MINES STATEMENT. BY THE HON. JAMES McGOWAN, MINISTER OF MINES.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1904 Session I, C-02

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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

MINES STATEMENT. BY THE HON. JAMES McGOWAN, MINISTER OF MINES.

Me. Speaker,— I again present my annual Statement to Parliament, and, in doing so, am pleased to be in a position to remark upon the continued expansion of the mining industry of New Zealand. Gauged by the returns of output and value, the production of minerals (including kauri-gum) during last year shows that progress is still satisfactory. In my last Statement, attention was drawn to the fact that for the year 1902 the gross value of minerals raised was over a quarter of a million sterling in excess of that of the previous year; and now a still further increase is to be noted for the year 1903, amounting to £309,032 over the value of minerals produced during the year 1902. Large as this advanced value certainly is, a greater increase would have been recorded had it not been for the fact that dredging and hydraulic-mining operations in Otago were seriously interfered with, owing to snowstorms and severe frosts during last winter, and the consequent floods which followed the thaw. MINERAL PRODUCTION. The annexed Table No. 1 shows the quantity and value of gold, silver, and other minerals (including kauri-gum) exported during the year ending the 31st December, 1903, and also the quantity of native coal consumed in the colony during the same period. The amount of gold entered for export was 533,314 oz., valued at £2,037,831, and of silver, 911,914 oz., valued at £91,497, making a total value of gold and silver amounting to £2,129,328, this being an increase of £105,920 as compared with the export returns for the previous year. Other minerals, including coal, lignite, and kauri-gum, represent a value of £1,401,326, or an advance of £203,112 as compared with that of the previous year. The quantities and values of the chief mineral productions exported for the past two years are summarised for comparison as follow:— Year ending 31st December, 1902. Yeac ending 31st December, 1903. Product. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. S, £ Gold ... ... ... 508,0450z. 1,951,433 533,3140z. 2,037,831 Silver ... ... ... 674,196 „ 71,975 911,914 „ 91,497 Copper-ore ... ... ... ... 6 tons 123 Manganese-ore ... ... ... ... 70 „ 210 Mixed minerals ... ... 415 tons 4,422 625 „ 7,014 Chrome-ore ... ... 175 „ 525 Colonial coal exported, including that used by Home steamers ... ... 188,677 „ 154,747 152,332 „ 128,927 Haematite... ... ... 17 „ 116 ... 1 Colonial coal consumed in New Zealand ... ... 1,174,025 ~ 587,012 1,267,861 „ 633,931 Kauri-gum ... ... 7,430 „ 450,223 9,357 „ 631,102 Shale (treated in New Zealand) 2,338 „ 1,169 36 „ 18 Total value of production for 1903 ... ... ... £3,530,654 1902 ... ... ... 3,221,622 Total increase ... ... ... £309,032

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The total value of gold, silver, coal, and other minerals (including kaurigum) produced up to the end of 1903 was £85,813,240. During the first six months of the present year (ending the 30th June) an increase in the amount of gold and silver exported, as compared with the corresponding portion of last year, is shown in the following table of comparisons, which is compiled from Customs returns : —

Comparative Statement of Gold and Silver entered for Export during the First Half of the Years 1903 and 1904.

GOLD EXPOET. The quantity of gold entered for exportation through the Customs for the year 1903 was as follows:—Auckland, 232,681 oz.; Marlborough, 972oz.; Nelson, 7,962 oz.; West Coast, 125,241 oz.; Otago and Southland, 166,458 oz.: total, 533,314 oz. GOLD-MINING. Quartz. This branch of the mining industry continues to maintain a high position in the production of the colony's output of gold, and is also responsible for the whole of the silver obtained in New Zealand. So far as the Northern District is concerned, the working of quartz reefs is the only source of winning the precious metals, as, nnlike portions of the mining districts of the Middle Island, alluvial goldfields are not known. As usual, the Ohinemuri County has been the scene of the greatest activity, the mines at Waihi and Karangahake being the chief producers of gold and silver. The mines and mills of the Waihi Gold-mining Company are not only the most extensive in the colony, but may be classed among the largest gold-mining concerns in the world. Last year the company treated 214,508 tons of quartz for a return of £603,167 Bs. 9d., employed upwards of 1,100 persons, and paid dividends amounting to a quarter of a million sterling. Extensive additions have been made by the company to their plant, and developments in the mine show that the ore-bodies will admit of a large production for a considerable number of years. Prospecting-work at the neighbouring mine owned by the Waihi Grand Junction Gold-mining Company has demonstrated further possibilities for the Waihi Goldfield, and, as a result of the discoveries made by the last-named company, preparations for the production of ore are now in progress, and a large modern battery and cyanide plant are to be erected. An increased production of bullion may therefore be reasonably looked for from this district in the near future. Other companies holding claims in the same locality are devoting attention to prospecting operations, in the hope of locating payable reefs. At Karangahake, bullion to the value of £182,094 12s. Id. was obtained during the year, the mines and mills providing employment for 452 persons. The New Zealand Crown Mines and the Talisman Consolidated mines are the only two properties at present working on a productive scale. The Woodstock Mine only worked during the early part of last year, and has not been so successful as anticipated, but may possibly pay in conjunction with one or two other of the adjoining mines. Mining at Waitekauri has been very quiet during the last two years, owing principally to large bodies of calcite taking the place of quartz in the reefs.

