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ANNEXURE D.

M ININ G STATIS T I C S.

Table 1. Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Hauraki Mining District for the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

| Average Gold obtained. Locality and Name of Mine. N 'MeiT °' Quartz crushed. Value. employed. Amalgam. Cyanide. (lold obtained. Thames County and Borough. Tapu— Tons cwt. qr. lb. 11/, dwt. Oz. dwt, £ s. d. Mahara Royal .. .. 2 Cleaning up battery 60 2 .. 112 13 9 Tararu— Charles Bcrrv .. .. 1 Sluicing in Tararu 33 16 .. 86 10 11 Creek Waiotahi— W.iiotahi .. ., .. 5 255 3 0 0 160 3 .. 496 I 0 Nonpareil . . . . .. 2 8 2 2 26 357 9 . . 920 19 3 Evening Star .. .. 2 4 0 3 3 250 4 .. 621 4 I Karaka— Magnet Extended .. .. 2 7 0 1 22 115 19 | .. 252 3 2 Occidental .. .. .. I 4 15 0 I 22 151 17 .. 397 5 10 West, Coast . . .. .. 2 0 0 2 25 76 2 .. 240 6 I .McGregor's Battery .. .. I Cleaning up battery 51 8 .. 135 IS 3 Thames foreshore .. .. 2 Re-treating tailings .. 123 0 214 13 10 Tairua— Golden Hills .. .. 2 440 0 0 0 544 19 .. 1,241 0 9 Golden Belt .. .. 4 23 0 0 0 526 9 .. 362 8 7 Prospectors .. .. .. 6 2 7 0 12 350 14 .. 939 3 0 Totals .. .. 35 j 754 15 0 26 2,679 2 123 0 6,020 8 6 Waihi Borough. Waihi— Waihi Mine.. .. .. 578 I 160.510 16 2 18 .. 411,903 5 303,586 7 11 Waihi Grand Junction .. 285 55,441 13 19 .. 84,648 7 97,899 0 11 Totals .. .. 863 215,952 9 3 27 .. | 496,551 12 401,485 8 10 OniNiiMURi County. (hvharoa— Rising Sun .. .. .. 12 1,220 0 0 0 659 0 1,297 1 2,880 3 7 Karangahake— Talisman .. .. .. 89 3.655 0 0 0 12,204 0 9,409 16 46,598 4 0 Marato toUnited Mines .. .. 8 791 0 0 0 .. 288 0 358 14 2 Ohinemuri Gold and Silver Mines 12 5 15 3 0 (Treated by sme It in Australia) 440 9 11 Totals .. .. 121 5,671 15 3 0 | 12,863 0 10,994 17 50,277 11 8 10,994 17 50,277 11 8 Piako County. Waiorongomai— Bendigo Mine .. ,'. j 5 1 60 0 0 0 l .. 297 0 j 99 15 4 Piako County. 60 0 0 0 5 297 0 99 15 4 Coromandel County. Waikoromiko— Four-in-Hand Mines .. .. 2 1 75 0 0 0 I 145 o .. 406 0 0 Driving Creek — | Zealandia .. .. 2 : o 10 0 0 ; 3 0 .. 6 0 0 Prospectors Totals .. .. 4 ; 75 10 0 0 148 0 .. 412 0 0 4 75 10 0 0 Tauranga County. Te Puke— Muir's Gold Reefs (Limited) .. I 50 4,100 0 0 01 .. 6,426 9 I 17,703 7 6 UlTIVTMAT? V 50 Tauranga County. 4,100 0 0 0 6,426 9 17,703 7 6 SUMMARY. Thames County and Borough .. , 35 754 15 0 26 2,679 2 123 0 6,020 8 6 Waihi Borough .. .. 863 215,952 9 3 27 .. 496,55112 401,485 8 10 Ohinemuri County .. .. 121 5,67115 3 0 12,863 0 10,994 17 50,277 11 8 Piako County .. ' .. .. 5 60 0 0 0 .. 297 0 99 15 4 Coromandel County . . .. 4 75 10 0 0 148 0 .. 412 0 0 Tauranga County .. .. 50 4,100 0 0 0 .. 6,426 9 17,703 7 6 SUMMARY. 754 15 0 26 215,952 9 3 27 5,671 15 3 0 60 0 0 0 75 10 0 0 4,100 0 0 0 2,679 2 12,863 0 123 0 496,551 12 10,994 17 297 0 6,020 8 6 401,485 8 10 50,277 II 8 99 15 4 412 0 0 17,703 7 6 148 0 6,426 9 Totals, 1919 .. ' 1,078 226,614 10 3 25 15,690 2 514,392 18 475,998 11 10 Totals, 1918 .. 1,228 259,103 5 2 25 22,269 9 786,312 7 615,063 12 11 1,078 1,228 226,614 10 3 25 259,103 5 2 25 15,690 2 22,269 9 514,392 18 786,312 7 475,998 11 10 615,063 12 11 Decrease .. .. 150 32,488 14 3 0 6,579 7 271,919 9 139,065 1 1 150 32,488 14 3 0 6,579 7 271,919 9 139,065 1 1 Note.—Ore treated given In long tons. During the year seventy-five men were employed at unproductive quartz-mining operations,