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It will be a matter hereafter to decide whether it will be advisable to undertake the manufacture in the colony of the rolling stock which will be required. EOADS. I shall now refer to the road works. I do not propose to weary the House by going into details as to the various Eoad Works executed during the past year by this department. The attached Report of the Assistant Engineer-in-Chief describes them all, and a reference to it and the tables appended to this Statement will give the fullest information.

The amount expended prior to 30th June, 1873, was — In Province of Auckland „ Taranaki „ Hawke's Bay „ Wellington ... Tools, Implements, &c, unapportionable £ s. d. 66,395 9 4 37,008 6 9 30,956 9 1 79,081 13 5 1,747 11 5 Making a total of £215,789 10 0 During the past year there has been expended— In the Province op Auckland, — Bay of Islands North of Auckland Mangere Bridge Thames Waikato Bay of Plenty Poverty Bay Taupo 16,730 5 6 9,199 8 10 9,409 15 4 7,451 17 6 12,713 1 3 4,539 12 10 1,225 9 10 Giving a total of £61,269 11 1 In the Pbovince op Taeanaki, — "Wai Iti to Patea Hawera to New Plymouth 13,534 14 4 11,542 15 3 Giving a total of £25,077 9 7 In the Peovince op Hawke's Bat, — Napier Seventy-Mile Bush "Wairoa 3,645 3 0 23,412 11 6 124 15 0 Giving a total of £27,182 9 6 In the Peovince op "Wellington,— Wanganui to Patea Wauganui to Taupo Seventy-Mile Bush Manawatu ... Manawatu Tramway 9,885 18 11 1,968 14 4 10,331 13 9 9,376 14 0 7,748 18 2 Giving a total of £39,311 19 2 This gives a total expended to 30th June, 1874, — In Province of Auckland ,, Taranaki „ Hawke's Bay „ "Wellington ... Unapportionable 127,665 0 5 62,685 16 4 58,138 18 7 118,393 12 7 1,747 11 5 Total ... £368,630 19 4 2.—E 3.