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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued.

Number | Persons ltem VOTE No. 23. —MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ' 1936-37. J WORKS AND SERVICES —continued. 1936-37. Subdivision No. I. —Public Buildings—continued. £ £ Gardens and Grounds—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 27 Casual labour .. .. .. .. .. 125 28 Coke, coal, &c. .. . . .. .. . . 1 50 29 Seeds, plants, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 100 30 Implements, manures, &c. . . .. .. . . 175 31 Miscellaneous expenditure . . . . . . . . 50 500 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. 117,100 Subdivision No. II. —Roads. Charges for and incidental to — 32 Contribution towards construction, improvement, &c., of settlement roads (transfer to Public Works Fund vote " Roads, &c.") .. .. .. .. .. 39,000 33 Contribution towards renewal of road bridges (transfer to Public Works Fund vote " Roads, &c.") .. .. 20,000 34 Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. .. 20,000 35 Restoration of roadworks, bridges, &c., damaged by floods 80,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. . . .. .. 1,500 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 159,000 Subdivision No. III.—Irrigation, Drainage, and Riverprotection and Improvement Works. Charges for and incidental to — Irrigation works : Maintenance of dams, head-works, races, weirs, &c.— 36 Central Otago . . . . . . . . . . 17,000 37 South Canterbury (Redcliffs, Levels, and other schemes) 700 38 Teviot (replacement of pipes, &c.) . . . . . . 13,000 39 General investigations and surveys, &c. . . . . 250 40 Contribution towards construction, improvement, &c., of irrigation works (transfer to Public Works Fund vote, " Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage ") .. .. 97,500 River protection and improvement works— 41 Mariawatu River (protective-works at Massey College) . . 450 Subsidies— 42 Eyre River protective-works (£1 for £1), (Waimakariri River Trust) . . . . . . . . . . 1 ; 500 43 Mataura River (Titiroa Lock), (£1 for £1), (Southland County Council) . . . . . . . . 100 44 Waihou and Ohinemuri river-improvement (maintenance) 3,500 45 Contribution towards construction, improvement, &c., of river-protective works, land drainage, and reclamation works (transfer to Public Works Fund vote, " Lands improvement" .. .. .. .. .. 71.000 46 Works not specified . . . . .. . . .. 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. . . 1,000 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 205,500