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Development of Goldfields.—Table No. 5a. Statement showing Assistance towards Prospecting, and Miscellaneous Services, out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1901, and the Liabilities on that Date.

TABLE No. 6. Statement showing the Expenditure on Telegraphs out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1901, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1900. Net Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1901. Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1901. Liabilities on 31st March, 1901. Total Net Expenditure and Liabilities. Assistance towards prospecting* Purchase of diamond-drill Prospecting deep levels, Thames, — Queen of Beauty Claim Inspector's fee, deep-level shaft, Thames Compensation Proclamation of Rivers Water Conservation— Reports on Coromandel Harbour and Kuaotunu Sludge Channel Engineer's salary and expenses .. Eweburn Reservoir Telephone line, Bannockburn to Nevis Reports on Ross Flat Resumption of land Water-supplies for Mining Townships— Waitekauri Karangabake Purchase of Cassrell's and Bennett's leaseholds, Paeroa £ s. d." 11,540 2 2 722 1 5 £ s. d. 1,266 11 7 £ s. d. 12,806 13 9 722 1 5 £ s. d. 1,033 7 9 £ s. d. 13,840 1 6 722 1 5 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 6,383 14 6 6,083 18 9 12,467 13 3 12,467 13 3 80 12 6 80 12 6 80 12 6 1,068 9 4 13,893 1 4 50 0 0 445 17 1 2,289 11 10 1,514 6 5 16,182 13 2 50 0 0 1,514 6 5 16,182 13 2 50 0 0 284 10 8 862 7 0 284 10 8 862 7 0 284 10 8 862 7 0 445 2 5 607 6 5 445 -2 5 607 6 5 2,250 0 0 445 2 5 607 6 5 2,250 0 0 2,250 0 0 Totals 62,634 18 11 11,138 8 1 73,773 7 0 1,033 7 9 74,806 14 9 * For expenditure irior to 31st March, 1894, see Eoads on Goldflelds, Table No. 4 (£2,630 16s. 2d.).

Line. Expenditure during Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1901. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. £ s. d. & s. d. 'elephone exchanges,— Ashburton .. .. ... Auckland Blenheim Christcfaurch.. Dunedin Feilding Gisborne Greymouth Hastings Hawera Hokitika Invercargill Marton Masterton Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Pahiatua Palmerston North Stratford Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Woodville Tew wires,— Mangonui-Oruru-Peria Kerikeri Ohaeawai-Pakaraka .. Whangarei-Kawakawa Kaihu-Aranga Dargaville-Tangiteroria Otamatea Mangawai-Te Arai Kaukapakapa-Makarau Auckland-Kawakawa Auckland-New Plymouth Howick-Motuihi Island Manurewa Mangapehi 12 16 0 563 2 6 19 5 6 278 11 7 888 2 1 26 11 5 85 5 5 24 2 0 2 15 10 17 10 2 4 13 0 229 18 5 2 14 0 16 19 0 16 5 8 34 12 0 12 1 2 72 6 8 290 8 5 23 9 0 7 0 11 6 2 9 138 0 4 91 10 1 690 18 1 22 0 5 121 11 4 5 11 9 99 7 3 126 16 1 170 3 8 442 3 2 0 12 0 13 6 61 16 6 85 3 3 241 7 9 112 3 2 0 2 8 0 14 10 Carried forward 5,045 19 4