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No. 14. Table showing approximately the Number, Description, and Value of the Water-races, Tail-races, Dams, Reservoirs, and Ground-sluices in Operation during the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

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Wai ;er-races. Tail-races. Dams. Res. irvoirs. Groui id-slaicea. Mining District. Approximate Total Cost. No. Length in Miles. No. of Sluiceheads. Approximate Cost. No. Approximate Cost. No. Approximate Cost. No. Approximate Cost. No. Approximate Cost. Auckland— Hauraki North .. Hauraki South .. Te Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri 6 18 1 2 14 3 24 S 1 18| 14 153 10 1 to 3 99 £ 460 57,586 3,000 250 14,550 2 6 £ 50 340 4 71 £ 530 770 2 2 £ 25 5,000 £ £ 1,065 63,696 3,000 250 18,500 "l 1,000 "7 3! 000 Totals 41 474 279 75,846 1,390 4,300 5,025 86,511 Maryborough— Pelorus 38 58 82 6,977 11 655 145 105 7,882 Nelson— Wangapeka, Baton, and Sherry Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Westport Lyell .. Murchison Ahaura Motueka Takaka 12 49 406 132 218 46 120 750 5 13 IS* 61 335J 1464 200 51 98 856 4 7 124 431 3,296 1,016 1,638 95 420 3,100 15 33 10,650 99,876 136,259 17,957 42,341 7,000 18,000 160,000 1,000 276 6 52 516 228 181 10 48 850 1 11 651 6,450 30,540 22,420 25,787 400 1,500 70,100 60 400 4 49 573 283 372 12 45 650 5 20 50 9,110 23,147 8,830 16,000 1,000 1,100 18,600 70 300 1 69 50 345 11,401 115,436 189,946 49,552 84,128 8,400 20,600 248,700 1,130 976 Totals 1,751 1,771J 10,173 493,359 1,903 158,308 2,013 78,207 70 395 730,269 Westland — Hokitika & Kanieri Ross Kumara Greymouth Okarito Stafford 288 142 190 350 23 700 224 120 103 320 164 300 610 530 380 1,180 203 1,600 220,000 55,780 24,500 86,000 730 17,000 300 167 185 760 17 700 3,500 1,800 14,000 17,500 210 8,000 303 73 70 970 15 550 2,900 1,927 5,000 13,000 220 7,000 ii 7,000 50 40 620 800 226,400 60,127 51,300 116,500 1,160 38,000 50 3,000 600 3,000 Totals 1,693 1,0834 4,503 404,010 2,129 45,010 1,981 30,047 61 10,000 690 4,420 493,487 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Tapanui Clyde & Alexandra Black's Arrow Roxburgh Cromwell Waikaia Orepuki and Longwood <Jueenstown Naseby .. Ky eburn & Clarke's Hamilton's and Sowburn Hyde & Pullerton's Macrae's, StrathTaieri, and Shag Valley Serpentine St. Bathan's and Ida Valley Wyndham 71 312 5 253 126 90 175 465 139 120 115 895 8J 595 478 175 365 1,287 390 200 701 1,810 10 757 545 225 1,115 1,760 850 600 35,380 16,800 130 29,350 37,500 14,000 30,720 86,662 34,000 65,000 21 435 3 165 112 125! 87i 267! 170 150 380 9,500 30 10,650 7,200 4,500 6,300 12,990 2,200 5,000 17 310 2 105 81 25 69 159 127 40 1,500 7,000 30 8,500 7,400 1,400 3,950 11,130 2,090 1,700 1 25 1 30 3,000 20 24 125 2,060 37,385 33,300 190 48,500 52,100 19,900 43,970 110,782 40,350 71,700 572 1,535 2,200 309 125 1,960 14 17 66 1,960 Totals 44,700 ,845 6,060 J 10,639 351,502 1,844 ! 58,750 1,060 57 3,000 44 2,185 460,137 sum: :ary. Auckland .. llarlborough Nelson Westland .. Ofcago 41 38 1,751 1,693 1,845 47J 58 1>771| 1,083 J 6,0604 279 82 10,173 4,503 10,639 75,846 9 6,977 11 493,3591,903 404,010 2,129 351,502,1,844 3,390 655 158,308 45,010 58,750 82 4 2,013 1,981 1,060 4,300 145 78,207 30,047 44,700 4 4 5,025 105 70 395 690 4,420 44 2,185 86,511 7,882 730,269 493,487 460,137 61 57 10,000 3,000 Totals 5,368 7,020; 25,676 1,331,694 5,896 I I 264,113 5,141 157,399 126 18,130 804 7,000 1,778,286