MINES STATEMENT. BY THE HON. JAMES McGOWAN, MINISTER OF MINES.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1901 Session I, C-02

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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

MINES STATEMENT. BY THE HON. JAMES McGOWAN, MINISTER OF MINES.

Me. Speaker,— It is again my duty to submit my annual Statement to Parliament. In doing so, it gives me much pleasure to remark on the continued and growing importance of the mining industry, which, taken as a whole, and judged from a productive standpoint, may be said to be generally satisfactory, and no small factor in the advancement of the colony. From causes which will be referred to further on, it will be seen that the output of gold and silver for the year 1900 was rather less than that of the preceding year, but as against this there was a decided increase in the production of other minerals, and, notwithstanding the decrease in the output of precious metals for the time being, the actual value of the mineral production for 1900 was in excess of that of the year 1899. The several branches of mining will be referred to under their respective headings. MINEEAL PRODUCTION. The annexed Table No. 1 shows the quantity of gold, silver, coal, and other minerals, including kauri-gum, produced during the year ending 31st December, 1900. The total production of gold and silver was 700,073 oz., valued at .£1,478,481, and shows a decrease in value of £75,530 as compared with the unusually large production of the preceding year. The output of other minerals, including coal and lignite, has been 1,106,484 tons, representing a value of £1,224,666, or 118,672 tons, value £122,123, in excess of the previous year. Kauri-gum to the amount of 10,159 tons, valued at £622,293, was obtained. Compared with the production of the previous year this shows a decrease of 957 tons, but an increased value of £14,374. The quantities and values of the chief mineral productions for the past two years are summarised for comparison as follow:— Year ending 31st December, 1900. Year ending 31st December, 1899. Product. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. £ £ Gold ... ... ... 373,616 oz. 1,439,602 389,558 oz. 1,513,173 Silver ... ... ...• 826,457 „ 38,879 349,338 „ 40,838 Copper-ore ... ... 12 tons. 45 Antimony ... ... 3 „ 101 Manganese-ore ... ... 166 „ 588 135 tons. 407 Mixed minerals ... .. 2,126 „ .12,751 1,309 „ 6,591 Chrome-ore ... ... 28 „ U0 Colonial coal exported, including that used by Home steamers ... ' ... 112,707 „ 98,136 89,480 „ 83,085 Coke exported ... ... ... ... 18 „ 9 Colonial coal consumed in New Zealand ... ... 981,283 „ 490,642 885,754 „ 404,532 Kauri-gum ... ... 10,159 „ 622,293 11,116 „ 607,919 Total value of production for 1900 ... 2,703,147 2,656,554 1899 ... 2,656,554 Total increase ... ... ... £40,593 I—C. 2.

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The total value of gold, silver, coal, and other minerals, including kaurigum, produced up to end of 1000 was £76,104,981. nAInMR . * As the value of gold and silver produced in 1899 was £440,213 in excess of that of 1898 it will be seen that the decreased production for 1900 (representing a value of £75,530) is not serious, and is accounted for by the cessation of operations at a few quartz-mines, and temporary suspension—due to developmentwork and alterations to plant, &c—at others ; also to the conditions (due principally to the recent dredging boom) which prevailed during the year in regard to alluvial mining. . . , , t The latest returns from the Customs (as set out in the following table of comparisons) go to show that the yield of precious metals is again increasing, the export value of gold and silver for the first six months of the present year being largely in excess not only of the corresponding period of last year, but actually of that of the first six months of the year 1899 to the extent of £99,787 (gold, £94,389 ; silver, £5,398).

Comparative Statement of Gold and Silver entered for Export during the first half of the Years 1900 and 1901.

The amended Regulations made under " The Mining Act, 1898," now make provision for the gold returns being furnished to the department up to the 81st day of December in each year, and it is intended that in the future the lable No *2 shall show the export quantities and values for the calendar year instead of the financial year. This year the table has been compiled as hitherto, but an additional Table (No. 3) shows the exports of gold for the nine months ending the 31st December, 1900. GOLD EXPORT. The quantity of gold entered for exportation through the Customs for the past financial year was 392,976 oz., valued at £1,516,482, the respective districts contributing as follows :— Auckland, 166,049 oz.; Marlborough, 247 oz.; Nelson, 5,126 oz.; West Coast, 85,779 oz. ; Canterbury, 22 oz.; Otago and Southland, 135,753 oz. GOLD-MINING. Quartz. This method of gold-mining is the only form carried on in the North Island, all gold of a payable character—so far as is yet known—being associated with quartz in situ. During the year a considerable amount of development-work has been done at several of the principal mines in the Upper Thames District, and it is confidently expected that, as a result of the liberal and apparently judicious manner in which capital has been expended, the returns from this portion of the goldfield will show a decided advance within the next year or two There is an aspect of permanence in the works undertaken at Waihi, Waitekauri, and Karangahake, which augurs well for the future of these places, and on the completion of the branch railway now being constructed from Paeroa to Waihi the mining industry will be materially benefited, and especially so in regard to the supply of fuel for the requirements of the mines. At the Lower Thames there is, unfortunately, nothing to report m the direction of the actual development of the deeper levels. Owing to financial reasons the sinking of the Thames-Hauraki shaft was suspended at the latter end of last year, and so far no satisfactory understanding has been arrived at

Half-year ending 30th June, Half-year ending 30th June, 1900. 1901. Increase for first half of 1901. Amount. Value. Amount. Value. Amount. Value. Gold ... Silver ... Oz. 179,303 144,782 & 694,859 15,907 Oz. 217,478 226,267 £ 844,888 24,725 Oz. 38,775 81,485 150,029 8,818

