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Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Bullion obtained in the West Coast Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1929.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Bullion obtained in the Southern Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1929.

Summary of Inspection Districts.

In addition, 60 persons were employed at unproductive quartz-mining.

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Average Bullion obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. °* Quarts crushed. Values. employed. Amalgamation. C £oncentotion. d Maelbokotjqh. Wakamarina — I I Tons cwt. qr. I Oz. dwt. gr. I Oz. dwt. gr. I £ s. d. Dominion Consolidated .. | 9 | 2,525 0 0) 719 12 0 | .. [ 2,797 15 0 Nelson. Waiuta — Blackwater Mine .. .. 154 37,744 0 0 12,755 6 0 3,445 10 0 64,394 2 2 Crushington— Wealth of Nations .. .. 6 3,280 0 0 .. 464 14 0 1,598 14 6 Globe HillProgress .. .. .. 2 672 0 0 .. 1,072 10 0 3,636 16 5 A1 Alexander"!. .. .. 27 2,871 0 0 1,579 0 0 238 0 0 7,688 13 3 Murray Creek—New Murray Creek .. .. 8 616 0 0 154 17 0 18 10 0 661 4 5 Waimangaroa— Britannia .. .. .. 5 98 0 0 19 11 0 .. 76 15 4 Totals, 1929 .. 211 j 47,806 0 0 15,228 6 0 5,239 4 0 80,854 1 1 Totals, 1928 .. 211 46,717 0 0 14,369 12 4 4,354 6 0 79,044 5 6

Average Bullion obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. NU Men ° f crushed. Value ' employed. Amalgamation. Concentration. Waihemo County. Stoneburn— Tons cwt. qr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Ounce .. .. .. 2 135 0 0 19 0 0 .. 73 12 6 Totals, 1929 .. 2 135 0 0 19 0 0 .. 73 12 6 Totals, 1928 .. 4 120 0 0 j 8 6 0 .. 32 13 10

Inspection District. Persons Employed.* Q uartz crushed. Bullion obtained. Value. Statute Tons. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Northern (North Island) .. .. 752 194,401 528,202 17 11 356,359 4 1 West Coast (South Island) .. .. 211 47,800 20,467 10 0 80,854 1 1 Southern (Otago and Southland) .. 2 135 19 0 0 73 12 6 Totals, 1929 .. .. 965 242,342 548,689 7 11 437,286 17 8 Totals, 1928 .. .. 841 252,108 506,472 13 2 446,014 5 2