THE ESTIMATES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2582, 2 October 1915, Page 3

THE ESTIMATES

SUMMARY OF SERVICES SOME. OF THE VOTES < Following is a summary .of the vote.s in tho Estimates, and also a. selection, of the .individual new. votes. (In every case where two amounts are given; the first is the amount to be voted, and the second is the amount expended last'year);— .

Departmental. •" ' ■ .Voted, Expended. £■ £ . Public Works Departmental ....: ...112,000 100,625 Bail ways: Eailivay' construction. £700,000; ad-' , ditions to open lines, • £500,000 .' 1,200,000 .'. 1,116,753 Public buildings 127,050 117,000 Lighthouses, harbour" .. works,, and harbour : defences .'. 20,000 17,131 Tourist and health re- ' . sorts. 7,500 8,232 Immigration. - . 30,000 ; 33,219 Construction, mainten- . 1 ' . aiice, and supervision - V ■ of roads,. bridges, and other public works ... 500,000 514,430 Development. of mining 10,000 2,381 Telegraph extension ...... 327,000 . 288,395 Contingent defence- ..... . .50,000 ~ 15,222 •Lands improvement 20,000 • 13,810 Plant, material, and '■ , stores 100,000 — . Services not provided for .— - 94 Hailways Improvement. Account 70 9,023 Railways Improvement "■ y . Authorisation ' Act, : 1914, Account i 250,000 , *"• Wellington-Hutt . Eailr ' ■ way- and' Road Improvement Account...:, 2qo - .368 Aid to Water-power ' 1 Works Account,.. '55,000." . 71,291 Irrigation and Water Supply Account. ...... . 10,000 32,089 Waihon and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement -Account ....... ; /.... 20,000 10,001 Land for Settlements, • Account 130,000 i. 92,975 National Endowment . : Account . 40,000 . 9,151

.Railways, Railway Construction—- . . Kaihu Railway Extension 8,000 0,686 Ivawakawa-Hokianga ... 25,000 17,829 North' Auckland Main Trunk— \ ■ , Ivirikopuni, ; - south- '. wards .. 8,000- ' Kaiwaka, northwards 40,000 57,447 Whangarei-Nortk Auck- - >land Main Trunk ...... 60,000 - 19,121 Waipu branch ■ -2,000 •' . Waiuku branch 20,000 -17,505 Huntly-Awaroa, .; 20,000 . 38.8GG East Coast Main Trunk— . ' .- Waihi-Tauranga ;...... 20,000 10,149 Taxiranga-Te"■ Mauhga 20.000' .'^s9 Maunganui-l'aneatua ■~; 40,000 ■ 41,309 Gisborne-Motu; < 12,000 30,029 Napier-Giskorne— V . Gisbornc-Wairoa ... 33,000 45,968 Wairoa-Gisborne '12,000 . , Wairoa-Napier. ... 5,000 • •' • Napier-Wairoa ...... 20,000 . --1,959, Mount Egmont branch . 1,000 3,990 Opunake branch' 40,000 4,339 Stratford-Main Trunk ... 80,000 . 102,165 Eaetihi-Main Trunk 20,000 23,115 Stone Quarry Line, Ea- • ngitikei Eivcr ............ 3,000 206 "Featherston-Martinboro' .5,000 , 70 South. Island Main Trunk 15,000 9,021 Midland — ' Nelson end 15,000 2,765 Eeefton end .... 2,000 3,2G4 Otira-Bealey *70,000 ■ 72,458 Broken River to Bealey 6,000 ' 4,701 Westport-Inangahua ... 10,000 . 11,288 Greymouth-Point Eliza-. ■ . beth •--1,000';-.;. '804. Culverden-Waiau 15,000 2,902 Waimate branch exten- . sion 10,000 . 9,033 Lawrence-Eoxbuxgh. ... 4,000 14,880 Otago-Central 15,000 ,14,315 Balclutha-Tuapeka - . Mouth ...,. 5,000 . G43 Catlin's-Waimahaka ... -2,000 ' 28,918 Winton-lleddon Bush .8,000- 170 Orenuki-Waiau Exten--sion 10,000 ' '327 Land claims, damages - . ior losses on goods in ' : . transit, and other lia, ■ bilities •••••' 1,000 1,108 Surveys, new lines of , railway * 5,000 3,007 I Permanent-way mater- „ „ - ialg 100,000 47,857 ! Total 788,000 046,878 Total required for current year, .£700,000. Additions to Open Lines, Way and Works Branch— . North Island main lineir. ' ; and blanches 102,909 154,450 I Soutli Island main lines.. , and branches ' '49,475 ■ , 30,09Wlmngarei section ... ,250 -.8,978 1 ICaihu section i — 331 I Gisborne section ' 3,625 47J ' Nelson section 528 172 | Picton section ......... 40 2,096 Wcstland section 2,735 ■ 9to< Interlocking signal gear, fixed - signals, tablet, instalation, telegraphs, . aud telephones 15,438 25,445 Locomotive Branch- . Rolling stock 310,000 2f 1,764 Workshops machinery 15,000 11,105 Total 500,000 499,875