Half-year ending 30th June, 1903. Half-year ending 30th June, 1904. Increase for First Half of 1904. Quantity, Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Gold Silver Oz. 257,198 495,268 £ 977,821 48,891 Oz. 267,305 522,335 £ 1,024,082 54,149 Oz. 10,107 27,067 46,261 5,258 752,466 1,026,712 789,640 1,078,231 37,174 51,519

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Prospecting-work has been undertaken, and it is to be hoped that results will be obtained which will enable the mines to be again vigorously developed. The Komata Eeefs Mine and Mr. Hardy's mines at Waiorongomai have been successfully worked during the year. In the Thames County, the Tairua Broken Hills Mine has established a reputation for its regularity as a gold-producer, and satisfactory dividends have been earned. Similarly good prospects are entertained as to the success of mining at Neavesville, where a reef is being developed and a thirty-stamp battery and cyanide plant are being erected. At the Lower Thames, mining is being carried on at quite a number of places on a small scale; but operations now in hand for the extension of the Moanataiari Tunnel are expected to prove a considerable tract of country at a much lower level than has hitherto been attained in this portion of the goldfield. These, if so successful as anticipated, will admit of developments on a fairly large scale. Boring, with the object of testing the deeper ground in the vicinity of the Big Pump shaft, is in progress; but, owing to sundry mishaps in connection with this undertaking, no definite results have as yet been attained. At Tararu Creek and Waiomo, mining is at present at a standstill, but fresh energy characterizes the operations at Tapu, and satisfactory results are looked forward to. In the Coromandel County there are no productive mining operations on such a scale as characterizes those of the Ohinemuri district, the reefs being much smaller, and the gold, instead of being generally disseminated through the lodes, is found more in the form of " specimen" stone, usually small, but rich. Some good returns have been obtained from several of the mines; prospecting is being carried out on Tokatea Hill, and a new low-level tunnel has been commenced at the New Four-in-hand Mine. Work at Kuaotunu is principally represented by the operations of the Waitaia Mine. At Opitonui, the Kauri Freehold Gold Estates Company's mines are closed down, and the battery has been sold to the Waihi Grand Junction Gold-mining Company for removal. Quartz-mining in the Middle Island is carried on in each of the inspection districts. At Top Valley, near Blenheim, mining operations are at present practically at a standstill. Amalgamation of interests and reorganization are being undertaken. Should mining be resumed on a more comprehensive scale than formerly, it is more than probable that appliances for concentrating the scheelite (which is associated with quartz in this locality) will be adopted, as there is a demand for the mineral named. Successful operations are being carried out at Taitapu (Collingwood). At Lyell, the Alpine Extended Mine has not been very successful at the lower level owing to the irregularity of the quartz-deposits, but at the old United Italy Claim, in the same locality, some really excellent results have been attained; whilst work has also been profitably carried on at Victoria Kange and Big Eiver. The principal centre of quartz-mining in the Middle Island is at Reefton, where the Progress Mines of New Zealand (Limited), together with the parent company, the Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand (Limited), employ about five hundred persons. The Keep-it-Dark and New Inkerman Mines are also producers of gold. The owners of the last-named mines have spent large sums in development-work, and are now subjecting the ore to treatment on a commercial scale. During the year the Progress Mines of New Zealand (Limited) paid dividends amounting to £34,375, and the Keep-it-Dark Mine, which, relatively speaking, is a small concern, paid £8,750. Recent arrangements for the working of the Victoria and Inglewood Mines are likely to add to the local production of gold. In the Otago Mining District quartz-mining is not anywhere being prosecuted on a large scale, but operations are carried on at Macrae's, Barewood, Old Man Range, Macetown, and Skipper's. At Bullendale, the Achilles Mine (which has been idle for some time) has been purchased by a private party, and operations resumed by driving an adit to win quartz not worked by previous owners. The O.P.Q. Mine at Waipori is still inoperative, and mining at Preservation Inlet is practically in the same category. Some prospecting (said to give excellent indications) has been done near Newton's Beach in Stewart Island.

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Hydraulic and Alluvial Mining. This class of mining continues to give employment to a large number of persons in various parts of the Middle Island, the Nelson, West Coast, Otago, and Southland Districts being the principal centres of operations. During the year work has been vigorously carried on at the majority of the claims; but the long and severe winter caused serious damage to water-races in parts of Otago, the length of the working season being considerably curtailed in consequence. As already pointed out, this had the effect of reducing the output of gold from the district. The older forms of alluvial mining are rapidly passing away, owing to the exhaustion of the rich shallow ground. Deep, heavy, and wet ground, which could not be worked by the methods in vogue in the early days of colonial mining, is now successfully worked by means of hydraulic sluicing and elevating, and, owing to the large quantity of material which can be dealt with by the more modern methods, ground which was too poor to work under the old order of things is made to yield handsome returns on the capital invested. Many of these hydraulic plants are operating on extensive areas of auriferous alluvial ground, and this class of mining, as a whole, is in every way likely to largely contribute to the output of gold for several years to come. Dbedge-mining. That this branch of the gold-mining industry may be safely regarded as steady is evidenced by the fact that the number of working dredges returned for the year 1903 is identical with that of the previous year—viz., 201. Both the West Coast and Central Otago show a decrease in the number of dredges at work ; but in Southland the number of working dredges has increased in exactly the same ratio as the combined decrease of each of the two other centres. During the early period of dredge-mining on the alluvial flats of Southland, fears were freely expressed to the effect that the work of the dredges would inevitably result in the total destruction of the land. This does not appear to be the case to the extent predicted, as on some of the swamp lands which have been dredged vegetation is springing up, and is preferred by cattle to that growing on adjoining flats which have not been turned over. The planting of foresttrees on land which has been dredged has also been undertaken, and present appearances are in favour of the experiment being eminently satisfactory. Notwithstanding the drawbacks of a very severe winter in Otago, the dredging industry has generally been successful, and this branch of mining may be regarded as a factor of no small importance in the production of gold. PROSPECTING. The sum of £1,088 17s. 3d. was expended in subsidies, for the year ending the 31st March, 1904, to prospecting associations and parties of miners actually engaged in prospecting. THE CYANIDE PEOCESS OF GOLD-EXTRACTION. The royalty obtained by Government in respect to the purchase of the patent rights of this invention for New Zealand amounts to £7,565, or rather more than three-fourths of the amount originally paid. When the royalties now imposed on users of the patented process have reimbursed the Government all charges in this connection will cease so far as this colony is concerned. WATERCOURSES FOR TAILINGS, ETC. The sum of £5,176 17s. 7d. was paid during the year as compensation to landowners in respect to rivers and streams which have been proclaimed as watercourses into which tailings and mining debris may be discharged. SCHOOLS OF MINES. These institutions continue to prove of benefit to persons employed in and about mines and batteries, and the instruction given is such as to enable students to attain the knowledge necessary to qualify them to hold the responsible positions connected with their profession.

