SUBSIDIES IN GOLDFIELDS DISTRICTS: RETURN SHOWING TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1900 Session I, C-12

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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

SUBSIDIES IN GOLDFIELDS DISTRICTS: RETURN SHOWING TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 6th July, 1900. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the total amount of money paid as subsidies to any company or individual in each goldfields district for the purposes of proving the deep levels, or for the making of water-races ; such return to be for the years 31st March, 1891, to 31st March, 1900." —(Mr. Millab.)

Return showing the Total Amount of Money paid as Subsidies to any Company or Individual in each Goldfields District for the Purposes of proving the Deep Levels, or for the making of Water-races, for the Years 31st March, 1891, to 31st March, 1900. [This return also inoludes liabilities on certain works and water-raoes.] To Whom paid. Service. Amount. 1891-92— £ a. d. Nil ... ... ... ... Nil ... ... ... ... Nil. 1892-93— Deep Levels Drainage Company... Deep levels, Kumara ... ... 153 16 4 1893-94— Deep Levels Drainage Company... Deep levels, Kumara ... ... 129 4 3 Kapanga Gold-mining Company... Deep levels, Coromandel ... ... 67 18 6 1894-95— Kapanga Gold-mining Company ... Deep levels, Coromandel ... ... 597 16 0 Deep Levels Drainage Company... Deep levels, Kumara ... ... 467 2 5 1895-96— R.Kelly ... ... ... Water-race, Gentle Annie Creek, Mata... 40 0 0 Wills and party ... ... Water-race, Sulky Gully, Greymouth ... 76 5 0 Finlay McLiver ... ... Water-race, Tairua ... ... ... 34 5 4 Kapanga Gold-mining Company ... Deep levels, Coromandel ... ... 110 14 6 Deep Levels Drainage Company ... Deep levels, Kumara ... ... 77 18 10 1896-97— Wills and party ... ... Water-race, Sulky Gully ... ... 73 15 0 Jones, Baxter, and party ... Water-race, Roaring Meg Gully, Grey- 478 16 5 mouth Thames-Hauraki Goldfields (Ltd.) Queen of Beauty shaft ... ... 2,593 11 1 Deep Levels Drainage Company... Deep levels, Kumara ... ... 163 4 10 1897-98— Wills and party ... ... Water-race, Sulky Gully ... ... 29 3 4 Kapanga Gold-mining Company... Deep levels, Coromandel ... ... 503 6 11 Thames-Hauraki Goldfields (Ltd.) Queen of Beauty shaft ... .. 21,270 15 0 Deep Levels Drainage Company ... Deep levels, Kumara ... ... 250 0 0 1898-99— Jones, Baxter, and party ... Water-race, Roaring Meg Gully, Grey- 321 3 7 mouth Thames-Hauraki Goldfields (Ltd.) Queen of Beauty shaft ... ... 1,135 13 11 Deep Levels Drainage Company... Deep levels, Kumara ... ... 100 0 0 1899-1900— Deep Levels Drainage Company... Deep levels, Kumara ... ... 10 0 0

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Summary. £ s. d. Deep levels, Coromandel ... ... ... ... ... 1,279 15 11 Deep levels, Thames ... ... ... ... ...25,000 0 0 Deep levels, Kumara ... ... ... ... ... 1,351 6 8 R. Kelly's water-race, Gentle Annie Creek, Mata, Thames ... 40 0 0 Finlay McLiver's water-race, Tairua, Thames ... ... 34 5 4 Wills and party's water-race, Sulky Gully, Greymouth ... 179 3 4 Jones, Baxter, and party's water-race, Roaring Meg, Greymouth 800 0 0 £28,684 11 3 H. J. H. Eliott, Under-Secretary. Mines Department, Wellington, 23rd July, 1900.

Statement of Expenditure and Liabilities on Construction of Sludge-channels and Dams, also Surveys of Water-races, for the Years 31st March, 1891, to 31st March, 1900, in addition to the Statement of Expenditure for the Purposes of proving Deep Levels, or for the making of Water-races, compiled in accordance with the Order of the House of Representatives, No. 12, of the 6th July, 1900, Expenditure. £ a. d. Liabilities. £ a. d. Kuaotunu Sludge-channel, Coromandel .. 200 0 0 Mountain Hut Water-raoe, Otago—Tender Survey of Mountain Hut Water-race, Otago 144 13 7 for pipes was .. .. .. 9,133 0 0 St. Bathan's Channel, Otago .. .. 437 10 0 Muddy Creek Channel, Otago .. .. 1,000 0 0 Ewebum Darn, Otago .. .. .. 13,893 1 4 Donnelly's Creek Tail-race, Westland .. 384 3 0 Donnelly's Creek Tail-race, Ross, Westland 444 4 5 St. Bathan's Channel, Otago .. .. 562 10 0 Deep levels, Ross, Westland .. .. 15,000 0 0

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