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Development of Goldfields—Table No. 5a. Statement showing Assistance towards Prospecting, and Miscellaneous Services out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1895, and the Liabilities on that Date.

TABLE No. 6. Statement showing Expenditure on Telegraphs out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1895, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Expenditure during 12 Months ending 31st March, 1895. Liabilities on Authorities, Contracts, &c, on 31st March 1895. Total Expenditure and Liabilities .ssistanoe towards Prospecting £ s. d. 2,378 13 2 £ s. d. 2,256 13 0 £ s. d. 4,635 6 2 'urehase of Diamond-drill 505 19 11 505 19 11 Totals 2,884 13 1 2,256 13 0 5,141 6 1

Line. Ml Poles. Miles of iles lof Wire. Expenditure during Twelve — Months ended 31st March, 1895. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. 679,792 18 9 Expenditure to the 31st March, 1894 Telephone exchanges Tokatoka Leigh Hauiti Ohiwa Extension Takapuna Racecourse Hamilton to Morrinsville Tauhoa Cape Maria van Diemen Porangahau-Wanstead Nuhaka Otaki-Shannon Paraparaumu Eketahuna-Alfredton Hutt Park Racecourse Fielding-Colyton Pahiatua-Mangatainoka Island Bay Hunterville-Ohingaiti Alton Makino Mongatoki Makara Aramoho Woodville-Palmerston North Kilbirnie Brooklyn Clareville Extension Cardiff Apiti Picton-Koromiko Cape Campbell Tinline Bridge Cheviot-Port Robinson Seddonville Line Richmond Racecourse Ross-Hende's Ferry Halswell Castlehill-Cass Hanmer Plains. Wainui Anderson's Bay-Higholiffe Barewood- Salisbury Winton-Brown's Island Block Owaka-Ratanui Riversdale-Waikaia Gore-Waikaka Bluff Extension Queenstown-Frankton Mataura Island Wetherstone Extension Wedderburn Extension Invereargill-Mataura Highcliffe-Sandymount The Camp Crookston Extension Oterangi Bay Cable 2 i 12J 3 2i 10 li 4 0i 1 3 li 4 li 0* 2 12J 9 6 2 5 10 21 2 4 2 17 0| 2i 3 3,009 18 4 130 2 11 4 13 10 17 3 0 228 14 8 4 6 0 19 18 9 4 11 0 22 15 6 3 13 14 3 6 3 16 10 7 4 5 267 19 8 10 1 6 32 5 0 30 19 1 30 6 0 119 0 7 36 16 1 13 17 3 3 4 6 45 12 0 3 8 0 58 13 4 0 15 0 2 10 0 10 6 76 16 7 1 16 0 19 15 6 226 1 9 141 0 4 121 18 5 105 8 8 11 5 2 757 6 9 5 6 9 5 2 3 460 18 4 75 6 11 77 9 6 0 15 6 1 11 6 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 274 4 5 39 3 8 1 17 3 35 12 1 15 4 0 20 11 1 395 3 2 76 10 4 38 13 8 6 4 3 2 2 6 10 20 7 3 01 30 8 3 1 30 24 6 3 26 8 3 13 15 34 0J 1 7 125 4 10 n 4 4 li 51 Purchase of material (including poles and arms) 7,121 17 8 12,107 1 4 19 228 19 0 Total Expenditure Liabilities to 31st March, 1895 699,021 17 9 13,987 0 0 Total Expenditure and Liabilities £713,008 17 9