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No. 11. Number of Miners employed during the Years ending 31st March, 1894 and 1895.

28

Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Total. Mining District. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1894. 1895. Auckland— North Hauraki and Coromandel .. Thames Ohinemuri Te Aroha Puhipuhi 625 598 543 16 2 625 598 543 16 11 2 201 650 454 29 627 598 543 16 11 11 Marlborough— Pelorus Wairau Cullen's Creek Waikakaho Wakamarina Kaituna and Bunoan's Valley 11 1,782 2 1,793 1,334 1,795 2 20 125 25 60 7 "lO 4 2 20 125 35 64 7 2 20 125 35 60 7 2 20 125 35 64 7 Nelson — Wangapeka, Baton, and Sherry .. Collingwood and Takaka Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, - ! Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, >■ Karamea, 'and Lower Buller Valley J Lyell .. Murohison .. .. ) Owen .. .. .. J 239 14 253 249 253 20 162 5 220 587 137 2 '238 205 "l2 293 15 20 174 5 513 602 137 2 '238 205 36 168 8 651 819 150 20 176 5 751 807 137 282 282 270 282 36 16 68 104 16 125 120 130 40 130 40 175 170 1,579 501 388 Westland — Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth .. .. ) Arnold .. .. J Okarito 1,967 501 2,402 2,468 150 420 420 350 20 150 45 100 6 156 420 420 350 20 150 45 100 170 570 650 600 176 570 465 450 500 200 6 506 200 950 706 80 1 80 1 121 81 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde and Alexandra Cromwell Roxburgh Black's Tapanui Waikaia Wyndham Longwood .. .. ) Orepuki .. .. \ Roundhill and Wilson's River ) Wakatipu Goldfields —Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby, Kyeburn, Clarke's, and" Mount Burster Hamilton, Sowburn, &c. Hyde and Fullerton's Serpentine .. .. 1 Macrae's, Strath - Taieri, Shag Valley, Nenthorn, St. Bathan's, and Ida Valley Maerewhenua 1,920 516 12 1,932 516 3,061 2,448 26 340 325 295 355 135 20 80 18 4 260 130 160 75 50 20 100 18 "20 25 44 340 345 320 355 140 20 92 18 4 260 130 160 75 50 20 100 53 669 409 490 413 176 80 155 40 48 600 475 480 430 190 40 192 18 5 12 220 150 60 280 150 470 430 300 50 100 400 50 450 450 325 50 100 425 50 475 475 355 175 15 370 175 550 545 75 75 75 77 Summary. 2,869 1,224 355 3,224 1,224 4,507 4,448 Auckland Marlborough Nelson Westland Otago 11 239 1,579 1,920 2,869 6,618 501 516 1,224 1,782 14 388 12 355 2 1,793 253 1,967 1,932 3,224 2 501 516 1,224 1,334 249 2,402 3,061 4,507 1,795 253 2,468 2,448 4,448 Totals .. 2,241 2,551 2 9,169 2,243 11,553 11,412 Approximate Cost qj 'Paper.—Preparation, lot given; >rinting (2,1 ,00 copies), 526 3s. 3d. —1895. 'rice 9d.] By Authority: S. .mull Costall, Go'ernment Printer, Wellington.