CONTENTS.

Pago 1. Commission .. .. •. • • • • • • .. 5 2. Report— Interruptions, and Concessions on Royalties and Haulage .. .. .. I Interruptions .. .. • • ■ • • ■ • ■ .. 18 Wages .. .. .. •• ■• •• " it Mines opened .. .. • ■ • • ■ • ■ ■ "in Brunner .. .. .. • • • • • • .. 17 Coal-pit Heath .. .. •. ■ • • • .. 18 Wallsend .. .. • • • • • • ■ • "on Tyneside .. .. .. ■ • • ■ • • •• -" Mines not yet opened .. .. . • • • • ■ " oi Point Elizabeth .. .. • • • • • • .. 21 Cobden .. .. .. •• •• • • "21 Stillwater .. .. .. ■• •• •■ ..22 Blackball .. .. .. ■• ■■ •• •• 22 Arrangements for opening New Mines.. .. • • • • .. 22 Terms of Leases .. .. • • • • • • " o Condition and Prospects of Mines .. .. • • • • .. 24 Cost of Railway and Harbour-works .. .. • • • • .. 27 Port of Greymouth .. .. • • • • • • " go Storage .. .. •• •• •• •• °2 Groymoutli Harbour Board .. .. • • • • 84 Inspection .. .. .. • • • • • • 87 8. Minutes of Proceedings .. .. ■. • • • • " Iq 4. List of Witnesses .. .. • • ■ • ■ • • • '' ? 5. Minutes of Evidence .. .. . • • • • • • • •• * 3 Kennedy, p. 43 and 120; Martin, 52 and 141 ; Kilgour, 55 ; Smith, 58 ; Taylor, GO ; Bishop, 64 and 146 ; Calders, 77 ; Andrew, 77; Lindop, 86 ; Armstrong, 00 ; Anccll, 05; Clementson, 100; Robinson, 104; Connor, 112; Gills, 115; Newton, 117; Stone, 119; Nancarrow, 126; Dunn, 134; Boase, 153; Roberts, 158; Morris, 162; Green, 165; Waters, 168; Brown, 169; Lomas, 170; O'Connor, 170 ; McKorrow, 176 ; Wilson, 180 6. Appendix— Schedule of Exhibits .. .. . • • • • • 'a Abstracts of Correspondence .. .. ■ • •• ■ • I°* Abstracts of Returns and Statistics .. .. • • • • ■ ■ 19* Greymouth Harbour Board Revenue .. .. • • 194,105 Hands employed .. .. ■ • ■ • • • • • 19° Abstract of Output .. .. • • • • ■ ■ .. 196 Wages paid .. .. .. ■ ■ • ■ • • • • 196 Wages earned by Miners, Ist January to Bth March, and 10th March to 19th July, 1890 .. .. ■• •• •• ..197 Wages paid to Coal-miners, 24th March to 28th June, 1890 .. .. 197 Coal produced, Ist January to Bth March, 1890 .. .. ..198 10th March to 19th July, 1890 .. .. ..198 Statement showing Earnings of most successful and least successful Pair of Coal-miners in each Mine, 24th March to 28th June, 1890 .. .. 199 Movable Plant, Inventory Returns .. .. • • • • 199 Revenue and Expenditure, Greymouth-Brunnerton Railway .. .. 199 Particulars of Traffic „ , ■■ ■■ 200 Realisation and Cost of Coal .. .. ■ • • • • ■ 200 Coke .. .. .. •• ..201 Memorandum of Fireclay Account .. .. ■ • .. 201 Items not included in Cost of Coal .. ■. • • • ■ 202 Circular re Employment .. .. ■ • • • • • 202 Regulations and Conditions of Employment .. .. • • • • 202 Return showing Tonnage of Steamers .. •. • • ••) 2 03 (division between Summer and Winter- 2 /V Months) .. .. • • • • • • "J Quantity of Coal shipped from Port, Ist January, 1884, to 30th September, 1890 203 Number of Days in succession when Bar was unworkable, 15th June, 1887, to 29th October, 1890 .. .. • • • • • ■ 204 Detention of Vessels in Port .. .. •. ■ • • • 205 Plans, Diagrams, and Maps— I. Plan showing Area of Workings in the Brunner, Coal-pit Heath, and Tyneside Collieries. 11. Map of the Grey Coalfield and Surroundings. 111. Chart showing Depths on Bar, Grey River. IV. Plan of Greymouth Harbour, showing Improvements, 1878 to 1890. V. Diagram showing Distribution of Expenditure, Greymouth Harbour and Brunner Railway.