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Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Southern Mining District for the Year ended 31st December, 1906— continued.

Statement of Value of Gold won from Quartz crushed for all Districts for the Years ended the 31st December, 1905 and 1906.

Gross Totals and Value of Gold purchased by Banks for Year ended the 31st December, 1906.

Average Number of Men employed. iainei Locality and Name of Mine. Quartz Crushed. Estimated Value. Amalgamation. Cyanide. Waihemo County— continued. toneburn— Golden Bar Stoneburn Cyanide Tons. 6 232 2 670 Oz. dwt. 141 1 Oz. dwt. 55 0 £ s. d. 543 0 0 174 19 7 Totals j 8 902 902 141 1 141 1 55 0 55 0 717 19 7 Sarewood — Barewood Harrison and Ewart's Taibei County. 21 2,451 ..2 23 Taibei 21 2 County. 2,451 23 974 1 4 8 974 1 4 8 3,786 9 3 17 6 0 Totals 23 2,474 2:! 2,474 978 9 978 9 3,803 15 3 Janada Reefs— Last Chance Bruce County. 7 883 Bruce 7 County. 883 127 8 1 445 18 0 127 8 jake County Vincent County .. laniototo County Vaihemo County ?aieri County Sruce County SUMMARY. 10 645 5 130 2 50 43 5,695 23 2,474 7 883 sum: 10 5 2 43 23 7 :ary. 645 130 50 5,695 2,474 883 210 0 108 15 11 3 1,469 6 978 9 127 8 210 0 108 15 11 3 1,469 6 978 9 127 8 6 10 55 0 6 10 55 0 840 0 7 419 10 1 42 0 0 5,886 13 8 3,803 15 3 445 18 0 Totals 90 9,877 90 9,877 2,905 1 2,905 1 61 10 61 10 11,437 17 7 About forty men were employed in unproi luotive worl :s during the r ear.

Mining District. Year ended the 31st December, 1905. Year ended the 31st December, 1906. [auraki [arlborough, Nelson, and West Coast ... ! tago and Southland... £ 1,023,027 196,368 17,058 £ 1,312,720 169,929 11,438 Totals ... 1,236,453 1,236,453 1,494,087

Bank. Gold purchased. Value. Hauraki Minin District. tank of Now Zealand ... ... ... tank of New South Wales ... ... ... Oz. dwt. gr. 114,277 0 0 8,762 18 12 £ s. d. 283,084 0 4 17,735 14 1 Totals ... 123,039 18 12 300,783 14 5 Marlborough, Nelson, and Wt tank of New Zealand ... ... rational Bank of New Zealand ... ... tank of New South Wales Jnion Bank of Australasia istland Mining Districts. 23,740 8 5 25,344 10 15 12,010 5 12 3,537 0 0 92,588 2 97,751 1 47,519 14 14,100 0 0 3 8 0 Totals ... 64,632 4 8 251,958 17 6 Otago and Southlc :nd Districts. 339,075 3 11 132,244 18 9 32,771 13 5 27,928 0 0 47,422 12 3 13,869 8 6 tank of New Zealand tank of New South Wales rational Bank of New Zealand tank of Australasia ... Inion Bank of Australasia 'rivate buyers 98,043 14 11 30,928 18 6 8,416 19 7 6,982 1 9 12,062 9 0 3,585 7 23 Totals ... 160,019 12 4 593,311 16 10 Grand totals 347,691 15 0 1,146,054 8 9