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Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Hauraki Mining District for the Year ended the 31st December, 1908.

Statement showing Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Marlborough, Nelson, and Westland Mining Districts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907.

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Locality and Name of Mine, Average Number of Men employed. Quartz crushed. Gold obtained. Estimated Value. Amalgamation. Cyanide. Ohine: :ubi County— contim Tons cwt. qr. lb. 46,025 0 0 0 22,072 0 0 0 ltd. Karangahake— Talisman New Zealand Crown 320 160 Oz. dwt. 63,496 7 Oz. dwt. 217,457 17 31,416 6 £ b. d. 184,445 13 1 57 ,'242 5 11 480 68,097 0 0 0 63,496 7 248,874 3 241,687 19 0 Komata — Komata Reefs 170 28,430 0 0 0 5,582 15 49,404 19 47,128 15 1 Totals 676 97,835 4 0 0 69,529 1 299,069 18 290,419 0 1 Great Barrier Coromandel County Thames County and Borough Waihi Borough Ohinemuri County 3 87 459 1,793 676 SUMMARY. 4*10 0 0 0 314 11 0 2 23,652 6 2 26 397,849 0 0 0 97,835 4 0 0 1,887 15 62,694 17 113,179 15 69,529 1 923 0 22 13 16,211 10 1,297,895 18 299,069 18 646 9 5 j 5,047 17 0 181,169 8 5 897,751 10 0 290,419 0 1 1907 1906 3,018 2,889 520,061 1 3 464,237 3 2 0 6 247,291 8 372,320 13 1,614,122 19 1,454,082 8 1,375,0341411 1,312,720 9 10 Increase 129 ' 62,314 5 1 55,823 18 0 22 125,029 5* 160,040 11 During the year 177 men were imployed on uuprodui itive works. * Decrease.

Average Number of Men employed. Quartz crushed. Gold obtained. Locality and Name of Mine. Estimated Value. Tons. Amalgamation. Cyanide. Marlborough— Jubilee Oz. dwt. gr. 15 0 0 Oz. dwt. gr. £ a. d. 55 6 0 Collingwoood— Golden Blocks 27 27 1,700 1,463 18 0 5,865 1 11 Westport— Red Queen .. Britannia 7 6 140 215 124 16 0 78 10 1 35' 7 6 490 5 3 384 9 8 Boatman's— Buller United . 13 2 . 13 355 203 6 1 35 7 6 874 14 11 66 50 3 10 200 2 0 eefton — Golden Fleece Wealth of Nations Keep-it-Dark Progress Big River Phcenix Golden Lead.. Golden Point 100 75 56 320 16 8 2 3 100 75 56 320 16 8 2 3 11,991 13,090 13,441 55,305 685 247 18 100 4,253 17 4 4,456 3 0 2,811 16 5 16,924 11 0 1,059 3 0 146 0 0 24 0 0 18 13 2 900 17 0 1,994 2 0 1,332 3 0 5,900 16 0 19,934 17 0 24,535 13 11 15,795 3 1 87,805 8 3 4,285 8 9 516 15 0 96 0 0 72 13 5 Greymouth— Taffy 580 3 580 95,477 29,694 3 11 10,133 18 0 153,041 19 5 880 121 5 8 495 13 6 Marlborough .. Collingwood Westport Boatman's Reofton Greymouth 8 27 13 2 580 3 688 SUMMA ,Y. 50 1,700 355 65 95,477 380 15 0 0 1,463 18 0 203 6 1 50 3 10 29,694 8 11 121 5 8 86 7 6 55 6 0 5,865 1 11 874 14 11 200 2 0 153,041 19 5 495 13 0 10,133 18 0 98,027 31,547 16 6 10,169 5 6 160,532 17 9