G.—No. 4a.

RETURN showing the Number of Mining Leases in operation in the South Hauraki Gold Mining District.

Eettjetj showing the amount of Miners' Eights issued in the South Hauraki Gold Mining District from Ist July, 1871, to 31st March, 1872. From Ist July, 1871, to 31st March, 1872 ... ... 1,481 £1-Eights. From Ist July, 1871, to 31st March, 1872 £1,452 for Leasehold Eights.

RETURN of Gold obtained from the South Hauraki Gold Mining District for a period of Nine Months ending March 31st, 1872.

RETURN showing the Quantity of Gold obtained from Claims and Companies on the Thames Gold Fields, from Ist July, 1871, to 31st March, 1872.

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FURTHER REPORTS ON THE

Leases. Number. Acreage. Men's Ground. .57 Leases 25 Licenses ... 1,219 2 29 182 1 G 3542 582

Result of Crushing. Tons. 59,844 Oz. 171,825 Remarks. i.uartz crushed

Claim or Company. Tons. Ox. Claim or Company. I Tone. Oz. Alburnia All Nations Ashley American Eagle Argyle Abraham Lincoln ... Albion Tribute Bendigo Independent ... j Berkeley Castle Beehive Best Wrinkle Brunswick Black Angel Britannia Bright Smile ... ... British Brighton Black Forest Ballarat and Rising Sun Bird in Hand Claremont ... ••■ > City of Chicago ... Caledonian Cure City of London Crown Prince ... ••• Christchurch Crystal Palace Cure City of Dunedin ... ... Cock-a-Doodle ... ... Courier ... ... City of Edinburgh... ... I Californian ... ... Coliban ... ... Crown Jewels Dixon's No. 1 ... ... Dauntless and Sink to Rise ... 2,188 3,103 186 67 105 56 90 388 41 79 170 lbs. 18 328 42 845 30 35 11 28 5 300 cwt. 56 lbs. 9,990 43 40 90 14 10 60 675 138 20 175 1,780 222 5 306 94 3,955 8,317 133 58 62 94 245 646 64 104 35 38 262 28 1,301 21 14 15 16 4 84 13 92,229 74 50 86 16 7 10 322 71 13 42 1,054 684 3 480 159 Don Pedro El Dorado Evening Star Eureka Eureka Hill Four Georges Friend in Need Felix Flagship Golden Anchor Flying Cloud Golden Lion Golden Age Golden Crown Golden Spur Golden Cable Golden Barque Golden Age Golden Phoenix Golden Spur Grove's Bank George Stephenson Goldfinch. Great Surprise Gentle Shepherd ... Golden Anchor Golden Calf Harbour View Hidden Treasure ... Hape Happy-Go-Lucky ... Highland Chief "... Half Moon Havilah Hape Creek Hercules Inverness Inverness Imperial Crown 52 185 34 80 51 80 5 20 62 212 30 142 2,406 69 10 4 126 5 184 248 64 18 25 78 60 50 54 119 145 11 44 44 170 30 lbs. 14 947 90 161 252 417 151 90 75 52 4 21 42 299 14 182 2,891 67 7 4 182 2 149 156 228 34 15 34 21 27 142 S6 92 8 49 10 104 15 6 1,292 170 342