FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. BY THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1871 Session I, D-04

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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. BY THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS.

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PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY.

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Immigration and Public Works Department, Sir— Wellington, 3rd August, 1871. I have the honor to submit to your Excellency my Beport on the Immigration and Public Works Department. I have, &c, His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, G.C.M.G., W. Gisbobxe. Governor of New Zealand.

REPORT. The object which the Government have had in view since the end of last Session has been to give practical effect to " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," and " The Railways Act, 1870," or, in other words, to launch the comprehensive system of colonization contained in those Acts with prudence, with economy, with justice to various interests, and with reasonable prospect of future success. The Report of Mr. J. Blackett, Acting Chief Engineer, and the other papers to be presented to Parliament, will convey full and detailed information on the subject, and I will only venture here to touch lightly on its salient points. In doing so I will take separately the respective heads —Organization of Department, Land Purchase in Korth Island, Road Works in North Island, Bailways, Eoads in Westland, Electric Telegraph Extension, Water Races on Gold Fields, and Immigration. Organization of Department. About the end of September last, I was appointed ad interim Minister of Public Works. The Department had to be created, and the Government have been desirous of forming it on the principle of careful selection of officers and gradual adaptation to the work to be performed. The first officer to be appointed, on whom the chief responsibility would rest, was the professional head of the Department, and the Government have been fortunate in obtaining the services of Mr. John Blackett, C.E., as Engineer and Acting Chief Engineer. The office of Chief Engineer has been and will be kept vacant until it shall have been determined whether it should be filled up by some one selected in Europe experienced in the construction of modern railways. The Colony has reason to be much indebted to Mr. Blackett for the energy, prudence, and ability which he has displayed. His labours have been very arduous, extending as they did over both Islands ; and he has been as indefatigable in setting on foot and forwarding the various public works as he has been watchful over their cost and execution. District Engineers, subordinate to the Acting Chief Engineer, have also been appointed in Manawatu, Canterbury, Otago, and Westland, to superintend the works in progress. Mr. Knowles has been appointed Under Secretary, and his official experience, industry, and general ability specially qualify him for that office. Land Purchase in North Island. Part IV. of the Immigration and Public Works Act authorises the Governor, at the request of the Superintendent of a Province in the North Island, to acquire land in that Province for the purposes of settlement, the cost of purchase being chargeable to such Province. In the Province of Auckland this provision has been taken advantage of to a slight extent, but in tho Provinces of Hawke's Bay and Wellington a large purchase has been effected. Negotiations had for many years been in progress for the purchase of a large tract of Native land, called the Seventymile Bush ; and at last the exertions of Mr. Ormond, the Government Agent in Hawke's Bay, have led to an agreement being signed, by which the Native owners covenant to cede 231,430 acres of fertile land for about £16,000. There still remains a large block at the Wairarapa end to be purchased ; but the co-operation of the Superintendents of Wellington and Hawke's Bay justifies a strong hope that the whole block will soon be acquired. The acquisition of this fine territory, and its occupation by immigrants, will give an incalculable impetus to the colonization of the North Island. Road Works in North Island. The Legislature, with a wise liberality, appropriated £400,000, at the rate of £100,000 a year, for main roads in the North Island. They felt that works of that kind, prudently devised and effectively executed, would, by opening up the interior and uniting it by easy communication with European settlements on the coast, be most calculated to secure the permanent tranquillity of the North Island, and the most rapid colonization of the whole Colony. On special grounds of public policy, arising out

