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The following table shows the number of tons of stone and mullock crushed and the yield of gold from the northern goldfields since the returns have been supplied to the Mines Department. The Thames returns include the Ohinemuri district up to 1886-87: —

* This includes 50,856 tons of mullock crushed the last two years. f The gold obtained last year includes 42,3310z. bullion, reckoned as being equal to 9,9340z. gold, and ore sold as equal to 1,7010z. gold. J Is bullion worth only lis. 6d. per ounce. MIDDLE ISLAND. Maelboeough Disteict. Mahakipawa. A considerable amount of prospecting work has been done on the quartz reefs in this district. Only two companies are working quartz—viz., the Eavenswood Gold-mining Company of London, and the Southern Cross Company registered in the colony. These companies hold all the ground that is at present considered of any value,

District. Number of Tons of Quartz and Mullock crushed or sold. Yield of Gold. Average Yield of Gold per Ton. Coromandel — 1st April, 1880, to 31st March, 1881 1881, „ 1882 1882, „ 1883 1883, „ 1884 1884, „ 1885 1885, „ 1886 1886, „ 1887 1887, „ 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 720 3,358 2,907 1,043 456 550 305 1,923 2,149 1,690 5,650 Oz. 4,960 7,352 7,577 4,018 3,201 3,382 4,170 6,774 8,090 6,708 9,838 Oz. dwt. gr. 6 18 0 2 4 0 2 12 0 3 17 0 7 0 0 6 3 0 13 13 0 3 10 5 3 15 7 3 19 9 1 14 19 Totals 20,751 66,069 3 6 8 Thames — 1st April, 1878, to 31st March, 1879 1879, „ 1880 1880, „ 1881 1881, „ 1882 1882, „ 1883 1883, „ 1884 1884, „ 1885 1885, „ 1886 1886, „ 1887 1887, „ 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 „ *1890, „ 1891 41,917 33,017 32,405 30,698 25,867 34,228 31,496 35,998 34,827 ■ 32,819 47,363 60,753 61,756 57,207 59,576 53,154 45,803 43,311 54,878 37,705 61,540 38,142 35,949 35,796 33,817 38,113 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 16 12 9 13 12 4 14 1 1 15 11 12 7 2 19 20 12 2 4 4 22 11 3 14 8 Totals 503,144 594,991 1 3 15 Ohinemuri — 1st April, 1887, to 31st March, 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 2,388 3,795 4,773 9,902 3,406 3,679 18,564 112,914 1 0 1 1 8 19 15 6 13 9 21 2 Totals 20,858 28,563 7 4 Te Aroha — 1st April, 1883, to 31st March, 1884 1884, „ 1885 1885, „ 1886 „ 1886, „ 1887 1887, „ 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 4,262 11,042 6,552 4,743 7,166 1,381 4,894 280 4,629 9,506 4,489 3,658 2,918 1,113 [20,416 557 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 17 13 15 8 16 3 19 17 5 17 10 3 3 10 18 Totals 40,320 47,286 1 3 11 Grand totals from North Island 1 5 4 585,073 736,909