C.—2.

Table I —continued. Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Bullion obtained in the West Coast Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1938.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Bullion obtained in the Southern Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1938.

Summary of Inspection Districts.

In addition 30 persons were employed at unproductive quartz-mining.

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Average Bullion obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. °' Quartz crushed. Value employed. I Amalgamation. | Inanoahua County. Alexander River — Tons cwt. qr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Alexander .. .. .. 33 2,163 0 0 1,156 11 0 508 19 0 13,593 8 9 Big RiverBig River .. .. .. 24 2,289 0 0 1,440 15 0 119 0 0 13,020 6 5 Crushington— Lankey's Creek (Wattsand Party) 3 478 0 0 111 7 0 .. 851 10 0 Waiuta — Blackwater .. .. .. 230 43,506 0 0 16,079 16 0 3,385 12 0 161,147 5 11 Snowy River — Homer .. V. .. 18 210 0 0 40 4 15 .. 248 9 8 Buller County. Westport— Gillow's Terrace .. .. 2 .. .. 11 14 21 80 5 8 Totals, 1938 .. .. 310 48,646 0 0 18,828 13 15 4,025 5 21 188,941 6 5 Totals, 1937 .. .. 284 49,234 0 0 18,551 5 6 5,286 3 23 191,807 6 11

Average Bullion obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. °* Quartz crushed. ; Value. Employed. Amalgamation. Concentration. * Vincent County. Bendigo— Tons cwt. qr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Shine Again Gold-mining Co., Ltd. 4 204 0 0 23 15 8 .. 172 0 0 Ophir— Earl and Brown .. .. 2 78 0 0 45 1 5 .. 333 1 7 Lake County. Skippers— I I III J.R.Tripp .. .. .. | 4 I 226 0 0 I 144 1 2 I .. | 1,053 5 11 Waihemo County. Macrae's Flat—Macrae's Flat Gold and Scheelite 7 922 0 0 362 12 19 85 2 12 2,743 8 7 Mining Co., Ltd. Callery and Bradbrook .. 3 655 0 0 238 10 0 37 19 0 1,885 19 6 L. C. Galli .. .. .. 2 78 0 0 91 13 0 .. 626 16 2 Totals, 1938 .. .. 22 2,163 0 0 905 13 10 123 1 12 6,814 11 9 Totals, 1937 .. .. 39 2,097 0 0 999 10 2 .. 7,028 19 1

Inspeotlon District. | AV M™n empbyed ° f i Q uartI crushed. Bullion obtained. Value. Statute Tons. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d Northern (North Island) .. .. 827 189,334 411,823 1 0 426,579 15 6 West Coast (South Island) .. .. 310 48,646 22,853 19 12 188,941 6 5 Southern (Otago and Southland) .. 22 2,163 1,028 14 22 6,814 11 9 Totals, 1938 .. .. .. 1,159 240,143 435,705 15 10 622,335 13 8 Totals, 1937 .. .. .. 1,301 263,183 534,423 19 7 710,421 11 9