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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, 1895.

No. 6. Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Production of Coal in the Colony, and Imported, Year by Year, during the last Sixteen Years.

No. 7. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1893 and 1894, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

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:oum try w: lence impori tuani :ylue. inited Kingdom few South Wales Queensland Totals Tons. 2,443 27,342 29,785 £ 2,443 24,601 29,785 27,044

Year. Coal raise Tons. Coal raised in the Colony. ed in the Colony. Yearly Increase Coal imported Plus or Minus. Increase and Decrease. Tons. 1878 .. 1879 .. 1880 .. 1881 .. 1882 .. 1883 .. 1884 .. 1885 .. 1886 .. 1887 .. 1888 .. 1889 .. 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 102,218 231,218 299,923 337,262 378,272 421,764 480,831 511,063 534,353 558,620 613,895 580,445 637,397 668,794 673,315 691,548 719,546 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 27,998 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,063 110,939 125,318 125,453 117,444 112,961 + + 16,072 33,778 6,664 380 6,042 24,904 18,242 10,329 12,043 5,889 26,722 17,124 14,379 135 8,009 4,483 + + +

Name of District. Output Df Coal. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 31st December, 1894. 1893. 1894. Kawakawa Whangarei, Kamo, Ngunguru and Whauwliau Waikato Mokau Pelorus West Wanganui Westport Beelton Greymouth Malvern Timaru Otago Southland Tons. 11,307 23,379 Tons. 23,504 16,627 + Tons. 12,197 6,752 Tons. 822,572 315,790 57,251 781 2,471 227,178 3,904 138,179 10,700 1,220 174,236 40,942 55,601 522 2,173 231,472 3,982 148,245 8,651 2,105 185,032 41,632 + + + 1,650 259 298 4,294 78 10,066 2,049 885 10,796 690 767,275 8,027 711 46,739 1,858,593 59,994 1,986,698 304,780 10,213 2,735,860 299,143 + + + Totals 691,548 719,546 27,998 9,216,395