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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Totals. District. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1902. 1903. Auckland— Coromandel Thames Paeroa.. Tβ Aroha Tauranga Waihi .. 240 380 636 27 5 1,250 240 380 636 27 5 1,250 314 478 735 18 12 1,195 240 380 636 27 S 1,250 MaBLBOROUQH— Havelook Blenheim Cullensville 01 5 18 2,538 2 24 2,538 63 2!) 18 2,752 74 41 20 2,538 63 29 18 Nelson— Wangapeka and Sherry Takaka Collingwood Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lvell .. Murehison Owen .. .. .. ) 81 26 110 135 110 14 20 104 4 271 350 125 130 94 "68 729 35 14 20 172 4 1,000 385 125 130 94 7 24 156 7 1,032 479 130 14 20 172 4 1,130 479 125 170 10 180 240 180 42 12 15 57 12 70 69 100 30 100 30 100 130 1,200 Westland— Boss Stafford and Goidsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Grey mouth Arnold .. .. f Okarito .. 266 857 2,057 266 2,245 2,323 68 200 213 211 2 50 18 28 68 200 213 211 2 50 18 28 81 230 420 403 70 250 231 239 741 179 741 179 964 920 20 1 20 1 47 21 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde, Roxburgh, Black's, and Alexandra Cromwell Tapatiui Waikaia Wyndham Waiau Orepuki and Preservation Roundhill Wakatipu Goldfields—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown .. Naseby .. .. ) St. Bathan's Hyde .. Macrae's .. .. j Maerewhenua and Kurow Pembroke Gore 1,453 278 1,453 ■278 2,145 1,731 20 420 795 1 120 95 21 20 8 41 440 803 1 120 95 43 600 1,003 42 560 898 310 6 150 10 30 12 322 6 150 10 3 138 47 166 30 425 12 170 8 20 515 130 161 352 6 180 10 3 171 61 176 "30 30 138 47 136 33 14 10 3 33 14 10 - 30 140 27 26 166 27 ISO 193 315 95 56 371 95 474 I 466 90 30 248 "l2 10 90 30 248 "l2 10 90 42 248 90 42 258 2,855 477 176 3,031 Summary. 477 4,121 3,508 Auckland Marlborough Nelson .. Westland Otauo 84 1,200 1,453 2,855 266 278 477 2,538 26 857 2,538 110 2,057 1,453 3,031 286 278 477 2,752 135 2,245 2,145 4,121 2,538 110 2,323 1,731 3,508 176 Totals 5,592 1,021 3,597 9,189 1,021 11,398 10,210