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FURTHER REPORTS ON THE

Hetties' showing the Quantity of Blasting Powder passed at the Custom House, at the Port of Thames, on which Duty was paid, during time from Ist July, 1871, to 31st March, 1872. Quarter ending September 30, 1871 ... ... ... 68,604 lbs. December 31, 1871 ... ... ... 55,743 „ March 31, 1872 ... ... ... 55,123 „ 179,470 „

RETURN showing the Number of Mining Claims held under Miners' Eights in the South Hauraki Gold Mining District, Registered from Ist July, 1871, to 31st March, 1872.

This return includes Tapu and Puriri, but not Coromandel. The total number of Claims registered to this date from the opening of the field is 2,425, of which it is estimated that not more than forty are now held and worked under miners' rights, or under the new Act. Many claims formerly held under miners' rights are now included in leases issued under the G-old Fields Acts, and there is now a strong tendency to exchange such leases, and to take up claims as " Licensed Holdings" under the new Act, but none of these have yet been registered.

Dividend-Paying Mines. The Number of Stamps given is that actually possessed by the Company ; practically a much larger number is usually employed, the requisite assistance being obtained from the public Crushing Companies. The number of Shares stated embraces in each case the unallotted and forfeited portions of the Company's capital.

No. Number of Men's Ground. Area in Acres. umber of claims registered under the Grold Fields Acts, and held under Miners' Eights 'umber of claims registered under Gold Mining Districts Act, the Miner's Eight not being an element of the title 74 292 100 5 26 9 Total 79 318 109

No. of! Shares. Paid and called up. Last Dividend. Total Dividend. Monthly range Closing of Prices. Prices. Name of Company. Extent. 1 3d Limit. All Nations Alburnia... Bendigo Independent ... Caledonian California Claremont Coliban ... Dauntless and Sink to Rise Dixon'sNo. 1 Golden Crown (new issue) Inverness Junction ... Kuranui ... Long Drive Multurn in Parvo Middle Star Do. (new issue) Moanataiari Morning Star Nonpareil Nolan's Candlelight Shotover ... Thames G-.M.Co.,Limited, Investment Association Tapu Great Republic ... Twenty-third of June ... Una Vale of Avoca Whan Acres. 4 30 is 4i 9 5 2£ 2! 24 3 2 2 19 5 3 2 5,400 4,000; 540 2,869! 2,952| 6,000' 7,500, 3,200 2,400 9,600 11,000 7,200 12,700 1,200 8,000 1,440 1,440 13,500 5,000 5,700 3,600 22,400 £ s. d. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 10 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 £ s. d. 9 3 0 All 9 15 0 All 4 5 0 0 10 0 12/6 10/ 12/6 40/ 1/6 £ s. d. 7 4 6 10 0 0 12 6 195 10 0 0 5 6 £ s. d. £4 to £3 15/ I 3 15 0 £3 to £4 17/6 4 17 6 21 ■it; £18 to £27 i20 0 0 20/to 37/6 4 11 3 9 9 0 All 4 15 0 All 8 0 0 3 6 8 3 16 3 All 1 16 6 9 15 0 5 8 0 4 17 0 4 4 0 9 18 0 2/ 2/ 4/ 0 2 0 0 7 C 1 16 9 20 47 i/6 V 2/6 20/ V 10/ 0 2 6 0 2 6 2 7 0 69 0 0 0 19 0 15 0 26/to 10/ 10 0 s'i" ::: 24 2 6 7 2 25 11 5/ 2/ 4/ 1/ 2/6 0 5 0 10 0 2 3 6 0 3 6 0 13 6 i £4 to £5 5/ i 5 10 0 62/6to85/ I 4 "b 0 12 | 3 2 26 4 61 6,000i 1,152 3,000: 15.0001 9,500 5,000 10 0 0 8 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 7 4 6 2 0 0 4 10 0 0 18 9 All 10/ % li 15/ 32 7 6 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 15 0 £5 7/6 to £52/6' 5 2 6 15 ... j ...