B.—2a,

92

ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

PUBLIC WORKS DEPAR' 'MENT— cont, 'nued. item. 1 18 5-76. 1874-75. Brought forward £ s. d. £ 39,124 8. d. 8 10 £ b. d. PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. —continued. Railways, Middle Island— continued. Clutha to Mataura— continued. Commuted Travelling Allowance, G months at £100 Draftsman Assistant Engineer Commuted Travelling Allowance and Ex50 0 200 0 300 0 0 0 0 300 0 0 penses Surveyor Commuted Travelling Allowance and Ex75 0 0 75 0 0 300 0 0 penses Cadet, 6 months at £80, 6 months at £92 Contingencies, Otago Lines ... Land Purchase Officer 86 0 1,000 0 350 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 160 0 0 1,000 0 0 350 0 0 Total—Vote No. 20,369 3 4 22,086 5 0 LAND PURCHASE BRANCH. VOTE No. General Office — 1 Officer . 2 Clerks (1 at £225, and 1 at £100) 1 Clerk 1 Draftsman (also £50 Confiscated Lands) 300 325 180 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 275 0 0 50 0 0 Auckland — 1 Officer, Northern District 2 Officers, Thames ... 1 Officer, Poverty Bay 1 Officer, East Coast 3 Officers, Taupo, 2 at £2 2s. per diem, and lat£110s. 1 Clerk, Poverty Bay 500 825 550 150 885 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,121 5 100 0 766 10 0 0 0 2,0S6 180 4 0 0 0 1,916 5 0 4,291 4 0 Wellington — 3 Officers, 1 at £350 (also £50 from Confiscated Lands), 1 at £300, and 1 at £250 3 Officers, 1 at £500, 1 at £150, and 1 at £100 900 0 0 900 0 0 750 0 o Surveyors — 2 at £380 (including £30 each Travelling Allowance) 1 at £300, 1 at £275, and 4 at £250 3 Assistant Surveyors, 1 at £150,1 at £100, and 1 at £80 1,650 0 0 760 1,575 0 0 0 0 330 0 0 150 0 0 Total Vote No. 2,665 0 0 9,491 4 0 5,279 0 0 VOTE No. . Water Races — Province of Auckland (Thames) — Resident Engineer Commuted Travelling Allowance and Ex450 0 0 450 0 0 i penses Cadet, £150+ £50 50 200 0 0 0 0 50 SO 0 0 0 0 Carried forward 68,984 16 2