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Gross Totals and Value of Gold purchased by Banks for Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1903— continued.

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 twenty-one 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:—

Bank. Gold purchased. Value. Otago and Southland Districts. Bank of New Zealand Bank of New South Wales National Bank of New Zealand Bank of Australasia ... 115,755 15 11 15,560 19 19 38,663 15 5 9,579 19 8 I 444,559 7 1 60,073 6 11 149,168 14 7 38,616 10 0 Totals ... 179,560 9 19 692,417 18 7 692,417 18 7 I Grand totals 353,118 11 22 1 1,137,490 1, 137,490 4 3 4 3

Nature of Works. Total Cost of Expenditure, by Construction, or . way of Subsidy or Amouut authorised otherwise, by to be expended. Mines Department. I Amount ot Liability by Mines Department on Works in Progress. Up to Yeabs 1882-83 and 1883-84. Watei-raoes 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 £ s. d. 29,252 1 11 21,437 11 2 52,841 17 0 13,216 13 4 5,750 0 0 £ s. d. 29,252 1 11 21,437 11 2 £ s. d. 14,853 9 5 13,089 16 0 £ s. d. 14,853 9 5 13,089 16 0 21,844 16 7 3,350 0 0 2,468 15 4 £ 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 1884-85. *■ 122,498 8 5 , — " " ~" ■ — 122,498 8 5 55,606 17 j^ 55,606 17 4 37,135 7 1 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 4,846 1 9 13,667 10 1 13,506 14 1 4,594 1(1 0 850 0 0 4,050 0 0 3,600 0 0 14,596 2 9 9,630 9 6 14,596 2 9 9,630 9 6 0,293 10 0 111 19 0 108 (I 0 1,050 0 0 1,858 0 0 4,648 11 6 12,384 15 9 13,566 14 1 0,293 16 6 12,739 17 6 4,594 1(1 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 45,174 15 11 j : = , 1,050 0 0 1,858 0 0 83,648 7 9 1,931 4 8 1885-86. — 45,174 15 11 — r 33,648 _7_ 9 38,284 10 5 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 27,548 18 8 14,773 2 3 1,551 19 10 11,860 L8 0 10,051 14 9 2,160 9 7 71,602 7 10 j 0,003 2 3 12,360 14 9 13,043 15 !l 4,327 (I 10 1.1)!)'.) 5 7 3,994 16 6 1,260 9 7 43,049 5 3 6,964 4 4 27,567 19 8 12,477 9 2 490 12 8 0,389 5 9 6,995 9 9 900 0 0 71,602 7 10 43,049 5 3 61,785 1 4 1886-87. 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 and companies, subsidised by Mines Department Construction of drainage and sludge channels, subsidised by Mines Department Diamond and other drills .. .. Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. 12,453' 8 5 12,613 4 8 15,671 19 6 5,549 14 0 422 15 6 3,183 7 1 I 1,928 14 4 22,229 16 1 7,415 19 6 306 1 0 4,521 7 3 6,207 18 0 422 15 6 3,383 7 1 3,466 0 8 17,791 7 0 10,455 1 5 110 13 1 4,618 4 7 672 6 10 700 0 0 49,894 4 8 46,415 18 9 37,813 13 7