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Sess. 11.—1887. NEW ZEALAND.
EXPENDITURE ON HARBOUR DEFENCES (RETURN OF).
Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated the 23rd day of November, 1887. Ordered, " That a return be laid on the table showing the expenditure, in detail, on harbour defences, from their commencement to the 30th September, 1887; also the liabilities at that date."—(Mr. Ballance.)
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19th December, 1887. Aethue Bell, Resident Engineer (for the Engineer for Defences).
Return showing the Expenditure on Harbour Defences in Detail from their Commencement to the 30th September, 1887, also the Liabilities at that Date.
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Item No. Classification. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1880-81. *1883-84. Total Expenditure 1884-85. up to 31st March, 188o.t 1885-86. 1880-87. 1887-88. (to 30 Sept., 1887). Total Expenditure from 31st March, 1S85, up to 30th Sept., 1887.; Great Totals T . .;,..■„ Expenditure , n L „ "£ **». from 1878 known *° exist Tn & " 30th Sept., 1887.§ 30th Se P*- 1887 ' Grand Total Expenditure anc" Liabilities at 30th Sept., 1887. I.—Matekiel fbom England. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ ! s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d, 1 2 3 4 5 6 23 22 8 9 23 E.B.L. Guns and Carriages, &c.: 6in. 5 tons and Sin. 13 tons, E.O.C. E.M.L. Guns and Carriages, &c.: 7in. 7 tons and 64 pr. 62 cwt. E.M.L. Guns and Carriages, &c.: converted 64 pr. from H.M.S. "Nelson" E.B.L. Field Guns and Carriages, Imperial-service pattern Machine Guns and Carriages: Nordenfelt and Hotchkiss 6 prs. Amunition generally for the above various guns War Office Stores: Miscellaneous equipments Major-General Steward, E.E., Military Adviser to AgentGeneral Torpedo-boats: Thorneycroft, 2nd class Whitehead torpedoes and aircompressing machinery Submarine mining stores for submarine defence of ports Miscellaneous Charges: Freight, insurance, shipping, &c. 10 7 10 26,35613 0 799 0 7 26,356 13 0 809 8 5 35,149 0 0 4,203 6 4 3,504 5 11 38,033 15 7 900 0 0 1,745 12 2 3,352 8 9 6,841 15 10 5,619 16 6 7,637 12 3 80,024 11 5 4,203 6 4 900 0 0 7,365 8 8 14,494 6 11 80,024 11 5 26,356 13 0 4,203 6 4 900 0 0 7,365 8 8 15,303 15 4 7 |4,830 0 0 4,830 0 0 3,975 14 7 3,975 14 7 8,805 14 7 8 513 13 6 1,986 10 8 229 18 6 2,730 2 8 2,730 2 8 9 i 6,300 0 0 4,735 17 0 11,035 17 0 11,035 17 0 10 20 8,104 0 8 685 0 0 8,789 0 8 8,789 0 8 11 872 13 6 872 13 6 872 13 6 12 857 0 4 41511 1 2,226 13 0 3,499 5 3 338 19 7 2,026 11 2 1,760 15 6 4,126 6 3 7,625 11 6 Totals for materiel from England 5,697 8 2 6,300 0 0 ! 6,962 1010 27,571 4 8 3 8 51,813 6 0 53,578 6 5 22,089 18 7 127,481 11 0 174,012 14 8 50,631 17 5 224,644 12 ! 1 II. —WOHKS IN THE COLONY. Defence Works generally: Batteries, depots, launches, engineering and miscellaneous charges Purchases, &c, of Land : Sites for depots and batteries 713 1 3 53119 8 904 6 2 912 6 11 2,638 G 3 5,699 19 3 58,081 5 1 74,429 6 8 12,115 11 7 144,626 3 4 150,326 2 7 2 17,272 9 0 11,421 6 2 450 15 10 29,144 11 0 29,144 11 0 713 1 3 904 6 2 912 6 11 2,638 5 3 i 6,061 17 8 185,532 11 Totals for works in the colony 531 19 8 I 5,699 19 3 75,353 14 l! 185,850 12 10 12,566 7 5 173,770 14 4 179,470 13 7 Sum totals for materiel from England and works in the colony 6,410 9 5 28,103 4 4 904 6 2 7,212 6 11 9,600 16 1 127,167 0 1 139,428 19 8 ;34,656 6 0 301,252 5 4 1 353,483 8 3 56,693 15 1 410,177 3 52,231 2 11 * There was no expenditure for the years 1881-82 and 1882-83. t At this date (31st March, 1885) the actual construction of defer was— (a) For surveys and other expenses incidental to the visits of Colonel Scratchley, E.B., and Major Cautley, E.E., to report upon the Imperial officers; (c) the landing, transport, storage, and care of E.M.L. guns and ammunition, and of torpedo-boats ; and (d) other misi counts incurred since the actual construction of the defence works commenced, namely, from 31st March, 1885, to 30th September, 1887. of the two periods assigned in the two preceding notes. ce works commenced. The expenditure in the colony prii defences of the colony; (6) the salaries and travelling ex] sellaneous charges. J This column represents the exr § This column represents the sum of the separately-shovi >r to this date tenses of those enditure on all n expenditures
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