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Number j Amount of Amount of | Distance j Kame of Prospecting Partv. of Pro- Locality of Operations. * Subsidy driven Nature of Claim. | Character of Operations. Remarks. spectors. j»uDsiay granted. . GXpendedt , or sunk. I Northern Inspection District. \ £ s. d. £ s. d. Ft. Muir's Gold-reefs .. .. .. i .. Te Puke .. 1,792 12 7 48 12 9 .. Quartz .. Sinking, driving .. No values found. C. and W. Campbell .. .. .. I 2 Thames .. 59 3 8 38 1 8 86 „ .. Driving .. .. On reef; prospects encouraging. Caledonia - Kuranui - Moanatairi Gold- 4 „ .. 66 5 0 66 5 0 100 ,, .. Sinking „. .. Gold-bearing reef located. mining Co. J. Newdick .. .. . - .. 1 „ .. 86 13 4 57 4 0 132 „ .. Driving .. .. Nothing of value found. Campbell and Lang .. .. .. 2 „ .. 87 2 0 87 2 0 .. „ .. Prospecting .. .. „ Lloyd and Whitehead .. .. 3 Otanui .. .. 43 6 8 40 6 0 93 „ .. Driving .. .. ,, Lloyd and Whitehead .. .. .. „ .. 33 2 6 24 10 3 37 „ .. Sinking .. .. Work in progress. F. Sawyer .. .. .. .. 3 Thames . < 108 6 8 .. .. „ .. .. No work yet done. Father's Hope .. .. . . 1 Tokatea .. 1768 .. .. .. .. No work; subsidy cancelled. Hauraki Mines .. .. .. 5 Coromandel .. 1,500 0 0 250 0 0 .. Quartz .. .. Work in progress. H. and J. McKenzie .. .. .. 2 Mahakirau .. 43 6 8 24 5 4 56 „ .. Driving .. .. Nothing of value found. Lindsay and Maling .. .. .. 2 Tokatea .. 35 2 0 35 2 0 .. „ .. Prospecting .. .. „ Madill and Fremlin .. .. .. 2 Morepork Gully .. 50 14 0 50 14 0 .. „ .. „ .. .. „ Madill and Fremlin .. .. .. .. Tokatea .. 65 0 0 45 18 8 106 „ .. Driving .. .. „ Anderson and Shelverton .. .. 2 „ .. 65 0 0 65 0 0 150 „ .. „ .. .. j „ Turner and Evans .. .. .. 2 Tiki .. .. 65 0 0 52 6 8 121 „ .. „ .. .. j Gold-bearing reef located. J. McNeil and Son .. .. .. 2 Tokatea .. 50 14 0 50 14 0 .. „ .. Prospecting .. .. j „ Ohinemuri Gold and Silver Mines .. 4 Maratoto .. 2 12 0 2 12 0 6 „ .. Driving .. .. I On silver-bearing reef. Maoriland Consolidated .. .. 2 Waitekauri .. 220 0 0 220 0 0 .. ,, .. Prospecting .. .. j Nothing of value found. W. J. Comes .. .. .. .. Te Aroha .. 43 6 8 .. .. .. Driving .. . . 1 No work yet done. T. A. Black .. .. .. .. .. Puhipuhi .. 350 0 0 .. .. Cinnabar .. , ; .. .. | ,, Ruahine Copper Syndicate .. .. 9 Maharahara .. 500 0 0 375 0 0 .. Copper .. Geophysical prospecting j Results not yet known. H. Meagher .. .. .. .. 2 Karangahake .. 42 9 4 42 9 4 98 Quartz .. Driving .. .. j Nothing of value found. West Coast Inspection District. Britannia Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. 6 Waimangaroa .. 53 6 8 .. 1 .. Quartz . . Driving .. .. No work reported. H. F. Chaffey .. .. .. 2 Upper Takaka .. 50 14 0 .. .. Alluvial .. Prospecting .. .. Work in progress. Davies and Hart .. .. .. 2 Wakamarina .. 152 2 0 101 8 0 .. „ .. „ .. .. Nothing of value found; work in progress. Forrester and Berg .. .. .. 2 Collingwood .. 50 14 0 50 14 0 .. ,, .. „ .. .. Gold-bearing gravels claimed to have been found. Harrison and Absalom .. .. 2 Snowy River .. 40 0 0 .. .. Quartz .. Driving .. .. Work in progress. R. G. and S. M. Honey .. .. 2 Callaghans .. 28 15 0 16 5 10 170 Alluvial .. „ .. .. W T ork temporarily suspended. Hohonu Sluicing Co. .. .. .. 7 Greenstone .. 365 0 0 117 10 0 .. ,, .. .. Earthquake restoration; not completed. Littlewood and Quinn .. .. 2 Wairau Valley .. 50 14 0 31 4 0 .. „ .. Prospecting .. .. Nothing of value found. McQuilkin and Feeney .. .. 2 Blue Spur .. 5168 .. .. „ .. Sinking shaft .. .. No work reported. Charles Mills .. .. .. 2 Kanieri .. 15 00 1500 .. „ .. Restoration .. <. A little gold found. Nobles Sluicing Co. .. .. .. 1 Waipuna .. 67 10 0 33 15 0 .. „ .. Building dam.. .. Work suspended. New Big River Gold-mining Co. .. .. Big River .. 1,500 0 0 .. .. Quartz .. .. No work reported. Rimu United Sluicing Co. .. .. 4 Rimu .. .. 100 0 0 58 6 6 .. Alluvial .. Prospecting .. .. Gold recovered, but not payable. Skippers Westland Gold-mining Co. .. 10 Skippers .. 300 0 0 300 0 0 .. „ .. „ .. .. Some payable gravels found. Westland Prospecting Syndicate . . 4 Arahura . . 250 00 59 120 .. „ .. Boring .. .. Work in progress; values got in some holes. Southern Inspection District. Reid and Lynch .. .. .. 2 Skippers .. 45 10 0 23 16 8 55 | Quartz .. Rising .. .. No payable reefs found. Golden Crescent Sluicing Co. .. .. 6 Lawrence .. 823 7 11 522 15 3 520 Alluvial .. Driving .. .. Prospects very encouraging. Kawarau High Level Mining Co. .. 3 Kawarau Gorge .. 36 11 3 36 11 3 .. ,, .. Surface .. .. No payable wash found. Golden Progress Quartz-mining Co. .. 6 Oturehua • .. 150 0 0 37 10 0 40 Quartz .. Sinking .. .. W T ork in progress. Upper Nevis Gold-dredging Co. .. .. Nevis .. .. 500 0 0 .. j Alluvial .. Boring .. .. No boring done. John Stevenson .. .. .. 3 „ .. .. 500 0 0 .. 463 j „ .. „ .. .. ! Work in progress. E. Robertson .. .. .. .. Preservation Inlet 16 0 0 .. i ,, .. Surface .. .. No work reported. 118 .. 2,980 12 2 * Includes authorizations in previous years. The total of the subsidies granted during the year ended 31st March, 1930. amounted to £6,302 lis. 6d.