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Table B. Comparative Return estimating Population and Revenue, for the Half-year ending 30th June, 1871; and the same for Half-year ending 31st December, 1870. Half-year ended 30th June, 1871. Estimated Population—2,373. £ s. d. Gold Fields Revenue of all kinds ... ... ... ... 1,582 10 0 Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts ... ... ... ... 35 9 0 Fees and Fines, Resident Magistrates' Courts ... ... 106 6 6 £1,724 5 6 Half-year ended 31st December, 1870. Estimated Population—2,293. £ s. d. Gold Fields Revenue of all kinds ... ... ... ... 1,833 7 6 Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts .. ... ... ... 44 12 0 Fees and Fines, Resident Magistrates' Courts ... ... 123 6 0 £2,001 5 6

TABLE C. PRICES of PROVISIONS; also Wages of Miners, Labourers, Domestic Servants, and Mechanics, in the Waimea and Stafford Districts, for the Half-year ending June 30th, 1871.

No. 7. Kanieei Wabden's Eepoet, for Six Months ending 30th June, 1871. Sib— Warden's Office, Kanieri, 7th July, 1871. I hare the honor to hand you herewith iny report of the district under my charge, during the six months ending 30th June ultimo. I am scarcely able to note any marked improvement since my last communication to you: it is, however, satisfactory to be able to state that the population continues to be profitably engaged, and mining operations in the Kanieri District are still carried on with great energy by all parties concerned; and, so far as I am cognizant of, there is no lack of capital, energy, and combination, to promote the general welfare of the district generally. These diggings, as a rule, having the advantage of unusually easy access from the port of supply, tends greatly to its prosperity, which, coupled with the excellent state of repair the Eoad Board keeps the tracks, &c, in, leading to the several localities contiguous to the Kanieri, renders the price of provisions exceedingly moderate, being almost on a par with town prices. The construction of the road to Kanieri and Kokatahi, &c, will be an iimmense boon to the

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GOLD FIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND.

Articles. Stafford. Q-oldsborough. Flour, per 100 lbs. Pea, per lb. Coffee, per lb. Sugar, per lb. 3utter, per lb. cheese, per lb. .:. Fobacco, per lb. 3acon, per lb. lam, per lb. Soap, per lb. )atmeal, per lb. lice, per lb. handles, per lb. 3otatoes, per cwt. ... <Yesh Meat, per lb. Bread, 4-lb. loaf £ s. d. 16 0 0 3 0 0 19 0 0 7 0 10 0 10 0 6 0 Oil 0 16 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 14 0 11 0 0 0 6 0 10 £ s. d. 17 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 13 Oil 0 6 0 0 14 0 19 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 16 0 12 0 0 0 7 0 10 Wages. liners (not found), per day labourers (not found), per day )omestic Servants (female), per week 'arpenters, per day >omestic Servants (male), per week ... 0 15 0 0 9 0 15 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 1 10 0 2 i'6 0