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No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases or Licenses and Agricultural Leases in Force on the 31st March, 1896, the Extent of Ground Leased or held under License, and Rental per Annum.

H. J. H. Bliott, Under-Secretary for Mines.

Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (2,850 copies), £53 3s. 6d.

Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB96.

Price, Is. 3d.)

Mining Leaees. Agricultural Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. pJ^L,. I No. Gross Acreage. .UCKLAND — Hauraki North Hauraki South Te Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri 260 166 A. E. P. 9,106 0 36 14,161 0 0 £ s. d. 3,483 10 0 4,990 5 0 86 87 A. R. P. 1,227 1 3 4,021 1 13 £ a. d. 32 12 0 52 11 0 4 308 4Oo"o 0 13,553 3 26 200 0 0 6,834 16 0 ii 270 1 17 44 16 0 Iarlbobough— Wairau and Pelorus 17 1,113 2 16 200 12 9 l 22 3 8 13 0 Jelson— Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Westport Lyell .. Murchison 1 11 9 10 0 0 127 0 10 119 0 0 10 0 0 130 0 0 64 10 0 1 7 1 1 38 1 25 147 0 0 50 0 0 137 2 37 3 18 0 4 8 6 5 0 0 13 16 0 Vestland— Okarito Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Stafford and Goldsborough Greymouth Ross 1 8 17 4 15 13 30 0 0 512 3 35 214 1 36 60 0 0 225 3 30 378 0 0 15 0 0 252 0 0 139 8 0 40 0 0 123 0 0 201 10 0 1 8 50 0 0 158"2 13 1 17 6 Iβ' 18 0>TAGO— Waikaia Cromwell Hindon Tuapeka Black's Clyde and Alexandra Roxburgh Naseby .. Arrow"(Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Maerewhenua Tapanui Wyndham Pembroke 3 15 32 40 11 34 156 3 20 437 0 0 1,622 3 4 837 0 26 414 3 24 877 3 9 79 10 0 219 0 0 817 10 0 440 15 0 257 5 0 618 10 0 10 9 14 16 75 42 . 22 32 49 1,161 3 24 395 2 0 343 0 0 532 0 0 1,379 0 0 2,047 3 19 754 3 23 670 2 2 1,597 0 0 83 0 4 21 2 3 15 18 8 46 13 6 86 2 6 106 7 6 49 14 8 26 11 6 77 5 8 2 93 0 0 61 10 0 5 119" o 0 4 17 0 Totals 971 44,451 2 20 19,178 11 9 423 15,014 0 24 693 12 9>