PUBLIC BUILDINGS, AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH AND DUNEDIN (RETURN SHOWING ACTUAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1900 Session I, D-14

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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH AND DUNEDIN (RETURN SHOWING ACTUAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS ON).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 18th July, 1900. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the actual expenditure for the last ten years on public buildings in the Cities of Auckland, Wellington, Christehurch, and Dunedin ; return to give the name of the buildings on whioh the expenditure was incurred in each case." —(Mr. Withefobd.)

Return showing Expenditure during Ten Years ended 31st March, 1900, on Public Buildings in the Cities of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, giving the Names of the Buildings on which the Expenditure was incurred.

City. Name of Building. Expenditure. Total. Government House ... ... .■:,- Departmental Buildings Resident Magistrate's Court Supreme Court New Police-station Old Police-station Post-office ... ... ... University College Police-station, Ponsonby Post-office, Ponsonby ... £ 5,032 2,540 892 162 6,836 10 646 1,000 321 16 £ .uckland ... « 17,455 Wellington Government House Parliamentary Buildings Departmental Buildings Stamp-printing Office Government Printing Office Government Buildings' water-supply Museum ... .. .• Public Works Store, District Lands and Survey Office Office for census clerks ... Courthouse Prison, Mount Cook Prison, Terrace ... Police-station, Lambton Quay Police-station, Thorndon Police-station, Manners Street Police-station, Mount Cook Police-station, Newtown Government Life Insurance Buildings Post-office Post-office, Adelaide Road (sound-proof box) Post-office, Newtown Telephone Exchange Railway-station, Te Aro Victoria College Lunatic Asylum, Mount View . .|. 5,186 38,202 6,287 687 21,378 671 218 223 324 95 109 6,945 430 1,462 452 617 551 84 35,911 1,139 10 1,873 749 4,678 3,000 4,924 136,205

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Return showing Expenditure on Public Buildings— continued.

H. J. H. Blow, Public Works Department, Under-Secretary. 15th October, 1900. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,200 copies), £1 os. 6d.

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City. Name of Building. Expenditure. Total. ihristchurch Departmental Buildings Defence Offices Courthouse Government Life Insurance Buildings Police-station ... Post-office Hospital £ 1,895 242 2,024 18 1,091 2,566 1,360 Courthouse New Law-courts Gaol Police-station ... Government Life Insurance Buildings Post-office Post-office, North Dunedin Hospital Female Befuge 9,196 'unedin 439 471 22,775 2,700 15,699 529 21 8,699 700 52,033