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1907. NEW ZEALAND

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

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

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Page. Accidents and Fatalities .. ~ 2, 23, 34, 45, 46 Alluvial Mining— Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 6, 29 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 6, 37 Antimony .. .. .. .. 8, 34, 46, 87 Battery Supeiintendents— Kxainination Papers, 19tf ~ .. 124 Holders of Certificates .. .. .. 128 Blucksanding .. ~ .. .. 33 Building-sand .. .. .. .. 48 Cinnabar .. ... .. .. .. 24 Copper .. .. .. .. .. 7, 33, 4(> Development of Goldlields, Expenditure on 99 Dividends . . .. .. .. .. 3 Dredge Mining— Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 5, 33 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 6, 45 Holders of Dredge-master's Certificates .. 129 Examination Papers, 1906— Mine-managers .. .. .. .. 126 Battery Superintendents .. .. .. 128 Dredge- masters .. .. .. .. 129 Fireclay .. .. .. .. .. 48 Fuller's Earth .. .. .. .. 24 Geological Survey (Director's Report).. .. 76 Gold-dredging (see Dredge Mining). Gold-mining .. ~ .. .. 3 Government Water-races ~ .. .. 68, 72 Greenstone .. .. .. .. 48 Haematite .. .. .. .. 34, 47 Hydraulic Mining— Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 29 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 37 Inspecting Engineer (Report) .. .. 1 Inspectors of Mines (Reports)— Northern District.. .. .. .. 11 West Coast District .. .. .. 25 Southern District .. .. • .. 34 Ironsand .. .. .. .. 8. 34, 46, 51 Limestone .. .. .. .. .. 4" Marl .. .. .. .. 47 Mine- managers— Examination Papers, 1900 .. .. 120 Holders of Certificates .. .. 126

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Fag« Minerals other than Gold .. .. 7, 24, 33, 46 Persons employed .. .. .. .. 2 Phosphate Rock .. .. .. .. 47 Platinum .. .. .. .. .. 46 Production of Gold .. .. .. .. 2 Production of Minerals .. .. .. J Prospecting for Gold .. .. .. 3 Quartz-mining— Northern District.. .. .. .. 3 West Coast District .. .. .. 5, 26 Southern District .. .. .. 34 Inspectors' Reports .. .. 11, <J4, 34 Machines employed .. .. 88-91, 110 Quartz crushed, and value.'. .. .. 92-96 Reports— Inspecting Engineer of Mines .. .. 1 Inspectors of Mines .. .. 11,25,34 Wardens .. 48, 49, 50, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 84 Directors of Schools of Mines 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68 Water-race Managers .. .. 69, 72 Director of Geological Survey .. .. 73 Roads on Goldfields, Expenditure on .. .. 96 Roads constructed by direct Grants .. .. 9, 96 Roads and Tracks subsidised .. .. 8 Scheelite .. .. .. .. .. 8, 47, 85 Schools of Mines (Directors' Reports)— Thames .. .. .. .. .. 63 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 62 Karangahakc .. .. .. .. 64 Waihi .. .. .. .. .. 66 Nelson . . .. .. .. .. 65 Reefton .. .. .. .. .. 65 Westport .. . . . . .. (58 Expenditure on .. .. .. .. 10 General .. .. .. .. .. 9 Statistical Tables— Gold Duty credited to Local Bodies .. 104 Gold exported, 1857 to 1906 .. .. 106 Gold exported, Comparative Return, Years 1905-1906 .. .. .. .. 105 Gold exported. 1857 to 31st March, 1907 .. 106 Gold exported, Comparative Return for Quarters March, 1906, and March, 1907 .. Hlti Goldfielrls Revenue. Quarter ended 31st March, 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 102