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No. 11 — continued. Number of Persons ordinarily employed during the Years ended 31st December, 1906 and 1907— continued.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1907. Gold-mines "... ... ... ... 9,138 Metalliferous ... ... ... ... 251 C0a1... ... ... ... ... 3,692 Total ... ... ... 13,031 Being an increase of 185 persons more than employed during the previous year.

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Totals. District. European.I Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. 1906. 1907. GOLD-MINES. Summary. iucKLANn, Northern Inspection I)I>TRICT Marlborough We-t Co«st I Selson .. • Inspection Dis- \ VV'KSTLAND j TBUT ( >iago 7. Southern Inspection Disirict 10 829 1.292 2,416 130 2.52 230 2,888 14 856 23 187 2,883 24 1,684 1,315 2,603 130 252 242 2,706 15 1,875 1,569 2,874 2,881 2' 1,81' 1,56' 2,841 12 Totals 4,546 612 3,968 12 8,514 624 9,039 9,1