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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued.

Item - 1926-27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. 45. £ £ General— Parliament Buildings—■ 1 New buildings ... ... ... 2,000 2 New Parliament Buildings (cellar accommodation for Government Departments) . . ... 300 3 New Parliament Buildings (fire -prevention in storage area on basement) ... ... 195 4 New wing (on account) ... ... ... 20,000 Departmental Buildings— 5 Alexandra (Resident Engineer's and Chief Clerk's residences), (electric lighting, heating, &c.) ... 85 6 Auckland (Departmental Buildings), (lift) *... 1,650 7 Auckland (alterations to Police buildings, High Street, to accommodate Government Departments), (on account) ... ... ... 1,000 8 Auckland, Fanshawe Street (Public Works shops, store, and machinery), (on account) ... 240 9 Auckland (Jubilee Institute for the Blind), (erection of new building), (contribution) ... ... 6,000 10 Auckland, Penrose (Public Works store and yards), (on account) ... ... ... 3,000 11 Christchurch, Worcester Street (additions and alterations for accommodation for Government Analyst) ... ... ... 135 12 Christchurch (Departmental Buildings), (erection of shed and subdividing strong-room) ... 310 13 Christchurch Lands and Deeds Offices (extension of strong-room) ... ... ... 1,550 14 Dunedin (alterations to old police-station to accommodate Government Departments) ... 115 15 Dunedin (garage and store) ... ... 1,100 16 Greymouth (Public Works store) ... ... 1,265 17 Invercargill (Departmental Buildings), (additions for Public Works Department) ... ... 315 18 London (High Commissioner's Office), (on accoant) 80,315 19 Napier (Public Works Office), (additions) ... 500 20 Shelly Bay Magazine (Caretaker's quarters) ... 500 21 Taumarunui (Departmental Buildings) ... 3,500 22 Taumarunui (accommodation for married officers), (land and buildings) ... ... ... 1,170 23 Tokaanu (fish-hatchery) ... ... ... 2,445 Wellington— 24 Additions to Main Departmental Buildings (on account) ... ... ... 2,000 25 Additions to Main Departmental Buildings (furniture) ... ... ... 185 26 Departmental Buildings (additional fencing) ... 245 27 Departmental Buildings, Stout, Bunny, and Featherston Streets (improvements) ... 6,500 28 Dictograph system for Public Works and Lands Departments ... ... ... 1,155 29 Government Printing Office (installation of firealarms) ... ... ... 75 30 Government Printing Office (additions), (on account) ... ... ... 2,000 31 Hector Observatory (provision for seismograph) 80 32 Hector Observatory additions ... ... 1,425 33 Museum Building (new), towards cost of erecting (£1 for £1, up to £100,000), (on account).. 500