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No. 17. Return of the Number of Licenses under "The Gold-Mining Districts Act, 1873," for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

No. 18. Return of Cases in the Wardens' Courts, and Costs awarded, for the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

Note.—The Returns numbered 8 to 13, and 15 to 18, inclusive, are compiled from statistics Bupplied by Wardens. H. J. H. Eliott, Uuder-Secretsiry for Gold Fields. Mines Department, Wellington, 7th June, 1884.

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Mining District. Number. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. .UCKLAND — North Hauraki Grahamstown Te Aroha.. 20 106 132 A. B. P. 133 1 5 9,581 2 0 585 0 0 £ s. d. 421 0 0 2,873 0 0 1,847 0 0 Totals 258 10,299 3 5 5,141 0 0

Mining District. Nnmber of Mining Disputes adjudicated on. Aggregate Ami rant of Value. Amount of Costs awarded. §2sS 2 a ft* tO g,<D O toT3 H U a a © © Claimed. Recovered. Auckland — North Hauraki South Hauraki Te Aroha Mablbobough — Pelorus and Wairau Nelson— Collingwooa Inangahua Lyell .. Westport Charleston Ahaura .. Murchison Westland— Hokitika ana Kanieri Waimea Totara Kumara Greymouth Arnoia (Maori Gully) Greenstone Otago— Hinaon Tuapeka Cromwell Alexandra ' Boxburgh Black's Clyde j Orepuki and Longwood .. Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Fields) Queenstown Naseby .. Maerewhenua 63 No return. 75 5 2 52 7 5 10 25 1 21 35 24 19 28 17 27 £ s. a. 870 0 0 33 0 0 37 12 6 872 0 10 528 3 0 9 4 2 5 0 0 149 7 3 16 10 0 46 0 0 78 12 0 27 5 0 62 0 0 106 11 9 127 7 7 212 i 9 £ 8. d. 137 0 0 28 0 0 32 12 1 177 13 4 153 9 0 6 16 4 3 10 0 10 5 0 10 0 5 10 0 1 12 0 10 0 £ s. a. 10 15 0 41 5 0 0 13 0 1 15 0 61 13 0 25 10 0 4 12 0 10 10 0 28 4 6 1 12 0 22 2 0 24 11 0 17 1 0 20 5 6 27 0 6 8 5 0 18 5 0 2 10 3 67 6 9 8 77* 4 9 *6 6 23 31 0 0 368 2 0 40 0 41 2 0 316 0 60 13 0 1 6 3 4 0 9 10 1 36 1 100 0 0 84 0 3 0 0 0 84 0 3 19 0 0 21 19 0 3 4,44414 3 47 0 0 4,35714 4 15* 1 0 3 14 0 Totals 508 8,255 15 4 5,209 15 10 451 6 6 29