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There has been a considerable demand for these machines, and their introduction has been amply justified. Another Keystone drill for use on the West Coast alluvial goldfields is now on order. The following table shows the result of boring during 1910 : —

The above tabulated drilling being carried out by the borrowers at their own expense, further details cannot, without permission, be published here. VII. SCHOOLS OF MINES. The Government examinations at the schools of mines were held in December, 1910, the number of students presenting themselves being 112, who contributed 186 papers on some of the 20 subjects examined into. The following is a summary of the examination results at each school, arranged in the order of average marks awarded :—

From the above high average percentage of marks awarded it will be realized that the questions were of a practical character and well within the capacity of the students at the principal schools, all of which are established at centres of mining activity. The only Government scholarship awarded at the 1910 examinations was obtained by Mr. F. L. K. Broadgate, of the Coromandel School. Amended Scholarship Regulations were gazetted on the 30th March, 1911, from which the following is an extract:— " Six scholarships are offered annually for competition by students attending schools of mines within the Dominion—one for Otago, two for the west coast of the Middle Island, and three for the North Island. Of these, four will be for students in gold-mining subjects, and two for coal-mining subjects. " The scholarships will be of the annual value of £50 each to successful candidates who may reside three miles or more beyond the boundaries of the Borough of Dunedin, or of the borough in which the affiliated institution is situated, and of £30 to successful candidates who reside within the boundaries of any such borough, or within three miles thereof. " The scholarships will be tenable for three years, or for such other period less than three years as may at the discretion of the Minister appear to be necessary. " The scholarships will be open to all students as aforesaid who are not less than eighteen years of age on the day appointed for receiving applications, and who shall have attended regularly at any school of mines within the Dominion for not less than two years at least 80 per cent, of the lectures in each subject of the examination course.

? T oT Drill. Name of Superintendent. To whom lent. Minerals sought for. Pi AK iSTr,?h te II Character of S21 X §2 Country pierced. Average Total Cost per Foot. liamond W. Carter .. Waihi Gold-mining Company Atlantis Syndicate, Waihi New Zealand Coal and Oil Company, Orepuki Seddonville State Collieries 11 Central Otago dredging claims Auriferous quartz Ditto .. Oil, shale 2 1 4 Ft. , In. 1,110 : 2J Andesite .. 450 2J Andesite (decomposed) 1.288J 3 Tertiary beds 895 2 J Coal-measures 4,945 6 Gravel 15/3-6 0/-* 10/-* F. Burnett .. Coal 2 10/10i Leystono G. E. D. Seale Gold, alluvial 129 2/6$ to 5/ipproximate.

Average Marks Locality of School of Mines. awarded per Paper submitted. Number of Students; Number of Papers examined. submitted. Total marks awarded. VaiM tarangahake .. leefton !oromandel Vaikino 'hames Vestport Per cent. 68-8 65-2 61-3 541 51-8 46-5 43-0 86 L3 7 7 8 33 3 57 28 7 23 11 56 4 ■ 3,927 1,826 429 1,245 570 2,G05 172 Totals 57-9 112 186 10,774