WEST COAST APPROPRIATIONS.
The " Appropriation Act" gives the particulars of the amounts voted by Parliament for the construction of works within the electorates of Kumara, Westknd, Grey, Bailer, and Inangahua, as under:— KUMARA ELECTORATE. Kumara Sludge Channel ... 2000 Kumara-Beach road 1000 Half vote, Hokitika-Grey Railway (£6000) 3000 £6OOO WESTLAND ELECTORATE. - Waimea "Water Race 200 Okarito road 200 Bride, Donnelly's Creek ... 400 Road, south of Okarito ... 1500 Sundry bridges and roads ... 300 Road, Cedar Creek reefs ... 3000 Hokitika Harbor Works ... 10,000 Half of vote main road, Hoki-tika-Christchui'ch ... 8000 £23,600 GREY ELECTORATE. Half vote, Greymouth-Hokitika railway (£6000) ... 3000 Greymonth Harbor ...• ... 6500 Railway, Nelson Creek ... 1000 Grey-Cobden Bridge 4847 Grey - Seventeen - Mile Beach track 1900 Greytnouth-Brunuertou railway 7674 £24,921 BULLER ELECTOBATE. Argyle Water-race, Charleston 1457 Wharf at Karaniea ... ... 75 Bridge, Owen Creek 161 Horse Bridge, Matakiiaki ... 800 Bridge, Buller Junction ... 20S1 Track, Karaniea to Mokihinui 1500 Track, Lyell to Mokihinui ... 1705 Track, Mokihinui Creek to Specimen Creek ... 1500 Track, Mokihinui-Karamea (via Rough and Tumble) ... 5000 Track, Brighton to Seveuteenmile Beach 3500 Westport Harbor Works ... 10,300 Westport-ISTgakawau Railway 2554 £30,333 INANGAHUA ELECTOBATE. Track, Maruia to Arauri ... 1250 GENERAL VOTES. Votes of Appropriation Act, to be apportioned by Government: Maintenance main road, NelsonWestport - Greymouth, already expended ... 6600 To be expended : Arnold to Grey Junction ...\ Grey Junction to Larry's ... ! Larry's to Hope Saddle ... f 2200 Minderman's to White Cliffs J Greymouth to Junction's (31 miles) 700 White Cliffs to Westport (23 miles) 1500 Tracks on Goldfields, subsidised £2to£l 14,000 Tracks to Mines other than gold, subsidised £2 to £1 ... 50*00 General Works on Goldfields, subsidised £2 to £1 ... 2000 _ £32,000
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Kumara Times, Issue 2588, 20 December 1884, Page 2
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264WEST COAST APPROPRIATIONS. Kumara Times, Issue 2588, 20 December 1884, Page 2
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