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ALLUVIAL AND CEMENT MINING. The various methods adopted for working gravel-deposits, and recovering the free gold which they contain, are distinguished by the term "alluvial mining." These methods may be classed— First, mining for the older gravels now superimposed by later deposits; second, washing those older gravels and later gravel-deposits by hydraulic sluicing and elevating; third, operating on the older gravel-beds that are found in the bottoms of rivers and streams, or alluvial flats containing water, by means of dredging; and, fourth, sluicing and washing sands and gravels on river- and seabeaches. Alluvial mining is confined to the South Island, and carried on in Marlborough, Nelson, Westland, Otago, and Southland.

Abstract of Licenses for Special Claims and Licensed Holdings issued from the Wardens' Offices, and registered on or before the 31st March, 1899, in the Books of the Mining Registrars.

Date of License. Area. Locality. Block. Survey District. Name of Claim. Name of Registered Owner. Havelock. 30/6/94 A. b. p. 4 2 11 Wakamarina .. Wakamarina The Gorge Wakamarina Gorge Gold-min-ing Co. (Ltd.). H. F. Thompson. All Nations Hydraulic Sluicing Oo. Thomas Todd. G. M. Mathieson. David Girdwood. G. P. Hilton and C. L. Diamanti. Harry F. Thompson. Henry D. McKenzie. 30/6/96 1/2/98 30 0 0 30 0 0 Quayle's Terrace „ All Nations 25/2/98 25/2/98 25/3/98 30/10/96 28 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 11 0 0 New Mentor New Midas Yukon Golden Point Wakamarina River Ditto 30/10/90 30/10/90 24/2/98 24/2/98 24/2/98 10 0 20 13 0 0 12 1 0 13 2 0 0 2 0 Quayle's Terrace „ Wakamarina Dredging Co. Croesus „ Trafalgar Hamilton Q. J. Scott. William E. Clouston. Alfred Rogers. 1/1/80 10 0 0 Richmond Hill VIII. Collingwood. Parapara Hydraulic Sluicing and Mining Co. Ditto. Aorere .. Richmond 7/6/88 1/1/92 9/7/92 7/2/94 18/6/97 9/6/94 7 19 9 0 0 27 1 0 19 3 5 9 3 9 83 0 0 Glen Gyle Parapara IV. VIII. X. I. Quartz Ranges Parapara Collingwood Goldfields (Ltd.). Parapara Hydraulic Sluicing and Mining Co. Collingwood Goldfields (Ltd.). 7/4/96 7/4/96 7/4/96 7/4/96 7/4/96 4/5/96 1/2/97 6/6/98 100 0 0 85 3 5 68 0 31 48 2 21 46 3 29 48 3 30 50 0 0 35 0 0 Quartz Ranges XIV. X. VIII. XIV. X. IV. III. XI. Victoria Creek Richard Ellis. Mary H. Trent and others. 30 0 0 Balloon Hill .. V. Motueka. 16/3/97 Mount Arthur I Tableland Hydraulic Sluicing Co. C. Lewis and H. P. Washbourne. 28/8/93 21/5/94 8 3 0 29 3 27 Addison's Bradshaw Terrace Addison's II. Westport. Peter Halligan and party. Charles Lind and party. 18/4/95 7 3 9 Waitakere Steeples .. Catherine Goldmining Go. Waitakere .. Try Again Goldmining Co. .. Venture .. „ .. Shamrook Lead .. John Brady and party. 13/5/95 11/3/95 4 2 10 66 2 0 17 3 24 22 0 8 Steeples Addison's V. IV. II. Steeples .. South Spit Co. .. Waitakere .. Garryowen Goldmining Co. Steeples .. Bradshaw's Cement Co. Waitakere .. Neill and Party.. „ .. Rose Blanche .. Venture Gold-mining Co. (Ltd.). Shamrock Lead Gold - mining Co. (Ltd.). E. Gillon and party. M. Carmody and party. 22/5/96 22/12/96 10/2/97 14 1 0 Bradshaw Terrace Addison's J. Smith and G. A. Smith. 29/5/97 20/7/97 32 1 0 97 1 6 99 3 26 72 2 0 I. IV. VIII. Steeples .. Enterprise . .. Ohika .. Old Diggings Goldmining Go. Waitakere .. Torrance and Party Oparara .. Scarlett and Party Steeples .. Black Lead Goldmining Co. Oparara .. Oparara Goldmining Go. James Morgan and party. Virgin Flat Gold-mining Go. (Ltd.). Margaret Sullivan. S. Chapman and J. Colvin. 3/11/97 7/12/97 Old Diggings .. 18/1/98 18/12/97 7/12/97 10 3 31 33 0 15 30 3 21 Addison's Karamea Bradshaw Terrace II. XV. I. Hugh Torrance. D. Scarlett, jun. J. M. Dennehy. 1/3/98 100 0 0 Karamea X. Cornelius Dean.