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with a view to its being further deepened. It is most desirable, in the interests of the industry and of the district, that the existence or otherwise of payable reefs below what is regarded as an unproductive belt should be definitely proved. With the object of ascertaining the potentialities of the hitherto unproved ground below the foreshore and estuary, the Victoria Gold-mining Company are now engaged in boring operations, and, in view of the importance of this work, assistance is being given to the company by the Government by the loan of its diamond-boring plant, and a subsidy of £1,000, at the rate of 10s. for every pound sterling expended by the company in these pioneer explorations. Operations at some mines at and near Coromandel have been suspended ; but development-works are in progress at the Hauraki Freeholds Mine, the Royal Oak of Hauraki, and the Kauri Freehold Gold Estates Company's Mines at Opitonui. An amalgamation of the Mariposa and Kapai-Vermont Mines at Kuaotunu has been effected and operations resumed. The reefs at Gumtown (Mercury Bay), which were discovered a couple of years ago, look promising, and the mine on Great Barrier Island has now reached the productive stage. In Marlborough quartz-mining on a small scale has been commenced at Top Valley Creek, and the indications met with there appear such as to offer inducement for further prospecting in the mountain range. On the West Coast, the district adjacent to Eeefton may be looked upon as likely to be a steady producer of gold from quartz-mining operations for some years to come. Much capital and labour have been expended in developing several properties in a systematic manner and in the erection of modern battery and cyanide extraction plants to deal with the ore. Quartz-mining in the Southern District has not shown any tendency to advance. In two instances —viz.. the O.P.Q. Mines at Waipori and the Shotover Mine near Skipper's Point —active developments have been conspicuous ; but, generally speaking, quartz-mining appears to be at present declining in this part of the colony. After the expenditure of large sums of money during the last few years, operations have unfortunately been suspended at the Achilles Mine, Bullendale, and it is also to be regretted that no active steps have been taken to develop the mine of the Cromwell Proprietary (Limited) at deeper levels than have hitherto been worked. No doubt the attractions of the dredging industry as a field for speculation have militated against much attention being paid to reefing during the past few years; but it is only reasonable to suppose that, if the reefs in parts of this goldfield were to be developed on comprehensive and scientific lines, similar results to those obtained in the Reefton District might be attained. Alluvial and Hydraulic Mining. This branch of mining work has "not been developed to any appreciable extent of late owing to the attention which has been devoted to dredging. It is quite safe to say that in several instances hydraulic mining has been neglected in favour of dredging, and this, too, at places where the former method is better suited to local conditions. In the Marlborough portion of the West Coast Inspection District there are no claims worked on an extensive scale, the largest being those of the King Solomon Mine at Mahakipawa (where an alluvial gutter is worked by underground mining) and the Gorge and Yukon claims at Wakamarina. The locality of Golden Bay affords employment to quite a number of alluvial miners, the principal undertakings being those of the Parapara Hydraulic Sluicing Company and the Collingwood Goldfields (Limited). The development-works of the latter company (costing some have extended over a period of about four years, active sluicing operations being commenced in November last. It is understood that hydraulic mining is about to be adapted at the Bubu River, near Takaka. In the district around Westport a considerable number of persons are employed in the working of alluvial deposits, but beyond the resumption of operations by a local syndicate at the claim formerly held by the General Exploration Company at Fairdown, and the practical completion of the preliminary

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works of the Virgin Flat Gold-mining Company (Limited), no developments of importance have been reported. Hydraulic and alluvial mining operations in the Grey Valley, also at Barrytown, Kumara, and in the locality of Hokitika-con-tinue to afford employment to a large number of persons; upwards of fifty men are also employed at and in the vicinity of Eoss. The Southern goldfield—which includes the Otago, Southland, and Fiord Districts —is almost entirely dependent for its gold output on the operations of alluvial and hydraulic mining in conjunction with dredging ; and although new installations of hydraulic plant of any magnitude have been few in number during the past year, the industry has been very steadily carried on at the various centres, and fairly good returns obtained. This form of mining appears in every way likely to support a considerable percentage of the population for many years to come. As the shallow diggings of the West Coast and Southern Goldfields are becoming exhausted, it is found that the number of Chinese diggers is gradually decreasing. Deedge Mining. During the past year a large number of dredges have been under construction both in the West Coast and Southern Districts. Of these, several have got to work ; others are not yet completed. The numbers' on the 31st March last were as follows: Working, 145; standing, 11 ; undergoing removal, 4; building, 122: total, 282. In the South, the practicability of dredge-mining has been amply proved, but the working of river-beds and flats on the West Coast by dredges is not yet so fully developed owing to difficulties of an engineering character. No doubt these difficulties will be got over as further experience is gained, and when this has been accomplished there appears every reason to believe that dredging on the West Coast will become a steady industry. Even with the dredges now at work, evidences have not been wanting to show that gold exists in payable quantities in several parts of the West Coasb District where other methods of working are, under existing conditions, largely out of the question. It is quite apparent that where the gold is fine, there is ample room for improvement in the methods adopted on dredges for saving the gold, and this applies specially to the beach deposits. During the last two or three years there has been a decided tendency to increase the lifting-capacity of dredges, but it is possible this may be overdone, inasmuch as the improvements in, or extensions to, appliances for saving the gold have not kept pace with the increased capabilities for the raising of the gravels. It is to be regretted also that old and somewhat obsolete river dredges have, in some instances, been adopted for dredging on flats where the conditions are very different from river-dredging. Such unsuitable machines cannot be expected to be unqualified successes, and the opinion that dredges ought to be designed to efficiently work their ground, and to save the gold which the ground contains, cannot be too strongly emphasized. The wild excitement and rash speculation which characterised this branch of mining from one to two years ago has, happily, been checked. Liquidations of companies floated during the boom are steadily in progress, and when the worthless claims which were foisted on an excited and easily gullible public have been weeded out the industry is in every way likely to settle down again to a steady, legitimate, and profitable branch of mining operations. During the early part of this year the output of working river dredges was seriously curtailed in consequence of the phenomenally high state of the rivers both in the West Coast and Southern Districts. The question of working the auriferous black-sand deposits is one to which attention is being directed, and, as the successful extraction of the gold is a matter of very great importance to the mining industry, it has been decided by the Government to offer a bonus of £2,000 for the introduction of a machine or appliance which will satisfactorily treat these sands on a large scale.

