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No. 21. TABLE showing NUMBER of GOLD MINING COMPANIES REGISTERED under "The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865," and Amending Acts, the Joint Stock Companies Act, and "The Mining Companies Act, 1872," upon 31st MARCH, 1874.

No. 22. RETURN of CASES in the WARDEN'S COURT, and COSTS AWARDED, for the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1874.

No. 23. RETURN of the NUMBER of LICENSES under "The Gold Mining Districts Act, 1871," for the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1874.

Undee LlMI' 1865," " Mining- ( fed Liabii and Amen: companies jtt Act, ding Acts. >eb Joint Itock Act. Under "1 [PANIES Al jning t, 1872." Paid-up Scrip given to Shareholders. Co: Musing Disteict. Auckland — Gtrahamstown Coromandel Maklboeough Nelson — Collingwood Westport Charleston Inangahua and Lyell... Westland —■ Greymouth Kanieri Otago— . Dunedin Tuapeka Mount Ida ... Clyde Cromwell Black's Alexandria ... Queenstown Arrowtown ... Switzer's No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. £ £ £ £ 61 15 £ 1,850,914 278,700 £ 572,978 155,718 £ 1,135,282 "a 43,600 13,647 3 13,700 13,700 1 40,000 20,000 i 29 2,800 635,780 2, 800 260,778 "i 10,000 1,000 3 18 12,760 295,000 11,096 100,914. 3 1 26,613 1,836 21,953 1,836 1 12 13 3 11 5 6;000 46,975 80,220 4,500 83,600 17,400 3,120 24,602 40,755 2,800 45,000 9,000 2 1 2 2 1 1 ... 0 10,900 5,000 23,000 10,000 5,000 5,00 6,090 200 5,561 5,000 2,500 500 1 1 1 9,000 3,000 1,000 7,000 3,000 1,000 Total 976,024 450,991 880,557 i 1,135,282 87 10,000 1,000 107 2,536,274 The Returns from the P published in the Auckland ■■' Mining Companies Act, 18' rovince Provini 72." of Amcklai ;ial Govern ttd are not Lment Gazi com] ette, [ete, the ii rhich onli iformation includes uivir ig been coli >anies undi Lected from the Koturns jr the operation of the !oiiit

Oai 5ES "WHEEEIN JUDGME NT IAS DEOEEED SPECIFIC PEEFOIOIANCE. Mining Disteiot. NUMBER 05 MiningDisputes adjudicated ON. Aggeegatb Amount of Value. Amoukt or Costs AWARDED. Claimed. KecoTered. Ko. Remarks. Auckland — Grabamstown Coromandel... Nbison— Westport Charleston ... Brighton Eeefton Ahaura Westland — Greymouth Waimea Kanieri Totara Okarita Otago— Tuapeka Mount Ida ... Dunstan Queenstown Arrow Switzer's Orepuki 28 11 16 39 9 102 66 57 107 32 51 20 £ 994 14 0 2,230 0 0 538 0 0 1,192 19 2 102 11 6 2,127 0 0 511 6 8 430 3 8 109 0 0 50 0 0 554 10 0 157 3 4 £ 524 14 9 15 0 447 4. 4 8 0 0 311 3 0 134 11 8 221 16 4 9 0 0 1 10 0 103 15 6 57 3 4 93 12 0 77 16 0 24 17 0 68 2 0 7 10 0 75 4 0 89 11 0 48 15 0 69 13 0 16 4 0 96 6 0 8 10 16 27 g| «■§! 8j " S t^ fct ;io to O > O o M'C K •g se P s .3 a •■o b S^ S_ to GO r-- 5 5i ™ ■" r2 53 ts g 5) « # bp ISP'S r| wjars s a s «w s a co P^ d cii O t? » 46 39 69 35 25 9 16 288 0 0 1,734 15 10 759 9 7 2,756 16 8 141 0 0 150 0 0 520 0 0 7 15 0 122 19 10 316 15 7 282 7 0 2 3 0 15 0 0 104 0 0 14 0 0 63 1 0 75 2 0 126 8 0 27 3 0 2 3 37 9 10 0 8 16

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