Public Buildings. Parliamont Buildings, ,£BO,OOO (,£29,586); alterations to streets and surrounding grounds, .£IOOO UlG22);' Parliamentary library, koOO; Auckland Heeds 'Office, JHOOO (.E22G7); ' Auckland Departmental Buildings, £700; Auckland Public Works storo and yard, «E3oflo (<£120).; Blenheim, add;-' tions] etc., illOOO; Blenheim caretakers residence, -EGSO; Christclrarch new building, J2500 (£1351); Christ-church old Provincial -Chambers," £1500; Gisbornc new Departmental Building, ;£2OOO (J210.910); Duncdin Public Works storo and ..van, ',£3000; Taumarunui Departmental Buildings (on account), £1000; Wellington Departmental Buildings (passenger hit), JI1700; Dominion Museum, <£2000; Government Printing Ofiicc, «£II,OOO (,£1273); new fire-proof Departmental Buildings (on account). fublio. Works workshop, jjR iili eitajorato fat jarjof.

Departments, .£11,500; magazine at Dun-: edin, £2500; Palmerston North; .Courthouse, \£lso; Wellington Supremo Court (additions), ,£100; Auckland gaol for females (on account), ,£1000; Gisborne. Gaol, <£.900 (.£33) j Wellington new gaol, <£3000 (■£181); Wellington gaol. for females (on account), .£500; Auckland Reformatory (on' account), £1000; 'Wellington Beforma.tory (on account), ,£1000; Blenheim, police sergeant's residence, £1000; Dunedih police superintendent's 'residence, £1700; Hawera, police offices, <£500; Levin, pplice station, .£1000; Oamaru, police station, £2000; Waneanui police station £2500; .Wellington, 'Brooklyn.* (site), <£1450; East-; 'bourne police station, <£1150; Island Bay police station, .£1000; Wellington police station (new), £20,000 (<£2505); Karori police station, ,£1000; Kelbtirn; police station, £900;. Taranaki Street police station, £8000 (<£1029); Ponsonby 'telephone exchange, £1000; Eemuera telephone ex-, change, £1500; Auckland, Wellesley St.,P. 0., £15,000; Christchurch, St. Albans IvO., <£2000; Dunedin, G.P.0., new building,, .£10,000; Boslyn P. 0.,. <£1700; Dimedin South P. 0., <£1700; Milton P. 0., <£1500; Motu P. 0.; <£800; Niglitcaps P. 0., <£1000; Paekalcariki P. 0., <£800; Paraparaumu P. 0., £Boa< Stratford P. 0., £4000;. Taupiri P. 0., <£1000; Timaru P. 0., £G500; Wanganui P. 0., <£650; Kelburn Telephone Exchange ' <£1000; Wellington 'Parcel Post Office, (on account), £5000; Wellington, - Telephone' Exohange. £6000; Wellington . P.O'r ; stori!, £3300; To Aro £1500; Wa'destown P.O. (on account), £200; Moumahald State Farm, <Cl7ofr; Quail-Island (water suppljj, <£500.

Education. Grants for scliool /buildings, £65,000 (£78,301); training , colleges, . £12,000 (<£5007); technical ikhbols, - £14,000 (£22,913); .. secondary .schools, £14,0u0 (£1952/; ' .university colleges, £13,000 (£6321); Otekaike llome, £14,000 (£2245); Native.schools, £5000 (£527);- industrial schools, £1000 (£2614); special School for girls (£0000). '• .