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THE CYANIDE PROCESS OF GOLD EXTRACTION. Since the patent rights were acquired four years ago the amount of royalty paid to the Government has amounted to £4,253, or, say, 42| per cent, of the initial cost incurred. By recent legislation the term to which the patent rights remain in force in New Zealand has been extended until such time as the revenue derived in royalties has equalled the expenditure which was necessary to make the cyanide process available to the gold-mining industry in this colony. PROSPECTING. During the year ended 31st March, 1901, the sum of £1,266 11s. 7d. was expended in subsidies to parties of miners and prospecting associations actually engaged in prospecting for minerals. WATERCOURSES FOR TAILINGS, Etc. In consequence of the applications for the proclamation of several rivers and streams in the Middle Island as watercourses into which waste water, &c, from mining operations may be discharged, His Excellency the Governor appointed Commissioners to inquire into the question. Their reports have been received and proclamations issued in respect to six rivers and streams in the Middle Island, and the sum of £5,800 has been paid as compensation. The question of the proclamation of other rivers and streams reported on by the Commissioners is under consideration. SCHOOLS OF MINES. The Schools of Mines at Coromandel, Thames, Waihi, Reefton, and that at Dunedin in connection with the University of Otago have been carried on steadily throughout the year, and the number of students has been well maintained. At Nelson instruction is given to senior boys in analysis and assaying. A School of Mines was opened in February last at Karangahake to meet the needs of the increasing mining population. Including grants to the school attached to the Otago University, the total expenditure on Schools of Mines in the colony has been £31,493 3s. 7d., and extends over a period of sixteen years. COAL-MINING. For the first time in the history of the colony the year's output of coal and lignite exceeds a million tons. The gross output for twelve months ending 31st December last was 1,093,990 tons, made up as follows: Bituminous and semi-bituminous coal, 673,862 tons; pitch coal, 37,804 tons; brown coal, 339,786 tons ; and lignite, 42,538 tons. Compared with the' gross output for 1899, the production for last year showed an increase of 118,756 tons. Of this increase, the West Coast District contributed 72,236 tons, the Southern District 27,345 tons, and the Northern District 19,175 tons. In the North Island the Taupiri Mines are the chief producers, the output being 77,191 tons, the Hikurangi Coal-mine coming second with an output of 38,572 tons; Ngunguru Coal-mine produced 14,592 tons, and the Xiripaka Mine and Hikurangi Colliery 11,276 tons and 11,119 tons respectively. A few other small mines have been at work, principally for local requirements. Some attention is being directed towards the Mokau coalfield, and it is probable that such may be more extensively opened up in the near future. The same remark also applies to the Collingwood coalfield in the Middle Island. The West Coast of the Middle Island continues to be the chief coal-producing district, the output of the Westport Coal Company's Mines alone amounting to 369,486 tons, or rather more than one-third of the entire output of the colony. The Brunner Mines produced 125,403 tons, and the Blackball Mine 82,516 ton's, but the output of the latter was somewhat curtailed owing to the mine beingclosed down for a time in consequence of a fire in the workings, which was discovered at an early stage and suppressed. The old Mokihinui Mine (which was let to a party of working miners) yielded 10,092 tons from the Big Face section, but recent operations cannot be considered as representing a permanent output from this property unless further discoveries of coal are made.

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In the Southern Inspection District there are a number of small mines scattered throughout Canterbury, North Otago, Central Otago, and Southland, which are purely of local importance, but supply the general requirements of the various localities. Their production consists of brown coal and lignite, no anhydrous coals of a marketable character being yet discovered with the exception of some anthracite coal in Canterbury, which is too remote from existing railway-lines to become as yet a commercial article. In Central Otago numerous applications for coal licenses or leases have been made. These have all received the careful attention of the department, and it has been found that in many instances these applications have been made for purely speculative purposes, and not with any bond fide intention of the applicants actually working the coal themselves. Where it has been satisfactorily shown that additional leases or licenses were actually required, grants have been made, and, speaking generally, the areas now held under license or lease are ample for the requirements of the district for some time to come. The principal collieries north of Dunedin are near Shag Point. The Shag Point Mine has worked for thirty-seven years for a total production of 386,859 tons, the output for last year being 21,209 tons. The Allandale Colliery (adjoining) had an output of 16,595 tons for the year. At the Kaitangata Collieries (which are the principal mines in the South) the output was 112,455 tons for the year, and Nightcaps Colliery (Southland) had an output of 27,840 tons. Including some mines on private lands, and worked solely for the requirements of the owners, the number of mines worked during the year is 167, giving employment to 2,460 persons. In consequence of a recommendation from the Goldfields and Mines Committee, a Eoyal Commission was appointed by His Excellency the Governor to inquire into the various matters connected with the coal-mining industry, and the report of the Commission has already been submitted to Parliament. ACCIDENTS IN MINES. The following statement shows the number of fatal accidents which have occurred for the period covered by the reports of the Inspectors of Mines : —

Investigation of these fatal accidents showed that in one instance, where the Manager was killed along with two of his men, reasonable precautions had not been observed. In the case of the dredge employe who was drowned, it was found that the regulations made for the safety of persons employed had been disregarded. A prosecution for breach of regulations followed, but the charge was dismissed on technical grounds. The decreased percentage of fatalities in proportion to the number of persons employed, and, especially in relation to dredging, is a very pleasing and satisfactory feature. SULPHUE. The output of sulphur exported during 1900 was 1,692 tons, this being an increase of 465 tons as compared with the production of the previous year. KAURI-GUM. For the year 1900 the quantity exported was 10,159 tons, valued at £622,293. Although the tonnage was less than that of the previous year by 957 tons, the smaller production represents an increase in value of J14,374. The industry continues to afford employment to a considerable number of Natives and Europeans.

Class of Minirg. Number of Persons employed. Fatal Accidents. Kate per 1,000. Quartz-mines Alluvial and hydraulic dredges Coal-mines mines and 4,267 9,235 2,460 4 8* 4 0-93 0-86 1-62 15,962 L6 100 * Includes c ie fatalit' iv in connection fith dredging.

