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ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

Public Works Fund.

RAILWAYS: IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES.

1939-40. 1938-39. Estimated Total Ex- Estimated Cost of penditure Amount Estimated Work when Vi° . required to Amount Amount authorized. 31 1 ™fJ lch > complete required to voted. Expended 1939. Work, be voted. ■ - Vote No. . —Railways : Improvements and Additions — £ £ £ £ j £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 3,605,850 3,047,540 2,653,040 14,291,302 7,312,152 8,705,300 | Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. 305,850 203,500 89,604 .. ; NET TOTAL .. .. 3,300,000 2,844,000 ; 2,563,436 14,291,302 7,312,152 8,705,300 Item. ££££££ MINISTER OF RAILWAYS. VOTE No. . Railways : Improvements and Additions to Open Lines — Christchurch : New station and rearrangement of yard and terminal facilities in connection therewith .. .. 130,585 103,000 41,527 700,000 71,373 821,300 Frankton Junction Rearrangement—Frankton JunctionClaudelands: Lowering and duplication of line .. .. 10,000 .. .. 668,300 .. 668,300 Grade easements and improvements, &c.— Greatford-Kakariki, Picton Curve, Glen Eden, HendersonWaitakere and miscellaneous grade easements .. 170,480 141,000 46,493 199,000 189,623 222,000 Levin-Koputaroa duplication.. .. .. .. 9,900 .. 601 120,000 601 119,000 Morningside-Mount Albert Duplication .. .. 4,500 .. .. 9,500 .. 9,500 Palmerston North deviation .. .. .. .. 110,000 80,000 44,881 1,002,500 294,316 708,000 Papakura-Horotiu duplication .. .. .. 190,000 160,000 139,756 600,000 259,882 490,000 Plimmerton-Paekakariki duplication .. .. .. 73,450 77,880 51,909 50,000 77,750 33,500 Scroggy Hill deviation .. .. .. .. 22,000 18,000 7,726 48,000 18,548 31,000 St. Leonards - Sawyers Bay duplication .. .. 50,500 35,500 34,660 157,088 51,064 103,000 Turakina-Okoia deviation .. .. .. .. 168,600 158,200 170,533 500,000 309,013 251,000 Tawa Flat-Porirua duplication .. .. .. 6,150 .. 792 55,000 792 54,200 Road motor-services— Dunedin: Garage and terminal facilities .. .. 21,980 35,000 28,489 30,000 30,776 21,500 Wellington: Garage, &c. .. .. .. .. 11,500 12,000 16,482 12,000 16,896 8,000 Motor-vehicles, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 239,000 230,802 328,800 265,340 30,000 Wellington: New station and yard .. .. .. 89,588 65,830 66,806 1,075,000 1,521,794 174,000 Wellington: Tawa Flat deviation .. .. .. .. 5,000 136 950,000 1,417,835 Wellington-Johnsonville electrification .. .. .. .. .. 4,840 45,000 65,884 Wellington-Paekakariki electrification .. .. .. 20,000 20,530 25,126 197,525 189,819 20,000 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,268 122,000 140,434 311,000 152,683 158,000 Electric locomotives .. .. .. .. .. 21,565 97,000 46,711 195,500 173,315 22,000 Multiple-unit coaches (Wellington-Johnsonville) .. .. 77,000 97,553 107,500 121,172 Overbridges .. .. .. .. 30,000 50,000 22,170 100,000 117,596 30,000 Rail-cars .. .. .. .. .. .. 157,000 39,000 80,870 362,000 119,367 243,000 Rail-car sheds .. .. .. .. .. 42,500 10,000 2,533 52,500 17,975 34,500 Rolling-stock (locomotives, cars, and wagons) .. .. 1,625,388 841,200 1,111,779 4,553,251 1,585,092 2,968,000 Safety-appliances (Stratford-Okahukura-Taumarunui) .. 6,769 25,000 25,315 51,400 44,599 7,000 Station rearrangements and siding alterations .. .. 378,526 229,500 93,238 1,329,573 92,109 1,237,500 Turntables .. .. .. .. ., .. 5,500 9,700 9,276 15,000 9,276 5,800 Workshops, land, buildings, and plant, locomotive and car and wagon depot plant (improvements) .. .. 193,253 370,200 199,493 402,985 72,662 208,200 Miscellaneous services and works not specified .. .. 13,143 16,000 9,505 18,630 .. 13,000 New Plymouth and Oamaru foreshore protection .. .. 12,020 10,000 10,000 39,000 25,000 14,000 Purchase of materials .. .. .. .. .. 300,000 2,760,436 Less Public Works Department administration expenses .. .. 7,404 £ | 2,753,032 Plus vouchers outstanding, 31st March, 1938 .. 104,604 Less vouchers outstanding, 31st March, 1939 .. 204,596 i — .. .. 99,992 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public 2,653,040 Revenues! Act, 1926 .. .. ..£305,850 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. 4,010,165 3,047,540 2,653,040 14,291,302 7,312,152 8,705,300 Amount required tor Current Year .. 3,605,850 3,047,540 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 305,850 203,540 89,604 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. 3,300,000 2,844,000 2,563,436 14,291,3027,312,152 8,705,300 TOTAL .. .. .. £3,300,000 £2,844,000 £2,563,436 £14,291,302 £7,312,152 £8,705,300