GOLD AND OTHER MINERAL PRODUCTS. (TABLES SHOWING THE QUANTITY EXPORTED FROM THE COLONY, &c.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1890 Session I, C-03a

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1890. NEW ZEALAND.

GOLD AND OTHER MINERAL PRODUCTS. (TABLES SHOWING THE QUANTITY EXPORTED FROM THE COLONY, &c.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand for the Years ending the 21st March, 1889 and 1890, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to 31st March, 1890.

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Year ending 31st March, 1890. Year ending 21st March, 1889. Increase or Decrease for Year ending 31st March, 1890. Total Quantity and Value from January, 1857, to 31st March, 1890. Name of Goldfield. County or Borough. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Increase. Decrease. Auckland J Thames Borough Ohinemuri County Coromandel County Thames County Piako County Te Aroha Town District Oz. 13,064 2,525 4,338 11,380 631 10 £ 51,774 10,092 17,178 43,796 2,446 40 Oz. £ Oz. Oz. Oz. £ Vellington 31,948 125,326 30,683 121,505 1,265 1,617,318 6,034,246 188 706 tlarlborough i Blenheim Borough Picton Borough Marlborough County .. 1,644 1,000 4,508 0,575 3,711 17,996 7,152 28,282 2,476 9,385 4,676 64,602 249,754 kelson f 1 Collingwood County Waimea County 3,251 342 12,322 1,271 Vest Coast | Buller County Inangahua County Grey County Westland County Brunnerton Borough .. Kumara Borough Hokitika Borough Ross Borough 3,593 9,673 23,108 27,149 27,545 66 2,640 337 3,548 38,632 92,304 108,531 110,126 263 10,561 1,349 14,189 13,593 3,645 13,635 52 232,949 923,618 94,066 5,020,546 19,959,741 Canterbury 375,955 103,513 413,905 9,447 24 96 24 43 192 'tago .. Taieri County Tuapcka County Vincent County Maniototo County Waihemo County Waikouaiti County Waitaki County Bruce County Lake County Wallace County Southland County Clutha County Fiord County Unknown Alexandra Borough Stewart Island Dunedin* * 255 10,727 11,506 5,507 811 1,164 1,396 70 8,176 5,011 4,212 20 48 48 202 3 15,845 1,022 48,870 45,960 22,188 3,250 4,656 5,584 278 32,663 20,024 16,846 80 192 175 814 12 63,404 65,001 260,018 68,561 273,381 3,560 4,742,317 18,718,436 Totals 803,174'J208,902 201,760 831,907 5,941 13,083 11,683,968 45,886,693 * For quarter ended 30th June, 1890, division of counties cannot be given.

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No. 2. Total Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation from the 1st January, 1857, to the 31st December, 1889. (This return shows the produce of the various goldfields. Gold entered at Nelson from Hokitika, Greymouth, and Westport is put under the head of "West Coast," and from Invercargill and Riverton under the head of "Otago.")

