B.—7a

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

2—B. 7a.

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_ 1936-37. Vote No. 36. —Railway Construction— • £ GROSS TOTAL ... ... ••• ••• 654,550 Credits-IN-aid ... ... ••• ••• 69,550 NET TOTAL ... . . ... ... 585,000 Item 1936-37. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING Gross Credits- Net Amount LAND AND MATERIALS, HOLIDAY Expenditure. in-aid. required. PAY, ETC., AND SALARIES OR F WAGES). ; : : VOTE No. 36. £ £ £ Railway Construction— 1 Dargaville Branch .. .. .. 32,200 .. 32,200 East Coast Main Trunk (GisborneNapier)— 2 Gisborne-Waikokopu .. .. 130,800 500 130,300 3 Waikokopu-Wairoa .. .. 22,500 .. 22,500 4 Wairoa-Putorino .. . . .. 100,500 500 100,000 5 Putorino-Napier (earthquake and flood-damage restoration) .. 48,000 48,000* Westport-Inangahua — 6 Te Kuha-Inangahua .. .. 100,000 .. 100,000 South Island Main Trunk (Picton-Wai-para) — 7 Wharanui-Parnassus 190,000 .. 190,000 8 Land-claims (including land taken for ballast-pits and. quarries, damages or losses on goods in transit, and other liabilities) .. .. • • 8,500 550 7,950 9 Surveys (new lines of railways) .. 50 .. 50 10 Permanent-way material .. .. 22,000 20,000 2,000 Total for Current Year — 654,550 69,550 585,000 Vote No. 36 TOTAL .... .... .... £585,000 * Recoverable from Working Railways Account.