Workers'. Dwellings. .. Acquisition of land, ,£SOOO. (.£7514); road formation, .£3OOO (.£1320)'; erection, alteration, and enikgement,. .£67,000 (^59,441). ■ Lighthouses and Harbours, Karori I{ook light, <£800 (.£1515); French I-'uss light;',£4oo; Ktiramea Eiver improvements, i£6ooo (£3105); Karamea, compensation for laud.-washed away, owing to harbour works, construction, ,£i42;','harbourdefences, JBISOO (JCGSI). : ! j

Immigration. - Administration , expenses in England and New .Zealand, ,£6OOO (,£5533); passage money to .nominated immigrants, .£32,000 (<£33,354); -other .passage money, .£IB,OOO (.£35,401); refunds of passage money; J2UUO (.£3319). • • ; .

, ' Roads and Bridges. " Stratford Eoad District :'Makahu Stream : bridge, .£150; Wanga'e'hu Bridge, JilOOj. Ohura (south • of Papareta Saddle), ,£500; Taurekawa blocks roads,. J8950;-..-Vaitara-K-iver bridge, '.£100; Maematea Valley,' .£2500 (,£lUl);."Wirihana (Hawera) gravel pits, (JS4OI). , ' - . Warigauui, Eoad District: Kakaho, £1250 \i£l4o) ;'„Mangaetoroa .- (.£1 for .£1), £200; Namimui, 4500; Pukematou, £859; Eaui'imu to Ohakune, -£100;: .Kaurimu' Township, £100; Taihape to Mataroa (on account-of, .£7SO, : £L for i 81). JJ2SOj Waimarino to lletaruke. (£1 for ill), .£ 1! M0 (j£1099).: Waiou'ru to Tokaanu, ,£500; \Vanganui to Eaetihi, .£2600; Kawarapaoa, i£7so; -Mangaiti Stream .'bridge, £500;- Eangitatau East Eoad, JGIOO j Waipotara. to Momohaki, .£500;. Waitotara Valley Koad, i£3ooo (^431); Wanganui Eiver Eoad, (1-398). '. Napier Eoad' District! Dartmoor .' Eoad (JBl-for £1), £1000; Kaka Creek Bridge, Matahoura Stream .Bridge, Mohaka Bridge;.(Xl for '.£1), jeiOO; Napier to Wairoa, JEJ3OOO (.£5263); Ohurakura (v£l foi' JJI), i' 275; Peka Creek Bridge, ,£200; Pohue to Eunanga (Pohu'e to Titikura Saddle, .£275 (iE49I) j'i'itiokura to Eunanga, (.£1637); Putere, >£200; Waihau Settlement, JESOO (iiß46); Waihau Bridge, ,£300; Waitara to- Pohukura,. b£2oo; Devil's Creek Bridge, <£150; Makaretu : Eiver Bridge, ,£IOOO (.£500); Napier to Taihape (Gentle Aivnie Hill), .£SOO (,£300)-; Waipawa Eiver Bridge, ilsoo Waipukurau Bridge, X 450; Hawea, Hawea Stream Bridge, JJ6SO; Kotuku to Elsthorpe,; iSOO (,£225/; Mangaorapa, .£SOO (.£829); Skipper, .£450 (.£531). . Wellington Eoad Department: Blairgoivrlo. Block Eoad, ,£400; Diggers' Creek Bridge, ,£1400; Gorge Eoad, ,£1000; Inland Eoad (Kangitikei), ,£875; Scott Eoad (Kai-l-anga. and Horowlienua), i£6oo; Dew (Pahiatua), (.£315); Manawatu Gorge, X 1000; Eaparapawai Bridge, dSSOO; Ti Tree Point to Akitio, i£1125 (£223); Woodville to Aohaaga, '. Kopuaraiy;a Bridgo (Eangituuiau), J.'500; Mnngamaire for il), i£2oo; Moore Eoad (Pahiatua), Pahiatua to Po'ngaroa (ifirfor ,£1), .£400; Pongaroa to Aohanga' (Akaroa to Glencoe), Puketoi, v£lSoo (X-1205); Eockv Hill (Wairarapa South), .£250; Tea Creek Eoad (Wairarapa South), .£4OO (£100); Waiohine Eiver Bridge, <£1250; Waikanae to Upper Hutt, .£3000; Wainui 'Eiver Bridge, .£IOO. Nelson 'ltoad- District: Croixelles to Whangarei, w£2oo; Hill Street, Eichmond (ifil for i£l), «£250; Nelson to Eai Saddle, il00; Eonga Valley to Croixelles, J!450; Aorere Eoiid, i! 100; Appleby to Matua, ifilOOO; C:-aigieburn (Takaka), i! 100; Moutere Bluffs to Mapua, .£800; Tadiiior Eiver Bridge, i! 450; Waituhi to Barron's Flat, .CICO. . . - Blenheim Eoad District: Alfred Creek Bridgo, .£900; Blenheim-Nelson Eoad, Havclock to Pelorus Bridge, Bridgo to Eai Saddle, .£200; Wairau Bridge to Haveloelc, Black Birch Stream Bridge, ,£300; Branch. Eiver Bridge, .£1800; Kaituna to Tua Marina pi'otective works, .£500: Opawa • Eiver Bridge. ,£4OOO (,£5638); Piclon to Grove, ,£ISOO (.£1203); Ward to Kaikourii Eoad (Shades Deviation), .£1500; Hapnku Eiver Bridge and approaches, .£3OOO (.£10,012); Knikonra to Parnassus Main Eoad, ilflOOO (£5356). - Back-blocks Roads. Stratford Eoad District.—Awakino Valloy (lower), JC2OOO (-C4985); Awakino Valley {upper), <£1500 (-C101); Kiritehoro, i fe(vpper), {>£).01).i

