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Appropriations for Public, Works Services.

CLASS XVII.—RAILWAYS.

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1917-18. Vote No. 91. —Ealiway Construction ... £ 400,000 ,, 92.—Additions to Open Lines 250,000 Total—Class XVII 650 000 Item. £ £ MINISTEE OF PUBLIC WORKS. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING LAND AND MATERIALS). VOTE No. 91. Railway Construction — 1 Kaihu Bailway Extension North Auckland Main Trunk— 2 : Kawakawa-Hokianga 3 Kirikopuni, Southwards ... 4 Kaiwaka, Northwards 5 Whangarei-North Auckland Main Trunk 6 Waipu Branch 7 Waiuku Branch 8 | Huntly-Awaroa East Coast Main Trunk— 9 Waihi-Tauranga 10 Tauranga-Te Maunga 11 Maunganui-Taneatua 12 Gisborne-Motu Napier-Gisborne — 13 Gisborne-Wairoa 14 Wairoa-Gisborne 15 Wairoa-Napier 16 Napier-Wairoa 17 Mount Egmont Branch 18 Opunake Branch Stratford-Main Trunk— 19 East end 20 West end 21 ! Eaetihi-Main Trunk 22 Stone Quarry Line, Eangitikei River 23 Featherston-Martinborough... 24 South Island Main Trunk ... Midland— 25 Nelson end 26 Reefton end 27 j Otira-Bealey' 28 Broken River to Bealey 29 Westport-lnangahua 30 Greymouth-Point Elizabeth... 31 Culverden-Waiau 32 Waimate Branch Extension 33 Lawrence-Boxburgh 34 j Otago Central 35 j Balclutha-Tuapeka Mouth . . 36 Catlins-Waimahaka 37 ; Winton-Heddon Bush 38 Orepuki-Waiau Extension ... 39 Land-claims, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities 40 Surveys, new lines of railway 41 : Permanent-way materials 1,000 20,000 10,000 20,000 40,000 500 15,000 4,000 5,000 10,000 25,000 12,000 10,000 10,000 1,000 20,000 100 25,000 30,000 20,000 18,000 100 100 5,000 5,000 100 60,000 5,000 500 100 20,000 1,000 100 15,000 100 100 500 500 400,000 500 700 50,000 Total required for current year —Vote No. 91 ... 461,000