8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES —continued.

10— B. 7.

145

Number Of Item Y0TE Xo 24,—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC IJd7-d8. 8 ° nS " WORKS AND SERVICES —continued. 1937-38. Subsection No. III. —Irrigation, Drainage, and River- £ £ protection and Improvement Works —continued. Charges foe and incidental to —continued. River protection and improvement works —continued. 52 Manawatu River (protective works at Massey College) .. 450 53 Otaki River (protective works) .. .. .. 1.200 Subsidies — 54 Eyre River protective works (£1 for £1), (Waimakariri River Trust) .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 55 Karaka Stream (impounding area), (£1 for £2), (Thames Borough Council) .. .. . . .. 400 56 Waihou and Ohinemuri river-improvement (maintenance) 3,500 57 Contribution towards construction, improvement, &c., of river-protective works, land drainage, and reclamation works (transfer to Public Works Fund vote, " Lands improvement") .. .. .. .. .. 70,000 58 Works not specified .. .. .. .. .. 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —■ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 2,550 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 221,750 Subdivision No. IV.—Railway-lines. Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of unopened railway-lines, including wages of caretakers, materials, costs of operation of goods and passenger services, damages and compensation, hire of wagons, and all other charges —■ 59 Okaihau-Rangiahua .. .. .. .. 1,200 60 Dargaville Branch .. .. .. .. 4,500 61 Gisborne-Waikokopu .. .. .. .. 16,500 62 Waikokopu Section .. .. .. .. 4,000 63 Napier-Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 13,500 64 Wharanui-Parnassus .. .. .. .. 400 65 Kawatiri-Inangahua .. .. .. .. 200 66 Westport-Inangahua .. .. .. .. 500 67 Miscellaneous works .. .. .. .. 200 68 Contribution towards improvement and additions to open railway-lines (transfer to Public Works Fund vote, I " Railways improvement, &c.") .. .. .. 49,600 69 ; Radio sets for Public Works workmen (recoverable) .. 1,000 70 Transfer to Working Railways Account on account of various special works .. .. .. .. .. 29,300 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) £5,300 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. —■ 120,900 i Subdivision No. V. —Plant, Material, and Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 71 Aerodromes and emergency landing-grounds for air services (£25,000 recoverable) .. .. .. .. 320,000 72 I Bluff Hill, Napier (removal of slip) .. .. .. I 280