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Page Quartz-workings— continued. North Island — continued. Waiokaraka and Collarbone .. 53 Karaka ~ .. .. 53 Una Hill and Te Papa .. .. ..53 North Star Goldmining Company .. 53, 54 Hape Creek .. .. .. 54 Tailings Plant .. .. .. 54, 55 Table of Number of Acres held in Claims and Licensed Holdings in Thames District, with Number of Wages-men and Tributers employed, Quantity of Quartz crushed, and Yield of Gold 55, 56 Crushing-plants at Thames .. 56-62 Cambria Battery ~ .. 58 Moanataiari Battery .. . ■. 58, 59 Saxon Battery .. .. 59,60 Bull's Battery .. .. .. 60 Hansen's Battery .. .. 60 Foreshore Tailings Company .. 61 Comers' Battery .. .. • 61 Norfolk Battery .. .. 61 Dickson's Battery .. .. 62 Sylvia Battery * .. .. 62 Waiotahi Battery .. .. 62 Brown's Tailings-plant .. .. .. 62 Ohinemuri District .. .. 62-73 Karangahake .. .. 62-67 Crown Company .. .. 60 Plant .. .. .. .. 65 Tramway .. .. 65 Battery-site .. .. 65 Crushing-battery .. .. 65,66 Stamp-mortars .. .. 66 Stamps .. .. .. 66 Cyanide-plant .. .. 66,67 Woodstock Company .. .. 67 Ivanhoe and Truro Company .. 67 Owharoa .. .. .. .. 67 Waitekauri .. .. ~ 67,68 Lowerie Brothers' New Find .. 68 Waihi .. .. .. 68-70 Waihi Gold and Silver Company .. 69 Silverton Company .. .. 69 Tui Creek .. .. .. 70, 71 Thames Lead- and Silver-mining Company 71 Waiorongomai .. .. 71-73 Battery and plant .. .. 72,73 Statement of results of Working Mines in Ohinemuri and Waiorongomai Districts for Year ending 31st March, 1893 .. .. 73 Comparative Statement of Return for Hauraki District for Years ending 31st March, 1892 and 1893 .. .. ■• ..74 Statement showing the whole of the Quartz-crush-ing Machines and Appliances for treating Auriferous and Argentiferous Ores in the Hauraki Mining District for the Year 1892-93 .. 75 Table of Tons of Stone and Mullock crushed and yield of Gold from Northern Gold-fields from 1878 to 1892 .. .. .. 76 Middle Island .. .. .. 76-89 Marlborough District .. .. 76,77 Waikakaho .. .. .. 76,77 Collingwood District .. .. 77 Reefton .. .. •• 77-83 Comparative Return of Crushings and Yield of Gold .. .. .. 77,78 Table of Quartz-mining Companies engaged 78-80 Keep-it-Dark Company .. .. 81 No. 2 South Keep-it-Dark Company .. 81 Wealth of Nations Company .. 81 Hercules Company .. .. .. 81 Globe Company .. .. .. 82 Progress Company .. .. .. 82 Cumberland Company .. .. .. 82 Golden Lead Company .. .. .. 82 Big River Company .. .. .. 83 Fiery Cross Company .. .. 83 Welcome United Company .. 83 Lyell District .. .. .. 83, 84 Tyr Connell Company .. .. 84 United Italy Company .. .. 84 Lyell Crock Extended Company .. 84 Battery Returns for Year ending 31sfc March, 1893 .. .. •• 84,85 Westland District .. .. .. 85 Otago District .. .. .. 85-87 Nenthorn and Barewood .. 85, 86 Bonanza Company .. .. 86 Barewood Reefs .. .. 86 Old Man Range .. .. .. 86 Crossan and Gray .. .. .. 86 Macetown .. .. • • 86, 87

Page Middle Island — continued. Otago District (Macetown) — continued. Tipperary Company .. .. 87 Shotover .. .. .. ..87 Gallant Tipperary Company .. 87 Skippers' .. .. .. ..87 West Coast Sounds .. .. 87-89 Wilson's River .. .. 87-89 Prospector's Claim .. .. 88 Battery Returns, Otago District .. 89 Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies, as published in accordance with " The Mining Companies Act, 1890" .. .. 90-92 Geological Formation of Kuaotunu: Report on, by James Park, Esq., F.G.S., Director, School of Mines, Thames.. .. .. 93,94 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. 95-132 Middle Island .. .. .. 95-132 Marlborough District .. .. 95, 96 Mahakipawa .. .. 95,96 Hibernian Company .. 95 King Solomon's Mine .. 95 Golden Gate Company .. 96 Alice Fell Company .. 96 Davis and Carr's Claim .. 96 Wakamarina .. .. .. 96 Nelson District .. .. 96,97 Collingwood .. .. 96,97 West Coast .. .. .. 97-106 Westport District .. .. 97-99 Charleston.. ... .. 97,98 Addison's Flat .. .. 98,99 Grey Valley District .. .. 99,100 Kumara District .. .. 100-102 Hokitika District .. .. 102-104 Waimea .. .. .. ..102 Arahura .. .. .. 102,103 Humphrey's Gully Company .. .. 103 Rimu .. .. .. 103,104 Craig's Freehold .. .. • .. 104 Ross .. .. .. 104,105 Ross United Company .. .. 105 Mont DOr Company .. .. .. 105 Rangitoto .. .. .. 105,106 Otago District .. .. .. 106-125 Maerewhcnua .. .. .. 106 Waipori .. .. .. 106,107 Waipori Amalgamated Deep Lead Company 106,107 Tuapeka District .. .. 107-111 Bluospur Company .. .. 107-111 Geological Formation of Bluespur .. .. 109 Genesis of Bluospur Deposit .. .. 110 Local Industry Company .. .. 11l Clutha Valley .'. .. .. 112-115 Island Block Company .. .. .. 112 Island Block Extended Company .. .. 113 Hercules No. 1 Company .. 113,114 Hercules No. 2 Company .. .. 114 Roxburgh Amalgamated .. 114,11.5 Bald Hill Flat .. .. 115,116 Mount Buster .. .. 116,117 Guffio and Inder's Claim .. .. 116 Scotch and Cornish Company .. .. 117 Kyeburn.. .. .. .. .. 117 Mount Ida .. .. .. 117,118 Blaokstone Hill .. .. 118,119 Black's .. .. .. ..119 St. Bathan's .. .. .. 119-121 John Ewing's Claim .. .. 119,120 Eagle and Gray's Claim .. .. .. 120 M. and E. Company's Claim .. .. 120 P. Tiernan's Claim ... .. .. 120 St. Bathan's Sludge-channel Company .. 120 Vinegar Hill .. .. .. .. 121 John Ewing's Claim '.. .. .. 121 Hughes' and Morgan's Claim .. .. 121 Vinegar Flat .. .. .. ..121 Watson and party's Claim .. .. 121 Cambrian's .. .. .. .. 121 Muddy Creek .. .. .. 121,122 Matakanui and Tinker's .. .. 122,123 Matakanui Company .. .. .. 122 Undoubted Company .. .. .. 122 Reid and party .. .. .. 122 Mountain Race Company ... .. 122 Ewing and McConochie's Claim .. .. 123 Morgan and Sims' .. .. .. 123 Clyde .. .. .. ..123 Bannockburn .. .. .. 123,124 Cardrona and Criffel .. .. .. 124 Arrow Riyer .. .. .. 124,125 Shotover .. .. .. .. 125 Davis Brothers' Claim .. .. .. 125