H.—ll.

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Return of Batteries, &c, on 31st March, 1879.

* Twelve pans, two tables. On application made, the Government reserved, for tho purposes of prospecting, an area of ground half a mile wide, extending from the Karaka Creek to tho Tararu Creek. I regret to say no company has yet been formed to carry out the work. It will be unfortunate if this cannot be done, as this is a most promising scheme for developing the inland portion of this part of the district, on which comparatively little work has been done, and that near the surface. This scheme would develop the ground at low levels, from which operations could be carried on very cheaply and expeditiously by driving from both sides with rock-drills worked by compressed air from water-engines or water-wheels, which could be erected on both the Tararu and Karaka Creeks. Gold has been obtained in various parts of the reserve, and, as I mentioned previously in my report on the Waiotahi District, the run of gold-bearing country leading towards the head of the Karaka Creek passes right through it. 1 have, &c, James M. McLaren, The Under Secretary for Gold Fields, Wellington. Mining Inspector.

o — _ m o d 7! c I . o d >tive Po 1 'or. Plant used in Name of Machine. Locality, Purpose for which used. §_ _H ■_ | £ c - to a . ;sa. o ___■ _ ti .a *3 a , M ti a - Onehunga Spencer's Waiotahi Pahau Planet Bull's Pyrites Reduction Works Herald Coulabah Fairmile Karaka Grahamstown Waiotahi ... Grahamstown Karaka Karaka Grahamstown Quartz-crushing Specimen do. ... Quartz do. ... Tailings Ditto Quartz-crushing Tailings 6 1 21 1 2 5 15 31 6 2 16 6 12 10 20 4 2 20 10 4 2 16 6 32 20 20 4 16 2 6 32 27 1 20 20 Grahamstown Karaka Shortland ... Quartz-crushing Ditlo Specimens and tailings Quartz-crushing Tailings Quartz-crushing Ditto Ditto Ditto Tailings Quartz-crushing Ditto Ditto Ditto Tailings Quartz-crushing Specimen do.... Quartz do. ... Specimen do.... Quartz do. ... Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto, pumping and winding Pumping and winding Winding Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Winding and pumping 21 6 9 2 4 15 4 2 15 4 2 15 4 2 Hokianga Chlorine Works Halcyon Missouri Kurunui Hape Sunnybank Vickery's Alburnia Moanataiari Caledonian Berdan Tararu Punga Flat Queen of Beauty ... Little Lizzie Bedford Owharoa Wicks's Tairua Alma Stephens's Russell's Imperial Crown Tramway Morning Star Golden Crown Piako Hope Robinson's Phoenix Karangahake _ruited Pumping Association Tookoy's Karaka Tararu Karaka Tararu Grahamstown Hape Tararu Karaka Moanataiari Foreshore ... Grahamstown Tararu Tararu Punga Flat... Grahamstown Karaka Hape Creek... Ohinemuri ... Ohinemuri ... Tairua Tairua Tapu Tararu Grahamstown Grahamstown Moanataiari Grahamstown Grahamstown Tapu Tapu Tairua Ohinemuri... Grahamstown 6 10 15 41 13 22 15 41 52 40 20 9 15 9 12 20 15 31 40 12 12 20 40 4 8 4 16 21 1 4 2 4 10 4 4 4 2 21 17 2 6 1 5 3 2 2 1 5 6 1 6 10 4 2 2 12 30 12 8 21 60 68 1 12 "a 4 4 20 13 40 8 30 12 8 12 10 4 4 20 30 13 52 16 21 60 68 1 42 12 16 12 10 25 20 12 40 50 10 20 70 50 4 10 4 18 360 4 4 20 30 7 16 15 50 50 42 12 16 12 10 25 20 12 40 50 10 12 35 50 4 10 4 18 20 6 52* 6 10 18 1 25 20 12 40 50 10 20 70 50 8 35 1 1 2 10 4 10 4 18 20 340 295 45 Grahamstown 47 47 35 12 Golden Calf Prince Imperial Albion City of London Queen of Beauty Moanataiari Queen of the May ... Caledonian Crown Princess Hape Piako Moanataiari Grahamstown Grahamstown Grahamstown Grahamstown Moanataiari Grahamstown Grahamstown Grahamstown Hape Grahamstown 12 10 40 15 12 15 20 45 10 8 36 12 10 40 15 12 15 20 45 10 8 30 12 10 ■Id 15 12 15 2(1 45 1(1 8 12 24 Total 646 234 | 1,139 326 1,465 657 354 155 299