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Number of Machines employed in Quartz-mining in the Auckland District, and the Value thereof, for the Year ended the 31st December, 1900.

Statement showing the Whole of the Quartz-crushing Machines and Appliances for treating Auriferous and Argentiferous Ores in the Hauraki Mining District for the Year ended the 31st December, 1900.

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Machinery emplo; ■ed in Quartz-mining. Steam-engines employed winding, crushing, &o. Approximate Value of all Mining Plant included in this Eeturn. Mining District, Waterwbeels. Whips and Pulleys. Crushingmaohinee. Stampheads. Whims. Derricks. Berdans. Number. Aggregate Horse-power. )hinemuri Jorth Hauraki .. louth Hauraki .. 'e Aroha ■rreat Barrier Isl'd 57 44 31 1 1 3,180 1,720 1,142 14 20 32 1 ] 634 196 445 10 20 18 2 51 1 1 i 1 i 59 186 2 £ 318,894 55,790 180,355 2,750 11,125 125 134 247 568,914 6,167 68 1,305 72

Locality where Machine is situated. Name of Machine. Name of Owners. o I 0 s 5 I 'c a I 03 a I a> S ■o S I c 0 Si p s ■Jl a 1 s a CM O I I a s ■g I I It ts u QJ O d » SS »-. C 3o S n o . a <5 So £ to "3 s H 4J E o O . 5.5 f O T a Q s: o > n u I n ga ■Kg Q t-l . O <si u o> i] 3X1 55 Coromandel County. Coromandel W. H. Kapanga Telephone Corby Hauraki Associated Kapanga Gold-mining Co. Hauraki Gold-mining Co. Scotty's Gold-mining Co. Hauraki Associated Goldmining Co. Success Gold-mining Co. Royal Oak of Hauraki Gold-mining Co. Progrees-Castle Rock Gold-mining Co. Four-in-hand Gold-mining Co. Triumph Gold-mining Co. 10 18 9 12 2 8 8 i 1 2 1 2 2 8 2 2 1 1 1 I 1 1 i 1 l" 0 1 0 Success Tokatea 1 10 15 I 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Progress - Castle Rock Four-in-hand 2 2 2 1 1 « 10 2 1 1 1 1 1 m • ' Triumph 10 1 1 1 1 Vizard's Puollc battery .. 4 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 » • • Opitonui Kuaotunu Opitouui Owera Try Fluke Great Mercury .. School of Mines Board of Trust Kauri Freehold Gold Estates Gold-mining Co. Ditto .. Mariposa Gold-mining Co. Great Mercury Gold-min-ing Co. Irene Gold-mining Co. .. Kapai-Vermont Gold-min-ing Co. Louis Woodcock New Zealand Government plant 40 16 16 10 4 8 1 5 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 'l 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 w ' • Irene Kapai-Vermont .. 10 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 •i Mahakirau Handsworth Mahakirau 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Manaia Golden Hill 2 1 1 1 1 1 Thames County. Tapu Bullion Mahara Royal Bullion Gold-mining Co. Mahara Royal Gold-min-ing Co. Monowai Amalgamated Gold-mining Co. Puru Consolidated Goldmining Co. New Alburnia Gold-min-ing Co. Tararu Creek Gold-mining Co. Charles Berry Chicago Gold-mining Co. Eclipse Gold-mining Co. George Bryant Ethel Reefs Gold-mining Co. Fortuna Gold-mining Co. M. Fleming 1 0 1 0 15 20 4 3 2 3 2 1 1 i Waiomo Monowai 10 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 Puru Puru 10 ■2 1 1 1 0 Tararu New Alburnia 20 7 1 3 l 1 0 Tararu Creek 30 3 2 l l 1 0 Berry Chicago.. Eolipse Claremont Anchor 1 10 10 1 i 3 1 1 2 1 l 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Karaka Hape 3 1 1 1 1 2 8 1 i Kerikeri Fortuna Kerikeri 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 i * Otis mill.