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Particulars of Principal Liabilities on Public Buildings on 30th June, 1912. (Total liabilities, £207,212.) £ I £ Parliament? Buildings (new buildings).. 2,685 : Otane Post-office .. .. .. 1,094 Hamilton Departmental Buildings .. 4,328 Kaiwarra Post-office .. .. 890 New Plymouth Departmental Buildings 2,693 Wellington Post-office .. .. 25.863 Hokitika Departmental Buildings .. 5,030 , Wellington Telephone Exchange (addiChristchurch Departmental Buildings 39,653 tions) .. .. .. .. 1,000 Invercargill Departmental Buildings .. 1,376 j Wellington bulk store .. .. 11,691 Materials for stock .. .. 5,664 ' Westport Post-office .. .. 598 Auckland New Courthouse .. .. 9,830 Sydenham Post-office .. .. 1,265 Masterton New Courthouse .. .. 589 J Timaru Post-office .. .. .. 650 Greymouth New Courthouse .. • 1,720 ! Pleasant Point Post-office .. .. 1,230 Methven New Courthouse .. .. 659 Waimate Post-office .. .. 545 Auckland New Gaol .. .. 820 Hawea Flat Post-office .. .. 536 Waipu Police-station .. .. 589 '■■ Balclutha Post-office .. .. 561 Maungaturoto Police-station .. 648 j Kaitangata Post-office .. .. 719 Taumarunui Police-station .. .. 566 Balfour Post-office . . .. .. 722 Wakefield Police-station .. .. 763 Post-office fittings . . .. . . 620 Murchison Police-station .. .. 790 | Agricultural, Ruakura .. .. 1,115 Temuka Police-station .. .. 823 ! Agricultural, Weraroa .. .. 2,100 Kaikohe Post-office .. .. 852 Agricultural, Queenstown .. .. 600 Kawakawa Post-office .. .. 1,329 | Auckland Mental Hospital .. .. 546 Auckland Post-office " .. .. 16,747 Tokonui Mental Hospital .. .. 14.919 Ponsonby Post-office .. .. 2,199 , Porirua Mental Hospital .. .. 2,493 Newton Post-office .. .. 558 Sunnyside Mental Hospital .. .. 2,688 Te Aroha Post-office .. .. 555 Seacliff Mental Hospital .. .. 6,299 Waihou Post-office . .. .. 989 Waitati Mental Hospital .. .. 1,995 Matamata Post-office .. .. 913 Ohura Post-office .. .. .. 922 £188,451 Opotiki Post-office .. .. .. 3,422 \ ==_ 9th August, 1912. H. J. H. Blow.

Return showing the Estimated Liabilities chargeable on the State Coal-mines Fund outstanding on 31st March, 1911 and 1912, and at 30th June, 1912. 31st March, 31st March, .'SOth June. 1911. 1912. 1912. State coal-mines .. .. .. .. £14,547 0 0 .. £31,200 0 0 Contracts Particulars of Liabilities at 31st March, 1911. £ d Tunnels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,339 0 0 Hydraulic brakes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,710 0 0 Plates for coal-tubs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,050 0 0 Ironwork for storage-bins .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,004 0 0 Coal picking and distributing belts .. .. .. .. 1,364 0 0 14,467 0 0 Outstanding vouchers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 £14,547 0 0 Particulars of Liabilities at 30th June, 1912. (All in respect of work to be performed during the July-September quarter.) £ s . d. Wages .. .. .. .. .. •■ •• .. .. 17,500 0 0 Marine freight and haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,500 0 0 Plant, &c... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Stores and maintenance, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,200 0 0 £31,200 0 0 The statement of liabilities supplied to the Treasury at the 31st March of each year by the Mines Department consists of the total sum payable on vouchers received in Head Office too late to be dealt with during the financial year in which they were received, together with all balances on contracts entered into. The statement of liabilities supplied for the 30th June, 1912, consists of all unpaid commitments authorized by Cabinet or the Minister of Mines. 9th August, 1912. H. J. H. Blow