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Paparoa Ban yes. M PaS r? i V mCe " Promisin f ( i uartz - field has been almost entirely neglected during the year but carried on by means of a winze 7 IICI l Jlo «P eotln g « now being Wilberforce Beefs.-No work has been done during the year. Boss. QUARTZ REEFS CONTAINING MINERALS OTHER THAN GOLD. Wangapeka. of Christchurch, still continues desultory further knowledge has been gainedl as the lesut lit 7 ' 7*? f™ l™ B™**8 ™** is made > and ™ wmmmmmm would involve a heavy expenditure anTInZJ nUmer ° u \ .To thoroughly test these reefs doubtful whether this w'orkTillever be undeTtlken **"**" th « ° Utset !t is but prospecting in this locality, Mount Owen District. Mount Owen Rising Sun Mineral Gnmivi,,,,, r vu;„ Silverstream Syndicate onT ™ to C IE" i^snial! "TV -Eg large tonnage could be wTld b Tl "f" ' as the New Anaconda, is now being tested by means of dvivi Wl ii • geSt b ° dy ' known show than any of the others but in a low m Ztl ' &1 ? a PP ears to be a better country as this is the available tonnL l,f 1 ■ *?", Proposition situated in such difficult tonnage has yet to be proved g *° be eno ™ s > a » d the existence of such Parapara Iron Leases making tracks. yuycu m wearing tne surface and in Scheelite. This mineral is found with gold in the Dominion Mine, Wakamarina About fin ♦ obtained during the year; value, £6,491. ™" nna ' About oO tons was ALLUVIAL-GOLD MINING. Marlborough g l ,^^^"t.;"^s^:rsrt i "£ sat,sv s?been obtained. J ' ™v **0 worth of gold has JsffdSlS2SS£? 8 si ' en oonsi< " a "" ,le lro '" ,le thro " Bh Beardon and party have taken up a claim adioinino- th P K; r „ a i side. They have also started pumping, but have nothing Zto report. ' °" ** " PStreUW