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No. 12. Number of Machines employed in Alluvial and Quartz-mining, and the Value thereof, for the Year ending 31st March, 1888.

SUMMARY.

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Hac] liner}' imp' oyed in Alluvia! Mi! ling. Mai shini sry em; iloy. id in Qu: Jtz-rain: ing. Mining District. 03 s .2 9 r-i t-t O 02 ft 5 1a S S O .SflQ "a3 33 A d o W 5. w a 1 — 53 S3 l| 4a o 0 . jl :':.,■■ <"' © I P O pq Steamengines employed winding, crushing, &c. o la o o '■z to O O I a; o § o O 03 p jaq Approximate Value- of all Mining Plant included in this Return. 3 o © AggroNo, gate h-p. a I CO o n Auckland— North Hauraki.. South Hauraki .. Te Aroha i 8 25 •1 210 600 7 23 2! 65 460 40 25 8 213 25,0C0 108,SCO 27,000 Totals I ..I I I I I .. I i 34 810 82 565J j I I 36 i I I 21S 100,500 ■ •I ! •• Marlbobougii— Wairau Pelorus I ! j 1 1 i 30 60 1 1 1 1 50 1,000 1 • • I 90 2 1 2 I i 1,050 Totals 1 Nelson — Wangapeka Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Lyell Murohison Westporfc.. ■ Aliaura Owen's .. 107 80 20 70 47 1,430 5 3 2 70 10 30 28 475 9 50 13 1 2 14 "l6 256 ■ 3 18| 4 "l5 285| 45 'i te 2 ■3 " I .. 64 not linown 4,200 128,430 3,000 17,000 2,500 7,500 9,000 5,000 : 176,030 6 2 1 4 2 "20 '2 *2 20 2 Totals 1,759 11 615 10 50 i 13 1 1G 272 29 : 385 1 2G 2 3 G4 Westland — Ross { Hokitika and Kanieri G-reymouth Arnold Kmnara Greenstone Okarito J 2 30 180 300 1,450 700 80 00 3 1 1 3 1 2 50 30 440 200 fiG 33 40 4 2 1 50 1 1 o 1 25,000 5,000 5,800 2,250 5,000 1,000 36 7 20 p '' 4 '' i Totals 10 I 53 2,770J fc 809 44 i 54 1 q ] ej 1 44,086 Otago— Tapanui Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Clyde, Alexandra, and Roxburgh Black's Orepuki and Longwood Waikaia(Switzer's) Arrow Queenstown Naseby Kyoburn and Clarke's Hamilton's and Sowburn Hyde and Pullerton's Macrae's, StrathTaieri, and Shag Valley Maorewhenua .. Serpentine St. Bathan's, Ida Valley, and other localities I 40 10 500 200 300 2 5 2 10 100 2,290 "20 20 20 22 8 ISO 4,100 9,000 25,000 27,000 15 ~8 8C 2 8 1 2 9 95 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 i :i 1 9 2 190 500 4 1 1,500 155 6 2 10 4, COO 1,900 1 2 8 1 490 240 400 200 70 5 50 65 50 85 20 i 5 1 1 1 4 8 '4 7 37 100 3 3,925 14,500 30,000 1,750 500 70 25 450 15 10 200 50 15 150 "20 CO 30! 5j 40 14 1 1 5 10 i 300 COO 2,500 Totals 3 3,355 35 1 4,457 57 14 14 3 95 4 42! I 230 2 126,055 1 3 1 22 12

Auckland .. Marlborough Nelson Westland .. Otago Totals .. | .. ..! I ..! .. ..:.. ..84 810' 32i 565 36 .. ... ..213 ..; .. ..j .. 90 2 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. j .. .. ..1 .. ■ .. j .. .. .. 1,759 11 615' 10 ..50! 4 18 V 16 272: 29| 385 26 2' 3 .. 64 ..| .. 10: 53 2,770! 11 809! 44 4154 1 ..| 3i ..; .. i 1 31 1 .. .. 1 8 3l 3,355; 35 4,457; 57 14 14 3 95 1 4 42 22 230| 12] 2 ..I 1 13 56i 7,974 59 5,882113 18118 8108 5 54! 1,124 84 1 1,188 75; 4 si .J277 I ! I 1 1 i i i I I I I I 160,500 1,050 176,630 44,086 120,655 508,921 * Boasting furnace. + Includes 1 turbine and 1 peltou. J 5 turbines, 1 water-wheel.