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No. 12. NUMBER of MINERS EMPLOYED during the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1873.

No. 13. MEAN NUMBER of MINERS employed in the several MINING DISTRICTS for the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1873.

Alluvi. Miners. Quartz Miners. Tv ?ALS. Mining District. Grand Totals. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. Europeans. Chinese. Auckland ... Marlborough Nelson Westland ... Otago 105 4,326 3,841 5,662 13,934 3,100 553 3,100 105 4,867 3,841 6,160 12 372 3,878 3,100 105 4,879 4,213 10,038 372 3,878 "498 Totals 4,250 22,335 4,151 18,073 4,262

Alluvia: Miners. Quartz Miners. Totals. Wardens' Districts arranged according to Provinces. Grand Total. Europeans. Chinese. Europeans. Chinese. Europeans.I Chinese. Auckland— Grahamstown Coromandel... 2,200 900 2,200 900 2,200 900 Totals ... 3,100 3,100 3,100 Marlborough 105 105 105 Totals ... 105 105 105 Nelson— Wangapeka Collingwood Brighton ... Charleston ... Inangahua ... Buller Ahaura 200 181 110 500 535 600 2,200 4,326 46 200 227 110 500 1,032 610 2,200 200 227 110 500 1,032 610 2,200 497 10 Totals ... 553 4,879 4,879 Westland — Greymouth... Waimea Kanieri Totara Okarito 1,073 1.18S 600 750 230 6 266 20 80 1,073 1,188 600 750 230 266 20 80 1,079 1,454 620 830 230 Totals ... 3,841 372 3,841 372 4,213 Otago— Dunedin Tuapeka Mount Ida... Black's Teviot Dunstan Queenstown Arrow Orepuki ... ... ... Switzers 60 1,025 1,030 357 552 950 701 500 130 357 6 600 300 273 217 600 700 650 2 530 3 115 100 220 60 ■ 63 1,140 1,130 357 552 1,170 761 500 130 357 6 600 300 273 217 600 700 650 2 530 69 1,740 1,430 630 769 1,770 1,461 1,150 132 887 Totals ... 3,878 10,038 5,662 3,878 498 6,160