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No. 11. Number of Miners employed during the Years ended 31st December, 1903 and 1904.

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Totals. District. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1903. 1904. Auckland— "| Coromandel Thames Pa°roi.. Te Aroha Tauranga Waihi .. 2 220 278 1,905 28 1 1,300 220 280 1,905 28 1 1,300 240 380 636 27 5 1,250 220 280 1,905 28 1 1,300 Marlbobouoh— Havelock Blenheim Cullensville 2 3,732 3,734 2,538 3,734 52 6 10 4 52 10 10 63 29 18 52 10 10 Nelson— Wangapeka and Sherry Takaka Collingwood Motueka Nelson Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, ■ Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell .. Murchison 15 20 85 4 10 256 350 87 68 120 100 "64 663 50 15 20 149 4 10 919 400 87 72 120 100 14 20 172 4 1,130 479 125 110 15 20 149 4 10 1,039 500 87 72 170 10 180 180 180 75 95 2 25 36 111 95 2 25 69 130 113 120 Westland— Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth .. .. 1 Arnold .. .. ) Okarito 1,167 130 200 220 205 247 2 40 25 22 "l2 823 1,990 130 200 232 205 247 2 40 25 22 2,323 70 250 231 239 2,237 132 240 257 227 753 172 753 172 920 925 30 1 30 1 21 31 Otago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde, Roxburgh, Black's, and Alexandra Cromwell Tapanui Waikaia Wyndham Waiau and Orepuki Preservation Inlet Athol, Te Anau, and Manapouri .. Roundhill, Riverton, and Colao Bay Wakatipu Goldfields—Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby .. .. ] St. Bathan's Hyde Macrae's .. .. J Maerewhenua and Kurow Pembroke Gore Stewart Island Campbell Island 1,538 262 12 1,550 262 1,731 42 560 898 1,812 20 530 700 1 100 65 21 16 10 41 546 710 1 100 65 42 646 775 300 5 160 8 98 25 10 810 5 160 8 98 8 3 48 60 25 352 6 180 10 3 171 335 5 190 8 118 8 3 56 66 "30 30 "20 "20 8 3 48 15 8 6 45 8 6 61 176 87 18 20 107 18 193 125 239 81 56 295 81 466 376 280 6 1 280 6 1 90 42 258 3 3 283 6 1 2,500 357 186 2,686 Sommaby. 357 3,508 3,043 Auckland Mablbobouqh Nelson .. Westland Dtago 2 68 1,167 1,538 2,500 247 262 357 3,732 823 12 186 3,734 72 1,990 1,550 2,686 247 262 357 2,538 110 2,323 1,731 3,508 3,734 72 2,237 1,812 3,043 Totals .. 5,275 866 4,757 10,032 866 10,210 10,893