D.—No. 9a,

RETURN SHOWING THE EXPENDITURE ON ROADS, ETC., IN THE NORTH ISLAND; TOGETHER WITH THE EXPENDITURE OUT OF MIDDLE ISLAND RAILWAY FUND ACCOUNT, UP TO 30th JUNE, 1872. (Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 24th July, 1872.)

That there be laid upon the Table—" A Eeturn showing the Expenditure, up to 30th June last, out of the £400,000 authorized to be expended on Eoads, &c, in the North Island ; together with a Statement of the Expenditure up to the same date out of the Middle Island Eailway Eund Account."

(Mr. Gillies.)

WELLINGTON.

1872.

D.—No. 9a,

RETURN SHOWING THE EXPENDITURE, UP TO 30TH JUNE, 1872, OUT OF THE £400,000 TO BE EXPENDED ON ROADS IN THE NORTH ISLAND.

£ s. d. a. d. & s. d. 1870-71— Manawatu 5,875 2 2 Wanganui 558 9 3 Patea 4,724 9 10 Taranaki 2,213 12 4 Napier 9,405 9 3 Opotiki 1,052 7 3 Tauranga 2,220 1 5 Poverty Bay ... 5 0 0 Taupo 1,167 11 5 Waikato ... 331 6 0 Borty-Mile Busli 28 12 1 Raglan 9 11 0 27,591 12 0 Eepayment to Consolidated Fund of amount expended therefrom 24,754 4 2 1871-72— 52,345 16 2 Kaipara and North of Auckland... 765 7 3 Waikato 2,780 8 10 Taupo 9,100 10 7 Bay of Plenty 10,887 9 3 Poverty Bay ... ... 1,993 8 6 Seventy-Mile Bush 7,463 5 3 Manawatu „ Tramways ... Kaihiki to Patea XJrenui to Muni '< ..'. Patea to Wanganui 11,916 15 8 8,374 14 8 7,816 13 5 82 14 0 8,213 5 3 121,868 2 9 Wanganui to Taupo 127 13 11 69,522 6 7 Total Roads in North Island ...

D.—No. oa,

RETURN SHOWING THE EXPENDITURE, UP TO 30TH JUNE, 1872, OUT OF "THE MIDDLE ISLAND RAILWAY FUND ACCOUNT."

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EXPENDITURE ON ROADS IN THE NORTH ISLAND, ETC.

1870-71 :— Nelson, — Nelson to Foxhill £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ «. d. Canteebtjby :— District Engineer Waitaki Eailway Bridge ... Timaru to Temuka ... Great Northern Eailway Great Southern Eailway 60 0 0 282 5 2 76 18 9 118 7 0 284 1 9 100 0 0 861 12 8 Westland : — Eoads 51 6 3 Otaoo : — Waitaki Bridge Dunedin to Clutha ... Invercargill to Mataura 76 18 9 5,982 3 4 654 1 3 6,713 3 4 1871-72 :— Nelson, — Nelson to Foxhill Brunner to Greymouth Eoads—South-West Gold Fields 7,686 2 3 546 19 6 422 11 5 9,917 15 0 Makxboeouoh : — Picton to Blenheim ... 10,887 5 11 1,182 18 8 Canteebuby : — Great Northern Eailway,— Addington to Eangiora Eangiora to Kowai Eangiora to Oxford Kaiapoi to Eyreton Great Southern Eailway,— Selwyn to Eakaia ... Eakaia to Ashburton Ashburton to Temuka Timaru to Temuka Timaru to Waitaki Eolleston, &c. ... Waitaki Bridge 82,483 7 9 312 5 7 367 0 3 71 15 3 11,353 18 7 312 1 2 247 5 0 9,981 19 5 105 0 0 734 17 0 5,047 17 9 111,017 7 9 Otago : — Waitaki Bridge Waitaki to Moeraki ... Dunedin to Clutha ... Clutha to Gore ... ... Mataura to Invercargill Winton to Kingston... Tokomairiro to Lawrence Unapportioned 5,058 5 11 1,245 4 7 42,244 0 2 700 1 6 759 10 8 838 12 4 122 4 11 67 3 9 Westland : — Eoads, — Greymouth to Boss Junction Eoad 51,035 3 10 18,536 13 10 3,874 14 9 22,411 8 1 196,534 4 9 Total—Middle Island Eailway Fund ... £204,220 7 0