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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Tot :als. Grand Total. Mining District. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1891. 1892. European. Chinese. Auckland — North Hauralii and Coromandel .. Thames Ohinemuri Te Aroha Puhipuhi 339 275 724 328 30 50 275 724 328 30 50 275 724 328 30 50 701 311 36 Mablbobough— Pelorus Wairau • .. 1,417 1,417 1,387 1,417 280 60 21 301 60 330 37 301 00 Nelson — Baton .. Wangapeka Sherry and Tadmor Collingwood, Takaka, and West Wanganui Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Wostport, including Addison's, Northern Terraees,Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell .. Murchison .. .. ) Owen .. .. • ■ i 340 21 361 3C7 361 12 20 7 135 12 20 7 170 28 '223 12 20 7 172 2 "35 2 12 90 360 250 240 217 260 446 10 12 586 370 250 240 217 260 6 681 678 475 295 12 803 630 250 240 50 5 78 128 5 128 133 120 70 120 70 221 190 Wkstland — Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth .. .. \ Arnold.. .. ■ • J Greenstone Okarito Jackson's Bay 1,296 554 619 1,915 554 2,535 2,469 400 310 400 500 90 150 90 100 10 400 320 400 500 90 150 90 100 228 365 850 620 490 470 490 600 912 313 912 313 1,250 1,225 ioo 35 4 ioo 35 4 "95 36 104 35 2,657 747 10 2,667 747 3,444 3,414 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde .. Cromwell Alexandra Roxburgh Black's Tapanui Waikaia, Upper Waikaia, Nokomai, Waikaka, and Waikawa • Longwood Orepuki Roundhill Wakatipu G o 1 dfie 1 ds—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby, Kyeburn, Clarke's, and , ) Mount Burster Hamilton, Sowburn, &e... Hyde and Fullerton's .. (_ Serpentine Macrae's, Strath-Taieri, Shag Valley, Nenthorn, St. Bafchans, | and Ida Valley J Maerewhenua Wyndham 35 400 40 290 160 340 160 90 30 16 100 60 325 (i 410 10 150 65 70 50 125 30 5 250 80 36 30 "30 14 8 4 50 71 430 46 320 174 340 210 90 30 20 100 60 375 6 410 10 150 14 70 8 125 30 5 - 250 80 161 880 55 490 212 313 211 60 380 110 '360 455 77 840 56 470 188 410 218 215 CO 25 100 310 455 375 100 100 475 100 575 f 345 62 I 85 575 904 540 315 A3 589 315 164 I 70 70 'JO 75 150 70 90 Summaby. 3,133 1,666 315 3,490 1,573 5,299 5,063 Auckland Mablbobough Nelson .. Westland Otago 340 1,296 2,657 3,133 554 747 1,666 1,417 21 619 10 315 1,417 361 1,915 2,667 3,490 554 747 1,573 1,387 367 2,535 3,444 5,299 1,417 361 2,469 3,414 5,063 Totals 7,426 2,967 2,372 9,850 2,874 13,032 12,724