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Number Amount nf Amount of Distance ] Name ol Prospecting Partv. of Pro- Locality of Operations. - 'Ji , , Subsidy driven Nature of Claim, Character of Operations. Remarks. spectors. cjuuaiuygranieu. expended. or sunk. Northern Inspection District. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ft. Muir's Gold-reefs .. .. .. .. Muir's Reefs .. 1,743 19 10 7 5 2 .. Quartz C. and W. Campbell .. .. .. 2 Thames.. .. 22 2 0 22 2 0 51 „ . . Driving .. .. Gold-bearing reef driven on; not payable. Caledonia - Kuranui - Moanataiari Gold- 5 „ •. 105 0 0 78 15 0 150 ,, . . ,, .. .. Payable reef developed. mining Co. Lloyd and Whitehead .. .. 3 „ .. 11 12 11 6 5 10 9f „ .. Sinking .. .. Nothing of value found. A. P. Sawyer .. .. .. 2 „ .. 26 5 0 j 26 5 0 50 „ . . Driving .. .. Gold-bearing leader driven on. Hauraki Consolidated.. .. .. 5 Coromandel .. 1,250 0 0 j 100 0 0 50 „ .. Driving and winzing .. Nothing of value found. H. and J. McKenzie .. .. .. 2 Mahakarau .. j 55 16 4 34 16 4 74 ,, .. Driving .. .. ,, Madill and Premlin .. .. .. 2 Coromandel .. 19 1 4 19 1 4 44 „ .. „ .. ... Small gold-bearing leader. Turner and Evans .. .. .. 2 Port Charles .. 50 14 0 21 9 0 .. „ .. Prospecting .. .. Work in progress. J. McNeil and Son .. .. .. 2 Tokatea .. 210 0 0 147 0 0 280 „ .. ! Driving .. .. Several gold-bearing reefs opened up. Maoriland Consolidated . . .. 2 Waitekauri .. 150 0 0 105 6 1 .. ,, .. j ,, . . .. Nothing of value found. Ruahine Copper Syndicate .. .. 9 Maharahara .. 125 0 0 125 0 0 . . Copper . . Geophysical prospecting „ Boswell and Todd .. .. .. 2 Tokatea .. 52 10 0 12 1 6 23 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Work in progress. McNeil Bros. .. .. .. 4 Coromandel .. 160 18 0 23 7 0 38 ,, .. ,, .. .. „ Talisman Dubbo Co. .. . . .. 2 Karangahake .. 210 0 0 210 0 0 400 „ .. ,, .. .. Gold-bearing reef driven on. A. J. Joyce .. .. .. .. 2 Thames.. .. 26 10 0 .. • • „ • • Sinking .. .. Work in progress. H. A. Plummer .. .. .. 2 „ .. 52 10 0 45 8 3 86| „ .. Driving .. .. Nothing of value found. G. Cosgrove .. .. .. 2 . .. 52 10 0 52 10 0 100 ,, .. „ .. .. ,, A. J. Whiteside .. .. .. 2 „ .. 87 12 0 40 7 0 10 „ .. Prospecting and driving Nothing of value found; work in progress. A. W. Jensen .. . • • ■ 2 „ .. 52 10 0 37 16 0 72 „ .. Driving .. .. Nothing of value found. R. P. Harwood .. .. .. 2 „ .. 52 10 0 j 49 7 0 94 „ .. „ .. .. Gold-bearing leader found. Thames Low - grade Ore Development 3 Neavesville .. 200 0 0 : 200 0 0 .. „ .. Prospecting .. .. Large body gold-bearing material tested. Syndicate G. H. Keene.. .. .. .. 2 Coromandel .. 55 10 0 j 31 7 0 54 „ .. Driving .. .. Work in progress. Waiotahi Gold-mining Co. .. .. 2 Thames.. .. 26 5 0 26 5 0 50 ,, . . ,, .. .. Nothing of value found. Waihi Prospecting and Mining Association 2 Owharoa .. 60 0 0 .. .. ,, .. Prospecting .. .. Work not yet started. West Coast Inspection District. P. Ball and W. Harris .. .. 2 Wangapeka .. 50 14 0 .. .. .. Prospecting .... Blackwater Mines, Ltd. .. .. .. Waiuta .. .. 175 0 .. .. Quartz .. Development .... A.T.Blair .. .. .. .. 2 Capleston .. 19 11 8 ! .. .. „ .. Prospecting .. .. Work in progress. G. Boyd and party .. .. .. 4 Anatoki.. .. 126 15 0 15 12 0 .. Alluvial .. ,, .. .. ,, Collins and Hayward .. .. .. 2 Wairau Valley .. 50 14 0 j .. .. .. ,, • • .. ,, Chaff ey and Forman .. .. .. 2 Grecian Creek .. 50 14 0 i 35 2 0 .. „ .. .. „ Davies and Hart .. .. .. 2 Wairau Valley .. 152 2 0 136 10 0 .. Alluvial .. „ .. .. ,, Dominion Prospecting Syndicate .. j 3 Pelorus Sound .. 50 0 0 .. .. Quartz .. „ .. .. „ Forrester and party .. .. .. 2 Murchison .. 50 14 0 .. .. Alluvial .. ,, .. .. „ J. Guy and party .. . . .. 3 Taipo .. .. 156 13 6 : 141 0 0 .. Quartz .. ,, .. .. „ Harrison and Absalom .. .. 2 Hukawai .. 98 0 0 98 0 0 200 „ .. „ ... .. Reef proved. Hohonu Sluicing Co. .. .. .. 6 Kumara .. 165 0 0 j 165 0 0 .. Alluvial .. Development .. .. Earthquake repairs. Haines and Gaily .. .. .. 2 Baton .. .. 46 16 0 11 14 0 .. „ .. Prospecting .. .. Work suspended. H. Hughes and party.. . . .. 2 Aorere .. .. 31 4 0 31 4 0 .. „ .. „ .. .. Nothing of value found. Mahakipawa Goldfields, Ltd. . . .. .. Mahakipawa .. 200 0 0 .. .. ,, .. Driving and crosscutting McQuilkin and Feeney .. .. 2 Blue Spur .. 5 16 8 2 11 8 10 „ .. Sinking .. .. Unsatisfactory. H. Neilson and party •. • - •. 2 Deep Creek .. 50 0 0 20 0 0 60 Quartz .. Prospecting .. .. Work in progress. H. Phillips .. .. . . . . 2 Ross .. .. 48 19 2 1 .. .. ,, .. ,, .. .. ,, J. Roberts .. .. .. .. 1 2 Rutherglen .. 38 6 8 ; 4 15 10 50 Alluvial .. „ .. .. Satisfactory. Rodden and party .. .. .. 3 Waimangaroa .. 120 0 0 1 69 11 8 200 Quartz .. „ .. .. Nothing of value found.