Ifotard:'Stream bridge, ,£300; Hakino Stream'.-Bridge, <£250; Manganui, iCSOO (4JGSB); - Mangaobae River . Bridge, .£500; •Mangaone' Stream Bridge, ',£250; Mangapohue, dC2500 (JC1756); Harakopa Valley, ..f-iOO (,£922): Pomorengi, XSOO (J2958); To Marama (,£250); Tongaporutu, River Bridge, ,£1000; Tongaporutu to . Kangaroo.'. VKOOO (<£ls£9); '. jloeawatea; Ridge, •£SOQ;' : Moeawatea Eiver Bridge, - .£300;Whemiawakura. Valley,' .£SOO (,£1459); Maf ngaowata,'',£2so;' M.angare, (JG3O6) .Whangamomona to Wanganui River, ,£IOOO (£ 1G3); Parinui, ,£500.'. . .Waugauui Road .. District.—Kaitieke Stream Bridge, ,£250; Kokakoriki, .£SOO (J376);', Makaretu, '•jßlflOj-Makino- .-£ISOO (iC9SG); Mangaorakei Stream Bridge, .£200,• Mapgatiki Bast, ,£IOOO (<£1166); Murimuru, '(,£585); -Kiritehere Stream Bridget .£200; •Woipapa -Valley; l ,£'loo;.Wangamii Valley (between Mangaohutu and, Kokakoriki),. ',£250; ' Puao. to Kaimariukaj J!850: (MG0); Puraroto, ,£750 ', (,£536); Taiirioka, -',£750 -(JC507).-• '.' ' -• ■■■ 'Wellington Eoad District.—Cross 'Eoad (Hall' Block), Pahiatua,,- ,£600; Maneata-' 'walnui, X 1000; Tinuifco Pakowai,.;.£2ooo. («E242). j Nelson Eoad District,—Go Ahead Creek Bridge, ,£150; Koteriteri . (Collingwoqd), i! 100;' Mangarakau, ; Blenheim > to Hope Junction,..via. Top 'House; • £1500; Coffee Creek Bridge, ,£200; ilaruiti Eiver. Bridge '-Approaches;' ,£2oo;.\.Matakitaki, Valley, >£750: (.£71); Paenga Post Ofiico to Shenandoah. Junction,' .£450 («£26); Ruffe Creek Bridge; '.£2OO; -Taylor Creek to Pea Soup Creek, £200; Valley Creek, Bridge,,£250. -. ■ : : ". ' . Blenheim. Eoad . District.—Portage to 'Waitaria,^6looWairau Valley Eoad' (Bonhington's to; Goiilter's), 'JS200;; Wa,irau Valley (Rock Ferry to Langley Dale), i£100; Waitaria to'Goulter 8ay,,.£100.'

Boads, Stratford Eoad,, : District.—Hikomako Block,' ' illOO ■; Kiretihere . Block,, iE100; Oniona Block, ',£I4OO (,£880); Raoraomouku, (J!254). ',v ; : ; . Wanganui Eoad District.—Kaiwakauka, Morinui Block,'.£2Boo (^6226); Ohakune Suburbs Block, - JBIOO. .- - - Napier '. Eoad. { District— Whangaehu Clock, J3100; Jfangaorape Block, JDIOO. Wellington . Eoad District;—Onslow; Block, £100; Otaniakapua, iilOO;, XTwer Kawatau,' i£100; Haurangi- Forest, Block, ■ ;>