C—3,

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Auckland District for the Year ended the 31st December, 1901— continued.

Number of men employed in prospecting and development-work in the whole district from which no returns of gold have been obtained, 310,

Battery Returns from Quartz-mines in the Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast Mining Districts for the Year ended the 31st December, 1901.

175

Locality and Name of Mine. Quartz crushed. 3 a> o mO J 7 y £ o ; Gold obtained. Amalgamation. Cyanide. Estimated Value o( Gold or Bullion. Ohi: iemdei County. Oz. dwt. Waihi— Waihi .. .. .. .. 1,079 Waihi Union .. .. . . 180 1,079 180 Tons cwt. lb. 154,159 0 0 18,746 0 0 Oz. dwt. 460,985 0 23,868 0 £ s, d. 433,451 2 4 28,972 11 1 1,259 Waitekauri— Waitekauri .. .. .. 285 1,259 172,905 0 0 484,853 0 462,423 13 285 24,629 0 0 42,558 1 1 Karangahake— New Zealand Crowu .. .. 240 New Zealand Talisman .. .. 180 Woodstock .. .. .. 92 240 180 92 32,028 0 11,252 0 3,517 0 0 0 0 35,660 14 20,705 5 6,129 0 66,203 17 17,256 13 4,476 2 512 Komata— Komata Reefs . . .. . . 76 512 46,797 0 0 62,494 19 87,936 13 76 9,200 0 . 0 11,216 11 11,289 6 Maratoto .. .. .. .. 4 75 0 4 127 0 0 30 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 4 4 6 3 4 31 9 39 5 9 Totals, Ohinemuri County.. 2,140 2,140 253,664 3 i61 9 558,564 10 604,322 0 6 Pi Wai orongomai— Empire and New Find .. .. 15 15 Pi. .KO County 1,289 0 0 •2,384 16 5 851 18 Taub tANGA County. Tβ Puke— Te Puke .. .. .. .. 3 5 0 0 bl 18 86 14 11 I G-rand totals .. ..Iβ, 224 308,350 6 39 30,900 17 581,858 11 726,012 7 11

Name and Locality of Mine. Quartz crushed. Yield of Gold. .pproximate Values. Marlborough District— Jubilee Gollingwood District — Aorangi Golden Ridge .. Westport District — Britannia Stony Greek Cascade Creek .. Reefton District— Alpine Extended Welcome Kirwan's Reward Viotoria Range .. Progress Mines Golden Fleece Wealth of Nations Keep-it-Dark New Inkerman New Scotia Golden Lead Last Chance Big River Snowy Creek Paparoa Ranges— Crcesus Taffy .. V Tons. 307 Oz. dwt. gr. 136 6 10 £ a. d. 502 6 3 2,364 616 3,081 10 0 429 0 0 2,122 8 1 1,575 11 10 696 1,111 4 9 4,342 10 0 268 240 2,822 124 10 3 496 15 13 2,289 13 0 458 10 10 1,923 13 9 9,171 11 9 55,207 14,807 12,015 12,442 149 5,523 160 75 20 i 23,399 1 5 8,880 8 1 5,221 17 5 4,489 1 0 145 7 1 1,124 6 9 102 5 0 30 6 0 3 4 12 97,680 13 10 35,908 13 6 21,479 7 10 16,663 9 1 565 6 9 3,532 15 1 414 2 3 120 13 0 10 0 0 272 j 102 1 3 16 3 0 414 2 2 65 16 3 Totals 107,983 51,132 19 23 196,951 12 3