B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued

(a) This water weed is choking the main waterways and impeding drainage. (b) Provision for purchase of drainage machinery for use on deferred maintenance work.

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VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services — continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Drainage - works expenditure (part recoverable) — Hauraki Plains Drainage District — Maintenance of completed works Central Outlet Drain : widening Clearing Poa aquatica from main canals and improved river channels (on account, £7,000; expended, nil), (part recoverable) Ferry expenses Constructing and carrying on works, acquisition of land for the more effective carrying-out of drainage operations, and compensation for works on private lands (part recoverable) Kaitaia Drainage Area— £ Maintenance of completed works 2,900 Purchase of plant .. .. 100 Enlarging main drains (on account, £7,500; expended, nil), (not recoverable) Outlet to Waipapakauri (on account, £6,000; expended, £4,693) Stop - bank, Puckey's Drain (not recoverable) * Whangatane spillway (not recoverable) Poukawa Drainage Area : maintenance of completed works Rangitaiki Drainage District — £ . Maintenance of completed works 14,550 Purchase of plant .. .. 500 3,200 1,100 (а) 2,500 650 10,250 3,000 1,875 1,220 350 272 450 15,050 100 182 (б)11,000 3,200 1,100 400 7,500 3,175 325 500 350 320 400 15,050 100 318 6,500, 2,901 436 7,911 2,568 323 47 430 15,928 136 2,775 Orini Dredge Cut: floodgate (on account, £5,229 ; expended, £4,026) Willow-extermination, Eangitaiki River (on account, £1,600 ; expended, £1,418) Swamp land drainage: general (recoverable) — £ Purchase of plant .. .. 7,000 Plant operating .. .. 4,000