellaneous services and works not specified .. 16,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the j Public Revenues Act, 1926— Employment Promotion Fund . . £203,500 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 3,047,540 Amount required for Current Year .. 3,047,500 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 203,500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 38 .. .. 2,844,000 TOTAL .. . . . . .. £2,844,000