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of the critical state of the relations of the European and Native races towards each other, the Legislature intrusted the entire administration of this road fund to the Executive, and of course requires a strict account of the exercise of that power. The Government have sensibly felt the gravity of this trust, and have spared no effort to discharge it faithfully. Tho object steadily held in view has been to construct permanent main lines of road traversing the Island throughout the length and breadth of the interior, and to attain that result, not by lavish subsidies or the still more expensive force of arms, but by the cheaper and more rational influence which in civilized countries regulates the relations of employers and employed. Two principles of action have been adopted —first, the execution of all work by contract; and, secondly, competent professional supervision. Thus waste of money and of labour is prevented, and commensurate results obtained. It is a matter of much congratulation that Native tribes in the interior, as well as those in more frequent and immediate intercourse with us, have heartily joined in the policy of road-making, and been actively engaged in its practical advancement. No charge beyond the contract for the construction of the road is attempted to be made on the ground of its crossing their lands ; and an influential tribe, the Ngatiraukawa, lately arrayed in hostile attitude against us, are not only busily occupied in road work between Taupo and Tauranga, but have been mainly instrumental in unclosing to Europeans the route between Waikato and Taupo, and in securing a reasonable prospect of the extension of the road and telegraph over that small interval of space (about thirty miles) which now separates Auckland, so far as those works are concerned, from the rest of the Colony. The services of the Armed Constabulary have also, in out-districts, been advantageously utilized in the construction of roads. Mr. Blackett's Beport and the lithographic map attached thereto show the roads in course of construction, and the amount of work done on each. The other reports from the officers in charge of the roads will supply further details. I may shortly state that the roadworks between Patea and New Plymouth have enabled the mail coach to run twice a week between those two places since it was established in January last, with only one or two exceptions, when it was prevented by floods during the late severe weather. Boads from Manawatu to Napier, and from Masterton to Manawatu Gorge, will join the West, East, and Southern Coasts through the centres of the Provinces of Wellington and Hawke's Bay ; they run along the lines laid out for railways, and on portions of them there are to be tramways, which at any future time can be adopted for the permanent railway. The advantage of tramways is, that where timber is abundant and metal scarce, they cost little more than metal; and, moreover, they are immediately available for heavier traffic with less labour than common roads, and they can be more easily made, by means of tolls, directly remunerative. The tramways referred to will at once render marketable large quantities of valuable totara and other timber. The other great road runs from Napier to Taupo and Tauranga, opening the whole central interior of the North Island. Notwithstanding the exceptionally unfavourable season, the progress of these works has been so great that it is confidently anticipated that, before next winter, coaches will be able to travel from Manawatu to Napier, and from Napier to Taupo and Tauranga. It will be seen from