G.—d.

ROADS CONSTRUCTED BY DIRECT GRANTS. The following statement will show the expenditure and liabilities on authorities issued on roads from direct grants to the several local bodies during the year ending the 31st March, 1895: —

PROSPECTING FOR GOLD. The following statement will show the expenditure and liabilities on authorities issued in subsidies to Prospecting Associations and parties of miners recommended by the local bodies in the different counties for the year ending the 31st March last: —

PEOSPECTING FOE COAL. The Brunner Coal-mine had to be reopened in a new place, but the character and area of the coal was not considered by the prospectors sufficient inducement for them to open this mine. On account of so many faults being met with in the old mine, and the coal thinning out, they gave notice in accordance with the terms of their lease that they would give it up. A subsidy of £1,000 was given towards opening out the new mine, which is likely to prove of larger extent than was first anticipated.

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Name of Local Body. Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1895. Liabilities on Authorities on 31st March, 1895. Coromandel County Te Aroha Town Board Thames County ... Thames Borough ... Ohinemuri County Piako County Collingwood County Marlborough County Buller County Inangahua County Grey County Westland County ... Lake County Southland County Fiord County Stewart Island £ s. d. 1,745 0 0 £ s, d. 2,301 0 0 15 0 0 1,271 2 5 1,658 13 10 734' "5 6 1,227 15 11 155 0 0 857 1 6 1,289 5 6 1,768 18 3 3,915 16 3 130 0 0 1,365 0 0 1,700 0 0 195 6 0 775 0 0 2,402 9 0 1,360 5 11 1,059 8 3 2,600 12 0 2,230 0 0 460 0 0 1,150 0 0 69 12 0 2,661 2 2 Totals ... 16,142 18 11 18,954 15 7

Name of County. Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1895. Liabilities on Authorities on 31st March, 1895. Bay of Islands County Piako County Coromandel County Ohinemuri County ... Thames County Waimea County Manawatu County ... Buller County Inangahua County ... Westland County Canterbury County ... Wallace County Lake County Southland County ... Fiord County £ a. 26 14 53 8 733 17 25 0 51 12 12 0 d, 0 9 6 0 6 0 £ s. a. 177 13 10 121 11 3 258 17 6 858 12 6 121 17 6 114 15 147 16 1,078 1 19 2 45 0 6 3 2 6 0 50 0 0 217 12 0 206 0 10 690 12 7 9"0 62 5 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 41 0 0 12 15 0 Totals 2,378 13 2 3,006 13 0