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No. 9. NUMBER of MINERS EMPLOYED during the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1877.

30

Alluvial Miners. Quaetz Minees. Mining District. Grand Totals. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. .UCKLAND — North Hauraki South Hauraki Iaelborough— Pelorus Wairau Ielson — Collingwood Takaka Inangahua Ahaura Nelson Creek ... Orwell Creek ... Half-Ounce Moonlight Black Ball Waipuna Cobden Brunnerton Charleston Westport Lyell V*ESTLAND— Waimea Totara No Town Red Jack's Bell Hill Dead Man's Kanieri Woodstock Blue Spur and Arahura... South Beach ... Kanieri River ... Hau-Hau and Big Paddock Kumara Greymouth Greenstone Clifton Arnold Okarito ... ... Jackson's Bay and Big Bay )tago— Hindon Tuapeka Queenstown Clyde Cromwell Alexandra Nevis Teviot Black's Switzers, Dome Creek, Gow's, and Upper Waikaia Nokomai Waikaka Orepuki Arrow Macetown Cardrona Kawarau Bracken's Motatapu Naseby Kyeburn and Clarke's ... Hamilton's, Sowburn, &c. Hyde and Fullarton's Macrae's, Strath Taieri, and Shag ValleySerpentine Maerewhenua ... St. Bathan's and Ida Valley Other localities 40 20 110 20 60 34 130 100 52 40 18 55 63 33 435 400 250 738 414 107 33 8 6 30 110 135 2 40 60 2,746 127 300 225 130 100 17 50 12 "8 15 20 159 36 41 18 6 2 16 4 115 150 200 70 250 1,537 450 35 75 250 1,537 40 20 110 20 510 34 130 100 52 40 18 55 63 33 435 435 325 738 414 107 33 8 6 30 110 135 2 40 60 2,746 127 300 225 130 100 17 50 12 *8 15 20 159 36 41 18 "e 2 16 4 115 150 200 70 250 1,537 40 20 110 20 560 34 142 100 52 40 26 70 63 33 435 435 345 897 450 148 51 8 6 30 110 141 2 42 76 2,750 242 450 425 200 100 17 55 430 400 100 350 120 80 180 190 100 50 450 300 20 200 50 200 100 250 250 20 50 80 55 450 450 100 430 120 80 180 190 100 50 450 300 20 200 50 200 100 250 250 105 900 750 120 630 170 280 280 440 350 20 30 158 49 20 40 43 10 2 300 90 80 90 120 92 150 40 18 17 100 12 4 22 110 150 25 30 100 40 i 20 30 158 49 60 40 43 10 2 300 90 80 90 120 92 150 40 18 18 100 12 4 22 110 150 25 30 100 112 180 198 67 78 140 55 14 24 410 240 105 120 220 50 70 120 20 20 20 50 70 140 20 20 70 70 140 45 25 25 sum: ,Y. lUCKLAND Iarlboeough ,., Iblson FBSTLAND »TAG0 60 1,800 5,328 3,317 105 817 2,785 1,787 560 1,787 60 2,360 5,328 3,527 105 817 2,786 1,787 60 2,465 6,145 6,313 210 1 Totals 10,505 3,707 2,557 13,062 3,708 16,770