the printed papers that other roads giving access to important Native districts, or opening up confiscated territory, are in progress. I append a return showing the expenditure and liabilities incurred up to the 30th June last on account of roads in the North Island. This return includes £23,610 15s. 3d. expended under the £30,000 Road Appropriation for 1869-70, and altogether shows a total of expenditure and liabilities of £98,623 3s. 2d. ; a great part of this amount consists of liabilities for contracts and for works authorized but not yet contracted for, and is estimated at £47,420 15s. lid., which will be payable in and form part of the expenditure of the pi'esent year. Railways. " Tho Bailways Act, 1870," authorized certain railways to be constructed on certain terms, and surveys of other lines to be made for consideration by the General Assembly. Some of those railways were authorised to be constructed on terms of guarantee, and with respect to them it has been thought advisable to wait till it can be ascertained whether negotiations conducted by the Colonial Treasurer in London will not lead, as it is hoped may be tho case, to offers of capitalists to construct these railways on favourable terms, and on such as will at the same time facilitate the fulfilment of the other essential condition of the Colonial Policy —the concurrent introduction and establishment of a settled population. The construction of those railways authorized to be constructed by direct payment has proceeded. The correspondence respecting the authorized construction of the railways in Canterbury, and the arrangements relative thereto, will be laid before Parliament. The result has been the vigorous prosecution of the works, under the practical direction and responsibility of the Colonial Government; and now that the Colony is in possession of the necessary funds, the repayment of the moneys expended in this service to the Province of Canterbury will be made, and the direct management of the works assumed under the Public Works and Railways Act. The Government have not lost sight of the 7th section of " The Bailways Act, 1870," authorizing the construction of a railway bridge across the Waitaki available for ordinary traffic as well as for railway purposes. A site for the bridge —continuous with the great main line running through the Provinces of Canterbury and Otago—has been carefully selected, and the necessary ironwork; for the construction of a bridge, calculated in the first instance to carry ordinary traffic, has been ordered from England. The question of a railway from the coal mines at the Grey to the best shipping port has been under the consideration of the Government. Mr. Blackett and Dr. Hector were instructed to make careful inquiry and personal inspection, and report on the best course for a railway to connect the coal mines on the Grey, River with a shipping port, with a view to promoting public interest to the greatest extent, and to securing the greatest development of the coal fields and the best paying line. A copy of their report will be presented to Parliament. The Government concur in their opinion as to the line best adapted to those objects, and will submit the matter to the consideration of the Legislature. The 91st section of "Tlie Public Works Act, 1870," provides that the Minister of Public Works " shall, from and after the end of the next Session of the General Assembly, be assisted in the administration of this Act by any persons as a Board, who shall act as a Board of Advice and not of Control, to be from time to time appointed by the Governor for the purpose." As the Board is to act from the end