Auck] .and. Neli ;on. Marlbi trough. West Coast. Otago. Wellington. Cante] :bury. Toti il. 07,. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. £ £ 40,422 51,272 28,427 17,585 24,552 40,386 37,120 55,841 47,030 29,643 35,918 38,396 42,524 4S,692 40,056 32,700 54,786 22,158 17,866 55,862 21,092 17,223 11,424 12,223 13,039 12,494 7,724 8,002 10,337 9,979 10,829 11,320 12,310 £ £ £ ■ £ £ £ 40,422 52,464 28,427 17,585 751,873 1,591,389 2,431,723 1,856,837 2,226,474 2,844,517 2,698,862 2,504,326 2,362,995 2,157,585 2,787,520 1,731,261 1,987,425 1,505,331 1,407,770 1,284,328 1,496,080 1,240,079 1,148,108 1,227,252 1,080,790 1,002,720 993,352 921,797 948,615 903,569 811,100 801,066 808,549 1857 1858 1859 ..» 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 I .. 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1873 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 . 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 i. 308 1,239 4,483 3,448 5,449 5,814 6,637 53,660 132,451 85,534 330,326 104,890 119,449 76,910 69,485 56,057 99,081 55,982 37,901 42,720 35,516 33,059 41,291 36,087 42,989 32,271 30,697 35,223 28,655 1,132 4,098 13,853 10,552 17,096 17,463 18,277 168,874 434,687 319,146 1,188,708 369,341 437,123 305,068 262,156 221,905 403,627 220,454 154,295 176,416 141,326 131,007 163,618 143,564 170,416 128,140 121,504 139,556 113,191 10,437 13,226 7,336 4,538 6,335 10,422 9,580 14,410 12,137 7,650 9,123 5,999 10,631 12,244 10,014 8,175 13,697 5,642 4,577 14,018 5,367 4,463 2,993 3,222 3,453 3,289 2,064 2,159 2,798 2,582 2,914 3,027 3,252 24,838 7,952 469 501 404 666 1,852 1,867 2,057 1,274 1,198 1,159 450 870 404 879 1,550 1,378 1,352 636 1,079 540 404 1,041 699 5.189 95,231 30,814 1,818 1,978 1,616 2,664 7,408 7,468 8,228 5,050 4,748 4,636 1,796 3,197 1,617 3,460 5,650 4,531 5,400 2,524 4,306 2,160 1,451 3,759 2,547 20,167 1,463 289,897 552,572 511,974 405,762 317,169 280,068 232,882 172,574 188,501 157,531 158,678 133,014 153,198 144,634 142,822 144,090 127,544 130,048 116,905 111,086 117,861 112,671 98,774 100,139 101,696 5,560 1,127,370 2,140,946 2,018,874 1,608,844 1,269,664 1,121,525 931,528 690,296 756,442 631,203 635,480 531,274 612,823 578,508 571,061 575,258 509,971 519,978 467,152 446,517 471,325 446,287 395,430 400,405 406,451 •• 187,696 399,201 614,387 436,012 259,139 168,871 158,670 171,649 153,364 165,152 154,940 157,674 182,416 135,107 121,423 118,477 113,169 105,003 102,889 113,666 102,670 83,446 87,478 78,810 73,183 79,104 70,443 62,107 64,419 727,321 1,546,905 2,380,750 1,689,653 1,004,163 654,647 623,815 686,596 613,456 660,694 619,760 630,696 734,024 542,154 487,632 473,491 455,341 422,277 407,868 457,705 411,923 333,804 352,334 318,932 294,378 317,543 279,518 247,142 256,430 •• i \ ■■ j 30 120 10,437 13,534 7,336 4,538 194,031 410,802 628,450 480,171 574,574 735,376 686,905 637,474 614,281 544,880 730,029 445,370 505,337 376,388 355,322 322,016 371,685 310, 4S6 287,464 305,248 270,561 251,204 248,374 229,946 237,371 227,079 203,869 201, 219 203,211 io 37 ioi 380 24 96 47 169 24 96 Totals .. 231,774 920,232 4,720,545 18,630,952 188 706 4S 192 11,625,028 1,607,612 5,996,713 00,708 234,224 5,004,153 19,870,172 45,652,191

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No. 3. Table showing the Total Quantity of Mineral Ores (the Product of Mines other than Gold), Coal, Coke, and Kauri Gum, exported from the Colony up to 31st December, 1889.

