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No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases or Licenses and Agricultural Leases in Force on the 31st March, 1900, the Extent of Ground Leased or held under License, and Rental per Annum.

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Mining Leases. Agricultural Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. pe?lSnum. No. Gross Acreage. .UCKLAND— Hauraki North Hauraki South Te Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri Tauranga 178 174 41 3 158 21 A. R, P. 5,135 3 6 9,798 0 19 2,773 0 3 296 0 0 11,591 3 26 1,819 2 15 £ s. d. 354 11 0 1,488 17 6 1,113 6 0 37 10 0 2,240 11 10 454 15 0 "l A. R. P. 100* 0 0 £ a. d. i' 5 0 "l 20 2 0 * Inrlborough— Wairau and Pelorus 3 812 2 32 40 12 9 Ielson — Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Lyell .. Murchison 1 112 19 106 32 21 10 0 0 5,438 2 33 298 2 39 5,031 2 26 1,334 0 0 462 0 0 10 0 0 836 12 6 74 15 0 586 12 6 177 10 0 157 18 6 Vestland — Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Ross 27 40 171 15 1,874 0 37 1,201 3 15 10,895 0 16 710 0 0 413 10 0 254 0 0 986 4 0 329 10 0 3 59* 0 3 6 0 0 )tago— Cromwell Hindon Black's Clyde and Alexandra Roxburgh .. ;. Naseby Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown .. Maerewhenua Orepuki and Longwood Wyndham 24 16 121 62 79 1 54 10 1,143 3 15 627 0 0 3,617 0 3 2,298 0 0 2,846 0 0 30 0 12 2,403 0 0 384 0 0 588 15 0 95 4 6 666 14 6 288 2 6 275 13 0 15 10 0 121 8 0 66 7 6 2 68 3 13 33 223 3 19 1,583 0 0 150 0 17 216 3 1 1,164 0 0 17 4 0 104 6 6 7 9 6 6 13 9 45 12 8 "l 100* 0 0 2 10 0 Totals 11,489 72,832 1 17 11,674 1 7 125 3,617 1 0 191 1 5 * No rent payable since 1881