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1892. NEW ZEALAND

THE CO-OPERATIVE SYSTEM (RETURN OF WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated sth July, 1892. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the amount of money expended during the last financial year on works carried out under the co-operative system, or by the ' unemployed : such return to specify separately each district in which such work was performed, and the amount expended on such work ; also the nature of the work done."—(Mr. Fish.)

Return showing the Amount of Money expended during the last Financial Year on Works carried out under the Co-operative System, or by the "Unemployed," specifying separately each District in which such Work was performed, the Nature of the Work done, and the Amount expended on each Work.

H. J H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works. Public Works Office, Wellington, 12th September, 1892.

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District. Work. Nature of Work done. Lmount expendei during the Year 1891-92. 1. By the Public Works Depabtment. Auckland Marton-Te Awamutu Railway, north end, Mokau Section, 4 miles 34 chains Formation, principally heavy cuttings and banks ; construction of masonry and concrete culverts, and setting pipedrains Formation, principally heavy cuttings and embankments; construction of masonry culverts, and erection of bridges Formation and drainage, forming railway embankment from side-cuttings in swamp and light cuttings on line £ s. d. 5 070 0 0 Whangarei-Kamo Railway extension, Hikurangi Section, 4 miles 40 chains 3,579 0 0 Grahamstown-Te Aroha Railway, Paeroa Section, 11 miles 3 chains Marton-Te Awamutu Railway— South end, Makohine Section, 4 miles 40 chains 3 564 0 0 Wellington Felling and clearing bush, and forming line and station light cutting and bank Felling and clearing bush, and forming line Clearing and forming line, and constructing concrete culverts 2 175 0 0 v/ Powhakaroa Section, 3 miles 470 0 0 Eketahuna - Woodvill e Railway, Makakahl Section, 3 miles 9 chains Greymouth-Hokitika Railway 1 934 0 0 Westland Completing formation generally, constructing concrete culverts, and building bridges Felling and clearing bush , forming line and constructing concrete culverts 5,110 0 0 Nehon Westport-Ngakawau Railway, extension to Mokihinui, 7 miles 12 chains Otago Central Railway, Middle-march-Hyde Section, 10 miles 8,346 0 0 Otago Formation, moderately heavy cuttings in clay and rock and gravel, and construction of masonry culverts Felling and clearing bush ; formation of heavy cuttings and embankments, and construction of masonry culverts Felling and clearing bush , forming line, and constructing culverts 10,530 0 0 Catlin's River Railway section from 13m. 47ch. to 16m. 5ch. 7 035 0 0 Seaward Bush Railway, Waituna Section, 4 miles 2 chains 2 730 0 0 Wellington 2. By the Lands ai [d Survey Depabtment. 1,419 0 0 Makuri Gorge Road Road-construction, consisting of bushfelling, earthwork, culverts, and gravelling Ditto Nelson Canterbury Makairo Road Riwaka Valley Road Hanmer-Culverden Road Bealey Valley Road deviation Dyer's Pass Road Maerewhenua Road 3 236 0 0 372 0 0 1 531 0 0 5,100 0 0 112 0 0 7 503 0 0 Otago and Southland Road-construction, consisting of bushfelling, earthwork, and gravelling Ditto Waikawa-Catlin's Road 5 930 0 0 £75 746 0 0