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Appropriations for Public Works Services

CLASS XXI.—RAILWAYS— continued.

Item. 1920-21. MINISTEE OF PUBLIC WOEKS— continued. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION, ETC.—continued. £ 81 32 33 34 86 86 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 VOTE No. 40— continued. Eailway Construction— continued. Midland— Nelson end Eeefton end Otira-Bealey Westport-Inangahua Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Culverden-Waiau Waimate Branch Extension Otago Central Balclutha-Tuapeka Mouth Winton—Heddon Bush Orepuki - Waiau Extension Lawrence-Eoxburgh Land-claims, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities Surveys, new lines of railway Permanent-way materials 10,000 1,000 125,000 100 10,000 2,500 7,500 20,000 6,000 8,000 7,500 8,000 44 45 3,000 2,500 125,000 Total required for current year—Vote No. 40 986,200 MINISTEE OP EAILWAYS 800,000 ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES. 1 2 8 4 VOTE No. 41. Additions to Open Lines— Way and Works Branch— North Island Main Lines and Branches South Island Main Lines and Branches Whangarei Section Interlocking signal gear, fixed signals, tablet installation, telegraphs, and telephones Locomotive Branch— Boiling-stock (on account of £685,000) Workshops machinery 150,000 100,000 10,000 450,000 15,000 5 6 160,000 15,000 Total—Vote No. 41 TOTAL CLASS XXI £1 250; iOO