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No. 5.

Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coals imported into New Zealand during the Quarter ended the 31st March, 1894.

• No. 6.

Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Production of Coal in the Colony, and Imported, Year by Year, during the last Fifteen Years.

No. 7.

Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1892 and 1893, together with the Total Appeoximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

Country whence Imported. Quantity. Value. United Kingdom New South Wales Queensland Tons. 209 30,115 701 & 260 28,739 403 Totals 31,025 29,402

Coal raised in the Colony. Coal imported Year. Tons. Yearly Increase or Decrease. Tons. Pins or Minus. Increase and Decrease. .878 .. .879 .. .880 .. .881 .. .882 .. .883 .. .884 .. .885 .. .886 .. .887 .. .888 .. .880 .. .890 .. .891 .. .892 .. .893 .. 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 69,000 68,705 37,339 41,010 43,492 59,009 30,232 23,290 24,267 55,275 27,450 50,952 31,397 4,521 18,233 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,003 110,939 125,318 125,453 117,444 + + 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 + + +

Output oJ Coal. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 31st December, 1893. Name of District. 1892. 1893. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. £awakawa Vhangarei, Kamo, Ngunguru and Whauwhau Vaikato .. .. Jokau 'elorus Vest Wanganui Vostport teefton Jreymouth ■lalvern ?imaru )tago iouthland Tons. 18,515 9,924 Tons. 11,307 23,379 Tons. 7,208 13,455 Tons. 799,068 299,163 ■ + 57,894 1,823 1,981 208,076 4,368 178,244 11,101 1,446 157,610 22,333 57,251 781 2,471 227,178 3,904 138,179 10,700 1,220 174,230 40,942 + + 643 1,042 490 19,102 464 40,065 401 226 16,626 18,609 711,674 7,505 711 44,566 1,627,121 56,012 1,838,453 296,129 8,108 2,550,828 257,511 + + Totals .. 673,315 691,548 18,233 8,496,849