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No. 14. Return showing the Revenue and Expenditure on account of Constructed Water-races maintained by the Government, from 1st April to 30th September, 1887, and from 1st October, 1887, to 31st March, 1888.

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, 1888.

1st April to 30th September, 18S7. 1st October, 1837, to 31st [aroh, 18S8. Name of Race. Revenue. Revei Lue, Balance due on Water Account. "Water sold. Expenditure. Expenditure. Actual Receipts. Water sold. Actual Receipts. £ s. a. STelson Greek .. j 632 0 0 Waimea-Kumora ..14,233 15 5 Kumara Sludge-chan. J 471 2 8 irgyle .. .. j 233 5 3 Mikonui .. .. £ s. a. 632 0 0 '4,524 5 1 ! 859 12 0 ! 218 4 1 50 0 0 £ s. a. 585 8 10 1,059 17 2 2,086 17 4 211 13 10 £ s. a. 413 1 8 4,548 6 1 604 3 11 222 7 6 £ s. d. 413 1 8 4,712 19 5 1,024 10 7 245 12 0 45 16 8 £ s. a. 588 6 6 950 12 9 2,173 15 0 , 180 10 0 ] £ s. d. : 144 IB 5 1 12 9 15 0 0 * • ! 161 11 2 Totals .. !5,570 3 4 6,284 1 2 3,943 17 2 5,787 19 2 6,442 6 4 J3.899 4 3

Under " Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865," and Amending Acts. Under Joint-stock Act. Under " Mining Companies Act, 1872." Mining District. .. Nominal Paid-up „„ Nominal Paid-up "°- Capital. Capital. sso- Capital. Capital. ! No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. Dockland — North Hauraki* South Hauraki and Te Aroha vIaelbobough— Pelorus Queen Charlotte Sound Kelson — Collingwood West Wanganui Westport Inangahua Lyell .. Murehison iVestland — Hokitika and Kanieri Greymouthf Ahaura Totara Kumara Greenstone Waimea and Stafford )tago— Hindon .. TuapekaJ Cromwell Clyde, Black's, Alexandra, and Roxburgh Orepuki and Longwood Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Naseby (Mount Ida) Queenstown Maerewhenua £ £ £ £ £ £ s. d. 5 '5 140,000 7,286 4 8 21 384,850 36,292 287 3,895,518 148,081 2 10 1 20,000 9,450 0 0 '2 37i000 12,700 11 40 10 7 293,500 836,500 266,000 90,000 159,051 7 11 314,212 15 1 140,310 6 8 17,612 10 0 1 150,000 129,701 4 9 1 150,000 148 ,'425 4 1 78,000 16,000 26,879 14 0 15,100 0 0 1 o|6oo 6,000 i 4,480 4^480 2 21,000 2,368 10 0 3 2 10 ,'300 24,000 10,300 6,000 2 1 5 38,000 12,000 41,600 14,942 0 0 6 0 0 32,456 10 0 22 208,000 156,000 0 0 * • i 24,000 17,500 4 1 80,000 3,600 40,000 0 0 3,600 0 0 •• ! ■■ i Totals .. 35 1,217,118 5 1.1 612,150 219,717 2 28,480 21,980 404 6,189,718 * No record kept. t Not in operation. I No return.