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PUBLIC WORKS —continued. Annual statement, D.-l—continued. Chief Electrical Engineer : Annual report—continued. Generating-schemes in operation—continued. South Island elect-ric-power system, D.-l, 92, 119. Tables : North Island and South Island Electricpower systems, D.-l, 119. Growth of load, D.-l, 108. Inspections of electric lines, also private generatingplants, D.-l, 113. Licenses and permits issued, D.-l, 114. Local electric-supply systems, D.-l, 102. Electric-supply— North Island system : Maximum quantity loads, D.-l, xii. South Island system : Maximum quantity loads, D.-l, xiii. Engineer-in-Chief : Annual report — Aerodromes, landing-grounds, and air-route facilities : Establishment, D.-l, 68. Construction and improvement of roads and bridges, D.-l, 41. Designing office, D.-l, 75. Harbour-works, D.-l, 65. Hydro-electric development, D.-l, 39. Improvements to school-sites, D.-l, 65. Irrigation, D.-l, 36. Lands-improvement, D.-l, 60. Plant and mechanical equipment, D.-l, 73. Public buildings, D.-l, 76. Railways, D.-l, 25. Small-farms scheme, D.-l, 64. Tramways, D.-l, 75. Irrigation : Total area for which irrigation water is available, D.-l, xxvi. Finance— Annual public-works expenditure : Loan-money, D.-l, vi. Annual main highways accounts, D.-l, 234. Development of water-power : Statement of accounts, D.-l, 12-19. Expenditure and liabilities on public buildings out of Public Works Fund, D.-l, 11. Expenditure for the year: Audited statement of expenditure out of Public Works Fund for the year 1937-38, D.-l, 23. Net expenditure on road-construction, including main highways, for years 1913—14 to 1938-39, D.-l, xxii. Percentage earned on operating-capital after paying net operating-expenses, D.-l, xiv. Railways Statement, showing expenditure on construction of railways, D.-l, 8. Receipts and expenditure, Public Works Fund, 1937-38, D.-l, ix. Total expenditure : Summary showing total expenditure out of Public Works Fund, D.-l, 1. Yearly expenditure out of Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), 1916—17 to 1937-38, D.—l, 2. Government Architect : Annual report on buildings, &c., D.-l, 77. Irrigation and water-supply— Schedule of schemes, completed or under construction, D.-l, 20. Total area for which irrigation .water is available, D.-l, xxvi. Main Highways Board : Annual report — Beautification of highways, D.-l, 209. Bridges, D.-l, 184. Classification of roads, &c., D.-l, 210. Complaints during reconstruction, D.-l, 207. Construction, D.-l, 238. Declarations and adjustments of main highways, D.-l, 214. Finance, D.-l, 175, 234. Flood damage, D.-l, 178. Foremen and overseers of road construction : Examination, D.-l, 214. General, D.-l, 175. Highway engineering and design, D.-l, 210. Highways materials, testing of, D.-l, 210. Improving visibility at corners and intersections, D.—l, 207. Legislation, D.-l, 175. Lengths of main highways, D.-l, 238. Lighting on main highways, D.-l, 208. Local Authorities — Advances, D.-l, 209. Appeal of local authority against decision of Board as to apportionment of cost of work, D.-l, 215. Contact with, D.-l, 207. Magnetic truck, D.-l, 213. Maintenance, D.-l, 162, 239.

PUBLIC WORKS —continued. Annual statement, D.-l—continued. Main Highways Board : Annual report —continued. Mileage of main highways metalled and surfaced since inception of Board's operations (9th June, 1924). D.-l, 239. Personnel, D.-l, 175. Plant, D.-l, 209. Progress report, D.-l, 216. Renewals and improvements, D.-l, 179. Residential accommodation for regular surfacemen, D.-l, 209. Road-safety measures, D.-l, 206. Sign-posting, centre-line marking, &c., D.-l, 208. Speeds on main highways, D.-l, 205. Standardization of road signs, D.-l, 208. State-highways system, D.-l, 185. Tables — Annual main highways accounts, D.-l, 234. Construction of work completed during the year 1937-38, D.-l, 238. Length of main highways, D.-l, 238. Lengths of main highways metalled and surfaced since inception of Board's operations (9th June, 1924), D.-l, 239. Maintenance of main highways (including bridges), D.-l, 239. Tests of stone completed during year, D.-l, 240. Traffic census, D.-l, 186. Working-conditions and rates of wages, D.-l, 208. Minister's report — Aerodromes and subsidiary services : Establishment, D.-l, xxxi. Education buildings, D.-l, xxxi. Finance— Expenditure, 1937-38 : Public Works Fund, D.-l, viii. Receipts, Public Works Department, 1937-38, D.-l, ix. Votes under control of Minister of Public Works : Summary, D.-l, v. Votes under control of Ministers other than Minister of Public Works : Summary, D.-l, vi. Hawke's Bay floods, D.-l, xxiii. Health and hospital institutions, D.-l, xxx. Mental hospitals, D.-l, xxx. Harbour-works and lighthouses, D.-l, xxxvi. Hydro-electric development, D.-l, xii. Irrigation and water-supply, D.-l, xxiv. Land-improvement, D.-l, xxxiv. Main highways, D.-l, x. Native-land settlement, D.-l, xxxvi. Plant and mechanical equipment, D.-l, xxxv. Public buildings, D.-l, xxvii. Railway-construction, D.-l, xvi. Railways : Improvements and additions to open lines, D.-l, xx. Settlement and other roads, D.-l, xxi. Settlement of unemployed workers, D.-l, xxxv. Telegraph extensions, D.-l, xxxii. Tourist and health resorts, D.-l, xxxiv. Main highways and roads — Lewis Pass Road : A short descriptive (scenic) account, ' C.-6, 12. Roads and tracks : Mining areas, C.-2, 13. RADIO. See BROADCASTING ; also under POST AND TELEGRAPH. RAILWAYS— Accidents — Aylesbury accident, D.-2, vii. Derailment of special excursion train near Ratana on 26th March, 1938, D.-2, vii, xl; D.-3. Annual statement, D.-2 — Balance-sheets and statements of accounts and statistical returns, 1936, D.-2, 1-31. General Manager's report — Accident to special excursion passenger-train near Ratana, D.—2, xl. Advertising service, D.-2, xix. Bookstall service, D.-2, xxi. Branch lines, D.-2, xxxiii. Commercial Branch, D.-2, xxxv. Departmental dwellings, D.-2, xxvii. Farmers' excursions, D.-2, xxxvi. Finance, D.-2, ix, x. Forestry Branch, D.-2, xxix. ' Goods and live-stock, D.-2, xvi. Household removals, D.-2, xxxvi. Isolated sections, D.-2, xxxiii. Lake Wakatipu steamers, D.-2, xxvi. Parcels, luggage, and mails, D.-2, xv.

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