PUBLIC WORKS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 52, 25 November 1907, Page 9

PUBLIC WORKS.

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES. THE PRINCIPAL ITEMS. Scddon Memorial ... ... ... £5,000 To cover cost of the late Exhibition... £17,000 Canadian Steam Service £10,000 Grand Total ' ..: ... £357,802 The Supplementary Estin-Jites, as passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday night, include a total vote out of the Consolidated Fund of £227,605, a total Public Works vote of £94,759. Other votes amount to £35,438, making tlio grand total £357,802. The following . arc the most interesting items: — Legislative Council, salaries and other charges (additional), £90. .House of Representatives, salaries and other charges, £985.' General expenses of Parliament, £3367 (including linen, china, glass, cutlery, etc.,. lor use in Bellamy's and Parliamentary Buildings, £540; maintenance of Bellamy's staff during session, £400; allowances to messengers, etc., for time lost between sessions, £300; uniforms for messengers,'£lso. Total vote for-Legislative Departments, £4442. Treasury Department, £4097, including Land and' Income Tax Department salaries and other charges, £2215/ . : Post and Telegraph Department, £20,496,including new and increased salaries, £3579. Under '" conveyance of mans by sea " there appear additional; votes of £7185 for ; 'the Wellington' , to Sydney service "and £2000 for tlio Suez service beyond Melbourne, total £9815, less estimated credits £7000, . net amount of vote £2815. Industries and Commerce, £10,102, including Canadian steam service subsidy £10,000, Franco-British Exhibition, on account, £5000. Tourist and Health Resorts, £6082, including purchase of statuary from New Zealand International Exhibition £2000. Old-Age Pensions Department, £1690. Working Railways, £4692. ■-. ' Public Buildings and Domains, > £10,430. This includes an additional £200 each for Government House, Auckland, and Government House, Wellington; Government Print-; ing Office, steam heating, £250. ;.•■' ; '' ■!; Printing and Stationery Department;..including • £1500' to ■ bring wages of pieceworkand occasional hands into accordance with award of Arbitration Court. . .. : ■ ". '. Native "Department,- £3220, . including £2000 for clearing-Native lands of noxious weeds. . .- ■ ■' , . .-..■' . Police Department, £1347,; including ' ex-; penses of extradition of I). O. M'lnt.vro £242. Mines Department,' £3216, including expends of Royal Commission ou Nightcaps disaster, £1000.. ■ ■ ■ Cost of copies of book, "Life in Aotea," by J. C. Anderson, £100; copies of. book, "Te Tohunga," by W. Dittmeiy £150. ; Exhibition organ given to Christchurch city, £4245; preparing and writing history of Exhibition, £700. ' i>