Silver. Copper Ore. Chrome Ore. Antimony Ore. Manganese Ore. IHsematite Ore.! Mixed Mineral Ore. Coal. Coko. Kauri Gum. Totals. Oz. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. I Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Ounces. Tons. Value. £ £ £ £ £ £ 15,972 28,864 4,514 18,591 35,251 20,037 20,776 9,851 9,888 11,107 27,020 60,590 46,060 70,572 77,491 72,493 111,307 175,074 167,958 154,167 85,816 79,986 138,523 109,234 118,348 132,975 147,535 242,817 253,788 260,369 336,606 342,151 299,762 257,653 362,449 380,933 329,590 £ £ £ £ £ 15,97! 28,86? 4,51< 18,59: 35,251 25,06s 23,50: 12,881 11,70! 36,85( 31,34; 65,50( 46,06( 72,28' 81,41" 74,68( 115, 10( 188,081 192,71/ 164,98! 96,32: 91,95' 149,27: 129,375 137,71: 154,68' 168,00: 275,79! 271,63i 281, OK 350,081 353, 02< 362,77! 318, 7SI 419, S4; 459,26: 439, 261 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 •• .. •• I ■ • f 11,063 37,123 80,272 37,064 36,187 40,566 29,085 12,683 33,893 23,019 20,645 20,005 18,885 5,694 16,826 24,914 16,624 12,108 20,809 403 24,105 iA* " 2,993 11,380 23,145 9,910 9,850 10,380 7,569 3,171 7,556 5,755 4,512 4,500 4,236 1,286 3,785 5,125 '3,169 2,946 3,453 71 4,043 351 245 137 110 51 "246 84 •• I 7 5,000 2,605 1,590 1,300 1,024 2^700 977 "l20 •• 3 8 116 52 3,843 595 708 281 25 120 1,440 520 24,719 4,318 4,910 1J315 •■ •■ " - '' i i 1 2 1 261 973 1,027 750 1,672 1,696 990 724 1,463 3,385 1,854 2,658 6,362 7,144 " 7,020 6,621 3,207 6,522 6,104 43,893 46,136 44,129, 68,087; 86,405^ 4 2 400 1,228 1,210 800 1,508 1,612 855 655 1,363 3,129 1,954 2,071 5,139 6,187 5,977 5,610 2,380 4,879 4,461 51,257 52,133 44,650 64,971 84,347 " I •• I •• '21 "50 830 1,661 355 1,440 2,522 1,811 2,010 1,046 856 1,103 1,400 2,228 1,867 2,535 2,685 2,690 2,850 4,391 5,054 4,811 2,834 2,569 2,231 2,888 3,633 3,445 3,229 4,725 5,461 5,533 6,518 6,393 5,875| 4.920J 6,791 8,482 7,519 11,063 37,123 80,272 37,064 36,187 40,566 29,085 12,683 33,893 23,019 20,645 20,005 18,885 5,694 16,826 24,914 16,624 12,108 20,809 403 24,105 830 1,661 355 1,440 2,522 2,167 2,263 1,300 1,018 4,997 1,995 2,996 1,867 3,077 3,904 3,801 3,600 6,070 6,750 5,822 3,558 4,119 5,631 7,975 8,682± 12,420 12,722 17,177 15,438 14,019 14,953 J 13,071 51,4681 52,411* 51.666J 79,145 97,828 I i 6 55 5 9 46 20 115 1,105 36 41 678 106 •• 4 60 2 30 31 "lO2 612 24 900 804 2,516 2,140 2,611 1,271 2,181 384 318 602 328J 305 1,085 1,080 10,416 8,338 10,423 3,283 6,963 1,155 809 1,716 1,316 895 2,404 2,569 12 3,180 2,366 2 2,674 1,955 2,784 22 14,824 9,664 8 11,335 4,303 8,597 110 87 15 53 25£ 85 154 87 223 275 1,430 236 267 497 183J 953 2,132 228 51 189 72 177 324 135 353 480 2,057 372 385 715 266 1,646 3,407 10,907 i 20 "390 •• 666 62 134 376 493 5,289 1,784 3,989 6,246 5,319 -5oJ '208 114 445 144 162 199 993 1,846 4,142 2,955 9,985 ■• 2 75 .. 1 Totals 521,973 1,394 37,367 51 220 6,724 128,835 17,862 5,666 1,858 25,069 14,821 j! 50,287 14,047 68,762 349,086 348,782 127,1924 5,016,124 521,973 520,940 5,704,21;

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No. 4. Table showing the Comparison in Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation for the Years ending the 31st December, 1888 and 1889; also the Total Value since January, 1853.

No. 5. Table showing the Increased Production of Coal, Year by Year, during the last Eleven Years, and the Decrease of Coal imported for the same Period.

