1 V \J G‘ They consist principally of the lighting of Cape Egmont, two leading lights in Tory Channel, arid a beacon in the French Pass, erected as a .part of a proposed complete scheme, for lighting that place. In addition to these completed works, pre parations have, been made for. the construction of lighthouses at Waipapapa Point and in the Hauraki. Gult. For the Waipapapa works the site has been selected, and an. order has been sent to England for the light apparatus and lantern;, arid for the Hauraki Gulf light house the works were commenced'in February last, all the plant necessary being already; in harid. 7 '" ' ‘ V. ; ' ...!- |' 1. PUBLIC BUILBINGS. ~ ,• ; j'" For public buildings generally the amount voted last session was L 194,106. Of this sum, L 128.356 was expended, during; the .year,Arid the liabilities at tne end of Blarch lSlst amounted to 884.457 ; tot al, L 212,813. The portion of this expenditure, including liabilities, devoted (to the-North Island was L 71,364, and ,to' the Middle Island, Ll41 ! ,l/t9j and of; these,; suijis, L36;272 in the North Island, and L48,4531in the Middle Islaiid, were devoted. to, buildings. As the expenditure -on t school •buildings is not..supervised ~directly by,the Public Works Department, the ainounts bn the whlibh"the department has had control have therefore been—L3s,362 in' the North Island, and L92»726in the Middle Island ; total, L 128,088. ,'. ' i. 7 In the North Island, .' exclusive -of t sQhcjol buildings and the, asylum at , the .-WHau,; no very large work has been;, pompleted,, and trie only buildings of considerable magnitiide.coi a mence .<• have befell; the rievt; pdsf.' arid ijekgcj»j 'h; offices, aud prispn.at Mount .Cook. Wemngijo i,' In the Middle jlsbrid the lunatic asymms it SunttySide arid Sesiclifif ate the principal yrprl :d in progress 7 ' Ati, Suriiiyside considerable i tions •'have ’Been; p&de' during, the year,., fa. d others are bei'rig'proceeded' with, while .degigi is have been got .-,out for stillrifurther additions: At Seacliff thfe iybrk's, which are of large pa gr i tude, are being, gradually carrie(l out.. ~Jt )s expected that these two asylums,.wheu.coiU' pleted, 1 will coiripare favorably, both in appear ance and utility, with the best institutions of a similar kind in 5 England. 