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List of Works on Goldfields, &c. — continued.

Summary of Works.

List of Works on Goldfields constructed wholly by the Mines Department, or by Subsidies to County Councils, Local Bodies, and Prospecting Associations, and completed prior to the 31st March, 1897.

Locality and Nature of Works. Total Cost, or Amount authorised. ! Amount of Contribution paid by Mines Department. Amount due by Mines Department on Works still in Progress. Water-baces. Survey, water-race, Ninety-mile Beach Waimea-Kumara Water-race Mount Ida Water-race Improving water-supply, Oamaru Gentle Annie Greek, Mata, R. Kelly Fiulay McLiver Roaring Meg, Jones, Baxter and party Argyle Water-race £ s. d. 67 0 0 30,895 5 5 8,399 19 5 1,250 0 0 200 0 0 400 0 0 1,600 0 0 400 0 0 £ s. d. 23 11 11 29,907 3 9 8,399 19 5 1,150 7 2 40 0 0 34 5 4 478 16 5 200 0 0 £ s. d. 43 8 1 988 1 8 99 12 10 60 0 0 165 14 8 321 3 7 43,212 4 10 40,234 4 0 1,678 0 10 Drainage- and Tailings-channels. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 5 Rimu Drainage-channel .. .. Trustees' Main Tail-race, Waimea Kelly's Terrace Tunnel Branch tail-race, No. 4 Channel (Payne and party) 3,346 10 0 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,562 10 0 100 0 0 2,463 5 9 191 19 6 885 19 1 113 16 3 87 3 3 883 4 3 58 0 6 114 0 11 1,448 13 9 12 16 9 6,509 0 0 3,742 3 10 2,516 16 2

Roads (subsidised) — Bay of Islands County Coromandel County Thames County Thames Borough Ohinemuri County Te Aroha Town Board Tauranga County Piako County Matamata Road Board Waimea County Buller County Grey County Lake County Tuapeka County Southland County Vincent £ s. d. 1,482 0 0 800 0 0 450 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,960 10 0 150 0 0 300 0 0 40 0 0 300 0 0 100 0 0 650 0 0 100 0 0 3,000 0 0 2,550 0 0 100 0 0 1,200 0 0 £ s. d. 146 0 0 150 0 0 81 0 0 42 12 0 250 7 11 £ s. d. 595 0 0 650 0 0 169 0 0 707 8 0 824 13 9 75 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 325 0 0 50 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,008 16 6 50 0 0 600 0 0 100 0 0 341* 3 6 Works constructed wholly by Mines Department Schools of Mines Prospecting subsidies Water-races Drainage- and tailings-channels Prospecting deep levels 14,682 10 0 1,111 3 5 6,774 18 3 73,538 1 3 20,827 2 6 31,746 17 6 43,212 4 10 6,509 0 0 25,500 0 0 40,610 6 0 20,827 2 6 5,013 12 8 40,234 4 0 3,742 3 10 2,697 14 5 32,927 15 3 2,915 14 3 1,678 0 10 2,516 16 2 22,802 5 7 Total 216,015 16 1 114,236 6 10 69,615 10 4

Locality and Nature of Works. Total Cost. Amount of Contribution paid by Mines Department. NORTH ISLAND. Roads (subsidised). Bay of Islands County. finwhanga Gorge to Galbraith's Road, Puhipuhi .. Ur-line Road to battery-site, Puhipuhi ririwhanga Gorge to Puhipuhi Slew Bay of Islands Coal Company £ s. d. 237 0 0 73 0 0 800 0 0 500 0 0 £ s. d. 118 10 0 36 10 0 800 0 0 250 0 0 Goromandel County. improving road to Iona and Just in Time Companies' mines .. Making and improving track from Tokatea towards Kennedy Bay Golden Belt Track Cokatea Road (repairs) Vlaking and improving track from Golden Belt to Tiki 1,610 0 0 1,205 0 0 200 0 0 320 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 239 3 3 133 6 8 213 6 8 50 0 0 150 0 0 159 8 10