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APPENDIX o— continued. Annual cost apportioned as under :— Mining industry (including gold duty)— £ £ 75 per cent, of annual cost, Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 3,132 Quarter annual cost of Ngahina North .. .. .. .. 3,308 Its proportion of expended moneys .. .. .. .. 3,200 9,640 Crown (Consolidated Fund) — Quarter annual cost of Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 1,044 Half annual cost of Upper Waihou .. .. .. .. 7,734 Half annual cost of Ngahina North .. .. .. ..6,616 Its proportion of expended moneys .. .. .. .. 8,000 23,394 Shipping (including Piako River shipping) — Quarter annual cost, Ngahina North .. .. .. .. 3,308 Its proportion of expended moneys .. .. .. 1,600 4,908 Land (rating, Wharepoa to Matamata) — Half annual cost, Upper Waihou .. .. .. 7,734 Its proportion of expended moneys .. .. .. .. 4,250 11,984 £49,926 Bringing tho amount derivable from those suggestions to £90 more than the amount required. [Appendix D, map showing Waihou River and tributary streams in Matamata County, not printed.] APPENDIX E. Statement showing Expenditure to 30th June, 1921, and Estimated Cost of completing Scheme. £ Expenditure to 30th June, 1921 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..212,645 Estimated cost of completing works as from 30th June, 1921— £ Mangaiti-Tirohia, left bank .. .. .. .. ..68,827 Mangaiti-Tirohia, right bank .. .. .. .. ..68,827 Tirohia-Ngararahi, left bank .. .. .. .. .. 12,555 Tirohia-Ngararahi, right bank ... .. .. .. .. 31,360 Rotokohu drainage .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,713 Ngahina Bridge extension .. .. .. .. .. 9,600 Ngahina to 4 miles, left bank .. .. .. .. 41,166 Ngahina to 4 miles, right bank .. .. .. .. .. 44,561 Komata Creek .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,869 4 miles to 13 miles, left bank .. .. .. .. .. 34,210 4 miles to 13 miles, right bank .. .. .. .. .. 39,163 Ohinemuri River, left bank .. .. .. .. ..42,682 Ohinemuri River, right bank .. .. .. .. .. 8,039 412,572 £625,217 If the Upper Waihou stop-bank (right bank, Mangaiti and Tirohia) is not proceeded with, but certain other consequent works arranged for, the total estimated cost will be reduced to £598,905. A. J. Baker, District Engineer. Public Works Department, Auckland, 21st September, 1921. [Appendix F, plan showing works completed, in hand, and proposed ; and Appendix G, plan showing area of land suggested to be classified and rated : not printed.]

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