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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, 1912, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1911. Net Expenditure Tnt«l Nstduring w™2Si?tf,r« Liabilities Twelve Months on 31st ended 31st March, to diet Marcn, March, 1912. 1912. 191A Total Net Expenditure and Liabilities. I £ s. d. Assistance towards prospecting .. 37,683 10 9 Oil boring, Kotuku .. .. 207 10 0 Purchase and expenses of diamond 11,558 10 6 and other drills Prospecting deep levels, Thames — Queen of Beauty shaft subsidy .. 25,000 0 0 Inspector's fee .. .. 500 0 0 Cost and expenses, purohase, plant, 6,966 0 4 &c. Lowering water, Queen of Beauty 400 0 0 shaft Deepening and unwatering Queen 9,205 16 6 of Beauty shaft Prospecting deep levels, Boss .. 15,019 4 4 Purchase of Cassrell's and Bennett's 2,250 0 0 leaseholds, Paeroa Compensation proclamation of rivers 41,552 9 9 Water-conservation — Reports on Goromandel Harbour 80 12 6 and Kuaotunu Sludge-channel Engineer's salary and expenses .. 3,219 0 .2 Reports on Ross Plat .. .. 284 10 8 Eweburn Reservoir .. .. 16,459 15 10 Gimmerburn Creek embankment 211 12 3 Greenland Swamp Dam .. 39 12 0 Home Gully Dam .. .. 1,028 0 6 Manorburn Creek weir .. .. 457 1 7 Compensation, Owen Roberts .. 75 0 0 Telephone-line, Bannockburn to 50 0 0 Nevis Resumption of land .. .. 862 7 0 Water-supplies for Mining Townships— Waikino .. .. .. 2,568 0 0 Waitekauri .. .. .. 445 2 5 Karangahake .. .. .. 607 6 5 Mackaytown .. .. .. 351 0 0 Clyde .. .. .. 1,121 13 2 Alexandra .. .. .. 600 0 0 Ophir .. .. .. 142 10 9 Ohinemuri River silting .. .. 3 12 0 Thames Drainage Board contribution 1,000 0 0 Kumara Water - raoe extension 5,212 2 5 aoross Teremakau River Waimumu Main Tail-race .. 1,450 6 3 Charlton Creek Main Tail-race .. 408 7 1 Advances to companies .. .. 8,200 0 0 Protective works, Stafford .. 286 5 5 Dam, Bow Bell Plat .. .. 300 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,533 15 0 41,217 5 9 207 10 0 1,775 18 9 13,334 9 3 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 104 4 10 7,070 5 2 400 0 0 9,205 16 6 15,019 4 4 2,250 0 0 1,188 13 8 42,741 3 5 80 12 6 3,219 0 2 284 10 8 16,459 15 10 211 12 3 39 12 0 1,028 0 6 457 1 7 75 0 0 50 0 0 862 7 0 2,568 0 0 445 2 5 607 6 5 351 0 0 1,121 13 2 600 0 0 5 19 3 148 10 0 3 12 0 1,000 0 0 14,443 7 6 19,655 9 11 £ s. d. 41,217 5 9 207 10 0 13,334 9 3 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 7,070 5 2 400 0 0 9,205 16 6 15,019 4 4 2,250 0 0 42,741 3 5 80 12 6 3,219 0 2 284 10 8 16,459 15 10 211 12 3 39 12 0 1,028 0 6 457 1 7 75 0 0 50 0 0 862 7 0 2,568 0 0 445 2 5 607 6 5 351 0 0 1,121 13 2 600 0 0 148 10 0 3 12 0 1,000 0 0 19,655 9 11 1,450 6 3 408 7 1 8,200 0 0 286 5 5 300 0 0 1,450 6 3 408 7 1 8,200 0 0 286 5 5 300 0 0 Less Recovery on Account of Ex- 195,807 0 7 penditure of Previous Years— Johnston's dam, Bow Bell Plat 21,051 19 0 216,858 19 7 216,858 19 7 30 0 0 30 0 0 Totals .. .. 195,807 0 7 21,051 19 0 216,828 19 7 216,828 19 7 8—D. 1.