ENDING 31 MARCH, 1940.

Public Works Fund.

LANDS IMPROVEMENT—continued.

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1939-40. 1938-39. , , Total Ex- Estimated c n Tnf penditure Amount Estimated Work when gl £ rch reqSred"to Expended. aUth0r,zed ' 1939. ' Work, be voted. Item. ££££££ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS —continued. VOTE No. —continued. Lands, Miscellaneous —continued. Tauranga District— Mangatoetoe Stream (deepening) .. .. .. 600J 600 .. 600 .. 600 Maungatatawa Drain (Old Papamoa-Mount Maunganui Main Highway), (£1 for £2) .. .. .. 120 .. 216 360 216 144 Mount Maunganui (water-supply), (£1 for £3) .. .. 1,000 1,000 .. 5,040 .. 5,040 I Orini Stream (flood-gate) .. .. . • ■ • 450 450 .. j 450 .. 450 Otara River (prevention of erosion), (£1 for £1) .. .. 600 .. 63 j 1,265 63 1,202 Upper Kaikokopu Stream (improvements and clearing willows) .. .. •• ■■ ■■ •• 200 200 .. 200 .. 200 Whakatane River (erosion), (Ruatoki) .. .. . • 415f 500 88 500 88 412 I Waioho Stream (improvements) .. .. .. I • • 70 I Gisborne District — Hikuwai Stream (willow-clearing), (survey) .. .. 60 .. 5' J 5 55 Te Arai Stream (willow-clearing) .. .. .. 500* .. • •. 500 • ■ 500 Tarulieru Greek (willow-clearing) .. .. ■ ■ J 55 .. • • i 55 .. 55 Waipaoa River (flood-prevention) .. .. .. 200 200 .. 5,930 5,727 203 , Taumarimui District — Mangapu (drainage) I 1,200* 470 1,054 8,000 2,991 5,009 Mokau River (clearing) .. .. .. • ■ 1,200 2,350 | 1,255 20,000 18,811 1,189 Mokauiti, Mangawhero, and Huiateko Streams (clearing) 420 1,820 1 1,423 3,285 2,864 421 Napier District — \ Ahuriri Lagoon (Greenmeadows-Taradale drainage), (survey), (£1 for £1) 150 150 .. 300 .. 300 Drainage, Meannee and Greenmeadows Area .. .. 75 .. .. 75 .. 75 Kumeti Drain (survey) .. .. • • • ■ 345 j 3 350 3 347 Ngaruroro River (flood control), (on account of £60,000) .. 16,550 22,000::: 21,120 180,000 43,450 136,550 Tutaekuri River (diversion), (£38,025, £1 for £1). . .. 1,100 2,500 ] 1,277 96,000 38,898 57,102 Waipawa River (protective works), (£1 for £1) .. .. 1,000 1,000 .. 2,000 .. 2,000 Stratford District — River protection (Flock House) .. • . - • 500 .. .. 500 . . 500 Wellington District— Hutt River (reclamation) .. .. .. • 27,860 56,000 28,142 150,909 123,051 27,858 Manawatu River (Newman's flood-gatel, (£1 for £1) . . 160 .. .. 320 .. 320 Manawatu-Orua (Buckley District), (£1,800, £2 for £1) .. 1,340 2,055 389 5,250 1,614 3,636 Manawatu River (protection), (Makarua Drainage Board), (£2 for £1) .. .. 2,000 .. .. 3,000 .. 3,000 Manawatu-Orua River (Koputaroa), (£3 for £1) .. .. 300 .. .. 400 .. 400 Sand-dune reclamation — Hokio (Levin) to Manawatu River .. .. . ■ 4,450 6,200 5,738 22,816 18,346 4,470 Manawatu River to Rangitikei River .. •• 3,000 3,000 .. 3,000 .. 3,000 Waiohine River control (stop-bank) .. .. .. 115 .. 488 600 488 112 Waipoua River (protective works and bridge extension), (£1 for £1) .. .. .. ■■ 55 1,100 1,100 2,310 1,100 1,210 Waipoua River (flood control), (£1 for £1) .. .. 120 120 .. 237 .. 237 Manawatu River (Caley's Bend) .. ■■ •• 1,350 Mangatainoka River (protective works), (£1 for £1) .. .. 50 34 Nelson District— Awatere (water-supply), (contribution), (£18,500) .. 15,840§ 6,000 2,660 46,000 2,660 43,340 Motueka River (protective works), (£1 for £1) . • 60 .. .. 120 .. 120 Wai-iti River (protective works), (East Bank), (£2 for £1) .. 50 .. .. 75 .. 75 Wai-iti and Wairoa Rivers (protective works), (£2 for £1) .. 500 .. .. 750 .. 750 Wairoa River, Brightwater (protective works), (survey) .. 220 335 118 850 633 217 Wai-iti River (protective works), (£1 for £1) .. .. .. 300 119 * Looal body to contribute. t Native Department to contribute. t Settlers to contribute. § Labour Department to contribute.