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ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

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LANDS IMPROVEMENT—continued

1939-40. 1938-39. Estimated Total Ex " Estimated Cost ol P enditure Amount — —~ Estimated Work when required to Amount Amount F™ nf i P ,j authorized. ' "tovS-k required to voted. Expended. 1939. Work. be voted. Item. ££££££ MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS—continued. VOTE No. —continued. Lands, Miscellaneous —continued. Christchurch District— Ashburton and Hinds Rivers (flood-control survey) .. 100 60 118 2,873 2,773 100 Ashburton and Hinds Rivers (flood-control worts) .. 25,000* 30,000 5,375 30,000 5,375 24,625 Ashley River Trust (flood-control works) .. .. 100 26,000 27,572 236,593 236,493 100 Dog Kennel and Broad Gully Creeks (flood-control) .. ; 3,300* 6,900 3,640 6,900 3,640 3,260 Geraidine County Rivers (flood-control survey) .. .. 1,390* .. .. 1,388 .. 1,388 Halswell River (deviation), (£1 for £1) .. .. .. 1,000 800 .. 1,600 .. 1,600 Lake Ellesmere (outlet), (on account) .. .. .. 10,000* 10,000 .. 116,305 .. 116,305 Lake Forsyth (outlet) .. .. .. .. 10,000* 10,000 .. 15,000 .. 15,000 Little Rakaia (culverts) .. .. .. ... 2,000* 2,100 1,818 5,511 3,511 2,000 North New Brighton (sand-dune reclamation) . . .. 365 555 193 727 364 363 Pareora River (erosion), (£1 for £1) .. .. .. 110 .. .. 220 .. 220 Washdyke Lagoon (drainage), (£3 for £2) .. .. 6,000 .. .. 10,000 .. 10,000 Kahautara River (protective works) .. .. . . .. 75 53 Little River Township (flood-control survey) .. .. . . 100 91 MeKenzie Estate, Woodbury (drainage) .. .. .. 145 146 Greymouth District — Arahura River (protective works) .. .. .. 4,670* 5,000 1,233 6,303 1,633 4,670 Coal Creek (protective works) .. .. .. 4,845* 7,995 4,650 9,500 4,655 4,845 Hector River (erosion) .. .. .. .. 775 3,725 2,950 4,210 3,435 775 Karamea (flood-coatrol works) .. .. .. 17,000 25,000 19,483 70,000 52,713 17,287 Kakapotahi River (stream-diversion), (£1 for £1) .. 200 .. .. 450 .. 450 Kokatahi River (erosion), (Moynihan's), (£2 for £1) .. 265 265 .. 400 .. 400 Little Wanganui River (erosion), (Baker's), (£1 for £1) .. 140 .. .. 280 .. 280 Little Wanganui River (erosion), (Douglas's), (£1 for £D .. 100 100 .. 200 .. 200 Little Wanganui River (erosion), (Hill's), (£1 for £1) .. 60 60 .. 120 .. 120 Little Wanganui River (erosion), (survey) . . .. 50 . . .. 50 .. 50 Oparara River (protective works) .. .. .. 3,420 7,000 3,579 7,150 3,729 3,421 Pororari River (erosion), (protective works), Punakaiki Domain .... .. . . . . .. 50 500 352 400 352 48 Taramakau River (erosion), (Neame's) . . .. . . 1 500J 300 .. 600 .. 600 Westport swamp lands (survey) . . .. .. 200 .. 241 441 241 200 Hokitika River (erosion), (Ritchie's), (£1 for £1) .. .. 250 400 Inangahua River (erosion), (Douglas's) .. .. .. 50 Kokatahi River (erosion), (Smith's) .. . . .. . . 250 Mawheraiti River (erosion), (Hannah's) .. . . .. 150 150 Dunedin District — Lakes Tuakitoto and Ivaitangata (surveys) .. . . 50 100 307 357 312 45 Waitaki River (protective works) .. .. .. 1,000* 1,000 .. 4,600 131 4,469 Invercargil! District — Papatotara Ditch (£1 for £1) .. .. .. .. 50 50 .. 100 .. 100 Pourakino River (clearing), (£1 for £1) .. .. .. 360 360 .. 480 .. 480 Southland County (river-control survey) .. .. 365 1,585 1,220 1,585 1,220 365 Waimea Stream (Manderville), (flood-control) .. .. 975 975 .. 1,000 26 974 Waimea Stream (Black Swamp), (£1 for £1) .. .. 8,250 .. .. 16,500 .. 16,500 General — Dairy industry loans : Advances under section 26 of the Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act, 1934 .. .. 500 5,000 300 Flaxmilling industry (rehabilitation plan): Research and developmental work, &c. .. .. .. .. 94,500 10,000 Kauri-gum industry .. . . . . . . .. 5,000 10,000 Works not specified .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 2,242 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. .. £20,000 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 394,530 427,645 241,936 1,833,002 jl, 005,960 827,042 Amount required for Current Year .. 350,000 322,500 .. .. j Crbdits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 20,000 135,500 106,959 NET TOTAL—VOTE No .. .. 330,000 187,000 i 134,977 1,833,002 1,005,960 827,042 TOTAL .. .. .. £330,000 £187,000 £134,977 £1,833,002 £1,005,960 £827,042 * Local body to contribute. t Settlers to contribute.