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No. 16. Number of Miners employed during the Years ending 31st March, 1887, and 1886.

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Alluvia] Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Totals. Mining District. European. . Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1887. 1886. AUCKLAND — North Hauraki South Hauraki .. Te Aroha Marlborough— Pelorus Wairau and Queen Charlotte Sound Nelson — Wangapeka Collingwood, Takaka, and West Wanganui Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, Northern Terraces.Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell Murchison Westland — Waimea and Stafford Totara Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold Greenstone Okarito Jackson's Bay Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde .. Cromwell Alexandra Roxburgh Black's Waikaia, Upper Waikaia, Nokomai, Waikaka, and Waikawa Orepuki and Longwood Wakatipu Goldfields —Arrow, Maoetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Naseby Queenstown Kyeburn and Clarke's Hamilton, Sowbum, &c. Hyde and Pullerton's Serpentine Macrae's, Strath-Taieri, and Shag Valley Maerewhenua St. Bathan's and Ida Valley 60 40 13 126 130 470 252 176 40 150 220 300 450 400 300 440 175 70 56 300 200 5 30 10 150 80 135 20 275 115 50 4 150 986 102 "39 420 "37 140 100 16 150 986 102 60 40 13 165 550 470 252 213 180 250 220 316 450 400 300 440 175 70 56 300 200 5 30 10 150 80 135 20 275 115 50 4 150 986 102 60 40 13 165 850 670 252 218 210 260 370 396 585 420 575 555 225 74 56 145 900 95 106 52 13 150 656 583 220 207 210 148 580 416 600 425 590 545 150 65 54 35 457 43 290 140 130 155 168 5 440 10 141 65 56 55 139 10 20 30 18 3 45 472 43 320 158 133 155 168 5 440 10 141 65 56 55 139 50 912 53 461 223 189 210 307 47 820 55 490 195 201 180 221 100 200 300 32 6 60 106 260 300 32 406 292 380 255 160 200 45 55 40 15 50 100 75 100 15 7 10 85 '300 160 500 45 55 40 15 50 100 75 100 15 7 10 85 260 575 145 70 47 25 135 260 500 145 70 47 55 140 42 110 20 "l8 42 128 20 42 148 42 165 Summabx. Auckland Marlborough Nelson Westland Otago 100 1,357 2,411 2,435 545 829 1,655 1,238 736 16 465 1,238 100 2,093 2,427 2,895 545 829 1,655 1,238 100 2,638 3,256 4,560 1,140 158 2,187 3,425 4,268 Totals .. 6,303 3,029 2,455 8,753 3,029 11,782 11,178