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(3.) Subsidized Boads on Q-oldfiblds. The following schedule shows the amounts, expended by subsidies and direct grants out of the Public Works Fund, vote " Roads on Goldficlds," in the different counties, &c, during the year ended 31st March, 1918 : Direct Grants. Subsidies. £ s. d. ,£ s. d. Goromandel County .. .. .. .. 14 0 0 Thames County .. .. .. .. 758 18 9 (Ihinemuri County .. .. .'. . . 213 3 6 IVlorus Road District .. ... .. 133 0 0 Colling wood County .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 105 0 0 Buller County .. .. .. .. 1,688 10 9 116 13 A Inangahua County .. .. .. .. 1,499 16 I I Murehison County .. .. . . . . 326 5 6 Westland County .. .. .. .. 201 17 5 Grey County . . . . . . 691 16 1 Geraldine County .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Vincent County .. .. .. .. .. 30 5 4 M.aniototo County .. .. .. .. 24-2 0 0 Lake County .. . . . . . . 217 13 7 Wallace County . . . . . . . . . . 191 10 3 Southland County .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 50 0 0 Totals . ; .. .. .. £6,115 4 6 £796 8 II (■l.) Government Watek-kaces, The Waimea -Kumara and Mount Ida water-races, which render possible hydraulic mining in the Kumara district, Westland, and the Naseby district, Central Otago, have during 1917 supplied sixty-three miners with water for sluicing, by which gold to the approximate value of £15,075 was obtained. The cash received for water sold amounted to-£2,430, and the expenditure on the upkeep of the races was £3,221. These races are therefore not self-supporting, and no allowance for interest on capital expenditure or depreciation has been made. VIII. SCHOOLS OF MINKS. The following table shows the expenditure by the Government on, schools of mines during 1917-18:— £ s. d. Subsidies towards erection and maintenance .. .. 1,806 3 0 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. .. .. .. 28 12 3 Salaries of teachers, travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. .. 2,718 11 11 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £4,553 7 2 The following is a summary of the result of the Government, Schools of Mines annual examinations, 1917:
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Number of Students presenting themselves at tho Annual Government Examination, 1917. Number of Papers submitted at the Examination. Average Number of Marks awarded per Paper. Senior. Junior. Name of School. On any of the Six ,, exclusively Mining | R '! , ? Subjects.* HUDjeot. r I Karangahake .. .. 2 16 Waihi .. .. .. '2 30 Thames .. .. .. 2 42 Westport .. .. .. 5 21 Reefton .. .. .. 6 17 Huntly .. .. .. 2 9 Coromandel . . . . .. . . 12 20 4 (54-83 39 4 57-14 65 1 54-09 32 2 52-17 30 .. 45-60 7 5 43-83 23 1 39-50 Totals .. .. 19 1.47 216 17 ,52-36 * The six exclusively mining subjects are mineralogy, metallurgy, iniiiii geology. I have, &c, Frank R: ig, ventilation, pumping and winding, and BED, inspecting Engineer of Mines.