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Robinson and Wheeler .. .. 2 Okoura .. .. 50 14 0 .. .. Alluvial .. Prospecting .. . ■ I R. Stewart and party.. .. .. 2 Blue Spur .. 50 0 0 22 10 0 .. „ .. Tail-race •. • • j J. F. W. Sixtus .. .. .. 2 Canaan .. .. 50 14 0 .. .. „ .. Prospecting .. . - i Work in progress. Westland Prospecting Syndicate .. 4 Arahura .. 190 8 0 27 9 5 .. „ .. Boring •. • ■ Satisfactory. Willis and Clark .. .. .. 2 Reefton.. .. 50 14 0 50 14 0 .. Quartz .. Prospecting .. • • Nothing of value found. E. McKenzie .. .. .. 2 Wakamarina .. 46 8 0 .. .. .. ,, K. Ross and party .. .. .. .. Collingwood .. 66 10 0 .. .. Alluvial .. Diversion tunnel .. Work suspended. New Big River Gold-mining Co. .. .. Reef ton.. .. 1,500 0 0 .. .. Quartz .. Development .. Southern Inspection District. Golden Crescent Sluicing Co. .. . . 4 Lawrence .. 550 12 8 423 8 5 192 Cement .. Driving .. John Stevenson .. .. .. 4 Nevis .. .. 500 0 0 464 0 0 616 Alluvial .. Boring • • • • I Prospects encouraging. Golden Progress .. .. . . 12 Oturehua .. 352 10 0 303 15 0 120 Quartz .. Sinking .. .. I Prospects very encouraging. Aitken and partner .. . . .. 2 Clyde .. .. 9 11 8 .. .. .. .. Work in progress. A. P. Wilson .. .. .. 2 Mataura River .. 60 0 0 .. * * • • *' ' " Cornish Point Mining Syndicate .. 7 Cromwell .. 250 0 0 100 0 0 160 Alluvial .. Driving .. • • Work not completed. Mcintosh and Lowe .. .. .. 2 Waikaia .. 15 16 3 4 13 5 39 „ .. Sinking .. . • Work in progress. King Solomon Deep Leads .. 10 „ .. 220 0 0 208 5 4 152 „ .. Driving .. .. Prospects very encouraging. Magnus and Walker .. .. .. 2 Alexandra .. 23 8 0 . . .. „ .. .. Work in progress. Pettigrew and party .. .. .. 3 Nenthorn .. 87 15 0 23 8 0 .. Alluvial and .. Nothing payable found. reef SUBSIDIES GRANTED OUT OF MONEYS PROVIDED BY UNEMPLOYMENT BOARD. Northern Inspection District. \ A. W. Jensen .. .. .. 2 [Thames.. .. 26 5 0 .. .. Quartz .. Driving .. .. Work not yet started. Caledonia - Kuranui - Moanataiari Gold- 4 „ .. 101 8 0 .. .. .. „ ■ • • • .. mining Co. F. McGuiness .. .. .. 2 Coromandel .. 46 16 0 .. .. j „ .. Prospecting .. .. „ Golden Dawn Gold-mining Co. .. .. 8 Owharoa .. 202 16 0 .. j „ .. Driving, &c. .. .. „ Jupiter Syndicate .. .. .. 7 Tokatea .. 259 7 0 .. .. „ .. Crosscutting .. .. ,, Nichol and mate .. .. .. 2 Maratoto .. 50 14 0 .. j „ .. Driving •. .. ,, A. F. Sawyer .. .. .. 2 Thames.. .. 62 10 0 .. " '' " '' '' " Rhodes and Fremlin .. .. .. 2 j Coromandel .. 50 14 0 .. .. j „ .. Prospecting .. .. „ I i West Coast Inspection District. Hart and McKay .. .. .. 2 Lyell .. .. 50 14 0 .. .. Quartz .. Prospecting .. .. Work in progress. Mcintosh and Hitchins .. .. - Moonlight .. 50 14 0 .. .. Alluvial .. „ .. •. „ McCarthy and party .. .. .. 4 Howard.. .. 101 8 0 .. .. „ .. „ A. Neilson and \V. Seymour .. .. 2 I Wakamarina .. 50 14 0 .. .. „ .. „ Work in progress. Penrose and Straughn .. .. 2 I Big River 50 14 0 .. .. .. „ H. G. Royds and party .. .. Rotoroa .. 46 16 0 .. .. Alluvial .. „ Seymour and Eklund.. .. .. 2 Larry Creek 50 14 0 .. .. .. ,, White and Pritchard .. .. .. 2 Hokitika River .. 50 14 0 .. ■. Alluvial .. ,, Southern Inspection District. H. Sew Hoy.. .. .. .. 3 Queenstown .. 29 5 0 .. .. Alluvial .. .. Work in progress. West and party .. .. .. 5 West Coast Sounds 253 10 0 .. .. Alluvial and .. Work not started. reef Pascoe and party .. .. .. 2 Macetown .. 15 12 0 .. .. Quartz .. .. Work in progress. Tully and partner .. .. .. 2 Cromwell .. 4 15 10 .. .. Alluvial .. .. No work done. Paulin and partners .. .. .. 5 Dart River .. 117 0 0 .. .. ,, .. •• Work not started. P. J. Brown and partner .. .. 2 Mount Ida .. 39 0 0 . . .. „ .. •. Work in progress. F. Moore and party .. .. .. 6 Preservation Inlet. 152 2 0 .. .. Reef 245 .. 3,780 19 3 * Includes authorizations in previous years. The total of the subsidies granted during the year ended 31st March, 1931, amounted to £4,755 7s. 9d.