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Quartz-workings — continued. Pa B e Grey District .. .. • • 96 Blackball .. .. •• 96 Paparoa Ranges .. .. • • 96 Moonlight .. .. •• 96 Langaon's .. .. •• 96 Ross Distriot .. .. • • 97 Ceaar Creek .. .. • • 97 Battery Returns, West Coast Districts .. 97 Otago and Southlana Districts .. .. 97-107 Abstract of Speoial Claims, &c. .. 98-99 Macetown District .. .. 100-102 Skipper's Creek, Bullendale .. .. 102 Shotover .. .. •• 102-103 Carrick Range .. .. • • 193 Bendigo .. .. •• 103 Old Man Range .. .. •• 103-104 Macrae's Flat .. .. • • 104 Barewood .. .. ■• 104-105 Flat Stream .. . • ■ - 105 Table Hill .. .. •• 105 Lawrence .. .. • • 105 Riverkm .. •• •• I° s Wilson's River .. .. • • 105 Preservation Inlet.. .. • • 106 Returns from Quartz-mines for Year ending 31st March, 1898 .. .. 106-107 Alluvial Mining .. .. •• 107-126 Abstract of Licenses for Special Claims, &c. .. 107-110 Marlborough .. .. ■• 110-111 Mahakipawa .. • • ■ • 110-111 Nelson .. .. •• •• Hl-H2 Takaka .. .. •• •• «J Collingwooa.. .. •■ •• 111-H2 Motueka .. .. •• ■• 112 West Coast .. .. • • • • 112-116 Westport .. .. • • ■ • H2-113 Charleston .. • • • • H8 Inangahua Grey .. •• •• •• 113 Ahaura .. .. •• •• 113_ ," Kumara, Waimea, ana Stafford.. .. 114 Arahura .. .. •• •• lU_ nl^ Arahura Flat .. • ■ • • US Rimu, Black Creek, and Seddon's Terrace .. 115 Ross .. .. •• •■ 115 Okarito and Jackson's Bay .. • • 1" Otago and Southland .. .. • • 116-126 Abstract of Licenses for Special Claims, &o. 116-118 Maerewhenua .. • • • • H9 Naseby .. • • • • • • 119 Welshman's Gully St. Bathan's .. • • ■ • 119 Matakanui . • • • • • 119 Cromwell Lowbum .. .. •• • • 119 Cardrona .. .. • • • • j!9 Bannockburn .. • • ■ • 1 20 Kawarau .. .. ■ • ■ • 120 Clyde, Alexanara, ana Molyneux .. ( 120 Lawrenoe.. .. •• •• l 20 "} 2 ! Weatherstone's .. . • • • 121 Waitahuna .. •• •• 12 1 Waipori .. .. •■ •■ 121-122 Shotover .. .. • • • • 122 Arthur's Point .. . • • • 122 Skipper's Point .. • • • ■ 122 Arrow River .. • • • • 122-123 Arrowtown .. • • • • 123 Macetown .. • • • • 1 23 Waikaia .. .. •• ■• no }™ Parrawa .. .. •• •• l 23^* Nokomai .. • • • • '*..„, ilt Oolaoßay , 124-125 Orepuki .. .. •• •• 125-126 Waiau .. ■■ •• •• 126 Stewart Island .. .. •• *„. hedging .. .. •• 115-116,126-134 Marlborough and West Coast .. . • 115-116 Otago ana Southlana .. .. •■ 1 26 "! 3 * Abstract of Licenses for Dreaging .. 127-130 Naseby .. .. •• •• X3 O Waikaka .. .. •• •• 1 30 Shotover .. .. •• •• 1 30 Waipori .. .. .. •• 181 Island Block .. •• " }° l Miller's Flat .. •• ■• 181 Roxburgh .. •• •• 181 Alexandra .. •• •• ldJ - _ |^ Cromwell .. • • • • • • 1 32 Nevis .. •• •• •• 182 Tuapeka .. .. •• -• fj£ Weatherstone's .. •• ■• 132 Tuapeka Mouth .. • • • • 182 Waitahuna .. •• •• 182 Glenore .. •• •■ •• j 32 Tapanui .. .. •• •• 182 Accidents in Dreaging .. , " iqo iqq Yields from Dredging .. • • 132-ldd Description of Dredges .. • • 184