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SCHEBLITE. Messrs. Donaldson Brothers, of Macrae's (Otago), continue to separate sheelite from the quartz, and as yet are the only people in the colony who prepare this ore as a marketable product. Other parties in the district are reported to have given some attention to the subject, but nothing of importance has so far been done by them to place scheelite on the market. HEMATITE PAINT. This is still being produced at the Thames by the New Zealand Paintmanufacturing Company, and at Parapara by Messrs. Washbourne Brothers. The latter firm also manufacture knife-polish from a felspathic rock found in the locality. CINNABAR. The prospecting w T hich has been carried on between Waitahuna and Waipori (Otago) is said to have been very satisfactory, the discovery of a lode of considerable extent being reported. Some other prospecting has also been undertaken in the Thames District at Kauaeranga Valley. ANTIMONY. A lode is being exploited at Alexandra South, but can hardly be said to have yet reached a commercial stage. CHROME-ORE. Some work is being done on the deposit near Croixelles Harbour. The shipment last year amounted to 28 tons. COPPER-ORE. The attention of prospectors is being directed to the lodes at Moke Creek, Lake Wakatipu. SHALE-OIL. At Orepuki, a mine has been opened out for the supply of shale, and extensive works erected to treat the mineral for the extraction of oils, parafin wax, ammonia, &o. The manufacture of oil and other products was commenced in the early part of this year, and it is understood that the productions of the works are being readily sought after. This is a new industry so far as New Zealand is concerned, and it is to be hoped that the venture, upon which a large capital has been expended, will be eminently successful. ROADS AND TRACKS. As compared with the previous year, the expenditure on roads and tracks shows a decrease of £5,797 15s. Bd. The amount paid as subsidies to local bodies was £3,264 13s. Id., and the sum of £45,152 14s. 2d. has been expended in direct grants on roads and tracks for the development of mining districts. The total sums for the past nineteen years are £373,904 18s. 2d. and £98,446 14s. 2d. respectively. GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS. Examinations have been made in several parts of the colony with a view to the determination of the character and extent of mineral country hitherto vurworked, and naturally the coal-bearing areas have received a fair share of attention. The Government Geologist (Mr. McKay) is of opinion that the coal areas at Pakawau and Puponga, in the Collingwood. District, are likely to prove satisfactory. The question of the probability of a payable coal-field at Waimangaroa has been under investigation. The measures here lie at a very steep angle, and it is estimated that to reach the coal at a site convenient to the railway at Waimangaroa Station shafts not less than 1,500 ft. deep would be required, but coal may be reached at a more moderate depth near the mouth of Ngakawau Kiver. In regard to the alleged possibilities of an important coal-field further west than that already exploited by the mines in the Grey Valley, Mr. McKay is not over sanguine, but he recommended that proof should be obtained by boring. Accordingly the Greyinouth Harbour Board, with assistance from the Govern-

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ment, put down a bore at a site selected by that Board to a depth of about 350 ft. without reaching coal, and the bore has been discontinued. Mr. McKay further expresses the opinion that prospecting for coal in the Kaiata Kanges cannot lead to any satisfactory results. Examinations were made of the coal deposits in the localities of Kokotahi and Eoss. At these places the measures show signs of disturbance, the coal seams are thin, somewhat crushed, and very highly inclined. From these features the probable value of the coal deposits appears to be inconsiderable. In the neighbourhood of Deep Creek, Kotuku, in the Grey Valley, indications of the existence of petroleum are such as to warrant vigorous prospecting. Petroleum has also been found in the Poverty Bay District, but further investigation of an operative character is required before any definite opinion can be formed as to the possibilities of this being in sufficient quantity for producing commercially. In respect to copper-ore, examinations made in the localities of Maharahara, near Woodville (Hawke's Bay), and in the Ruahine Range,west of Norsewood, go to show that, although the ore exists to some extent, nothing of a commercial character has, so far, been discovered. Examinations have also been made in the Kaimanawa, Kaweka, Rimutaka, and Ruahine Ranges, but no minerals were met with in sufficient quantity to pay for working. THE MINING BUEEAU. The publication of the New Zealand Mines Record, which was commenced in August, 1897, by the Mining Bureau, has been continued monthly since that date. Information relating to improved mining processes and machinery is compiled from various sources for the benefit of those engaged in the industry in this colony ; while the statistics and information obtained by the department from its officers must tend to afford guidance to investors both inside and outside the colony. Some of the special articles which appear in the Record are printed as leaflets and judiciously distributed. CONCLUSION. Generally speaking, it may be said that the mining industry is in a satisfactory condition, and although the output of precious metals was lower for the year 1900 than was the case in the previous year, the output of other minerals more than balanced the value, and showed an advance of £46,593 on the value of the mineral production for 1899. The causes for the decreased yield of gold and silver have already been referred to, as also has the increased returns for the first half of the year 1901. There is every indication that the mineral production of this year will show an increase over that of the year 1900. The experience of previous gambling in mining shares has been repeated in the late dredging boom, and the reaction which has set in will, I think, tend to the consolidation of a really good and profitable branch of the gold-mining industry.

DIAGRAM showing TOTAL QUANTITY & VALUE of GOLD exported from NEW ZEALAND for the years 1857 to 1900.

DIAGRAM showing TOTAL QUANTITY & VALUE of KAURI GUM exported from N. Z. for the years 1853 to 1900.

DIAGRAM showing TOTAL OUTPUT of COAL from NEW ZEALAND MINES for the 1872 to 1900.

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No. 1. Table showing the Comparison in Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Exportation, and also the Quantity and Value of other Minerals produced, for the Years ended the 31st December, 1899 and 1900, as well as the Total Value since January, 1853.

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For Year ending the 31st December, 1899. For Year ending the 31st December, 1900. Total from the 1st January, 1853, to the 31st December, 1900. Name of Metal or Mineral. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 'recious metals— Gold .. Silver .. Oz. 389,558 349,338 £ 1,513,173 40,838 Oz. 373,016 326,457 i £ 1,439,602 38,879 1,478,481 Oz. 14,608,901 2,054,808 16,663,709 £ 57,406,100 315,548 Total gold and silver lineral produce, including kauri-gum — Copper-ore Chrome-ore Antimony-ore Manganese-ore .. Haematite-ore Mixed minerals Coal (New Zealand) exported Coke exported Coal, output of mines in colony (less exports) Kauri-gum 738,896 Tons. 135 1,554,011 £ "407 700,073 Tons. 12 28 3 166 £ 45 110 101 588 Tons. 1,408 J 5,694" 3,613 18.803 J 52j 21,137 1,233,518 16,370 113,319,352 221,751 57,721,648 £ 17,953 37,477 52,462 60,232 226 102,916 1,189,843 24,804 6,567,559 10,329,831 1,309 89,480 18 885,754 11,116 6,591 83,085 9 404,532 607,919 2,126 112,707 12,751 98,136 981 ', 283 10,159 490,642 622,293 Total quantity and value of minerals Value of gold and silver, as above 987,812 1,102,543 1,554,011 1,106,484 1,224,666 1,478,481 14,841,699i 18,383,333 57,721,648 Total value of minerals produced, including gold and silver 2,656,554 2,703,147 76,104,981

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No. 2 Table showing the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Exportation from New Zealand for the Years ended the 31st March, 1900 and 1901, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st March, 1901.

