C.—3.

The following parcels were also treated in the battery during the year, but either from their nature or their poorness did not require treatment by pan-amalgamation or by the cyanide process:—

Table of Attendances for the Year ending 31st December, 1901.

Results of Annual Examinations, 1901. The following table shows the results of the late annual examinations: —

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Owner and District. Weight. Yield in Bullion. Value. Bank of New South Wales, Thames M. Davis, Kirikiri T. C. Bayldon, Thames 7501b. ashes 81b. specimens ... 5001b. bottles ... 5601b. glass 1,120 lb. slate, A 1,1201b. slate, B 1,1201b. slate, C 1,1201b. slate, E 8| dwt. retorted bullion Jib. specimens ... Oz. <lwt. gr. 29 3 0 4 0 0 £ s. d. 23 6 0 10 7 6 E. H. Henderson, Gisborne // ft it it it a 0 7 0 0 11 8 n n Merriman, Thames 1 16 0 4 14 6

Name of Subject. First Term. Second Term. Third Term. Eegistered students— General and mining geology Mineralogy and blowpipe Land and mine surveying ... Mathematics Mining and applied mechanics Metallurgy of gold and silver Practical chemistry Theoretical chemistry Practical assaying ... Mechanical drawing 12 7 11 11 11 5 5 10 12 9 10 14 11 15 10 5 5 7 12 7 7 13 12 15 13 14 14 14 13 Total ... Saturday science class 107 50 101 61 96 46 Total attendance at classes 157 162 142 Individual registered students 36 31 29 Total individual students ... 86 9.2 75

Subject of Examination. First Class. Second Class. Third Class. Failed. Total. General and mining geology 3 umping and winding ... Ventilation Explosives fining and applied mechanics ... ?heoretical chemistry (senior) theoretical chemistry (junior) Practical chemistry (senior) Practical chemistry (junior) Practical assaying, dry (senior) ... tactical assaying, dry (junior) ... Practical assaying, wet (senior) ... Practical assaying, wet (junior) ... Surveying (land and mine) ilap-drawing ... Mineralogy and blowpipe Metallurgy Mechanical drawing 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 4 1 2 2 2 2 6 8 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 i i i i 1 2 1 1 i 4 3 i 4 Saturday science 22 2 LI 1 LI 6 2 3 u> 12 Totals 24 12 17 58