Communications and transit > Enquiry on national public works

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The plan of works for the immediate future—that is to say, for the
budgetary year 1935-36—includes the following items :
Hydraulic works.., 2,900,000
Construction 275,000
Roads 1,100,000
Transhipment equipment (8 cranes) 1,100,000
II.
Total... 5,375,ooo
The above works have been and are at present being carried out by private under¬
takings under tender on account of the State.
III.
The bulk of the works is carried out by means of long-term credits, which are reim¬
bursed by monthly payments under the budget of the State.
The transhipment works for the current year are being carried out under two-year
credits.
IV.
It is difficult to allocate the expenditure as between costs of material and costs of
labour. Approximately, 60 % represents labour and 40 % materials.
(h) AIRPORTS.
I.
Between 1929 and 1934, the Ministry of Communications completed the following
works, which were listed among the most urgent of those included in the general scheme
drawn up in 1929 for the five following years :
1. The landing-grounds of the chief airports at Warsaw, I/wow, Poznan, Cracow,
and Gdynia have been purchased, evened out and made ready for use.
2. At the above-mentioned airports (with the exception of Gdynia), 6 hangars
have been constructed.
3. Plant has been installed at the above-mentioned airports for the storage of
petrol and oil.
4. The buildings and plant required for ordinary air traffic have been constructed;
boiler-rooms for central heating, housing accommodation, stores, workshops, stations,
barriers, approach roads and connecting roads, and electrical, telephonic and heating
installations.
5. Including housing accommodation for the staff, 5 transmitting air stations
(wireless telegraphy) have been constructed together with 7 wireless direction-finding
stations, which are essential for the purpose of guiding aeroplanes.
6. The lighting of the lines has been begun, 4 air beacons having been already
constructed, while in 4 airports lights have been placed in position marking the
boundaries of the landing-field and various obstacles.
7. During the current year, it is proposed to construct two airports (each of
which will be provided with a hangar, a station, and an office building, together with
approach roads and the necessary installations).
Plans are at present under consideration for the extension of an airport in the vicinity
of Warsaw, the construction of which is to be set on foot in 1935.