Year ending 31st March, 1900. Year ending 31st March, 1901. Increase or Decrease for Year ending 31st March, 1901. District and County or Borough. Total Quanti from Janui 31st Mai ity and Value iry, 1857, to fOh, 1901. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Increase. Decrease. lUCKLAND — County of Coromandel County of Thames County of Ohinemuri County of Piako .. County of Manukau County of Marsden County of Whangarei Borough of Thames Te Aroha Town District Great Barrier Island i .. Oz. 14,559 12,815 135,952 250 £ 60,978 52,175 489,054 1,057 Oz. 12,900 11,773 130,849 1,020 £ 54,401 48,934 458,316 4,306 Oz. Oz. 1,659 1,042 5,103 Oz. £ 770 5,260 21J943 7,223 291485 1*963 2,284 8,576 2,284 168,836 625,207 166,049 604,018 2,787 2,650,443 9,944,95Vellington 188 Tin Iarlboroug h— County of Marlborough 344 1,382 247 970 97 344 1,382 247 970 1)7 86,976 338,767 Ielson — County of Waiinea County of Collingwood 89 2,500 356 9,895 95 5,031 351 18,887 6 2,531 2,589 10,251 5,126 19,238 2,537 1,682,574 6,669,53. Vest Coast— County of Buller .. County of Inangahua County of Grey County of Westland Kumara Borough .. Hokitika Borough Rosa Borough 12,521 34,614 23,644 19,848 161 611 2,682 50,082 138,106 94,528 79,241 644 2,449 10,726 8,855 40,197 18,255 16,310 35,497 161,384 73,309 64,893 5,583 3,666 5,389 3,538 161 *668 1,494 2! 669 5,976 "57 1,188 94,081 376,076 85,779 343,728 8,302 4,579,457 18,218,06: !antebbury 22 87 22 84 80 31i )tago— County of Taieri .. County of Tuapeka County of Vincent County of Maniototo County of Waihemo County of Waikouaiti County of Waitaki County of Bruce .. i County of Lake County of Wallace County of Fiord .. County of Southland County of Clutha .. Borough of Alexandra Dunedin • .. 1,878 30,267 51,471 10,988 2,615 313 2,341 3,026 8,759 9,011 586 5,451 7,435 122,688 208,423 44,8S4 10,512 1,242 9,695 12,047 35,499 36,247 2,355 21,974 984 34,799 58,460 5,813 1,800 2 1,859 2,373 6,060 10,072 624 9,898 9 3,993 140,986 235,492 36,099 7,192 6 7,601 9,476 24,548 40,489 2,501 40,025 36 6,989 894 2,175 815 311 482 653 2,699 1,061 38 4,447 9 126,706 513,001 135,753 548,444 9,047 5,724,259 22,683,03' Unknown 85 340 85 207 82' Totals 1,526,344 392,976 1,516,482 313 392,663 14,724,184 57,856,201

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No. 3. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Exportation from New Zealand for the Nine Months ended the 31st December, 1899 and 1900, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st December, 1900.

Nine Months ending 31st December, 1900. Nine Moi 31st Ml ltbs ending ,rcli, 1899. Increase or Decrease for Nine Months ending 31st December, 1900. District and County or Borough. Total Quantity and Value from January, 1857, to 31st December, 1900. Quantity.! !_ Value. Quantity. Value. Increase. Decrease. Oz. 12,119 9,572 102,136 912 6,277 54 £ 51,127 39,799 355,876 3,849 25,537 191 Oz. 10,756 9,884 108,792 187 3,945 £ 45,040 40,567 393,341 796 16,444 Oz. 1,363 Oz. Oz. £ lUOKLAND — County of Coromandel County of Thames County of Ohinemuri County of Piako .. Borough of Thames Great Barrier Island 725 2,332 54 312 6,656 I •• 131,070 476,379 133,564 496,188 I I |2,494 2,615,464 9,817,315 Vellington 188 706 IaBLBOHOUGH — County of Marlborough 191 765 191 •■ •• 191 765 191 86,920 338,562 Telson — County of Collingwood 1,548 1,548 5,925 419 1,571 1,129 I 5,925 419 1,571 1,129 1,678,996 6,656,221 Vest Coast — County of Buller .. County of Inangahua Ccuaty of Grey .. County of Westland Kumara Borough Kokitika Borough Ross Borough 5,748 22,594 9,873 10,355 23,043 90,636 39,652 41,236 9,020 26,826 17,365 14,605 161 328 I 1,767 36,076 107,301 69,459 58,421 644 1,317 7,067 3,272 4,232 7,492 4,250 161 401 943 1,602 3,773 J 199,942 "73 *824 49,914 70,072 280,285 20,158 4,543,592 18,074,276 17 65 16 62 1 75 297 !antkebuby i j j )tago— County of Taieri .. County of Tuapeka County of Vincent County of Maniototo County of Waihemo County of Waikouaiti County of Waitaki County of Bruee .. County of Lake .. County of Wallace County of Fiord .. County of Southland 549 23,983 45,252 3,601 1,050 2 988 j 1,881 4.208 ; 7,425 281 j 5,733 i 2,228 97,085 182,290 14,710 4,214 6 4,030 7,504 17,053 29,863 1,126 23,197 1,517 21,123 40,035 7,256 1,623 298 1,830 '■ 2,262 6,622 i 6, HI 512 3,365 6,040 85,633 161,919 29,631 6,503 1,182 7,606 9,031 26,834 24,683 2,057 13,559 2,860 5,217 968 3,655 573 296 i 842 381 2,414 ' 1,284 '231 2 J 368 Unknown 94,953 383,306 92,584 85 374,678 340 2,369 "85 5,683,459 207 22,517,899 824 Totals .. 277,693 1,066,382 296,740 1,153,124 19,047 14,608,901 57,406,100

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No. 4. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation from the 1st January, 1857, to the 31st December, 1900. (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 Gold from Invercargill and Riverton under the head of "Otago.")

