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Return of Coal Leases in New Zealand on 30th June, 1892— continued.

Lessee. Section. Block. District. Area. Term, Years. Annual Dead-rent. Annual Output required by Lease. Royalty. Actual Output. o o o III Amount of Koyalty paid annually. u o IS Remarks. Ni elson — continued. County of Bi utter (outside Coa Tons. No specific output required in leases of small area Ditto ■I Reserve). Moore & Walker Weitzell& Powell I 75 2 VI. Watakere a. e. v. 2 0 0 21 from 1/1/84 £2 4 0 31 1 21 „ 1/9/71 £4 5s. Tons. 6d. per ton No return I Nil I £ £ s. Nil Sq. 137 Trennery, John 6 XV Reefton Cox, mty of Inangahuc No output stipulated Ditto I. Nil 4 17 4 3 19 21 from 1/1/78 £4 17s. One-fiftieth No return Nil Hamilton, Francis Ditto Venus Gold-min-ing Co. Asliton and Lamberton Keenan, Patrick Duggan, Hugh. Fox, John, and others Ditto P hce n ix ExWed Go. Butler, John Wise, George Perotti, G. Happy Valley Gold mining Co. 2 8 3 39 37 64 31 7 9 27 58 16 66 XV 10 0 0 21 „ 1/7/80 £10 6d. per ton „ 10 0 These small areas were granted to supply coal to gold-mining claims only, and are not continuously worked, but only to meet demand. Royalty clauses have not been enforced. XV XV 3 1 20 21 „ 1/7/82 £4 10 0 0 21 „ 1/7/80 £10 4 0 10 0 XIV 14 0 10 21 , 1/7/82 £15 2 Nil XI. XI. XIV 10 0 0 21 „ 1/7/82 £10 5 2 32 21 „ 1/1/83 £6 9 3 36 21 „ 1/7/82 £10 A I- . Nil 10 0 Nil r - I XV XV. 4 3 0 21 „ 1/7/82 £5 4 3 10 21 „ 1/7/82 £5 " 1 1 ■Small areas granted to supply gold mining claims only. XV II. II. VI. Waitahn 10 0 0 21 „ 1/7/84 £10 9 3 18 21 „ 1/1/84 £10 10 0 0 21 „ 1/1/85 £10 9 2 8 21 „ 1/1/88 £10 1 Nil 10 0 Nil X. Pakawau Cow, nty of Collingwooi First 2 yrs.,1,000; remainder, 4,000 d. 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, £ s. a. 63 8 0 56 16 0 38 13 0 37 9 0 Richmond, J C, and others 1 1,097 0 0 21 from 1/1/86 Pirst2yrs.,£28; next 3yrs.,£56, residue of term, £112 6d. per ton 11886, 4,1( 1886, 4,168 1887, 3,783 1888, 4,181 1889, 3,574 1890, 4,092 .68 19 19 Nil loyalty for 1890, £9912s., does not exceed rent, loyalty for 1891, £68 18s., does not exceed rent. Kerr and Adams 1 640 0 0 21 „ 1/1/86 First 2 yrs., £16; next 3yrs., £32, residue of term, £64 3rd yr., 1,000; each subsequent year, 4,000 1891, 2,918 1891, XIII. 640 0 0 21 1/1/86 Nil Nil Nil 64 0 «