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The Upper Nevis dredge was worked for a few weeks only towards the end of the year, a new paddock being opened up. The Golden Terrace dredge worked 2,492 hours to the end of May. From then until the end of November it was idle. It subsequently was worked for 967 hours to the end of the year; 700 oz. of gold, valued at £3,821, was recovered. The Rimu dredge put through over 2| million cubic yards of material, from which 14,524 oz. of gold, valued at £92,079, was obtained. The Okarito dredge by the end of the year had won 2,329 oz. of gold, valued at £13,969. The Awatuna dredge return again showed a decrease, being only 106 oz. of gold, valued at £660. (3) Alluvial Mining. The following is a statement showing the value of production of, and dividends declared by, alluvial gold-mines during 1932 : —

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Dividends declared. ■«•<•« <*•»«■ E t7d at pfod V utl. Ot — During 1932. Total to End of 1982 £ £ £ A. Hughes and party .. .. .. .. .. 344 King Solomon Deep Lead .. .. .. .. 17,485 Nokomai Sluicing Co. .. .. .. .. .. 3,186 Paddy's Point Gold-mining Co. .. .. .. .. 3,847 Tallabuni Sluicing Co. .. .. .. .. .. 442 Sailor's Gully Sluicing Co. .. .. .. .. 2,935 1,050 10,985 Industries Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. 332 Gabriels Gully Sluicing Co. .. .. .. .. 3,268 200 20,575 W. R. Smyth .. .. .. .. .. .. 499 A. J. and R. G. Brown .. .. .. .. .. 1,020 J. A. Roche and W. George .. .. .. .. 1,085 520 570 CarrBros. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,242 Kildare Gold-mining Co. .. .. .. .. 3,481 Jones and party .. .. .. .. .. 1,176 75 J. P.Bell(Bell-Kilgour).. .. .. .. .. 1,146 Moonlight Mining Syndicate .. .. .. .. 3,169 1,620 2,380 Big Beach Gold-mining Co. .. . . .. . . 845 A. E. Smith .. .. . . . . .. .. 5,295 P. T., T. P., and James Lynch . . . . .. .. 1,094 Macrae's Flat Gold-mining Co. .. .. .. .. 1,166 A. Mutch .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,808 Terrace Gold-mining Co. .. .. .. .. 2,992 Gordon Hope .. .. .. .. .. .. 690 V. I. Penning .. .. .. .. .. .. 806 Adams and Weir .. .. .. .. .. 1,480 Round Hill Mining Co. .. .. .. .. .. 1,908 Bell, Hooper, and Co. .. .. .. .. • • \ R.J. Bell / 887 E. J. Williams and party .. .. .. .. 339 Verdon Sluicing Co. .. .. .. .. .. 524 Murchison Bros. .. .. .. .. .. 353 B. Parker .. .. .. .. .. .. 414 .. " M. and J. D. H. Brown .. .. .. .. .. 395 T. C. Hore .. .. .. .. .. .. 513 '.'. ['. N. Nicholson .. .. .. .. .. .. 580 H. M. Quilter .. .. .. .. .. .. 365 J. A. Chisholm .. .. .. .. .. 494 A. and R. Brown .. .. .. .. .. 394 Chamberlain and Tudehope .. .. .. .. 452 Mutch Bros. .. .. .. .. .. . . 524 J. Robertson .. .. .. .. .. . . 1 490 Orepuki Mining Syndicate .. .. . . .. 338 W. Crowther .. .. .. .. .. 482 Hohonu Gold-sluicing Co., Ltd. .. .. .. .. 1,144 Stubbs and Steel .. .. .. .. 911 [[ Callaghans Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. .. 1' 845 Golden Gate, Ltd. .. .. .. .. . . '468 Bell Hill Gold-sluicing Co., Ltd. .. .. .. .. 524 .'. Mount David Sluicing Co., Ltd. .. .. .. . . 1 448 G. B. Powell .. .. .. .. .. .. '455 " '/_ Powell and Dickson .. .. .. .. .. 357 W. Davis .. .. .. . . .. .. 375 D. Barcovsky .. .. .. 405 Heslop and McDowell .. .. .. 445 Mahakipawa Goldfields, Ltd. .. .. .. .. 10,822 All other claims .. .. .. .. .. 61,570 Totals .. .. .. 151,054 3,465 Unknown.