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RETURN showing the Receipts, Expenditure, and Collateral Advantages derived by the working of the Water Races constructed and maintained by Government, during the Year ending the 31st March, 1885.

* Profit. t Loss. Note. —The Waimea, Kumara. and Kumara Sludge Channel, although shown separately, arc worked together, and under one management, therefore considered as one work. Henry A. Gordon, Inspecting Engineer.

Name of Water Eaoe. Receipts. Maintenance. Profit or Loss. Cost of Construction. Total Cost oJ Construction. i Per centage on . ! Capital Invested. Number of Men employed. Approximate amount of Gold obtained. Value of Gold obtained. Average earnings of men after deducting sales of Water. £, a. d. £ s. d. & s. d. £ s. d. & s. d. Ozs. & a. d. £ 8. d. Wairnca 1,604 1 1 1,352 3 5 '311 17 8 118,575 15 2 1 16,971 64,914 1 6 13S 7 0 *7,655 16 3 I Kumara ... 9,311 1G 4 1,656 0 1 37,400 2 11 1-173,176 10 7 About 1J % 371 Kumara Sludge Channel 1,732 15 1 6,161 14 7 t4,428 19 6 17,200 12 6 About one-fifth % 36 1,704 6,517 16 0 Nelson Crock 990 6 8 811 10 5 *178 16 3 89,833 19 7 153 10 10 Argylc 47G 13 6 447 19 7 *28 13 11 12,843 16 9 About one-fifth % 15 500 1,912 10 0 95 16 6 Mikonui ... 100 0 0 Nil. "100 0 0 22,018 12 4 In construction 297,872 19 3 1-J nearly 19,175 Total 14,275 12 8 | 10,429 8 1 3,842 4 7 173,176 10 7 422 73,344 5 6 138 2 6