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20. The amount provided in the estimates of this financial year is Rs. 80,000. 30. The amount for which the sanction of the Council is required is as follows:-

a. Construction of short sidings at Mr. Rey's property and purchase of 1,000

feet of portable rails to be leased to him.

Sidings Rails

Authorised by M.P. No. 7224/03.

f. New Rivière du Poste Station. 10. New station and station fittings. 20. Station Masters' quarters

Rs. 6,000

5,000

30. Deputy Postmasters' quarters... 40. Engine shed

5,000

2,500

Rs. 1,200 1,500

50. Sidings (new line and main line)

2,000

60. Purchase of lands

1,000

Rs. 2,700

70. Road construction

1,500

80. Extension of water-supply and water-

tank

2,000

90. Unforeseen expenses

2,000

b. Construction of extended sidings on Britannia Estate (La Flora). Government supplying the permanent way materials and the estate paying for labour and being charged a siding rate. Purchase of rails and other permanent way materials Authorised by M.P. No. 8124/03.

c. Construction of short sidings on Mr. Lionnet's property and purchase of 1,000 feet of portable rails to be leased to him:

Sidings Rails

Authorised by M.P. 7223/03.

5,000

Rs. 600

1,500

October 6, 1903.

2,100

d. Extension of the line to Bois Chéri mill and to Concession Varnet, including extension to Grand Bois village:

To Concession Varnet.

27,000

Total Rs. 104,800

G. DE CORIOLIS,

Surveyor-General.

Permanent way materials

Points and crossings

Formation

Rs. 20,000

3,000 16,000

Rs. 39,000

To Grand Bois Village.

Permanent way materials

Rs. 2,000

Points and crossings

1,200

Formation

1,500

Rs. 4,700

Rs. 43,700

Contingencies, 10 per cent.

4,370

Total

Rs. 48,070

say

Authorised by M.P. No. 8015/03.

e. Excess on vote authorised by M.P. 6695/03, when the following reasons were given: "The increase in the estimate is due, in the first place, to a change in the original scheme, with contemplated steep gradients of 1 in 20. That had to be ultimately altered. The gradients being made easier, the line had to be made large and the earthworks heavier. Now the rolling stock had been increased on account of the large crop to be made by small planters of the locality this year, which crop had been under-estimated. Finally the rolling stock had to be made more substantial in view of Mr. Gleadow's scheme for the working of part of the Kanaka forest. It is anticipated that a heavy timber traffic will have to be made by this line.

Amount of the excess

48,000

Enclosure 2 in No. 117.

REPORT of the Finance Committee on Minute of His Excellency the Governor,

No. 22 of 1903. PRESENT:

The Honourable the Acting Receiver-General, Chairman.

the Auditor-General.

the Acting Collector of Customs.

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H. Leclézio, C.M.G.

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G. Gébert.

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Dr. W. T. A. Edwards, C.M.G. Léopold Antelme.

Also in attendance:

The Honourable the Surveyor-General.

Read the following extract from the Minute of His Excellency the Governor, No. 22, dated the 6th October, 1903:-

With reference to the sums already voted by the Council of Government for railway extension to be charged to current revenues, the Governor has the honour to lay before the Council a report by the Surveyor-General on the progress of the works on the Mountain Longue and Savanne lines. A state- ment is annexed showing the expenditure on the Savanne line already authorised by the Council and the further expenditure which the Governor requests the Council to sanction. The statement shows the additional works which the vote is asked to meet; the excess over the authorised expenditure amounting to Rs. 104,800.

Your Committee recommend the Council to sanction the further expenditure incurred on account of the Savanne Railway Extension Scheme.

L. S. R. DU VERGÉ,

Chairman.

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Further ex. penditure incurred

on account of the Savanne Railway Extension

Scheme.

20,000

Council Chambers,

October 8, 1903.

Read and adopted at a meeting of the Council of Government, held on 13th October, 1993.

G. LINCOLN, Clerk of the Council of Government.

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