PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, BY THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. EDWARD RICHARDSON, 24th OCTOBER, 1884.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1884 Session II, D-01

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Mb. Speakee,— The information usually contained in the Public Works Statement has been somewhat anticipated this year by the particulars laid upon the table of the House during the last short session. The time that has elapsed since the Government took office has not been sufficient to enable me to make myself thoroughly acquainted with the proceedings of the various branches of the Public Works Department, and I have had to depend in a great measure upon the figures and reports submitted to me by the several official heads of the department. I may state, however, that, so far as time has permitted, I have looked into the question of the staff of the department as provided for in the present Estimates. deductions were supposed to be made in the year 1881-82, but I find that those reductions were more nominal than real, and that the bulk of the officers who. at that time disappeared from the list of the permanent staff were placed on temporary charge, and provided for out of the votes for construction works. Although I am not as yet prepared to state to what extent reductions can be made, I am of opinion that the staff is much larger than is necessary for the due supervision of the works the colony now has in hand. The railways being the most important works carried on by the department, I propose to allude to them first, under the several headings of " Eailways in Course of Construction," "Additions to opened Eailways," and "Working of Eailways already opened for Traffic." Before going into the details of the several lines, however, it may be well to state that, on the 31st March, 1884, the colony had 1,404 miles of railway' open for traffic, on which there had been expended the sum of .£11,251,633, and that there were 234 miles in course of construction.; It was to this 234 miles of unfinished railway that my honourable colleague the Colonial Treasurer principally alluded when he stated that it will be our endeavour to push on to a speedy completion the various unfinished portions of lines, so as to add this extra mileage to our revenue-producing railways. RAILWAYS IN COUESE OE CONSTEUCTIONI shall now shortly refer to those portions of our railways which were under construction during the past year.

PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, BY THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. EDWARD RICHARDSON, 24th OCTOBER, 1884.

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Kawakawa.—This railway, about 7£ miles long, has at length been opened for traffic to deep water, with a convenient wharf, alongside of which is a depth of water of 21 feet at low-water spring-tides. Whangarei-Kamo.—This has been opened for traffic for more than a year, and an increase of traffic may be expected, as the proprietors of the Whauwhau Mine have arranged for the construction of a branch line to their mine near Kamo, the yield from which is expected to be considerable. Waikato-Thames.—The section of this line from Hamilton to Morrinsville, 18 miles, is now opened for traffic. The section beyond Morrinsville to Te Aroha, 12 miles, is being formed under contract, and the formation is nearly completed. The erection of the bridge and approaches over the Thames Eiver, at the end of this contract, is being proceeded with, and, when complete, will be available for ordinary road traffic pending the completion of the railway. Gbahamstown-Kopu, 4| miles. —The permanent-way on this line is now almost completed. Hamilton-Cambbidge Beanch, 12 miles.—This line was opened for traffic on the Bth instant. Napiee-Woodville.—This line has been extended and opened for traffic to Matamau, 4 miles beyond Makatoko, to the great convenience of the travelling public, as about 9 miles of coaching is thus saved. A further portion, extending to Tahoraite, 7 miles, will, it is expected, be ready for public traffic by the end of this month. This will bring the railway to a point 81 miles from Napier. Wellington-Woodville.—The extension of the railway beyond Masterton is progressing under two contracts for a distance of about 17 miles. Foxton-New Plymouth.—A further length of about 17 miles on this line has been opened for public traffic during the year, namely, from Waverley to Manutahi, leaving a gap of only 10 miles between the latter place and Hawera to complete the through connection. The work on this gap is proceeding as fast as the weather will allow, and, under favourable circumstances, this length might be ready for traffic about the end of February next. Nelson-Boundell.—This line has been completed from Nelson to Belgrove, 23 miles, for some time, and the only extension now in progress is the Wai-iti section, 2J miles, the formation of which is well advanced. Greymouth-Nelson Ceeek.—A length of 60 chains of heavy formation work beyond Brunnerton has been completed on this railway for some time past, but no further extensions of it are at present in hand. Geeymouth-Hokitika.—On this railway a total length of 10 miles of formation is partly executed; 6 miles at the Greymouth end, and 4 miles at the Hokitika end. The work done during the year has consisted of a small formationsection at the Hokitika end, for which sleepers have also been provided. Picton-Awateee. —On this railway a length of 4J miles to the southwards of Blenheim, known as the Vernon Section, has been formed for some time. No further work was done during the financial year, but a contract was on the 9th July this year let for 3J miles of formation from the end of the Vernon Section towards the Dashwood Pass. Hurunui-Waitaki and Branches Eailway. Hurunui-Waitaki.—The extension northwards from Waikari to the Hurunui is now finished and ready for opening. This completes the main trunk railway throughout Canterbury and Otago. The bed of ■ the Hurunui Eiver having been found too hard for pile-driving, the erection of a pile-bridge there has been suspended, and a contract for its completion with iron cylinders, instead of piles, is now in preparation.

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The formation, bridges, and station buildings on the section between the Hurunui Eiver and the crossing of the main road near the Eed Post is in progress. This will bring the railway to a central position, 69 miles from Christchurch, commanding the traffic of the Amuri and Hanmer Plains. The Ashbueton Beanch Eailway has been finished and opened to a point opposite Mount Somers Township, 21 miles from the point where it leaves the main line, and 23 miles from Ashburton. The Little Eiver Branch has been opened for some time to Birdling's Flat, a point about 30 miles from Christchurch. Beyond this point the formation is finished for a distance of 1| miles, and another section of 1 mile is in progress under contract. In addition to this, also, a further short length of formation has been undertaken by day labour to give work to the unemployed in Christchurch. The Albuey Beanch Eailway has been completed and opened for traffic to Fairlie Creek, namely, to a point 36 miles from where it leaves the main line, and 39 miles from Timaru. Oxford-Malvebn. —This section, which connects the Malvern Coal Field with North Canterbury, has been finished. Waitaki-Blufe and Branches Eailway. On the Heriotbubn Branch Line a further extension from Kelso to Heriot has been opened, thus completing a total length of 20 miles from Waipahi, on the main line. On the Livingstone Beanch the formation works, with the exception of the tunnels, have been completed for some years, and during last year a further portion of the tunnelling has been in progress. Of the Palmerston Branch a length of about 2 miles is completed for traffic, but is at present only used for bringing ballast to the main line. The remaining 8 miles, to Waihemo, is ready for platelaying. Of the Catlin's Eiver Branch, between the main line and the Port Molyneux Eoad, distance in all about 8 miles, about 5J miles is formed ready for platelaying, leaving about 2^ miles still to be formed. On the Edendale-Toitois Beanch, a distance of 4 miles, from Edendale to Wyndham, has been opened for traffic for some time, and a further distance of about 4 miles is ready for platelaying. On the Waimea-Switzers Branch the formation is partly completed for a distance of about 7 miles from Eiversdale. On the Seaward Bush Branch the formation is completed for a length of about 3 miles, and a further length of about 2| miles is in progress. Otago Central Eailway. Otago Central, —The works in progress on this line extend over a distance of 32 miles. The formation of the Wingatui section is finished ready for the rails, and a small quantity of work was done on the Hindon section during the early part of the year by the unemployed. The Deep Stream contract, let in February, 1882, was abandoned by the contractors shortly afterwards, and the works have not yet been resumed. The formation of the Nenthorn section, which is the last of the rough country, is progressing rapidly. In connection with this Otago Central Eailway, I am of opinion that a great mistake has been made in not forcing on the construction of the first portions of the line, especially the Wingatui Viaduct, so that trie materials for the Deep Stream and Nenthorn sections could be taken up by rail, instead of being carted so far by roadj "which must materially increase the cost of construction. The Wingatui Viaduct will take fully two years to complete, and until it is completed it will be a great bar to the progress of the works higher up the line,

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Invercargill-Kingston and Branches, including Western Eailways. On the Mararoa Branch the platelaying has been extended for a further distance of lj miles, making about 4 miles in ail from its commencement; beyond this point the line is formed for a further distance of about 2 miles. On the Orepuki Branch Eailway a further length of about 1| miles has been opened, and the platelaying is in progress on the remaining portion. This, with the exception of stations, which are not yet let, will complete the whole of the line to Orepuki, a distance in all of about 18 miles. Surveys.—Good progress has been made with these in both Islands. In the North Island three lines have been examined as probable routes for the main trunk line between Wellington and Auckland, viz., one from Napier by way of Taupo ; one from Marton by a line west of the Eangitikei Eiver, Euapehu, and Taupo ; and one from Stratford by a line inland about 15 miles from the coast. In addition to the reports already before honourable members on this subject, further and fuller reports have since been prepared and supplied to the Committee appointed to inquire into the question of the most suitable route to be adopted. In the Middle Island the principal surveys are those for the proposed East and West Coast Eailway. Four main routes have been surveyed in detail: the Cannibal Gorge, Hurunui Pass, Arthur's Pass, and Lake Lyndon routes, and a reconnaissance survey has been made of a fifth by the Amuri Pass. Eeports, with maps and sections, giving the result of these surveys, will be laid before you. ADDITIONS TO OPENED EAILWAYS. I shall now briefly refer to a few of the works which have been executed on the lines of railway which were open for traffic previously to the 31st March, 1883, outside ordinary repairs and renewals, to which I shall presently allude. And here I would wish to record my opinion that a very large amount of the works executed on these opened lines has been done much earlier than there was any real necessity for, and also that the unnecessarily increased accommodation given in some instances is causing very great pressure to be put upon the Government for similarly unnecessary expenditure in other places. Kaipara-Waikato.'—Various works have been executed on this line of railway, with the view of improving the facilities for traffic at the different stations, and for providing better accommodation for the repairs of rolling-stock, &c. This latter will be accomplished by the erection of new workshops at Newmarket, which are now nearly completed, and the erection of the necessary machinery is in progress. Provision has also been made for increasing the convenience of passengertraffic in Auckland, where a new passenger-station building is now in progress under contract, opposite and parallel to Customhouse Street, on the reclaimed land. Westport-Ngakawau.—On this railway some minor improvements have been carried out during the year, and also some additions to the plant and rollingstock. Greymouth-Brunnerton.—A few additions and improvements have been made on the opeixline, and an extension of 450 feet to the Greymouth wharf is under contract, to be completed in about two months. Hurunui-Waitaki and Branches. —The works on the opened portions of these lines during the past year consist chiefly of numerous extensions and improvements at workshops and stations, and large additions to rolling-stock,

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Waitaki-Bluff and Branches. —New stations are in progress at Dunedin and Invercargill, and the one at the Bluff has been rearranged and enlarged. Numerous extensions and improvements have been made at wayside stations, and the rolling-stock has been largely increased. Invercargill-Kingston and Branches, including Western Eailways.—On these lines a considerable number of minor improvements have recently been effected, including several additions to stations. By reason of these and many similar additions made to the opened railways during the past few years, we have now got 1,404 miles of railway complete, and equipped —not of a description such as was proposed in 1870, when the scheme of public works was inaugurated by my colleague, Sir Julius Vogel—but lines of a much higher class, and of such a nature that much higher speeds can be run, and much greater traffic than was then anticipated can be carried, WOEKING EAILWAYS. Without wishing to cast any reflections on the present General Manager of Eailways, I unhesitatingly express my opinion that the condition and management of our railways are in a very unsatisfactory state. My honourable colleague, the Colonial Treasurer, recently said, that in many of the railway systems not nearly so large as that of ours in New Zealand it would be thought absurd to leave to one man the virtually irresponsible control and management, without any one to consult, on the many difficult points which arise from day to day. Yet, such is the case here; and I fear no great change for the better can be expected till the whole system is altered. I have been of the opinion, ever since our first railways were opened, that such a system of management as at present prevails could not produce satisfactory results; and, as each year has passed by, that opinion has been strengthened. And, if anything was wanted to convince me that a great change was wanted, the short time I have held office has afforded me ample proof that it cannot be made too soon. It is a matter of the deepest regret to me that, owing to the late period of the year, the Government have come to the conclusion that it will be impossible to carry through a Bill this session creating Boards of Management, which would be responsible for the working of our railways ; and, did I not feel convinced that the Government and the House were determined to take this course at the earliest date possible, I should not have consented to take office. The House will understand that, in saying this, I mean no disrespect. I feel bound to state these opinions, because I should otherwise accept a false position. Whilst I believe that strong Boards are necessary to guide and control the management, both in the Middle Island and the Auckland District, I find myself, with multifarious other duties to perform, virtually standing in the position of the two Boards. I will do the best I can, but I must not pretend to think that, unaided, I can reform the railway system as it requires to be reformed. Honourable members would be amazed if they knew all the powers vested in the General Manager by the late Government by Orders in Council and otherwise. Again, however, let me say that I have the highest opinion of the General Manager's ability and zeal. It is as much due to him, as to ourselves, that he should not be placed in a false position. Honourable members are aware that two great changes have been made during the year: the one being an alteration in the passenger rates and the doing away with the ordinary return tickets, and the other a general rise in the goods tariff. There has hardly been time enough to ascertain -the effect produced by the former, but the result ef the inquiries I have made clearly point to the fact that the great bulk-'of the passenger traffic is confined to the two days in which the cheaper fares obtain; and, indeed, it would appear that the traffic is still being reduced on the other days of the week when the higher rates are charged. I feel

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convinced that in many directions the passenger rates will have to be reduced to attract the traffic the railway ought to carry, and that such reductions, if judiciously made, will result in increased receipts. With regard to the rise in the goods tariff, there is no doubt it has produced a large increase to the revenue. While this increase in the receipts has taken place, it is an undoubted fact that a great deal of the traffic has been diverted from the railways in some parts of the country, and that the carriers on the roads are competing successfully with the railways. I am sure honourable members will agree with me that this state of things should not occur. Comparing the quantity of goods carried over the railways during the year 1883-84 with the year 1882-83, we find as follows :— Quantity. 1882-83. 1883-84. Live stock, number .... .... 478,003 686,287 Goods, tons .... .... 1,564,823 1,700,040 From this it will be seen that there was an increase during the year 1883-84, but I consider the increase would have been much larger had more determined efforts been made to attract traffic to the railways. The remedy, as I have already informed the House, lies in a thorough revision, not only of the rates charged, but in the classification of the goods; and, while this revision is being made, every opportunity must be taken to make the rates press as lightly as possible on all local productions and on all articles the reduction on which will help either the settlers through the country or the local industries which are already established or are likely to succeed. BOADS NOETH OF AUCKLAND. The vote taken for these roads last year was £45,000, but, as there were liabilities existing at the end of the previous year amounting to =£12,200, the sum available for distribution was £32,800. This amount was distributed amongst the various counties as follows, namely,— Waitemata .... .... .... .... £5,700 Bodney .... .... .... .... 5,700 Hobson .... .... .... .... 5,000 Whangarei .... .... .... .... 5,400 Bay of Islands .... .... .... 4,300 Mongonui .... .... .... .... 4,300 Hokianga .... - .... .... .... 2,400 Total .... .... .... £32,800 Of this amount about £12,000 was for construction of the main North Boad, about £3,000 for wharves and other special works, and the balance for ordinary county works. BOADS AND BBIDGES GENEBALLY, INCLUDING- "MAIN BOADS" AND " MISCELLANEOUS BOADS AND BBIDGES." North Island.—South of Auckland: The principal work executed in the North Island has been the completion of a road leading from Cambridge to Ohinemutu, in all 55 miles in length, but a large expenditure has also been incurred in keeping the main roads in repair. Middle Island. —The only important roads in the Middle Island on which the Government is doing much work are from Blenheim to Nelson, Nelson to the West Coast, and Hokitika to Christchurch. The last link in the road from Blenheim to Nelson, via the Bai Valley, is now in progress; also a bridge over the Felorus. Bridges have been built and other improvements effected on the Nelson-West Coast Boad: In addition to the maintenance and general improvements, the bridging of the Taipo and smooth Wainihinihi, on the HokitikaChristchurch Boad, is in hand. Bridges have also been completed or are in progress over the Wairau, Clarence, Waiau, Bakaia, and Taieri Bivers.

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BOADS TO OPEN UP CBOWN LANDS BEFOBE SALE. The particulars of the numerous works under this heading will be found in Table 5 of the Appendices to this Statement, from which it will be seen, that during the twelve months ending the 31st March last, a sum of £84,631 was expended. The importance of opening Crown lands by pioneer roads previous to their sale need not be enlarged on here, the question having been fully dealt with in the annual reports of the Land and Survey Departments. By stating this I am not giving my opinion whether the roads have been judiciously selected or not. Out of the sum of £268,415 on the Estimates of 1883-84, of which £205,000 was allocated out of the last; loan of £3,000,000, the sum of £103,713, including liabilities, was, on the 31st March last, available for the carrying on of the road-lines already on the Estimates. With the large public estate still awaiting settlement, the demands for this class of work may be said to be almost unlimited, but, as only a certain amount of work can be executed in each year, it is proposed to ask the House for a further vote this year of £29,595 to open up blocks of land in the several land districts which have been surveyed, but withheld from disposal by the department pending their being opened up by road. The particulars of these proposals will appear in the Estimates. BOADS UNDEB THE BOADS AND BBIDGES CONSTBUCTION ACT. Main Boads: One-fourth of cost of work to be -provided or repaid in ten years by the local body, and the balance to be found by the Government. — Under this heading the total amount of the applications received on the 30th June, 1883, when reduced in accordance with the Act of 1883, came to £224,588. Of these applications, those which were for bridges were granted in full, while, as regards those which were for road works, exclusive of bridges, the available fund only admitted of their being granted to the extent of one-fifth of the amounts applied for. The total amount thus distributed for bridges and road works together amounted to £70,681. In addition to these ordinary applications, there were also applications for repairs of extraordinary damages by floods, amounting to £19,825, and grants were made on these to the extent of £10,282. The total applied for altogether on account of main roads was, therefore, £244,413, and the total granted £80,963, of which £41,842 was for bridges, and £39,121 for other works. The amounts granted within each of the several provincial districts will be found in the following table :—

District Boads and Biver Works: Total amount granted to be repaid in fifteen years. —On account of this class of works the total amount applied for

Grants. Provincial Districts, Applications. Bridges. Eoails. Total. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ a. d. £ a. d. Auckland ,i <. 73,187 0 0 5,260 0 0 15,177 0 0 20,437 0 0 Hawke's Bay .. 14,063 0 0 4,125 0 0 1,323 0 0 5,448 0 0 Taranaki .. 8,110 0 0 3,529 0 0 1,619 0 0 5,148 0 0 Wellington 38,275 0 0 3,768 0 0 5,466 0 0 9,234 0 0 Nelson 5,048 0 0 2,079 0 0 442 0 0 2,521 0 0 Marlborough 4,756 0 0 281 0 0 876 0 0 1,157 0 0 Westland 9,977 0 0 5,000 0 0 747 0 0 5,747 0 0 Canterbury 21,240 0 0 7,566 0 0 2,218 0 0 11,253 0 0 9,784 0 0 Otago 69,757 0 0 10,234 0 0 21,487 0 0 Totals 39,121 0 0 80,903 0 0 244,413 0 0 41,842 0 0

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during the year ending March last has been £30,596 ; and in pursuance of these applications loans have been granted to the extent of £22,941. Of this sum, £21,495 was for roads, and £1,446 for river works. The several amounts granted within the various provincial districts are shown in the table below :—

GOLD FIELDS BOADS. Boads.*—Under the heading of Cold Fields Boads an expenditure of £26,603 was incurred during the last financial year in the construction of roads on the gold fields, and in subsidies granted to County Councils for the opening-out of tracks and other works in aid of prospecting, and the liabilities existing on these works at the end of March last amounted to £17,197. The details of the various works undertaken will be found in Table No. 6 of the Appendices. WATEB-WOBKS ON GOLD FIELDS. From Table No. 8 it will be seen that a sum of £16,596 was expended during the year on the construction and extension of reservoirs, water-races, and drainage channels, and that liabilities amounting to £7,383 were outstanding on account of these works at the end of March last. It may be well here to point out that this expenditure out of loan is for entirely new works, and does not include the maintenance and repair of such Works as the Kumara and Naseby Sludge Channels, and the large water-races which are paid for out of consolidated revenue. FUBCHASE OF NATIVE LANDS, NOBTH ISLAND. The areas of land, the purchases of which were completed during the year ending the 31st March last, were as follows : In the Auckland Brovincial District, 77,721 acres; in the Wellington Brovincial District, 120,861 acres; and in the Taranaki Brovincial District, 10,280 acres : amounting in all to 208,862 acres. The total area of Native land purchased under the Immigration and Fublic Works Acts, up to the 31st March last, was 3,958,233 acres, at a cost of £828,866; and a further area of 1,013,053 acres is under purchase, on which £92,827 has been paid. Total disbursements up to end of March last, £921,693. IMMIGBATION. As the House is aware, the Schedule to the Loan Act of 1882 provided a sum of £200,000 for immigration. Since that time assisted and free passages have been granted to 9,619 immigrants, who have arrived in the colony as follows, viz.:— ;-, Between Ist April, 1882, and 30th June, 1883 ... ... ... 3,205 Between Ist July, 1883, and 30th June, 1884 ... ... ... 6,267 Since 30th June, 1884 ... ... ... ... ... ... 147 9,619

Provincial Districts. Applications. Grants. £ a. d. £ a. d. Auckland .. 2,732 0 0 2,732 0 0 Hawke's Bay 1,270 0 0 1,270 0 0 Taranaki 2,000 0 0 1,200 0 0 Wellington .. 12,894 0 0 11,994 0 0 Nelson Marlborough 1,446 0 0 1,446 0 0 Westland Canterbury .. 5,500 0 0 1,2(30 0 0 Otago 4,754 0 0 3,099 0 0 Totals 30,596 0 0 22,941 0 0

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In addition to these, the Government have advices of 150 more immigrants (principally single women) having left Plymouth on the 31st August last. The total number of immigrants of all classes introduced by the Colonial Government since the inauguration of the immigration scheme is 110,833. With the exception of a small number of single women, whom the AgentGeneral caused to be specially selected, the whole of the immigrants who have arrived in the colony since April, 1882, have been nominated; but since the 12th March last even nominated immigration (except for single women) has been suspended. A number of the persons, part of whose passages were provided by their friends, were suddenly told that they could not be brought out. The hardship to which these persons have been subjected has been so forcibly represented to the Government, and their right of complaint is so clear, that instructions have been given that in all cases where the nomination-money has been already paid passages are to be provided for the persons nominated. TELEGEAPH EXTENSION. The work done towards extension of telegraph lines during the past year has consisted of 100 miles of new lines, with wire complete, and 89 miles of additional wire, erected partly on the new lines and partly on lines previously existing. The total length of telegraph lines now existing in the colony is 4,074 miles, carrying 10,037 miles of wire, and in addition to this the transmitting capacity of the wire is increased by 2,820 miles which is duplexed. The extensions at present contemplated amount to 142 miles of line. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. In the North Island the principal works which were in hand during the year were the new gaol at Auckland, and the convict prison, Mount Cook, Wellington, at both of which good progress has been made. The post and telegraph offices in Wellington have also been completed and opened during the last year. In the Middle Island the principal buildings completed were the lunatic asylums at Sunnyside, Canterbury; and Seacliff, Otago. The total expenditure on public buildings in both Islands during the year amounted to £164,376, and the liabilities at end of March last were £41,753. LIGHTHOUSES AND HABBOUB WOBKS. At Kaipara a lighthouse has been erected on the North Head, and is now very near completion. The training-wall erected in the Aorere Biver, at Collingwood, has been completed, and has fully answered the purpose intended. The French Pass Lighthouse and the necessary buildings are now complete, and the Pass was lighted on the Ist October. At Jackson's Head a substantial beacon has been erected on the reef lying nearest to the Head, which it is expected will prove to be of service in marking the width of the channel. At Westport the small river training-wall on the northern side is well advanced. A survey is in progress of a line of railway to Cape Foulwind, which has been suggested as a means of bringing stone to the breakwater. At Greymouth the southern breakwater was continued at the usual rate of progress till May last, when the works were suspended in consequence of the vote being exhausted. **_ As shown by the statements furnished by the Engineers, the harbour works at Greymouth are proving of great benefit to the port. When the Harbour J3ills now before Parliament become law further provision for these harbours will be unnecessary. 2—D. 1.

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COAL FIELDS. For some years past the coal fields of the colony have been left to private enterprise, the only relation which Government has maintained to them being that of their control and inspection under the regulations of " The Mines Act, 1874." The report of the Secretary for Mines, dated the 20th June, 1884 (Parliamentary Paper, C.-5), is already in the hands of members, and shows that this most essential industry is slowly but surely increasing in importance. Thus, during the last six years, while the total consumption of coal in the colony has increased 75 per cent., the proportion which the coal raised in the colony bears to the imported coal has increased from 48 per cent, in 1878 to 77 per cent, in 1883. I regret to say, however, that a marked falling-off in production has been experienced in the case of the Kawakawa Mine, at the Bay of Islands, on which the northern part of the colony has for many years been chiefly dependent for its supply of steam coal. Any permanent failure of this mine would be a serious loss to the colony, as the expensive railway that has been made to connect it with a deep-water wharf would become in that case unproductive. From the reports of the Geological Department there appears, however, to be good ground for expecting that the falling-off is only one of the fluctuations incident to the development of all coal fields, and it is anticipated that a more active and extended use of the diamond drill in the district will lead to the discovery of fresh coal seams. A similar failure was experienced in the case of the important Springfield Mine, from which Christchurch is largely supplied; but in that case the company procured a diamond drill, and the result of its use in discovering new coal seams on the property has been very successful. There is no doubt that in the diamond drill, if it is used with judgment, we have a means of placing the development of^our coal mines on a solid basis, by obtaining, without expensive shafts, accurate records of the thickness and nature of the coal measures. The principal areas occupied by coal measures, concerning the extent and value of which more exact information is required, are the following:— In the North Island. —The Bay of Islands District, the district at the source of the Waipa and the Mokau Bivers, and the lower Mokau District, where seams of valuable steam coal are known to exist, and probably to extend into the upper district of the Wanganui Biver. In the South Island. —The area of coal formation on the Paparoa Bange, north of Greymouth, and the country from Beefton to the sources of the Buller Biver, require more definite exploration, similar to that which the Mount Bochfort Coal Field has received. The fact that large coal deposits exist in the above district has been ascertained, but the determination of their exact extent and value might have an important bearing on the great question of the most advantageous way of improving the facilities for export trade from the West Coast, and also on the best lines for internal communication. There can scarcely be any doubt that if the colony could afford to give substantial encouragement towards the employment of diamond drills by coal companies and private persons much good would ensue. Good results would also accrue to the colony, and considerable sums of money would be saved to companies and individuals, were there a more liberal expenditure on the Geological Department, which at present receives a very small vote. - PBOPOSALS FOB THE FUTUBE. The proposals I am about to make are based on principles which, after long discussion with smy colleagues, I have decided on submitting to the House as the foundation of our future public works policy. There are two points which we must bear distinctly in mind i—

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First, that there is great work for us to do in the way of extending the railway system, of feeding the railways, and of opening up the country by the construction of roads and bridges, and, at intervals, when the colony needs it, of increasing the population by immigration, which, to speak moderately, cannot be in any sense exhausted for two or three generations. To put it in another form, the people have before them, for a longer period than it is necessary to look forward to, the task of colonizing the country. They have not to do this by spurts, with intervals of inaction, but by steady and continuous action. The second point I have to ask the House to remember is that, inasmuch as we are not engaged on a spasmodic work, but on one that will last our lives and the lives of our children and children's children, we must endeavour to bring to its performance as much of system as is possible. If we consider these two points jointly it will be evident that they really amount to no more than this: that we must steadily pursue the functions of colonization as fast as, and no faster than, our means permit; and it will also be evident that, though we may make prognostications of the extent of the future money at our disposal, an exact determination can only be arrived at from year to year. But, in order to obtain a general index of the future means, it is necessary to know what is the policy of finance that is to be adopted. The Colonial Treasurer has already, at some length, enunciated the views of the Government on the subject, and I may be permitted to supplement what has been already stated. Taking the present year as a starting point, the object after this year will be to bring the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund within the means of that fund without the aid of the property-tax. We foresee that that can easily be done by shifting to local expenditure some of the present charges made on the Consolidated Fund—notably the charitable expenditure, and some other small items, let us say, amounting with the charitable aid> to some ,£IOO,OOO a year. It is clear that the local bodies cannot undertake this without an additional revenue, and, to dispense with needless points of controversy at present, we may suppose that the £100,000 is supplied by either a property-tax or a land-tax. But other revenue will also have to be supplied to local bodies, as it cannot be satisfactory to continue for a lengthened period the policy of making and maintaining roads and bridges out of borrowed money, which has been virtually what has been going on for some time. The borrowing for roads and bridges cannot be abruptly brought to a conclusion, but its cessation must be an end kept in view. I need not further pursue the subject of providing local revenue, but may come to that which is of most moment to my present object —considering how we are to find the means of pursuing colonizing operations. If we accept the starting point of this year which I have assumed, we shall have to ask ourselves how, without increasing the taxation, we may have the means of meeting the additional annual charges on the money borrowed for the work of colonization. There are three sources of increased revenue, or increased means, to which to look forward: First, the natural net increases of revenue from year to year. Second, the increase of revenue from new railways, and also the increase in revenue (apart from natural increases) from existing railways, as they are fed by new railways, roads, and bridges. And Third, the annual saving from reduced rates of interest on loans converted, apart altogether from the saving of the expenditure of sinking fund, with which I have, in this Statement, nothing to do. Now, there should be next year, and for some years to come, at least a net natural increase of revenue of £50,000. There should also be over many years an average additional saving of at least £20,000 annually on account of reduced interest on converted loans. Some years it will amount to a great deal more. From the other source, if we pursue the wise policy of endeavouring as soon as possible to obtain returns from borrowed money expended, we should obtain considerable increases of revenue apart from the natural increases. When the North Island,Trunk Railway is finished the increases from feeding to all the fragmentary' systems in the Island will be enormous. Putting this prospect on one side, I anticipate that, if you allow me to pursue the works with a view

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to early returns, there will be, during the next two or three years, an average increase in railway revenue of at least £25,000 per annum. We have then a net natural increase of revenue of £50,000, an addition each year to the savings on account of conversion of £20,000, and £25,000 increase on account of new works—in all £95,000. The Government considers that this justifies our borrowing a million and a half during next year, and that the probabilities are that in future years the increases of revenue will justify at least additions of from one to one and a half millions a year. The additional burden of this million and a half will amount at present rates to £60,000; but probably in a year or two the money may be borrowed at 3J instead of 4 per cent. But it will be said I have forgotten the additional charge of the third million to be negotiated next year. The third million, however, has not been forgotten; but, in considering the difference between this year and next, it has to be remembered that the interest on money obtained by temporary expedients and in anticipation of the loan will cover the amount of interest on the third million. It is a million and a half that, as has already been stated, we propose to take authority to borrow; and I may say we also propose that it should cover expenditure up to the end of March, 1886. I have not taken into account the annual charge of the North Island Trunk Line One-Million Loan, because, up to the extent of £100,000, I think we can provide for that line out of the million and a half; and the Government wish to defer negotiating that loan until the expenditure on the line is very heavy. At first, with all eagerness to push it on, it will be impossible to spend much money on it, whilst if the whole sum is brought into the Treasury there will be the old danger of its being spent for something else. In the manner of stating the votes proposed to be taken for railway works this session two changes have been made, which it is believed will be very beneficial, not alone in facilitating the work-of the department, and enabling the Minister to realize the state of affairs, but also in letting honourable members see the amount of money which is proposed to be spent during the year in the actual construction of railway works in their several districts. The changes which I allude to are as follow : — 1. The taking of separate appropriations for additional works required on opened railways, as distinct from new works for extension of railways ; and 2. The taking of separate appropriations for the permanent-way and rollingstock required for all railways, including additions to opened lines, instead of, as hitherto, including the permanent-way and rolling-stock in the votes for construction works. As regards the first of these proposals—namely, the taking of separate appropriations for additional works required on the opened railways—l think honourable members will bear me out in the assertion that it was very difficult in the past to realize, from the amount of the vote taken, how much new railway works might be reasonably anticipated, as a very large proportion of the sums which have been voted for each railway from year to year has been expended on additions and improvements to the portion of railway previously opened. By taking the votes entirely separately, as is now proposed, honourable members will be enabled to see, not only how much money is proposed to be devoted to each new extension of the railway system, and to additions to each opened railway, but will also be enabled to realize the total sum required from year to year for additions to the opened lines as a whole, including additional rolling-stock. As regards the second proposal which I have alluded to—namely, the taking of separate appropriations for permanent-way and rolling-stock, as distinct from the appropriations for construction works —it is believed that this also will be a great help to honourable members in enabling them to realize the extent of construction works which.will actually be done in the various localities, besides having the additional advantage of enabling the departmental accounts to be kept in a manner'which will be more easily understood than by the method now in vogue.

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This present method consists in charging the permanent-way and rollingstock, when ordered from England, to a suspense account, in terms of section 4 of the Immigration and Bublic Works Appropriation Acts passed each year, and it has the daily and hourly disadvantage that the Minister can never tell what the state of the vote actually is from time to time, the whole amount of the suspense account being a charge upon the whole class of votes for railways, but the amount chargeable to each railway being indefinite and undeterminable until the close of the year's transactions. By the system now proposed, of taking a separate vote for permanent-way and rolling-stock, all these complications will be avoided, and the statements of accounts from time to time under votes taken for actual construction works will show clearly the amount actually expended, and also the amount still available for expenditure upon that class of works. On the Ist April, 1884, there was an available balance for expenditure (assuming that the advances outstanding were cash) of £877,912. This does not include a payment of £75,203 due from the Land Bund. The outstanding liabilities on the 31st March, 1884, after deducting a large sum for Native land purchases not likely to be wanted for some time, amounted to £1,313,550. Between the 31st March and the 31st August, 1884, further liabilities of £236,446 have been incurred, making the total liabilities £1,549,996. I have already stated the available balance at the end of March last was £877,912: deducting this from the liabilities there is a deficiency of £672,084. But then there is the third million of the 1882 loan, and, assuming it to come into the year's account and to net par, there will be a balance of £327,916 only available for the votes of this year beyond liabilities. With the exception of this small balance, therefore, the votes of last year practically disposed of the Three-Million Loan, and not only of that, but of the £250,000 raised under the Local Inscribed Stock Act, the proceeds of which have also been drawn into the fund. As far as I can see, from careful examination, it was intended that the ThreeMillion Loan should last out the year 1885-86. The financial year ends on the 31st March, and the Act prescribes that one million only shall be borrowed in the three years 1883, 1884, and 1885. The third million could not have been expected to be available many weeks before the end of March : thus, it must have been intended to spend the money before it was borrowed, or that the third million should last till 1886. But the then Government declared that they would not spend money before it was borrowed; so it must have been intended that the loan should last out next year; whilst, as I have said, with an additional loan of £250,000, there is only for new votes of this year, £327,916. It is necessary that I should point all this out, so that we may have on record the point at which the new loan which the Government propose intervenes, as also that you may realize that a great part of that new loan is required to fulfil the Schedule of the Three-Million Loan Act, besides the £250,000 which has also been absorbed. On the other hand, so far as the votes are concerned, it is only justice to my predecessor to point out that the votes of each year include much more than can oe expended within the year. A system has grown up of voting sufficient to cover the probable cost of contracts, whether or not these contracts can be executed during the year. If I follow the same system, and take large votes for new works, honourable members must understand that in the few months that remain of this year only a small portion will be spent, so that up to the end of March next I estimate we shall not trench upon the actual cash proceeds of the proposed new loan of a million and a half much, if any, more than £200,000 : for that loan the Government is, in fact, providing for expenditure for the year 1885-86. The House .will agree with me that it is sound policy to provide the money before incurring the... expenditure. We propose to take authority for a loan of a million and a half, as has already been intimated by the Colonial Treasurer. Adding that to the available balance at the end of March last and to the third million of the loan of 1882 we shall have a total of £3,377,912

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available for expenditure from the Ist April last for liabilities and new works; or, deducting the liabilities to the end of August of £1,549,996, there will be £1,827,916 left for new works, which is another way of stating the balance of £327,916 out of the Three-Million Loan added to the proposed new loan of one and a half millions. In order to make this complicated subject quite clear, I should explain that I have treated the liabilities of £236,446 incurred, between the end of March and the end of August as liabilities. As far, however, as the Government incurring them is concerned, they may treat them as fresh works during the present year, unvoted as yet, but to be voted in the Estimates. On that footing the late Government may say they had £236,446 more to vote for the present year than the £327,916 I give them credit for. In view of these facts and figures, I propose to ask the House to vote in all this year, for liabilities already existing, and for new undertakings to be presently entered into, the sum of £2,810,280, made up as follows :— For Immigration, with liabilities at end of August amounting to £62,280, we ask for a vote of £100,000. Eor General Departmental Expenses, with liabilities £12,759, we ask for a vote of £30,057. Eor Bailways we ask for a vote of £1,567,516. On this sum we have to charge £903,898 for existing liabilities, and it also includes £522,584 for additions to opened lines; but of this sum of £522,584 there are existing liabilities of £345,295. We have also to pay, out of this vote, for rails for renewals on working railways, the sum of £100,000, and there are existing liabilities under this head of £48,868. The £100,000 has, however, to be repaid to the Public Works Fund by the working railways. For Boads, with liabilities of £359,464, we ask for a vote of £737,008. This includes £304,200 for grants in aid under the Boads and Bridges Construction Act, on which there are liabilities amounting to £204,200. Eor Waterworks on Gold Fields, with liabilities £7,663, we ask for a vote of £12,857. For Furchase of Native Lands, North Island, we ask for a vote of £90,000, that being the amount estimated to be required to meet the payments which will become due during the year now current. For Telegraph Extension, with liabilities of £20,423, we ask for a vote of £29,322. For Public Buildings, with liabilities £54,526, we ask for a vote of £171,104. For Lighthouses and Harbour Works, with liabilities of £26,983, we ask for a vote of £55,916. And, for charges and expenses of raising loans we ask for a vote of £16,500, that being the amount estimated to be required to cover the cost of raising the last million loan which was floated in England. With the exception of the votes for railways in course of construction, I do not consider it necessary to state here our proposals with regard to each individual work, as all the necessary information with regard to the road works, &c, which are proposed, will be found in the Estimates, which I shall presently lay before the House; but, as regards the railways in course of construction or proposed, it is desirable that I should state here the intentions of the Government with regard to them. Taking them in the order that they will appear in the Estimates, our intentions are as follows :— Kawakawa. —The vote set down for this work is merely sufficient to cover existing liabilities-,- but it is proposed to have plans prepared so as to enable the Government to put the extension of the line towards Kamo in hand early next year. ; v Whangabbi-Kamo.—The vote proposed is sufficient to cover all existing liabilities,

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Hamilton-Cambridge Bailway.—The vote proposed in this case will cover the completion and equipment of the line throughout. Hamilton-Te Aroha and Grahamstown-Kopu.—The vote proposed for these works will complete and equip the railways between the points indicated. Napier to Woodville and Bunnythorpe.—This line we propose to complete throughout as rapidly as possible, and the vote proposed for this year is sufficient to cover as much of it as can conveniently be let by contract before the next meeting of Parliament. Wellington-Woodville.—The vote proposed for this will be sufficient to complete the sections at present in hand. New Plymouth-Foxton.—The vote now proposed for this line is estimated to be sufficient to complete and equip the railway throughout, including the extension from New Plymouth to the breakwater. Wellington-Foxton.—ln this case the vote is merely to cover existing liabilities on account of land purchases, &c, originally undertaken by the Government. Main Trunk Bailway, North Island.—The Government has on more than one occasion expressed its conviction of the expediency of hastening forward to the utmost the construction of the North Island Main Trunk Bailway, and the route of the line having now been decided, I have been enabled to issue instructions for surveys to be proceeded with for the first section south of Te Awamutu, and I hope in a few weeks to be prepared to call for tenders for this work. I shall leave to my colleague, the Native Minister, the task of obtaining land along the line. It will be necessary in any case to commence the construction at the other end of the line; and it will greatly facilitate the rapid prosecution of the work if the construction of the Wellington-Manawatu Bailway is vigorously pushed on. Nelson-Boundell. —The vote proposed in this case is sufficient to complete the Wai-iti Section. Greymouth-Beeeton.—For this railway it is only proposed to vote sufficient to cover existing liabilities and a few contingencies which may be anticipated, as its construction is expected to be undertaken by private enterprise, as a portion of the railway from Nelson to Brunnerton. GreYmouth-Hokitika.—For this railway it is proposed to take a vote this year sufficient to cover the cost of the completion of the four miles from Hokitika to the Arahura, and it is intended to continue its construction from year to year until Hokitika is connected by rail with the Port of Greymouth. Blenheim Southwards. —This railway we intend to complete as rapidly as possible to the Awatere, and the vote proposed will cover another contract which is intended to be let this year, in addition to the existing one. Hurunui Northwards. —The vote proposed for this railway is estimated to be sufficient to complete and equip the section at present under contract between Hurunui and the Bed Bost. Hurunui-Waipara.—This railway, including the completion of the Hurunui Bridge, with iron cylinders instead of piles, will be finished as rapidly as possible, and the vote proposed will be sufficient to complete and equip it. Upper Ashburton Branch.—The vote proposed for this is estimated to be sufficient to complete the line to the Mount Somers Township. Lincoln-Little Biver.—We consider that this railway, which has been a very long time in hand, should now be completed throughout to Little Biver, and the vote proposed will be sufficient to do this.

