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

aning .eases. District. No. Gross Acreage. p^J^. Auckland — Coromandel Thames Te Aroha Paeroa Tauranga Waihi .. 91 142 19 73 A. B, P. 2,117 0 0 7,213 2 3 1,070 1 14 4,450 0 20 £ s. d. 423 0 0 1,636 1 6 391 9 0 1,147 7 6 '54 4,238 3 0 1,191 10 0 Mablboeough— Havelock Blenheim 8 30 355 2 29 1,463 3 33 66 0 6 400 7 6 Nelson— Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Lyell Murchison Westport Motueka 6 111 33 180 42 50 62 1 938 3 4 6,178 0 1 878 2 12 9,129 2 0 1,029 0 0 928 0 0 3,014 3 2 30 0 0 54 15 0 1,570 16 6 114 4 6 1,763 16 6 217 10 0 198 12 6 884 12 0 11 5 0 Westland — Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Ross Okarito 89 66 97 41 15 3,661 0 0 1,312 3 20 3,408 0 0 2,334 0 0 766 0 0 749 11 6 316 5 0 549 7 0 543 7 6 124 1 6 Otago and Southland — Cromwell Hindon Black's .. Clyde and Alexandra Roxburgh Naseby Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Riverton and Orepuki 19 8 | 138 436 0 0 178 0 0 7,820 0 0 105 17 0 68 5 0 1,900 15 0 131 581 555 33 1,729 0 10 2,782 2 11 3,364 2 2 2,189 0 0 506 5 0 304 2 6 400 10 0 109 9 0 Totals .. 2,675 73,017 0 1 15,749 4 0