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ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR Public Works Fund.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. SUMMARY.

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I - I " 1940-41. 1939-40. Unopened Sections. Estimated Estimated Total exAmount Amount Cost of Work pended to J ' stl ™ atc required to voted. Upended. when M to be voted. authorized.* 1940.* complete. Vote No. . —Railway Construction— £ £ £ £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,100,4001,431,4001,253,868 8,274,223 9,270,5782,428,725 Amount required foe Current Year .. .. 751,0001,301,000 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. .. .. 51,000 46,000 75,092 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 700,0001,255,0001,178,776 8,274,223 9,270,5782,428,725 Item. MINISTER OF PUBLIC 1940-41. 1939-40. Unopened Seotions. — — works. ; - Railway Construction (including SosTex- Credite-'fn- A moimt Expend ed. Estimate R Date Land and Materials, Holiday penditure. aid. voted - authorized* M40* complete, authorized. ! Pay, &c., and Salaries or Wages). ( VOTE No. ££££££££ Railway Construction— 1 Dargaville Branch .. 40,000 3,000 40,000 37,271 44I,000f 541,347 98,000 1924,1936 2 Paeroa-Pffkeno .. .. 40,000 15,000 275,000 132,371 1,070,000 252,602 806,000 1918 3 Taneatua-Opotiki .. .. 2,000 .. 50,000 1,852 East Coast Main Trunk (Gis-borne-Napier)—• 4 Automatic signalling installation •• •• 6,000 .. 8,000 1,863 95,500 24,834 70,700 5 Gisborne-Wailcokopu .. 387,000 14,000 370,000 413,699 1,488,375t 2,223,067 475,125 1924,1936 Waikokopu-Wairoa .. .. .. 7,000 6,445 574,959 679,334 .. 1919,1936 6 Wairoa-Putorino .. 5,000 .. 38,000 46,853 1,238,603 1,574,010 .. 1915,1936 W tstport-Inangahua—■ 7 Te Kuha-Inangahua .. 145,000 5,000 150,000 128,089 830,036 957,125 246,400 1904,1911, o i T i , 1920, 1936 South Island Main T r u n k (Picton-W aipara)—8 Wharanui-Parnassus .. 475,000 14,000 485,000 482,867 2,535,750 3,018,259 732,500 1911,1915, 9 Communication Circuits .. 2,400 .. 2,400 10 Land-claims (including land taken for ballast-pits and quarries, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities) .. .. 3,000 .. 5,000 2,447 11 Surveys (new lines of railways) 1,000 .. 1,000 111 Total .. .. .. 1,106,400 51,000 1,431,400 1,253,868 8,274,223 9,270,578 2,428,725 Amount required for Current Year .. 751,000 .. 1,301,000 Credits-in-aid .. .. 51,000 46,000 75,092 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 700,000 jl,255,000 1,178,776 8,274,223 9,270,578 2,428,725 * Includes administration charges and loan charges. f Estimated before permanent line survey made.