H.—26.

Enclosure 1 in No. 8. Return showing the Number of Applications made for Mining Privileges, Rights, and Easements, within the County of Grey, from 1st March, 1879, to 31st March, 1880.

Enclosure 2 in No. 8. Return of Miners' Rights, Licenses, and Registrations issued by Receivers of Gold Revenue of the Nelson South-west Gold Fields, at the respective Offices undermentioned, during the Year ending 31st March, 1880.

Enclosure 3 in No. 8. Return of Miners' Rights, Licenses, and Registrations issued by Receivers of Gold Revenue of the Westland Gold Fields at the respective Offices undermentioned, during the Year ending 31st March, 1880.

No. 9. Mr. Warden Giles to the Endee-Seceetaey for Gold Fields. Sic,— Warden's Office, Hokitika, 12th April, 1880. I have the honor to forward herewith the statistical returns for the annual report on the gold fields. In the district under my charge there is little or nothing new to report, and sufficient information for most purposes may be gathered from the tabular returns, together with a few addi» lional items which I shall append to this report.

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Name of District. Applications Made. Applications Granted. j Applications Refused, Lapsed, or Withdrawn larsden lunganville ... laori Gully (Arnold) ... 'obden and Seventeen-mile .haura fotown Ireenstone 140 135 119 171 308 149 201 110 124 101 101 235 122 171 30 11 18 70 73 27 24 Total 1,223 964 253

Cobden. Notown. Ahaura. Total Number. Value. Miners' rights, £1 Business licenses, £5 £3 Registrations, 5s. 2s. 6d. Is. 10s. o a .-. . <D 01 _ a .9-8 r_ S* « o a M 181 1 1 42 267 307 12 18 56 540 5 488 13 19 £ s. 488 0 65 0 57 0 d. 0 0 0 98 807 5 12 5 40 7 2 10 0 0 0 Toti .1 £665 2 0

Greymouth and Cobden. Clifton. [Arnold. Greenstone and Wcstbrook. Total Number. Value. $ [iners' rights, £1 ... usiness licenses, £5 £3 Registrations, 5s. „ 2s. 6d. Is. ... 519 5 6 63 73 678 189 33 44 225 132 1 33 38 293 249 2 9 1,089 7 16 129 180 1,475 £ s. d. 1,089 0 0 35 0 0 48 0 0 32 5 0 22 10 0 73 15 0 25 279 ■otal £1,300 10 0