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No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases or Licenses and Agricultural Leases in Force on the 31st March, 1898, the Extent of Ground Leased or held under License, and Rental per Annum.

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Mining Leases. Agricultural Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage, pj*!"^. No. Gross Acreage. p^SS^,. Auckland — Hauraki North Hauraki South .. Te Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri Tauranga A. B. P. 14,771 0 15 24,304 1 14 2,773 0 3 496 0 0 28,624 0 38 2,188 1 23 £ s. d. 2,709 9 0 7,759 12 0 1,113 6 0 124 0 0 18,437 3 0 1,094 0 0 A. B. P. 1,515 1 0 £ b. d. 253 360 41 5 385 26 38 "i 100 "o 0 15 0 16 744 0 0 MABIiBOBOUGH — Wairau and Pelorus 32 1,522 1 3 398 2 9 Nelson — Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Westport Lyell .. Murchison Owen's .. 1 182 19 48 10 0 0 9,646 1 20 667 2 1 3,576 1 38 10 0 0 4,382 18 6 267 5 0 1,763 0 0 5 4 143 - '3 8 116 3 5 3 13 6 5 19 0 Wbstland — Okarito :. Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Stafford.. Greymouth Rosa 13 20 g 44 16 847 3 35 235 1 9 323 0 0 1,736 2 15 834 0 0 370 0 0 167 18 0 109 10 0 643 10 0 417 0 0 1 6 3 50 0 0 242 0 3 58 1 3 1 17 6 14 16 0 6 0 0 Otago— Waikaia Cromwell Hindon Tuapeka Black's Clyde and Alexandra Roxburgh Naseby Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Maerewhenua Tapanui Wyndham 46 69 15 64 37 71 1,650 0 0 3,168 1 6 488 0 0 3,047 0 0 1,553 0 0 2,513 3 39 736 7 6 1,541 15 0 213 10 0 1,002 0 0 656 0 0 953 7 6 3 5 5 40 10 13 59 29 21 26 33 71 3 5 323 2 0 299 0 0 492 0 0 115 0 0 498 0 0 1,186 0 0 1,357 2 35 734 3 23 379 1 8 1,164 0 0 7 8 0 24 12 9 15 11 3 41 5 0 6 16 0 44 12 6 76 2 6 65 12 0 38 11 6 16 3 6 45 12 8 "i 3o"o 12 15'io 0 Totals 1,757 105,006 3 31 44,885 4 3 318 9,591 1 10 415 18 8 H. J. H. U: Smo-ider-i 'T, lecretar for Mines.