COMPARATIVE RETURNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 30

COMPARATIVE RETURNS.

The following table shows the number of , dr«dg«s at work week by week during the year 1907 on <"the Otago-Southland .field, sjid ~their aggregate returns (from which penny--weights a-nd grains are omitted) ,» togathar irith th« figures for the correspoudins period* of "1906, 1905, -and 1904 : —

The following are the comparative returns from the Otago and Southland dredges for tha past eight years:— Oz,

3 59 22 559 33 791 34 998 30 798 38 BSB 34 10S8 J6 1020 37 1157 81 786 ' 39 7-18 ■26 658 81' 764 '81 718 50 750 83 830 03 SOI .80 738 85 943 84 811 85 SSI 80 :520: 520 88 943 35 849 36 918 33 973 35 1019 41 1153 33 968 38 1271 41 1351 34 1185 87 1254 • 87 1135 86 1138 S4 1453 ■35 1102 34 1196 36 1055 •> 30 951 27 876 29 792 27 755 25 609 31 -811 34 857 36 1073 34 1086 29 927 321054 34HD1 ,7223 47,9^ J.3UO. XVUg. J.3U*. 8 351 11 183 41 894 SO 991 „ 43 1103 53 1083 39 1087 - "62 1357 . 67 1390 41 1098 -61 1196 ,53 3047 , 88- 1073 . 51 1420 • -61 2933" 84 969- ' 53 1425 60 21*4 40 1179 51 1337 67 24*7 .43 0189 - 45 1311 61 2155 41 1108- . 4a. 1278 ! 51 1431 38 1027 :53 1353 51 1236 •87 924 ' ' -52" 1383 £5 1268 34 909 -51 134% 59 1419 37 1017 - 49 1351 '52 163S • 41 1173 .£7 1638 59 1664 42 ' 1199, *1 1733 57~~1730' •46 1800 «2- I*4* 58 15® 44 1170 55 1829 64 1728 •37 1150 58 1739 C 9 1596 81 834 - 65 1576 ~ -B4 2056 '84 979 54 1791 -58 198» -83 977 . 48 1706 €0 1948 34 976 53 1619 £3 1442 .96 1063 50 1765 58 1481 40 1026 '54 1669 50 1169 37 915 5t 1804 65 1449 32 810 35 798 ' 55 1399 86 858 45 1255 66 1626 54 823 53 1598 ,£7 ' 1655 55 939 £6 1805 63 2021 37 1071 -69 1853 " 63 1380 S7^ 1167 60 .2009 £7 3035 44 1209 l 57 1714 53 1891 1080 49 1761 - £9 1778 43 - 1235 53 17,82 £8 3035 40 1200 s 58 2291 58 2456 ,35 ,903 56 2103 68 1743 37 1091 .51 1999 61 1729 33 981 £5 2695 T52 2196 43 1262 53 1957 56 1933 43 3230 54 1903 52 1832 43 1236 48 1590 52 1630 40 1218 45- 1534 50 2080 43 1216 43 1530 • ,51 2400 82 813 41 1308 .51 2977 29 835 42 1269 "39 1031 529' "752 40 1157 46" 1427 33 1013 41 1043 .49 1368 37 1031 ' S9 1051 51 1396 36 960 38 1097 ■- 50 1257 40 1031 36 .989 - 50 1268 31 1041 .28 785 48 1418 2 31 • 2 ' 39 5 273 52,682 97,222 "89,017

i ' WisT Coast. | 1907. - ' 1906. - ' 19QE. -' - J«O4. 2 At 2 28 > 3 28 ,- 15 S7B 8 881 £ 364 13 408- 14 398 8 - ,303 » 878 13 Sl9 17 £67 8 269 a 441 ■ 17 472 24 793 6 383 7 282 IS 412 38 664 7 359 8 388 30 510 34 486 6 2W 10 805 15 461 32 61S 8 333 9 371 .15 478 36 769 * 333 9 368 14 507 31 610 * .313 9 373 /. .13 859 98 786 ■ 345 4 105 10 361 24 «55 8 358 8 285 .13 '393 11 378 3 SB, , 8 285 13 453 :» 7«8 5 .185 - - S 193 14 416 , 36 752 6 309 .6 177 17 293 .18 505 « 306 6 404 11 344 16 S2l 19 387 7 361 14 369. 3» <467 7 .385 5 149 31 336 :34 676 7 t 32* « 300 IS -^ 417 ,31 657 fi 378 1 "365 12 * "851 34 861 6 196 6 .300 11 317 15 883 7 318 -3 103 10 48« 30 511 8 218 6 151 15 '526 JIB '570 8 190 i 97 13 478 38 651 7 146 7 332 13-428 33 Sl7 4 90 >S .02 6 164 31 407 4 MS 4 100 14 541 31 £55 4 flO v 8 383' 10 361 17. 487 7 308' 7 381 16 501 14 ,626 4 139 9 378 11 378 17 535 5- 158 8 389 13 -420 15 364 8 .310 7 J287 14 507 31 608 8 ' 223 7 234 14 415 20 '599 7 163 7 313 15 428 16 425 9 313 6 319 15 449 > 23 " 465 5 183 5 329 10 893 17 389 6 255 7 261 11 372 22 607 4 M - 6 284 11 411 19 664 ■6 148 8 269 16 498 17 469 7 168 10 831 15 407 30 527 3 106 6' 278 12 417 20 617 4 14* 5 165 10 332 17 464 8" 169 8 333 13 366 20 =638, 8 198 6 247 10 413 17 ' 39* 4 105 7 300 12 480 15 385 8 248 9 333 11 474 '9 248 8 243 10 371 11 496 15 427 4 159 9 288 9 505 19 427 10 473 a 391 9 371 11 357 I 4 362 9 364 10 470 33 333 10,826 13,990 - 20^999 26*928

L 907 L 906 L 905 L 904 L 903 L 902 1901 L9OO L 899 « .. L „ ! .. > ... I .. Total ■?5 47,921 .. 62,683 , 4 77,297 „ 89,017 .. 87,130 .. 106,369 .. 65,505 ... 62,271 _. 46,153 .. 634,344