B.—7A.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

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

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Item 1938—39, MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS—continued. £ VOTE No. 52—continued. MAIN HIGHWAYS —continued. Charges fob and incidental to —continued. 1 CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, repair, etc., of main highways—continued. Renewal —continued. £ No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. 13,000 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. 21,000 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. 17,000 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. 21,000 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. 15,000 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. 12,000 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. 9,000 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. 6,000 . No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. 3,000 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. 8,000 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central).. .. 5,000 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. 2,500 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. 7,500 288,000 Maintenance, Repair, &c. — No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. 100,000 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. 170,000 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. 100,000 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. 95,000 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. 150,000 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. 65,000 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. 48,000 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. 75,000 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. 52,000 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. 48,000 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. 70,000 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. 78,000 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. 27,000 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. 48,000 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. 47,000 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central).. .. 45,000 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. .. 40,000 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. 60,000 1,318,000 General — Administration and general expenses .. .. 175,000 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 Plant (purchase of) .. .. .. 150,000 327,000 5,243,000