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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, 1899.

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Wai Tail. -races. Dams. Kesi srvoirs. Groui id-sluices. ;er-raee9. No. Approximate Total Cost. Mining District. Length in Miles. No. of Sluiceheads. Approximate Cost. Approximate Cost. Approximate Cost. Approximate Cost. Approximate Cost. No. No. No. No. Auckland — Hauraki North .. Hauraki South .. Tβ Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri 8 18 1 4 14 24 1 8 8| 22 153 10 20 99 £ 8,450 57,586 1,000 200 14,550 2 6 £ 50 340 71 £ 510 770 2 2 £ 25 5,000 £ 1,835 £ 10,870 63,696 1,000 300 18,550 1 ljooo "i 7 'ioo 3,000 Totals 49 304 81,786 1,390 H2 4,380 4 5,025 1,835 94,416 45 Mablborough— Pelorus .. 145 42 60 92 7,027 11 475 4 105 7,752 Nelson — Wangapeka, Baton, and Sherry Oollingwood Inangahua Charleston Wesfcport Lyell Murohison Ahaura Motueka Takaka 5 27 447 98 198 51 122 742 5 6 10 22 363 115} 161 58 99 681£ 4 5 112 260 3,446 441J 1,287 102 437 2,781 15 12 10,250 14,195 148,281 25,694 365,550 7,200 19,071 133,491 1,000 8 4 533 186j 182 13 48 803 1 3 80 31,745 10,812 27,617 570 1,600 67,419 60 6 13 594 329 388 14 39 711 7 3 395 22,574 9,247 17,175 1,300 1,993 19,916 85 I 3 86 150 380 10,400 14,670 202,600 46,133 410,342 9,070 22,664 220,826 1,145 Totals 1,701 1,519 8,893| j 724,732 1,731 139,903 2,104 72,685 8!J 530 937,850 Westland— Hokitika & Kanieri Boss Kumara Greymouth Okarito Stafford 300 146 180 378 53 550 250 120 100 336 32 350 630 540 375 1,292 311 1,000 220,800 56,000 24,000 87,006 9,000 20,000 300 170 175 776 18 550 3,500 3,400 12,000 17,651 600 3,000 310 75 65 986 14 500 3,000 1,980 4,500 13,180 520 6,000! 11 7,000 50 30 620 600 227,300 62,000 48,100 117,837 10,120 41,000 50 3,000 500 3,000 Totals 1,667 1,188 4,148 416,806 1,989 46,151 1,950 29,180 61 10,000 580 4,220 506,357 Otago— Hindon .. .. I Tuapeka .. | Tapanui Clyde, Alexandra, Black's, and Roxburgh Arrow .. Oromwell Waikaia Orepuki, Longwood, and Preservation Queenstown Naseby Kyeburn & Clarke's Hamilton's and Sowburn Hyde & Fullerton's Macrae's, StrathTaieri, and Shag Valley Serpentine St. Bathan's and Ida Valley Wyndham 73 320 5 581 90 482 140 60 120 115 J 900 I 1,550 175 1,345 400 94 200 710 1,820 10 2,420 225 1,845 870 336 600 35,420 16,950 130 95,000 20,000 90,722 36,000 12,025 50,000 21 435 3 372 125 280 150 24 150 380 9,500 30 20,000 4,500 13,640 2,200 2,000 5,000 12 313 2 160 25 229 127 26 40 1,505 7,200 30 19,000 1,400 11,690 2,000 400 1,700 : i 1 25 30 3,000 iO 20 125 900 37,430 33,650 190 137,000 25,900 116,052 41,100 14,425 56,700 600 1,564 2,354 327 140 4,470 14 35 86 4,470 Totals ,485 6,387 11,276 360,717 1,887 57,250 1,074 44,925 56 3,000 ■10 1,025 466,917 SUMMARY, Auckland .. tfarlborough kelson Vestland .. )tago 45 49 304 42! 60 92 1,701 fl,519 J 8,893 J 1,607jl, 188 ' 4,148 2,485 6,387 111,276 81,786 7,027 724,732 416,806 360,717 9 11 1,731 1,989 1,887 1,390 82 475 4 139,903 ! 2,104 46,15111,950 57,250jl,074 4,380 145 72,685 29,180 44,925 4 4 5,025 105 89 580 40 1,835 530 4,220 1,025 94,416 7,752 937,850 506,357 466,917 61 56 10,000 3,000 Totals 5,880 9,203 24,713 1,591,068 5,627 245,169 5,214 151,315 125 18,130 709 7,610 '2,013,292