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Some of the Otago Dredging Returns for Year ending 31st March, 1898.

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Yield of Gold Name of Company or Dredge. Locality of Operations. 1897. 1898. Total Yield of Gold. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. January. February. March. i Golden Terrace Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. I Oz. dwt. gr. Shotover •■ Oz. dwt. gr. 44 19 6 Oz. dwt. gr. 109 7 0 Oz. dwt.gr. 27 13 6 Oz. dwt. gr. 35 5 8 Oz. dwt. gr. 217 4 20 Otago .. Miller's Plat 48 5 0 26 0 0 53 0 0 121 5 0 96 0 0 38 10 0 105 11 0 86 7 0 140 14 0 100 12 0 100 15 0 916 7 0 Golden Treasure 38 5 0 44 10 0 117 10 0 244 0 0 J218 10 0 91 5 0 85 14 0 64 13 0 27 0 0 35 10 0 59 10 0 Golden Gate .. 45 10 0 1,071 17 0 28 0 0 13 5 0 53 0 0 49 0 0 66 10 0 240 0 0 120 8 0 29 13 0 21 13 0 28 19 0 69 11 0 83 18 0 803 17 0 Clyde Alexandra .. 82 10 0 20 10 0 368 10 0 428 0 0 745 0 0 [342 0 0 125 0 0 86 0 0 27 0 0 2,224 10 0 Enterprise 26 10 0 64 10 0 46 5 0 59 10 0 106 5 0 89 15 0 110 10 1 88 4 9 77 0 13 71 6 3 127 3 13 Jutland Plat .. 66 8 14 933 8 5 Waipori 70 5 0 89 10 0 78 0 0 129 10 0 20 15 0 110 0 0 70 11 0 108 10 0 155 3 21 43 8 0 90 6 0 57 6 0 1,023 4 21 Upper Waipori 150 5 0 165 0 0 133 0 0 124 5 0 157 0 0 99 5 0 36 19 0 38 14 0 99 12 0 64 2 0 62 10 0 14 15 0 1,145 7 0 Ettriok Ettrick 46 10 0 65 10 0 70 0 0 89 15 0 93 10 0 61 0 0 30 10 0 18 9 0 24 18 0 39 18 0 Dunedin Roxburgh .. 37 10 0 17 1 12 | 594 11 12 24 10 0 8 15 0 80 0 0 148 5 0 164 0 0 31 0 0 4 0 0 61 10 0 522 0 0 Kyeburn Kyeburn Molyneux 14 12 12 14 12 12 Alexandra .. 39 0 0 88 0 11 1121 1 8 248 1 19 Edina 7 0 0 10 0 0 Golden Run Miller's Plat 21 5 13 .. 38 5 13 63 0 0 100 0 0 177 0 0 163 0 0 33 0 0 21 0 0 557 0 0 Suceess Golden Crown .. 14 12 0 14 12 0 Waikaia 8 15 0 27 10 0 Roxburgh Roxburgh .. 36 5 0 25 0 0 57 5 0 19 10 0 24 0 0 ,64 0 0 62 15 0 252 10 0 Sew Hoy Big Beach Shotover 77 0 0 56 0 0 31 10 0 100 15 0 30 5 0 295 10 0 10,909 4 6 The returns for the Electric dredge, from which very rich yields were obtained, as well as those irom thirty-: .ine other dredges, are not included in this return.