B.—7a [PT. I].

ESTIMATES FOR THE, YEAR

Public Works Fund.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. Summary.

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1941-42. 1940-41. Unopened Sections. Estimated Estimated Total ex- • . Amount Amount Cost of Work' pended to required to voted. Expended. * Hen 31 March, „„ be voted. authorized. . 1941> complete. Vote No. .-I—Railway Construction — £ £ £ £ £. £ GBOSS Total .. .. .. 750,5001,106,400 045,908 6,400,661 7,205,5041,886,126 Amount required for Current Year .. ,.j 655,100 954,000 .. .. .. ... Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. 48,000 54,000 87,976 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 607,100 900,000 857,932 6,460,661 7,205,5041,886,126 Item. MINISTER 01" PUBLIC 1941—42. 1940-41. Unopened Sections. WORKS. " — ——} fy —^} —75 K4 Railway Construction (including tr" to" Amount Expended. C ° E8 tfe? rt tol?Sr e ch KaUway Land and Materials, Holiday penditure. aid. votod - authorized.* 19«. ' complete, authorized. Pay, &c., and Salaries or Wages). ■ __ .■■■■•■. ■; VOTE No. « £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Railway Construction— 1 Dftrgaville Branch' .. 46,000 2,000 40,000 37,236 441,000f. 578,583 60,764 1924,1936 ; 2 Dargaville Branch : Signalling installation .. .. 3,500 ... .. ,. ,. .. 3 Paeroa-Pokeno .. .. 3,000 15,000 40,000 : 42,372 1,070,000 294,974 763,628 1918 4 Ta,neatua-Opotiki .. .. 2,000 .. 2,000 1,779 .. ... East Coast Main Trunk (Gis-borne-Napier)— 5 Automatic-signalling instal- : lation .. .. 20,000 .. 6,000 1,254 95,500 26,088 69,446 6 Oisborne-Waikokopu .. 142,500 10,000 387,000 319,606 1,488,375f 2,542,673 244,288 1924-1936 Wcstport Inangahua— j 7 Te Kuha-Inangahua .. 100,000 5,000 145,000 119,389 830,036 1,183,102 98,000 1904,1911 1920,1936 8 Automatic-signalling installation .. .. 3,000 .. .. .. .. South Island Main Trunk (Picton-Waipara) — 9 Wharanui-Parnassus .. 407,000 16,000 475,000 416,585 2,535,750 2,580,084 650,000 1911,1915, 1936 10 Automatic-signalling installation .. .. 19,500 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Land claims (including land taken for ballast-pits «.nd quarries, damages or losses bn goods in transit, and pther liabilities) .. 3,000 .. 3,000 4,638 12 Surveys (new lines of railways) 1,000 .. 1,000 314 Wairoa-Putorino .. .. .. .. 5,000 2,735 .. Communication circuits .. .. .. 2,400 .. .. .. .. .. Total .. .. 750,500 48,000 1,106,400 945,908 6,460,661 7,205,504 1,886,126 Amount required for Current YEAR ... 655,100 .. 954,000 .. .. .. .. Credits-in-aid .. .. 48,000 .. 54,000 87,976 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 607,100 .. 900,000 857,932 6,460,661 7,205,504 1,886,126 * Includes administration charges and loan charges. t Estimated before permanent line survey made.