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Number of Machines employed in Quartz-mining in the Auckland District, and the Value thereof, for the Year ended the 31st December, 1902.

Statement showing the Whole of the Quartz-crushing Machines and Appliances for treating Auriferous and Argentiferous Ores in the Hauraki Mining District for the Year ended the 31st December, 1902.

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Machinery employed in Quai ■tz-mining. Mining District. Steam-engines employed winding, crushing, &c. crushingmachines. Stampheads. X Whim,. Whips and Pulleys. Derricks. Berdans. Approximate Value of all Mining Plant included in this Return. Num- Aggregate ber. Horse-power. Waihi .. Ohinemuri North Hauraki .. South Hauraki .. Te Aroha Oreat Barrier Isl'd 25 17 27 27 1 4 3,594 1,402 986 1,252 330 325 173 462 10 20 5 10 5 53 1 18 40 50 187 2 3 £ 257,640 157,810 95,246 180,162 2,700 11,125 125 101 74 7,359 1,320 300 704,683

'OTB.— :er iciii iing " 'ower Imp. loyei ier '.. im iatei .am i, oi. ;ea . wai II pi iVVO Locality where Machine is situated. Name of Machine. Name of Owners. i, I no "S -~< 0 E y< I o I y< 3 s o 'A "a u 0) a 5 y< 'j. § I I y< I a CD "o I I y< I I u o a 3 y, A S s a 1 a y< £.2 2 O ec c It aj i> DO 5-1 I a o a o u . 1. Of %l ■a o a I 1 n^ •Si a So ft Coromandel County. Coromandel Telephone Corby .. Hauraki Associatedj Success Tokatea.. Hauraki Gold-mining Co. Scotty's Gold-mining Co. Hauraki Mines .. I Sea View .. Boyal Oak of Hauraki Gold-mining Co. West Tokatea Gold-mining I Co. Progress-Castle Rock Gold-mining Co. Four-in-hand Gold-mining Co. Cabbage Bay Extended Gold-mining Co. School of Mines Board in trust Kauri Freehold Gold Estates Gold-mining Co. Ditto .. .. .. I Kuaotunu Syndicate .. j 15 .. 9 .. 12 .. 10 .. 15 .. 8 i 4 8 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 S w s, w s s, w Tokatea 1 West Tokatea .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 1 1 s Tiki Progress - Castle Eock Pour-in-hand 1 2 .. 2 .. .. 2 1 s Waikomoriki 10 .. 2 .. .. 1 1 1 s Cabbage Bay Vizard's 4 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 w Coromandel Public battery .. 5 .. 2 .. .. 1 1 1 s Opitonui Opitonui 2 40 .... r> 2 2 2 2 s Knaotunu Ouera Try Fluke Kapai-Vermont .. Great Mercury 16 16 i .. ' .. 3 .. 2 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 s s s s 1 10 •I Irene Handsworth Mahakirau Great Mercury Gold-min-ing Co. Irene Gold-mining Co. .. Louis Woodoock New Zealand Government 10 3 3 ■2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 s w s Mahakirau Thames County. Gumtown Welcome Jack Welcome Jaok Gold-mining Co. Kapowai Gold-mining Co. Harry Adams Harry Adams and party.. Monowai Gold-mining Co. Puru Consolidated Goldmining Co. 5 1 1 s 1 Tapu Waiomo Puru Kapowai Bullion Mabara Royal Monowai Puru i 8 15 20 10 10 8 4 18 1 2 i 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 s w w s, w w Tararu Tararu New Alburnia New Alburnia Gold-min-ing Co. Charles Berry Eclipse Gold-mining Co... 30 20 6 7 3 •1 2 1 1 3 1 I 1 1 s, w w Earaka Berry's Eolipse Chicago Claremont Junction Anohor George Bryant McGregor and Taylor A 10 i! 5 4 3 8 ■2 1 1 2 i l 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 1 I 1 1 w w w H w s, w Hape * Otis mill.