PUBLIC WORKS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 975, 16 November 1910, Page 8

PUBLIC WORKS.

RAILWAYS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES. WATER POWER. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER ITEMS, PRINCIPAL ITEMS ON THE ESTIMATES. Tiio following are some of the principal votes oil tlio Public Works Esti- I mates,, which we.ro placed before the. House of Representatives last night;— Expen- ■ , ' Vote for diture ■ : ' i ■ '..■■• '.- current last year. year. ■'■■■£ £ Public Works Departmental 45,000 41,176 Railways (railway construction, £1,000,000; addi- , tions.. to open. lines, ...:... 1,350,000 1,103,410 Development of waterpower ; 300,000 : . — Irrigation' and water 6up- • . 'Ply. '':!•:}••■.•■-•••••'': 10,000 2,435 Publio buildings ..... -...360,000 276,949 Lighthouses, harbour works, and. harbour defences ... 20,000 16,683 Tourist and health resorts 12,500 ' 14,507 Immigration 20,000 17,002 Construction, maintenance, and supervision of roads, bridges, and other public works 550,000 338,7*2 Development. of goldfields 25,000 18,598 Telegraph' extension .....;... : 140,000 123,422 Contingent defence ' 10,000 . 4,977 Lands improvement ,12,500 4,475 Purchase of Native lands — 30,567 Unauthorised — • : 208 Total-Public Works '. Fund.'. .........,.'..'...... 2,855,000 ; 1,993,171 I Wellington—Hntt Railwajand Road ' Improvement -■■■ ' Account .;.'. .....;.;. 35,000 '59,262 Railways . Improvements ; Uccouiit ...'.......: 100,000 81,249 Wellington and. Manawatu Eailway Purchase Account — 39,991 Loans--to Local Bodies Ac-, . count .......: 100,000 40,307 National Endowment Account 15,935 ■ . 4,975 Railway Construction. . ', . •' Vote for Ex-' .' thi3 ponded, year. .. 1909-10. ' £ ■ £ Kaihu railway • extension...' 15,000 — Kawakawa-Grahamtown ... 65.0C0 61,137 Kawakawa-Hokianga 40,000 ~ ~ — North. Auckland 100,000 59,299 Huntly-Awaroa ..'..■...;.'....'.; 20,000 ■ — East Coast' Main: Trunks- ,f ,' ■ Tauranga-Paengaroa .... 25,000 — Gisborne-1f0tu..,; 80,000 67,630 • Napier-Gisboi-ne. ' 5,000 — Harton-Te Awamutu — Cr. 5 Mount Egmorit branch .... 15,0.0 405 Stratford-Ongaruo ......... IOO.OtO . 93,235 South Island.Main TrunkNorth end '. 20,000 — South end.. ....'. 30,000 49,621 Midland— ... . ■ . Nclsoh-Iriahgahua: 30,000 ■ 27,627 Becfton-Inangahua, 20,000 20,434 Otira-Bealey ■ ...:;::..;:.;....: 90,000 65,005 : J3rbken River to Bealey... 50,000 59,7.'0' Westport-Inangahua . ■ 30,000 15,782 Ngahere-Blackball :,....:.... 11,000 27,127 Greymouth-Point Elizabeth 50,000 • 53,603 Greymbuth-Hokitika .' (extension'to Ross) — 2,660 Lawrence-Roxburgh 15,000 14,065 Oatlin's-Waimahaka' ' 80,000 .64,413 Gor'e-Waikaka . - — ■ 2,449 Kiverside-Switzers '■. 3,000 38,489 Orepuki-Waiau - .;..,....-..„.. 2,000 11,322 Land claims, damages or . losses', on' goods in tran- ' -. sit,, and other liabilities . 2,500 '135 Surveys, new lines of rail- :. .. way. ...: 1,500 . 1,195 Permanent-way materials 100,000 , 80,558 \ 'Total, 1,000,000 ■ 786,946 Additions to Open Lines. : '> Amount Expenof diture, vote. •■•; 1909-10. ■'.'•■■. ' - '. " - . £ £ Noth Island main lines and branches .......; 63,100 44,848 South Island mainlines and branches . : 14,000 9,472 Gisborne section 450 • — Picton section... 950 — Westland section - '™;.'. 500 "~ Interlocking signal gear, fixed signals, tablet, in- . stallations, telegraphs, ' and telephones :'.