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Development of Goldfields.— Table No. 5. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure for Water-races on Goldfields out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1905, and the Liabilities on that Date.

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Expenditure. Liabilities. Locality and Name op Race. Survey and Construction, 1870-1904. Grants, Subsidies, 1870-1904. Survey and Construction 190i-1905. Grants, Subsidies, 1904-1905. Authorities Authorities on Grants, Subsidies. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Locality and Name of Race. Totals. on 'onstruction. Contracts. Totals. NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Provincial District — Thames Tairua Water-race Compensation, Thames Water-race R. Kelly's water-race, Mata Kuaotunu Sludge-channel Drain, Te Aroha West I, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Provincial District — Thames. Tairua Water-race. Compensation, Thames Water-raoe R. Kelly's water-race, Mata. Kuaotunu Sludge-channel. Drain, Te Aroha West. 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 82,294 4 7 __ __ .. 80,708 19 3 MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District — Subsidies — Hohonu Hibernian New River Kanieri Rimu Drainage-tunnel Ross Sludge-channel Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2 Kumara Sludge-channel No. 3 Kumara No. 4 Main Tail-race .. Kumara No. 5 Main Tail-race .. Trustees MainTail-race,Waimea Branch Tail-race to No. 4 Channel, Payne and party Kelly's Terrace Tunnel Quinn's Creek Water-race (purchase) Raising dam, Loop-line Ngahere-Blackball Donnelly's Creek Tail-race Purchase of Byrne, O'Hallahan, and Murdoch's water-rights Jones Creek Storm-channel Back Creek Water-race Government Works — Waimea-Kumara Wainihinihi Water-race Mikonui Nelson Provincial District — Government Works — Nelson Creek Napoleon Hill Argyle (Charleston) Black's Point 1,585 5 4 82,294 4 7 • • 3 7 0 12 5 8 21 5 0 15 6 191 19 6 1,955 12 1 1,992 14 8 3,496 0 3 10,310 18 4 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 92 0 0 1,151 10 8 5,616 14 11 1,793 16 8 100 0 0 2,047 0 6 70 0 0 - 478 15 0 179 13 9 94 10 0 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 191 19 6 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 570 15 0 1,151 10 8 5,616 14 11 1,973 10 5 100 0 0 2,141 10 6 70 0 0 •• 2o' 6 3 •■ • • 20* 6 3 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 191 19 6 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 570 15 0 1,151 10 8 5,616 14 11 1,993 16 8 100 0 0 2,141 10 6 70 0 0 MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District — Subsidies — Hohonu. Hibernian. New River. Kanieri. Rimu Drainage-tunnel. Ross Sludge-channel. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 3. Kumara No. 4 Main Tail-race. Kumara No. 5 Main Tail-race. Trustees Main Tail-race,Waimea. Branch Tail race to No. 4 Channel, Payne and party. Kelly's Terrace Tunnel. Quinn's Creek Water-race (purchase). Raising dam Loop-line. Ngahere-Blackball. Donnelly's Creek Tail-race. Purchase of Byrne, O'Hallahan, and Murdoch's water-rights. Jones Creek Storm-channel. Back Creek Water-race. Government Works — Waimea-Kumara. Wainihinihi Water-race. Mikonui. Nelson Provincial District — Government Works — Nelson Creek. Napoleon Hill. Argyle (Charleston). Black's Point. 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 •• •• 50 0 0 330 1 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 330 1 0 100 0 0 330 1 0 I 194,283 7 6 14,152 17 7 25,927 4 6 194,283 7 6 14,152 17 7 25,927 4 6 194,283 7 6 14,152 17 7 25,927 4 6 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 .. • ■ .. •• Carried forward 342,496 0 3 20 6 3 377,272 6 5 '33,623 0 2 1 330 1 0' 802 18 9 1 '377,252 0 2 1 20 6 3l I I