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No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases or Licenses and Agricultural Leases in Force on the 31st March, 1897, the Extent of Ground Leased or held under License, and Rental per Annum.

H. J. H. Eliott, Under-Secretary for Mines.. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (3,175 copies), £54 11s. 6d.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB97.

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Mining Leases. Agricultural Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage. per E A n n nL. I No. Gross Acreage. per E I^ ra . Auckland — Hauraki North Hauraki South .. Te Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri A. E. P. 25,327 0 33 36,690 0 11 £ s. d. 7,681 6 0 13,229 12 0 A. B. P. £ g. d. 426 530 'l8 622 i ioo'o o 15 0 1,790 2 12 44,895 2 38 895 10 0 20,902 11 6 16 744 0 0 Granted before 1884. No rent payable. Maryborough— Wairau and Pelorua 26 1,335 2 14 304 2 9 Nelson— Collingwood Inangahua Charleston Aliaura Westport Lyell .. Murohiaon Owen's .. 1 165 9 10 0 0 9,688 1 9 119 0 0 10 0 0 4,255 7 6 64 10 0 k 147"o 0 48 6 Westland— Okarito Hokltika and Kanieri Kumara Stafford.. Greymouth Ross .. .. ... 9 20 5 39 23 637 3 35 235 1 9 100 0 0 1,408 0 0 1,342 0 23 317 0 0 167 18 0 50 0 0 568 0 0 685 0 0 1 6 3 50 0 0 242 0 3 58 1 3 1 17 6 14 16 0 6 0 0 Otago— Waikaia Cromwell Hindon Tuapeka Black's Clyde and Alexandra Roxburgh Naseby Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Maerewhenua Tapanui Wyndham 19 36 55 19 38 27 59 936 0 16 1,041 0 0 2,560 2 9 680 0 0 1,458 0 0 1,218 0 0 1,777 8 36 375 15 0 520 10 0 1,278 0 0 264 15 0 729 0 0 609 0 0 726 17 6 8 40 14 746 3 26 492 0 0 343 0 0 5317 8 t 41 5 0 15 18 S 4 12 33 154 3 21 209 0 34 1,164 0 0 + §11 10 6 ||7 18 3 1145 12 8 1 30 0 12 15 10 0 Totals 2,147 133,281 2 17 53,650 5 3 145 4,351 1 7 204 9 i * Occupation licenses X '■■ § II No. 5 9 37 17 19 13 Area. k. E. p. 137 0 27 385 2 0 1,687 8 19 580 0 2 238 1 19 361 2 33 Kental. £ s. d. 10 6 0 21 2 3 85 18 0 25 7 0 12 13 0 19 9 0 100 3,390 2 20 £174 15 3