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No. 10 — continued. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Years ended 31st December, 1908 and 1909— continued.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1909. Gold-mines ... ... ... ... 7,495 Metalliferous ... ... ... ... 156 C0a1... ... ... ... ... 4,191 Total ... ... ... 11,842 Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, uot given; printing (1,780 copies, including diagrams), £21 15s.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9lo. Price '.id.

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Totals. District. 1 European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1908. 1909. GOLD-MINES. 21 130 102 70 24 180 269 89 21 160 125 84 Westland— Boss Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold Okarito 16 130 102 70 30 23 14 5 30 23 14 300 70 5 305 70 405 375 9 9 9 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Lawrence, Roxburgh, Black's, Alexandra, and Clyde Cromwell Tapanui Waikaia Wyndham Waiau .. .. \ Orepuki and Preservation Roundhill .. .. ) Wakatipu Goldfields—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby .. .. ) St. Bathan's Hyde Macrae's Gore 627 137 10 637 137 967 774 16 10 394 1 35 16 10 394 1 35 38 280 464 17 10 429 290 10 320 10 17 5 295 10 320 10 17 300 8 325 6 312 10 345 10 "25 "25 280 30 14 294 30 315 324 49 3 49 3 100 52 131 8 6 137 8 147 145 249 88 56 305 83 358 338 220 220 260 220 1,979 152 81 2,060 152 2,601 2,212 Summary. Auckland, Northern Inspection District Marlborough i West Coast | Nelson .. !■ Inspection Dis- - Westland ) trict ( Otago, Southern Inspection District 2,778 2,778 3,264 2,778 48 719 627 1,979 106 137 152 934 10 81 48 1,577 637 2,060 106 137 152 51 1,802 967 2,601 48 1,683 774 2,212 Totals 3,373 395 3,803 7,100 395 8,085 7,495