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RETURN No. 2. Return of the Quantity of Coal Imported into and Exported from New Zealand for the Year ended 31st December, 1880.

William Seed, Secretary of Customs.

RETURN No. 3. Table of Accidents in Coal Mines during the Year ending 31st December, 1880.

Authority: GsoKaE Didsbtjkt, G-overnment Printer, Wellington.—lBBl.

Coal Ii lported. Coal Exported. Countries whence Imported. Countries to which Exported. United Kingdom New South Wales Victoria Tasmania Queensland ... New Caledonia Tons. 3,934 118,928 11 5 400 20 Quantity. £ 3,549 165,594 21 6 350 30 Value. New South Wales Victoria Norfolk Island South Sea Islands Quantity. Tons. 4,000 3,015 1 5 Yalue. £ 4,000 1,972 2 5 Totals 123,298 169,550 Totals 7,021 5,979 Eemabks. —4,000 tons, value £4,000, exported from Eussell; and 2,715 tons, value £1773, exj lorted from reymouth.

o. Date. Name of Mine. District. Cause of Accident. Fatal. NonFatal. Name of Sufferer. Remarks. 1 2 22 Jan. 14 Feb. Homebush Shag Point Mai vern ... Otago Run over by set .. Pall of stone 1 i Borton, Stephen M'Caffery, P ... Broadfoot, J Elliott, R. Ross, R. Masters, R. Tweedie, J Smith, R. Young, R. ~\ Young, D. V Colligan, J J Walker, William Moore, P Sands, H. Glen, Thomas Shanley, J W Morris, John Wilcox, T. G-arven, W Giles, John Baker, James Thomson, H. Very serious 3 3 Mar. Brunner Westport ... Explosion of gas .. Fall of coal Fall of coal Fall of coal Fall of timber ft 1 l l l l l l i l l l l l i l l l i 4 5 6 7 2 July 28 July 31 July 13 Aug. Kaitangata No. 1 Brunner Benhar Shag Point r Wellington < Company's > (. Waimangaroa J Shag Point Brunner Brunner Shag Point Shag Point Brunner Shag Point Shag Point Springfield Shag Point Banbury Otago Westport ... Otago Otago Slight This accident resulted in a prosecution. 8 21 Aug. Westport Explosion of gas ., { 9 _0 LI [2 IS L4 L5 0 -7 L8 L9 24 Aug. 27 Aug. 27 Aug. 8 Sept. 16 Sept. 29 Sept. 15 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Nov. 20 Dec. 21 Dec. Otago WeBtport ... Westport .. Otago Otago Westport... Otago Otago Mai vern ... Otago Westpovt... Fall of coal Fall of coal Fall of coal Fall of stone Set in engine-plane Fall of coal Fall of stone Jammed by tub ... Fall of roof Fall of roof Fall of coal Practice stopped.