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Instructions have been received to prepare designs for the following buildings, viz.: New Government Printing Office at Wellington; additions to the Whau Lunatic Asylum, Auckland ; and alterations to Supreme Courthouse at Wanganui for the purpose of improving the acoustics. The amount expended during the year on public buildings in the North Island was— £ s. d. Judicial ... ... ... ... ... 16,774 2 0 Postal and Telegraph ... ... ... ... 22,160 4 5 Lunatic asylums ... ... ... ... ... 16,724 10 7 Survey ... ... ... ... ... 33 12 6 Hospitals ... ... ... ... ... 122 0 0 Parliament Buildings ... ... ... ... 792 16 10 Quarantine stations ... ... ... - ... 33126 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... 8,416 4 7 Sundry repairs, alterations, furniture, fittings, &c. ... ... 20,403 15 9 Total ... ... '... .... ... £85,460 192 I have, &c, The Engineer in Charge, North Island. P. F. M. Bueeows, Architect.