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No. 11. Number of Miners employed during the Years ending 31st March, 1897 and 1898.

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Mining District. Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Gram Total. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1898. 1897. Auckland — North Hauraki and Ooromandel .. Thames Ohinemuri Te Aroha Puhipuhi Tauranga Great Barrier 1,101 756 1,895 184 10 10 6 1,101 756 1,895 j 184 10 10 6 1,101 756 1,895 184 10 10 6 1,329 1,527 1,820 100 25 35 36 •• Marlbokough— Pelorus Wairau Cullen's Greek Waikakaho Wakamarina Kaituna 36 19 3 59 i 3,962 1 7 3,962 1 43 19 3 61 3,962 1 43 19 3 61 4,872 6 30 50 1(1 80 6 2 Nklson— Wangapeka, Baton, and Sherry .. Takaka Oollingwood Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, ■ Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell .. Murchison Owen .. .. ■ • f 42 60 20 187 420 149 117 6 195 293 "80 421 66 10 42 140 20 608 486 149 127 6 195 293 42 146 20 803 779 149 127 42 216 14 677 783 230 182 390 10 400 400 350 32 14 57 89 14 103 76 200 120 200 120 320 172 1,500 90 420 450 350 628 634 628 2,762 2,560 2,134 Westland — Boss Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold • • ■ • ) Okarito 4 100 30 100 7 97 420 450 350 4 100 30 100 101 520 480 450 130 550 490 450 650 210 20 070 210 880 735 85 1 85 1 86 71 2,045 445 27 2,072 445 2,517 2,426 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde and Alexandra Cromwell Roxburgh Black's Tapanui Waikaia Wyndham Tjongwood .. ■ ■ J Orepuki ■ • • ■ r 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 Pullerton's .. Serpentine Macrae's, Strath - Taieri, Shag Valley, Nenthorn, St. Bathan's, and Ida Valley J Maerewhenua and Kurow Pembroke 64 450 410 340 358 135 20 270 12 330 200 200 125 152 70 45 20 45 100 20 51 40 12 30 10 8 60 100 115 490 422 . 370 368 138 20 270 12 390 300 200 125 152 70 45 20 45 100 20 115 690 547 522 438 183 40 315 12 490 320 50 630 560 498 460 178 80 190 12 428. 375 350 25 125 475 25 500 600 315 152 34 349 152 501 G31 105 40 12 105 40 12 105 52 105 52 3,399 966 465 Summary. 3,864 966 4,830 4,849 Auckland Mablboroush Nelson .. Wbstland Otago 117 1,500 2,045 3,399 628 445 966 3,962 10 634 27 465 3,962 127 2,134 2,072 3,864 628 445 966 3,962 127 2,762 2,517 4,830 4,872 182 2,560 2,426 4,849 Totals 7,061 2,039 5,098 2,039 14,198 14,889 12,159