Development of Goldfields.— Table No. 5. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure for Water-races on Goldfields out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1903, and the Liabilities on that Date.

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IXPENDITUR] Liabilities. Locality and Name of Race. Survey and Construction, 1870-1902. Grants, Subsidies, 1870-1902. Survey and Construction 1902-1903. Grants, Subsidies, 1902-1903. Authorities on Construction. Authorities on Grants, Contracts. Subsidies. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Locality and Name of Race. Totals. Totals. NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Provincial District — Thames Tairua Water-race Compensation, Thames Water-race R. Kelly's water-race, Mata Kuaotunu Sludge-channel Drain, Te Aroha West s. d. 80,708 19 3 £ s. d. 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. H £ s. d. ■• £ s. d. £ s. a. 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Provincial District — Thames. Tairua Water-race. Compensation, Thames Water-race R. Kelly's water-race, Mata. Kuaotunu Sludge-channel. Drain, Te Aroha West. •• •• I 80,708 19 3 82,294 4 7 MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District — Subsidies —• Hohonu Hibernian New River Kanieri Rimu Drainage-tunnel Ross Sludge-channel Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2 Kumara Sludge-channel No. 3 Kumara No. 4 Main Tail-race .. Kumara No. 5 Main Tail-race .. Trustees Main Tail-race, Waimea Branch Tail-race to No. 4 Channel, Payne and party Kelly's Terrace Tunnel Wainihinihi Water-race Quinn's Creek Water-race (purchase) Raising dam, Loop-line Ngahere-Blackball Donnelly's Creek Tail-race Purchase of Byrne, O'Hallahan, and Murdoch's water-rights Jones Creek Storm-channel Government Works — Waimea-Kumara Mikonui Nelson Provincial District — Government Works — Nelson Creek Napoleon Hill Argyle (Charleston) Black's Point 1,585 5 4 82,294 4 7! MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Provincial District— Subsidies — Hohonu. Hibernian. New River. Kanieri. Rimu Drainage-tunnel. Ross Sludge-channel. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 3. Kumara No. 4 Main Tail-race. Kumara No. 5 Main Tail-race. Trustees Main Tail-race,Waimea. Branch Tail-race to No. 4 Channel, Payne and party. Kelly's Terrace Tunnel. Wainihinihi Water-race. Quinn's Creek Water-race (purchase). Raising dam Loop-line. Ngahere-Blackball. Dcsnnelly's Creek Tail-race. Purchase of Byrne, O'Hallahan, and Murdoch's water-rights. Jones Creek Storm-channel. Government Works — Waimea-Kumara. Mikonui. Nelson Provincial District — Government Works — Nelson Creek. Napoleon Hill. Argyle (Charleston). Black's Point. i . •• I 3 7 0 12 5 8 21 5 0 15 6 191 19 6 1,955 12 1 1,992 14 8 3,496 0 3 10,310 18 4 •• 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 191 19 6 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 58 0 0 1,151 10 8 5,365 4 9 1,723 16 8 100 0 0 •• - 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 191 19 6 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 58 0 0 1,151 10 8 5,365 4 9 1,904 11 8 100 0 0 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 58 0 0 1,151 10 8 5,006 15 9 1,438 9 2 100 0 0 •• •• 358' 9 0 285 7 6 I 18015 0 180 15 0 12,437 13 0 1,921 18 9 1,499 15 10 125 1 9 2,047 0 6 13,937 8 10 70 0 0 2,047 0 6 13,937 8 10 70 0 0 70' 0 0 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 I 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 193,663 11 11 25,927 4 6 229 2 3 193,892 14 2 25,927 4 6 193,892 14 2 25,927 4 6 I 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 ■• Carried forward 1,728 18 1 I 768 18 3 230 15 0 375,388 3 2 |340,161 0 l| 132,498 11 9| |375,157 8 2 230 15 0