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140

Otago and Southland Districts.

SUMMAEY OF WOEKS CONSTEUCTED. The following statement shows the whole of the different classes of works constructed by the department, either by direct grants or by subsidies to local bodies, during the last nineteen years (the'votes for this purpose having been under the control of the Hon. the Minister of Mines), for the purpose of opening up the mineral belts throughout the colony, and also for the development of the mining industry : —

ank of New Zealand >ank of New South Wales ational Bank of New Zealand lank of Australasia 63,765 6 4 15,488 9 11 20,639 18 19 3,640 4 0 245,251 3 59,661 1 80,605 19 14,531 0 0 2 1 0 Totals 103,533 18 10 400,049 3 400,049 3 3 3 Grand totals 204,675 12 3 689,749 17 9

Nature or Works. Total Cost of Construction, or Amount authorised to be expended. Expenditure, by way of Subsidy or otherwise, by Mines Department. Amount of Liability by Mines Department on Works in Progress. Up to Years 1882-83 and 1883-84. Water-races Roads on goldfields Roads and tracks undertaken by County Councils, subsidised by Mines Department .. .. •• Works undertaken by prospecting associations, subsidised by Mines Department Construction of drainage- and sludge-channels, subsidised by Mines Department £ s. d. 29,252 1 11 21,437 11 2 £ s. .1. 14,853 ',) 5 13,089 16 0 & s. d. 14,398 11 6 8,347 15 2 52,841 17 0 21,844 16 7 10,207 15 9 13,216 18 4 3,350 0 0 3,400 0 0 5,750 0 0 2,468 15 4 781 4 8 1884-85. 122,498 3 5 55,600 17 4 37,135 7 1 Water-races Roads on goldfields .. • • • • • - Roads and tracks undertaken by County Councils, subsidised by Mines Department Roads to mines, other than gold, subsidised by Mines Department .. .. • • • • • • . • • Works undertaken by prospecting associations, subsidised by Mints Department .. .. •■ •• Construction of drainage- and sludge-channels, subsidised by Mines Department Diamond and other drills 4,846 1 9 13,667 10 1 14,590 2 9 9,630 9 6 4,648 11 6 12,384 15 9 13,566 14 1 .6,298 16 G 12,739 17 6 4,594 10 0 111 19 0 2,888 1 0 850 0 0 108 0 0 3,692 0 0 4,050 0 0 3,600 0 0 1,050 0 0 1,858 0 0 1,931 4 8 45,174 15 11 33,648 7 0 38,284 10 5 1885-86. Water-races Roads on goldfields Roads undertaken by County Councils, subsidised by Mines Department Roads to mines, other than gold, subsidised by Mines Department .. .. .. • • • • .,. '' Works undertaken by prospecting associations, subsidised by Mines Department .. • • • • Construction of drainage- and sludge-ohannels, subsidised by Mines Department Schools of Mines 3,660 4 9 27,543 18 8 6,063 2 3 12,360 14 9 6,964 4 4 27,507 19 8 14,773 2 3 13,043 15 9 12,477 9 2 1,551 19 10 4,327 0 10 490 12 8 11,860 18 0 1,99!) 5 7 6,389 5 9 10,051 14 9 2,160 9 7 3,994 16 6 1,260 9 7 0,995 9 9 900 0 0 71,602 7 10 43,049 5 3 61,785 1 4