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1895. NEW ZEALAND.

QUARTZ-MINING, REEFTON DISTRICT. SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.

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

H. A. Gokdon, F.G.S., Inspecting Engineer, to the Hon. A. J. Cadman, Minister of Mines. Sic, — Mines Department, Wellington, 16th September, 1895. I have the honour to submit a supplementary report on the state of quartz-mining in the Beefton District, as considerable developments have been made since writing my annual report on the goldtields. A deal of attention is at present being given to the mining industry, and mining properties generally have increased in value. The Mining Eegistrar has compiled a statement showing the results of the quartz-workings in the district from information received from the different managers, taken from their companies' books, which not only shows that a large quantity of gold has been produced, but also that a large sum has been paid in dividends to shareholders. The table referred to differs in some instances from that published in my last report, but the Mining Eegistrar having taken a great deal of trouble in collecting reliable information, the following table can be taken as practically correct. However, the totals of the two tables differ so slightly, that either of them is sufficiently correct to show approximately the total yield from the field and the amount of dividends paid:—

Returns, &c., from Quartz-mines from opening of District to 31st August, 1895. Larry's Creek.

Company, &c. Quartz. Gold. Value. Dividends. Caledonian No. 2 South Larry's Tons. 566 7,514 Oz. 2,080! 4,129 £ s. d. 8,065 10 0 13,999 17 6 S, 2,250 s. a. 0 0 8,080 6,209 J 22,065 7 6 2,250 0 0 Alexandra ... Argus Boatman's Creek Boatman's Tailings ... El Dorado ... Fiery Cross... ... Golden Arch Homeward Bound ... Hopeful Imperial and Eeform Italian Gully Just-in-Time Lady of the Lake Lone Star ... Pactolus Southern Cross South Hopeful Specimen Hill Walhalla Extended ... Welcome ... ... f Boatma: 394 82 138 478 27,691 149 62 12,898 1,624 897 12,489 10 220 108 21 48 2,265 238 27,030 'a. 168 105 122 617 653 30,476£ 139 213 21,129 1,020 512 15,394 3 75 498 43 52 1,105 354 63,784 651 0 0 407 5 4 472 15 0 1,068 19 0 2,530 7 6 119,839 11 9 538 12 6 859 13 7 81,698 0 7 3,959 16 11 1,984 0 0 59,832 2 10 11 2 6 291 12 0 1,929 15 0 166 12 6 207 1 9 4,222 14 4 1,396 5 3 249,091 4 11 32,268 40,425 146 15,666 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 0 0 110,250 0 0 1—0. 3c. 86,842 136,462£ 531,158 13 3 199,755 0 0