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Albury Branch.—ln this case, as the railway is already completed as far as it is necessary to carry it at present, the vote proposed is merely sufficient to cover existing liabilities and contingencies. Oxford to Sheffield and Whitecliees Extension. —This line is also complete from Oxford to Sheffield, but there are some outstanding liabilities and contingencies to be met, and the vote proposed is sufficient to cover these, and also a short extension at the end of the Whitecliffs line to give access to the several coal mines across the river. Livingstone Branch.—This railway was commenced and partly formed throughout its whole length of 12 miles as far back as five years ago, and the £40,000 odd expended upon it up to March last has been lying waste for several years. It is now thought, therefore, that it is time that some return should be got for all this expenditure ; and we therefore propose to vote this year a sum sufficient to complete it throughout. Palmerston-Waihemo, 8 miles.—This railway has also been in hand an unconscionable length of time, and we now propose to complete it forthwith. The vote to be asked for will be sufficient to do this. Catlin's Biver Branch. —Eor this railway we propose a vote sufficient to complete and equip the line to the Fort Molyneux Boad. Waipahi-Heriotburn.—This railway being already completed, the vote proposed is merely to cover existing liabilities. Edendale-Toitois. —It is proposed to complete this railway to the end of present formation, namely, to a point four miles beyond Wyndham; and the vote to be asked for will be sufficient for that purpose. Otago Central Bailway.—As already stated, I consider that the Hindon section of this railway should have been more" rapidly pushed ahead, and it will be my endeavour to further this end during the current year by all means in my power, and also to push forward the construction of the line generally as rapidly as is at all possible, in order to utilize as soon as practicable the large expenditure of close upon £200,000 already made upon it. With this view it is proposed to ask this year for a vote which will be sufficient to enable all the work to be put in hand which can be reasonably got at without entailing a heavy loss for carriage of material. Lumsden-Maraboa. —The vote proposed for this line is sufficient to complete it to end of present formation, namely, to a point six miles from its commencement. Gore-Kelso.'—lt is not intended to continue this line at present, so the vote proposed is merely sufficient to cover cost of working survey and land plans. Waimea-Switzers. —The vote proposed for this is sufficient to complete it up to the end of the seventh mile. Seaward Bush.—For this railway a vote is proposed sufficient to complete it to the end of the sixth mile. Biverton-Orepuki.—ln this case the vote asked for will complete and equip the railway throughout up to its present terminus near Orepuki. If the House consents to vote the amount which I have intimated that we now intend to ask for railways, we shall have, I expect, by the end of this financial year, a length of 1,480 miles of railway open for traffic, as against 1,404 opened up to the 31st March last. Honourable members are aware that large sums have been expended on roads to the north of Auckland in lieu of expenditure on railways. This course was decided on manyyears since, it being considered that roads were a more immediate object of necessity than railways. The time has come, however, when the people to the north of Auckland are very earnestly appealing for an extension of

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the trunk system of railways through their districts, with tlie view to connect the various settlements. It is urged with great force that the timber, gum, coal, and other minerals, which the northern districts possess, together with the capabilities of the soil of a very large quantity of bind, would make such a railway at once remunerative, and the means of conferring a large amount of indirect advantage on existing settlers, besides inducing a considerable increase of settlement. The Government think the subject demands attention, and will cause inquiries to be made in order to place the House in possession, next session, of accurate information concerning the route and prospects of additional railway communication, the extent of Crown lands likely to be benefited, the advantages to existing settlers, and what funds towards payment for the construction of the railway would be derivable from the disposal of the forests, and from rentals obtainable from suitable-si?;ed farms in the districts through which the line would run. Although, as before stated, I do not propose to go into all the road votes in detail, it is necessary that I should say a few words as regards the total amounts proposed to be asked for under three of the principal classes of roads, namely, the roads north of. Auckland, the grants-in-aid under the Boads and Bridges Construction Act, and the roads to open up lands before sale, as it might otherwise appear that these amounts are excessive. For the roads north of Auckland our proposal is to take a vote for the whole of the balance of the amount already allocated in the loan of 1882, which amounts to £103,800, and to distribute this sum amongst the various local bodies, to be expended by them during the remainder of this, and the whole of the next, financial year. This is done in order that they may make arrangements for the works being executed during the most suitable period of the year,. as it has been found that the annual allocations of small amounts, made in midsummer, has the effect of running the construction into the winter-time, and also of necessitating its being done in a very piecemeal fashion. Eor grants-in-aid under the Boads and Bridges Construction Act the vote proposed, and the one which so materially swells the total amount asked for under the general heading of roads, is £304,200; and it has to be explained that this sum includes a liability of £204,200, being the total outstanding balance of all allocations made up to end of March last, together with £100,000 which we propose for allocation this year for main roads. This will leave the item of district roads still to be provided for under the permanent appropriation of £100,000 made by " The Boads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882," the balance available for allocation under this head, including some £1,803 of debentures already paid, being £43,987. For the roads to open up lands before sale the amount proposed to be voted is £133,308, that being the balance of loan allocation of 1882, with some small additions recommended this year. I venture to express a hope that next, year such a system of local government will be introduced as will make it unnecessary to come to this House for such an amount of votes for roads and bridges. In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I shall only add that I hope when the timecomes round for the next annual Bublic Works Statement I shall be able to show that the department generally is being administered with greater economy than at present; that I may have been able to place the tariff on the railways in a more satisfactory state ; and that I shall be able to submit a Bill providing for the creation of non-political Boards of management, which will be satisfactory to this House and the country. I have, I am sure, wearied the House, and perhaps I have trespassed, too far on its patience ; and it only remains for me now to thank you, Mr. Speaker, and honourable members for the indulgence accorded to me.

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Table, to accompany Public Works Statement of October, 1884, showing the Total Amount proposed to be voted for each Class of Work, with Liabilities on same at the end of August, and the Balances thus left available for further undertakings this year.

Item No. Class of Work or Service. Liabilities at End ol March, 1894. Liabilities incurred between End of March and End of August, 1884. Total Liabilities incurred up to End of August, 1884. Amount proposed to bo voted. Amount which would thus bo available for further undertakings this Yoar. £ £ £ £ £ 1 Immigration .. .. .. x 51,000 11,280 62,280 100,000 37,720 2 General Departmental Expenses, including Cost of defending Messrs. Brogden's Claims and Expenses of Bailway Commissions 019 12,140 12,759 30,057 17,298 Bailways— 3 Bailways in course of Construction 295,411 80,100 375,511 780,200 404,089 A Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Bolling-stoek for ditto 104,732 12,500 117,232 136,732 19,500 5 Additions to open Bailways 147,399 40,350 187,749 303,538 115,789 6 Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Bolling-stoek for ditto 132,540 25,000 157,546 219,046 61,500 7 Stock for Benewals for Working Bailways Department (to be repaid to Public Works Fund from time to time as the materials are issued) 48,868 48,868 100,000 51,132 Surveys for New Lines of Bailway 8,198 8,794 10,992 28,000 11,008 Total Bailways 737,154 160,744 903,898 1,507,510 003,018 i.oua.1 -riruiiwivyrc Boads — 9 Boads North of Auckland 30,130 Cr. 708 29,422 103,800 74,378 10 Main Boads 21,724 0,226 27,950 50,000 28,650 11 Miscellaneous Boads and Bridges 39,652 1,864 41,516 90,919 55,403 12 Grants in aid under the Boads and Bridges Construction Act 204,200 204,200 304,200 300,000 13 Roads to open up Crown Lands 35,694 3,435 39,129 133,308 94,179 14 Boads on Gold Eields 17,197 50 17,247 42,181 24,934 i Total Boads .. ., 348,597 10,807 359,404 737,008 3377,544 I 15 Waterworks on Gold Fields 7,383 280 7,663 12,857 5,194 10 Purchase of Native Lands, North Island 90,000* 90,000 90,000 17 Telegraph Extension 9,907 10,510 20,423 29,322 8,899 18 Public Buildings 41,752 12,774 54,520 171,104 110,578 19 Lighthouses and Harbour Works 15,138 11,845 26,983 55,910 28,3)33 20 Charges and Expenses raising Loans 12,000 12,000 10,500 4,500 -*2 Grand Totals 1,313,550* 236,446 1,549,990 2,810,280 1,209,284 These amounts are exclusive of .-(3195,400, prospective liabilities for purchases of Nativr into the question of this year's requirements. lands, which do nornte"

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INDEX TO TABLES. IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN. -tabhe I.—summary showing total expenditube and liabilities on public works out of immigra- page tion and Public Wobks Loan to 31st Mabch, 1884 .. .. .. .. .. 4 „ 2.—Statement showing Total classified Bxpenditube and Liabilities on Railways to 31st Mabch, 1884 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 „ 3.—Statement showing Total Expenditueb on Railways to 31st Mabch, 1884, together with the classified liabilities on that date . . .. .. . . . . . . 6 „ 4. —Statement showing Expenditube and Liabilities on Roads to 31st Maech, 1884 .. 7 „ s.—Statement showing Expenditube and Liabilities on" Roads undeb Conteod of the Survey Depabtment to 31st Maech, 1884 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 „ 6. —Statement showing Expenditube and Liabilities on Roads under the Control of the Mines Department to 31st Maech, 1884 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 „ 7. —Statement showing Expenditube on Miscellaneous Public Woeks. now teansferred to othee Classes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 „ 8. —Statement showing Expenditube and Liabilities on Water-races to 31st Mabch, 1884 .. 16 „ 9.—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Telegraphs to 31st Mabch, 1884 .. 17 „ 10.—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Public Buildings to 31st March, 1884 17 „ 11.—Statement showing Expenditure and Liabilities on Lighthouses and Harbour Works to 31st March, 1884 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Diagram showing Mileage of Government Railways open in each Year, feom 1872 to 1884, North and Middle Islands bespectively. Diagram showing Mileage of Government Railways open in each Year, from 1872 to 1884, Noeth and Middle Islands combined.

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TABLE No. 1. Summary showing the Total Expenditure on Public Works and other Services, out of Immigration and Public Works Loan, to 31st March, 1884, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Number of Table containing Details. Works. Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1883. duSloShs Total Expenditure 31st MTS 1884. 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c.. 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. 2 and 3 4 10 of 1878 Bailways Roads ... Coal exploration and mine development Water supply on gold fields Aiding works on Thames Gold Fields Telegraphs Public buildings ... Lighthouses and harbour works Departmental £ a. d. *io,29i,644 10 9 1*1,883,825 6 11 10,835 8 ° £ a. d. 662,046 9 9 222,243 9 7 £ b. d. 10,953,691 o 6 2,106,068 16 6 10,835 8 o £ b. d. 737,153 3 2 '44,397 8 7 £ a. d. 11,690,844 3 8 2,250,466 5 1 10,835 8 o 8 11 of 1877 467,603 8 2 50,000 o o 16,596 2 9 484,199 10 11 50,000 o o 7,382 13 o 49',582 3 11 50,000 o o 9 10 438,685 8 5 i,i39,i77 7 1 {385,052 7 8 19.532 8 10 i64,375 "8 4 43.533 '5 7 458,217 '7 3 ',303,553 5 5 428,586 3 3 9,907 o o 41,752 10 10 15,138 2 4 468,124 17 3 ',345,305 '6 3 443,724 5 7 11 §183,974 10 10 13,465 2 8 '97,439 '3 6 619 6 9 198,059 o 3 Totals, Public Woeks 14,850.798 7 10 i,i4i.793 7 6 '5,992,59' '5 4 956,350 4 8 16,948,942 o o Immigration Land Defence Charges and expenses of raising loans Interest and sinking fund ... 1,929,752 16 6 897,212 17 3 392,218 19 3 765,535 3 1° 107,040 i6 3 24,479 '^ ° 2,036,793 12 9 921,692 13 3 392,218 19 3 795,411 12 1 51,000 o o 285,400 o o 2,087,793 12 9 1,207,092 13 3 392,218 19 3 807,411 12 1 29,876 8 3 12,000 o o 218,500 o o 218,500 o o 218,500 o o Totals ... 19,054,018 4 ■ 8 1,303,190 8 o 20,357,208 12 8 i,304,75o 4 8 21,661,958 17 4 Pubi; c "Works Department, 1st W. A. Thomas, ; June, 1884. Accountant, Pu »lic Works. * Includes f Includes J Includes § Includes £67,193 18s. 4d. transferred from Miscellaneous Public Works class. £318,948 10s. 3d. „ „ „ £170,607 10s. lid. £528 2s. „ - „

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TABLE NO. 2. STATEMENT showing the Total Classified Expenditure on Railways, out of Immigration and Public Works Loan, to the 31st March, 1884, and the Liabilities on that Date.

© tro s i-5 to ri r§.2 ra H ri o 03 Ih ■La: ID. Surveys: Preliminary and Working. Bridges and Culverts. Workshops, Stations, and Wharves. Permanent-way, New Zealand, being Platelaying and Colonial Charges Permanent-way, England, being Cost of Permanent-way Material and English Charges. Total Expenditure by General Liabilities, 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure by General Govornment and Liabilities, 31st March, 1884. Valuation of Works constructed by Provinces. Total Expenditure and Liabilities, 31st March, 1884. Lines of Railway. Grading. Fencing. Engineering and Office. Cost of Construction. Likes of Railway. Incidental. Bolling-stoek. Cost. Expenses. on Permanent-way Material. Government, 31st March, 1884, Kawakawa Whangarei to Kamo Kaipara to Waikato . , Waikato to Thames— Hamilton to Te Aroha Te Aroha to Thames Hamilton to Cambridge Gisborne to Ormond Wellington to Napier— Napier to Woodville Wellington to Woodville Bunnythorpe to Gorge Wellington to Foxton Foxton to New Plymouth— Foxton to Patea Patea to Waitara .. .. Nelson to Boundell Greymouth to Nelson Creek Greymouth to Hokitika Westport to Ngakawau .. Picton to Hurunui — Picton to Awatere Hurunui to Pahau ,. Hurunui to Waitaki— Main Line Oxford Branch Eyreton .. Lyttelton Southbridge Springfield Whitechffs Opawa Waimato Main Lino, Upper Ashburton Lincoln to Little Biver.. Albury to.Fairlie Creek.. Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern Wliitecliffs to Rakaia Temuka to Bongitata .. Waitaki to BluffMain Line, with Port Chalmers Branch Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch Brighton Boad Branch Outram Branch .'. Lawrence Branch Ngapara to Livingstone Palmerston to Waihemo Main Line to Catlin's River Waipahi to Heriot Burn Edendale to Toitois Riversdale to Switzer's Kelso to Gore .. .. Seaward Bush.. .. .. Otago Central .. .. .. Invercargill to Kingston— Main Line .. .. .. Lumsden to Mararoa Branch .. Western Bailways— Makarewa to Riverton .. \ Riverton to Otautau Otautu to Nightcaps ,. Biverton to Orepuki .. j Expenses re Brcgden's claims Expenses of Bailway Commissions.. Compensations and allowances Surveys of New Lines— North Island .. ,. Middle Island Stock .. M. ehs. 7 41 6 52 143 64 M. ehs. M. ehs. 7 41 6 52 138 64 £ s. d. 714 6 3 2,072 9 0 49,763 18 2 £ s. d. *442 17 5 118 2 4 4,788 18 10 £ s. d. 1,130 18 11 27 1 8 12,073 3 5 £ a. d. 17,231 16 0 11,538 15 3 267,338 1 9 £ s. d. 12,392 17 5 8,842 14 0 114,705 11 4 £ s. d. 118 0 0 2,054 5 9 19,855 10 1 £ a. d. 7,346 12 2 5,352 4 6 210,100 18 2 £ a. d. 0,302 15 3 2,454 9 4 62,950 19 7 £ s. d. 173 9 9 141 17 11 0,008 1 9 £ s. d. 10,951 0 2 10,103 17 1 150,207 1 1 £ a. d. 7,787 0 8 8,969 0 8 132,135 6 8 £ s. d. 64,592 0 0 51,075 3 0 1,036,533 10 10 £ s. d. 9,383 5 9 9,882 11 5 143,403 9 2 £ a. d. 73,975 5 9 01,557 14 11 1,179,937 0 0 £ a. d. 6,310 12 11 1,438 11 4 29,316 7 9 £ a. d. 80,285 18 8 62,996 6 3 1,209,253 7 9 £ s. d. £ a. d. 80,285 18 8 "62,996 6 3 1,209,253 7 9 Kawakawa. Whangarei to Kamo. Kaipara to Waikato. Waikato to ThamesHamilton to To Aroha. Te Aroha to Thames. Hamilton to Cambridge. Gisborne to Ormond. Wellington to Napier— Napier to Woodville. Wellington to Woodville. Bnnnvthorpe to Gorge. Wellington to Foxton. Foxton to New Plymouth— Foxton to Patea. Patea to Waitara. Nelson to Boundell. Greymouth to Nelson Creek. Greymouth to Hokitika. Westport to Ngakawau. Picton to Hurunui— Picton to Awatere. Hurunni to Pahau. Hurunui to Waitaki— Main Line. Oxford Branch. Eyreton. Lyttelton. Southbridge. f Springfield. 1 Whitechffs. Opawa. Waimate. Main Line, Upper Ashburton. Lincoln to Little River. Albury to Fairlie Creek. Canterbury Interior Main Line— Oxford to Malvern. Wliitecliffs to Rakaia. Temuka to Rangitata. Waitaki to Bluff — Main Line, with Port Chalmers Branch. Duntroon Branch. Ngapara Branch. Brighton Road Branch. Outram Branch. Lawrence Branch. Ngapara to Livingstone. Palmerston to Waihemo. Main Line to Catlin's River. Waipahi to Heriot Burn. Edendale to Toitois. Riversdale to Switzer's. Kelso to Gore. Seaward Bush. Otago Central. Invercargill to Kingston— Main Line. Lumsden to Mararoa Branch. Western Railways— I Makarewa to Biverton. J Biverton to Otautau. 1 Otautau to Niglitoaps. ( Biverton to Orepuki. Expenses re Brogdens' claims. Expenses of Railway Commissions, Compensations and allowances. Surveys of New Lines— North Island. Middle Island. Stock. 30 30 31 0 12 2 29 29 4 40 12 2 1 1 2,064 12 6 1,619 2 2 5,684 0 0 200 19 2 76 2 8 24 5 7 1,333 13 7 1,357 15 1 152 14 4 12,793 17 8 17,492 14 3 3,559 13 7 24,808 18 4 3,498 0 2 2,917 8 4 4,120 3 8 415 4 0 3,256 15 0 1,291 13 9 98 14 1 1,092 4 3 3,172 17 0 2,815 19 7 401 1 2 93 7 8 45 9 7 0 12 0 5,565 7 10 2,5S8 4 6 2,757 16 11 903 6 8 56,348 17 10 30,007 12 1 19,852 11 2 4,975 1 7 50,348 17 10 30,007 12 1 19,852 11 2 4,975 1 7 28,250 0 3 4,841 15 6 15,287 16 8 84,598 18 1 34,849 7 7 35,140 7 10 4,975 1 7 84,598 18 1 34,849 7 7 35,140 7 10 b4,975 1 7 4,975 1 7 97 0 112 15 15 32 11 65 16 15 69 70 68 07 11,463 8 3 28,736 4 5 1,471 11 0 2,589 0 8 15,393 15 6 14,407 17 8 107,177 6 3 233,390 4 2 163 4 0 21,753 10 9 93,932 15 10 104,719 5 3 13,579 5 3 18,666 15 2 51,548 9 5 102,393 19 2 23,398 10 1 33,409 10 0 695 0 9 752 9 1 65,022 18 1 70,150 14 10 64,051 6 8 86,490 6 8 447,734 7 1 695,766 13 1 163 4 0 41,191 15 8 44,049 9 5 93,450 2 11 491,783 16 6 789,216 16 0 163 4 0 41,191 15 8 26,281 7 1 59,801 3 9 32 16 0 1,046 9 5 518,065 3 7 849,017 19 9 196 0 0 42,238 5 1 518,065 3 7 849,017 19 9 196 0 0 42,238 5 1 2,828*10 7 1193* 5 2 6,381* 3 5 4,040* 0 0 724*16 7 83* 8 4 2,05015 0 471 16 11 2,004 2 11 131 7 69 21 52 0 16 3 23 51 19 03 9 24 2 47 0 59 8 30 126 4 59 77 22 73 7 59 35,430 8 1 14,004 13 0 18,123 17 0 14,690 1 0 3,482 1 8 5,841 18 3 2,379 9 11 1.279 15 8 1.280 10 6 523 10 4 607 5 8 3,312 12 0 18,020 7 7 9,480 0 6 4,558 2 4 6,338 5 0 3,216 7 8 6,586 2 2 171,901 5 8 73,877 3 8 32,281 0 1 33,991 10 0 10,255 6 7 55,968 10 10 117,667 13 4 46,971 9 1 21,484 10 11 31,858 6 9 5,687 12 2 14,609 2 1 31,108 0 3 9,009 14 3 8,539 14 1 834 19 0 131 18 5 468 9 5 102,839 4 5 40,896 17 6 14,505 4 4 33,384 9 3 138 5 0 45,822 9 9 39,109 6 7 20,578 17 9 8,375 0 11 14,792 11 4 3,121 7 0 9,705 7 6 1,453 14 0 821 14 9 447 0 5 612 9 3 489 6 5 531 14 7 114,292 7 4 72,690 18 4 19,182 7 5 11,812 17 0 704 19 4 21,181 12 4 130,029 7 8 05,796 G 8 22,724 0 8 8,203 12 4 1,260 0 8 20,748 0 0 704,243 5 4 355,479 11 8 151,503 6 8 157,102 17 3 29,094 17 7 184,835 19 5 91,009 13 2 21,710 13 11 10,874 0 4 25,105 19 9 855,252 18 6 377,190 5 7 162,382 7 0 182,268 17 0 29,094 17 7 206,944 17 1 8,301 11 0 44,737 8 7 6,503 8 4 6,674 8 3 795 13 0 554 0 8 863,554 9 6 421,927 14 2 168,885 15 4 188,943 5 3 29,890 10 7 207,499 3 9 863,554 9 0 421,927 14 2 10S,8S5 15 4 188,943 5 3 29,890 10 7 207,499 3 9 19 19 22,108 17 8 34 40 49 15 4 40 9 50 17 73 27,667 5 4 2,911 2 10 5,687 5 6 170 6 8 57,939 7 0 35,602 11 11 1 10 9 2,995 3 1 15,179 2 2 8,292 0 7 55 12 5 237 11 0 22,515 5 9 15,986 13 4 195,013 14 6 227 9 10 11,633 1 11 200,646 16 5 227 9 10 1,036 16 8 19,130 10 11 207,083 13 1 19,358 0 9 207,083 13 1 19,358 0 9 196 63 21 76 20 7 6 26 25 31 30 60 11 33 25 48 4 42 29 40 42 10 29 40 8 40 186 63 21 76 20 7 6 26 25 31 30 60 11 33 25 48. 4 42 21 53 16 72 10 37 42,404 8 3 1,223 6 10 1,103 13 3 6,271 0 0 6,110 1 4 J6.753 15 7 360 3 4 230 1 5 38 3 0 754 1 6 10,760 13 11 916 5 2 771 6 4 40 0 0 1,140 6 1 145,010 3 1 5,988 16 3 6,529 9 1 561 11 7 4,550 13 10 345,057 16 5 2,467 8 9 1,952 19 8 120 9 3 10,797 10 7 30,829 11 0 2,461 1 10 1,619 11 2 229,004 11 0 7,439 14 0 5,941 3 8 33,108 14 3 13,204 15 3 51,717 18 10 812 0 2 628 0 10 534 3 3 1,028 12 11 3,065 16 1 115 11 6 115 3 11 170,739 16 0 16,049 4 6 13,047 9 7 6,014 7 2 10,889 18 1 245,475 1 9 13,219 7 0 11,769 14 4 19,080 3 11 18,407 13 4 1,280,819 12 5 51,053 5 10 43,708 19 3 65,708 12 5 84,299 19 8 296,250 2 5 3,981 6 3 3,791 6 6 22,050 2 7 14,187 6 7 1,577,069 14 10 55,034 12 1 47,560 5 9 87,818 15 0 98,487 6 3 18,202 18 3 211 7 5 23 10 2 914 6 5 235 18 0 407 8 7 1,595,272 13 1 55,245 19 0 47,583 15 11 88,733 1 5 98,723 4 3 416,135 0 0 240,500 0 0 2,011,407 13 1 55,245 19 6 47,583 15 11 329,233 1 5 98,723 4 3 10,692* 2 6 118* 4 3 j 839 10 8 147 * 990 14 11 8,460 1 11 6,322 8 5 925 5 11 13,437 10 7 1,440 1 8 102 11 3 29,374 1 1 27,195 6 8 89,234 18 10 15,213 3 1 104,448 1 11 104,855 10 6 104,855 10 0 2*32 620 0 0 334 15 0 24 0 0 1,427 7 5 485 0 0 125 0 0 2 2 0 50 7 9 422 5 1 50 3 10 358 1 8 211 0 4 505 3 9 889 19 11 1,005 7 7 454 10 5 968 3 6 3,119 9 9 16,781 5 3 16,889 6 0 2,730 0 4 137 13 3 641 0 0 3,799 14 8 11,957 0 6 95 16 2 1,476 15 0 288 12 5 2,139 6 6 1,762 12 10 1,158 18 0 2,545 19 1 955 8 3 818 18 2 2,810 15 10 993 7 11 272 18 7 799 18 0 1,238 10 9 2,210 9 10 73 5 6 14 4 0 2,351 14 2 1,087 9 11 17 10 6 7,879 13 5 3,587 8 0 11,657 17 11 15,238 1 9 6,011 10 3 21,482 0 0 3,937 0 4 17,187 6 8 13,978 0 0 13,480 0 0 35,970 13 5 13,487 19 1 37,586 19 2 57.S21 5 5 56,679 17 2 7,889* 3 0 1,872 1 2 43,859 10 11 15,360 0 3 37,580 19 2 57,821 5 5 56,079 17 2 43 6 11 827 8 2 6,879 5 10 1,817 18 2 43,903 3 10 15,360 0 3 38,414 7 4 04,700 11 3 58,497 15 4 75,124 0 0 119,027 3 10 15,360 0 3 38,414 7 4 64,700 11 3 58,497 15 4 I 83 0 11 59 (• 553 0 0 1 :: 28 12 2 019 8 792 6 9 338 12 0 15,736 1 9 3' 5 0 8,765 19 9 3 10 11 4,923 10 2 718 3 0 369 10 9 2,607 15 1 153 16 5 202 4 7 13 6 0 3 7 6 22 3 3 5,541 11 8 7,201 6 8 42,327 14 1 499 0 10 5,152 2 8 42,327 14 1 499 6 10 5,152 2 8 1,150 12 5 43,478 6 6 499 6 10 5,152 2 8 43,478 6 6 499 0 10 5,152 2 8 247 78 247 78 92,284 6 7 13,831 16 0 24,331 2 4 651,942 16 9 223,431 13 5 00,380 19 8 478,267 17 5 91,087 5 7 6,064 15 3 271,980 8 3 214,198 15 5 2,127,801 10 8 311,461 9 10 2,439,263 6 6 47,132 9 10 2,480,395 10 4 82,258 17 3 =2,568,654 13 7 21 75 14 76 2 44 8 78 21 76 16 40 9 40 18 26 26 22 19 30 13 70 24 0 11 0 1S2 56 12 0 6 77 5 36 4 56 3 53 7 0 21 75 14 76 2 44 8 78 21 76 1*58 1,050 2 6 20 0 0 105 0 0 773 10 0 2,217 9 4 1,127 8 5 1,936 19 7 1,052 7 6 1,912 10 11 1,784 10 0 61 6 6 67 7 6 7 16 10 4 2 0 307 14 5 90 15 7 176 13 8 297 18 2 423 19 6 42 14 2 0 7 10 605 10 9 114 10 1 14 16 0 2,126 6 1 887 3 10 573 6 9 2,308 7 2 789 13 8 1,158 15 3 350 9 8 7,388 17 2 8,033 0 7 1,014 18 11 2,199 1 5 74,305 9 6 27,023 19 9 5,491 0 8 9,410 9 8 23,698 1 5 7,196 17 6 817 2 11 222 6 9 1,664 0 0 105,152 1 8 4,910 18 1 2,510 12 9 230 0 0 4,323 0 11 15,079 15 5 5,847 18 11 5,173 3 9 3,769 17 7 12,049 9 8 5,332 1 5 9 0 0 2 16 0 198 15 6 27,629 4 0 132 2 9 240 4 5 316 1 0 250 19 0 8,602 15 8 1,830 13 0 2,938 17 0 579 0 0 4,988 1 11 2,641 1 1 546 0 0 2,223 1 7 2,040 5 2 819 13 8 3,513 19 8 12,515 0 11 131 4 7 113 3 2 364 16 2 4,385 16 10 381 0 0 282 6 8 458 18 11 9 0 0 163 6 2 4,845 14 0 2,410 8 11 929 0 1 1,305 9 8 1,300 15 3 1,578 16 11 283 14 10 142 16 10 818 11 4 9,059 10 7 53 3 740 15 7 13 4 6 26 16 6 21 0 9 15 13 4 59 1 4 11,667 9 0 11,373 17 3 1,220 10 0 8,104 9 1 19,914 4 11 407 11 10 1,387 12 11 0 5 0 24,008 11 1 2,733 3 8 26,016 18 1 11,095 12 2 2,465 0 0 8,023 12 8 19,082 0 4 302 0 0 53,733 10 2 37,051 9 0 0,380 0 9 27,436 17 11 160,937 6 2 39,782 9 4 19,109 0 1 19,109 12 -2 89,283 7 7 25,972 8 0 2,006 7 5 367 19 7 2,812 0 7 102,036 18 5 5,938 0 0 3,649 12 6 903 12 2 3,130 5 1 8,104 1 10 59,671 10 8 40,701 2 0 7,283 12 11 30,507 3 0 169,041 8 0 39,782 9 4 19,109 0 1 19,109 12 2 91,404 6 11 25,972 8 0 2,000 7 5 367 19 7 2,812 0 7 102,036 18 5 3,329 11 2 3,095 3 8 93 18 0 95 8 0 288 12 2 6,397 15 4 1,119 15 4 300 17 3 1,050 4 0 946 12 2 1,579 8 3 703 3 3 3,127 15 4 72,014 18 2 03.001 1 10 43,790 5 8 7,377 10 11 30.002 11 0 169,330 0 2 46,180 4 8 20,228 15 5 19,410 9 5 92,454 10 11 20,919 0 2 3,585 15 8 1,071 2 10 5,939 15 11 234,051 16 7 37,500 0 0 58,009 0 0 12,829 0 0 29,091 0 0 <»100,501 1 10 e101,805 5 8 20,200 10 11 f60,353 11 0 169,330 0 2 46,180 4 8 20,228 15 5 19,410 9 5 92,454 10 11 26,919 0 2 3,585 15 8 1,071 2 10 5,939 15 11 234,051 16 7 15*27 4 0 14,450 14 0 3,064 6 8 2,120 19 4 5*40 32 57 3,623* 6 11 237*13 8 8913 9 11,648 14 5 341* 0 0 3,001 1 11 535' 6 1 3911 8 510 7 6 87 4 30 0 3*59 87 4 2 21 2,568 15 0 231 5 4 3 1 10 2,838 4 5 1,021 3 1 46,959 16 4 2,410 2 6 11,281 2 2 5,373 14 9 3,264 4 0 641 10 7 17,429 14 7 3 15 0 11,810 2 8 529 9 8 572 10 1 102 10 9 53,985 6 2 3,568 11 2 91,758 15 10 2,011 14 0 242,699 16 7 15,665 13 4 42,472 5 5 285,172 2 0 15,665 13 4 2,111 13 1 130 15 8 287,283 15 1 15,796 9 0 91,937 5 2 8379,221 0 3 15,796 9 0 17 53 11 40 10 55 17 03 17 53 11 40 10 55 7 33 - 4,726 9 10 1,162 0 9 2,326 15 1 47,263 19 10 19,126 15 7 7,534 2 11 12,155 6 9 11,034 12 7 234 12 9 47,420 8 8 32,238 12 3 185,223 17 0 11,456 18 7 196,680 15 7 7,876 5 0 204,557 0 7 60,297 0 0 s264,854 0 7 10*30 5,422 4 11 4,350 7 3 564 7 9 5,422 4 11 4,350 7 3 504 7 9 5,422 4 11 4,350 7 3 504 7 9 265 18 3 94 13 11 5,688 3 2 4,445 1 2 504 7 9 5,688 3 2 !4,445 1 2 i564 7 9 7,534 18 3 27,343 7 4 7,534 18 3 27,343 7 4 237,781 7 0 05,322 8 8 7,534 18 3 27,343 7 4 303,103 15 8 2,379 19 10 5,817 10 11 280,145 10 2 9,914 18 1 33,160 18 3 589,249 5 10 9,914 18 1 33,160 18 3 589,249 5 10 237,781 7 0 Totals 2,193 4 223 60 1,404 26 400,897 15 6 48,121 3 9 211,710 5 2 2,375,901 0 3 1,390,903 16 3 1,616,283 10 0 9,051,225 9 1 1,302,405 11 5 10,953,-091 0 6 737,153 3 2 11,690,844 3 8 1,104,281 2 5 12,795,125 6 1 Totals. 267,194 8 9 1,477,749 17 8 445,371 4 1 38,314 19 10 1,348,777 7 10 * Inoludes £163 18 2 u t S3 13 10 t 2 17 0 mauthorized e: ienditure. »Includes £1,9! " „ 4,9' 8,0< ** „ 12,1< • „ 7,1' ' „ 4,21 )2 10 Omiscellai '5 17 17 16 3 32 16 2 ,7 8 8 (9 8 1 ineous P.W. expeni liture. s Inolude h i es £9,053 8 6i 16,199 7 1 2,732 0 3 564 7 9 -£67,193 18 4 miscellaneous P.W. . expenditure. £200 9 0

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TABLE No. 3. STATEMENT showing the Total Expenditure on Railways out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1884, and Liabilities classified on that date.

