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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, 1931.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Bullion obtained in the Southern Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1931.

Summary of Inspection Districts.

In addition, 11 persons were employed at unproductive quartz-mining.

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Average Bullion obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. °* Quartz crushed. Value. employed. Amalgamation. C^onctnta«on. d INANGAHTJA COUNTY. Snowy River— Tons. cwt. qr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Homer .. .. .. 2 310 0 0 15 14 0 .. 51 9 6 Waiuta— Blackwater Mine .. .. 160 43,815 0 0 17,098 12 0 4,089 9 0 99,792 6 1 Crushington— Wealth of Nations .. .. 6 1,000 0 0 .. 400 10 0 1,593 0 0 Alexander River — Alexander .. .. .. 27 3,754 0 0 2,262 19 0 754 14 0 16,053 2 8 Ross Borough. Ross — Mt. Greenland .. .. 4 740 0 0 248 0 0 .. 1,077 7 11 Totals, 1931 .. 199 49,619 0 0 19,625 5 0 5,244 13 0 118,567 6 2 Totals, 1930 .. 221 46,663 0 0 16,739 16 6 4,884 5 4 86,205 9 10

Average Bullion obtained by Locality and Name oi Mine. NU Me™ 01 crushed. Value. employed. Amalgamation. Concentration. Lake Cootty. Upper Shotover — I I Tons cwt. qr.| Oz. dwt. gr. I Oz. dwt. gr. | £ s. d. Crystal .. .. 1 I 21 0 Org 11 2 15 .. | 60 10 11 Waihemo Cootty. Macrae's Flat— ' I I Golden Point .. ..I 24 | 682 0 0 I 308 3 0 [ .. I 1,769 10 8 Maniototo County. Oturehua— Golden Progress .. .. 28 1,228 0 0 | 1,989 16 0 .. 10,131 13 6 Totals, 1931 .. 53 1,931 0 oj 2,309 1 15 .. 11,961 15 1 Totals, 1930 .. 3 12 0 0 6 13 19 .. 25 5 3

Inspection District. emptoyed. 01 Q uartz crushed. Bullion obtained. Value. Statute Tons. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Northern (North Island) .. .. 705 200,033 510,890 15 6 401,622 19 o West Coast (South Island) .. .. 199 49,619 24,869 18 0 118,567 6 2 Southern (Otago and Southland).. .. 53 1,931 2,309 1 15 11,961 15 1 Totals, 1931 .. .. 957 251,583 538,069 14 21 . 532,152 0 3 Totals, 1930 .. .. 929 248,445 620,303 7 18 472,841 12 5