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Brown's Terrace Special Claim (Area, 68 acres; owner, the General Exploration Company, Limited ; mine-manager, W. Oottrell). —This claim is situated some two miles north of Charleston. The ground is under preliminary examination and survey, and a large number of prospecting-shafts have been put down. Three men are employed on this wCrk. It is proposed to bring in water either from the Nile or Totara Biver. There is a very large quantity of material to be operated on when the water-supply is completed, and an ample fall for tailings. Persevere Claim (Area, 10 acres, 3 roods 39 perches; owner, Thomas Shine). —This claim is worked from an open face, and has a tunnel tail-race about 40 chains in length. The face is 30 ft. high, with 10 ft. of wash. About half an acre of ground was worked during the year, yielding 100 oz., valued at £400. Value of plant, £1,000. Four men were employed. Charleston. Powell's Elevating Claim (Area, 27 acres). —This claim is situated near the beach. The material dealt with is sand, with occasional small stones. After being elevated, the sand passes over a series of eight copper tables, 6 ft. by 6 ft., with a continuation of eight baize-covered tables, also 6 ft. by 6 ft. The water-race is eight miles in length, with 60 chains of iron pipes, having a pressure of 200 ft. from the seven heads of water used. The discharge is through a tail-race 5 chains long, leading into the sea. Eight men were employed. The Argyle Water-race is now let at a yearly rental, and under this system gives general satisfaction. Lucy Special Claim (Area, 33 acres; owner, Pox River Prospecting Association; minemanager, A. M. Bourke). —The principal work done in this claim was of a prospecting nature. The cement is from 10 ft. to 20 ft. in thickness, with 10 ft. to 12 ft. of wash underneath. A tail-race tunnel I,oooft. in length was put in to drain the area. Three men were employed. Active operations in clearing the ground for development are now being carried out under the general supervision of Mr. A. M. Bourke on Fools' Terrace. At least thirty prospecting-shafts from 5 ft. to 15 ft. in depth have been sunk for the purpose of testing the value of the wash. Brilliant Claim (Area, 3 acres 3 roods; owner, Bernard Shepherd).—This ground is operated on by ground-sluicing, and is a deposit of tailings from former claims. There is, however, still a sufficient quantity of gold in the material to pay for its being reworked. There is also another bottom with about 5 ft. of sand and wash underlying the old workings, and the material on this bottom is dealt with at the same time. About 40 oz., valued at £158, was obtained for the year. Value of plant, £180. One man employed. Enterprise Claim (Area, 9 acres; owners, Norris and Tyther).—This cement claim is worked from an open face connected with a tramway 200 yards in length to the battery. The battery consists of four stamps, 250 lb. each, and valued at £100, and is driven by an overshot waterwheel which is 30 ft. in diameter and 2 ft. 6 in. breast. The cement is about 4 ft. in thickness with the same depth of stripping. Crushing has only been carried on for about half of the year, which resulted in producing gold to the value of £400. Four shareholders work the claim. Tailing Claim (Area, extended; owner, Edward McClatchie). —This claim is worked by groundsluicing, and 2 acres operated on during the year produced gold to the value of £79, the ground being poor. Two men were employed. Morning Star Claim (Area, 6 acres; owners, Dwyer and Connolly).—This is a cement claim with 6 ft. of gold-bearing material and 6 ft. of stripping. The only work done during the year was the constructing of a tail-race for the purpose of stripping and falling the cement by hydraulic nozzle. Three men were employed. Lucinda Special Claim (Area, 52 acres; owner, Fox Eiver Prospecting Association; minemanager, A. M. Bourke). —This claim is a free sluicing area, originally beach deposit, and is an extension of the back lead of Addison's and Croninville. A water-race is to be brought in from the Nile Eiver to work the claim. Three men were employed. Considerable numbers of parties still continue to earn fair wages by beach-combing—that is, gathering up the black sand thrown up and concentrated on the beach after a storm. The gold, which is of a fine character, is deposited with the heavier sand by the operation of the waves. The sand, after being collected, is washed by being sluiced over quicksilver tables, for which purpose water is conveyed in flumes from the small creeks that flow toward the ocean. Butter River District. A considerable number of miners are still engaged on various terraces and leads along the banks of the Buller Eiver. Opposite Berlin's several parties are employed. Prospecting-work has also been carried on by McGregor and party on the opposite side of the river to Delia Vedova's house. The Deep Creek Sluicing Company have let their claim on tribute. A number of parties are sluicing near Eyan's land at Fenian Creek. A few Chinamen are also working on the point of a spur at the junction of the Lyell and Buller Eivers. Several parties of Chinamen and a few Europeans are working at the Big Flat, four miles above LyelL Several parties are also working on the terraces at Fern Flat, near which place dredging is carried on in the Buller Eiver. A few Chinamen are working at the Murchison. Matakitaki. About forty miners are engaged between Murchison and a point about twelve miles up the stream. Maruia. A number of miners still continue to find employment in ground-sluicing along the banks and terraces. Messrs. J. and G. Walker have also been engaged in bringing in a water-race a distance of four miles for the purpose of working the Jubilee Claim of 40 acres by hydraulic sluicing.