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Number ■ j mnnn f- n f Amount of Distance Name of Prospecting Party. of Pro- Locality of Operations. q n f,lj7iv 'rantfrl Subsidy driven Nature of Claim, i Character of Operations. Remarks. spectors. ! y expended. or sunk. Northern Inspection District. £ s. d. £ s. d. Feet. C. and W. Campbell .. .. .. 2 Thames .. 113 10 8 57 17 0 62 Quartz .. Prospecting and driving Several gold-bearing reefs found. Prospects encouraging. Prescott and McKenzie .. .. 2 Mahakirau .. 1176 1176 29 „ .. Driving .. .. On reef carrying a little gold. McNaughton and Roberts .. .. 2 Waihi .. .. 8 9 0 8 9 0 13 „ .. Sinking .. .. Nothing payable discovered. Hauraki Mines Consolidated .. .. 20 Coromandel .. 3,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 .. ,, .. Unwatering shaft .. Work uncompleted. Vulcan Gold-mining Syndicate .. .. Thames .. 26 0 0 .. .. „ .. Driving .. .. No work done. G. E. Hyde .. .. .. .. .. Te Aroha .. 21 13 4 .. • • » • ■ " • • • ■ " Ohinemuri Gold and Silver Mines .. 4 Maratoto .. 38 11 4 35 19 4 83 „ .. „ .. .. Large reef of low value. H. Meagher .. .. .. .. 2 Karangahake .. 86 13 4 86 13 4 200 ,, .. „ .. .. Nothing payable found. W. F. D. Macwilliams .. .. 2 „ .. 104 0 0 104 0 0 218 „ .. Driving and sinking .. „ Imperial Gold-mining Co. .. .. 2 „ .. 325 0 0 217 13 4 j 500 „ .. Driving .. .. Several gold-bearing reefs cut. Campbell and Lang .. .. .. 2 Thames .. 50 14 0 14 6 0 .. „ .. Prospecting .. .. Work in progress. Luxall Mining Syndicate .. .. 4 ,, .. 86 13 4 .. .. ,, .. Driving .. . . ,, Rising Sun Gold-mining Co. .. .. 10 Owharoa .. 589 11 10 207 1 10 188 ,, .. Unwatering, driving, &e. Work not completed. Muir's Gold Reefs .. .. .. 9 Te Puke .. 7,500 0 0 5,594 0 7 .. „ .. Unwatering and driving Reef not found in low level. West Coast Inspection District. H. Hughes and party .. .. .. 2 Bainham .. 31 4 0 .. .. Alluvial .. Prospecting .. .. No work reported. S. G. Haines and party .. .. 2 Baton .. .. 46 16 0 .. .. .. ,, .. .. „ R. G. and S. M. Honey .. .. 2 Callaghan's .. 28 15 0 .. .. Alluvial .. ,, .. .. ,, Hart and Ahern .. .. .. 2 Wakamarina .. 46 16 0 46 16 0 .. .. ,, .. .. Nothing of value discovered. McQuilkin and party .. .. .. 2 Kanieri.. .. 65 1 5 15 17 6 30 Alluvial ....... „ A. E. Morel (Noble's) .. .. 3 Waipuna .. 200 0 0 132 10 0 100 „ .. Tunnel and dam .. Gold-bearing gravels treated and work in progress. New Big River Gold-mining Co. .. 15 Big River .. 76 5 4 44 12 8 103 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Work suspended. Ross and party .. .. .. 3 Rocky River .. 85 0 0 18 10 0 74 Alluvial .. Tunnel .. .. Work temporarily suspended. Rimu United Sluicing Co. .. '.. 4 Back Creek .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 .. .. Prospecting. Skippers' Westland Gold-mining Co. .. 3 Skippers .. 400 0 0 100 0 0 162 Alluvial .. „ .. .. Work in progress. A little gold found. Southern Inspection District. Reid and Lynch .. .. .. 2 Skippers .. 90 14 11 45 I 4 144 Quartz .. Driving and rising .. Nothing payable discovered. R. Christie .. .. .. .. 2 Lawrence .. 5 13 4 5 12 8 13 Alluvial .. Driving .. .. No auriferous cement found. Golden Crescent Sluicing Co. .. .. 6 „ .. 500 0 0 176 12 1 44 „ .. „ .. .. Work in progress. Kawarau High Level Mining Co. .. 4 Kawarau Gorge .. 100 0 0 63 8 9 .. „ .. Surface .. .. Work in progress. A little gold found. 113 13,738 10 4 8,586 8 11