ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

Public Works Fund.

LANDS IMPROVEMENT.

76

—— j * - - — 1939-40. i938-39. Estimated T °talEx- Estimated _ Cost of penditure Amount Estimated Work when D , . required to Amount Amount Ed1 authorized. 31 1 oJJ ch ' complete required to voted. Expended 1939. Work, be voted. Vote No. . —Lands, Miscellaneous— £ £ £ £ £ £ Gkoss Total .. .. .. .. .. 350,000 j 322,500 241,936 1,833,002 1,005,960 827,042 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. 20.000 | 135,500 106,959. NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 330,000 187,000 134,977 1,833.002 1,005,960 827,042 Item. £ £ £ £ £ £ —— MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. VOTE No. Lands, Mtscjsli.akeous— Whangarei District — Dargavilie Borough, Otamatea and Hobson Counties (watersupply) .. .. .. .. .. .. 65' 100 761 1,103 1,038 65 Kumingamatia Stream (temporary floodgates) .. .. 380 , 670 670 1,050 670 380 Mohitangi and Big Flat Swamp .. .. . . 230 i .. , 173 403 173 230 Rawene Tidal Flats (reclamation), (Hokianga Harbour) .. 900 1,845 I 1.346 3,615 2,715 900 Raupo Drainage Board (Ruawai Drainage), (£1 for £1) .. 185 270 87 540 87 453 Raupo Drainage Board (Stewart's floodgate) .. .. 50 . . .. 50 .. 50 Ruawai Flats (drainage), (survey) .. .. .. 120 : 600 1,356 1,573 1,453 120 Sand-dune reclamation— Kaitaia .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,880 I 3,240 2,509 11,361 7,481 3,880 TeKopuru .. .. .. .. .. 1,970; 1,600 1,473 5,761 3,791 1,970 Taurikura Beach (erosion) .. .. .. .. 160 j .. .. 160 .. 160 Uretiti Drain .. .. .. .. . . .. 315 74 Auckland District— HaurakiPlains (East District), (water-supply), (contribution) I 16,230 22,035 4,851 89,176 4,851 84 325 Hoteo River (clearing), (contribution) .. .. .. 1 485 ' 11,625 16,843 24,875 24 '.392 '483 Mangaoronga Stream (clearing), (on account) .. .. 5,000* 5,000 .. 13,000 .. 13,000 Mangrove and Harbour Flats reclamation — Kaipara Harbour (Glorit.) .. .. .. .. 6,500 7,600 6,441 31,680 21,173 10,507 Kukutango Block .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 8,400 1.1,867 47,115 23,248 23,867 Matatoki (drainage), (£1 for £1) .. .. .. 6,000 2,250 .. 12,000 .. 12,000 Morrison's Culvert (£2 for £1) .. .. .. 300 300 .. 450 .. '45O Piako and Waitoa Rivers (clearing willows) .. .. 5,600 3,000 2,602 11,570 5,970 5,600 Sand-dune reclamation — Pakiri-East Coast (Pakiri-Te Arai-Mangawai) .. 2,500 4,375 2,961 6,257 3,757 2,500 South Kaipara Head .. .. .. .. 2,200 5,550 2,052 12,253 10,053 2^200 Waikato Heads and Kariotahi .. .. .. 16,040 15,130 14,096 62,619 46,579 16,040 W oodhill-Helensville .. .. .. .. 16,100 22,515 20,947 101,890 85,790 16'l00 Taupiri (drainage) .. .. .. .. .. 3,290* 8,500 3,663 165,864 162,574 3,290 Te Kawa (drainage) .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 I 4 5,290 5,190 100 Te Oneta Stream (clearing) .. .. .. .. 2,500* 2,500 ! .. 2,500 .. 2,500 Upper Waiwera (Tahekeroa and Bayer's Roads), (clearing willows), (contribution) .. .. .. .. 2,725 3,000 j 273 3,000 273 2,727 Waahi Lake Outlet (clearing willows) .. .. . . 200 200 1 .. 200 .. '200 Waipa River (clearing), (on account) .. .. .. 500 2,000 399 75,850 1,435 74,415 Waitoa River (clearing) .. .. .. .. 120 1,955 3,014 11,776 11,656 'l20 Waiwera Foreshore (erosion), (£4 for £1) .. .. 1,200 .. .. 1,571 .. 1 571 Whangape Stream (clearing), (contribution) .. .. 3,000 3,000 .. 8,000 .. 8'000 Wharepoa Drainage Area (stop-banks), (contribution) .. 500 2,500 j .. 6,500 .. 6 500 Hikutaia River (clearing) .. .. .. .. .. 800 1,036 Sand-dune reclamation — Anderson's Area (South Kaipara Head) .. .. .. 3,000 912 South Kaipara Head (Nursery) .. .. .. . . 800 ! 26 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers improvement (construction I works) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,400 62 Waihou River (clearing willows between Te Aroha and Gordon Settlement) .. .. .. .. .. 200 35 * Local body to contribute.