Comparative Statement of Return for Hauraki District for the Years ended 31st March, 1897 and 1896, respectively. 1897.

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Gold or Bullion. Value for 1897 354,255 19 1 .. 198,548 5 Decrease, Goromandel 37 986 6 4 18 96 378,106 14 10 .. 221,288 12 „ 'Thames 29,659 8 6 „ . Increase, Ohinemuri .. .. .. 43 712 15 9 Decrease for 1897 .. .. .. £23,850 15 9.. 22,740 7 , Piako .. .. 47 10 0 . ' '..■"" ■ .— „ Great Barrier .. .. 36 14 6

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Average Number of Men employed. For O'ners. For Tributers. Tailings. Name of County. aS ■ a MO XD Eh Quartz crushed. ™* Gold obtained. Quartz crushed.! fc o . M © Gold obtained. Am toh Mna "j Cyanide. Gold obtained. Value of Gold and Bullion. Amalgamation. Cyanide. Amalgamation. Cyanide. treated. Tons cwt. lb. 18,748 5 48 15,012 15 50 64,463 4 0 934 0 0 3 5 0 Tons. Oz. dwt. 31,698 19 10,219 5 90 19 28 0 219 0 Oz. dwt. 4,147 11 29 12 148,535 9 348 0 Tons cwt. lb. Tons. Oz. dwt.j Oz. dwt. | Tons cwt. 100 0 11,367 0 2,522 0 Oz. dwt. Oz. dwt. 40 0 1,215 10 £ a. , 100,911 0 1( 34,253 14 ( 218,067 19 1 986 10 I 36 14 I Coromandel .. Thames Ohinemuri Piako Great Barrier.. 750 572 1,018 32 6 *22 681 0 0 579 18 •• I 1,396 2 " i .. •■ • • •• Totals *2,378 I 22 153,060 12 681 0 0 579 18 99,161 9 98 42,256 3 13,889 0 1,396 2 1,255 10 354,255 19 1896. Name of County. Average Number of Men employed. a ,i 2 fc cc a © fc ? a © ft fe ■£ ©X 3 CXO X3 fifc 'fc For O--ners. Gold obtained. o For Tributers. Gold obtained. Tailings. Gold obtained. Value of Gold and Quartz crushed. Amalgam a- j tion. I Cyanide. crushed. crushed. gcS Amalgama- r, ., tion. Cyanide. treated. Amalgamation. Cyanide. [ Oz. dwt. Oz. dwt. 3,533 15 2,191 13 414 13 ' 23,886 17 14 18 Goromandel Thames Ohinemuri Piako. .. 1,037 590 .. 1,718 .. j 36 8 87 6 Tons cwt. lb. 17,942 4 82. 21,946 7 33 45,003 0 0 120 0 0 Tons. 1,497 Oz. dwt. 38,425 2 16,586 6 1,852 16 153 3 Oz. dwt. 6,209 0 2,449 17 121,283 12 Tons. 92 8,030 281 Tons. 45 Oz. dwt. 218 10 4,006 15 61 15 Oz. dwt. Tons cwt. lb. 8,830 0 0 13,549 10 0 11,724 5 102 54 0 0 £ a. d. 138,897 7 2 63,913 2 6 174,355 4 0 941 1 2 i " - - Totals .. ; 3,381 j I 101 129,942 9 8,403 4,287 0 ' ,85,011 12 3 1,497 57,017 7 45 34,157 15 102 2,621 4 i 27,420 12 378,106 14 11 i * Number employed in gold-producing mines. Total number of miners in district, 4,932.