B.—7a

Appropriations for Public Works Services

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

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item 1936-37. — MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. 60—continued. £ MAIN HIGHWAYS—continued. Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 1 CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, repair, etc., or main highways—continued. Renewal —continued. £ No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. 9,000 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. 21,000 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) . . .. 12,000 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. 14,000 No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) . . . . 9,000 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. 12,000 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) .. 15,000 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. 9,000 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. .. 22,000 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. 2,000 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. 9,000 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) .. 1,000 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) . . 7,000 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) . . .. 3,000 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. 4,000 209,000 Maintenance, Repair, &c. — No. 1 Highway District (Auckland North) .. 87,000 No. 2 Highway District (Auckland South) .. 153,000 No. 3 Highway District (Tauranga) .. .. 70,000 No. 4 Highway District (Gisborne) .. .. 61,000 No. 5 Highway District (Hawke's Bay) .. .. 73,000 No. 6 Highway District (King-country) .. .. 62,000 No. 7 Highway District (Taranaki) .. .. 50,000 ' No. 8 Highway District (Wanganui) .. .. 55,000 No. 9 Highway District (Wellington West) .. 61,000 No. 10 Highway District (Wellington East) . . 56,000 No. 11 Highway District (Nelson) .. .. 52,000 No. 12 Highway District (West Coast) .. . . 58,000 No. 13 Highway District (Canterbury North) .. 23,000 No. 14 Highway District (Canterbury Central) .. 42,000 No. 15 Highway District (Canterbury South) . . 40,000 No. 16 Highway District (Otago Central) . . 39,000 No. 17 Highway District (Otago South) .. 37,000 No. 18 Highway District (Southland) .. .. 53,000 1,072,000 General— Administration and general expenses . . .. 83,000 Ex gratia payment to H. W. Holmes on account of injuries received .. . . .. .. 54 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 Plant (purchase of) .. .. .. 90,000 176,054 3,012,054 2 Interest on loans recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. 130,000 3 Management charges of New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. 250 4 Post and Telegraph Department: Cost of collection of motorregistration fees and payment on account of transfers .. 25,000