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of the Session of this year, there will be ample opportunity for full consideration of its appointment, its station and its exact functions. It is a matter for deliberation whether it should consist of a few members at the seat of Government, or of a greater number resident in the different Provinces, two or three of whom could form a quorum in each Province, and advise on the works therein. A Board of either kind would be conducive to public advantage, and of great assistance to the Minister for Works. In the absence of a Board, Dr. Hector has, at their request, frequently advised the Government on matters connected with tho public works, and his scientific attainments and local knowledge have been of great service. The 92nd section empowers the Governor to delegate his powers under the Act to persons or to Boards, but it has not been found necessary to exercise that power. It has been considered more advisable to act after consultation with Provincial authorities, and through the agency of District Engineers, thus combining the advantage of local experience and interest, and local direction with unimpaired responsibility on the part of the Colonial Government for the work done—a responsibility which delegation, except in mere formal matters, tends to weaken and abridge. The authorised surveys of lines have been ordered, and are almost all completed. They will be submitted for the consideration of the Legislature, and similarly there will be submitted the surveys of lines recommended by the Superintendents and Provincial Councils, under the 6th section of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870." I append a return of expenditure and liabilities up to 30th June last on account of railways and the surveys of railway lines. The amount is £107,837 4s. 10d., including the sum of £7,000 for refund to Canterbury. Roads in Westland. The 10th and 11th sections of "Tho Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," appropriate an annual sum, equal to the amount authorized by the First Part of the Act to be annually spent on roads in the North Island, to Provinces of the Middle Island for the construction of authorized railways, and prescribe the mode of calculating the distribution of that sum. Tho 11th section, however, provides that for the purposes of those sections, 10th and 11th, so far as they apply to the County, the term " railways " shall include such road works in the County of Westland as the Governor in Council may from time to time prescribe. The interpretation and intention of this provision are evidently that, so far as the portion allotted to Westland of the Middle Island Railway Fund is concerned, and which it must be remembered is a Colonial and not a County charge, the Governor in Council shall stand in the place of the General Assembly for determining on what road works in Westland that portion shall be expended. The reasons for this distinction, made only with respect to a special sum contributed by the Colony to road works in Westland, are no doubt that the sum to be operated on was comparatively small (it amounts to £8,870, for the year 1870-71) ; and that in an auriferous district like Westland, where changes of circumstances are exceptional, and may require immediate and unforeseen action, it would not be advisable to insist on the rigid regulations which wisely require, in the expenditure of large sums for railway purposes, the previous consideration and determination in each case by the General Assembly of the particular railways on which and to what amount, such expenditure shall take place. Acting under this authority, the Government, after careful inquiry and consultation with tho County authorities, have last month authorised an expenditure of £650 for surveys of lines of roads to be made, which they propose to have constructed. These lines of roads are : Greymouth to Greenstone via Omutumutu, Marsden, and Hohonu; Staffbrdtowii to Arahura, and Kanieri to Boss, all on the main inland line of road from Greymouth to Boss. The portions of this line of road completed under County supervision are Greenstone to Staffbrdtowii, and Arahura to Hokitika, and tenders have been accepted since the 30th June last, under the Public Works Act, to the amount of £1,796, for the construction of the portion between Hokitika and Kanieri. A branch line to connect the above-mentioned main line with the main line to Christchurch is also under survey, with a view to place Greymouth in direct communication with that city. Electric Telegraph Extension. "The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," appropriates £60,000 towards the extension of Telegraphs. This extension has been proceeded with, full details of which are contained in the Telegraph Commissioner's Report, presented to Parliament. I may state that since the end of last Session the Telegraph has been extended 274 miles, and is in full operation over that additional space. Water Races on Gold Fields. Part 111. of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," gives power to the Governor, at the request of Provincial Legislatures, to construct works for the supply of water to gold fields, and appropriates the sum of £300,000, not exceeding £100,000 in any one year, for that object, the sums expended to be charged against the Province in which the expenditure takes place. The only action under this authority has been taken in the Thames Gold Field and in the Westland 'Gold Fields. At the Thames a survey is in progress; and in Westland, three schemes for water supply, for the Miksmui, Kanieri, and Waimea or Arahura Districts, have been proposed. Of these, the surveys for Mikonui and Kanieri Dis^iei|r had been made and plans prepared for private companies, and have now been obtained by the 'General Government; the survey for the Waimea District has been authorized and is in progress. The District Engineer will furnish a report on each. The number of preliminary considerations essential to the greatest utility of water-race works, —the variety of subsequent contingencies on which, after the works are constructed, that utility depends, and the comprehensive range of their operation, —render necessary the utmost care and circumspection before any large expenditure on such works is incurred. The district to be drained, the gold fields to be served, the course and construction of the work, and other important matters connected therewith, have all to be scientifically and practically considered. I think that when any large work of this kind is proposed, a Commission combining engineering and geological knowledge, and practical experience of gold fields, should investigate and report on the proposal, and recommend what they think should be done. 2

