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Comparative Statement of Return for Hauraki District for the Years ended 31st March, 1897 and 1898, respectively. 1897.

Note.— In the above return, gold to the value of £4,387 9s. 4d. was obtained by tributers, upwards of fifty men being employed. * Number employed in gold-producing mines. t Of this, £305,863 has been obtained by the cyanide process.

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Average Number of For Owners, For Tributers. Tailings. Men employed. WO CC EH o . s > Gold ol itained. Estimated Value of Gold and Name of County. Gold obtained. Gold obtained. j Quartz crushed. Mullock crushed. Quartz crushed. treated. [ion. Amalgamation. Cyanide. Amalgamation. Cyanide. Amalgamation. Cyanide. I Tons. Oz. dwt. 31,698 19 10,219 5 90 19 28 0 219 0 i Coromandel .. Thames Ohinemuri Piako Great Barrier.. 750 572 1,018 32 6 Tons cwt. lb. .. 18,748 5 48 22 15,012 15 50 .. 64,463 4 0 934 0 0 3 5 0 22 99,161 9 98 Oz. dwt. 4,147 11 29 12 148,535 9 348 0 ■ Tons cwt. lb. 681 "o 0 Tons. Oz. dwt. 579 18 Oz. dwt.i ■■ •• Tons cwt. 100 0 11,367 0 2,522 0 Oz. dwt.; 1,396 2 j •• . Oz. dwt. 40 0 1,215 10 100,911 0 1( 34,253 14 I 218,067 19 ! 986 10 ( 36 14 I I •• •• Totals 1*2,378 42,256 3 579 18 b ! 13,889 0 j 1,396 2 1,255 10 354,255 19 153,060 12 681 0 0 .. ' ■■ , I 1898. For Owners. Name of County. Average i Number of Men ; employed : i Wages-men ! or Owners, Gold obtained. Estimated btained. Value of Gold and Bullion'. Quartz crushed. Amalgamation. Cyanide. I ! Cyanide. Great Barrier Coromandel .. Thames Ohinemuri Tons ..16 1 .. 741 13,665 .. i 528 20,850 .. ! 1,480 105,126 Tons cwt. lb. 1 16 108 13,665 16 46 20,850 6 15 105,126 15 0 Oz. dwt. Oz. dwt. 45 8 24,137 1 3,290 17 11,487 8 ! 1,995 0 248 14 ! 280,460 0 Oz. dwt. £ s. d. 122 11 7 3,290 17 73,337 10 0 1,995 0 32,177 14 0 280,460 0 300,107 17 8 Totals .. I *2,755 j 139,644 139,644 14 57 35,918 11 ' 285,745 17 285,745 17 405,745 13 3 Value for 1898 1897 .. £ s. d. .. 405,745 13 3f .. 354,255 19 1 Gold or Bullion. Oz. dwt. 321,664 8 198,548 5 Increase, Great Barrier Decrease, Coromandel .. Thames Increase, Ohinemuri Decrease, Piako £ fs. d. 85 17 1 .. 27,573. 10 10 2,076.f 0 0 .. 82,039" 17 11 986 . 10 0 Increase for 1898 .. .. £51,489 14 2 123,116 3