Auckland. Neli ion. Marlboro ugh. West Coast. Otago. Wellii tgtou. Cantei ■bury. Grand Totals. Os. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. ():;. Value. Oz. Value. 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 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 £ 308 1,192 1,239 4,098 4,483 13,853 3.448 10,552 5.449 17,096 5,814 17,463 6,637 ' 18,277 53,660 168,874 132,451 434,687 85,534 319,146 330,326 1,188,708 104,890 ' 369,341 119,449 437,123 76,910 305,068 69,485 : 262,156 56,057 221,905 99,081 403,627 55,982 220,454 37,901 , 154,295 42,720 j 176,416 35,516 ! 141,326 33,059 131,007 41,291 : 163,618 36,087 143,564 42,989 j 170,416 32,271 128,140 30,697 I 121,564 35,223 139,556 28,655 I 113,191 31,745 125,760 45,392 181,185 45,555 i 183,655 45,714 186,553 52,916 211,974 111,213 430,862 92,346 350,355 105,477 392,337 142,383 527,786 168,769 624,737 166,342 605,398 10,437 13,226 7,336 4,538 6,335 10,422 I 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 2,856 4,445 2,535 2,145 2,860 2,460 2,753 1,892 1,720 419 3,718 £ 40,422 51,272 28,427 I 17,585 24,552 40,386 37,120 55,841 47,030 29,643 35,918 38,396 42,524 48,692 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 11,049 16,896 9,604 8,187 10,634 9,016 10,333 7,055 6,882 1,571 14,605 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 6,073 5,649 3,898 2,165 2,536 2,695 916 810 781 £ 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 24,285 22,576 15,429 8,644 10,123 10,771 3,588 3,195 3,003 1,463 289,897 552,572 511,974 405,762 317,169 280,068 232,882 172,574 188,501 157,531 158,678 133,014 153,198 144,634 142,822 144,090 127,544 130,048 116,905 111,686 117.861 112,671 98,774 100,139 101,696 89,096 109,268 103,106 99,127 86,950 89,429 79,317 58,817 79,948 90,031 73,923 £ 5,560 1,127,370 2,140,946 2,018,874 1,608,844 1,269,664 1,121,525 931, 528 690,296 756,442 631,203 635,480 531,274 612,823 578,508 571,061 575,258 509,971 519,978 467,152 446,517 471,325 446,287 395,430 400,405 406,451 356,368 437,126 412,383 396,516 347,464 357,719 317,161 235,430 319,789 360,149 295,733 187,696 399,201 614,387 436,012 259,139 168,871 158,670 171,649 153,364 165,152 154,940 157,674 182,416 135,107 121,423 118,477 113,169 105, 003 102,869 113,666 102,670 83,446 87,478 78,810 73,183 79,104 70,443 62,107 64,419 63,423 87,209 82,933 77,660 76,353 87,694 88,362 84,649 55,343 130,311 129,075 £ 727,321 1,546,905 2,380,750 1,689,653 1,004,163 654,647 623,815 686,596 613,456 660,694 619,760 630,696 734,024 542,154 487,632 473,491 455,341 422,277 407,868 457,705 411,923 333,804 352,334 318,932 294,378 317,543 279,518 247,142 256,430 255,976 349,573 333,467 313,238 307,644 353, 796 359,991 342,187 223,231 526,605 521,629 £ . . .. .. .. i .. - • 30 ' 190 10 . 37 101 380 47 109 24 24 £ £ 10,437 40,422 13,534 52,464 7,336 28,427 4,538 17,585 194,031 751,873 410,862 1,591,389 628,450 2,431,723 480,171 1,856,837 574,574 2,226,474 735,376 ' 2,844,517 686,905 2,698,862 637,474 2,504,326 614,281 2,362,995 544,880 2,157,585 730,029 2,787,520 445.370 1,731,261 505,337 1,987,425 376,388 1,505,331 355,322 1,407,770 322,016 1,284,328 371,685 i 1,496,080 310,486 1,240,079 287,464 1,148,108 305,248 ! 1,227,252 270,561 1,080,790 251,204 1,002,720 248,374 993,352 229,946 921,797 237.371 948,615 227,079 903,569 203,869 811,100 201,219 801,066 203,211 808,549 193,193 773,438 251,996 1,007,488 238,079 954,744 226,811 913,138 221.615 887,839 293,491 1,162,164 263,694 1,041,428 251,645 980,204 280,175 1,080,691 389,558 1,513,173 373.616 1,439,602 96 96 33 132 52 206 i ! .. .. .. '" 535 2,147 28 23 Ill 90 Totals .. 259,577 |l, 025, 064 86,766 393 2,615,464 9,817,315 337,985 5,963,165 23,706,010 5,683,557 22,518,289 273 jl,044 99 14,608,901 57,406,100

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No. 5. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Mineral Ores other than Gold (the Product of New Zealand Mines), Coal, Coke, and Kauri-gum, exported from the Colony up to the 31st December, 1900.

