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ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941

Public Works Fund.

IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE.

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1941-42. 1940-1941. Estimated Amount Amount Expended, required to voted. r be voted. Vote No. . —Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage — £ £ Gross Total 783,850 645,000 672,309 Amount required for current year .. .. .. 672,000 Credits-in-aid 120,000 27,500 61,271 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. ... .. .. .-. 552,000 617,500 611,038 Item. £ £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. . Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage— Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage (agricultural and mining districts), including cost of surveys, preliminary investigations, and all other expenses — Canterbury — 1 Ashburton (irrigation scheme) .. .. .. 65,000 260,000 171,698 2 Canterbury District (investigation) .. .. .. 3,000 5,000 4,063 3 Canterbury District (sugar-beet investigation) .. 50 50 4 Downs (water-supply scheme), (£1 for £1) .. .. 67,200 107,000 102,580 5 MayMd-Hinds (irrigation scheme) .. .. .. 50,000 85,000 54,866 6 North Otago (irrigation survey) .. .. .. 500 500 7 Rangitata Diversion Race (Surrey Hills Syphon) .. 493,000 165,800 236,549 8 Washdyke Lagoon Drainage .. .. .. 1,300 7,500 8,803 9 Workshops, Temuka (recoverable) .. .. .. 100,000 .. 93,281 Otago Central — 10 Maniatoto (survey) .. .. • • ■ • 150 150 11 Omakau Scheme (extensions at Blackstone Hill) .. 1,500 5,200 Fraser River Dam .. .. .. •. • • 500 87 Omakau Scheme (falls, dam, and races) .. .. .. 150 312 General — 12 General surveys, investigations, &c. .. .. .. 100 100 134 13 Marlborough (Waihopai diversion and investigation surveys) .. .. .. .. * .. 50 50 56 14 Works not specified 2,000 8,000 Cr. 143 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. ..£120,000 Gross Total 783,850 645,000 672,309 Amount required for Current Year .. .. 672,000 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. •• 120,000 27,500 61,271 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. ... .. .. 552,000 617,500 611,038 TOTAL .. .. .. •• £552,000 £617,500 £611,038