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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, 1903, and the Liabilities on that Date.

TABLE No. 6. Statement showing the Expenditure on Telegraphs out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1903, and the Liabilities on that Date.

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Net Expenditure >n„,.„i m„» Total during total Net Expenditure to ; 12 Months ended ..S e l.i? 31st March, 1901. j 31st March, I t0 ill !*J? aroh ' 1902. 190a - Liabilities on 31st March, 1902. 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 Purchase of Cassrell's and Bennett's leaseholds, Paeroa Compensation Proclamation of Rivers Water Conservation— Reports on Coromandel Harbour and Kuaotunu Sludge-channel Engineer's salary and expenses .. Eweburn Reservoir Home Gully Dam .. .. Telephone-line, Bannockburn to Nevis Reports on Ross Flat * .. Resumption of land Water-supplies for Mining Townships— Waitekauri Karangahake Mackeytown C'yde .. " " Thames Drainage Board contribution Waimumu Main Tail-race Charlton Creek Main Tail-race £ s. d. 14,316 4 6 722 1 5 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 2,250 0 0 17,785 16 0 80 12 6 1,998 13 10 16,361 19 2 £ s. d. 1,131 0 4 13,215 10 8 424 9 7 84 18 9 1,025 12 6 £ s. d. 15,447 4 10 722 1 5 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 2,250 0 0 31,001 6 8 80 12 6 2,423 3 5 16,446 17 11 1,025 12 6 50 0 0 £ s. d. 1,821 17 7 £ s. d. 17,269 2 5 722 1 5 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 2,250 0 0 31,001 6 8 80 12 6 2,423 3 5 16,446 17 11 1,025 12 6 50 0 0 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 5 279 0 5 71 19 7 375 0 0 1,000 0 0 500 0 0 236 5 5 445 2 5 607 6 5 351 0 0 375 0 0 1,000 0 0 500 0 0 236 5 5 72o' 0 0 445 2 5 607 6 5 351 0 0 1,100 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,848 3 0 799 12 2 1,348' 3 0 563 6 9 Totals 81,543 14 4 18,064 16 10 99,608 11 2 4,458 7 4 104,066 18 6 * Exr lenditure prior to 31i it March, 1894, £2,630 16s. 2d.

Line. Expenditure during Twelve Months endea 31st March, 1903. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. £ s. d. & s. d. Telephone Exchanges,— Ashburton .. .. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch.. Dannevirke .. Duneain Feilding Gisborne Greymouth Hawera Hokitika Invercargill Masterton .. Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Pahiatua Palmerston North Rotorua .. .. .'. Stratford Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport Slew wires,— Doubtless Bay Waihopo 25 3 4 1,235 8 10 14 6 6 911 16 10 424 7 3 847 0 7 32 7 1 83 12 0 25 9 3 28 7 3 55 0 6 328 0 8 212 4 6 88 10 4 24 4 6 31 16 8 57 7 11 19 13 4 110 14 0 130 17 7 12 1 8 42 0 10 50 4 2 258 4 9 785 15 4 290 18 9 6,369 8 4 38 10 5 Carried forward 12,533 8 2