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No. 15. Table showing the Number of Gold-Mining Companies Registered under "The Mining Com panies Limited Liability Act, 1865," and Amending Acts, the Joint-Stock Companies Act, and "The Mining Companies Act, 1872," upon 31st March, 1881.

No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases and Agricultural Leases in force on the 31st March, 1881, the Extent of Ground Leased, and Rental per Annum.

Under "Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865," and Amending Acts. Under Joint-Stock Act. Under " Mining Companies Act, 1872." Mining District. -,, Nominal No- Capital. Paid-up Capital. N Nominal "°- Capital. Paid-up Capital. - T Nominal 1N°- Capital. Paid-up Capital. £ .UOKLAND — North Hauraki* South Haurakif £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ a. d. 160 ; 2,891,950 2,258,756 o o 3° 445,5oo 46,957 17 6 130 1,479,210! 111,670 7 6 409,500! 218,265 14 2 56,000 40,700 o o fSLSON— Inangahua Lyell Westland — Greymouth ... Totara Arnold itago— B indon Tuapeka Cromwell Black's Orepuki and Longwood Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Naseby .. Hyde and Fullarton's j 4 ! "4,5oo 2 ! 12,000 I ! 10,000 II 40,975 1 I 6,000 2 , I7,40O 71.479 6 8 9,500 o o 5,000 o o 18,602 o o 3,000 o o 17,400 o o 1 1 4,480 8,000 4,480 o o 8,000 o o 22 3 2 6 42,000, 12,250 o o 30,900, 21,185 o o 85>2oo | 43,721 15 o 9 12 282,000 55,775 o o 279,590 125,010 o o 24 44,220 o o 6 25,000 17,880 o o 7 , 44,220 I I Total... 188 j 3,137,045 2,689,400646,457 16 8 2,427,957 6 8 3-' 457,98o 59,437 17 6 214 * No reci ird kept since the Act of 1872. ti: icomplete, all the returns not being in.

lning Leases. Age: :cultu: sal Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. Auckland— Hauraki North Haelboeough— Bavenscliffe, Queen Charlotte Sound Pelorous Kelson — Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Westport Lyell iVestland — Waimea Totara Greymouth and Clifton Okarito Arnold Dtago— Waikaia Orepuki and Longwood Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Clyde Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Naseby and Black's A. It. P. 12 I 25 £ 8. d. 24 16 3 A. E. P. £ s. d. 8 Auckland — Hauraki, Ohinemuri 75 3,75° 2 39 185 4 0 9i o 33 94 o o 1 '9 5' 35 28 1000 155 3 29 719 3 14 152 3 6 225 2 10 194 2 31 198 o 38 1000 157 10 o 745 o o 185 o o 229 IO o 186 o o 195 IO o Nelson— Nelson Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Westport Lyell Ahaura 2 18 49 35 36 4i 83 1,080 3 15 3,492 o s 542 o o 2,445 o ° 2,063 3 18 4,580 o 38 12 15 0 113 6 6 417 16 6 63 18 6 265 o o 237 7 6 524 5 o 15 11 3 5 '5 43 o 8 4120 220 2 30 44 o o 42 o o 227 o o Westland— Greymouth Arnold 981 o 13 900 2 29 US 16 6 104 10 o 17 22 1 6 500 33 o o 500 35 o o Otago— Hindon Tuapeka ,., Cromwell Clyde Boxburgh Waikaia Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Mount Ida District and Black's 1 32 18 69 5 5 7° 600 337 o o 230 3 10 342 3 38 84 o o 38 I 12 418 o 28 600 355 o o 239 o o 382 o o 84 o o 4100 434 o o ii9 8 9 i8 23 12 13,554 2 I 11,397 o o 3,956 2 25 3,260 o 8 1,781 3 23 6,130 o 14 1,701 17 6 1,424 12 6 484 15 o 395 12 6 222 17 6 777 5 o 129 Ii5 20,141 o o 2,517 15 o 49 370 o o 37° ° o Total 448 4,091 6 3 Total 883 80,057 2 28 9,564 14 6 3,931 o 32