105

C—3

B Tabulated Return (taken from the "Press Investors' Guide") of Capital, &c., of Companies whose Secretaries failed to reply to Warden's Circular.

Summary of Tables A and B. Number of companies registered ... ... ... ... ... 102 Number of circulars sent out to secretaries of companies ... ... 102 Number of replies received from secretaries ... ... .. 58 Particulars of companies taken from " Press Investors' Guide "... 44 102 Capital of 102 companies— Paid-up shares ... ... ... ...£238,400 Contributing shares ... ... ... ... 754,185 Beserved shares ... ... ... ... 36,390 £1,028,975 Number of dredges at work or ordered ... ... ... ... 53 Contract price of same ... ... ... ... ... £188,568 Quantity of gold raised to 31st March, 1901, 7,608 oz. Odwt. 15 gr. I have, &c, Bobert Hawkins, Warden. The Under-Secretary, Mines Department, Wellington. 14—.C 3.

Name of Gold-dredging Company. Capital of Company. Number^^e, l£Se n . p " bhares. Share8t |ll|gfl|«gg5: ■* 5 3 I 1 Gold obtained to 31st March, 1901. £ 8,500 9,000 11,000 11,000 8,500 8,000 7,500 8,500 10,000 8,000 12,000 8,000 14,000 10,000 10,000 20,000 10,000 10,000 9,500 8,000 9,000 9,000 6,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 8,500 14,000 9,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Cub. ft. Ft. Ft. 30 Oz. dwt. gr. Al Aldinpa Bignall's No Town Blackwater River Crown Diamonds Daylight Dobson No. 2 .. Duke of Wellington Eldorado Eriekson's Reward Froehold Jubilee Garibaldi Golden United Grey Monarch Grey River Grey River Consolidated.. Grey River Consols Grey River Extended Kapai Lee's Perry Lord Nelson Major Robin Marsdon No. 1 .. Moonlight Mosquito Murehisin Nelson Creek New River Ngahere No Town Creek.. No Town Creek (No. 2) .. Old Diggings Perrett'a Junction Lead.. Piccaninny Pon son by Red Jack's Creek Rocklands King Shellba"k Shrive's Treasure Sullivan's Lead Waipnna Waiwhero Sluicing and Drtdging Wangapeka Wicklow 1,800 2,250 3,000[ 3,000 2,000! 2,000 2,000 2,000; 1,800 2,000 2,400 2,000 6,000 2,500| 2,000 5,000 2,500 2,500 1,900 2,000 2,250 2,250 1 1,500 2,250 2,200! 2,500! 2,500; 5,000J 2,000 3,500 2,600 2,250 6,700 6,750 i 8,000 7,000 ! 6,000 6,000 5,500 6,500 7,500 6,000 9,600 6,000 6,500 7,000 6,500 15,000 7,500 7,500 7,600 6,000 6,750 6,750 4,500 7,750 7,800 7,500 6,000 9,000 7,000 8,500 7,400 9,750 1,000 500 '700 1,500 500 1,500 Yes Yea Yes No No Yes Yes Yea Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes .. 16 *i *i 45 25 45 0 0 761 17 0 3 30 270 ' 0 0 1 9,000 8,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 10,000 12,000 6,000 31,000 1,900 2,000 3,000 3,000 2,500 2,500 2,000 600 4,325 7,100 6,000 9,000 8,000 7,500 7,500 10,000 5,400 26,675 No No No No No No Yes Yes No 12 4f I 8* [ 39 20 21,000 8,000 6,000 2,000 15,000 6,000 No No Total Table B Total Table A 459,000 569,975 1,028,975 111,275 li!7,125 238,400 342,025 412,160 754,185 5,700 30,690 36,390 188,568 188,568 .. 1 1,076 17 0 6,531 3 15 7,608 0 15 Grand total