Pa Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies, as published in accordance with the Mining Companies Acts, 1891 and 1894 .. .. 135-141 List of Prospecting Licenses issued .. .. 142 Petroleum .. .. .. .. 143 Manganese and Sulphur .. .. .. 143 Opals .. .. .. .. 143 Scheelite, Wolfram, and Molybdenite .. 143 Copper .. .. .. .. 143-144 Specimen System of Monthly Returns of Mine Operations .. .. .. .. 144-148 Amendment to Mining Companies Act .. 148 Cyanide Process .. .. .. 148-150 Regulations.. .. .. .. 149-150 Sunday Labour in Mines .. .. .. 150-151 Provisional Warrants .. .. .. 152 Testing Plants for Quartz Prospectors .. 152 Water-conservation .. .. .. 152 New Zealand Mines Record .. .. 153 Aid to Deep-level Mining .. .. .. 153 Geological Examinations.. .. .. 153 Diamond-drills .. .. ■• 153-154 Fatalities in Mines .. .. .. 154 Fatalities on Dredges .. .. .. 154 List of Rivers proclaimed as Water-courses for aeposit of Tailings .. .. .. 154-155 Coal-mining .. .. .. .. 156-157 North Islana .. .. .. 156 Miaaie Islana .. .. .. 156 Accidents in Coal-mines .. .. 156-157 Hunt Coal-cracker .. .. .. 157 Masut .. .. •• ■• 157 Kauri Freehoia Goia Estates: Supplementary Report .. .. •• •• 157-160 Great Barrier Reefs : Supplementary Report .. 160-162 Permanganate Gold-recovery Process, by Professor Black .. .. .. 162-167 Electro-deposition of Goia upon Goia in arifts. Paper by Wm. Skey .. ' .. .. 167-171 A remarkable Mineral Water. Paper by Wm. Skey .. .. •• •■ 172 Relative strength of wrought-iron and steel pipes 172-174 Ore-treatment in Boulder County, Colorado .. 174-176 Temperature in Amalgamation .. .. 176-177 Patent Rights granted .. .. .. 175-193 Improved Process for extracting Goia from Ore, &c, by J. G. Black .. .. 177-179 New Process for the treatment of Gold and Auriferous Ores, entitled " Etard's Gold Dissolvent " .. .. .. 179-180 An improved apparatus for the treatment of Slimes, &c, by T. J. Denny .. .. 180-181 Improvements in or relating to the treatment of Ores ana in apparatus therefor, by E. B. Parnell .. .. •• •• 181-184 Improvements in the treatment of Ores, Tailings, ana the like, by John Poole .. 184-18 A Respirator for use in ary-crushing, by H. F. Way .. •■ •■ •• 18 An improved combined Furnace and Precipitating Apparatus for recovering Gold from Charcoal or similar substances, by J. Turnbull -. •• •; •• 186-188 Improvements in extracting Preoious Metals from minerals containing them, and apparatus therefor, by Beda Becker .. .. 188-189 Improved apparatus for saving fine Goia, by G. H. Otway .. .. •• 189-190 An improvea methoa ana apparatus for treating refractory Ores containing Gold, Silver, Nickel, and the like, by J. E. Preston .. 190-191 Improvement in Wet Process for extracting Gold from Gold Ores or Ore Wastes, by A. F. Lundstrom .. ■ • • • 192 Improvements in the treatment of Minerals for smelting or other purposes, by R. F. Strong.. 192-193 Improvements in the Cyanide Process, by A. MoLean Cameron .. .. .. 193 Mine-managers' Examination Papers .. 194-205 List of Mining Managers, Battery Superintendents, ana Engine-arivers who have obtainea Certificates unaer the Mining ana Coal-mines Acts of 1886, 1891, ana 1894 .. .. ..206-209 Summary of Works constructea .. .. 209-212 Concluaing remarks .. .. .. 212 List of Works on GoiafieUs unaertaken wholly by the Mines Department, or by Subsidies to County Councils, Local Boaies, and Prospecting Associations, in progress on the 31st March, 1898.. 213-217 List of Works on Goldfields constructea wholly by the Mines Department, or by Subsidies to County Councils, Local Bodies, and Prospecting Associations, and completea prior to the 31st March, 1898 .. •• •• •• 217-228 Return showing the Value of the Sales of Water, ana Expenaiture on and Collateral Advantages derivea from the Working of the Water-races constructea ana maintainea by Government auring the Year enaing the 31st March, ] 898 .. 229

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