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The following table shows the number of tons of stone and mullock crushed, and the yield of gold, from the northern goldfields since the returns have been supplied to the Mines Department. The Thames returns include the Ohinemuri District up to 1886-87: —

MIDDLE ISLAND. Marlboeough Disteict. Waikakaho. A large expenditure has been made at Waikakaho by the Eavenswood Company in opening up the quartz-reefs and erecting machinery, but the, result of working has proved very unsatisfactory. There is a large body of stone carrying a little gold; but no one who prospected the quartz taken out

District. Number of Tons of Quartz and Mullock crushed or sold. Yield of Gold. Average Yield of Gold per Ton. loromandel — 1st April, 1880, to 31st March, 1881 1881, ,, 1882 1882, „ 1883 1883, „ 1884 1884, „ 1885 1885, „ 1886 1886, „ 1887 1887, „ 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 1891, „ 1892 1892, „ 1893 720 3,358 2,907 1,043 456 550 305 1,923 2,149 1,690 5,650 13,029 15,163 Oz. 4,960 7,352 7,577 4,018 3,201 3,382 4,170 6,774 8,090 6,708 9,838 12,191 12,954 Oz. dwt. gr. 6 18 0 2 4 0 2 12 0 3 17 0 7 0 0 6 3 0 13 13 0 3 10 5 3 15 7 3 19 9 1 14 19 0 18 17 0 17 2 Totals 48,943 91,215 1 17 "hames — 1st April, 1878, to 31st March, 1879 1879, „ 1880 1880, „ 1881 1881, „ 1882 1882, „ 1883 1883, „ 1884 1884, „ 1885 1885, „ 1886 1886, „ 1887 1887, „ 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 ::: 1891, „ 1892 1892, „ 1893 41,917 33,017 32,405 30,698 25,867 34,228 31,496 35,998 34,827 32,819 47,363 60,753 61,756 86,150 78,547 57,207 59,576 53,154 45,803 43,311 54,878 37,705 61,540 38,142 35,949 35,796 33,817 38,113 45,735 35,322 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 12 9 13 12 4 14 1 1 15 11 12 10 8 7 2 19 20 12 2 4 4 22 11 3 14 8 15 22 Yhinemuri — 1st April, 1887, to 31st March, 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 1891, ,, 1892 1892, „ 1893 667,841 2,388 3,795 4,773 9,902 13,865 22,771 676,048 3,406 3,679 8,564 112,914 [23,659 §43,405 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 19 15 6 14 18 0 13 9 21 2 2 3 5 Te Aroha — 1st April, 1883, to 31st March, 1884 1884 „ 1885 1885 „ 1886 1886 „ 1887 1887 „ 1888 1888 „ 1889 1889 „ 1890 1890 „ 1891 1891 „ 1892 1892 „ 1893 57,494 4,262 11,042 6,552 4,743 7,166 1,381 4,894 280 2,722 3,169 4,629 9,506 4,489 3,658 2,918 1,113 |!20,416 557 979 1,178 95,627 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 13 1 17 13 15 8 16 3 19 7 7 17 5 17 10 3 3 10 18 5 2 6 Totals ... 46,211 49,443 1 9 Grand totals from North Island ... 820,489 912,333 1 2 5 * This includes 50,856 tons of mullock crushed the last two years. : 2,331oz. bullion. } Includes bullion, 22,737oz. § includes vorth only lis. Gd. per ounce ? t The gold obtained includes lullion, 41,683oz. || Is bullion