>. 25,000 ' 12,855 Nelson Railway Vharf ... 8,000 10,970 Picton, Railway Wharf ... 8,000 ■ 6,042 Locomotive Branch-Rolling-stock 200,000 .215,865 machinery ... 30,000 -5,612 WATER.P.OWER AND IRRIGATION. :'■ .' . ;'•■•.'■ ■'; •■' . ...' '.. Vote. ■ £ Kaituna River.or Huka Falls.. ' .' scheme ......'..... 40,000 Hutt River scheme .....; 40,000 Lake Coleridge- scheme ....... " 150,000 Purchase of material ;.'.., 50,000 Survey and investigation of. • other schemes,"office and '.engineering expenses, and contingencies' 20,000 .. Total ;;:.'.„.....,./..... £300,000 The vote- for irrigation 'and' water supply - (agricultural and mining districts) is£lo,ooo, as against £2435'50 expended last year: . PUBLIC BUILOINCS, ETC. Under the heading "Public Buildings", are the following among other votes: —New Government House,' Wellington, £30,000' (liability,as on March 31, 1910), £4204; amount expended last year, £25,001. Parliament. Buildings: New buildings, on account,, £20,000. . Departmental Buildings: Stratford (£2000); Wauganui, additions (£1600); Masterton (£5000): Wellington, Government Printing Office (additions), on account,.. £4000: Old Parliament Buildings (alterations to provide office accommodation), £3000; fireproof offices for Stamps Department, £5000; Dominion Laboratory (additions, etc.), £450; Dominion Museum (on account), £2000; Government Buildings (installing fire alarms), -7—;. Public Works workshop and store, £3000; contribution towards cost of extending sewer along "Waterloo Quay, £260; reclamation for store sites and yards for Government Departments, £9000. Courthouses: Masterton; £7000; Petone, £1400. ''.'...' .Police Stations: Taihape, quarters, £500;, electric lighting, etc., £225: Otaki, £700; Masterton, £2000; Johnson ville, £750; Lambton Quay, gymnasium, etc., £2000; Manners Street, additions, £625; Mount Cook, additions, £550; .Wellington South gymnasium (pit account of £1000), £500; Island Bay,, purchase of . property, £800; Kilbirnie, do., £800; Eastbourne, do., £850. • Post and Telegraph: Eltham, additions, £700; Manaia, £2500; Wauganui, purchaso of '■■ property, etc., £13,.400; Taihape, £175; Kangiwahia, £700; Blilla, restoration, £1750 (liability March 31, 1910, £1441); Foxton, £50; Shannon, £700; Lovin, additions, £725; Otaki, lineman's cottage, £450; Lower Hutt, additions, £300; Porirua, £800 ; ICaiwarra Road site; and building, £1200; Wellington, additions, on account, £35,000 (liability March 31 1910, £93,127); Wellington, additional accommodation for telephone exchange, on account, £1000; stables, workshop, etc., £1685; alterations to old Drill Shed, £250; bulk store, on account, £3000; Waterloo Quay sower, £336; Adelaide Road, purchase of •• property and alterations, £1750; Kilbirnie, site and building, £1800. Agricultural: Moumahaki i(cottago), £200; Masterton stock inspector's residence, additions, etc., £200; Weroroa buildings, etc., £2000; Wallaceville' buildings, £975. ' Mental hospitals: Porirua, £9500 (liability as on.March 31, 1910. £3314), Hospital and charitable institutions: Wellington St. Helens, £13,000 School buildings: Training Collce Wellington, £4000; grant to Wellington Girls' Secondary School, £3500. Universities: Victoria College, balance of grants for additions to buildings, £833 Industrial school At Wereroa. £1500.

