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No. 11. Number of Miners EMPLOYED during the Years ending 31st March, 1897 and 1896.

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Mining District. Alluvial Miners. European. Chinese. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Total. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1897. 1896. Auckland— North Hauraki and Coromandel .. Thames Ohmemuri Piako Puhipuhi Tauranga Great Barrier .. 1,329 1,527 1,820 100 25 35 36 1,329 1,527 1,820 100 25 35 36 1,329 1,527 1,820 100 25 35 36 1,045 677 1,726 36 25 MaBLBOROUGH — Pelorus Wairau Oullen's Creek Waikakaho Wakamarina Kaituna and Duncan's Valley 6 30 50 10 60 6 487,2 4,872 6 30 50 10 80 6 4,872 6 30 50 10 80 6 3,509 6 20 100 10 64 6 20 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 Lyell .. Murchison Owen .. .. .. f 162 20 182 182 206 42 207 14 161 425 230 6 'us 295 3 '368 63 42 210 14 529 488 230 6 *148 295 42 216 14 677 783 230 36 275 6 666 787 230 330 20 350 350 330' 20 13 43 63 13 76 84 118 48 6 124 48 172 169 1,547 510 2,560 2,583 Westland — Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold .. .. J Okarito 110 400 450 350 510 4 150 40 100 16 503 2,050 126 400 450 350 4 150 40 100 130 550 490 450 156 570 395 440 500 220 15 515 220 735 711 70 1 70 1 71 93 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde and Alexandra Cromwell Roxburgh Black's Tapanui Waikaia Wyridham Longwood .. .. 1 Orepuki .. .. Y Roundhill and Wilson's River J 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 Macrae's, Strath - Taieri, Shag Valley, Nenthorn, St. Bathan's, and Ida Valley J Maerewhenua and Kurow Pembroke 1,880 515 31 1,911 515 2,426 2,365 37 400 400 315 370 127 40 120 12 220 130 154 65 45 40 50 13 10 30 29 25 6 50 410 430 344 395 133 40 140 12 220 130 154 65 45 40 50 50 630 560 498 460 178 80 190 12 54 022 490 498 437 185 21 200 42 20 310 68 50 360 68 428 430 250 25 100 350 25 375 375 325 25 250 575 25 600 475 466 130 35 501 130 631 589 105 40 12 105 52 93 52 105 40 12 3,317 964 5G8 3,885 964 4,849 4,563 SUMMAEY. 4,872 20 503 31 568 Auckland Maelboeough Nelson .. Westland OlAQO 162 1,547 1,880 3,317 510 515 964 4,872 182 2,050 1,911 3,885 510 515 964 4,872 182 2,560 2,426 4,849 3,509 206 2,583 2,365 4,563 Totals .. 6,906 1,989 5,994 12,900 1,989 14,889 13,226