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No. 10. Number of Miners employed during the Years ending 31st March, 1890 and 1891.

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Total. Mining District. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1890. 1891. Auckland— North Hauraki and Coromandel .. South Hauraki Thames Ohinemuri Te Aroha 339 701 311 36 339 701 311 36 420 1,161 339 701 311 36 "105 Maelbobough— Pelorus Wairau 300 37 1,387 24 1,387 330 37 1,686 404 1,387 330 37 Nelson— 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 .. Murchison .. .. ) Owen .. .. .. I "28 182 6 75 486 275 270 343 2 'l86 192 "39 *420 24 **28 *221 6 495 486 275 295 367 2 *186 192 **42 194 775 770 250 360 404 28 "223 6 681 678 475 295 367 **25 00 6 122 6 83 02 128 120 100 1 121 100 206 221 Westland— Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth .. .. | Arnold.. .. .. j Greenstone Okarito Jackson's Bay 1,502 180 200 700 520 40 105 150 100 480 8 547 2,049 188 260 700 520 40 105 150 100 4S0 2,080 200 650 760 620 2,535 228 365 850 620 800 450 800 450 1,263 1,250 "94 30 1 "94 30 1 *91 36 95 30 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde .. Cromwell Alexandra Roxburgh Black's Tapanui Waikaia, Upper Waikaia, Nokomai, Waikaka, and Waikawa Longwood .. .. 1 Orepuki .. .. [ Roundhill Wakatipu Goldfields—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby, Kyeburn, Clarke's, and Mount Burster Hamilton, Sowburn, &c. Hyde and Pullcrton's Serpentine Macrae's, Strath-Taieri, Shag Valley, and Nenthorn Maerewhenua St. Bathans and Ida Valley Wyndham 2,590 100 440 40 310 150 208 156 30 200 110 60 325 5 400 15 143 50 45 45 30 180 300 80 846 56 40 "37 12 10 0 **50 2,598 156 480 I 40 I 347 j 162 268 166 30 200 116 60 375 5 400 15 143 50 45 45 30 180 300 80 846 3,680 168 920 63 555 205 311 220 60 350 501 425 550 3,434 iei 880 55 490 212 313 211 60 380 116 300 455 375 200 100 145 100 475 200 100 145 293 575 345 52 65 10 20 52 65 10 20 55 91 02 85 **58 "75 *31 *S9 "75 *236 *164 75 130 150 "20 75 130 150 "20 00 148 120 75 150 150 Summary. 3,294 1,603 342 3,630 ; 1,003 5,337 5,299 Auckland Maelbobough Nelson Westland Otago 343 1,502 2,590 3,294 480 840 1,063 1,387 24 547 8 342 1,387 | 367 2,049 2,598 3,636 486 846 1,6G3 1,686 401 2,080 3,080 5,337 1,387 367 2,535 3,444 5,299 Totals 7,729 2,995 2,308 10,037 2,995 13,787 13,032