a—2.

(2) Government Prospecting Drills. The following table gives details of the drilling done and the results obtained for twelve months ended 31st December, 1931 : — Drill Superintendents: W. H. Warburton, E. Wilson, W. McLellan, and G. Pettigrew. Drills used: Diamond and Keystone drills. Percussion and Hand-placer drills.

(3) Subsidized Roads on Goldpields. The expenditure in the form of subsidies and direct grants upon roads on goldfields amounted to £2,872, as compared with £5,381 during the previous year. Through the unexpected death of the late Mr. J. A. C. Bayne at the dawn of 1932 the Mines Department was deprived of a most efficient officer and a man under whom all District Inspectors of Mines were pleased to serve. I have, &c., G. Duggan, Inspecting Engineer of Mines.

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offices Depth, Ch drined\frough try To whom lent. FooW Footwrf ca°rbotfs Kesults. drilled, in Feet. 01 uole ' 8c ™g™- drilled through. Drilling. Transport. I Ft. In. s. d. s. d. s. d. 19 3,540 3,2$, Coal Grits, shale, and Westport Coal Co. 2 6 1 2 1 10-86 Satisfactory, and If sandstone 2 890 3 „ Shale and sand- State Coal-mines .. .. .. In progress. stone 8 139 6 Gold Gravel .. Snowy Creek 15 6-36 5 3-07 .. Unsatisfactory. Dredging Syndicate 1 75 3J I .. Lamplough Syn- 14 0-5 9 8-5 dicate 5 493 6 „ I „ .. Siamese Tin Syn- 10 3*4 3 6-9 dicate 10 508 6 „ Gravel and sand.. A. Donnellan 12 1 5 9 .. Satisfactory. 45 5,645