Lines. Expenditure to 31st March, 1883. Expenditure for Twelve Months, 1st April, 1883, to 31st March, 1884. Total n:± LlABL rITIES. Liabilities and Expenditure. Total to 31st March, 1884. On Authorities. On Colonial Contracts. On English Contracts. Total Liabilities. £ awakawa iVhangarei to Kamo laipara to Waikato ffaikato to Thames — Hamilton to To Aroha Te Aroha to Thames Hamilton to Cambridge Gisborne to Ormond Wellington to Napier— Napier to Woodville Wellington to Woodville Bunnythorpe to Gorge Wellington to Foxton J'oxton to New Plymouth— Foxton to Patea Patea to Waitara kelson to Boundell >reymouth to Nelson Creek.. >rey mouth to Hokitika (Vestport to Ngakawau Picton to Hurunui — Bicton to Awatere Hurunui to Pahau lurunui to Waitaki — Main line Oxford Branch Eyreton Branch Lyttelton Branch Southbridge Branch Springfield Branch Whitecliffs Branch .. Opawa Branch Waimate Branch Main line to Upper Ashburton Lincoln to Little Biver Albury to Fairlie Creek, and Burke's Pass .. Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern Whitecliffs to Bakaia Temuka to Bangitata iYaitaki to Bluff — Main line, with Bort Chalmers Branch Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch Brighton Boad Branch Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Ngapara Branch to Livingstone Balmerston to Waihemo Main line to Catlin's Biver Waipahi to Heriot Burn Edendale to Toitois Eiversdale to Switzer's Kelso to Gore Seaward Bush Dtago Central — Chain Hills to Taieri Lake invercargill to Kingston Lumsden to Mararoa Western Bailways— Makarewa to Riverton Riverton Branch to Otautau Otautau to Nightcaps Biverton to Orepuki Contingent Expenses— In defending Messrs. Brogden's Claims Expenses of Boyal Commissions Section 4 of " The Immigration and Bublic Works Appropriation Act, 1883 " — Permanent-way j stook fl arrive _ _ Rollmg-stock ) Compensations and allowance £ s. d. 63,552 4 0 "56,145 10 5 1,108,532 15 8 £ a. d. 10,423 1 9* 5,412 4 6 71,404 4 4 £ s. d. 73,975 5 9 61,557 14 11 1,179,937 0 0 £ s. d. 4,756 10 6 1,438 11 4 20,421 1 6 £ s. a. 1,554 2 5 £ s. d. 1,720 17 6 £ s. d. 6,310 12 11 1,438 11 4 29,316 7 9 £ s. d. 80,285 18 8 62,996 6 3 1,209,253 7 9 7,168 8 9 38,270 3 3 24,540 18 11 5,967 19 9 "4,975 1 7 18,078 14 7 5,406 13 2 13,884 11 5 56,348 17 10 30,007 12 1 19,852 11 2 4,975 1 7 2,085 4 2 801 17 4 2,101 0 8 25,561 10 8 3,979 18 2 13,186 10 0 3 5 5 28,250 0 3 4,841 15 0 15,287 10 8 84,598 18 1 34,849 7 7 35,140 7 10 4,975 1 7 . 451,301 14 11 707,782 12 6 95 4 0 40,237 8 9 40,482 1 7 21,434 3 0 68 0 0 954 0 lit 491,783 16 0 789,210 16 0 103 4 0 41,191 15 8 17,453 0 5 18,541 17 6 32 10 0 1,046 9 5 8,828 6 8 39,656 0 10 1,603 5 5 26,281 7 1 59,801 3 9 32 16 0 1,040 9 5 518,065 3 7 849,017 19 9 196 0 0 42,238 5 1 825,140 10 2 344,619 13 6 155,223 13 4. 178,596 14 2 28,395 4 9 199,891 3 7 30,112 8 4 32,570 12 1 7,158 13 8 3,072 2 10 699 12 10 7,053 13 6 855,252 18 0 377,190 5 7 102,382 7 0 182,208 17 0 29,094 17 7 206,944 17 1 4,014 1 0 19,829 17" 1 446 8 4 1,374 14 3 100 1 6 480 12 0 87 10 0 24,907 11 0 0,057 0 0 5,299 14 0 695 11 6 07 14 2 3,600 0 0 8,301 11 0 44,737 8 7 6,503 8 4 6,674 8 3 795 13 0 554 6 8 863,554 9 6 421,927 14 2 168,885 15 4 188,943 5 3 29,890 10 7 207,499 3 9 202,301 15 6 67 3 0 4,345 0 11 160 0 10 206,046 16 5 227 9 10 1,0330 10 8 172 10 2 18,958 0 9 1,036 16 8 19,130 10 11 207,083 13 1 19,358 0 9 1,519,779 14 10 54,862 19 2 47,533 2 3 85,983 16 6 96,835 8 10 { 57,290 0 0+ 171 12 11 27 3 6 1,834 18 6 1,651 17 5 302 8 3 603 9 9 499 1 6 1,577,009 14 10 55,034 12 1 47,560 5 9 87,818 15 0 98,487 6 3 ( 10,050 Ki 7 211 7 5 23 10 2 914 0 5 235 18 0 13 3 10 394 4 9 43 0 11 7,221 19 0 924 2 8 18,202 18 3 211 7 5 23 10 2 914 6 5 235 18 0 13 3 10 394 4 9 43 6 11 1,595,272 13 1 55,245 19 6 47,583 15 11 88,733 1 5 98,723 4 3 j 103,542 3 11 43,300 15 5 15,800 0 3 31,865 3 9 53,297 11 2 37,826 4 3 5,721 15 5 4,523 14 3 18 $58 12 11 6,442 12 11 } ■ 104,448 1 11 43,859 16 11 15,360 0 3 37,586 19 2 57,821 5 5 56,679 17 2 827 8 2 439 5 10 1,025 10 8 827 8 2 6,879 5 10 1,817 18 2 | 104,855 10 6 43,903 3 10 15,360 0 3 38,414 7 4 64,700 11 3 58,497 15 4 0,440 0 0 792 1 6 35,885 1 2 499 6 10 5,152 2 8 42,327 14 1 499 6 10 5,152 2 8 1,150 12 5 1,150 12 5 43,478 6 6 499 6 10 5,152 2 8 =2,338,302 2 3 154,224 3 3 "39,760 18 0 0,805 6 8 '30,481 11 8 168,700 7 3 37,994 2 1 15,300 18 11 13,869 11 5 87,297 16 3 22,656 10 10 350 0 0 100,961 4 3 5,447 7 5 940 4 0 418 6 3 85 11 4 341 0 9 1,788 7 3 3,742 1 2 5,240 0 9 4,106 10 8 3,315 17 2 1,656 7 5 367 19 7 2,722 6 10 2,439,263 6 6 59,671 10 8 40,701 2 0 7,283 12 11 30,507 3 0 109,041 8 0 39,782 9 4 19,109 0 1 19,109 12 2 91,404 6 11 25,972 8 0 2,006 7 5 367 19 7 2,812 0 7 20,021 15 4 3,329 11 2 3,095 3 8 93 18 0 95 8 0 288 12 2 86 15 4 227 10 3 300 17 3 546 6 0 365 7 11 52 18 7 703 3 3 225 18 8 25,661 13 8 6,311 0 0 892 5 1 1,449 0 10 47,132 9 10 3,329 11 2 3,095 3 8 93 18 0 95 8 0 288 12 2 6,397 15 4 1,119 15 4 300 17 3 1,050 4 0 946 12 2 1,579 8 3 703 3 3 3,127 15 4 2,486,395 16 4 63,001 1 10 43,790 5 8 7,377 10 11 30,632 11 0 169,330 0 2 46,180 4 8 20,228 15 5 19,410 9 5 92,454 10 11 26,919 0 2 3,515 15 8 1,01 2 10 5,939 15 11 503 18 0 581 4 3 1,520 9 8 8*9 13 9 2,901 16 8 150,200 8 7 E 282,923 16 7 13,978 6 3 11,830 9 10 2,248 5 5 1,687 7 1 162,036 18 5 285,172 2 0 15,665 13 4 3,451 17 6 2,018 16 10 130 15 8 68,563 0 8 92 16 3 72,014 18 2 2,111 13 1 130 15 8 234,051 16 7 287,283 15 1 15,796 9 0 U 183,500 14 11 I 4,339 15 1 1,823 8 4 449 7 10 6,567 9 5 ■ 196,680 15 7 I 251 3 8 210 10 1 374 5 10 755 4 10 291 10 5 251 3 8 502 6 6 374 5 10 6,748 9 0 - 204,557 0 7 ,993* 4 2 4,178 5 9 J3,257 5 9 1,243 19 2 1,093 1 6 5,422 4 11 4,350 7 3 205 18 3 94 13 11 265 18 3 94 13 11 5,688 3 2 4,445 1 2 | 184,979 6 4 J564 7 9 ( 99,584 18 7 18,539 10 9 ) J 303,103 15 8 564 7 9 i 4,514 12 0 42,289 17 1 15,308 2 8 623 2 6 160,219 5 1 63,190 10 10 180,041 19 9 106,103 10 5 | 589,249 5 10 564 7 9 Surveys, New Lines. >Torth Island— Pukekohe to Waiuku Main North Trunk-line Middle Island— Hurunui to Waiau Whitecliffs to Rakaia East and West Coast I 3,890 12 3 ( 94 10 4 3,549 15 8 ) 7,534 18 3 1 36 9 11 2,343 9 11 36 9 11 2,343 9 11 | 9,914 18 1 [ 20,785 1 6 1 *95 13 4 6,462 12 6 } 27,343 7 4 ( 241 14 0 532 12 6 1,344 5 5 3,698 18 6 241 14 6 532 12 6 5,043 3 11 33,160 18 3 Totals 10,291,(344 10 9 662,046 9 9 10,953,691 0 6 201,025 13 0 303,411 2 5 232,716 7 9 737,153 3 2 1 11,690,844 3 8 * Includes £163 18 2 unauthorized exp t „ 33 13 10 J 2 17 0 £200 9 0 penditure. a Includes £'. b , « 0 „ * 4 „ 1! e ' 1 t .,992 10 Omiscella : ,975 1 7 1,097 16 3 !,142 16 2 ',147 2 8 : ,289 8 1 aneous P.W. expenditure. s Includes £9,053 8 6 miscellaneous P.W. expenditure. h „ 16,199 7 1 ' „ 2,732 0 3 J , 564 7 9 £67,193 18 i

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TABLE No. 4. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads (Class V.) out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1884, and the Liabilities on that date.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1883. during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Main Boads : — Roads, bridges, and wharves, North of Auckland Cambridge to Taupo Cambridge to Rotorua Tauranga, East Cape, Whakatane, Te Teko, and sundry roads, Bay of Plenty Tauranga to Napier, via Taupo Kurupapanga to inland Patea Seventy-Mile Bush Manawatu Gorge Boad Nelson, Tophouse, and Tarndale Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth ... Main road through Pelorus District and Rai Valley... Haast Pass Track... Hokitika to Christchurch ... Roads and bridges in Native districts £ s. d. 109,964. 18 0 676 13 6 7,248 8 6 2,250 18 7 6,368 14 10 3,500 0 0 51,546 5 7 115,658 9 9 1,842 2 6 21,369 7 7 £ s. d. 17,565 16 10 42 15 6 4,361 6 10 348 9 6 2,762 1 8 500 0 0 4,000 0 0 416 9 2 974 16 10 4,968 7 10 £ s. d. 127,530 14 10 719 9 0 11,609 15 4 2,599 8 1 9,130 16 6 4,000 0 0 55,546 5 7 116,074 18 11 2,816 19 4 26,337 15 5 £ s. d. 30,129 16 3 443 10 0 544 3 1 1,622 16 5 845 11 9 500 0 0 £ s. d. 157,660 11 1 1,162 19 0 12,153 18 5 4,222 4 6; 9,976 8 3 4,500 0 0 55,546 5 7 116,226 2 6 3,189 12 6 30,924 2 9 151 3 7 372 13 2 4,586 7 4 14,665 11 8 848 4 8 64,982 10 10 7,808 8 4 5,321 3 5 534 18 4 4,823 8 3 2,755 9 7 19,980 15 1 1,383 3 0 69,805 19 1 10,563 17 11 7,254 8 4 816 5 11 4,145 9 0 441 14 8 27,241 3 5 2,199 8 11 73,951 8 1 11,005 12 7 Totals 408,730 14 4 49,375 3 9 458,105 18 1 51,853 19 6 509,959 17 7 *K*fc MlSCELIANEOUS RoADS AND BRIDGES : — Waikomiti Bridge and approaches ... Boad from Pukekohe Railway-station to Waiuku Punt at Tuakau ... Road, Tuliikaramea to Hamilton Road, Raglan to Waipa Bridge over Waikato at Hamilton, contribution. Boad, Cambridge to Tauranga Road, Thames to Tauranga... Repairing flood damages, Cook County Sundry roads and bridges, Auckland Road between Manawatu and Makotuku Rivers, Ormondville Sundry roads and bridges, Hawke's Bay Bridge over Wangaehu Bridge approach, Orcpulii ... Road, Foxton to Otaki, inland Grant-in-aid for bridge over Manawatu Biver ... Boads in Fitzherbert BlockSundry roads, Wellington ... Boads and bridges in unsettled districts, Patea and Taranaki Completion of Great South Road between Opunake and Manaia Bridge over Stony Biver, and approaches Inglewood to Wliitecliffs ... Hen wood and Upland Road Sundry roads, Taranaki Roads, Lower Moutere, flood damages Bridge over Granity Creek,.. Bridge over Owen Creek Foot-bridge over Matakitaki Bridge over Matiri Biver ... Bridge over Inangahua, at Buller Junction Bridge over Little Grey, at Devery's... Bridge over Grey, at Cobden Bridge over Waiau, in Amuri County Bridge over Waiau, at Hanmer Plain... Sundry roads and bridges, Nelson Tracks, Pelorus and Queen Charlotte Sound... Bridge over Wairau, near Blenheim... Bridge over Clarence River... Eoad, Knikoura to Clarence Road, Kaikoura to.Waiau ... Wharf at Havelock Roads, Greymouth to Okarilto ' - ... Bridge over Teremakau, Kumara 88 14 3 425 0 0 501 14. 3 227 4. 8 2,150 0 0 2,380 0 0 1,873 12 0 200 0 0 261 1 8 767 11 2 550 5 3 47,796 16 3 150 0 0 3,824 8 2 270 9 6 50 0 0 635 14 0 57 7 7 85J) 0 0 1,095 0 0 73 16 0 6,292 11 3 250 0 0 400 0 0 150 0 0 60 0 0 968 0 10 500 0 0 227 18 4 500 0 0 1,300 7 6 150 0 0 3,913 2 5 270 9 6 475 0 0 1,137 8 3 284 12 3 3,000 0 0 3,475 0 0 1,447 8 0 6,292 11 3 450 0 0 400 0 0 150 0 0 321 1 8 1,735 12 0 1,050 5 3 227 18 4 48,296 16 3 1,300 7 6 1,290 8 1 25 0 0 216 13 5 43 10 3 4 0 0 43 4 0 4,105 18 6 1,000 0 0 278 9 1 267 4 0 29 2 0 1,699 12 6 150 0 0 5,203 10 6 270 9 6 500 0 0 1,354 1 8 328 2 6 3,000 0 0 3,479 0 0 1,490 12 0 10,398 9 9 450 0 0 400 0 0 1,000 0 0 150 0 0 599 10 9 2,002 16 0 1,050 5 3 257 0 4 48,296 16 3 3,000 0 0 382 12 8 529 8 6 3,591 0 0 963 19 6 250 3 0 530 1 6 762 19 11 13 6 6 912 1 2 3,591 0 0 963 19 6 250 3 0 547 2 0 762 19 11 1,680 4 1 239 5 0 1,409 0 0 34 18 0 1,151 6 2 5,000 0 0 998 17 6 250 3 0 1,335 0 0 762 19 11 1,840 4 1 137 0 0 787 18 0 1,666 17 7 160* 0 0 1,789 0 2 1,044 19 3 2,833 19 5 7 16 7 2,841 16 0 2,263 5 6 2,675 18 8 4,282 15 0 1,194 19 5 125 7 6 7,839 10 5 98 19 5 408 16 4 6,546 0 6 3,870 18 1 125 7 6 10,609 2 1 98 19 5 408 16 4 2,080 13 9 8,626 14. 3 3,870 18 1 4,972 0 0 10,650 6 11 134 13 4 408 16 4 2,769 11 8 4,846 12 0 47 4, 10 35 13 11 300 5 1 52 0 0 26 18 6 46 7 6 3,170 3 6 4,899 19 7 870 4 7 2,141 1 10 438 18 10 206 13 4 346 12 7 3,222 3 6 4,926 18 1 870 4 7 4,582 17 2 "441 6 10 103,403 5 5 1,079 18 0 23 7 5 876 12 8 11,932 5 2 126 2 11 43 19 0 3 9 2 57 0 6 370 0 0 4,098 10 2 10,859 3 3 996 7 6 4,626 10 2 444 16 0 103,460 5 11 1,079 18 0 2,441 15 4 2 8 0 103,196 12 1 1,079 18 0 Carried forward 175,386 3 3 51,065 8 7 226,451 11 10 31,715 1 3 258,166 13 1

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TABLE NO. 4— continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads (Class V.) — continued.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1883. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Miscellaneous Roads and Beidges — continued. Brought forward Bridge over Donnelly's Creek Extension of road south of Okarito Bridge, Ashburton, subsidy to county of half-cost Bridge over Rakaia, at Dobbin's Ford, grant-in-aid Sundry roads, Canterbury ... Completion of road, Waikari to Waitati Completion of Road from Maori Kaika to Taiaroa Head Lighthouso Anderson's Bay Boad Road, Green Island to Brighton Bridge over Taieri, Main South Boad Bridges over Clutha at Beaumont and Boxburgh, grant-in-aid towards reerection Bridge over Mataura, Otama District, grant-in-aid Sundry roads and bridges, Olago Bay of Islands District Mangere Bridge ... Thames ... Waikato... Bay of Plenty Poverty Bay Taupo ... Tools, &c. Main road, Mahurangi to Whangarei... Boad from Pukekohe Baihvay-station, through East Pukekohe, to Bombay Road to Buckland Station ... Bridge over Waipa, on Baglan Main Road ... Road, 'Po Awamutu Station to Township ... To free Hamilton Bridge from tolls ... Waimapu Bridge... Repairing flood damages at the Thames, being half the cost thereof, viz.:— Thames County Thames Borough Tararu Tramway, amount agreed to be paid to Thames Borough Council in lieu of putting said tramway in good order, as provided by section 18 of ".The Public Works Act, 1880" Road, Tauranga to Opotiki,.. „ Ormond to Opotiki ... -„ Hamilton to Cambridge ,, Coromandel to Thames „ Port Charles ... ; , ,, Tairua „ Maungatawhiri Valley „ Maketu to Ararimu ... ,, to Ohaupo Station ... „ Whau to Henderson's Creek ... „ Rukuhia Swamp „ South Bombay to Paparata ... „ Tuakau to Waikato ... Sundry roads, Waitoa District Road, Wade to Wainui Road, Helensville to Kaukapakapa ... Komorau B ridge ... Road, Whangaroa to Kaeo ... Clark's Road Road to Omaha Wharf Road, Stokes Point to Lucas Creek ... ,, Lake District... Removal of snags, Thames River Whatawhata Bridge ...- Coromandel Wharf ... ... Coromandel to Mercury Bay ."33 Boad, Aroha Township to Gold Mines £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 175,386 3 3 65 8 9 16 11 0 51,065 8 7 1,943 7 10 616 19 0 "226,451 11 10 2,008 16 7 633 10 0 31,715 1 3 1 17 0 433 1 0 258,166 13 1 2,010 13 7 1,066 11 0 396 3 5 390 3 5 103 16 7 500 0 0 808 3 4 1,654 11 7 2,462 14 11 585 4 6 3,047 19 5 200 8 6 100 0 0 990 13 0 21 16 0 200 8 6 100 0 0 990 13 0 27 2 0 28 17 0 229 5 6 100 0 0 1,000 0 0 3,530 0 0 5 6 6 9 7 0 3,502 17 6 35 18 4 3,690 9 4 3,726 7 8 2,273 12 4 6,000 0 0 34,903 10 5 15,486 7 8 75 2 9 27,582 11 7 90,048 19 11 21,499 5 4 9,336 17 1 714 13 6 129 15 3 1,087 16 8 67 9 6 1,087 10 8 67 9 6 34.903 16 5 15,486 7 8 75 2 9 27,582 11 7 90,048 19 11 21,499 5 4 9,336 17 1 714 13 6 129 15 3 912 3 4 85 16 9 2,000 0 0 153 6 3 34,903 16 5 15,186 7 8 75 2 9 27,582 11 7 90,048 19 11 21,499 5 4 9,336 17 1 714 13 6 129 15 3 15 2 2 300 0 0 15 2 2 300 0 0 15 2 2 300 0 0 1,006 4 8 1,006 4 8 1,006 4 8 315 16 3 6,700 0 0 5,655 3 0 315 16 3 6,700 0 0 5,655 3 0 315 16 3 6,700 0 0 5,055 3 0 4,928 10 0 2,452 10 0 4,928 10 0 2,452 10 0 4,928 10 0 2,452 10 0 1,000 0 0 100 0 0 912 18 8 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 102 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 400 0 0 693 1 8 100 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0 100 0 0 658 19 1 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 636 18 11 34 17 0 3 9 0 * '14 4 8 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 100 0 o 912 18 8 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 102 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 400 0 0 693 1 8 100 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0 100 0 0 658 19 1 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 636 18 11 34 17 0, 3 9 0 14 4 8 500 0 01 1,000 0 0 100 0 0 912 18 8 100 0 0 200 o 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 102 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 400 0 0 693 1 8 100 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0 100 0 0 658 19 1 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 636 18 11 34 17 0 3 9 0 14 4 8 500 0 0 ... Carried forward 405,255 4 3 61,634 14 11 466,889 19 2 39,651 14 8 506,541 13 5

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TABLE NO. 4—continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads (Class V.) — continued.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1883. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c., 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges — continued. Brought forward Removal of punt, Te Rori to Churchill Removal of Churchill punt... Roads, Napier District Roads, Wairoa Tools, &o. Bridge over Ahuriri Harbour Patea to Wanganui Wanganui to Taupo Hutt to Lowry Bay Tools, &o. Bridge over Waiohine Parakaretu Block... To relieve Wanganui Bridge from tolls Deviation, Karori Boad near Waterworks ... Waverley to Patea Road ... Manawatu Bridge at Foxton New Plymouth, inland Hawera to Waitara Wai-iti to Patea ... Tools, &c. Waverley to Patea Road ... General salaries, &c. Refund expenses, T. Kelly, Mountain Road Commission B uller to Arnould Main Road to Boatman's ... Westport to Lyell Ahaura to Amuri Nile Bridge Takaka Valley Collingwood to Quartz Bange Takaka Road Takaka Tramway Bridge over Wairoa, in Waimea District Bridge over Inangahua at Eeefton ... Bridge over Ahaura Dray-road through Cheviot Hill Country Bridge over G-rey at Cobden Greymouth to Arnould ... ... South Creek to Main Line ... Junction Line Greenstone to Lake Brunner Marsden to Maori Creek ... Marsden to Baroa Stillwater to Maori Gully ... Kanieri Forks, Kanieri Lakes Hokitika to Bluespur Kanieri Bridge Waimea Bridge ... Westland, general Bridge over Upper Waitaki Queenstown Jetty Bridge over Kaikorai Stream Grant in aid of bridge at Kaikorai, on Mnin South Boad Subsidy to complete Clutha Bridge ... Bridge over Orcti at Elbow Warrington Boad Bridge over Clutha at Alexandra, grant in aid Expenditure under Miscellaneous Public Works Votes (see Table No. 7) £ s. d. 405,255 4 3 40 14 9 42 2 0 32,189 19 2 1,212 7 8 248 15 0 625 16 1 36,275 18 9 5,376 18 1 290 0 0 504 9 8 13 15 6 149 0 0 17,000 0 0 153 1 8 130 0 0 0 18 0 3,760 17 3 14,469 19 2 58,566 6 9 254 4. 2 70 0 0 402 18 8 19 8 0 73,197 4 8 844 10 0 7,273 13 10 6,210 13 10 1,115 16 4 2,000 0 0 507 1 1 21 6 0 3,000 0 0 3 18 0 2,099 6 7 125 14 0 £ s. d. 61,634 14 11 £ . d. 466,889 19 2 40 14 9 42 2 0 32,189 19 2 1,212 7 8 248 15 0 625 16 1 36,275 18 9 5,376 18 1 290 0 0 504 9 8 13 15 6 149 0 0 17,000 0 0 153 1 8 130 0 0 0 18 0 3,760 17 3 14,469 19 2 58,566 6 9 254 4 2 70 0 0 402 18 8 19 8 0 73,197 4 8 844 10 0 7,273 13 10 6,210 13 10 1,115 16 4 2,000 0 0 507 1 1 21 0 0 3,000 0 0 3 18 0 2,099 6 7 125 14 0 £ s. d. 39,651 14 3 £ s. d. 506,541 13 5 40 14 9 42 2 0 32,189 19 2 1,212 7 8 248 15 0 625 16 1 36,275 18 9 5,376 18 1 290 0 0 504 9 8 13 15 6 149 0 0 17,000 0 0 153 1 8 130 0 0 0 18 0 3,760 17 3 14,409 19 2 58,566 6 9 254 4 2 70 0 0 402 18 8 19 8 0 73,197 4 8 844 10 0 7,273 13 10 6,210 13 10 1,115 16 4 2,000 0 0 507 1 1 21 6 0 3,000 0 0 3 18 0 2,099 6 7 125 14 0 100 8 0 13 10 0 5,038 1 5 281 17 6 3,923 9 5 2,756 5 6 2,538 3 0 798 8 0 1,869 2 0 1,578 1 0 2,520 3 5 489 15 0 207 12 0 2,613 13 3 510 18 3 453 2 3 400 0 0 100 8 0 13 10 0 5,058 1 5 281 17 6 3,923 9 5 2,756 5 6 2,538 3 0 798 8 0 1,869 2 0 1,578 1 0 2,520 3 5 489 15 0 207 12 6 2,613 13 3 510 18 3 453 2 3 400 0 0 100 8 0 13 10 0 5,058 1 5 281 17 6 3,923 9 5 2,756 5 6 2,538 3 0 798 8 0 1,809 2 0 1,578 1 0 2,520 3 5 489 15 O 207 12 6 2,613 13 3 510 18 3 453 2 3 400 0 0 456 0 0 2,500 0 0 9 0 0 200 0 0 456 0 0 2,500 0 0 9 0 0 200 0 0 I 456 0 0 2,500 0 0 9 0 0 200 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 318,948 10 3 318,948 10 3 318,948 10 3 Totals 1,026,677 19 8 61,634 14 11 1,088,312 14 7: 39,651 14 3 1,127,964 8 10 SUMMARY. Main Roads Miscellaneous Roads and Bkidoes Roads to open up Lands (see Table No. 5) ..-S. -„ .,.■ Thbou&k Lands eecently pttbchased Gold Fields Bolus (See Table No. 6) Payments to Boad Boaeds (see Table No. 11, 1877) 408,730 14 4 1,026,677 19 8 49,375 3 9 61,634 14 11 458,105 18 1 1,088,312 14 7 51,853 19 6 39,651 14 3 509,959 17 7 1,127,964 8 10 192,450 4 1 21,527 14 5 9j438 14 5 84,630 17 8 277,081 1 9 21,527 14 5 36,041 7 8 35,694 7 8 312,775 9 5 21,527 14 . 5 53,238 14 10 26,602 13 3 17,197 7 2 225,000 0 0 225,000 0 0 225,000 0 0 Gband totals 1,883,825 6 llj 222,243 9 7: |2,106,008 16 6 144,397 8 7 !2,250,466 5 1

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TABLE No. 5. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads under the Control of the Minister of Lands, to 31st March, 1884, and the Liabilities on that date.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1883. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Boads to open up Lands before Sale. £ a. d. £ a. d. £ a. d. £ a. d. £ a. d. North Island. Auckland — Kaihu to Kaikohe Homestead Blocks, Manganui Pakiri Block Wairua to Sandy Bay Wairua to Helena Bay Whangarei through Taheke Purua and Mangakahia Tangihua No. 3 .. Manganui Bluff to Kaihu Takahue to Mangonuiowae Okaihu to Victoria Valley.. Helensville to Kaipatiki Waikato to Block XVI., Awaroa .. Lake Whangape to Block VII., Awaroa Hikutaia to Ohinemuri Tauranga to To Puke and Matata .. Opotiki to Waiotahi Opotiki to Ormond Te Aroha Block Takahue to Herd's Point Block II., Tangihua Wairoa and Waikaromoana bridletrack through the Waiau District, Poverty Bay Huihuitaha to Patetere Buakituri Block Ormond to Waiapu Gisborne to Waimata G-isborne to Wairoa Taupo, via Botoaira and Murimotu, to West Coast Katikati to To Aroha Tolago Bay to Arakihi Kohukohu to Bahutapu Ohuka to Waikaromoana Miscellaneous Taranaki — Boad through bush, Waimato Plains Boads east of Stratford Bush land inland of Patea Continuous Beserve (to be refunded) Mountain Boad to blocks under sur385 1 0 385 1 0 500 0 0 385 1 0 500 0 0 122 7 6 1,529 19 6 726 8 8 800 0 0 1,351 6 3 499 0 0 4,018 15 0 2,931 7 7 3,749 0 6 2,236 5 7 3,751 5 7 3,035 10 4 100 0 0 1,133 0 6 162 1 3 22 7 6 396 19 0 564 7 5 122 7 6 1,529 19 6 726 8 8 702 1 3 555 1 0 204 4 1 762 8 7 1,257 2 3 204 4 1 4,018 15 0 2,931 7 7 3,395 18 6 2,236 5 7 3,751 5 7 3,035 10 4 800 0 0 94 4 0 294 15 11 3,256 6 5 2,931 7 7 435 17 0 1,154 8 5 3,480 15 11 3,035 10 4 2,960 1 0 1,081 17 2 270 9 8 353 2 0 4,022 7 7 10,121 2 8 62 10 0 5,790 3 3 4,704 19 3 2,712 18 5 635 6 0 544 18 6 2,489 9 0 500 0 0 2,119 13 9 333 0 3 4,022 7 7 12,610 12 2 562 10 0 7,915 17 0 5,037 19 0 2,712 18 5 635 6 0 544 18 6 260 4 0 1,841 17 8 975 5 3 4,022 7 7 12,870 16 2 562 10 0 9,757 14 8 6,013 4 9 2,712 18 5 635 6 0 544 18 6 705 8 2 1,563 12 10 2,088 15 2 1,984 7 9 4,012 6 11 60 18 9 I 462 15 4 3,767 0 5J 266 1 9. 1,968 5 l! 2,647 5 8 705 8 2 2,020 8 2 6,455 15 7 2,250 9 0 5,980 12 0 2,708 4 5 705 8 2 2,020 8 2 0,455 15 7 2,250 9 6 5,980 12 0 2,708 4 5 53 1 0 100 0 0 20 1 0 785 11 ll 65 14 0 I 785 11 1 53 1 0 05 14 6 100 0 0 98 13 3 434 5 0 785 11 1 53 1 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 7o8 13 I 78 11 9 070 0 0 8,292 4 4 1,108 4 11 1,212 0 11 783 19 7 890 14 0 4,334 1 0 128* 8 0 4,248 10 11 12,626 5 4 1,108 4 11 1,340 14 11 5,032 10 6 890 14 0 1,260 0 0 300 0 0 590 0 0 13,886 5 4 1,408 4 11 1,340 14 11 5,628 10 6 890 14 0 vey Opening up Huiroa Block Huiroa Block, bridge over Manganui Biver 906 0 9 781 1 3 906 0 9 781 1 3 900 0 9 781 1 3 To complete bush-felling, Stratford.. Through parts of Blocks I., IL, V., VI., X., Ngaire District Through parts of Blocks III., V.,X., Ngaire District .Block X., Huiroa Egmont District Hawke's Bay— Puketitiri Block Puketoi and Tahoraite Norsewood District, Ngamoko, and Maharahara Ahuturanga Block Tautane Tukituki to Waipawa Mohaka and Waitara Tahoraite to Tautane Waitara Block Miscellaneous .. Wellington— Pahiatua, Mangaone, &e. Bepairs, Fitzherbert Bridge Boads, Fitaherbert Bloeif-'. Otamakapua East side of Pohangina Biver 34 0 0 2,041 0 10 34 0 0 2,041 0 10 34 0 0 2,041 0 10 1,146 3 6 1,146 3 6 1,140 3 6 745 17 0 158 12 0 745 17 0 158 12 0 745 17 0 158 12 0 520 0 0 2,886 8 10 1,188 12 9 341 11 2 804 9 6 520 0 0 3,228 0 0 1,993 2 3 796 12 10 732 10 0 520 0 4,024 12 10 2,725 12 9 1,882 17 5 397 3 0 079 18 8 0 10 6 1,226 11 1 305 2 9 151 6 4 1,883 7 11 1,023 14 1 985 1 5 151 6 4 8*5 13 0 1,883 7 11 1,709 7 7 985 1 5 178 0 0 704 0 0 781 0 6 500 0 0 26 13 8 704 0 0 781 0 6 781 0 0 500 0 0 I U 12,892 6 1 500 0 0 350 0 0 850 17 0 2,327 7 10 15,219 13 11 500 0 0 400 0 0 850 17 0 I 1,330 0 0 16,549 13 11 500 0 0 400 0 0 850 17 0 500 0 0 50 0 0 500 0 0 Carrried forward .. 97,594 10 9 30,219 4 1 133,814 0 10 13,055 4 H 146,809 5 8

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TABLE No. 5. — continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads, &c. — continued.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1883. Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on j Total 31st March, i T • , alA -ion* Liabilities. Boads to open up Lands befoeh Sale — continued. Brought forward North Island —continued. Wellington— continued. Momahaki Block Tokomaru Block Wanganui to Murimotu Marton to Murimotu Bangitumau Block Sandon Township Wairarapa East Mungaroa to Waikanae Miscellaneous Blocks V., VL, IX., and XIII., Kairanga Survey District, Palmerston North Blocks V., VL, IX., X., and XIII., Kairanga Survey District, Palmerston North, 24 miles, to open 8,582 acres £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ae s. d. £ s. d. 97,594 16 9 36,219 4 1 133,814 0 10 13,055 4 10 146,869 5 8 2,065 12 ft 1,095 0 8 2,000 0 0 79 1 8 500 0 0 1,430 7 9 361 2 11 4,373 2 11 114 16 0 3,738 8 0 154 18 0 800 16 10 2,220 10 5 1,095 0 8 2,000 0 0 879 18 6 500 0 0 1,430 7 9 1,500 0 0 4,373 2 11 114 10 0 3,738 8 0 200 0 0 350 0 0 2,420 10 5 1,095 0 8 2,000 0 0 1,229 18 6 500 0 0 1,430 7 9 1,500 0 0 4,373 2 11 114 10 0 3,738 8 0 1,188 17 1 1,524 7 2 1,524 7 2 1,524 7 2 Middle Island. Nelson — Cobden to Seventeen-Mile Diggings.. Hampden to Maruia Grey Valley to Teremakau Wakefield to Stanley Brook Aorere Valley to Karamea Tadmor and Sherry to Buller Baton to Karamea Marina to Amuri Takaka to Anatoki - .. Takaka to Karamea Ahaura to Kopara and Amuri Oronoko to Eosedale Miscellaneous Marlborough— Awatere Valley Boad Westland — Mapourika to Gillespie's Maintain to Haast ! Mathias Pass Boad In tho County of Westland Kumara to Beach Kokatahi Biver to Hokitika Biver .. Mount Bonar to Poerua Biver Wataroa and Waitangi-taone Canterbury— Mathias Pass Boad To Upper Ashley over Kuku Pass .. Irrigation works, Eyre and Waimakariri Oxford Bush to Upper Ashley Burke's Pass, Mackenzie County .. To deferred-payment lands, Teviotdale To deferred-payment lands, Waikari To village and deferred-payment blocks Miscellaneous Otago— Beaumont to Miller's Flat Through Blocks VIII. andX., Benger Bun 100 ■%-E**- Kelso to Greenvale Tapanui Bailway to Bun 140 To open up Otago and Southland runs Through Buns 171 and 171a Otara to Waikawa, and bridge over Tokanui Creek Arrowtown"to Crown*Terrace Waitahuna to Bun 52c . .„ ■■%, —^ Bun No. 75 (Boyd» Education reserves."'. Miscellaneous 1,439 17 10 8,151 8 0 2,528 19 7 169 19 0 4,099 7 5 200 10 0 213 13 2 2,355 17 9 159 2 0 30 1 0 1,653 11 0 10,507 5 9 2,688 2 1 200 0 0 4,699 7 5 2,431 1 6 200 0 0 23 11 4 1,653 11 0 10,507 5 9 2,088 2 1 200 0 0 4,699 7 5 3,815 5 5 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 229 3 4 2,005 1 8 964 10 3 808 5 0 2,230 5 0 200 J) 0 23 11 4 1,38*4 3 11 76 8 8 100 0 0 229 3 4 229 3 4 1,905 1 8 864 10 3 21 5 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 787 0 0 1,965 1 8 864 10 3 21 5 0 3,515 4 1 4,087 10 8 7,602 14 9 396 19 4 7,999 14 1 3,578 1 5 10,981 6 0 336 18 0 1,980 0 0 4,474 18 7 4,120 10 0 8,052 15 0 15,101 10 0 336 18 0 1,980 0 0 1,000 0 0 970 0 0 900 0 0 1,500 0 0 650 0 0 8,052 15 0 15,751 16 0 336 18 0 1,980 0 0 1,000 0 0 970 0 0 900 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 970 0 0 900 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,418 0 4 5,000 0 0 628 15 6 1,143 3 5 224 0 0 2,046 15 10 6,143 3 5 224 0 0 1,856 16 7 2,776 0 0 2,046 15 10 8,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,496 2 3 1,496 2 3 2,503 17 9 600 0 0 4,000 0 0 600 0 0 1,326 16 8 539 7 8 787 9 0 1,326 16 8 111 12 9 071 1 10 1,166 15 10 782 14 7 1,166 15 10 203 4 2 782 14 7 1,370 0 0 80 0 0 780 1 0 866 1 0 150 0 0 1,016 1 0 2,170 19 1 1,000 0 0 940 11 6 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 5,854 7 10 1,329 0 11 59 8 0 3,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 12,898 13 1 3,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 500 0 0 1,145 2 3 13,198 13 1 7,044 5 3 145 2 3 300 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,200 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,500. 0 0 1,200- 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,098 0 6 1,000 0 0 1,301 19 0 1,600 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,200 0 0 3,000 0 0 !3,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,698 0 6 1,000 0 0 Carried forward 183,130 5 5 77,836 19 li 260,967 4 6 28,636 17 0! 289,604 1 6 2—D. 1,

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TABLE No. 5—continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Roads, &c.— continued.

