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Ross Borough. £ s. d. Repairs, Jones's Creek storm-channel .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 (I Assistance towards Prospecting. Item No. 2— Coromandel County, J. McNeil .. .. .. .. .. .. 1450 A. and W. McNeil .. .. .. .. 16 10 0 „ Courtney and Son .. .. .. .. .. 850 Dunn and Wells .. .. .. .. .. 22 16 0 F. Bostleman .. .. .. .. .. 17 17 0 G. Lindsay .. .. .. .. .. .. 610 0 J. D. Regan .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 McNeil and Gunn .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 „ Moewai Prospecting Association .. .. .. 28 19 0 C. Blasch .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Lillis and Halpin .. .. .. 26 0 0 „ Moewai Syndicate .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 J. S. Wilson .. .. .. .. .. 37 10 0 J. Sweeney .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 22 10 0 Couch and Party .. * .. .. .. .. 18 12 0 „ Gunn and Allen .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 McNeil and Gould .. .. .. 710 0 M. Kemner .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 13 0 ~ Dyer and Norton .. .. .. .. .. 650 Golden Hill Syndicate .. .. .. .. 18 15 0 Ohinemuri County, Mackay and Thorpe .. .. .. .. .. 15 3 0 Huanui Gold-mining Company .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 2 4 Prospecting Syndicate, Anatoki .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Takaka Miners' Association (Lloyd and Hume) .. .. .. .. 1300 Buller County, C. Stewart .. .. .. .. .. 900 Preeble and Fairhall .. .. .. .. .. 72 10 0 Young and McKay .. .. .. .. .. 26 8 0 Inangahua County, Caledonian Syndicate .. .. .. .. .. 238 5 0 Upper Blackwater Miners' Association .. .. .. .. .. 1426 (G. Askenbeck) .. .. .. 27 10 6 Grey County, Lemon and Party .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 ~ Christianson and Rossi .. .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 D. Steel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 316 0 Griffiths and Williams .. .. .. .. .. 40 9 6 Upper Grey Miners' Association .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 0 0 Westland Mining League .. .. .. .. .. 46 0 0 Prospecting Kumara Goldfield .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 1 3 Westland County, D. Ryan .. .. .. .. • .. .. 45 0 0 Irwin, Wells, and Party .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Boyd and Party .. .. .. .. .. 129 6 0 G. Noble .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 „ Prospecting Rimu .. .. .. .. .. 194 6 6 Rimu Miners' Association, Chow's Terrace .. .. .. .. 23 11 0 Shotover Consolidated Gold-mining Company .. .. .. .. 65 14 5 • Lake County, E. Sainsbury, Jun. .. .. .'. .. .. 24 0 0 Item No. 4. Diamond-drills and appliances .. .. .. .. .. 1,974 0 7 6. Testing deep-levels, Thames .. .. .. .. .. 1,973 2 0 7. Compensation : Proclamation of rivers .. .. .. .. 101 6 8 B. Kelly's Terrace Tunnel .. .. .. .. .. .. 97 6 0 9. Repairs, Argyle Water-race (£1 for £1) .. .'. .. .. 300 0 0 10. Queen of Beauty pumping-plant maintenance .. .. .. 216 14 7 12. St. Bathan's Channel .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 14. Alexandra Water-race .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,183 6 8 16. Waimumu Channel .. .. .. .. .. 110 13 3 Expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1908 .. .. .. .. 8,666 12 2 Expenditure for previous years .. .. .. .. .. 778,025 9 5 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1908, on Development of Goldfields .. £786,692 1 7