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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GOLDFIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND: REPORT ON ROADS, WATER-RACES, MINING MACHINERY, AND OTHER WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH MINING.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

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Page Goldfields, Koads, Water-races, Mining Machinery, and other Works in connection with Mining, Report on, by H. A. Gordon, Inspecting Engineer (C.-3) 1-276 Subsidised Roads and Tracks .. .. 1-4 North Island .. .. .. .. 1-2 Bay of Islands County .. .. .. 1 Road, Tamarere to Puhipuhi .. .. 1 Coromandel County .. .. .. 1 Track, Coromandel to Kuaotunu .. .. 1 Road, Sea-beach to Kuaotunu .. .. 1 Extension Just-in-Time Road, Coromandel .. 1 Thames County .. .. .. 1 Road, Upper Tararu to Sylvia Mine .. 1 Ohinemuri County .. .. .. 2 Road, Karangahake to Waihi ... .. 2 Bridge over Ohinemuri River at Karangahake.. 2 Middle Island .. .. .. .. 2 Roads constructed from Direct Grants .. .. 2-4 Road, Tcrohanga Gorge to Puhipuhi . .. 2 Horse-track, Cabbage Bay to Port Charles .. 2 Road, Tiki to Mahikarau .. .. 2 Horse-track, Coromandel to Kuaotunu .. 2 Horse-track, Kuaotunu to Mercury Bay .. 2 Road, Thames to Manaia .. .. .. 2 Horse-track, Puriri to Tairua .. .. 2 Road, Havolock to Mahakipawa .. .. 2 Track, Mahakipawa to Waikakaho .. ~ 2 Horse-track, Aorere Valley to Karamea .. 2 Track, Oparara through Gorge .. .. 3 Bridge, Okira Creek .. .. .. 3 Horse-track to Diggings, Cape Foulwind .. 3 Bridge, Nile River at Charleston .. .. 3 Track, Mokihinui to Little Wanganui .. 3 Track, Burnett's Pace to Coalbrookdale .. 3 Road, Devil's Creek to Big River .. .. 3 Road to Painkiller .. .. .. 3 Road, Hampden to Horse Terrace .. .. 3 Road, Cobden to Seventeen-mile Beach .. 3 Horse-track, Hatter's Terrace to Haupiri .. 3 Track, Grey River to Moonlight .. .. 3 Track, Black Ball .. .. .. 3 Great South Road .. .. .. 3 Horse-track, Cascade to Barn Bay .. .. 3 Road, Tucker's Plat .. .. .. 3 Road, Dillman's to Larrikin's .. .. 3 Horse-track, Gillan's Gully .. .. 3 Bridge over Mahinapua Creek .. .. 3 Sundry tracks, Westland .. .. .. 3 Bridge, Kawarau River .. .. .. 3 Road, Miller's Flat to Skipper's .. .. 3 Road, Arrowtown to Macetown .. .. 4 Track, Pleasant Creek Terrace .. .. 4 Road up Dart River .. .. .. 4 Tracks, Western Sounds .. .. .. 4 Horse-track, Waiau to Preservation Inlet; and road, Cromarty to reefs .. .. .. 4 Tracks, Stewart Island .. .. .. 4 Artesian well-boring, Maniototo Plains .. 4 I—C. 3.

r. Page Prospecting Associations .. .. .. 4 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. 4-32 Thames School of Mines .. .. .. 5-25 Reefton School of Mines .. .. 25-28 Minor schools .. .. .. 28, 29 Otago School of Mines .. .. 29-31 Expenditure on schools .. .. 32 Water-races .. .. .. 32-37 Waimea-Kumara Water-race construction .. 32 Waimea Water-race .. .. 32,33 Kumara Water-race .. .. 83,34 Waimea-Kumara Water-race .. .. 35 Mount Ida Water-race .. .. 35-37 Summary of water-races .. .. .. 37 Statement showing profits and losses on working for fifteen years .. .. .. 37 Gold- and Silver-mining .. .. 38-132 Quartz-workings .. .. .. 38, 89 North Island .. .. .. 38-76 Auckland District .. .. 38,39 Puhipuhi .. .. .. 38, 39 Great Barrier Island .. .. 39, 40 Coromandel District .. .. 40-42 Tokatea Range .. .. .. 41 Scotty's Company .. .. .. 41 Kapanga Company .. .. 41,42 Tiki, Kopukaitahi, Waikoromiko, and Opitonui 42 Owera Company .. .. .. 42 Matarangi .. .. .. 42 Kuaotunu .. .. .. 42-45 Try Pluke Company .. .. .. 43 Cassel Plant .. .. 43,44 Red Mercury Company .. 44 Great Mercury Company .. 44 Mariposa Company .. .. .. 44 Just-in-Time Company .. 44,45 Mahakirau .. .. .. 45, 46 Thames District .. .. 46-49 Thames Drainage Board .. 48 Tapu .. .. .. 49,50 Tararu .. .. .. .. 50 Norfolk Company .. .. .. 50 Shellback .. .. .. .. 50 Kuranui .. .. .. .. 50 Hansen's Claim .. .. 50 Comers' Claim .. .. 50 Hazelbank .. .. 50 Moanataiari .. .. 50,51 Moanataiari Company .. .. 50 New Alburnia Company .. .. 51 Dixon's Extended Company .. 51 New Whau Company .. .. 51 Grahamstown .. .. 51,52 Saxon Company .. .. 52 Waiotahi .. ' .. .. 52,53 Waiotahi Company .. .. 52 Cambria Company .. .. 52, 53 Fame and Fortune .. .. 53