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ESTIMATE for Completion of Works, Armament, Submarine Defences, Torpedoboat Sheds, Magazines, etc., and Purchase of Small Arms and Ammunition.

First Year. Second Year. Third Year. Estimated Expenditure annually on Defence Forces and Works .. £67,643 £67,643 £67,643 Estimated Expenditure on Eearmament of Forces, Completion of Works, &c, including old Liabilities ... ... ... ' ... 37.980 22,800 8,000 Totals ... ... ... ... £105,623 £90,443 £75,643

CLASSIFIED Return of Proposed Expenditure on Works of Defence.

'irsi ear. iecom ear. Lin ear. item. COMPLETION OF WORKS, ETC. VOTE No. . Purchase of Martini-Henry Rifles — 2,500 Martini-Henry Rifles ... 1,500 1,000 „ Reserve of Small-arms Ammunition (1,000,000) Freight and Insurance on above Alteration in 6in. B.L. Guns ... Completion of Submarine Works and Stores Completion of Forts now under Construction New Works Torpedo-boat Sheds, Slips, &c. Magazines (District Civilian) ... Telegraph Communication Completion of Artillery Stores and Ammunition Miscellaneous Liabilities on old order for Ordnance and other warlike Stores £ 10,000 2,000 450 3,500 C,565 2,190 5,775 1,000 1,250 750 1,500 1,000 £ 6,000 2,000 250 2,800 1,825 1,600 4,875 700 750 £ 4,000 200 2,800 £ 10.000 6,000 4,000 4,000 900 9,100 8,390 3,790 10,650 1,700 2,000 750 2,500 3,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 Total—Vote No. . 37,980 22,800 8,000 68,780

M Port. Work. [ Particulars. Estimated Expe: First Second Year. Year. iditure. Third Year. [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Auckland ... Wellington 5) Lyttelton ... Mt. Victoria ... Gardens Battery Island Bay North Shore ... (A.) —New Woeks. 8in. B.L. emplacement, magazine, earthworks, &c. 7in. M.L. 6in. B.L. 8in. B.L. 6in. B.L. Electric-light casemate, &c 8in. B.L. gun on new site; emplacement, &c. ... 6in. B.L. gun emplacement, &c. £ 2,050 750 1,125 £ 2,000 875 £ ,, ... ,, ... 650 1,200 Dunedin ... Westport... Taiaroa Head ... Suitable site 2,000 Totals for new works 5,775 4,875 Auckland ... 'B.)— Completion of Existing Works. Completion of works in hand £ 200 £ £ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ,, ,, ... Wellington ,; 55 Lyttelton ... N. Head Works Fort Bastion ... General Gordon Point ... Kau Point Fort Ballance ... Mt. Crawford ... Fort Kelburne... General ,, ... Fort Jervois ... General ,, ,, Telephonic circuit... Completion 8in. B.L. emplacement, &c. Emplacement, &c, for 1 Q,F. G-pr. Hotchkiss... Modifications and improvements Blockhouse and field-works... New hoist, &c. Telephonic circuit... Miscellaneous Completion of works in hand Telephonic circuit... Miscellaneous Abandonment of position and removal of guns Eemoval of 6in. gun (for Westport) ... Rearrangements and improvements ... Completion of works to design Telephonic circuit... Miscellaneous 100 400 70 400 300 200 350 170 70 260 200 ,, ... 200 Dunedin ... Lawyer's Head Lighthouse Batty. Taiaroa Hd. Wks. Harrington Point General 220 50 225 j) • ■ ■ )) • ■ • 250 j, ... 25 ;, ... 100 „ j> Totals for completion of existing works 2,190 1,600