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Appropriations for Main Highways Account.-- Construction Fund.

CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ETC., OF MAIN HIGHWAYS —continued.

— 1926-27. MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT—continued. VOTE No. 73—continued. £ £ Main Highways—continued. No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) — 127 Christchurch-Blenheim (via Parnassus), (free, 8,121 £1,000; £1 for £1, £7,121) 128 Waipara-Kaikoura (via Culverden), (free, £5,095; £1 7,540 for £1, £2,445) 129 Culverden-Hanmer (£1 for £1) ... ... 157 130 Waikari-Waitohi (£1 for £1) ... ... 290 131 Waikari-Scargill (£1 for £1)... ... ... 680 132 Engineering surveys (free) ... .. ... 50 16,838 No. 14 Highway District ( Canterbury Central) — 133 Christchurch-Blenheim (via Parnassus), (£1 for £1) 6,074 134 Christchurch-Dunedin (£3 for £1, £10,000; £1 for 16,263 £1, £6,263) 135 Sockburn-Southbridge (£1 for £1) ... ... 265 136 Christchurch-Akaroa (£1 for £1) ... ... 5,648 137 Christchurch-Lyttelton (via Sumner), (£1 for £1) 529 138 Eangiora-Oxford (via Loburn), (£1 for £1) ... 625 139 Christchurch-Blenheim to Bennett's (via Swannanoa), 1,075 (£1 for £1) 140 Upper Kiccarton-Arthur's Pass (free, £2,000; £2 for 2,950 £1, £600 ; £1 for £1, £350) 33,429 No. 15 Highway District ( Canterbury South) — 141 ! Christchurch-Dunedin (free, £750 ; £2 for £1, £500 ; 11,530 £1 for £1, £10,280) 142 Rakaia-Methven (£1 for £1) ... ... 834 143 Ashburton-Methven (£1 for £1) ... ... 135 144 Sheffield-Arundel (via Upper Bakaia Gorge Bridge), 3,120 (£1 for £1) 145 i Geraldine-Orari (via Peckham's Crossing), (£1 for £1) 344 146 Geraldine-Fairlie (via Cattle Valley), (£1 for £1) ... 70 147 Timaru-Hermitage (via Washdyke), (£1 for £1) ... 1,243 148 Pukeuri-Kurow (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 2,625 149 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 50 19,951 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) — 150 Dunedin-Christchurch (free, £4,320, £1 for £1, £25) 4,345 151 Cromwell-Hawea Flat (£2 for £1, £2,334 ; £1 for £1, 2,969 £635) 152 Palmerston-Queenstown (via Beck's), (free, £275; 2,512 £1 for £1, £2,237) 153 Arrowtown to Palmerston-Queenstown (£1 for £1) ... 100 154 Alexandra-Clyde (£2 for £1) ... ... 334 155 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 100 10,360 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) — 156 Clarkesville-Clyde (free, £1,906 ; £1 for £1, £600) ... 2,506 157 Dunedin-Invercargill (£1 for £1) ... ... 5,085 158 Balclutha-Tuapeka Mouth (free) ... ... 24,150 159 Bae's Junction-Edievale (free, £100; £1 for £1, £200) 300 160 McNab-Edievale (£1 for £1) ... ... 2,150 161 Engineering surveys (free) ... ... ... 50 34,241