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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GOLDFIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND. (REPORT ON)

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

INDEX.

I'age. Page. Accident* and Fatalities 2,32.43 Prospecting for Gold 11 Alluvial Mining .. ••• • • • ?> 8 Quartz-mining 1 ) f!.... .. .. 3-6 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 27-31! Northern District.. .. .. .. 12-22 Otago and Soutldand .. •• • • 35-42 West Coast District .. .. .. 23-27 Antimony .. .. ••• • 9, 23, 32, 43 | Southern District .. .. .. 33-36 Barry's Patent Tube-mill Lining .. .. 4,68 Inspectors' Reports .. .. 12,23,32 Battery Supeiintendents- Machines employed .. .. .. 92 Examination Papers, 1907 .. •• 105 Quartz crushed, and value.. .. 74,76,77 Holders of Certificates .. .. •• 109 Quartz-mining Companies, Principal .. .. 3 Blackwater Mines (Limited) .. .. •• 6, 26 ReportsBrown "B. and M." Circulating-tank, The .. 5 Inspecting Engineer of Mines .. .. 1 Cinnabar .. ... •• •• ..9,23,43 Inspectors of Mines .. .. 12,23,32 Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand (Li- Wardens .. .. .. .. 44-52 .. .. 2, 5, 24, 25 Directors of Schools of Mines .. .. 55-61 Copper " .'.' 1,9,22,31,43,48 Water-race Managers .. .. .. 62-65 Development of Goldfields, Expenditure on 81 Roads on Goldfields, Expenditure on .. .. 78 Dividends •••• • • .. 2, 3, 4, 7 Roads constructed by direct Grants .. .. 10 Dredge Mining .. ••■ • • • 6-7 Roads and Tracks subsidised .. .. 10 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 31 Ross Goldfields (Limited) .. .. .. 8 Otago and Soutldand .. •• • • 36-42 Scheelite .. .. .. .. .. 9, 43 Holders of Dredge-master's Certificates .. 110 Schools of Mines (Directors' or Secretaries' Examination Papers, 1907 - Reports)— Mine-managers 102 Thames sft Battery Superintendents .. .. .. 105 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 58 Gold-dredging (see Dredge Mining). Karangahake .. .. .. .. 55 Gold-mining • J Waihi 55 Government Water-races ~ 62-65 Nelson 58 Hematite « m Hydraulic Mining .. •• •• •• 7 " 8 Westport .. .. .. .. 60 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 27-31 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 60 Otago and Southland .. •• •■ 35-42 Expenditure on .. .. .. ~. 10 Improvements in Mining and Metallurgical Pro- State Aid to Mining .. .. .. 10 cesses ••• • • • 66 Statistical TablesInspecting Engineer'(Report) .. •• 1-8 Gold Duty credited_to Local Bodies .... 86 Inspectors of Mines (Reports)- GoM exported 1857 to 1907 .. .. 87 Northern District .■• • • 12-23 Gold exported, Comparative Return, Years West Coast District .. •• • • 23-32 1906 and 1907 .. .. .. .. 87 Southern District .. •• •• 32-44 Gold exported, 1857 to 31st March, 1908 .. 88 ir„™of„ nnofi'lvlinn .. • • 17 Gold exported, Comparative Return for QuarwTmtrS*™- ters March, 1907, and March, 1908 .. 88 * Examination Papers, 1907 .. ■• 102 Goldfields Revenue, Quarter ended 31st March, Holders of Certificates 107 l**" •• •• •• .. ",. '■ M Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. 1, 9, 44 Goldfields Revenue, Comparative Return, New Zealand Crown Mines (Limited) .. .. 3, 16 Quarters 31st March, 1907, and 31st March, rj e r^.^ mP ° y .. ' • • 32 Goldfields Revenue, Comparative Return, pfaUnum '■'■ ..■ •• •• « 1906 and 1907 85-S6 Production of Gold * Goldfields Revenue, Year ending 31st DecernProduction of Minerals 1 ber, 1907 .. 83 Progress Mine 3, 5, 25 Gold purchased by Banks 78

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