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Return of Coal Leases in New Zealand on 30th June, 1892.

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T&essee. Section. Block. District. Area. Term, Years. Annual Dead-rent. I Annual Output required by Lease. Royalty. Actual Output. 4 a> >> H > 111 Amount of Royalty paid annually. Sh O PI Bemarks. Auckland. A. K. l>. 3,022 0 0 No defiuitej Nil term Tons. I Tons. About 30,000 £ 7,505 £ Bay of Islands Coal Co. Ruapekapeka Nil 4d. per ton 70 No lease issued; arrangement made "with Superintendent of Auckland in 1868. Royalty payable by instalments of 25 % on amount of dividends declared. Lease not issued draft lease to Wellington for approval. Taupiri Reserve Colliery Co. Portion Lake Kinihia, Taupiri 640 0 0 21 ! £32, not payable when royalty of 4d. a ton exceeds that amount Nil 4d. per ton on all coal sold About 17,221 44 Westport Coal Co. (Ltd.) Nelson. Kawatiri Bit Her Coal Reserve. Ditto 1,2 3,4 1 1 1 1 X. VI. XIV VI. VII. X. Ngakawau 2,479 1 88 2 951 2 7 99 from 1/1/88 ; £620 99 , 1/1/82! £738 75,000 I 6d. per ton 4th yr.., iO.OOO ■ 5th yr., 25,000; 6th yr.. 30,000 7th yr., 35,000 8th yr., 40,000 | 9th yr., 45,000;] remainder,! 50,000 3rd yr., 20,000; 4th & 5th yrs., 25,000 6 th & 7th yrs., 30,000;! 8th & 9th yrs., 50,000; remainder, 100,000 3rd yr., 2,000 4th to 7th yr., 4,000, remainder, 5,000 3rd yr., 10,000 4th to 7th yr., 15,000, next 35 yrs., 20,000; remainder, 50,000 1888, 130,170 1889, 163,015 1890, 160,240 1891, 192,606 Nil 458 10 £ s. d. 1888, 2,635 9 6 Nil 1889, 3,479 17 6 1890, 3,386 0 3 1891, 4,195 8" 3 Nil Nil] Government agrees to allow these two leases to be amalgamated as to output, on the understanding that the total output required by the two leases should be increased 20 per cent. I Westport Wallsend Coal Co. 1 6 2 II. I. VII. 3 118 0 0 63 „ 1/1/89 1st & 2ndyrs., £155, J 3rd yi\, £310, 4th to 21st yr., £775 remainder, £1,550 63 1/1/89 1890, 1,873 I Rent unpaid for years 1S91 and 1892, but company claim remission of rent, as their new lease granted by 1 -and Board in September, 1890, has not yet been issued. Hokihinui Coal Co. (Ltd.) 5 XV Moldhinui 160 0 0 42 „ 1/7/85 1st & 2nd yrs., £4 3rd & 4th yrs., £16; remainder, £40 42 1/7/85 Nil • 22 I Nil 40 Ditto 1 XVI. 640 0 0 63 1/7/88 63 „ 1/7/88 1st to 3rd yr., £32 4th to 7th yr., £64 remainder, £160 64