Expenditure Expenditure to '• durmS12 31st March, Months en*ed -.coo ! 31st March, 1883' 1884. I Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c., 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Boads to open up Lands before Sale — continued. Brought forward Middle Island —continued. Southland — Seaward Forest to coast Forest Hill Tramway Waikawa to Catlin's Orepuki to Waiau Branch Boad to Forest Hill Tomogalak Creek to deferred-pay-ment land Bay Boad to Otara Bush Bush land east of Makarewa Port William to Halfmoon Bay Sundry roads £ s. d. 183,130 5 5 4,193 14 3 4,080 0 11 500 0 0 546 3 6 36 s. d. 77,836 19 1 71 1 8 2,100 11 0 2 14 0 400 0 0 641 15 11 499 5 6 £ s. d. 260,967 4 6 4,264 15 11 6,180 11 11 2 14 0. 900 0 0! 1,187 19 5 499 5 6 £ s. d. 28,636 17 0 1,100 0 0 4,909 0 6 312 0 7 10 14 0 £ s. d. 289,604 1 6 5,364 15 11 11,149 12 5 2 14 0 900 0 0 1,500 0 0 510 0 0 859 18 3 324 6 8 250 0 0 1,644 5 7 859 18 3 324 0 8 250 0 0 1,644 5 7 140 1 9 175 13 4 1,000 0 0 500 0 0 250 0 0 1,994 5 7 350 0 ()! Totals 192,450 4 1 84,630 17 8 277,081 1 9 35,694 7 8 312,775 9 5 Boads thbough Lands recently pubchased — Opening up roads and constructing bridges through lands recently purchased 21,527 14 5 21,527 14 5 21,527 14 5

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TABLE No. 6. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Gold Fields Roads (Class VII.) out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1884, and Liabilities on that date.

I Expenditure to 31st March, 1883. Expenditure during Twelve Months eliding 31st March. 1881. Total Expenditure to 31sfc March, 1884. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Soads on Gold Fields— Sundry Boads Moiety of subsidies towards the construction of tracks and minor works, upon a subscription of one-third being contributed 6,733 14 2 1,784 11 10 8,518 6 0 8,518 6 0 9,433 5 4 9,433 5 4 9,000 0 0 18,433 5 4 Auckland — Assistance to Piako County Council towards constructing tramway from Te Arolia Mountain to batteries 2,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 SfELSON— Wangapeka to Karamea, including road from Karamea to Gorge Lyell to Mokihinui via Penzini's Creek.. Mokihinui to Karamea via Bough-and-Tumble Brighton to Seventeen-Mile Beach via Terraces Cobden to Seventeen-Mile Bush Ahaura to Amuri 558 3 3 1,494*17 6 2,053 5 4 1,494*17 0 2,611 8 7 1,705**0 0 988 11 5 3,19917 0 3,000 0 0 585 19 8 58 8 6 585 19 8 58 8 6 635 6 0 1,741 11 6 1,221 5 8 1,800 0 0 \Iaelbobough— Wakamarina Valley .. 20 0 0 20 9 0 3>tago— Arrowtown to Macetown Quartz Beefs and Motatapu Bush Arthur's Point to Skippers 14017 0 5,543 15 2 1,648 9 11 5,543 15 2 1,795 6 11 | 2,434 11 0 072 6 9 7,978 6 8 2,467 13 8 Totals 126,602 13 3 36,041 7 8 17,197 7 2 53,238 14 10 9,438 14 5

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TABLE No. 7. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Miscellaneous Public Works out of Immigration and Public Works Loan, to 31st March, 1881, now transferred to the undernoted Classes.

Service. Class : Eailways. Class: Boads. Class : Harbours. Class : Departmental. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1881. North Island.' Boad, Whangarei to Port Albert „ Baglan to Waikato „ Thames to Ohinemuri .. „ Tauranga to Opotiki „ Taupo to Tauranga „ Gisborne to East Cape .. „ Gisborne to Wairoa Waipoa Biver Bridge Draining Patutahi Block Boad, Pukekohe to Waiuku „ Pukekolie to Bombay .. „ Hape to Karaka Creek Bridge and Boad, Karaka to Pukekohe East Wharf at Pollock, Manukau Harbour Boad, Papakura to Wairoa Coromandel Public Works, — Boad, Thames to Hastings Boad to Tokatoa Bange Boad, Coromandel to Hastings Boad, Mackaytown to Waikato Portage Boad, Biverhead to Kaipara Clearing Snags, Waikato Pukekaroro Bridge, destroyed by flood Contribution towards Bridge over Waikato, at the Narrows Boad, Mangaturoto to Waikiekie Opening Boad at Ruatangata Wharf at Whangarei Heads Boad at Maungakaramea Tramway at Kamo Matakana Wharf Main Boad, Mahurangi to Whangarei Bridge over Waikato, at Hamilton Drainage Lagoon, Mount Eden Clearing Snags, Wairoa Biver Mangere Bridge, Eepairs Tamaki Bridge, Eepairs Straightening Waiuku Channel. Bridge over the Waipa, Baglan Main Boad Boad, Ormond, Opotiki „ To Awamutu Station to Township „ to Buckland Station Bridge over Ahuriri Harbour Boad, Napier to Taupo „ Wairoa to Waikaremoana Mountain Eoad to Taranaki Opening Mountain Boad to Patea Main Boad, Stony Biver to Waitotara Loan to Waitara Harbour Board Clearing Snags, Waitara Biver Boad, Wainui to Waipukurau .. „ Wainui to Inland Settlement „ Seventy-Mile Bush, Opaki to Kopua, including Manawatu Gorge Boad Buamalmnga Bridge, Opaki Boad Boad, Bangitumau Boad and Bridge, Mungaroa to Waikanae Boad, Bangitikci to Murimotu, or Inland Patea.. Taueru „ in Manchester Block .. „ Foxton to Otaki (inland) „ Masterton to Oastlepoint „ Karere, Manawatu Manawatu Bridge Approaches Bcfund Expenditure, Manawatu Gorge Boad Combined Bridge over Waiohine Bridge over Buamalmnga, at Hurinuioranga Continuation of Kimbolton Eoad through Sandon | Block (Kiwitea) Trunk Boads, Comity of Wanganui Wanganui to Taupo Boad Manawatu Gorge Boad £ a. d. £ a. d. 3,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 544 18 0 238 12 0 1,077 8 0 1,000 0 0 4,180 10 2 1,290 17 11 2,770 7 0 1,041 13 0 250 0 0 150 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 3,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 544 18 0 238 12 0 1,077 8 0 1,000 0 0 4,180 10 2 1,290 17 11 2,770 7 6 1,041 13 0 250 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 1,029 12 4 150 0 0 1,02912 4 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 60 0 0 300 0 0 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 60 0 0 300 0 0 1,99210 0 500 0 0 150 0 0 500 0 0 1,870 4 9 3,218 17 2 348 12 0 109 15 0 1,590 5 9 1,656 8 9 600* 0 0 550*10 3 500 0 0 150 0 0 GOO 0 0 500 0 0 1,992 10 0 556 10 3 1,870 4 9 3,218 17 2 348 12 0 109 15 0 1,590 5 9 1,056 8 9 357 11 6 2,809 11 3 250 0 0 150 10 0 357 11 6 2,809 11 3 250 0 0 150 16 0 11,004 7 11 312 8 7 1,500 0 0 13,175 1 8 4,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 11,604 7 11 312 8 7 1,500 0 0 13,175 1 8 4,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 63 13 2 2,000 0 0 500 0 0 5,000 0 0 1,500* 0 0 63 13 2 2,000 0 0 500 0 0 5,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 884 0 0 2,750 16 8 3,000 0 0 300 0 0 184 6 7 665 5 9 11 2 0 3,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 884 0 0 2,750 16 8 3,000 0 0 300 0 0 184 0 7 665 5 9 11 2 0 3,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 . . 1,500 0 0 500 0 0 250 18 5 1,500 0 0 500 0 0 256 18 5 Middle Island. Boad, Oronoko to Stanley_Brook Takaka -to Motueka, and Approaches to Wharf, Waitapu ..--"S, Takaka Tramway Bridge over Wairoa and-Waimea District Wakainarina Boad, County of Marlborough Boad, Takaka to Motueka, Track, Motueka to Karamea Boad, Nelson to Havelock Bai Boad, County of Marlborough Bai Boad, County of Waimea Kaikoura Jetty Bridge over Clarence Biver 1,000 0 0 1,178 14 0 3,643 19 3 606 1 6 700 0 0 1,000 0 0 300 0 0 400 0 0 500 0 0 «• 1,000 0 0 1,178 14 0 3,043 19 3 600 1 6 700 0 0 1,000 0 0 300 0 0 400 0 0 500 0 0 1,012 8 5 20 0 0 1,012 8 5 20* 0 0 •• Carried forward 1,992 10 Ol Il22,657 5 ll 4,170 10 2l 1128,820 5 3

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TABLE No. 7 — continued. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Miscellaneous Public Works out of Immigration and Public Works Loan, to 31st March, 1881, now transferred to the undernoted Classes.

Service. Class: Bailways. Class: Koads. nl B . Class: Total Expendi Class,. Depart- ture to 31st narDoms. mental. March, 1881. Middle Island — continued. Brought forward Bridge over Arnold Biver .. Boad, Nelson to Tophouse and Tarndale Bridge over Inangahua Bridge over Ahaura Biver Bridge over Nelson Creek Boad, Westport to Lyell, including Bridge over Ohiki Biver Boad, Nelson to Westport and Greymouth Boad, Motupiko to the Lyell by the Hope Hokitika Harbour Improvement Hokitika Harbour Works Bridge over Teremakau, Kumara Bridge over Hokitika at Kanieri Boad by Coast from Hokitika to Haast Pass Main Boad near Longford Buller Valley, Completion to Orawaiti Bridge over Buller Biver on Nelson to Eeefton Boad Bemoval of Bock, &c, Martin's Bay, &c. Compensation to A. Stitt, Buller Boad Con-tract.. Jetty at Port Levy .. .. * * Boad, Port Levy to Pigeon Bay Boad, Purau to Port Levy Main Boad through Pelorus District Ashley Bridge Approaches Upper Waitaki Bridge , Kawarau Bridge at Junction, Arrow Biver Bortobello Boad Anderson's Bay Boad.. Hurunui to Greta Bridge Purchase of Beaumont Bridge.. Purchase of Bridge over Clutha at Clyde Purchase of Victoria Bridge over Kawarau Jetty at Toitois Boad, Toitois (inland) Wyndham to Toitois „ Gore to Switzers „ Lawrence to Boxburgh .. „ Boxburgh to Clyde „ Waipori to Lawrence via Bungtown „ Fitzgerald to Dalhousie Duthie's to Tuapeka Mouth via Tuapeka Biver .. Main Boad, Otago, Balmerston to Houndburn .. Jetty at Balclutha Manuherikia Brid ■•■•*-, St. Bathans Maerewhenua Bailway Bridge Main Boad, Glenomam to Catlin's Biver Bemoval of Bocks, Catlin's Biver Erection of Jetty and Shed, Catlin's Biver Boad, Maori Kaika to Taiaroa Head Lighthouse.. Bridge over Oreti at Elbow Brotective Works, Dipton Completion of Boad, Waikari to Waitati Gore Bridge (liability) Hungerford Bridge Beacon at Queonstown Jetty at Queenstown Jetty at Jackson's Bay Bannockburn Bridge Sundry Compensations, &c. Harbour Defences Boads in Deferred-payment Blocks disposed of prior to 1st January, 1878 Loans to Local Bodies to repair Damages caused by Floods Bailway Material, Gisborne to Ormond Amounts payable to Counties in respect of Stoppages of Land Bovenue— Canterbury Otago Bailway Commission Clutha, &c., Commission Allowance to Widow of D. Marchbanks.. Contingencies .. _ .. Loans to repair Flood Damages £ s. d.i 1,992 10 0 £ s. a. 122,057 5 1| 1,500 0 0 2,140 14 9 2,170 10 8 10,305 10 3 4,978 8 0 4,555 17 10 £ a. d. 4,176 10 2 £ s. d. £ a. d. 128,820 5 3 1,500 0 0 2,146 14 9 2,176 10 8 10,305 10 3 4,978 8 0 4,555 17 10 9,815 2 10 9,815 2 10 25,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 8,334 19 0 7,907 11 6 4,064 5 1 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 S,334 19 0 7,907 11 6 4,664 5 li 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 020 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 620 0 0 250 0 0 500 0 0 500 0 0 0,305 17 0 500 0 0 5,000 0 0 9,975 0 0 432 10 6 171 9 9 2,898 4 7 3,017 10 0 5,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 4,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 400 0 0 500 0 0 500 0 0 2,500 0 0 250 0 0 500 0 0 2,138 5 5 1,000 0 0 277 19 0 465 7 6 945 15 11 5,928 7 0 500 0 0 3,007 11 6 1,254 10 7 2,000 0 0 35 0 0 297 8 0 32 6 4 2,500 0 0 1,736 10 10 35,417 19 11 9,970 0 0 250 0 0 500 0 0 * 500 0 0 6,305 17 0 500 0 0 5,000 0 0 9,975 0 0 432 10 6 171 9 9 2,898 4 7 3,017 10 0 5,000 0 0 * 4,000 0 0 1,000* 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 4,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 400 0 0 500 0 0 500 0 0 2,500 0 0 250 0 0 500 0 0 2,138* 5 5 1,000 0 0 277 19 0 465 7 6 945 15 11 5,928 7 0 500 0 0 3,007 11 6 1,254 10 7 - 2,000 0 0 35 0 0 297 8 0 32 6 4 400 0 0 2,500* 0 0 408 8 10 400 0 0 35,417 19 11 528 2 0 9,970 0 0 48,235 0 0 48,235 0 0 4,975 1 7 4,975 1 7 54,79113 4 2,732 0 3 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 54,791 13 4 2,732 0 3 567 14 8 164 7 9 9 6 0 237 0 0 714 8 104* 7 9 9* 6 0 237 0 0 . Totals Credit —■ •»*< Loans to repair Flood £37 0 0\ Damage 1880-81—Jackson's Bay Settlement 13 0 8 Hurunui-Greta Bridge .. 1,820 0 0 1881-82—Half Expenditure, Bangi- 100 1 5 tata Bridge Travelling Expenses .. 2 5 0/ 320,926 17 4 559,256 8 7 1,978 7 1 1,978 7 1 Totals |67,193 18 4 1 '318,948 10 3|l70,607 10 ll! |528 2 o! 1557,278 1 6

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TABLE No. 8. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure for Water-races on Gold Fields out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1884, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Expenditube. Liabilities. Baci E. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Locality and Name of Bace. Survey and Construction, 1870-83. Subsidies, 1870-83. Survey and Construction 1883-84. Subsidies, 1883-84. Totals. Authorities. Contracts. Subsidies. Totals. i. j I I NOETH INLAND. Auckland Provincial District — Thames . I MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District — ■ Hohonu Hibernian New Biver Waimea Mikonui Kanieri Nelson Provincial District — Nelson Creek Napoleon Hill Charleston Four-Mile Black's Point Otago Provincial District — Mount Ida Arrow Beaumont and Tuapeka Carrick Range Waipori Mount Pisgah , Lawrence Draihage Channel Depabtment al — Salaries, Travelling, Advertising, &c. £ s. d. 80,708 19 3 3 7 0 12 5 8 21 5 0 164,555 16 2 12,957 19 8 15 6 89,833 19 7; 257 16 7 10,207 8 4 244 9 0 1,955 12 1 1,992 14 8 3,496 0 3 10,310 i8 4 £ s. d. •• i l 8,487 16 1 3,655 8 2 £ s. d. I i £ s. a. £ s. a. 80,708 19 3 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3l 173,043 12 3 10,013 7 10 10,312 3 io! 89,833 19 7 257 10 7 12,563 0 2! 244 9 0 ■• 100 "o 0 1,618 10 10 £ s. a. 4,564 "l £ s. d. 2 £ s. d. 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 100 0 0 173,143 12 3 6,182 12 0 22,795 19 10 ! 10,312 3 10 j 89,833 19 7 257 10 7 100 0 0 12,663 0 2 244 9 0 1,000 0 0 63,006 3 8 612 10 0 644 0 2 9,249 13 1 11,263 1 0! 200 0 0 2,000 0 0 £ s. a. £ s. d. i 80,708 19 3! NOBTH ISLAND. Auckland Pbovincial Distbict— Thames. MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Pbovincial Distbict — Hohonu. Hibernian. New Biver. Waimea. Mikonui. Kanieri. Nelson Peo vincial District — Nelson Creek. Napoleon Hill. Charleston Four-Mile. Black's Point. Otago Pbovincial Disteict — Mount Ida. Arrow. Beaumont and Tuapeka. Carrick Range. Waipori. Mount Pisgah. Lawrence Drainage Channel. Departmental — Salaries, Travelling, Advertising, &c. .. 2,295 il 10 100 0 0 i c ' 62,666 3 8. \ 62,666 3 8 612 10 0| 644 6 2! 9,249 13 li 11,263 1 o! 200 0 0| 2,000 0 0| 1,000 0 0 4* 6 2 612 10 0 640 0 0 9,249 13 1 •• 11,263 1 0 •• i 200 "o o' 2,000 "o 0 6,347 17 2: 157 6 8 .. 6,505 3 10 6,505 3 10 Totals 358,437 0 28,457 8 5 14,596 2 9 2,000 0 0 403,490 11 8 2,818 10 10i 4,504 1 2 7,382 12 0 410,873 3 8 Totals. SUMMABY. Nobth Island Middle Island 80,708 19 3 358,437 0 6 14,596 *2 9 '.'. 14,596 2 9 2,000 0 0 80,708 19 3 403,490 11 8 - 80,708 19 3 410,873 3 8 SUMMABY. Noeth Island. Middle Island. 28,457**8 5 2,818 10 10 4,564 1 2 7,382 12 0 Totals 439,145 19 9 28,457 8 5 i484,199 10 11 2,818 10 10 4,504 1 2 7,382 12 0j 491,582 2 11 Totals.

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TABLE No. 9. STATEMENT showing Expenditure on Telegraphs out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1884, and the Liabilities on that Date.

TABLE No. 10. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Public Buildings out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1884, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Line. Miles of Poles. Wire. Expenditure during Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Expenditure to the 31st March, 1883 Bakaia to Mcthven Lino Boatman's ,, Gisborne to Ormond ,, Cromwell to Pembroke „ Macetown ,, Queonstown to Skippers ,, Cape Saunders ,, Kaukapakapa ,, Taukau Kaitoke to Summit Sumner Ashurst Maungatoroto Whitiangi Waiorongomai Hikuiangi Fordell Bannockburn Murchison Benwicktown Cape Foulwind Light Maori Point Bluespur Petane Lino Mokohinau Light Rangiriri Line Tiritiri Cable Waimate North Line Napier to Tarawera ,, Makatoku ,, Avondale ,, Waihemo >> - Otakehu „ Mangapai ,, Waihou ,, Brightwater ,, Milburn ,, Puhoi „ Baglan ,, Kyber Wire McBae's Wire Line Pukerau ,, Eiversdale ,, Bailway Wire Telephone Exchanges Sundry material in stock not yet issued £ s. a. 100 14 0 13 19 6 58 12 9 1,773 10 9 189 16 7 485 0 0 270 11 3 44 7 4 187 0 11 5 8 2 237 9 3 7 11 10 127 18 4 1.104 16 0 83 19 0 73 12 7 12 6 193 4 8 79 3 6 126 2 4 116 0 15 0 154 15 2 87 12 0 2 8 0 127 18 8 1,260 19 8 170 0 4 10 3 0 0 17 3 20 4 0 30 5 6 70 13 7 80 13 10 255 17 11 40 15 0 121 2 2 22 12 2 141 14 9 6 10 0 2 10 0 207 11 0 39 18 6 303 4 0 6,023 17 3 5,117 7 10 £ s. d. 438,085 8 5 38 15 7 21 8 22 3 7 34 6 *5 i 7 3 '7i 13 'k "a 1 "a A 19,532 8 10 Liabilities on 31st March, 1884 458,217 17 3 9,907 0 0 Total Expenditure and Liabilities £468,124 17 3

Net Expenditure to 81st March, 1883. Expenditure for Year ended 81st March, 1884. Total Liabilities on Expenditure : Authorities, to j Contracts, &c, 31st March, j 31st March, 1884. 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Judicial Postal and Telegraphic Customs Offices for Public Departments Lunatic Asylums School-buildings Hospitals A . ;. Miscellaneous .. •■*' .. Quarantine Stations Survey Parliament Buildings -'"f! £ s. d. 100,902 10 8 99,970 3 8 2,101 9 11 144,928 0 8 143,003 7 9 13 10 10,727 14 0 9,805 2 4 1,966 15 1 19 16 5 5,331 6 9 £ s. d. 22,052 9 8 22,015 19 0 1,659 1 0 58,046 18 9 49,814 7 11 25.5 11 9 33 12 6 848 0 8 33 12 6 8,410 4 7 £ s. d. 189,555 0 4 122,580 2 8 3,820 10 11 144,928 b 8 201,050 6"-6 598,175 1 9 16,983 5 9 9,838 14 10 2,814 15 9 53 8 11 13,747 11 4 £ a. a. 4,801 3 6 5,292 12 6 500 15 0 21,270 9 8 8,251 0 0 1,290 0 0 £ s. d, 194,356 3 IC 127,878 15 i 4,327 0 e 144,928 6 6 222,320 10 <r 600,426 1 £ 18,273 5 i 9,838 14 IC 3,030 5 £ 53 8 11 13,872 11 4 215 9 8 125 0 0 Totals.. 1,139,177 7 1 104,375 18 4 1,303,553 5 5 41,752 10 10 1,345,305 16

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TABLE No. 11. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on Lighthouses and Harbour Works out of Immigration and Public Works Loan to 31st March, 1884, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Total Net Expenditure to 81st March, 1883. Net Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, to 31st March, 1884. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Lighthouses. £ s. d. 7,148 16 5 6,241 0 0 3,354 6 4 6,955 9 1 7,028 14 8 6,000 6 3 5,785 19 0 068 15 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 7,148 10 5 0,241 0 0 3,354 0 4 0,955 9 1 7,028 14 8 0,000 6 3 5,785 19 0 668 15 8 321 15 3 801 9 7 377 3 1 695 3 4 499 11 3 2,943 1 11 8,185 11 0 6,554 14 5 9,958 19 5 70 18 1 1,116 17 3 . 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 20,590 5 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 7,148 10 5 6,241 0 0 3,354 6 4 6,955 9 1 7,028 14 8 0,066 6 8 5,785 19 0 668 15 8 576 15 3 S01 9 7 397 3 1 3,453 3 4 499 11 3 2,943 1 11 8,185 11 0 6,554 14 5 9,958 19 5 70 18 1 1,110 17 3 353 7 7 5,969 18 11 20,590 5 9 Akaroa Brothers .. .. .. Cape Egmont Cape Foulwind Cape Maria van Dieman Cape Saunders Centre Island French Pass Beacon French Pass Lighthouse Hokitika Jackson's Beef Beacon Kaipara Lighthouse Marine Store Moeraki Mokohinau Portland Island .. Puysegur Point Stephen's Island Timaru Tory Channel Waipapapa Point Miscellaneous, including expenditure on s.s. " Hinemoa "and " Stella " .. 801 9 7 499 11 3 2,943 1 11 7,606 9 4 6,554 14 5 9,958 19 5 70 18 1 1,110 17 3 353 7 7 1,152 10 11 20,590 5 9 321 15 3 377 3 1 695 3 4 255* 0 0 20* 0 0 2,758 0 0 519* 1 8 4,817* 2 0 Harbour Works. Loan to Waitara Harbour Board Removing eel-weirs, Patea Biver Kaikoura Jetty and Harbour Bicton, removal of old wharf Collingwood Harbour Works Westport Harbour Works . r Greymouth. Harbour Works Hokitika Harbour Works Bemoval of rocks, Catlin's Biver Oastlepoint Jetty Napier Harbour Works Harbour Defences Coromandel Wharf Expenditure under Miscellaneous Public Works Votes (See Table No. 7.) 500 0 0 50 0 0 1,015 5 3 94 0 0 352 12 10 3,742 6 2 108,102 16 0 5,000 0 0 569 17 7 666 1 2 354 14 4 4,725 8 9 13,502 10 0 10,000 0 0 Cr. 19 17 0 35 1 7 328 0 0 7,212 6 11 Cr. 10 0 500 0 0 50 0 0 1,681 0 5 94 0 0 707 7 2 8,407 9 11 121,665 6 0 15,000 0 0 550 0 1 35 1 7 328 0 0 7,212 6 11 Cr. 10 0 30 0 0 4,579 17 4 3,478 11 8 500 0 0 50 0 0 1,681 6 5 94 0 0 737 7 2 13,047 7 3 125,143 17 3 15,000 0 0 550 0 1 43 0 1 328 0 0 11,221 2 2 Cr. 10 0 7 18 6 4,008 15 3 170,607 10 11 170,607 10 11 170,607 10 11 Totals .. 385,052 7 8 43,533 15 7 428,580 3 3 15,1338 2 4 443,724 5 7

Number of miles open of Government Lines NORTH ISLAND MIDDLE ISLAND

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PUBLIC WOBKS DEPABTMENT. Faos Appendix A.—Audited Statement of Expenditube on Public Woeks out op the Immigration and Public Wobks Loan fob the Yeab 1883-84 .. .. .. .. .. 21 „ B.—Statement of all Liabilities in bespect of the Sebvices of the Public Wobks Depabtment outstanding at the close of the Einancial Pebiod ended 81st Mabch, 1884, peepabed in teems of "The Public Bevenues Act, 1882," and forwarded as theeein pbovided to tiie Audit Opfice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 „ o.—Statement of all Liabilities in bespect of the Sebvices oe Public Buildings outstanding AT THE CLOSE OF THE FINANCIAL PEBIOD ENDED 31ST MAECH, 1884, PBEPABED IN TEEMS OF " THE PUBLIC BeVENUES Act, 1882," AND FOEWAEDED AS THEREIN PBOVIDED to the Audit Office .-. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 „ D.—Schedule of Bailway Conteacts cueeent on Ist Apbil, 1883, and Conteacts entebed into by the Public Woeks Depabtment dub-ing the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1884 26 „ E. —Schedule of Conteacts foe Boads and Miscellaneous Wobks cubbent on Ist Apbil, 1883, and Conteacts enteeed into by the Public Wobks Depabtment dubing the Yeab ended 31st Maech, 1884 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 „ F.—Schedule of Conteacts foe Boads and Miscellaneous Woeks cueeent on Ist Apbil, 1883, and Conteacts entebed into by the Sustey Depabtment dueing the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1884 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 G3. —Schedule of Conteacts foe Watee-eaces cubbent on Ist Apbil, 1883, and Conteacts enteeed into by the Mines Depabtment dueing the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1884 36 H.—Annual Bepoet on Bailways in the Noeth Island, by the Engineeb in Chaege, Noeth Island, with Enclosure and Map .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 I.—Annual Bepobt on Boads in the Noeth Island, including othee Miscellaneous Woeks, by the Engineeb in Chaege, Nobth Island, with Enclosube .. .. .. 45 j. Annual Bepoet on the Public Wobks of the Middle Island, by the Engineeb in Chaege, Middle Island, with Enclosubes and Map .. .. .. .. 49 K. Schedule of Sleepee Conteacts cueeent on Ist April, 1883, and Conteacts entebed into by the Public Wobks Depabtment dueing the Year ended 31st March, 1884 63 Xi, —Annual Beport on Lighthouse Woeks by the Marine Engineer .. .. .. 65

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-AJFJPttISFDT^: .A_. AUDITED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITUBE ON PUBLIC WOBKS OUT OF THE IMMIGBATION AND PUBLIC WOEKS LOAN FOB THE YEAB 1883-84. Prepared in compliance with Section 8 of " The Public Works Act, 1882." Sib, — Public Works Department, Wellington, Ist June, 1884. In compliance with the Bth section of " The Public Works Act, 1882," I enclose a statement of the expenditure during the preceding financial year upon all Government works authorized by Parliament under "The Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act, 1883." I have, &c, E. Olivee, for Minister for Public Works. The Controller and Auditor-General, Wellington.

Statement of Net Expenditure on Government Works for the Year 1883-84 out of Immigration and Public Works Loan, to be forwarded to the Audit in compliance with Section 8 of "The Public Works Act, 1882."

APPENDICES TO THE PUBLIC WOBKS STATEMENT. 1884.

Class. Summary. Net Expenditure. III. Bailways, including Expenditube undeb Section 4, " Immigration and Public Wobks Appbopbiation Act, 1883 " .. £ s. a. 651,643 8 11 10,202 11 10 195,640 16 A 26,602 13 3 16,596 2 9 19.532 8 10 164,375 18 A 43.533 15 7 IV. V. VII. VIII. IX. X. XL SUEVEYS Boads GoLD-EIELDS BOADS . . . . Waterworks on Gold Fields .. .. Telegbaph Extension Public Buildings Lighthouses and Harbour Works Total Net Expenditure on Works out op Immigration and Public Works Loan 1,128,127 15 10 Public Works Department, 30th June, 1884. W. A. T: Accountant, Pi IOMAS, iblic Works. Ixamined and found correct. O T. Batkin, Assistant Controller and Auditor-General.

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o Particulars. Appropriation.! Expended out of Appropriation. Expended in Excess of Appropriation. Total Expenditure. 72 73 74 75 Class III.—Bailways. Kawakawa Whangarei to Kamo Kaipara to Waikato Waikato to Thames, — Hamilton to To Aroha Te Aroha to Thames Hamilton to Cambridge Wellington to Napier,— Napier to Woodville Wellington to Woodville, with Greytown Branch Bunnythorpe to Gorge Wellington to Foxton Foxton to New Plymouth,— Foxton to Patea .. .. 3 Patea to Waitara Nelson to Boundell Greymi i nth to Nelson Creek Greymouth to Hokitika Westport to Ngakawau Picton to Hurunui, — Picton to Awatere .. .. Hurunui to Pahau Hurunui to Waitaki, — Hurunui to Temuka Temuka to Waitaki Oxford Branch Eyreton Branch Lyttelton Branch Southbridge Branch Springfield Branch Whitecliffs Branch .. Opawa Branch .. .. .. Waimate Branch Main Lino to Upper Ashburton Lincoln to Little Biver Albury to Fairlie Creek Canterbury Interior Main Line Waitaki to Bluff,— Waitaki to Palmerston Palmerston to Clinton Clinton to Bluff Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch Bort Chalmers Branch Brighton Boad Branch Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Ngapara to Livingstone Palmerston to Waihemo Main Line to Catlin's Biver Waipahi to Heriotburn Edendale to Toitois Biversdale to Switzers Kelso to Gore Seaward Bush Otago Central Invercargill to Kingston,— Invercargill to Kingston, Main'Line Lumsden to Mararoa Western Bailways,— Makarewa to Biverton Biverton to Otautau Otautau to Nightcaps Biverton to Orepuki Contingent Expenses,— Legal and other expenses incurred by Government in defending Messrs. Brogden's claims.. Expenses, Bailway Commissions £ s. d. 16,000 0 0 5,050 0 0 75,000 0 0 £ a. d. 6,388 1 5 2,734 14 6 36,996 14 4 £ a. d. £ a. d. 6,388 1 5 2,734 14 6 36,996 14 4 | 55,000 0 0 23,545 7 9 23,545 7 9 25,000 0 0 13,884 11 5 13,884 11 5 76 55,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 101 0 0 3,600 0 0 32,886 11 7 11,979 15 6 68 0 0 920 13 1 32,886 11 7 11,979 15 6 68 0 0 920 13 1 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 20,000 0 0 64,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 29,000 0 0 0,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 17,108 2 10 24,920 4 7 6,674 15 11 1,095 8 8 699 12 10 618 2 4 17,108 2 10 24,926 4 7 6,674 15 11 1,095 8 8 699 12 10 618 2 4 20,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 4,345 0 11 160 6 10 4,345 0 11 160 6 10 85 /28,342 13 3 5,562 15 2 171 12 11 27 3 6 J 1,834 18 6 \ 151 17 5 102 8 3 503 9 9 199 1 6 >■ 125,000 0 0 11,000 0 0 10,000* 0 0 16,000 0 0 11,000 0 0 56,095 2 10 3,721 15 5 4,423 14 3 11,053 12 11 6,442 12 11 6,442 12 11 86 87 1 150,000 0 0 I 12,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 17,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 130,000 0 0 / 2,287 17 7 52,657 9 1 17,530 15 2 2,647 7 5 ■( 940 4 0 703 7 10 318 6 3 85 11 4 \ 341 0 9 1,788 7 3 3,742 1 2 5,240 0 9 4,006 10 8 3,315 17 2 1,656 7 5 367 19 7 2,722 6 10 11,830 9 10 100,351 10 8 88 89 11,830 9 10 6,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,148 5 5 1,687 7 1 2,148 5 5 1,687 7 1 90 ( 939 15 1 | 1,823 8 4 449 7 10 5,567 9 5 ) j 7,500 0 0 8,780 0 8 1,000 0 0 21,000 0 0 91 1,243 19 2 1,093 1 6 3,000 0 0 500 0 0 1,243 19 2 1,093 1 6 593"l 6 Section 4, " Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act, 1883 " .. .. .. 1,073,751 0 0 276,938 14 9 374,704 14 2 276,938 14 9 593 1 6 374,704 14 2 276,938 14 9 Total Appropriation and Expenditure, Class III. 1,350,689 14 9 651,643 8 11 593 1 6 651,643 8 11 93 94 Class IV.—Surveys op New Lines of Bailway. Surveys of new lines, North Island Surveys of new lines, Middle Island Total Appropriation and Expenditure, Class IV. 10,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 3,644 6 0 6,558 5 10 3,644 6 0 6,558 5 10 22,000 0 0 10,202 11 10 10,202 11 10

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o > Particulars. Appropriation. Expended out of Appropriation. Expended in ExcesB of Appropriation. Total Expenditure. 95 96 97 Class V.—Boads. Main roads Miscellaneous roads and bridges Grants in aid under " The Boads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882 " Boads to open up lands before sale Boads through lands recently purchased £ s. a. 107,800 0 0 115,603 0 0 £ s. a. 49,375 3 9 61,634 14 11 £ s. a. £ b. a. 49,375 3 9 61,634 14 11 98 99 75,000 0 0 99,052 0 0 981 0 0 84,630 17 8 84,63017 8 Total Appropriation and Expenditure, Class V. 398,436 0 0 195,640 16 4 195,640 16 4 Class VII. —Gold-fields Boads. Gold-fields roads 26,602 13 3 26,602 13 3 101 39,000 0 0 Class VIII. —Waterworks on Gold Fields. Waterworks on gold fields 102 21,000 0 0 16,596 2 9 16,596 2 9 Class IX.—Telegraph Extension. Telegraph extension ■19,532 8 10 103 27,190 0 0 19,532 8 10 Class X.—Public Buildings. 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 Judicial Postal and Telegraph Customs Survey Lunatic asylums Hospitals Quarantine stations School-buildings Parliamentary Buildings Miscellaneous 36,900 0 0 31,050 0 0 2,050 0 0 4,300 0 0 70,450 0 0 4,000 0 0 500 0 0 70,800 0 0 8,554 0 0 2,450 0 0 22,652 9 8 22,615 19 0 1,659 1 0 33 12 6 58,046 18 9 255 11 9 848 0 8 49,814 7 11 8,416 A 7 33 12 6 22,652 9 8 22,615 19 0 1,659 1 0 33 12 6 58,046 18 9 255 11 9 848 0 8 49,814 7 11 8,416 A 7 33 12 6 348"o 8 Total Appropriation and Expenditure, Class X. 231,054 0 0 164,375 18 4 348 0 8 164,375 18 4 114 115 Class XL—Lighthouses and Harbours. Lighthouses Harbour works 21,900 0 0 56.Q58 0 0 6,730 5 4 36,803 10 3 6,730 5 4 36,803 10 3 Total Appropriation and Expenditure, Class XL 77,958 0 0 43,533 15 7 43,533 15 7

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APPENDIX B. STATEMENT of all Liabilities in respect of the Services of the Public Works Department outstanding at the Close of the Financial Period ended 31st March, 1884, prepared in terms of Section 9, Subsection (2), of "The Public Revenues Act, 1882," and forwarded, as therein provided, to the Audit Office.