Silver. Copper-ore. Chrome-ore. Antimony-ore. Manganese-ore. Tons. J Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value Hsematite-ore. Mixed Mineral Ore. Coal. Coke. Kauri-gum. Total. Oz. Value. Tons. Value. Tous. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. , Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Oz. Tons. Value. £ £ £ I £ £ £ £ 1 £ £ £ 15,972 28,864 4,514 18,591i 35,251 ! 20,037! 20,776: 9,851 9,888i 11,1071 27,026: 60,5901 46,060 70,572 77,491 72,493 111,307 175,074 167,958 154,167 85,816 79,986 138,523 109,234 118,348 132,975 147,535 242,817 253,778 260,369 336,606 342,151 299,762 257,653 362,449: 380,933: 329,590 378,563 437,056! 517,678: 510,775 ; 404,567! 418,766| 431,323 398,010 586,767 607,919 622,293 £ 15,972 28,864 4,514 18,591 35,251 25,066 23,501 12,883 11,708 36,850 31,344 65,500 46,060 72,287 81,419 74,6S0 115,100 188,082 192,715 164,982 96,321 91,957 149,272 129,372 137,711 154,687 168,001 275,799 271,623 281,016 350,086 353,024 362,779 318,783 419,844 459,301 439,260 467,465 544,633 614,360 598,330 487,132 516,393 516,149 495,069 675,834 738,849 772,903 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 .. 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 1895 .. 1896 .. 1898 .. 1899 .. 1900 .. •• i .. .. I 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! 16,8261 24,914| 16,624 12,108 20,809 403 24,105 32,637 28,023 22,053 63,076 54,177 85,024 94,307 183,892 293,851 349,338 326,457 •• " .. . "■ 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 6,162 5,151 3,996 9,743 6,697 10,679 10,589 20,872 33,107 40,838 38,879 351 245 137 110 51 246 84 7 .. 5,000 2,605 1,590 l,300| 1,024 2 1 700 977 120 115 1,105 3 8 116 52 3,843 5 595 768 281 ■■ 25 120 1,440 520 24,719 4,318 4,910 1,315 i •• .. ! •• - i .. ■• .. .. .. •■ .. ■■ "102 2,516 I 2,140 2,611 j 1,271 2,181 j 384 318 602 328J 305 ! 1,085 1,080 482 1,153 ■' 521 319 I 534 210 ; 65 180 ! 217 135 166 I 10,416 8,338 10,423 3,283 6,963 1,155 809 1,716 1,316 895 2,404 2,569 1,004 2,634 1,239] 943! 1,15a 525 205 5411 703 4071 588i •■ __ ■' .. I _ _ [ " I •• .. J •• ■■ •• I 3,180 2,366 2 , . ' * 14,824] 9,664; 8 1 11,335! 4,303 8,597 110! "993 1,846 4,142 2,955 9,985 273! 6! 6311 650] 353! 880! 1,335 5,892 *4,792 : f6,591 : 12,751 : 2 4 1 2 .. .. .. 261 400 973j 1,228: 1,027; 1,210' 750 800 1,672 1,508] 1,696! 1,6121 990] 855] 724| 655j 1,463 1,368 3,385' 3,1291 1,854: 1,954! 2,658 2,071 6,362: 5,139 7,144i 6,187] 7,O2O; 5,977 6,621 5,610! 3,207! 2,380: 6,522! 4,879 ! 6,104: 4,461 43,893', 51,257! 46,136] 52,133! 44,129] 44,650! 68,087 64,971] 86,405 84,347! 69,614 67,003! 91,664 91,173! 78,911 80,225! 69,136 72,699 75,004 73,438] 85,987 83,342 1 79,524 71,984: 76,073 69,595 56,332 50,381, 89,480 83,085' 112,707' 98,136! •• ■' •• .. 1 21 87 15 53 25J 85 154 87 I 223 275 11,430 : 236 1 267 I 497 183J 953 12,132 2,218 |2,544 '4,306 51 107 I 238 ■ 105 I 50 228 51 189 72 177 324 135 353 480 ; 2,057 372 385 715 266 1,646 3,407 3,334 3,658 5,691 53! 160! 715 263 830 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 3,231 2,888 3,633 3,445 3,229 4,725 5,461 5,533 6,518 6,393 5,875j 4,920f 6,791 8,482 7,519 7,438 8,388 8,705 8,317 8,338 7,425 7,126 6,641 J 9,905 11,116 10,159 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 21,105 32,637 28,023 22,053 63,076 54,177 85,024 94,307 183,892 293,751 349,338 326,457 830 1,661 355 i 1,440 I 2,522 2,167 2.263 1,300 1,018 3,997 1,995 2,996 1,867 3,077 3,904 3,801 3,600 I 6,070 i 6,750 5,882 3,558 4,119 6,631 7,975 8,682^ 12,120" 12,722 17,177 15,538 14,019 14,953 J 13,071 51,468} 52,409! 51,686J 79,147 97,828 80.287J! 104,164Jj 92,891 78.191 84,052 94,026 86,878 84,465£ 68,253^ 102,058 125,201 "6 55 4i •• •• 612 24 900 804 2,674 1,955 2,784 22 5 9 46 20 36 41 678 106 60 30 31 0J 12 20 "390 :: 666 62 134 376 493 515 413 364 331 44 54 21 10 5,289 1,784 3,989 6,246 5,319 11,121 4,950 4,900| 3,467 761 3,486 450 157 50J 208 114; 4451 162i 199 84 37; 251 62| 37: 1,561: *l<828 1 f 1,3091 2,126 •• 2 i 75 "oj i| ■■ 5 1 4 i " •• I "2J 2 70 •■ "9 16 "l4 9 "ael 110 '■ J •• 12 45i 101 .. Totals 5,694 37,477, 3,613| 52J 226 +21,137 16,870 : 24,804 221,751 10,329,831, 2,054,808 2,054,808 315,548 1,408 J 17,983; 52,462| 18.803J. 60,232 {102,916 1,233,5181,189,843! 1,522,347* 12,131,32! • Including 1,765 tons of sulphur, value £4,097. f Including 1,227 tons of sulphur ; quartz, 5 tons; soheelite, 32 tons. } Silv ver-ore, 46J tons, £1,497.

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No. 6. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coals imported into New Zealand during the Quarter ended the 31st March, 1901.

No. 7. Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Production of Coal in the Colony, and Imported, Year by Year, during the last Twenty-three Years.