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Including the grants made to the School of Mines in connection with the Otago University at Dunedin, expenditure on behalf of schools of mines in the colony during last year was £2,366 9s. 9d. COAL-MINING. The output of coal and lignite (including a small quantity of oil-shale) during the year ending the 31st December, 1903, was 1,420,229 tons, this being an increase of 55,189 tons as compared with the output for the preceding year. The production of each district and its corresponding increase is shown in the following tabulated statement: — Production for 1903. Increase for 1903 over 1902. Tons. Tons. Northern District ... ... ... 209,795 17,750 West Coast District ... ... ... 781,032 27,216 Southern District ... ... ... 429,402 ♦ 10,223 Total ... ... ... ... 1,420,229 55,189 The varying classes of coal, &c, produced are as follows:— Tons. Bituminous and semi-bituminous coal ... ... ... ... 879,891 Pitch-coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21,116 Brown coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 441,814 Lignite ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 77,372 Oil-shale ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,420,229 The gross recorded output of coal, lignite, and oil-shale now exceeds eighteen and a half millions of tons. Among the collieries of the North Island those of the Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) are first in point of the tonnage raised, their output for the year being 95,556 tons. This puts this company's mines third in order for the entire colony in the amount produced during last year. The Hikurangi Coal Company's colliery at Hikurangi produced 39,625 tons, the adjoining colliery belonging to the Northern Collieries Company had an output of 22,382 tons, the Ngunguru Colliery 17,824 tons, and the Panipo Colliery at Kiripaka 12,011 tons. A few other pits had outputs of less than 10,000 tons. In the Middle Island the West Coast District holds pre-eminence not only in point of quantity but also as regards the quality of the coals produced. During last year the collieries of the Westport Coal Company (Limited) had an output of 565,191 tons, Brunner Colliery 92,280 tons, Blackball Colliery 88,949 tons, and Tyneside Colliery 17,212 tons. A number of small mines in the locality of Eeefton supply local requirements. A new colliery has been opened out at Puponga, near Cape Farewell, and this, together with the output expected from the Government Collieries at Seddonville and Point Elizabeth, will tend to augment the production from the West Coast. On the other hand, the output from Brunner Colliery is naturally decreasing, and the exhaustion of the present workings is within measurable distance. The Southern District (Middle Island) contains extensive deposits of brown coals and lignite, from which local supplies of fuel for domestic and steam purposes are very largely drawn. The collieries at Kaitangata belonging to the New Zealand Coal and Oil Company (Limited) have by far the largest output in the district, and rank second in the colony in point of production for last year, the output having been 122,632 tons. Nightcaps Colliery produced 42,348 tons. Other mines having an output of over 10,000 tons were: Allandale Colliery 20,115 tons, Lovell's Flat Colliery 15,765 tons, Taratu Colliery 15,108 tons, Freeman's Colliery 14,282 tons, Saddle Hill Colliery 14,085 tons, Homebush Colliery 12,150 tons, Alexandra Coal Company's Colliery 11,249 tons, Jubilee Colliery 11,048 tons, and Waimumu Lignite-mine 10,345 tons. A very large number of small pits are worked, with outputs varying from the requirements of a farm up to nearly 10,000 tons per annum. The total number of mines returned as having been at work during the year is 178, the average number of persons employed being 2,852.

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It is a noteworthy feature that the adoption of mechanical methods for the ventilation of underground workings is becoming very general at the more important collieries throughout the colony. By this means air-currents of greatly increased volume are maintained, and the atmosphere of the mines so ventilated compares more than favourably with that of many factories and other establishments. NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES. The colliery at Seddonviile commenced to put out coal towards the end of the year ; and at Point Elizabeth Colliery the varied works of railway and tramway construction, erection of surface plant, buildings, &c, likewise the completion of the tunnels to win the coal, have been vigorously pushed forward. Both collieries are now producing coal suitable for steaming purposes, that from Point Elizabeth Colliery being also a first-class article for household use. Further details will be found'in the report of the manager of the State Coal-mines. ACCIDENTS IN MINES. I regret to have to record that last year the number of fatalities in connection with mining operations was greater than has been the case for each of the three years previous. With a continually increasing mineral output a substantial decrease in the number and extent of accidents was experienced during the years 1900, 1901, and 1902, as compared with a similar number of years preceding, which is satisfactory as showing the Tare exercised in the supervision of mines. In carrying out the many and varied classes of work under conditions quite different from those which obtain in surface occupations, there are many and extraordinary difficulties to contend with, and operations have frequently to be conducted where danger naturally exists. Familiarity with danger often engenders contempt for it, and workmen are apt to get careless, and to regard measures promoted for their safety with indifference. The fatalities for the year were as follows : —

Each of the foregoing accidents was inquired into by, or on behalf of, the Department, and, as the result of one accident, by which two persons were killed, a prosecution against the manager of the mine was subsequently instituted. KAUBI-GUM. Kauri-gum to the amount of 9,357 tons, having a value of £631,102, was exported during the year. This shows an increase of 1,927 tons, representing a value of £180,879, in comparison with the exports for the year 1902. The average value was £67 Bs. ll|d. per ton, or £6 19s. per ton in excess of that of the previous year. SCHEELITE. So far this mineral, which occurs in connection with quartz-reefs in portions of Marlborough and Otago, has only been treated commercially to a limited extent. Messrs. Donaldson Bros., of Macrae's, Otago, have appliances at their battery for separating scheelite from the quartz sands, and are at present the only people in the colony who prepare this mineral for the market. Owing to inquiries for the supply of scheelite in larger quantities than are now available, attention is being directed to the question by other parties interested in quartz-mines in those localities where the mineral is known to exist.

Class of Mining. Number of Persons employed. Fatalities. Rate per 1,000. rold-mining— Quartz-mines .. Hydraulic and alluvial mines Dredges ... bal-mines . ... ) 3,597 6,613 I 9 4 6 4* 1 2-5 1-5 2,852 1-4 13,062 23 1-76 * Two other fatalities occurred on coal-mine propi irties, but not in co: mection with actual lining-work.