(Haas. Votes. Summary. Total. II. III. IV. T. XI. 69-71 72-92 93-94 95-96 115 Public Works Fund — Departmental Bailways, including liabilities under section 4, " Immigration and Bublic Works Appropriation Act, 1883 " Surveys, new lines Boads Harbour works £ s. d. 619 6 9 728,955 12 5 8,197 10 9 91,505 13 9 12,105 2 4 Consolidated Fund — Miscellaneous services £841,383 6 0 XI. 57 £2,184 6 6 Vote No. Name of Vote. Works under Contract. Material, Wages, Salaries, &c. Material from England. Total. 69 70 71 Public Works Fund — Departmental Head Office Head Offico, North Island Head Office, Middle Island £ s. a. £ s. d. 129 17 8 200 3 5 283 1 4 £ s. d. 5* 3 11 10 5 £ s. d. 129 17 8 205 7 A 284 1 9 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 Bailwaysr— Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo Kaipara-Waikato Waikato-Thames Wellington-Napier Bunnythorpe-Gorge Wellington-Foxton Foxton-New Plymouth Nelson-Boundell Greymouth-Nelson Creek Greymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau Picton-Hurunui.. Hurunui-Waitaki Canterbury Interior Waitaki-Blufi .. Otago Central Invercargiil-Kingston Western Bailways Contingent expenses, Brogden's claimsExpenses, Bailway Commissions Section 4, " Immigration and Bublic Works Appropriation Act, 1883 ".. 1,554 2 5 7,108 8 9 42,727 18 10 48,484 7 6 24,995 1 6 6,057 0 0 5,299 14 0 095 11 6 67 14 2 18,958 0 9 14,454 0 6 4,756 10 6 -1,438 11 4 20,421 1 6 5,648 8 2 35,994 17 11 32 16 0 1,046 9 5 24,443 18 1 446 8 A 1,374 14 3 100 1 6 486 12 6 1,209 .G 10 14,185 4 9 1,150 12 5 29,433 5 7 3,451 17 6 2,149 12 6 1,591 10 5 265 18 3 94 13 11 613 2 5 1,726 17 6 3 5 5 1,603 5 5 3,600* 0 0 6 4 4 6,310 12 11 1,438 11 4 29,316 7 9 48,379 12 5 86,082 10 10 32 16 0 1,046 9 5 53,038 19 7 6,503 8 4 6,674 8 3 795 13 0 554 0 8 20,167 7 7 29,563 7 11 1,150 12 5 69,260 13 9 72,014 18 2 2,242 8 9 7,876 5 0 265 18 3 94 13 11 619 6 9 924* 2 8 38,378 7 4 08,563 0 8 92 16 3 6,284 14 7 1,449* 0 10 15,931 5 2 46,804 9 1 223,409 15 11 286,145 10 2 299,712 3 11 |l96,527 0 9 |232,716 7 9 728,955 12 5 98 311 Surveys, new lines, North Island Surveys, new lines, Middle Island 3,698*18 6 2,379 19 10 2,118 12 5 2,379 19 10 5,817 10 11 3,698 18 6 | 4,498 12 3 | I 8,197 10 9 95 90 Main roads Miscellaneous roads and bridges 12,351 15 8 17,476 13 7 39,394 10 6 107 7 4 51,853 19 6 18,695 0 8 3,480 0 0 39,651 14 3 29,828 9 3 58,089 17 2 3,587 7 4 91,505 13 9 Harbour works 2,391 11 3 9,713 11 1 I I 12,105 2 4 115. 57 Consolidated Fund — Miscellaneous services 1,433 10 0 750 16 6 2,184 6 6 Ni perma; )TE. —An amount, estimated at £59,000, will ' lent-way which will be handed over to it on arri-r jo recovered from the Bailway Department on account of 'al, the value of which is included in tho above liability. W. A. Thomas, 34. Accountant, Public Works. •ublic Works Department, 30th April, 18!

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APPENDIX C. Statement of all Liabilities in respect of the Services of Public Buildings outstanding at the close of the Financial Period ended 31st March, 1884, prepared in terms of Section 9, Subsection 2, of "The Public Revenues Act, 1882," and forwarded as therein provided to the Audit Office.

Class. Votes. Summary. Total. 104-112 Public Works Fund — Public buildings £ s. a. 41,752 10 10 X. XL 56 Consolidated Fund — Public buildings 4,937 6 8 £46,689 17 6 Vote No. Name of Vote. Works under Contract. Material, Wages, Salaries, &c. Total. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 104 105 106 108 109 110 111 112 Public Works Fund — Judicial —Courthouses, &c. Post and Telegraph Customs Lunatic Asylums Hospitals Quarantine stations School-buildings' Parliament buildings 2,595 11 6 5,145 12 6 506 15 o 7,163 11 4 1,290 0 0 174 0 0 2,205 12 0 147 0 0 14,106 18 4 41* 9 8 8,251 0 0 4,801 3 6 5,292 12 6 506 15 6 21,270 9 8 1,290 0 0 215 9 8 8,251 0 0 125 0 0 125* 0 0 17,000 10 10 24,752 0 0 41,752 10 10 Consolidated Fund — Public Buildings— Additions, repairs, fittings, furniture, &c. 56 760 10 6 4,176 10 2 4,937 6 8 No'l include r E ,_The vote for school-huildings is under the control of the Minister lor Educatio: id in the above statement for the purpose of showing the total liabilities on account of r, but the liabiliti public buildings. ies on that vote are

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APPENDIX D. SCHEDULE of Railway Contracts current on the 1st April, 1833, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1884. NORTH ISLAND.

Date pf Contract. Lines of Bailway and Branches, Name of Contract. Particulars. Length of Contract. Length of Sidings in Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Bemarks. Dec. 10, 1880 Kawakawa Kawakawa No 3 .. F., P.L., & Wharf Ballasting and P.W. M. ch. Ik. 4 11 0 M. oh. Ik. 0 20 0 Larkins and O'Brien .. June 6, 1882 Dec. 3, 1883 £ s. d. 23,957 0 0 Aug. 28, 1882 July 30, 1883 March 7, 1884 Dec. 23, 1882 Feb. 7, 1883 July 12, „ June 20, „ Sept. 22, „ March 13, „ April 12, „ June 18, „ July 11, . Aug. 14, „ Aug. 20, „ Oct. 2, „ Nov. 8, „ Dec. 1, „ Dec. 28, „ Taumarere 10 0 0 15 0 Larkins and O'Brien .. Nov. 24, „ May 5, „ 1,923 4 0 Whangarei-Kamo Kaipara-Waikato No. 36, Station Buildings .. No. 42, No. 30, No. 81, No. 35, Mair Station No. 38, Station Buildings .. Newmarket Workshops No. 32, Station Buildings .. No. 34, No. 37, No. 33, No. 39, , 1 No. 40, No. 41, Coal Store, &c, Auckland .. Additions to Tarpaulin Shed, Newmarket Drainage, Ohinewai Lake to Waikato Biver Timber, Auckland Passenger Station Newmarket Workshops, No. 2 '' .. • • .. 1 i • • i .. H. F. Jones and Co. John J. Priar H. B. Holman H. B. Holman M. W. Armstrong Johnston and Wrack .. H.B. Holman.. Downes and Ahern Wrigley and Handooek.. Backstraw and Bamsay Backstraw and Bamsay Bjackstraw and Bamsay J3 Cornwell D. Muir and Son D. Henderson.. Cornwell and Wilkinson Brice and Malcolm Oct. 17, 1883 April 28, 1884 March 12, 1883 March 16, „ Sept. 7, „ Sept. 18, „ Sept. 22, „ Nov. 8, „ July 4, „ Aug. 6, „ Sept. 3, „ Sept. 20, „ Oct. 11, „ Dec. 5, „ Feb. 10, 1884 Feb. 29, „ Feb. 4, „ Nov. 21, . May 16, „ April 30, „ Aug. 30, „ Sept. 1, „ Nov. 28, „ Nov. 30, „ June 27, Sept. 12, „ Nov. 20, „ Nov. 20, „ Oct. 19, „ Jan. 10,1884 Mar. 12, „ Mar. 20, „ Feb. 14, „ 1,882 0 0 1,169 0 0 523 0 0 150 0 0 190 0 0 238 17 6 173 18 0 8,039 15 6 384 6 0 250 13 0 278 0 0 199 17 6 435 0 0 152 0 0 821 18 0 525 0 0 317 12 0 •• •• - I •• I - i I Feb. 28, 1884 I Isaac Coates .. April 29, „ 72 1 8 Feb. 21 „ » • • B. and J. Bartholomew.. June 30, „ 1,490 19 7 March 8 „ Waikato to Thames. Hamilton-Te Aroha .. Price and Malcolm June 4, „ 1,177 0 0 Sept. 8, 1882 March 28, 1883 May 22, „ May 13, „ May 8, „ Hamilton Bailway Bridge .. Ironwork, Te Aroha Bridge.. Te Aroha Bridge Waihou Freight on 69,582 sleepers, Kopu to Auckland Carting 69,582 sleepers, Matatoka to Kopu Anchorage windstays, Hamilton Bailway Bridge Eureka ,, ,. ., F. &P.L. Formation 0 *8 50 12 3 0 J. B. Stone David Murray Hector Beid Hunt and White Burton and Onyons Feb. 8, 1883 Aug. 24, „ Jan. 11, 1884 Jan. 25, „ 2 weeks from final receipt July 10, 1883 Sept. 23, 1883 Oct. 10, „ 4,312 13 6 702 0 0 4,924 0 0 12,648 10 8 489 17 6 Aug. 22, 1883 April 25, „ Alex. Thorns Aug. 7, „ 286 0 0 Dec. 1, „ Cornwall and Wilkinson Feb. 29, 1884 Mar. 13, 1884 294 0 0 Dec. 10, „ P.L. i 16 73 0 i 2 64 0 I G. Mullinger and Co. .. Aug. 5, „ 11,943 0 0

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Date of \ Contract. Lines of Bailway and Branches. Name of Contract. Particulars. Length of Contract. Length of Sidings in Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Bemarks. Aug. 7, 1883 M. ch. Ik. M. ch. Ik. £ a. d. 431 19 8 Foxton-Batea Additions to Goods-shed, Wanganui Fencing land between Foxton and Carnarvon No. 9, Carlyle-Manutahi Section Patea Passenger Station Manutahi Station Buildings Manutahi Platelaying Painting Patea Bridge Manawapou Culvert New Plymouth Station Manawapou Manutahi, cottages Platelayers' cottages Tangahoe, cottage.. Tangahoe Carting 13,900 sleepers Freight on 282 tons rails, &c, Wellington to Waitara Alexander & McFarlane Oct. 24, 1883 Oct. 24, 1883 March 14, 1884 Oct.3 2,(1883 Nelson and Jensen June 11, 1884 87 10 0 Patea-Waitara George H. Dickson Jan. 29, 1883 April 30, 1883 2,558 0 0 Oct. 26„ „ Nov. „ Nov. 18, „ Feb. 12, „ Feb. 12, „ March 1, „ May 19, „ Oct. 3, „ Nov. 29, „ Dee. 6, „ Dec. 10, „ Jan. 26, 1884 Feb. 20, „ P.L. F. &' P.L. 7 38 0 2 67 32 J. A. Johnston Jay and Hayns A. Nathan J. Kitching G. H. Dickson - T. S. Bond A. Nathan Thompson and Fell Bobert Gunn Clarson and Burbush .. W. G. Bassett Alex. O'DonneU D. Williamson Jan. 24, 1882 Feb. 6, 1383 March 11, „ April 9, „ April 9, „ April 24, „ Jan. 14, 1884 Nov. 27, 1883 Dec. ■ 17, „ Jan. 8, 1884 Oct. 20, „ April 23, „ 8 weeks from final receipt Aug. 23, „ May 17, „ Aug. 28, „ April 9 July 16, „ May 18, „ 1,991 0 0 1,537 11 7 4,247 0 0 75 0 0 837 10 0 700 0 0 19,103 17 6 299 3 6 139 2 0 136 10 10 27,825 0 0 173 15 0 282 16 6 Contract determined : being completed by the department. Dee. 18, „ Jan. 1, 1884 Feb. 8, „ F. & P.L. 6 37 40 0 40 0 •• f MIDDLE ISLAND. Feb. 19, 1883 M. ch. Ik. M. ch. Ik. £ a. d. 175 0 0 Nelson-Boundel Stationmaster's House at Belgrove Richmond and Wakefield, Waiting-rooms Wai-iti Brightwater, Bailway Office, &c. Johnston Street Wharf John Avery May 3, 1883 May 9, 1883 April 11, „ Henry Plank July 28, „ July 28, „ 166 18 0 July March 3, „ 5, 1884 Formation 2 47 0 Mace and Bassett John Aveiy Dec. 25, 1884 July 1, „ 10,692 0 0 185 0 0 Petty contract. Oct. 29, 1883 Greymouth - Nelson Creek J. Goodfellow Oct. 22, „ 5,234 14 0 Petty contract. Feb. 9, 1884 Additions to Stationmaster's House at Brunnerton Hokitika, Stafford Street .. Additions to Bailway Station at Westport Picton Boat Wharf Balmoral.. Arnott and Seabrook .. Feb. 28, „ 65 0 0 Oct. Jan. 1, 1883 4, 1884 Greymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau.. Picton-IIurunui. Picton-Awatere Hurunui-Pahau Formation 0 71 0 W. Whitten .. W. KenMarch 22, „ Feb. 8, „ 1,180 11 6 67 14 2 Petty contract. April Jan. 17, 1883 12, 1884 F., Station 9 50 50 Smith and Philpotts .. Miller and Smillie Aug. 14, 1883 Jan. 3, 1885 July 17, 1883 111 15 0 18,958 0 9

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Hurunui- Waitaki. Mam Line 1 Cattle and Sheep - loading yards, Waitaki North Otaio Goods-shed Ealing Goods-shed Flooring Engine-shed, Timaru Additions to Goods - shed, Timaru Additions to Makikihi Station Hurunui Biver Bridge Erection of Refreshmentrooms, Bangiora Cattle-yards at St. Andrews Horsley Downs March 13, 1883 B. Burns April 10, 1883 June 18, 1883 175 0 0 Dec. 0, 1882 April 21, 1883 April 21, „ May 19,' „ 4 i .. J. McCombe Nelson and Coutts W. M. Ogilvio.. Jan. 15, „ May 25, „ May 28, „ April 10, „ June 15, „ May 21, „ 481 15 0 274 10 0 286 1 6 T.B.Jones .. Sept. 17, „ Aug. 27, „ 432 3 6 April _ 0, „ Dec. 1, 1882, Aug. 2, 1883 i R. Burns May 21, „ July 7, 151 7 0 Petty contract. H. McKenzie and Co. .. P. Hyndman .. Aug. 14, „ Sept. 12, „ Sept. 12, „ 6,986 0 0 124 10 0 Petty contract. Oct. 3, „ Feb. 22, 1884 Nov. 6, 1883 April 12, ' „ Sept. 5, „ P.L. and Stations 8 40 0 B. Burns Jesse Coates June 21, 1884 150 0 0 3,677 19 0 Completed. Oxford Branch Additions, Bennett's Junction Station Hillsborough Station Cattle-yards, &c, Pleasant Point Cavendish A. Swanston 35 13 0 Petty contract completed. Lyttelton Branch Opawa Branch A. Swanston .. W. S. Clinch June 18, 1883 June 18, 1883 712 10 1 152 10 0 Petty contract completed. ■June 20, „ Main Line, Upper Ashburton Lincoln, Little Biver jF. &P.L. 2 40 0 0 20 0 Lake and Pender Oct. 15, 1883 Jan. 15, 1884 2,682 13 2 Jan. 18, „ Feb. 27, „ Lake Forsyth Additions to Birdling's Flat Station Lake Forsyth Albury Downs No. 2 Permanent-way and Stations, No. 1 Station Buildings, No. 2 Station Buildings, No. 3 Fomiatioii 1 32 0 Jesse Coates England and Co. May 14, „ March 19, „ Nov. 12, 1883 Mar. 13, „ 3,480 0 0 44 10 0 Petty contract completed. March 13, „ Aug. 20, 1882 Jan. 3, 1883 Albury, Fairlie Creek jFormation 10 0 Stocks and Wallace Taylor and Borrie J. Whittaker .. Aug. 13, 1884 Dec. 26, 1882 March 2, 1883 April 14, 1883 April 24, „ 6,440 0 0 1,711 0 0 2,151 11 10 I 7 20 0 0 17 0 June 14, „ Dec. 27, „ W. Rhodes Bignell and Winsley Oct. 6. „ April 21, 1884 Dec. 11, „ 1,439 4 0 1,284 1 6 Jan. 25, 1882 Canterbury Interior Main Line. Oxf ord-Malvom West Oxford F., P.L., & Bridges F. & P.L. 8 35 0 0 20 0 Jesse Coates Oct. 21, 1882 April 30, 1883 13,656 5 4 April 5, 1883 July 31, „' Sept. 14, „ Malvern Station Buildings, No. 1 Bainting and Tarring Bridges 3 8 75 Grigg and Guild W. Hogg J. D. Teague .. July 30, 1883 Aug. 24, „ Jan. 31, 1884 Oct. 31, 1883 2,110 13 11 323 18 9 97 9 4 Waitaki-Bluff. Main Line .. Petty contract. Petty contract completed. June 17, 1879 April 26, 1882 May 30, „ Dunedin Station Beclamation Fernhill Dunedin Station Goods-shed Formation 1 60 40 E. Pritchaid and Co. .. William Meade H. McKenzie and Co., assignees of Henry Jaggers John Walker .. W. Rhodes March 11, 1882 Sept. 24, „ Aug. 29, 1883 Aug. 20, 1883 April 30, „ Aug. 7, „ 58,487 10 0 2,984 12 6 11,582 0 0 Dec. 8, „ Jan. 16, 1883 Feb. 19, „ Invercargill Goods-shed Stationmaster's House, Pukerau Dunedin Station Ballasting, No. 1 Verandah, Balclutha Station Coal Store, Invercargill J. M. Watson.. April 6, „ March 5, „ May 24, „ May 14, „ May 5, „ Oct. 23, „ 2,090 19 10 353 11 0 2,612 10 0 March 14, „ March 13, „ W. Rhodes H. Jaggers April 10, „ June 25, „ May 16, „ June 23. „ 49 15 0 797 4 0 I ..

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Date of Contract. Lines of Railway and Branches. Name of Contract. Particulars. Length of Contract. Length of Sidings in Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Remarks. March '31, 1886 June 7, „ Mam Line Invercargill Water Supply .. Goods Offices, Dunedin Station Shelter-sheds, &c, at Charlton M. ch. Ik. M. ch. Ik. C. Mackay W. Carlton July 29, 1883 Oct. 5, „ Jan. 13, 1884 Nov. 20, 1883 £ s. d. 1,180 14 0 2,165 10 0 •• '■ June 19, „ Aug. 15,' „ J. Campbell 108 5 0 Petty contract; completed. Piers., Sea., Dunedin Station Overbridge Iron piers, &c, Dunedin Station Overbridge Stationmaster's House, Burnside Brick Goods-shed, Dunedin Station Foundations, Dunedin Station Windsor Tunnel, No. 1 Dunback, No. 2 .. Puerua, No. 1 F. Siedeberg Oct. 14, 1884 10,631 0 0 Sept. 7,' „ Kincaid, McQueen, & Co. March 6, 1885 13,826 19 8 Sept. 10, „ Orchard and Bird Nov. 14, 1883 Nov. 14, 1883 296 0 0 Nov. 6, „ F. Siedeberg .. May 6, 1884 6,835 0 0 March 12, 1884 W. Carlton June 10, „ 1,256 14 0 Feb. 15, 1882 June 12, 1883 Feb. 20, 1882 Ngapara-Livingstone Palmerston-Waihemo Main Line, Catlin's Biver F. &*Bdgs. Formation 5 55 0 2 0 0 D. McKendry.. Miller and Smillie George Fraser (assigned to Blackie & Malcolm) George Ward John Walker .. Oct. 14, 1882 April 6, 1884 March 24, 1883 Aug. 31, 1883 June 22, 1883 2,387 12 5 4,131 5 1 5,230 3 2 Feb. 23, 1883 Oct. 3, „ Waipahi-Heriot Bum Puerua, No. 2 Swift Creek Formation P.L. and Station 0 70 0 4 41 0 0 27 0 Aug. 15, „ Feb. 2, 1884 Oct. 25, „ Feb. 23, 1884 2,833 19 6 2,473 18 0 March 14, „ June 28, „ March 22, „ Sept. 13, V ,S Edendale-Toitois Eiversdale-Switzers .. Seaward Bush Completion of works, Mokoreta Biversdale Appleby .. ... Waimatua Formation Formation Formation 7 0 0 3 0 0 2 40 0 Menzies^and Birss Jas. Anderson.. H. Jaggers H. Jaggers Oct. 13, 1883 June 19, 1884 Deo. 19, 1883 March 11, 1885 March 0, „ 3,241 A 3 2,896 9 8 2,208 0 0 2,771 16 8 May 19, 1879 Feb. 13, 1883 Otago Central. Chain Hills-Taieri Lake Wingatui Deep Stream Deep Stream (completion) .. Nenthorn Formation Formation 0 65 0 4 22 0 D. McKenzie Stocks and Clark Collier and Clephane .. R. Meikle and Co. Jan. 16, 1881 Oct. 7, 1884 48,839 7 10 25,273 8 6 23,924 8 6 42,333 0 0 March 3, 1884 June 12, 1882 Invercargiil-Kingston. Main Line Loading-bank, Garston, and Shelter-shed, Fairlight - Goods-shed at Garston Permanent-way, No. 2 Formation 9 12 05 T. McMath .. May *3, 1880 70 0 0 Contract determined, and relet to Collier and Clephane. (Set below). Betty contract completed. Betty contract: completed. Aug. 25, 1883 May 19, „ Lumsden-Mararoa .. Western Bailways. Biverton-Otautau P.L. 1 40 0 T. McMath F. Mangan Oct. 10, 1883 Oct. 25, 1883 136 0 0 1,172 0 0 Jan. 27, „ March 3, „ Jan. 15, 1884 Otautau Cattle-yards Fairfax Goods-shed Goods-shed and approach, Otautau A. Menzies George Weeks McLeod and Shaw April 4, June 2, „ May 12, 1884 April 20, „ July 7, „ 218 0 0 259 16 10 631 10 5 ■• ••

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APPENDIX E. SCHEDULE of Contracts for Roads and Miscellaneous Works current on the 1st April, 1883, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1884.

I \ Date of Contract. Line of Boad or Work. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date j Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Bemarks. March 2, 1883 March 10, ,, March 19, , „ June 0, „ July 13, A, Aug. 21, ,, Sept. 26, v „ Jan. 9, '1884 Dec. 18, 18S3 Oct. 13, 1882 Feb. 13, 1883 March 14, 1884 April 11, 1882 April 21, 1883 March 13, 1884 July 14, 1883 Main Boads, North of Auckland.. rr rr rr j j Cambridge-Taupo Cambridge-Botorua Section 2, Kawakawa to Waiomio Section Ia, Whangarei to Kawakawa Boad across Hikurangi Swamp Bridge approach, west branch, Oruaiti Biver Metalling road across Stewart's Flat Mangonui Wharf Wharf at Whangaroa No. 121, Whangarei to Kawakawa Pairiri Bridge Bush felling and clearing Bush No. 2, felling and clearing Formation No. 2, Whakatane-Opotiki Gorge No. 2 .. „ No. 3 .. „ No. 4 .. Norris Gully No. 2 D. McDonald J. A. McLeod Johnston and Wrack George Thomas D. Stewart W. Gillot.. W. J. Hare J. A. McLeod Bobert Kerr A. Butler James Home J. B. Bushton J. Brough J. Brough J. Brough Thompson and Lane July 19, 1883 Aug. 1, „ June 13, ,, Aug. 1, „ Aug. 27, „ Dec. 30, „ Feb. 17, 1884 June 80, ,, March 7, „ Feb. 5, 1882 June 12, 1883 Sept. 4, 1884 Oct. 5, 1883 March 0, 1884 Sept. 13, „ Nov. 9, 1883 Oct. 20, 1883 Nov. 3, „ May 5, ,, Sept. 22, ,, Aug. 7, „ Jan. 30, 1884 March 13, ,, £ s. d. 040 12 0 579 0 0 148 11 6 210 0 0 171 3 0 645 0 0 589 0 0 1,579 7 0 261 4 9 2,135 0 6 2,767 0 0 820 0 0 1,294 0 0 282 0 0 140 0 0 408 0 0 Nov. 30, 1883 Jan. 17, 1884 Tauranga-East Cape Nelson, Tophouse, and Tarndale April 21, 1883 Jan. 10, 1884 Nelson, Greymouth, and Westport Oct. 25, 1883 Petty contract. July 10, ., Nov. 10, „ Nov. 10, „ Mov. 10, „ Nov. 10, „ Nov. 10, „ Nov. 10, ,, Nov. 10, „ NOV. 10, „ ; Nov. io, ,; Dec. 31, 1883 Dec. 31, „ Dec. 31, ., Dec. 31, „ Feb., 10, 1884 Feb. 12, „ Feb. 12, „ Feb. 12, „ Feb. 12, „ Feb. 12, ,, Feb. 12, „ ,1 rr rr rr No. 1 Improving road, Fern Flat to Lyell B. Lyon .. Rurns and Callaghan C. C. Cullen Downie and Hurford Downie and Hurford Cullen and Flanaghan Downie and Hurford Downie and Hurford Downie and Hurford Downie and Hurford P. Carroll Downie and Hurford J. Campbell J. Campbell J. Campbell C. C. Cullen Downie and Hurford C. C. Cullen C. C. Cullen Downie and Hurford C. C. Cullen Sept. 10, ,, Feb. 10, 1884 Feb. 10, „ Feb. 10, ,, Feb. 10, ,, Feb. 10, „ Feb. 10, „ Feb. 10, „ Feb. 10, „ Feb. 10, „ March 31, 1884 March 31, „ March 31, „ March 31, ,, May 10, 1884 May 8, „ May 8, „ May 8, „ May 8, „ May 8, „ May 8, „ Sept. 22, ,, 148 14 0 36 8 0 145 0 0 17 2 0 8 13 0 10 19 0 74 19 0 12 12 0 18 18 0 5 17 6 48 17 0 79 1 3 84 0 0 97 0 0 12 0 0 149 0 0 121 8 0 134 10 0 40 10 0 35 0 0 54 10 0 Petty contract. rr rr Feb. 1, 1884 Feb. 1, „ jj rr rj jj rr rr jj n », Jan. 11, ,, Jan. 11, „ Dec. 8, 1883 Dec. 1, ,, Feb. 1, 1884 jj J, r, rr rr jj jj • • '" j, rr rr j. ,1 rr jj jj * • '" ,, r r jj No. 13.. No. 45.. No. 40.. No. 4 .. No. 53.. ,, ,, Nos. 51 and 52 .. No. 50.. ,, ,, Nos. 47,48, and 49 Nos. 41,42, 43, & 44 Nos. 36,37, 38, 39, and 40 „ Nos. 013 and 6 .. j. rr jr J> JJ jj JJ j j j, J> JJ JJ r j u jj JJ j j ,j rr jj jj jj jj jj JJ jj j Feb. 12, „ JJ J J C. C. Cullen May 8, „ 114 0 0

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Jan 27, 1883 Main road, Pelorus District and Bai Valley Completion of No. 2, Rai Section G. Criehton April 26, 1883 May 22, 1883 397 10 0 March 1, „ March 9, ,, March 9, ,, March 18, 1884 March 18, 1884 May 21, 1883 March lO, 1884 April H, 1883, jj j. jj j. " JJ JJ JJ No. 5, Havelock to Wairau River Bank Whangamoa, Section No. 4 Whangamoa, Section No. 5 Pelorus Cart Bridge Collins Bai Saddle Taipo Bridge, Timber Completion of Taipo Bridge Timber Taheke Biver Bridge Edward Neal J. Hippolite and Co. J. Hippolite and Co. Maddoek and Stevens J. W. Hughes J. W. Hughes Browne and Howe Foldie and Kirkpatrick James White July 2, „ Sept. 5, ,, Sept. 5, ,, Jan. 15, 1885 Jan. 15, ., Oct. 14, 1883 June 30, 1884 July 7, 1883 July 3, „ Oct. 6, „ Nov. 21, „ 804 17 0 1,442 9 4 1,188 2 8 1,312 0 0 2,031 7 4 2,853 13 4 2,186 2 0 1,408 2 0 249 10 0 Contract determined and relet to sureties. See below. JJ II Hokitika-Christchureh.. r r j, Boads and Bridges in Native Districts Miscellaneous Boads — Pukekohe-Waiuku July 3, 1883 March 20, „ March 22, „ March 22, .„ March 22, „ March 20, ., March 20, „ March 20, „ March 20, „ April 20, „ Aug. 6, ,, Jan. 17, 1884 July 27, 1883 March 10, 1884 April 11, 1883 J J J T No. 1, Pukekohe-Waiuku No. 3, No. 4, „ No. 5, „ No. 7, No. 8, „ No. 10, „ No. 11, „ No. 2, „ „ Punt Ferry at Tuakau Baglan- Waipa Boad, Bepairs No. 1 Turanga Creek Wharf Karumu Road Diversion .. .. ... Manawapou Culvert .. .. Dalton and Slator John Moore Julius Adolph John Moore May, King, and Barriball .. Holmes and Cardon May, King, and Barriball .. May, King, and Barriball .. Julius Adolph J. J. O'Brien Thomas Cassidy Wells and Gardiner Kay and Miller .. J. J. Patterson June 13, ,, June 13, ,, June 13, „ June 13, ,, June 13, -,, June 13, ,, June 13, ,, •Tune 13, „ July 16, ,, Oct. 1, „ April 9, 1884 Sept. 25, 1883 Sept. 3, 1884 June 0, 188-3 March 21, 1884 March 21, „ Feb. 28, ,, Feb. 20, „ 566 5 6 549 6 3 532 5 6 571 9 11 727 16 0 627 10 8 554 0 0 288 0 0 485 16 6 260 0 0 353 13 5 366 15 10 828 7 0 449 11 8 Punt at Tuakau Baglan- Waipa ... Sundry Boads, Auckland Feb. 16, ,, Dec. 6, 1883 Oct. *6, „ Dec. 9, 1882 March 10, 1883 Aug. 22, „ April 7, „ Aug. 1, 1882 April 6, „ Boads and bridges, unsettled districts Bridge over Stony River Henwood and Upland Boad Boads, Lower Moutere.. Bridge over Granity Creek Bridge over Inangahua, at Buller Bridge over Waiau, Amuri Stony Biver Bridge Gravelling Henwood Boad Diversion and Bepairs, No. 2 .. Granity Creek Cart Bridge Berry and Newman A. Bishop G? Moiiey M. M. Dixon J. McLean and Son Thomas and Hill (assigned to Chrystal and Ker) Blackie and Malcolm Blackie and Malcolm B. Lawson Connor and Mclnnes Smith and Philpotts E. J. T. Price J. B. Tcague June 6, ,, May 18, 1883 March 23, 1884 July 30, 1883 July 10, „ Jan. 1, 1883 Nov. 1, ,, April 30, „ Jan. 4, 1884 805 0 0 889 8 0 775 19 4 002 7 4 6,772 1 0 9,676 10 0 Sept. 19, 1883 Feb. 13, 1884 Oct. 16, 1883 April 5, 1883 March 21, 1884, March 7, 1883* March 7, „ April 13, ,, March 30, „ April 5, ,, Bridge over Wairau Bridge over Clarence Biver Kaikoura- Waiau Wairau, Cart Bridge Clarence Bridge .. Repairs, &c, Wandell Section .. Charwell Section Havelock Wharf April 2, 1884 July ' 2, 1883 July 5, ,, Aug. 13, „ Sept. 17, ,, April 5, ,, Aug. 17, ,, Dec. 29, „ Oct. 19, „ Oct. 22, ,, May 16, ,, 3,599 10 3 11,871 15 1 658 0 0 1,198 6 8 366 2 6 1,450 0 o 260 0 0 Jr jj • ■ . • Wharf at Havelock Bridge over Donnelly's Creek -.. Sundry Boads, Canterbury Harbour Works — Kaikoura Painting Hurunui-Greta Bridge Julv 18, 1882 March 27, 1883 April 27, „ March 7, „ June 2, ,, May 17, Sept. 29, „ Sept. 11, „ Collingwood Westport Kaikoura Wharf Extension Good-shed, Kaikoura Wharf .. Training-wall No. 2, Collingwood Stone No. 3, Westport.. Tumbles and Bearings Erection of 24 Tip Trucks Supplying Stone 2 Crane Derricks, 2 side-tip incline Wagons, 1 brake drum No. 404, Altering 15 High-side Wagons Timber for Staging J. Mclnnes Tom Cooke G. Cedermain Tavendale, Hurst, and party Dispatch Foundry Co. Meats and Adamson William Ray Mears and Adamson Dec. 7, 1882 May 21, 1883 Julv 23, „ Aug. 9, „ Julv 10, „ July 25, „• Jan. 27, 1884 Oct. 20, 1883 May 30, ,, May 30, „ Aug. 10, „ Aug. 29, „ 818 19 9 375 0 0 285 12 11 2,250 0 0 106 1 4 493 17 0 631 13 0 60 0 0 Petty contract; completed. Petty contract. Petty contract; completed. Petty contract. Nov. 2, „ Jan. 23, 1884 Feb. 2, „ March 21, „ Greymouth.. Mears and Adamson P. Kemple B. Lynch.. F. Simons Jan. 20, 1884 Jan. 23, ,, March 15, „ March 21, „ 82 10 0 83 0 11 63 9 6 90 3 6 jj jj ,j . . . . jj • • • ■ • • I »j

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Date of Contract. '■' Line of Boad or Work. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. Bemarks. CONSOLIDATE April 10, 1883 Great South Boad .. .. Bepairs, Panmure Bridge Oct. 1, ,, ,, .. .. Repairs, Mangatawhiri Bridge .. Oct. 5, ,, Miscellaneous Services, Middle Flood Channel Bridge, Eakaia Gorge Island rD FUND. J. J. O'Brien B. Martin H. Daulby .. June 7, 1883 June 30, 1883 .. Dec. 28, „ March 29, 1884 .. April 1, 1884 £ s. d. 515 0 0 219 15 0 2,102 15 0

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Date of Contract. Name of Contract. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date when Contract was completed. Amount of Contract. AUCKLAND. 12 March, 1884 30 Sept., 1883 Jan., ,, 22 Nov., „ 21 May, 1 July, 1882 1 July, „ 31 Jan., 1883 1 March, „ 1 March, ,, 3 Jan., „ 3 Sept., „ Mangonui Bridle-track ... Richards and White... 30 June, 1884 Ormond to Opotiki,No. 3 ... H. Bluett ... ... 31 Jan., 1883 Nos. 5-6... J.White ... ... 30 June, 1884 Te Aroha Drainage, No. 5 ... J.Stanley... ... 22 May, „ No. 1 ... 0. McCabe ... 21 Aug., 1883 Katikati to Te Aroha, No. 1 ... Martin MeKenny ... 31 Jan., „ „ No. 2 ... Peter Grant ... 31 Jan., „ Okaihu to Victoria, No. 99 ... J. White ... ... 30 April, „ No. 100 ... M. McKenzie ... Sfl May, „ „ No. 104 ... J.Anderson ... 31 May, „ Helensville Bridge ... ... Veal Harness ... 3 June, „ Hinemaia Bridge ... ... J.James ... ... 31 Jan., 1884 12 Sept., 1884 30 June, 1883 30 June, „ 31 Dec, „ 1 May, „ 3 Mar., 1884 £ s. d. 361 4 6 1,350 0 0 1,700 0 0 911 8 2 393 10 520 0 0 660 0 0 546 10 0 529 0 0 467 0 0 1,136 0 0 458 10 0 29 Jan., 1883 29 Jan., „ 29 Jan., „ TARANAKI. KaharoaBoad, No. 1 ... ... W. Kraack ... 31 Mar., 1883 No. 2... ... J. Kirby ... ... 31 Mar., „ „ No. 3... ... Gordon and O'Hara... 31 Mar., „ 30 April, 1883 30 April, „ 30 April, „ 128 0 0 282 0 0 46 9 0 12 Jan., 1884 12 Jan., ,, 12 Jan., „ 12 Jan., „ 31 Aug., 1883 18 Jan., 1884 HAWKE'S BAY. Puketoi Bush, No. 3 ... ... McDonald ... ... 31 May, 1884 „ No. 4... ... Kotch and Co. ... 31 May, „ ,, No. 6 ... ... Buchanan and Co. ... 31 May, „ „ No. 7... ... A. Gilmour ... 31 May, „ Tautane Bush, No. 1 ... ... R. Sidwell... _ ... 31 Jan., „ Raikaitai Bush, No. 1 ... Davis and Co. 29 Feb., 1884 180 0 0 120 7 6 92 2 0 37 0 0 576 0 0 475 0 0 1 March, 1883 1 March, „ 1 March, „ 1 March, „ MARLBOROUGH. Awatere Valley Road, Nos. 4-6... R. W. Parkes ... 31 July, 1883 i „ Nos. 7-8... W.Adams... ... 31 July, „ No. 9 ... S. Maddock ... 31 July, „ No. 10 ... R.Parker... ... 31 July, „ 31 Dec, 1883 31 Oct., „ 31 Dec, „ 1,893 17 0 475 0 0 500 0 0 860 0 0 1 Sept., 1882 1 Sept., „ .1 March, 1883 1 March, „ 1 March, „ 1 Sept., „ 1 Sept., „ 1 Sept., „ 30 Jan., 1884 :30 Jan,, „ NELSON. Matakitaki Horse-track, No. 9 T. Hiekey ... ... 31 Dec, 1882 No. 10 „ ... ... 31 Dec, „ No. 11 G. Snow ... ... 1 July, 1883 No. 12 T. Hiekey ... ... 1 July, „ „ No. 13 Hurford and Downie 30 April, „ Tadmor Cart-road, No. 15 ... Mead and Wilkinson 31 Dec, „ No. 16 ... G. Snow ... ... 31 Dec, „ No. 17 ... „ ... ... 31 Dec, „ No. 18 ... „ ... ... 30 June, „ „ No. 19 ... „ ... ... 30 June, „ 30 July, 1883 30 July, „ Aug., „ Aug., „ Aug., „ 31 Dec, „ 31 Dec, „ 31 Dec, „ 31 Dec, „ 31 Dec, „ 510 0 0 630 0 0 678 0 0 640 0 0 538 0 0 256 13 0 528 10 0 540 10 0 799 7 0 816 0 0 13 June, 1882 9 Jan., ,, :S0 Nov., „ 7 April, 1883 WESTLAND. Maintain to Haast, Nos. 19-24... E. Ryan ... ... 13 Dec, 1882 Nos. 25-29... „ ... ... 9 June, „ Mapourika to Gillespie's, Nos. 4-6 J.Clarke ... ... 1 Mar., 1883 Nos. 7-12 „ ... ... 7 July, „ 31 Aug., 1883 31 Dec, „ Nov., „ Nov., „ 4,381 13 0 2,143 10 0 1,440 0 0 3,073 14 0 Nov., 1883 .5 Jan., 1834 SOUTHLAND. Forest Hill Tramway, No. 2 ... H. Jaggers... ... Nov., 1884 Hedgehope Flat Road ... J. Mangan... ... 5 May, „ 5,455 2 8 483 15 0

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APPENDIX G. SCHEDULE of Contracts for Water-races current on the 1st April, 1883, and Contracts entered into by the Minister of Mines during the Year ended 31st March, 1884.

