Pago Dredging .. .. .. .. .. 85-92 Mataura .. .. .. .. .. 90 Waipapa .. .. .. .. .. 87-92 Sew Hoy Company .. .. .. 90-92 Waipapa Dredge .. .. .. .. 87-90 Wakatipu and Kawarau Big Beach Companies 92 Antimony Mining .. .. .. .. 92-94 Endeavour Inlet Antimony Company .. .. 93 Dressing Works .. .. .. .. 93-94 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. 94-96 Tinfields .. .. .. .. .. 94-95 Tucker's Claim .. .. .. .. 95 Smith and Hunter's Claim .. .. .. 95 Smith and Black's Tunnel .. .. .. 95 Henderson's Claim .. .. .. 95-96 Nelson's Claim .. .. .. .. 96 Waddel's Claim .. .. .. .. 96 Gilroy's Claim .. .. ... .. 96 Prospectors' Claim .. .. .. 96 Explorations, South Westland .. .. .. 96-97 McQueen's Patent Pulverising and Amalgamating Machine .. .. .. .. .. 97 Steam Pump for Hydraulic Purposes .. .. 98 Progress of Metallurgical Science .. 98-104 The Macarthur-Porest Process for the Treatment of Refractory Gold Ores .. .. 104-106 Milling of Gold Ores in California .. 106-122 Value of Works Constructed in Colony (Tables) 122-132 Water-races, Sales of Water,. &c. .. .. 132 Names of Certificated Mine Managers .. 133-134 Appendix I.—Wardens and Water-race Managers' Reports .. .. .. .. 135-190 No. 1. Warden Clendon, Whangarei .. .. 135 ~ 2. Inspector Wilson, Whangarei.. 135-136

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Page No. 3. Warden Northcroft, Thames .. 136-141 ~ 4. Inspector Wilson, Thames .. 142-150 „ 5. Warden Allen, Blenheim .. 150-151 ~ 6. Warden Gibbs, Collingwood .. .. 152 „ 7. Warden Greenfield, Nelson .. 152-153 „ 8. Warden Bird, Westport .. 153-154 „ 9. Warden Bird, Reefton .. 154-158 „ 10. Warden Keddell, Greymouth .. 158-160 ~ 11. Warden Macfarlane, Hokitika 160-164 „ 12. Warden Straiford, Oamaru .. .. 164 „ 13. Warden Revell, Lawrence .. 164-107 ~ 14. Warden Dalgliesh, Naseby .. 167-171 ~ 15. Warden Oarew, Dunedin .. .. 171 ~ 16. Warden Rawson, Tnvoreargill .. .. 172 ,', 17. J. Gow .. .. .. 172-174 „ 18. 3. McNaughton .. .. 174 „ 19. D. Doyle .. ' .. .. 174-175 „ 20. Chairman Mount Ida Water-race Trust 175-17(> Appendices to Wardens' Reports' (Stßitistical Tables .. .. .. .. 177-190 | Appendix No. ll.—Goal-mines of New Zealand, Inspector of Mines, Wellington, Report on 191-209 North Island .. .. .. 191-198 Kawakawa .. .. .. .. 191 Whangarei .. .. .. 191-192 Waikato .. .. .. .. 192-193 South Island .. .. .. 193-199 Inspector of Mines, Dunedin, Report by .. 193-199 Accidents .. .. .. .. 198-190 Accidents in the Westland Coalfields .. 199-200 Inspection of Quartz Mines .. .. 200-20) Statistics of Workings in Coal-mines .. 202-208 Accidents in Coal-mines .. .. .. 20C

Pahleamentaky Paper C.-3a. Tables relative to Gold and other Mineral Products exported.

Page No. 1. Quantity and Value of |Gold exported to the 31st March, 1890 .. ' .. .. 1 ~ 2. Showing Districts from which Gold exported was produced .. .. .. .. 2 ~ 3. Quantity and Value of Mineral Ores exported to the 31st December, 1890 .. .. 3 „ 4. Comparison of Gold exported, 1888 and 1889 4 ~ 5. Production of Coa,l as compared with Importations .. .. .. .. 4

Page No. 6. Output of Coal from the various Districts .. 4 ~ 7. Different Classes of Coal produced in the Colony .. .. .. .. 5 ~ 8. Coal-mines in Operation, and Number of Men employed .. .. .. 5 ~ 9. Coal imported and exported during 1889 .. 5 ~ 10. Number of Miners employed during 1889 and 1890 .. .. .. .. ...6

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