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No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases or Licenses and Agricultural Leases in Force on the 31st March, 1895, the Extent of Ground Leased or held under License, and Rental per Annum.

H. J. H. Eeiott, Under-Secretary of Mines. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (2,350 copies), £48 4s. 6d. By Authority : Samuel Costald, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9s. Price Is. 3d.]

Mining Leases. .gricu iura] ceases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. pe E |^i m . No. Gross Acreage. p6 E C a um . .UCKLAND — Hauraki North Hauraki South Te Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri 30 68 6 1 84 A. B. P. 555 1 12 1,232 3 11 114 3 12 20 3 23 2,944 3 9 £ s. d. 273 13 0 766 16 0 115 0 0 10 10 0 1,230 10 0 37 87 A. B. P. 1,121 0 34 4,021 1 13 27 3 6 52 11 0 si 1,550"0 0 114'16 6 Iablboeough— Wairau and Pelorus 17 1,137 0 35 216 10 0 Ielson — Collingwood ' .. Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Westport Lyell .. Murchison Owen's 4 16 9 54 2 18 213 0 31 62 0 0 56 0 0 219 0 0 38 10 0 1 7 1 3 38 1 25 169 0 0 50 0 0 263 0 0 3 18 0 5 8 6 5 0 0 28 0 6 Vestland — Okarito Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Stafford Greymouth Bobs 3 8 11 4 155 0 0 288 1 17 166 2 26 70 0 0 77 10 0 157 10 0 120 10 0 40 0 0 1 50 0 0 1 17 6 12 338 "0 0 188 10 0 )tago— Waikaia Cromwell Hindon Tuapeka Black's Clyde and Alexandra Boxburgh Naseby Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Maerewhenua Tapanui Wyndham 'i '■7 41 89 0 0 218 0 0 818 2 27 56 6 8 109 "0 0 19 10 20 75 4 21 35 34 1 3 2,396 0 0 484 0 0 1,144 0 0 1,379 0 0 453 0 19 734 3 23 599 1 1 752 2 39 9 0 0 113 3 27 216* 9 11 26 0 3 92 17 8 86 7 6 56 17 6 39 17 0 32 12 0 64 14 0 42 5 0 72 0 0 431 io 0 Totals 325 8,529 1 21 4,107 5 8 390 15,330 3 21 968 16 4