B.—7a.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

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(Including Purchase of Properties, Sices, Furniture, Fittings, and Fencing; Rebuilding and Additions and Alterations to Buildings, Furniture, and Implements; Water-supply, Drainage, &c; and Salaries or Wages.) — 1938-39. Vote No. 39.—Public Buildings— £ Subdivision No. I.—-General .. .. .. .. 1,324,720 „ II. —Courthouses .. .. .. 103,700 III. —Prison Buildings and Works .. .. 14,235 ,, IV.—Police-stations .. .. .. 154,705 ,, V. —Postal and Telegraph .. .. 639,165 VI.—Mental Hospitals 267,385 ,, VII.—Health and Hospital Institutions .. 159,677 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 2,663,587 Amount required for Current Year .. 1,850,800 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 250,800 NET TOTAL 1,600,000 Item £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 39.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Subdivision No. I: Public Buildings, General — Agricultural— 1 Dargaville : Stock Inspector's residence .. .. 480 2 Flock House : New dining and staff block .. 8,500 3 Kerikeri: Residence and site for Orchard Instructor 1,250 4 Lincoln College (buildings, &c.) .. .. .. 35,000 5 Massey College (buildings, &c.) .. .. .. 17,300 6 Mokau : Cottage and site for caretaker .. .. 200 7 Otago-Southland : Experimental farm and buildings 4,000 8 Rotherham: Residence (stable) .. .. 160 9 Ruakura : Dairyman's cottage . . .. .. 920 10 Ruakura: Electrical installation .. .. 130 11 Ruakura: Laboratory building .. .. 5,600 12 Ruakura: Office and library .. .. .. 1,400 13 Ruakura : Overseer's cottage . . .. . . 920 14 Somes Island (caretaker's residence; additional accommodation) . . .. .. .. 225 15 Te Kuiti: Residence (additions) .. .. 400 16 Wallaceville : Poultry Station (overseer's cottage) 500 17 Wallaceville: Veterinary Laboratory (additions) .. 21,000 18 Wellington : (Sydney Street) Fume-room .. 400 Air Defence — 19 Land, buildings, and equipment for Air Force Stations .. .. .. .. .. 731,000 Departmental— 20 Alexandra: Clerk's residence (drainage, &c.) .. 125 21 Alexandra : Departmental buildings (additions) .. 550 22 Auckland: New departmental buildings (on account) 60,000 23 Auckland : Penrose Store Depot levelling (materials only) .. .. .. .. .. 150 24 Auckland : Store and workshop additions .. 5,000