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Return showing Revenue collected during the Year ending 31st March, 1886. £ s. d. Warden's Department .. . . .. .. 1,431 12 0 „ „ rents under deferred-payment leases.. 2,957 5 6 Resident Magistrates' Courts, goldfields districts .. 237 2 0 . „ outside goldfields.. .. 1,073 15 0 Total .. .. .. .. £5,699 14 6

Return showing the Number of Cases disposed of in the Resident Magistrates, and Wardens' Courts, and Revenue collected in each Case.

The population of the district under my charge is estimated at 26,385 souls, and located as follows:—

W. H. Revell, Warden.

No. 15. Mr. Warden Hickson to the Under-Secretary of Mines. Sir,— Warden's Office, Clyde, 15th May, 1883. I have the honour to submit the following report on the Dunstan and Wakatipu Districts, under my charge, for the year ending 31st March last: — Clyde and Alexandra. —There is nothing of any importance to report except that a new dredge is being built at Alexandra, which will be the largest on the river. The two dredges now at work are, lam informed, paying fairly well. Alluvial mining is being carried on, in some cases, with good results. Cromwell. —In this sub-district, mining is carried on vigorously, and with satisfaction to the parties engaged. At Bannockburn, the sludge-channel not being yet completed, the claims held in the deep ground are still under protection. Since my last report a dredge has been built and placed on. the Kawarau River, which, I am given to understand, is so far paying its way, with a prospect of doing better. There are two dredges in course of construction on the Upper Clutha, which are intended to work upon the river between Albert Town and Cromwell. Black's. —Since my last report the Black's division of the Dunstan District, including Tinker's and Drybread, has been taken out of this district and placed in charge of the warden of Mount Ida District, who will furnish a report thereon.

Goldfields and Courts. Civil. Criminal. Wardens' Total. Eeceipts. iawrence ?"aikaia lutside goldfields — Milton Balclutha Tapanui Kaitangata Clinton Gore Mataura 174 32 117 27 24 17 315 76 £ s. a. 231 13 0 49 16 0 96 101 198 24 39 494 120 101 41 63 9 47 111 35 197 142 261 33 86 605 155 127 11 0 87 1 0 212 12 0 11 6 0 55 7 0 451 7 0 128 11 0 Total ' 1,278 551 41 1,870 £1,355 4 0 m

Name of District. Europeans. Chinese. Total. Cuapeka tVaikaia Hilton 3alchitha Papanui 31intort iaitangata 5,161 1,010 4,500 3,500 4,500 1,400 1,300 2,914 1,100 622 190 68 56 5,783 1,200 4,568 3,500 4,556 1,400 1,300 2,974 1,104 Jore VTataura 60 4 Totals 25,385 1,000 26,385