C.—3

1895. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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Page. Goldfields, Eoads, Water-races, Mining Machinery, and other Works in connection with Mining, Eeport on, by H. A. Gordon, Inspecting Engineer .. 1-285 Subsidised Roads and Tracks .. .. .. 1 Eoads constructed by Direct Grants .. .. 2 Prospecting for Gold Prospecting for Coal .. .. •■ • • ' Schools of Mines .. ■ • ■ • ■ • 3-25 Thames School of Mines .. .. .. 3-17 Eeefton School of Mines .. .. -. 17-20 Otago School of Mines.. .. .. .. 20-24 Minor Schools .. • • ■ ■ .. 24, 25 Expenditure on Schools .. .. .. 25 Water-races .. .. • ■ • • • • 25-33 Waimea Water-race .. .. .. .. 25, 26 Kumara Water-race .. .. .. • ■ 26-28 Waimea-Kumara Water-races .. .. .. 28 Summary showing Eesults of Working the Kumara Water-race for Twelve Years, from Ist April, 1883, to 31st March, 1895 .. .. .. 29 Mount Ida Water-race.. .. ■. .. 31 Blackstone Hill Water-races .. .. .. 31, 32 Summary of Water-races .. .. .. 32 Statement of Profits and Losses on the Working of the Water-races for the last Seventeen Years .. .. • • • • • • 32 Oamaru Water-race .. . - -. ■ • 33 Gold- and Silver-mining .. .. .. .. 33-157 Quartz- workings .. .. . • ■ ■ 33-97 North Island .. .. .. • • • ■ 33-69 Coromandel District .. .. . ■ 34-41 Kauri Block .. .. .. .. 34, 35 Hauraki Company .. .. .. 34, 35 Kapanga .. .. • • - - • • 35, 36 Kapanga Company .. .. .. 35, 36 Blagrove's Freehold .. .. .. 36 Scotty's, Hauraki .. .. .. 36 Tokatea .. .. .. .. .. 36, 37 Waikoromiko .. .. .. •. 37 Pukemaukuku .. . ■ ■ ■ • • 37 Tiki 37 Opitonui .. .. . ■ .. • • 37 Otunguru .. .. .. ■. 37 Owera .. .. . - - • ■ • 37 Mahakirau .. .. .. .. 37 Matarangi .. -. .. ■ ■ 37 Kuaotunu .. .. .. .. 37-40 Try Fluke Company .. .. .. 38 Kapai-Vermont Company .. .. 38, 39 Bed Mercury .. .. .. .. 39 Great Mercury .. .. .. .. 39, 40 Just-in-Time, Otama, Waitaia, and Aorere .. 40 Statement of Gold Eeturn, Coromandel County 41

i Page. I Quartz-workings (North Island) — continued. Thames District .. .. .. .. 42-52 Comparative Return of working of mines in Thames District, for last Financial Year against previous one .. .. .. 43 Tapu .. .. .. .. .. 43 Sheridan's Claim .. .. .. 43 Tapu Fluke .. .. .. .. 43 Royal .. .. .. .. .. 43 Waiomo .. .. .. .. .. 43-45 Monowai Company .. .. .. 44 Gem Mine .. .. .. .. 44 Broken Hill Mine .. .. .. 44, 45 Tararu .. .. .. .. .. 45 Kuranui .. .. .. .. .. 45 Hazelbank .. .. .. .. 45 Moanatairi .. .. .. .. 45, 46 Moanatairi .. .. .. .. 45, 46 New Alburnia .. .. .. .. 46 Grahamstown .. .. .. .. 46, 47 Waiotahi.. .. .. .. .. 47 Waiotahi .. .. .. .. 47 Cambria .. .. .. .. 47 Fame and Fortune ~ .. .. 47 Waiokaraka .. .. .. .. 47, 48 May Queen Company .. .. .. 47, 48 Karaka .. .. .. .. .. 48 Una Hill and Te Papa .. .. .. 48 Hape Creek .. .. .. .. 48 Puriri .. .. .. .. .. 48 Tairua .. .. .. .. .. 48 Ohui .. .. .. .. ..48 Big Pump, Thames .. .. .. 48-50 List of Licensed Holdings and Special Claims in Thames District, with Number of Men employed, May, 1895 .. .. .. 50 Statement of Gold Returns, Hauraki District, for Year ended 31st March, 1895 .. .. 51, 52 Obinemuri District .. .. .. .. 53-65 Karangahake .. .. .. .. 53-57 Crown Company .. .. .. 54-56 Woodstock Mine .. .. .. 55 Talisman Mine .. .. .. .. 56 Bonanza .. .. .. .. 56 Earl of Glasgow Mine .. .. .. 56, 57 Other Mines .. .. .. .. 57 Owharoa .. .. .. .. .. 57 Maddens Folly .. .. .. .. 57 Waitekauri .. .. .. .. 57-61 Golden Cross Mine .. .. .. 58-60 Jubilee .. .. .. .. 60 Grace Darling .. .. .. .. 60, 61 Komata .. .. .. .. 61

THE GOLDFIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND: REPORT ON ROADS, WATER-RACES, MINING MACHINERY, AND OTHER WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH MINING.