H.—26.

No. 14. SUMMARY.—Number of Machines employed in Alluvial and Quartz Mining for the Year ending 31st March, 1880.

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, 1880.

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[achinert E: :i*loyed in Ali .uvi. .L-; !ii.i: :<_. Machin: Qu. 3EY EMPLOYED IN .ETZ-MlNING. Mining Districts. 0) o a to g *3 ■a 3 p. I O as ft 1 3 c_ - <** t_ o p fH**? _ o ®M .2 53 3 5. t. -c* .3 S _____ 6 t_ o a 0 S *3 .*» a a 3 P. _j 0) -ft I) M o5 y rS'--' 5; - .« 3 « O -;. q* y £h fH ft : s-. ■+_ ■--,, "- So |*.1 3_ I CD .9 o a I o p. Si ei em Wi Cr. No. team- j « .ployed .3 indium, ; 3 isiiiiig*. a &C * .ii .*. Aggre* 3 h. p. j 6 ! 1,318 48 _ 41: 1 . 142 18 L 15! ... . 88 24 1 1,604 91 o P. ! m o i ■s i >-» Q u o to ft Approximate Value of all Mining Plant I included in =g i this Eeturu. I P. £ 234 222,000 ...! 2,056 17 98,553 ...\ 17,826 2i 119,850 253^ 460,285 .UCK1AND -AKLBOROUflH .ELSON Vestland •TAflO 56 ! 2,595 ■ 10.514 3,596 42 2 9 1 7 687 10 233 28 1 "4 "2 2 ... 13 2 26 8 61 556 571 1,214 I "a 70 19 119 I ... I "* . 1! " ' 73 : 22 Il54 ...j 1 "2 14 150 • ••1 79 i 2 2 "9 2 "e -5 '160; 235 15 3 "i TOTAI j I [ 16,761 ! i I i 4 4 15; 95! ' 2,341! an ! 6 1249 166 239 I I 5 '61 1,165 52 6 9

Jnder "Mini .united Liabi and Anici ing* Companies .Uty Act, 1805," iding Acts. rndcr Joini .•Stock Act. -del* " Mini Act, og Companies 1872." Mining Distbict. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. -.UCKLAND— Worlli Hauraki* South Hauraki* £ £ s. a. £ £ a. d. * £ 8. d. Sta-ON— Inangahua Collingwocd ... Charleston Westport Lyell Ahaura West Wanganui 5 156,000 122,987 13 4 1 9,000 4,950 0 0 31 550,000 244,220 6 3 1 1 80,000 1,800 11,000 34,055 4 1,800 0 11,000 0 iVESTLAND — Greymouth Waimea Totara Kanieri Kumara Clifton (Dunganville) ... Greenstone and Westbrook 156,000 122,987 13 9,000 4,950 0 0] 36 642,800 291,075 11 1 6,000 3,500; 0 0 2 1 19,000 8,000 5,44o" 0 0 8,000 0 0 i 12,000 10,006" 0 "i 1 10,000 6,000 5,006" 0 0 6,000 0 0 "i 4,480 4,480' 0 0 22,000 14,500 0 0 31,480. 17,920 0 12,000 10,000 0 DTAGO— Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Clyde Black's Orepuki and Longwood ... Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Naseby Hyde and Fullarton's ... Maerewhenua ... St. Bathan's and Ida Valley Serpentine ii 5 "5 40,975 37,100 17,400 18,602 0 0 19,780 0 0 9,000 0 0 10,000 2,455 0 0 2 * 9 4 3 10 11 ! 12,000 85,200 87,000 38,000 236,000 9,000 0 43,721 15 60,440 0 13,100' 0 55,300 0 5 24,620 24,620 0 0 1 4 6,000 16,600 4,500 0 11,460 0 "2 19,600 19,600 0 0 i 2,400 1,920" 0 Total 28 139,695 91,602 0 0 10,000 2,455 0 0 45 483,200 199,441 15