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HARBOUR DEFENCES. Table I. Return showing the Expenditure on Harbour Defences, in detail, from their Commencement to the 31st March, 1889, also Liabilities at that Date.

Classification. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1860-81. 1883-84.* 1884-86. Total' Expenditure up to 31st March, 1885. t 188S-86. 1886-87. 1887-88. 1888-89. 31stMar.,1889.t 1889' § 1889. I.—Matebial fbom SJngland. R.B.L. guns ana carriages, &c. .. E.M.L. guns ana carriages, &c. .. Field-guns ana carriages, service pattern .. Machine-guns ana carriages Ammunition War Office stores : Miscellaneous equipments Major-General Steward, R.E., Military Aaviser to Agent-General .. • Torpedo-boats .. Whitehead torpeaocs and air-compressing machinery Submarine mining stores for submarine defence of ports Miscellaneous charges: Freight, insurance, shipping, &c. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 35,149 0 0 4,203 6 4 £ s. a. 38,033 15 7 £ s. a. 11,188 15 8 £ s. a. 17,770 7 9 354 5 10 & s. a. 102,141 19 0 4,557 12 2 900 0 0 13,812 14 8 23,721 18 2 4,582 3 5 £ s. a. 102,141 19 0 30,914 5 2 900 0 0 13,812 14 8 24,531 6 7 9,412 3 5 £ s. a. £ s. a. 26,356 13 0 ■• •• 26,356 13 0 10 7 10 4,830 0 0 799 0 7 809~ 8 5 4,830 0 0 3,504' 5 11 900 0 0 1,745 12 2 3,352 8 9 3,975 14 7 6,393 9 6 11,890 2 2 48S 18 10 5,673 13 0 4,975 1 4 120 10 0 ■■ I 6,3OO"'O 0 4,735 17 0 11,03517 0 513 13 6 1,986 10 8 522 17 4 344 6 0 3,367 7 6 3,367 7 6 11,035 17 0 i 8,104 0 8 685 0 0 374 7 7 9,163 8 3 9,163 8 3 .. 872 13 6 12,055 6 6 2,096 4 5 15,024 4 5 15,024 4 5 857 0 4 415 11 1 2,226 13 10 3,499 5 3 338 19 7 2,026 11 2 3,539 0 11 3,370 7 9 9,274 19 5 12,774 4 8 Totals .. 5,697 8 2 27,571 4 8 I 1 I 16,300 0 o! 6,962 10 10 46,531 3 8 51,813 6 0 53,578 6 5 46,075 10 11 35,079 3 8 il86,546 7 0 233,077 10 8; 3,715 3 5 I236,792 14 1 II. —Works in the Colony. Defence works generally: Batteries, depots, launches, engineering, and miscellaneous charges Purchases, &c, of land : Sites for aepofcs and batteries 713 1 3 531 19 8 58,081 5 1 74,429 0 8 25,805 14 11 176,785 19 6 904 6 21 912 6 11 2,638 5 3 5,699 19 3 12,769 13 7 171,086 0 3 1,800 18 10. 178,586 IS 4 17,272 9 0 11,421 6 ■ 2 1,577 9 8 27,383 4 7 73,458 15 6 2,240 6 0 32,511 10 10 32,511 10 10 600 0 0 33,111 10 10 211,698 9 2 • • Totals Totals I. and II. .. " 713 1 3 531 19 8. 904 6 2 912 6 11 2,638 5 3 5,699 19 3 I I 75,353 14 1 85,850 12 10 115,009 19 7 203,597 11 1 209,297 10 4 2,400 18 10 6,410 9 5 2S,103 4 4 904 6 % i 9,600 16 1 52,231 2 11 |127,167 0 1 I 139,428 19 3 7,212 6 11 J50,089 3 3 390,143 18 1 442,375 1 0 6,116 2 3 1448,491 3 3 * There was no expenditure for the years 18S1-82 and 1882-83. f At this date (31st March, 1885) the actual construction of defence works commenced. The expenditure in the colony prior to this date was —(a) For surveys and other expenses incidental to the visits of Colonel Scratchley, E.E., and Major Cautley, H.E., to report upon the defences of the colony ; (b) the salaries and travelling expenses of those Imperial officers ; (c) the landing, transport, storage, and care of B.M.L. guns and ammunition, and of torpedo-hoats; and (d) other miscellaneous charges. t This column represents the expenditure on all accounts incurred since the actual construction of the defence works commenced, namely, from 31st March, 1885, to 31st March, 1889. § This column represents the sum of the separately-shown expenditures of the two jieriods assigned in the two preceding notes. 31st March, 1889. Abthue Bell, Engineer for Defences. *