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Return of Miners' Rights, Licenses, Registrations, &c., issued during the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1888.

Return showing the Revenue collected during the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1888.

Summary. & s. a. Warden's Department ... ... ... ... 849 7 2 Rent on deferred payments ... ... ... ... 1,083 2 1 Resident Magistrates' Courts on goldfields ... ... 307 7 0 outside goldfields ... ... 608 9 0 Liconsing-fees ... ... ... ... ... 64 8 0 £2,912 13 3 5—C. 6.

Lawrence. Waikaia. Tapanui. Total. Miners' rights Consolidated rights Business licenses, at £3 Ealf-year, at £1 10s. Water-race licenses, at 5s. 2s. 6d. Registrations, at £1 * „ 10s. ... „ 5s. Is. Applications for licensed holdings Licensed holdings granted, 69 acres Application for special claims special claims granted, 1,765 acres Application for mineral licenses Mineral licenses granted, 59 acres Vpplication for occupation licenses Dccupation licenses granted, 60 acres 2 roods Mining applications 885 "l 224 2 3 23 1,132 2 A 94 68 1 3 3 345 6 5 5 5 1 1 44 4 231 62 29 "#5 200 '"2 4 156 97 1 3 8 547 6 5 5 5 1 1 44 4 417 186

Revenue. Deferred Payments Total. Warden's Department— Lawrence... Wakaia ... Tapantii ... ... ... & s. 667 9 174 12 7 6 d. 0 2 0 £ s. 1,067 19 15 3 a. l o £ s. a. Eesident Magistrate's Court — Lawrence... "Waikaia ... Tapanui ... 849 7 2 1,083 2 1 1,932 9 3 R.M. 136 15 61 16 108 16 0 0 0 Licensing Fees. 16 10 0 6 13 0 6 13 0 337 3 0 307 7 0 29 16 0 Resident Magistrate's Court, outside goldfields— Milton Balclutha Kaitangata Clinton Gore Mataura ... R.M. 86 6 65 15 35 11 67 8 347 10 5 18 6 0 0 6 0 0 Licensing Fees. 4 19 0 6 11 0 12 0 2 4 0 17 16 0 2 0 0 608 9 0 34 12 0 643 1 0 Total £2,912 13 3