H.—9.

No. 9. Number of Miners employed during the Year ending 31st March, 1884.

51

Alluvia: Miners. Quartz-miners. T01 ials. Mining District. Grand Totals. European. Chinese. European, j Chinese. Kuropean. Chinese. Auckland — North Hauraki South Hauraki Te Aroha Mablbobough— Pelorus Wairau Queen Charlotte Sound .. Kelson — West Wanganui Wangapeka Collingwood and Takaka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell Murchison vVestland — Waimea and Stafford Totara Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold Greenstone Okarito.. 3tago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde .. Cromwell Alexandra Boxburgh Black's Waikaia, Upper Waikaia, Nokomai, Waikaka, and Waikawa Orepuki and Longwood Wakatipu Gold Field — Arrow, Maeetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby Kyeburn and Clarke's Hamilton, Sowburn, &o. Hyde and Fullerton's Macrae's, Strath-Taieri, and Shag Valley Serpentine Maerewhenua St. Bathans and Ida Valley 200 50 9 18 198 120 280 250 230 80 130 550 415 735 500 240 470 100 80 *280 140 4 7 250 99 119 20 250 208 100 150 720 160 8 2 15 "l3 380 "35 120 150 720 160 208 52 24 18 211 500 280 250 265 200 130 550 415 735 500 240 470 100 80 *280 140 4 7 250 99 119 20 250 268 100 150 720 160 208 52 24 18 211 780 420 250 265 204 137 800 514 854 520 490 738 200 80 36 420 40 220 140 140 150 4 370 25 150 130 13550 0 50 40 20 7 42 470 40 260 160 147 150 4 370 25 150 130 135 50 46 840 65 410 290 282 200 95 160 350 110 6 120 101 280 350 110 451 390 300 165 45 55 40 55 150 95 100 15 7 85 70 370 165 45 55 40 55 150 95 100 15 7 85 520 260 145 70 47 140 15 35 135 10 30 v45 35 145 10 55 35 165 "20 "lO **20 SUMMAEY. Auckland VIablbobough Kelson .. vVestlakd Dtago 250 1,315 3,090 2,246 431 1,106 1,806 1,030 10 563 1,030 260 1,878 8,090 2,605 420 1,117 1,806 1,080 260 ' 2,309 4,196 4,411 359 Totals 6,901 3,343 1,962 8,863 3,343 12,206