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Return showing Value of Material imported from England by the New Zealand Working Railways, and Amount paid to Consulting Engineers for Inspection of same, during the past Five Financial Years.

Return showing the Moneys paid by the Marine Department in Each of the last Five Financial Years to Consulting Engineers in England on Material inspected, and also showing the Value in each such Year of the Material so inspected.

Lewis H. B. Wilson, Marine Department, Wellington, sth September, 1889. Assistant Secretary.

Return showing the Amounts paid by the Post and Telegraph Department to Consulting Engineers in England on Material inspected, and also the Value of such Material.

[Nora. —The books previous to 1887 were burnt in the fire which destroyed the General Post Office.] C. Lemon, General Post Office, 4th September, 1889. Superintendent. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,200 copies), £1 5s.]

By Authority : Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9o.

Financial Year. Value of Material imported. Amount of Commission paid. .st April, 1884, to 31st March, 1885 .at April, 1885, to 31st March, 1886 .st April, 1886, to 31st March, 1887 .st April, 1887, to 31st March, 1888 .st April, 1888, to 31st March, 1889 £ s. d. 8,490 5 11 5,621 5 10 18,237 11 4 6,569 18 0 13,518 14 4 £ s. d. 139 5 9 139 10 5 449 16 8 158 16 4 340 7 3 52,437 15 5 1,227 16 5

Financial Year. Amount paid to Inspecting Engineer. Value of Material inspected. .884-85 .885-86 .886-87 .887-88 .888-89 £ s. d. 14 18 9 1 15 6 11 16 8 27 0 9 1 13 0 £ s. d. 693 18 3 71 0 0 473 7 5 1,081 8 7 24 13 11 57 4 8 2,344 8 2

Year. Paid to Consulting Engineers in London. Value of Material inspected. .887 ... .888 ... & a. d. 166 5 1 101 14 0 £ s. d. 9,578 1 9 9,296 13 11 267 19 1 18,874 15 8