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No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases or Licenses and Agricultural Leases in Force on the 31st March, 1891, the Extent of Ground Leased or held under License, and Rental per Annum.

H. J. H. Eliott, Under-Secretary of Mines. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (2,000 copies), £26 12s. 63.

Authority: Geobgb Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB92.

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Mining Lease! Agricultural Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. No. Gross Acreage. per E l^ m . lUOKLAND — Hauraki North Hauraki South .. Te Aroha Pubipuhi 41 144 5 45 A K. P. 820 0 38 2,538 0 30 144 3 12 1,162 0 0 & s. d. 410 0 0 1,419 5 0 93 0 0 581 10 0 37 A. B. l>. 1,775 2 27 & s. d. 129 - 18 6 Iarlbokough— Wairau and Pelorus 1,418 0 5 465 10 0 72 3 8 8 13 0 37 fELSON— Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Westport Lyell .. Murchison Owen's .. 5 •1C. 6 4 5 8 • 64 2 18 639 0 22 39 0 16 81 0 10 55 3 2 222 2 20 66 0 0 670 0 0 41 0 0 50 0 0 53 0 0 165 5 0 i 3 2 5 3 38 1 25 35 0 31 149 0 5 381 0 12 50 1 24 3 18 0 3 15 0 15 0 0 40 8 6 5 2 0 Vestland— Jackson's Bay Okarito Hokitika and Kauieri Kumara Stafford Greymouth Ross 3 7 12 12 251 0 0 277 0 20 239 0 39 450 0 0 87 0 0 146 10 0 121 5 0 204 0 0 6 242 0 3 1416 0 36 1,437 0 0 727 10 0 >TAGO — Waikaia Cromwell Hindon ... Tuapeka Black's Clyde and Alexandra Roxburgh Naseby.. Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Maerewhenua Tapanui Mount Ida 7 6 !• 27 202 2 0 26" 3 2 687 0 0 102 0 0 29 "o 0 364 0 0 18 f 28 2 2,328"3 1 487 0 0 907 0 0 420 0 0 292' 2 6 29 9 0 112 17 6 52 10 0 36 1,237 0 0 577 5 0 3 18 166 0 24 255 0 15 2017 6 32 8 9 66 l,253"o 0 730 5 0 33 2,919 'o 0 26l"5 6 Totals 560 13,246 0 34 7,103 5 0 168 9,327 2 15 1,018 0 3