COAL PRODUCTION FOR YEAR
195 MINES OPERATING IN DOMINION [Special to "The Mail”] WELLINGTON, This Day. There were 195 coal-mines operating in the Dominion in 1936. . Ninety-four of these mines are situated on freehold property, and produced 964.149 tons, or 45 per cent., of the total output. The remaining 101 mines are situated on Crown lands, and produced 1,176,608 tons, or 55 per cent., of the total output of 2,140.217 tons (states the Mines Statement presented to the House by the Hon. P. C. Webb). The annual production of coal since 1930 has been as follows: Year. Tons. 1930 2.542,092 1931 2.157.756 1932 1.842.022 1933 1.821,258 1934 2,060,315 1935 2,115,184 1936 2,140,217 The increase in output for 1936 is 1.18 per cent, above the figure for 1935. and since 1933 a recovery of over 17 per cent, has taken place. The quantity of coal imported into New Zealand in 1936 was 111.078 tons This figure represents an increase of 13,680 tons over the figure for 1935, or an increase of 14 per cent. I regret the disparity between this increase and the increase of a little over 1 per cent, recorded for the same period in the output from New Zealand mines. .
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 16 November 1937, Page 6
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202COAL PRODUCTION FOR YEAR Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 16 November 1937, Page 6
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