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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, 1897: —

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: —

Name of Local Body. expenditure for tin Year ending 31st March, 1897. le Liabilities on Authorities on 31st March, 1897 Tauranga County ... Coromandel County Thames County Ohinemuri County Piako County Pelorus Eoad Board Collingwood County Wairau Eoad Board Waimea County ... Buller County Inangahua County Grey County Westland County ... Eoss Borough Council Lake County Southland County Tuapeka County ... Vincent County ... Land and Survey Department Public Works Department ... £ - s. d. 4,250 0 0 1,044 13 3 891 13 4 924 5 10 £ s. d. 250 0 0 200 0 0 2,725 6 9 2,150 0 0 1,625 16 11 900 0 0 1,590 0 0 516 15 0 560 0 0 233 5 0 250 0 0 2,901 16 1 1,185 12 6 1,585 0 0 234 8 0 100 0 0 130 0 0 150 0 0 744 17 5 450 0 0 10,085 4 1 1,581 19 3 2,300 0 0 2,212 8 5 3,375 0 0 2,865 4 3 2,200 0 0 200 0 0 1,255 2 7 1,350 0 0 6,829 15 9 1,818 0 1 Totals ... 27,302 14 9 34,363 9 9

Name of County. Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1897. liabilities on Authoriti •on 31st March, 1897. lies Piako County Bay of Islands County Whangarei County ... Manukau County Doromandel County ... Dhinemuri County ... rhames County rauranga County Waipa County Sounds County Waimea County Marlborough County Dollingwood County... 3-rey County Buller County [nangahua County ... vVestland County Selwyn County Cuapeka County Lake County Southland County ... Vincent County Mackenzie County ... Caieri County Bruce County Wallace County £ s. 103 3 d. 0 £ s. d. 94 11 3 200 3 10 52 2 121 18 6 0 22 17 6 410 19 0 35 0 0 128 8 4 16 0 0 26 0 0 39 0 0 13 17 47 8 98 4 40 4 683 3 15 0 36 2 30 0 7 0 107 9 6 0 6 3 1 0 3 0 0 9 34 7 6 36 2 6 100 0 0 20 17 0 470 1 4 281 2 0 617 5 8 6 0 0 53 4 1 10 0 0 53 10 0 184 10 3 20 0 0 25 0 0 79 13 24 0 9 0 104 14 0 Totals 1,533 6 7 2,915 14 3