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Summary. £ s. d. Deep levels, Coromandel ... ... ... ... ... 1,279 15 11 Deep levels, Thames ... ... ... ... ...25,000 0 0 Deep levels, Kumara ... ... ... ... ... 1,351 6 8 R. Kelly's water-race, Gentle Annie Creek, Mata, Thames ... 40 0 0 Finlay McLiver's water-race, Tairua, Thames ... ... 34 5 4 Wills and party's water-race, Sulky Gully, Greymouth ... 179 3 4 Jones, Baxter, and party's water-race, Roaring Meg, Greymouth 800 0 0 £28,684 11 3 H. J. H. Eliott, Under-Secretary. Mines Department, Wellington, 23rd July, 1900.

Statement of Expenditure and Liabilities on Construction of Sludge-channels and Dams, also Surveys of Water-races, for the Years 31st March, 1891, to 31st March, 1900, in addition to the Statement of Expenditure for the Purposes of proving Deep Levels, or for the making of Water-races, compiled in accordance with the Order of the House of Representatives, No. 12, of the 6th July, 1900, Expenditure. £ a. d. Liabilities. £ a. d. Kuaotunu Sludge-channel, Coromandel .. 200 0 0 Mountain Hut Water-raoe, Otago—Tender Survey of Mountain Hut Water-race, Otago 144 13 7 for pipes was .. .. .. 9,133 0 0 St. Bathan's Channel, Otago .. .. 437 10 0 Muddy Creek Channel, Otago .. .. 1,000 0 0 Ewebum Darn, Otago .. .. .. 13,893 1 4 Donnelly's Creek Tail-race, Westland .. 384 3 0 Donnelly's Creek Tail-race, Ross, Westland 444 4 5 St. Bathan's Channel, Otago .. .. 562 10 0 Deep levels, Ross, Westland .. .. 15,000 0 0

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