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B.—7a.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

(Including Purchase of Properties, Sites, Furniture, Fittings, and Fencing ; Eebuilding 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.) — 1923-24. £ Vote No. 47.—General ... ... ... 23,000 48.—Courthouses ... ... ... 7,000 19.—Prison Buildings and Works ... ... 30,000 50.—Police-stations ... ... ... 20,000 51.—Postal and Telegraph ... ... ... 100,250 52.—Agricultural ... ... ... 2,600 53.—Mental Hospital Buildings ... ... 40,000 ,, 54.—Hospitals and Charitable Institutions ... 40,000 Total ... ... ... 262,850 262, 150 Item. £ £ £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WOEKS. VOTE No. 47. General — Parliament Buildings — 1 ■ New buildings ... .. ... 4,000 4,000 4 5 6 7 8 9 Departmental Buildings — 2 Alexandra (purchase of property for clerk's residence) ... ... ••• 605 3 Auckland, alterations to Police buildings, High Street, to accommodate Government Departments (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 4 Auckland, Law Court buildings (alterations) ... 850 5 j Auckland, Penrose (Public Works Store and Yards), (on account) ... ... ... 6,350 6 j Auckland (Public Works shops, store, and machinery), (on account) ... ... 100 7 Christchurch, Lands and Survey offices (additions) 600 8 i Christchurch (Public Works store), sidings) ... 750 9 Dunedin (providing new landing-place for explosives) ... ... •■• 65 10 | Gisborne (fittings for Lands and Survey Depart- I ment) ... ■•• " ■•• 275 11 Greymouth (purchase of residence for Collector of Customs) ... ... ... ! 1,405 12 | Taumarunui (building), (on account) ... ... j 1,000 13 Taumarunui, Eesident Engineer's residence (additions) ... ... .. 230 Wellington— 14 Departmental Buildings (additional fencing) ... 245 15 Dominion Museum (on account) ... ... 500 16 Government Printing Office (additional lavatory accommodation) ... ... ... I 225 2 3 605 1,000 850 6,350 100 600 750 65 10 275 11 1,405 1,000 12 18 230 11 15 10 245 500 225