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MINERALS OTHER THAN GOLD. Copper-mines, Nelson. —Mr. Ingram, manager, kindly supplied the following information : The Monster Lode was tapped at a distance of 328 ft. by a level driven from a point 115 ft. below the outcrop. In this face the copper was poor, yielding only 2 per cent. Cv, by assay, gold 4 dwt., and silver 12 dwt., per ton of ore. In the Jackson's Lode shafts were sunk on the north and south ends of the main orebody to depths of 20 ft. and 12 ft. respectively, the assay values in both shafts yielding an average of 33 per cent. Cv, whilst on the Mount Claude section of the property sinking was also continued to a depth of 12 ft. on a strong ore-body, still living down, this stone yielding a 44 per cent, assay Cu. At the United North the original level was cleared out, and at 53 ft. the lode was found to maintain- a width of 6 ft., assay value 4 per cent. Cu. At the Limited the ore was cut at 467 ft., when the levels were extended a further distance of 258 ft., the lode varying in width from 3 in. to 3 ft., assaying 9 per cent. Cu. Further extension of this level for a distance of 200 ft. should undercut a large ore-body in No. 5 level, and, provided the ore lives down, a depth of 360 ft. of backs should be available. There were an average of twelve men employed. Hidden Treasure, Takaka (N. G. Langford, Secretary, Auckland). —R. C. Campbell in charge of reduction-works, which consist of a Chilian mill and screens driven by an oil-engine. When visited, 75 tons of ore were under treatment, which was expected to yield about 50 tons of graded stuff, through a in. mesh for further treatment at Auckland, the 25 tons of finely powdered ore being specially reserved. Mining was at a standstill. Adjoining the Hidden Treasure there is another area pegged off, but beyond taking 2 tons of ore to Auckland nothing further has been done. Washbourne Brothers' Hmmatite-paint Works show no further activity.

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. Quartz-mines. , , Fatal. Keep-it-Dark Mine. —8/5/05 : Albert Young, surface trucker, whilst attending a short filling-in surface pass, was taken down by the debris and smothered. Non-fatal. New Inkerman Mines. —5/4/05 : John Horan, horse-driver, had right leg and left arm broken and left ankle dislocated whilst tailing out a race of trucks on the surface dump. Progress Mines. —28/6/05 : Thomas Willman, miner, had back and groin injured by fall of stone while preparing to timber the ground. Wealth of Nations Mine. —14/12/05 : Thomas Low, miner, had leg broken below the knee by fall of quartz in the face. Alluvial Mines. Fatal. King Solomon Mine. —24/3/05 : Charles P. Neilson (partner) was accidentally wound round a revolving-shaft at the Golden Gate Mine. Gould and Party, Addison's Flat. —28/4/05 : Charles McLean (partner) was killed instantaneously by fall of earth in the open face. Hayes's Terrace, Kumara. —19/10/05 : James Stephens (partner) was killed instantaneously by fall of stone in the face. McLeod's Terrace, Ross. —7/12/05 : Simon McLeod, nozzleinan, was killed instantaneously by fall of earth in the tail-race. Dredges. Fern Flat Dredge. —24/6/05 : R. Liddicoat, master, and W. Craig, winchman, were both drowned in trying to swim ashore when the river was in high flood. During the year 1905 no fatal accidents occurred in underground quartz-mining. Regarding the accident off Fern Flat dredge, it may be noted that the dredge drifted out to mid-stream in a very high flood with four men aboard, who essayed to swim ashore. Two succeeded in doing so, but the other two were drowned. The bodies were recovered. I have, &c, R. Tennent, The Under-Secretary, Mines Department, Wellington. Inspector of Mines.

Mr. E. R. Green, Inspector of Mines, Dunedin, to the Under-Secretary tor Mines, Wellington. Sir, — Office of Inspector of Mines (Southern District), Dunedin, 12th. April, 1906. I have the honour to forward the accompanying report by the Assistant Inspector of Mines and myself on quartz-mines, hydraulic and alluvial mines, and gold-dredges in the Otago and Southland Districts for the year ending the 31st December, 1905.