Harbour works: Wellington Meteor ological Observatory Station, £125. Tourist and health resorts: Improve mpnt to tracks and huts, Mount Holds worth, £50, ROADS AND BRIDGES. WELLINGTON AND HAWKE'S BAI DISTRICTS. Among the votes for roads am bridges are tho following, tho liability as on March 31, 1910, being given ii parentheses:—Nuhaka River Bridg. i?i" , ka township), £2500; Poliue t< litiokura Saddle, £1025; Puanui,'£2oo longoio Lagcon (deviation), £1000 Wail » R-oad (£1 for £1), £300; .Wai Kare-lalieko Hiver Bridge, £375; Wai roa County, flood damage (£3IOO, £' ,?n £ 3-100; Wairoa River Bridm Falls), (£1 for £1), £500 Wairoa River Bridge'(Wairoa), (£1 fo £1), £1000; Waitara to-' Pohukura £oTO; Aorangi (Maiigatahi Settlement) £lo 0; Brow Road, £250 (£101): Esl River Bridge (£lfor £1), (on Hawke'i Bay account of £3000), £1000; Have look North to Waimarama (£1 for £1) £500; Hawea, £200; Kaikora . Strean Bridge, £150; Mahora and Raurek: Settlements, £100; Mangaohano, £70( (£400); Maiigatahi Stream Bridm (Aorangi Road), (£2 for £2), £450; Pit kctitin to Hot Springs, £200; Puketi fan to Pakaututu 'Block, £300; Rui \' n o 'on„ a ' ffeki Surve y District (ac cess), £300; Runanga to Pohue, £1000 Tukituki River Bridge (£1 for Hawko' £100 ° i Waingongoro £o00; Mangapurakau Stream Bridgi £125 ; Middloton Road £200; Norsewood South to Makareti 7*um ßlo £'- c '- £ . 3 ? 0; Piri P iH Block > £120' £s to. Matamau (£1 fo: Tamaki No.l to Law Road £o/0 (£22); Taraaki River Road, £450 \\aipawa River Bridge, between Ong: Onga and Tikokino (£1 for £1), (oi account of £3000), ;£1000;' Waipawa mate, £100;' Mangawharariki Roa< (fencing cliff), (£1 for £1), £100; Pou rangaki- Stream Bridge (£1 for ,£1) £500; Rangitane, ' £100; Rangitike Bridge (Omatane), £760; Rangitike River Bridgo and approaches (Taoroa) (£l_for £1), £1250; Apiti Main Soutl £oo 1 ' or £V >> £150 (£50); cut Road (£1 for £1), £200; Finnis, £200 Mangahum Road East, £200 (£100) Mangamakb (Sandon Block), £30( (£100); Mangapipi. (£1 for £1), £250 Mangoira and Hare's Road (£1 for £1) £250 (£100); Oroua River Bridge (Lon don's Ford), (£l.for £1), £725; Orou: River Bridgo (Monzies' Ford), (£1 fo £I),' (on account of £1000),- £400; Tu mpo), £200; Gorge Road, £580 (£108) Akitio River Road, £100; Angora £150; Aoiia'nga River Bridge (Long ford), (£1 for £1), :£450; Ballance ti Manawatu., Gorge (£95,/ £1 for .£1) £170; Bernston's Slip (£1 for £1), £200 Dew Road, £150; Esdalo (£250, £1 fo £1), £350. (£230); Falls Road, £100 Foley, Road (£1 for £1), £100; Glenbri Road, £250; Kaitunn, £100; Makair, to,Coonoor, ; £100; Makuri Bridge (T< Aupapa), (£1 for £1), £600; Makuri t< Pongaroa ' (£1 for £1), £225 Mangapapa Bridge (£1 for £1), £200 Mangatoro Stream foot-bridges, £120 Mill:. Stream Road and Bridge, £15( (£23); Nikau to' Oniata (£1 for £1) £175; Oporac, £200 (£8); Otamaraho £250; Otawhao, £110 (£11); Pahakek(£l for £1), £100; Pahiatua-to Ponga roa (£1 for £Z), £500.;. . Pongaroa t< Waiono (£1 for £1), £1350 (£350) lahukaretu, £350 (£150) ;• Te Awapu fcahi Bridlo-traek, £200; ToUri, £250 Top Grass Road Bridge, £250; Towai £300; Tunakoro .Bridge, £750 (£4O) Waihi River Bridge (Lunt's), , £360 Waikereru, £110;- Waitahora,, £100 Weber to Hcrbertville, . £750 /(£252) Weber .to Waione (£1 for £1), £210 Alfredton to Tinui (£7, £lfor£l), £351 (£121); Alfredton to Weber (£1 -fo £1, on account of £2000), £1100 (£840) Barton's Lino to Mangamahoe, £230 Bowen Road (South), £250; Centra Mangaone Road (East) (£1 for £1) £225;' Glendonald to Wairere, £300 Hmemoa to Alfredton; £300; Hukanu to Mangamairo (£l,for £1), £250; Kai tawa Ridge (£1 for £1, on account o £2250), £1000; Kakaaimi, £150; Ma ugaorongo, £250; Pori Road (Upper (£1 for. £1), £100; Puketoi (MounMarchant End) (£1 for £1), £250 Priest's Bridge (£1 for £1), £110 Quarry; Road (£1 for £1), £550; Ti Hoe Stream Bridge (£1 for £1), £250 firaumea East (£l. for £1), £150 I'iraumea .Valley Road Bridgo (£1 foi £1), £250; Driscoll Road (£1 for £1) £100; Fernyhurst, £220; Gladstone U Wharau (£1 for £1), £225; Hoiki £150;.' Kaiwhata Landing, £150;. Kiri ivhakapapa,, £100; : Mnngarai (£1 foi £1), £400 (£192); Mangatarere, £100 Maste'rton to Tinui (£1 for £1), £100 tfaungalmia (Kokotaii), Longbush, £200 iVgarara Bridge (£1 for£l), £190: Rimutaka Hill Road Bridges (£l foi £1), £250; Springhill. Road, ■ £100. finni to Pakowai (on account of £500) i £250; Uriti, and Riversdale Roads (£1 tor £1), £220 (£50); Waingawa Bridge (Banton's), .£1 for £1, £250'; . Wangaehu; Valley Road (Mahupukii), £150; Wangachu Road (Tablelands). El'for £1, £200;'Whakataki to.Castlepoint (£l.for £1), £200; Wharau tc Flat Point, £100; Wharcama River te Spring-Hill (£1 for £1), £150; White Rock Road .(£1 for. £1), £500;' Gladstone Road, £250; Main Road, through Sections sto 9, Block XV, Mount Robinson S.D., £200; Moonshine tc Wamui, £200; Ngatiawa Bridgo (£1 for £1), £250; Otaki Gorge Road (£1 tor £1), £200; Otaki River protective tvorks, £150; Pahautanui to Upper Hutt (£1 for £1),£400; Paraparaumu to beach, £100; Plimmerton to Pahautanui, £200; Plimmerton to Pukerua £400 (£200) ;■ Rikiorangi Road to Mangaone Valley Road (£1 for £2'105.) £500; Taungata Bridgo (£1 for £1), £850; Te Horo to Mangaone Vallov (£1 for £1), £150; Tokomaru Gravel Reserve, £100; Tokomaru Valley, £150 ■ Waikanao Beach Road, £120; Waikanae River protective works (£1 for £1) £100; Waikawa Beach Road (£1 for £1),. £250; Cottle Road to Normandalo Road, , £100; Hutt Pipe and Traffic Bridge, £1000 (£1000); Orongoiwo £100; Whiteman's Valley, £100; Surrey, acquisition, and legalisation 'of roads, drains, gravel-pits, : tramways :tc, £400; supervision, £1500 (£44)miscellaneous works and services, £250 BACK-BLOCKS ROADS. WELLINGTON AND HAWKE'S BiY