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Tabulated Statement of Numbers that availed themselves of my Lectures and Testing-classes on my Six Months' Tour on the Goldfields of Otago and the West Coast.

Annual Cost of Scheme of Scientific Instruction on Goldfields of Middle Island. Mr. Montgomery (the whole year)— Salary ... ... ... ... ... ... £400 Hotel expenses ... ... ... ... ... 150 Travelling expenses ... ... ... ... ... 80 Apparatus and maps, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 50 Total ' ... ... ... ... £680 Professor Black (six months) — Salary ... ... ... ... ... ... £450 Salary of assistant (six months) ... ... ... ... 40 Travelling expenses of both, including carriage of apparatus ... ... 100 Hotel expenses of both *... ... ... ... • ... 180 Cost of chemicals and apparatus ... ... ... ... 50 £820 Total annual expenses, £1,500. Eailway travelling free in every case.

SCHEME for West Coast. Mr. Montgomery, eight months, March to October inclusive; Professor Black and assistant, two months, March and April.

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Places. Number of Lectures. Maximum! Attendance. Minimum Attendance. Average Attendance.' Testingclasses. Lawrence Waitahuna Naseby St. Bathan's ... Queenstown ... Skipper's Arrowtown Cromwell Bannockburn... Alexandra Clinton Beefton Boatman's Lyell Westport Waimangaroa Charlestown ... Greymouth ... Nelson Creek... 14 1 9 1 3 5 6 4 6 3 1 10 4 2 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 6 3 3 1 1 400 200 150 40 35 70 50 70 100 70 70 200 100 80 210 70 40 150 80 38 35 120 150 80 75 70 60 200 50 40 20 15 12 50 60 40 70 50 40 80 120 70 40 35 80 38 35 60 • 80 40 75 70 100 200 70 40 25 25 20 60 80 50 70 90 60 80 160 70 40 70 80 38 35 80 100 60 75 70 41 No class. 20 No class. 12 15 10 18 25 No class. No class. 19 30 25 25 No class. 18 25 No class. No class. No class. 49 22 25 No class. No class. Brunner Paroa Kumara Hokitika Boss Bimu Goldsborough... Totals ... 97 2,753 1,530 1,848 379

Mr. Montgomery. Professor Black. lokitika, Kanieri, Eimu, Boss Itafford, Goldsborough, Kumara, Dillmanstown 'aroa, Maori Creek, Greymouth, Nelson Creek, Brunner, No Town khaura, Eeefton, Black's Point, Boatman's, Lyell Vestport, Denniston, Waimangaroa, Addison Flat, Charlestown iollingwood, Mohikinui ,.. .,. . ,< 6 weeks 6 weeks 8 weeks 6 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks 1 week 1 week Totals ... 34 weeks 10 weeks