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No. 16. Return of the Number of Mining Leases or Licenses in Force on the 31st December, 1906 the Extent of Ground leased or held under License, and Rental per Annum.

[iniug teases. District. No. Gross Acreage. Rental per Annum. Auckland— Coromandel Thames Tβ Aroha Paeroa PuhipuM Waihi .. 104 130 17 68 23 78 A. E, p. 3,799 2 5 7,534 3 37 925 2 10 3,891 3 2 2,129 0 0 6,126 2 22 £ s. d. 335 5 6* 1,439 10 6 212 0 0 975 5 0 84 5 0 1,711 14 0 Maelbohough— Havelock Blenheim 4 11 106 2 2 455 0 34 41 12 6 137 15 0 Nelson— Collingmood Inangahua Charleston Ahaura Lyell Murohison Westport Motueka Nelson 5 164 13 200 17 33 20 2 3 2,075 3 32 5,644 3 16 110 0 0 3,000 0 0 738 1 27 967 1 15 441 3 21 31 0 0 225 0 0 360 4 0 960 6 9f 21 8 9 1,000 0 0 202 10 0 310 9 0 114 2 6 11 12 6 84 15 0 We STL AND — Kumara Hokitika and Kaaieri ; JGreymouth .. ,. Robs Okarito .. Otago and Southland— Cromwell Wyndham Waikaia Black's Clyde and Alexandra Roxburgh Naseby Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Riverton and Orepuki 49 63 103 20 12 103 5 50 633 1 10 822 2 6 15,295 2 35 563 2 25 521 0 0 2,929 0 0 108 1 22 1,522 0 0 180 7 6 210 17 6 1,801 8 8 199 17 6 155 14 6 746 14 11 9 12 6 375 0 0 I 113 4,688 0 0 1,381 10 0 123 555 543 60 1,978 0 13 2,507 2 10 4,092 1 18 2,227 0 8 551 3 3 154 11 0 310 17 6 287 14 0 Totals 2,691 76,087 1 10 14,368 4 10 * 1,627 acres 3 roods 26 perches ; no rent payal ile; frei shold land. t5 icres under M.R.