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No. 15. Table showing the 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, 1884.

No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases and Agricultural Leases in Force on the 31st March, 1884, the Extent of Ground Leased, and Rental per Annum.

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Und Lirnil er " Mining C ted Liability Lnd Amending iompanies Act, 1865," i Acts. Ui ider Joint-St< tck Act. Under Lng Companies Act, 1872. "Mini Mining District. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. Auckland— North Hauraki* South Haurakif Te Aroha Maelboeough— Pelorus Queen Charlotte Sound Nelson — Collingwood West Wanganui Westport Inangahua Lyell .. Westland — Hokitika Greymouth TotaraJ ... Kumara.. Greenstone Waimea Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Clyde, Black's, Alexandra, and Boxburgh Orepuki and Longwood Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Naseby (Mount Ida) Queenstown £ £ £ £ £ £ 30 632,000 20.36G ' 1 1 3,000 45,000 2,000 10,000 5 1 27,000 11,000 5,000 9,000 i 28,000 26*496 4 1 11 72 20 88,000 12,500 320,000 1,521,250 571,000 21,288 5,500 131,553 498,875 306,505 *2 1 12,000 180,000 9,500 136,450 i 4*480 4,480 7 1 44|000 16,000 49,000 10,000 i 6,000 6*000 i 41480 4,'480 i 15*000 8,000 ii 2 40,975 24,000 18,602 6,000 *8 1 80,200 60,000 40,000 30,000 6 1 24 8 2 62,000 1,080 308,150 66,700 33,000 15,620 90O 150,247 56,880 24,450 "t 44|220 44,220 i 24,000 12|600 Totals 24 335,195 247,268 5 80,960 I 33,560 I 203 3,868,880 11,383,184 * No register kept, t No return. t Under " The Mining Companies Act, 1882."

[INING iases. Agbk IULTUE. Leases. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. Mining District. No. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. E. r. £ s. d. Auckland — Hauraki North Mablbobough— Wairau and Pelorus Qn. Charlotte Sound Nelson — Collingwood West Wanganui .. Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Westport Lyell Murchison Westland— Kumara Totara Greymouth Arnold Otago— - Waikaia Orepuki and Longwood Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Clyde, Alexandra, Black's, Boxburgh Naseby Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Queenstown 14 3 9 6 100 21 21 38 50 4 1 22 6 3 179 0 36 23 0 4 95 3 7 87 0 27 1,903 0 18 122 0 13 188 1 9 424 0 25 846 3 22 193 3 32 10 0 0 742 0 0 82 3 2 18 0 0 184 0 0 24 0 0 93 0 0 88 0 0 1,883 0 0 113 0 0 194 0 0 440 10 0 864 0 0 194 0 0 10 0 0 141 17 0 85 0 0 16 0 0 Auckland — Hauraki, Ohinemuri Nelson — Nelson Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Westport Lyell Ahaura Westland — Greymouth Arnold Greenstone Totara Kumara iit 1 11 46 20 35 36 87 11 20 1 2 1 45,763 0 4 46 0 0 622 2 5 2,833 1 21 507 2 0 2,479 0 32 1,761 2 12 4,868 0 26 903 0 4 889 0 7 89 0 0 22 0 0 44 3 0 225 0 0 6 15 0 63 17 0 340 12 6 41 19 0 272 5 6 205 2 0 548 19 0 81 2 0 102 15 6 11 2 6 2 15 8 5 12 6 3 3 41 8 22 50 20 0 0 49 0 0 287 2 5 121 0 0 184 3 13 369 0 4 20 0. 0 50 0 0 258 0 0 121 0 0 190 0 0 376 0 0 Otago— Hinaon Tuapeka Cromwell.. Clyae, Alexandra, Black's, Boxburgh Mount Ida District Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Queenstown 26 46 21 49 3,613*'2 37 5,684 0 0 3,661 2 36 7,771 1 27 453"i5 0 710 10 0 458 7 6 977 17 6 49 37 358 1 39 278 2 12 379 0 0 275 0 0 40 51 1,956 2 33 1,776 3 15 247 15 0 221 2 6 Totals 5,999 7 0 Totals 595 85,293 2 19 4,977 5 8 511 6,584 3 28