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No. 8. Table showing the Different Classes of Coal from the Mines in the Colony.

Note. —Foreign coal: Included in exportation to —United Kingdom, 447 tons, value £503 ; New South Wales, 2,018 tons, value £2,512 ; Fiji, 353 tons, value £441 ; Chili, 60 tons, value £75 ; South Sea Islands, 2,061 tons, value £2,208. The remainder is New Zealand produce. W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector. Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 30th March, 1895.

Name of Coal. Output of Coal. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to the 31st December, 1894. 1893. 1891. tituminous 'itch Tons. 380,901 131,071 156,154 23,422 Tons. 418,589 102,389 170,815 27,753 + Tons. 37,688 28,682 14,661 4,331 Tons. 4,738,067 1,435,974 2,751,793 290,561 Irown .. ngnite .. + + Totals 691,548 719,546 27,998 9,216,395 No. 9. 'able showing the Numbee of Coal-mines in Opeeation, the Numbee of Me the Output of Coal per Man. employed, an Number of Mines working. ! Number of Miners employed in each Mine. I Total Number of Men employed. Output of Coal during 1894. Average Output per Man. 113 12 4 19 1 to 4 men in each 5 to 10 11 to 20 21 men and upwards 209 80 57 1,553 Tons. 50,346 27,937 19,615 621,648 Tons. 240 349 344 400 1,899 148 719,546 378 No. 10. iETUKN showing the Quantity and Value of Coal impobted into and expokted feom Ne Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1894. Imported. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity. Value. Countries to which exported. Quantity. Value. United Kingdom New South Wales .. Queensland Victoria Tons. 2,079 110,180 701 1 II £ 2,175 102,610 403 3 United Kingdom Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Norfolk Island Fiji Islands U.S. America, West Coast.. Chili South Sea Islands Tons. 54,494 10 5,405 200 763 48 8,214 240 60 10,509 79,943 £ 56,549 (i 6,129 225 499 65 5,303 265 75 10,061 I 1 Totals .. 112,961 105,191 Totals .. 79,177