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Number ; Amount of Amount of ! Distance Name of Prospecting Party. of Pro- j Local 5tv of Operations. , Subsidy i driven Nature of Claim Character of Operations. Remarks. | spectors. i ' feuosiaj granted. , expe nded. I or sunk. l ' I I ' I I i | ( I Northern Inspection Distsict. £ s. d. £ s. d. Caledonia - Kuranui - Moanataiari Gold- 7 Thames .. 357 10 0 305 15 0 452 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Testing reef-system on western side of main fault; mining Co. ' reef intersected; gold freely seen. Majestic Gold-mining Co. .. .. 13 Maratoto .. 1,598 13 0 1,423 17 1 1,117 ,, .. ,, .. .. £1 for £3. Work still in progress in low-grade ore. Ohinemuri Gold and Silver Mines 14 „ .. 143 0 0 143 0 0 300 „ .. „ .. .. Driving on large lode; bands of ore carrying high. values met with. Alburnia Gold-mining Co. .. .. 14 Thames .. 216 13 4 I 151 13 4 350 „ .. „ .. .. Encouraging prospects met with. Four-in-hand Gold-mining Co. .. .. .. Waikoromiko .. 86 13 4 I .. .. .. .. No work done. Imperial Gold-mining Co. .. .. 2 Karangahake .. 189 6 5 ■ 177 3 9 122 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Several reefs of low value intersected. Rocky Point (New Discovery) .. .. .. Thames .. 21 13 4 .. .. .. .. No work done. Rising Sun Gold-mining Co. .. .. 35 Owharoa .. 75 0 0 75 0 0 100 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Intersected No. 3 reef; hanging-wall portion carrying payable values. Prescott and mate .. .. .. 2 Mahakirau .. 50 14 0 50 14 0 .. .. Encouraging prospects met with. Hauraki Prospecting Syndicate .. .. Coromandel . . 50 14 0 .. .. .. .. No work done. C. J. Hobbs .. .. .. 2 Hukerunui .. 21 13 4 21 13 4 50 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Assay results nil. Muir's Gold Reefs .. .. .. 4 Te Puke .. 10,607 12 4 4,048 10 4 .. .. Awaiting arrival of pump. West Coast Inspection District. Wealth of Nations Mine, Ltd. .. .. 16 Reefton .. 763 7 9 763 7 9 .. Quartz .. .. Reopened collapsed shaft and resumed active mining. Blackwater Miner's Association .. 2 .. 50 14 0 27 6 0 .. .. Prospecting .. .. Party reports finding small gold-bearing reef. Britannia Mine (Fry's) .. .. 2 Mokihinui .. 53 6 8 53 6 8 100 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Small shoot of gold-bearing quartz located. H. F. Chaffey .. .. .. 1 Takaka .. 28 6 0 28 6 0 .. .. Prospecting .. .. Nothing of value discovered. Hart and Ahern .. .. .. 2 Wakamarina .. 35 2 0 .. .. .. .. No work reported. Lmkwater Prospecting Syndicate .. 2 Mahakipawa .. 62 8 0 62 8 0 .. Alluvial .. Prospecting .. .. Nothing of value found. Murray Creek (G. Kremmer) .. .. 4 Reefton .. 39 3 0 39 3 0 50 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Shoot of gold-bearing quartz developed. J. McQuillan .. .. 87 1 8 .. H. Neilson .. .. .. .. Seddonville 50 14 0 New Keep-it-dark Mine .. .. 4 Reefton .. 200 0 0 164 12 1 260 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Several small shoots of gold-bearing quartz found. O'Keefe and Grigg .. .. .. ., Wakamarina .. 25 0 0 .. .. .. .. No work reported. Rasmussen and Davey .. .. 2 Moonlight .. 53 6 8 53 6 8 100 .. Driving .. .. Nothing of value found. Rice, Browning, and party .. .. 2 Ngakawau .. 39 0 0 22 2 0 .. .. Prospecting .. E. W. Spencer (Hobo Syndicate) .. 2 Alexander River .. 40 15 0 40 15 0 .. „ .. .. „ South Big River Mines, Ltd. .. .. 4 Big River .. 393 5 5 393 5 5 200 Quartz .. Driving H. R. Young (Strathconor Reefs Syndicate) 2 Seddonville .. 43 6 8 43 6 8 100 ,, .. „ .. .. ,, Southern Inspection District. Mount Moore Gold-mining Syndicate .. 4 Stoneburn .. 203 13 4 174 10 0 205 Quartz .. Sinking and driving .. Reef located, but not payable. Reid and Lynch .. .. .. 2 Skippers .. 128 16 8 91 16 5 209 „ .. Driving .. .. Developing reef; fair prospects. E. Oxenbridge .. ,. _ 2 Twelve - mile, Lake 202 2 2 202 2 2 1,000 Alluvial .. ,, .. .. Nothing of value found. Wakatipu H. and E. Barker .. .. ., 2 Mount Pisa .. 101 8 0 101 8 0 . - „ .. Prospecting .. .. Nothing payable discovered, Cornish Point Mining Syndicate .. 4 I Cromwell .. 200 0 0 200 0 0 . - „ .. Sinking and driving .. No payable lead located. Clutha Development, Ltd. .. .. 3 Clutha Valley .. 240 0 0 240 0 0 .. „ .. Drilling .. .. Satisfactory results. 155 16,460 0 1 19,098 S 8 \