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I append a return showing the expenditure on account of surveys for water races. It amounts to £109. Immigration. An essential part of the Colonial Policy is Immigration. This was frequently stated by members of the Government and influential members of both Houses in the debates of last Session, and is re-affirmed in the Act itself. If the construction of great works of communication in this Colony be of pressing importance, the presence of an increased and increasing settled population, which shall to the greatest extent facilitate their construction and increase their use, is equally important, and, moreover, is necessary to the success, and even to the existence of the other. Progress can not be expected in a young Colony from public works alone. But the addition of settled population cannot be permanently secured without its attachment to the soil, and the Immigration and Public Works Act recognizes that necessity. The 17th section authorises the Legislature of any Province in which any railway or any part thereof is proposed to be constructed, to recommend to the Governor the reservation of waste lands within such Province, "in and for the construction of such railway or part." It is evident that it is not intended that the land so reserved shall be merely the line of railway, for the latter part of the section authorises the Governor, if he shall think fit, to grant such land or part thereof to the contractor "as compensation in whole or in part for the construction of such railway or part thereof." This is one use to which this reserved land can be applied ; but there is nothing, so far as I can see, to preclude its application to the settlement of immigrants under the provisions of the 39th and 41st sections, to which I shall presently advert. The 20th section also enables a Provincial Legislature to commute the money charge against the Province on account of railways into land to be given to the Governor for the purposes of the Act. I would now refer to the 39th and 41st sections, which give power to deal with the lands authorized by the 17th and 20th sections to be reserved. The 39th section authorises immigration contracts to be made by the Governor to form part of railway or road contracts, and provision to be made therein for giving immigrants employment on such works, and " for giving free or other grants of land to any such immigrants." The 41st section authorizes the Governor, at the request of the Superintendent, to make regulations for (among other purposes) " the introduction into " and settlement in such Province of immigrants, and for selling as special settlements for any such " immigrants any lands which he may acquire from any Province under the provisions herein contained, " or any lands acquired under ' The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863,' or the Acts amending the " same, and for laying out and allotting any lands so acquired amongst any such immigrants." It is evident that any lands which the Governor may acquire from any Province under the provisions of the Immigration and Public Works Act are lauds acquired under the 17th and 20th sections to which I have just referred. The conclusion, then, is obvious, that the 17th, 20th, 39th, and 41st sections of the Act, read together, provide for the reservation of waste Crown land, and for its appropriation to the settlement of immigrants. Strong reasons may no doubt be urged that further powers should be granted, and more precisely defined, but I have referred to the subject at some length in order to show that the Act as it stands has not omitted to provide means for the territorial settlement of immigrants. Correspondence with Superintendents of Provinces on this important subject of immigration, both irrespectively of and in connection with such settlement, will be laid before the Legislature. It must be borne in mind that the General Government cannot take steps for the introduction of immigrants under the Act except at the instance of the Superintendent of the Province concerned. Already the Provinces of Hawke's Bay, Wellington, and Canterbury have taken practical advantage of the Act in this matter to a considerable extent, and I anticipate that other Provinces will soon do the same. The correspondence will also show that the Government have promised, in the case of the Provinces of Canterbury, Otago, and Hawke's Bay, that the Legislature should be asked to authorize a refund to them respectively of certain expenditure incurred by those Provinces on account of emigrants who had been sent for, and who were on their way to the Colony when the Immigration and Public Works Act of last Session was passed. The Canterbury claim is £7,325 17s. Bd., against which there is a set-off of promissory notes to the amount of £1,582 55.; that of Otago is £6,904 7s. 6d.; the exact amount of the claim of Hawke's Bay has not yet been ascertained, but will probably be about £700. I append a return of expenditure and liabilities up to 30th June last, on account of Immigration. The amount is £34,530 15s. 5d., about a third of which is to be refunded either by relatives and friends in the Colony, or by the emigrants themselves previously to and subsequently to embarkation. Under tho authority of the 45th section of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," an Agent-General in England has been appointed, and Dr. Featherstou has been selected for that office. The great public services which he has rendered, and his self-devotion for so many years to the public interests will, lam sure, render this appointment acceptable to the Colony; and his high qualifications afford ample assurance of his efficient fulfilment of the onerous and very responsible duties which, will devolve on him. The printed papers which accompany this Report will, I trust, convey a full and intelligible account of the practical initiation of the policy contained in the Immigration and Public Works Act and Railway Act of last Session. It is almost unnecessary to state that the power of giving proper effect to that policy was dependent on the raising under " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," of the necessary funds, and on the completion of negotiations with the Home Government respecting the loan guaranteed h^ the Imperial Parliament. The Colonial Treasurer has been successful, during his recent visit to England, in effecting both these objects on favourable terms. Another condition on which the life of the policy also depends is the continuance of tranquillity in the North Island; the recurrence of any wide-spread or prolonged disturbance will derange the whole machinery of the system and paralyse its action. W.- Gisbosne. Public Works Office, Wellington, 3rd August. 1871.

