B.—7a.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

CLASS XXVIII.—RAILWAYS.

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1908-9. Vote No. 94.—Railway Construction 91 £ i0 ,000 „ 95.—Additions to Open Lines 31 15 ,000 Total—Class XXVIII 1,2 15 ,000 :tom. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING LAND AND MATERIALS). i 2 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 VOTE No. 94. Railway Construction— Kawakawa-Grahamtown Helensville Northwards Gisborne-Rotorua Marton-Te Awamutu Mount Egmont Branch (including stone-crushing plant) Stratford-Ongarue Blenheim-Waipara Midland Westport-Inangah ua Ngahere-Blackball Greymouth—Hokitika (extension to Ross) Otago Central Lawrence-Roxburgh Catlin's-Waimahaka Gore-Waikaka Riversdale-Switzers Orepuki-Waiau Land-claims, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities Surveys, new lines of railway Permanent-way materials 40 ,000 80 ,000 60 ,000 225 ,000 15 ,000 40 ,000 50 ,000 150 ,000 15 ,000 20 ,000 15 ,000 1,000 30 ,000 80 ,000 12 ,000 18 ,000 30 ,000 19 20 1,000 6,000 112 ,000 Total required for current year—Vote No. 94 1, 000 ,000 900 ,000 MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS. ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES. 1 2 8 4 5 VOTE No. 95. Additions to Opbn Links— Way and Works Branch — Auckland Section Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section Picton Section Hurunui-BlufE Section Interlocking signal-gear, fixed signals, tablet installation, telegraphs, and telephones . ...I 39 ,130 35 ,688 485 22 ,759 32 ,000