1924-25 ESTIMATES.

Shannon News, 29 October 1924, Page 2

1924-25 ESTIMATES.

■-MAIN HIGHWAY VOTES. ALLOCATIONS for this DISTRICT. Main interest in the 1924-5 mates (which were presented with the Public Works Statement last evening in the House) is centred in the votes to Main Highways Boards. As number of the leading highways in the North Island converge on Palmerston North, these allocations are natural y fairly numerous. Following are t leading items: — Wellington District.

W ell ington-Auckland (via Taranaki) free, £4560; £1 for ,£l, £33,600) •• • A 38,250 Wellington-‘Napier (via Wairarapa (free, £8000; £1 for £l, £6O) . - M 6O Himitangi-Sanson (via Palmerston North), £1 for £1 £2980, £1 for £2, £667) .... 3,647, Levin-Palmerston N. (via Shannon) (£1 for £1).... 5,925 Palmerston N.-hfapier (£1 for fox £l, £1;820; £1 Cor .12 . £889) Greatford - Ashhurst (via Feilding and Bunnythorpe), (£1 for £1) 1,000 Ashhurst-Poh.angina (£1 for £1) .......... 40 Kimbolton-Apiti , (£1 for £D W 0 Taranaki District. Auckland - Wellington 1 (via ■ Taranaki) i (free, £25,100; £1 for £l, £7522) .... .• • • 35,622 Hawke’s Bay District. Woodville - Palmerston N. (free, £1500; £1 for £l. % £521) . • • ’ 2,821 Dannevlrke- Waipukurtui (via . P'orangahau), (£1 for £1) . 5,274 Farndon-Tukituki River (via • Havelock North), £1 for £l, _ £750; £f lor £2, £l2l .... 871 Napier-Wellington , (via AVai- , rarapa), (£T for £l, £14,423 ■ £1 for £2, £2000; free, £200) 16,623