No. 6. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1888 and 1889, together with the Total ApproxiQuantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

For Year ending the 31st December, 1889. For Year ending the 31st December, 1888. Total from the 1st January, 1853, to the 31st December, 1889. Name of Metal or Mineral. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 'reoious metals — Gold .. Silver Oz. 203,211 24,105 £ 808,549 4,043 Oz. 201,219 403 £ 801,066 71 Oz. 11,625,028 521,973 £ 45,652,191 128,835 Total gold and silver 227,316 812,592 201,622 801,137 12,147,001 45,781,026 Iineral produce, including kauri-gum— Copper-ore Chrome-ore Antimony-ore Manganese-ore .. Htcmatifce-ore Mixed minerals Coal exported Coke exported Coal output of mines in the colony Kauri-gum Tons. 493 1,080 199 79,490 2,132 506,955 7,519 £ 5,319 2,569 9,985 76,228 3,407 253,477 329,590 Tons. 2 376 1,085 162 64,192 953 549,703 8,482 £ 75 6*246 2,404 2,955 61,367 1,646 274,851 380,933 Tons. 1,394 5,666 1,858 14,821J 51 14,047 337,866 6,724 5,323,268 127,192J £ 17,862 37,367 25,069 50,287 220 68,762 336,552 10,907 2,661,633 5,016,124 Total quantity and value o£ minerals.. Value of gold and silver, as above 597,868 680,575 812,592 624,955 730,477 801,137 5,832,888 8,224,783 45,781,026 Total value of minerals produced, including gold and silver 54,005,809 1,493,167 1,531,614

Year. Coal raise Tons. Coal raised in the Colony. od in the Colony. Yearly Increase or Decrease. Tons. Plus or Minus. Coal Imported. Increase and Decrease. L878 .. .879 .. .880 .. .881 .. :882 .. 1883 .. .884 .. .885 .. L88G .. .887 .. L88S .. L889 .. 162,218 231,218 299,923 337,262 378,272 421,764 480,831 511,063 534,353 558,620 613,895 586,445 + 69,000 + 68,705 + 37,339 + 41,010 + 43,492 + 59,069 + 30,232 + 23,290 + 24,267 + 55,275 - 27,450 174,148 158,070 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,003 + + 16,072 34,778 6,664 380 0,042 24,904 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 26,722 +

Name of District. Output of Coal. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 31st December, 1889. 1888. 1889. Cawakawa Vhangarei, Kamc, and Wliauwhau Vaikato 'elorus Vest Wanganui Vestport teefton ireymouth lalvern 'imaru )tago iouthland % '' Tons. 33,145 19,091 50,302 Tons. 27,000 15,314 51,941 6,145 3,777 4,361 710,625 229,999 475,931 711 32,694 815,277 37,174 1,257,832 244,470 2,524 1,877,684 134,356 4,181 130,486 3,255 188,448 12,631 300 148,984 17,072 3,574 167,033 3,471 137,904 12,194 47G 150,461 17,077 + + 607 36,547 216 50,544 437 176 1,477 5 + + + Totals 613,895 586,445 27,450 5,819,277

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No. 7. Table showing the Different Classes of Coal from the Mines in the Colony.

No. 8. Table showing the Number of Coal-mines in Operation, the Number of Men employed, and the Output of Coal per Man.

H. A. Gobdon, M.A. Inst. M.E., Inspecting Engineer.

No. 9. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coals imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1889.

Note.—Foreign Coal: Included in exportation to—United Kingdom, 15 tons, value £19; New South Wales, 2,571 tons, value £3,185; Queensland, 135 tons, value £169; Norfolk Island, 1 ton, value £2 ; Fiji, 193 tons, value £216 ; France, 265 tons, value £331; South Sea Islands, 3,735 tons, value £4,197. The remainder is New Zealand produce. Department of Trade and Customs, W. S. McKellar, Wellington, 29th May, 1890. Secretary and Inspector. ■i

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Output of Coal. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to the 31st December, 1889. Name of Coal. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. 1888. 1889. iituminous "itch .. Tons. 359,555 81,309 156,136 16,895 Tons. 335,511 87,445 144,010 19,479 + Tons. 24,044 6,136 12,126 2,584 Tons. 2,820,198 891,393 1,941,735 165,951 >rown .. jignite + Totals 613,895 586,445 27,450 5,819,277

