C—4.

1894. NEW ZEALAND.

OLDER AURIFEROUS DRIFTS OF CENTRAL OTAGO.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

COOTIE ZLSTTS.

Page I Older Auriferous Drifts of Central Otago .. .. 1 Localities examined .. .. .. .. 1 Description of the Beds at Localities examined .. 2 Gabriel's Gully and Evans's Flat .. .. 2 Blue Spur .. .. .. .. .. 2 Weatherstone's .. .. .. .. 5 Forsyth .. .. .. .. .. 5 Waitahuna Gully .. .. .. .. 6 Scandinavian Claim .. .. .. 6 Glenore .. .. .. .. .. 7 Tuapeka River .. .. .. .. 7 Beaumont Hill .. .. .. .. 7 Monro's Farm .. .. .. .. 7 Lawrence Racecourse .. .. .. 7 CoghiH's Hill, Waitahuna .. .. .. 7 Sutherland's Hill .. .. .. .. 8 Hills east of Waitahuna Gully .. .. 8 Waitahuna Flat .. .. .. .. 8 Manuka Hill .. .. .. .. 8 Glenore Railway-station .. .. .. 8 Upper Waitahuna .. .. .. .. 8 Upper Waipori Valley .. .. .. 8 Deep-lead, Lower End of Lammerlaw Creek .. 9 Island Block, Old River Channel .. .. 9 Moa Flat, Miller's Flat, and Anderson's Flat .. 10 Coal Creek, Five Miles above Roxburgh .. 10 Noisy Creek .. .. .. 10 Bald Hill Flat .. .. • .. .. 10 Butcher's Gully .. .. .. 10 Conroy's Gully .. .. .. 10 Bannockburn .. .. .. 11 Nevis Valley .. .. .. 11 Upper Nevis and Roaring Lion Creek .. 12 Gibbston to the Saddle leading into the Watershed of Doolan's Creek .. .. .. 12 Cardrona Saddle .. .. .. 12 Crown Terrace .. .. .. 12 Millar's Flat .. .. .. 12 Valley between Arthur's Point and Queenstown 13 Bob's Cove, or Twelve-mile, Lake Wakatipu .. 13 Stony Creek .. .. .. 14 Skipper's Creek .. .. .. 14 Coal-mine, Upper Cardrona .. .. 14 The Cardrona Valley from the Junction of Coal Creek to the Township .. .. .. 14 Cardrona Valley near the Township .. .. 15 Crifiel Face, Upper End .. .. 15 Criffel Face, opposite the Middle Part of the Cardrona Valley .. .. .. 15 Criffel Face, near Mount Barker .. .. 15 Cardrona Valley, from the Township to Mount Barker .. .. .. .. 16 Lower Cardrona to its Junction with the Clutha 16 North-east Slopes of Mount Criffel .. .. 16 Mount Crifiel Diggings .. .. 16

I Page Description of the Beds at Localities examined— continued. Fat Boy .. .. .. .. .. 17 Mid Run, Luggate Burn .. .. 18 Lower Luggate Burn .. .. 18 Tarras Creek and tho Lower Lindis .. .. 18 Clutha Valley, along the Base of Mount Pisa Range .. .. .. .. 18 Clyde .. .. .. .. ..18 Waikerikeri Creek .. .. .. 18 Lower Manuherikia to Chatto Creek .. .. 19 Chatto Creek .. .. .. .. 19 Devonshire Diggings .. .. 19 Tinker's .. .. .. .. ..19 Drybread, or Matakanui .. .. 20 Lauder Creek .. .. .. 20 Cambrian's .. .. .. 20 Vinegar Hiil .. .. .. ..21 St. Bathan's Basin .. .. .. 21 Muddy Creek .. .. .. 22 Manuherikia River to Saddle between the Hawkdun Home Hills and East End of Blackstone Hill .. .. .. .. ..23 Pipeclay Gully and Downs to the North-west .. 23 Hill's Creek .. .. .. .. 23 Marion Burn .. .. .. 23 Western Base of the Hawkdun Range .. 23 Gorge Creek .. .. .. 24 The Woolshed, Blackstone Hill .. .. 24 Black's No. 3 .. .. .. 24 German Hill .. .. .. ..25 Wether Burn .. .. .. 26 Gimmer Burn and Garibaldi Diggings .. 26 Sowburn Diggings .. .. .. 26 Patearoa .. .. .. .. 26 Hamilton's .. .. .. 26 Shepherd's Hut, Hamilton's.. .. .. 27 Taieri Bridge, above the Lake .. .. 27 Maniototo Plain, between the lower part of the Hog Burn aud Ewe Burn .. .. 27 Ewe Burn above the Clyde-Naseby Road .. 27 Government Dam, Naseby .. .. 27 Hog-Burn Valley, near Naseby .. .. 27 Foot of Mount Ida Range, Hog Burn to Little Kye Burn .. ~ .. 28 Clark's, or Mount Buster, Diggings .. .. 28 Kye Burn Diggings .. .. .. 29 Swine Burn and Hound Burn .. .. 29 Hyde .. .. .. .. ..30 Fullerton's and Mare Burn .. .. 30 Station Hill .. .. .. ..30 Horse Flat .. .. .. 30 Macrae's .. .. .. .. 30 Nenthorn .. .. .. .. ..30 Green Valley and Waihemo, Shag Valley .. 30