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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT— continued

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VOTE—IRRIGATION, WATER-SUPPLY, AND DRAINAGE—continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage (agriVoted. Expended. cultural and mining districts), including costs of surveys, preliminary investigations, and all other expenses —continued £ £ £ Thames — Thames Borough Council water-supply: Mangarehu intake (on account) 25,000 5,000 10,386 Otago Central— Arrow River : erection of raceman's cottage Galloway (irrigation scheme) Ida Valley— Irrigation scheme Erection of racemen's cottages (2) Maniototo (irrigation scheme) Manuherikia Extension Upper Clutha (irrigation scheme) 1,000 1,000 21,500 4,200 5,000 10,500 1,000 1,450 3,500 18,000 2,700 250 250 458 51 "2,791 "l,209 General— General surveys, investigations, &c. Wellington City water-supply Works not specified 1,000 260,000 3,000 1,000 300,000 1,000 224 297,468 {a) 5,916 Canterbury— Rakaia (irrigation scheme) Rangitata (diversion race) 3,000 29,150 279 17,241 Total .. .. 429,100 474,860 417,312 AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CURRENT YEAR 370,000 400,000 417,312 (a) Includes accommodation at Metkven, £2,457, and Ranfurly, £2,731; Hawke's Bay experimental irrigation, £271 ; Clyde, purchase of water-race, £114.