COAL-MINERS' RELIEF FUND. (DETAILS OF ADMINISTRATION.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1895 Session I, C-16

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1895. NEW ZEALAND.

COAL-MINERS' RELIEF FUND. (DETAILS OF ADMINISTRATION.)

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 6th Day of September, 1895. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return showing—(l) The amount at credit of the Coal-miners' Relief Fund and Sick and Accident Fund on the 31st March, 1894; (2) the amounts subscribed during the year ending 31st March, 1895, by the owners of every coal-mine to the Coal-miners' Relief Fund and the Sick and Accident Fund ; (3) the applications made under ' The Coal-mines Act, 1891,' on the Coal-miners' Relief Fund and the various sick and accident funds, giving the name of the applicant and tlie district, and reason for applying for assistance ; (4) the applications granted and the amounts paid to each applicant; (5) the balance to credit or otherwise of tho Coal-miners' Relief Fund and the Sick and Accident Fund on. the 31st March, 1895 ; (6) the cost of administration for the year ending the 31st March, 1895; or a continuation of the return ordered to be placed upon the table on the motion of the honourable member for Bruce (Mr. Allen) in 1894."—(Mr. Mob bison.)

The Coal-minees' Relief Fund and the Sick and Accident Fund. (1.) The amount at credit of the Coal-miners' Relief Fund and Sick and Accident Fund on the 31st March, 1894,— Coal-miners'Relief Fund ... ... ... ... £496 9 7 Sick and Accident Fund ... ... ... ... 925 18 1 (2.) The amount subscribed during the year ending the 31st March, 1895, by the owner of every coal-mine to the Coal-miners' Relief Fund and Sick and Accident Fund, — Coal-miners' Relief Fund (details attached) ... ... £452 6 10 Sick and Accident Fund (details attached) ... ... 760 1 7 (3.) The applications made under " The Coal-mines Act, 1891," on the Coal-miners' Relief Fund and the various sick and accident funds, giving the name of the applicant, the district, and the reason for applying for assistance, — Coal-miners' Relief Fund (list attached; see also 4). Sick and Accident Fund (no particulars available). (4.) The applications granted, and the amounts paid to each applicant,— Coal-miners' Relief Fund (details attached) ... ... £137 13 4 Sick and Accident Fund (details attached) ... ... 315 15 4 (5.) The balance to credit or otherwise of the Coal-miners' Relief Fund and the Sick and Accident Fund on the 31st March, 1895,— Coal-miners'Relief Fund ... ... ... ... £835 2 11 Sick and Accident Fund ... ... ... ... 1,370 4 4 (6.) The cost of administration for year ending 31st March, 1895, — Coal-miners'Relief Fund ... ... ... ... £4 10 3 Sick and Accident Fund ... ... ... ... 138 H. J. H. Eliott, Under-Secretary Mines Department, Wellington, 8th October, 1895. 1—C. 16.

