New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 8

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Jan. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 221

HYDRAULIC GOLD-MINING.

TABLE XXXIX.—Showing the Number of Hydraulic Gold-mining Works in Operation in April, 1896, the Hands and Power employed, the Quantity of Gold produced during the Year 1895, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Hands employed. M. Machine-power used. Water. Machine-power used. Electricity. Amount of Horse-power. Claims working Day and Night. Claims working Day only. Average Number of Sluice-heads used. Average No. of Cubic Yards moved per Head per Twenty-four Hours. Expenditure during 1895. Labour. £ Expenditure during 1895. Water. £ Expenditure during 1895. Plant and Repairs. £ Expenditure during 1895. Management. £ Expenditure during 1895. Total. £ Yield of Gold, 1895. Oz. Value of Gold, 1895. £ Capital invested. £
Nelson 20 112 9 ... 57 3 17 212 2,048 10,375 1,708 19,688 827 32,598 2,105 8,265 87,660
Westland 43 241 5 ... 13 4 39 529 21,689 7,911 6,676 8,834 1,687 25,108 10,056 40,088 208,276
Otago 42 391 14 2 86 25 17 422 5,795 30,678 9,030 11,661 4,704 56,073 19,000 74,518 209,738
Totals, 1895 105 744 28 2 156 32 73 ... ... 48,964 17,414 40,183 7,218 113,769 31,161 122,871 505,674

GOLD-DREDGING.

TABLE XL.—Showing the Number of Gold-dredging Works in Operation in April, 1896, the Hands and Power employed, the Quantity of Gold produced during the Year 1895, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Hands employed. M. Machine-power used. Steam. Machine-power used. Water. Amount of Horse-power. Expenditure during 1895. Labour. £ Expenditure during 1895. Coal, Plant, and Repairs. £ Expenditure during 1895. Management. £ Expenditure during 1895. Total. £ Yield of Gold during 1895. Oz. Value of Gold, 1895. £ Capital Invested. £ Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant. £
Nelson 3 28 3 ... 120 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Otago 32 230 27 3 843 27,124 25,159 4,262 56,547 18,124 70,016 161,999 86,003
Totals, 1895 35 258 30 3 963 27,124 25,159 4,262 56,547 18,124 70,016 161,999 86,003

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.



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