B.—7A.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

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

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Item 1937-38. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. _____ VOTE No. 55 —continued. £ MAIN HIGHWAYS—continued. Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 1 CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, repair, etc., op main highways—continued. Renewal —continued. £ No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. 12,000 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. 15,000 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. 15,000 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) . . 15,000 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. 10,000 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. 9,000 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. 28,000 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. 1,000 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. 1,000 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. 3,000 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central).. .. 4,000 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. 3,000 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. 10,000 239,000 Maintenance, Repair, &c. — No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) . . 95,000 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. 160,000 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. 85,000 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. 66,000 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. 80,000 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. 64,000 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) . . . . 47,000 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) . . . . 73,000 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. 53,000 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) . . 53,000 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. 59,000 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) . . . . 65,000 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) . . 26,000 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. 46,000 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. 47,000 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central).. . . 47,000 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. 52,000 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. 54,000 1,172,000 General — Administration and general expenses .. .. 129,500 Compassionate grant to widow and dependants of Assistant Engineer D. F. Hulse .. .. 2,500 Compassionate grant to widow and dependant of Temporary Overseer T. W. Smith .. .. 1,500 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 Grant to J. T. Lloyd on account of effects damaged by water .. . . .. . . .. 15 Plant (purchase of) .. . . .. 100,000 236,515 4,296,515