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No. 11. Number of Miners employed during the Years ended 31st December, 1901 and 1902.

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Alluvial Miners, Quartz-miners. Tot :als. Grand Totals. District. ! European. Chinese. European.! Chinese. European. j Chinese. 1901. 1902. Auckland — Coromandel Thames Paeroa.. Te Aroha Tauranga Waihi .. 314 478 735 18 12 1,195 314 478 j 735 I 18 12 1,195 400 758 2,320 25 5 314 478 735 18 12 1,195 Mablboeough— Havelock Blenheim Cullensville 63 23 20 2,752 11 18 2,752 74 41 ; 20 3,508 72 55 62 2,752 74 41 20 Nelson— Wangapeka and Sherry Takaka Collingwood Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's,"! Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, [ Karamea, and Lower Bullerj Valley I Lyell .. Murchison .. .. \ Owen .. .. .. ) 106 29 135 189 135 7 24 96 7 232 350 130 150 94 "eo 650 35 7 24 156 7 882 385 130 150 94 8 24 143 10 1,011 1,139 130 7 24 156 7 1,032 479 130 225 15 240 250 240 20 15 35 55 15 70 70 75 25 75 25 120 100 1,166 284 795 Westland — Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold .. .. I Okarito 79 190 380 364 2 40 40 39 1,961 79 190 380 364 284 2 40 40 39 2,905 102 250 180 120 2,245 81 230 420 403 781 183 781 183 958 964 46 1 46 1 71 47 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde, Roxburgh, Black's, and Alexandra Cromwell Tapanui Waikaia Wyndham Waiau Orepuki and Preservation Roundhill Wakatipu Goldfields—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby .. .. ) St. Batban's Hyde Macrae's .. .. j Maerewhenua and Kurow Pembroke Gore 1,840 20 425 890 305 2 150 105 21 25 8 1,840 41 450 898 305 2 150 105 1,681 28 600 1,058 2,145 43 600 1,003 360 10 140 8 20 420 90 119 50 2 30 15 375 10 140 8 20 450 90 149 50 2 30 528 22 200 15 20 545 135 190 425 12 170 8 20 515 130 161 "65 40 12 30 30 65 40 12 140 25 15 155 25 329 180 ( 274 113 | 87 361 113 400 474 90 30 233 90 30 233 90 42 247 | "l2 15 "12 15 90 42 248 SUMMAET. I 3,269 621 231 3,500 621 4,449 4,121 Auckland Mablboeough Nelson Westland Otago 106 1,166 1,840 3,269 284 305 621 2,752 29 795 •■ 2,752 135 1,961 1,840 3,500 284 305 621 3,508 189 2,905 1,681 1.4-19 2,752 135 2,245 2,145 4,121 231 Totals 6,381 1,210 3,807 10,188 1., 210 12,732 11,398