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List of Works on Goldfields, &c.— continued.

Summary of Works.

Henry A. Gordon, Inspecting Engineer.

Return showing the Receipts and Expenditure on, and Collateral Advantages derived by the working of, the Water-races constructed and maintained by Government during the Year ending the 31st March, 1886.

Henry A. Gordon, Inspecting Engineer. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,700 copies), £37125. 93.1

Authority: George Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB6.

Locality and Nature of Work. Total Cost. Amount of Con* tribution paid by Mines Depart' ment. Eoads to open up Mines other than Gold. .niseed Valley to Champion Copper Mine £ s. d. 4,963 10 6 £ 8. d. 4,116 10 6

toads—Subsidies to County Councils. Coromandel County Thames County Piako County Hutt County Tuapeka County Southland County Westland County Grey County .. .. Inangahua County Buller County Lake County Wallace County Maniototo County Collingwood Eoad Board .. £ s. d. 1,888 3 3 3,850 18 10 20,000 0 0 509 16 6 1,000 0 0 705 0 0 4,764 4 0 6,896 6 6 10,145 5 0 3,223 7 0 517 2 3 200 0 0 136 10 0 300 0 0 £ s. d. 1,258 15 6 2,500 15 9 13,333 6 8 210 17 0 666 13 4 470 0 0 2,950 13 4 4,912 19 10 6,539 0 8 2,017 15 4 344 14 10 133 6 8 91 0 0 200 0 0 54,136 13 4 35,629 18 11 Jiamond and other drills 3,600 0 0 1,858 0 0 ids to prospecting 5,650 0 0 1,600 0 0 )rainage» and sludge-channels 6,340 19 7 3,992 0 7 loads wholly constructed by Mines Department 16,275 3 9 16,275 3 9 loads to open up mines other than gold 4,963 10 6 4,116 10 6 Totals 63,471 13 9 90,966 7 2

Name of Water-race. 3 ■& '© o © © o © 3 "5 to in O O o Ph a o o-g ■g 3 »s o o o «E c3 to -t3 d ©J? © 8 d.S Pm o ■a o >-. Jft 9 o izig 4) fQ M 3J3 g§° ROB *6 <D 1=; a •3° aa.sg o ° 3^j n-a a Waimea Kumara Kumara Sludge-channel ... Nelson Greek A.rgyle Mikonui £ B. d. 1,750 14 10 10,381 11 1 2,366 1 3 1,073 14 2 435 2 8 100 0 0 £ B. a. 1,131 18 1 1,454 19 5 6,215 13 0 1,104 13 4 391 17 8 £ s. a. *618 16 9 ♦8,926 11 8 13,849 11 9 +30 19 2 •43 5 0 100 0 0 £ s. a. 37,400'"2 11) 17,200 12 Of £ s. a. 118,575 15 2 54,600 15 5 90,151 19 1 14,192 17 11 25,624 2 7 About J°/° Abt. 9i°/° Loss. Nearly§7° In construction 107 236 64 21 Oz. 3,520 13,856 2,358 464 £ s. a. 13,376 0 0 52,653 3 0 9,019 7 0 1,774 16 0 £ a. a. 109 6 2 169 1 1C 124 3 C 63 16 C Totals 10,107 i 0 10,299 1 6 5,808 2 6 303,145 10 2 426 20,198 76,823 6 0 Ill 17 » Profit. + Loss.