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

No. 9. Table showing the Number of Coal-mines in Operation, the Number of Men employed, and the Output of Coal per Man.

No. 10. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coal imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1896.

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Name of Coal. Output of Coal. Increase or Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to the 31st December, 1890. 1895. 1890. Bituminous Pitch Brown Lignite Tons. 429,981 104,566 166,697*t 25,410 Tons. 473,637 110,547 179,744 28,923 Tons. + 43,656 + 5,981 + 13,047 + 3,513 Tons. 5,641,685 1,651,087 3,098,234 344,894 Totals 726,654 726,654 792,851 792,851 + 66,197 10,735,900 * 14,193 tons, error 1895, deducted. 120 tons, omitted 1895, added.

Number of Mines working. Number of Miners employed in each Mine. / Total Number of Men employed. Output of Coal during 1896. Average Output per Man. 122 19 2 20 1 to 4 men in each 5 to 10 11 to 20 21 men and upwards 239 130 39 1,529 Tons. 53,054 45,340 13,967 680,490 Tons. 222 349 358 445 163 1,937 792,851 409

Imported. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity. Value. Countries to which exported. Quantity. Value. fnited Kingdom few South Wales .. ictoria Tons. 2,447 99,304 5 £ 2,410 91,719 9 Tons. £ United Kingdom .. ..; 58,306 ! 59,379 Chili .. .. .. I 4,763 3,962 New South Wales .. i 593 459 Tasmania .. .. j 7,871 5,346 United States of America— \ On the West Coast .. 4,383 3,212 Fiji Islands .. .. 1,173 704 South Sea Islands ..I 9,191 5,398 Totals .. .. I 86,280 78,460 Totals .. ! 101,756 94,138 Note.—Foreign coal included in exportation to —Unit .,224 tons, value £1,120 ; United States of America—On tl 148 tons, value £227. The remainder is New Zealand prod ;ed Kingdom, 4,388 tons, value £4,388; New South Wales, tie West Coast, 796 tons, value £741 ; South Sea Islands, uce.