EXPENDITURE ON ASSISTANCE TOWARDS ROADS, ETC., IN MINING DISTRICTS, 1909-10: DETAILS OF AMOUNT SHOWN ON ESTIMATES FOR 1910-11.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1911 Session I, D-07

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1911. NEW ZEALAND

EXPENDITURE ON ASSISTANCE TOWARDS ROADS, ETC., IN MINING DISTRICTS, 1909-10: DETAILS OF AMOUNT SHOWN ON ESTIMATES FOR 1910-11.

Btturn to an Order of the House of Representatives dated Bth August, 1911. Ordered, " That there bu laid before this House a return showing the details in connection with the expenditure of the sum of £4,323 out of the Public Works Fund, during the year ending 31st March, 1910, for the item ' Assistance towards the construction and repair of roads, tramways, and tracks in mining and mineral districts, &c.,' as shown on page 91 of tin- estimates for 1910—11, the return to show also the amounts expended in each electoral district."—(Mr. Poland.)

Statement showing the Details of Expenditure out of Vote 109, Item 1. for the Year 1909-10. £ s. (I. Driving Creek Koad .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 <> Wharepoa Road .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 (I Dray-road from Creek-level - Sylvia Gold-mining Company's Mine .. 40 0 0 Hill Track - Waiorongomai Mines .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Waiorongomai Tramway .. .. .. .. .. 91 7 6 Pakawau-Tamatea .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 0 0 Vants-Bubu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 16 0 Berlin's Dredge Road . . . . .. .. . . .. 25 0 0 Fairdown -Waimangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Seddonville Colliery - Township.. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Mears Road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Charleston - Four Mile.. .. . . . . .. .. 25 0 0 Burnett's Face - Coalbrookdale .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Welshman's Bridge-Husband's .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Flood damages, Reefton . . .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Horse Terrace - Hunter's .. . . .. .. .. 15 8 0 Blackwater-Big River .. .. .. .. .. 9 2 0 Black's Point Suspension Bridge .. .. .. .. 150 0 i> Maori Creek Maori Gully . . .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Fourths and Hatter's Terrace Track .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Adair's Road .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 10 0 Big Dam Track . . .. . . .. .. .. 15 0 0 Larrikin's-Loopliiu' (widening) .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Seddon's Terrace Track .. .. .. .. .. 2000 Taipo Seven Mile .. .. .. .. .. .. 5000 Kanieri Forks-Greek's .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Totara Road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Hunt's Creek Bridge . . .. .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Taipo Prospecting-tracka .. .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Cedar Creek Road .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Donaghue's Road .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 U iirvey's Creek Bridge .. .. .. .. .. 62 0 0 Kanieri Lake Road - Slip Hill .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Shotover Valley Sledge-track .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Alexandra - Galloway Flat Road .. .. .. .. *50 0 v Upper Taieri Plains - Miller's Flat Road .. .. .. 100 0 0 Mount Peel Tablelands-Junction Leslie and Peel Rivers .. .. 104 3 0 Main Smith Road .. .. .. .. .. .. 880 13 7

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Statement showing the Details of Expenditure our ok Vote 103, Item 1, for the Year 1909-10— continued-. £ a. d. Road to Mines, Great Barrier .. .. .. .. .. 98 17 11 Paparoa Street, Township of Roa .. .. .. .. 326 910 Barewood Station Siding - Mines .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Mount Hercules Deviation . . .. .. .. .. 144 10 0 Mount Radiant Track - Wangapeka . . .. .. . . 150 15 6 Takaka - Collingwood Inland Road .. .. . . . . 5 5 0 Kiiniori Bridge .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 4 3 Waiuta - St. George Track . . .. .. .. .. 24 7 0 Testing Oil-shale in London .. .. .. .. .. 361 3 6 Travelling-expenses .. . . .. .. .. .. 35 16 7 £4,322 9 8

Summaby : Total Amount expended in bach Electoral District. Si, s. d. Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 17 11 Thames . . . . . . .. .. . . . . 440 0 0 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 7 6 Motueka .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 381 5 5 Bullet- . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 165 8 0 Grey ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,048 17 4 Westliind . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,485 10 0 WTakatipu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Tuapekd .. . . . . . . . . .. . 150 0 0 Taicri . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 0 0 Wallace .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 361 3 6 £4,322 9 8 H. J. H. Blow,

Under-Secretary. Mines Department, Wellington, New Zealand, 10th August, 1911. Note. —No application for assistance for works included in the scope of this item was refused during the year. The mining electorates are as follows : Bay of Islands, Thames, Ohinemuri, Tauranga, Wairau, Motueka, Buller, Grey, Westland, Waitaki, Oamaru, Bruce, Taieri, Clutha, Wakatipu, Tuapeka, Wallace, Mataui'ii. and A.warua. —H.J.H.B. Approximate Oosi >/ /'(per, —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,400 copifs), [ i in-

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