H.—4.

No. 9. NUMBER of MINERS EMPLOYED during the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1878.

39

Alluvia: Miners. Quartz Miners. Totals. Mining District. Grand Totals. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. Auckland — North Hauraki South Hauraki Marlborough— Pelorus Wairau Nelson — Collingwood Takaka Inangahua Ahaura Nelson Creek Half-Ounce Moonlight Little Grey and Noble's Blackwater Orwell Creek Cullnghan's Sullivan's Waipuna Cobden, Black Ball, ... ) Brunnerton, and North Beach > No Town ... S Red Jack's ... ' Bell Hill ... C Dead Man's ... J Charleston Westport Lyell... West AVanganui Westland— Waimea Totem Kanieri Woodstock Blue Spur and Arahura Kanieri River Hauhau and Big Paddock Kumara Greymouth Grcenstono New River Maori Gully Okarito Jackson's Bay, and Big Bay DTAao— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde Cromwell A lexandra Nevis Teviot Black's Switzers, Dome Creek, Gow's, and Upper Waikaia Nokoinai Waikaka Orepuki, Longwood, Round Hill Wakatipu Gold Field— 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 Valley Serpentine Maerewhenua St. Bathan's and Ida Valley Other localities 50 6 120 20 60 325 60 25 60 35 120 20 8 35 ISO 1G7 200 400 300 639 509 20 100 120 30 35 1,350 150 329 187 113 85 20 "49 '5 12 6 G 54 25 170 51 10 10 15 132 172 118 99 350 1,504 2 20 450 4 12 60 10 350 1,504 52 6 140 20 510 325 60 29 60 35 120 20 8 35 192 167 200 400 360 10 639 509 20 100 120 30 35 1,350 150 329 187 113 85 20 49 '5 12 6 6 54 "25 170 51 10 10 15 132 172 118 99 350 1,504 52 6 140 20 559 325 60 29 65 47 120 26 8 35 198 221 200 400 385 10 809 560 20 100 130 40 35 1,365 282 501 305 212 85 20 45 440 80 400 140 90 180 200 35 640 13 185 101 150 100 130 5 10 10 50 450 80 480 140 90 180 200 35 650 13 185 101 150 100 130 85 1,100 93 665 241 240 280 330 80 105 20 30 160 138 73 150 50 105 20 30 160 138 73 150 50 243 93 180 210 500 375 300 25 800 400 1,200 300 90 70 GO 100 150 30 20 300 90 70 60 100 150 30 20 400 240 100 80 120 50 60 120 20 100 20 20 120 70 60 140 20 100 20 220 90 60 140 45 20 "25 "25 SUMMARY. .UCKLAND [ARLBOROCU fELSON Westland •tago [ Totals ... !— 5G 2,135 3,687 3,280 9,158 157 777 2,585 3,519 1,854 2 556 435 2,847 35 1,854 58 2,691 3,687 3,715 157 777 2,620 1,854 58 2,848 4,464 6,335 2,847 35 12,005 3,554 15,559