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1894. 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.

COHSTTZEUSTTS.

Page. Goldfields, Roads, Water-races, Mining Machinery, and other Works in connection with Mining, Report on, by H. A. Gordon, Inspecting Engineer (G.-3.) 1-247 Subsidised Roads and Tracks .. • • 1 Roads constructed by Direct Grants .. • • 1 Works undertaken by Prospecting Associations and Companies .. .. • • •• | Schools of Mines .. .. ■ • • • J -^ Thames School of Mines .. .. • • Reefton School of Mines .. . • 13-17 Otago School of Mines .. .. 17-20 Minor Schools .. . • • ■ .. 20 Expenditure on Schools .. .. ■ • 21 Water-races .. .. •■ . 21-28 Waimea Water-race .. • • o Kumara Water-race .. .. 22,23 Waimea-Kuma'ra Water-races .. 2d, 24 Summary showing Results of Working the Kumara Water-race for Eleven Years, from Ist April, 1883, to 31st March, 1894 .. .. 25 Mount Ida Water-race .. •. .. 27 Blackstone Hill Water-races .. 27,28 Summary of Water-races .. .. .. 28 Statement of Profits and Losses on the Working of the Water-races for the Last Sixteen Years.. 28 Gold- and Silver-mining .. • • 29-121 Quartz-workings .. . .. •• 29-85 North Island .. .. •■ 29-68 Puhipuhi .. .. •• 29 > 30 Whangarei .. • • • • .. 30 Cinnabar .. • • • • •• ™ Coromandel .. .. ■ • 30-32 Kapanga and Coromandel Companies .. 31 Kauri Block .. .. • • ■ • M Waikoromiko .. •■ "eg Opitonui .. • • ■ • .. 32 Matarangi .. .. ■■ •■ Kuaotunu .. • • • • "■ BH Try Fluke Mine .. ■ • .. 32 Red Mercury Mine .. • • .. 32 Great Mercury Mine .. . • .. 32 Statement of Gold Return, Coromandel County 33 Thames .. .. •• 34 ~ 41 Tapu .. •• •• .. 3G Waiomo .. .. ■ • .. 36 Tararu .. • • • • .. 37 Kuranui .. ■ • • • .. 37 Hansen's Claim .. .. 37 Comers' Claim .. ■ • .. 37 Hazelbank Company .. 37 Moanataiari .. ■. 37-38 New Moanataiari Company .. 38 New Alburnia Company .. .. 38 Grahamstown .. • • .. 38 i—C. 3.

Page. Quartz-workings— continued. North Island— continued. Waiotahi .. .. .. 38,39 Cambria Company .. .. 38, 39 Fame and Fortune .. .. 39 Waiokaraka .. .. .. ..39 May Queen Company.. .. 39 St. Hippo .. .. .. 39 Queen of Beauty .. .. 39 Karaka .. .. .. 39 Una Hill and To Papa .. .. 39 Statement of Gold Return, Hauraki District, for Year ended 31st March, 1894.. 40,41 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 41-47 Karangahake .. .. 42 Crown Company .. .. 42 Woodstock Company .. 42,43 Owharoa .. .. .. 43 Waitekauri .. .. 43,44 Golden Cross Mine .. .. 43 Komata Mine .. .. 44 Grace Darling Company .. 44 Waihi .. .. .. 44-47 Description of the Cassel Gold-extracting Company's Tailings Cyanide Works, Waihi .. .. 46,47 Statement showing Results of Mining Operations in the Ohineinuri-Hauraki District for the Year ended 31st March, 1894 .. 47 Te Aroha .. .. .. 47,48 Statement showing results of Mining Operations in the Te Aroha District for Year ended 31st March, 1894 .. 48 Comparative Statement of Return for Hauraki District for Years ended 31st March, 1894 and 1893 .. .. .. ..49 Statement showing the Whole of the Quartzcrushing Machines and Appliances for treating Auriferous and Argentiferous Ores in the Hauraki Mining District for the Year 1893-94 50,51 Return of Stone, &c, crushed, Thames District 51,52 The Geology, Resources, and Future Prospects of the Thames Goldfield, Report on, by James Park, Esq., F.G.S.. Director, School of Mines, Thames .. .. 52-68 Geological Structure .. .. 53 Rocky Point to Kauaeranga River 53,54 Gold-bearing Formation .. 54,55 Gold-bearing Formation — Nature of the Rocks .. .. .. 55,56 Origin of Gold-bearing Rocks .. 57 Age of Gold-bearing Rocks .. 57 High-level Terraces .. .. 57 The Alluvial Flat, and Floor of the Harbour 57,58