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The following is a statement showing the capacity, production, and profits of bucket gold-dredges during 1916. (Note. —The profits made by privately owned dredges are not obtainable for publication.

(3.) Alluvial Mining. There has been a small decline in the production of bullion from alluvial mines, but this has been chiefly confined to the "West Coast. There are indications, however, that there may be an improvement in output from the West Coast during the current year. The Howard Eiver goldfield, situated on a tributary of the Buller Eiver near Tophouse, was discovered early in 1915, but has not proved extensive or rich, and the number of miners thereon has declined from about one hundred and fifty to eighty during the past year. The following is a statement showing the value of bullion produced, the dividends declared by registered companies, the number of persons employed, and the number of working alluvial claims during the past three years : — 1916. 1915. 1914. £ £ £ Value of bullion produced .. .. .. 123,492 153,360 157,323 Dividends declared by registered companies .. 13,109 11,118 10,992 Number of persons ordinarily employed at claims 787 1,019 1,054 Number of working claims .. .. .. 232 283 258

Name of Dredge. Locality. So 2.s -»hS hx aj . o 4S S o 3 5.3 -g lis ° jj 2.1 Sa —. c '3 i« 9 2 o a ft S 2 a .2 a .*"- § do n H ar II II II II •mjwo as ""3 °<% ft 6 So s * 3 a ho o a "I . (*J OH Divider declared. During 1910. Total. Otago ami Southland. Rise and Shine No. 1 Rise and Shine No. 2 Rising Sun Ferry (private) Electric No. 1 .. Electric No. 2 Earnscleugh No. 2 Earnscleugh No. 3 Earnscleugh No. 5 Cromwell .. ,, 5i • r >4 7 H 5 6* 5 7 6 5 6 44 5 5 4 Oi 5 5 4 4 4 H 34 44 44 44 5 10 10 10 Hi 10 10 12 12 13 10i 10 101 11 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 12 12 10 10 10 20 20 25 16 16 16 20 150 150 16 25 10 16 16 16 25 20 10 8 S 8 S s s s E E S S S s H s s s s H H s s s 8G S S 8 Ft. io 40 45 40 35 40 28 50 35 30 35 £ 6,249 6,399 5,366 2,618 5,185 1,239 203 4,015 3,278 4,155 2,074 £ | 4,200 1,200 ) - }" £ 51,900 23,000 133,900 Alexandra 30,250 Ngapara Karanui (private) Good Chance Manuherikia Olrig Kohinoor New Golden Run Pride of Clutha (private) . . Golden Treasure (privato) .. Cardrona Lefranchis (private) Lower Nevis Nevis Crossing (privato) Crewe No. 2 Otakau Adams Flat Rosedale (private) Duke of Gordon (private) . . 600 3,525 Roxburgh Island Block Miller's Flat Cardrona -III 15 10 35 40 30 18 20 10 10 30 16 10 16 14 86 566 69 1,593 1,432 2,427 651 112 1,986 1,780 299 4,552 1,671 2,776 2,821 1 674 t 652 1,789 2,873 1,796 2,433 300 34,200 300 3,200 800 Nevis Kyeburn Glonore Waikaka Waikaka Valley 12 12 12 70* 16 16 12 240 1,350 2,970 9,125 2,325 5 10 12 S 17 22,200 Paterson's Freehold No. 1 Star (private) Lady Florence (private) Waikaka Deep Lead No. 1 McGeorgo's Freehold No. 1 (private) McGeorge's Freehold No. 2 (privato) McGeorgo's Freehold No. 3 (private) Waikaka Forks (private) .. Charlton Valley (private) .. Koputai (private) Kura (private) 4 44 4 0 II 11 1.1 10 12 12 .1.0 .16 8 S 8 S 9 16 14 14 300 300 T 04 9 16 8 14 5,397 64 9 20 S 35 5,113 Charlton Creek Waikaia .. 5 3i 6 34 34 10 11 1.1 9 14 10 16 16 8 S S 8 11 18 20 30 3,555 1,899 1,945 5,328 I 160 I 211 Muddy Creek (private) ,, .. 9 12 S 15 West Coast. Near Hokitika Grey Valley Ahaura River Mawheraiti Antonio's Creek Tawhai (near Reefton) Capleston 6 5 7 54 8 5 0 25 .16 20 16 16' 12 20 S 8 8 S 8 S S 30 6,831 2,954 3,575 2,940 4,714 2,573 4,302 1,500 225 3,500 675 Success Rod Jacks Ahaura Murray's Freehold Worksop No. 2 .. Slab Hut Creek . . Hessoy, Cameron, and Tacon 12 11 II 11 14 11 11 35 20 21 16 30 Totals 125,317 9,915 * Brake hors. t-power.