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Number Amount of Amount of Distance Nntnrp nf Same of Prospecting Party. ol Pro- Locality of Operations. Subsidy Subsidy driven . claim Character of Operations. Remarks. spectors. granted.* expended. or sunk. Northern Inspection District, £ s. d. £ s. d. : Ft. C*. J. McNeil and Son .. .. .. 2 Long Trail Claim, Coromandel .. .. 17 5 0 5 5 0 10 Quartz .. Driving . . .. Driving on gold-bearing reef. • Talisman-Dubbo Co. .. .. .. 2 Talisman-Dubbo Claim, Karangahake .. 41 6 10 41 6 10 106 Quartz .. Driving .. .. j Driving to intersect reef. k/J. W.Evans and mate .. .. 2 Surprise (White Star) Claim, Colville .. 1114 0 1114 0 30 Quartz .. Driving .. .. Nothing of value found. • Secretary, School of Mines .. .. ■. Thames .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 45 0 0 ; .. Quartz .. ! Crushing .. .. Subsidy on crushings. S. C. James .. .. .. .. 2 Golden Lily Claim, Colville .. .. 94 10 0 30 14 3 65 Quartz .. Driving .. .. i Nothing of value yet found. Nil Desperandum Syndicate .. .. 2 Nil Desperandum Claim, Coromandel .. 188 11 1 17110 11 364 Quartz .. Driving, &e. .. Driving on reefs carrying a little gold. A. J. Toogood .. .. .. 2 Grace's Find, Neavesville .. 200 0 0 . . .. Quartz .. Trenching .. .. Work not yet started. Turner and Evans .. .. .. 2 Colville .. .. .. .. 52 10 0 . . • .. Quartz .. Driving .. .. Work not started. Golden Dawn Gold-mines, Ltd. .. 6 Golden Dawn Mine, Owharoa .. .. 210 0 0 57 15 0 110 [Quartz .. ■ Driving .. .. Driving on gold-bearing reef. West Coast Inspection District. Davis and Hedwig .. .. .. 2 Ross .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 12 0 0 24 Quartz .. Sinking .. .. No results. J. Eyre ...... .. .. 1 Parapara .. .. .. .. 1500 10 00 .. Alluvial .. Development, recon- Satisfactory. ditioning water-race, &c. Thomson and Wimpenny .. .. 2 German Gully, Grey . . .. .. 25 0 0 .. 100 Alluvial .. Driving .. .. Uncompleted. A. Wickes .. . .. .. .. 1 Wakamarina .. .. . . • ■ 40 0 0 .. 200 Alluvial .. Prospecting .. Satisfactory. Davies, Moore, and Connor .. .. 3 Maud Creek, Howard .. .. .. 22 10 0 22 10 0 .. Alluvial .. Prospecting . ■. Satisfactory. Bell Hill Gold-sluicing Co. .. .. 10 Ahaura .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 525 Alluvial .. Sinking, kc. .. Satisfactory. Big River Gold-mining Co. .. ... I 14 Reefton .. .. .. . . 1,500 0 0 594 11 4 460 Quartz .. j Driving Satisfactory. Blackwater Mines, Ltd. .. .. 12 Reefton .. .. .. .. 175 0 0 175 0 0 70 Quartz .. j Sinking .. .. Satisfactory. Borings Ltd. .. .. .. 4 Murchison .. .. .. .. 175 0 0 63 2 6 252J Alluvial . . j Boring .. .. ; Unsatisfactory. Mahakipawa Goldfields, Ltd. .. .. 20 Mahakipawa .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 2 10 0 5 Alluvial .. Driving .. .. Unsatisfactory. Waikakaho Victory Co. .. .. 3 Waikakaho, Marlborough .. .. 103 6 8 13 6 8 40 Alluvial .. Boring .. .. Unsatisfactory. Westland Gold Prospecting Syndicate .. 3 Omeroa and Waikupakupa .. .. 197 14 0 197 14 0 1,073 Alluvia! .. Boring .. .. Unsatisfactory. Westland Prospecting Syndicate .. 4 Awatuna .. .. .. .. 136 3 7 136 3 7 970 Alluvial .. Boring .. .. Unsatisfactory. Howard Miners'Association .. Howard .. .. . .. .. 400 4 0 0,. .. .. Subsidy on purchase of ambulance equip ment for prospectors. F. Morgan and party .. .. .. 4 " The Break,"- Block 12, Waimea Survey 52 10 0 52 10 0 67 Alluvial .. Driving .. .. Satisfactory. District E, G. Blake and Sons .. .. 3 Blocks 7, 11, and 15, Mataki Survey 12 10 0 12 10 0 .. Quartz .. Prospecting .. Results fair. District Cardinal and Hewitt .. .. .. 2 | Blocks 9 and 15, Cascade Survey District.. 24 '0 0 24 0 0 .. Quartz .. Prospecting .. No results. J. Guy and mate .. 2 j Block 3, Browning's Pass Survey District, 27 0 0 27 0 0 J .. Quartz .. Driving and prospect- Nothing important. Gold Creek ing A. C. Honey .. ' .. .. 2 Gladstone, Block 3, Waimea Survey Dis- 20 0 0 20 0 0 .. Alluvial .. Development .. Satisfactory. trict T. Kissane and party . ; . .. 4 | Hop-pole Creek, Block 13, Linkwater Sur- 69 0 0 46 16 0 100 Alluvial .. Driving .. .. Small values proved. vey District W. C. and W. P. Mayne .. .... .. 2 Rutherglen, Block. 4, Waimea Survey Dis- 35 0 0 35 0 0 .. Alluvial .. Development .. 'Satisfactory. trict Purcell and Engholt .. .. .. 2 Waikupakupa, Block 14, Waiho Survey 9 0 0 9 0 0 I .. Alluvial .. Prospecting .. Satisfactory. District T. and J. Roberts .. ... .. 2 Marsden, Block 4, Waimea Survey District 21 0 0 .. .. Alluvial .. Driving .. .. Not utilized. A. Sargison and party .. .. 4 Upper Snow's River, Blocks 11 and 12, 22 10 0 22 10 0 .. Alluvial .. Prospecting .. Nothing to report. Aorere Survey District Campbell and McDonald .. .. L.-.2 Kirwan's Hill area, Blocks 12 and 16, Reef- 12 0 0 12 0 0 .. Quartz .. Driving and prospect- Nothing to report. • ■■:_ ■■■-.-:■■>:'■ ■'■ ■ ■■■■■ .., ton Survey District - ' ' : ing ; * Includes authorizations in previous years. The total of the subsidies granted during the year ended 31st March, 1933, amounted to £5,083 10s. 10d.