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Appropriations for Public Worlts Services.

LANDS IMPROVEMENT—continued.

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Item 1938-39. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORES —continued. VOTE No. 45 —continued. £ ! £ Lands, Miscellaneous —continued. Auckland District —continued. 32 Waihou River (clearing willows between Te Aroha and Gordon Settlement) .. . . . . 200 33 j Waipa River (clearing), (on account) .. .. 2,000 34 | Waitoa River (clearing) .. .. . . 1,955 35 ! Whangape Stream (clearing), (contribution) . . i 3,000 36 : Wharepoa Drainage Area (stop-banks), (contribution) 2,500 Tauranga District — 37 Mount Maunganui (water-supply), (£1 for £3) .. 1,000 38 Orini Stream (flood-gate). . .. . . . . 450 39 Waioho Stream (improvements) . . .. . . 70 40 Whakatane River (erosion), (Ruatoki) . . .. 500f Gisborne District — 41 Waipaoa River (flood-prevention) . . . . 200 Taumarunui District — 42 Mangapu (drainage) .. .. .. . . 470*$ 43 Mokau River (clearing) . . .. . . . . j 2,350 44 Mokauiti, Mangawhero, and Huiateko Streams (clearing) 1,820 J Napier District — 45 Ahuriri Lagoon (Greenmeadows-Taradale drainage), (survey), (£1 for £1) .. . . .. .. 150 46 Ngaruroro River (flood-control), (on account of £60,000) j 22,000}§ 47 Tutaekuri River (diversion), (£38,025, £1 for £1) . . 2,500 48 Waipawa River (protective works), (£1 for £1) . . 1,000 Wellington District— 49 Hutt River (reclamation) .. .. .. 56,000 50 Manawatu-Oroua (Buckley District), (£1,800, £2 for £1 ; £255, £3 for £2) .. .. .. .. 2,055 51 Manawatu River (Caley's Bend) .. .. .. 1,350 52 Mangatainoka River (protective works), (£1 for £1) . . 50 Sand-dune reclamation — 53 Hokio (Levin) to Manawatu River . . .. 6,200 54 Manawatu River to Rangitikei River .. .. 3,000 55 Waipoua River (flood-control), (£1 for £1) . . .. 120 56 Waipoua River (protective works and bridge extension), (£1 for £1) .. .. .. .. .. 1,100 Nelson District — 57 Awatere (water-supply), (contribution) .. .. 6,000 58 Wai-iti River (protective works), (£1 for £1) .. 300 [ 59 Wairoa River, Brightwater (protective works), (survey) 335 Christchurch District — 60 Ashburton and Hinds Rivers (flood-control survey) . . 60 61 Ashburton and Hinds Rivers (flood-control works) . . 30,000* 62 Ashley River Trust (flood-control works) .. .. 26,000} 63 Dog Kennel and Broad Gully Creeks (flood-control) 6,900* 64 Halswell River (deviation), (£1 for £1) . . . . 800 65 Kahautara River (protective works) . . . . 75 66 Lake Ellesmere (outlet), (on account) . . . . 10,000* 67 Lake Forsyth (outlet) . . .. . . .. 10,000* 68 Little Rakaia (culverts) . . . . . . .. 2,100} 69 Little River Township (flood-control survey) .. 100* 70 McKenzie Estate, Woodbury (drainage) . . .. 145 71 North New Brighton (sand-dune reclamation) . . _ 555 * Local body to contribute. f Native Department to contribute £300. J Part recoverable from Employment Promotion Fund. § Settlers to contribute.