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List of Works on Goldfields constructed wholly by the Mines Department, or by Subsidies to County Councils, Local Bodies, and Prospecting Associations, and completed prior to the 31st March, 1888.

Locality and Nature of Works. Total Cost. Amount of Contribution paid by Mines Department. NORTH ISLAND. Roads (subsidised). Coromandel County. Improving road to Iona and Just in. Time Companies' Mines Making and improving track from Tokatea towards Kennedy Bay Golden Belt Track Tokatea Road (repairs) Making and improving track from Golden Belt to Tiki Making road from Ring's Bridge to Kapanga Mine Making road to Kapanga Aline Temporary track from Tokatea Saddle to Waikoromiko Continuation of track from Success Company's Mine to top of main range Completion of road from Tokatea Saddle to Tokatea Battery Widening road from Matawai to Vaughan's Claim Improving track, Mercury Bay to Waitai Continuation and improving Waikoromiko Track Emily Battery to Rocky Creek Track, Bismarck Battery to Kennedy Bay Road up Manaia Extension of Vauglian's and Vizard's Tracks Vizard's towards Marebel Extending and widening Waitaia Road Makarau to W 7aiau Waikawau to Tiki Manaia to Tiki Old Saw-mill towards Awakanae Paul's Creek to Cabbage Bay £ S. d. 200 0 0 320 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 239 3 3 150 0 0 132 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 357 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 60 0 0 200 0 0 675 10 6 150 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 1,000 0 0 500 0 0 500 0 0 600 0 0 200 0 0 £ s. d. 133 6 8 213 6 8 50 0 0 150 0 0 159 8 10 100 0 0 88 0 0 33 6 8 53 6 8 33 0 8 238 0 0 66 13 4 100 0 0 40 0 0 133 6 8 450 7 0 100 0 0 133 6 8 66 13 4 666 13 4 333 6 8 250 0 0 400 0 0 133 6 8 6,413 13 9 4,125 15 10 Thames County. Making new road from Ohinomuri River to Karangahake Quartz-mine Dray-road to connect Otanui Mines with crushing-battery at Maungawlierawhera Creek Improving roads from Waitekauri Road to Katikati Road Improving road up Karaka Creek to Lucky Hit Company's Mine Improving road to upper mines, Waitalii Karangahake to battery Ralph's Battery, Waitekauri Otanui Road to mines Road to Wicks's Battery Rocky Point Road, Tararu Thames Borough boundary to hematite mine Widening road from bridge over Hape Creek to Otanui Mines Track, Karangahake Goldfield Kauacranga Valley to Otanui .. Tapu Road to mines Tauranga Road to Karangahake Bridge-site Karangahake Bridge Track up Maungakorikeri Creek Thames Borough boundary to Hape Creek No. 2 .. Upper Karaka Road Repairing flood damages, Waiotahi, Moanataiari, Karaka, and Collarbone Roads Soa-beach to Waiomo .. To Papa Gully Road .. 650 0 0 710 0 0 250 0 0 263 1 0 258 18 10 300 0 0 399 1 0 299 18 0 70 0 0 300 0 0 350 0 0 183 17 0 784 1 0 470 7 0 81 17 9 341 5 0 229 6 6 93 4 4 600 0 0 179 13 0 350 0 0 750 0 0 75 0 0 433 6 8 473 6 8 166 13 4 175 7 4 172 12 7 200 0 0 199 10 6 199 18 8 40 13 4 200 0 0 233 6 8 122 11 4 522 14 0 313 11 4 54 11 10 227 10 0 152 17 8 02 2 11 300 0 0 119 15 i 175 0 0 375 0 0 37 10 0 Ohiticmuri County. 7,989 10 5 4,964 0 2 Track up Tui Creek Prospecting-track, Whangamata and Waitekauri.. Tramway, Karangahake to Railey's Reduction Works 306 0 0 200 0 0 400 0 0 153 0 0 166 13 4 200 0 0 906 0 0 519 13 4 Piako County. Extension and completion of Te Aroha Tramway.. Tramway to Pergusson's Battery, Waiorongomai Road, Waiorongomai Track to claims at Buck's Reef Track, Pern Spur to Butler's Spur Tracks up Stoney Creek, To Aroha Goldfield, &c. .. .. .. .. 18,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 497 17 0 55 5 6 231 17 9 54 0 0 12,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 331 18 0 36 17 0 154 11 10 36 0 0 20,339 0 3 13,559 6 10 Butt County. Road to connect Otorongo Bay with Albion Company's battery, also to connect Terawhiti Quartz-mine with battery Road, Makara Junction to Torawhiti 509 16 6 450 0 0 210 17 0 225 0 0 959 16 6 435 17 0