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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND

THE GOLDFIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND: REPORT ON ROADS, WATER-RACES, MINING MACHINERY, AND OTHER WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH MINING.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

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Page. Accidents .. •• 16,47,59,64,78,87 Alluvial Mining*— Marlborough, Nelson, and Went Coast .. 9, 52, 6b Otago and Southland .. .. • ■ 66 Antimony .. .. • • • ■ "5 Battery Superintendents — Examination Papers .. .. • • 130 Holders of Certificates .. .. • • 138 Building Sand .. • • • • 65 Cages, Protective Gate for '.. .. 17 Cinnabar .. .. • • .. 18, 64 Copper .. • • • • .. 19, 65 Dredge Mining*— Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 15, 56 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 66, 76 Improvements in Dredges .. • • 15 Holders of Dredge-master's Certificates .. 139 Examination Papers— Mine-managers and Battery Superintendents 130 Fatalities .. .. •• 16,47,59,78,87 Fireclay .. ■• •■ •• <*> Geologist (Report) .. • • • • 1* Gold-dredging (see Dredge Mining). Gold-mining Industry, The .. . • 2 Government Water-races.. .. •■ H9 Greenstone .. .. • • • • °° Hsematite .. .. • ■ .. 18, 65 Hydraulic Mining*— Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 9,52,66 Otago and Southland .. .. • • °6 Improvements in Dredges .. • • 15 Inspecting Engineer (Report) .. ■ • 1 Inspectors of Mines (Reports) — Mr. Coutts, Thames .. .. • • 34 j Mr. Green, Dunedin .. .. •• 59 Mr. Tennent, Westport .. • • 47 Limestone .. ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ jjo Manganese .. • • • • • • ° y Marl .. •• •• ■• 65 Mine-managers — Examination Papers .. •■ ■■ 1"« Holders of Certificates .. .. • • 136 Minerals other than Gold . • ■ • JB , 59

Page. Petroleum .. .. .. .. 19 Platinum .. .. .. .. 18, 64 Prospecting for Gold .. .. .. 2 Production of Gold .. .. .. 2 Protective Gate for Cages .. .. 17 Quartz-mining* .. .. .. 3 North Island .. .. .. 3, 34 Middle Island .. .. .. 7, 47 Inspectors' Reports .. .. 34, 47, 59 Machines employed .. .. .. 140 Quartz crushed, and value .. .. 144 Quartz from Carrick Range, near Bannookburn, Otago .. .. .. .. 9 ReportsGovernment Geologist .. .. .. 126 Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. 1 Inspectors of Mines .. .. 34, 47, 59 Managers of Water-races .. .. 119, 125 Wardens .. 88, 94, 96, 108, 110, 112, 114, 118 Roads constructed by direct Grants .. .. 1 Roads and Tracks subsidised .. .. 1 Rock Phosphate .. .. ..18,65 Scheelite .. .. .. 18, 65 Schools of Mines .. .. .. 19 Coromandel .. .. .. 24 Karangahake .. .. .. 27 Nelson .. .. .. .. 28 Otago .. .. .. .. 31 Reef ton .. .. .. .. 30 Thames .. .. .. .. 19 Waihi .. .. .. .. 25 Westport .. .. .. .. 29 Expenditure on Schools .. .. 33 Statistical Tables — Gold Duty credited to Local Bodies .. 183 Gold Exported, 1857-1905 .. .. 184 Gold Exported, Comparative Return, Years 1904-1905.. .. .. .. 184 Gold Exported, 1857 to 31st March, 1906 .. 185 Gold Exported, Comparative Return for Quarters March, 1905, and March, 1906 ' .. 185 Goldfields Revenue, Quarter ending3lst March, 1906 .. .. .. .. 181

* See also r iports of Wardens.

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