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I.—Land Purchases in North Island. RETURN of Expenditure and Liabilities to 30th June, 1871.

STATEMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING REPORT.

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II.—Roads and Tramways. NOMINAL RETURN of Expenditure and Liabilities for Survey and Construction to 30th June, 1871.

EXPENPITUBE. Liabilities. Under £30,000 Vote, 1869. Under Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870. Total. Contracted for. Authorized, not yet Contracted for. Total. ROADS. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Auckland— Raglan, Waipa, &c. Waikato Tauranga, Judea Tauranga, Torere, coast line Opotiki, Ohiwa Opotiki, Waioeka Maketu, Rotorua Tauranga, Taupo Tavipo, Runanga 190 10 0 112 16 0 1,115 17 0 1,054 10 7 25 6 0 315 11 0 284 14 2 851 14 0 16 13 4 187 13 0 102 10 10 3,088 3 4 939 8 2 215 16 0 428 7 0 1,400 11 2 1,906 4 7i 16 13 4 187 13 Oi 742 10 10 1 6,278 17 1 1,007 2 1; 350' 0 0 108 7 6 155 17 9 12 19 0 115 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 840 18 0 2,135 5 2 1,238 19 0 155 17 9 362 19 0 223 7 6 100 0 0 100 0 0 840 18 0 8,281 10 9 1,589 1 0 640 0 0 3,190 13 9 667 13 11 6,146 5 7 350 2 0 Totals 6,972 1 3 5,811 13 10 12,783 15 1 6,054 15 1 4,698 18 11 11,653 14 0 Hawke's Bat— Napier, Runanga Takapau, Manawatu Gorge Wairoa, Tekapu, and Poverty Bay Mali in, Muriwai 732 0 5 3,416 3 0 4,628 2 6l 330 7 a 5 0 0 4,148 3 5 3,250 11 4 4,628 2 6 2,450 16 8 330 7 0 301 3 4 5 0 0 445 0 0 1,288 11 1 6 10 0 2,010 14 6 4,539 2 5 2,457 6 8 2,311 17 10 445 0 0 Totals 732 0 5 8,379 12 6 9,111 12 11 6,447 11 4 3,305 15 7! ! 9,753 6 11 Taeanaki — New Plymouth,rearof Mt.Kgmont Wai-iti, Patea I 350 8 0 6,254 9 7 149 12 0 4,648 2 9! 500 0 0 10,902 12 4 2,40311 3 I 609 13 6 3,013 4 9 6,604 17 7 4,797 14 9 11,402 12 4 1 i , 3,013 4 9 Totals 2,403 11 3 609 13 6, Wellington— Patca, Puketotara Wanganui, Taupo Foxton, Manawatu (Jorge Masterton, Manawatu Gorge 6,791 16 1 489 13 9 1,416 3 8 2,252 10 9 445 17 5 5,596 16 10 28 12 1 9,044 6 10 935 11 2 7,013 0 6 28 12 1 4,577 16 0 5,602 10 0 050 0 0' 147 18 5 113 3 11 902 15 9 I 4,725 14 5 113 3 11 6,505 5 9 650 0 0 "' Totals Unappobtionable— Tools, &c. 8,697 13 6 601 2 6 8,323 17 1] I 17,021 10 7 i G01 2 6 10,830 6 0 1,1G3 18 I1 [11,984 4 1 TRAMWAYS. Wellington— Palmerston to Ngawhakarau Ngawhakarau to Foxton... 278 13 10 278 13 10 1,131 13 4 3,524 12 10 6,350 0 0, i 9,874 12 10 4,656 6 2 6,350 0 0 11,006 6 2 Totals 278 13 io' 278 13 10 1,131 13 4 EXPENDITTTBE, LlAEILITlKS. SUMMAET. Under Immigration nnd Public Works Act, 1870. Authorized, not yet Contracted for. Total each Pkovincb. Under £30,000 Vote, 1869. Totals. Contracted for. Totals. ROADS— £ s. d. £ s. (L £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. AUCKLAND 6,972 1 3 5,811 13 10 12,783 15 1 6,954 15 1 4,698 18 11 11,653 14 0 24,437 9 1 Hawee's Bat ... 732 0 5 8,379 12 6 6,447 11 4 3,305 15 7 Taranaki 6,604 17 7 4,797 14 9 9,111 12 11 9,753 6 11 18,861 19 10 2,403 11 3 609 13 6 Wellington 8,697 13 6 8,323 17 1 11,402 12 4 10,830 6 0 1,163 18 1 3,013 4 9 14,415 17 1 Unapfoetionablb 604 2 6 17,021 10 7 604 2 6 11,994 4 1 29,015 14 8 604 2 6 Totals 23,G10 15 3 27,312 18 2 26,630 3 8 9,778 6 1 TramwaysWellington 50,923 13 5 36,414 9 9 87,338 3 2 278 13 10 278 13 10 1,131 13 4 9,874 12 10 11,006 6 2 11,285 0 0 Totals ...* 27,591 12 0 27 ,#67 17 0 19,652 18 11 23,610 15 3 51,202 7 3| 47,420 15 11 98,623 3 2 * Note.—The total sum expendi is under adjustment as a refund fron :d under this h other Departs :ad amounted to £24,754 4i tents. 1. 2d. of which the sum of £1,143 8s. lid.

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III.— Roads and Tramways. CLASSIFIED RETURN of Expenditure and Liabilities for Survey and Construction to 30th June, 1871.

