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HARBOUR DEFENCES. Table V. Return showing the Expenditure on Harbour Defences, in detail, from their Commencement to the 31st March, 1891, also Liabilities at that Date.

* There was no expenditure for the years 1881-82 and 1882-83. tAt this date (31st March, 1885) the actual construction of defence worts commenced. The expenditure in the colony prior to this date was— (a) For surveys and other eioen«es innirUntnl tn the „;«;>■ n f rv,],, i o ,v -o t, ■■ ~ . the colony; (6) the salaries and travelling-expenses of those Imperial officers ; (c) the landing, transport, storage, and care of R.M.L. guns and ammunition, and of torpedo-boats; and (d) other miscellaneous charges. ' I This column represents the exPenditur/on all anVo.^t, ? Cratdll? y >. B- B ,V and, M?J or Cautley, E.E., to report upon the defences of name.lT, from 31st March, 1885, to 31st March, 1391. § This column represents the sum of the separately-shown expenditures of the two periods assigned in the two preceding notes. II The total expenditure on submarine stores was £498 12s 7d hnt % 117 M. L acoountB "™rred since the actual construction of the defence works commencederedit balance of £619 Is. 9d. »-<u.; dui*i,.u/ its. ia. was reoorered, chiefly by insurance on cable, &c., lost in the " Assays," making a Approximate Cost o/Pajwr.-Preparation, nil; printing (1,350 copies) £12 6s. AbTHTJR BULL, Engineer for Defences.

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Classification. 1878-79. 1S79-80. 1680-81. 1883-81.* 1884-85. Total Expenditure up to 3l6t March, 188o.t 1885-86. 1886-87. 1887-88. 1888-89. 1-90. 1890-91. Total Expenditure from 31st March, 1885, up to 31st March, 18914 Great Totals Expenditure from 1878 to 31st March, 1891.§ Liabilities known to exist at 318t March, 1891. Grand Total Expenditure and Liabilities at 31st March, 1891. 18i I.—Material ieoji Enq-land. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. t.B.L. guns and carriages, &c. 35,149 0 0 38,033 15 7 11,188 15 8 17,770 7 9 102,141 19 0 102,141 19 0 t.jVI.L. guns and carriages, &c. 26,356 13 0 26,356 13 0 4,203 6 4 354 5 10 4,557 12 2 30,914 5 2 field-guns and carriages, service pattern 900 0 0 900 0 0 900 0 0 lachine-guns and carriages 1,745 12 2 6,393 9 6 5,673 13 0 13,812 14 8 13,812 14 8 Lmmunition 10 7 10 799 0 7 809 8 5 3,504 5 11 3,352 8 9 11,890 2 2 4,975 1 4 23,721 18 2 24,531 6 7 Var Office stores : Miscellaneous equipments 4,830 0 0 I 4,830 0 0 3,975 14 7 485 18 10 120 10 0 39] 14 7 129 12 9 5,103 10 9 9,933 10 9 dajor-Greneral Stewart, E.E., Military Adviser to AgentGeneral 513 13 6 1,986 10 8 522 17 4 344 6 0 8 2 341 14 9 4,039 10 5 4,039 10 5 33| 'orpedo-boats 6,300 0 0 4,735 17 0 11,035 17 0 11,035 17 0 Vhitehead torpedoes and air-compressing machinery ... 8,104 0 8 685 0 0 374 7 7 8 4 9,167 16 7 9,167 16 7 lubmarine mining stores for submarine defence of ports 872 13 6 12,055 6 6 2,096 4 5 3,25! 19 6 Cr. ||619 1 9 17,665 2 2 17,665 2 2 Miscellaneous charges : Freight, insurance, shipping, &c. 857 0 4 415 11 1 2,226 13 10 3,499 5 3 338 19 7 2,026 11 2 3,539 0 11 3,370 7 9 89] 17 1 10,174 16 6 13,674 1 9 Totals ... 5,697 8 2 27,571 4 8 6,300 0 0 6,962 10 10 46,531 3 8 51,813 6 0 53,578 6 5 46,075 10 11 35,079 3 8 4,88 7 8 Cr. 147 14 3 191,285 0 5 237,816 4 1 2,000 0 0 239,816 4 1 II. —"WOBKS IN THE CoiONT. )efence works generally: Batteries, depots, launches, engineering, and miscellaneous charges 25,805 14 11 713 1 3 531 19 8 904 6 2 912 6 11 2,638 5 3 5,699 19 3 58,081 5 1 74,429 6 8 12,769 13 7 9,1! 14 12 6 10,256 13 10 190,537 6 7 196,237 5 10 1,981 18 1 198,219 3 11 'urchases, &c, of land : Sites for depots and batteries ... 17,272 9 0 11,421 6 2 1,577 9 8 2,240 6 0 1,6' 12 9 688 16 6 34,871 10 1 34,871 10 1 1,600 0 0 36,471 10 1 Totals ... ... 713 1 3 531 19 8 904 6 2 912 6 11 2,638 5 3 5,699 19 3 75,353 14 1 85,850 12 10 27,383 4 7 15,009 19 7 10,81 15 15 3 234,690 14 0 10,945 10 4 225,408 16 8 231,108 15 11 3,581 18 1 Totals I. and II. ... 9,600 16 1 6,410 9 5 28,103 4 4 904 6 2 7,212 6 11 52,231 2 11 127,167 0 1 139,428 19 3 73,458 15 6 50,089 3 3 15, 7i 1 2 11 10,797 16 1 416,693 17 1 468,925 0 0 5,581 18 1 474,506 18 1