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No. 11. Number of Miners employed during the Years ending 31st March, 1892 and 1893.

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Alluvial 1 Miners. Quartz■miners. Tot ;als. Gram Total. Mining District. European. . Chinese. Europe.an. . Chinese. European. Chinese 1892. 1893. Auckland — North Hauraki and Coromandel .. Thames Ohinemuri Te Aroha Puhipuhi 287 676 420 23 10 287 676 420 23 10 275 724 328 30 50 287 676 420 23 10 1,416 1,416 1,417 1,416 Marlborough— Pelorus Wairau Cullen's Creek Waikakaho Wakamarina Kaituna and Duncan's Valley 10 15 130 30 40 8 10 301 60 10 15 130 40 40 8 233 10 243 301 243 Nelson — Baton Wangapeka Sherry and Tadmor Collingwood, Takaka, and West Wanganui Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, \ Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, |- Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley I Lyell .. Murebison .. . ■ \ Owen .. .. • ■ J "32 143 8 100 450 220 245 45 130 4 220 211 15 320 9 "32 'l58 8 420 459 220 4 220 211 12 20 7 172 12 803 630 250 32 162 8 040670 220 245 240 245. 7 74 119 7 133 126 48 130 48 190 178 1,373 490 418 1,791 156 420 400 500 490 2,469 2,281 Wkstland — Ross .. .. • • : • Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth .. .. • I Arnold .. • • ) Okarito Jackson's Bay 150 420 400 500 900 90 40 2,500 19 150 90 100 6 19 150 90 100 490 470 490 600 175 570 490 600 300 900 300 1,226 1,200 1 90 49 1 104 35 91 40 060 6 2,506 660 3,414 3,166 Otago — Hindon Tuapeka Clyde and Alexandra Cromwell Roxburgh Black's Tapanui Waikaia, Upper Waikaia, Nokomai Wyndham, Fortrose, and Waikawa Longwood .. .. ) Orepuki .. • • r Roundhill and Wilson's River J Wakatipu Goldfields—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby, Kyeburn, Clarke's, and' Mount Burster Hamilton, Sowburn, &c. Hyde and Fullerton's .. Serpentine Macrae's, Strath-Taieri, Shag Valley, Nenthorn, St. Bathan's, and Ida Valley Maerewhenua 30 410 250 300 345 138 40 78 38 260 325 350 500 76 ' 5 342 110 165 68 40 40 111 1 ' 32 15 17 15 62 425 267 315 345 143 40 78 38 5 342 110 165 68 40 40 111 1 77 840 244 470 410 218 215 60 90 67 767 377 480 413 183 80 189 89 5 204 156 416 204 435 620 50 75 400 50 455 45050 100 450 50 575 500c 30 530 320 904 850 500 320 76 76 76 70 3,140 1,506 445 3,585 1,506 5,003 5,091 Summary. 3,140 Auckland Marlborough Nelson Westland Otago 233 1,373 2,500 3,140 233 1,373 2,500 3,140 7,246 490 j 660 1,506 I 1,416 10 418 6 445 1,416 243 1,791 2,506 3,585 490 660 1,506 1,417 361 2,469 3,414 5,063 1,416 243 2,281 3,166 5,091 Totals .. 7,246 2,656 2,295 9,541 2,656 12,724 12,197