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LKxri: IITITEE. Liabilities. Under £30,000 Vote, 1869. Under Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870. Auckland. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Exploration, Survey, and Supervision Construction by Contract— European Native Piece work —European Native Day Labour—Armed Constabulary Militia and Volunteers Natives Other Persons Bridges and Culverts by Contract —European Natives Piecework —European Native Day Labour —European Native 072 16 9 1,690 0 0 150 10 0 806 4 0 1,703 5 2 1,504 6 8 99518 0 2,501 14 0 5 0 0 440 16 7 158 18 0 . 98 0 0 53 12 11 12 0 0 108 3 3 45 19 0 331 8 3 29116 0 52 3 1 Contingencies Maintenance ... Tools, &c. 35 0 0 158 4 1 42 0 0 154 2 3 347 3 0 8 10 0 116 4 1 (5,972 1 3 5,811 13 10 11,653 14 0 Hawke's Bay. Exploration, Survey, and Supervision ... Construction by Contract —European ... Native Piece Work—European Native Day Labour —Armed Constabulary ... Militia and Volunteers Native Other Persons Bridges and Culverts by Contracts—European ... Native Piece Work —E uropean ... Native Day Labour —European ... Native 93 14 4 411 5 8 912 11 10 5,498 4 2 1,056 11 2 354 15 9 78 15 0 Contingencies ... Maintenance ... Tools, &c. 144 13 11 24 0 0 58 G 6 390 12 7 88 2 0 732 0 5 8,379 12 6 9,753 6 11 Taeanaki. Exploration, Survey, and Supervision ... Construction by Contract —European ... Native PieceWork —European... Native Day Labour—Armed Constabulary ... Militia and Volunteers 297 17 3 74 5 4 1,295 10 0 1G5 11 1 445 17 2 1,411 12 10 1,345 16 3 2,278 8 3 1,880 3 3 591' 8 2 351 14 1 Construction by Day Labour —Natives Other persons Bridges and Culverts, by Contract —European Native Piece Work —Europeaii Native Day Labour —European Native 8811 9 259 0 0 102 10 0 381 10 0 Contingencies... Maintenance ... Tools, &c. 1C3 8 2 88 12 9 3 10 0 ■75 3 6 96 2 6 6,604 17 7 4,797 14 9 3,013 4 9

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III.—Roads and Tram iways — continued. Classified Return of Expenditure b, Liabilities, &c. — continued. Expenditube. Liabilities. Under £30,000 Vote, 1869. Under Immigration and Public Act, 1870. Wellington. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d, Exploration Survey and Supervision ... Construction by Contract —European... Native Construction by Piece Work —European Native Day Labour —Armed Constabulary Militia and Volunteers Natives Other persons Bridges and Culverts, by Contract—European Native PieceWork —European Native Day Labour—European Native 1,003 10 10 265 10 2 391 12 9 617 13 7 1,316 10 0 3,841 3 7 1,469 9 10 1,279 2 10 2,475 9 8 1,029 2 4 29 1 6 658 10 0 460 10 0 138 6 3 128 0 0 25" 10 0 154 10 9 83 9 0 Contingencies ... Maintenance ... Tools, &c. 397' 4 2 213 6 1 35 14 6 435 10 7 572 12 2 8,697 13 6 8,323 17 1 11,994 4 1 Tramways 278 13 10 11,006 6 2 Unappoetionable. Tools, <tc. G04 2 6 Exp: fee. SUMMABY. Liabilities. Total. Under £30,000 Vote. Uii and ider Immigration Public Works Act Roads—Auckland Hawke's Bay Tabanaki Wellington £ s. d. 6,972 1 3 732 0 5 6,604 17 7 8,697 13 6 £ s. a. 5,811 13 10 8,379 12 6 4,797 14 9 8,323 17 1 £ s. d. 11,653 14 0 9,753 6 11 3,013 4 9 11,994 4 1 £ s. d. 24,437 9 1 18,864 19 10 14,415 17 1 29,015 14 8 Unappoetionable. Tools, &c. 604 2 6 604 2 G Tbamways—Wellington ... 23,610 15 3 27,312 18 2 278 13 10 36,414 9 9 11,006 6 2 87,338 3 2 11,285 0 0 Totals 27,591 12 0 47,420 15 11 98,623 3 2 23,610 15 3

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IV.—Railways. RETURN of Expenditure and Liabilities for Survey, Construction, Plant, and Rolling Stock to 30th June, 1871.

