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In the Phosnix, Golden Mine, Golden Fail, and several other mines extensive prospecting operations have been carried on, but owing to poor results work was discontinued throughout the district, with the exception of the Whangamata and Wentworth Mines. Ohinemuei Disteict. This district comprises the County of Ohinemuri, which lies between the Thames, Piako, and Tauranga Counties. Some of the most extensive mining plants to be found in Australasia are situated in the district, and consequently mining operations are carried on with great energy. The following list of claims will show the large number of areas occupied for mining purposes : —

Abstract of Licenses for Special Claims and Licensed Holdings issued from the Warden's Office at Ohinemuri in the Hauraki Mining District, and registered on or before the 31st March, 1898, in the Books of the Mining Registrar at Ohinemuri.

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Date of License. Area. Locality. Block. Survey District. Name of Claim. Name of Registered Owner. 22/4/88 2/6/96 17/2/96 4/10/95 17/2/96 1/2/96 31/12/95 A. B. P. 10 0 25 19 2 12 100 0 0 100 0 0 86 2 0 99 2 9 26 1 32 Karangahake Waihi" Komata Waitekauri.. I. II., VI. XV. X. X., XIV. XIV. X. Aroha Ohinemuri Abbey Acorn Aladdin's Lamp .. Alfred Alfred Extended .. Alhambra Alpha Extended .. New Zealand Crown Mines. The Oakley Gold-mining Co. (Ltd.). Waihi Reefs Gold-mining Co. (N.L.). Omega Gold-mining Go. (N.L.). Exchange Gold-mining Go. (N.L.). Belmont Gold-mining Go. (N.L.). Waitekauri Consolidated Gold-mining Co. (Ltd.). Union Waihi Gold-mining Co. (Ltd.). Waitekauri Union Claims (Ltd.). Gregory B. Ormond. The N.Z. Crown Mines (Ltd.). Atlas Gold-mining Go. (N.L.). Edward Joseph Smith. 31/12/95 27/2/96 19/2/97 23/7/96 25/4/96 19/2/97 19/2/97 19/2/97 19/2/97 3/9/96 23/3/96 24/3/96 8/8/96 1/2/96 3/5/97 2/10/97 25/3/96 23/12/96 9/9/97 20/8/96 2/6/96 23/4/97 2/6/96 31/12/95 30/11/96 19/6/95 27/2/96 17/10/95 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 57 1 10 100 0 0 77 3 0 99 0 31 100 0 0 100 0 0 71 0 1 100 0 0 99 2 16 100 0 0 98 0 6 97 1 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 47 1 35 50 3 34 50 3 34 18 1 35 93 0 0 14 3 0 97 2 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 80 2 5 Waihi Waitekauri .. Karangahake Whangamata XVI. X. XIII., XIV. II. VII. Aroha Ohinemuri Amaranth Anglian Arcadia Aster Atlas Auckland Chief .. Auckland Prince .. Auckland Princess Auckland Queen .. Augusta Australia Bain Beacon HilJ Belmont Belvoir Ben Lomond Black Star Blarney Stone Boogum Boojum Boomerang Bradford Braemar Bright Smile Bright Star Brilliant Britannia Burbank Owharoa Waitekauri .. Owharoa Waihi Owharoa Whangamata III., VII. VII. XIV. X. XIV. XVI. XIV. VII., XI. V. VI. James D. Foley. Thomas Ussher. Waitekauri Union Claims (Ltd.). Ohinemuri Syndicate. Beacon Hill Gold-mining Co. Belmont Gold-mining Co. (N.L.). H. A. Banner. John Cameron Galbraith. William Home. Charles W. Cave. Daniel Allen. Maurice Kelly. A. P. H. Cashel. Alfred William Sergeant. James William Shaw. Waihi Reefs Gold-mining Co. (N.L.). Don of Waihi Gold-mining Co. (N.L.). Waihi Consolidated Gold-mines (Ltd.). The Waihi Gold-mining Co. (Ltd.). Waitekauri Consolidated Gold-mines (Ltd.). Robert Kelly. Byron Bay Gold-mining Co. (N.L.). Waitekauri Union Claims (Ltd.). John Mason Sharp. Waitekauri Union Claims (Ltd.). Waitekauri Union Claims. Waitekauri Junction Gold-mining Co. (N.L.). Waitekauri Union Claims (Ltd.). Maratoto Karangahake Maratoto Te Puke .. Ohinemuri Aroha Ohinemuri Karangahake Waihi v., IX. II. XV., XVI. IV. XVI. XV., XVI. X. Aroha Ohinemuri Aroha Ohinemuri Waitekauri .. 16/1/96 7/5/95 5/5/96 10/4/97 8/10/95 14/6/97 14/7/96 16 2 20 30 0 0 6 3 20 93 2 0 29 3 0 89 3 0 4 1 20 Whangamata Komata Waitekauri .. Whangamata Waitekauri .. III. X. X., XI. VII. X. Burleigh Byron Bay California Captain Central .. Central Consuls .. 8/10/95 25 0 16 ! I X. XV. XIV. Aroha 1 Ohinemurij Central Extended 17/9/95 14 2 20 Owharoa Charles Victor Owharoa United Gold-mining Co. 4/10/95 8/8/96 23/4/97 9/9/97, 10/12/95 16/3/96 8/5/96 5/5/97 16/6/96 2/6/93 100 0 0 60 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 94 2 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 30 0 0 98 0 31 Waitekauri.. Waihi Waitekauri.. Christina Christmas Box .. Clansman Colewinser Orescent CroBsus Crosscut Crosscut Extended Crown Imperial .. Crown Mines Omega Gold-mining Co. (N.L.). Waihi South Gold-mining Co. (Ltd.). Charles Collins. Frederick Butcher. Crescent Gold-mining Co. (N.L.). The Waitekauri Gold-mining Co. Karangahake Waitekauri .. II. X. Aroha Ohinemuri 16/11/97 24/10/96 30/5/96 25/3/96 8/8/96 53 1 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 89 3 32 Karangahake Waitekauri.. Maratoto Waihi Owharoa I. I., II. III. VI. XV. XIV. Aroha Ohinemuri Crown Nimrod- .. Daniel Boone Dauntless Dawn of Hope Dawn of Hope Surplus Day Dawn Day Spring Deep Lead Diamond Crown Imperial Gold-mining Co. The New Zealand Crown Mines Co. (Ltd.). Joseph Barber. Robert Kelly. Edward Mann Gorbett. Edward Bain. James Smyth. it a 1/2/96 19/2/97 23/3/96 28/7/96 10/12/95 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 3 0 0 75 0 8 Waihi Maratoto Waihi Waitekauri.. Waihi *XIV. VII. XIV. Thomas Mace Humphreys. John Edward Banks. Deep Lead Gold-mining Co. (N.L.). Peter Prudence. W. H. Pearce and W. Hellaby. I., XIII. Aroha