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Statement showing the Comparative Returns from the Quartz Mines in the Reefton District, from the 1st April, 1880, to the 31st March, 1901, and a similar Return for the Years ending 31st December, 1901, 1902, 1903.

Gold-yield, Reefton District for the Year 1903.

Years ending. Calls made. Dividends declared. Quartz crashed. Yield of Gold. Value of Yield. 31st March, 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 31st December, 1901 1902 1903 £ s. d. 10,218 17 6 25,504 3 4 64,345 0 0 49,456 0 0 29,333 0 0 24,565 0 0 21,596 0 0 30,432 0 0 38,919 0 0 27,531 0 0 20,404 0 0 25,956 0 0 18,800 0 0 14,350 0 0 10,153 0 0 8,418 0 0 9,033 6 8 7,859 3 4 5,920 6 8 10,747 8 9 5,826 9 7 6,233 6 8 6,900 0 0 4,587 0 0 £ 19,650 37,643 ! 32,600 16,500 | 34,100 ! 14,500 1 33,450 17,550 ! 16,688 18,250 27,325 30,743 16,900 18,832 11,012 25,925 4,900 50 900 47,050 35,300 58,199 48,475 57,641 : Tons. 25,926 14,894 18,928 23,433 34,349 27,198 23,930 24,403 28,564 32,394 39,643 35,562 37,693 34,518 26,602 29,816 13,270 9,751 42,305 58,277 82,618 97,870 98,485 109,571 Qr. dwt. gr. £ s. d. 17,597 14 10 j 68,630 13 10 20,154 0 0 ! 78,600 12 0 19,194 0 0 i 74,856 12 0 16,547 0 0 I 64,533 6 0 23,997 0 0 l 93,588 6 0 14,591 0 0 I 56,904 18 0 21,143 0 0 j 83,171 15 5 16,775 0 0 I 66,030 11 5 18,663 0 0 j 72,720 18 0 17,780 0 0 ! 69,676 12 1 23,347 0 0 91,998 8 10 23,390 0 0 95,885 5 1 20,171 0 0 80,894 5 1 18,413 0 0 | 73,752 14 11 13,426 10 0 i 53,509 5 1 22,025 0 0 j 87,935 18 4 8,365 4 20 33,824 7 1 4,266 7 1 18,253 7 3 21,487 18 15 i 87,587 1 0 26,693 3 18 108,455 17 8 33,979 5 5 134,557 7 11 46,066 16 12 186,719 6 7 46,561 9 17 188,758 2 5 58,840 6 15 : 195,468 16 10

Name of Company. Calls. Dividends. Jated. Yield of Gold. Value of Gold. Progress Mines of New Zealand (Limited) .. Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand (Limited) (1) Golden Fleece(2) Wealth of Nations Welcome Gold-mining Company (Limited) .. Big River Gold-mining Company (Limited) Kirwan's Reward Gold-mining Company (Limited) Keep-it-Dark Quartz-mining Company (Limited) New Inkerman Mines (Limited) New Scotia Gold-mining Company (Limited) Golden Lead Gold-mining Company (Limited) Industry Gold-mining Company (Limited) .. Last Chance (Private) Dredging Companies A. 1 Gold-dredging Company (Limited) Boatman's Creek Gold - dredging Company (Limited) Reeves Proprietary Gold-dredging Company Limited) Greymouth Lagoons Gold-dredging Company (Limited) Blaokwater River Gold-dredging Company (Limited) Other Alluvial Gold. Sold to Bank of New Zealand Sold to National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) Totals £ Nil £ 34,375 11,250 1 Oz. dwt.. gr. 57,114 - 27,346 4 6 £ S. r 3 . 108,217 4 8 jj JJ j j 1,500 Nil Nil J J 1,166 2,100 14,133 6,384 3 9 12,385 I 4,819 14 8 1,611 1,143 12 8 340 453 2 0 4,814 1,791 5 6 26,790 17 8 20,422 5 8 4,431 19 1 1,836 18 10 7,131 9 1 jj 8,750 12,568 | 5,282 7 0 20,473 2 2 t. 1,837 550 700 Nil Nil ■ 5,247 1,372 10 12 1,344 ! 162 7 14 Nil Nil 5,252 1 1 568 18 7 Nil )) JJ "l5 ! 85" 0 0 344 0 0 Nil 6,120 850 Nil 998 16 0 226 0 0 4,002 17 10 900 7 6 Nil 3) 653 16 12 2,549 17 10 jj 777 14 8 3,149 15 5 JJ 1,421 1,280 17 10 5,194 15 5 1,133 14 15 1,807 4 9 4,432 14 6 7,043 1 8 10,707 59,912 109,571 55,718 9 21 222,742 7 0