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No. 11. Number of Miners employed during the Years ending 31st March, 1896 and 1895.

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Total. Mining District. European. Chinese. 1896. 1895. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. Auckland— North Hauraki and Coromandel .. Thames Ohinemuri Te Aroha Puhipuhi 1,045 677 1,726 36 25 1,045 677 1,726 36 25 1,045 677 1,726 36 25 627 598 543 16 11 3,509 3,509 3,509 1,795 Marlborough— Pelorus Wairau Cullen's Creek Waikakaho Wakamarina Kaituna and Duncan's Valley 6 20 100 10 60 6 6 20 100 10 60 6 6 20 100 10 64 6 2 20 125 35 64 7 4 4 Nelson — Wangapeka, Baton, and Sherry .. Collingwood and Takaka Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston .. Westport, including Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, V Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley I Lyell • Murchison Owen .. .. .. f 202 202 206 253 36 233 6 178 573 230 6 196 197 "36 292 17 36 269 6 470 590 230 6 196 197 36 275 6 666 787 230 20 176 5 751 807 137 315 15 330 330 282 24 14 46 70 14 84 120 127 42 127 42 169 170 2,128 455 Wbstland — Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold .. .. J Okarito 1,722 455 406 2,583 2,468 141 420 350 350 6 150 45 90 9 1.50 420 350 350 6 150 45 90 156 570 395 440 176 570 465 450 500 200 11 511 200 711 706 90 1 2 92 1 93 81 1,851 30 350 360 315 360 130 14 110 36 492 22 1,873 492 2,365 2,448 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde and Alexandra Cromwell Roxburgh Black's Tapanui Waikaia Wyndham Longwood .. .. I Orepuki .. .. [ Roundhill and Wilson's River J Wakatipu Goldflelds—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby, Kyeburn, Clarke's, and"] Mount Burster Hamilton, Sowburn, &c. Hyde and Pullerton's .. Serpentine Macrae's, Strath - Taieri, Shag Valley, Nenthorn, St. Bathan's, | and Ida Valley J Maerewhenua Pembroke 4 260 110 154 70 50 7 90 6 20 12 20 29 7 5 50 362 380 344 367 135 14 110 36 4 260 110 154 70 50 7 90 6 54 622 490 498 437 185 21 200 42 48 600 475 480 430 190 40 192 18 230 160 40 270 160 430 430 250 50 75 325 50 375 450 325 50 100 425 50 475 475 412 167 10 422 167 589 545 93 40 12 93 40 j 12 93 52 75 3,055 1,190 318 3,373 I 1,190 4,563 4,448 Summary. Auckland Marlborough Nelson Westland Otago 202 1,722 1,851 3,055 455 492 1,190 3,509 4 406 22 318 3,509 202 2,128 1,873 3,373 4 455 492 1,190 3,509 206 2,583 2,365 4,563 1,795 253 2,468 2,448 4,448 Totals 6,830 2,137 4,259 11,085 2,141 13,226 11,412