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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, 1896, and the Liabilities on that Date.

♦ For expenditure prior to 31st March, 1894, see Boada on Goldfields, Table No. i (£2,630165. 2d.).

TABLE No. 6. Statement showing Expenditure on Telegraphs out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1896, and the Liabilities on that Date.

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Expenditure Expenditure during during 12 Months ended 12 Months ended 3lBt March, 31st March, 1895. 1896. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1896. Liabilities on 31st March 1896. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. .ssistance towards prospecting* .. 'urchase of diamond-drill 'rospecting deep levels, Thames, — Queen of Beauty Claim £ s. d. 2,378 12 3 505 19 11 £ s. d. 1,726 4 8 216 1 6 £ S. d, 4,104 16 11 722 1 5 £ s. d. 3,093 3 0 £ s. a. 7,197 19 11 722 1 5 7,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 Totals 2,884 12 2 1,942 6 2 4,826 18 4 10,093 3 0 14,920 1 4

Line. Miles Poles. Miles of !Of Wire. Expenditure during Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1896. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. £ s. d. 699,021 17 9 2,169 0 4 353 12 2 1,602 0 6 209 16 6 47 13 6 391 5 2 129 3 11 18 0 0 11 9 2 0 10 0 10 0 0 18 0 2 12 6 1 16 9 11 13 6 450 11 11 2 8 0 27 7 0 62 5 0 90 13 10 12 14 0 10 0 72 7 8 24 17 0 197 3 5 90 15 1 108 19 9 9 11 6 425 4 2 96 5 8 11 18 8 171 13 5 173 10 5 36 8 9 272 18 3 14 14 11 79 2 6 138 16 9 2 7 3 142 14 8 23 13 6 25 17 0 2 13 6 8 0 0 90 2 2 11 3 4 65 1 0 14 0 93 19 7 83 16 9 6 17 £ s. a. Expenditure to the 31st March, 1895 Telephone exchanges Hamilton to Morrinsville Awanui-Cape Maria van Diemen.. Wangarei-Kiripaka Wangarei-Poroki Dargaville -Opanaki Waihi-Waitekauri Auckland-Onehunga Driving Cieek Napier-Pohui Wairoa-Nuhaka Postmaster's house, Waipawa Petane-Eskdale Dannevirke-Mangatera Ormond-Waimata Valley Hutt-Hastings Wanganui Racecourse Bulls-Sanson .. Masterton-Pahiatua Tenui-Whakataki Pemberton Extension Taita Bureau Cheltenham-Waituna Feilding-Bunnythorpe .. Auckland-Paeroa Auckland-Taupo Fielding-Waituna West Waitotara-Maxwelltown Pahiatua-Eketahuna Alton-Hurleyville Cardiff extension Apiti extension Pohangina extension Koromiko-Tuamarina Blenheim-Kaikoura Kaikoura-Christchurch Blenheim-White's Bay Blenheim-Port Underwood Cape Campbell Tinline Bridge Flaxbourne extension .. Nelson-Whakapuaka O'Gilvie's Cass-Castlehill Hanmer Plains.. Cust-Bennett's Wainui extension Mayfield-Ruapuna Tapanui-Crookston Cambrian's-Beck's Mataura-Gore *8 16 34 'OI i io oi 16 4 3 17 60 9 13 16 74 6i 0* *2 *3 171 2 4 40 110 180 10 0J 32 4 3 10 10 8 *7 10 *7 20 'ii 'k 24 26 4 8 *6 7 "n 7 8 Carried forward 1707,100 11 9