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HEMATITE PAINT. The manufacture of paint from haematite is carried on at Thames and at Parapara. Haematite for dyeing purposes is also obtained at Mataura (Southland), and is used at the paper-mills there. .GALENA. Nothing further has, as yet, been done towards the working of the deposits near Te Aroha on a commercial scale. Bulk samples have been sent to Australia for treatment, but no return of the results obtained has been furnished to the Department. IRON. The terms of a lease have been arranged for working the deposits of iron-ore at Parapara. With the erection of ironworks in this locality, subsequent smelting of the ore, and the manufacture of various qualities of finished iron, the colony would have an industry of the greatest utility. The practicability of working the ironsand deposits of Taranaki has also attracted attention, and it is possible that, in conjunction with the extensive Parapara deposits of ore, they may be utilised to the direct benefit of New Zealand. EOCK PHOSPHATE. The demand for this mineral for the preparation of fertilising material continues to increase. Turing last year about 4,400 tons of rock was quarried. Since its discovery near Milton (Otago), attention has been directed to other limestone deposits in various places, with the object of locating further areas of rock phosphate. PETEOLEUM. Prospecting for the natural oil has been carried on to some extent in both Islands, but so far nothing of commercial importance has been reported. The question is one which continues to engage attention, and it is proposed to bring down a Bill dealing with the matter. OTHER MINERALS. Platinum in small quantities is obtained at Round Hill Gold-mining Claims in Southland. It is also present to a limited extent in the gold-bearing wash near Takaka, but hitherto no attempts have been made to save it. Cinnabar has not yet become a commercial product, although known to exist both in Otago and the West Coast Districts. Prospecting operations are carried on to some extent at Waitahuna Heights, near Lawrence. There is a probability of copper-ore being again mined in the Nelson District, and operations have been put in hand, to reopen a mine worked some years ago. The extraction of oil and other products of shale at Orepuki has ceased for the time being. The mine and works are closed down. ROADS AND TRACKS. The expenditure on roads and tracks during the financial year amounted to £45,591 3s. Id., this being a decrease of £6,096 2s. 3d. as compared with the expenditure of the preceding year. The sum of £466 6s. 9d. was paid in subsidies to local bodies, and roads constructed by direct grants have absorbed £45,127 16s. 4d. During the past twenty-two years the sums expended in subsidies and grants amount to £565,518 19s. Bd. DEPARTMENTAL. The work of the Department has been satisfactorily carried out by the staffs stationed at the various centres, and the inspection of mines is conducted in a careful and painstaking manner.

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The Government Geologist has been engaged in writing up notes and memoranda on matters connected with the geology of New Zealand, more especially in classifying, naming, and repacking the large and valuable collection of rock specimens which have accumulated in the Colonial Museum for many years past. The Mining Bureau continues to circulate information of general interest to the mining community. Pamphlets on " ankylostomiasis, or miners' worm disease," which has been a source of great trouble in some of the colliery districts on the Continent of Europe, have been printed and circulated in the colony. CONCLUSION. Judging from the returns of gold and silver entered for exportation during the first half of the present year, there is every indication that the yield of precious metals during this year (1904) will be quite equal to, if not in excess of, that of last year. The output of coal has steadily increased for several years past, the production for last year being the largest yet recorded, and there is every appearance of the continued expansion of this branch of the mining industry.

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No. 1. Table showing the Comparison in Quantity and Value of Gold; also the Quantity and Value of other Minerals entered for Exportation for the Years ended the 31st December, 1902 and 1903, as well as the Total Value since the 1st January, 1853.

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For Year ending the 31st December, 1902. For Year ending the 31st December, 1903. Total from the 1st January, 1883, to the 31st December, 1903. Name of Metal or Mineral. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 'reoious Metals— Gold .. Silver .. Oz. 508,045 674,196 £ 1,951,433 71,975 ! Oz. £ 533,314 j 2,037,831 911,914 91,497 Oz. 16,105,821 4,212,052 £ 63,149,147 544,278 Total gold and silver 1,182,241 2,023,408 1,445,228 2,129,328 20,317,873 63,693,425 lineral produce, including kauri-gum— Copper-ore Chrome-ore .. .. ■ .. Antimony-ore Manganese-ore .. Hematite ore Mixed minerals Coal (New Zealand) exported Coke exported Coal, output of mines in colony (less exports) Kauri-gum Shale Tons. 175 17 415 188,677 £ 525 116 4,422 154,747 Tons. 6 ! ■"70| 625 ! 152,332 £ 123 210 1 7,014 128,927 Tons. 1.417J 5,869 I 3,643 19,081$! 69$! 22,873 1,734,170 16,370 16,829,233 246,079 14,422 j ■i £ 18,211 38,002 52,598 61,056 343 122,127 1,615,693 24,804 8,322,500 11,857,270 7,211 1,174,025 7,430 2,338 587,012 450,223 1,169 1,267,861 9,357 36 I 633,931 631,102 18 Total quantity and value of minerals Value of gold and silver, as above 1,373,077 1,198,214 2,023,408 1,430 287 1,401,326 2,129,328 18,893,227$; 22,119,815 63,693,425 Total value of minerals exported, including gold and silver 3,221,622 j 3,530,654 85,813,240

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No. 2. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Exportation from New Zealand for the Years ended the 31st December, 1902 and 1903, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st December, 1903.

