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Quartz-workings— continued. Page Middle Island— continued. Bough Ridge .. .. ... 99 Barewood .. .. .. 99 Macrae's Plat and Nenthom District .. 99-100 Preservation Inlet.. .. .. 100-101 Returns from Quartz-mines for Year ending 31st March, 1899.. .. .. 101 Comparative Statement showing Approximate Value of Gold obtained from Quartz-workings throughout the Colony for the Years ending the 31st March, 1898-99 .. .. 101 Alluvial and Cement Mining .. .. 102-135 Abstract of Licenses for Special Claims, &c. .. 102-105 Marlborough District .. .. .. 105 Mahakipawa .. .. .. 105 Wakamarina .. .. • • 105 Wairau .. .. .. .. 105 Nelson District .. .. .. 105-106 Takaka .. .. .. .. 105-106 Collingwood.. .. .. .. 106 West Coast District .. .. .. 106-123 Karamea .. .. .. • • 106 Mokihinui .. .. .. 106-107 Orawaiti River. .. .. .. 107 Bradshaw's Terrace .. .. • • 107 Addison's Flat .. .. ■ ■ 107 Croninville .. .. .. 107-108 Charleston .. .. .. 108 Buller River .. .. .. 108 Matakitaki .. .. .. 108 Marctia .. .. .. • • 108 Inangahua .. .. • • 109 Boatman's Creek .. .. • • 109 Merrijigs .. .. .. • • 109 Grey River District .. .. ■ • 109 Ahaura District .. .. ■• 109 Callaghan's Creek .. .. • • 109 Nelson Creek .. .. • • 109 Healey's Gully .. .. • • 109-110 No Town .. .. .. ■ ■ HO Fourteen-mile Beach .. • • HO Seventeen-mile Beach .. • • HO Canal (Canoe) Creek .. .. • • 110-111 Greymouth District .. . • ■ • HI Greenstone .. •. • • HI Johnson's Terrace .. .. ■ • HI Cape Terrace . • • • • HI Kumara .. .. •• •• Hl-114 Taipo River .. .. • • n≤ Waimea .. . • • • • • H6 Hokitika .. .. •• •• H5 Kanieri Forks .. .. • • H6 Hou Hou .. .. .. • • 116 Blue Spur .. • • • ■ H6 Ross (Arahura) .. .. • • 116-122 Donnelly's Creek .. • • • ■ H6 Mount Greenland .. .. • • 116-117 Ross Flat .. •• •• H7-122 Okarito and Jackson's Bay .. • • 122-123 Otago ana Southland .. .. ■ ■ 123-135 Abstract of Lioenses for Special Claims, &c. 123-126 Livingston .. .. •• 126 Maerewhenua .. • • ■ • i/D Naseby .. .. •• •■ 126-127 Kyeburn .. .. • • • • 12 " St.Bathan's, .. •• •• 127-128 Matakanui (Tinker's), Dry-bread, and Devonshire • • •• 128 Bald Hill Flat '.'. .. •• 128-129 Dismal Swamp .. • • ■ • 129 Miller's Flat .. •• •• J- 29 Island Block .. •• •• 1 29 Lawrence .. •• •• 129-130 Munroe's Gully .. • • • • 130 Wetherstone's .. .. • • 180 Waitahuna .. •• •■ 130_ }=l Manuka Creek .. • • • • 131 Pembroke .. •• •• 131 Cromwell .. .. • • • • I°l Cardrona .. . • • • • • }*} Nevis .. •• •■ •• 131 Arrow River .. •• •■ J^ Shotover .. .. •• •• 13l ~iH Skipper's Point .. •• •• 132 Upper Shotover .. ■ • • ■ lo^-lod Queenstown . • • ■ • • * 33 Nokomai .. .. •• •• lAi Waikaia .. .. •• •• 133 ~ 13 * Croydon .. .. ■• •• 16i Round Hill District .. .. •• Iff Orepuki J" Waiau .. • • • • • • lai ~ l ° t> Dredging .. •• •• ■• 135 ~ 152 Abatraot of Licenses for Special Claims, &o. .. 135-138 Names and Locality of Dredges, and some of the Returns of Gold obtained during the Year .. • • • • • • Dredging as a Profitable Means of working Alluvial Auriferous Drifts, by W. H. Cutten 140-144 Notes, on Gold-dredging in Otago, by W. Dr. J. E. Hyde .. .. •• 144-I*6

