New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 7

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✨ Mining and Fishing Statistics

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QUARTZ MINES AND MACHINERY.

TABLE XXVII.—Showing the Gold Quartz Mines and Quartz-crushing Machinery in Operation in New Zealand in March, 1886, with the Nature and Amount of Power, the Number of Hands employed, the Amount in Tons of Quartz crushed, the Quantity of Gold produced during the Year 1885, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts.	Number of Works.	Number of Hands employed.	Machine-power used.	Amount of Horse-power.	Gold produced.	Silver produced.	Quartz crushed.	Value of Gold per oz.	Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.
		M.	Steam.	Water.	Steam and Water.	Steam, Water, Compressed Air, and Electricity.	Manual and Unspecified.
Auckland ..	32*	389	8	21	2	..	1	770	Oz. 82,672
Wellington ..	1	10	1	..	..	..	..	20	..
Nelson ..	45	468	8	17	1	..	19	535	25,949
Westland ..	1	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	15
Otago ..	22†	287	4	11	1	1	5	404	10,695
Totals ..	101	1,156	21	49	4	1	26	1,729	119,331
Totals, Census 1881	84	1,147	21	38	7	..	18	1,463	84,184

Seven not in full work during the year.
† Two not in operation in 1885, one for four months only.

HYDRAULIC GOLD-MINING.

TABLE XXVIII.—Showing the Number of Hydraulic Gold-mining Works in Operation in New Zealand in March, 1886, the Number of Hands, the Nature and Amount of Power employed, the Quantity of Gold produced in the Year 1885, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts.	Number of Works.	Number of Hands employed.	Machine-power used.	Amount of Horse-power.	Gold produced.	Value of Gold per oz.	Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.
		M.	Steam.	Water.	Steam and Water.	Horse.	Manual and Unspecified.
Marlborough ..	..	} 15*	92	..	14	1	..
Nelson ..	..	..
Westland ..	..	5†	128	2	3	..	..
Otago ..	..	104‡	397	4	15	..	1
Totals ..	..	124	617	6	32	1	1

One protected for six months.
† One not yet bottomed, one extending tail-race.
‡ Six not in operation during 1885, two for part of year only, four chiefly prospecting, six chiefly engaged forming tail-race.

FISHING, OYSTER GATHERING AND DREDGING.

TABLE XXIX.—Showing the Fishing and Oyster-getting Business of New Zealand as on the 28th March, 1886, with Particulars of Boats, Nets, and Value of Buildings used.

Provincial Districts.	Number of Fisheries.	Fisheries.	Oyster gathering and dredging.	Buildings used for Fishing Purposes.
	Carried on by Single Persons.	Carried on by Partnerships.	Totals.	Boats used.
				No.
Auckland ..	..	59	16	75
Taranaki ..	..	1	1	2
Hawke’s Bay ..	..	8	5	13
Wellington ..	..	19	11	30
Marlborough ..	..	6	3	9
Nelson ..	..	16	..	16
Canterbury ..	..	18	6	24
Otago ..	..	86	31	117
Totals ..	..	213	73	286