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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

(Including Purchase of Properties, Sites, Furniture, Fittings, and Fencing; Rebuilding and Additions and Alterations to Buildings, Furniture, and Implements; Water-supply, Drainage, &c; and Salaries or Wages ; also, Cost-of-living Increase, which is subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls.) 1922-23. Vote No. 43.—General ... ... ... 126,000 44.—Courthouses ... ... ... 5,000 45.—Prisons ... ... ... 25,000 46.—Police-stations ... ... ... 20,000 47.—Postal and Telegraph ... ... ... 100,000 48.—Agricultural ... ... ... 2,000 49.—Mental Hospitals ... ... ... 50,000 ,, 50. —Hospitals and Charitable Institutions ... 45,000 51.—School Buildings ... ... ... 1,000 Total ... ... ... 374,000 374,000 Item. £ £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. 43. General— 1 Wellington, Government House (additions, Aie.) ... 260 260 Parliament Buildings — 2 New buildings ... .. ... 110,000 110,000 2 Departmental Buildings — 3 Alexandra, Public Works Office (improvements) ... 350 4 Auckland, alterations to Police buildings, High Street, to accommodate Government Departments 3,300 5 Auckland, Law Court buildings (alterations) ... 200 6 Auckland, Penrose (Public Works Store and Yards), (on account) ... ... ... 5,500 7 Auckland (Public Works shops, store, and machinery), (on account) ... ... 100 8 Christchurch (Public Works store), sidings) ... 770 9 Dunedin (providing new landing-place for explosives) ... ... ... 450 10 New Plymouth (cottage for custodian) ... 1,175 11 Taumarunui (building), (on account) ... ... 1,000 12 :;: Wanganui Native Land Co.urt ... ... 4,550 Wellington— 13 Departmental Buildings (passenger elevator) ... 80 14 Departmental Buildings (additional fencing) ... 245 15 Dominion Museum (on account) ... ... 500 16 tKaiwarra School (levelling site, &c.) ... 1,526 17 New Fireproof Departmental Buildings (on account) ... ... ... 500 18 New Parliament Buildings (cellar accommodation for Government Departments) ... j 850 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 350 3,300 200 5,500 100 770 450 1,175 1,000 4,550 13 14 15 L6 17 80 245 500 1,526 500 18 850 ♦Recoverable from Aotea Maori Land Board. f Recoverable from the Education Board. *Bi the Educatioi Board.