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No. 15. Table showing the Number of Gold-mining Companies Registered under "The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865," and Amending Acts, the Joint-Stock Companies Act, and "The Mining Companies Act, 1872," upon 31st March, 1882.

No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases and Agricultural Leases in force on the 31st March, 1882, the Extent of Ground Leased, and Rental per Annum.

No. 17. Return of the Number of Licenses under "The Gold-Mining Districts Act, 1873," for the Year ending 31st March, 1882.

Under " Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865," and Amending Acts. Under Joint-S! iock Act. Uni [er "Minine Co: Act, 1872." ipanies Mining District. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. Nominal No- Capital. Paid-up Capital. No. Nominal Capital. Paid-up Capital. -UCKLAND— North Hauraki South Hauraki Jelson— Collingwood West Wanganui ... Westport Inangahua Lyell Vestland— Greymouth Totara ... )tago— Hindon ... Tuapeka ... Cromwell Black's and Alexandra Orepuki and Longwood Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Naseby ... £ £ No re £ cord No £ kept return £ since the furnish £ Act of ed. £ 1872. £ 4 1 1 48 12 88,000 10,000 24,000 908,500 290,000 21,288 5,00U "i 3 8^500 i',000 61,705 i 4,000 430,516 117,000 2 12,000 9,500 l 4,480 4,480 2 42,000 16,000 11 9 40,975 100,000 18,600 40,000 6 9 30,900 80,200 22,343 40,000 3 12 19 8 19,000 282,000 202,650 66,700 12,000 55,775 103,505 56,880 "i 44,220 44,220 Totals 33 281,695 178,025 4,480 8,480 125 2,043,950 880,307

IlKTNG jEASES. Agei [CTJI/TUR. ll Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annnm. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. Auckland — Hauraki North Maelborough— Eavenscliffe, Queen Charlotte Sound Pelorus Nelson— Coll ins-wood, Mount, Arthur and West, Wanganui Inangahua Charleston ,.. Ahaura Westport Lyell Westland— Waimea Totara Greymouth and Clifton Okarito Arnold •Otago— Waikaia Orepuki and Longwood Hindon Tuapeka ■Cromwell, Clyde, and Black's 1 A. E. P. 12 1 25 £ s. d. 24 16 3 Auckland — Hauraki, Ohinemuri A. B. P. £ s. A. 8 91 0 33 94 0 0 87 4,275 3 19 216 10 0 2 14 59 38 31 17 27 15 0 0 148 3 20 949 0 11 160 3 6 237 0 23 202 1 11 472 3 5 15 0 0 145 0 0 980 0 0 193 0 0 242 10 0 186 15 0 480 0 0 Nelson— Nelson Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Westport Lyell Aliaura 1 11 45 30 31 41 83 622 2 5 2,791 3 36 591 2 9 2,318 3 16 2,063 3 18 4,530 0 33 7 0 0 63 17 0 337 14 6 70 1 0 2«0 4 6 237 7 6 524 5 0 3 9 13 26 0 6 159 2 0 182 0 8 37 0 0 71 0 0 187 0 0 Westland — Greymouth Arnold 14 20 982 0 25 878 1 22 102 8 6 102 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 24 3 27 5 0 0 23 0 0 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Clyde Roxburgh Alexandra Arrow (Wakitipu Gold Field) Mount Ida District Black's 1 12 11 52 13 6 0 0 168 0 0 125 0 31 294 1 9 139 0 31 6 0 0 168 0 0 130 0 0 318 0 0 142 0 0 129 54 14 20 1 109 12,738 0 4 6,089 0 0 2,019 0 9 2,518 2 16 14 0 1 4,999 0 34 1,833 11 0 761 2 6 270 17 6 368 5 0 1 17 6 628 2 6 Arrow (Wakitipu Gold Field) Naseby 74 462 1 14 469 0 0 60 48 360 0 0 360 0 0 9,653 0 0 103 0 1 1,206 12 6 8 17 6 Totals Totals 761 47,242 1 13 439 4,242 0 20 4 277 1 3 6,993 17

Mining District. Number. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. .UCKLAND — North Hauraki ■Grahamstown Te Aroha 30 158 A. B. P. 156 2 7 1,025 3 29 No Return. £ s. d. 4ri9 0 0 3,097 0 0 Totals 188 1,182 1 36 3,566 0 0