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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GOLDFIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND (REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

INDEX.

Page Accidents and fatalities .. .. 4,20,30,33,88 Alluvial mining .. .. .. .. 9 Marlborough, Nelson, and WV.-i Coasl .. 42,48 Otago and Southland .. .. 10, 35 Dividends .. .. .. .. 4 Antimony.. .. .. .. ..3,24,38 Asbestos .. .. .. .. .. 29 Auriferous ironsands, Southland .. .. 39 I Barewood Gold-mining Company .. .. 5 Battery-superintendents, — Examination-papers, 1910 .. .. 82 Holders ol certificates .. .. .. 86 Beach-workings, Hokitika .. .. .. 48 Blaokwater Mines (Limited) .. .. 9 5, 8 Cinnabar .. .. .. .." 10, 20 Complex minerals. Preservation Inlet .. 39 Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand .. 5 Copper 3, 10, 24, 29, 38 Dividends.. .. .. .. .. 4, 9 Dredge mining,— Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast 29, 4fi. 48, 49 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 38 List of principal dredgers .. .. 9 Holders of dredge-masters' certificates .. 87 Dividends .. .. .. .. 4 Examination-papers, 1910, — .Mine-managers .. .. .. .. 79 Battery-superintendents .. .. .. 82 Cold-dredging (see Dredge mining). Golden Block? (Taitapu Gold-mining Company) 5 Gold-mining .. .. .. .. 4 Government water-races .. .. .. 59,61 Hydraulic mining,— Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 27, 30 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 35 Hygienic state of quartz-mines .. .. 8 Inspecting Engineer (report) .. .. 3-12 Inspectors of Mines (reports),— Northern District .. .. .. 13, 21 West Coast District .. .. .. 24, 30 Southern District .. .. .. 33 Iron .. .. .. •. • • 29 Ironsands, auriferous .. .. .. 39 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. 3 Keep-it-Dark Mine .. .. .. 5, 25 Komata Reefs Mine .. .. .. 5, 18 Kotuku, oil at .. .. .. .. 33 Limestone .. .. .. .. 39 Manganese .. .. .. .. 3 Marl .. .. .. .. .. 39 |

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Pagl May Queen Mine .. .. .. .. 5, 7 Mine-managers, Examination-papers, 1910 .. .. 79 Holders of certificates .. .. .. 84 Minerals other than gold .. ■ .. 10,24,38 Muddy Terrace Sluicing Company .. .. 10 New Big River Mine .. .. .. 5,8 New Zealand Crown Mines (Limited) .. 7, 17 Phosphate .. .. .. .. 39 Persons employed .. .. .. ~ 4,8 Petroleum .. .. .. .. 33 Preservation Inlet .. .. .. .. 39 Production of gold .. .. ..3,5,9 Production of minerals .. .. .. 3 Progress Mines of New Zealand .. .. 5,8 Prospecting for gold, expenditure on .. .. 11 Quartz-minirj Northern District .. .">. 6, 13-20, 21-24 West Coast District .. .. 5,8,32,42,45 Southern District .. .. .. 5,33 Quartz crushed .. .. .. .. 05-68 Ventilation and hygienic state of quartz-mines 8 Quartz-mining companies, principal .. .. 5,8 Dividends paid by .. .. .. 4 Reports,— Inspecting Engineer of Mines .. .. 3-12 Inspectors of Mines .. .. 13,21,24,30,33 Wardens .. .. .. .. 39-55 Directors of Schools of Mines .. .. 55-58 Water-race Managers .. .. ■ .. 59, 01 Ross Goldfields (Limited) .. .. .. 9,32 Seheelite .. .. .. .. 3, 10, 38 Schools of Mines (Directors' reports), — Thames.. .. .. .. .. 58 ( orumandel .. .. .. .. 56 Karangahake .. .. .. .. 57 Waihi .. .. .. .. .. 56 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 57 Reefton.. .. .. .. .. 57 Westport .. .. .. .. 58 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 55 Schools of Mines, expenditure on .. 12 Silver-production .. .. .. .. 3 State aid to mining .. .. .. 11 Statistical tables : — Gold duty credited to local bodies .. 69 Gold exported, 1857-1909 .. .. 69 Gold exported, comparative return, years 1908 and 1909 .. .. .. .. 70 Gold exported, 1857 to 31st March, 1910 .. 70