8.—7 a,

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

•2-B. 7a.

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— 1925-26. Vote No. 42. —Railway Construction— £ GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 1,325,000 CREDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 175,000 NET TOTAL ... . . ... ... 1,150,000 Item " 1925-26. MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS. Estimated Estimated Estimated " Gross Credits- Net Amount RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING Expenditure. in-aid. required. LAND AND MATERIALS, HOLIDAY PAY, ETC., AND SALARIES OR WAGES, ALSO COST - OE - LIVING INCREASE, . . • WHICH IS SUBJECT TO REVISION AS ® k ® COST OF LIVING RISES OR FALLS). VOTE No. 42. I Railway Constbuction— 1 North Auckland Main Trunk— Huarau, Northwards ... 285,000 15,000 270,000 2 Whangarei Branch ... ... 19,000 4,000 15,000 3 Dargaville Branch ... ... 10,500 500 10,000 East Coast Main Trunk— 4 Paeroa-Pokeno ... ... 2,000 ... 2,000 5 Waihi-Taneatua (including Mount Branch) ... ... 335,000 35,000 300,000 6 Gisborne-Napier ... ... 208,000 8,000 200,000 7 Waikokopu Branch ... ... 60,000 10,000 50,000 8 Opunake Branch ... ... 62,000 2,000 60,000 9 Stratford - Main Trunk ... 130,000 30,000 100,000 Midland— 10 Glenhope-Murchison ... 31,000 1,000 30,000 11 Otira-Bealey ... ... 3,500 3,500 12 Westport-Inangahua ... ... 31,000 1,000 30,000 13 Orepuki-Waiau Extension ... 15,000 5,000 10,000 14 Lawrence-Roxburgh ... ... 54,000 4,000 50,000 15 Land-claims (including land taken for ballast pits and quarries, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities) ... 1,000 ... 1,000 16 Surveys (new lines of railway) ... 3,000 ... 3,000 17 Permanent-way materials .. 75,000 56,000 19,000 Total required for Current 1,325,000 175,000 1,150,000 Year—Vote No. 42.