Oainarti rain-making.oxperimonts, £24G'.\ Expenses of lion. W. Hall-Jones, on sick--10av0,..£500; expenses of. private secretary accompanying Hon. W. Hall-Jones to'En'gland, £200.,, - : ■ '.: .' ''■•• Expeiisesof visit of. Dr. Fitchett, Solicitor? Genpralj.to:London, £550. '..- . .' ■'■'; . Cost..of;, NatiVo Land Tenure Commission (iitlditioiial), £4000. ' ' ' ' ■! ':' ; : . 1,; Dominioii.iPay celebrations, £1500 ! ; Do; minioiVDay medals' for school-children,! :£lsQP'i , Grant to cover cost of New Zealand "International Exhibition, £17,000. ' . Refund.of moneys in respect of. confirmed leases,', West Coast, North Island, IT. V. Lysaght, ana others, £1348. " •/' ' „ . , Seddon Memorial, gravo. and moiiut mont^isooo.; : - :: -if )\ . Defonco. Department, £39,657, including arms and spans" parts of .303 short rifles to complete . equipmoiit for .Mounted Rifles; £10,000';■ equipment' for mobile force, £3000; camp equipage, £1000; sending riflo.team to Sydney, £300; advance ammunition (including ammunition fpr six field guns on order), £15,000; miscellaneous submining and ordnance stores,' £-1000. ■■■■'.'. : 1 Department of Labour, £6324, including compassionate allowance to youngest child of tho late James Mackay, £500;. expenses .of Sweated-Industries Exhibit, £300; workers} dwellings ;on. Cigvjn; lands,, , : £632-i; architect! for wbrffors' .■dwellings, £25,0. : jj - Four, of"Awards,>; who : aro also DepHty : Registrars ;of Supreme Go'urt at Weir lington,_ piinedin,.- Christchurch, and Auc'k? land, will have : their salaries raised by £10 each, making £300, £290, £260, and £220.. : Department, of, Lands and Survey, £24,751, including purchaso of lands from Manawatu Railway Company adjoining Tararun, forest reserve, £1463; Mnnawatu Rivor protection (£1 for £1' up to £4000), on account, £500. ; Department of Agriculture, £7751. The following salaries arc provided for: —Inspector of. Moat, London, four /months, £135; Veterinarian, £325.' The 'Assistant Chief Veterinarian receives an increase of £15, making his salnry £435. The Biologist is to have an increase of £15, making £435. The Poultry Grader is to have an increase of £10,', making £190. The expert in phormium- culturq is to receive £235 a year, and the organiser of agricultural experiments £400 a year. Other items: —Waerenga State farm buildings,-etc., £1000; Departmental Apiaries, £300. Subsidies' for niiniaturo rifle ranges, £500. . Technical instruction, free places .(additional), £750. Extra probationers at general hospitals, £550. ' ' State coal depots (additional), £5000. Royalty to Greymouth Harbour Board on State coal sold to public, £2354. Workers' dwellings, £10,170. Public Trust Offices, Christchurch, £10,000. PUBLIC WORKS. .Bridging and road improving, Waiau-Han-mer road, for motor-car service, £5,000. . Onehunga Wharf Railway (on account), £1000. Nelson Wharf Railway, £5000. Picton Wharf Railway, £5000. , Governmont House, Auckland (gardeners' cottage), (additional), £100. : " .....-...-:. ■ Government House, Auckland, furnishing servants' lodge, £100. ■ ■'■ . Departmental Buildings, Wellington (passenger elevators), £1400. . -.-..>; ' .'-> Wellington Colonial Museum (building) (on account), £2000. . . ■ . ..■■•.- : ■•■.:■•• '. POST AND TELEGRAPH BUILDINGS. Hastings (on account), £1000. - ( Ashhui-st, £COO. Wereroa (site and building), £1000. Upper Hutt, £600. To Aro (land :and- building) (additional), £1000. Kilbirnie, £800. Blackball (site and building), £250. .' ROADS AND BRIDGES. : . Tho following aro the roads and bridges votes over £10l) in tho Wanganui and Wellington districts: — ' ■■'■•' Kotaruko River Bridge, £250. ■." ' Waipakura Survey District (access to Section '2, Block 1, and Section 2,- Block' II), £500. . Wangnohu Rivei- Road (£1 for £1), £500! ' AVanganui Rivor Bridgo (£1 for £1), £2000. Raotihi Road, Para'para (on account, £2500), £500. " ' ' " ': Pnhaiigina Bridge (£1 for £1), £750. ' Jlarima (Pahiatiia), £100. Pakowai (Anderson's, towards Tinui-Pako-wai Road), £150. Pnketoi (Mount Marelinnt end), £150. Rakaunui to Pongaroa (£1 for £1), £250. Alfredton to Weber (£1 for. £2), £500. Mangaorongo, £100. Matapihi, £100. Tinui Vallev, £135. Road (Masterton), £150. To Awnito, £150. Levin to Foxton, £150. Lovin-Koreru-Shannon, £100. Hutt Pipe and Tralßc Bridge, £1000. -Hutt Rivor Bridge (Moiling' v Sottloinont) (£1 for £1), £750. ~ .... . 'Miingnron to Upper Hutt, £200. Wfiin.iiiomata Road, £175. ... . . ...

There is a voto of £6000 for drill sheds (additional), and £4000 for riflo ranges (additional).