COUNCIL PAPER.

Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1148, 6 February 1874, Page 4

COUNCIL PAPER.

We extract from the Colonist the following paper laid on the table of the Provincial Council: SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC WOBKS. UOADS

Total Acres 400,000 Also rents of "Wharf and Reclaimed Land as security for £15,000 for Wharf and Reclamation, Nelson Harbor.

Wai-iti to Btiller via Hope Valley £8000 Buller Vulley.GriptoNine-mile 50,000 Reefton to bead of Murray Creek 2500 Mokiliinui and Lyell 5000 Cobdon and Coal Creek 1500 Hatimer Plain via Tarndale Waiau to Conway via Sherwood Forest, and other works, Ajnuri 15,000 To Rai Valley 8000 Golden Bay 6000 Westport via Addison.Charleston, and Brighton, to Kazorback 5000 Grey Valley to Square Town 8000 Pigeon Valley, Stanley Brook, Doyedale, and Moutere 3500 Waugapeka and Baton 2O00 Branch Roads— Grey Valley ... 10,000 Buller and Iuangahua Valleys 13,000 Bridges— Maitai Paver ... 2000 Motueka River, and "Wharf ... 8000 Waiau River, Ainuri 6O00 Wairoa River 5000 Buller River, at Lyell 3000 Ahaura River 2000 Huruuui River, Greta Crossing, to meet equal sum from Canterbury, and remainder from private subscriptions 2000 Grey at Cobden, half with Province of Westland 5000 Wharf and reclamation of Land, Nelson Harbor 15,000 „ at Cobden 2500 Harbor Improvements 5000 Public Buildings 10,000 School Buildings 5000 Surveys 10,000 Waterworks for Goldfields ... 25,000 Contingencies 12,000 Total £250,000 Lands Proposed to be Given as Security eor Public Works Loans. District. Acerage. Matakitaki 25,000 Matiri 25,000 Inangahua 60,000 Lower Buller 50,000 Maruia 50,000 Amuri 75,000 Grey Valley ... 115,000