8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—continued.

144

Number Persons VOTE No. 24,—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1937-38. ' WORKS AND SERVICES—continued. 1937-38. ' " Subdivision No. I. —Public Buildings —continued. £ £ Gardens and Grounds, General— 32 ! Salaries — £ 1 at £300 .. .. .. .. .. 300 3 at £251 .. .. .. .. .. 753 3 at £242 .. .. .. .. .. 726 4 at £238 .. .. .. .. .. 952 2 at £221 .. .. .. .. .. 442 14 1 at £207 .. .. .. .. .. 207 3,380 26 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public —• Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. £1,850 3,380 Other Charges for and incidental to — — 33 Casual labour .. .. .. .. . . 100 34 Coke, coal, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 20 35 Implements, manures, &c. .. .. .. .. 100 36 Seeds, plants, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 50 37 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. .. .. 50 320 Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. .. : . 150,850 Subdivision No. II. —Roads. Charges for and incidental to —■ 38 Contribution towards construction, improvement, &c., of settlement roads (transfer to Public Works Fund vote, " Roads, &c.") .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 39 Contribution towards renewal of road bridges (transfer to Public Works Fund vote, " Roads, &c.") .. .. 20,000 40 Maintenance and repairs to roads .. .. .. 20,000 41 Maintenance of Wanganui River services (contribution) .. 300 42 Restoration of roadworks, bridges, &e., damaged by floods 40,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —• £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,500 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 120,300 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.— 43 Central Otago .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 44 South Canterbury (Redclifls, Levels, and other schemes) 260 45 Teviot (replacement of pipes, &c.) .. .. .. 5,000 46 General investigations and surveys, &c. .. 250 47 Contribution towards construction, improvement, &c., of irrigation works (transfer to Public Works Fund vote, " Irrigation, water-supply, and drainage ") .. .. 85,000 River protection and improvement works— 48 Awanui River (dredging) .. .. .. .. 2,500* 49 Lake Ellesmere Outlet .. .. .. .. 440 50 MacLennan River improvements : Clearing blockage by timber .. .. .. .. .. .. 750 51 Maintenance and repair of river-protection works throughout New Zealand .. .. .. .. 30,000 * Half cost recoverable from Harbour Board,