No. 8. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1899 and 1900, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

Country whonce imported. Quantity. Value. Tew South Wales 'asmania Totals Tons. 35,669 Nil. 35,669 £ 35,249 Nil. 35,669 35,249

Year. Coal r; Tons. Coal raised i n the Colony. Coal imported. Plus or Minus. Increase and Decrease. Yearly Increase or Decrease. Tons. :878 .. l879 .. .880 .. 1881 .. .882 .. .883 .. .884 .. .885 .. .886 .. .887 .. .888 .. .889 .. .890 .. .891 .. .892 .. 893 .. .894 .. .895 .. .896 .. .897 .. .898 .. .899 .. .900 .. 162,218 231,218 299,923 337,262 378,272 421,764 480,831 511,063 534,353 558,620 613,895 586,445 637,397 668,794 673,315 691,548 719,546 726.654 792,851 840,713 907,033 975,234 1,093,990 69,000 68,705 37,339 41,010 43,492 59,069 30,232 23,290 24,267 55,275 27,450 50,952 31,397 4,521 18,233 27,998 7,108 66,197 47,862 66,320 68,201 118,756 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,063 110,939 125,318 125,453 117,444 112,961 108,198 101,756 110,907 115,427 99,655 124,033 + + + 16,072 33,778 6,664 380 6,042 24,904 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 26,722 17,124 14,379 135 8,009 4,483 4,763 6,442 9,151 4,520 15,772 24,378 + + + + +

Name of District. Output ot Coal. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. ! Approximate, : Total Output of Coal up to I 31st December, 1900. 1900. 1809. Cawakawa and Hikurangi Vhangarei, Kamo, Ngunguru, and Whauwhau Vaikato -lokau 5 elorus Vest Wanganui Vcstport teefton Ireymouth lalvern 'imaru )tago louthland Tons. 53,340 26,339 Tons. 51,661 15,662 + + Tons. 1,679 10,677 Tons. 1,136,520 433,862 77,191 3,433 68,929 4,876 + 8,262 1,443 1,167,168 26,021 711 52,975 3,726,493 84,144 2,877,120 383,386 10,657 4,073,337 580,476 1,739 380,146 4,379 207,919 14,162 240 363,043 4,017 154,647 14,192 + + + + 1,499 17,103 362 53,272 30 59,129 249,824 48,143 + + 16!889 10,986 Totals 1,093,990 975,234 118,756 14,552,870

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No. 9. Table showing the Different Classes of Coal from the Mines in the Colony.

No. 10. Table showing the Number of Coal-mines in Operation, the Number of Men employed, and the Output of Coal per Man.

No. 11. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coal imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1900.

Name of Coal. Output of Coal. 1809. 1900. Increase or Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to the 31st December, 1900. iituminous 'itch irown jignite Tons. 588,036 37,835 314,542 34,821 Tons. 673,862 37,804 339,786 42,538 i I Tons. + 85,826 31 + 25,244 + 7,717 Tons. 7,946,824 1,798,127 4,318,947 488,972 Totals 975,234 1,093,990 + 118,756 14,552,870

Number of Mines working. Number of Persons employed at each Mine. I Total Number of i Persons employed. Output of Coal during 1900. Average Output per Person. 114 23 12 18 1 to 4 men in each 5 to 10 11 to 20 21 men and upwards 189 161 185 1,925 Tons. 49,299 J 62,003 J 77,188 905,499 Tons. 260-84 385-11 417-23 470-38 167 2,460 1,093,990 444-71

Imported. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity. Value. Countries to which exported. Quantity. Value. Tnited Kingdom lew South Wales .. 'asmania Tons. 2 124,011 20 £ 7 120,379 20 United Kingdom Victoria New South Wales Cape Colony Natal United States of America— On the West Coast Fiji Islands South Sea Islands Hongkong Tons. 75,448 431 6,552 2,604 2,313 £ 68,460 432 5,289 2,604 2,265 Totals .. 1,826 5,724 9,882 9,578 1,818 4,075 8,885 5,746 124,033 120,406 Totals .. 114,358 99,574

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Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. Grand Totals. Mining District. 1901. 1900. European. Chinese. Eurojiean. Chinese. European. Chinese. .UCKLAND — North Hauraki and Coromandel .. Thames Ohinomuri Tβ Aroha Puhipuhi Tauranga Groat Barrier .. ? 400 570 2,235 16 400 572 2,235 16 400 572 2,235 10 667 838 1,891 15 8 1 38 5 5 10 "l0 . . 7 3,226 3,233 3,233 3,458 Iahlborouoh— Pelorus, Queen Charlotte Sound .. Wairau, North Bank Gullen'a Creek Waikakaho Wakamarina 50 19 3 61 "20 70 19 3 63 70 19 3 63 60 19 3 61 2 Felson— Wangapeka, Baton, and Sherry .. Takaka Collingwood Motueka Inangahua Ahaura Charleston Westport, including Addison's, Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell .. Murchison .. .. 1 Owen .. .. .. ) 133 22 155 155 143 11 24 140 0 207 992 140 160 106 "25 598 25 ■• 11 24 165 6 805 1,017 140 160 106 11 24 165 6 965 1,123 140 19 23 151 20 952 459 130 240 9 249 249 280 35 35 10 45 35 80 130 120 30 120 30 150 260 1,915 90 300 262 300 331 667 Vestland— Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Hokitika and Kanieri Kumara Greymouth Arnold .. .. J Okarito 2 100 51 45 2,582 90 300 262 300 331 2 100 51 45 2,913 92 400 313 345 2,424 107 400 480 450 750 195 3 753 195 948 943 85 1 85 1 86 79 Itago— Hindon Tuapeka Clyde, Roxburgh, Black's, and Alexandra Cromwell Tapanui Waikaia Wyndham Waiau Orepuki Roundhill and Wilson's River Wakatipu Goldfields —Arrow, Macetown, Cardrona, Kawarau, Bracken's, and Motatapu Queenstown Naseby St. Bathan's Hyde .. Macrae's Maorewhenua and Kurow Pembroke Gore Preservation 1,737 394 3 1,790 36 500 912 394 2,184 2,459 25 420 893 '«J0 130 11 80 19 200 130 36 700 1,042 47 700 1,079 498 10 200 15 20 600 90 200 140 5 50 6 504 10 200 15 20 600 90 230 140 5 50 644 15 250 15 580 16 280 25 65 70 20 65 I 70 20 845 [ 675 "so 250 320 300 150 75 12 26 90 30 133 30 25 70 4 10 30 100 400 150 75 23 68 90 30 133 80 25 70 4 10 30 425 220 79 33 98 90 42 153 80 425 218 86 34 97 90 42 93 11 42 "l2 20 12 20 50 3,817 851 Summary. 349 4,166 851 5,017 4,807 auckland Iarlbobough fELSON . . Vestland Itago 7 133 1,915 1,787 3,817 331 394 851 3,226 22 667 3 349 3,233 155 2,582 1,790 4,166 331 394 • 851 3,233 155 2,913 2,184 5,017 3,458 143 2,424 2,459 4,807 Totals 7,659 1,576 4,267 11,926 1,576 13,502 13,291