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No. 9—continued. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Year ended 31st December, 1912— continued.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1912. Gold-mines ... ... ... ... 5,162 Other metalliferous mines ... ... ... 77 Coal-mines ... ... ... ... 4,328 Tocal ... ... ... 9,567

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. District. European.! Chinese. Grand Totals, 1912. European.j Chinese. European. Chinese. GOLD-MINING— continued. Otago— Tuapeka, Gabriel's Gully, Waipori Lawrence, Roxburgh, Black's, Alexandra, and Clyde Cromwell Waikaia, Nokomai, and Gow's Creek Waiau Orepuki and Preservation Boundhill Wakatipu Goldfields — Queenstown, Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Naseby St. Bathan's Hyde Macrae's Gore 131 323 152 156 70 6 20 10 20 20 12 6 7 •• i 131 335 152 162 77 6 20 10 20 20 137 355 162 182 97 [ 108 6 35 3 143 9 152 [ 140 10 140 150 10 149 149 149 1,229 92 60 3 1,289 95 1,384 SUMMARY. Auckland, Northern Inspection District Marlborough i West Coast i Nelson \ Inspection Dis- j Westland ) trict ( Otago, Southern Inspection District 2,681 2,681 2,681 11 222 278 1,229 44 478 24 60 55 700 302 1,289 "40 95 55 700 342 1,384 40 92 3 Totais 1,740 132 3,287 3 5,027 135 5,162 _