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List of Works on Gold Fields— continued. Summary of Works.— continued.

List of Works on Gold Fields constructed wholly by the Mines Department, or by Subsidies to County Councils, Local Bodies and Prospecting Associations, and completed on the 31st March, 1885.

Locality and Nature of Work. Total Cost, or Amount Authorized. Amount of Contributions paid by Mines Department. Amount due by Minos Department on Works still in progress. Roads to mines other than gold 4,594 10 0 111 19 0 2.888 1 0 Sludge and drainage-channels (subsidized) 5,300 0 0 618 15 4 1,931 4 8 Roads in progress 21,334 17 1 8,950 1 4 12,384 15 9 Water-races ... 34,107 12 9 29,449 12 2 4,658 7 0 Prospecting (subsidies) ... 13,316 13 4 2,808 0 0 3,692 0 0 Totals 100,751 13 2 43,930 10 4 38,293 19 0

Locality and Nature of Work. Total Cost. Amount of Contribution paid by Mines Department. EOADS. Coromandel County. Improving Road to Iona and Just-in-Time Companies'mines ... Making and Improving track from Tokatea towards Kennedy Bay Making and improving track from Golden Belt to Tiki Making road from Eing's Bridge to Kapanga Mine ... Making road to Kapanga Mine Temporary track from Tokatea Saddle to Waikoromiko Continuation of track from Success Company's Mine to top of main range... Completion of road from Tokatea Saddle to Tokatea Battery Widening road from Matawai Valley to Vanghan's Claim Improving track, Mercury Bay to Waitai Continuation and improving Waikoromiko Track £ s. d. 200 0 0 320 0 0 239 3 3 150 0 0 132 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 357 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 £ s. d. 133 0 8 213 6 8 159 8 10 100 0 0 88 0 0 33 6 8 53 6 8 33 6 8 238 0 0 66 18 4 100 0 0 1,828 3 3 1,218 15 6 Tliames County. Making new road from Ohinemuri Eiver to Karangahake quartz mine Dray-road to connect Otanui mines with crushing battery at Maungawhcrawhera Creek Improving roads from Waitokauri Road to Katikati Eoad Improving road up Karaka Creek to Lucky-Hit Company's mine Improving road to upper mines, Waitaki... ... 650 0 0 710 0 0 250 0 0 263 1 0 258 18 10 433 6 8 473 6 8 16G 13 4 175 7 4 172 12 7 2,131 19 10 1,421 6 7 Piaho County. Extension and completion of tramway ... 18,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 Ilutt County. Road to connect Otorongo Bay with Albion Company's battery, also to connect Terawhiti quartz mine with battery 509 16 6 210 17 0 Tuapeha County. Making road from top of Terrace to Waipori Bush ... Road, Beaumont to Remarkable Bush Improving road from Waipori Township to Antimony Mine, Lammerlaw Ranges Waipori Township to Waipori Bush 300 0 0 300 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 133 6 3 133 6 8 1,000 0 0 666 13 4 Southland County. Improving road from Matauva to Nokomai ... Improving road, Waikaka to Leatham, leading to Whitcombe ... Improving road from Waikaka Township to Leatham Creek Improving road from Waikaka to Waikaka railway siding Widening and improving bush track from Waipapa to Waikawa 75 0 0 150 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 558 0 0 370 0 0