ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

Public Works Fund.

DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST RESORTS. (INCLUDING SITES, FURNITURE, FITTINGS, ETC.)

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1939-40. 1938-39. Estimated TotalEx- Estimated j ~~~ Cost of penditure Amount Estimated Work when h required to Amount Amount | p1 , authorized. 3 ™J ch ' , ete required to voted. | Ex Peuded. .1939. Work, be voted. - !___. , . Vote No. . —Development of Tourist Resorts— £ £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 35,500 55,500 24,953 341.541 56,776 284,765 Credits-IN-aid .. .. .. 500 500 401 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. .. .. 35,000 55,000 24,552 341,541 56,776 284,765 < | • Item. £ £ £ £ £ £ MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. Development of Tourist Resorts— Chateau Tongariro— Additions to store, &c. .. .. .. .. 3,000 5,000 .. 3,000 .. 3,000 General improvements .. .. .. .. 1,000 1,100 316 1,316 316 1^000 Eglinton Valley: Huts and buildings (on account) | 300 1,000 .. 7,500 747 6 753 Lake Brunner: New wharf at Moana (£2 for £1) .. 100 100 .. 150 .. 'l50 Milford Hostel: Additions (on account) .. .. 1,000 10,000 .. 200,000 .. 200,000 Milford Sound : Reclamation work (on account).. .. j 500 .. .. 5,000 .. 5 000 Morere Springs : General improvements .. .. 500 500 .. 500 .. '500 Mount Cook Hermitage — General improvements (on account) .. .. .. 3,000 4,850 .. 4,850 .. 4 850 Telephone-line to Ball Hut .. .. .. .. 300 300 .. 300 .. '300 Mount Holdsworth : Erection of hut (£1 for £1) .. 30 .. 44 150 88 62 Rotorua— Carpenter's and plumber's workshop .. .. 665 .. .. 665 .. 665 Drainage works and water-supply .. .. .. 1,500 2,000 716 6,473 3,473 3,000 Electrical works and telephone-lines .. .. .. 11,000 15,000 10,667 35,491 20,491 15,000 Garage and timber-rack .. .. .. .. 60 500 405 639 579 ' 60 Hot-water supply: New pipe-line .. .. .. j 1,000 .. .. 2,000 .. 2,000 Improvements to reserves .. .. .. . . 500 50 .. 1,905 1,405 '500 Launchmaster's cottage .. .... .. 850 .. .. 850 .. 850 Main Bath Building (reconstruction and additions) (on account) .. .. .. .. .. 500 2,000 .. 2,000 .. 2,000 New substation (on account) .. .. .. 500 .. .. 2,000 .. 2^000 Pipe-line and reservoir .. .. .. .. 1,000 4,700 .. 4,750 49 4,701 Postmaster Bath Building .. . . ... .. 480 .. .. 480 .. 480 Taupo: Thermal Baths (on account) .. .. .. 2,000 9,100 43 9,100 43 9.057 Te Anau—Additions, equipment, and compensation to lessee for improvements .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 1,500 1,209 12,826 8,326 4,500 Concrete water-tank, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,500 3,700 572 3,700 572 3,128 New wharf at Te Anau Downs .. .. .. 250 250 4 255 5 250 Te Aroha Springs: Water-supply to swimming-baths, &c. 500 1,500 2 1,950 458 1,492 Tongariro National Park: Huts, &c. .. .. .. 500 500 .. 500 .. 500 Tourist roads and tracks — Access to Mitchell's Palls (Carew Creek Suspension Bridge) 220 250 33 250 33 217 Dart River Track (contribution) .. .. .. 60 60 .. 60 .. 60 Lake Howden—Mackenzie—Harris Saddle tracks . . 45 100 57 100 57 43 Maruia Springs Hostel: Roading .. .. . . 25 250 224 280 255 25 Milford Track—• Camp Oven Creek Bridge.. .. .. .. 340 390 49 390 49 341 Footbridges .. .. .. .. .. 770 770 .. 770 .. 770 Mount Cook: Track-improvements .. . . .. 40 75 34 250 212 38 Okarito Trig. Track (£1 for £1) .. .. .. 40 170 129 340 258 82 Rotorua: District roads and tracks .. .. .. 3,500 5,000 4,296 15,006 11,006 4,000 Sylvan Lake Track (bridge).. .. .. .. 20 .. .. 20 .. 20 Toaroha Springs Track .. .. .. .. 1,040 1,200 158 1,200 158 1,042 Tongariro: Scoria Plat Road .. .. .. 3,000 5,650 1,316 6,450 2,115 4,335 Waiho Springs : Survey Aerial Ropeway .. .. 20 150 248 400 378 22 Waikaremoana: Additions to Lake House .. .. 600 3,000 1,886 5,675 5,075 600 Waitomo Hostel: Additions and improvements .. .. 1,000 2,000 628 2,000 628 1,372 Works not specified .. ., .. .. .. 500 400 91 Morere Springs — Drying-room .. .. .. .. .. . . 35 100 New gateway and sealing paths .. . . .. . . 150 59