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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

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Page. Accidents .. .. .. 39,93,96,99,104 Alluvial Mining— Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 97 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 31,101 Battery Superintendents, Holders of Certificates 164 Cinnabar .. .. .. .. 52 Dredging (Gold) .. .. 40, 99, 103 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 99 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 103 Engine-drivers, Holders of Certificates .. 165 Examination Papers— Battery Superintendents .. .. 58 Mining Managers (Cnal Mines Act) .. 60 Mining Managers (Mining Act) .. .. 55 Gold and Silver Production .. .. 20 Gold-dredging .. .. 40, 99, IG3 Gold Purchased by Banks .. .. 175 Hydraulic Mining— Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 97 Otago and Southland .. .. ..31,101 Introduction .. .. .. .. 1 Inspectors of Mines (Beports)— Mr. Coutts, Thames .. .. .. 69 Mr. Green, Dunedin .. .. .. 100 Mr. Tennent, Westport .. .. 93 Mine Managers, Holders of Certificates, Mining and Coal-mines Acts .. .. .. 161-164 Modern Mine-haulage Practioe .. .. 64 Oil Shale .. .. .. .. 52 Plates .. .. .. .. 220 Prospecting for Gold .. .. .. 3 Quartz-mining .. .. .. 21 English Companies .. .. .. 21 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 23 Inspectors' Beports .. .. 69, 93, 100 Machines employed .. .. .. 166-169 Quartz crushed, "and value .. .. 170-174 Beports of Inspectors of Mines— Mr. Coutts, Thames .. .. .. 69 Mr. Green, Dunedin .. .. .. 100 Mr. Tennent, Westport.. .. .. 93 Beports of Managers of Water-races — Mr. Aitken, Kumara .. .. .. 153 Mr. Murray, Naseby .. .. .. 158 Beport of Engineer for Water Conservation .. 159 Beports of Wardens (see Wardens) Seheelite .." .. .. .. 52 Schools of Mines— Coromandel .. .. .. 12 Nelson .. .. .. .. 16 Otago .. .. .. .. 20 Beefton .. .. .. .. 17 Thames .. .. .. .. 3

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Page, Schools of Mines— continued. Waihi .. .. .. .. 13 Expenditure on Schools .. .. 20 Simultaneously deepening and lining a colliery shaft .. .. .. .. 67 Statistical tables .. .. .. 166-220 Gold Duty .. .. .. .. 203 Gold Exported, 1857-1859 .. .. 204 Gold Exported, Comparative Beturn, Years 1898 and 1899 .. .. .. 204 Gold Exported, Comparative Beturn, Quarters 31st March, 1899, and 31st March, 1900 .. 205 Gold Exported, 1857 to 31st March, 1900 .. 205 Gold-fields Bevenue, Quarter ending 31st March, 1900 .. .. .. .. 201 Gold - fields Bevenue, Comparative Beturn, Quarters 31st March, 1899, and 31st March, 1900 .. .. .. .. 201 Gold-fields Bevenue, Comparative Beturn, 1898 and 1899 .. .. .. 202 Gold-fields Bevenue, Comparative Beturn .. 203 Gold-fields Bevenue, Year ending 31st December, 1899 .. .. .. .. 200 Gold purchased by Banks .. .. 175 Machines Employed .. .. .. 209 Mining Leases .. .. .. 212 Price of Gold, &c. .. .. .. 206 Pr ces of Provisions .. .. .. 207 Quartz Crushed .. .. .. 170-174 Quartz crushing Machines .. .. 166-169 Bates of Wages .. .. .. 208 Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies .. 213-220 Summary of Works Constructed .. .. 175-178 Wardens' Court cases .. .. .. 211 Water-races, &o. .. .. .. 210 Water-races, Besults of Working .. .. 199 Works completed on 31st March, 1900 .. 184-198 Works in progress on 31st March, 1900 .. 179-183 Subsidised Boads and Tracks .. 2, 179, 198 Wardens' Beports— Mr. Allen, Blenheim .. .. .. 118 Mr. Bush, Thames .. .. .. 109 Mr. Dalgleish, Naseby .. .. .. 146 Mr. Hawkins, Greymouth .-. .. 121 Mr. Hutchison, Auckland .. .. 109 Mr. McCarthy, Clyde .. .. .. 148 Mr. McParlane, Hokitika .. .. 138 Mr. Poynton, Invercargill .. .. 152 Mr. Roberts, Tauranga .. .. 118 Mr. Stratford, Dunedin, Lawrence, &c. .. 144 Mr. Wilson-Heaps, Nelson .. .. 119 Water Conservation .. .. .. 159 Water-races .. .. .. .. 153