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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. EXPENDITURE on Public Works under the Control of the Resident Engineer, Westland District, and on Salaries, Travelling Expenses &c., of the Resident Engineer and Staff, from the 31st March, 1886, to the 30th September, 1887.

Public Works Department, Wellington, 20th December, 1887. W. A. Thomas.

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Works. Salaries. Travelling Expenses. Contingencies.* Total. Out of Public Works Department Votes, — Salaries : Departmental: District offices Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Sleepers contract .. .. .. ,. Hokitika-Christchurch Road Buller Road Additions to open lines of railways: Greymouth-Brunnerton Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika Road Inangahua Bridge Waitahu Bridge Greymouth-Okarito Road Lyell Bridge Police-station, Denniston Police-station, Brunnerton New prison, Greymouth Police-station, Greymouth £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. 18,758 1 8 194 0 0 7,720 17 11 3,566 0 0 63 9 10 336 10 4 150 10 0 3,099 0 0 1,675 0 0 927 3 4 245' 0 4 364 13 10 62 6 11 5 0 0 62 2 11 1,695 0 0 20,294 19 2 256 6 11 8,328 1 5 3,767 15 3 63 9 10 599 4 4 152 17 6 3,452 7 3 23 7 5 44 9 7 239 9 10 172 6 9 903 16 5 408 16 10 538*10 6 114 18 4 6313 0 24 14 0 157*13 4 6 14 6 0 12 6 27 13 9 10 8 5 98 6 2 1 15 0 71 8 6 12 19 0 44 9 7 3 3 0 1 12 0 254* 5 0 235 12 4 170 14 9 877 11 5 395 16 10 26* 5 0 014 6 13' 0 0 Out of Mines Department Votes, — Mokihinui-Karamea Road Cobden-Coal Creek Road Miscellaneous roads } 1,369' 7 0 138*13 10 f 1 595 15 0 788 18 0 123 7 10 Out of Funds provided by Local Bodies, — Greymouth Wharf Contract Greymouth cranes Sidings 12,811 19 11 218 6 6 9,945 10 0 2,695 18 5 388 18 0 Totals 49,749 12 0 4,070 15 10t 379 11 Of 740 16 lit 54,940 15 9 * Including advertising, fuel for offices, instrument allowances, office expenses generally, and petty expenditure on works, for which special authorities have been issued. • 1 ? mounts are , lnolud <=d charges for surveys, and preparation of contracts representing works to the value of £37,500, over and above the amount in the first column. They also include £1,800 for overseers' wages, which is not usually included in engineering expenses. . TE ;- Th i! distriCt l f f hich the t :! ?. esia . e » t Engineer has charge extends along the West Coast from Mokihinui to Okarito, a distance of about 150 miles, and the extent to which the works of which he has charge reach from coast-line inland from 5 to 50 miles. It will be evident, therefore, that the supervision under such circumstances must be more costly, especially as the conveniences for travelling are not so good as m some other districts. w»wji c^ociuaij,