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No. 10. TABLE showing the AVERAGE RATE of WAGES per WEEK for the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1874.

Mining Disteict. CUD 2 a so 3 I si hi I m 4 js I m o § Hi I 6 I) jJ ■is SI TO a m Auckland — G-rahamstown Coromandel Maelbobough Nelson — ■ Collingwood Westport Keefton ,., Ahaura Westland — Grrey mouth Waimea Kanieri Totara Okarita Otago — Duncdin 'Xuapeka Mount Ida Clyde Queenstowu and Arrow... Switzer's Orepuki £ a. A. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 10 0 10 0 10 0 £4, to £10 4 0 0 5 0 0 £4 to £6 3 10 0 £2 10 to £3 2 16 0 5 0 0 £2 10 to £3 2 2 0 £3 to £3 10 3 0 0 £2 14 to £3 2 14 0 4 0 0 £2 5 to £3 2 8 0 3 0 0 £116-£2 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 £1 to £1 10 0 15 0 ... 2 "6 0 £4 to £6 5 0 0 £5 to £6 5 0 0 4 "6 0 3 10 0 3 0 0 4 10 0 5 0 0 4 10 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 10 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 4 0 0 2 10 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 3 0 0 1 15 0 2 0 0 1 10 0 3 0 0 £1 5s. to £2 3 0 0 15 0 £1 to £2 15 0 2 10 0 5 "6 0 5 0 0 3 10 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 5 6 0 5 6 0 3 10 0 3 "6 0 4 10 0 4 0 0 3 10 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 10 0 4 16 0 3 10 0 4 0 0 4 10 0 3 10 0 3 0 0 2 15 0 3 0 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 3 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 3 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 10 0 1 10 0 2 "6 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 0 2 10 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 10 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 10 0 3 12 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 6 0 4 10 0 3 12 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 12 0 3 0 0 3 12 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 2 10 0 3 12 0 4 10 0 3 12 0 5 0 0 4 10 0 3 10 0 3 12 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 12 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 15 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 2 0 0 i 1 0 0 1 10 0 2 0 0 1 10 0 2 2 0 £50 to £60 15 0 2 8 0 1 £35 to £45 0 15 0 0 15 0 10 0 £50 per an. 10 0 10 0 5 6 0 6 0 0 ... * £25 to £50 3 15 0 3 0 0 3 12 6 3 0 0 3 10 0 3 0 0 15 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 ... ; i i'5 o 1 i'6 0 2 5 0 ... ... ... No. 11. PRICE of Gom per Oum :e in the several MiNiwa Districts during the Yeae ending 31st Maech, 1874. Mining District. From To Mining District. From To Mining District. Feom To Auckland — Grahamstown ... Coromandel Mariboeough Nelson — Collingwood Westport Reef ton £ 8. d. 2 13 10 2 15 0 3 13 0 £ s. d. 3 17 10^ Nelson (continued) — Ahaura Westland — Greymouth Waimea... Kanieri ... Totara Okarita ... £ s. d. 3 16 0 3 15 6 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 6 3 14 6 £ s. d. 3 17 0 3 17 0 Otago — Dunediu Tuapeka Mount Ida Clyde ... Queenstown Switzer's Orepuki £ s. d. 3 15 0 3 15 6 3 15 0 3 15 6 3 15 0 3 15 G 3 16 6 £ b. d. 3 15 6 3 13 0 3 16 0 3 17 0 3 17 0 3 16 0