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No. 10. Statement showing the Price of Gold per Ounce, Price charged per Ton for crushing Quartz or Cement, and Prices charged for Water per Sluice-head per Week, during the Year ending 31st March, 1900.

Mining District. Price of Gold per Ounce. Price charged per Ton for crushing Quartz or Cement. Price charged for Water per Sluicehead per Week. Remarks. Auckland — North Hauraki £ s. d. £2 16s. to £3 2s. 6d. £ s. d. £ s. d. No public batteries; no water sold. South Hauraki Ohinemuri Te Aroha Puhipuhi Tauranga £2 13s. £4 £3 12s. 0 *6 0 0 7 6 Ditto. None sold on field. No mines crushing. Marlborough—Pelorus and Wairau .. 3 17 0 No cement or quartz worked in district. Nelson— Wangapeka Motueka.. Charleston Inangahua Collingwood Takaka Westport Murchison Lyell .. .. J £3 12s-. to £3 16s. 3 13 0 ' 3 19 0 £3 18s. to £4 4s. 3 14 0 3 14 6 3 18 9 0 i 6 2 5 0 40 in. 3 17 0 0 10 0 Westland —Hokitika, Kanieri, and 1 Waimea .. J Totara and Ross Stafford Greymouth Kumara 3 18 0 3 0 0 40 in. 3 18 0 3 18 0 3 18 0 3 18 0 0 12 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 0 40 in. head. 0 12 0 20 in. by 2 in. opening. Sluice, 20in.by2in. Ahaura Okarito 3 18 0 0 12 6 1 10 0 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Longwood Preservation and Waiau .. Orepuki and Roundhill Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) and Queenstown Mount Ida .. j Macrae's, Hyde .. [ Hamilton, Serpentine ) Maerewhenua 3 17 6 3 18 6 3 10 6 3 16 6 3 18 6 3 15 0 3 0 0 12s. 6d'.'to 15s. 3 17 0 I £1 10s., Government race, 40 in. by 1 in. 20 in. by 2 in., 4 in pressure. 3 17 0 10 0 Cromwell Waikaia Tapanui Wyndham Roxburgh .. j Clyde and Alexandra [ Black's .. .. J 3 17 0 3 17 0 3 15 0 £3 16s. to £3 18s. 0 8 0 0 4 0 1 15 0 3 17 6 J Water used by | owners.