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Nature of Works. Total Cost of Construction, or. Amount authorised to be expended. Expenditure, by way of Subsidy or otherwise, by Mines Department. Amount of Liability by Mines Department on Works in Progress. 1897-98. £ s. d. 71,318 11 7 £ s. d. 37,410 14 3 £ s. d. 33,907 17 4 Roads on goldfields Roads and tracks undertaken by County Counoils, subsidised by Mines Department Works undertaken by prospecting associations and companies, subsidised by Mines Department Water-races Drainage-channels .. .. .. .. Schools of Mines Prospecting deep levels Water-conservation Construction of telephone-lines Compensation proclamation of rivers 25,151 9 8 3,939 8 1 3,275 8 9 4,481 14 0 1,780 17 3 25,500 0 0 507 3 9 60 0 0 5,196 13 10 12,153 6 7 2,357 15 1 2,272 5 0 1,212 14 9 1,780 17 3 21,520 15 0 507 3 9 50 0 0 5,196 13 10 9,677 14 0 1,581 13 0 1,003 3 9 3,268 19 3 1,281 10 7 141,211 6 11 84,467 5 6 50,720 17 11 1898-99. Roads on goldfields Roads and tracks undertaken by County Councils, subsidised by Mines Department Works undertaken by prospecting associations and companies, subsidised by Mines Department Water-races Drainage-channels Schools of Mines .. .. .. ' Prospecting deep levels Water-conservation .... Construction of telephone-lines Compensation proclamation of rivers 48,201 0 2 21,025 12 0 2,936 11 8 3,853 16 5 3,539 7 5 1,450 15 2 25,500 0 0 12,483 13 1 42,358 8 6 4,191 7 9 2,143 14 1 2,932 12 1 2,426 13 5 1,450 15 2 1,281 10 7 7,893 19 4 39,825 9 0 5,914 7 5 1,103 13 1 1,719 6 3 3,802 16 4 676* 0 8 676* 0 8 1899-1900. 119,666 16 7 65,355 1 7 52,365 12 1 Roads on goldfields Roads and tracks undertaken by County Councils, subsidised by Mines Department Works undertaken by prospecting associations and companies, subsidised by Mines Department Water-races Drainage-channels Schools of Mines Prospecting deep levels Water-conservation Resumption of land Compensation proclamation of rivers Aid towards the treatment of ores 46,442 15 10 4,625 0 0 2,549 7 2 7,909 5 11 1,090 0 0 1,866 13 3 44,258 2 6 2,865 7 4 1,400 9 6 8,430 14 0 1,435 7 5 1,866 13 3 42,010 2 4 5,011 0 11 1,784 3 0 963 11 10 2,627 14 7 6,925 10 9 2,812 7 0 811 0 0 915 1 4 6,925 10 9 2,812 7 0 811 0 0 915 1 4 75,947 1 3 71,720 13 1 52,396 12 8 Summaby. Roads on goldfields Subsidised roads and tracks Subsidised roads and tracks other than on goldfields Prospecting Water-races .. .. .. .. * .. Wharves Schools of Mines Drainage-channels Diamond drills Treatment of ores Tracks to open up mineral lands Artesian-well boring, Maniototo Plains Repairing flood damages Prospecting deep levels Resumption of land Water-conservation Construction of telephone-lines ... Proclamation of rivers 371,158 0 5 168,483 13 3 6,146 9 10 75,554 19 4 84,577 11 10 435 15 9 25,925 8 2 36,853 15 0 5,170 11 4 2,257 10 1 325 8 1 800 0 0 500 0 0 51,000 0 0 3,112 7 0 16,433 12 6 60 0 0 6,683 14 6 329,147 18 1 95.564 8 0 4,759 6 2 27,371 14 3 80,894 1 4 285 15 9 25,925 8 2 25,023 4 8 3,428 11 4 1,657 10 1 325 8 1 800 0 0 500 0 0 25,500 0 0 3,112 7 0 15,326 13 10 50 0 0 6,683 14 6 42,010 2 4 5,011 0 11 1,784 3 0 963 11 10 2,627*14 7 855,478 17 1 646,356 1 3 52,396 12 8