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No. 9. Number of Miners Employed during the Year ending 31st March, 1883.

Alluvial■miners. Quartz■miners. Totals. Mining District. Grand Totals. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. AUCKLAND — North Hauraki South Hauraki .. Te Aroha Mablboeough— Pelorus Wairau Queen Charlotte Sound .. Nelson— West Wanganui Wangapeka Collingwood and Takaka.. Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, NorthernTerraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley .. Lyell .. Hampden Westland— Waimea Totara Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold Greenstone Okarito Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde .. Cromwell Alexandra Boxburgh • Waikaia, Upper Waikaia, Nokomai, Waikaka, and Waikawa Orepuki and Longwood Wakatipu Gold Field — Arrow, Macotown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby Kyebum and Clarke's Hamilton, Sowburn, &c. .. ... Hyde and Fullarton's Macrae's, Strath-Taieri, and Shag Valley Serpentine Maerewhenua St. Bathans and Ida Valley Black's 200 50 6 25 184 150 270 230 230 150 250 550 350 1,690 500 246 450 100 120 '438 93 4 7 200 250 77 20 270 275 60 252 810 120 8 2 20 18 7 533 25 250 8 252 .810 120 208 52 20 24 25 191 683 270 230 255 400 250 550 350 1,690 500 254 450 100 120 *438 93 4 7 200 250 77 20 270 275 60 252 810 120 208 52 20 24 25 191 1,121 363 230 255 404 257 750 600 1,767 520 524 725 160 120 45 470 40 260 125 156 4 420 20 170 120 150 7 60 70 6 8 52 530 40 330 131 164 4 420 20 170 120 150 56 950 60 500 251 314 87 100 250 400 6 87 106 250 400 337 506 140 300 165 45 55 40 100 150 95 100 15 7 130 67 270 367 165 45 55 40 100 150 95 100 15 7 370 517 260 145 70 47 55 15 40 135 170 85 10 4 20 68 "30 "lO 55 45 40 145 170 85 10 4 20 68 140 55 ii 165 238 Summary. Auckland Marlbobough Nelson .. .. .. Westland .. .. Otago .. .. •• 250 1,495 4,006 2,443 542 1,152 2,188 1,182 30 833 8 394 1,182 280 2,328 4,014 2,837 542 1,152 2,188 1,182 280 2,870 5,166 5,025 Totals 8,194 3,882 2,447 10,641 3,882 14,523