-A-IFFZEIDTIDIX: HI. ANNUAL BEPOBT ON BAILWAYS IN. THE NOBTH ISLAND BY THE ENGINEEB IN~CHABGE. The Engineeb in Chaege, North Island, to the Hon. the Ministeb for Public Woeks. Sie,— Public Works Office, 31st March, 1884. I have the honour to forward the annual report on railway works executed and in progress during the year ending the 31st March, 1884. The expenditure on railways in the North Island up to that date, £ s. d. exclusive of preliminary surveys, was ... ... ... 3.974,485 8 0* The amount of contracts let, and other liabilities ... ... 225,646 0 3* Total expenditure and liabilities... ... ... £4,200,131 8 3 Below is a table showing length of lines and miles opened for traffic in the North Island, with expenditure and liabilities on each; and at the end of this report is another table giving list of railways and contracts completed or in progress, times of completion, &c. During the year a length of 22 miles 19 chains has been opened for traffic, viz., Waverley to Manutahi, and portion of Kawakawa Eailway.

* In addition to these amounts a sum of £303,103 15s. Bd. has been expended, and liabilities amounting to £286,145 10s. 2d. incurred, in the purchase of permanent way and rolling-stock for lines in the North and Middle Islands, which is at present in stock.

Date of Contract. Name of Water-race. Name of Contractor. Contract to be completed. Date Contract Amount of Contract. Name of Contract. Additions authorized. was completed. £ s. d. 1,345 0 0 1,128 12 0 6,432 9 0 £ s. a. Jan. 14, 1882 Jan. 11, ,, Dec. 15, ,, Mikonui Water-race Waimea Water-race Section 10-4 Section 10-5 Dam near Looplino Road Section 7-1 Frederick Parker William Williams Matfrice O'Connor Sept. 30,1882 Sept. 30, „ Juno 9, 1883 Aug. 21,1883 June 27, ,, Mar. 3, 1884 1,632* 1 7 June 23,1883 Mikonui Water-race Pearce and Buckingham William Richards Doc. 15, 1885 4,743 15 0 188 1 2 Dec. 15, ,, jj Section 7-2 Feb. 28, 1886 2,754 5 0

Name of Railway. Expended to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on 31st March, 1884. Length. Open for Traffic. North Island. kawakawa ... iVhangarei-Kamo ... kaipara-Waikato ... iVaikato-Thames, including Hamilton-Cam-bridge Branch ... iVellington-Napier ... Vellington-Eoxton ... ?oxton-New Plymouth £ s. d. 73,975 5 9 59,565 4 11 1,179,937 0 0 £ a. d. 6,310 12 11 1,438 11 4 29,316 7 9 M. ch. 7 41 6 52 143 64 M. eh. 7 41 6 52 138 64 106,209 1 1 1,281,163 16 6 41,191 15 8 1,232,443 4 1 48,379 12 5 86,115 6 10 1,046 9 5 53,038 19 7 73 32 212 22 1 1 138 57 215" 60 186" 1 Total ... - 3,974,485 8 0 225,64.6 0 3 659-31 478-56

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AUCKLAND DISTRICT. Kawaicawa Eailway. Taumarere Contract (1 mile platelaying, &c.).—This contract was completed in May, 1883. No. 3 Contract (4 miles 11 chains, formation, permanent-way, wharf, &c). —This work, after much delay, has at last been completed, and, with the Taumarere Contract length, will be open for traffic and the shipping of coal on the 7th April. This portion has been included in length of lines opened for traffic shown above. The necessary buildings, with one or two exceptions, will all be completed by the same time. The rolling-stock on this line has been increased, and two steamcranes have been placed on the wharf. Whangaeei-Kamo Eailway. Sundry buildings have been erected at various stations on~this railway, having been found necessary to meet the increased traffic. Kaipaba-Waikato Eailway. Filling Contract, Auckland Passenger-station. —ln last year's report it was explained that the necessary material could not, as had been expected, be obtained from St. Barnabas Point; the contract was therefore determined, and an arrangement was entered into with the Auckland Harbour Board by which that body should have completed the work by the end of December, 1883. The works, however, are not yet completed; but, although a large quantity of filling yet remains to be done, it is expected that a sufficient area of filling will be finished by the end of June to allow of the building of the passenger station. Auckland Passenger-station. —A contract has been entered into for the supply and delivery of the totara piles for the foundation of this building, and in a short time tenders will be called for the erection of the building itself. Newmarket Workshops Contract. —This contract was let during March, 1883, and was satisfactorily completed on the 30th November of the same year. It includes engine-erecting shop, 168 feet by 50 feet; machine and fitting shop, 118 feet by 84 feet 6 inches; smiths' shop, 118 feet by 84 feet; pattern shop, two stories, 49 feet by 49 feet; storeroom, boiler-room, engine-room, and coal-stores, 121 feet by 49 feet; wood-working and machine-shop, 108 feet by 79 feet; and carriage shop, 108 feet by 99 feet. During the last few months steps have been taken to prepare the foundations for the machinery, and to erect the engines and necessary shafting for driving it. Newmarket Workshops Contract (No. 2).— This contract was let during March of this year, and the contractor is making fair progress. It includes carriage-painting shop, 81 feet by 58 feet; coppersmiths' shop, iron-store, and coal-store, 88 feet by 21 feet 6 inches. Additional excavation was required for the first-named building; this is now being proceeded with, and it is expected will be completed by the middle of May, so as to allow of the erection of the building. Coal-store and Water-Supply, Auckland Goods-station Yard. —This work was satisfactorily completed on the 20th March. Works on Opened Lines. —Sundry contracts for buildings have all been completed, viz.: Addition to tarpaulin-shed, 60 feet by 25 feet, at Newmarket; two fifth-class stationmasters' houses at Parnell; goods-shed, 30 feet by 20 feet, at Eukuhia Station; goods-shed, 40 feet by 30 feet at Onehunga Wharf ; goods-shed, 40 feet by 30 feet, at Taupiri Station; fourth-class passengerstation at Manurewa; and four fifth-class stationmasters' houses at Mercer for use of railway officials. Improvements in Stations. The increasing traffic has rendered necessary many_ improvements between Auckland and Ngaruawahia. At the Auckland goods-station the sidings have been laid into the new running engine-shed; the standing lines and goods-shed sidings have been relaid in proper position. New sidings for the coal traffic have been laid, and a large turn-table for locomotives placed in position. At Newmarket new sidings have been laid into the workshops and yard. At Onehunga Station and wharf, Mercer, Huntly, Taupiri, and other stations new sidings have been laid in ; and a three-ton steam-crane for working coal has been fitted up on Mercer Wharf. That part of the railway known as the " Pokeno curves " is now in process of being altered, by doing away with all the small curves and substituting one curve of large radius and one straight line of considerable length. The earthwork is now nearly completed, and a part of the permanent way is laid. It is expected that this improvement will do away with the necessity for the breakingup of heavy trains which now exists, and the consequent delay attending it. Between Auckland and Helensville have been erected some new station-buildings and fencing, and the line itself has been improved and ballasted on the old section between Kumeu Junction Station and Helensville. Waikato Thames Eailway. Hamilton /Railway-bridge Contract. —This work was completed on the 21st September, 1883, and locomotive engines with material trains are now running over it daily in connection with supplies for the Eureka Contract for platelaying and for the Cambridge Branch. The bridge is an iron structure 396 feet in length, in three spans of 132 feet each, supported by two cylindrical piers in the bed of the river and by concrete abutments on the banks, where there are, on each side, two approach-spans of 20 feeieaeh : the rail-level is about 99 feet above the bed of the river. Eureka Contract (16 miles 73 chains, permanent-way and ballasting).—This extends from Hamilton Bailway-station, 1 mile 7 chains, to the east end of Morrinsville Station at 18 miles. 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progress; the rails are linked in to 15 miles, and ballast laid to about 13-J- miles. In connection with this section of railway two contracts have been entered into for the erection of the necessary station-buildings. Waihou Contract (12 miles 3 chains, formation only). —This contract extends from Morrinsville to near the Thames Eiver at Aroha. It was let on the 25th May, 1883, and should be completed judging by what has been done, in about two months' time. Te Aroha Bridge Contract. —This work was let during May, 1883, and is steadily progressing. The contract-time will be exceeded by reason of extra work, rendered necessary by the very soft nature of the bed of the river; the concrete piers will have to be carried deeper to insure a solid foundation. A separate contract for the ironwork of the swing-span of this bridge was completed and the materials delivered at Shortland during September, 1883. Kauaeranga Contract (4 miles 40 chains, part formation, and the laying of permanent-way). This work extends from Grahamstown Wharf to Kopu Station on the Thames Eiver. It was let on the 13th February, 1.883, has been carried on slowly, and will probably be finished in about three months. Hamilton-Cambridge /Railway. —This line commences at a point four miles from Hamilton Junction Station, on the Waikato-Thames main line of railway, and extends to the Township of Cambridge. The principal works done during the year were the completion of the Tamahere Formation Contract, 4 miles 55 chains, and the Hautapu Contract, 5 miles 68 chains, the former in July and the latter in June, 1883. Contracts have been let for the completion of the formation and the laying of the permanent-way over the whole length of the railway, 12 miles 2 chains, and for the erection of the station-buildings. Preparations are also being made for a proper water supply for Cambridge Station; the water will be pumped from Te Koutu Lake, near to which the station-yard is situated, on a site generally convenient to the township. EOLLING-STOCK. During the year there has been erected in Auckland railway workshops 2 horse-boxes, 34 high-side wagons, 16 low-side wagons, 22 timber trucks, and 6 locomotive engines, Class J, six-wheel coupled, with bogies and tenders ; all of which have been added to the working rollingstock. Sueveys. The principal surveying work done during the year has been in connection with the PukekoheWaiuku line of railway, as proposed; Karamu road-diversion ; Thames-Tauranga road-diversion, 2 miles 35 chains, between Mackaytown and Owharoa; land survey, Cambridge-Eotorua Eoad; surveys for plans and sections of Eaglan-Kawhia Eoad; and the survey of the Kaipara-Waikato line of railway as completed, 22 miles of which have been-finished, viz., from Queen Street Wharf, Auckland, to Drury Eailway-station. HAWKE'S BAT DISTRICT. Napiee-Woodville. /Extension of Line southwards, Matamau Section, from Makatoko (69 miles 70 chains to 73 miles 73 chains), includes— (a.) Mangateioainui Bridge Contract (including the Mangatewainui Bridge and formation work from 71 miles 31 chains to 72 miles 50 chains). —This was completed in December last, the formation and permanent-way from 69 miles 70 chains to 71 miles 31 chains having been previously done by the department by means of the " unemployed." (b.) Formation (from" 72 miles 50 chains to 73 miles 73 chains). —The formation of this piece was let by tender, in nine small contracts, to settlers and labourers; and the bridges, three in number, are being erected by the Public Works Department. (c.) Permanent-way (71 miles 31 chains to 73 miles 77 chains). —The Public Works Department is also doing this work, which is completed up to 73 miles 39 chains so far as laying the rails,, and the ballasting has been begun. If the weather is favourable the line might be so far completed as to be ready to open it for public traffic to Matamau early in June. Tahoraite Section (73 miles 73 chains to 81 miles 55 chains), including— (a.) Whakaruatapu and Mangatera Bridges Contract. —This contract includes formation work,. 76 miles 31 chains to 77 miles 15 chains, as well as the two bridges, and is now just finished. The work has been done in a satisfactory manner, although very much beyond the contract time. (b.) Tahoraite Contract (formation, 73 miles 73 chains to 76 miles 31 chains and 77 miles 15 chains to 81 miles 55 chains). —Owing to the slow progress made by the contractors with this work it was found necessary, after giving due notice, to take it out of their hands; and the work is now being prosecuted with vigour by the department, and with a fair chance of completing it by the end of June. Tenders for laying the permanent-way will, it is expected, be received about the beginning of June, and a contract will be let for that work, which may occupy about four months. Tahoraite Station-buildings (Contracts Nos. 1 and 2). —These include all the buildings required from Matamau to Tahoraite. The works are well in hand, and will be all finished before the completion of the plate-laying. Woeks on Opened Lines. The rolling-stock has been augmented by the addition of one Class E locomotive engine transferred from Auckland, and one Class A locomotive engine from DUhedin. Four timber-trucks, twenty-five low-side wagons, and twenty high-side wagons have been turned out of the workshops; as also ten meat-y^ns specially constructed for the frozen-meat trade between Tomoana and the port. There 'are also now being erected three horse-boxes, eight timber-trucks, twenty high-side wagons, five sheep-trucks, ten cattle-trucks, and three goods-brakes. It is expected that

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General.— At various other stations the siding and other accommodation has been improved, and at Hastings, Waipukurau, and Takapau new water-services have been established, and mileage-posts have been erected along the line for seventy miles. Footpaths have been erected along the Waipawa and Tukituki railway bridges. A considerable amount of fencing has been erected along the line of railway, and a large quantity is yet in hand. Awapurua Bridge Contract. —The work on this contract has not progressed in a satisfactory manner, and the contractor has been warned that, if better progress is not made, the work will be taken out of his hands. Sueveys. Surveys. —The completion of the survey of the line from 93 miles to Woodville was put in hand in December, 1883, but the engineer was removed to New Plymouth to explore for the TaranakiAuckland line of railway. The survey has now been resumed under another engineer. Land Plan Surveys.' —Surveys have been completed for that portion of the line extending from Makatoko to Tahoraite, and the plans are now in the hands of the Survey Department for examination. WELLINGTON DISTRICT. Weleington-Woodville Eailway. Opaki Contract (Formation and Permanent-way : 65 miles 41 chains to 73 miles 47 chains). — This work should have been finished in December, 1883, but the contractors failed to make good progress, and were so far behind with their work that it was taken out of their hands, and the work is now being carried on by the department. With favourable weather it should be completed about the end of July. Kopuaranga Contract (formation and fencing from 73 miles 47 chains, being the end of the Opaki Contract, to 81 miles 56 chains). —The tender for this contract was accepted on the 18th February, and the contractor has begun work on all available parts of the line, and is making fair progress. Wobks on Opened Lines. Wellington Goods-shed (addition of 50 feet in length).—This was completed in. a satisfactory manner, within contract time, on the 19th July. Petone Forges Contract. —This included the erection of six smiths' forges and a spring and tire furnace at Petone. The work was completed satisfactorily, and within the allotted time, on 18th September. In connection with the above there were also erected, by the department, a 15-cwt. steam-hammer, fan-blast, wheel-press, crane, traverser, tank, and slab for the tire-furnace, all finished complete for work by November last. Platelayers' Cottages, Summit Station. —A contract has been let for two four-room cottages and the work is progressing satisfactorily. Sundry improvements to sidings and buildings have been effected at various stations along the line. Rolling-stock. —The following additions have been made to the rolling-stock on this line, viz.: One locomotive engine, Class F, Fairlie; five timber trucks; fifteen sheep trucks; ten lowside wagons ; one Bogie carriage. Sueveys. Welling ton-Mas ter ton. —The survey of the line, as finished, was reported as being completed last year to the 44th mile; the remainder to Masterton has since been completed. Extension of Raihoay Survey beyond Opaki (73 miles 47 chains).—Last year this work had proceeded as far as the 78th mile. Since then the detail survey has been extended to 85 miles 10: chains, lines cut to 86 miles 70 chains, and trials completed to the Makakahi Eiver, 89 miles. Plans have been furnished to the end of the Kopuaranga Contract, 81 miles 56 chains, and the remainder is well in hand. A good line has been obtained throughout, the ruling grade being 1 in 80, and the ruling curve (with the exception of two 12-chain reverse curves) 15 chains radius. The earthwork is of an average character, the portion over the Wi Waka Saddle to Ekotahuna, at 88 miles, being the worst; on this there will be a tunnel about Bor 9 chains long, with heavy banks at each side. The survey is still proceeding. Survey of Point Jerningham. —This was for defence purposes, and was completed in April,. 1883. FOXTON-NEW PLYMOUTH EAILWAY.—FOXTON-PATEA SECTION. Wlienuakura Qontract (Waverley to Patea, 8 miles 31-20 chains). —This was completed on the 3rd September, 1883. Patea Station-buildings Contract. —The work included in this was completed on the 23rd August, 1883, and several additional works found to be necessary have also been completed. Branch, Bunnythorpe to Ashurst. —During the year 2 miles 7J chains of bush have been felled 2 chains wide, making a total of 5 miles 7-J chains.

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Wobks on Opened Line. Rangitikei Bridge (reconstruction). —This work was completed and locomotive engines were again run over it on 22nd June, 1883. At Foxton Station a new water-supply has been established, the water from the first supply being bad; and various improvements to increase the facility of working have been made. At Palmerston also several additions to sidings and buildings were found necessary, and the work is well in hand ;, when finished the station will be convenient and commodious. Improvements have also been made at Terrace End, Feilding, Halcombe, Turakina, Wanganui, Waitotara, and Waverley Stations, a footpath has been erected on the Oroua Bridge, and a water service has been established on the Whenuakura Bridge to prevent chance of accident by fire. PATEA-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION. Manutahi Platelaying Contract (7 miles 38 chains). —This work was completed on the 28th August, 1883, and, the buildings on this section having been completed before this date, a portion of the main line extending over it and the Whenuakura Contract and the Patea Station Section was opened for traffic from Waverley to Manutahi on the 28th August, 1883, the length respectively being as follows, viz.: Whenuakura Contract, 8 miles 31 chains; Patea Stations, 1 mile 19 chains; Manutahi Platelaying, 7 miles 38 chains; being a total of 17 miles 8 chains, extending from 29 miles 17 chains to 46 miles 25 chains from Wanganui (Aramoho) northwards. Manaiuapou Contract (2 miles 67'32 chains, formation and platelaying).—This work was contracted for on the 14th May, 1883, to be finished on the 14th January, 1884, and proceeded with until November, when work was discontinued by the contractor. After the usual notices the work was taken out of his hands, and on the 2nd January the work was begun again under the department. It is now being pushed on vigorously. The contract for a large concrete culvert within the limits of the above contract was completed on the 16th July, 1883. Tongahoe Contract (6 miles 38 chains, formation and platelaying).—Extends from the above contract to Hawera Station, and fills up the gap in the railway line mentioned in last year's report. The contract was let on the 26th November, 1883, and the contractor is making fair progress with the work, which should be completed on the 26th October, 1884. New Plymouth Passenger-station Contract. —This was completed on the 18th May, 1883, and the new station-yard opened for traffic on the 14th June, 1883. Several minor works have also been added to this station, which is now conveniently accessible, and is a great improvement on the old one. Works on Opened Line. —Improvements have been malle at Inglewood, Waipuku (water-supply), Waitara, Sentry Hill, and Grant Eoad Stations. Rolling-stock. —There was completed, during the year, at East Town Workshops, the following amount of rolling-stock, viz.: eighteen timber wagons, six low-side wagons, one horse-box; and there are in progress three brake-vans, ten cattle-trucks, twenty sheep-trucks, twenty high-side trucks, twenty low-side trucks, ten timber-trucks; also four timber-trucks at Sentry Hill Workshops. Sueveys. Extension of Railway Line, New Plymouth, to Breakwater. —This survey was completed and plans and estimates were prepared during the year; length, 2 miles 40 chains. Survey of completed Line, Neiv Plymouth to Hawera. —Nothing has been done to this, the staff being fully engaged on other works. Land Plans. —The surveys, New Plymouth to Waitara, are completed, with the exception of portions around Waitara Station and wharf, and a portion of New Plymouth Station. Sentry Hill to Waiongona, survey and maps completed; Hawera to Manutahi, 6 miles from Hawera, survey and maps completed; and 3 miles next Manutahi, field-work done, but maps not yet finished. Sueveys fob Main Teunk Line thbough Noeth Island. As explained in last year's report, the explorations for the above had been commenced, and the work has steadily proceeded since that date. The results will be a report, with plans, on each of the three routes over which tho explorations have been carried, viz. : The first from Te Awamutu southwards through the Waipa Valley, the Upper Mokau, and by a line generally about twenty-five miles distant from the sea-coast to Stratford, where it would join the main line of railway. This has been the joint work of several engineers and surveyors, the result of whose labours will be embodied in a report by Mr. E. W. Holmes, Eesident Engineer, and a plan by Mr. M. Carkeek. It is expected that these will be finished by the end of May. The second rou! e, from Te Awamutu southwards, by way of Waipa Valley, Upper Mokau, Ongaruhe Eiver, Waimarino, Murimotu, Hautapu Eiver, and Eangitikei Eiver, to Marton, on the main line of the West Coast Eailway, has been explored by Mr. 3yshn Eochfort, who has sent in his plan and report. The third route, from Hastings, on the Wellington-Napier Eailway, by way of the Eipia Valley, Lake Taupo, and Eiver Waikato, to Te Awamutu, has been explored by Mr. G. P. Williams. It is expected that his report and plan will be finished before the end of May. All these reports and plans will be prepared for your information, as well as a report by the Inspecting Engineer on the engineering aspects of route No. 2, and. some other reports by the individual surveyors engaged oa alternative lines on No. 1 route. Attached to this report is a map of the North Island, showing railway lines, &c. I have, &c, John Blaokett, The Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Engineer in Charge, North Island.

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Enclosure 1 in Appendix H. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed, up to 31st March, 1884. NORTH ISLAND.

State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. bo to Subdivisions. Main Line. Total. rD Opened. Under Under to - tion. laying. Date. 1873-4 1874-5 1875-6 1876-7 1877-8 1878-9 J1879-S0 1880-1 1881-2 1882-3 1883-4 Total. 1 M. ehs. 7 41 Kawakawa Kawakawa Kawakawa - Taumarere Taumarere - Opua Wharf Kamo-Whangarei .. Whangarei - Opau Wharf Kaukapakapa-Helens - ville Helensville Terminus, —Helensville Helensville-Kumeu Kumeu-Henderson.. Henderson- Waikomiti Waikomiti - Newmarket Penrose-Onehunga .. Onehunga Wharf .. Auckland Wharf Auckland-Mercer Mercer-Newcastle .. N ewcastle-Hamilton Hamilton-Ohaupo .. Ohaupo-Te Awamutu Te Awamutu South Pukekohe- Waiuku .. Te Puni-Mauku Jamieson's-Mauku .. Hamilton Junction, —Hamilton Eureka Contract Waihou & Bridge do. Thames-Te Aroha .. M. ehs. 2 30 M. ehs. 0 20 M. ehs. 2 50 M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. 22 Feb., 1877 M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. 2 30 M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs M. ehs. [ 7 41 Whangarei-Kamo 5 11 0 37 5 48 7 April, 1884 5 11 Whangarei-Kamo .. 6 52 4 50 2 2 0 76 1 31 5 46 3 33 28 Oct., 1880 30 Nov., 1882 4 50 2**2 -] 6 52 Kaipara-Waikato Kaipara-Auckland .. 38 33 •• j 2 40 2 40 Estimated 0 43 0 70 1 33 18 Sept., 1880 0 43 **1 Onehunga Branch .. 12 79 11 0 1 50 9 01 0 65 1 25 0 20 3 46 13 64 12 25 1 70 13 27 29 Oct., 1875 18 July, 1881 21 Dec, 1880 29 Mar., 1880 12 79 1*50 11**0 ••! 35 73 " .. 9*01 ■ • Auckland- Waikato .. 2 73 102 38 2 53 0 20 42 72 31 2 10 33 9 27 6 24 2 40 10 58 3 8 6 5 1 1 1 50 0 20 0 55 10 15 3 50 0 60 0 60 4 23 0 40 0 55 53 7 34 52 11 13 9 27 7 4 2 40 10 58 3 8 6 5 1 06 .. .. 24 Dec, 1873 28 Nov., 1878 20 May, 1875 13 Aug., 1877 19 Dec, 1877 4 June, 1878 1 July, 1880 2 53 42*72 31 2 10 33 9 27 0*20 6*24 2 73 99 71 Pukekohe-Waiuku Pukekohe-Waiuku .. Alternative loop ,, via Jamieson's Waikato-Thames 10 58 3 8 6 5 61 30 2 40 10 58 3 8 6 5 Prelim. Prelim. Prelim. Prelim. .. Waikato-Thames 0 05 20 Oct., 1879 l"l i' : 16 79 12 30 17 47 8 73 4 40 12 2 16 79 12 30 17 47 8 73 5 75 15 22 Est'im. 8 73 12 30 10 79 Hamilton - Cambridge Hamilton-Cambridge 12 2 Kauaeranga Contract Cambridge Junction, —Cambridge 1 35 3 20 4*40 12 2 •■

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State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. ro 60 Subdivisions. Slain Line. r/3 g Total. rd Or Opened. Under Under to W r-iate-1873-4 1874-5 I tion. laying. 1881-2 1882-3 Date. 1875-6 1876-7 1877-3 1878-9 1879-80 1880-1 1883-4 Total. i | M. ehs. M. ehs. 97 0 M. ehs. 2 16 11 64 4 27 10 17 12 53 4 49 12 79 5 63 5 22 4 22 7 43 13 55 M. ehs. 3 42 2 34 0 18 0 44 1 20 0 70 0 48 0 35 0 51 M. ehs. 5 58 14 18 4 45 10 61 13 73 5 39 13 47 6 18 5 73 4 22 7 43 13 55 M. ehs.; M. ehs. M. chs.l M. ehs. M. chs.l 2 16 11 64 4 27 M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs. M. ehs.; iM. Ch! -1 M. ehs. Wellington-Napier Napier-Woodville .. fi Spit-Napier Napier-Hastings Hastings-Pakipaki .. Pakipaki-Te Aute .. Te Aute-Waipawa .. Waipawa-Waipukurau Waipukurau -Takapau Takapau-Kopua Kopua-Makotuku .. Makotuku-Matamau Matamau-Tahoraite Tahoraite - Woodville (part) Ditto Woodville-Eketahuna Eketahuna-Kopuara-nga Kopuaranga Contract Opaki Contract Masterton-Woodside Woodside-Featherston Featherston-Kaitoke Kaitoke-Upper Hutt Upper Hutt - Silverstream Silverstream - Lower Hutt Lower Hutt-Pipitea Pipitea-Wellington.. Greytown Branch .. Foxton-Palmerston.. Palmers ton-Feilding Feilding-Halcombe.. Halcombe-Marton .. Marton-Turakina .. Turakina-Aramoho .. Aramoho-Kai Iwi .. Kai Iwi-Waitotara .. Waitotara-Waverley Waverley-Patea "■ i 25 Nov., 1874 12 Oct., 1874 1 Jan., 1875 17 Feb., 1876 28 Aug., 1876 1 Sept., 1876 12 Mar., 1877 25 Jan., 1878 9 Aug., 1880 .. ** ■• ,, . •• 10*17 •• •• .<' i 12 53 4 49 12 79 " •• •• - •• ! 69 70 .. '* '• ! 5*63 •■ 4*22 5*22 .. | I •• "J Woodville- Wellington '.'. I 7*43 13 55 ■■ •• I " I ! I I [112 15 1 50 26 70 3 30 1 50 26 70 3 30 1 50 Prelim. 26 70 jPrelim. 3 30 | I •• ! 8 0 16 22 4 19 17 48 7 47 3 35 8 9 8 6 18 68 4 58 19 35 7 76 4 17 8 9 8 6 I ,« 2 46 0 39 1 67 0 29 0 62 1 Nov., 1880 14 May, 1880 12 Oct., 1878 1 Jan., 1878 1 Feb., 1876 i •■ •• ! 17*48 16*22 4 19 •• i " •• - "l ••] 3 35 •• i 7 47 .. - I •• I .. " i " •• 65 60 8 0 0 58 8 58 i 15 Dec, 1875 8 0 I I Foxton-New Plymouth Greytown Branch .. Foxton-Patea 3 7 120 44 8 2 0 47 3 7 23 39 11 28 7 76 10 49 9 10 20 25 9 31 13 2 6 73 8 31 3 20 5 41 0 64 3 5 1 75 1 42 0 37 0 48 3 41 1 17 1 3 0 67 0 60 11 28 6 8 3 71 26 44 13 23 9 38 11 6 9 58 23 66 10 48 14 5 7 60 9 11 i 14 April, 1874 1 Nov., 1880 14 May, 1880 27 April, 1876 20 Oct., 1876 22 April, 1878 20 May, 1878 4 Feb., 1878 17 May, 1877 28 June, 1879 20 Sept., 1880 23 Mar., 1881 28 Aug., 1883 8 2 23*39 •• 11*28 7 70 10 49 9 10 0*47 3 7 •• I ! - I "J ••1 3 7 20*25 ■■ 120 44 9*31 i 13**2 0 73 ! i 8 81 ., .. I .. i i

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69 21 j 2 33 Patea-Waitara Patea-Manutahi Manawapou Contract Tangahoe Contract.. Hawera-Normanby.. Normanby-Eltham .. Eltham-Ngaire Ngaire-Stratford Stratford-Inglewood Inglewood-Sentry Hill Waitara - New Plymouth Bunnythorpe - East End of Gorge East End of Gorge, Woodville Taonui Branch Bull's Branch Aramoho Loop Wanganui Branc .. Hastings-Te Awamutu 8 57 2 67 6 37 3 35 8 32 2 60 3 20 13 40 8 60 11 13 11 10 2 67 6 37 4 42 9 74 3 29 4 5 14 10 9 8 13 43 i •• 2*07 6 37 •• 28 Aug., 1883 3 571 os 1 7 1 42 0 49 0 65 0 50 0 28 2 30 •- 1 .. I 20 Oct., 1881 18 June, 1881 7 Feb., 1881 27 Sept., 1880 17 Dec, 1879 30 Nov., 1877 14 Oct., 1875 13*40 2*00 3 20 3*35 8 32 - i 59 77 Bunnythorpe - Woodville Branch 11 13 8*00 i—i ••I ••J 15 32 12 32 12 32 12 32 Taonui Blanch Bull's Branch Wanganui Branch .. 3 15 3 79 3 29 3 0 3 0 3 0 i ! i prelim.! I I 3 15 3 79 0 10 3 19 170 0 0 20 3 35 3 79 0 10 5 32 170 0 1 4 3 73»| Prelim, "' 17 Nov., 1879 2 11 i 2 11 2 13 21 Jan., 1878 21 Jan., 1878 oio 3 19 ••J 3 29 Main Trunk Bailway Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 170* 0 Prelim. I .. Marton-Te Awamutu Stratf ord-Te Awamutu Waitara-Te Awamutu 210 0 148 0 120 0 Marton-Te Awamutu Strati ord-Te Awamutu Waitara-Te Awamutu 210 0 148 0 120 0 210 0 148 0 120 0 210 148 0 120 o: [Prelim. Prelim. Prelim. •• Totals .. 1327 22 87 20 1414 48 745 24 45 32 ! j [ 37 63 [ 11327 22 10 55 01 19 09 23 04 24 [103 70 27 19 20 33 08 39 22 07 2 2 22 19 478 50 * I

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.A-IFIPIEINTDIIX: I. ANNUAL EEPOET ON EOADS IN THE NOETH ISLAND, INCLUDING OTHEE MISCELLANEOUS WOEKS, BY THE ENCINEEE IN CHAEGE. The Engineeb in Chaege, North Island, to the Hon. the Ministeb for Public Woeks. Sie,— Public Works Office, 31st March, 1884. I have the honour to forward my annual report on roads and other miscellaneous works for the year ending the 31st March, 1884. AUCKLAND. Ptikekohe-Waiuku Road. —The contracts entered into last year, eight in number, for forming, reforming, and metalling of 11 miles 8 chains of this road were greatly delayed by the longcontinued wet weather ; but they are all, with the exception of one, now complete. Repairs, Coromandel Wharf. —This contract was completed on the 14th June, 1883. Repairs, Panmure Swing-bridge. —This work was completed, under contract, on the 3rd July, 1883. Wharf and Approach-road, Turanga Greek. —This contract included the erection of a wharf and the formation and levelling of approach-road, 14 chains long, at the head of the creek, and was completed on the 6th September, 1883. Tuakau Ferry Punt, Waikato River. —A contract for this work, including construction of punt and providing and. fitting up wire-rope, straining and mooring, raising and lowering purchase and other gear, was completed on the 6th January, 1884. The punt and gear are now in good working order, but there does not appear to be much traffic over the river at this place. Maungatawhiri Bridge Repairs. —The contract for this work was completed on the 24th March, 1884. It is situated on the Great South Eoad. Cambridge-Rotorua Road. —The two contracts mentioned in last year's report (10 miles 52 chains in all) for bush-felling and forming have been completed satisfactorily, and the road has been for some time open for traffic between Cambridge and Ohinemutu, a distance of about fifty-five miles. Parties of the Armed Constabulary were engaged on the road in the open ground east and west of the bush, and, besides the ordinary flat formation, some very heavy work in the shape of "sideling" and "through" cuttings were executed by them, with the necessary drainage works, in a very satisfactory maimer. In the bush the road has been felled 3 chains wide, 1 chain in the centre being cleared and 22 feet formed, and well graded throughout. About forty miles of this road is only "formed" in earth or clay, and this would require to be gravelled to make it a practicable road for winter traffic : as it is, a small expenditure in maintenance would keep it open for summer traffic; but there are many parts of the older portions of the road on which a considerable sum could be spent in improvements. Cambridge-Taupo Road. —A contract has just been completed on this road (near its junction with the Carnbridge-Eotorua Eoad) for the erection of a bridge over the Paeriri Stream. Waipa-Raglan Road. —A contract for repairs on this road, clearing slips and drains, putting in culverts, and re-forming certain portions, has just been completed in a satisfactory manner. Karamu Road-diversion. —This contract includes the erection of a bridge over the Kaniwhaniwha Eiver at its junction with the Waipa, and the formation of 40 chains of cart road, to avoid a very steep hill on the old main line of road; the work has been so lately let that no progress can be reported. Te Aroha Drainage. —ln consequence of the subsidence of the swamp some of the main drains cut about three years ago through the Te Aroha Block had become partially stopped, and too small to carry off the water during floods, and a contract was entered into for widening and deepening about 4 miles of drain and raising the formation alongside of them; the work has just been completed. Te Aroha Block Drainage Contract (No. 5) —Includes 4 miles 29 chains of main drains and 40 chains of cross drains through the above deferred-payment block. The work was long delayed by the wet season, but it is now progressing satisfactorily. Ohinewai Drainage Contract. —This contract is for the construction of a drain from the railwayline, near Ohinewai Lake, to Waikato Eiver, to carry off the overflow from the lake; the work is expected to be finished early in May. Marsden Point Wharf, —This is situated near Whangarei Heads. Plans and specifications were prepared by this department and handed to the Whangarei County Council, which body has called for tenders and let a contract for the work, which is now progressing under the supervision of the Public Works Department. Works under Roads and Bridges Construction Act. —The inspection of, and in some cases making surveys and preparing plans and specifications, &c, for, works done by County Councils and Eoad Boards has entailed a considerable amount of work on the Public Works Department during the year. These remarks will also apply to other districts. ___+ EOADS NOETH OP AUCKLAND. The Assistant "Surveyor-General, Auckland, reports on these as follows, viz.:— Waitemata County. —Completed: Eoads repaired, 4 miles; roads formed, 2|- miles; roads formed and ballasted with pipeclay, 2 miles.

