Communications and transit > Enquiry on national public works

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Western Australia.
I. Brief Description of Main Public Works.
(c)
Works contemplated
Railway lines
Agricultural land re¬
clamation
Drinking-water sup¬
plies and sewerage
disposal, etc
Harbours and rivers. .
Building construction.
Electric installation ..
(a)
Works undertaken
and completed since 1929
Construction
Lake Brown-Bullfinch,
Kulja-Bonnie Rock,
Meekatharra-Wiluna,
Lake Grace - North-
cliffe.
A dditions
and Improvements
Duplication of tracks,
deviations, sidings,
stockyards, etc., hou¬
ses for employees, ex¬
tensions to existing
tram fines, etc.
Irrigation and drainage
in south-west portion
of State.
Construction of reser¬
voirs for metropolitan
water supplies, estab¬
lishment of pumping
stations and recon¬
ditioning mains, sew¬
erage installations,
Perth, Fremantle, and
suburbs. Storm-water
drainage, Perth, Fre¬
mantle, and suburbs.
Victoria Quay (sus¬
pended), Geraldton
Harbour (suspended),
Swan River improve¬
ments. Construction
of a “ Stirling ” dredge
and 20-ton crane for
Fremantle Harbour
Works.
Frection of schools,
administrative build¬
ings, etc.
Minor extensions to
existing power sta¬
tion and extension of
service mains.
(b)
Now in course of execution
Regrading, deviation,
duplication and bal¬
lasting of sections of
tracks, water supplies.
As in Column (a).
Works similar to those
fisted in Column (a).
The principal work
now in hand is the
Canning Dam, which
will take about five
years to complete.
Bunbury H arbour
Works : Fxtension of
mole and construc¬
tion of groin.
Esperance : New jetty.
Geraldton : Breakwater
extension, and con¬
struction of new shed.
Swan River : Improve¬
ments.
As in Column (a) and
extensions to mental
hospital and abat¬
toirs.
As in Column (a).
Construction
Yuna-Dartmoor, south¬
ward from Southern
Cross. Provision of
a central sub-station
for tramways.
A dditions
and Improvements
Regrading, deviation,
ballasting, etc. Ad¬
ditional rolhng-stock,
superheating locomo¬
tives, fitting vacuum
brakes to existing
wagons.
Continuation of works
fisted in Column (a).
Fxtension of existing
water-supply service.
Reconditioning of
mains, metropolitan
area. Fxtension of
sewerage installation
and storm - water
drains.
Reconstruction Fre¬
mantle fish jetty.
Victoria Quay recon¬
struction.
As in Column (a).
Power-house extensions,
and new plant (special
loan of £400,000 ap¬
proved for this pur¬
pose) .