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Returns of Sixty-two Dredges, showing the Average for each Working-week and the Dividends paid, for the Year ended 31st December, 1902.

I have, &c, F. J. Burgess, Warden. The Under-Secretary, Mines Department, Wellington. Mr. Warden McCarthy to the Under-Secretary for Mines, Wellington. Sir, — Invercargill, 31st March, 1903. I have the honour to report that in my district during the past twelve months mining has not been in a very prosperous condition. Reports from Preservation Inlet have been anything but satisfactory. A certain amount of prospecting has been done at the inlet by a party of miners, and mining privileges have been applied for, which may yet turn out a rich yield. However, a large number of miners have left there, seeking fresh fields for employment.

Name of Company. Capital. Amount of Gold sSm won. 3r.o r^ Average dividends paid. Interest on Capital invested. Matau Dunstan Lead .. Davis Bend Monte Christo .. Unity Alexandra Eureka Chicago Enterprise I. .. Enterprise II. .. Earnscleugh I. .. Earnscleugh II. Manuherikia Clyde Molyneux Hydraulic Olrig Perseveranoe I. Perseveranoe II. Alexandra Lead Fourteen-mile Beaoh Golden River .. Sailor's Bend .. First Chanoe .. Bendigo New Teviot Endeavour Golden Gate Golden Treasure Golden Run Ettrick Otago Otago II. Majestio Coal Creek Flat Golden Bed Molyneux Kohinoor Long Vailey Island Block New Roxburgh Jubilee Lady Roxburgh New Royal Maori Point d'Or Electrio Meg and Annie.. Junction Electrio I. Junotion Electrio II. Kelly and Casey New Alpine Consols Alpine II. Grand Junotion Rise and Shine.. Upper Magnetic Gentle Annie .. New Half-way House Hartley and Riley Riley's Beaoh .. Cromwell Ngapara III. .. New Nevis Prinoe Arthur .. La Franohi £ 7,000 17,487 9,800 10,000 10,500 12,000 5,000 Oz. dwt. gr. 1,046 10 0 1,345 4 0 768 5 0 735 0 0 2,124 3 0 791 11 0 954 7 7 j 1,723 9 1 \ 1,474 13 20 ] 1,386 1 9 1 2,929 19 1 1,847 11 13 1,426 15 0 1,612 18 12 1,604 10 19 j 2,009 2 19 { 1,892 4 20 4,925 2 0 305 18 0 606 17 0 1,208 16 0 1,191 2 4 675 0 0 1,062 10 5 846 19 2 1,786 3 0 593 4 0 2,092 10 20 950 11 0 j 782 5 0 \ 87 0 0 1,088 7 0 704 7 18 1,095 5 0 619 17 11 286 13 0 297 15 12 1,450 13 17 43 16 0 607 8 8 502 11 0 5,129 8 0 1,829 4 0 37 42 28 20 32 29 43 46 44 42 35 30 25 47 46 44 40 39 7 16 16 13 13 34 33 50 41 43 37 43 3 40 40 39 26 16 18 19 3 32 30 40 86 Oz. dwt. gr. 28 5 16 32 0 13 27 8 18 36 15 0 66 7 14 27 5 21 22 3 21 37 9 7 33 10 7 33 0 0 83 14 6 61 11 17 57 1 9 34 6 8 34 17 15 45 13 5 47 6 2 126 5 16 43 14 0 37 18 13 75 11 0 91 12 11 51 18 11 31 5 0 25 13 7 35 14 11 14 9 8 48 13 6 25 13 19 18 3 20 29 0 0 27 4 4 17 12 4 28 1 16 23 16 19 17 18 7 16 10 20 76 7 0 14 12 0 18 19 15 16 15 0 128 4 16 50 16 5 £ a. d. 1,225 0 0 Per Cent.. 1-i 480 0 0 4,725 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,375 0 0 5 45 134 27J 80 } 7,000 | 11,000 l 5,600 0 0 l 2,700 0 0 4,800 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,722 10 0 2,443 1 0 24J 40 75 28 35 12,000 4,000 6,000 7,000 l 14,000 17,521 22,000 10,000 8 000 7 000 11,000 3,500 10,000 2,500 2,876 11,000 10,150 | 8,050 0 0 13,156 10 0 57J 75 1,000 0 0 2,400 0 0 3,150 0 0 10 30 45 4,825* 0 0 193 | 4,000 6,500 10,000 12,706 10,500 9,000 24,130 7,500 11,000 1,556 10,625 26,000 7,500 1,687 10 0 26 481' 5 0 'k 1,125' 0 0 15 15,600' 0 0 3,600 0 0 60 48 I 26,000 3,183 14 0 41 77 13 0 5,200 0 0 20 11,000 7,500 6,500 7,710 12,000 10,800 8,500 8,000 6,500 8,650 7,000 7,000 4,000 9,600 12,000 193 2 9 499 8 2 1,075 13 7 174 12 0 1,933 1 15 898 12 0 633 16 22 193 7 6 2,086 2 0 1,834 9 0 2,816 1 3 574 12 0 205 19 0 324 13 0 356 0 10 12 18 16 6 88 18 22 18 26 27 29 33 20 8 23 16 1 20 38 8 7 67 3 22 29 2 0 50 17 9 49 18 10 28 16 5 14 17 13 80 4 6 67 18 20 97 2 2 17 8 5 10 5 22 40 11 15 15 9 14 925 10 O 1,625 0 0 30o' 0 0 4,875 0 0 3,460 0 0 6,125 0 0 350 0 0 12 25 "H 75 40 87J 5 442,111 73,427 16 4 107,506 6 0