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27 Where was it principally spent ?-I did not go over the whole of the county, but there was a strong conviction that, as far as Waihi was concerned, that expenditure that should have come our way went in other directions. .. , , ~. f .,,.„„.,.. 28. In what other directions?—ln cutting drams, and ,11 draining the land oi the farmers. 29. Are you serious in saying that?— Yes. , 30 Will YOU state what drains, and give some idea ol the amount?-] have told you that I ~„ giving a 'statement in this respect in the way that information comes to a man generally. Wind I will say is that Waihi did not get anything like its fair shared expenditure. \l Mr Mitchelson.] You have been a member of the Borough Council since the borough was "ot consider, in face of the possibility that always exists of the gold giving out, that It is unw" se of the borough to undertake works of a permanent character ?-No, because we COriB 3 d r mines were to get five times the quantity of gold, do you still consfder that Z wLdrtill he entitled to the whole of that amount .l_T.ll the law is altered, ' <S ' -11 And you would not be prepared to say that the borough should cm. ribute anything towards the 7 we had live times the revenue I would say I would give you ; ' b %o^ o rre4nt B do insider necessary to carry on the work of the township t-Until we hSe II icie" drainage system, and until we have an efficient water system. I consider that is not adequate. It would r ire about £14,000 further elpenditure before it'is complete, and about £40,000 for a drainage scheme to make the they receive ?—Yes, a guinea a week. Duncan William McArthur examined. (No. 52.) 1. Mr. MeVeagh.] You are a civil engineer, and you are Engineer of the Waihi Borough Council ?-Yes. position ?-Six or seven years. come under your concern in regard to maintenance, ana "-s —Yes. [Statement read. Exhibit No. 40.J Waihi Bar ,h C cil,-Engineer's Statement as to the Retirements and Expenditure in """ '' Maintenance and Extension of Roads. Streets and Faths.-lu Waihi there are 61 maintenance of our present metalled streets and path,s tc, W-them simpl, ; are, and without any widening of metal, jJ^'J^^ffiT h 3?3 our present unformed within a few years—say, five years— it will be neoessary r streete-viz., 17 miles-then the maintenance will be increased bj M r 7s ol £5,00U, Dring g the amount for maintenance alone to £9,159 footpaths, only centre now necessary, the cost will be £34,400. m „ tj . llcd Greets and taking tl,,- above 17 miles „,,:;,:;;;„; SSirftL; 3M asH^ES*,; ! *. «*. - urgently required now, the outlay will be £14,776. such, except nightsoil, in pans and buried. The result ot this is , rem J y the evil. To this end the z':'W:-::;z^ tt££%ZZZZ£ ::".:,;" 221 .Vim- —' - -.«» 28-75 pressing us to get it started for some years past.