The Public Works Estimates were cir culated this afternoon. The following, among other items, appear — viz., £1,798 for immigration ; £54,000 is down for school buildings ; £100,000 for water works ; £18,000 for goldtields, including £2,000 for the Lawrence drainage chan nel ; also, £400 for gaoler's residence at Lawrence. The amounts for roads in the Tuapeka County are given as fol lows : — Run 106, £1,000 ; run 137, £1,500 ; Beaumont to Millers Fiat, £3,500; through blocks in Mt. Benger district, £500 ; Kelso to Greenvale, £400 ; from Tapanui railway station to run 140, £1,500 ; miscellaneous roads, £6,000. There is also an item, Beaumont and Box burgh bridges, grant-in-aid, £600. . . , A good deal of work was got through last night and to-day. Parliament is not likely to be prorogued bef (ire Friday next.
