PUBLIC WORKS.
MAKING THE BEST USE OF THE VOTES. (By Wire—Special Correspondent.) Wellington, Ijivst Night. When the Public Works Estimates were brought up for consideration this iinernnnn. (he Minister explained that (hough the estimates for roads and badges were confined In a renewal of tile unexpended items of last year; lie did net intend to follow that eourse in the expenditure. He would take authority in the Appropriation Bill to transfer votes from iess urgent works to more urgent work-, in the same district, and so as in get local guidance in niakiii.; the transfers, he would visit the various districts as early » possible in the recess and confer'with the local authorities. He wished to make the money available go as far as possible in the direction in that it was most required, and he would give the local authorities ample notice of his visits to the;: districts. The Estimates are being discus'-'d in committee to night, and followbu; the precedent established in connection with the Finance Bill, members' speeches on the first item are being reported in Hansard.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1916, Page 5
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