Year ending 31st December, 1902. Year ending 31st December, 1903. Increase or Decrease for Year ending 31st December, 1903. Total Quantii from Janua 31st Deceu ty and Value iry, 1857, to uber, 1903. District and County or Borough. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Increase. Decrease. Auckland — County of Coromandel County of Thames County of Ohinemuri County of Piako .. County of Manukau County of Marsden County of Whangarei Borough of Thames Tβ Aroha Town District Great Barrier Island County of Tanranga Borough of Waihi Oz. 11,075 13,805 59,293 249 £ 46,608 53,179 211,413 1,046 Oz. 9,689 9,781 54,449 1,117 £ 40,722 39,490 194,800 4,708 Oz. 865 Oz. 1,386 4,024 4,844 Oz. £, i I 4,389 82 22 112,668 18i097 347 90 391,197 3 3,571 1 26 3 154,041 10 14,788 4 ! 91 12 537,709 3 1 41,373 818 I "56 19 201,583 721,977 232,681 832,334 31,098 3,241,696 12,067,177 Wellington 188 706 Mablborough— County of Marlborough 601 2,404 972 3,845 371 88,626 345,324 Nelson — County of Waimea County of Collingwood I 5,947 23,649 7,962 31,710 2,015 5,947 23,649 7,962 31,710 2,015 1,700,117 6,739,718 West Coast— County of Buller .. County of Inangahua County of Grey County of Westland Kumara Borough .. Hokitika Borough Ross Borough 11,036 56,245 33,942 15,341 44,239 224,981 135,765 61,361 12,696 59,288 33,239 17,066 50,798 237,151 132,990 68,346 1,660 3,043 1,725 703 142 2,090 "566 8,360 209 2,743 "836 10,969 "67 653 118,796 475,272 125,241 501,090 6,445 4,900,915 19,504,644 Canterbury— County of Ashburton 7 387 99 Otago— County of Taieri .. County of Tuapeka County of Vincent County of Maniototo County of Waihemo County of Waikouaiti County of Waitaki County of Bruce .. County of Lake .. County of Wallace County of Fiord .. County of Southland County of Clutha .. Borough of Alexandra Dunedin Borough of Mataura 2,812 46,212 74,7H9 9,526 3,426 83 2,07'J 1,198 7,734 7,129 164 24,928 4 11,355 186,760 298,887 38,237 13,868 337 8,323 4,813 31,364 28,744 658 100,614 16 3,159 46,544 57,620 8,132 4,027 2,024 688 7,053 7,495 515 28,952 249 12,728 187,949 229,410 32,715 16,323 8,114 2,759 28,565 30,205 2,067 117,019 998 347 332 601 1,394 83 55 505 681 366 351 4,024 245 l|037 4,148 ; . 1JO37 181,116 728,124 166,458 668,852 14,658 6,173,973 24,490,367 Unknown 207 824 Totals 508,045 1,951,433 533,314 2,037,831 25,269 16,105,821 63,149,147

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No. 3. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation from the 1st January, 1857, to the 31st December, 1903. (This Return shows the Output of the various Goldfields. Gold entered at Nelson from Hokitika, Greymouth, and Westport is put under the head of "Wes Coast," and Gold from Invercargill and Riverton under the head of "Otago.")

Auckland. a. Value. Oz. Nelson. Value. Marlb. irough. West Coast. Oti •go. Wellington. Cante] ■bury. Grand otals. Oz. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. OzValue. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. £ 40,422 51,272 28,427 17,585 24,552 40,386 37,120 55,841 47,030 29,643 35,918 38,396 42,524 48,692 40,056 32,700 54,786 22,158 17,866 55,862 21,092 17,223 11,424 12,223 13,039 12,494 7,724 8,002 10,337 9,979 10,829 11,320 12,310 11,049 16,896 9,604 8,187 10,631 9,016 10,333 7,055 6,882 1,571 14,605 28,138 23,649 31,710 £ £ £ £ £ £ 40,422 52,464 28,427 17,585 751,873 1,591,389 2,431,723 1,856,837 2,226,474 2,844,517 2,698,862 2,504,326 2,362,995 2,157,585 2,787,520 1,731,261 1,987,425 1,505,331 1,407,770 1,284,328 1,496,080 1,240,079 1,148,108 1,227,252 1,080,790 1,002,720 993,352 921,797 948,615 903,569 ■ 811,100 801,066 808,549 773,438 1,007,488 954,744 913,138 887,839 1,162,164 1,041,428 980,204 1,080,691 1,513,173 1,439,602 1,753,783 1,951,433 2,037,831 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 308 1,239 4,483 3,448 5,449 5,814 6,637 53,660 132,451 85,534 330,326 104,890 119,449 76,910 69,485 56,057 99,081 55,982 37,901 42,720 35,516 33,059 41,291 36,087 42,989 32,271 30,697 35,223 28,655 31,745 45,392 45,555 45,714 52,916 111,213 92,346 105,477 142,383 168,769 166,342 191,968 201, 583 232,681 1,192 4,098 13,853 10,552 17,096 17,463 18,277 168,874 434,687 319,146 1,188,708 369,341 437,123 305,068 262,156 221,905 403,627 220,454 154,295 176,416 141,326 131,007 163,618 143,564 170,416 128,140 121,564 139,556 113,191 125,760 181,185 183,655 186,553 211,974 430,862 350,355 392,337 527.786 624,737 605,398 695, 551 721,977 832,334 10,437 13,226 7,336 4,538 6,335 10,422 9,580 14,410 12,137 7,650 9,123 5,999 10,631 12,244 10,014 8,175 13,697 5,642 4,577 14,018 5,367 4,463 2,993 3,222 3,453 3,289 2,064 2,159 2,798 2,582 2,914 3,027 3,252 2,856 4,445 2,535 2,145 2,860 2,460 2,753 1,892 1,720 419 3,718 7,212 5,947 7,962 24,838 7,952 469 501 404 666 1,852 1,867 2,057 1,274 1,198 1,159 450 870 404 879 1,550 1,378 1,352 636 1,079 540 404 1,041 699 5,189 6,073 5,649 3,898 2,165 2,536 2,695 916 810 781 95,231 30,814 1,818 1,978 1,616 2,664 7,408 7,468 8,228 5,050 4,748 4,636 1,796 3,197 1,617 3,460 5,650 4,531 5,400 2,524 4,306 2,160 1,451 3,759 2,547 20,167 24,285 22,576 15,429 8,644 10,123 10,771 3,588 3,195 3,003 1,463 289,897 552,572 511,974 405,762 317,169 280,068 232,882 172,574 188,501 157,531 158,678 133,014 153,198 144,634 142,822 144,090 127,544 130,048 116,905 111,686 117,861 112,671 98,774 100,139 101,696 89,096 109,268 103,106 99,127 86,950 89,429 79,317 58,817 79,948 90,031 73,923 113,286 118,796 125,241 5,560 1,127,370 2,140,946 2,018,874 1,608,844 1,269,664 1,121,525 931,528 690,296 756,442 631,203 635,480 531,274 612,823 578,508 571,061 575,258 509,971 519,978 467,152 446,517 471,325 446,287 395,430 400,405 406,451 356,368 437,126 412,383 396,516 347,464 357,719 317,161 235,430 319,789 360,149 295,733 454,006 475,272 501,090 187,696 399,201 614,387 436,012 259,139 168,871 158,670 171,649 153,364 165,152 154,940 157,674 182,416 135,107 121,423 118,477 113,169 105,003 102,869 113,666 102,670 83,446 87,478 78,810 73,183 79,104 70,443 62,107 64,419 63,423 87,209 82,933 77,660 76,353 87,694 88,362 84,649 55,343 130,311 129,075 142,940 181,116 166,458 727,321 1,546,905 2,380,750 1,689,653 1,004,163 654,647 623,815 686,596 613,456 660,694 619,760 630,696 734,024 542,154 487,632 473,491 455,341 422,277 407,868 457,705 411,923 333,804 352,334 318,932 294,378 317,543 279,518 247,142 256,430 255,976 349,573 333,467 313,238 307,644 353,796 359,991 342,187 223,231 526,605 521,629 575,492 728,124 668,852 30 - I 120 10,347 13,534 7,336 4,538 194,031 410,862 628,450 480,171 574,574 735,376 686,905 637,474 614,281 544,880 , 730,029 445,370 505,337 376,388 355,322 322,016 371,685 310,486 287,464 305,248 270,561 251,204 248,374 229,946 237,371 227,079 203,869 201, 219 203,211 193,193 251,996 238,079 226,811 221,615 293,491 263,694 251,645 280,175 389,558 373,616 455,561 508,045 533,314 io 37 24 i6i 380 96 47 169 24 96 33 52 132 206 535 133 601 972 2,147 513 2,404 3,845 28 23 2-2 2 111 90 83 7 .. Totals .. 88,472 6,174,071 3,241,696 12,067,177 280,698 1,108,561 344,747 6,320,488 25,136,378 24,490,757 273 1,044 123 483 16,105,821 63,149,147

