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Table showing proposed Staff, Salaries, Travelling Allowances and Expenses, and Details of proposed Expenditure, November, 1886, to November, 1887.

Proposed Allocation of Teaching Staff to the various Mining Districts in the Colony. The Thames Goldfields. Weeks. Mr. Montgomery ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 Mr. Henderson ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 Professor Black ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 W. Goodlet ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 114 West Coast of Middle Island Goldfields and Coalfields. Mr. McLymont ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Mr. Butement ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Mr. Penton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Professor Black ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 W. Goodlet ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 82 Otago Goldfields. Professor Bickerton ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Assistant to Professor Bickerton ... ... ... ... ... 8 Mr. Hamann ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 Mr. Irvine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Mr. Penton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Professor Black ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 W. Goodlet ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 79 Professor Black will, besides being engaged in conducting and organizing classes during time specified above, spend four weeks in travelling^ and probably five weeks prospecting on the West Coast ranges at the head of the Clarke and Landsborough. Qualifications of proposed Teaching Staff. James G. Black, M.A., D.Sc, Professor of Chemistry, Metallurgy, and Assaying in Otago University and Otago School of Mines. A. W. Bickerton, P.C.S., Associate and late Senior Queen's Scholar, Boyal School of Mines; Professor of Chemistry and Physics in Canterbury College. Alexander Montgomery, M.A., with first-class honours in chemistry and physics (London examination); alumnus of Otago University and Otago School of Mines; ex-assistant to Professor Black for two years in the chemistry classes of Otago University. Donald Henderson, fourth year's student in Otago University and School of Mines; licensed surveyor; at present attending the chemistry (senior), assaying, and metallurgy and mining classes in Otago University and School of Mines.

Name. Time engaged. Salary. Travelling: Hotel Allowance. Travelling: Conveyance Expenses. Total Cost. 'ames G. Black L W. Bickerton Alexander Montgomery ... ). Henderson ... ?. Fenton I. MeLymont ... — Hamann — Irvine ?homas Butement N. Goodlet ... 3rofessor Bickerton's assistant 6 months ... 450 160 140 2 „ ... 150 30 25 1 year ... 400 100 50 1 „ ... 200 100 50 6 months ... 125 70 60 6 , ... 100 70 50 4 „ ... 75 40 40 6 „ ... 50 60 40 6 70 70 50 6 „ ... 50 90 110 2 , ... 20 20 25 £ 450 150 400 200 125 100 75 50 70 50 20 £ 160 30 100 100 70 70 40 60 70 90 20 £ 140 25 50 50 60 50 40 40 50 110 25 £ 750 205 550 350 255 220 155 150 190 250 65 ]hemicals and apparatus to be imp< for£l ... Subsidy of 5s. on 480 copies of "B' price of the book from 10s. to 5i 1,690 810 640 3,140 >rted for distribution among schools, at rate of £1 150 back's Chemistry for the Goldfields," to reduce the 3. to subscribers of schools of mines 120 Total sum necessary for yei tr, 1st November, 1886, to 1st November, 1887 ... 3,410