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Statement showing the Amounts subscribed to the Coal-miners' Belief Fund for Year ended 31st March, 1895. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wendon Coal-pit .. .. .. ..038 Murray Creek Mine .. .. ..038 Perseverance Mine .. .. .. 0 8 8 Mokihinui Coal Company .. .. .. 711 9 Real Mackay Mine .. .. .. 0 6 7 Chatton Mine .. .. .. ..023 Salisbury Mine .. .. .. 313 2 Blacklßall Coal Company .. .. .. 12 14 1 Mosgiel Colliery .. .. .. 1 211 Allandale Coal Company .. .. .. 4 9 8 Taupiri Reserve Colliery .. .. .. 3 111 Ida Burn Coal-mine .. .. .. 010 9 Alexandra South Mine .. .. .. 0 8 9 Rutherford's Mine .. .. .. 010 8 Knapdale Coal-mine .. .. .. 0 6 4 Reliable Mine .. .. .. ..036 Nightcaps Coal Company .. .. .. 219 8 Collingwood Coal-mine .. .. .. 10 1 Wyndham Coal-pit .. .. .. 0 16 Fairfax Mine .. .. .. ..029 Waikaka Mine .. .. .. ..011 Border Coal-pit .. .. .. ..049 West Bryan's Mine .. .. .. 0 8 9 Conical Hills Mine .. .. .. 015 2 St. Andrew's Coal-mine .. .. .. 0 9 6 Kaitangata Coal Company .. .. .. 20 6 3 Croydon Mino .. .. .. 012 8 Bay of Islands Goal Company .. .. 013 6 Edendale Mine .. .. .. 0 410 Fern hill Coal Company .. .. .. 519 7 McQueenville Mine .. .. .. 010 7 Croydon Mine .. .. .. .. 011 3 Nunguru Mine .. .. .. ..538 Gore Coal-mine .. .. .. 017 1 Wyndham Pit .. .. .. 0 3 10 Heffernan's Mine .. .. .. ..022 Cambrian Pit .. .. .. .. 0 5 6 Freeman's Coal Company .. .. .. 4 8 6 Waikato Coal Company .. .. .. 3 4 3 Croydon Coal-mine .. .. .. 0 0 7 Taupiri Extended Coal Company .. .. 618 9 Cormack's Mino .. .. .. 214 4 Vial's Coal-mine .. .. .. ..014 Fairfield Mine .. .. .. 012 6 Walton Park Coal Company .. .. 416 4 Ngapara Mine .. .. .. 0 210 Shag Point Coal Company .. .. .. 215 9 Perseverance Mine .. .. .. 0 4 0 Black's Point Mine .. .. .. 0 2 7 Wendon Coal-pit .. .. .. 0 010 Kamo New Mine .. .. .. ..099 Taupiri Reserve Coal Company .. .. 314 10 Robin Hood Mine .. .. .. ..005 Nightcaps Coal Company .. .. .. 210 4 Gore Mine .. .. .. ..010 MeColi's Mine .. .. .. 0 6 10 Bay of Islands Coal Company .. .. 5 17 Waikato Mine .. .. .. 215 4 Home Bush Mine .. .. 0 15 1 Hikurangi Coal Company .. 9 16 0 Slattery's-Mine .. .. .. ..043 St. Andrew's Coal-mine .. .. .. 067 Black Ball Coal-mine Company .. .. 10 14 3 Wyndham's Pit .. ..031 Fairfax Mine .. .. ~ ..050 Smythe's Mine .. .. .. ..006 Mokihinui Mine .. .. .. ..994 Knapdale Mine .. .. .. ..020 Kaitangata Railway Coal-mine Company .. 10 15 10 Blaokstone Hill Mine .. .. .. 013 6 Allandale Coal Company .. .. '.. 218 9 Mosgiel Mine .. .. .. 112 8 Collingwood Mine .. .. .. .. 019 7 West Bryan's Mine .. .. .. 5 11 Wharekuri Mine .. .. .. ..073 Bay of Islands Coal Company .. .. 017 10 Kurow Mine .. .. .. ..061 Awakino Mine .. .. .. .. 013 0 Kamo Miners' Association .. .. .. 26 12 4 Beattie and Coster's Mine .. .. .. 0 8 7 Wharekuri Mine .. .. .. ..034 Sleeman's Mine .. .. .. 314 2 Gore Mine .. .. .. ..006 MoQueenville Mine .. .. .. 086 Waimea Pit Mine .. .. .. 014 9 Alexandra Coal-pit .. .. .. 011 1 Pine Bush Pit .. .. .. ..008 Taupiri Extended Company .. .. 978 Perseverance Mine .. .. .. 0 6 6 Wharekuri Mine .. .. .. ..019 Lesmahago Pit .. .. .. ..009 Collingwood Mine .. .. .. ..11l Taupiri Reserve Colliery Company .. .. 4 10 Fairfax Mine .. .. .. ..015 Nimmo's Mine .. .. '.. ..041 Walton Park Coal Company .. .. 419 0 Knapdale Mine .. ■ .. .. ..023 Vial's Mine .. .. .. ..007 Wendon Coal-pit" .. .. .. ..020 Kamo New Mine .. .. .. ..110 Wyndham Pit .. .. .. ..042 Mokihinui Coal Company .. .. .. 441 Nightcaps Coal Company .. .. .. 3 6 6 Phoenix Mine .. .. .. 114 0 Saddle Hill Colliery .. .. .. 0 9 7 Allandale Coal Company .. .. .. 3 6 8 Fernhill Mine .. .. .. ..162 Kaitangata Coal Company .. .. 18 18 3 White Cliffs Coal-mine .. .. .. 17 5 Wendon Valley Pit . .. .. ..015 Alexandra Pit .. .. .. 0 14 2 Gienoehil Mine .. .. .. ..01610 Kawarau Pit .. .. .. .. 013 6 Ngunguru Goal Company .. .. .. 8 3 6 Real Maokay Mine .. .. .. 0 3 0 Whiterig Mine .. .. .. ..042 Rigfoot Mine .. .. .. ..068 Valley Road Mine .. .. .. ..085 BenharMme .. .. .. 1 15 1 Shag Point Mine .. .. .. 3 11 2 Wyndham Pit .. .. .. 0 110 Home Bush Mine .. .. .. 019 9 Menzies'Ferry Pit .. .. .. 0 5 0 Slavery's Mine .. .. .. ..004 Mosgiel Colliery .. .. .. -.. 110 3 Matthews'. Mine .. .. .. ..120 Perseverance Mine .. .. .. 0 11 9 Perseverance Mine.. .. .. .. 0 0 8 Walton Park Coal Company .. .. 512 1 Wallsend Mine .. .. .. 116 1 Molvor's Mine .. .. .. ..005 Coal Creek Flat Mine .. .. .. 310 9 Ngunguru Goal-pit .. .. .. 7 8 9 Whiteclifls Mine .. .. .. 012 0 Taupiri Extended Mine .. .. .. 812 5 Excelsior Mine .. .. .. ..125 Cambrian's Mine .. .. .. ..067 Waikirikiri Coal-pit .. .. .. 031 Vial's Coal-mine .. ..- .. ..013 Blackball Goal Company .. .. .. 16 16 8 Saddle Hill Colliery .'. .. .. 0 9 6 Robin Hood Mine .. .. .. ..005 Shag Point Coal-mine .. .. .. 219 0 Real Mackay Mine.. .. .. .. 0 4 6 Mokau Coal Company .. .. .. 013 8 East Gore Mine .. .. .. ..010 Northcote Mine .. .. .. ..017 Enterprise Mine .. .. .. ..058 West Bryan's Mine .. .. .. 3 9 8 Wharekuri Mine .. .. .. ..013 Ramo New Coal-mine .. .. .. 017 2 Phillips's Mine .. .. .. ..032 MoQueenville Mine .. .. .. 010 1 Waikato Coal Company .. .. .. 212 1 McPherson's Mine .. .. .. 0 3 6 Ngapara Colliery .. .. .. ..022 Prince Albert Mine .. .. .. 0 16 2 St. Andrew's Mine.. .. .. .. 0 5 4 Adams Flat Mine .. .. .. 0 2 1 Monro's Mine .. .. .. ..030 St. Andrew's Mine .. .. .. 0 8 1 Perseverance Mine .. .. .. 0 4 6 Hokonui Coal Company .. .. .. 7 18 Knapdale Mine .. .. .. ..020 Slattery's Mine .." .. .. ..020 Mataura Town Mine .. .. .. 241 Coal Creek Mine .. .. .. ..160 Adams Flat Mine .. .. .. 0 011 Home Bush Mine .. .. .. 1 2 11 Enterprise Mine .. .. .. ..045 Waikato Coal Company .. .. .. 3 3 3 Taupiri Reserve Colliery .. .. .. 311 9 Hikurangi Coal Company .. .. .. 5 911 Wendon Coal-pit .. ... .. • ... 0 010 Gimmerburn Coal-mine .. . .. 0- 1 3 Maslin's Wendon Mine .. .. .. 0 6 3

