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No. 10 — continued. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Years ended 31st December, 1909 and 1910— continued.

Summary of Persons ordinarily kmployed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1910. Gold-mines ... ... ... ... 8,081 Other metalliferous mines ... ... ... 40 Coal-mines ... ... ... ... 4,599 Total ... ... ... 12,720

Approximate Cost of Vanvr. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,800 copies, including diagram), £22.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9ll Priet '.id.',

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District. Alluvial Miners. European. Chinee Quartz-miners. Totals. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. Grand 'otals. Chinese, won. 1910. GOLD-MINES— continued. Westland — Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth .. .. ) Arnold Okarito 50 CO 167 53 * I ■25 14 15 70 4 "20 5 54 66 187 53 299 25 14 15 21 160 125 84 54 91 201 68 294 70 375 369 9 630 124 29 659 124 774 783 Otaqo— Hindon Tuapeka Lawrence, Roxburgh, Black'R, 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. Batban's Hyde .. Macrae's Ttore 720 290 346 10 266 "38 17 29 4 9 14 ■724 299 346 10 280 ".38 17 29 17 10 429 312 10 345 10 324 762 816 346 10 309 55 (i 4 59 6 52 05 115 4 19 134 4 145 138 204 '25 78 t 277 29 338 806 190 190 220 190 2,196 L19 123 4 2,319 123 2,442 SUMMARY. 2,212 Auckland, Northern Inspection District Marlborough ) We3t Coast ( Nelson !■ Inspection Dis- \ Westland j trict [ Otago, Southern Inspection District 3,188 3,188 2,77« 3,188 28 589 630 2,196 76 124 119 12 968 29 123 33 1,557 659 2,319 76 124 123 48 1,683 774 2,212 35 1,633 783 2,442 Totals 3,438 819 4,320 4 7,758 323 7,495 8,081