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No. 10. Number of Miners employed during the Years ending 31st March, 1889 and 1890.

Heney A. Goedqn, M.A. Inst. M.E., Inspecting Engineer. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (2,300 copies), £8 7s. 6d.

By Authority: Geouge Didsbubit, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9o.

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Total " Mining District. European. Chinese. 1889. 1890. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. Auckland— North Hauraki South Hauraki To Aroha 420 1,161 105 420 1,161 105 300 847 105 420 1,161 105 Mablbobough— Pelorus Wairau I 350 1,686 1,686 1,252 1,686 404 54 404 646 Kelson — Baton .. Wangapeka Sherry and Tadmor Collingwood, Takaka, and West Wanganui Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, Northern Terraces.Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell Murohison Owen .. 350 40 150 125 500 250 335 4 250 250 2 40 400 20 5! "*2 190 525 520 250 355 404 4 250 250 9 260 810 789 250 359 646 "42 'l94 775 770 250 360 404 5 "20 5 42 146 3 1 49 40 82 146 11 1 49 96 197 25 83 195 11 8 iVESTJjAND— Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold Greenstone Okarito Jackson's Bay ■. I 1,591 200 450 653 520 805 50 200 107 100 559 10 530 2,121 210 450 653 520 50 200 107 100 559 2,795 320 670 650 610 2,680 260 650 760 620 458 805 458 1,251 1,263 90 36 1 90 36 1 91 19 91 36 JlAGO — Hindon 'L'uapeka Clyde .. Cromwell Alexandra Koxburgh Black's 'I'apanui Waikaia, Upper Waikaia, Nokomai, Waikaka, and Waikawa Longwood and Merrivale Orepuki Boundhill Wakatipu Goldfields —Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby, Kyeburn, Clarke's and Mt. Burster Hamilton, Sowburn, &c. Hyde and Fullerton's Serpentine Macrae's, Strath-Taieri, and Shag Valley Maerewhenua St. Bathan's and Ida Valley Nenthorn Wyndham 2,754 916 10 2,764 916 3,611 3,680 106 480 45 320 145 255 165 30 191 6 400 18 185 40 56 40 30 155 56 40 162 520 45 370 165 255 180 30 201 6 400 18 185 40 56 40 30 155 66 920 40 570 195 245 194 60 329 168 920 63 555 205 311 220 60 356 "so 20 "l5 10 15 110 70 340 6 21 110 70 365 \ 512 501 300 CO "25 300 60 480 425 350 150 100 143 100 450 150 100 143 650 ( 550 293 55 91 35 65 20 20 35 71 20 20 } 370 6 62 31 115 "45 "70 15 "60 70 130 60 128 6 120 "20 ioo 60 128 106 120 '"20 72 165 44 60 148 106 120 Summary. 3,231 1,663 443 3,674 1,663 5,120 5,337 Auckland Maelbobough Nelson .. .. • • • % Westi.akd Dtago 350 1,691 2,754 3,231 559 916 1,663 1,686 54 530 10 443 1,686 404 2,121 2,764 3,674 559 916 1,663 1,252 646 2,795 3,611 5,120 1,686 404 2,680 3,680 5,337 Totals .. 7,926 3,138 2,723 10,649 3,138 13,424 13,787