DISTRICTS. Among tho back-blocks votes are the ollowing in the Wellington district (tho lability on March 31, ' 1910, being itated in parentheses) :—Frasertown to Uangapoikc River, £480 (£72); Kaka•lki, £200; Makaretu to Paratu, £800; ilaugaone, £250; Mahgapahi, £150; tf angarewarewa, £150;' Maraenui 3700; Matukuhia, £250; Nuliaka River toad, ' £320 (£152);. Oriiahanui to iV'hataroa, £500; Opoho, £100; Orewha, 2300; Ruakituri River Bridgo (Boothnan's), £1900 (£23); Ruakituri Valey, £3000 (£404);. Waikaromoana Sur'cy District (access to Run 79), £150; iVaikati, £400; Kawcka, £100; Richnond Road, £200; Makoutuku to Matanau, £750; Maunga Road (extension owards Otanga), £1000: Auputa, £400; nland Road, £500; Makmo Road, 2-100; Makopua, £400; Mangatoliu, 2300; Omatane, £500; Pourangaki, 2100; Titirangi,. £300; Conspicuous kad, £600; Birch Road, £235; Kaka;awa, £160; King Creek Bridge, £300; Jakoura, £300; Mangamairo, . £300; ilangapuaka ■ (north of Tunakoro Jridgo), £1000; Mangapuaka Road and iridges (south of Tunakoro Bridgo), 2600; Marainanga, £325; Piper Road, 2475 (£65); Range- R<oad (South), 25C0; Spur Road; £550; Sugar-loaf toad, £650; To Uri Road, £350; Tulakore Bridge, £500; Waowaepa, £250 • .Vaihoki Valley, £200; Waioakura,2300; Waiowaka, £1000; Waiowaka Jtcam Bridgo, £250; Naenae, £200; tt'Rae Road, £110; Pakowai (Anderion's towards Tinui-Pakowni pload).

£5-10; Waikaraka, £150; Waikanao to UPPW Hutt £035; Waitolm Extension, OTHER VOTES. Under the heading, "Public Works Department," increases of salary arc shown in respect of the salaries of the under-secretary 'and various other officials. ' Immigration votes include £10,000 for fioo n g ,n s '/ or sc P arat ed' families and i,z2,Ui]Q for assistance by way of reduced faros towards passages from the United Kingdom. _Tho telegraph extension votes om- • brace the following:—Wireless tele- ■? r nX y -'.P r , ol ™inary arrangements, iiUUO; wireless telegraph stations, on account, £5000. _ Under tho heading Contingent Defence votes are tho following :—Drill sheds, etc., £7000; riflo ranges, including purchase of land, £5000; searchlight, £000. Lands improvement votes include; Wellington, £2000; and roads to give access to improved farm settlement blocks within tho North Island Main Irunk railway area, £10,000.) ■Votes;for roads to open up Crown lands , include:—Waiatt Block, £220; Waipaoa n - Block, £350; Waimarania Bock, £3260; Rocky Creek Block, %} 00 , y ?, u^ n Block ' fl0 °; Knmeti U! ? ck . £16'o (£3Bl expended); Makarotu Villago Settlement Block, £100' Masterton Reform Block, £100; Risine Sun Block, £100; Woodville Centennial Block, £100; .Kaiparoro Block (additional), £105; Makaretu Block, £3040' Mangatera Block, £130; Piripiri Block, '£?$ l £6;t « x P elld6d > i Rokai Block, £100; Tamaki No. 2 Block; £100;Takapan Block, £100; Mawaihakona Township Block, £100; Pitt Block, £100.