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Page. Quartz-workings— continued. North Island — continued. Geology, &c, of Thames Goldfleld— continued. The Great Faults which displace the Eeefs 58, 59 The Age of the Moanataiari Fault .. 59 Collarbone Fault .. .. 59 Beach Slide or Fault .. .. .. 59,60 Geological History of the Hauraki Peninsula 00,61 The Gold-bearing' Reefs .. ..61 Systems of Reefs on the Seaward Side of Fault .. .. .. ..61-63 Shotover Reef .. .. ..61 Caledonia No. 1 .. .. ..61,62 Caledonia No. 2 .. .. ..62 Waiotahi Reef .. .. 62 Mariners' Reef .. .. 62 Saxon System of Reefs .. .. 62> Queen of Beauty System of Reefs ..62,63 Bird in Hand Reef .. .. 63 Vanguard Reef .. .. 63 Reefs on Footwall of Moanataiari Fault ..63,64 Sylvia Reef .. .. .. 63 Dixon's Reef .. .. 63 Sons of Freedom Reef .. 63 Reuben Parr Reef .. .. 63 Golden Age Reef .. .. ..63,64 Nana Reef .. .. ..64 Adelaide Reef .. .. ..64 Duke's Reef .. .. 64 Occidental Reef .. .. .. 64 Magnolia Reef .. .. ..64 Hayne-Smith Reef .. .. .. 64 Jupiter Reef .. .. ..64 Summary of Facts relating to Reefs ..64,65 The Source of the Gold .. 65 Shoots of Gold .. .. .. 65 Most Favourable Country .. 65 Form and Value of the Gold .. .. 66 Associates of the Gold .. ..66,67 Future Prospects of the Goldfield ..67,68 Middle Island .. .. .. ..68-85 Marlborough District .. .. ..68,69 Waikakaho .. .. 68 Wakamarina .. .. 69 Collingwood District .. .. 69 Reefton District .. .. .. 70-77 Return of Tons of Quartz crushed, the Yield of Gold from Same, and Dividends declared, for Year ended 31st December last .. 71 Statement showing Comparative Returns from Mines in District for last Twelve Years .. 72 Quartz-mining Companies engaged in Reefton District .. .. .. .. 72-74 Welcome Company .. .. ..74,75 Fiery Cross Mine .. .. 75 Boatman's Tailings Plant .. 75 Sir Charles Russell Company .. 75 Inglewood Extended Company .. 75 Wealth of Nations Company .. ..75,76 Keep It Dark Company .. 76 Hercules Company .. .. .. 76 Keep It Dark No. 2 Company .. 76 Globe Company .. .. ..76,77 Progress Company .. .. 77 Golden Lead Company .. 77 Cumberland Company .. ..11 Sir Francis Drake Company .. 77 Big River Company .. .. ..11 Lyell District .. .. ..77,78 Larnach Company .. .. 78 United Italy Company .. ..78 Croesus Mine .. .. 78 Tyrconnel Mine .. .. 78 West Coast Battery Returns .. ..78,79 Westland District .. .. 79 Otago District .. .. .. 79-84 Nenthorne and Barewood .. .. 79, 80 Barewood Company's Mine .. .. 79,80 Donald Reid's Mine .. 80 Hindon .. .. .. 80 Waipori .. .. .. 80 Bald Hill Range .. .. 80 Rough Ridge .. .. ..80,81 Cromwell .. .. .. 81 Macetown.. .. .. ..81-83 Premier Company .. .. ..82,83 Shotover .. .. .. .. 83,84 Skipper's .. .. .. ..84 West Coast Sounds .. .. ..84,85 Wilson's River .. .. 84 Golden Site Company .. 84 Hesperides Company .. .. 84 Surprise Claim .. .. 84 Lucky Shot Claim .. .. 84

Page. Quartz-workings— continued. Middle Island— continued. West Coast Sounds — continued. Rata Claim .. .. 84 Cuttle Cove .. .. ..84 Crayfish Island .. .. 85 Battery Returns, Otago District, Year ended 31st March, 1894 .. .. ..85 Statement showing Returns from Quartz-mines in the Colony for the past Year .. 85 Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies, as published in accordance with "The Mining Companies Act, 1880," and Amendment Act, 1890 .. .. .. ..86-88 Alluvial Mining, Middle Island .. 89-191 Marlborough District .. .. 91 Mahakipawa.. .. .. 91 Wakamarina.. .. .. ..91 Nelson District .. .. 92, 93 Collingwood .. .. .. 92 Matakitaki .. .. .. 92,93 West Coast .. .. ~ 93-102 Westport District .. .. 93,94 Shamrock Company .. .. 93,94 Cement Workings .. .. 94 Grey Valley .. .. .. 94,95 Kumara .. .. .. 95,96 Callaghan's .. .. .. 96,97 Waimea and Stratford .. .. 97 Gillan's Gully .. ... .. 97 Humphrey's Gully .. .. 97,98 Blue Spur .. .. .. .. 98 Kanieri .. .. .. ..99 Cadman's Terrace .. .. 99,100 Rimu and Back Creek .. .. 100,101 Ross .. .. .. 101,102 Mont dOr Company .. .. .. 102 Otago District .. .. .. 102-118 Maraewhenua .. .. 102,103 Lower Shag Valley .. .. ..103 Horse Range .. .. ..103 Tuapeka District .. .. 103-106 Blue Spur .. .. .. 103-105 Blue Spur Company .. 104,105 Local Industry Company .. .. 105 Weatherstone's .. .. .. 105 Waitahuna .. ~ .. 105 Waipori .. ~ ~ 105,106 Clutha Valley .. .. 106,107 Island Block Company .. .. 106 Island Block Extended Company 106,107 Roxburgh .. .. .. .. 107 Roxburgh Amalgamated Company .. 107 Hercules Nos. 1 and 2 Companies .. 107 Spear-grass Flat .. .. 107,108 Mount Ida .. .. .. .. 108 Naseby .. .. .. 108,109 Home Gully .. .. .. 108 Hogburn or Main Gully .. ..108 Roach's Gully - .. .. 108 Wet Gully ~ .. .. 108 Enterprise Terrace .. .. 108,109 Mount Buster .. .. ..109 Upper Kyeburn .. .. 109,1 0 Hamilton's .. .. .. ..10 Hyde .. ~ .. 110, 111 Blackstone Hill .. .. .. 11l Marion Burn and Upper Manuherikia 111, 112 St. Bathan's .. .. .. 112,113 John Ewing's Claim .. .. .. 112 Scandinavian Water-race Company 112,113 United M. and E. Company ~ .. 113 Muddy Creek Tail-race .. .. 113 St. Bathan's Water-race Company .. 113 Eagle and Gray, and P. Tiernan and Company .. .. .. .. 113 St. Bathan's Channel Company ~ .. 113 Tinkers' .. .. ~ .. 113 Sugar-pot Company .. .. .. 113 Mountain-race Company .. .. 113 Simes and Morgan .. .. .. 113 Ewing and McConochie .. .. 113 Matakanui Company .. .. .. 113 Cambrian .. .. ~ .. 113 Vinegar Hill .. ~ 113,114 Bannockburn .. .. .. 114 Mount Crifiel .. .. .. 115 Cardrona and Crifiel Face .. 115,116 Crown Terrace .. .. ..116 Arrow River and Terraces .. .. 116 Shotover .. ~ .. 116,117 R. Johnston's Claim .. .. .. 117 Miller Brothers' Claim .. .. 117 Aspinal's Claim ~ .. .. 117