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No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases or Licenses in Force on the 31st March, 1902, the Extent of Ground leased or held under License, and Rental per Annum.

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Mining Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. p^rfurr, .DCKLAND — Hauraki Nortli Hauraki South Te Aroha Ohinemuri Tauranga 115 135 10 A. R. P. 1,610 0 0 5,799 0 18 393 3 38 £ s. d. 210 0 0 1,363 14 0 40 8 G 20 1,706' 1 11 121 7 6 Iaelboeough— Havelook Blenheim 3 31 812 2 32 1,688 1 39 42 12 9 293 . 5 0 Ielson— Wangapeka Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Lyeli . Murchison Westport 6 80 33 226 47 51 72 303 4 0 4,465 3 34 878 2 12 11,581 3 29 1,814 0 0 2,032 0 0 3,557 0 11 45 1 6 114 4 6 1,942 13 6 288 10 0 343 0 0 655 8 0 Vestland — Hokitika and Kanieri Komara .. Greymouth Boss Okarito .. 118 66 119 91 20 4,913 0 0 1,041 3 31 5,596 0 0 6,467 0 0 870 0 0 620 0 0 426 7 6 1,232 10 0 913 3 6 110 17 0 •tago— Cromwell Hindon Black's Clyde and Alexandra Eoxburgh Naseby Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Orepuki and Longwood 14 8 j- 144 757 0 0 178 0 0 8,004 0 0 334 0 0 44 10 0 1,820 15 6 133 602 i 567 39 2,516 3 7 4,490 1 16 4,730 1 37 2,248 0 0 691 12 6 777 7 6 663 0 0 112 14 0 Totals 2,750 79,056 2 35 13,206 17 9