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Return of Miners' Rights, Licenses, Registrations, &c., issued during the Twelve Months ending the 31st March, 1887.

Betuen showing the Revenue collected during the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1887. £ s. d. Warden's Department ... ... ... ... 1,092 13 11 Bent under deferred payments ... ... ... 2,316 18 7 Resident Magistrates' Courts, goldfields districts ... ... 498 1 0 „ „ outside goldnelds ... ... 861 10 0 Licensing fees ... ... ... ... ... 67 13 0 Total ... ... ... ... 4,836 16 6

Return showing the Number of Cases disposed of by the Resident Magistrates' and Warden's Courts, and Revenue collected, for the Year ending 31st March, 1887.

The population of the district is estimated at 24,985 souls, and is located as follows: —

I have, &c, The Under-Secretary of Mines, Wellington. W. H. Bevell, Warden.

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Tuapeka. Waikaia. Total. Miners'rights, at £1 ... 5s. ... Business licenses, at £5 „ „ half-year, at £3 „ „ annual, at £3 ... „ „ half-year, at £1 10s. Water-race licenses, at os. 2s. 6d. Registration, at 10s. ... 5s. ... Is. ... Applications for gold-mining leases aold-mining leases granted Applications for agricultural leases Agricultural leases granted Licensed holdings issued Special claims granted... Mining applications applied for and granted ... 387 276 1 133 158 2 2 520 434 3 2 29 86 7 4 119 5 2 15 60 44 146 7 4 226 6 5 107 1 3 145 128 273

Courts. Civil. Criminal. Warden's Total. Keceipts. jawrence Vaikaia 'apanui •utside goldfields— Milton Balclutha ... Kaitangata... Clinton G ore Mat aura 249 42 148 165 43 78 14 11 428 96 226 £ s. 295 2 67 1 161 10 d, C C C 149 101 37 61 563 50 57 74 56 50 74 16 206 175 93 111 637 66 113 1 127 12 36 14 66 2 486 18 31 3 Total 1,400 613 26 2,038 1,385 3

Districts. European. Chinese. Total. Puapeka \ Waipori iTuapeka Waifcahunaj Waikaia Fapanui Milton Balclutha Kaitangata Dlinton I 3,865 305 1,126 1,013 2,500 4,600 3,700 1,500 1,561 2,000 1,800 404 60 150 188 100 39 } 5,910 1,201 2,600 4,639 3,700 1,500 1,561 2,070 1,804 3ore Mataura ... , 70 - 4 Total 23,970 1,615 24,985