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VI. STATE AID TO MTNTNG. Roads constructed by Direct Grants. The following statement shows the expenditure on authorities issued on roads from direct grants to the several local bodies during the year ended the 31st March, 1911 :—

Prospecting for Gold. The following statement shows the expenditure on authorities issued in subsidies to prospecting associations and parties of miners in the different counties for the year ended the 31st March, 1911 :— Expenditure for the Year Name of County, <feu. ending 31st March, 1911. £ 8. d. Coromandel . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 550 15 0 Tauranga .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 41 10 0 Ohinemuri .. . . . . . . .. .. 183 15 0 Wairau Road Board .. . . . . .. .. 191 5 8 Inangahua .. . . .. .. .. .. 232 15 0 Buller . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 20 11 0 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 188 9 6 Westland .. .. " . . . . .. .. 931 5 0 Ross Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 0 0 Maniototo .. . .. .. .. .. .. 79 10 0 Waihemo .. .. ...... .. .. 46 11 6 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 236 16 7 Tuapeka .. .. . .. .. .. .. 61 0 0 Vincent .. .. . . . .. . . 106 5 0 Prospecting associations. &c. .. . • . . .. .. 281 13 0 £3,237 2 3 Government Prospecting Drills. Three diamond drills, with a boring-capacity of 2,500, 1,500, and 500 ft., respectively, also a Keystone traction placer drill of 350 ft. capacity, are now lent out by the Government to mining companies free of charge ; the borrowers have, however, to keep the machines in good order, and pay all expenses and wages in connection therewith, including those of the Government Superintendent of the drill.

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Name of Local Body. Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1911. Coromandel County Thames County ... Thames Borough... Ohinemuri County Piako County Pelorus Road Board Takaka County ... Collingwood Count} Waimea County ... Murchison County Buller County Inangahua County Grey County Brunner Borough Westland County Ross Borough Waihenio County Tuapeka County ... Vincent County :.. Lake County Southland County Wallace County ... Stewart Island County Public Works Department a s. a. 2,-J80 17 8 1,385 15 11 150 0 0 3,108 2 2 275 0 0 100 0 0 319 11 4 515 15 6 384 7 5 377 13 0 6,187 2 1 1,789 17 4 3,763 19 2 142 a 8 1,788 6 0 300 0 0 40 0 0 350 0 0 319 12 0 414 4 0 1,173 1 7 323 9 8 33 12 6 103 10 8 Total ... 25,626 .0 8