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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, 1902, and the Liabilities on that Date.

TABLE No. Statement showing the Expenditure on Telegraphs out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1902, and the Liabilities on that Date.

Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1901. Net Expenditure during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1902. Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1902. Liabilities on 31st March, 1902. Total Net Expenditure and Liabilities. '.£ Assistance towards prospecting* Purchase of diamond-drill Prospecting deep levels, Thames, — Queen of Beauty Claim Inspector's fee, deep-level shaft, Thames Compensation Proclamation of Rivers Water Conservation — Reports on Coromandel Harbour and Kuaotunu Sludge-channel Engineer's salary and expenses .. Eweburn Reservoir Telephone-line, Bannockburn to Nevis Reports on Ross Flat Resumption of land Water-supplies for Mining Townships— Waitekauri Karangahake Purchase of Cassrell's and Bennett's leaseholds, Paeroa Mackeytown Clyde .. £ s. d. 12,806 13 9 722 1 5 £ 8. d. 1,509 10 9 £ s. d. 14,316 4 6 722 1 5 £ s. d. 1,826 6 2 £ s. d. 16,142 10 8 722 1 5 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 25,000 0 0 500 0 0 12,467 13 3 5,318 2 9 17,785 16 0 17,785 16 0 80 12 6 80 12 6 80 12 6 1,514 6 5 16,182 13 2 50 0 0 484 7 5 179 6 0 1,998 13 10 16,361 19 2 50 0 0 1,998 13 10 16,361 19 2 50 0 0 284 10 8 862 7 0 284 10 8 862 7 0 284 10 8 862 7 0 445 2 5 607 6 5 2,250 0 0 445 2 5 607 6 5 2,250 0 0 445 2 5 607 6 5 2,250 0 0 279 0 5 279 0 5 71 19 7 1,100 0 0 351 0 0 1,100 0 0 Totals 73,773 7 0 7,770 7 4 81,543 14 4 2,998 5 9 84,542 0 1 * Ex] .enditure prior to 31st March, 1894, £2,630 16s. 2d.

Line. Expenditure during Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1902. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. a. 'elephone exchanges,— Ashburton Auckland Christchurch.. Dannevirke Dunedin Peilding Gisborne Greymouth Hawera Hokitika Invercargill Masterton Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Pahiatua Palmerston North Stratford Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington lew wires, — Doubtless Bay Kerikeri Whangarei-Limestone Islana .. Mangawai-Te Arai Pahi-Whakapirau Helensville-Tahekeroa 4 8 1 203 11 4 426 12 2 0 4 0 1,173 18 10 8 17 6 80 10 0 8 11 2 149 1 10 390 9 6 131 14 9 299 4 5 52 15 2 23 13 6 5 12 5 41 17 2 32 8 7 30 4 6 6 6 10 152 10 4 154 1 1 136 0 5 661 0 8 220 14 1 71 2 8 86 19 10 14 14 0 19 14 11 2 19 1 Carriea forward 4,589 18 10