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Liabilities on 30th June, 1912. Geological Survey. £ s. d. Wages-men, tools, and field expenses, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Travelling-expenses of officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Purchase of instruments, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Office-expenses, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 13 8 656 13 8 Mines — Miscellaneous. Management and maintenance, and reconstruction of water-races .. .. .. 3,220 0 0 Travelling-expenses of officers .. . . ... .. .. .. 440 0 0 Office-expenses, equipment, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515 1 9 4,175 1 9 Roads on Goldfields. Unexpended balances on roadworks authorized to local bodies . . .. .. 31,607 9 2 Development of Goldfields. Unexpended balances on assistance to prospecting, &c, authorized to local bodies .. 8,161 510 Testing deep levels, Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Expenses Kumara Water-race extension, drills, and sundry works .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 12,161 5 10 State Coal-mines. Wages .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,500 0 0 Freight and haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,500 0 0 Plant, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Stores and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,200 0 0 £31,200 0 0 9th August, 1912. H. J. H. Blow.

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