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No. 17. Return of Coal Leases in the Counties of Grey, Buller, and Collingwood, 1st July, 1889.

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Output in Tons. Teilii and Date of Commencement. Royalty per Ton. Required Actual Required by Lease Output by Lease Last Year Last Year for Year (1888). (1888). 1889. Remarks. Date of Lease. Lessees. Name and Locality of Leasehold. Area. Dead Rent. Output to June, 1889. 30 July, 1888 Westport Coal Company 99 years from Coalbrookdale Lease, Ka(Limited) j 1 Jan., 1888 watiri District: Buller Coal Reserve I ! A. E. P. 2,479 138 £620 per annum .. 6d. 75,000 \ | I 75,000 L 130,218 J 35,000 j 1 40,000 tanding that the minimum outpi ompliance with the terms of the 15,000 48,927 I 15,000 • 75,257 I 82 Nov., 1883 Ditto .. .. 99 years from Ngakawau Lease : Buller >» 1 Jan., 1882 \ Coal Reserve In July, 1885, the leases held by the company at Waimangarof This would make the output for the year 1889, 138,000 tor tion was not destroyed by the issue of the new lease of 3C „ .. .. 21 years from Wallsend Mine, Arnold 1 Aug., 1873 District: Grey Coal Reserve, Westland 2,951 2 7 £738 per annum .. 6d. , and Ngakawau were amalgamated on the under; s, which, if taken from either mine, would be a c til July, 1888. I 853 3 31 £20 per annum .. I 6d. I ! I | I ut was to be amalgamati i increased 20 per cent, ion, if that amalgamaI 28 June, 1875 32,588 i 18 June, 1886 „ .. .. 63 years from Coal-pit Heath Mine, 1 Jan., 1889 Cobden District: Grey Coal Reserve, Nelson 777 0 0 8 years at £250 ; 28 21 years at years at £500 ; 27 6d.; reyears at £750 per mainder annum of term, Is. 240 3 3 2 years at £12 per 6d. ann.; 3 years at £24 per ann.; remainder of term, £60 per ann. 1,380 0 0 8 years at £480, 28 21 years at years at £750, 27 6d. ; reyears at £1,000 per mainder annum of term, Is. 3,118 0 0 £155 per ann. for 6d. first 2 years ; £310 for third year; £775 per ann. up to twenty - first y ear ; £1,550 per ann. for remainder of term 160 0 0 First 2 years, £4 per 6d. ann.; next 2 years, £16 per ann.; remainder of term, £40 per ann. 640 0 0 First 3 years, £32 per 6d. ann.; next 4 years, £64 per ann.; remainder of term, £160 per ann. *33,460 25,000 28,480 * Output under previous lease. 24 Nov., 1886 „ .. .. 21 years from Cobden 1 Jan., 1887 Nil Nil 2,000 Nil Outside the coal reserve. 22 July, 1887 Grey Valley Coal Com- 63 years from Brunner Mine, Mawhepany 1 Jan., 1887 ranui District: GreyCoal Reserve, Nelson 45,000 54,741 45,000 5,728 54,741 28 Mar., 1889 Edward P. Simpson .. 63 years from Westport and Ngakawau 1 Jan., 1889 Coal Company's Lease, Ngakawau: Buller Coal Reserve Nil Nil. 8 June, 1885 The Mokihinui Coal 42 years from Mokihinui; Buller Coal Company (Limited) 1 July, 1885 Reserve 6d. 3,000 124 4,000 30 June, 1888 ♦ ... . . Nil Nil Nil » " Ditto .. ..63 years from Ditto 1 July, 1888 6d.