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No. 18. RETURN of the NUMBER of LICENSES under "The Gold Mining Districts Act, 1873," for the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1878.

No. 19. RETURN of CASES in the WARDENS' COURTS, and COSTS AWARDED, for YEAR ending MARCH 31,1878.

No. 20. RETURN showing the REVENUE and EXPENDITURE on account of Constructed WATER-RACES maintained by Government from the 1st of JULY to the 31st DECEMBER, 1877, and from the 1st of JANUARY to the 30th JUNE, 1878.

Mining District. Number. „ . Rental pee Gross Acreage. Amum> .UCKLAND — North Hauraki Grahamstown Ohinemuri ... Total 37 96 44 177 A. E. P. £ s. d. 236 2 24 684 0 0 591 2 23 1,754 0 0 198 3 28 597 0 0 1,027 0 35 3,035 0 0 177 1,027 0 35 3,035 0 0

Number of Mining Disputes Aggeegate Amiunt op Value. Amount op Costs Awarded. Cases wherein Judgment has decbeed specific Performance. Mining Disteict. Adjudicated on. Claimed. Recovered. No. Remarks. Auckland— North Hauraki South Hauraki S TELSON — Collingwood... Takaka Inangahua ... Lyell Westport Charleston ... Cobden Ahaura No Town 38 43 £ s. d. 300 1 0 520 7 9 £ s. d. 10 2 0 514 11 0 £ s. d. 30 15 0 70 8 0 The majority of these cases for forfeiture under section 26, " Gold Mining Districts Act, 1873." 2 1 11 8 6 17 6 20 25 602 12 6 52 0 0 120 0 0 93 5 0 27 0 0 186 1 10 16 5 0 305 19 3 10 0 2 5 0 0 10 99 7 10 0 13 0 1 10 0 111 4 0 8 8 0 24 3 0 43 10 0 17 4 0 23 7 0 10 13 0 1 1 "i PVestland— AVaimea Kanieri Kumara Totara Greenstone ... Greymouth, New River, and Maori Gully ... Clifton* Arnold* _>tago— Tuapeka Cromwell Alexandra ... Teviot Black's Clyde Switzer's Orepuki Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Naseby, Kyeburn, and Clarke's ... Macrae's Hamilton, Sowburn, Rock and Pillar St. Batlian and Ida Valley Exclusive of cases disposed of Ministerially. 22 9 43 5 47 109 13 0 7 0 0 698 2 11 224 3 0 439 17 2 21 1 0 7 0 0 174 11 0 15 0 0 116 15 8 24 15 0 5 0 0 42 14 0 5 17 0 84 13 0 7 6 16 ,, ,: ,, 22 71 0 0 4 6 0 20 19 0 206 mining applications dealt with. 104 16 4 10 11 11 4 3 1,842 8 3 907 10 0 50 0 0 478 10 6 31 0 0 71 14 0 44 9 0 3 10 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 11 12 0 344 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 77 714 0 0 55 8 6 126 16 0 1 32 8 512 10 0 126 13 0 240 10 0 33 2 0 29 11 0 10 17 0 1 17 500 0 0 92 5 0 300 0 0 38 5 0 12 3 0 12 8 0

.st 'eceni' ler, 18! 7. 1st January to 30th June, 1878. Balance due Name of Race. Revenue. Expenditure. Kevi Water Sold. I enne. — - Expenditure. ■ Actual Eeceipts. on Water Account. Water Sold. Actual Receipt*. fliames Mclson Creek ... Wiimen-Kumara Mount Ida £ s. d. 639 8 6 70 6 8 2,028 4 4 746 11 1 £ s. d. 385 13 8 70 6 8 1,992 19 8 191 7 10 £ s. d. 278 8 6 312 2 4 324 11 8 2,070 16 1 £ s. d. 707 18 11 896 10 10 2,098 15 10 1,370 5 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 854 19 2 302 6 1 f298 9 3 896 10 10 ! 940 17 7 ', 1,856 5 10 11,975 8 0 J364 8 0 1,021 12 9 | 1,590 18 2 I 903 15 8 f £191 14s. 8d. S'ote.—The retun worth of water sold prior to 1st ns numbered 8 to 19 inclusivo ai h of water sold prior to 1st Juiy, 1877. J £86 13s. 4d. worth of water sold prior to 1st July, 1877. imbered 8 to 19 inclusivo are compiled from statistics supplied by AVardens throughout the colony. Juiy, 1877. J £86 13s. 4d. •e compiled from statistics su] Gold Fielt Wt Is Department, .llington, 15tli August, 187 >epartment, Oliver "Wakefield, gton, 15th August, 1878. Under Secretary for Gold Fields. S. V Price Is. 9d.] By Authority: George Didsbury, Government Printer, Wellington.—1878.