C.— 2

Table 1—continued. Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Bullion obtained in the West Coast Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1933.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Bullion obtained in the Southern Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1933.

Summary of Inspection Districts.

In addition, 236 persons were employed at unproductive quartz-mining.

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Average Bullion obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. Number of Quartz crushed. Value. employed. Amalgamation. Inangahua County. Snowy River — Tons cwt. qr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Homer .. .. .. j 2 48 0 0 21 6 9 .. 123 12 10 Waiuta — Blaekwater Mine .. .. j 230 45,366 0 0 17,894 8 0 4,727 4 0 163,935 6 5 Crushington— Wealth of Nations .. .. 3 .. .. 91 5 0 797 8 4 Alexander .. .. .. 51 4,426 0 0 2,485 5 0 1,542 13 0 28,103 9 3 Big River — Big River .. .. .. ! 25 1,520 0 0 772 3 0 56 4 0 6,030 4 1 Bullek County. Stoney Creek— I I I Britannia .. .. .. | 6 | 345 0 0 | 186 10 0 I 9 1 12 1,349 2 9 Ross Bokotjgh. Ross — Mt. Greenland .. .. 6 488 0 0 377 11 0 .. 1,887 15 0 Totals, 1933 .. 323 52,193 0 0 21,737 3 9 6,426 7 12 202,226 18 8 Totals, 1932 .. 311 47,887 0 0 25,334 1 0 7,086 14 0 189,801 10 1

Average Bullion obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. ot Value. employed. Amalgamation. Concentration. Lakh County. Skippers— | I Tons cwt. qr.( Oz. dwt. gr.l Oz. dwt. gr.j £ s. d. White Crystal .. .. | 2 1 80 0 0 ! 72 4 12 | .. j 484 13 11 Vincent County. Fruitlands — I I i I i R. T. Symes .. .. .. | 2 | 4 0 0 | 6 5 8 | 3 10 0 i 59 13 8 Waihemo County. Maorae's Flat— Golden Point .. .. .. 1 368 0 0 45 17 22 60 0 18 510 16 6 Ounce Ltd. .. .. .. 2 600 199 .. 902 Callery and Bradbrook.. .. 4 745 0 0 183 9 13 .. 1,162 0 7 Highlay— T. and W. Tate .. .. 3 125 0 0 89 9 6 .. 552 13 9 Maniototo County. Oturehua— Golden Progress .. .. 18 247 0 0 318 19 0 30 0 0 2,233 11 1 Totals, 1933 .. 32 1,575 0 0 717 14 22 93 10 18 5,012 9 8 Totals, 1932 .. 50 5,247 0 0 2,112 5 12 .. 12,435 3 3

Inspection District. employed. 0 ' Quartz crushed. Bullion obtained. Value. Statute Tons. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Northern (North Island) .. .. 970 240,851 505,846 1 18 514,452 12 11 West Coast (South Island) .. .. 323 52,193 28,163 10 21 202,226 18 8 Southern (Otago and Southland).. .. 32 1,575 811 5 16 5,012 9 8 Totals, 1933 .. .. 1,325 294,619 534,820 18 7 721,692 1 3 Totals, 1932 .. .. 1,199 j 269,697 684,272 g 2 758,231 0 10