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Table 1—continued. Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Bullion obtained in the West Coast Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1936.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Bullion obtained in the Southern Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1936.

Summary of Inspection Districts.

In addition 58 persons were employed at unproductive quartz-mining.

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Average Bullion obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. °* Quart* crushed. — Value. employed. Amalgamation. 1 Marlborough County. Wakamarina — I I Tons oirt. qr.l Oz. dwt.gr.l Oz. dwt. gr.l £ s. d. Smile of Fortune .. .. 5 1,003 0 0 J 92 2 7 .. I 642 9 0 Gbey County. Blackball— II I I Fiddes and Meikle .. .. j 3 | .. ( 73 9 19 [ .. i 559 4 2 Inangahua County. Waiuta — Blackwater .. .. .. 197 41,990 0 0 14,845 15 0 4,178 11 0 153,894 0 2 Alexander River— Alexander .. .. 34 4,114 0 0 2,036 2 0 777 17 0 22,804 9 1 Big River — Big River .. .. .. 24 450 0 0 260 6 0 110 6 0 2,847 8 11 Crushington— Lankey's Creek (Watts and party) 4 205 0 0 38 8 3 .. 272 8 5 Buller County. Stony Creek— Britannia .. .. .. | 3 | 43 0 0 31 10 18 | .. | 118 2 11 Ross Bobough. Roes — Mount Greenland .. .. 9 286 0 0 157 8 9 .. 1,101 6 0 Totals, 1936 .. .. 279 48,091 0 0 17,535 2 8 5,066 14 0 182,239 8 8 Totals, 1935 .. .. 309 52,233 0 0 20,765 7 4 5,822 15 0 215,959 15 6

- Average Bullion obtained by locality and Name of Mine. °' Quartz crushed. Value. Employed. Amalgamation. Concentration. Lake County. Arrowtown — Tons cwt. qr.l Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. S. Pascoe .. .. .. 2 15 0 0 4 2 6 .. 24 2 10 Skippers— J.B.Tripp .. .. .. 6 610 0 0 359 7 20 .. 2,641 13 6 Glenorchy— S. G. N. Northcote .. .. 1 1 0 0 0 17 4 .. 5 12 5 Vincent County Bendigo— Bendigo Rise and Shine .. 8 363 0 0 295 16 5 .. 2,206 0 0 Ophir— A. Earl .. .. .. 3 165 0 0 45 4 10 ... 287 5 5 Maniototo County. Oturehua — j Otago Central Quartz Syndicate | 2 I 16 0 0 | 15 5 0 .. I 110 13 1 Waihemo County. Macrae's Flat— Otago Scheelite and Mining Co. 4 11 0 0 1 13 20 .. 12 3 2 Callery and Bradbrook .. 4 900 0 0 267 7 18 .. 1,892 4 7 L. G. Galli .. .. .. 5 56 0 0 52 7 12 .. 373 6 5 E. Guinan .. .. .. 2 900 420 .. 24 15 7 Totals, 1936 .. .. 37 2,146 0 0 1,046 3 23 .. 7,577 17 0 Totals, 1935 .. .. 42 1,606 0 0 769 14 17 14 10 0 5,702 4 0

Inspection District. 0 ' Quartz crushed. Bullion obtained. Value. Statute Tons. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Northern (North Island) .. .. 1,013 213,388 503,012 13 0 543,05112 6 West Coast (South Island) .. .. 279 48,091 22,601 16 8 182,239 8 8 Southern (Otago and Southland) .. 37 2,146 1,046 3 23 7,577 17 0 Totals, 1936 .. .. .. 1,329 263,625 526,660 13 7 732,868 18 2 Totals, 1935 .. .. .. 1,408 265,264 534,047 10 21 778,517 9 8