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No. 4. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Mineral Ores other than Gold (the Product of New Zealand Mines), Coal, Coke, and Kauri-gum, exported from the Colony up to the 31st December, 1903.

Silver. Copper-ore. Chrome-ore. Antimony-ore. Manganese-ore. Hrematlte-ore. Mixed Mineral Ores.* Coal.t Coke. Kauri-gum. Total. 1 I'Jir. Oz. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Valne. Tons. Value. Tons. ' Value. Tons. ! Value. Tons. Value. Oz. Tons. Value. 1853 .. 1854 .. 1855 .. 1856 .. 1857 .. 1858 .. 1859 .. 1860 .. 1861 .. 1862 .. 1863 .. 1864 .. 1865 .. 1866 .. 1867 .. 1868 .. 1869 .. 1870 .. 1871 .. 1872 .. 1873 .. 1874 .. 1875 .. 1876 .. 1877 .. 1878 .. 1879 .. 1880 .. 1881 .. 1882 .. 1883 .. 1884 .. 1885 .. 1886 .. 1887 .. 1888 .. 1889 .. 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 1895 .. 1896 .. 1897 .. 1898 .. 1899 .. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. I 1 .. ■ • .. - 11,063 37,123 80,272 37,064 36,187 40,566 29,085 12,683 33,893 23,019 20,645 20,005 18,885 5,694 16,826 24,914 16,624 12,108 20,809 403 24,105 32,637 28,023 22,053 63,076 54,177 85,024 94,307 183,892 293,851 349,338 326,457 571,134 674,196 911,914 £ "' i .. ! .. •• ! • - •• 2,9931 11,380 23.145J 9,910l 9,8501 10,380 7,569 3,171 7,556 5,755 4,512 4,500 4,236 1,286 3,785 5,125 3,169 2,946 3,453 71 4,043 6,162 5,151 3,996 9,743 6,697 10,679 10,589 20,872 33,107 40,838 38,879 65,258 71,975 91,497 351 245 137 110 51 246 84 "7 6 55 £ 5,000! 2,605! 1,590 1,300! 1,024; •• - 2 1700 977 "l20 - I "ll5 1,105 •• i 3 .: 8 I 116 t 52 J 3,843 595 768 281 Ij .. >l •• £ 3 25 8 120 116 1,440 52 520 3,843 24,719 595 4,318 768 4,910 281 1 i 315 ! •• •• I •• 4 * I •• .. .. I - I "l02 2,516 2,140 2,611 1,271 2,181 384 318 602 3284 305 1,085 1,080 482 1,153 521 319 534 210 65 180 217 135 166 208 I £ I - - - I 10,416 8,338 10,423 3,283 6,963 1,155 809 1,716 1,316 895 2,404 2,569 1,004 2,634 1,239 943 1,156 525 205 541 703 407 588 614 - - - I •■ •• I £ 1 - '• i - ) - I - ■• I - " .. - - 3,180 2,366 2 £ - .. •• ! ! " i •• ; ! •• I 1 " 14,824 9,664 8 •• ! ; .. i 2 •■ .! 1 •• •• 261 973 1,027 750 1,672 1,696 990 724 1,463 3,385 1,854 2,658 6,362 7,144 7,020 6,621 3,207 6,522 6,104 43,893 46,136 44,129 68,087 86,405 69,614 91,664 78,911 69,136 75,004 85,987 79,524 76,073 56,332 89,480 112,707 159,643 188,677 152,332 I I 1 1 * ! •• •• •• 4 i 1 400 1,228 1,210 800 1,508 1,612 855 655 1,363 3,129 1,954 2,071 5,139 6,187 5,977 5,610 2,380 4,879 4,461 51,257 52,133 44,650 64,971 84,347: 67,003 91,173! 80,225^ 72,699 73,438 83,342 71,984 69,595 50,381 83,085 98,136 142,176 154,747 128,927 •• •• .. - 21 I '87 i 15 53 25J 85 154 87 223 275 1,430 236 267 497 183J 953 2,132 2,218 2,544 4,306 51 107 288 105 I £ - - .. "50! 1 228 51 189 72 177 324 135 353 480 2,057 372 385 715 266 1,646 3,407 3,334 3,658 5,691 53 160 715 263 830 1.661 355 1,440 2,522 1,811 2,010 1,046 856 1,103 1,400 2,228 1,867 2,535 2,685 2,690 2,850 4,391 5,054 1 4,811 2,834 ! 2,569 3,231 1 2,888 : 3,633 3,445 3,229 4,725 5,461 ' 5,533 6,518 6,393 5.875J 4,920| 6,791 8,482 7,519 7,438 8,388 8,705 8,317 8,338 7,425 7,126 6.641J 9,905 11,116 10,159 7,541 7,430 9,357 15,972 28,864 4,514 ! 18,591; 35,251! 