EXPENDITUBE. Liabilities. Totals. NORTH ISLAND. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. SUBVEYS. 920 0 0 230 11 0 1,150 11 0 Auckland — Auckland to Waikato —Tuakau and Mercer ... Taranaki — New Plymouth to Patea—part of Hue New Plymouth to Wanganui and Manawatu Gorge 171 6 6 300 0 0 471 6 6 Wellington — Patea to Wanganui and Manawatu Gorge—part of lino New Plymouth to Wanganui and Manawatu Gorge ... Wellington to Wairarapa and Manawatu Gorge, through Seventy Mile Bush 733 16 1 1,079 5 4 4,189 14 4 1,559 6 10 817 6 1 Mawice's Say — Napier through Seventy-mile Bush to Manawatu Gorge ... 707 7 5 300 0 0 1,007 7 5 4,091 16 10 2,727 2 5 6,818 19 3 • MIDDLE ISLAND. Sub vets. 2felson — Nelson to Foxhill 204 0 0 60 0 0 264 0 0 Canterbury — Waipara to Rangiora —Great Northern Rangiora and Kaiapoi to Oxford —Branches of ditto Rakaia to Rangitata—Great Southern Eolleston to Malvern—three lines —Branches of ditto Temuka to Timaru—Washdyke ... Compensation Expenses Timaru to Waitaki District Engineer —Salary 164 1 9 100 0 0 120 0 0 118 7 0 99 19 6 245 0 0 255 0 0 93 5 0 15 0 0 80 0 0 282' 5 2 1,572 18 5 Canterbury and Otago — Waitaki Railway Bridge 153 17 6 179 13 4 333 10 10 Otago — Waitaki to Moeraki Balelutha to Mataura ... Mataura to Invercargill Athol to Kingston 406' 0 0 654 1 3 800 0 0 700 0 0 2,884 1 3 330 0 0 Wtttlami • Roads —Contingencies... 51 6 3 51 G 3 2,103 18 11 3,001 17 10 5,105 16 9 COJJSTEUCTION. Canterbury — Timaru and Temuka Line 7,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 Otago— Dunedin to Clutha : Sections 1, 2, and 3, Dunedin, Caversham, and Kaikorai — Construction Compensation Engineering Contingencies 1,500 0 0 3,348 0 0 689 15 0 44 8 4 23,825 15 0 8,961 5 0 38,412 8 10 43" 5 6 5,582 3 4 39,830 5 6 45,412 8 10

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REPORT ON IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.

IV.—Railways— Return of Expenditure and L: ■continued. iabilities, &c. —i continued. Expenditube. Liabilities. Totals. MIDDLE ISLAND— continued. Plant and Rolling Stock. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Canterbury — Estimated cost of plant and rolling stock for Great Northern Railway, ordered from England Estimated cost of rails and plant for Great Southern Railway, ordered from England ... 11,000 0 0^ 11,000 0 o) 22,000 0 0 Canterbury and Otago — Estimated cost of material for Waitaki Railway Bridge, ordered from England 8,500 0 0 8,500 0 0 Otago — Estimated cost of plant and rolling Btock for Dunedin and Clutha Line, ordered from England, and Contingent Reserve 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 50,500 0 0 50,500 0 0 Summaby. SueveyS'—NoETn Island Suevets —Middle Island 4,091 16 10 2,103 18 11 2,727 2 5 3,001 17 10 6,818 19 3 5,105 16 9 Constbuction Plant and Rolling Stock 6,195 15 9 5,582 3 4 5,729 0 3 89,830 5 6 50,500 0 0 11,924 16 0 45,412 8 10 50,500 0 0 Totals 11,777 19 1 96,059 5 9 107,837 4 10 V.-Wi iter ! ,aces. Return of Expenditure and Liabi. lities for Surveys to 30th June, 1 171. Ex 'ENDITUEE. Liabilities. Total. Z 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland: Thames SO 0 0 315 0 0 495 0 0 Westland : Kanieri, Mokonui 19 0 0 229 0 0 Totals 19 0 0 315 0 0 724 0 0 VI.-I: migration. Liabilities to 3' Return of Expenditure an< Ith June, 1871. Expenditube. Liabilities. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Hawke's Bay ... 9,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 Wellington ... 2,739 10 5 13,032 0 0 16,471 10 5 Canteebuey 59 5 0 9,000 0 0 9,059 5 0 Totals 2,798 15 5 *31,632 0 0 34,530 15 5 * Note.—This amount is calculated at the full rate louped by receipts from the Immigrants or their friends. per adult; but it i as part payment on estimated that abo iccount of passage mo ut one-third will be iney.