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Statistics of Workings in Coal-mines, 1897— continued.

Naiiio of Mine and Locality. Name of Manager. f o "o 5Tβ CO O d 9 CO CD s o m a a o CO CO 8 a Dimensions of Shafts. Depth of Shaft or Length of Adit. o Out] iut for 1896. is- i ft 43 ft « 3 S ft » Km ore mber of Men iinarily iployed. © O 1H Q rops. o a a o o M o 43 Cβ 43 o 05 n Size of Shaft or Adit. Coal. Slack. Total. > O Slack. CD O 4S South Otago — continued. Morrison's, Stirling Pornahaka, Pomahaka Castle Hill No. 1, Kaitangata Croffchead, Kaitangata Langridge, Kaitangata Lakeside, Kaitangata Lesmahagow, Kaitangata .. Cowpan's Owaka .. Shennan's, Waipahi MIDDLE ISLA1 ND— cot tinned. •■ ■■ ■■ Tons. Tons. Tons. I Tons. 646 20 9,314 6,713 207 486 102 598 1,511 95 45 Tons. 646 20 9,314 6,713 693 700 1,511 95 45 I " •• •• i "■ t Worked a short .. I time only in 1897 .. .. " 207 102 21/5/97 " ■■ 2,737 j 12,271 2,118 12,118 1,392! 9,169 3,394: 21,382: ■■ Central Otago. Coal Creek, Roxburgh McPherson's, Roxburgh Perseverance, Roxburgh Alexandra, Alexandra Jones, John .. 27 McPherson, M. .. 27 Craig, James .. 10 j Thomson, W. A... 18 ! lignite " 1 1 1 unknown 99' 14' j 50' 30' to 40' 70' variable vertical open ..! 6' x 7 f bord and! 2i5' x 2' 6" pillar ' J 6' x 4' ditto I 2k' 9" x 3' 60' 62' • open 2,737 2,118 adit 1,392 3,394 15,008 14,236 10,561 24,776! 4 1 1 •• 3 5 4 3 4 hand 6 horse .. natural 29/10/97 29/10/97 29/10/97 15/11/97 • ■ brown McQueenville, Alexandra Brace's, Alexandra Harrex and Owen's, Cambrian's Cambrian's, Cambrian's Welshman's Gully, Cambrian's Blackstone Hill, Blackstone Hill Rough Ridge, Idaburn McLean's, Idaburn Idaburn, Idaburn .. Border, Idaburn Girnrnerburn, Gimmerbum .. Commercial, Kyeburn Kyeburn, Kyeburn Waikerikeri, Clyde Lett, R. ..11 Bruce, A. .. QJ Dungey, C. .. 13 Hughes, 0. .. 36 Dunsmuir, A. .. j 31 Beck, C. .,. .11 McLean, L. .. .. White, John .. 27 Turnbull, G. .. 27 Docherty, C. .. 32 Archer, C. .. 18 Coombes, W. .. 24 John Smart (secre- 15 tary) Marie, C. T. .. 25 Field and Hale .. 2 Goodger, J. .. 2. Cooper, J. .... Pryde, J. .. I 20 " lignite " „ 1 1 1 1 1 14' 30' unknown 35' 7' all 16' all open shaft 3,959, 79j 60 open 790: 1,189: 464 1,204 254 683 442 211 shaft 542: 26 adit 933 3,959! 11,939 79: .. 60' .. 790 11,279 1,189 21,710! 464 l,755i l>204 1 10,674 254 157 683 28,621 442 4,071 211! 1,982 542 10,867: 26 ! 15,290' 933| 19,389 15,898; 79 : 60i 12,069: 22,899 2,219: 11,878 ! 41l! 29,304! 4,513 : 2,193 ! 11,409! 15,316 20.322J ! " 3 4 1 6 • • 8 „ 1 3' .. 4 1 .. 2 1 3 water 1 hand 3 2 .. 1 . .. 15/11/97 16/11/97 16/11/97 17/11/97 18/11/97 18/11/97 18/11/97 18/11/97 " „ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20' 12' 12' 10' 8' ' 20' 8' 6' " 2 2 1 brown vertical . stoping .. „ .. shaft 900' 2 1 3 natural 19/11/97 19/11/97 1 in 1 • •1 Dairy Creek, Clyde Blackman's Gully, Clyde Cromwell, Cromwell Cooper's, Cromwell .. j Kawarau, Bannockburn 1 1 1 1 unknown 8' all :: - i :: incline 6 55 shaft 1,098 adit 220 incline 805 "89 6 3,731 i 144 1,098 220 no return; 805 19,572; 3,737 144i 1,098: 220 ; 20,377: •• 2 1 2 2 2 14/5/97 • • I " 1 in 4 1 in 4 bord and 1 6' x 6' ! pillar ditto 1 1 6' x 4' 34' 20' 'i i •• m Excelsior (Parell and Gibson), Bannockburn Bannuckburn, Bannockburn Nulli Secundus, Bannockburn Nevis, Nevis Ryder's, Nevis .. .. ! Gibson, J. .. 5 Wilson, T. .. 8 1 5' 6" 5' 1 in 4 931 adit 258 931 69 258 763 632 50 200 40 1,000 1,021 632 250 40 1 1 (late P. O'Brien) 4 Scott, C. .. .. brown 1 20' all open 50 40! 1 •v :: .••