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Rodney County. —Completed : Eoads repaired, 4 miles ; roads formed, \ mile ; roads metalled, 2J miles; roads surveyed, pegged, and connected with triangulation and intersected properties, 5 miles. West Coast Road. —There have been 6 miles of road opened, and 2 miles of these are suitable for wheeled traffic, the remainder as a bridle-track. Bight and three-quarter miles of road have been surveyed, and plans prepared for proclamation. This road is now open as a bridle-track on the permanent gradients from Helensville to Puatahi boundary-line, a distance of twenty and a half miles. Hobson County. —Eoads repaired, 4-| miles ; roads metalled, | mile. Whangarei County.— Completed: Eoads formed, 5 miles; roads formed, reported last year as being in progress, 4 miles ; roads metalled, -Jrnile. Eoads under contract and in progress, 4 miles. Bay of Islands County. —Completed: Eoads formed, 2 miles; roads formed, in progress last year, 2 miles; roads metalled, -J mile. Manganui County. —Completed : Manganui Wharf, 200ft. long by 7ft. wide, with T head, 65-|ft. by 21ft.; Whangaroa Wharf, 140ft. by 7ft., with T head, 65|ft. by 21ft.; in progress last year, raising and widening bridge-approaches, Oruaiti Eiver, and metalling, completed 22 chains. Survey of main road deviation, Kaeo northwards, in progress, 5 miles. When the contract for road-work between Whangarei and Kawakawa is completed, say, in about three months, wheel traffic will be practicable between tho North Shore, Auckland, and the head of the navigation of Hokiangi Eiver, that is, during the driest part of the summer ; and by that time every river on the route will have been bridged, and the road formed to a varying width over every part of the line. Excepting about thirty miles of narrow formation, and portions of old Highway Board roads adopted, the road throughout is tolerably well formed, but to make the road fit for light wheeled traffic all the year round, further improvements in formation and the ballasting of the worst places would be necessary, at an estimated cost of £30,000. In the County of Manganui there are also about fifty miles of road available for wheeled traffic in the summer months : this work has been carried out by the Government during a period of about twelve years. BAY OF PLENTY. Tauranga-East Gape Boad. —ln sections, viz:— Otamarakan Road (8-J- miles). —This section has been maintained, and is in fair order for horse traffic; one 12-foot bridge has been erected and four 12-feet culverts put in. To make it suitable for coach traffic it would need widening and the erection of three small bridges. Whakatane-Ohope Road (4 miles). —This section has been maintained, and is in a good state for horse traffic. Opctpe and Torero Road (7 miles). —This section has been maintained, and is also in a good state for horse traffic. Te Kaha and Raukokore Road (20 miles). —This has been maintained since the Ist January, and is in a fair state for horse traffic. Whakatane-Te Teko Sioamp Road (13 miles). —This road is very much out of repair, and is not fit for any kind of traffic. Tenders were called for its repair, but being too high they were declined. Instructions have been given to have such repairs made as the funds available will admit of. Whakatane-Opotiki Road. —Section 1(3 miles): This section has been cleared of some heavy land-slips, and is now in a fair state for wheeled traffic. Section 2 (3 miles): This has been lately let by contract; work commenced 17th March, and now amounts to 20 chains of side-cutting 18 feet wide and 20 chains of bush-felling 1 chain wide, completed. Opotiki-Waiotahi Inland Road. —Section 1 (3 miles) and section 2 (3 miles): The works on these are in progress, but the road is not yet open for traffic. Opotiki-Ormond Road. —Of this road 13 miles 52+ chains have been surveyed and laid off for construction ; this completes the connection with the formed road from Ormond. Sections 1 and 2 (11 miles). —These have been kept in repair during the year ; as has also Section 3 (10 miles); and 2,165 cubic yards of rock have been removed in widening precipitous and dangerous places from 4 feet to 8 feet. Section 4 (2 miles). —160 chains of side-cutting 4 feet wide have been formed, and 160 chains of bush felled 1 chain wide. Section 5 (2 miles). —160 chains of side-cutting 4 feet wide have been formed, and 160 chains of bush felled 1 chain wide. Section 6 (5 miles). —198 chains of side-cutting 6 feet wide have been formed, and 200 chains of bush felled 1 chain wide. Of this road 27-J- miles are now open for traffic, and are in a good state of repair. Rotorua-Tc Puke Road. —Of this road 30 miles have been re-formed and put in thorough repair; .41 12-inch culverts have been put in, 1 truss-bridge, 50 feet span, has been erected over the Taheke Eiver, and one bridge of 85 feet long across the Mourea Eiver has been put in good repair. Tho road is now in a good state for traffic. Maketu-Rotorua Road. —ll chains of embankment across a swamp have been fascined and raised, and the road has been repaired and put in a good state for traffic. Matata-Te Teko Road (15 miles). —This road is very much out of repair, and some small bridges require renewal to make it good for horse traffic. Tauranga-Taupo lioad:^J]/hisi road has been maintained in the usual manner in a fair state of traffic ; all the old. fridges that have not been renewed have been repaired from time to time to keep them passable, but"they are now getting into an advanced state of decay, and should be renewed as soon as practicable : the cost of doing this will be considerable, probably £2,500. The bush-felling has been widened to three chains over five miles in length in the Mangarewa Forest.

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Botorua-Tarawera Road. —This has been kept in good repair; and a small foot-bridge has been erected near the boat landing on the Tarawera Lake, which is a great convenience to tourists. Atiamuei-Taupo.—Taupo-Napieb. Kaiwhaka-Stony Creek (31 miles). —This section has been kept in good order during the year, and has also been very much improved by widening the formation where necessary, and easing the sharpest turns. Stony Creek-Atiamuri (71 miles). —This length has been maintained by the Armed Constabulary. The first section of 14 miles to Eunanga has been well maintained; the second section of 22 miles to Opepe, mostly over the Kaingaroa Plain, needs little attention, and is in fair order; the third section, extending to Taupo, 11 miles, is in good order, and has been much improved ; the fourth section, 24 miles, extending to Atiamuri, is in fair order. Taupo-Hot Springs (3 miles). —This road is in good order. Atiamuri to Tokoroa Plains (9-f miles, part of the road to Cambridge).—This road has been attended to, and is now in fair order for traffic. MANAWATU DISTBICT. Manawatu Gorge Road. —This has been maintained as- usual during the year, and still further improved by cutting off some of the rocky points and sharp turns. TABANAKI DISTBICT. Gravelling Henwoocl Road (2-J- miles). —This work, after much delay by wet weather, was completed on the 4th January, 1884. Stony River Bridge. —This work was completed on the 30th April, 1883. Two spans of 10 feet each were added to the original design, which included one 70-feet span. Werekino Bridge. —The work of re-flooring this bridge was completed in April last year. Umuroa Culvert.- —Eepairs to this were effected during the month of July last year. Ingleioood-Whitecliffs Boad. —A sum of £5,000 was allocated to the gravelling of this road, of which up to date a sum of £3,591 has been certified to ; and work is now awaiting inspection which will nearly complete the expenditure of the whole sum. Opunake Main Road, in Hawera County. —A sum of £2,118 was allotted for gravelling this, and work to the amount of £472 lis 6d has been certified to. The remainder of the work is now well forward. Opunake Main Road, in Taranaki County. —A sum of £882 was allotted to this for metalling road, Taungatara to Umuroa; the whole of the workjaas been completed, and the road is in good order. I have, &c., John. Blaokett, Tne Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Engineer in Charge, North Island.

Enclosure in Appendix I. ANNUAL EEPOET ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHEE WOEKS, NOETH ISLAND. The Abchitect to the Engineeb in Chaege, North Island. Sie,— Public Works Office, Architect's Branch, 31st March, 1884. I have the honour to report upon the various buildings designed, added to, or altered; together with contracts let, works in progress, or completed, during the year 1883-84. Designs and drawings have been prepared, or completed, for the following new buildings, viz.: Convict prison, Wellington (the drawings have been, completed and lithographed); new gaol, Wanganui (drawings prepared and lithographed, but no specification written yet); store for Defence Department, Auckland; new brick store - for Defence Department, Mount Cook, Wellington; refectory and hospital cottages, Eotorua; post and telegraph stations at Eotorua, Parihaka, and Whangarei Heads; courthouses at Te Aroha, Carterton, Woodville, and Ormondville; police-stations and lock-ups at Makatoko, Awanui, Bull's, and Carterton; police-officers quarters at Kawhia. Additions, Alterations, Eepairs, &c. : Lunatic asylum, Wellington; post and telegraph station, Cambridge; fittings, &c, for courthouses at Hawera, Masterton, Greytown, and Carterton; police station, Tolago Bay, Court-room added; repairs to roof at the Premier's residence. Plans and specifications have been prepared for painting departmental offices, Supreme Court, Provincial Buildings, Museum, Government Printing Office ; Ministerial residence, Tinakori Eoad ; Ministerial residence, Molesworth Street, Wellington; and the post office at Masterton. The principal works in hand are the convict prison, Mount Cook, Wellington, and the new gaol at Auckland. Great progress has been made with both these buildings since the last annual report was sent in. At Auckland a very large quantity of stone has been quarried, and the greater part of the foundations are laid; but the work there is now at a standstill. At Mount Cook, Wellington, a Hoffman's brick-kiln has been built, and the brick-making machine is at work, which turns out about 50,000 bricks per week. The foundations have beerrjaid for that portion of the prison which is proposed to be erected first, and good progress is being made generally with the works. The work in connection with these two buildings is being carried on almost entirely by prison labour. The defence store at Mount Cook is now in course of erection, the bricks for which are being made by the prisoners.

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Instructions have been received to prepare designs for the following buildings, viz.: New Government Printing Office at Wellington; additions to the Whau Lunatic Asylum, Auckland ; and alterations to Supreme Courthouse at Wanganui for the purpose of improving the acoustics. The amount expended during the year on public buildings in the North Island was— £ s. d. Judicial ... ... ... ... ... 16,774 2 0 Postal and Telegraph ... ... ... ... 22,160 4 5 Lunatic asylums ... ... ... ... ... 16,724 10 7 Survey ... ... ... ... ... 33 12 6 Hospitals ... ... ... ... ... 122 0 0 Parliament Buildings ... ... ... ... 792 16 10 Quarantine stations ... ... ... - ... 33126 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... 8,416 4 7 Sundry repairs, alterations, furniture, fittings, &c. ... ... 20,403 15 9 Total ... ... '... .... ... £85,460 192 I have, &c, The Engineer in Charge, North Island. P. F. M. Bueeows, Architect.

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APPENDIX CT. ANNUAL BEPOET ON THE PUBLIC WOBKS OE THE MIDDLE ISLAND. • The Engineeb in Chaege, Middle Island, to the Hon. the Ministee for Public Woeks. Sib,— Public Works Office, Dunedin, 31st March, 1884. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and in progress in the Middle Island during the past financial year. In order to facilitate comparisons the report will, as in former years, be divided into the following heads: 1. Eailways; 2. Eoads and Bridges; 3. Water-races; 4. Miscellaneous Works; 5. Buildings; 6. Surveys; and 7. General Bemarks. EAILWAYS. Genebab. The following statement shows the expenditure and liabilities on railways in the Middle Island up to the 31st March, 1884, including surveys and the valuation of Provincial Lines : — £ s. d. Total expenditure out of Loan ... ... ... 6,594,332 18 4 Valuation of Provincial Lines ... ... ... 1,104,281 2 5 Total expenditure up to the 31st March, 1884... £7,698,614 0 9 Liabilities on the 31st March, 1884 ... ... £222,621 0 9 Total expenditure and liabilities ... ... £7,921,235 1 6* The details of the above, together with the lengths of railways authorized and open, are given in the following table ; the lines taken over from the Provincial Governments of Canterbury and Otago, and the expenditure on preliminary surveys, being included : —

The following statement shows the rate at which the several railways in the Middle Island have been constructed during each financial year, further details being given in the table hereto appended (Enclosure No. 1): — Lengths of Railway opened in Middle Island during Financial Year.

* In addition to these amounts a sum of £303,103 15s. Bd. has been expended, and liabilities amounting to £286,145 10s. 2d. incurred, in the purchase of permanent way and rolling-stock for lines in the North and Middle Islands, which is at present in stock,

Name of Eailway. Total Length on which Expenditure authorized. Open for Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on 31st March, 1884. .uthobized by " the immigration and public wobks Appbopeiation Act, 1883 " :— Nelson to Boundell Greymouth to Nelson Creek Greymouth to Hokitika Westport to Ngakawau Pieton to Hurunui Hurunui to Waitaki Canterbury Interior Main Line Waitaki to Bluff Otago Central Invercargill to Kingston Western Bailways Preliminary surveys M. ch. M. ch. £ s. d. £ a. d' 52 0 16 0 3 0 19 0 76 0 414 0 12 0 410 0 37 0 106 0 59 0 22 73 7 59 162,382 7 0 182,268 17 0 29,094 17 7 206,944 17 1 206,874 6 3 2,181,726 14 9 47,979 3 7 2,915,415 4 0 162,036 18 5 291,784 6 10 180,481 8 6 27,343 7 4 6,503 8 4 6,674 8 3 795 13 0 554 0 8 20,107 7 7 29,563 7 11 1,150 12 5 09,260 13 9 72,014 18 2 2,242 8 9 7,876 5 0 5,817 10 11 19 19 17 73 381 68 339*32 89*25 47 21 Total 1,204 0 925 50 6,594,332 8 4 222,621 0 9 'bovinciatj Goveenment Lines:— Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago „ „ „ 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 General total 1,204 0 925 50 7,698,613 10 9* 222,621 0 9*

Up to Juno 30, 1873-74. 1873. 1874-75. 1875-70. 1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. Total. M. ch. 104 18 M. ch. 11-.21 M. ch".' 126 78 M. ch. 248.-4-M. ch. 152 39 M. ch. 94 58 M. ch. 56 46 M. ch. 18 66 M. ch. 32 71 "M. ch. 24 76 M. ch. 40 19 M. ch. 14 34 [ M. ch. 925 50

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The sections included in the lines opened during the year are as follow: — M. ch. Ashburton Branch— Anama to Cavendish ... 247 Albury-Fairlie Creek Branch— Albury to Eversley ... 10 37 Orepuki Branch— Colac to Eoundhill ... 1 30 Total ... ... ... ... 14 34 In addition to the above, the Oxford-Malvern Branch, 11 miles 44 chains, is finished, except the alterations to the Waimakariri Bridge; and the extension of the Waipahi-Heriotburn Branch from Kelso to Heriot, 4 miles 56 chains, is quite ready for opening. The new sections and extensions commenced during the year are as follow:— M. ch. Nelson-Eoundell Line— Wai-iti section ... ... 2 47 Greymouth-Hokitika Line— Hokitika-Stafford Street section 0 71 Picton-Hurunui Line— Balmoral section ... ... 9 50 Little Eiver-Akaroa Branch— Lake Forsyth extension ... 1 0 Ashburton Branch— Cavendish section ... ... 2 46 Palmerston-Waihemo Branch— Dunback No. 2 section ... 5 55 Eiversdale-Switzers Branch— Eiversdale section ... ... 7 0 , Seaward Bush Branch— Waimatua section ... ... 2 40 Otago Central Line— Nenthorn section ... ... 9 12 Total ... ... ... ... 41 1 Contracts were also prepared for the following railway works : — Picton-Hurunui Line— Dashwood section. Greymouth-Nelson Creek— Arnold section. Waitaki-Bluff Eailway— Port Chalmers Wharf extension. Livingston Branch— Eakis section. Palmerston-Waihemo Branch-— Waihemo section. Catlin's Eiver Branch — Puerua section. The following is a list of lines and sections under construction at this date, or on which work has been done :— M. ch. Nelson-Eoundell Eailway— Wai-iti section ... ... 247 Greymouth-Nelson Creek Eailway—Stillwater section ... ... 059 Greymouth-Hokitika Eailway — Northern sections ... ... 612 ~ ~ ~ Southern ~ ... ... 4 0 Picton-Hurunui Eailway— Vernon section ... ... 4 40 Hurunui-Pahau Eailway— Balmoral section ... ... 9 50 Hurunui-Waitaki Eailway— Horsley Downs section ... 8 40 Little Eiver-Akaroa Branch— Lake Forsyth section ... 2 32 Canterbury Interior Eailway— Oxford-Malvern section and . ' Temuka Bridge ... ... 11 59 Livingston Branch— Windsor-Livingston section ... 12 0 Palmerston-Waihemo Branch— Palmerston and Dunback sections 6 77 Catlin's Eiver Branch—■ Invertiel and Puerua sections ... 5 36 Waipahi-Heriotburn Branch— Swift Creek section ... ... 456 Edendale-Toitois Branch— Mokoreta section ... ... 3 53 Eiversdale-Switzers Branch— Eiversdale section ... ... 7 0 Seaward Bush Branch— Appleby and Waimatua sections 5 40 Otago Central Eailway— Wingatui, Hindon, Deep Stream, and Nenthorn sections ... 32 57 Lumsden-Mararoa Branch— Lumsden section (part) ... 359 Eiverton-Orepuki Branch— Pahia section ... ... 10 30 Total ... ... ... ... 142 27 Nelson to Boundell Eailway. A few minor additions to the works on the open line have been carried out during the year. They consist chiefly of further protective works at Wai-iti Eiver, stationmaster's house at Belgrove, and additions to the station accommodation at Eichmond, Brightwater, and Wakefield. A contract for the formation of the Wai-iti section—an extension of two and a half miles onwards from Belgrove—was entered into in June. About five-eighths of the work is completed. Complete sets of land plans for the Nelgon-Belgrove section have been compiled during the year, and the survey of the land plans of the Wai-iti section is finished. Wbstpoet 3TO Ngakawau Eailway. *■ Railway. —The expenditure oh* this line during the year has been very small: it was confined to planting willows,*at the Buller overflow, fencing portions of the railway reserve, and minor additions to stations and rolling-stock. The Buller Belief Channel, cut in 1879, has not changed much during the year; it still carries a large quantity of water in floods, and is gradually, though

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very slowly, increasing in size. The land plans for the Westport-Ngakawau Eailway have been finished for some time. Westport. Harbour Works. — The training-wall on the northern side of the river has been continued during the year and extended 1,026 feet, which brings it almost as far as it is intended to. go. There have been 11,400 tons of stone deposited, as against 5,700 in the fifteen months ending last March, and the average cost of the wall has been reduced from £9 10s. to £6 10s. per lineal foot. The immediate object in commencing this particular part of the harbour works was the closing-up of the northern channel then existing. This has been fully attained, and large accumu-. lations of shingle have taken place behind the wall, but it is difficult to say whether the bar will be appreciably affected. The whole country in the vicinity of Westport has been carefully examined to ascertain the locality from which a large quantity of stone can be most economically obtained for the harbour works. The result is that Cape Foulwind is found to be the most suitable for the works on the south side of the river, and the Nine-mile Quarry for those on the north side. If the works are to proceed vigorously, and in the most economical manner, it will be necessary to lay a temporary line of railway to both places. Enclosure No. 2 gives a table showing the depth on the Buller bar at each high water of springand neap-tides, from June, 1879, to March, 1884. It is compiled from information kindly supplied by the Harbourmaster. Geeymouth to Nelson Ceeek Eailway. Railway.— The only construction-works in progress on the open portion of this line are minor additions to stations, water-services, and the Greymouth engine-shed and workshop. The land plans of the Greymouth-Nelson Creek Eailway, so far as opened, are all finished. A contract for the extension seawards for 450 feet of the wharf at Greymouth was entered into in October, but the: work has not yet begun; the delay is caused by the non-arrival of the Australian timber. Greymouth Harbour Works.— Although the advance in the breakwater is considerably less, the quantity of materials excavated and deposited during the past year is much the same as in the two previous years. This and other leading points of comparison are shown in the following table :— '

The increase of cost per ton this year is due to the larger size of stone required as the work advances into heavier seas. As shown by the above statement, the proportion of quarried materials that cannot be used in the breakwater is constantly increasing, and latterly the weight of the blocks has occasionally reached twenty tons. During the last three months the stone has been tipped from staging as designed by Sir John Coode, instead of the solid mound previously adopted. The alteration has not affected any material saving in cost, but it enables the stone to be more nearly deposited in its proper place at once, the smaller blocks in the centre. The length of breakwater yet to be done is about 630 feet, and the balance remaining out of the original estimate is about £59,000, equal to £94 per lineal foot. So far as can be judged at present, this will be sufficient. The section naturally taken by the breakwater approximates very closely to that shown on Sir John Coode's plans. The experience of another year testifies further to the success of the Greymouth Harbour works, as more particularly described in my last annual report. The following table, which gives an abstract of the depths for the last four years, shows the alteration that is taking place on the bar:—

Enclosure No. 2 gives the depth of water on the Grey bar at each high water of spring- and neap-tides every month from June, 1879, to March, 1884. The statement is prepared from information kindly supplied by the Harbourmaster and the captain of the tug " Dispatch." Geeymouth to Hokitika Eailway. - The principal work in progress during the year is the formation of about 50 chains at the Hokitika end, for which a contract was let in September; 6,000 sleepers have also been supplied by contract. 7—D. 1.

1881-82. 3882-E3. 1883-84. Stone quarried and placed in breakwater Juarry refuse deposited in reclamation .. Tons 69,800 16,700 56,200 32,200 46,900 36,000 Total materials obtained .. „ 86,500 88,400 82,900 idvance of breakwater Lineal feet - 830 310 183 rverage cost per ton of all materials in place lost of breakwater per lineal foot £ £ 0 2 10 14 0 0 0 2 10| 41 0 0 0 3 4 79 0 0

Number of Days in each Year on which the Depi Sh occurred. Depth of Water on Bar. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1882-83. 1883-94. Under 10 feet 10 feet and under 12 feet 12 feet and under 14 feet 14 feet and under 16 feet 16 feet and over 165 140 57 3 Nil 130 144 90 2 Nil 16 78 230 40 1 27 85 123 100 30

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Picton to Hubunui Eailway. Section, Picton to Awatere. —No further works have been undertaken on this railway during. the year. A contract is, however, advertised for the formation of three and a half miles from the end of the Vernon section completed last year: this brings the line to about halfway to the Dashwood Saddle. The new section includes a small tunnel and rather heavy earthworks. The land plans of this railway from Picton to Vernon are completed, and a detailed survey of Picton Harbour is in progress. The latter is for the purpose of determining a plan for increased wharfage and station accommodation. Hubunui to Waitaki Eailway. Main Line Extension. —The portion of this line north of the Hurunui is, in the Public Works and Appropriation Acts, included Under the preceding head—Picton-Hurunui; but I shall refer to it here instead, as it really belongs to the Hurunui-Bluff system. The formation of the Horsley Downs section, which brings the railway to the terrace on the southern bank of the Hurunui, was finished early in the year, and the permanent-way and stations are well advanced. The Hurunui Bridge has been carried out for a third of its length. The bed of the river, for the remaining distance, is found too hard to drive piles as originally intended; consequently it will be necessary to substitute cylinders. A contract has just been entered into for formation, bridges, and station-buildings on the section from the Hurunui Eiver to the crossing of the rhain road near the Eed Post. This brings the railway to a very central position on the Amuri Plains —which also commands the whole of the interior traffic. Main Line : Works on Open Lines. —These works have not been so numerous nor extensive last year as in the two or three years preceding. The cliffs to the north of Timaru still require protection from the encroachment of the sea. About 3,700 cubic yards of stone have been deposited during the year, and a further quantity of 1,000 yards has recently been arranged for. The total expenditure to date on the Timaru protective works has been about £9,000. The various works, in progress at Christchurch and Addington at the end of last year, have been completed, and a few minor additions carried out. The new passenger-station at Timaru was finished and opened for traffic in May, and the goodsshed and other buildings in August. The improvements in Timaru are calculated to meet all requirements for many years to come. The other more important construction-works carried- out or in progress on the opened portion of the main line during the year are: Goods-shed at Ealing; cattle-yards at Waipara, Hook, St. Andrews, and North Waitaki; shelter-shed and platform at Norwood; refreshment-room at Eangiora; guard's house and men's huts at Waikari; weighbridges at Eangiora, Kaiapoi, Addington, and Ashburton; turn-table at Waikari; and crane at Timaru. Old Branches. —Besides minor extensions and improvements, the following construction-works have been carried out or put in hand on these lines during the year : —Lyttelton Branch: General rearrangement and enlargement of station at Woolston. Southbridge Branch: Improvement of water-service at Ellesmere. Springfield and Whitechffs Branches: Additions to sidings at Aylesbury and Whitechffs. Albury Branch : Cattle-yards at Pleasant Point, and improvement to-water-service at Albury. Lincoln-Little River Branch. —Small.additions have been, made to the station accommodation at Birdling's Flat, the terminus of the open line. The formation of the Lake Forsyth section, If miles, which skirts the shore of the lake, was finished in December; and a contract for another section of the same kind, one mile in length, has just been entered into. Ashburton Branch. —A few minor improvements have been made to stations on the opened portion of this branch. The last section of 2J miles, which completes the line to 21 miles 53 chains, was opened on the Ist instant. The terminus is near the southern end of the road-bridge over: the Ashburton Biver, opposite the Mount Somers Township. Albury-Fairlie Creek Branch. —After considerable delay through the insolvency of contractors, damage by floods, and a difficulty in fixing the station sites, the line was finally opened to Fairlie Creek and Eversley on the 30th January. All the station-buildings at Fairlie Creek Township are not yet completed. The last contract—for the erection of engine- and coal-shed, stationmaster's house, and water-supply—expires on the 21st April, but the works will not be quite finished before the beginning of June. This contract completes all the works required on this branch till a further length is authorized. Land Plan?. —The. land plans for 186 out of the 383 miles in the Hurunui-Waitaki Eailway and branches are complete, and 20 miles more are well advanced. Krfc? i j Canteeboey Inteeioe Main Line. The section extending from West Oxford to the Waimakariri Eiver was finished on the 30th April, 1883, and the remaining link from-thence to Sheffield.on the3lst January of this year. The alterations to the Waimakariri Bridge that are necessary to adapt it for railway traffic are so far advanced that., the line will probably be ready for opening early in June. The land plans for the Oxford-Malvern section are finished. Jy. 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The large reclamation contract for the Dunedin goods-station, which has been in operation since 1878, was completed early in the year. The reclamation for the northern end of the passenger-station, which is being done by the Corporation, is somewhat behindhand, but it will, I have no doubt, be finished in time for the -sidings, which are not all required till the new station-building is erected. Arrangements having been made with the Harbour Board contractors for filling the overbridge site which extends beyond the original reclamation, the work is now well advanced. The work of laying the goods-station yard and lines le ading thereto has been in progress during the year, and, with the exception of a few connections, the first instalment will be finished in about two months. This is expected to meet the requirements of the traffic for some years to come. About 9 miles of sidings and 140 sets of points and crossings have already been laid in the new station. The last of the four large goods-sheds in progress at the end of last year was completed in August, within contract time. On the 12th June No. 1 shed, which had for some time previously been occupied by the Working Eailway Department, was destroyed by fire. It was decided to rebuild it in brick, with iron roof, framing, and doors, and solid platform, with the view of making it fireproof. The work is now in progress, and expected to be finished in July. The goods-offices were finished and handed over to the Working Eailway Department in January. A contract has been entered into for the foundation of the new passenger-station, and the working drawings for the superstructure are nearly finished. A contract for the masonry of the bridge over the goods-station was entered into in August. The piers and western abutments are finished, but the eastern abutment has been delayed pending the reclamation of the site. The proposal to get the iron superstructure for this bridge manufactured in the colony has been carried out, and the result is so far satisfactory. There was good competition in tendering, and the contract has been taken by Messrs. Kiucaid, McQueen, and Co., of Dunedin, at a price very little in advance of what it would cost if the ironwork were imported readymade. The goods traffic was turned into the new station at the beginning of February, and the old goods-sheds fronting High Street have been removed. It is proposed to utilize the materials in the erection of tarpaulin and timber-drying sheds, and other buildings at Hillside. The Invercargill Station has been entirely remodelled. New engine- and goods-shed and coalstore have been erected, and the booking-offices and passenger-platform are moved nearer town. A very complete water-service, with artesian well, water-tower, high- and low-level tanks, and pumping engine, has been provided, the storage capacity being 26,000 gallons. The Bluff Station has also been rearranged and enlarged, as referred to in my last report. The works, which are now completed, have cost in all about £2,500. The additions to the Hillside workshops which were in progress at the end of last year are now all completed ; so is als'o the platelaying and the filling-in of the ground round the buildings. In addition to the principal works above described, and others of a minor character that it is, unnecessary to enumerate, the following have been carried out or put in hand on the main line during the past year: Drainage of Edendale cutting ; extension and improvement of stationyards and buildings at Maheno, Burnside, Henley, Balclutha, Arthurton, Pukerau, Otikcrama, Waikaka, Gore, Charlton, and Mataura; converting blind sidings into loops at various places in Southland ; platelayers' cottages at Herbert and Merton; water-supply and weighbridge at Palmerston ; and signals at Waikouaiti, Merton, Clinton, and Waipahi. Old Branches. —The only important work in progress on these line m during the past year i the relaying of the Duntroon Branch with heavier rails; 6|- miles have b een laid in the year. This brings the work up to 15f miles, leaving 5-|- miles to be done. Nga-para-Livingston Branch. —The first tunnel, which was in progress at the end of last year, was satisfactorily completed in August. A contract for the second tunnel was entered into in April, but the contractor failed to go on with the work, and it was eventually taken out of his hands. The contract has recently been re-advertised, and a tender is now being accepted. Palmerston-Waihemo Branch. —The contract time for the completion of the formation • and bridges to Jordan's expires next week, and the work will practically be finished then. Jordan's, which is situated at the junction of the Macrae's Eoad, will form a convenient terminus for the present. Nothing is now required to complete the branch to this point but the platelaying and -stations. Catlin's River Branch. —The Puerua Formation Contract No. 1 was finished in June, and No. 2in October. In addition to the platelaying and stations, this leaves 2-J miles of formation and a 60-foot bridge to complete the line to the Point Molyneux Eoad. Waipahi-Heriotburn Branch. —The formation contract for the extension of the line from Kelso to Heriot was finished early in the year. A contract for the platelaying and stations was entered into in October. The works are now completed, and the line has been handed over to the Working ■Eailway Department, the opening being arranged for the beginning of the new financial year. Edendale-Toitois Branch.— -The formation of the Mokoreta section was finished this month. The contract had just been let at the date of my last annual report. Seaivard Bush Branch. —The first formation contract, entered into in March, 1883, is now practically completed. The second one, of 2-| miles, let in September, is progressing favourably. The works in.both cases are comparatively light. Waimea-Switzers Branchy —A formation contract for the first 7 miles from Eiversdale was entered into in June, and the work is now about half done. The alignment and levels of this branch are first-class throughout. The earthworks are extremely light, and the only heavy bridging is in ,-crossing the Mataura.

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Land Plans. —The completion of the land plans on the Waitaki-Bluff Eailway has been prosecuted during the year as opportunity offered. Out of a total length of 392 miles, 110 are finished and about 150 well advanced. Otago Centbal Eailway. With the exception of the last cutting, which has been retarded by slips, and general trimmingup, the works on the Wingatui section are complete. A number of men who could not get employment otherwise were put to work on the Hindon section last winter, chiefly at piecework. They were all paid off in summer, except fifty, whose operations are confined to the first mile, it being desirable to get the formation finished this far to facilitate the construction of the viaduct and tunnel at Mullocky Gully. About £6,400 has, in this way, been expended during the year on the Hindon section, and good value has been got for the money. The Deep Stream contract, let in February, 1882, has been rather unfortunate. The original contractors, after doing a small portion of the work, came to a standstill. The contract was taken out of their hands and given to their sureties; but they also have failed to make satisfactory progress, and now apply to be relieved of their liability. The Nenthorn section, which brings the railway on to - the commencement of the easy country at the 33rd mile, was let this month, and a vigorous start at once made with the work. The land plans of the Wingatui section of the Otago Central Eailway are finished. Invekcaegill-Kingston Eailway, with Beanch. A considerable number of minor improvements and additions on the main line have been in progress during the year, the following being the more important: Flood protection-works &t various places; general station improvements at Winton; goods-shed and loading-bank at Garston ; shelter-shed at Fairlight; cattle-yards at Kingston ; converting blind sidings into loops, and platelayers' cottages, at various places. On the Lumsden-Mararoa Branch an extension of the platelaying, 1^ miles, has been carried out during the year. Out of a total of 93, 6 miles of the land plans of the Invercargiil-Kingston Eailway are finished, and 40 well advanced. Westebn Eailways. Open Lilies. —The principal works in progress on these lines during the year are: Additional waterways at various places; cattle-yards at Otautau; goods-sheds at Fairfax and Otautau; additional sidings at Thornbury ; water-service at Otautau; and house for guard and engine-driver at Wairio. Biverton-Orepuki Line. —The Eoundhill section was completed and opened for traffic in September. The formation contract for the Pahia section, which brings the line to Orepuki, has just been finished. A contract for the platelaying of this section was entered into last month, and a commencement has been made with the works. Land Plans. —All the land plans for the Western Eailways are finished. EOADS AND BEIDGES. Nelson Disteict. Pelorus Valley Road.- —The formation of the main road between Blenheim and Nelson is finished to the foot of the Eai Saddle, on the Blenheim side of the range, and to the junction of the Collins and Whangamoa Eivers, on the Nelson side. The completion of the gap, which is seven miles in length, and the bridging of the Pelorus Eiver, are now the only obstacles to wheel traffic all the way from Blenheim to Nelson. Both works have been put in hand, and are expected to be finished by the end of the ensuing year. Lower Moutere Road. —Two contracts are in progress. One, for a bridge over the Moutere, is almost finished; the other, a road diversion, is only commenced, there having been some delay in acquiring the land. Wairau Cart Bridge. —This work, which was commenced a year ago, has just been finished in a satisfactory manner. The bridge, which carries the Picton-Blenheim Eoad over the Wairau, is 480 feet long. Clarence Bridge. —The ironwork having arrived from England, a contract for the erection of this bridge has just been entered into. It is rather an important structure, the river being very difficult to bridge. There are four spans of 120 feet each, and one of 60 feet, all on cylinder foundations. The superstructure is of hardwood with iron lower chord. The bridge is designed for both road and railway traffic. Road, Clarence to Kaikoura. —The new track round Ohau Hill is now completed. The work was carried out by the County to plans prepared by this Department. Tophouse and Tarndale Road. —The pack-track through the Wairau Gorge that was in progress at the beginning of the year has been finished, and a small contract entered into for 23 chains of the dray road. Nelson-Buller Valley Boad. —The principal formation-works in hand during the year are the deviation at Spooner's Eange, referred to in my last annual report,"and the improvement of the road between Fern Flat and the Lyell. The former was finished in October, and the latter is well advanced. The bridges over the Matiri Eiver and Granity Creek are completed, and small protective works have been carried out at the Owen.

