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Return of Cases heard in the Resident Magistrate's and Warden's Courts, and Revenue collected during the Year ending 31st March, 1892.

Return of Miners' Rights, Water Licenses, Registrations, &c., issued during the Twelve Months ending the 31st March, 1892.

The population in the district is estimated at 25,979, and are located as follows : Lawrence Borough—l,o26 Europeans; Tuapeka District—2,l7l Europeans, 360 Chinese; Waipori—374 Europeans, 80 Chinese; Waitahuna—l,lBo Europeans, 45 Chinese; Milton—4,29o Europeans, 10 Chinese; Balclutha —4,134 Europeans ; Kaitangata—2,BB2 Europeans ; Tapanui—2,s4s Europeans, 64 Chinese; Clinton —-1,952 Europeans; Gore—3,4oo Europeans, 20 Chinese; Waikaia— 1,319 Europeans, 127 Chinese : t0ta1—25,273 Europeans, 706 Chinese.

No. 14. Mr. Warden Dalgleish to the Undee-Seceetaey of Mines, Wellington. Sim,— Warden's Office, Naseby, 21st April, 1892. I have the honour to submit for your information the following report on the Mount Ida District for the year ending the 31st March, 1892; also to give such facts as I have been enabled to obtain with regard to that portion of the Dunstan District of which I have been in temporary charge for some months :— Generally speaking, I may say that the year just closed has been marked by a gratifying change with regard to the weather, contrasting most favourably with several seasons immediately preceding. There has been a good supply of water almost throughout the whole district, and as a natural consequence the miners have been more continuously at work. They are still taking advantage in most places of the good supply, and keeping their sluicing operations in full swing, so that the actual results of the better season are not yet in the hands of the miners; but the general impression is that the yield of gold for the district will be very favourable, in contrast to the results of the last year or two, when the final washings-up take place,

Civil. Criminal. Warden's. Totals. Revenue received, including Licensing Fees. jawrence Vaikaia 'apanui lutside goldfields — Milton Balclutha... Kaitangata Clinton Gore 94 28 23 78 25 59 22 6 194 59 82 £ s. 186 6 56 12 75 4 d. 0 0 0 77 31 24 52 117 49 80 27 43 104 126 111 51 95 221 177 14 49 13 28 2 26 18 248 8 2 6 0 0 0 Totals 446 465 28 939 848 17 8

Nature of Eight issued. Lawrence. Waikaia. Tapanui. Miners' rights „. consolidated Business licenses, at £3 yearly £1 10s. half-yearly Water-race licenses, at 5s. 2s. 6d. Registrations, at £1 10s 5s Is. Applications for special claims Special claims granted Applications for river holdings Licensed holdings granted ... Applications for mineral licenses Mineral licenses granted Applications for occupation licenses... Occupation licenses granted Mining applications Applications for agricultural leases ... Agricultural leases granted... 492 4 1 176 1 2 11 2 22 91 1 2 19 271 17 27 i i 154 13 63 25 136 1 1 196 1 9