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No. 14. 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, 1886.

No. 15. Return of the Number of Mining Leases and Agricultural Leases in Force on the 31st March, 1886, the Extent of Ground leased, and Rental per Annum.

Undor " Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865," and Amending Acts. Uudor Joint-stock Act. Under " Mining Companies Act, 1872." Mining District. w Nominal Paid-up JN0- Capital. Capital. w . Nominal Paid-up Capital. Capital. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. AUCKLAND—■ North Hauraki* South Hauraki and To Aroha Mablbokough— Pelorus Queen Charlotte Sound Nelson— Collingwood West Wanganui .. Westport Inangahua Lyoll .'. Murchison We stl and — Uokitika and Kanieri Greymoutht Ahaura Totara .. Kumara Greenstone Waimea and Stafford Otago— Hindon .. TuapekaJ Cromwell Clyde, Black's, Alexandra, and Roxburgh Orepuki and Longwood Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfiold) Naseby (Mount Ida) Queenstown Maorewhenua £ £ £ £ £ £ 27 545|800 44j 519 281 4,035,518 155,367 .. •• ■• 1 20,000 8,250 2 60,500 42 ',768 I I 14 30 10 3 363,000 624,250 266,000 72,000 179,588 251,376 139,616 37,320 1 12,000 6! 500 ■• ! ! •■ 1 150,000 129,706 2 180,000 100 ', 000 • ■ •• 1 4 1 3,200 48,000 16,000 2,876 13,000 14,600 1 1 6^000 6,000 1 4,480 4^480 1 15,000 '3,500 11 2 40^675 24,000 18,602 14,000 " ■' 1 8 1,200 80,200 900 40,000 I j i "7 66,100 33,135 24 308,150 155,000 12 62,720 61^620 "i •• ! 24,000 •• 16^600 "2 1 41,000 3,600 30,000 3,600 ! i Totals .. 59 931,695 j 357,009 2 1 28,480 I 21,080 390 6,118,218 1,197,894 * No record kept. ■I- Not in operation. X No return.

Mining Leases. Agricultural Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. per ElSnnm. .UOKLAND — Hauraki North Iablbobough— Wairau and Pelorus Qn. Charlotte Sound fELSOU — Collingwood West Wanganui .. Inangahua Charleston Ahaura West-port Lyell .. Murchison Vestlakd — Kumara Totara Greymouth Arnold h?AGO~ Waikaia Orepuki and Longwood Cromwell Hindon Tuapeka Clyde, Alexandra, Black's, Boxburgh Naseby .. irrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Jueenstown A. B. P. £ s. d. Auckland— Hauraki, Ohineniuri A. R. P. 4,476 3 2 £ s. d. 321 5 0 94 1 16 1 38 17 0 0 Nelson —■ Collingwood Inaugahua Charleston Westport Lyell Ahaura .. Wangapeka 63 17 0 344 10 6 45 11 6 215 11 6 199 13 0 280 7 6 5 15 0 17 47 27 14 28 12 2 205 1 31 1,170 3 17 156 1 24 130 3 28 389 2 14 281 1 15 31 0 28 205 0 0 943 7 6 150 0 0 130 0 0 395 10 0 245 0 0 32 0 0 11 47 23 28 36 50 1 622 2 5 2,871 3 6 542 2 24 2,045 0 20 1,805 0 14 2,543 i! 10 46 0 0 1 5 1 4 10 0 0 59 0 0 4 0 0 28 0 0 10 0 0 59 0 0 4 0 0 28 0 0 Westland — Greymouth Arnold Greenstone Totara Kumara 11 9 1 2 2 902 3 13 569 3 14 89 0 0 22 0 0 69 2 13 90 10 0 63 6 0 11 2 6 2 15 0 8 15 0 5 49 2 0 50 0 0 7 3 35 24 95 0 0 45 1 4 161 1 19 215 2 14 95 0 0 46 0 0 174 0 0 227 0 0 Otago— Waikaia Tuapeka Cromwell Clyde, Alexandra, Black's, Roxburgh Mount Ida District Arrow (Wakatipu Goiafield) Queenstown 5 175 33 32 349 1 15 50,317 3 6 4,109 0 0 5,842 2 36 51 5 0 7,342 11 10 513 12 6 731 12 6 49 44 363 0 0 307 3 38 363 0 0 317 0 0 30 39 5,333 2 7 2,038 0 18 668 10 0 255 7 6 41 341 0 9 347 0 0 33 1,029 2 20 130 0 0 Totals 367 4,061 3 39 3,837 17 6 Totals 662 85,626 3 23 11,345 18 li