B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES— continued

(a) Maintenance of Rangitata irrigation scheme. Construction costs were charged to Public Works Account, vote " irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage."

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1946-47. VO^TE—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC 1947-48. j j WORKS AND SERVICES—continued v oiea. Jiixpenaea. £ £ £ Subdivision No. V —Irrigation, Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Works Charges for and incidental to — Irrigation works: maintenance of dams, headworks, races, weirs, &c. —- Canterbury Schemes : maintenance (a) 17,000 Central Otago 18,000 28,400 32,809 South. Canterbury (Redcliffs, Levels, and other schemes) 6,000 4,800 5,686 General investigations and surveys, &c. .. 100 100 Land, clearing by heavy machinery (part recoverable) 25,000 35,500 21,568 Provision on farms of accommodation for workers (maintenance) 1,000 2,225 1,430 River-protection and improvement works— Lake Ellesmere Outlet 300 300 New Plymouth Borough Council: subsidy on sea-wall protection 3,830 6,320 2,487 Removal of Tokaanu Township 5,000 12,000 121 Sand-dune reclamation 40,000 45,945 38,507 Waihou and Ohinemuri river-improvement (maintenance) 10,000 11,000 7,237 Transfer to Public Works Account, vote " Soil Conservation and Rivers Control " 50,000 50,000 50,000 Ngahina wharf repairs 112 970 859 Subsidies — Centennial memorial, Maketu Beach: grant towards cost of protecting wall 1,017 1,060 42 Kaipara Harbour reclamation 800 2,500 1,682 Washdyke Lagoon Drainage Scheme 41 600 517 Works not specified 1,000 1,000 2,754 Subsidies — Geraldine Borough water-supply damage (£1 for £2) 130 130 Timaru Borough water-supply damage .. 2,145 1,973 Total—Subdivision No. V 179,200 204,995 167,802