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Statement showing the Amounts subsceibed to the Coal-minces' Belief Fund for Year ended 31st March, 1895— continued. £ s. d. £ s. dRigfoot Mine .. .. .. ..045 Lankey's Coal Company .. .. .. 100 Cambrian Mine .. .. .. 0 10 9 Heffernan's Mine .. ..' .. .. 026 Wyndham Pit .. .. .. ..036 Telfer's and Porter's Mine .. .. .. 084 Kamo New Mine .. .. .. 012 2 Slattery's Mine .. .. .. ..0011 New Bay of Islands Company .. .. 3 4 3 Benhar Mine .. .. .. ..125 Beattie's Mine .. .. .. ..067 Waikaia Mine .. .. .. ..013 Harvey's Ohatton Mine .. .. .. 0 2 4 Hikurangi Coal Company .. .. .. 9 3 4 Wyndham's Pit .. .. .. .- 0 4 2 Taupiri Extended Company .. .. 615 1 Mosgiel Colliery Company .. .. .. 1 1 9 J Waimea Pit .. .. .. ..056 Shag Point Coal Company .. .. .. 210 8 Breen's Mine .. .. .. 013 4 Whitecliffs Mine .. .. .. ..0 1111 Perseverance Mine.. .. .. .. 0 16 0 Home Bush Mine .. .. .. 0 14 0 Charleston Mine .. .. .. ..026 Kaitangata Railway and Coal Company .. 13 4 6 Fairfax Mine .. .. .. .. 041 Abbotsford Mine '.. .. .. ..310 0 i Murray Creek Mine .. .. .. 076 Albury Coal Company .. .. .. 0 11 ! Boatman's Mine .. .. .. 012 6 Mclvor's Mine .. .. .. ..0011 McDonald's Pit .. .. ..054 Ngunguru Coal Company .. .. .. 713 3 Beattie and Coster's Pit .. .. .. 0 710 Springfield Coal Company .. .. .. 0 3 6 Saddle Hill Bank Mine .. .. .. 0 9 2 Allandale Goal Company .. .. .. 2 1 8 Phoenix Mine .. .. .. .. 0 7 7 Total .. .. £452 6 10 Wallace Pit .. .. .. ..1 5 10,Nightcaps Coal Company .. .. .. 2 7 2 Walton Park Company .. .. .. 3 9 4 Interest to 31st March, 1895, added in Public Westport Cardiff Company .. .. .. 8 9 1 Trust Office .. .. .. .. £28 10 1 Hokonui Railway and Coal Company .. 5 9 4 ________ J. K. Waebueton, Public Trust Office, Wellington, 17th September, 1895. Public Trustee.

