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The total value of gold produced since 1872 is £2,020,500. It will be seen from this statement that from the commencement of this field in 1872 to the 31st December, 1891, there were 517,302 tons of quartz crushed from this district, the yield of gold being 510,3240z.; also, that dividends paid amounted to £509,051. The Warden, in his annual report for the year ending the 31st March last, states that 542,119 tons of quartz was crushed, which yielded 407,4130z. gold, valued at £1,586,019; and that the yield of gold from alluvial workings amounted to 109,3920z., representing a value of £401,101, which would make the total yield of gold 516,8050z., and the value £1,987,120, which is £33,380 less than the estimate given by Mr. Hindmarsh ; also, that the dividends paid amounted to £515,849. It is very difficult to get a correct statement of the returns of companies long out of existence, and therefore any statement given as to the total produce of the field must only be taken as a close approximation of actual returns. Mr. P. Brennan, of Eeefton, who has been connected with the management of many of the mining companies in this district, sent me a compiled statement of the returns from the commencement of the field up to the beginning of 1887. Taking this statement, and the returns given by the Warden since then, the following table will show the number of registered quartz-mining companies that have been on the field since its commencement, with the amount of calls made, dividends declared, the number of tons of quartz crushed, the yield of gold, and the value : —

Name of Company. Calls made. 1 Dividends declared. I Bto ™ ! Yield, crushed. I Value. £ s. d. 400 0 0 100 0 0 600 0 0 1,687 10 0 500 0 0 300 0 0 £ s. a. Tons Oz. £ s. d. All Nations Alston ... Alexandra Argosy ... Argus Al Ajax Anderson's Creek ... Big Eiver Big Eiver Extended Bannockburn Britannia Extended Blue Sky Britannia Quartz Company Band of Hope Boatman's Creek ... Chicago ... Cumberland Caledonian Extended Caledonian Dauntless Extended Durham ... Dillon ... Eureka Extended... Eclipse ... Empress... Exchange Energy ... Edinburgh Energetic Eldorado Great Eastern Fiery Cross Extended Fraternal Frying-pan Gallant ... Globe ... Golden Treasure ... General Gordon ... Golden Point Golconda Golden Hill Guide Golden Lead Golden Bar Golden Arch Golden Ledge Golden Fleece Extended ... Hercules... Homeward Bound Happy Valley Hudson ... Hard to Find Hopeful Extended Heather Bell Inkermann Inglewood Extended 3,500 0 0 2,400 0 0 450 0 0 104 3 4 300 0 0 416 13 4 600 0 0 2,400 0 0 651 0 0 550 0 0 600 0 0 200 0 0 10,045 0 0 100 0 0 1,850 0 0 1,400 0 0 100" 0 0 2,504" 0 475 0 9,6Oo" 0 4,200" 0 2,25o" 0 21,900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "394 34 6 6,890 6,791 700 ! 2,497 390 138 3,630 546 3,628 59,080 478 "l68 48 124 6,441 5,363 350 4,792 "25 122 3,438 2,052 1,637 30,811 653 651 0 0 191 13 10 484 0 0 24,958 17 6 20,780 12 6 1,363 10 8 18,075 7 0 96 5 0 472 15 0 13,907 4 0 7,951 10 0 6,405 11 9. 119,322 7 8 2,530 7 6 1,103 0 0 4,018 5 0 300 0 0 187 10 0 3,200 0 0 14,775 0 0 17,800 0 0 1,200 0 0 7,350 0 0 200 0 0 1,500 0 0 100 0 0 4,600 0 0 300 0 0 9,243" 0 600 0 37,300 0 4,300 0 0 0 0 0 8,222 1,757 50,736 9,179 7,595 587 26,826 5,858 30,229 13 4 2,335 10 9 106,106 0 0 22,773 14 1 l',005| 333 1,295 16 10 2', 571 "700 2,789 11 3 6,773 0 0 2,900 0 0 8,450 0 0 3,150 0 0 100 0 0 1,650 0 0 2,103 2 6 55,000 0 1,700 0 0 0 149 1,831 24,877 1,281 45 127 139 552 31,371 1,204 158 29 538 12 6 2,039' 0 0 121,542 12 0 4,706 8 6 639 15 11 110 19 1 40,425" 0 0 60 12,898 60 28,099 8,603 17 21,129 10 11,803 5,359 67 0 0 81,698 0 7 40 0 0 45,658 6 6 20,747 0 0 16,938 13 4 3,000 0 0 4,000" 0 2,700 0 0 0

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