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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GOLDFIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND (REPORT ON).

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

INDEX.

Page ; Page Accidents and fatalities .. .. .. 4, 34, 39 Mine-managers,— Alluvial mining .. .. .. •■ 11 Examination-papers, 1909 .. .. 95 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 31, 34 Holders of certificates .. .. .. 100 Otago and Southland .. .. .. 37,39 Minerals other than gold .. .. .. 13,40 Antimony.. .. •• •• 3, 13, 20, 34, 40 ; New Big River Mine .. .. .. 5,7 Auriferous ironsands, Southland .. .. 40 : New Zealand Crown Mines (Limited) .. .. 24 Barewood Gold-mining Company (Limited) .. 5, 8 Oil .. .. .. .. 34, 47 Barry's patent tube-mill lining .. .. 6 | Persons employed .. .. .. .. 4 Battery-superintendents,— Preservation, mining at .. .. 40, 53 Examination-papers, 1909 .. .. .. 98 Production of gold .. .. .. 3,5,10,11 Holders of certificates .. .. .. 102 Production of minerals .. .. .. 3 Blackwater Mines (Limited) .. .. 5, 7, 8, 30 Progress Mine .. .. .. .. 5, 7, 9 Brown B. and M. circulating-tank .. .. 6 | Prospecting for gold, expenditure on .. .. 14 Cinnabar .. .. • • • • • • 40 Pumps, electrically driven .. .. .. 10 Complex minerals, Preservation Inlet . . 40 Q uar tz-mining, Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand (Limited) 5, 7, 9 Northern District.. .. 5, 6, 16-20, 21-27 Copper .. .. •• •• 3,13,20,34,40 West Coast District .. .. 5,7,27-31,48 Current-pumps .. .. .. •• ]} Southern District.. .. .. 5,9,35-37 Development of goldfields, expenditure on .. _75 Machines employed .. .. .. 86 Dividends.. .. .. •• ..4,5,10 Quartz crushed, and value.. .. .. 67-70 Dredge mining .. .. • • 10 Q uar tz-minmg companies, principal .. .. 5-9 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 34, 49 Otago and Southland 39 ! Ueports,— Holders of dredge-masters'certificates .. 103 Inspecting Engineer of Mines .. 3-15 Dividends 10 Inspectors of Mines .. .. 16, 21, 27,35 Electrically driven pumps 10 Actors of Schools of Mines " V. 0t 5 9 Examination-papers, 1909,- Water-race managers .. ... .. 59,62 Batte Superintendents '' 98 Roads on goldfields, expenditure on .. .. 71 n u'j j :!! 1™ n,oJ»o miriltiol Roads constructed by direct grants .. .. 14 Gold-dredging (see Dredge mining). . ■! .. ° 11 00 A 1 j • • 4 Ross Goldfields Limited .. .. .. 11,33 Gold-mining .. .. •• •• * „ , ... v ' , ~ m Government water-races 59, 62 Scheelite 3, 13,40 Greenstone .. • • • • • • 40 Schools of Mines (Directors' reports),— Hydraulic mining,— Thames .. .. .. ■ • ■ • 56 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast .. 31 1 Coromandel .. .. • ■ • • 57 Otago and Southland .. . . • • 37 j Karangahake .. .. • • • • 57 Hygienic state of mines .. .. • • 9 | Waihi .. .. .. • ■ • • 55 Inspecting Engineer (report) .. ■• 3-15 Nelson .. .. .. •• •• 58 Inspectors of Mines (reports),— 1 Reefton .. .. . • • ■ • ■ 58 I Northern District.. .. .. •• 18,21 Westport .. .. •• •• 59 I West Coast District .. .. ■• 27 Dunedin.. .. .. •• •• 54 Southern District.. .. " 13 34 Schools of Mines, expenditure on .. .. 1.4 I™ n • ■ • • ' ■ ,V n. Silver-production .. .. .. •. 3 Iron at Parapara Id, d 4 state aid to minmg 14 Ironsands, auriferous .. . . • • w . , ~ Kauri gum ■ • • • • • 3 Statistical tables, — Komata Reefs Mine" 25 Gold duty credited to local bodies .. .. 80 Keep-it-Dark Mine .. .. •• •■ 5,7 Gold exported, 1857-1908 .. .. .. 81 Kotuku oil at .. . . • • • • 34 Gold exported, comparative return, years 190; Manranese . . • • • ■ 37 and 1908 .. .. .. •. 81 May Queen Mine 5, 17 Gold exported, 1857 to 31st March, 1909 .. 82

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