Applications made, Name of Applicants and Reasons for applying.

Sick and Accident Fund. No particulars available.

Name. District. Reasons. J. H. Evans Joseph Gomez John Holland Bobert Coulson Alfred Cadman Frederick Cox Thomas McQuillan ... Walter Waugh Edward Burke T. Bussell .. Thomas Griffiths William Gilder Bobert Bobson C. G. Minnett S. Stockbridge Thomas Flay William Strutt A. Bamsey Mrs. Crawford Peter Pilkington William Torrance ... J. Chester ... W.Walsh... H. Whittleston M. McKercher John McDonald Arthur Dungey Auckland ... a a a ■ • • Injury to eye. Fractured collarbone. Injury to foot. Jar to hand. Injury to toe. Injury to hand. Injury by a pick. Injury to eye. Injury to foot. Jar to hand. Arm bruised in escaping a fall of coal. Injury to eye while working. Injury by fall. Buptured hip. Explosion of gunpowder. M II It West Coast Otago Not stated. Funeral expenses. ,, ... a • •. a Crushed : contusion of kidney. Jar to hand. Sprained foot. Crushed finger. Bruised hand. Compensation for death of husband. Injury to spine. Not stated.

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Statement showing the Amounts paid to Applicants for Belief from the Coal-miners' Belief Fund for the Year ended 31st March, 1895. £ s. d. J. H. Evans ... ... ... ... 5 11 8 Joseph Gomez ... ... ... ...468 J. H. Evans ... ... ... ... 1 3 4 William Bamsay ... ... ... 10 0 0 P. Pilkington ... ... ... ... 211 8 J.H.Evans ... ... ... ... 5 3 4 J. Holland ... ... ... ... 0 16 8 Mrs. Crawford ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 W.Torrance ... ... ... ... 3 0 0 B. Coulson ... ... ... ... 10 0 Fred. Cox ... ... ... • ... 010 0 J. H. Evans ... ... ... ... 4 16 8 Alfred Cadman ... ... ... ... 1 18 4 Thomas McQuillan ... ... ... 0 16 8 J.H.Evans ... ... ... ... 2 6 8 Edward Burke ... ... ... ... 0 11 8 W. Waugh ... ... ... .. 110 0 William Strutt ... ... ... ... 13 0 0 Thomas Bussell... ... ... ... 0 10 0 George Thomas ... ... ... ... 0 16 8 W.Walsh .. ... ... ... 2 3 4 J.H.Evans ... ... ... ... 5 1 8 W. Gilder ... ... ... ... 011 8 George Thomas ... ... ... ...250 ■ ■ B. Bobson ... ... ... ... 011 8 May McKircher ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 H. Whittestow ... ... ... ... 0 18 4 C. G. Minnett ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 J. McDonald ... ... 418 4 James Harris ... ... ... ... 311 8 C. G. Minnett ... ... ... ... 2 1 8 J.H.Evans ... ... ... ... 6 1 8 C. G. Minnett ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 S. Stockbridge ... ... ... ... 015 0 Thomas Flay ... ... ... ... 018 4 J. McDonald ... ... ... ... 415 0 A. Dungey ... ... ... ... 310 0 Total ... ... £137 13 4 J. K. Warburton, Public Trust Office, Public Trustee. Wellington, 17th September, 1895. Kamo Miners' Accident Belief Fund. Account No. 52,227, Auckland. James Mclnnernay, James Coutts, and Levi Collier, Trustees. Date. Deposits. Withdrawals. £ s. d. £ a. d. Balance, 31st March, 1894 ... ... ... 26 4 4 Interest ... ... ... ... ... 0 8 0 June 15 ... ... ... ... ... 26 12 4 26 12 4 26 12 4

