PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT.

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No. 3. RAILWAYS. RETURN showing Liabilities on Plant and Rolling Stock ordered to 30th June, 1872, but including the Contract for Material entered into with Messrs. Brogden and Sons on the 10th of August, 1872.

NOETH AND MlDDLB ISLANDS. Thbough Agent-General. Theouoh Agent-Geneeal in conjunction with Messes. Brogden. Totals. Rails Rolling Stock ... Plant and Rolling Stock Tools and Machinery ,.. £ s. d. 135,300 0 0 89,260 0 0 £ s. d. £ 8. d. 250,000 0 0 5,100 0 0 Totals 224,560 0 0 255,100 0 0 479,660 0 0 ROADS, Mil BETUEN showing Expendituee and Liabiliti: o. 4, )DLE ISLANI ;s for Suevet an> CONSTEUCTION to 30th JuNE, 1872 h o °> r. K <» -2 Sf o o P 3 ! I pq """ Mi; .ES. Expe: DITUEE. Total Expendituee.! Liabilities on Conteacts. Total Expendituee and Surveys. Construction. 1870-71. 1871-72. Liabilities. Westland ... Nelson South-West Gold Fields 14 Mis. chs. 55 0 Mis. chs. 34 11 £ s. d. 51 6 3 £ s. d. 22,411 8 7 £ s. d. 22,462 14 10 £ s. d. 15,018 7 0 £ s. d. 37,481 1 10 1 40 0 40 0 9,917 15 0 9,917 15 0 *7,330 17 0 17,248 12 0* Totals 15 95 0 74 11 51 6 3 32,329 3 7 32,380 9 10 22,349 4 0 54,729 13 10 * In addition to the Liabilities on Contracts being i, a portion of the roads in the South-Wcst Gold Fields District is ; constructed by day-labour. V EETTJBN of Expendituee and Ltabil: but including Material ordered for 27th July, 1872. No. 5. VATER RACES. ities for Suevet and Consteuction to 30th June, 1872 the Thames Water Bace through the Agent-General on the Peovince. Expe: i'DITUEE. Total Expendituee. Liabilities on Mateeial ordered through the Agent-General. Total Expendituee AND Liabilities. 1870-71. 1871-72. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. A. Auckland: Thames Westland : Mokonui, Kanicri, Wai180 0 0 714 9 1 894 9 1 19,000 0 0 19,894 9 1 mea Otago : Mount Ida Depaetmental : Salaries, Travelling Expenses, Advertising, &c. 229 0 0 811 4 8 77 19 0 1,040 4 8 77 19 0 1,040 4 8 77 19 0 602 17 9 602 17 9 602 17 9 Total 409 0 0 2,206 10 6 I 2,615 10 6 19,000 0 0 21,615 10 0 LAN BETUEN of ) PUR( No. 6. HASES, NORTH ISLAND ee and Liabilities to 30th J Ixpendit jn: E, 1872. Aceeage undee Negotiation. Expendituee. Total Peovince. Aceeage ; PUBCHASEDi 1870-71. 1871-72. Total Expendituee. Liabilities. Expendituee and Liabilities. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland : Thames, Coromandel, Wharau Hawke's Bay and Wellington, — Seventy-Mile Bush — Hawke's Bay ■ Wellington Wellington : SeventyMile Bush (additional) and West Coast Taeanaki : Ngatimaru.. 10,379 147,800 175,369 233,000 } 150 0 0 80 0 0 8,635 5 6 14,656 11 11 i 8,785 5 6 14,736 11 11 6,902 8 4 290 0 0 15,687 13 10 15,026 11 11* 167,606 253,978 3,140 490,118 26,103 13 7 38 13 6 26,103 13 7 38 13 6 6,569 13 6 400 0 0 32,673 7 1 438 13 6 Totals 501,154 230 0 0 49,434 4 6 49,664 4 6 14,162 1 10 63,820 6 4 * The exact proportior future adjustment between l of acreage the Provim in this block not being ascertained, thi :es of Hawke's Bay and Wellington. apportionment of the expenditure is left foi