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REPORT OE THE GREY VALLEY

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2nd. That the necessary expenditure, including the heavy liabilities on account of interest and tho maintenance of the road to Christchurch, is still so far within the actual yearly income that a balance of several thousand pounds is available annually for roads, bridges, and other public works, leaving a considerable margin to meet Provincial charges and extraordinary contingencies. 3rd. That the amalgamation of the various departments with those of Nelson would add largely to the efficiency of the Government on both sides of the Grey. 4th. That a considerable money saving would be effected thereby. sth. That the district in question would well repay a moderate outlay on roads and bridges. 6th. That there are but slight grounds for supposing that the Province of Nelson is injured to any appreciable extent by the present system of dividing the gold duty with the County of Westland. His Honor the Superintendent of the I have, &c, Province of Nelson. W. C. Hodgson.

A 1. RETURN of Revenue derived from that portion of the County of Westland north of the Teremakau, for the Year ending 30th June, 1870.

Chistoms — Gold duty Import duty and miscellaneous receipts ... £ s. d. 6,043 7 1 9,001 14 9 £ s. d. Post Office receipts... felegraph receipts ... 15,045 1 10 1,323 17 3 967 3 6 Warden's Court— Greymouth receipts Greenstone receipts 4,172 3 2,972 12 0 8 7,144 15 8 Resident Magistrate's Court —■ Greymouth receipts Greenstone receipts 1,416 18 379 0 0 6 1,795 18 6 99 6 0 46 0 0 682 18 9 District Court receipts Land Stamp duties £27,105 1 B. Compaeative Beturn of Bevenue collected at the Port of Greyi 30th June, 1869, and 30th June, 18 louth durin: 0. thTears ending 1868-69. 1869-70. Value. Value. Gold duty Import duty Miscellaneous Eevenue £ s. d. 12,555 13 5 43,607 3 7 303 9 1 £ 13,887 47, 747 262 s. d. 6 2 1 5 3 9 £56,466 6 1 £61,896 11 4 Expoet Beturn for the above stated Periods. 1868-69. 1869-70. Articles. Value. Articles. Value. loals, 602 tons fiscellaneous £ 637 4, 200 s. d. 0 0 0 0 Coals, 867 tons Miscellaneous £ 794 2,963 s. d. 0 0 0 0 £4837 0 0 £3, 757 0 0 'otal Eevenue from all sourc ;es for above period £118,362 17 5 'otal number of ounces of G< Nelson Westland old exported — Ounces. 125,696 85, 856 211,552