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CLASS XXVII.—DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS.

CLASS XXVIII.—PURCHASE OF NATIVE LANDS.

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Appropriations for Public Woi*ks Services

1901-2. £ »,000 Vote ; No. 102. —Development of Goldfields .')> Item. £ MINISTER OF MINES. 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 102. Development of Goldfields — Races, Reservoirs, and Waterworks on Goldfields Assistance towards Prospecting Prospecting Deep Levels at Ross Flat on an Expenditure of £50,000 Compensation and Expenses arising out of Proclamation of Rivers and Resumption of Land Improving Water-supply, Oamaru, owing to Maerewhenua River being declared a Watercourse for Tailings Kelly's Terrace Tunnel Mountain Hut Water-race New siphon and repairs to Mount Ida Water-race 18,000 4,000 15,000 20,000 I 6 7 8 300 455 5,000 1,967 Total required for current year—Vote No. 102 .. 64,722 50,000 TOTAL CLASS XXVII. £50,000 • • >

1901-2. ote No. 103.—Purchase of Native Lands £ 30 ,000 em. MINISTER OF LANDS. VOTE No. 103. Purchase of Native Lands— Salaries — Officer in Charge 4 Officers—2 at £340, 1 at £200, 1 at £183 Balance of costs re Horowhenua (Buller, £336; Kemp, £301; Hunia, £136) Purchase of Native lands, completion of inchoate purchases, Compensation Court awards, &c. (including unexpended balance of last year's vote, £21,312) £ l 2 3 475 1 ,063 30,000 4 773 27,689 Total—Vote No. 103 ... TOTAL CLASS XXVIII. 30,000