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Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Thames County and Borough for the Year ended the 31st December, 1908.

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Locality and Name of Mine. Average Number of Men employed. Quartz crushed. Gold obtai Amalgamation. Gold obtained. lined. Cyanide. Estimated Value, Puru Creek Tons cwt. qr. lb. 0 0 0 15 Oz. dwt. 0 13 Oz. dwt. £ a. d. 15 0 Gum town— Kapowai 588 0 0 0 543 10 1,322 9 4 Tararu— Tararu Creek Day Dawn and Norfolk Mines Waitangi Watchman Sluioing Claim.. 1 10 9 5 1 4 15 0 0 827 0 0 0 16 0 0 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 37 2 192 0 32 15 4 3 3 3 390 0 93 0 0 1,200 0 0 108 19 2 11 0 0 8 0 0 Moanataiari— Moanataiari Kurunui-Caledonian Old Alburnia 26 4 10 19 857 15 0 27 18 0 0 0 22 10 1 22 36 1 0 3 269 3 12 12 108 6 322 7 390 0 1,420 19 2 31 8 9 308 17 3 830 5 2 Waiotahi— Waiotahi Thames Golden Drop Ballarat West Coast Punga Flat 33 44 1 1 2 2 1 3,497 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 76 11 1 25 0 5 0 0 0 9 4,602 13 1 4 20 6 231 7 5 18 6 19 443 5 843 10 14,716 14 3 3 6 0 55 0 0 630 0 0 15 7 0 16 0 0 1,170 11 2 15,436 7 3 Kuranui— Kuranui 51 3,516 3 2 14 4,868 7 843 10 6 51 0 0 0 31 19 63 4 6 Grahamstown — Victoria Saxon 8 7 91 1 0 3 22 10 0 0 476 8 37 4 1,327 18 3 105 1 6 Waiokaraka — May Queen 15 113 11 0 3 513 12 1,432 19 9 38 i 429 3 2 0 1,158 0 3,261 7 6 Karaka — Claremont Southern Queen New Una Arrindell May Queen Extended .. Bedwoods Old Achilles Progress Karaka Creek Lovatts Hidden Treasure El Dorado 1 6 4 4 4 2 1 I 1 2 1 0 0 2 14 98 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 33 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 13 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 4 61 4 198 12 14 13 9 15 30 9 101 1 7 3 5 11 12 4 2 18 204 14 2 6 183 14 0 544 5 9 38 17 0 26 14 6 64 0 0 215 0 0 15 0 0 11 12 0 22 9 0 6 15 0 460 0 0 5 10 0 Hape Creek — Lord Nelson Daisy Summer Hill New Dart Adventure Middleton 30 321 2 2 11 650 10 1,593 17 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 12 4 0 0 0 15 0 0 2 9 75 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 12 394 0 2 17 194 13 61 5 18 6 23 4 976 13 11 6 18 0 488 0 0 165 12 0 42 0 0 56 5 0 11 Neavesville — Champion 88 2 2 2 694 5 1,735 8 11 20 400 0 0 0 64 0 159 0 0 Otanui — Otanui 1 0 0 0 25 15 0 35 10 0 Owharoa — Vertus 1 0 15 0 0 5 14 13 0 0 Tairua— Tairua Broken Hills Golden Belt 60 20 4,601 0 0 1,405 0 0 0 0 2,397 5 366 7 3,312 4 725 15 8,698 19 2 1,044 2 9 Kirikiri Kirikiri 80 i '< 8 6,006 0 0 0 2,763 12 4,037 19 9,743 1 11 50 0 0 0 7 1 18 1 9 Puriri— Miners' Right 25 0 0 0 49 1 131 17 10 1 Omahu — Last Shot 10 155 0 0 0 242 2 516 19 1 179 5 Totals 1907 340 459 12,678 5 1 10 23,652 6 2 26 12,256 17 62,694 17 5,513 11 16,211 10 38,056 0 5 181,169 8 5 Decrease 119 10,974 1 1 16 50,438 0 10,697 19 143,113 8 0 During the year 157 ien were employed on mproductive works.