Dredging— continued. Page Dredging, its Present and Future Outlook, by Crookston.. .. .. .. 145-146 Methods of working Dredges by some of the Dredge-masters .. .. .. 146-147 Extracts from Mr. Warden Hawkins's Annual Report .. .. .. .. 147-148 Extract from Mr. Warden McCarthy's Annual Report .. .. .. .. 148-149 Extract from Annual Report of Mr. John Hayes, Inspector of Mines, Otago .. .. 149 Dredging in New Zealand compared with Siberian Methods .. .. .. 149-150 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 15C-151 Accidents at Dredges .. .. .. ' 151 Special Provisions as to Dredges .. .. 151 Description of Dredge constructed in Dunedin for Central Siberia .. .. .. 151-152 Builders of Dredges and Dredging Machinery 152 Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies, as published in accordance with the Mining Companies Acts, 1891 and 1894 .. .. 153-156 Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies, as defined by Section 2 of "The Mining Companies Aots Amendment Act, 1897," and published in accordance with "The Mining Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1897" .. .. 157 Petroleum .. .. .. .. 158-159 ,Sulphur .. .. ~ .. 159 'Ssematite .. .. ..,; .. 159 Scheelite .. .. .. .. 159 Manganese .. .. .. •. 159 Opal-mining .. .. .. .. 159 Cinnabar .. .. .. .. 160 Copper Deposits at Omaunu .. .. 160 Tributing .. .. .. .. 160 " The Mining Act, 1898" .. .. .. 160 The Cyanide Process .. .. .. 160-161 Sunday Labour in Mines .. .. .. 161-162 Provisional Warrants .. .. .. 162 Testing Plants for Quartz Prospectors .. 162-163 Water-conservation .. .. .. 163 The Mining Bureau .. ■ .. .. 163 Aid to Deep-level Mining .. .. .. 164 Geological Explorations .. .. .. 164 Accidents on Goldfields .. .. .. 164 Sludge-channels .. .. .. 165-166 The Application of Electricity to Mining .. 166 Coal-mining .. .. .. .. 166-178 North Island .. .. .. 166-167 Middle Island .. .. .. 167-173 Accidents in Coal-mines .. .. 173-174 Hikurangi Coal Company's Mine .. .. 174 Waikato Coal-mines .. .. .. 174-175 Westport Coal Company's Mines at Granity Creek .. .. .. •• 175 Westport Coal Company's Mines at Denniston 175-176 Brunner Colliery .. .. .. 176-177 The Blackball Mine .. .. .. 177-178 Kaitangata Colliery .. .. .. 178 Electricity and Mining : Paper by E. J. Fenn .. 178-180 The Whereabouts of the Titanium that is contained n the so-called " Ironsand " of Taranaki: Paper by Wiliiam Skey, Colonial Analyst .. 180-181 Treatment of Gold-ores in the Hauraki Peninsula 181-183 Mine Timbering and Accidents in Mines : Paper by A. H. Stokes .. .. .. 183-185 Natural Gas in Colorado .. .. .. 186-188 Losses of Gold in Millwater on the Witwatersrand 188-189 Bending Wire-ropes .. .. .. 189-190 Explosives in Goal-mines .. .. 190-193 Compression-ventilators in German Coal-mines 193-194 An Improved Appliance for drawing Timber in Mines .. •• •■ •• 194-195 Should Mine-ventilation be Positive or Negative 195-196 The Use of Compressed Air in Mines .. 196-197 The Vajen Bader Patent Head-protector, and the Pneumatophor .. .. • • 1 98 Mine-managers' Examination-papers .. 199-210 Battery Superintendents' Examination .. 210-211 List of Mining Managers, Battery Superintendents, and Engine-drivers who have obtained Certificates under the Mining and Coal-mines Acts of 1886,1891,1894, and 1896, and "Thelnspection of Machinery Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1894 " 212-216 Summary of Works constructed .. .. 216-219 List of Works on Goldfields undertaken wholly by the Mines Department, or by Subsidies to County Councils, Local Bodies, and Prospecting Associations, in progress on the 31st March, 1899.. 220-224 List of Works on Goldfields constructed wholly by the Mines Department, or by Subsidies to County Councils, Local Bodies, and Prospecting Associations, and completed prior to the 31st March, 1899 .. •■ •• •• 224-237 Return showing the Value of the Sales of Water, and Expenditure on and Collateral Advantages derived from the Working of the Water-races constructed and maintained by Government during the Year ending the 31st March. ] R99 .. 238 Coromandel School of Mines (Supplementary Repart) • ■ it " 2-39-240