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No. 19. RETURN of Cases in the Wardens' Courts, and Costs Awarded, for Tear ending 31st March, 1879.

No. 20. RETURN showing the Revenue and Expenditure on account of Constructed Water-races maintained by Government, from the Ist of July to the 31st of December, 1878, and from the Ist of January to the 30th of June, 1579.

* Approximate. t £96 5s. struck off books, and £364 8s. worth of water sold prior to 1878. Note. —The returns numbered 8 to 19 inclusive are compiled from statistics supplied by Wardens. Mines Department, Oliyek Wakefield, Wellington, 30th July, 1879. Under Secretary for Gold Fields, By Authority : G-eorge Didsbubt, Government Printer, Wellington.—1870* Prico 1». 0d.

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Number of Mining Disputes Adjudicated on. Aggregate Amount of Value Cases wherein Judgment has decreed Specific Performance. Mining District. Amount of Costs Awarded. Claimed. Recovered. N... Remarks. .UCKLAND — North Hauraki South Hauraki 41 49 £ s. d. 338 16 0 120 15 0 £ s. d. 33 0 0 136 12 0 £ s. d. 37 11 0 54 12 0 Iaelboeough— Pelorus 3 130 0 0 2 0 0 4 17 0 .ELSON — Coliingwood... Takaka Inangahua ... Lyell Westport Charleston ... Cobden Grey Valley... No Town 2 1 101 17 8 10 2 23 34 10 0 8,416 13 7 267 6 6 102 17 6 66 10 0 26 5 0 45 2 9 21 13 6 10 0 10 0 374 18 8 0 5 0 81 3 0 16 10 0 7 0 0 38 9 0 10 0 0 19 0 0 6 0 61 8 0 20 14 0 39 5 0 32 17 0 0 19 0 16 7 0 17 8 6 1 2 Vestland— Waimea Kanieri Kumara Totara Greenstone ... Greymouth ... Clifton Arnold (JIaori Gully) 30 6 44 18 5 20 1 6 224 11 0 6 10 0 1,073 9 0 129 18 0 215 0 0 76 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 0 20 1 4 2 5 0 195 12 8 10 6 0 19 17 0 6 5 0 57 7 0 35 10 0 4 2 0 4 3 0 0 12 0 3 13 0 13 4 2 "o 0 "s 50 0 ITAGO — Tuapeka Cromwell Alexandra ... Teviot ... }■ Black's Clyde ... J Switzer's Orepuki Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Naseby Jlacrae's Hamilton St. Bathans ... 64 25 8 0 0 250 0 0 0 11 0 5o'"o 0 2 4 0 15 "o 0 48 19 6 3 4 216 11 3 581 19 7 113 8 9 520 2 1 27 7 0 15 9 0 8 All of these were police prosecutions, in which fines were imposed. 18 0 0 50 0 0 3 15 0 5 13 0 1 14 0

1st July to 31st Decem: ier, 1878. 1st Ja: :uary to 30th Ji ■ne, 1879. NAme of Race. Revenue. Rev< Balance dub on Water Account. mue. Expenditure. Expenditure. Water Sold. Actual Receipts. Water Sold. Actual Receipts. 'eison Creek ... Waimea-Kumara 815 18 4 2,418 8 5 815 18 4 2,550 2 6 747 19 3 *1,000 0 0 989 13 11 2,148 12 3 9S9 13 11 1,850 11 1 686 3 5 *1,000 0 0 t434"l0 1