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1890. NEW ZEALAND.

GOLDFIELDS, ROADS, WATER-RACES, AND OTHER WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH MINING. (REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS.

Page Goldfields, Roads, Water-races, and other works in connection with Mining, Report on, by H. A. Gordon, Inspecting Engineer Subsidised Roads and Tracks, — North Island .. •• •■ ..1-2 Coromandel County .. .. ■ ■ 1-2 Road, Matarangi Goldfields Road, Harbour View Extension Track, Coromandel to Cabbage Bay Track, Mercury Bay .. .. ■ • 1 Road, Mercury Bay to Kuaotuna Track, Wainaru to Kuaotuna .. .. 1 Road, Thames to Coromandel Road to Tarewera Claim Thames County Road, Karaka Creek to Lucky Hit Road, Waiomo Creek to Tapu Road, Puriri to New Discovery Road, Hikutaia towards Maratoto Track, Alabama Creek Road, Rocky Point .. .. • • 2 Road, Sylvia Claim to Tararu Road, Te Papa Gully Road, Paeroa to Hikutaia Track, Waitekauri to Maratoto Repairs to Flood Damages Road, Crushing Battery to Waihi Mines Piako County Track, Premier Mine to Katikati .. Middle Island .. .. • • .. 2-4 Marlborough County Road, Sounds to Cullensvillo Track up Mahakipawa Creek Waimea County Track, Baton to Karamea .. .. 3 Track, Baton to Table-land Diggings Punt over Motueka River Buller County .. .. ■. • • 3 Road, Waimangaroa to Sea-beach Road, Addison's to Wilson's Lead.. Track, Cedar Creek to Coalbrookdale Road, Addison's Flat to Caroline Terrace .. Track, Oparara to Fenian Creek Road, Conn's Creek to Beaeonsfield Mine .. Inangahua County .. .. ■ ■ 3 Track, Globe Hill to Merrijigs Road, Mangles Valley to McGregor's .. 3 Road, Horse Terrace to Hunter's Station .. Track, Larry's Creek to L) ell Boad, Devil's Creek to Globe Hill .. : Westland County Road, Hokitika to New Rush, .. .. 3 Road, Tucker's Flat to New Rush Road, Christchurch Road to Bald Hill Range 3 Grey County .. • • ■ • • ■ 3-4, Track, Deep Creek to Bell Hill .. .. 3 Track to Black Ball Diggings .. .. 4 Track, Baird's Terrace to Irishman's .. 4

Page Subsidised Roads and Tracks— continued. Middle Island— continued. Gollingwood County Track, Takaka Valley to Anatoki Diggings.. Taieri County Road, Nenthorne Diggings Lake County Road to Morren Ferry .. .. .. 4 Roads wholly constructed by Mines Department .. Thamos-Coromande] Road .. .. . ■ 4 Karangahake through Gorge .. .. .. 4 Aorere Valley to Mokihinui .. .. .. 4 Grey Valley to Teremakau .. .. • ■ 4 Jackson's Bay to Cascade River .. .. 4 Arthur's Point to Skipper's .. .. .. 4 Improving Roads and Tracks, — Collingwood, Takaka to Motueka .. ■. 4-5 Road, Garston to Nevis .. .. ■ ■ 5 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. 5 Road, Pegasus to the Remarkables .. .. 5 Waterworks .. .. .. .. .. 5 Laying new mains, Thames .. .. .. 5 Wharves .. .. .. .. .. 5 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 5 Anikiwa Jetty .. .. .. .. 5 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. 5-11 Water-races .. .. .. .. .. 11-24 Waimea Water-race .. .. .. .. 11-12 Kumara Water-race .. .. .. .. 12-18 Kumara Sludge-channel .. .. .. 13—20 Waimea-Kumara Water-race and Sludge-channel 20-21 Nelson Creek Water-race .. .. .. 21-22 Argyle Water-race .. .. .. .. 22-23 Mikonui Water-race .. .. .. .. 23 Mount Ida Water-race .. .. .. 23-24 Summary of Water-races .. .. .. 24 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. 25-2(i Puhipuhi District .. .. .. .. 25-2G Washoe Process .. .. .. .. 26-27 Coromandol District .. .. .. .. 27-31 Tokatea Range .. .. .. .. 27-28 West Tokatea Company .. .. .. 28 Kapanga Company .. .. .. 28 Coromandel Company .. .. .. 28-29 South Kapanga Company .. .. .. 29 North Kapanga Company .. .. .. 29 Lanigan's Claim, Whangapoua .. .. 29 Kuaotuna .. .. .. ..' 29-30 Try Fluke Claim .. ~ .. 29-30 Carbine Claim .. .. .. " .. 30 Otama Claim - .. .. .. .. 30 Waitaia Claim ... .. * .. .. 30 Mahakirau .. .. .. .. 30-31 Thames District .. .. .. .. 31-3G Tapu .. .. '.. .. .. 32 Waiorrro .. .. .. .. .. 32 Tararu Creek .. .. .. .. 32-33