"THE CYANIDE PROCESS GOLD-EXTRACTION ACT, 1897" (STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE UNDER), FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1898.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1898 Session I, C-10

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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

"THE CYANIDE PROCESS GOLD-EXTRACTION ACT, 1897" (STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE UNDER), FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1898.

Laid before both Houses of the General Assembly in accordance with Section 16 of " The Cyanide Process Gold-extraction Act, 1897."

" THE CYANIDE PROCESS GOLD-EXTRACTION ACT, 1897." Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1898. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. oyalties .. .. .. .. 676 17 1 Purchase of patent rights .. .. 10,000 0 0 Stafford, Treadwell, and FieldFees, Messrs. Button and Bell .. 252 0 0 Bill of costs .. .. .. 921 13 6 H. Gully, costs .. .. .. 1 11 6 :C. Dixon, expenses, cyanide expert .. 36 18 6 H. F. Shepherd, expenses, cyanide expert 23 9 3 J. A. Walker, expenses, oyanide expert .. 19 5 0 J. Park, expenses, cyanide expert .. 116 9 0 Le Grove and Co., shorthand and typewriting .. .. .. .. 42 14 0 Total .. .. .. ..£676 17 1 Total .. .. .. ..£11,414 0 9 H. J. H. Eliott, Under-Secretary. 24th June, 1898. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; yriutiug (1,325 copies), 18s 6d.

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