20,037; 20,776 9,851: 9,888 11,107; 27,026 60,590 46,060 70,572 77,491 72,493 111,307 175,074 167,958 154,167 85,816 79,986 138,523 109,234 118,348 132,975 147,535 242,817 253,778 260,369 336,606 342,151 299,762 257,653 362,449 380,933 329,590 378,563 437,056 517,678 510,775 404,567 418,766 431,323 398,010 586,767 607,919 622,293 446,114 450,223 631,102 ! •■ 'l J I I 11,063 37,123 80,272 37,064 36,187 40,566 29,085 12,683 33,893 23,019 20,645 20,005 18,885 5,694 16,826 24,914 16,624 12,108 20,809 403 21,105 32,637 28,023 22,053 63,076 54,177 85,024 94,307 183,892 293,751 349,338 326,457 571,134 674,196 911,914 830 1,661 355 1,440 2,522 2,167 2,263 1,300 1,018 3,997 1,995 2,996 1,867 3,077 3,904 3,801 3,600 6,070 6,750 5,882 3,558 4,119 6,631 7,975 8,6824 12,120 12,722 17,177 15,538 14,019 14,9534 13,071 51,4P.8J 52,409J 51,686| 79,147 97,828 80,287£ 104,164| 92,891 78,191 84,052 94,026 86,878 84,4654 68,253£ 102,058 125,201 168,121 196,714 162,390 £ 15,972 28,864 4,514 18,591 35,251 25,066 23,501 12,883 11,708 36,850 31,344 65,500 46,060 72,287 81,419 74,680 115,100 188,082 192,715 164,982 96,321 91,957 149,272 129,372 137,711 154,687 168,001 275,799 271,623 281,016 350,086 353,024 362,779 318,783 419,844 459,301 439,260 467,465 544,633 614,360 598,330 487,132 516,393 516,149 495,069 675,834 738,849 772,903 662,178 682,008 858,874 14.334,382 •• .J 612 24 900 804 I 2,674 1,955 2,784 22 11,335 4,303 8,597 110 5 9 46 20 •• i 36 41 678 106 60 30 31 I •• '6i "l2 20 390 - I 666 62 134 376 493 515 413 364 331 44 54 21 10 5,289 1,784 3,989 6,246 5,319 11,121 4,950 4,900 3,467 761 1,486 450 157 504 *208 I 1141 445 144 162 199 19 2 84 37 25 62 37 1,561 1,628 1,309 2,126 696 415 625 993 1,846 4,142 2,955 9,985 273 6 631 650 353 880 1,335 5,892 4,792 6,591 12,751 7,775 4,422 7,014 1 •• .. "2 75 "oj .. - \ 'ii 5 1 4 - ... - •■ •• . "2i 2 70 9 18 "l4 9 - - 12 3 .. 45 105 "28 "28 110 ■• J 3 30 "lOl 136 - - •• 17 • *6 "l23 175 175 525 "70 "2IO ii6 1 •• •• - •• •• ■• Totals 1 5,869'38,002 61,056 69* 343 22.873 24,804'! '246,079 11,857 2704,212,0521 2,049. 572 J ,212,052! 544,278| 1,4174 18,21l| 3,6431 52,5981 19,081j] 122, 127 1 1.784.170| 1,615,6931 16,3701 * " Mixed mineral ores" include sulphur, &c., Last ypar 36 tons of shale was mined at Orepuki. 1 Total output of coal in colony (including export) approximately estimated at 18,577,8iJ5 tons, valued at £9,288,913.

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No. 5. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coals imported into New Zealand during the Quarter ended the 31st March, 1904.

No. 6. Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Production of Coal in the Colony, and Imported, Year by Year, during the last Twenty-six Years.

No. 7. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1902 and 1903, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

Country whence imported. Quantity. Value. ew South Wales nited Kingdom Totals Tons. 30,658 142 30,800 £ 28,361 226 30,800 28,587

Year. Coal raise Tone. Coal raised in the Colony. ed in the Colony. Yearly Increase or Decrease. Coal imported. Plus or Minus. Increase and Decrease. Tons. 1878 .. 1879 .. 1880 .. 1881 .. 1882 .. 1883 .. 1884 .. 1885 .. 1886 .. 1887 .. 1888 .. 1889 .. 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 1895 .. 1896 .. 1897 .. 1898 .. 1899 .. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. • • I •• J i ■ ■ 162,218 231,218 299,923 337,262 378,272 421,761 480,831 511,063 534,353 558,620 613,895 586,445 637,397 668,794 673,315 691,548 719,546 726,654 792,851 840,713 907,033 975,234 1,093,990 1,239,686 1,365,040 1,420,229 69,000 68,705 37,339 41,010 43,492 59,069 30,232 23,290 24,267 55,275 27,450 50,952 31,397 4,521 18,233 27,998 7,108 66,197 47,862 66,320 68,201 118,756 145,696 125,354 55,189 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,063 110,939 125,318 125,453 117,444 112,961 108,198 101,756 110,907 115,427 99,655 124,033 149,764 127,853 163,923 + + r + f • + + 16,072 33,778 6,664 380 6,042 24,904 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 26,722 17,124 14,379 135 8,009 4,483 4,763 6,442 9,151 4,520 15,772 24,378 25,731 21,911 36,070

