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No. 14. SUMMART.—Number of Machines employed in Alluvial and Quartz Mining for the Tear ending 31st March, 1879.

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, 1879.

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.CHINERY E: :pli ited 1: Al: -UVI. -iHi: ra. Hai :hin: Qua ;ry emi rtz Mi: ■loyed 1: SING. Mining Districts. so _> 3 l| 1 to a "3 "O 3 P. ._ n fi fa o .& ja a O . ra ~T « a o O 9 __ .Sco r3 CO ■9 <__ I i H "_ _> O _-. D 1 fa I E fcc fi fa fi T3-i a _ So ■« fl •* 2 a c •ss_s _ _> fa _> Q j I a i. __' "a ■s a M _ ■ OJ ' a IS OS , a to i -5 I p Steamengines employed Wtading, Crushing, &c. AggreNo. gate h. P . i 12 q fc£ □ -3 3 fa __ -3 03 _J J a « CO "_> E _J3 is fa B "3 a. §) O p_ fa o .5* f <_ *__ a Approximate Value of all Mining Plant included in thia Keturn. 1 Q_ a 3 Ph i ps_ .UCKLAND lAELBOEOUOH .ELSON Pestland iTAGO 1 2 3 5 "1 ...I 17| 1 50 2,523 8,745 3,541 28 10 50 463 485 1,108 _.3 70 20 103 ... "i ... 14 20 204 2 30 50 1,329 2 41 8 132 50 2 8 43 1 16 788 10 218 33 9 1 2 "i 151 17 £ 240,000 3,300 90,620 19,250 117,050 I '* 100 115 1 6 108 6 24 231 15 "7 "2 Total 11 20 ! 14,859 88 2,056 i 1 196; I 6 233 102 145 1 66 1,610 66 84 1,247 57 10 2 470,220 173

Jnder "Hn [MITED LlAB] AND AMEI .ing Companies [lity Act, lSt.5,'* jding Acts. Under Jo: Ac int Stock :t. Us )E__ " Min: Act, ing Companies 1873." Minino District. No. _N ominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. w- Nominal ao- Capital. Paid-up Capital. Nn. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. .UCKLAND — *North Hauraki South Hauraki 160 £ 2,891,950 £ s. d. 2,258,756" 0 0 ie £ 382,200 £ s. d. ■IS £ 636,200 £ s. d. 'elson— Inangahua Coliingwood Charleston Westport Lyell Grey Valley West Wanganui 160 2,891,950 2,258,756 0 0 16 382,200 48 636,200 6 236,500 188,582 13 10 1 9,000 2,381 3 3 35 1 614,500 20,000 237,906 9 10,000 0 3 5 1 80,000 28,800 11,000 33,255 1 27,500 0 11,000 0 Westland — New River Waimea Totara Kanieri Kumara' Clifton (Dunganville) Greenstone 236,500 188,582 13 10 9,000 2,381 3 3 45 754,300 319,661 10 1 8,000 8,ood"o 0 i 12,000 10,000 0 1 1 10,000 500 5,00b" 0 0 3,500 0 0 1 1 1 4,000 2,5o6"' 0 0 4,480 4,480 0 0 Itago— Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell ") Clyde [ Black's, &c. j Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Naseby Hyde and Fullarton's Maerewhenua ... St. Bathans and Ida Valley Serpentine 10,500 8,500 0 0 16,480 14,980 0 0 12,000 10,000 0 11 40,975 18,602" 0 0 I 5 6,000 34,400 4,000 O 27,090 15 10 54,500 28,780 0 0 1 10,000 2,455 0 0 131,000 78,040 0 3 5 43,995 24,620 35,811 1 6 24,620 0 0 9 i 4 6,000 16,600 4,500' 0 11,460 O Q 19,600 19,60o" 0 0 1 2,400 1,920 0 Total ... 31 183,690 127,413 1 6 10,000 2,455 0 0 28 196,400 127,010 15 * No record kei it since the Act of 18! '2 cairn iir