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Brunner Mine Sick and Accident Fund. Account No. 8,930, Greymouth. William Morris and Josiah Masters, Trustees.

Mokihinui Coal-miners' Accident Relief Fund Society. Account No. 6261, Westport.

Date. Deposits. Withdrawals. £ s. 311 16 d. 6 £ s. d. Balance, March 31, 1894 April 7,1894 a 21, „ May 5, „ ,, 2, „ „ 19, „ June 4, „ „ 19, „ July 9, . „ 14, „ . 14, „ „ 30, „ Aug. 13, „ . 27, „ Sept. 8, „ „ 22, „ Oct. 6, „ „ 22, _ Nov. 5, „ • 1, . „ 17, ,; Dec. 15, „ Interest for 1894 Jan. 3,1895 • 19, „ „ 31, „ Feb. 19, „ „ 28, „ Mar. 18, „ . 27, „ Balance, March 31 % 58 8 67 12 6 9 4 18 4 18 5 0 0 2 16 8 5 15 0 5 10 0 3 13 4 2 0 0 2 8 4 2 10 0 2 0 0 2 11 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 0 4 16 8 70 10 5 6 13 4 7 15 0 11 io 8 55 17 9 5 "6 0 5 10 0 3 6 8 4 11 8 4 6 8 3 10 0 479 8 7 Balance, March 31, 1895 ... 575 16 7 575 16 7 479 8 7

Date. Deposits. Withdrawals. November 3, 1894 ... interest, 1895 £ 8 0 s. 0 0 d. 0 6 £ a. d. 8 "O 6 Balance, March 31, 1895 8 0 6 8 0 6 Balance, March 31, 1895 8 0 6

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Blackball Colliery Accident Relief Fund. Account No. 9,330, Greymouth. Robert Johns, Luke Thomas Greening, and David Armstrong.

Denniston Colliers' Medical Accident Relief Fund Association. Account No. 6,312, Westport.

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TUS iees. Date. Deposits. Withdrawals. £ 14 s. 9 d. 0 £ s. d. 'eb. 4, 1895 „ 11, „ Balance, March 31, 1895 5 "6 0 9 9 0 14 9 0 14 9 0 Balance, March 31, 1895 9 9 0

Date. Deposits. Withdrawals. Mar. 31, 1894 April 2, ' „ „ 30, „ . May 1, „ „ 10, - „ 21, „ ■ 26 June 9, „ „ 22 July 7, „ „ 19, „ Aug. 2, „ „ 3, „ ■ 17, „ Sept. 1, ■-„ „ 13, „ Oct. 4, „ „ 0, „ . 11, . „ 26, „ (interest) „ 27, „ „ 31, „ Nov. 8, „ „ 22, „ Dec. 7, „ „ 21, „ Interest .. Jan. 3, 1895 „ 30, „ Feb. 15, „ „ 28, Mar. 14, „ „ 29, „ Balance, March 31 £ s. 587 17 d. 3 £ s. 2 19 2 1 17 6 125' 4 2 4 7 6 25 0 0 13 4 1 10 0 10 0 1 10 0 2 3 4 117'"4 3 3 18 4 4 3 4 3 10 0 2 16 8 50 0 0 2 7 6 2 10 0 16 16 6 115"l9 9 6 3 4 6 18 1 16 8 2 15 0 0 18 4 617 2 91 "_ 2 50" 0 0 19 2 0 12 6 3 8 9 3 12 11 873 6 3 1,061 1 3 1,063 1 3