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Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the West Coast Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Southern Mining District for the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

Summary of Inspection Districts.

I Average Gold obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. j of Quartz crushed. - — —, - j Value. employed. Amalgamation, j I I I j Nelson. Waiuta — Tons cwt. <jr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. sr. £ s. d. Blackwater Mines .. .. 140 38,140 0 0 15,498 11 0 3,051 13 0 79,310 8 4 Globe HillProgress Mines .. .. 2 .. .. 644 4 0 2,262 14 9 Murray Creek —• Murray Creek .. .. 7 329 0 0 94 14 0 19 19 0 383 6 3 Crushington—■ Keep-it-Dark .. .. 8 880 0 0 409 10 0 247 0 0 2,530 6 9 Wealth of Nations .. .. 38 7,7.54 0 0 1,847 4 0 892 17 0 10,907 3 7 fiukawai— New Millerton .. .. 5 263 0 0 54 3 0 .. 218 4 0 Big River— New Big River .. .. 48 4,101 0 0 4,129 19 0 685 0 12 20,039 14 8 Totals, 1924 .. 248 51,467 0 0 22,034 1 0 5,540 13 12 115,651 18 4 Totals, 1923 .. 237 47,872 0 0 21,062 3 0 4,228 15 0 99,143 6 2

Average Gold obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. ™er°f I Q™rU j employed. i Amalgamation. Cyanide. Vincent County. Old Man Range— I Tons cwt. qr. ] Oz. dwt. gr. I Oz. dwt. gr. | £ s. d. Advance .. .. .. ! 3 | 75 0 0 I 59 9 0 | .. | 237 4 10 ... , Waihemo County. Macrae s— Golden Point.. .. .. 2 .. .. 217 13 0 862 1 10 Deep Dell .. .. .. 1 22 0 0 3 13 22 .. 13 18 1 Totals .. .. 3 22 0 0 3 13 2 2 217 13 0 875 19 11 SUMMARY. Vincent County.. .. .. 3 7500 59 90 .. 237 4 10 Waihemo County .. .. 3 22 0 0 3 13 22 217 13 0 875 19 11 1 . 1 Totals, 1924 .. 6 97 0 0 63 2 22 217 13 0 ! 1,113 4 9 Totals, 1923 .. 9 1,935 0 0 542 13 22 | 187 4 0 I 2,305 4 11 I |

Inspection District. Persons employed' j Q uartz crushed. | Bullion obtained. Value. Statute Tons. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Northern (North Island) .. .. 875 209,48] 597,306 8 0 374,084 18 2 West Coast (South Island) .. .. 248 51,467 27,574 14 12 115,651 18 4 Southern (Otago and Southland) .. 6 97 280 15 22 1,113 4 9 Totals, 1924 .. .. 1,129 261,045 625,161 18 10 490,850 1 3 Totals, 1923 .. .. 1,409 337,843 661,467 13 9 609,993 4 10 In addition, 1'54 persons were employed at unproductive quartz-mining.