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No. 11.

Number of Miners employed during the Years ending 31st March, 1893 and 1894.

Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation, not given; printing (2,500 copies), £26 3s. 3d.

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Total:!. Grand Total. Mining District. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1893. 1894. Auckland —■ North Hauraki and Coromandel .. Thames Ohinomuri Tβ Aroha Puhipuhi 199 650 454 29 2 199 650 454 29 2 287 676 420 23 10 201 650 454 29 Marlborough— Pelorus Wairau Cullen's Creek Waikakaho Wakamarina Kaituna and Duncan's Valley 2 20 125 25 60 7 1,332 "l0 2 1,332 2 20 125 35 60 7 1,416 10 15 130 40 40 8 1,334 2 20 125 35 60 7 Nelson— Wangapeka Collingwood and Takaka Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's,' Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell .. Murchison Owen .. .. .. J 239 36 146 8 148 593 150 2 191 217 "20 312 9 10 249 36 166 8 460 602 150 2 'ioi 217 243 32 162 8 640 670 220 249 36 168 8 651 819 150 270 270 245 270 34 17 74 108 17 126 125 125 50 125 50 178 175 Westland — Ross Stafford and Goldshorough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold .. .. j Okarito Jackson's Bay 1,510 477 415 1,925 477 2,281 2,402 150 420 600 500 14 150 50 100 0 156 420 600 500 14 150 50 100 175 570 490 600 170 570 650 600 750 200 750 200 1,200 950 120 1 120 1 91 40 121 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde and Alexandra Cromwell Roxburgh Black's Tapanui Waikaia Wyndham Longwood Orepuki .. .. I Roundhill and Wilson's River j Wakatipu Goldfields—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby, Kyeburn, Clarke's, and "| Mount Burster Hamilton, Sowburn, &c. Hyde and Pullerton's Serpentine Macrae's, Strath - Taieri, Shag Valley, Nenthom, St. Bathan's, and Ida Valley Maerewhenua 2,540 25 366 275 300 350 141 40 70 40 4 297 114 165 63 35 40 515 24 6 20 25 2,546 49 372 295 325 350 141 40 70 40 4 297 114 165 63 35 40 85 515 3,106 67 767 377 480 413 183 80 189 39 3,061 53 669 409 490 413 176 80 155 40 240 150 80 320 150 C20 470 300 50 100 400 50 450 450 325 50 100 425 50 500 475 350 180 370 20 180 850 550 77 77 77 70 Summary. 2,899 1,233 3,274 1,233 5,091 4,507 375 Auckland Marlborough Nelson Westland Otago 239 1,510 2,540 2,899 477 515 1,233 1,332 10 415 6 375 2 1,332 249 1,925 2,546 3,274 2 477 515 1,233 1,416 243 2,281 3,106 5,091 1,334 249 2,402 3,061 4,507 Totals 7,188 2,225 2,138 9,326 2,227 12,197 11,553