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Westland Distbict. Westport-Reefton Road. —The bridge over the Inangahua Eiver near its junction with the Buller was practically completed and open for traffic in February, but some small additional works have yet to be done. The approach at the western end is through very loose materials, in which slips may be expected for some time to come. A few minor improvements have just been put in hand on the portion of the road between Inangahua Junction and Westport. Greymouth-Okarito Road. —The contract for the erection of a bridge over Donnelly's Creek, entered into just before the beginning of the year, was finished in October. This completes the bridging of all rivers and principal streams between Eeefton and Eoss. Roads for Mines Department. —The construction of a bridle-track from Mokihinui Township to Halcyon Eeefs is nearly completed. It passes over somewhat rough country, but the gradients are easy, so it can afterwards be widened into a dray-road if necessary. A reconnaissance survey of a continuation of the track to Karamea has been made and reported on. The widening of the bridle-track from Cobden to Seventeen-Mile Beach into a dray-road has just been commenced. ■ ■ Surveys are in progress for a bridle-track between Lyell and Mokihinui, and for the road between Brighton and Seventeen-Mile Beach. Chbistchuech-Hokitika Eoad. Although of the ordinary character, the repairs and maintenance of this road have been somewhat heavier than usual, the result of frequent floods. The cylinders for the Taipo Bridge are expected from England shortly, and the contract for the supply of timber is nearly finished. Plans have been prepared for a bridge over the Smooth Wainihinihini. It has one span of 80 feet. Canteebuey Distbict. Kaikoura-Waiau Road. —The metalling of the Wandell section was finished in August, and the formation of the Charwell section in December. Waiau Bridge. —After considerable delay through financial difficulties met with by the original contractor, the bridge was completed and opened for traffic on the 16th October, 1883. Rakaia Gorge Flood-channel Bridge. —The first contractors having failed to proceed with the work, it was re-let in October last. The concrete piers are nearly finished, and some of the timber has been delivered; but the erection of the superstructure has not yet commenced. Otago Distbict. Haast Pass Track. —This is the only work directly under the department in this district on which anything has been done during the year. A small road party has been out since February, clearing obstructions, improving the gradients at steep places, and making deviations where river encroachments are taking place. Grants under Roads and Bridges Construction Act. —A considerable amount of extra labour has been thrown on the Department in Dunedin through these works. About £48,000 has been granted to the ten counties and one Eoad Board within the Dunedin District, and up to this date progress certificates to about £24,000 have been passed. Southland Distbict. Crown Lands Roads. —The following roads under this head have been in progress in the Southland District during the year: At Wilson's crossing, Tomogolak Creek, Ototara Bush, bush land Makarewa and Port William to Half-moon Bay. Out of £4,234 authorized for these works, about £3,400 has been expended to date. Grants under Roads and Bridges Construction Act. —As in the case of Otago, a considerable amount of work is thrown on the Department in Southland in consequence of these grants. £27,000 has been granted to the two counties in the district, and certificates passed to date for about £13,000. WATEE-EACES. Argyle Race. —The improvements in progress at the end of last year have been completed. They consist of enlarging the race, and raising the dam at the headworks. Waimea-Kumara Baces. —The construction of the dam near the Loop-line Eoad was finished in October. Although of considerable extent and difficulty it was satisfactorily carried out by the contractor. Mikonui Race.- —The two contracts for small tunnels on the Donnelly Creek division, that were in progress at the end of last year, have since been completed. Two sections of the long tunnel have been contracted for—one, 50 chains in length, at the Eoss end, and another, 35 chains long, at the Totara end. They are both making satisfactory progress, but the ground is by no means favourable. It is hard to excavate, but softens on exposure to the air ; consequently a considerable amount of expensive timbering is required. MISCELLANEOUS WOEKS. The most important works under this head are the Fernhill Branch Eailway and the Forest Hill Tramway. The Fernhill Eailway is finished and in constant--use carrying coal, the purpose for which it was made. The first section, 5J miles, of the Forest Hill Tramway is being worked by the Southland County. A contract for the second section, 5 miles long, was entered into in November. The work is progressing slowly, the weather being unfavourable.

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The other more important miscellaneous works that have been in hand during the year are Extension of training-wall at Collingwood; erection of wharf for coasters at Havelock, and for boats at Picton; removal of signal-station, Westport; erection of jetty to powder-hulk at Dunedin; and the manufacture of 165 sets of points and crossings, and other articles of railway plant, at the different centres. BUILDINGS. The total expenditure on public buildings in the Middle Island during the past financial year is as follows :— £ s. d. Judicial ... , ... ... ... ... 5,878 7 8 Postal and Telegraph ... ... ... ... 455 14 7 Customs ... ... ... ... ... 1,659 1 0 Lunatic asylums ... ... .... ... 41,322 8 2 Miscellaneous repairs, alterations, &c. ... ... ... . 11,634 17 4 Total ... ... ... ... £60,950 8 9 Much of this expenditure has been on minor alterations, additions, and repairs, which do not call for special remark. The principal new buildings in progress during the year are as follow: Lunatic asylums at Sunnyside and Seacliff; courthouses at Deep Creek, Ophir, Waikaia, and Eiverton; post office at Port Nelson ; post and telegraph office, Arrowtown ; public offices at Picton; gaolers' houses at Nelson, Lawrence, and St. Bathan's; hospital at Lyttelton Gaol. The works at Sunnyside Asylum for the year consist chiefly of new dormitories in male division, airing-court, and drainage, all of which are completed or well in hand. The main drain along the Lincoln Eoad, a heavy piece of work, is being carried out by the Drainage Board at the joint expense of the Board and the Government. Designs have been prepared for the central or administrative block of the Sunnyside Asylum; but tenders have not yet been called for the work. A considerable amount of work has been done at the Seacliff Asylum during the year. The central and two adjoining blocks were finished and taken over by the Medical Superintendent in November, and the remainder of the building a few days since. The underground drainage is all but complete, and the surface drainage and levelling of the ground round the building are well in hand. The connections having been finished, the water was turned into the reservoir in May, but several leaks appeared in the ground in which it is excavated. As they only appeared one after another, they took a long time to staunch; consequently the full advantage of the supply was not obtained till December. A road has been formed and metalled from the railway-station to the asylum, a distance of 30 chains; it was finished and hantied over to the Medical Superintendent in February. Three detached cottages for attendants have been built on the asylum grounds, and a large laundry has been commenced. Plans have been prepared and tenders called for a residence for the Medical Superintendent; and designs are in preparation for gasworks. The other new buildings above enumerated were of the ordinary type; they do not present any peculiarity that requires to be noticed. SUEVEYS. General. —In addition to the surveys for authorized sections and land plans which have been dealt with under their respective heads, several surveys have been made for unauthorized lines of railway and other purposes. East and West Coast Railway. —ln accordance with the resolution come to last session, preliminary surveys, but more in detail than usual, are being made of the various routes that have been proposed for the East and West Coast Eailway, as follow:— 1. Cannibal Gorge Eoute : From the Eed Post on the Amuri Plains, via the Waiau Valley, Lewis Saddle, and Cannibal Gorge, to Eeefton. This survey is being done by the officers of the department. 2. Hurunui Eoute: From Waikari via the Hurunui Saddle to Bruce's Paddock in the Teremakau Valley. This survey is being made by contract by Messrs. Dobson and Son, of Christchurch. 3. Arthur's Pass Eoute: From Springfield via the Waimakariri and Arthur's Pass to Bruce's Paddock, in the Teremakau Valley. This survey is being done by contract by Mr. Napier Bell, of Christchurch. 4. Lake Lyndon Eoute: This is merely a deviation of the Arthur's Pass line from the Whitechffs branch via the Eakaia and Acheron Valley, Lake Lyndon, and Craigieburn to the Cass, where it joins Mr. Bell's line. This survey is being made by contract by Mr. W. H. Scott, of Oamaru. 5. Section from Bruce's Paddock via Lake Brunner to Brunnerton: This is common to both the Arthur's Pass and Hurunui lines. The survey is being made by the officers of the department. These surveys were nearly all retarded by bad weather during the summer months; but they are now progressing favourably, and will be finished in time for the Assembly. Kelso-Gore Railway. —A further preliminary survey is in progress, with the view of combining the two lines previously surveyed. The proposal is to follow the inland line from Kelso to near the Waikaka Township, and thence to join the direct line to Gore by the Little Waikaka Valley. The route is quite practicable, but very circuitous. •*•_ New Zealand Defences. —Surveys have been made for the Defence Department of battery sites at Lyttelton, Otago Heads, Dunedin, and Bluff; and assistance has been given to Major Cautley in preparing his designs." Various. —Surveys have been made of the Otago Bar and the head of the New Eiver estuary for the Marine Department, and of the coast and offing at Shag Point for the Mines Department.

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GENEEAL EEMAEKS. Departmental. —Although the expenditure on works during the past year has been below the average, the departmental work has not decreased. About seventy ordinary and one hundred petty contracts have been let, and some fifteen more of the former have been prepared. The surveys and lan work have been considerable, and, as already stated, the administration of the Eoads and Bridges Act takes up a great deal of time. Prices and Labour. —The price of materials and work is much the same as last year. In the northern and western districts labour is, if anything, scarce, but in Canterbury and Otago there is a surplus, particularly of the artisan classes. The county works have absorbed a considerable amount of the unskilled labour, but they are now getting well through, so there will possibly be a number of men out of employment before the winter is over. Number of Men on Works. —The following table gives the average number of men directly employed on public works in the various districts of the Middle Island during the past year, contractors' men being shown separately from those employed directly by Government: —

In addition to the above, 137 men were employed on public buildings, and the numbers do not include contractors' men employed off the works, in shops or otherwise, or men employed by the Working Eailway Department on construction-works. Map.—The usual railway map of the Middle Island is hereto appended (Enclosure No. 3). It shows in distinctive lines tho authorized railways made, in. progress, and not commenced. Enclosures. —This report is accompanied by the following enclosures: — No. 1. —Statement of Depth of Water on Buller and Grey Bars. ~ 2. —Lengths of Eailways authorized, constructed, surveyed, &c, Middle Island. ~ 3. —Map of Middle Island. I have, &c, W. N. Blaie, Engineer in Charge, Middle Island.

District. Employed by Contract. Government Labour, including Surveys. Total Number employed, 1883-84. Telson and Marlborough .. Vestland Janterbury )tago iouthland 91 106 169 157 140 7 93 84 132 27 98 199 253 289 167 Totals 663 343 1,006

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Statement showing the Depth of Water in feet on the Grey Bar at each Highwater of Spring- and Neap-tides every Month, from June, 1879, to March, 1884.

Enclosure 1 in Appendix J. Statement showing the Depth of Water in feet on the Buller Bar at each Highwater of Spring- and Neap-tides every Month, from June, 1879, to March, 1884.

1879-80. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. i ' Month. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. AprilMay June July August 1 ... September... October November ... December ... January February ... March 141, 14 13}, 12} 12, 134 13, 12 12i, 134, 13 134, 12 12i, Hi. 12}, 12| 14}, 13i 12, 12} 114. 10f 11, 13i 11, Hi 10, 111 10}, 10f 114. Hi 10}, 9f 11}, 10 ii}, 10 13, 13 12}, 14 12, 14 12, 14 12, 13 13, 14 14, 14 15, 134 14, 13 15, 14, 14 13, 15 15, 14 11, 10 10, 11, 12 12, 12 11, 12 11, 12 11, Hi 12, 12 13, 11| 121 n 12, 13 10|, 114 11, 10 134, 13 12; 124 13, 11 13, 141 134, 14 134, 12 154, 15 144, 134 134, 14 13, 144 12, 144 124, 15 11, 111 10, 114 11, 13 10, 12 12, 12 11, 104 12, 11, 13 104, 124 111, 114 11, 114 11, 11 11, 104 124, 14 12, 144 154, 144 14, 13, 14 13, 14 14, 164 144, 15" 13, 15 14, 134 14, 14 144, 13 134, 114 114, 11 11+, 12 13, 12 12, 11 12, 104 11-4, 134 124, 124 13, 13" 124, 14 11, 12 12, 12 10, 104 13, 114 12, 10" ll}, 12 12, 124 13, 14" 14, 15 13i, 14, 14 154, 134 13, 12 12, 13 12, 124 12, 124 104, 114, 1' 9, 94 9, 104 10, 124 11, 14 12, 13 12, 104 11, 124 12, 12 104, 10 11, 9 94, 10

1879-80. 1880-81. * 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. i Month. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. Spring-tides. Neap-tides. April ,;... May June July August September ... October November ... December ... January February ... March 12, 11 10, 7 9, 10 9, 10, 11 10, 10 10, 11 11, 12 13, 10 10, 10 12, 11 a 8, 6 8, 10 10, 11 10, 7 11, 11 8, 10 9, 7 9, 9 12, 13 12, 12 6, 11 10, 10 10, 10 10, 10 12, 84 10, 10 12, 12 11, 114 10, 10 114, 12 94, 12 114, 94 9, 9 9, 84 74, 9 9, 10, 9 104, 9 94, 8 IL 114 8, 9 94, 10 104, 12, 12 13, 8 11, 104 11, 10 12*, 14 13, 12 12, 114 11, 114 104, 12 124, 134 12, 13 114, 13 y, y 2 84, 64 71 91 10, 64 84, 114 11, 11 9, 10 9, 8, 9 10, 114 124, 114 104, 13 10, 11 114, 16 13, 15 12, 13 12, 12, 12 12, 13 14, 13 12, 14 12, 11 104, 14 13, 12 13, 14 12, 11 12, 12 13, 12 12, 12 114, 12 9, 13 11, 11 12, 12 13, 12 11, 13 13, 12, 15 12 13, 13 12, 104 11, 10 15, 13 134, 12} 124, 13 13, 13 13,124, 13 15, "14 16, 13 13, 16 16, 14 14, 12 9, 9, 10 7, 8 11, 12 11, 12 9, 13 104, 114 10, 14 13}, 14 15, 11 12, 15 15, 11 14, 11

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Enclosure 2 in Appendix J. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1884. MIDDLE ISLAND.

i State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. Mileage. Subdivision. Main Line. Sidings. Total. «„r Under Sur; TorTe 3"ed * mation. Under Opened. r-iate-laying. T°J™ e' 1872-73. 1875-76.1876-77.1877-78. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. Date. 1873-71. 11874-75. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1883-84. Total. 1 Nelson-Greymouth.. 2 Nelson- Rouiadell .. 3 SI. ch. 52 0 4 Port Extension Nelson-Foxhill Belgrove Wai-iti Surveyed Trial survey Greymouth-Brmmer-ton Extension Stillwater (portion).. 5 M. ch. 1 0 18 73 3 0 2 47 10 57 9 63 7 50 0 M. ch. 0 21 2 2 0 29 0 20 7 M. ch. 1 21 20 75 3 29 2 67 16 57 9 63 11 2 8 M. ch. 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. 11 17 May, 1880 31 Jan., 1870 25 July, 1881 12 M. ch 13 M. ch. 14 M. ch. 15 M. ch. 10 M. ch. 17 M. ch. 18 I M. ch.] 19 M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 •M. ch. 1 0 22 M. clr 23 M. ch. 2-1 M. ch. 25 M. ch. 1 0 18 73 3 0 18*73 •• i •• \ 2*47 - 3 0 16*57 •• I Greymouth - Nelson Greek • • -• ! 16 3 3 32 I 7 April, 1S70 7*5o! " ! ■■ i " I 7 50 0 5 0 59 0 4 7 45 0 29 6 20 3 60 8 70 0 44 3 51 0 77 3 0 0 19 0 52 15 12 10 51 1 22 4 40 6 10 5 77 20 15 9 50 13 30 10 0 9 10 6 77 7 64 3 63 1 71 1 63 0 5 0 59 0 4 7 45 2 22 7 75 3 70 9 9 0 44 3 51 0 77 3 0 0 19 0 52 15 12 18 04 2 2 4 40 6 10 5 77 26 15 9 50 13 30 0 59 IPeb., 1881 i 0 5 0 5 •■ Westport-Ngakawau 7 45 14 Mar., 1881 I - 0* J •■ 0* 4 Wc-stport-Ngakawau Greymouth-Hokitika Picton-Hunmui Greymouth-Hokitika ( * 19 03 23 51 Surveyed Station Westport Waimangaroa Ngakawau Survey of Extension Greymouth Paroa Hokitika Hampden Street Stafford Street Surveyed Picton-Blenheim Blenheim Vernon Section Surveyed Surveyed (trial) Kahautera-Waiau .. Waiau-Hurunui Reconnaissance Hurunui-Waikari .. Waikari-Waipara .. Waipara-Amberley .. Amberley- Ashley (part) 1 73 1 55 0 10 0 19 213 0 GO 0 44 15*12 2 11 0 77 3 0 0 19 0 52 1 40 17 Dec, 1878 5 Aug., 1873 5 Aug., 1870 20 Sept., 1877 18 Nov., 1875 24 May, 1880 " - •■ 10*51 0 20 3 00 •• ! •• I .. i •' ! 8 70 6*29 •• •• ■" * " " " i •• ! " ■• I 0 23) 6 20 3 00 8 70 10*51 1 22 Picton- Awatere 34 40 4*40 i*22i •• I - 6 10 •• I .. i Hurunui - Waitahi, with Branches Kahautera- Waiau.. Waiau-Hurunui 20 15 23 0 - Prelim. survey 9 50 .. " ■• i •• I - " •■ I i .. I ■' I I " •• i " i Main Line 196 03 -. 1*40 8*40 " I 17 April, 1882 6 Oct., 1880 3 Nov., 1870 9 Feb., 1870 17 April, 1875 5 Nov. 1872 •- I 704 3 03 ! '* i •• 6*77 9* 10 9 10 0 77 7 04 3 63 1 71 1 03 ! rr rr Ashley-Rangiora Kangiora-Southbrook 1*63 i*7i •• 1 •■ .. I .. ! .. I .. ! .. I .. 1 •• I

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Enclosure 2 in Appendix J—continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1884. MIDDLE ISLAND.

State of Line. Appropriation. Name olivine. Mileage. Subdivision, Main Line. Sidings. Total. Oper rd. Under Under / . Sar- ' veyed. Platemation. laying. ToJune, 1872. 1879-80. 1880-81. Date. 1872-73. 1873-74. 1874-75. ;1875-76. 1876-77.1 1377-78. 1878-79. 11881-82. 1882-S3. 1883-81. Total. 2 3 M. ch. 4 5 M. ch. 5 1 11 68 22 43 1 77 10 00 17 7 19 29 2 59 13 05 11 15 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 1 40 6 :. ch. 7 M. ch. 8 M. ch. 2 M. h. 10 M. ch. ii 12 M. ch. 13 M. ch. 5 1 14 M. ch. 15 M. ch. 16 M. ch. 17 M. ch 18 M. ch. 19 M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 M. ch. 22 M. ch. 23 M. ch. 24 i M. eh J l 25 jji. eh. 5 1 11 68 22 43 1 77 10 66 17 7 19 29 2 59 13 65 11 15 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 1 40 I Southbrook-Kaiapoi Kaiapoi-Addington .. Christehurch-Sel-wyn Sehvyn-Dunsandel .. Dunsandel-Rakaia .. Bakaia-Ashburton .. Ashburton-Ealing .. Ealing-Woodbridge.. Woodbridge-Temuka Temuka-Timaru Timaru-St. Andrews St. Andrews-Otaio .. Otaio-Makikihi 3Makikihi-Hook Hook-North Waitaki North Waitaki-South Waitaki 55 1 ■251 64 2 Sept., 1872 1 April, 1872 2 Oct., 1807 15 Eeb., 1873 29 May, 1873 4 Aug., 1S74 31 May, 1875 24 Aug., 1875 4 Feb., 1870 22 Oct., 1875 1 July, 1870 1 Sept., 1876 30 Oct., 1870 1 Eeb., 1877 1 Feb., 1877 17 April, 1870 11*68 22 43 1 77 10 66 .. ,. 17 7 19 29 - I - 2 59 13 65 11 15 - I •• i "' ■• - I | . . ! '" i •• I I 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 , , ■• " 1*40 •- •• ■• ■■ •• ■■ i Branches, — Rangiora-Oxf ord.. 21 76 ' Rangiora-Cust Cust-Carlton Carlton-Oxford West Main Line - West Eyreton Eyreton-Bennett's .. Lyttelton - Christchurch Hornby-Ellesmere .. Ellesmere - Southbridge Ellesmere Section .. Lake Eorsyth Section Surveyed Reconnaissance Rolleston-Sheffield .. Sheffield-Springfield Springfield Coal-mine Darfield-Whitecliffs Tinwald-Westerfield Westerfield-Anama.. 11 77 5 53 4 26 14 25 t 2 5 J - 1 49 "I i 1 Dec, 1874 6 April, 1875 21 June, 1875 27 Dec, 1875 11 77 5 53 4 20 " i 11 77 5 53 4 26 14 25 24 1 •• Eyreton (from Main Line) Lyttelton ' .. 20 7 " 21 56 14 25: j "' 6 26 5 62 6 26 0 26 1 Feb., 1878 9 Dec, 1867 6*20 " 5 62 •• 5 02 0 26 i Southbridge 25 31 14 62 10 49 | 2 73 28 24 26 April, 1875 30 July, 1875 14 62 10 49 i 11 02 10 49 Little River-Akaroa 42 10 16 72 2 32 3 40 19 20 24 4 5 59 0 77 11 33 10 47 8 39 1 10 18 2 2 32 3 40 19 20 •• I 7 June, 1882 i 16 72 10 723*40 2*32 1 •• Springfield 30 60 ** [ 3 0 - I 1 Dec, 1874 3 Jan., 1880 10 Feb., 1880 3 Nov., 1875 8 April, 1880 7 Oct., 1882 24 4 .. •• 24 4 5 59 0 77 11 33 10 47 8 39 33 60 *• 5*59 0 77 *" 1 Whitecliffs Branch Ashburton ,, 11 33 29 46 ** I '* 13 10 •- I 11*33 i '* 1 63 10*47 } 0 68 22 41 i j 8*39 .. I I .. I .. I .. I !

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h Anama-Cavendish .. Surveyed Washdyke - Pleasant Point Pleasant Point- Albury Albury-Winscombe .. Winscombe-Eversley Preliminary Survey.. Waimate Branch .. South Waitaki - Oamaru Oamara-Hillgrove .. Hillgrove-Palmerston Palmerston - Waikouaiti Waikouaiti- Waitati Waitati-Glendermid Glendermid-Dunedin Dunedin- Abbotsf ord Abbotsford - Clutha River Clutha Eiver - Balclutha Balclutha-Clinton .. Clinton- Waipahi Waipahi-Gore Gore-Mataura Mataura-Woodlands Woodlands -Inveroargill Invereargill-Bluff .. I 2 47 7 73 8 67 " 7*73 1 Mar., 1884 •• •• I •• •• •• - ■' I 2 47 I 2 47 Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass Branches Waimate Branch Main Line 55 8 24 Dec, 1875 8*67 8 67 16 61 7 7 3 30 19 3 4 42 13 8 2 33 38 38 1 Jan., 1877 22 Aug., 1883 30 Jan., 1S84 16 01 7 7 3 30 16 61 7 7 3 3C •• •■ ! i 6*65 19 3 5 27 ... •• i ** 4 42| " I ■■ ! ! •• I 4 42 13 8 Waitaki-BIufi Branches and •• ! 4 42 246 69 19 Mar., 1877 25 Sept., 1875 ... • • i ! 13 8 i i .. ! 24 52 12 68 9 3 4 Nov., 1870 22 May, 1878 6 Sept., 1878 "' i •• j 24 52! 12 68 9 3 .. • • •• 24 52 12 68 9 3 I 14 33 9 77 7 6 5 7 40 30 7 May, 1878 20 Dec, 1877 9 April, 1873 1 July, 1874 1 Sept., 1875 14 33 9 77 •-• i ! 14 33 9 77 7 6 5 7 46 36 •• 7 o! '*■ I •• ! ! •• •• I •• <' •• 5* 7 •• i •• •• •■ i •■ •■ I 46*36 •• i .. i 48 49 295 38 I 0 60 22 Jan., 1878 | l 0 60 0 OC 20 76 9 02 16 11 7 40 20 68 11 21 22 Jan., 1879 1 Nov., 1877 21 June, 1877 30 Aug., 1875 7 June, 1875 11 Feb., 1874 9 62 20 70 20 76 9 62 16 11 7 4C 20 68 11 21 •• I 10*11 i 20*68 7 40 ** •• I " i 11*21 " I 17 1 5.Feb., 1867 17 1 17 1 Branches, — Duntroon Branch 21 75 Pukeuri-Marawhenua Marawhenua - Duntroon Waiareka-Ngapara .. Windsor-Livingston Survey (trial) Palmerston Section Dunback, &c, Section Surveyed Glendermid - Port Chalmers Burnside- Walton Park Walton Park - Saddle Hill Mosgiel-Outram Clarksville-Waitahuna Waitahuna-Lawrence Invertiel Section Puerua Section No. 1 Puerua Section No. 2 Surveyed 21 29 0 40 1 Dec, 1875 11 July, 1881 21 29: 6*46 21 29 0 46 [ 2 31 24 26 " \ .. I I I I i i I Ngapara Livingston ,, Palmerston - Waihemo 14 76 16 40 14 76 12 0 4 40 3 0 5 55 0 65 1 9 1 0 15 76 12 0 4 40 3 22 5 55 0 65 4 64 12**0 2 April, 1877 14 76! 14 76 •• ! •• I ■■ 9 40 6*22 1 22 5 55 30 July, 1882 l •• I •• ! i •■ 1*58 •• 1*58 1 9 •• 0*65 I •* I Port Chalmers Branch Green Island 3 55 9 April, 1873 i 9 I ** I i' a •• 2 44. 1 74 0 50 I 0 48! 3 12 f " I 1 Julv, 1874 4 Sept., 1879 1 74 "" .. 1 6*50 " 1 74 0 50 Outram Branch .. Lawrence „ 8 78 21 76 8 78 15 4 6 72 2 40 2 0 0 76 12 70 0 63: 9 01 1 Oct., 1877 22 Jan., 1877 2 April, 1877 ••' 15 4 6 72 8 78 i 8 78 15 4 0 72 | 1 75 23 71 f " I I Catlin's Biver 18 26 2 40 2 0 0 76 12 70 2 40 2 0 0 70 - •• i .. I I I •• " ** ! .. 12*70 •• " i •• •• ., .. j

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State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. Mileage. Subdivision. Main Line. Sidings. Total. T . -, Snr- i„nder veyed. F °r3 niation. Under Opened. laying. Date. Tjgr^ 9' 1872-73. 1873-71. 1871-75. 1875-76. 1876-77. 11877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1830-81. 11881-82. 1832-83.' '1883-84. Total. 1 • 2 Waipahi - Heriot Burn 3 M. ch. 26 22 4 5 M. eh. 15 27 4 50 6 19 9 58 14 22 7 0 6 70 4 0 3 53 11 57 3 0 2 40 5 40 0 15 11 44 20 72 50 29 0 05 12 50 4, 22 9 0 149 79 18 58 22 10 8 27 5 76 13 18 10 10 8 35 0 10 0 0 12 00 11 20 17 53 0 M. eh. 1 49 0 27 7 8 M. eh. 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. 11 12 M. eh. 13 M. ch. 14 M. ch. 15 M. eh. 10 M. ch. 17 M. ch. 18 M. ch. 19 M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 M. ch 15 27 22 M. ch. 33 M. ch. 24 M. oh. 25 M. ch. 12 57 Waipahi-Kclso Kelso-Heriot Surveyed Surveyed Preliminary Survey.. Riversdale Section .. Surveyed Edendale- Wyndham Mokoreta Section .. Surveyed Appleby Section Waimatua Section .. Reconnaissance Temuka Bridge Oxford-Malvern Surveyed Rcconnaissanco Wingatui Section .. Hindon Section Deep Stream Section Nenthorn Surveyed Invercargill-Winton Winton-Caroline Caroline-Elbow Elbow-Lowther Lowther- Athol Athol-Fairlight Fairlight-Kingston .. Kingston Wharf Lumsden Section .. Castle Rook ,, Reconnaissance Makarewa Junction to Riverton Thornbury (Aparima June.) to Otautau Otautau-Wairio Biverton Section Boundhill ,, Pahia ,, M. ch. 16 76 5 3 6 19 9 58 6 19 9 58 4 50 1 Dec, 1880 Kelso Gore Waimea-Switzers 24 0 •• .. •• Canterbury Interior Main. Lino Edendal'e-Toitois Sea\vard_Bush .. i Oxford-Temuka 13 70 19 30 11 0 83 0 0 21 I 7 0 6 70 4 21 3 53 11 57 3 0 2 40 5 40 0 15 11 72 20 72 50 29 6 65 12 50 4 22 9 0 149 79 C*70 •■ I 11*57 •• •• 7**0 3*53 30 2 40 0 15 " .. | •• •• 9 Oct., 1882 I •• I ■■ ! i I •■ '• ! - i I •■ I '* - I i " •• 4 0 " I •• I ** 4 0 0*28 .. 20 72 11*44 Waitaki Bluff Main Lino to Lake Hawea .. ! Otago Central 182 50 •■ ** i 0 65 12 50 4 22 9 0 " • • ! •• " ** Invercargill-Kinsgton and Branch, Lums-den-Mararoa Invercargiil-Kingston 80 74 ** j- 4 19 149 79 " f 22 Feb., 1871 20 Oct., 1875 7 Feb., 1870 15 Jan., 1877 28 Jan., 1878 29 April, 1878 10 July, 1878 14 Dec, 1878 1 April, 1881 18 5S 22 10 8 27 •• •• 18 58 22 10 8 27 5 76 13 18 10 10 8 35 0 10 2 21 t * • ■-! •• ! 5*76 91 25 •■ •• 13 18 10 10 •• I i •■ ! 8*351 0 10 " •• Western Railways .. Kingston Wharf .. Lumsden-Mararoa 0 10 30 0 0 10 6 10 12 00 11 20 3 59 I •• *• 2 21 ■• •• 12 50 •• •• Wallacetown Branch 17 53 - v 9 June, 1879 •■ •• 17*53 17 53 - I I •• - I I Otautau Branch .. 11 40 11 40 15 Dec, 1879 11 40 11 40i Otautau-Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 10 55 17 03 10 55 6 3 1 30 10 30 3 64 47 29 3 Mar., 1882 25 July, 1881 24 Sept., 1883 10 55 6 3 10 55 0 3 1 30 10 30 10 30 I •■ ! " " " - 1*30: Tota opened •- •■ •• •• ■ • •• for Tra: ffic •• 1 I 11 21 : 126 78! :248 4 94 58 I 56 46 18 66 32 7l| I :925 5076 36! 27 G2; '152 39 24 70 40 19 14 341

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APPENDIX K. SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts and Deliveries current on the 1st April, 1883, and Contracts entered into by the Public Works Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1884. NORTH ISLAND.

Date of Contract j or Contractor's Name. Agreement. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of iTimber. Rate per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Rate per Month. Date Total for Completion. « Remarks. AUCKLAND DISTBICT. 29 June. 1882 ! J. Wright .. .. 1 Pukekohe West 30 „ ,, | J. Moore .. .. | Mauku .. 800 puriri .. .. 1,000 „ s. d. 3 6 Pukekohe 3 6 20 Dec, 20 „ 1882 800 Completed. 1,000 HAWKE'S BAY DISTBICT. 27 March, 1883 0. Weber .. .. Napier 17 January, 1884 „ 8 „ „ F. H. Stevens.. .. Makotuku .. 9 ,> ,, H. Carlson .. .. Danevirk 9 „ ,, D. McCallum.. February, 1883- G. Henson .. .. Norsewood .. October, 1882 A. Lundgren .. .. ,, 12 April, 1883 D. McCallum .. .. Danevirk .. May, ,, O. O. Nordbye .. Norsewood .. September, „ P. Kiley .. .. Kopua June, ,, ,, .. .. ,, 14 March, 1884 Henderson Brothers and Danevirk .. Wratt 14 „ „ —Halrorsen .. .. ,, ! 10,000 sawn \ 2,000 hewn .. I 4,000 sawn .. 1 1,000 hewn .. .. 2,000 „ .. .. 1,000 „ .. .. 1,000 „ .. .. 2,000 „ .. ..430 „ .. ..500 „ .. ..216 „ .. ..536 „ .. ..409 „ .. .. 1,000 sawn .. .. 1,000 hewn .. 2 1g Makotuku 2 9 2 4 Danovirk 2 5 „ 2 6 2 3 Papatu 1 3 Makotuku 2 6 2 3 Kopua £10 per 100 Mangatewainui £10 2 9 Danevirk 2 4 .. 4,000 .. 1,250 .. 500 .. 250 .. 250 .. 400 .. One lot .. .. 150 .. 200 .. 500 .. 500 .. 27 Aug., .. 17 May, .. 8 „ .. 9 „ .. 31 July, .. 6 May, .. 12 June, .. 31 July, Dec, Aug., .. 14 May, • • 11 „ 1883 1884 J3t 1883 1884 12,000 Completed. 1,300 1,000 1,000 600 2,000 430 500 216 536 409 Nil WANGANUI DISTBICT. 25 July, 1882 Bailey Brothers .. Feilding .. 25 „ „ P. and J. Bartholomew ,, 25 ,, ,, Cowan and Johansen .. „ .. 5,000 totara (sawn) .. 10,000 totara (sawn) .. 3,000 totara (split) 2 3 Taonui 2 4 Feilding 2 3 .. 833 .. 1,666 .. 500 .. 25 Jan., 1883 5,000 Completed. 10,000 3,000

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SCHEDULE of Sleeper Contracts, &c.— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND.

Date of Contract or Contractor's Name. Agreement. Address. No. of Sleepers contracted for, and Class of Timber. Rato per Sleeper. Place of Delivery. Rato per Month. " t> r„ Total Date , ,. -, for Completion. %j%%g Remarks. 7 November, 1881 CANTER BURY DISTRICT. 20 April, 1883 5 May, ,, Guthrie and Larnach's Company Johnson, Wood, and Co. John Smith Messrs. Brownlee and Co. Dunedin ., Christchurch Heathcote, church Havelock .. Christ30,000 totara and matai 13,529 totara 5,000 matai.. 2 10 j 4 0 3 0 Lyttelton, 10,000; Timaru, 20,000 Waipara Christchurch 0,000 first three months, 6,000 I 5 June, per month after 5,412 first three months .. 20 Sept., 1,000 first two months .. 5 Nov. 1882 1883 30,000 13,529 3,301 Completed. rr 8 „ 5,000 „ .. t 3 4 4 6 4 0 Lyttelton Waikari, 20,000 Timaru, 10,000 1,000 each month .. .. j 8 „ I 6,000 each month .. 29 ,, 313* 5,222 Completed. 29 „ William Booth Carterton .. 30,000 30,076 rr Guthrie and Larnach's Company J. M. Watson Dunedin 10,000 totara and matai 50,000 creoso ted sleepers 15,000 kauri and totara OTAG 0 DISTRICT. 2,000 first three months, 2,000 5 June, per month after 15 ,, 3,000 first two months, 3,000 5 Dec, per month after (•12,500 first six months; 26 Mar., •j 12,500 every two months ( after 1882 1883 18S5 10,000 Completed. 7 November, 1881 2 10 I Oamaru .. .. 16 June, 1882 5 May, 1883 Findlay and Co. 3 2 3 11 Dunedin, Christchurch, Port Chalmers, or Invercargill Dunedin 15,000 Completed. 26 March, 1884 Dunedin Iron and Woodware Company f 1 40,000 jarrah 10,000 „ 4 11 5 4 Oamaru .. I WESTL. AND DISTRICT. 3,000 Completed. 8 May, 1S83 Lockington and Adamson! Ross 3,000 silver pine 3 2 j Railway Reserve, Hokitika.. One-third first two months ! 8 Sept., and one-third each succeeding month Ditto .. .. .. 8 „ As required .. .. 31 Mar., 1883 1884 8 „ Purchased at different dates as required Ditto .. J. McGowan and Co. .. T. Holder and Co. Hokitika Greymouth .. Ditto 387 red pine 2 11 2 2 rr rr • * Harbour Works, Greymouth 3,000 387 rr r> Kilgour and Perotti W. and J. Marris rr • * Westport .. 237 „ 82 black birch 1 8 3 0 Harbour Works, Westport .. .. 30 Aug., .. 28 Feb., 1883 1884 237 82 >r ,, .. .. rr rr 190 red pine 1 5 ... 28 .„ )) 190 *»

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.A-iPiPiEnNriDix: l. ANNUAL EEPOET ON LIGHTHOUSE WOEKS, ETC., BY THE MAEINE ENGINEEE. The Maeine Engineeb to the Seceetaey, Marine Department. Sie, — Marine Department, Marine Office, 31st March, 1884. I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Hon. the Minister having charge of the Marine Department, the annual report on works executed for new lighthouses, and for other works during the year, viz.: — Kaipara. —The lantern for this lighthouse has arrived in New Zealand, and the work of erecting the lighthouse, which was commenced in November, is now progressing in a satisfactory manner, but was for some time delayed by the illness of the first overseer sent there. Castlepoint Jetty. —Plans and specifications were prepared for this, and tenders were called for; as, however, the lowest tender was so much higher than the amount voted for the work, all the tenders were declined. Collingiooocl: Training-wall in River Aorere. —As proposed in last year's report, this work has been lengthened, with good effect. Havelock Wharf. —After the preparation of plans and specifications, this work was advertised for tender, and has since been satisfactorily completed. Waipapapa Point. —All the works connected with the lighthouse at this place have been completed, and the light, as notified by advertisement, was first exhibited on the Ist January, 1884. The following is the description of the light: A second-order flashing white light, showing a flash every ten seconds. French Pass. —After some trials and experiments made to determine the character of the light to be erected here, it was decided to erect a coloured light of moderate power on the mainland. As the site was not accessible by any road, a road was made to it from Elmslie's Bay, 55 chains long, and a site excavated for the keeper's dwelling on the cliff immediately above the site selected for the lighthouse. A short track has also been cut to a convenient landing on the Nelson side of the Pass. The house has been built, and the foundation for the lighthouse has been commenced. The foundation will bo of concrete, and the lighthouse of wrought iron; this is now being made under contract, and is well in hand. The concrete beacon erected on the reef in the Pass was damaged a second time by a vessel, but has been substantially repaired by Captain Fairchild, of the steamer "Hinemoa;" the repairs were effected by enclosing the damaged concrete work in a stout framing of timber, held together by iron bolts and chains. Jackson's Head. —The want of a mark or beacon at this place has long been felt, and an examination was made of the two reefs lying to the north. The reef nearest to the head was chosen for the site of a beacon, and plans were prepared for a suitable structure, which has since been erected. The beacon consists of a timber screen about 14 feet wide and 12 feet high, bolted to a wrought-iron framing composed of three tubular wrought-iron pillars joined at the top, their lower ends being attached to heavy cast-iron foundation-plates, bolted down to the rock. The screen is placed at an elevation of about 22 feet above high-water line. I have, &c, John Blackett, The Secretary, Marine Department. Marine Engineer.

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