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No. 14. SUMMARY.—NUMBER of MACHINES employed in ALLUVIAL and QUARTZ MINING for the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1877.

No. 15. TABLE showing the NUMBER of GOLD MINING COMPANIES REGISTERED under "The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865," and Amending Acts, the Joint Stock Companies Act, and" The Mining Companies Act, 1872," upon 31st MARCH, 1877.

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ITn: T deb "Mil iIMITED L: 5," AND 1 iing Companies [ability Act, lmending Acts. Undee Jc Ai iint Stock 3T. TJndeb "Mining impanibs Act, 1872." L 186 Mining Disteict. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. No.'i Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. .T/CKLAND — *North Hauraki South Hauraki ... Grahamstown ... £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. 160 2,891,950 2,258,756 0 0 18 418,'6oO 256,570 18 0 37 499,900 40,000 0 0 160 2,891,950 2,258,756 0 0 18 418,000 256,570 18 0 37 499,900 40,000 0 "elson — Charleston Westport Lyell Ahaura Orwell Creek Moonlight Nelson Creek 3 1 3 1 1 11,000 2,400 24,600 1,500 1,800 11,000 0 0 1,350 0 0 20,550 0 0 450 0 0 1,020 0 0 2 3 24,400 48,000 1,076 3 5,399 18 41,300 34,370 0 0 72,400 49,077 1 rESTLAND — Waimea Totara Kanieri Kumara Clifton Greenstone 1 2 12,800 3,236 12,800 0 0 3,236 0 0 1 1 1 1 3,750 8,000 2,000 4,000 3,500 0 0 8,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 2 1 16,000 5,000 13,500 0 0 3,500 0 0 37,036 33,036 0 0 17,750 15,000 0 0 itago— Tuapeka Cromwell Clyde Black's Queenstown Arrow Naseby Hyde and Pullarton's ... Maerewhenua ... St. Bathans & Ida Valley 12 7 2 5 3 46,975 64,400 4,500 17,400 43,995 24,602 0 0 33,650 0 0 2,800 0 0 9,000 0 0 35,841 2 6 1 10,000 2,400 0 0 2 8 2 3 10,900 108,400 23,000 29,000 6,090 15 0 82,500 0 0 6,000 0 0 3,500 0 0 5 "7 24,620 24,620 0 0 1 4 1 6,000 16,600 9,600 4,500 0 0 11,460 0 0 7,233 0 0 "2 19,600 19,600 0 0 3G 221,490 150,113 2 6 10,000 I 2,400 0 0 28 1203,500 121,283 15 0 * No record ke] it here since Act of 1872 came into force.