Number of Mines working. Number of Miners employed in each Mine. Total Number of Men employed. Output of Coal during 1889. Average Output per Man. 105 16 7 16 144 I to 4 men in each 5 to 10 II to 20 21 men and upwards 169 117 73 1,358 Tons. 39,079 33,414 27,333 486,619 Tons. 232 285 374 358 144 1,717 586,445 341

Impon id. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity. Value. Countries to which exported. Quantity. Value. Victoria Jew South Wales .. Queensland Jape Colony Tons. 212 126,425 1,391 35 £ 194 112,906 918 35 United Kingdom .. Victoria New South Wales .. Queensland South Australia Western Australia .. Norfolk Island Fiji Hongkong.. Prance China Java South Sea Islands .. Tons. 47,115 2,184 11,686 135 7,737 695 18 4,397 3,787 265 165 2,447 5,774 £ 50,451 1,995 10,584 169 5,237 730 20 3,140 3,409 331 104 2,447 5,725 Totals .. 128,063 114,053 Totals 86,405 84,347

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No. 10. Number of Miners employed during the Years ending 31st March, 1889 and 1890.

Heney A. Goedqn, M.A. Inst. M.E., Inspecting Engineer. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (2,300 copies), £8 7s. 6d.

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Total " Mining District. European. Chinese. 1889. 1890. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. Auckland— North Hauraki South Hauraki To Aroha 420 1,161 105 420 1,161 105 300 847 105 420 1,161 105 Mablbobough— Pelorus Wairau I 350 1,686 1,686 1,252 1,686 404 54 404 646 Kelson — Baton .. Wangapeka Sherry and Tadmor Collingwood, Takaka, and West Wanganui Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, Northern Terraces.Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell Murohison Owen .. 350 40 150 125 500 250 335 4 250 250 2 40 400 20 5! "*2 190 525 520 250 355 404 4 250 250 9 260 810 789 250 359 646 "42 'l94 775 770 250 360 404 5 "20 5 42 146 3 1 49 40 82 146 11 1 49 96 197 25 83 195 11 8 iVESTJjAND— Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold Greenstone Okarito Jackson's Bay ■. I 1,591 200 450 653 520 805 50 200 107 100 559 10 530 2,121 210 450 653 520 50 200 107 100 559 2,795 320 670 650 610 2,680 260 650 760 620 458 805 458 1,251 1,263 90 36 1 90 36 1 91 19 91 36 JlAGO — Hindon 'L'uapeka Clyde .. Cromwell Alexandra Koxburgh Black's 'I'apanui Waikaia, Upper Waikaia, Nokomai, Waikaka, and Waikawa Longwood and Merrivale Orepuki Boundhill Wakatipu Goldfields —Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby, Kyeburn, Clarke's and Mt. Burster Hamilton, Sowburn, &c. Hyde and Fullerton's Serpentine Macrae's, Strath-Taieri, and Shag Valley Maerewhenua St. Bathan's and Ida Valley Nenthorn Wyndham 2,754 916 10 2,764 916 3,611 3,680 106 480 45 320 145 255 165 30 191 6 400 18 185 40 56 40 30 155 56 40 162 520 45 370 165 255 180 30 201 6 400 18 185 40 56 40 30 155 66 920 40 570 195 245 194 60 329 168 920 63 555 205 311 220 60 356 "so 20 "l5 10 15 110 70 340 6 21 110 70 365 \ 512 501 300 CO "25 300 60 480 425 350 150 100 143 100 450 150 100 143 650 ( 550 293 55 91 35 65 20 20 35 71 20 20 } 370 6 62 31 115 "45 "70 15 "60 70 130 60 128 6 120 "20 ioo 60 128 106 120 '"20 72 165 44 60 148 106 120 Summary. 3,231 1,663 443 3,674 1,663 5,120 5,337 Auckland Maelbobough Nelson .. .. • • • % Westi.akd Dtago 350 1,691 2,754 3,231 559 916 1,663 1,686 54 530 10 443 1,686 404 2,121 2,764 3,674 559 916 1,663 1,252 646 2,795 3,611 5,120 1,686 404 2,680 3,680 5,337 Totals .. 7,926 3,138 2,723 10,649 3,138 13,424 13,787