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Winding-engine Drivers' Certificates of Competency. Issued under " The Inspection of Machinery Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1894." Aickin, Charles James. Hunter, George. Roach, Thomas Jenkin. Allen, William John. Jenkinson, Alfred. Robertson, John. Bainbridge, Henry. Johnson, Thomas. Roering, Franz. Bentley, John Daniel. Jones, Hugh Pughe. Ryan, John Patrick. Bickford, Charles Frederick. Kay, John. Sargent, Henry. Bolitho, James. Kelly, Peter George. Saunders, William Henry. Bowman, Charles Henry. Lamb, Edward. Schmetzer, Percy Carl. Budge, George Symons. Langford, Samuel George. Scobbie, George. Burgess, Benjamin. Lawle, James. Scott, Walter George. Buxton, Harry Arthur. Lennox, James Fisher. Seawright, Robert E. E. M. Bydder, Charles Alfred. Letcher, John Henry. Shortt, Edward. Cathey, Alexander. Lovatt, Charles Robert. Sinclair, George. Chamberlain, Charles. Lyons, John. Skelton, John. Cheverton, George Henry. Mackie, Edward Morrison. Slater, William. Christian, Herbert. Maloney, James Joseph. Smith, Walter. Coad, Albert. Martin, Thomas. Snow, John George. Colligan, John. Mussicks, John Jackson. Taylor, Alfred Edward. Copeland, Joseph Barlow. MoAnulty, William. Thwaites, William. Cowie, Alexander. McAuley, Thomas. Tills, Charles. Cunningham, George. McFarlane, Robert John. Todd, James. Dawson, William. Mcintosh, John. Trembath, John. Dodd, William. Molntyre, James. Turner, George Frederick. Eustace, Charles Henry. McLean, Arthur Charles. Wearne, Jaketh Joseph. Fraser, Theodore Tinne. McLelland, James. Welby, Amos Walter. Greenway, George. McMahan, Timothy. Williams, Francis. Harkins, William. Norris, John William. Williams, Reeoe. Henry, Francis. Parker, Daniel. Wilson, Daniel. Highet, John. Provan, Andrew. Wilson, John. Hill, Benjamin. Radford, Thomas. Wray, John. Hughes, William Henry. Rayner, Alfred Edward. Wylan, John. Winding-engine Drivers' Service Certificates. Issued under " The Inspection of Machinery Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1894." Boswell, James. Elmore, William H. McQuade, Richard C. Broomfield, Charles Jones. Ford, Arthur S. Porch, John James. Bruggy, Patrick M. Griffin, Jonathan. Robinson, John. Buchan, George A. Kennedy, Edward Thomas. Sachirthal, Edward. Burk, Thomas. Leece, Henry S. Soppet, Frederic W. Cassidy, James. Lindsay, Robert. Thomson, James. Clarke, George. McCormick, John. Walsh, Patrick. Collier, Levi. McKenzie, John. White, Alexander.] Coutts, John. McMillan, William. Wilson, James William. Cummock, John.

SUMMARY OF WORKS CONSTRUCTED. The following statement shows the whole of the different classes of works constructed by the department, either by direct grants or by subsidies to local bodies, during the last sixteen years (the votes for this purpose having been under the control of the Hon. the Minister of Mines), for the purpose of opening up the mineral belts throughout the colony, and also for the development of the mining industry:—

Nature of Works. Total Cost of Construction, or Amount authorised to be expended. Expenditure, by way of Subsidy or otherwise, by Mines Department. Amount ol Liability by Mines Department on Works in Progress. Up to Years 1882-83 and 1883-84. Water-races .. .. Roads on goldfields Roads and tracks undertaken by County Councils, subsidised by Mines Department Works undertaken by prospecting associations, subsidised by Mines Department Construction of drainage- and sludge-channels, subsidised by Mines Department £ a. d. 29,252 1 11 21,437 11 2 £ a. d. 14,853 9 5 13,089 16 0 £ s. d. 14,398 11 6 8,347 15 2 52,841 17 0 21,844 16 7 10,207 15 9 13,216 13 4 3,350 0 0 3,400 0 0 5,750 0 0 2,468 15 4 781 4 8 122,498 3 5 • 55,606 17 4 37,135 7 1 1884-85. Water-races Roads on goldfields Roads and tracks undertaken by County Councils, subsidised by Mines Department Roads to mines, other than gold, subsidised by Mines Department Works undertaken by prospecting associations, subsidised by Mines Department Construction of drainage- and sludge-channels, subsidised by Mines Department Diamond and other drills 4,846 1 9 13,667 10 1 14,596 2 9 9,630 9 6 4,648 11 6 12,384 15 9 13,566 14 1 6,293 16 6 12,739 17 6 4,594 10 0 111 19 0 2,888 1 0 850 0 0 108 0 0 3,692 0 0 4,050 0 0 3,600 0 0 1,050 0 0 1,858 0 0 1,931 4 8 45,174 15 11 33,648 7 0 38,284 10 5 1885-86. Water-races Roads on goldfields Roads undertaken by County Councils, subsidised by Mines Department Roads to mines, other than gold, subsidised by Mines Department Works undertaken by prospecting associations, subsidised by Mines Department Construction of drainage- and sludge-channels, subsidised by Mines Department Schools of Mines 3,660 4 9 27,543 18 8 14,773 2 3 1,551 19 10 6,063 2 3 12,360 14 9 13,043 15 9 4,327 0 10 6,964 4 4 27,567 19 8 12,477 9 2 490 12 8 11,860 18 0 1,999 5 7 6,389 5 9 10,051 14 9 2,160 9 7 3,994 16 6 1,260 9 7 6,995 9 9 900 0 0 71,602 7 10 43,049 5 3 61,785 1 4