Name of District. 1902. Output of Coal. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 3lBt December, 1903. 1903. Kawakawa and Hikurangi Whangarei, Kamo, Ngunguru, and Whauwhau Waikato Mokau Miranda Pelorus West Wanganui Westport Beefton Greymouth Canterbury (*j^;; ;; ;; Tons. 60,606 32,155 Tons. 71,684 29,835 + Tons. 11,078 2,320 Tons. 1,322,108 529,609 91,541 4,250 3,493 528!462 8,760 216,594 19,445 95,556 6,150 6,570 1,102 571,306 10,183 198,441 23,527 + + + 4,015 1,900 3,077 1,438,351 39,934 10,493 711 56,285 5,281,318 109,189 3,498,323 442,456 10,657 4,978,531 859,860 + + + + 1,102 42,844 1,423 18,153 4,082 Otago Southland 3081310 91,424 98,313 + - 748 6,889 Totals 1,365,040 : 1,420,229 55,189 18,577,825

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No. 8. Table showing the Different Classes of Coal from the Mines in the Colony.

No. 9. Table showing the Number of Coal-mines in Operation, the Number of Men employed, and the Output of Coal per Man.

No. 10. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coal imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1903.

Name of Coal. Output of Coal. Increase. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to the 31st December, 1903. 1902. 1903. Bituminous and semi-bituminous Pitch Brown Lignite Shale.. Tons. 845,046 25,245 427,172 65,239 2,338 Tons. 879,891 21,116 441,814 77,372 36 Tons. + 34,845 - 4,129 + 14,642 + 12,133 - 2,302 Tons. 10,426,714 1,859,072 5,593,085 684,532 14,422 Totals 18,577,825 1,365,040 1,420,229 + 55,189

Number of Mines working. Number of Men employed at each Mine. _i_ Total Number of Men employed. Output of Coal during 1903. Average Output per Man. 109 32 14 23 1 to 4 in eaoh 5 to 10 „ 11 to 20 „ 21 and upwards 163 210 201 2,278 2,852 163 210 201 2,278 Tons. 58,615 108,600 70,809 1,182,205 Tons. 58,615 108,600 70,809 1,182,205 1,420,229 Tons. 360 517 352 518 178 498

Impor: .ed. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity. Value. Countries to which exported. Quantity. Value. 'nited Kingdom .. 'ew South Wales .. Tons. 20 163,903 £ 15 158,128 United Kingdom Victoria New South Wales Bengal .. G rmanv United States of America— On i he East Coast On the West Coast Fiji Islands South Sea Islands Hongkong Tasmania Holland Tons. 56,740 2 11,823 300 1,300 £ 55,111 2 13,347 315 1,385 180 1,303 9,299 4,614 65,285 1,149 337 1R9 1,678 6,752 3,879 45,035 881 353 Totals .. 163,923 Totals 152,332 128,927 158,143

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No. 11. Number of Miners employed during the Years ended 31st December, 1902 and 1903.

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Totals. District. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1902. 1903. Auckland— Coromandel Thames Paeroa.. Tβ Aroha Tauranga Waihi .. 240 380 636 27 5 1,250 240 380 636 27 5 1,250 314 478 735 18 12 1,195 240 380 636 27 S 1,250 MaBLBOROUQH— Havelook Blenheim Cullensville 01 5 18 2,538 2 24 2,538 63 2!) 18 2,752 74 41 20 2,538 63 29 18 Nelson— Wangapeka and Sherry Takaka Collingwood Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lvell .. Murehison Owen .. .. .. ) 81 26 110 135 110 14 20 104 4 271 350 125 130 94 "68 729 35 14 20 172 4 1,000 385 125 130 94 7 24 156 7 1,032 479 130 14 20 172 4 1,130 479 125 170 10 180 240 180 42 12 15 57 12 70 69 100 30 100 30 100 130 1,200 Westland— Boss Stafford and Goidsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Grey mouth Arnold .. .. f Okarito .. 266 857 2,057 266 2,245 2,323 68 200 213 211 2 50 18 28 68 200 213 211 2 50 18 28 81 230 420 403 70 250 231 239 741 179 741 179 964 920 20 1 20 1 47 21 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde, Roxburgh, Black's, and Alexandra Cromwell Tapatiui Waikaia Wyndham Waiau Orepuki and Preservation Roundhill Wakatipu Goldfields—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown .. Naseby .. .. ) St. Bathan's Hyde .. Macrae's .. .. j Maerewhenua and Kurow Pembroke Gore 1,453 278 1,453 ■278 2,145 1,731 20 420 795 1 120 95 21 20 8 41 440 803 1 120 95 43 600 1,003 42 560 898 310 6 150 10 30 12 322 6 150 10 3 138 47 166 30 425 12 170 8 20 515 130 161 352 6 180 10 3 171 61 176 "30 30 138 47 136 33 14 10 3 33 14 10 - 30 140 27 26 166 27 ISO 193 315 95 56 371 95 474 I 466 90 30 248 "l2 10 90 30 248 "l2 10 90 42 248 90 42 258 2,855 477 176 3,031 Summary. 477 4,121 3,508 Auckland Marlborough Nelson .. Westland Otauo 84 1,200 1,453 2,855 266 278 477 2,538 26 857 2,538 110 2,057 1,453 3,031 286 278 477 2,752 135 2,245 2,145 4,121 2,538 110 2,323 1,731 3,508 176 Totals 5,592 1,021 3,597 9,189 1,021 11,398 10,210

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DIAGRAM showing TOTAL QUANTITY & VALUE OF GOLD exported from NEW ZEALAND for the years 1857 to 1903.

DIAGRAM showing TOTAL QUANTITY & VALUE of KAURI GUM exported from N.Z. for the years 1853 to 1903.

DIAGRAM showing TO TOTAL OUTPUT of COAL from N.Z. MINES for the years 1872 to 1903.