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NORTH ISLAND. Puhipuhi Mining District. Mining matters in this district are not yet advanced to such an extent that payable reefs have been met with, although latterly a new company has become possessed of some of the older claims, and is carrying on works to test the reefs at deeper levels. Abstract of Licenses for Special Claims issued from the Warden's Office at Whangarei, in the Puhipuhi Mining District, and registered on or before the 31st March, 1899, in the Books of the Mining Eegistrar at Whangarei.

Hampton Plains Mine (Area, 296 acres ; owners, the Hampton Plains Company—English).— Prospecting operations have been carried on to a considerable extent. The low level has been extended, and is now in a distance of 800 ft. The greatest depth of backs that this level will command is about 270 ft. Another level has also been driven a distance of 200 ft. The company is forwarding by the " Star of England," 13 tons of quartz, containing sulphides of silver, to Swansea for treatment. An average of eight men were employed -for the year. This is the only mine that is being and has been worked for some years past. At Kauri Mountain some prospecting has been done, but so far the results are not satisfactory. Ohaeaivai. Works which were carried on near the hot springs at this place are all suspended, and the plant and machinery removed.

Name. Locality in which Operations are being carried on. Nominal Share Capital. London Office. Scottish Coromandel Corporation Scotty's Gold-mines Southern Star Gold-mines Success Gold-mines Taifcapu Gold Estates Tararu Creek Gold-mining Company Thames-Hauraki Goldfields Tokatea Consols ... Tokatea of Hauraki Triumph-Komata Gold-mine Tui Gold-mines Union-Waihi Gold-mining Company United New Zealand Exploration Victor Waihou Gold-mining Company Waihi Consolidated Gold-mines Waihi-Gladstone Waihi Gold-mining Company Waihi-Grand Junction Waihi New Waihi Proprietary Company Waihi Silverton Gold-mines Waiho Hydraulic Sluicing and Water-race Company Waitaia Gold-mines .. .. .. Waitekauri Central Waitekauri Consolidated Gold-mines Waitekauri Cross Waitekauri Extended Waitekauri Gold-mining Company Waitekauri United Waitekauri Union Claims Wealth of Nations Coromandel Nelson Thames Coromandel Ohinemuri Tui Creek Waihi General Karangahake Waihi £ 175,000 100,000 75,000 50,000 150,000 95,000 275,000 100,000 150,000 175,000 100,000 200,000 250,000 170,000 200,000 100,000 320,000 200,000 160,000 175,000 100,000 63 and 64, New Broad Street. 63 and 64, New Broad Street. Dashwood House. 9, St. Mildred's Court.. Dashwood House. 54, Old Broad Street, E.C. 45 and 46, Broad Street Avenue. 63 and 64, New Broad Street. Finsbury House. 8, Old Jewry, E.C. 11, Abchurch Lane. 22, Austinfriars. 63 and 64, New Broad Street. 39, Lombard Street, E.C. 8, Old Jewry. 11, Abchurch Lane. 18, Finsbury Circus. 11, Abchurch Lane. Bishopsgate Street House, E.C. 23, College Hill, E.C. 9, New Broad Street, E.C. 82, Gordon Street, Glasgow. 63, New Broad Street. Swan Chambers, E.C. 19a, Coleman Street. 63 and 64, New Broad Street. 11, Abchurch Lane. Finsbury House, E.C. 15 and ±6, George Street, E.C. 77, Bishopsgate Street Within, V P 11, Cornhill, E.C. 28, Basinghall Street, E.C. 3-5, Queen Street, E.C. Thames General Waihi Westland General Waitekauri 100,000 65,000 120,000 100,000 175,000 230,000 150,000 300,000 Hauraki Beefton Welcome Gold-mining Company Westport Twins Gold-mines Westralia and New Zealand Gold-explorers West Tokatea Gold-mine Whangamata Gold Corporation Wheel of Fortune Winding Creek Gold-mining Company Woodstock .. .. Woodstock Main Beef Westport Macetown, OsagJ Coromandel r , Whangamata Stafford, Westland Otago Karangahake Ohinemuri 110,000 100,000 50,000 200,000 125,000 30,000 150,000 23, College Hill,'E.C. 14, Sherborne Lane, E.C. 6, Drapers' Gardens, E.C. 3, Princes Street, E.C.

Date of License. Area. Locality. - Block. Block. Survey District. * -I- I Survey District Name of Claim. Name of Registered Owner. 17/2/98 17/2/98 A. E. p. 100 0 0 Puhipuhi .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 | 100 0 0 96 0 0 III. j. Hukerenui.. „ I Star of England Star of England Extended Hampton No. 1 Hampton No. 2 Hampton No. 3 Montezuma Gold-mining Co. 21/12/98 21/12/98 21/12/98 Hampton Plains.